[JT 1] Is There Rest for the Wicked?

Adam had kept to himself on the boat ride, mostly planning with Ascalon and preparing for the treasure hunt to come. Well, Ascalon was. Adam was getting himself prepared to learn and find the knowledge of an ancient, lost society. Who knows what secrets and technology they might hold! Flying ships, magic tomes... Okay, he admitted to himself that was exactly what a treasure hunt was but he had good reasons! Mostly.

The two walked the market, with Adam in thought. They would need more information, and transportation. The best option would be to find the researcher first. But he couldn't man a ship by himself... He'd need help. And it was as he was having this thought that he heard a women's voice, and found a finger pointed at him. It was Ascalon who spoke first.

"HAH! A mere pirate dares call herself King? Behold lass, the true King is the one you've pointed at! I present Adam Genzai Lancaster, Supreme General and mightiest mind to ever sail the seas!" The Stingmon thrust his chest our proudly, placing a hand on Adam's shoulder. The human rolls his eyes, looking to the girl and nodding before speaking himself.

"Nice speech. I've got a couple pointers but I'll join you. Might I suggest we gather information before we acquire a ship?"

Adam watched the two speak, a broad grin spreading on his face at the antics of the small Digimon. "Ah, the illustrated history of the Mugiwaras! A favorite read of mine as well, and I'd say I'm more like someone they meet later. I'd tell you who, but that's spoilers. Ascalon here is more like Zoro. Kind of an idiot but I like him anyway."

Ascalon puffed his chest out for a moment, then frowned. "Hey! Lord Adam, you're not supposed to say those things about someone as magnificent as me."

Adam ignores the proud bug, turning his attention to Katherine instead. "So you're more like Smoker. Alright, I can work with that. I'm currently on my own, and you don't have to worry about my loyalties lying elsewhere. I'm kinda new. Is it just you two for the crew?" Hes got a notebook out now, either sketching the pair or writing about them. It's hard to tell without looking at the notebook itself.

Well, you couldn’t deny Katherine had managed to raise the attention of people inside the tavern. All of the digimon, who were before occupying a rather quiet space, turned to look at her and Algernon, some eyebrows being quirked. As a matter of fact, the only human inside the establishment happened to be Adam, who came accompanied by Ascalon, the Stingmon. The rest of the digimon inside the tavern stared at the pair for a while, mainly due to the fact their attention was raised initially by Katherine. However, none of them went closer to interact with the tamers.



However, there was a Lunamon wearing a purple bow who seemed to be pretty distracted by the exchange. She kept staring at the pair talk about mangas and whatnot with a smile. Humans were so funny! While she listened to the pair, she left some leather bag she was carrying unattended on top of a table. With the digimon staring at the development, someone had walked by her and grabbed the bag in a swift movement, something both humans and digimon partners probably missed, since they were talking to each other.

When the conversation reached a pause, the Lunamon took a moment to look at the bag that she had left on the table and… of course, it wasn’t there anymore. Her eyes immediately went everywhere, trying to find who had the package. As soon as she spotted a Gotsumon walking towards the door of the inn, making an exit she just… yelled.

“THIEF!” The rookie shouted, pointing at the rocky digimon with her eyes closed. Everyone seemed to flinch again, turning towards the passerby. As soon as he was caught under the spotlight that every client’s eyes represented, the Gotsumon started making a run for it, going at full throttle towards the door.



“Someone stop him, please!” The Lunamon yelled desperately.

With a tackle, the stone burglar busted the door of the inn open while running.



“Let’s go, let’s go!” He yelled with a raspy voice while jumping on top of a Bullmon who was just standing in front of the establishment. The four-legged creature would start running immediately.

Wasn't there any hero around who could help this poor damsel in distress?

Ascalon frowned, radioing over the Adam, who was now looking at the Lunamon. "Sire, I've got the Gotsumon in my Wires, but there's no sign of the bag. What should I do?"

Adam nodded. No visible bag didn't mean that they hadn't stashed it somewhere. "Separate the two. Use that thing I told you about. I'll talk to the victim." He looks to the Lunamon, looking away from his digivice. "You're certain that the rocky digimon stole your bag? What does it look like, miss?" He crosses his arms, thinking. "You reacted incredibly fast. Are you SURE it was stolen?" He's also going to look at where the Lunamon was sitting, just in case.

Ascalon, meanwhile, is a bit annoyed. He grabs the wires in both hands, and with a mighty YANK pulls himself towards the Gotsumon, entering the pose Adam informed him of. "R-Rider Kick!" Oh it feels embarrassing just to say it. He's using his wings to pick up any additional speed needed as he aims to slam into the Gotsumon and knock him off the Bullmon!

The chase across the heart of Krago City continued, and while things didn’t seem to be going too smoothly, it was definitely a good thing both Ascalon and Algernon were (quite literally) hooked to their preys. The Bullmon and the Gottsumon atop were now going through the core of the market, digimons jumping to a side to throw themselves out of the way of the rampaging beasts, while the clerks of each store stared in amazement.

Meanwhile, back at the Inn, Lunamon was under the spotlight!

“Uhh…” The so-called victim seemed to feel a bit overwhelmed about the situation. “… I-it’s a brown leather bag.” She explained. “I am certain it was him! I can feel where the object inside the bag is, and I know he has it!” The digimon closed her eyes to remark intensively. Well, she did sound pretty sure about it!

Suddenly, a loud bang startled the digimon. It was a repeated series of quick bangs coming from the roof. They sounded exactly like someone heavy was running through the roof. “They’re here!” One of the customers noted, with a visible smile on his face. “Don’t worry.” Another random customer addressed the Lunamon. “They will catch those guys in no time!”

“T-They…?” She muttered. Immediately, the little moon rabbit ran out of the inn, following the same path the Bullmon had gone through. The humans better followed her too!

So, how was the actual chase going?

Algernon wouldn’t have any luck finding the bag that had been stolen from Lunamon. The Gottsumon was not wearing a single piece of cloth, and it didn’t seem to be hiding among the multiple rocks that composed his body. As soon as the Tsumemon moved off his eyes and into the Bullmon, the rock-digimon was able to turn back, and actually see Ascalon about to launch himself his way. In a swift movement, the rocky thief tried to get out the way of the kick coming from the Stingmon.

In a sense, the Gottsumon managed to barely, just barely, dodge the bug’s kick, by sticking his body to his ride. However, that would make Ascalon’s kick go for the very next target: The back of Bullmon’s head!

While the beast tried to shake off Algernon, he received a mighty strike to the back of his skull, letting out an audible squeal. Once Gotssumon partly reincorporated and looked at the road ahead… it was a bit too late. There was a digimon standing in front of them, right in the middle of the street! He actually seemed to have fallen from the roof of one of the buildings around!

“It’s them!” Some of the passersby seemed to celebrate the showing of this digimon, a Galgomon standing on the way of the Bullmon. It was like they were expecting him. Or rather… them.

Laughing loudly, the giant bunny put his Gatling-arms in front of him. Inevitably, contact happened. Although the Bullmon dragged the Galgomon some several meters backward, the shrieking creature remained sturdy, making the beast’s speed come to a halt, eventually stopping altogether, while everyone just watched amazed. Evidently putting a mighty amount of strength into his next movement, the Galgomon lifted the Bullmon off the ground.

“WaitWaitWaitWait!” The fleeing Gottsumon repeated desperately, kind of knowing what was going to happen. The adult digimon lifting his ride just kept laughing. He seemed to be having a lot of fun!

In a movement that was just too swift for the weight the four-legged creature bestowed, the Galgomon launched the Bullmon and his rider into the air, the Gottsumon finally letting go of the Bull and just flying through the air while everyone watched flabbergasted.

“I can’t believe they’re here!” The voices of some passersby could be heard.
“Who is that...?” Some newcomers asked.
“It's Xiang-Wu, Lieutenant of the Digital Navy!”



The Galgomon kept laughing, just watching his targets fly though the air. His laugh was not too different from the one of a wacky male teenager.

“H-He is… a Lieutenant!?”
"Like… one of the strongest members of the Navy!?” Some asked shocked.

“It gets better. He’s usually accompanied by…”


While the Bullmon crashed against one of the multiple stands that could be found around, destroying it immediately, the Gottsumon in the air was met by a severe kick that just sent him jutted into the ground, lifting a cloud of dirt. Whoever had kicked the thief moved so fast it was almost impossible to see, until she actually landed in front of the rocky creature.

“... his sister, Lieutenant Xiu-Ying!”




“Xiang! You destroyed that poor clerk’s stand! What do you think you’re doing?” Xiu-Ying glanced at her brother, before putting her eyes back into the enemy.

“I-I’m…” Xiang-Wu started elaborating an answer. “… well, destroying that clerk’s stand, I guess.” He answered nonchalantly.

“… Go check if they’re okay, you idiot!” His sister yelled. The Galgomon walked closer towards the mess he had caused.

As soon as he was able to reincorporate, the Gottsumon glared at the Turuiemon. “D-Damn you…” His voice actually made the female Lieutenant pay any attention to the thief again. “There is no stolen item…” She muttered, after quickly examining him from the distance. With a leap forward, the rock-digimon tried to punch her. “Take this!”

“Hey, Xiu! There is another digimon here.” Xiang-Wu noted, staring at Algernon, who was probably not too far from the Bullmon lying unconscious over the debris of the stand he had fallen on. After all, he was sticking to the four-legged ride when Xiang-Wu arrived.

By then, Lunamon (and probably Katherine and Adam if they had followed) had arrived.

“T-There’s another one!” The Galgomon added, noticing Ascalon was actually somewhere around the mess too.

“In a minute!” She yelled while dodging the desperate attack coming from the Gottsumon. “If you don’t have it on you, it must be…” She muttered, before delivering another powerful kick right into her opponent's stomach. The impact was one of those that made the audience close their eyes, while the strength of the kick made the thief open his mouth in pain, the leather bag Lunamon was looking for coming out of it and falling into the ground. “There it is…” Xiu-Ying muttered again while her enemy fell next to the object he seemed to have swallowed before, completely unconscious.

“Hey! Who are you?” Xiang-Wu asked, tilting his head while he aimed one of his Gatlings at Ascalon and the other one at Algernon.