Frontiers Unexplored

11) Abraxas

A few days had passed since Mayumi Reiku and Haroi Tsurumaki had first arrived in the Digital World. All of this time had been spent in the palace made of crystal that they had come to know as being called Abraxas. However, things had not always been as peaceful as one might have expected.

Mayumi and Haroi spent much of their time together in the library, attempting to gather their bearings in this new universe that they didn't recognize. There weren't any Digimon around to guide them towards the truth, so Haroi had taken to figuring everything out on his own. Mayumi, on the other hand, was far less patient, and she hung backwards off an elaborate chair within the library. Her hair touched the ground as she continued to examine her D-Tector. She hadn't stopped looking at it since the beam of light came in from above a few hours prior.

Night had fallen, leaving the library dark aside from the singular lamp that Haroi was using to illuminate the pages of his book. He flipped another page, and Mayumi let out a sigh. She wasn't going to interrupt her companion when she knew that he was simply trying to help, so she was going to have to find other ways of entertaining herself.

Mayumi swung herself around so that she was upright and leaned her head back so that her neck was touching the top of the chair's backrest. She closed her eyes, and memories danced through her head of how she and Haroi had come to wind up in Abraxas in the first place days prior...

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"So... Which train do you want to hop on?"

Mayumi's enthusiastic voice snapped Haroi out of his trance, and he looked around with a frown. He shook his head and tucked his phone back into his pocket. "I don't know if this is a good idea, May... What if something bad happens? We have no way of knowing what could be waiting for us. Would you really want to hop on a mysterious train hidden beneath the station if you didn't know where it led?" he questioned.

The rest of the area beneath Shibuya's train station was buzzing with activities as other kids their age walked around the area. Each one was deciding where to go, and some trains were more popular than others. Mayumi would have darted right off for a train filled with other kids had she not been with Haroi, but she respected his boundaries far too much to leave him out to dry without considering his feelings.

Instead, Mayumi frowned to herself and placed her finger against her chin. "Hm..." Her gaze fell upon a train that seemed to be entirely empty. "How about we head over to that one?" Mayumi pointed to it to ensure that Haroi knew which one she was discussing.

Haroi looked up at her and let out a sigh. "Alright... You seem confident that this is a good idea... So I'll trust you," he murmured. Part of him was just as curious as his rambunctious stepsister was, but he still feared what could happen if this series of events took a turn for the worst. He was willing to suppress his inquisitive nature if it would ensure that nothing bad happened, but with Mayumi around, he knew he wouldn't get the chance.

Mayumi grinned and started to push the wheelchair that Haroi was sitting in down the single ramp leading to the main level of the station. She dashed up to the open door of the train's nearest car and attempted to shove the chair inside. A frown appeared on her face, and she tried once again to push it in.

"It's not working," Mayumi grumbled after a few other failed attempts, a sigh leaving her lips. "How about this? You walk in there and get a seat, and I'll grab your wheelchair once you're all settled in."

Haroi hesitated before nodding. He got to his feet, threatening to fall over when he took a clumsy step. Mayumi came up beside him and wrapped an arm around his shoulders before helping him walk into the train. Luckily for them, benches lined the walls of the train, so they didn't have to go far to get Haroi settled properly.