Digimon: Reloaded

Chapter 7

Two days after, Junpei was on his way home with Miyako, Sora, and Izumi when they were attacked.

Izumi and Sora were becoming fast friends, comparing stories and jokes, while Piyomon trotted alongside them, Poromon in Miyako's arms. Junpei and Miyako made awkward small talk, and Junpei felt his thoughts straying away from what Miyako's favorite color was (its was purple, in case an eavesdropping Izumi wanted to know) and to Kouji's strange transformation into Strabimon. Wanted or not, it had brought the two teams together.

"Was there anything...off about the DarkTyrannomon attack?" He heard Sora ask after an awkward pause of silence. Miyako glanced over, her interest piqued.

Izumi pursed her lips. "Ken and Daisuke both saw something during the battle. I...I'm not sure what it was, Daisuke just said it was an 'aura' of some kind and we had to strike the source of it."

Sora and Miyako exchanged looks.

"I only saw it for a second, but...it looked like this...dark glowing spot," Izumi continued, furrowing her eyebrows. "And when Kouji struck it, DarkTyrannomon just...died."

Izumi's story was...disturbing, to say the least. It gave Junpei a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, and it wasn't because he was hungry.

"It must have been feeding off of that," Miyako said carefully. "That...Dark Spot, I guess. But where did it come from?"

"I'm not sure we want to find out," Junpei's throat was dry. Sora nodded in silent agreement and Izumi made a face. They passed by a small apartment complex when Junpei suddenly felt like he had been doused in ice water. He froze mid-step, unable to move. Malicious intent washed over Junpei, and he could feel every instinct, Digimon and Human, telling him to run.

Run. Blitzmon echoed this thought. Junpei shoved both palms into Izumi's back at the instruction, making her stumble.

"Junpei, what-"

"Run!"

Junpei dove forwards, Miyako hot on his tail. Every nerve was on fire with fear, afraid to look back for even a second to catch a glimpse of what even Blitzmon had been so afraid of and-

The apartment building exploded.

The four ducked to the ground, Piyomon and Poromon letting out alarmed shrieks as their partners shielded them. Junpei held his hands over his head to protect it as the ground rumbled with the force of a bomb. Debris rained around them, dust rising from the ruins as pedestrians ran in all directions, screaming.

Then, out of the smoking ruins of the apartment building, emerged a Digimon.

He was tall and formidable, tentacles hanging off of him like some kind of horrible thread, dragon wings at his back. He released a horrifying shriek through an open maw that dripped saliva.

Run. Blitzmon said again. Junpei didn't move.

"What is that?!" Izumi screamed as the monster took a step, one of it's massive tentacle covered arms brushing against the still-standing remains of the apartment building. Debris rained down on them.

"Dagomon!" Piyomon squawked in alarm. "Not good, not good! He's at Perfect level, angry, and might squish us if we're not careful!"

"Dagomon?" Izumi gasped, glancing up at the hulking Digimon. While the name was unfamiliar to Junpei, all sorts of alarms were ringing in his head as he staggered to his feet, pressing his hand against a boulder of debris to help him regain his balance.

Run. Said Blitzmon.

"Run," Junpei repeated. "We have to run!"

"And leave this thing to destroy the town?!" Miyako demanded, holding Poromon to her chest.