The Hammer of Justice(Xros Hunt)(OPEN)

The first trip to the Digital world had been a lot more fluid than Makiko had expected to experience. It had been much easier since all it took was following Kima into the digital world, and taking advantage of piggy backing off of her direction. Upon entering she had let out her partner, as she did not want Kima's partners to solely be the source of protecting her, but she also wanted to make sure that Kima's business here was not disrupted by her own presence. Apparently the goal was to find another one of Kima's partners, and that seemed like a good idea to learn how that goes down, as that might help when Maki eventually tries to acquire her own, and as such while walking she was making sure to take notes of things.

"Ah, I had always heard of this place, I think one of my friends had been here once, said something about the food here being delicious." Of course Grimm would focus on that, but Maki did not mind. It was a lot easier to have the Grimmon by her side instead of in the box, this time fully healed up. She did not need him injured, she needed him to be active, and able, so that she could learn more from him on how to be a General... though Kima and her partners have been better at explaining that aspect, and showing it.

Makiko on the other hand was still dealing slightly with her disorientation. "If not for some minor differences.... I would almost mistake this place for our own world." She had stated while scribbling down the notes of what she saw, and taking note of everything. Seemed Fuzz, Takoda, Shillan, Chayton and Blaster were doing enough to keep things going smoothly, that she did not need to interject, and instead remained more passive. Still with the knowledge that a Wendigomon, what ever that is, had a hammer and was facing something called Gazimon, she had been worried about the possibility of needing to fight.

Grimm spoke up being rather full of himself, "No worries Makiko, I will protect you, even with out my friend, I am still a spiked shield to defend with!" He would declare, while doing some sort of shadow boxing. Well at least he seemed confident. This did not help fully assuage Maki's feelings though. Both of them were getting used to trying to be partners though here, as Grimm had not been outside of the Dark Area, and Maki had not been outside of Japan let alone another world. So she kept quiet and waited to follow Kima's direction and her partner's actions.

There was more to take in.

Makiko would catch up quickly after the girl and her entourage. She was not trying to hide her presence, just trying not to get in the way. Still, watching the way that Wendigomon wielded that hammer made her thoughts split between calling it cute and intimidating. The ears seemed like they would flop during the big movements of the hammer, and yet seemingly with the grace and poise of this digimon, the movements were fluid and the body seemed fully in control of it. Was this some sort of dancer or martial artist? Maki could not tell. Still seeing something like this wielding a hammer in such a way made her wonder if weaponry were common wields by digimon? She would have to look into it later, when she was able to ask questions, but as it stood, she was in awe. This was not something she could have prepared herself for seeing, especially seeing the Gazimon, which seemed to be some sort of odd rabbit digimon get flung over the horizon.

Grimm had no such reservations. "That is a wonderful hammer, how do I get myself something like that?" He asks, his question mostly rhetorical. He could not physically wield a hammer, he could feasibly be wielded as a weapon more aptly than wield one. Still, the question was likely loud enough that the group heard, and this made Maki slap her face in both embarassment and to stop herself from tapping the metal that made up Grimm's body. She already had that issue once so far, and realized how tough the digimon's body was. She would not be making that mistake again soon. Still, since that had happened, she realized that they may also get drawn in. So much for observing and learning that way.

She would then look to Kima, wave, while also doing a pantomime of "Forgive me" and "I am sorry for this idiot," Since she was still a little bit back, and did not feel her voice would carry as far as her partner's. Still, this could mean a lot of things, depending on why the fight was going on. She did not know if she had the ability to help, or provide aid yet, but she knew that now that her partner had spoken up, she would have to prepare to do what she could.

Grimm on the other hand had hopped up into the air using his wings to hold him aloft to show exactly how big he was, while getting a better look at the field. Maki jotted down quickly that her partner seemed prone to loud interjections, while getting closer to the back of Kima's group. "I am sorry for trailing you folk, but I have been following since I caught sight of you on the way here, thank you again for giving me information I lacked, and since my partner screwed things up on your own observation, let me lend a hand?" She would offer, as her partner floated above, the Grimmon ready to join the fight. Maki had hoped for a more peaceful interjection though, and so started walking towards the Gazimon and Wendigomon, putting on the pseudo Honor student vibes.

She was not aware that the Gazimon were technically weaker than the Wendigomon, hammer not included. No, all she really understood was that it was one against many. "Why are you ganging up on a single being? And what is preventing a non confrontational resolution?" She would ask more to herself than anyone else, though as she had caught up to Kima's position as she had said this, she and any partner's near her would hear that. Grimm would float above the entire group, ready to get in the way of a strike headed their way.

Having startled Kima, Maki had been happy enough that there was no negative response. "Grimm, hold position, and do not make any loud noises or aggressive actions." she would call up, hoping that her partner would hear her, and not act out. If he did hear her though, he made no motions to show either way. This would just have to be handled properly, and hopefully no one other than maybe a Gazimon or two would get hurt. That had been Maki's hope anyways, as there were prone to be reasoning and behavior that could be handled as things went on, but things would not always follow such hopes and plans, and she was well aware of that.

Just as she was finishing her thoughts on this, that was when Fuzz and the Wendigo, Aiko, started talking. Maki would look towards Kima, and slowly point at her. "If you are looking for Kima, that one is her." She would start, before smiling softly. "I admit to being a General as well, but my only partner so far is the dunderhead up floating above us. My name is Domeki, Makiko, it is nice to meet you." She would greet, doing a proper introduction bow. She hoped that this was alright, to introduce herself in such a fashion.

"Grimm, the Grimmon." Could be heard from the rather dark metallic voice above them. The Grimmon was mostly keeping an eye on the Gazimon, as it was not likely that they would just stay put if they meant harm to anyone here, and as he was informed to protect, he was largely doing just that, preparing to intercede and block for the allies. The antsy feeling of wanting to get to the dark area was there, but Maki was not ready for that yet, she needed to be given a soft introduction to this world, before getting to face the harsh and dark reality of it.

Maki would look over the state of the other partner's of Kima, hoping that they were all alright, and also wondering what Aiko would say about the situation currently. She had started taking notes again, doing caricatures of the digimon they had met so far, and taking down notes that she could figure out to write on them. This should help her gather more understanding of the digital world from here. She hoped that Aiko, being a friend of Fuzz meant that she was a good guy, and not someone who was about to try to take their heads off.

Maki took note during the talk of Fuzz's behavioral history. Sounds like Fuzz was a really good guy, if one who is prone to immediate action with out forethought of discrepancy. The good guy type who rushes in first. That would become rather better in the future, as he learned to temper his haste with a bit of consideration and allowance to acquire the right information, though if that is never acquired, at least the rest of Kima's partners seemed to have the weariness to help balance it out. Kima would have to learn eventually how to manage her partner's strength and weaknesses to better apply them, but then, even with that it would still depend on what she needed. At least that was how Maki saw things, but Maki also knew that she had a lot farther to go on her own journey. Grimm was full proof of that.

This just made her smile. Still the flashbomb of the Gazimon did not help anything. "Do not let them bother you Shillan, I am certain we can find them if we need to." Maki would reply, the spots leaving her eyes. Grimm had been relatively unaffected, it may have been due to the height he was at, or his ability to turn his face towards the sky in response to seeing the movement of the Gazimon, but he was not showing signs of being affected by the flashbang. Or at least that was the assumption that Maki had had until she saw that he was shaking his head in trying to clear his own vision. So much for that option.

Grimm was growling lowly in that metallic manner that he does, as he felt the spots turning colors before dissipating. He did not like being blinded, but more so, had felt offended by the Gazimon's cheap tactics. He wanted to go after them, but with a look from Maki, he instead lowered himself to the ground. Muttering under his breath as he landed, while Makiko started to slowly pet his face. She had been trying to calm him down, understanding that if he was so wound up, he would likely make mistakes himself, and that would not help anyone. "If you wish to face those Gazimon, You have my claws and blade." He would offer, as he finally calmed down, getting a much more allowing smile from Maki. She was the destined one...but it was not easy.

Maki would then turn towards fuzz, an idea in her head. "Kima, Fuzz, I have an idea, but I do not know how functional it is. Fuzz, are you able to detect tremors under the ground?" A look at Maki's eyes would show that her mind was racing over potential ideas. "If we have a way of acquiring such an ability, we might be able to trace their paths, and possibly find hidden tunnels that they might be hiding in." She would add, knowing that Grimm likely lacked an ability to help with that, but could still potentially be used for helping, since he could fly if nothing else, but she wanted to see if they had a way to track them with out anyone else in the group needing to be seen.

To Makiko, it seemed obvious that such a group would hide their scent some how. It was the basis for why villains in most of the novels she read had been hard to find. That was why she asked about tracking via the vibration sense of subterranean creatures. "That is exactly what we want to use it for, to hunt them Fuzz, They might not have thought to cover themselves from an underground tracker, as opposed to other hiding methods." she would offer to the other Xros team. She would not admit that the idea was only because of novels she had read, she did not want to come off as that much of a bookworm, more than she was so far with her diary keeping.

She would then carefully climb onto Grimm's back. "We will look from the sky, if it is alright with your group, and see if we can get a fix on which direction they went, plus if they see us from the sky, they may try to hide down below, which would make it even more advantageous for us to use the underground feelings to find them." she would smile and before being able to be asked more, Grimm would fly up into the sky, with Makiko holding on tightly to the metallic body of the Grimmon.

Grimm on the other hand was a bit more concerned with this plan not working. "How do you know this will work?" he asked non nonchalantly knowing at this height that unless he was truly belting it, nothing should hear him, only for Maki to hum. This was a risky plan, as there was no guarantee, but she had hope that they would see her, and hide a bit closer to ground, making it easier to find. A Band of hoodlums like that would not be helpful to the area, and ultimately Maki wanted her first outing here to be helpful. She needed to establish herself as a person that is not bringing harm, even if her partner looked as scary as he does.

She also wanted to be able to have fun and adventure here, and not have to worry about those with negative intent, so she figured this was a chance to test her abilities, and see if she would be able to help Kima and Aiko with this problem, as well as the rest of Kima's group. If she was able to find herself being useful, then she could move on to some more solo activities, or reaching out to others who might provide her with more information, but for now, looking off the side of her partner was an amazing sight, as the sight of the digital world spread around her. She would have to seek more explorations like this in the future, too bad Grimm really only had spots for one person to ride, and even then it was a reluctant allowance, as he was rather bony. She would have to see if this Xros Evolution thing would allow for a better comfort allowance for riding.

Makiko and Grimm continued to fly around searching for signs, but as neither of them were properly aware of the area, it was hard for them to see if anything might be out of place enough to have been set up for a base, and the places that looked like they could naturally appeal were quite many for this kind of terrain. The knowledge that they lacked this did not stop them from trying to at least figure out the direction that the enemies had gone. Even from up here though, she could see down to where Kima's group was, and noticed that they too had seemingly gotten to work. With the sign that work was beginning down below, Maki would bid Grimm to start circling around in the sky, to give them a wider angle to look from, going from a smaller circle to a larger one with the intent of keeping the place with the group to the center. Grimm was not by any means a fast flyer though, so it would take him a bit to complete larger and larger circles, but it would give them at least an idea of how far those Gazimon had gone.

Grimm was starting to push himself though on this. He wanted to move faster, or at least be able to sense things, but he knew his powers limited this. Neither of them knew or understood what Digi Xros really was, or had seen it in action so far, nor had they been able to attempt it themselves. This meant that so far their digital limits were based upon Grimm's own, and no one else. Eventually they would rescue Grimm's friends, but for now that was not likely functional, as Grimm and Maki had only really started their partnership, and still could not reliably lean on each other. Even their current coordination was more because Grimm was letting Maki guide him, and not truly based upon trust or contentment. Maki's own stance was only because of a front she was putting on, that she would usually put on in front of teachers, or in situations where others needed her to lead or be on her best behavior. She was not a leader, she was more akin to a motherly or older sisterly figure. She was usually not the heroine, but instead a side character in someone else's tale, and this would likely remain.

She would spot Chayton in the sky with them, and nodded to herself. "That is a smart choice, allows for more eyes up here to help coordinate, and if I am not mistaken ,you are a quicker flyer than we are!" She would call out. She hoped Chayton did not mind the call. Still, would Gazimon be more apt to dig in the rocks, or in the plants? Would they hide at the base of a tree? Or would they make an artificial cave? She knew not. These were questions that would only be answered when they were found. Still knowing that they had someone who could sense tremors among them, it was likely that Fuzz could locate them easier, as foot fall, and digging both would allow for it, and anyone hiding under ground would likely provide just as much.

So Maki and Grimm were hoping that the ground group had more luck.

Realizing that neither were quick flyers meant that this was going to be a bit slower... at least until the Hawkmon explained his other ability. That really would make this a lot easier. "Then we should go check on that one if the ground crew do not. Could be the foundation of a wonderful clue." the Purple haired girl would state, while holding on tightly to the Grimmon she rode on. The realization that they would be able to find the Gazimon was useful with this, just depends on how long things would take to work out.

Maki would watch as Chayton flew back to the others, and would begin circling above the unconscious Gazimon, like a Vulture, or maybe a Velgrmon. It was not exactly their find, but it was still something they could do to signal if the group had issues finding it. "Gen- I mean, Makiko, you do know that this might not even be in the right direction...right?" only for Maki to see the others walking towards the unconscious Gazimon.

Makiko and Grimm seeing that the Gazimon was picked up, went back to looking for potential signs of the others. It was a little sad that none of them went to go find their friend, but this may be fortuitous for them. If they had, then the group would not have likely found him, but then there is a chance that the group would have found the rest of the Gazimon. Still, looking at the direction again that the Gazimon had been in, Makiko started to consider the terrain in that direction, but something had started to bother her.

Bidding Grimm to land, Maki would look over the group if they were still near there, asking "What all is in that direction?" pointing in the direction that would have been behind the Gazimon, as she started to look over the ground where they had stood. She needed to rest from riding on the back of the Grimmon anyways, and Grimm seemed to be happy to have her off his back for the moment. She checked the ground for one thing that she doubt Fuzz would have missed, but wanted to see anyways. If there were no footprints left over, could they have been able to escape into some sort of trap door? Unlikely as that may seem, there seemed like an odd conjunction of items for this world, so maybe anything was possible?