Its a Jungle Out there

[Zachary Scryer]

Having ventured into the digital world yet again, Zachary and Panthermon found themselves again in the wild jungles of the Emerald Mangrove. It was a location though, Pathermon knew. Even though the digimon never had been there only once, he knew his way around the wilds of the jungle intimately. Perhaps it was part of him being a jungle cat digimon from the jungles, or some other part of his past he long forgotten-- but he now at least could tell where to go and avoid too many dangerous spots inside this virtual jungle. 

Zachary followed Panthermon's footsteps as they made their way through the thin dirt path that cut though the jungle. "Hey, Panthermon. What do you think we will find out here, aside from vicious jungle beasts that want to have us for lunch?" Zachary said, not very comfortable being in the jungle as Panthermon was. "What are you hoping to find out here?" He asked, pushing a few branches out of the way from his path.

The cat continued to look around as he prowled forward. "Well, you wanted to learn more about the digital world. I figure here was a good place to start. Trust me, I can guide us thorugh just fine. Besides, would you wanna stay in the cities recently destroyed by all that chaos going on?" he asked knowingly.

Zachary stopped as he remembered the events of Skullgreymon and the other reported enemy attacks. Though he didn't know who or why, it was a mess in the cities till things returned to normal. He was very new to this world, and didn't understand what was going on-- so he was going off Panthermon's lead.

Things were quiet in the jungle so far outside of the wild birds and rustling leaves of general wildlife. One would never know what they would find there.

For Zachary, however, he would soon find a new friend.

[Zo Zamorano]

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At first the city has been a beacon in the rolling savanna plains, but soon it became clear that it had it's own troubles. While it was society with shelter from the elements and other helpful individuals, the infrastructure had been clearly shaken- recently as well. Zo had been dazzled by the city of Digital Monsters before realizing the cracks in the side walks and the abundance of debris. A battle had taken place. She just hadn't realized how out of place the damage truly was at first. After all, this was her first time in the world. After meeting Adam in the city, Zo had taken to exploring the streets. After all, everyone in the city seemed friendly enough- so there wasn't any need to be afraid right? Even if her partner was still nestled snugly in their egg, Zo wasn't too afraid. Of course, she would still like a way home, but until she got her digivice, it became apparent that she was somewhat stuck in this world. After all, neither of the tamers she had met before were from Spain. They wouldn't even know where to send her... To make matters worse, Zo was fairly certain she had kicked over her tower and unplugged it while falling into her screen. Her only other computer was... well it was in her backpack. She couldn't just have someone send her to the computer in her bag either. So, Zo had to sit tight and wait for her own digivice to appear to send herself to another computer somewhere near her house. Or at least, that's how she was assuming it worked. After all, how could someone who didn't even know where the computer was be able to open a portal to it? As Zo wandered the streets, lost in thought about going home- something happened. She wasn't paying attention and wound up on a train of some kind. Before she knew what had happened, the girl found herself pushed out of the train by some jerk who wanted her to move. Zo was now standing on a strange platform near a jungle... And the train sped off. Gulping, she turned and looked around. Was there a schedule anywhere? The girl decided to sit and wait for another train, but after what felt like hours, no other train came. So, she did the next most rational thing, go into the jungle to see if she could find anyone. As she walked through the jungle, her voice called out. ”¡Hola! ¿Hay alguien aquí?”

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[Zachary Scryer]

Trees, trees and more trees. Zachary walked along following Panthermon's path as he caught glimpses of the sky through the rich canopy that blocked it. He knew he had to be more vigilant as the jungle was a dangerous place, but he couldn't help but feel a bit tired as he walked around. "So Panthermon... you seem to know your way around here, why is that?"

Panthermon stopped. The black jungle cat turned around, the gauntlets of his paws clinking together as he turned. Zachary took a moment to look over his digimon-- the digimon he dreamed up. The giant panther digimon had yellow, piercing eyes. He had two jeweled gauntlets around his front legs near his paws-- and a golden 'digital holy ring' around his right rear leg. His tail swished easily in the air as he looked to Zachary. "Quite frankly-- I don't know. Its strange. I know I never been here, but for some reason I know my way around. I'm afraid I can't answer that well." the jungle cat replied.

Turning back around, Panthermon moved further south, the two climbing over a huge tree stump that had fallen over. "I just ask cause I am wondering is there anything of value here in this strange jungle. Something that is interest---"

It was then they heard it. The strange shout into the jungle, from what Zachary could only know as Spanish. Zachary nearly fell over after he hopped off the stump, and looked in the direction of the voice. Panthermon also snapped his head in that direction, curious and slightly alarmed in his movements.

"What was that?" Zachary asked, concerned. He took out his digivice as a precaution, but was alarmed that there might be danger. Sadly for him, he didn't speak Spanish.

Without replying, Panthermon moved in the direction of the shout. Naturally Zachary was concerned and followed as well. After moving a bit, they found a gap in the jungle and found her. After a bit of rustling, Panthermon emerged-- which would possibly frighten her as anyone would be to see a real-size jungle cat emerge from the forest.

Of course, after a moment, Zachary emerged as well, having lost Panthermon for a moment moving through the thicket. It was then he saw her. She was a girl close to Zachary's age with thick glasses and stunning red hair. Her attire seemed a bit overdressed but since he wore a long coat, who was he to judge. However, her expression almost seemed to give the impression she might be lost.

"Hola. No tenga miedo . Soy Panthermon . ¿Estás bien?" Panthermon said, in attempt to calm down the girl. His once rather neutral voice grew an appropriate accent as well.

Zachary suddenly turned to Panthermon, his expression wide with surprise as he thought he didn't hear it right. "W-wait a minute? You speak spanish? " Zachary shouted, not knowing he could do that.

Panthermon looked to him for a moment, then thought for a second. It seemed like Panthermon himself didn't know how he did it. "Si," he replied, but still shook his head 'no.'

"Seriously? Seriously?" Zachary said, rolling his eyes as he couldn't understand digimon sometime.

(OOC: Inspired by this clip. I found it funny )

Turning back to the girl, Zachary smiled and waved at her. "Um. Hi there. I don't suppose you speak English?" Zachary asked, afraid a language barrier would make communicating with her more difficult. He had met people who only spoke Spanish while he spoke English-- and it always irritated Zachary that he couldn't communicate.

Zo Zamorano

[Zo Zamorano]

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Oh, Zo was startled by the appearance of the jungle cat. It looked like an actual panther. She didn't even know the Digital World had actual animals too! Her eyes would widen as she stepped back, away from the beast. She would unfortunately end up tripping backwards over a large root. The girl landed with an ”Oomf!” Sitting on her rear, the girl's eyes shifted about in a mild panic. When Zachary showed up, she felt some relief. The panther hadn't eaten her yet, and there was another person here who didn't seem scared of it. It didn't take much logic to connect that the cat was a digimon and the boy, it's tamer. Her nerves would only calm more when the big cat began to speak Spanish. Sighing with relief, Zo stayed on the ground, but she didn't look frightened anymore. ”Estoy bien... Ah! Gracias!” Her soft voice would stammer out her words as she watched them. When they began to speak, she blinked- somewhat confused. When he asked her his question, she shook her head. Zo knew enough English to know when someone was asking her if she spoke English. Slowly, she'd word out a phrase. Her thick Spanish accent would saturate every word. ”No... Aim sorree.”

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[Zachary Scryer]

Zachary felt lost when he heard her words. He frowned and slumped his shoulders forward. "Great... I can't understand Spanish so how the hell do we talk to her. I only know a few words. " Zachary sighed. Then he turned to Panthermon, an annoyed expression on his face as he felt envious that spanish somehow came naturally to the digimon. "And how the hell do you go and learn Spanish all of a sudden? You got some digi-translator in your data or something?"

Panthermon's ears went back at Zachary's peeved state as he frowned too and replied to him. "Its not like I wanted it. Either way, its helpful. I just can understand her and at least talk to her," the black cat replied. "That's what is most important right? So we can help her?"

It was indeed the point to try and communicate with her, and Zachary sighed again, giving way to the illogical reasons behind his digimon's abilities. He however hated being left out of a conversation due to a language barrier like this. He crossed his eyes as Panthermon turned to the young woman.

"¿Cuál es su nombre?" Panthermon asked, his accent almost fluent in his deep, cat-like voice. "¿Cómo has llegado hasta aquí?"

Zachary hated feeling useless as Panther was the person to act as the go between, and translate for Zachary.

All the while he looked around the jungle, observing the different colored plants, nearby simple birds and passing clouds. As he glanced through the trees, he thought he saw something-- a building of some kind. While Panthermon would converse with the young woman, he walked to the edge, and peeked through the trees to get a better look.

Zo Zamorano

[Zo Zamorano]

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Zo watched the Digimon and tamer speak- the boy didn't look happy. She gulped silently at the sight of his slump shoulders. Was he frustrated that she couldn't speak English? Maybe she should have taken that as her language elective instead of French... Not that it mattered, she hadn't paid much attention in that class to begin with. As they continued to speak, she quietly waited for them to finish. Once the big cat like Digimon turned to speak to her, she smiled brightly at the Spanish. Pointing to herself, Zo spoke. ”Ah! Me nombre es Zo!” When asked how she got there, the girl brought a hand up to her chin in thought for a moment. She'd give herself a firm nod before speaking once more. ”Yo estaba en la gran ciudad con los monstruos! Entonces accidentalmente una dura entrada dentro en un tren monstruo! Vine aquí , y el tren monstruo me fui de aquí!! ((Translation: “My name is Zo! I was in the big city with all the monsters! Then, I accidentally got pushed into a monster train! I came out here, and then the monster train left me here!”))

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[Zachary Scryer]

Zachary felt like a third wheel on a bicycle. It wasn't he was mad at her at all. It was just it frustrated him that he didn't understand her and that he couldn't figure it out until it was too late.  He couldn't do anything as Panthermon and the woman, known as Zo conversed. 

After listening, Panthermon turned to Zachary. "Her name is Zo. She was in one of the cities when a Train digimon of some kind dropped her off here and she seems lost. If i can assume correctly, she hasn't been here very long. She doesn't even have a partner." the panther said.

Rubbing the back of his neck, Zachary tried to think of what to ask her. He was grateful at least that Panthermon could translate. "Um let's see..." he thought aloud, "Ask her, how long has she been here? Where is her digimon partner and are you in any kind of trouble? Ask her if we can help?" Zachary asked.

Turning back around, the panther spoke up again. "¿Cuanto tiempo llevas aqui? ¿Dónde está su compañero digimon y es que en cualquier tipo de problemas? ¿Podemos ayudar?" he said, bowing his head and trying to act as tame as possible. The cat sat down like a proper house cat and looked up to her, to try and put her at ease. "
Se trata de Zachary , por cierto . Perdón como él no habla español ."

Zachary rested his back against the trunk of the tree nearest to him with his arms folded as he waited to hear the next translation. Realizing he should be more vigilant, he took out his D-Power digivice and began to check the surrounding area using the radar on it. He didn't want to be jumped if an enemy was nearby but so far, everything was good.

Zo Zamorano

[Zo Zamorano]

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Zo watched the two speak in silence. By now it was becoming clear that the cat like Digimon was acting as a translator for her. She was relieved that he could provide such a service. The girl waited patiently as they spoke. If he was frustrated about her not speaking Spanish, then imagine how frustrating it felt not being able to speak to most of the people she met. Zo was trying to slowly pick up English- she wasn't completely ignorant to the language, but she definitely wasn't fluent. As the cat turned to speak to her, Zo nodded along. She would reach down to her bag to show it to them. Sticking out of the top was the tip of a digital egg. ”Oh! No ha eclosionado todavía! No sé si está bien o no, pero parece estar durmiendo pacíficamente en el interior! Hrm ... He estado aquí por unos pocos días, tres o cuatro, tal vez? Me gustaría un poco de ayuda para salir de la selv! Si no le importa, por supuesto?” Her gaze would turn to Zachary as she laughed and rubbed the back of her head. ”Oh, está bien! Me siento mal porque no puedo hablar Inglés! Es incómodo tener que traducir todo, ¿sabes?” ((Translation: “Oh he hasn't hatched yet! I don't know if he's alright or not, but he seems to be sleeping peacefully inside! Hrm... I've been here for a few days, three or four, maybe? I would like some help to get out of the jungle! If you don't mind, of course?” "Oh it's fine! I feel bad because I can't speak English! It's awkward to have to translate everything, you know?"))

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[Zachary Scryer]

Panthermon learned that the poor girl Zo still had her digi-egg with her-- meaning her partner had not even hatched yet. Even so she had been here for over 4 days in the digital world. She had no digivice so it was impossible for her to return to her own world. Naturally, Panthermon didn't voice that just yet as he listened. Zachary was a bit irritable, but he kept in check. He just couldn't stay there and not understand what was going on. He did see the digi-egg, so he got a general idea that she was keeping it safe.

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Sí, podemos ayudarle a salir de la selva . Podemos ayudarle a volver a su propio mundo también si usted necesita ." Panthermon replied back, his voice making an effective purr. "
Estamos trabajando nuestro camino a través de la selva , así , por lo que puede venir con nosotros."

However in his chat in spanish, Panthermon forgot to relay what he learned back to Zachary. The boy tapped his own arm impatiently, realizing he had been skipped in their conversation. He hated that he didn't know what was going on cause he didn't speak something that came naturally to others. "HELLO?" Zachary said with a bit of a raised voice, startling Panthermon a bit and making his fur stand up.

The Panther turned to him, his gaze narrow as he looked to his partner. "Sorry... she is lost in the digital jungle. I told her we can travel together for a bit. " he said and turned back to talk to Zo. "
Se pega con nosotros y usted estará a salvo . Lo prometo."

Zachary sighed as he realized he couldn't even talk to her, let alone try to make friends. He wanted to, but it is hard to do so wtihout any way to talk. It seemed more like she and Panthermon were getting along. It almost made Zachary envious.

Seeing the temple in the distance, he didn't see the harm in possibly looking around while Zo and Panthermon discussed things.

With a glance over his shoulder back at them, Zachary slipped away from the two and headed for the strange temple beyond the jungle. He made his way to explore it, keeping a general eye where his partner was, but ventured deeper, curious about the strange structure he had discovered.

Little did he know that wandering deeper into the jungle was not the smartest decision in the world...

Zo Zamorano