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Humon?

-Chapter 12-

-Last time-

Stunned from the sudden movement, it took Mimi a minute to regain her wits and get back to her feet, but when she did, her eye's widened in horror at the sight before her.

Naruto laid on the ground, his face contorted in agony with a small amount of blood leaking from his lips as he clutched at his chest…

…or more accurately, at the black gear currently lodged in it.

-And now-

Naruto gasped as he felt an extreme amount of pain shoot through his body for the dozenth or so time that week. Doing his best to ignore it and the blood steadily filling his mouth, he grabbed the black gear sticking out of his chest and tried to pull it out.

*ZZZZZT!* "Obey..." Naruto convulsed as a fresh wave of pain shot through his body, black electricity arcing across his body while a deep booming voice echoed inside of his head. When the shock died down, he re-gripped the gear and tried to pull it out again only to receive the same treatment. "Obey!"

During all of this, Mimi just stood above him completely still with a horrified expression. She could do nothing but stare as she saw Naruto get repeatedly shocked while trying to pull out the gear now embedded in him. It wasn't until Naruto released a bloodcurdling scream as the worst shock yet blasted through him that she finally snapped out of her stupor.

Rushing to his side, Mimi grabbed the gear and started pulling, wincing as Naruto's screaming increased as even more electricity sparked off of him. Unfortunately, she only managed to pull it about an inch out before her strength started waning and it began to sink back in. Luckily for her though, familiar green and purple vines sprung out from behind her and wrapped themselves on to the gear.

"Don't worry Naruto, we got you!" Palmon said as she walked up to Mimi's side. "On three!" The plant digimon said, getting a nod from the girl as she tightened her grip. "One… Two… Three!" Pulling with all their might, Mimi and Palmon finally started to slowly pull the horrid hunk of metal out inch by inch.

Just as the last of it was pulled free, the gear suddenly shattered to pieces making the both of them fall backwards from the sudden lack of resistance. Scrambling back to their feet, Mimi got back to Naruto's side only for her face to rapidly turn green as she saw the surprisingly shallow but no less bloody gash situated where the gear was. The skin around it had been turned a sickly greyish color, with the actual wound being almost pitch black with bits of red mixed in.

"Ugh, that hurt…. Uhhh… that really fucking hurt…" Naruto groaned as he tried to sit up only to collapse after only a few seconds. "…Ow… okay, so no moving, great… guess I'm just going to lay for little bit... yeah, maybe take a little… nap."

"NO! Naruto, don't go to sleep!" Mimi yelled, slapping his cheek a few times, startling him back to alertness.

"Huh… wha? Oh, right, bleeding out… Palmon… get something for bandages." Naruto said getting the plant digimon to nod as she ran off. "Mimi… I know you're not going to like this… but I need you to push down on my chest."

"What!?" Mimi shrieked, backing away slightly as she felt ready to puke at the thought of it.

"The bleeding needs to be stopped… before the bandages can be place… now hurry up… I don't know how.. much… lon…" Naruto didn't finish, his head falling back to the ground as his body went completely limp.

"Naruto? Naruto!" Mimi tried to slap him awake again, but this time with no success. Panicking, she checked his breathing, relaxing slightly when he still was. Looking back at his chest, she swallowed down the bile building up in her throat and slowly placed her shaking hands onto the wound and pushed down, her face turning almost entirely green as she felt some of the torn flesh squishing between her fingers and the warm blood coated her hands.

"Here, will this work?" Palmon asked after what felt like an eternity, in reality only a minute or two, as she ran back to them with the discarded blanket, not even having time to blink as Mimi snatched the blanket from her. Pulling up Naruto's shirt, Mimi quickly wrapped the cloth tightly around his waist. The whole thing was sloppily done, but it would have to do for the time being.

As soon as she finished, Mimi scrambled away several feet and finally threw up. Even when her stomach was completely empty, she continued to dry heave painfully, forcing tears out of her eyes as she stared at her bloodied hands with horror. Palmon stood right beside her, gently rubbing the poor girls back as her heaving slowly stopped.

"W-w-we should g-get moving, it's n-n-not s-safe here," Mimi said in a trembling voice as she slowly stood up and walked back to Naruto, only to stop with a yelp as she felt something dig into her foot. Looking to see what, she found the odd device that had brought her to this world in the first place.

Picking it up, she wanted nothing more than to chuck it as far away from herself as possible. Instead, she reluctantly clipped it to the front of her dress as she had a feeling it would be important, and continued over to Naruto. 'Sorry Naruto,' She thought as she knelt next to his feet and removed his shoes. They were a few sizes too big for her, but she still put them on and tied them as tightly as she could.

After that she and Palmon hefted Naruto into a standing position and leaned him on Mimi with an arm draped over her shoulders and they left the area. Palmon did her best to help, using her vines to carry some of the weight, but given their height difference it was taxing and quickly left her tired out after only a few minutes. Mimi grunted from exertion as she slowly walked forwards, sweat dripping down her forehead as she carried Naruto's full weight and trying to repress her growing anxiety attack.

'I hope we find the others soon,' She thought with a wince as her back was already starting to ache. *Splat* Mimi was brought out of her thoughts as a familiar foul smelling purple goop fell to the ground in front of her. Looking up for the source, she greeted with the sight of what looked like a giant pile of golden shit with big goofy eyes and a mouth that went all the way around it's body. Long, skinny arms stuck out the sides of the top half and a small purple mouse with a blood shot eye clung to it's head.

"Duh! Goodbye! Meet to nice ya!"

"He means Hello! Nice to meet cha!" The poop being said before the mouse corrected him.

"Ugh, Palmon who are they?" Mimi asked as her nose crinkled up from the horrible smell of the crap on the ground.

"That's Sukamon and Chumon, also known as the digi-losers." Palmon said in an annoyed tone with a disgusted face, with the odd duo actually thanking her for the rude introduction for some reason. "Those two always together because they share the same teeny tiny brain."

As soon as Palmon finished talking Sukamon reached into his own mouth and pulled out more 'digi-sludge' and began hurling it at them with a demented laughter. "EWWWW!" Mimi and Palmon screamed as they barely managed to get out of the way of the barrage of crap without getting hit. "Hey! What's the big idea buddy!" Mimi demanded, veins bulging on her forehead as her last nerve was quickly being eroded away.

"That's what you get for going through our jungle without paying a whats-you-call-it!"

"A toll! You didn't pay a toll!"

"Yeah, that!" Sukamon told them, with Chumon correcting him again.

"A toll? …Fine, what do you want?" Mimi asked with an irritated expression, knowing she didn't have any choice but to comply as it would be impossible for her to run away while carrying Naruto.

"Duh… how about that shiny thing," Sukamon said as he pointed to the unknown device strapped to Mimi's dress.

"Yeah, it looks valuable! So hand it over!" Chumon demanded as Sukamon slid down the tree with an outstretched hand.

Reaching up and unclipping the said item from her dress, Mimi only took a second to look at it in her bloodied hand before handing it over. "Here! Take it and leave us alo-AH!" The girl was cut off as soon as the device came in contact with the digimon's hand, the two mischief makers started glowing brightly.

"Whooaa blublbublu!" "This is better than chewing on tin-foil!" Sukamon and Chumon yelled respectively before the light died down and they fell to the ground with a crash and just laid there while twitching randomly. Just as Mimi and Palmon wised up enough to try and sneak away, Sukamon sprang back up with a cheer.

"Whoa-ho-ho! I feel all tingly and refreshed inside! Like a whole new digimon!"

"Yeah! Whole new digimon!" The duo shouted out while dancing on the spot happily.

"…Uh, okay then…" Mimi said awkwardly as she reclipped the item back to her dress and backed up slightly. "…would you happen to be willing to help us out then?" She asked cautiously, following a gut feeling she had.

Looking up at her, Sukamon suddenly started acting bashful, blushing slightly as he fiddled with his hands. "Dah, yeah, sure, anything for a pretty girl like you." He said with a smile, or at least Mimi thought he was smiling.

"Have you seen any other humans around here?" Palmon asked, before sighing as she only got confused looks from the two digimon. "Any creatures like this one?" She asked again while gesturing to Mimi.

"Duh, Ummmm…."

"Actually, now that you mention it," Chumon mumbled, getting Sukamon to perk up

"Oh yeah, duh I almost forgot!" He exclaimed with a snap of his fingers. "We saw a weird thing like you fall outa the sky into the old ruins with a Tentomon! ...was nowhere as pretty as you though," He said, murmuring the last part with another blush.

'That must have been Izzy!' Mimi thought happily, "Can you show us?"

"Duh, uh sure, right this way!" Sukamon said as he turned around and started hopping through the forest surprisingly fast with Mimi and Palmon following as quickly as they could while carrying Naruto.

Several minutes of following the golden poop digimon, a panting Palmon and Mimi found themselves at the edge of a cliff that lead into the ocean. Sukamon was excitedly pointing to another island segment that was drifting next to theirs a dozen yards or so away. "Duh, that's where they landed they did!" He said.

"Greeeeat… now how the heck are we supposed to get over there?" Mimi asked with a dull tone.

"I dunno, but I'm sure you can figure it out by yourself." Chumon said with a shrug, "I mean, a girl as pretty as you gotta have a big brain."

"...thanks," Said girl deadpanned, mentally asking herself why she was expecting actual help.

"Don't worry Mimi, I can get us across, but I'll have to do it one at a time." Palmon told her, slightly extending her fingers to prove her point.

"Then take Naruto first, I can wait." Mimi said, getting a nod in response as the plant digimon wrapped Naruto up in one hand and grabbed onto the opposite shore with the other. "Be right back!" Palmon shouted as she shot across the gap with the blonde in tow.

Left alone with the two goofy digimon, Mimi stood almost entirely still as she was trying, and failing, to distract herself form the building terror that was still building inside of her. She tried thinking of fashion, cute boys, heck even of school, but no matter what she tried the memories of her encounter with Kitsunemon would force themselves into the front of her thoughts.

A shiver ran down her spine as she subconsciously reached up to her bruised neck, feeling phantom sensations of the tail constricting itself around it as she started to breathe heavily. So deep into her thoughts, she didn't even notice Sukamon trying to convince her to give him a kiss.

It wasn't until she felt something wrapping itself around her waist and shake her slightly that Mimi finally snapped back to reality to find Palmon to be the one shaking her with a concerned expression. Mimi simply responded with a weak smile that wasn't convincing anyone, before she wrapped her arms around Palmon as the plant digimon once again latched onto the other side and pulled them across.

Upon reaching the other side, they gave a short wave goodbye to the two proud digi-losers, carefully hoisted Naruto back up, and headed into the new forest with caution. It took several minutes of searching, but they eventually found the ruins that Sukamon had mentioned. They were embedded inside a cliff, carved from a slightly lighter stone than the surrounding rock, with over a dozen large entrances that led inside.

Peering into a couple, Mimi felt a surge of relief wash through her as she finally spotted the computer genius and bug digimon. Izzy was sitting on the ground, a bit scraped up but otherwise okay, dressed in his regular clothes minus shoes, typing away at his computer (that he somehow plugged into a root) while occasionally glancing at the wall in front of him or at a black gear that was sticking out of the ground, slowly turning. Tentomon floating lazily beside him with a dull buzzing. "Izzy!" Mimi yelled, startling the two as she and Palmon walked in with Naruto.

"Huh, Mimi is tha- Oh my god! Are you okay?!" Izzy had started to ask after he calmed down, only to freak again as he turned to see Mimi, even dropping his computer from shock. Not that surprising though, since her hands were covered in blood and she was carrying an unconscious Naruto who had a bloody hole in his shirt.

"I'm fine… but Naruto's… he's hurt… badly," Mimi told him between breaths as she gently set the blonde down against the nearest wall with Palmon's help. Scrambling to his feet, Izzy hurried over and started to check over the two of them.

Seeing the sloppy mess of bandaging on Naruto chest, Izzy quickly unbound and redid it, gagging as he saw the now half-closed but still nasty gash. "What, *gulp*…what happened?" He asked while holding down the bile that was building up in his throat.

Mimi didn't answer verbally as she was catching her breath still, instead she pointed to the black gear sticking out of the ground with a shiver, making sure to stay as far away from it as possible. Nodding in understanding, Izzy went back to his computer and pulled out a familiar cord. Jabbing it into Naruto's hand, he immediately started typing as readouts started popping up on the screen.

"What are you doing now Izzy?" Tentomon asked, once again buzzing curiously by the boy's head.

"I'm checking Naruto's vitals by scanning his digital makeup. Checking to see if he'll be okay." He said, automatically simplifying himself as he spoke. Almost like on cue, a model of Naruto popped onto the screen. Most of the model was highlighted green, with a few tiny sections of yellow here and there, and a big glaring red spot over his chest with yellow edging.

Typing in a few commands, Izzy remained completely silent as he read over the results. Mimi, Palmon, and Tentomon tried to read over his shoulder but couldn't make heads or tails over the various techno babble that flickered over the screen. It seemed to make perfect sense to Izzy though, as after a few minutes he relaxed with a sighed in relief.

"He should be fine, according to this his healing factor has already taken care of most of the damage. He just needs to rest for a while… and so do you." He stated, glancing at the still heavily breathing girl as he pulled out the cord and went back to where he was.

"No arguments here," Mimi said as she sat down next to Naruto with a tired groan, having aches in places she didn't know she had till today. As she sat there, her vision started blurring from exhaustion and before Mimi knew it she was out like a light, her head dropping onto Naruto's shoulder with a muffled thump.

Izzy glanced at the sleeping girl, a small smile crossing his lips at her current position before focusing back on trying to translate the glyphs on the walls.

-Timeskip-

"Mimi! Mimi wake up!" Mimi jerked awake as she was shaken and someone yelled into her ear. Looking around blearily, she made out Izzy's short form as the one who was shaking her.

"Huh, wha… Izzy?" She asked groggily.

"Mimi, get up! Something's coming and it's coming fast!" Izzy yelled, shocking the girl fully awake as she was pulled to her feet by him and Palmon while Tentomon buzzed around in a panic. Before she could even say anything, the wall closest to them suddenly exploded, showering them in dust and chunks of stone.

Coughing loudly as the dust settled, the four of them were greeted with the sight of a centaur digimon, with bright orange fur, purple muscular bulges covering the majority of it's body, black metallic hands with a shackle hanging from one, and a single pauldron on its shoulder. Pipe like vents stuck out from its back, puffing out a small bit of steam, and it wore a knight helmet with a blade sticking out the top and a T shaped hole where the face would be, revealing nothing but blackness and a single blood red eye.

"Ah, Tentomon, it's been so long!" It said in a deep voice as it walked jumped through the hole it made.

"Oh no! It's Centarumon! And he has a black gear in him!" Tentomon cried as he pointed to the said gear seen sticking out of the now named Centarumon's lower back.

"It's too cramped in here for the digimon to digivolve! We have to get outside!" Izzy said as he and Mimi grabbed Naruto and the four made a break for the exit.

"I think not!" Centarumon bellowed as he held up one of his arms, facing the palm towards them as thin metal strips extended from it. "Solar Ray!" A sphere of bright yellow energy formed and shot at them at high speed, barely missing the group when they dove to the ground and blasting apart another wall.

Momentarily blinded from the second burst of dust and smoke, Centarumon only just caught sight of his targets as they got outside. "You cowards shall fall before my might! Solar Ray!" Firing another round half blind, and this time the group wasn't as lucky.

"Agh!"

"Palmon!/Tentomon!" Mimi and Izzy screamed as the blast landed right between the two digimon and sent both tumbling away several feet.

"I'm good, just a little dazed!" Tentomon called back as he got up shakily, Palmon nodding as she wobbled around dizzily before falling flat on her face.

"Y-yeah, t-totally fine!"

"Palmon digivolve to… Togemon!"

"Tentomon digivolve to… Kabuterimon!"

"Come and get it big boy! Needle Spray!"

"Electro Shocker!"

The two much larger digimon yelled as they launched their respective attacks simultaneously. Unfortunately for them though, do to their still slightly disoriented states the attack missed by a few inches and left them wide open, something that Centarumon quickly took advantage of.

"Such weak will! Solar Ray!" He mocked before blasting the two champions away before they could react. Stunned from the failed attack, Mimi and Izzy were unprepared as another attack hit the ground right in front of them and blasted them off their feet.

Izzy was the first to recover as he sat up with a groan, only to freeze as he came face to face with Centarumon's arm cannon. "Any last words?" The centaur digimon asked in a cruel tone as he yellow energy started building. Izzy just remained silent his life flashing before, silently praying for a miracle as he stared at his impending doom.

"Diamond Storm!" Several glowing white crystals suddenly embedded themselves into Centarumon's back, making him scream out in pain. His screaming increased as the black gear lodged into his back sprang free and disintegrated, before the half man half horse digimon collapsed to the ground with a groan.

Blinking in shock at the sudden save, Izzy slowly turned his head towards the source of the crystals to see Naruto weakly sitting up with Mimi's help, his arm extended in the digimon's direction before it fell to the ground with a thud.

"Can't even close my eyes for five damn minutes around here without something going wrong, can I?"

-End Chapter-

AN: Extra long chapter and another early update to make up for the short one before. For those who are confused about what happened with the black gear, I'm following the theory that they essentially 'interfaces' with the digimon the imbed themselves into, hence why they seem to pass right through the digimon without actually injuring them. Following this logic, then it wouldn't work right on Naruto since he is still half organic, thus leading to Naruto getting badly injured when it tried to 'interface' with him.

Also, yes Naruto just learned how to do Renamon's signature attack, and yes I know Renamon's attack is actually just launching glowing sharpened leaves and called fox leaf arrowheads in the original version, but seriously… sharpened leaves? Yeah, I'm sticking with crystals. Finally, I will be going on a vacation soon, so there may be a sudden increase or decrease on updates based on how it goes. Thank you for Reading and Please Review.