Say Goodbye to the Real World [open]

[stark]

A bright light, yeah he had not imagined it. First had come the light... and then he remembered reaching out for Sakura. Then there was this strange pull that sucked him into his computer or something... and now this! Whatever this even was.

And what a surprise, Ryutaro had landed on the ground, flat on his stomach. He could hear DemiMeramon breathing a deep sigh of relief from upon his back. "Finally. You did well, human. This is my home."

That was not not not what the boy wanted to hear. He knew he wasn't in his room anymore, yet he just... didn't want to confirm it by opening his eyes. If he did, that would make all of it true.

Well... that didn't last long. Ryu craned his head upward to get a good look at what it was he had just gotten himself into. At the very least, he wasn't here alone with only digimon. Sakura was here in this weird place too... not that he needed her...! "You alright?" Ryu rubbed his palm against his forehead, it felt as though he had hit it upon entry.

They were in a forest... "No U-turns...?" he read aloud from a sign that was jutting out of the ground a few feet away. How normal, a traffic sign in the middle of the forest.

[hanzo]

Hanzō and Kyokyomon had been traveling around File Island looking for other people. Kyokyomon had brought him here to show him where he came from. It seemed like a more wild life environment. He had yet to run into a town as they walked across the island. Still, Kyokyomon insisted that there was more to the Digital World then File Island.

"Kyokyomon, how much further? We have been walking for hours now and haven't seen anyone or anything, but these trees, for some time now. Don't tell me, we are lost now?" Hanzō said as he shot his eyes at Kyokyomon. He was wearing a hoodie, white shirt, and jeans this time around. His running shoes were getting some major use from this long trek.

Kyokyomon looked up at Hanzō as he floated next to the boys shoulder. "Look, I told you that I haven't been on File Island that much, so I don't know where we are going. I'm sure we should run into something soon. If not then we can try to go back to your world."

They both looked forward as they heard a voice come from in front of them. "Well, let's go see who or what that could be. Try and keep up."

"You act like your a super speeder." They both began to jet towards the source of the voice and came upon a blonde haired kid.

[anima]

<sub>All Sakura and her little brother wanted to do was send a couple of monsters back to their own world, so they could get on with their lives, and pretend it never really happened. Now the last thing Sakura could remember was a blinding light overwhelming her vision as she was sucked into her brother's computer. Now? She was sprawled out on the ground, and as she came to, what she felt beneath her was not the warm fuzzy carpet of Ryutaro's bedroom. It was dirt. Earth. Ground. They were outside.

"Well mission success partner. You managed to get me back to the digital world. Along with yourself." said Wanyamon, amusement glinting in the little feline's eyes. While she certainly wasn't keen on her partner sending her back to the digital world, seeing as she had inadvertently come with her, it wasn't so bad. She might still be able to prove to Sakura that they needed each other, and what better way to do that than in a trek through the digital world?

Sakura's eyes opened as she sat up, and taking a look around, it seemed as she was inside some sort of forest. To her dismay, her brother had ended up here too. Well, at least they were together here anyways. She ignored Wanyamon's remark, in favor of responding to her brother. "I'm fine, would be better if we were still at home." Sakura complained. Great. Now they had to find a way home!

Being unexpectedly hurled into another world, wasn't the only problem Sakura faced. Feeling a slight breeze blow past her, she realized, it wasn't just the scenery that changed. "What happened to my clothes!?" She said, louder than was probably wise. What she was wearing wasn't the usual t-shirt and track pants she typically wore around the house. She was wearing a damned mini-dress of all things. There were large flowers clipped into her hair, and 90% of her ensemble were clothes she was too modest to be comfortable wearing, even just around the house. Out in the middle of forest? Hell. At least whatever had switched her clothes out were kind enough to give her a pair of tall, sturdy boots.</sub>

[stark]

Come to think of it... Ryu glanced down at his own attire, there was indeed a bit of a... difference. Naturally, his new clothes still happened to be mostly orange in color, a color that he typically wore. However, instead of his short-sleeved sweatshirt, he was now wearing a heavy jacket. It was orange, but had blue around the shoulders and the white collar of his coat was larger than he would have expected. Instead of shorts, he was now wearing orange pants rolled up at his shins, and... weird blue sandal things with open toes? What he didn't understand was, why the weird bandana?

Any thoughts he had related to his own clothing flew out the window as soon as Ryutaro set his eyes upon his sister. He snorted, unable to contain himself. "Hah! Nice dress," he laughed.

DemiMeramon didn't see what was so funny here. It hardly mattered, what type of garb the humans wore. What he was more focused on was the approaching creature, although he could not yet see it, he could hear the snapping of branches and twigs as whatever it was came rushing toward their current location. Only after a short while of observation did DemiMeramon realize that it was yet another human. "Stop! Who are you? And you'd better answer quickly, I hate to be kept waiting!" the fireball called out to the two approaching forms. A human and a digimon.

"Huh? Who's over there?"

[hanzo]

Hanzō felt that is really interesting that if he could pass through to the digital world then other humans could. He didn't let anything seem impossible, especially with the knowledge now. Just during their time traveling, they came across no one, not a digimon or human. So with that, he was beginning of giving up hope on seeing more of both in this place.

Til now that is. His sprint forward had brought him in front of another boy and girl. Both had digimon accompanying them. The boy's digimon was the first to confront him, by shooting a question at him. Hanzō stopped in his tracks and let a deep breath. Seemed everyone was on their guards now a days. Kyokyomon stayed floating by his head, it looked as if he was resting on his shoulder but only floating a little above it.

"Whoa, no need to get battle ready there. Just heard a noise and came to investigate. Kyokyomon and I have been traveling for some hours now. Were in no mood to fight, especially not a girl. Names Hanzō by the way." He stood there staring at everyone, taking them in and seeing what he could read off of them.

[anima]

<sub>"Oh be quiet. At least I'm not dressed for winter." Sakura huffed when her brother teased her about her outfit. At least, she wouldn't be envying him wearing that in the middle of the forest. It certainly wasn't cold, and her little brother would probably be feeling the heat sooner or later. Her dorky little brother's childish antics aside, it was time to find a way out of here.

She got up and began to look around. Lots of trees and oddly placed road signs. Sakura didn't get much of a chance to look around though, as DemiMeramon suddenly shouted out, revealing the presence of yet another boy, and of course, another digimon. So there were other humans here too? How many were there that knew about digimon? An eyebrow raised at the boy's remark about not wanting to fight a girl, but didn't think much more on it. It was all well enough, she didn't care to fight him either. "My name is Sakura, and this is my little brother Ryutaro."

Wanyamon watched the newcomer warily, almost hoping he'd attack so she could prove to Sakura how much they needed each other. Alas though, the boy and his digimon did not turn out to be hostile. However, the 'especially a girl' remark made her puff up indignantly. "What nerve." The wanyamon spoke disapprovingly, before turning to her partner. "Are all human boys this rude?" She asked, annoyed that this was the second time a boy had spoken out of line to her today.

"Wanyamon, don't fuss." She said, shaking her head at the little blue furball. Did she want to provoke a fight with this kid or something? He didn't look much older than her brother. "Yeah, we were just trying to get our digimon back here, but ended up getting sucked into this world ourselves. You wouldn't know how to get home would you?" She asked. If he had been traveling around this world of trees and road signs for an hour, it was probably unlikely he did know how to get home either, but she had to start somewhere.

When Sakura began speaking of going home so quickly, Wanyamon jumped up. "What? Come on! Why so early? You can go home anytime, why don't you hang around?" She complained. She couldn't leave without giving her a chance to prove herself! One good walk, they'd probably find something nasty that she could protect Sakura from, and the she wouldn't want to leaver her here!

Sakura again, shook her head. "Just give it up already. We have normal, digimon-free lives to go back to." She responded sternly to the Wanyamon's complaint. She was growing tired of this. Looking around, the only other thing she noticed was a television set which had fallen backwards and appeared to have been smashed in. All in all, nothing very interesting was around them at all, and most definitely there was no way back home she could see around here.</sub>

[stark]

So... wait... There were other humans who knew about this digital world place?! Or... maybe this guy was actually from this world and not their own! What...? You never know with these things...! Especially in weird, unknown places with talking critters and nonsensical roadsigns in the middle of a forest! Ryutaro was having such difficulty attempting to wrap his mind around it all.

DemiMeramon backed off when he realized they were not being engaged with any hostility. That gave Ryutaro a chance to chime in. "Don't worry about him, DemiMerrymon is just showing off now that we've gotten him back home." The fireball narrowed his eyes at the blonde boy, but decided not to waste his breath.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Ryu began to stare at the newcomer with more interest, his eyes flickering with curiosity. His sister had already introduced them both, so he didn't have to worry about that. It was just... he had to ask. Might as well learn some things, so long as they were stuck in this foreign world. "Unless you're uhh, from this world... Are you?" he added that bit on at the end of Sakura's question, staring at Hanzo.

[hanzo]

Hanzō looked between the two of them. Seemed that this was the first time they came to the world too. Well, not only came to the Digital World but also wanted to leave it so quickly from what he could tell from the dialogue. Well, they weren't going to be happy about being stuck here for awhile. Truth was, even though he has been traveling for some time, he hasn't found a way back home either.

"Well, that's the thing. I'm not from this world, nor do I know how to get back. I wanted to come here to see where my friend was from. I like to experience new places and things. Just didn't think it would change my whole outfit."

Kyokyomon nodded at Hanzō's words. This wasn't his area of expertise, so he really couldn't help. Only thing he could think of was for them to travel together for sometime. "How about we stick together for sometime, and see what we can find. Who knows, you might want to stay for a little while longer."

[anima]

<sub>Sakura raised a brow when her brother suggested he might actually come from this world. Humans that come from other worlds? That just... didn't make much sense. Of course there was possibility for life to exist outside of earth, but more human life? Well, I guess if there were people who migrated to this world and simply became forgotten, then it would be possible. She thought. Hanzo interrupted her thought process though, denying her brother's suggestion.

Unfortunately, Hanako also confessed, he didn't know how to get home either. That was extremely disappointing, but it could not be helped. "Yeah, the clothing change was pretty much the icing on the cake." She said sarcastically, as she looked down at her outfit disdainfully. It was all the more reason to find a way home as soon as possible.

Sakura hadn't paid too much attention to the little floating dragon digimon that was with Hanako. Quite frankly, she didn't think she could ever want to stay here longer. It's not like they had all day, if Mom came home to find her and Ryotaro both missing, she'd be worried and they'd likely get in trouble. Well, she would get in trouble anyways. For all Mom knew Ryotaro was still at his friend's house. On the other hand though, Sakura knew it would be a lot better if they stuck together."That sounds like a good idea, but we're gone the second we figure out how to get home."

"Oh fine." Wanyamon snorted. Sakura was clearly bent on getting home, and it seemed liked there was no way to talk her partner into giving her a chance. So she'd have to make do with what time she had. Surely they'd run into something dangerous she could protect her from, then Sakura would see how much they needed to be partners! "I know this place, I'll show you guys around!"

Sakura narrowed her eyes at the little blue kitten digimon. "Eh, I think Hanzo or Kyokyomon would have better luck taking the lead." Did the digimon think she was born yesterday? She knew full well Wanyamon didn't want her to leave and would do anything to stop her. As if she was going to let her lead them all around in circles.</sub>

[stark]

Well... they were here already, the digimon had a point, might as well take a look around. Ryutaro found that he was growing more and more curious about this world, the surroundings, the creatures that lived here. How long had this other kid been here then, if he wasn't from this world? And why had these creatures come into his and his sister's lives now of all times? There had to be reasons for all of it.

DemiMeramon scoffed, "Kyokyomon can lead the way, I don't want it to be my fault if you humans get yourselves lost trying to follow me." Although, the reality of it was that he too would be lost here in this place. He didn't know the roadsign forest very well, not very well at all. The humans didn't need to know that though.

The boy's mind was made up. To leave without exploring this place first would be such a loss, what if they could never come back? What if the three of them were the only humans who had ever ventured to this world? Ryutaro couldn't pass this opportunity up, he had decided, as if he'd had any choice in the matter. It wasn't as if they knew how to get home anyway. "Okay, you lead," he nodded at Hanzo.

[hanzo]

Hanzō eyes went wide when they had suggested that him and Kyokyomon take the lead. His right hand went up to the back of his head to scratch his head. Though he had obviously spent a longer time then they had, seeing as how they just arrived, leading a group was something he had never done before. He just wanted to make sure that they all stayed safe, though normally he would travel alone.

This world was not like the Human World. They had monsters and predators there yes. He could take care of them himself, or put up a good fight. Though here, the monsters and predators could just step on you. Something like that is not what you want to happen. So he would be sure to guide them, as if he was guiding himself.

"Sure, we can take point. Just be sure that you listen to what I have to what I direct you to do. We'll keep a look out for anything that could lead you two home. Other then that, we should try and find the closest village to rest in." He began to walk past and ahead of them to take the front. "Let's get through this safely." Turning his head back to speak to them.

[anima]

<sub>"There are villages here?" Sakura questioned, though a second later realized how stupid and ignorant the question was. These digimon were clearly intelligent, logically they'd live in some kind of community. "Sorry, that was stupid to blurt out." She quickly, though it was really too late to take anything back.

"Of course there are villages here! We aren't savages." Wanyamon huffed, did she think they lived in holes in the ground or something? Thinking more though, Wanyamon did have to add one thing. "Well, not all of us are savages anyway... But I'll protect you from the bad digimon Sakura!" She said, hopping up into Sakura's arms, an endearing smile on her face.

Sakura smiled back at her digimon uneasily. Bad digimon? Part of her wanted to shudder at the thought of what nasty things were out there, the other part couldn't imagine needing protection from one of these guys, considering the ones they had met so far were no bigger than a throw pillow. "So just how big and dangerous are these bad digimon anyways?" Sakura asked apprehensively, not sure if she even wanted to know the answer.

"Oh, they get pretty big and nasty." said Wanyamon, though her tone wasn't nearly as worried as one would logically be at the thought of big and nasty creatures. Heck, she almost sounded cheerful. "They can be tiny like us, but they can also be as big as trees. Some even make trees look tiny!"

"And you expect to be able to protect me from these giant digimon who make trees look tiny." Sakura said, her doubtful tone being extremely deliberate. This hairball was crazy. Something that big would only have to poke her and she'd be killed! "You're full of it."

Wanyamon was striken by her partner's doubts, though she certainly did have a point about that. "Okay, yeah, maybe not something that big, but one day I will! I'll get bigger, promise!" Wanyamon ensured her. After all, now they were partners, she'd grow even faster. Sakura just had to stick around long enough so she could show her that.</sub>

[stark]

Ryutaro would do as he willed, despite what Hanzo may or may not decide to command. He wasn't much of a follower, to be honest, only agreeing to let the other boy lead the way for the time being considering he knew absolutely nothing about this place. Whereas Hanzo likely had a clue about what was going on, judging by the fact that he had been here longer. At any other time, they would be following Ryu and listening to Ryu's plans!

He began to follow after Hanzo, finally they were getting somewhere. He was glad he didn't have to suffer walking in silence, listening as his sister was able to bond with her partner somewhat easily, the little furball seemed to like explaining her world to Sakura. The boy glanced over at DemiMeramon, the fireball was ahead of him, taking little interest in Ryu as usual. Nope, he definitely wasn't a chatty one, a habit that Ryu wished his partner could grow out of. "I guess that means you're supposed to be able to fight too, huh?" he attempted to strike up a conversation with DemiMeramon, although there was an obvious lack of believing in his tone. After all, his partner was just a weird little fire ball.

"Of course I can fight! What kind of pathetic digimon do you think I am?!" alright, so he admitted he didn't look like much now, a small and puny thing, but he didn't take kindly to insults... nor did he take kindly to comments that he thought might be insults...! DemiMeramon had faith in his abilities, certain that if the time came he could destroy his enemies, perhaps he was a little too reckless though.

"A pint-sized fire ball, that's what I think you are," at that, the blonde teen stuck his tongue out at his partner. If DemiMeramon's face was not already orange-red in color, Ryu might have seen it turn red with anger. "When I digivolve, you will regret those words."

That had been DemiMeramon's only response, and nothing more. The digimon was fuming, but managed to keep himself calm by focusing on following behind Hanzo and Kyokyomon. Noticing the air of annoyance that his partner was giving off, Ryu backed off and moved on to ask a harmless question. "...Digivolve?"

[hanzo]

This group of siblings seemed to have their only family like bond with their Digimon. Things like that are what is important to a Digimon's growth from what he had found out. They had to use their emotions and connection to each other to bring out the full potential of their Digimon.

Hanzō kept his eyes straight as he spoke to Kyokyomon. "So what do you think about these two pairings? I know your memory isn't the best still, but from what he have gathered so far with us being back here?" It seemed to him that they just had a a slight sibling like tension from them.

Kyokyomon turned his head towards his partner as he spoke more into his ear. "Well, all pairings are made by a personality subtly. So they should be able to channel it all into making them grow. Honestly, The digimon and human grow with each other. Look at our situation, you use to not like being around unknown groups. Now were in a situation where we are helping out an unknown group. Well, they are kind of known now but you know what I mean."

[anima]

<sub>Sakura frowned nervously. Well, if one of those 'so big they make trees look tiny' digimon were nearby, they probably know it. She took some solace in that, but not much. She had a nice comfortable home in the city, warm and safe. Even the worst dangers that could be encountered back home were few and there was never any wildlife even near as big as trees. What would even Honzo to want to explore here? They could die out here.

Listening in to Ryutaro and DemiMeramon, she tilted her head when the fireball mentioned 'digivolving'. "Digivolve? As in... Evolve?" Sakura was beginning to notice a growing pattern with a lot of the terms associated with this place... Digimon, Digivice, Digiworld, Digidestined. Everything seemed to be a term with 'digi' tacked to the front of it. Evolution in the real world was not something that happened quickly though, and she doubted that any evil digimon out there would stop and wait for their partners to grow up.

Wanyamon stared at her partner, worried that she might not be helping convince her to allow her to hang around. Okay, maybe telling her about the big scary digimon wasn't the best thing to tell her, but there was no taking that back now. "When we grow stronger, we take on bigger and more powerful forms through digivolution." Wanyamon explained. She then looked to Coronamon who seemed to have taken his partner's questions a bit too personally. "I guess there's no point in telling a pint-size fire ball to cool down." The Wanyamon joked.

Sakura didn't quite know what to think here. Wanyamon certainly wasn't worried, but she didn't sound the least bit worried when she was talking about digimon taller than trees either. Whatever the case, she didn't know what they'd do if they were attacked by a big digimon. She was certain that even if the little furball could fight, she wouldn't stand a chance against anything much bigger than her. What would they do then?

Sighing, she turned to Hanzo. Sure he had only an hour's worth more experience than them, but he had to have some sort of insight on this whole mess. "So, what do you make of this whole... deal? What all do you know about digimon and this place?" She asked, not even sure what to call this whole situation. Her own reaction was to just send Wanyamon back and forget about it, and her brother didn't seem to be getting along too well with his partner either. Hanzo on the other hand, didn't seem to bothered at all by the little serpent thing floating after him, and Sakura was curious to know what his thoughts were on this, as well as anything he might know that they so far didn't.</sub>