Gear Savanna is fairly... nondescript. Flat plains, trees, rocky outcroppings. Easy to move across, at least when you're not too close to Infinity Mountain.
You
hope you don't end up too close to Infinity Mountain. You're not sure why all the major paths up are blocked off, but you're sure it's probably for a good reason.
"I'm not sure why we
need to split up like this," The black cat Digimon standing at Mimi's heels mutters. She's BlackGatomon, a member of Team Calico from the arena. Team Moon's rivals, which means she's not too happy about being stuck here while her partners are on the combat team.
Honestly, in your opinion, arena Digimon in general are meant for the combat team, though you won't deny that Lekismon's Moon Night Bombs probably do wonders for stealth. Not that Team Moon are Lekismon right now. No, SnowAgumon's eating a sandwich, Lunamon's keeping a sort of watch from behind a tree, and Lopmon appears to be using Tentomon as a viewing platform.
"We can't overlook the fact that Leomon and Ogremon might be compromised," Izzy points out. "If they are, it's best as few as possible end up in harm's way."
"But I'm on the useless team! Just a bunch of Rookies and a bird!" The team's sole current Champion wilts away from the death glares the rest of the party shoots her. "...I miss Mikemon and Lynxmon..."
"Right! You need to stop moping around!" Mimi declares to the little cat Digimon. "I say we've had enough of a break for now! Let's move it!"
Izzy glances at you. "I thought
you were leading this little thing."
"I'll be entirely honest: I have
no idea who's meant to be leading this thing. Let's just... hope she doesn't break anything."
"I don't think she can be
that bad," Tentomon states. "Besides, she has Palmon to control her!" You hope that the flat look you direct his way conveys just
how little hope that gives you. Palmon is not big on self-control.
"Biyomon, can you scout ahead from the air?" You ask your partner, and she nods.
"Got it! Tentomon, you can come with me, I'm sure the others will be just fine without us! Lopmon, get off of him!" You move to catch the smaller of the two bunnies as your Digimon knocks her off of Tentomon.
This is going to be a long mission...
Things pick up a bit more in the afternoon. More specifically, Palmon and Biyomon have spoken to a few of the Digimon that live on the plains, and they said that Leomon and Ogremon had been going to deal with a flock of Gear-infested Akatorimon that live close to the base of the mountain.
"Not that the Akatorimon have ever been particularly
civilized," SnowAgumon notes as she tries and fails to read the map, before Mimi snatches it away from her. "Hey!"
"You're doing it all wrong!" The girl in pink points out. "See, you're supposed to hold it like this!"
"It's not like that would have taken us in the wrong direction, though," Lunamon shrugs. "It's just... head to the base of Infinity Mountain. Not particularly easy to mess up."
"You've
seen the size of that mountain, right?" BlackGatomon drily comments. "Anyway, we need to figure out if the Akatorimon are free or not. If they are, great, if not, we know where our targets went missing."
"Please don't call them targets..." Lopmon sighs. "It makes me feel like we're a bunch of assassins or something."
"Which would be infinitely cooler than what we're doing now," Tentomon adds. "A life of danger! Thrill! Fear of discovery! ...Ow!"
"That's enough from you, Tentomon!" Palmon scolds him. "We're supposed to avoid attracting attention, be
a little quieter."
It hits you, at that point, that the team with the cat, a pair of rabbits, a dinosaur, a walking flower, a ladybug, and pink bird are talking about stealth. You may have made a miscalculation at some point.
...Still, you have to scout out the Akatorimon
somehow. Plan?
[ ] Get BlackGatomon to do it. She'll have to wait until night to be most effective, but odds are they'll never know she was there.
[ ] Have Team Moon do it as Lekismon. They're fairly noticeable, but their Moon Night Bombs should allow them to exit without too much violence.
[ ] Have Lopmon do it solo. Apparently, she's got some experience with this kind of thing.
[ ] Send in Team Moon as three Digimon. Worst case, they can always fuse to escape, but three heads are better than one!
[ ] Send in BlackGatomon and Lopmon. There is no way this could potentially end terribly!
[ ] Do it yourself. Clearly, these idiots can't be trusted to do things alone.
[ ] Can Izzy program a Digimon to stay asleep? At the very least, his Digivice should handle any Gears.
[ ] Mimi's got a Digivice, she should be fine. Even if Palmon doesn't seem to be good at self-defense.
[ ] Send both Izzy and Mimi. They can cover each other's blind spots, it'll be fine!
[ ] Three-pronged DigiDestined assault! Except stealth!
