The Return to the Digital World
Lupine Laser: Reviews? Please? I do not own Digimon.
Smiling, I went to congratulate the two who had defeated the Devidramon.
Chapter 25: Training (Part 1)
NORMAL POV
That night, the Digi-destined stayed at the Flame Terminal to rest. They built a fire in the woods so that the forest would provide a better cover if any enemy Digimon came to attack. Fortunately, no Digimon attacked the group of twelve, since Imperialdramon had left to report to Ophanimon, Seraphimon and Cherubimon that the four new Digi-destined has arrived.
That night, Kouji took the last watch after JP. He stared at his D-tector for no good reason. Suddenly, the screen went blank.
KOUJI'S POV
'What in the world is going on here?' I thought as my D-tector's screen went blank. I pressed the buttons but the screen was still white. I waited for a while, hoping that my D-tector would return to normal and was not spoiled. Suddenly, the screen started having these grey lines, like a television with no connection. It also had the buzzing sounds like 'ffzzzzzttttt'.
I waited for a while more. The grey lines soon cleared and the buzzing was no more. I stared at the screen and read it out in my mind. 'Warrior of Light. You will never escape my clutches. You can run, you can hide, but I will find you no matter what, even if it means hurting your friends or you brother. I will find you...' The message ended just like that. Who was this message from?
I thought of the possibilities. It couldn't be. It just couldn't be. There was only one conclusion I could come to. Lilithmon. The only mastermind behind the chaos in the Digital World who would threaten a Legendary Warrior. And the Legendary Warrior of LIGHT. Not any other warrior, but the one wielding the Spirits of Light.
I shuddered at the thought of Lilithmon catching me. I would be an easy target if the others were injured. I would have to train hard to be stronger. 'Should I tell the others?' I contemplated in my mind. 'I should not worry them. If I train to be stronger, I would not need to worry them that I might be captured.' I put my D-tector back into my jacket pocket and looked up at the night sky. The fire had burned itself out so the only illumination was the stars and the moons hanging in the sky. Light... The stars and the three moons were my element.
I looked over to the sleeping form of my brother and thought, 'I will never let Lilithmon hurt you. I will never let her take you away.' I turned back to the stars as I sat on a root of a big tree.
NORMAL POV
When the sun rose into the sky, Kouji went around waking the others. First, he went over to his brother since he was easy to wake up, then both of them went to wake Bokomon, Zoe, Tommy, Masaki, Yutaka. Aimi took some time but she did wake up eventually. Takuya, Shinya, JP and Neemon were still snoring away.
Zoe gathered Kouichi, Kouji and Tommy into a circle and without needing to discuss, they knew what to do. "On the count of three, guys!" Zoe said. Kouji had a smirk on his face while Kouichi and Tommy were trying hard not to burst out laughing. Tommy whispered into the other three Digi-destineds' ears to tell them to keep quiet first.
"1..." Zoe said, giggling a little.
"2..." she continued, now staring at the four who were still snoring away.
"3..." Zoe smirked and tried not to laugh.
"BREAKFAST!" all four of them shouted in unison. All the four sleeping humans/Digimon immediately jumped to their feet to look around for their breakfast.
"Okay..." Masaki muttered as the four lazy bums were up and ready once they heard the word 'breakfast'. However, breakfast was not even prepared yet and everyone had to go look for meat apples. The four newcomers did not know how they looked so the group was split into groups of threes and twos. Many meat apples were gathered and some groups went to look for firewood to cook the raw meat apples.
While that group of Takuya and Masaki was gone, Aimi started asking questions. "Hey. Don't you guys brush your teeth here? I mean, thats just basic hygiene!"
Tommy said, "Come on. This is a jungle! Plus, Digimons don't have to brush their teeth, so how do you expect to find toothpaste and a toothbrush here?" Then Aimi asked about bathing and Zoe said that only if they find clear streams and it was safe. Then she started frowning that it was so unhygienic and dirty in the Digital World. No one could stand her jabbering so everyone ignored her, even Kouichi and Kouji.
When Takuya and Masaki were back with the firewood, everyone helped to make a fire to cook the meat apples. Everyone ate their meat apples, though the four were unsure at first if it was safe to eat green apples that were made out of meat and tasted different. In the end, they decided to try it out anyway and found it good.
Kouji was done first and asked Takuya, "Hey. Do you think we should stay here to let the new four members train with their Spirits?" Kouji asked. Takuya thought about it and nodded. He announced the new plan to everyone and asked a senior member to partner a junior member. Obviously, Takuya partnered with Shinya, Tommy with Yutaka, JP with Masaki and Kouichi, who had a higher tolerance level compared to his younger twin brother, partnered with Aimi.
Meanwhile, Kouji slipped away deeper into the forest to train by himself so that he could become stronger and protect his friends. Zoe, who was not partnered up with anyone, noticed Kouji slipping away. She knew that something was wrong with Kouji so she decided to follow him, hoping to find out what was bothering him.