A strange world [Exalakes]

[Yana Sekigawa]

SekiGawa Yana Unyielding Love TAG: Reikiko Tsukino , Yusuke Yamashita WORDS: 299 Health 100% Gatomon Champion NSp, VB Vaccine, Free Holy Beast Heaven's Knuckle 1 Turn : No Cool Down Pounce 1 turn : No Cool Down Lightning Claws 1 turn : 0-1 Cool down C.E. Hypnotism 1-2 turn : 1 Cool Down Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive Holy halo - The Holy ring around Gatomon's Tail protects him against Virus digimon and their attacks. [Virus Resistance] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 75% Experience until Ult225/300 Posts

Even with all of her adventuring spirit, Yana still had a lot of the digital world to see. Even without going too far away from Terabyte city - around the part where she first came into this world - there were still places she hadn't explored. The best part about having entered the digital world was all the adventure to be had here. Whenever she arrived at a new place, there were often interesting things happening. Some were even unpleasant (such as when she first visited Terabyte City), but none were boring. And this had been yet another day to prove that much. Upon arrival, Yana found herself in a rather beautiful site in the Eastern Digital world: It was bright, but slightly cloudy day, yet the ocasionally dim lighting provided a wonderful, glimmering display at the place she arrived next. Shimmering lakes dotted the landscape wherever she looked, topped off by a rather large one right in front of her, "Oh my, Ari... It's beautiful! Where are we?" inquired Yana "This area is known as the Exalakes.", Ari informed as the two walked into the open, "It's a lovely place to visit if you want to relax and get your mind off things." And indeed she was right. Yana soon found a rock large and smooth enough for her to rest on, and wasted no time doing so. Pulling her headphones over her ears, Yana stretched her limbs with a happy smile on her lips, leaning against the tree behind her... Indeed, she couldn't feel worried or upset, not with this sight before her, with this music on her ears. Even Ari was getting sleepy. Yawning, the Gatomonn stretched and curled at her feet, lazily resting her head over her arms.

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[Yusuke Yamashita]

"This day's just getting better and better..." Came a voice from the blond haired teen as he walked endlessly through this new world he found...
As he walked a small hamster like creature, with wings here her ears should be, followed him with a concerned look on her face "Are you sure this is the right way? I could have sworn that we passed that tree a while ago..." Though he hated to admit it, that was the same giraffe tree that they passed 30 minutes ago.
"Yes, Crystal, were lost, and I dont know how to even find my way through here!" He had been looking at the strange device he was given by the "Digimon" beside him, who had apparently found him unconscious after he was dragged into his computer... A feat he thought was impossible untill now. "I should be the one leading, since I'm more familiar with the Digital world than you!" Crystal pipes up again as she flies upwards, looking for a road, path or something that would make navigation easier... "There's plains to the northeast! Follow me!" She flew downward as she kept the direction and went through the forest, bobbing and weaving through the trees.

"Wait for me!" Yusuke shouted after his new "friend" as he ran after her. After a few minutes of running, finds himself in the same clearing she was talking about... Flowers of any kind, a handful of assorted trees, and lakes. The grass was at least 2 feet tall at places, but there was an area where the grass was lower... And a teen about his age was resting on a rock in-front of him.

He slowly walks towards her, not knowing who, or what she might be. as he walked towards her he could see another odd creature, most likely another "Digimon", resting at her feet. "Hey, where are you going!?" shouted Crystal as she flew towards where Yusuke was walking... The noise caused by the Patamon  would be audible to anyone in the area, even those with headphones.

[Reikiko Tsukino]

Tsukino Reikiko The brightest often shelter the darkest shadows... TAG Yusuke Yamashita Yana Sekigawa WORDS Health 100% BlackAgumon NS Virus Reptile Pepper Breath 3 Turns : 2 Cool Down Dark Spitfire 1 turn : No Cool Down Mach Jab Combo 1 turn: No Cool down Move 4 Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive No Fear - Black Agumon aren't know for their cowardice, as a result any intimidation effects will not work on them, but they aren't allowed to retreat unless their tamer is in danger. [Fear immunity up to Ulti enemy] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 45% Experience until Ultimate 136/300 Posts

It was supposed to be a peaceful day, that type where nothing could go wrong and where everyone found themselves in high spirits. However, for Reikiko such a day was simply a dream. She still remembered clearly, the elderly lady and her Digimon who had spoken about this location and the mysterious serenity it held. Some even said the peaceful nature of this lake helped clear the mind and put the person at ease, and some even went as far as saying the lakes had purifying properties. She wasn't certain about the last bit, but when she had arrived a few hours ago she had to admit even she was mesmerized by its beauty. For a whole hour she explored the area, and when Kuro offered her the chance to take a short nap she was inclined to take him up on the offer. She had not slept well ever since the events involving the Skullgreymon, so the idea of having a nice nap would have been too tempting to resist. It was for that reason she had sought the seclusion of a specific spot, a large tree where the grass at its base seemed the softest, and after rolling out her jacket like a pillow she had gone to take her nap, smiling briefly at Kuro who stood before her, the ever so loyal guardian. Yes, the first hours had been pleasant, the quiet tranquility of the place seemingly putting her at ease, but around the same time two other humans and their partners had decided to travel to this place did things seemingly change. A dreamless sleep turned into an ominous nightmare where she felt herself being pursued by shadows, shadows of various forms and shapes but each one of them curiously enough didn't instill fear into her... No, she was running because just looking at them filled her with an immense guilt, and when she finally got caught up with and the shadows started to gather beneath her, sinking her into them as if they were some sort of drift-sand the girl woke up with a soft gasp, feeling the unusual warmth on the back of her hand. Was it another warning her body was giving her? That she had no time for relaxation and little naps, that she needed to find out what this mark was, and why she possessed it? The mere thought alone already send shivers down her spine, but it was her partner's voice that brought her back to reality. "Aneki, seems we got company." And indeed, just like Kuro had told her, the moment she rose onto her feet she saw a familiar face on a nearby rock, accompanied by a Gatomon. "Isn't that..." Yes, she had actually met the girl recently, perhaps that was part of the reason she didn't feel to hesitant about approaching her, raising a hand in a little waving gesture as she approached her. "I remember you: From the Fight-Club, am I right? I think you said your name was Yana, and that must had been Ari?" However, at the same time she approached her it seemed someone had the same plan, for the sound of wings beating through the air could be heard being accompanied by footsteps. Speaking about some peculiar timing...

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[Yana Sekigawa]

SekiGawa Yana Unyielding Love TAG: Reikiko Tsukino , Yusuke Yamashita WORDS: 514 Health 100% Gatomon Champion NSp, VB Vaccine, Free Holy Beast Heaven's Knuckle 1 Turn : No Cool Down Pounce 1 turn : No Cool Down Lightning Claws 1 turn : 0-1 Cool down C.E. Hypnotism 1-2 turn : 1 Cool Down Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive Holy halo - The Holy ring around Gatomon's Tail protects him against Virus digimon and their attacks. [Virus Resistance] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 75% Experience until Ult225/300 Posts

The dark haired girl tilted her head upwards, admiring the many bird type digimon who flew around aimlessly, looking for food, companionship, or perhaps just admiring the beautiful scenery like she did. There was no shortage of colors to enjoy. She couldn't hear them squaking and crying up in the air thanks to the music playing on her headphones, but even idly listening as she was now, she could still hear something nearby. Wondering if it was just her imagination, Yana looked down and saw the sleepy Ari twitching her ears. So she had heard it too. Taking the cue to look around and scan her surroundings once more, Yana's eyes widened as they soon rested on another human's! A blonde boy, about her age, accompanied by a Patamon! Clearly a bit startled by not hearing the boy until he got that close, she simple pulled her headphones down and smiled sweetly: "Uhm... Hello...!", Yana greeted bashfully, blushing slightly at the random encounter "You two looking for a place to rest~?", a curious Ari would promptly inquire, half to learn about the boy and other half to make conversation. She was obviously not as shy as her tamer... This defenitely looked like a good place for a nap, so wondering if the boy was here for that was perfectly natural. A few other Digimon could be seen sleeping here and there too. But more importantly, Yana couldn't help but notice something unusual: The boy had a somewhat confused look about him, as if he'd just been thrown into a strange new world for the very first time. There was no mistaking that look, every human had it the first time they came into the Digital world, but could this be his reason? Talking to him a while would be more than enough to understand... Yana wouldn't even consider having two random encounters in a row, even if this Exalakes are seemed immensely popular, particularly the spot she was in right now. But then another girl appeared... And unlike the boy, Yana actually recognized the girl as a acquaintance from a job she did in Terabyte city a while back, not to mention having seen her back when Skullgreymon attacked Triton city. They didn't meet then, let alone talk until the fated job at Terabyte city, which had been enough for Yana to get her and her partner's name, but not much else. She chuckled cutely as the silver haired girl guessed her name, pulling her hair behind her ear, "Ah, Rei-san...!", she greeted the girl, confirming both her guesses with a simple, affirmative nod, "To think we'd run into each other again so soon!" "So Kuro, been up to any fighting these days?", inquired Ari with a playful tone, before shrugging, "Who am I kidding, of course you did~" Of course, after this she immediately remembered there was another person around who didn't know neither of them, so she turned back to the blond boy and introduced herself, bowing her head slightly "I'm Yana, and this is my partner Ari! Nice to meet you...!"

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[Yusuke Yamashita]

As he stepped towards the girl, hoping to get some information, he wasn't trying to sneak up on her or seem creepy... Though that might have been the way he seemed.
He wasn't able to get a good look at her at first, with her torso being behind a tree, the black haired teen he was looking at was pretty.
He couldn't help but blush as she also blushed and greeted him. The cat like Digimon that appeared from by her feet asked him "You two looking for a place to rest~?"  "Ye-no. No I'm..." but before he gets to continue his sentence, the arrival of another person cuts him off...

The newcomer was a silver haired girl who had two very different colored eyes, who had an at least 2 foot tall, black T-Rex/Raptor Digimon following her. Yusuke was happy to wait untill the two had finished talking, but Crystal pipes up with a "Hey! It's not nice to ignore someone who's new to the whole Trainer deal... or even to the digital world." she was sitting on the ground at this point, getting impatient for the two to get finished and help her new trainer with the knowledge they obviously had.

"I'm Yana, and this is my partner Ari! Nice to meet you...!" said the black haired teen as she finally introduced herself, to which the Patamon said "Finally..." Yusuke looked at Crystal with a confused look before replying to the pleasantries that Yana had extended "I'm Yusuke, and this is Crystal. I guess you could say I'm new to this part of... anywhere actually." It was evident enough that the blond teen was relieved that he found other people... Maybe today wouldn't be so bad after all.

[Hamelin Herriot]

It had taken a lot of walking, and it clearly showed on Hamelin's face as he staggered along, his partner, Gepetto, once again riding on his head. In his new form (which Hamelin had learned was a 'Gummymon'), he was even heavier than before, he swore his neck would break. But, he had to carry him. He was Gepetto's tamer after all. After the events on that road, he still hadn't managed to get him to digivolve again, something which irritated the little Digimon to no end. After all, he had digivolved so quickly last time, surely he'd do it again after this much time has passed.

He wasn't even sure where they were walking, but they had somehow ended up in an area surrounded by rather beautiful lakes, a definitely nice change compared to the desolate road Hamelin had originated on. "I recognize this place,"Gepetto spoke up, "These are the Exalakes. Not a bad place, nice to relax. Plenty of Digimon around. Maybe if we fight some, I can finally digivolve." Hamelin gave a half hearted nod, trying not to dislodge the little Digimon this time, he was not too thrilled with the idea of fighting anyone, but he couldn't deny his partner.

Then he saw it. He saw something, or someone, up ahead that caused Hamelin's eyes to bug out. With his exhaustion forgotten, the young man suddenly dove for the bushes, carrying the surprised Digimon with him. [color-=red]"Hey! What gives!?"[/color] Gepetto yelped out, before seeing the fright on Hamelin's face. "It's her!" he hissed, trying to keep his voice down. Gepetto blinked, "Who?" Hamelin pushed aside some leaves so Geoetto could see. Not too far away was the same girl they had encountered on the Lost Highway, her Digimon with her.

And to top it off, there were two more people, also accompanied by their Digimon.

[Reikiko Tsukino]

Tsukino Reikiko The brightest often shelter the darkest shadows... TAG Yusuke Yamashita Yana Sekigawa WORDS Health 100% BlackAgumon NS Virus Reptile Pepper Breath 3 Turns : 2 Cool Down Dark Spitfire 1 turn : No Cool Down Mach Jab Combo 1 turn: No Cool down Move 4 Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive No Fear - Black Agumon aren't know for their cowardice, as a result any intimidation effects will not work on them, but they aren't allowed to retreat unless their tamer is in danger. [Fear immunity up to Ulti enemy] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 46% Experience until Ultimate 139/300 Posts

So she was right! This was the same girl she had met at the fight club recently. Although she had ceased visiting that place after the events involving Yana and Jeremiah she did remember them in a good way. However, she had to admit that watching the Gatomon interact with Kuro brought a smile to her lips. The feline creature asked playfully if he had been involved with any battles recently, making the Blackagumon grin briefly at her and declare at her statement. "Guilty as charged. We been training a lot recently, albeit not exactly just fighting. Aneki is pretty amazing! She even thought of a training program for me to participate in so I can grow stronger! At this rate it won't be long before I'll be able to grow even beyond a Greymon!" Reikiko couldn't help but ponder for a moment at the thought of how Kuro might look like if, or when he reached his evolution. She assumed that he would likely ascend to an even more powerful form, like an even more gigantic dinosaur! However, it was during their conversation the earlier sound of the wings beating revealed itself: A little Patamon that seemingly was complaining about her tamer being ignored. "Sorry Crystal, it wasn't our intention to ignore your companion. It's a pleasure to meet you Yusuke, and of course you also Crystal." A Gatomon and a Patamon, speaking about an adorable Digimon gathering! She couldn't help but smile briefly at the duo, before listening to Yusuke's words, seemingly nodding in understanding. "You're fortunate you arrived here then, this place is one of the more peaceful landmarks of the Digital World, so it's an excellent place to get your bearings. However, if you got any questions I'm sure Yana or myself wouldn't mind answering them, and if we can't then surely we can find someone in Terabyte city." However, while she was saying those words Kuro started to sniff in the air, grumbling in annoyance. "I'm smelling a coward and a brat." At those words Reikiko's eyes narrowed a little at her Digimon, protesting in annoyance. "Hey, there is no reason to call them such things Kuro! Yusuke and Crystal sound like quite a pleasant to interact duo, not to mention Crystal looks adorable---" Kuro shook his head violently as he mumbled in disapproval. "Not them Aneki, it's that spineless brat and his Digimon. Ugg their cowardice smells worse than a Numemon..." Could it be that someone else was around?

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[Yana Sekigawa]

SekiGawa Yana Unyielding Love TAG: Reikiko Tsukino , Yusuke Yamashita , Hamelin Herriot WORDS: 528 Health 100% Gatomon Champion NSp, VB Vaccine, Free Holy Beast Heaven's Knuckle 1 Turn : No Cool Down Pounce 1 turn : No Cool Down Lightning Claws 1 turn : 0-1 Cool down C.E. Hypnotism 1-2 turn : 1 Cool Down Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive Holy halo - The Holy ring around Gatomon's Tail protects him against Virus digimon and their attacks. [Virus Resistance] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 75% Experience until Ult225/300 Posts

The blonde boy was also pretty shy... Ari couldn't help but chuckle at this new realization, while Yana just blushed and smiled gently. She understood his unease with meeting new people, yet even she couldn't really have known the real reason behind it. Kuro immediately confirmed Ari's suspicions, apparently he was going through some intense training program with Reikiko, determined to digivolve beyond champion. The Gatomon chuckled, remembering how she had already beat him to it, but still gave a sarcastic glance towards her own tamer, "If only Yana here was a bit more motivated for training...", she sighed, before winking reassuringly at the flustered Yana, "Still, we've been getting stronger fast enough at this rate, so she must be doing something right." The boy's Patamon promptly complanined about being ignored after having only just found the way to the digital world, something why Yana suspected, by all accounts had no way to actually know for sure. His name was Yusuke and his Patamon was Crystal. Apparently he was new to the digital world, not unlike how Yana herself was a few weeks back. "Sorry...", she apologized politely, glancing between him and Crystal as she turned to her kindest, most helpful self, "We can help you find your bearings if you want." "You're his partner though...", Ari pointed out the obvious with a more stern, yet equally helpful look in her eyes. Crossing her arms, she scratched her chin and looked at Crystal, then Yusuke again, "There are some things you have to learn from each other instead of other people. Have you learned how to fight yet?" It was an important question, and Yana disregard for the little combat lesson Ari gave her as a Salamon later nearly costed her greatly. However, they got by in no small part thanks to the developing bond between them. This was something Yusuke and Crystal had to learn from each other. The other tamers here could help, but it would be up to them to figure out what worked best for their partnership. A rustling in the nearby bushes had Yana darting her eyes in that direction, where she caught the silhouette of a young man with a digimon hiding into them. Was he another tamer? More importantly, why did he ran and hid like that? They didn't look that scarey did they? Maybe he was just really shy like Yusuke and Yana... Then again it seemed like most of the tamers around here were like that too. Yana was starting to see a bit of a pattern but it was much to soon to actually call it such... "What's up with that...?", Yana asked Kuro, worried about who or what got such a reaction out of him. He was indeed a fighter, but he never seemed mean before. This new appearance seemed incredibly frightened by them all, and Kuro reacted in kind. All heads turned to the BlackAgumon as he claimed to smell coward, no doubt hinting towards the people who had just hidden in the brushes. He looked angry, more than one might be simply from seeing an unknown individual run and hide from the unknown. Since she wasn't willing to go look around in the bushes, she soon turned back to Yusuke, smiling and adjusting her glasses, ready to teach him whatever he might want help with...

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[Yusuke Yamashita]

"It's alright." said Yusuke as Yana and Tsukino apologized for ignoring him, and each of their Digimon seemed to be halfway friendly as well.
The two girls also offered to share the information they knew, which Yusuke was very grateful for. "So this is one of the more peaceful places out there? That's a relief." as he sighed he could have sworn that he heard rustling in the bushes behind him, but the wind was blowing, so he thought tat was the reason.

The Gatomon seemed a bit sterner than Yana, and it came through as the more experienced of the two... "Fight? I've tried to warn him but he wouldn't stay still for long enough because he was fussing about his family sending out a search party... or something like that." Crystal sighed as she shrugged, then turned towards Yusuke "Basically, I need to fight to get stronger. And the stronger I get, the better forms I can take... The good thing about this partnership is, those of us who's chosen a trainer, whether it be on purpose or by accident, often get more powerful than the random Digimon... Usually you humans get a friend and a protector out of the deal." She continued to speak about something like "elements" and "data values" like "Viruses and Anti-virus" but it mostly flew over the blond teens head as he saw two figures in the bushes.

The black T-Rex Digimon, who's name wasn't given, suddenly turned to the direction that Yusuke was looking, claiming that he "smelt a brat and a coward..." He was about to get on the thing, and Crystal looked obviously annoyed at the Agumon's rudeness, before it's trainer popped in and started scolding it for the remark.
The Agumon then explained what he meant, there was someone and their Digimon in the same bush that Yusuke had heard rustling from, making him step back to not get jumped... But if this world was anything like a video game, then his partner might have a chance.

"I-if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to know how to protect myself here..." though this question seemed a foolish one, since there were two Digimon that seamed much stronger than Crystal...

[Hamelin Herriot]

Thankfully, it seemed like nobody had noticed them before they hid. Or, if they did, they clearly weren't acting on it, since they went back to talking amongst themselves. "Wh-What is she doing here?" Hamelin spoke in a hushed tone, barely audible even to Gepetto, "Wh-Why is she out here? And who are all of them?" "Aint it obvious?" Gepetto replied, keeping his voice nice and low, "She didn't get us back on the highway, so she's trying again. And it looks like she brought some friends along to help her. Cowardly tamers, having to gang up on us. They must really be scared of us." "They're scared of us?" Hamelin replied credulously, "I'm scared of them! There's no way we can take them all on by ourselves."

Gepetto went quiet and pondered this for a moment. "As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. We need to be smart about this." Peeking through the leaves, he could see the group of tamers talking amongst themselves. Nobody was approaching them, or paying attention. "If we can get the jump on them, we'd have a chance. But we can't sit here in this bush forever. Ham-Ham, try to see if you can move us to a better location, so that we can prepare." Hamelin nodded, taking Gepetto into his arms before silently (or his attempt at being silent) slipped out of the bush, keeping himself hidden amongst the flaura (a rather impressive feat judging by his outfit). He began to put some distance between himself and the group of three before he relaxed. He didn't think he was being followed.

"Alright," Gepetto spoke up, "How are we going to do this? There are three of them, and only one of me. Got any ideas?" Hamelin tried to think for a moment. "Maybe...maybe we can set up traps or something? Get them separated to take the pressure off of us?" Gepetto nodded. "Not a bad idea. So, what did you have in mind in terms of traps?" Hamelin pondered as he looked around. "I'm sure we can put something together around here. I read about all sorts of traps people set in forests and such." "Alrighty then. Get to work Ham-Ham. We'll show those three a surprise they'll never forget!

Reikiko Tsukino
Yana Sekigawa
Yusuke Yamashita

[Reikiko Tsukino]

Tsukino Reikiko The brightest often shelter the darkest shadows... TAG Yusuke Yamashita Yana Sekigawa WORDS Health 100% BlackAgumon NS Virus Reptile Pepper Breath 3 Turns : 2 Cool Down Dark Spitfire 1 turn : No Cool Down Mach Jab Combo 1 turn: No Cool down Move 4 Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive No Fear - Black Agumon aren't know for their cowardice, as a result any intimidation effects will not work on them, but they aren't allowed to retreat unless their tamer is in danger. [Fear immunity up to Ulti enemy] Battle Synopsis ▪ ▪ ▪ 56% Experience until Ultimate 168/300 Posts

"Ari does have a point, if you want to survive in the Digital World you'll need to learn to work with Crystal and draw out the power within one another." Unfortunately the pleasant conversation of training had swiftly been replaced when her focus turned back onto the hiding Gepetto and his Tamer toy. The mere thought already caused the eyes of the girl to sharpen into an annoyed glare as she looked around while explaining in a tone that clearly hinted at her disgust. "While we were out at the Dark Area we found a Digimon and his tamer, sort of like the two of you Yusuke and Crystal. However, unlike the pleasant bond between the two of you this Digimon considers his tamer nothing but a disposable toy, spitting upon the importance that the connection between a Tamer and his Digimon represents. However, what I hate even more is that his Tamer is a spineless coward who rather flees from danger or submit to this horrible treatment. Disgusting..." Reikiko's words were clearly laced with venom as she tried to look around to the bushes that rustled earlier. Those two must had been nearby the area if she remembered right, what meant that the right amount of 'convincing' would force them out of hiding. Surely that wouldn't be a problem for her! "Kuro..." The Blackagumon nodded his head firmly, suddenly inhaling sharply before launching a small collection of embers that started to dance threateningly before the bushes they had been lurking in mere moments ago, as if a warning shot had been fired. "If you keep sneaking around like rats I'll tell my partner to burn your asses with his next shot, so come out Gepetto and Pinocchio!" Yep, it seemed she was still quite displeased by the lad and his Digimon.

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[Yana Sekigawa]

SekiGawa Yana Unyielding Love TAG: Reikiko Tsukino , Yusuke Yamashita , Hamelin Herriot WORDS: 434 Health 100% Gatomon Champion NSp, VB Vaccine, Free Holy Beast Heaven's Knuckle 1 Turn : No Cool Down Pounce 1 turn : No Cool Down Lightning Claws 1 turn : 0-1 Cool down C.E. Hypnotism 1-2 turn : 1 Cool Down Move 5 Move 6 Move 7 Passive Holy halo - The Holy ring around Gatomon's Tail protects him against Virus digimon and their attacks. [Virus Resistance] Battle Synopsis ▪  Ari is looking attentively towards the bushes, wondering who or what will come out. ▪ ▪ 75% Experience until Ult225/300 Posts

Ari chuckled at crystal's words, looking sideways at her own tamer, "Sounds like somebody I know~". Back when Yana first arrived in the digital world, she too wasn't the least bit concerned with her fighting abilities, as a tamer anyways. Ari was only able to teach her what attacks she did know and how they worked, but nothing on strategy and how to make use of those attacks; Yana hated fighting, and she still does, but chose the lesser of two evils when facing the possibility to letting her friend get hurt. Regardless, she still looked embarassed at Ari playing with her like that in front of the two new acquantances, and reacted in kind. "S-shut up!!", answered a blushing, flustered Yana, turning back to the Yusuke and Crystal, adjusting her glasses, "A-anyway, you don't need to worry about your family while in the Digital world. The flow of time is warped; you can be here several months while only a few hours went by in the real world." This should set his mind at ease as far as making his family worried, but that was only one very small part of the whole problem. Crystal had a point, even if tamer-digimon relationships felt a lot deeper to those like Yana or Rei who had been in the Digital world for much longer, it was a decent way to simplify it for someone who lacked that experience. The dark haired girl just nodded, and continued her explanation, "You should learn to fight, so you and your partner can better protect each other. Crystal, have you showed Yusuke what special attacks you can use?" Meanwhile, there was also the problem of that unknown presence in the brushes. Was it still there? The occasional rustling seemed to imply it was, but it didn't even had to be the same presence, not to mention how it could just be the wind. According to Kuro and Rei this was a tamer who they had met in the Dark Area, a tamer who by all accounts looked like he was being manipulated by his Digimon. Did he get a corrupted partner when he logged in? Was that Digimon simply mean? Yana looked pretty sad by this whole thing, but she was still startled when Kuro suddenly spat a fireball towards the bushes: "Hey, Kuro!", Ari called out, obvious concern in her face as an accidentally well aimed fireball would likely burn a good part of the bushes down, whoever was hiding with them, "Aren't you overdoing it a little?" "Are they really that dangerous...?", wondered an equally worried Yana.

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[NYMPH]

A PHANTOM HAS APPEARED!
Devimon
Champion - Nightmare Soldiers - Devil Man Digimon

A phantomized Devimon has suddenly materialized, glaring menacingly at the Marked tamers and Digimon! Will take two 200 word posts to defeat.

TIGRIS OF GS

TWO PHANTOMS HAVE APPEARED!
Blackguilmon
Rookie - Nightmare Soldiers - Dark Dragon Digimon

Two phantomized Blackguilmon have suddenly materialized, snarling at the Marked tamers and Digimon! Will take two 100 word posts to defeat.

TIGRIS OF GS

[Yusuke Yamashita]

"Time's Distorted?! How does that work?" asks a confused teen as he looks at his phone... it's been an hour since he fell out of the sky and landed in the Digital world... Maybe it was because this world was made of data.
When Yana asked the Patamon if she had shown Lyr her moves yet, a visible look of shock went across her face "Oh, my data! I forgot all about that!" she then flies up to Yusuke's face and begins to list off her ability's "I'm a wind type Digimon, so most of my attacks are aerial based, as in, my basic damaging attack is Air Slam, basically it's a flying tackle that I give some extra momentum with my wings. Then I have Sparking Air Shot, where I am able to create a shot of air that's much more powerful than a simple breeze, and it also sparkles for the added effect."

Crystal then backs away from Yusuke's face and lists off her last attack "And lastly, I have Thousand Wing, a attack that revolves around me spinning and hitting the foe with my ears... It also generates scythes of wind that can be directed in many directions."
"Wow, and your only in a young form?" the blond teen asked his partner, surprised about the amount of power she had. but a reasoning about the rustling in the bushes caught both their attention...

"A corrupted Digimon?" Yusuke thinks, before three shadowy Digimon appeared out of nowhere, like they were ghosts. The tall, demonic looking one seamed more interested in the two girls the blond was talking to seconds before, but the smaller two seamed to want a piece of him!
The first one lunged at the tamer with a guttural shout "Rrrrock Crusherr!" it's claws were sent towards the teen, with deadly intentions. The other Blackguilmon decided to walk towards Yusuke while charging up a strange cloud of what looked blackish data, getting ready to strike, they were still close together though.

Yusuke doges out of the way by hoping backwards, and as he saw them lunge forward towards him, he shouts "Crystal, can you aim your air scythes at a separate target?" and after the Digimon heard his question, she started her attack towards the one who lunged at her trainer. "Thousand Wing!" a sightly dizzy sounding Patamon said as she attacked in one direction, and sent her scythes towards the other.
 

[Hamelin Herriot]

It was a good thing Hamelin and Gepetto had already moved away from that bush, otherwise they would have ended up somewhat crispier than they were before. Though they were having their little problems of their own.

"You idiot!" Gepetto yelled out, bouncing on top of Hamelin's head, "You can't make a simple trap!?" "I-It's not like I have a lot to work with!" Hamelin protested, "We don't have any tools or anything, and there isn't a lot of stuff here we could use." "No excuses!"[/color] Gepetto replied, "Those three are going to start looking for us, and if we can't do anything, they're going to turn us into Digichow! And it will be your fault!" "I-I'm sorry." Hamelin sighed, dejected. However, at that point they heard something. The sounds of fighting coming from nearby, back where the three tamers were. Hamelin blinked in confusion. "What's going on?" he murmured. Gepetto tilted his head in confusion. "Maybe that lady from the Dark Area got tired of waiting and decided to eat her buddies. Let's go see!" And like that he headed off towards the fighting. "W-Wait!" Hamelin followed after him, "W-We don't even have a plan!"

When they arrived back at the 'meeting point', they would be surprised to find two new Digimon attacking the three tamers. Something about the two newcomers sent a shiver down Hamelin's spine as they stood back, watching. Gepetto let out a small crow. "This is great! Looks like somebody else jumped them instead! We didn't have to do a thing!" Hamelin glanced over at his partner. "Sh-Should we help them?" Gepetto snorted, "Of course not Ham-Ham. Basic strategy. We sit back and let them fight it out. Then, when they've beaten themselves silly, we jump in and finish them off. All the spoils go to us." "Oh, erm, ok." Hamelin didn't feel right about this, but if it was for the best, then they would sit out, watching the fight unfold before them.