[Hunt/Levi] An Adventurer's Super Spelunking Scuba Special!

Following on from her battle against the Gesomon and her meeting with what she could call, the lovable but monstrous creature of the deep. Levi found herself once more in the ocean depths. Deep enough that she had passed the line of no return but not deep enough to find the city that way at the most deep point of the Sunken Elysium. A harmony for all sea-breather Digimon. Or so she had thought.

Due to their lack of belonging, some of the sea-dwellers had been forced out. Instead finding home in a secure and nestled away coral reef between the point of no return and the ‘harmony’, itself. It had been protected by a great Digimon who passed due to advanced age and as a result of too many battles.

Shaking her head as if to clear her mind, Levi pushed on, using her strong fins to propel herself deeper into the water. For any air-breathing or even some sea-dwelling Digimon. The increased pressure can prove as a difficult challenge.

Using the current, Levi propelled herself left. Her tail steering her like the rudder of a boat. The metal chain falling loosely and gently moving from side to side, pushed by the waves. This led her to two tall flattened rocks, standing horizontally, almost like gates. Although a tight squeeze, she found her way through onto the dense but bright reef beyond.

A bright palette of reef, every color imaginable. Some long and thin, like tentacles, gently rocking backwards and forwards. Others flat and cell-like and embedded in stone.

“Back! You are!”

The voice came out of nowhere, but before Levi could make a move to defend against an attack. Something crashed into her. One, two, three crashes. The weight so great that she began to sink down into the depths.

“We’f thought you’d been eaten by one of those monster or carried away by the...the...the tentacled one.”

Levi pushed them away with her fins. But, found herself smiling.

“Levi would take more than thats to be beatened.”

Now at a distance, she caught the sight of some of the reefs occupants. Crabmon, Syakomon and Sangomon. Each of them wore a look of concern and worry on their faces. Syakomon’s shell shot open to talk and then closed once again as if scared of another attack. Crabmon couldn’t help but click his claws closed on each word.

“Levi told you’ze. We’ze safe if we lay low here.”

Shivering slightly at the thought of attack by a larger predator. Even though, each of Levi’s companions were quite used to the icy chill from the sheer depth of the water. They couldn’t help but show fear at the idea, especially after the loss of Marine.

“B-b-b-but. What if something does...” Crabmon muttered, the claws clicking with each spoken word.

Levi shook her head and looked away, out towards the opening in the stone, which led into the deeper depths of the ocean.

“I dont’s fink, we has much to fears now. You do’ze remember what is out the side.”

Of course, she was thinking of the giant, monster-like but oddly lovable creature who has helped her in her battle with the Gesomon. With utmost ease had Nokk taken out the Gesomon. In a way, almost like it was playing, rather than battling a sworn opponent.

“Back! What if it come?!” The little pink digimon muttered, shaking visibly against the bright coral backdrop.

Somehow, after such a fierce walloping. Levi highly doubted it. Instead she smiled and as she turned her head back towards her three frightened friends. She caught sight of it.

It stared directly at Levi and friends. Levi stared back, her large yellow eyes opened wide with sudden confusion. It was quite unlike any digifish, she had ever encountered. The little shark tilted her head ever so slightly and the peculiar fish stared back.

Before Levi could speak, the fish turned tail and swam away. Back the way, it had come, through the opening between the stone slates and out of sight. Once again, her three friends cowered, even from this tiny but rather fish creature.

“What do we do?!” Crabmon cried, clicking its claws worse than ever.
“Report to Gesomon, it might?!” Sangomon said, flapping it’s tentacle-like arms into the air.
“Everyone swim for your lives!!” Syakomon muttered, even though it couldn’t move easily due to its heavy shell.

As Levi looked on the mobile digimon began to swim away, oddly carrying the shell between them.
Levi sighed and said in a loud, carrying voice.

“Go an’ hides. Levi find out what was.”

As her three friends retreated into the coral’s depths. Pushing her tail against the stone wall, Levi shot forward. Swimming at full speed after the little fish. She soon passed through the boundaries of their little hideaway and into the wide and seemingly deserted sea.

For a moment, Levi stared around. But all she could make out was the shadows of stones, floating seaweed and the sound of her own chain rattling behind her as she swam.

“If anyone thar! Come out! Little feesh, friend?!”

Levi continued to turn her head from left to right, but was unable to catch sight of anyone or any fish.

Darkness swelled from all sides. An empty, dark stretch of clear ocean at least as far as she could see. Her eyes widened as she tried to catch sight of any thing that may be lurking out of sight. Her little feet softly paddling, up and down as she tread water.

Then, out of nowhere a digimon appeared. Levi didn’t even have chance to ready her trident or even raise it. She opened he mouth in surprise and almost spat out the handle.

She was thinking it was some devilish sea monster trying to sneak attack her. Maybe the return of the Gesomon whom she fought alongside Nokk or something similar. But she was wrong as the Digimon who swam before her was small and seal-like. The first thing that caught her eye was the mohawk of orange hair dancing in the ocean water. The white body standing out from the blackened sea and the large but quite kind looking eyes.

The unknown digimon swam circles around the little shark, who had by now readied her trident. Although, this seemed quite unneeded, as if Gomamon was wishing to attack her. It could have done so, many times over by now.

Nevertheless, Levi blinked rapidly. As she tried to take in the many words uttered by this newcomer in such a short space of time. The only part of his babble that Levi caught was his name was Gomamon. The rest had been lost.

Levi tilted her head slightly, once more. As Gomamon pointed up with his paw. Levi blinked even more vigorously. As she took in a most odd sight. The creature that swam down to them was unlike any digimon that Levi had ever seen nor met. Oddly shaped, with a smallish head but long appendages. A mask covering their face.

“Levi confuzed,” Levi admitted.

After a moment of confused silence, Levi opened her mouth and uttered slowly and with an inflection of confusion.

“Mikimon-friend? Never seen Digimon like Mikimon before...”

“Sea are dangerous. Follow, new frens. Okey doke?” She said, quite clearly and quite knowingly that anyone can strike from anywhere in these dangerously deep waters. As proven by the little seal, only moments ago.

“We go to home. Then, safe?” Levi said, swimming away. But slowly so that Gomamon and the mysterious ‘Miki-mon’ could follow in her slipstream. 

Levi couldn’t help but tilt her head ever more so. As confused thoughts swam around in her little shark brain. She had absolutely no idea what this ‘hu-mon’ was, that the little seal digimon continued to say.

After a moment, Levi opened her mouth as if to speak. But soon, closed her mouth again. Now wasn’t the time for talking. There was too high a chance of undersea sneak attacks, like the last time when she had been side-swiped by the tentacled rubber arm of a Gesomon.

Levi swam slowly on, allowing the pair to follow them. Soon enough, they had found their way to the stone wall which rose right up out of the water. The spiking tops protruding the surface, like stalactites.

Rainbows of coral grew from the nooks in the stone, looking far brighter than it should due to the darkened backdrop. Levi pointed one of her flat fins downward and urged herself down. The metal chain drifting behind her as she dropped.

“Entrance, here. Be the careful. Dangerous! Okay doke,” Levi explained, quickly. Nervous of something swooping out from the darkness.

With ease, Levi passed through the jagged plates of dark grey stone. Of course, she had done this, hundreds, perhaps thousands of times. For strangers, it may prove slightly more irksome. Behind the jagged stones lay a hole carved in the blackened rock face.

At this point, Levi turned to face the two who followed in her wake.
“It through here. We almost is there.”

Beyond the hole lay a great and wide gully. A concealed refuge, hidden from view by a wall of stone and coral.

“Levi home!”

Levi swam forward into the center of the gully. A low light that drifted down from above. Through holes cut into the rock ceiling. Lighting up the area with just enough light to see.

Cut in the stone and coral were divots in the wall. These led into deep passages beyond. The vestiges of makeshift houses in between spiked coral, which grew over and around them.

Although in certain places. The once bright coral had turned gray or had eroded away. Deep cracks running right through it. Almost as if something had ripped right through it with a claw.

Levi paused now, they were safer. Her large yellow eyes looking from Gomamon to the ‘hu-mon’ named Miki, or as Levi assumed, ‘Mikimon’. Her head, once again, tilted to the side. As confusion rose up.

“Levi iz a confuse. What iz a 'Miki-mon'?” Levi said, her head still very much tilted to one side.
“A new Digimon friend?”

She wondered out loud, pressing a fin to her chin as she did so.

“Levi curious to why new friends have come to the Sunken Elysium?”

Levi swam forward, at a quickened pace. Still quite aware that anything could appear at any time and for any reason and attack them. Just like Gesomon had done last time.

Although, unsure what this ‘Mikimon’ and why it looked so oddly different to any Digimon that Levi had ever met. She still wanted to protect it.

Levi tilted her head, pensive in thought. “Levi like… it here. Levi ‘fink. Lots of friends? Only some. One gone.” She concluded sadly. But continued to nod as the Gomamon answered their own question.

“Levi never left safety of Sunken Elysium. Nuh safe,” she said simply.

Then, Levi’s head tilted even further as the little seal explained that exploring was fun. She had never done that. Never drew far enough away from her home to do that. Now more than ever, she needed to protect her home from predators.

“Big monster attacks!” She said as if in answer to his question, pointing at the damages to the little town. Parts of the coral that lined the wall had been violently slashed and ripped down. Now floating, sadly in the rising current or otherwise lay on the ground, in the sand and dirt to rot away. The small houses, which had been built from rotten and old driftwood hung from the stone wall. The makeshift houses looked sad and forlorn.

The largest and most damaged house which sat in the middle of the plateau, raised up on a platform, was the clear result of a great battle. A large hole caved through the main wall as well as through the wall. It looked as if a simple breeze might cause it to collapse.

“Marine. Gone.” Levi said, choking up slightly on the words.

“Now Levi protect friends. Protecc town we mades togevur.” Her head fell, as she said the words.

She swam down and landed softly at the foot of the building. Sadly and silently, Levi swam forwards expecting to hear the voices of her friends. But no voices were heard.

“Levi backs! Levi safe! Where iz frens?” She said loudly.

“Levi friends… not here?” A worried expression crossed over the shark’s face.