Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Hearts of the Star ❯ Cherrubymon's Treachery 8 ( Chapter 10 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Hearts of the Star 8 Where the Map Leads

"It's not that . . ." I try to speak up.

"Come on," Tommy smiles up at me.

"But . . ."

"Let's just go," Koji states as he turns in the direction the arrow is pointing to. He starts pulling me along with him, not letting go of my hand, probably knowing that I would probably just stuff the device back into my bag.

"So, where do you think this map is leading up, Bokomon?" Neimon asks.

"I honestly don't know," Bokomon answers.

"Well, for us they lead us to our Spirits," Zoe comments.

"But that can't be it in this case because Sakiko already has her spirit," Takuya points out.

J.P. sighs to himself.

"Hey, why don't we just follow it and see where it leads, maybe it is leading her to her friend," Koji calls back to everyone since they had not moved yet.

Everyone catches up instantly and the beeping continues.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Suddenly the arrow changes direction and the beeping gets faster.

"What's happening?" I ask in my shaky voice.

"Whatever your Detector is leading us to is obviously moving and getting closer," Koji responds.

My heart skips a beat as the thought of it actually turning out to be Kouichi finally hits me, the embarrassment of what I had said finally wearing off. The beeping stops and the map's arrow disappears.

"Hey, where'd it go?" J.P. asks with a confused look on his face.

"I don't know, none of ours have ever done this," Takuya answers.

"This is really freaking me out, guys," Tommy complains.

"It's all right, Tommy, the Detectors would never lead us to something dangerous. It's like Koji said they normally lead us away from danger and back on track to what we're supposed to be doing," Zoe promises.

"Well, whatever it is, it's not longer on the map, making this thing useless," Koji points out.

He releases my hand so the Detector fell loose and slid out of my grasp.

"That's no need to drop it, Sakiko," Bokomon scolds.

"I'm sorry," I apologize as I reach down and pick it up, stuffing it back into my bag.

"But where'd the thing go?" Takuya asks.

"Are you looking for me?" a dark voice asks from the shadows.

"Ah!" Tommy screams in fear as he clings to J.P. while Zoe grabs Takuya around the neck.

I just squeeze my eyes shut and hope that I won't be attacked. Bokomon and Neimon grab each other out of fear as a giant wind comes blowing through the trees. Arms wrap around me and push me down closer to the ground, shielding me from passing branches. Everyone crouches down around us in an attempt to escape the debry. That's when I realize who's protecting me, none other than Koji. I can feel my face go hot.

Why am I blushing at a time like this? Now's not the time to be thinking about that kind of thing.

When the wind dies down we all stand back up and Koji releases me. There's a new Digimon in the clearing who has black skin with multiple eyeballs upon his body.

"Who are you?" I ask shakily.

"Trouble, that's what he is," Takuya answers as he pulls out his Detector.

Everyone follows his example and in no time everyone is Digivolving.

EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!

KAZEMON!

LOBOMON!

BEETLEMON!

AGUNIMON!

KUMAMON!

And with that everyone around me is now in their Digimon forms.

"Now, who are you?" Lobomon asks in a demanding voice.

"My name is Duskmon, not that it really matters to you," the Digimon laughs.