Human

The sun shone from high above the treetops of the snow-covered forest. Along with the sun's rays, a small number of snowflakes permeated the air. The scene looked like the beginning of an intro to a winter holiday movie, minus the giant floating title blocks. The forest was relatively quiet, with the soft noise of pine tree branches swaying gently in the wind, the occasional pinecone dropping, and the feet of one individual moving in between the trees.

This individual was not a human, more animal-like in nature. The creature was fox-like, with golden colored fur covering most of its body. The rest of the fur was white, in certain areas like the tips of the ears, tail, the large tuft of chest fur, and along the torso, as well as the bottom half of the legs. This fox stood on two legs, walking upright much like a man, but with some deviation in leg angles and balance. On each leg was a swirling symbol composed of purple fur. The fox wore purple sleeves on the arms leading to its three fingered hands, each sleeve sporting yin-yang symbols. At the tips of the fingers and toes were large, black claws. The fox's eyes had piercing cyan irises and black scleras. Beneath each eye were purple, W shaped marks, in a position likened to the eye-black athletes wear.

The fox's eyes slowly panned across the surroundings as it walked through the snow-covered forest. Obviously, it was looking for something. It scanned the bases of the trees, looking for something on the ground.

I must find some sustainment today, I will not go hungry tonight, not again.

Also, in the recesses of its mind, it recalled the strange events that occurred recently. Loud noises, and machines, moving through the woods not too long ago. Keeping this in mind, it was cautious to avoid any confrontation with these machines before being able to gather more information. Walking slowly, eyes alert, it noticed a plant in the distance. The plant looked interesting, as it had hunks of meat growing off of it.

Excellent, that should last me a few days.

Letting hunger take over, it rushed, replacing caution with speed, towards the plant. The fox was moving quite fast, and with ease. The meat plant was about 100 yards away, and it only took it a matter of seconds to get there. Upon reaching the plant, it calmly caught its breath. Slowly, it picked off a chunk of the meat from the plant, sniffed it, and took a small bite.

"Mmmmmm…" It let out a small sound of pleasure upon tasting the food. The voice was distinctly feminine.

She proceeded to scarf down the rest of the meat hunk in a desperate attempt to satiate the prowling hinger she had. It seemed to work.

This was a good find. The rest of this plant, if I ration it properly, should last me the next few days.

She picked off the rest of the meat. Having no sack or bag, she simply carried the meat in her hands. Holding the amount she did, she had to walk carefully to prevent any from being dropped. She walked for some distance, resorting back to her cautious movement technique. During this walk, her ears perked up. She heard a strange noise. It started as a low hiss, then a large crack of static electricity, followed much later by a dull thud. Her senses piqued.

What was that? Could that be one of those machines? I must investigate.

She moved to a nearby tree, and put the meat down.

It's best not to be encumbered.

She moved slowly towards the source of the noise. Her ears were raised high to catch any more sounds from the source, but received none. Eventually, she came to a clearing. At the center of the clearing was a body.

Could this be a digimon?

She waited. The body did not move. She tiptoed her way towards it. She also began her investigation. The body seemed to be a variety of natural earthy colors. Upon closer examination, it was not the body that was colored, but the clothing. The clothing was a bit strange, as there was a large vest had many pouches with various items inside. Also, on the head of the body was a helmet. Next to the body, clutched by one hand, was a box like stick with many protruding parts. But, most importantly, the body was a body of a…

A human! How can this be?

This absolutely piqued female fox's interest, as she let out a gasp and scrambled to proceed with the investigation. She put her head near the human's head, and listened.

The human is breathing. Good.

She placed her hands, or paws, on the body of the human male and checked to see if anything was broken or bleeding. She found nothing wrong, other than him being knocked out. She tried to pick him up bridal style, but he was very heavy and she was unbalanced carrying him in this manner. She put him down and picked him up fireman style instead. The stick he had was attached to his vest by a stretchy string. It dragged in the ground, so she held it in her free hand. She began to walk.

I wonder how he got here. It's not easy for humans to get into the digital world. I should take him back to my abode. It will be better if he wakes there. I must find out how he got here, and why he is here. What if… is that how it works? What if he is my… tamer?

Her eyes widened at the thought. A small smile appeared on her face. The thought pleased her to no end, because the whole way back, she smiled.