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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 28, 2022 22:47:35 GMT
"Yeah but most of them mean no harm and tend to be at most curious of humans." Kima said not really knowing how to explain it better.
"I can see why this would put the ole head in a tumble as most human don't know digimon exist never mind tha Digital World." Blaster said. "I'm not a human myself but I use tha human name Tamaki as ma real name isn't exactly a human name. Ma real name is Blaster." Then he indicated to each digimon in turn as he said "And tha one that looks like a tall handsome Native American man is Takoda, tha muscle man is Shillan, tha handsome one with red hair and gold eyes is Chaytan, and last but not least tha little furry guy with tha big claws is Fuzz."
Fuzz chittered as he observed Makiko before the small and cute digimon said "Fuzz like Makiko's eyes. Theys really pretty." Sure it was cute what he said but how would she react to the Prairiemon who only came up to Kima's knees?
When Makiko asked if Kima and her could swap contacts Kima nodded before she said "Sure. No problem. Are you going to be alright? I mean you look freaked out. I understand though seeing as you just learned of monsters from another world and.. Oh gosh now I am rambling."
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 29, 2022 19:20:22 GMT
Unintentionally or maybe in a state of minor focus, Makiko would respond to the Prairiemon with a simple reach out, as it was cute and fuzzy, and stop short only because of the huge claws. "I ain't seen a rabbit like critter quite like this, cute, but I hope it ain't wantin to hit me with them claws." She would murmur before shaping up her face, and getting down on her haunches to be closer to the height of the Prairiemon. "It is nice to meet you Fuzz, I appreciate the compliment." she would gently smile.
After that she would look to most of the rest of the group. Taking it in entirely. "I am glad I was not alone for this moment, even if I still do not understand the full recourse of it. Having someone with knowledge available for questions and helping through it seems wise, so I will be relying on your knowledge, Kima." she will say with a grateful bow. This one was full of poise and grace mostly found in honor students. She would not keep it for long though, as she did not want to make the younger girl feel awkward.
She would then smile brightly for a moment, before letting her face return to its more natural resting face. She thought about the being in her Xros loader for a moment, realizing how intense and possibly scary it might look, and that she would have to face it when it was better, and let it know that she failed to save its friends so far. She realized she would have to seek out a way into the digital world proper, and stage a rescue, and did not know if she was good enough for such a task, but was slowly coming around to the idea.
"With how diverse your group looks, y'all seem like an amusing group in any district." She would giggle a little at that. "So, what shall we do next? I do not think I am ready to seek this other world you mentioned, and even if I did... I have a feeling I need to let the one in my device heal, maybe officially meet them." She stated, starting to think of if she should invite the group to her home, but it was a small home so it might be hard to keep from having to explain stuff to her parents when they got back from their date.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 29, 2022 22:29:44 GMT
"I don't think rabbit is quite the accurate description of Fuzz. More like a prairie dog though he does look like a bit of both." Kima said as she took a look at Fuzz trying to understand the older girl's observation.
Fuzz smiled before he said "Do nots worry, Makiko. Fuzz would never hurts peoples with his claws. The claws of my tribe is mostly used for digging tunnels so we knows hows to be super careful with them."
"I may not know a lot about digimon but I guess I can help somewhat." Kima said not knowing what else to say.
Shillan chuckled at Makiko's words regarding group diversity before he said "That is an understatement seeing as in our true forms we look even more diverse. Remember most of us are digimon in disguise."
"I would think at least wait until your new potential friend is healed and meeting them might help. Who knows they might be a very nice digimon." Kima said before she continued "Though I suppose I was lucky to get a nice group of partners even if Shillan can come off as a gruff big brother type and Chaytan can come off as borderline anti social as well as aloof."
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 29, 2022 22:58:27 GMT
Makiko nodded to all of what was said. This seemed like a decent group and she hoped maybe to learn much from them later. Tonight though, she was doing her best to maintain some understanding and to regain her composure so that she was no longer acting only in the way that she reacts when under a lot of strain. This was going to be a bit of a struggle until a good nights sleep at least, but she wanted to try her best.
She looked back at Fuzz, before gently reaching forth to scratch him around his ears. He looked soft, and she wanted to find out, though rather weary of the large claws. She wanted to keep it rather quick and simple so that she would not be annoying, so only did a quick scratching of the area behind the ear, before standing back up and backing up, not close enough to fall into the river, but enough to give space again.
She would finally speak. "I think I would like to go away from the river for a bit, either head home and rest, or at the very least seek some place to rest and process, would you have a good suggestion or an idea that would help, any of you?" She would ask sincerely, managing to return to Tokyo cant. She had finally started to calm down, but it was still a lot to deal with.
Quietly, she would just put her Xros loader back into her backpack. She would have to deal with it at home, obviously, but for now it did not need to be in the open or in a pocket where it might fall out. She had a tired feeling to the side of her eyes, more so than the naturally sleepy feeling she usually had. She hoped if this was to be followed by more things like this in her life, that she could get used to it. She needed to get away from this river for tonight though as it had been exhausting now that she thought about it. How many revelations had been granted to her in response to just coming here? All for the sake of her following some voice? Still... maybe she could sleep better now, it was in motion so maybe the dreams will stop and she can actually focus on things a bit better, and spread herself out from the manners of school and home.
She would stretch a little bit, before adding to her earlier question, "I could always use a drink, or maybe to fix some food if that would suit you, though I do not think I have the food at home to fix a large meal." she would say almost as if thinking more.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 30, 2022 2:57:41 GMT
When Makiko scratched behind Fuzz's ear the small digimon began making a small chittering sound which Kima thought was as cute as most of the chittering sounds he made. She had learned it was his tribes manner of speaking so it made her wonder if Fuzz was speaking in his native language or if those were just random sounds.
"Maybe we can get some food at either a food stand or take away restaurant and eat in a park so Fuzz doesn't have to wait till our group goes home to eat." Takoda suggested while Kima held out her Xros Loader recalling Fuzz back into it since the little guy didn't have a holosuit.
"Perhaps while lookin' for food you can do some shoppin' for your home too." Blaster said as he stretched the earlier tense situation left him feeling a bit on the stiff side. Now feeling more fluid the music and dance loving disguised digimon smiled waiting for Makiko to tell them what she wanted.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 30, 2022 3:17:16 GMT
The suggestion made her look over how much money she had at the moment. She had enough from her weekly allowance to take care of things, but did not want to over spend. Still, if she went shopping in the right area she could likely get some good deals on vegetables and soba noodles tonight, which would be able to last her family for a few days. That made her start nodding. She also could understand them wanting to eat in the park, and she would only imagine that by doing so it would make things easier for them, so she would likely have to make a couple of requests.
"I would appreciate it enough, I could go and do some quick shopping, if your group can get some food for the group, and we could then meet up at the park. If you would like I could purchase some bottles of water to drink from while we are there." she offered, she did not want to eat for free here, and yet she knew she did not have the money to be able to grab groceries, not that she had planned originally to do that today, as Wednesday would be better for that, but she could afford something less expensive over all if food was taken care of by them, and then been able to bring home some stuff for making dinner for the next few days for her family.That seemed like the better option for her, but she did not know if they would agree with it. She knew it was a lot of mouths to feed either way.
She would close the wallet she had in her bag, taking a look at the Xros Loader for a moment and had to assume that if the creature woke up, she would have to feed it as well. This made her hope that it would be alright to feed it human food at that time, and then realized if she did succeed, she would have to feed its friends as well.
Muttering beneath her breath she had to say during her reverie "...I think I might need a part time job if I have to feed them." this was not meant to be rude, but an observation as she was a rather responsible type. Still, she closed her bag again and waited to know if they were alright with that consideration, and if so, she would start making her way to the market, if not, then she would have to respond before leaving for what ever was decided. She was worried that Kima might not be able to handle it, and she felt a little restrained, as she knew that Kima was younger than her, but hoped that some how Kima had the ability to handle things, or someone in her retinue. Did Digimon have the ability to hold Jobs?
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 30, 2022 3:42:19 GMT
"Don't worry. Blaster and Fuzz do freelance repair work and accept the jobs online and the money is shared between everyone in the group so I have enough money to get food for my group here." Kima said so Makiko wouldn't worry too much about money.
"Well I started workin' so there would be more money in tha house and take all tha weight off of Kima's parents and since Fuzz has a knack for repairing things as well, he's probably better than me ta be honest, we began workin' together." Blaster said.
"We also use some of the money toose help pay the bills around the house." Fuzz then said.
"Either way meeting at the park sounds like a good idea when we're all done." Kima said catching what Makiko said but it seems like her partners weren't offended either. Like humans some digimon were bottomless pits while others had small appetites. Maybe some of Makiko's future partners were on the small appetite end of things.
As soon as the group hit the market they split up to search for what they needed more efficiently which made things take less time and soon the group made it to the park. Kima pulled out her Xros Loader before holding it out and said "Prairiemon. Realize." Fuzz appeared seeing bags in each of the groups arms and they set the food down in the grass sitting under the shade of a tree to wait for Makiko.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 30, 2022 3:56:48 GMT
Upon the answers, Maki would make her way to the market with the intent of getting some good deals. She usually chose Wednesday due to the specific people who would be working there, as it was easier to haggle prices with them or get fresher vegetables, fish, and other things. That would not be functional today most likely, but she hoped she could find some of the necessary items for her house, while stopping at a corner store to pick up drinks, She counted up how many were in Kima's group, while also counting herself and her...partner. She needed to make sure that he/she/they/it had some water in case of need. She would have to probably talk with the partner and find out what she could. Did digimon naturally have names? Or would she be in charge of naming her partners? Oh! There were plenty of novels she could take names from.
While going from shop to shop looking in from the streets at what were available in the afternoon turning evening, she grabbed some basic necessities. Some vegetables that would have to be used in the next two days, Some dashi that was freshly bottled and on sale! Some Soba noodles, that will make for some good meals the next couple of days, maybe a soba stir fry was in order? That could make some good with some of the vegetables, and maybe some of the meat at home. She was not one who was good at staying focused on one place at a time, but forced herself to do so for efficiency.
At the end, she would find the corner store, it was one of the few stores that were internal, and basically a minute mart type. She would enter and quickly make her way to the drink section, grabbing enough bottles of water for everyone. It was going to be a heavy bag, but so was the other side. She would have to make due with it. Reaching the cashier, she had just enough for the water bottles and was grab she had not said she was bringing tea, soda or anything else. Leaving, she knew her arms might hurt later. Maybe if she was lucky she might get a partner who could hide as a human, and be able to carry things for her.... that might be useful.
On the way back to the Park, taking a bit of time due to the extra weight, she thought about the knowledge that they can indeed do jobs, that would make things easier for feeding a group. She would have to see if it was possible. Soon the park came into view and she would walk almost right up to the group before gently putting the back of water down, as well as her bag from school, and the bag with the stuff for home. "Sorry for taking so long, turns out this was a lot heavier a load than I expected." she would apologize as she started breaking out the water bottles to pass around.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 30, 2022 4:18:40 GMT
As Kima and her army were handling passing food around the sound of footsteps caught the attention of all of Kima's partners causing them to look seeing Makiko carrying heavy bags and Fuzz got up walking up to her and asked "Makiko, can Fuzz help carry that bag? It looks heavy. Don't youse worry though cause Fuzz may be small but Fuzz is a strong digimon. Not as strong as Takoda, Shillan, or Blaster but still strong." His eyes were bright and he had a warm smile on his face.
While Makiko began passing the water around Takoda began offering here things like sandwiches, fruit, and chips. "Here I know it's not much to start but we bought a bit of extra food. You can even offer it to your partner if they feel up to eating."
"Speaking of whom. I wonder if the digimon in the Xros Loader is feeling any better." Kima said before she continued "Though since that digimon is in rough shape I would be surprised if they were conscious yet." Since Kima didn't know what the digimon's gender preference was if any the pronoun they seemed to be good as any.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 30, 2022 19:42:39 GMT
Maki would take advantage of the offer from the Prairiemon and offer one of the lighter bags, which happened to be the one with vegetables in it. The one with water was empty, and she wanted to keep her bag with the books in it on her person, if only because this bag was never leaving her side. Too many important items were involved in its clutches, and she would rather not risk anything happening. It was almost as important to her, as a protagonists need for goggles... not that she knew what that situation was. Still, she wanted to not be rude either, so accepting the offer was easy enough.
Still, as she would accept the food and go to sit down, that was when her Xros Loader started to vibrate again, and this time, it came with a voice from with in it for certain. "AH! Let me out of here! General, we need to speak now!" the demands were loud and the exact tone seemed to be a mix of pleading and compulsory with a hint of metallic. Maki in response almost with out thinking pulled out the Device, to see, while injured, that the digimon was awake.
She recalled what Kima had done, so when she thought she had space. Realizing just before she did finished what she was doing that she did not know how big this digimon was, well, it was too late to think about it. "Digimon, REALIZE!" hoping that it did not recquire the name or the species, she just watched as the skeletal mechanical serpent came out of the device, coiled up. The skull like mask of a face had scarlet glowing eyes, a slight light color to the metal that covered the body from the tip of the nose, to the tail. The Left arm ended in a giant scythe, while the right had grasping claws and what looked like some sort of marble in the palm. This was her partner. He... at least that is what the voice suggested to her it was, looked about as scary as she thought it was. Height wise, it matched the tallest member of the group, but that was with its tail coiled up, and scarlet wings folded down like a cape. Length would likely be what it would be called as like a snake, it seemed to move on its tail when not floating/flying. Still, it had arched its back to be able to look her in the eyes, and she was slightly taller than average. She could see the battle damage and wear that still remained on the digimon though, so reached out to touch his face, well, nose? It was hard to say with the way the being looked.
She would while doing so, study him, introducing herself. "My name is Domeki, Makiko, I do not know your name yet, but you keep calling me general, and you stated we need to speak, but first, these people around us have offered food, and I have provided water, please eat and drink if you are not going to continue to rest." she would state, more concerned for the state of the creature, and less about what was needed to be said just now. They would have time to talk. "I do not know if you know what my partner here is, Kima, or any of your partners, but this is my partner none the less, the one who has called me for the last several months, and even today." She would offer, still looking into those scarlet spheres that would make up his eyes.
"Grimmon, that is what I am, and that is what I am called." the digimon would speak. Both as a greeting and also confirmation. "I need you to come to the digi-" he would begin, but Maki would hold her finger up. She was trying not to be frightened of him, and instead accepting, but she would not take the talk till he was recovered. If Kima or the rest had noticed, what she had done was actually put up a finger, while putting the Sandwich to his mouth.
"Do not make me repeat myself. Heal first, then talk, rest is important." She did not want to talk about it till she processed either, but that would take longer. "For now calling you Grimmon seems... off, is it alright if I call you Grimm? It sounds like a novel protagonist name, and I would love for you to accept it, but I understand if it is not to your liking." she would add. Admittedly it was because of her love of Gothic Novels, that made her think to name him of such. Ahh, the Gothic Renaissance of the Victorian Era. So much romantic literature of mystery and intrigue written during such and about such a period. Maybe she would find someone to name Vincent... that would be fun, but there was more important things.
She would look to Kima and the other's for help, while stiffling a joke about how Kima was almost like a Harem protagonist with her party of digimon, but would rather not cause friction with the one human here other than herself, and only other Xros General she knew so far. She might save that joke for later. For now, she just heard her new partner scarfing down the sandwich she had held out for him. She realized that he probably did not eat with his hands... kind of hard to with the hands he had.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 30, 2022 23:21:38 GMT
Fuzz smiled taking the bag carefully with his claws and walked over to where the others were sitting before setting the bag down. Meanwhile since the park was fairly out of the way Kima's partners deactivated their holosuits. Takoda became his true form resembling an actual Puma with striking red fur, thin black stripes on his front legs, a patch of black on his tail, and striking green eyes. Shillan took on his non vampiric Sangloupmon form that had fangs but they were tucked out of sight. The blades on his boots were eyecatching to those not familiar with digimon. Chaytan had become a small bird digimon called Hawkmon and was likely only a bit smaller than Fuzz. Blaster once again had taken on his metallic beetle like form of Ballistamon.
Then when Makiko sat down her Xros Loader had begun to vibrate and a voice called out from within saying that they needed to speak. Apparently her partner was feeling at least a little bit better. Then Makiko, who had obviously seen Kima let Fuzz out, let the unknown digimon out of her own Xros Loader. Kima's eyes widened in shock at the imposing looking digimon before her. He was large. Larger than even Takoda, Shillan, or Blaster which were fairly large digimon from her perspective. He was still clearly hurt though but it was good to know he was feeling better.
When Makiko introduced herself she mentioned that she didn't know what her partner was or what Kima's partners were but that made complete sense. Kima looked shocked before she said "Wait. This guy has been contacting you for months? That never happened with me when I met Takoda or any of the others."
"Well my species is called Pumamon, Shillan's species is called Sangloupmon, Blaster's species is called Ballistamon, Chaytan's species is called Hawkmon, and Fuzz's species is called Prairiemon." Takoda said after Makiko's partner said he was called Grimmon but then seemed to take on an insistent tone likely trying to convince Makiko to go to the Digital World with him.
However Kima nor anyone in her army had to say anything as it was clear Makiko had things under control insisting Grimmon heal first before asking if it was alright to call her partner Grimm. "I think Grimm has a certain charm to it. It looks like a name that would fit." Kima said.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 31, 2022 0:06:46 GMT
Makiko was appreciative to learn what they were, as well as the agreement that Grimm was a good name. "I am happy to hear acceptance on this subject." She would state, as she would once again shush her partner. "From now on, I am going to call you Grimm, and as my partner your first priority is to recover before we talk about this other world of yours, I may be your General, but I am not skilled enough to be able to help with out your strength being at full." She would add. The Grimmon just looked weary and nodded, before taking a drink of water from a bottle that was offered to him by Maki, again not bothering to use his own hands as they would likely just get in the way.
She would then turn to the others, and take note of their different appearances. Seemed that most of Kima's partners were mammalian other than Blaster and Chaytan. She wondered how different these creatures, digimon as they are called, were, and how different they could be. She recalled that the two friends of Grimm's also looked really different, even if they were hidden by shadow. She also remembered the giant face that had appeared to block her ability to save the other two, and closed the portal... was that another digimon? Would she have to face that guy as well? Not that she knew why she was important.
Finally to answer Kima's question after a time of deliberation, "In dreams, but I suspect in other ways, it has been quite disconcerting." She would look at the Grimmon, who would look up with a sense of directive. "We have needed your help for quite some time Gen- er Makiko. With out your help our future is in peril." he adds. Though to those more apt, there is likely a feeling that he is hiding something, but that was not Makiko.
Instead Makiko would once again shush him. She would then look back at Kima and her partners for help in understanding how to handle this stuff, lacking the words for the moment to help convey it. This was going to be a long evening either way, but at least she had eaten a little bit, and had some water to drink herself. This was quite a bit much to take in still. Would she be able to keep this guy quiet from her parents? Would she even be able to return to this world after going to the digital world? Wait... Kima has been there, so most likely she could. Either way, she would have to think on these questions.
She would let out a steadying breath after he had finished the sandwich she recently offered him. She wanted to rest before having to hear what he had to say, especially since she had no way to know how to help with the first thing he requested before passing out. How was she going to save his friends? Especially from something that big.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 31, 2022 3:36:23 GMT
Kima was amazed that not only was Makiko so confident but was able to handle a large and intimidating looking digimon like Grimm. Sure Kima was a xros general too but lacked the confidence she saw with most humans that came to the Digital World. Not only that but she was unsure of how to lead under most circumstances. Good thing her partners made up for her flaws being fairly independent by nature but still loyal to her. She still had no idea why a person like herself would be the one chosen to lead an army in a quest to find multiple digimon with mystic animal powers. Sure she had most of the mystic animal powers but that was most likely due partially to dumb luck.
Kima then watched as Makiko looked at her partners likely taking in their different appearances but seemed to be in deep thought while doing so. Made sense given what had happened so far but Kima still asked "Makiko, are you okay? You seem lost in thought."
In response to Makiko's answer Takoda said "A friend and former caretaker of mine called Jijimon has the ability to have visions so maybe it is easy to assume that some digimon have the ability to communicate with humans in their dreams. Maybe either Grimm or one of his friends has such an ability. Though I can understand how that can come off as disconcerting."
Kima and her partners looked at Grimm when he spoke and though Kima's partners were getting a vibe that Grimm was hiding something but Chaytan only said "What do you mean by without her help our future is in peril?"
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 31, 2022 3:58:56 GMT
Maki was curious as well, so finally let her partner share what ever he was trying to share. It was not like she would not need to hear it later if it was not spoken now. Still, she would answer Kima's concern first. "It is a lot to take in...I am still trying to process, but I feel as if this is part of my fate, almost like a gothic horror novel protagonist, at least I am not being invited in by a vampire... I think." she would state to her, a smile taking her lips, though not the most assured one. This was going to be a long night at this point, and it was not even time to head home yet.
Grimm would cross his arms, the breaks in his chrome showing from the damage taken, but he seemed to be composing himself. He also was formulating what he wanted or needed to say in a way that would not reveal all at once. He had a slight smile to his face at being referred to as Grimm so far though, he wished he had thought of that name. "My friends and I, we came across something in the dark area that we reside, and with out Makiko's power, we can no longer evolve, we also have felt our powers waning. It would be fine if not for this Callismon who started hunting us, I had to reach out more often since that started." he would say with a hint of malcontent. "Still, something is stirring in the digital world, and it may need multiple Generals, or maybe just some good heroes, but we do not want to be left behind in this! My friends are my family, and we refuse to die quietly while someone messes with our home!" His wings flare up, his eyes glow brighter and his voice raises as he declares this, while pointing his scythe at Makiko. "This is why we need you! Why we need our chosen and destined general! So that we can survive, and protect our world from what ever might be ailing it!"
Maki did not look amused. She would take a breath, and count mentally to five, before opening her rather purple colored eyes, and just look at him, feeling almost like a headache was starting. "What do you expect me to do with all that information? I do not even know where the dark area is, yet alone how to get to your world or save it" she would start, before measuring her words. "How much time do we have to save your friends? Why do you think your friends and you lost your abilities, and what is evolution?" her words would come out quietly, as she asked them. These were serious questions. She did not mind if someone else answered, but that story he stated, even if true felt too fantastical.
She would then sit down again, feeling like she really needed to mull this over, and grabbed one of the remaining sandwiches to chew on. Today was feeling like it had been too much, and only maybe a couple of hours had passed. Is this how it all will be like from now? Quickly running into one thing or another. Finally she muttered under her breath, in a low tone, "I ain't feelin well now, this became a ton more to take in."
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 31, 2022 4:35:24 GMT
Kima and her partners quietly listened to Grimm as he explained everything. It was more serious than any of them thought. Apparently Grimm and his friends lived in the Dark Area and there was this digimon called Callismon who was hunting them and without Makiko they couldn't digivolve which made sense seeing as Makiko was a xros general and the only option most xros generals partners had was evolution through the process of the digi xros.
Kima was looking uneasy first she had to eventually face a sealed away evil with mystical animal powers and other digimon then this Callismon came along. Just how many potentially world ending threats were there? "I can explain more about the Dark Area if you want, Makiko. That or Grimm can since he is native there. As for evolution or digivolution that I can explain. Digivolution is a natural process all digimon under go at least for the early stages of their lives but with xros generals, most partners don't digivolve past a certain level after they meet their partner without the process known as the Digi Xros. The Digi Xros is a form of digivolution were anywhere from two or more digimon merge together to form a stronger form."
"Believe me. I know how that feels seeing as I went through a lot when I first met Takoda. Apparently him and I were destined to meet too even if someone with virtually no self confidence like myself was the one who became a xros general. I'm glad everyone has been so helpful and supportive or I don't think I would have been able to handle the whole xros general situation." Kima said.
"Stop talking like that, Kima. You're stronger than you think you are. You just need to learn to believe in yourself just as much as you believe in us." Shillan piped up which caught Kima by surprise.
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