DJT Round 1: There's always light in the dark...

                                    


Michael Niebieski takes several months without going to the Digital World, engaged in more important things like studies. Although he does not like to study or work, he strives to do his best.

Now it was Friday at night, Michael was wearing a blue pajama with white spots randomly placed; he was putting things in a black bag with some white part. Meanwhile, Larvatumon was hanging from a lamp in the roof because he was bored.

— What are you doing that you are not in the bed? — Larvatumon asked tired.

— I'm getting ready for our little trip to the digital world— Michael answered the question of his partner.

— And our parents know this? — Doubtful, because he didn't saw him talking with his parents about the trip. Larvatumon regarded their parents as if they were too, since they also took care of him when Michael wasn’t in home. At first they had to get used to his son to have as a friend something it was believed as a fictional character.

— I'll tell them tomorrow; anyway we’ll be a few hours there— explained the young blond boy.

— Missing the Digital World, right? —.

                                         
Michael paused a moment, remembering the last thing done in the Digital World. He saw himself in the costume he wore as The Black Tyrant, fighting another strong Digimon to train and get stronger. It was more an accident, Michael just throw a rock to the air and casually it hit a big Digimon. They almost not come out alive, wounding the digimon, but they were in worst state and have to flee.

After that, they don't want to worry more their family or having to go to a hospital. For two months they were resting and Michael was studying for school.

Now he had to close the bag and go to sleep to be ready tomorrow.

With lights already off, he gets under the sheets of his bed and Larvatumon jumps falling on his stomach, making a jump from the hit he gave him. But he was accustomed, and it was what helped him to sleep, knowing that his friend was with him.

 
A light entered the room of Michael, what awoke him, he would like stay longer in the bed, but he had to leave early. He gets up from his bed, made his breakfast and dressed to leave. During that time he realized he didn't heard or seen their parents. —Sure their still sleeping ... — he thought.

He leaves a note and opens a portal on his computer. Larvatumon evolves to Umbramon to be ready, now he's in the right shoulder of his partner, but he turns quickly looking back.

— What happen Umbramon? — Michael looked worried his friend.

— I thought I heard something —.

— With silence here, sure it's the wind or a little flying insect — The blond reassured his friend, and went through the portal.

What if he was right about something Michael was that it was an insect what Umbramon heard, but it was a large one with Digimon features. And he was not alone, they were more, devouring the whole house and what they touched turns into data and disappears.

— Ahhhh...~ It feels good the fresh air of the Digital World— Michael said lying on the grass.

—If you say so ... — Said the digimon without enthusiasm.

Michael noticed the tone of Umbramon, which was lower than normal — Come on, what is it that bothers you —Relying with his elbow on the floor to see how Umbramon was lying face up.

— I'm still thinking about what I heard and smelled before we left ... — Answered the Digimon.

— Smell? What you smelled? — Said his partner without understanding him. He doesn’t remember smell anything, unless it was gas, but they didn't use it to make breakfast.

— I don't know exactly, a mixture of bleach and your breath when you not brush your teeth…—

— Okay... — Micheal said, something offended by the comment of his breath — I mean, do you think there was something in that moment? —

— Yes... Something strange, it makes me cringe — The  Digimon with dark fur stands leaning his elbows and begins to looking around — Hmm…—.

— What’s now Umbramon? — Wondering what else is what worried him.

— No wind, no smells... just silence... —.

Michael heard the words of his friend, now thinking, he was right, there was a great silence. The sky turns red, tentacles burst out of portarls in the ground and large insects with long antennae and wings, some were thin and others fat began start to appear out of nowhere.

— What the hell!? — Michael was scared about the scenary. 

He watched as the tentacles and insects disintegrate everything they touched. Even Umbramon was impressed by the spectacle; everything was normal a while ago and now was the apocalypse.

All thought Michael was back to the real world and try to do something from there.

— Come on Umbramon, we must return to the real world! — Thinking that only was in the Digital World, but he was wrong.

— I think that would not work... — Umbramon said.

Michael wanted to ask why such a pessimistic thought, but as he turned, he saw why.

Umbramon watched an open portal to the real world, a bug of the Digital World, was the same scene, red sky, buildings disintegrated in data, bugs and tentacles everywhere ... There was no way to escape of this hell, both worlds were doomed.

Michael saw perfectly the building where he lived, his apartment was gone, and with it everything that was inside. The young man fall on his knees, panicking, feeling powerless, he could do nothing and that was an end. How this happen? All he could do is think about the things he wanted to do a future and the goals he want reach, was now impossible.
Without saying goodbye to his parents, was the worst thing that could ever happened to him.
Hearing the fire from the portal and some screams, it make imagine Michael parents were suffering or dying somewhere. 
                                      

Michael cried in despair, sadness and melancholy. He don't know what to do, he was scared, a lost child who depended most of their parents to assist him in certain situations, and now they weren't here to help him.

Umbramon doesn’t know too what to do in this situation, he always supported him, but this surpassed him. He saw with sadness as his best friend's soul fell on the floor and cried like a lost child. It was a cruel truth ...
Everything was lost, the chaos every where, the only thing could think Michael was suicide to be together with his parents, but he wans't enough brave to do that.

Umbramon try to talk with him, but Michael was crying — It does not matter anymore... I don't care anymore... Our parents are not and I don't know what to do... — Sobbing — I just want to be in home with them, but there’s no more home, our parents are gone, it doesn’t make sense to do something ... — Rembering each birthday and fun moment he has with his family, and when they knew the existence of the Digimons. What make his heart feel more pain, is the image of his parents in the hospital, a tragic memory.
The data of the grass was disappearing in some parts of the meadow, if like the ground feels the pain of the boy of each tear he drops.

Umbramon knew Michael and there was just a only way to reason with him. The digimon approached to his partner and gave him a lash with one of his tails on the cheek. The young one stare at him.

— I know everything seems to be lost, did you think i can't feel your pain? And worst that i can't help you cheering you up. I always am to your side to help you in the hardest moments, but this is too much and i have my limits too — Sobbing — We don't have anything except us, we can try die in the fight or survive until our end... I don't care what you gonna do, but be with me, together until the end and be with our parents  — Umbramon explained. 

Michael had thought selfishly instead of listening to his friend, as he always does. Then he hug his Digimon, crying togheter. — I can feel they are somewhere safe, i can't explain it, just... I know— Umbramon said. Then he was singing the same lullababy which the mother of the boy sang to him when was a child and Michael sang to Umbramon when was a Nigrumon.
Bringing more memories of his childhood, when he was happy with their parents. His father told him nice stories in the nights, which was actually a improved idea that later use in his books. This situation reminds him one of them, a sad one.
They don't care what gonna happen to them, while they are together, they don't care about nothing.

After two minutes, they stop hugging.

A familiar sound of whistle attracted attention of the shade digimon, it was coming from the bag… When he reach it, he could see that was the D-Ark of Michael, it was showing a red dot appearing for each red circle that appeared in the center, like sonar.

— Michael, the digivice is detecting something! — Umbramon warns him. Umbramon give the D-Ark to his Tamer, and look at him. — What you think it is? Maybe other tamers who try to comunicate to others? —.

Michael didn't know what think, three minutes ago they was crying and now appears a possible hope.

— I-I don't Umbramon, but i don't care i only want just with you, i don't want loose another important person to me — Michael said, throwing the D-Ark.

— What are you doing!? — Running for the Digivice — This mean that is something that maybe may help us — Grabing the Digivice — Now we have a chance to fight for something until the last breath, we don't loose nothing, it maybe something important, don't throw our hopes like that! Don't give up, as you always do when you was The Black Tyrant — Umbramon said, showing that he don't lose the hope that easily.

Then Michael remember those days, two years before, when he was angry with every Digimon. Getting in troubles for his actions, many Digimons try to fight him, even they call another Tamer to help them. The Black Tyrant thought that he was strong enough to defeat another Tamer, but he was defeated. And this stop the tyranny of The Black Tyrant, but not the spirit of Michael, this help him see that he wasn't strong, so he need train until he finds a Tamer again, and he didn't give up easily in each battle with the Digimons. This is what Umbramon try to remind him.

As the young one thought his friend's words and looking in his Digivice, Umbramon brought him his backpack, in which was his suit of The Black Tyrant. Michael stared at it for a while, rembering the days when he hunt those innocent Digimon, until some Tamer come to end his hunts. He loose that battle against that Tamer, but he didn't end his hunts, this time was more a training than a hunt, training to be the strongest Tamer, but now that doesn't matter... If he want to follow the signal, it was because he wants live and maybe, JUST maybe find his parents or other person, which maybe may help them.

He put a coat with a tattoo that looked like the face of a dragon. Then he put on his mask, in doing so, his eyes glowed red, something that happened occasionally.

— Thanks Umbramon, you're always when I need you most — Michael thanked his partner, who was standing on his shoulders after putting the backpack on his back.

Then he ran toward the woods where his D-Ark pointed. There were fallen trees, he tried to jump them, but he was not one of those who are athletics, so it took him a while to pass them until he fall on the ground, making the dust rise to the air, but it directly became data. The hit hurt but it was nothing to know that they were following some of those bugs, forcing him to run.

— Why we don’t fight them? — Ask Umbramon, grabbing as he could the shoulder of his partner while half of his body was bouncing and his tails were moving in the air like a flag in the air,

— I won’t let you vanish from the existence and because they are so many! — Scream Michael, running like the devil.

But somehow, the flying bugs were reaching them, maybe Michael was slowing, because he was tired. One of them was starting to bringing out his tongue to try reach the Tamer and his Digimon.
Umbramon could feel the bug's tongue licking his tail — EEEK! — He moves to the other arm of Michael, but because he was running and with his claws were nailing him, it make it more difficult.
When the Digimon saw his target, he could attack — Negative Ball! — Umbramon shoot a dark ball from his mouth and hit one and disappear, but there still more. So the Digimon keeps shooting.

Unfortunately for Michael, he have to carry a bag and his Digimon, which was shouting the name of his attack near to his ear. 

— They keep coming! — Said Umbramon.

He run as he could, feeling how the air press the mask he was wearing, seeing how those bugs with some yellow cristals was devouring the trees. Michael couldn't avoid the feeling that those bugs where eating the trees, they will join to those they were chasing the blond boy and his Digimon, which make him more nervous.

For not being so athletic, he tired more easily and even his chest hurt something, but he knew he had to follow regardless of that, he has to, all of their hopes rested on what was the D-Ark was pointing.

Michael look up, the big trees have great branches, if Umbramon shoot them and fall like a rain of branches, maybe it distract them. But they are in the Digital World, everything is data, maybe the branches dissappear instead of falling.
There's only a way to find out.

— Umbramon! Shoot at the branches! — Michael ordered.
— But they will disappear! — Respond the Digimon.
— Just shoot! — Shouted Michael.

Umbramon shoot to the treetops, some disappear but the thick ones fall.
— It works! —
— Good, keep shooting! — Michael said.

The Digimon keep shooting to the branches, making a rain of nature. Some hit the bugs, but not enough to delete them, only to make them hit the ground and get more angrier. But after the rain of leaves and branches, they disappeared.

They emerged from the forest and mislead the bugs, seeing clearly the red sky, which didn't help to feel better. Maybe they found more trees to eat, but they don't want to found out. Michael was tired and sweating profusely due to the great effort made running.

— You should train more and eat less sandwiches with melt cheese— Umbramon replied.

— I would not be so tired if I not take you in my back, bum — Responding to the comment of his friend who was on his shoulders.
             

A few steps of them, there was a circulated portal floating in midair, inside it was a two-legged blue dragon with ribbons on the wrists and a star of Solomon in the hands and forehead.

— Come over here, you weirdos with masks! — Her voice was female, indicating that it was a dragoness, and she was calling their attention.

— She just called us "weirdos with masks"? — They said the same time when they heard the words of the blue dragoness.

                                                             

She had a serious look and it showed in her face that was waiting for them — If you want to live have to leave everything else and make the jump! — In her voice sounds like she was desperate to make them enter the portal.

Michael knew what she meant with "leave everything", he should forget the past, the sadness of the lose his parents and any ties to the past if he wanted to move forwards. He has nothing to lose, well, actually he lose everything.
He looked at his friend, he nodded, giving way to make one last run and jump into the portal. Having made the jump, in both ways, the gate closed behind them.

They three fly inside a blue tunnel, to reach a light in the final. When Michael could see, he saw some kind of a little digital island floating in the middle of the air. It has some trees too and a little river which ends in waterfall.

— Hey lizard! Where you bring us? — Umbramon says. He was upset about calling him “weirdo with mask”.

— I have a name, is Hronawmon and I’m a dragon, not a lizard — Answered Hronawmon.

Umbramon was about to say something but Michael interrupt him.

— Umbramon, stop, we should thanks her for saving us— Michael turns to the blue dragoness — Thanks for the rescue —.

— Yeah, sorry if I offend you. I just want you get hurry — The dragoness apologizes.

Then someone was coming, when Michael could saw who was, he couldn’t know if a girl or a boy was that person.
It was a tomboy girl, she has nice biceps but the face was feminine. Black long hair with goggles in the head, and the clothes were in some way original. Michael has to admit it, she looks cooler than he with his mask and cape. The dragoness told them that tomboy girl was her partner and her name was Lavvy, and they all are in The Save Zone.

Michael wanted talk to Lavvy, but before he could say something, she went with her partner and leaves the boys alone.

After a few moments of silence — How rude… Did you think we have a chance with them? ... Maybe it's your body odor the why they left — Finally said Umbramon.