-1 Month ago-
She snuck up on Takajin, a girl dressed in Black and light purple, she ran up and tackled him, knocking him off, and to the ground landing on top of him.
"Ah! My spine! I think you broken it this time Juniko," Takajin screamed out, wincing with pain on the ground, Juniko resting right on top of him.
She got off of Takajin, and crossed her arms. She looked at them all sternly, giving a wary glance at Huang and Sorami. "Taka, I am going with you. I don't trust them," she said, after returning her attention to Takajin.
"She's not coming. No way. She'll only slow us down," Huang ordered, turning to face Sorami, who wasn't saying a word. Sorami didn't even bother stopping or slowing down, and was continuing in the same direction towards the gate.
"For once I agree, but only because I don't want you to fall into harm's way. You can't protect yourself, and I don't want you involved in another bad situation. Like when Shiru was going to kill you. You mean too much to me, so please remain behind for my sake," Takajin calmly explained, trying very hard to not make eye contact with Juniko. He looked down at her feet instead.
Juniko gritted as she held back tears. She yanked a rope angrily, which was tied to something struggling to get away. "You nearly left this behind," she muttered. As the end of the rope got closer, they could all see it was Sunmon hog tied. "I caught it trying to burn more of the sacred garden and some of its caretakers," she told them, giving the rope a really forceful tug.
Takajin took the rope from Juniko sighing, "He must have sneaked off. I was sure I had him secured in his carrying cage." He looked at the vacant cage he had been carrying all this time, slightly stunned.
"Please come back in one piece. You're my best friend, and you also mean too much to me. It would be like hollowing me out if anything happened to you," Juniko said softly before tackling Takajin with another hug. She then let go of him, and ran off, trying very hard not to cry.
Juniko stared went farther and farther away. She felt like she would never see him again, She didn't like being left behind, it felt like she was neglectful in her duties as a friend, Daughter of a member of The Subaru family royal bodyguards, she stayed there for a few hours before see headed in to get advice from her father about this.
-7 days ago-
It had been days since the trail had gone cold, and she kept heading in the direction on wheel tracks, only problem there were several of them to choose from, she assumed they would stay away from Suzubuya, since the stories she heard were horrible from people she had asked for directions, Juniko was exhausted and her clothes were in tatters, wished she brought more clothes with for this journey.
It was evening when she stopped, she from the sun starting to dip into the horizon, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, she would continue her trek in the morning, she pulled out the sleeping bag and pillow she brought, she brought this stuff but forgot to bring other things she needed like more than 7 days' worth of food, which was quickly running out, She had rationed it so it latest longer. she hoped to found them by now.
Night just reminded her of the camping trips that she use to go on with the royal family, the stars above made her homesick, a tear streaked down her right cheek, she raised her hand till she looked as if she was holding the moon." You miss Takajin don't you?, I don't miss Sunmon, he lit my tail on fire, I hate him" said Mikemon ending her sentence with a growling noise, and turned away from Juniko, she did miss that annoying ball of flame, he was still a good laugh, when it spoke, it only chose to speak with her and only her, when no one else was around.
Juniko only nodded in response, it hurt her to hear his name, even though it had not been that long since she had seen him last, she wanted to be with her best friend so badly, the feeling had never have felt before.
Several hours later the sun peaked across the horizon signalling the start of a new day, Juniko packed her stuff, and continued her journey, she had promised that every second day Mikemon would sit on her shoulder, and that's where she sat now liking her left paw.
They traveled for several miles, before the sun was setting again, she was going a few more feet before stopping for the night, but it was like walking into a wall, which knocked Mikemon off her shoulder, and sprawling to unconscious, and a couple masked figures walked out of nowhere, one just strolled past Juniko, and looked at Mikemon for a second before coming around with an elbow to the back of her head knocking her out, and the rest picked, and dragged her, and Mikemon off.
Digimon Sync Episode 12 "Seize the Night"
-Present day-
It was pouring rain in the forest, water rolling off Foliage in streams; all was silent until people holding flashlights looking like they were searching for something or someone, they passed after a thorough look around. They missed a creature hidden between two large leaves, it let go of them, and dropped to the ground, and ran, it was a cat-like digimon looking similar to a Gatomon but brown, another digimon pulled it into a hollowed out tree trunk saying "Hide in here you will be safe"
The digimon that dragged Mikemon in the tree was an Agumon, "I am sure you are safe now, so settle down" said Agumon looking briefly out the entrance.
Mikemon lays down trying to relax, but was still breathing heavily, her heart beating a mile per second, she had been chased for several days, her fur was soaked and her paws were caked with mud, eyes were blood-shot from lack of sleep.
"Why are those people chasing you" Agumon inquiring about the people he had rescued Mikemon from, as once again peaked out of the tree to see if anyone of them had come back.
"I don't know I was traveling with my human partner and then I woke up in a cage, picked the lock and escape, before I could find my partner Juniko I was chased I need to find help she is still back there, I am hoping to find a boy named Takajin, and his partner Sunmon" said Mikemon before finally nodding off from the exhaustion that overwhelmed her.
Sounds of wild digimon filled the air, as they went along with their daily routine, foraging for food, and maintaining their homes. The rain water had given them all fresh drinking water, Agumon sat on a tree of a long dead oak tree.
Mikemon stirred, and awakened, trying to process her surroundings, Exhaustion was still written all over her face, and the way her nose twitched nervously. She exited the tree warily like someone could jump at her at any moment. "Are you a wild digimon" she asked Agumon trying to settle her own nerves with conversation.
"I am not I have a master I ran away from them" said Agumon "I did something horrible because of them, it has been years since seen them" he sighed and looked down.
"What can be so bad that would make you run away from your human partner, I would never run away from Juniko, I would fight to stay by her side no matter what?" Said Mikemon looking down depressed she wasn't with her partner now, making her feel like a failure as a digimon.
"I murdered someone; I set a garden on fire, I didn't know she was there, it was only meant to scare the people living in the mansion, no one was meant to die" Agumon replied looking horrified thinking about it "an innocent died because of me"
"You can't just run away from things, you must face the consequences or you will be forever haunted by them, I bet you human misses you deeply" said Mikemon looking down at the ground "Probably as I miss mine now"
"The look of horror on the person as she ignited right in front of me prevents me from going, every time I try I get to the border, and then I see the mansion the way it looks today, it makes me run away all over again, I don't know how to deal with it" said Agumon nearly shouting with every word he spoke. All his guilt was crushing him mentally even though the talked about it seemed like it just happened yesterday and not years ago like he said.
Mikemon let out a sigh, and sat down, she gestured for Agumon to take a seat too, and he did as he was told "Everyone makes mistakes, some worse than others, you can't live in the past, and should not let it dictate you present and future, it was an accident and you didn't mean to do it" said Mikemon pointing at Agumon "My Human made the mistake of not going with her friend, and regretted so much that she decided to go look for him, you need to find your human before your running away becomes a mistake too"
"You are right, I should face the consequence of my action, at least I will face them with my human companion I miss him so much" said Agumon jumping to his feet looking very excited like a tremendous wait was lifted partially from his shoulders. "Now thinking about it what was you human like?"
"She is so exuberant, and over protective of her friends with the patience of a saint, she has to be with friends that have digimon like Sunmon" said Mikemon laughing remembering the time when Sunmon lit Juniko's hair on fire. "What about your Human partner?"
"He is usually a gentleman with a kind heart; he always treated me like I was his child instead of a digimon I even called him papa for a while I couldn't believe he would make me do the thing I did, even though it was an accident I am going to give him the third degree when I get home" said Agumon with a stern look crossing his face toward the end of his sentence. "Now let's go" he started running without a warning, and Mikemon followed soon after. After several kilometers Agumon turned to Mikemon "please can you tell me that story.
"Ok fine" Sighed Mikemon keeping pace with Agumon "this happened a couple of Years ago, when Juniko and Takajin were around 8 years old"
-4 years Ago-
It was like any other day in the kingdom of Digitopia, the sun dawned on the horizon of a whole new day, Juniko awoke and realized she had overslept that day, and ran out, while struggling to put her long black hair into the bowed pigtail she always had them in at this, but gave up the moment she lost one of the bows in the process.
She arrived at school at the bell, she sighed in relief, she didn't scuff in the process of the panicking on the fact might be late again. She waved at Rao and Takajin as she ended the room, and took her seat at her desk just in time as the teacher just showed up, she watched Mr. Sagisa Massive frame entered class, we didn't know at the time that this man would end up being a member of Kurokami brigade named Shiru. I looked around and spotted Sunmon in his carrying cage, he was a frantic as ever.
Mr. Sagisa walked to the chalkboard and wrote down a math problem "Can anyone answer this"
Juniko raised her hand, and stood up, walked to the board, she wrote something that was completely wrong, she was chewed out for it, while heading back to her desk she wasn't paying attention, and slipped on a pencil on the floor, she fell head first into Sunmon's cage, her hair tumbling between the Cage's bars
-Present-
"That's why she always keeps her hair the length she does now, so it can't happen again" said Mikemon laughing into her right paw as she ran beside Agumon now. "I can tell you a few more stories on the way to your home" she Cheshire cat grinned. "Most of the stories will be about clumsy Juniko is, and how many times she has fallen"
"That first story was funny I would like to hear another one" said Agumon chuckling stopping and sitting "We need to take a break anyway as the sun away coming and day was becoming night again, he gathered wood and started a fire.
"This was a few months ago, and Takajin, Rao, and Juniko were playing catch, I watched from beside Sunmon's carrying cage, he was sound a sleep with it, he had tuckered himself out from all the bouncing around he usually did all day." Mikemon began another story
Juniko is clumsy with everything else other than her combat training, her father thought it would help her become a better bodyguard if she was in a classroom with people her own age, she really doesn't lack confidence, or humbleness.
Wait a minute I am kind of distracted, where was I in this story, oh yeah, it was around spring when this happened. Yeah it was a spring day and they were playing catch, I like to run from each of them and chase after the ball I want to catch it and chew on it, but they never toss me the ball, and they shooed me away if any of them drop it.
-5 months ago-
Takajin picked up the ball and tossed it to Juniko, who promptly tossed it to Rao, they could continue like this for hours. But it was getting close to dinner, playing catch was fun, they had to head back for dinner each of their parents would be pissed if they didn't make it back, also getting home before dark was also important.
"I think it's starting to get dark" said Juniko tossing the ball over to Takajin, and then gesturing over to the sun making its way into the distance slowly. "Carpe Noctem" she said in an annoyed tone.
"Carpe Diem" Takajin shrugged in response.
"Carpe Crustulum" Laughed Juniko pointing to her gut.
"Someday you are going to let me in on that joke" said Rao sighing in frustration as he took off his catching glove knowing that their fun was over.
"One more throw, I'll go long" said Juniko starting to back up really quickly.
Takajin wound up and threw the ball, and Juniko ran to catch it, right before she caught she slipped and landed face first in a pile of wild Digimon crap.
-Present day-
"It took her days to get over that" said Mikemon laughing as she fell over holding her sides.
Then they both nodded off, as their campfire snap crackled then went out hours later, as the son came up in the distance. They got up to continued their journey.
"My Human kept blaming things on Digimonless child, even I started believing it, I only wanted to chase the mansion family away so he would stop being so paranoid about them" said Agumon starting to weep anew.
"Don't start this again, let me remind you that you said it was an accident, you didn't mean to kill anyone!" said Mikemon looking sympathetic with an edge of annoyance in her tone.
"I know I can't help it I just can't, even after so many years it's like this wound that I keep opening every time I think about it, I keep thinking about it because I am going to face up to my crime when we reach Crispin village
After traveling for miles, they finally reached the border, Agumon walked up to the border sign "Arukeni Village" he said confusedly reading the sign "this is weird but I know this is the right way, he wary unease, he walked past the sign. He made his way through the road leading to the village, some of it was the way he remembered it and some building were brand new. He ran to his human partner's store, and their he was, Memories of past flooded through his mind of all the year they had been together, he lost control and ran into the store tackling his human partner in a tremendous hug.
"I know why you left, and it's now ok, even though it was bad what we did, we have been forgiven by the daughter of the one accidentally killed" said the store owner.
Mikemon search through the village, hoping they were still there and haven't moved on "Takajin, Hikaru" she shouted over and over, she was exhausting herself in the process, still no sight of them, she was now panicking, she didn't want to believe that she traveled all this way, she had believed they would be here because of the monster. Suddenly she spotted the wagon, they were all there, including some people she didn't know, and she exhaled, and screamed at the top of her lungs "Takajin!" as she jumped to the wagon.
Takajin exited the wagon, as he heard the voice calling to him; he spotted Mikemon and picked her up, Mikemon purred as she finally felt safe for once.
"I don't know who they are but I escaped to find you, and bring you back to rescue Juniko, I can take you to where they had us, please! Please can you hurry?" said Mikemon with exasperating breath "now please I don't they wanted with us"
-To be Continued-
Who has Juniko, and what do they want with her to answer these questions, and more, please tune into the next Digimon digital monsters!