All in all, it feels good to be back in the saddle again. Wandering the Digiworld, looking for creatures and villages in need of assistance. Despite everything that had happened in the Dark Ocean, Seth still feels more at home here than most places on earth, even with Shinsuke and Imperium at his back, staring daggers through him, waiting for any sign of weakness to exploit. He just hopes the others will be able to keep things under control, not to mention starting an actual brawl in this world when they need to work together to keep themselves and the digimon they're destined to save alive and well isn't the most intelligent plan.
He checks the digivice one more time, then looks over his shoulder. "We're close," he calls out, checking the little red dot once more. Luke's made minor changes to their digivices, they're more advanced, the maps easier to read now, and he looks up as the village gate appears within view. "There it is."
He, Owens, Shayna, Wade, Gable, Miz, Shinsuke, Damian, Dom and Rhea, Xavier, Ciampa and Imperium all cluster around outside, watching and waiting for something to happen while they discuss strategy in low voices. Their Digimon are all still a liittle shaken, not at full strength just yet after spending weeks on earth following their various turmoils in the Dark Ocean, so Seth thinks proceeding carefully is their best option, but Shinsuke and Imperium especially seem to disagree.
"Look, I get it," Seth snaps, tired of their nonstop arguing, trying to force him to do things their way. "We all just want to rush in and save the day, but a lot of our digimon are still not at full strength, and we really don't need to risk their health and safety right now. I say we take it slow, check the village out, decide on a course of action instead of just barreling in there and risking them and us on some half-shot plan. Alright?"
"Oh, the big bad architect, forgive me-" Shinsuke says mockingly, shifting into sarcastic Japanese, wiggling his fingers with wide eyes, Seth gritting his teeth against the urge to snap back, when-
There's an explosion not far away and a red blur blasts overhead. "What was that?!" Miz yells out, before bullets begin raining down around them.
"TAKE SHELTER!" Seth yells, ducking behind a half-collapsed portion of the village wall and looking up. "What the hell was that?" he mumbles as more bullets rain down around them.
"I think it was Magna Kidman," Betamon says by his elbow, eyes wide and frightened.
"That doesn't tell me much," Seth exhales. "Should you digivolve?"
"Yes!"
It's against Seth's instincts, and the exact opposite of what he was just advising, but they really don't have much choice right now, so he holds his digivice out and watches as his partner lunges forward, aglow in pure power. "Betamon warp Digivolve to... MegaSeadramon!"
Seth slumps back against the wall for a moment, not liking this, but knowing that it needed to be done. All he can hope is that his partner will be fine.