Takato pulled himself from the rubble fairly easily, since there was very little rubble near him. One of the perks of being a few feet away from the door is the ability to pull yourself outside when things go South.
Nonetheless, he had a brief coughing fit thanks to the amount of dust that had been kicked up.
The first thing he did was glance up at the rest of the building. He sighed in relief; only the ceiling, the floor above, really, had collapsed, not the entire building. So while on one hand, the buildingÆs structural integrity was now in a questionable state, the others hadnÆt had a building fall on them, which was always a good thing.
He gave the dust a minute to fade, before for taking a deep breath and doing something stupid.
He walked right back in.
While he was pretty sure none of the Digimon would give a damn one way or the other over a collapsed ceiling, Ruki and Jenrya might have been hurt.
Something he wasnÆt sure what to think of.
However, he wasnÆt really worried about it that much; he figured Kyuubimon probably did something besides stand around while her Tamers life was in danger.
So he wasnÆt at all surprised at what he found.
In the spot where Ruki and Jenrya had stood, there was a large pile of rubble; large enough for Takato to tell that Kyuubimon was in there as well, even with seeing tufts of yellow fur. In addition, there was another large pile, if you could call it that; really, it was just a few large pieces of debris that had landed on Galgomon. He was still partially visible underneath it.
Takato looked at him for a long moment, before deciding he wasnÆt a threat. Between the extended beating heÆd taken and the collapse, Takato felt fairly certain the fight was over.
He had mixed feelings about that, but he did his best to put them aside for the moment.
He had bigger things to worry about; Impmon was nowhere in sight.
Luckily, that was a problem that was easily rectified.
Takato pulled out his Digivice and fiddled with it for a few seconds; he still hadnÆt quite memorized the controls. But in moments, the compass appeared. The arrow twirled around the screen for a second before catching ontoàwhatever it was that allowed it to locate Impmon, and pointing in his direction.
Takato followed the arrow, carefully stepping around the rubble. Within a minute, the compass indicated that he had found his partner. Takato shifted his eyes to the ground. It was hard to tell with the uneven surface of the ground, but was this spot a bit bigger? He honestly wasnÆt sure; one of the downsides of being so small was that Impmon didnÆt leave any large piles.
Only one way to find out, he decided. He put away his Digivice and fell to his knees. There wasnÆt that much rubble; or at least, there were many big pieces of rubble. Takato was able to move most of it, though he quickly began to wish that he had gloves, since his hands were getting hurt.
But it wasnÆt long before he was able to see most of ImpmonÆs purple body. He just had to move the large piece covering most of ImpmonÆs upper body. He took a deep breath as he prepared to move the large piece, before suddenly moving to the side. He was confused when he realized what heÆd done; heÆd had no intention of moving. So why had û oh.
With a snarl, Impmon flung the piece off of himself, before letting himself rest on the floor for a second.
ôOw.ö He said.
ôYou okay Impmon?ö Takato immediately rushed to his partnerÆs side.
Impmon took a deep breath before getting up.
ôNever better.ö
Takato didnÆt say anything, choosing instead to shuffle through LeeÆs deck, looking for a healing card.
Moments later, Takato and the rejuvenated Impmon stood together, not completely sure what to do.
ôSoàshould we call the police or something?ö
ôAnd what? Tell them some kids and their Digital friends did it?ö Impmon shot back.
Takato frowned.
ôThatÆs not what I meant. But we donÆt know if anyone saw us go in; itÆd look pretty suspicious if they knew we were inside but didnÆt call the police.ö
Impmon mulled that over for a moment.
ôTheyÆre probably already on their way.ö Takato added.
Impmon frowned at that.
ôI guess you should call, then. Unless someone in the know rats us out, we donÆt really need to worry; no oneÆs going to believe youÆre responsible for this.ö
ôEspecially when they look it over and find out no bombs were involved. Though a lot of the damage you caused is gonna look suspicious.ö
ôDonÆt act like I did it alone.ö
Takato ignored him, choosing to look around instead.
ôWe should dig out the others.ö
ôWhat?ö
ôIf people learn about Digimon, they might find out about the two of us. Which would be bad. And the others could point fingers at us.ö
ôThatÆs unlikely.ö Impmon pointed out.
ôBut possible.ö
ôI guess.ö
Impmon was the one to glance around this time.
ôWhere should we start?ö
ôWith Jenrya and Ruki; KyuubimonÆs with them, and she was the only other Digimon in this room that wasnÆt trying to kill us a minute ago.ö
ôYeah, but only cause her Tamer was still deciding.ö
ôMaybe, but Galgomon had already made up his mind; Ruki was still mulling it over.ö
Impmon let out a long suffering sigh.
ôHow long do you think we have?ö He asked, moving toward KyuubimonÆs pile.
ôLetÆs call it five minutes, depending on traffic.ö
ôDo you have any strength boosting cards in that deck?ö
ôWay ahead of you.ö Takato said, already holding up a card. ôStrength Plug-In W, Activate!ö
Nonetheless, he had a brief coughing fit thanks to the amount of dust that had been kicked up.
The first thing he did was glance up at the rest of the building. He sighed in relief; only the ceiling, the floor above, really, had collapsed, not the entire building. So while on one hand, the buildingÆs structural integrity was now in a questionable state, the others hadnÆt had a building fall on them, which was always a good thing.
He gave the dust a minute to fade, before for taking a deep breath and doing something stupid.
He walked right back in.
While he was pretty sure none of the Digimon would give a damn one way or the other over a collapsed ceiling, Ruki and Jenrya might have been hurt.
Something he wasnÆt sure what to think of.
However, he wasnÆt really worried about it that much; he figured Kyuubimon probably did something besides stand around while her Tamers life was in danger.
So he wasnÆt at all surprised at what he found.
In the spot where Ruki and Jenrya had stood, there was a large pile of rubble; large enough for Takato to tell that Kyuubimon was in there as well, even with seeing tufts of yellow fur. In addition, there was another large pile, if you could call it that; really, it was just a few large pieces of debris that had landed on Galgomon. He was still partially visible underneath it.
Takato looked at him for a long moment, before deciding he wasnÆt a threat. Between the extended beating heÆd taken and the collapse, Takato felt fairly certain the fight was over.
He had mixed feelings about that, but he did his best to put them aside for the moment.
He had bigger things to worry about; Impmon was nowhere in sight.
Luckily, that was a problem that was easily rectified.
Takato pulled out his Digivice and fiddled with it for a few seconds; he still hadnÆt quite memorized the controls. But in moments, the compass appeared. The arrow twirled around the screen for a second before catching ontoàwhatever it was that allowed it to locate Impmon, and pointing in his direction.
Takato followed the arrow, carefully stepping around the rubble. Within a minute, the compass indicated that he had found his partner. Takato shifted his eyes to the ground. It was hard to tell with the uneven surface of the ground, but was this spot a bit bigger? He honestly wasnÆt sure; one of the downsides of being so small was that Impmon didnÆt leave any large piles.
Only one way to find out, he decided. He put away his Digivice and fell to his knees. There wasnÆt that much rubble; or at least, there were many big pieces of rubble. Takato was able to move most of it, though he quickly began to wish that he had gloves, since his hands were getting hurt.
But it wasnÆt long before he was able to see most of ImpmonÆs purple body. He just had to move the large piece covering most of ImpmonÆs upper body. He took a deep breath as he prepared to move the large piece, before suddenly moving to the side. He was confused when he realized what heÆd done; heÆd had no intention of moving. So why had û oh.
With a snarl, Impmon flung the piece off of himself, before letting himself rest on the floor for a second.
ôOw.ö He said.
ôYou okay Impmon?ö Takato immediately rushed to his partnerÆs side.
Impmon took a deep breath before getting up.
ôNever better.ö
Takato didnÆt say anything, choosing instead to shuffle through LeeÆs deck, looking for a healing card.
Moments later, Takato and the rejuvenated Impmon stood together, not completely sure what to do.
ôSoàshould we call the police or something?ö
ôAnd what? Tell them some kids and their Digital friends did it?ö Impmon shot back.
Takato frowned.
ôThatÆs not what I meant. But we donÆt know if anyone saw us go in; itÆd look pretty suspicious if they knew we were inside but didnÆt call the police.ö
Impmon mulled that over for a moment.
ôTheyÆre probably already on their way.ö Takato added.
Impmon frowned at that.
ôI guess you should call, then. Unless someone in the know rats us out, we donÆt really need to worry; no oneÆs going to believe youÆre responsible for this.ö
ôEspecially when they look it over and find out no bombs were involved. Though a lot of the damage you caused is gonna look suspicious.ö
ôDonÆt act like I did it alone.ö
Takato ignored him, choosing to look around instead.
ôWe should dig out the others.ö
ôWhat?ö
ôIf people learn about Digimon, they might find out about the two of us. Which would be bad. And the others could point fingers at us.ö
ôThatÆs unlikely.ö Impmon pointed out.
ôBut possible.ö
ôI guess.ö
Impmon was the one to glance around this time.
ôWhere should we start?ö
ôWith Jenrya and Ruki; KyuubimonÆs with them, and she was the only other Digimon in this room that wasnÆt trying to kill us a minute ago.ö
ôYeah, but only cause her Tamer was still deciding.ö
ôMaybe, but Galgomon had already made up his mind; Ruki was still mulling it over.ö
Impmon let out a long suffering sigh.
ôHow long do you think we have?ö He asked, moving toward KyuubimonÆs pile.
ôLetÆs call it five minutes, depending on traffic.ö
ôDo you have any strength boosting cards in that deck?ö
ôWay ahead of you.ö Takato said, already holding up a card. ôStrength Plug-In W, Activate!ö