Crouching-Tora

"It pains me to ask one so young for your help," Akelymon concluded after explaining the war and whatever Faunomon couldn't fill in about the basics of the Digital World, "But I do believe you were placed here for a reason. All 7 billion of your people - as you've told me - have not appeared here. There must be a reason. "I am not asking you to fight - I could never ask anyone of such a thing, especially with such an...," Akelymon glanced at Faunomon, whom had removed the mask for the meeting. The deer turned away, embarrassed. Akelymon stared at him as though she knew more of the depths of his spirit than he did before turning back to Matti

After a while of walking behind the cheery Frigimon whom had begun to whistle softly, they came to an old lakebed, long dried up and full of fine grass. Built into a hill in the lakebed were uncarved stone slabs forming a makeshift doorway around a hole that descended into the underground. Frigimon stood to one of the great stone pillars and gestured inside. "Here we are! Lots of little digimon know of this place but it's hard to find, leastways as I figure it. Go inside! They're expecting you - you know, something like you!" Though Mattie was thoroughly confused and her suspicions of the bear were growing, she placed a hand on the back of

Mattie rubbed her eyes wearily. When she saw that she was still in the cave the little faun had brought her to and not passed out in her bed or on her dorm floor, she groaned and sat up. The night before, the faun - Faunomon? - had brought her to this small cave just before a large creature roared overhead, making the trees of the surrounding forest tremble. The faun was too scared to speak, but after he calmed down he shakily explained what he knew to Mattie, sharing with her some small berry-like fruit for a meager dinner. She hadn't quite believed it at the time, but now that she definitely knew she was awake, she had no choice to. Fauno