I have to admit, it was kind of interesting watching a cloud chase somebody.
Of course, it wasn't really a cloud.
But it looked like one, and that was what counted.
Takato, I realised, was surprisingly fast for a kid his age.
The second Henry had told him to split up, he'd promptly overtaken Henry in an instant, running up and across the bridge, stopping just long enough to yell at Henry that the Digital Field was chasing him, before he started running in the direction of the park.
Somewhat more impressive was the fact that he didn't slow down or stop to catch his breath once he'd gotten Guilmon, and still managed to keep up with his Digimon as the two ran towards the construction site.
It was even more impressive when the both of them managed to make it to Henry and Terriermon just after Gorillamon finished bio-emerging, despite the fact that Takato had gone in a completely different direction, and had to travel back from the park, as well.
Henry, I realised, was a little too much of a pacifist for his own good.
Admittedly, there's nothing wrong with being a pacifist, but when lives are on the line?
Well, then it becomes a little bit more dicey.
I watched as Guilmon charged at Gorillamon, knocking him to the ground, before Gorillamon threw Guilmon off and over him.
If it were just those two alone, I might have wondered how far the fight would have gotten before Guilmon's viral instincts rose to the surface and he stopped screwing around.
But the two weren't alone. Takato, Henry and Terriermon were right there with them.
Gorillamon got up, grabbing Guilmon by the tail and pulling him; though he didn't get too far as Guilmon had grabbed onto one of the concrete pillars and wasn't letting go.
I was actually kind of surprised that his claws didn't immediately shred straight through it. They were certainly sharp enough, and Gorillamon seemed to have enough physical strength to do it.
But they didn't.
"Hey, monkey boy!" Terriermon shouted, getting Gorillamon's attention and causing him to drop Guilmon.
Gorillamon aimed at Terriermon with his cannon, and Terriermon jumped into the air, gliding towards Gorillamon, fast enough to smack him in the face with one of his oversized ears, knocking him back a little.
Which unfortunately left his cannon pointing directly towards Takato and Henry.
I instantly prepared to intervene, but I was saved from having to do so as Takato's eyes widened and he tackled Henry to the ground, Gorillamon's cannon blast going flying over their heads instead of into their bodies.
Good. That meant that I didn't have to do something unfortunate.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon called, shooting dozens of small glowing pellets into Gorillamon's knee, and then several more directly into his face.
Gorillamon growled, in both pain and in anger, covering his face with his hand.
"Terriermon, stop it!"
"Well what do ya expect me to do, just sit back and let him peel Guilmon like a banana?!"
Henry froze.
Now really isn't the time, kid.
Gorillamon looked up, angry, and punched at Guilmon and Terriermon, both of them dodging to the sides. Gorillamon didn't stop there, however, as he kept going forward until he hit another concrete pillar, cracking it with raw strength.
Gorillamon growled again, picking up a nearby I-Beam, rushing at Terriermon and swinging it at him. Terriermon was smart enough to not be hit by that, and dodged back, the beam slamming into the ground in front of him.
Guilmon rushed up, and Gorillamon swung it at him, too. Guilmon, however, simply batted it away, displaying his freakishly large strength. Honestly if I didn't know any better, I would have thought he was a Champion.
Gorillamon ran forwards, bellowing in rage, and Guilmon ran backwards away from him. Not out of fear, though, there wasn't even a drop of that in his Heart.
Gorillamon stopped, realising surprisingly quickly that Guilmon was faster than him, and promptly beat his arms against his chest, still shouting in rage.
He picked up another I-Beam, immediately throwing it at Terriermon, before turning around and catching Guilmon between his arm and his chest as Guilmon lunged at him, charging into a concrete pillar and slamming Guilmon into it.
Guilmon dropped to the floor; dazed, but unharmed- but Gorillamon didn't care about that, he just picked up yet another I-Beam and threw it at Terriermon, who again dodged.
Finally, Gorillamon pointed his Cannon at Terriermon, immediately firing at him.
I glanced back up at Henry. Still frozen.
Gorillamon shouted again, drawing my attention, rushing at Terriermon, his fist slamming into the ground next to Terriermon, the sheer force enough to send him flying despite the fact that he wasn't hit.
Guilmon leapt into the air, catching Terriermon and putting him down on the ground.
"Playtime's over." Gorillamon rasped.
Yes.
"Guilmon, look out!"
Guilmon's eyes narrowed.
Yes it is, you poor fool.
"Hey!" Takato called, running down one of the slopes, a... a block of wood in his hands.
God damn it Takato.
Gorillamon turned to him, his cannon raising and firing in an instant, Takato only just managing to stop before he ran directly into the beam, though the stick he was holding was nevertheless violently disintegrated.
He quickly turned around, running back up to where Henry was.
Thank fucking god. At least he stopped there instead of getting into melee range.
Guilmon rushed forwards, tackling Gorillamon while he was distracted, sending him into a pile of sandbags.
I noted Takato swiping a card, Guilmon quickly getting back up, his mouth opening. "Pyro-"
Gorillamon jammed a sandbag into Guilmon's mouth, which promptly exploded as Guilmon unleashed the Pyro Sphere, sending dust and sand everywhere.
That was surprisingly intelligent of Gorillamon, actually.
Gorillamon shouted again, trying to stomp on Terriermon, before rushing and tacking Guilmon while he was distracted.
"Terriermon! Time for a little resistance!"
Finally. This battle was stretching on for just a little too long.
Now that Henry has gotten his shit together, maybe they'll start making some goddamned progress.
I watched as the training grips materialised on Terriermon's oversized ears, and then watched as he promptly spun around, the training grips sliding off and flying towards Gorillamon, materialising on him the instant they touched him.
Those don't seem like very good training grips if they can come off so easily.
Gorillamon growled again, struggling against the weights, but he didn't make any progress before Guilmon slammed into his back, smashing Gorillamon face first into the ground.
Ouch.
That looked like it hurt a lot.
"Terrier Tornado!" Terriermon called, spinning fast and wrapping himself up in a strange green energy, before colliding into Gorillamon, sending him up in the air.
"What goes up must come down." Terriermon said.
Gorillamon crashed into the ground, a cry of pain escaping him.
"He didn't look like he enjoyed the trip." Guilmon spoke.
Gorillamon groaned, straining against his training grips, trying to get free.
Who knows, if the grips weren't made for restraining Rookies, they might have actually managed to hold him.
Gorillamon shouted as he strained one last time, before the training grips broke, fading away into data.
For the last time that day, Gorillamon aimed his cannon at Terriermon, a slight glow appearing as he prepared to fire.
Too late, however.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon called, quickly shooting several energy pellets into Gorillamon's cannon, overloading it.
Gorillamon screamed as the cannon exploded, violently removing the majority of his arm.
Gorillamon slowly fell to the side, his body beginning to dissolve into red data, starting at his destroyed arm.
He didn't even hit the ground before he dissolved completely.
I nodded.
And so ended the life of Gorillamon.
I watched his data as it began to fade, some of it just disappearing, but the majority of it beginning to cross between the barriers of dimensions.
Ah.
So that's what happens to it.