Old Ones Return (V)

D<No, I'm sure they just turned it off because they decided that spying is rude.>

E"Likely anyone whose D-Power comes from Hypnos, or anyone who has ever turned it over to them."

Ts"They didn't confiscate your D-Powers, so you should be fine."

*Euryale fishes out her D-Power.*

E"Well, this appeared out of thin air after my old one broke, so I'm probably okay. I don't know what we would do about the rest of them, though. Maybe we can send out an SOS for a Digimon that can repair electronics."

T"But now they probably know that we're thinking about doing that!"

E"It IS quite the conundrum."

Azuma: "It also means it's dangerous to stay in one place for too long."

Cameron:<So we should get out of here asap.>

E"They're already coming here. That's what Group A is going to defend against. We can leave once we are sure it's fortified."

T"You're going to be in Group A?"

E"I think I can offer knowledge. Do you think that I would be more useful elsewhere?"

T"I don't know...."

Kylie:<Which group should we join?>

Azuma: "The one you think you can be most useful in. If anything Group B. We should try and divide those that can Biomerge up evenly amongst the two groups."

E"I was thinking that those who couldn't Digivolve in the last battle could stay here, & preserve their strength. But we do need some fighters, yes."

D<Lunamon & I couldn't Digivolve after we got the snot beat out of us by Reapermon.>

G<Neither could I. I got blown up by Submarimon. More than 1.>

T"Maybe we should be communicating in writing..."

Azuma: "You got a pen and paper lying around?"

Cameron:<Three of us can biomerge. I could stay here with Group B, while Euryale and Taiyo go with Group A.>

T"No, but Etemon probably does."

E"Sounds like a plan. Taiyo, Tsune, Kylie, Thiera, & I will stay here, while Azuma, Hitomi, & Cameron will head out."

T"Shouldn't we split into even groups."

*Euryale scratches the back of her head.*

E"I...don't really want to leave Taiyo behind...."

G<We'll go with Group B. They might need a water Digimon. And that'll make it as even as we can get it.>

Lyra:<You're forgetting Hideki and I.>

Cameron:<I don't really want to leave Kylie ether.>

E"Fine, then the 2 of us & Lyra will go with Azuma & Hitomi, & then you, Hideki, & Tsune can stay here with the rest."

Hideki: "And that possible need for an aquatic Digimon?"

Ts"You've got flying Digimon, you'll make due."

D<In other words, quit arguing & just do something.>

Azuma: "Then let's go. Lead the way...."

Azuma checks his D-Power to identify MadLeomon.

Azuma: "MadLeomon."

*Lyra looks to Tsune and Hideki*

<Stay safe.>

*Kotemon nods*

Cameron:<Wait, do we need a meeting place?>

E"It wouldn't do us any good, since we don't know the area. Our only hope is if Thiera manages to get the communication system up & running."

T"That's a lot of pressure...."

E"I'm sure you can handle it."

*She gives Thiera, who looks rather uncomfortable, a hug goodbye. Once she has sexually assaulted everyone in Group A, she steps back. Gomamon procures some ziplock bags & he & Tsune give Group B some of the leftover banana food.*

E"See you soon."

*And so they are off.*

T"Well then...I guess that the logical place to start would be Etemon's trailer."
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*MadLeomon starts leading them out into the desert.*

ML<Regulumon & IceLeomon should be fighting in the Murderous Maw, in the next Zone over.>

E"What's that place like?"

ML<A cave that murders you.>

E"So it's dangerous."

ML<So it actually comes up with plans to kill you.>

Azuma: "I didn't know the undead was capable of sarcasm."

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Hideki: "They're not coming, are they?"

Lyra:<How...does it do that?>
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Cameron:<Well, let's head over there.>

*He and Kylie exit and head off towards the trailer*

ML<Nobody knows. We just know it thinks for itself.>

E"I'm sure you're probably mistaken."

ML<Sink holes appear out of nowhere. Strange noises attract hostile Digimon. Spikes fall from the ceiling, or shoot out of the ground. The entrance changes places."

E"And all of that has perfectly logical explanations."

ML<You will see.>
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*Once in the trailer, they eventually locate a group of computer monitors with a bolted in swivel chair. Thiera sits down & begins booting it up.*

T"It definitely lost a lot of data when the Dark Network was destroyed. I'll delete the corrupted files, & see what we can do."

*A few more clicks & an icon displaying an 8-Bit Agumon blasting folders with files displays. After the loading bar finishes, Thiera plugs in her D-Power. Sifting around, she brings up files on Reapermon, Etemon, Metal Etemon, WaruMonzaemon, Arukenimon, Jijimon, Mummymon, Hippogriffomon, & WarGreymon. It can be seen that these files continue on other pages. Thiera just clicks off of that & goes into the E-mail program.*

T"I don't suppose that Regulumon has one of those...."

*As she is about to click away, they get a new E-mail from "Hypnos-2," with the subject, "Urgent Contact From Yamaki."*

Lunamon:<Yamaki! He's ok.>

Kylie:<Hypnos....2?>
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Lyra:<Maybe there's an evil digimon hiding inside.>

Hideki: "Who's Yamaki?"

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Azuma: "Maybe it is an evil Digimon."

T"He was in charge of Hypnos before Kurata took over. It's complicated. But can we be sure that it's really him?"

D<Oh, what's the worst that could possibly happen?>

*She jumps down onto the keyboard, clicking "ENTER" with her claw. The message opens up to a highly laggy livestream video of Riley, Tally, & Yamaki all crowding around a computer in what looks to be a basement somewhere.*

Yamaki<...Good, we...finally found you...u...!>
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ML<It's just a cave that kills. Don't be so superstitious.>

*Though the desert extends onwards, MadLeomon leads them up a sand dune towards a data stream.*

*Kylie waves*

<Glad you're all alright! What's going on?>
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Lyra:<Um...>

*She looks to Kotemon who shrugs*

Azuma: "He says like it's the most normal thing in the world."