Samuru's P.O.V

I ran after Koukuro, with branches furiously whipping my face. I tripped over unseen roots and stems, I mean like, who wouldn't if they were RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!?!?! Who does this kind of stuff anyways? Oh, yeah, tons of people.

I still don't get why they rescued me, though. I mean, I don't even know them, and yet, here I am, rescued by strangers that I don't even know. Weird. I can feel Dravise looking at me sympathetically, but I continued on, trying to keep up with Koukuro.

This guy runs fast, avoiding any obstacles that stood in our path of running. And he's not even slowing down at all by the branches, roots and stems. That's impressive, I have to admit. I'm still struck by the branches that literally blocks my way when I can't even see them.

Finally, did Koukuro slowed down. He turned and patiently waited for me to catch up to him. "Are you okay, Samuru?" he questioned. I nodded, out of breath.

"We're going to enter the campsite, where you can rest. And some of your friends are waiting." I stared at him. My friends? They're at his campsite? So that's what Bakuga meant by some people were going to rescue me and I'll meet them soon.

Koukuro walked off, with me following him. We entered a clearing, with a small fire going. Tents were set up around the clearing, though I could tell some of them just new. Three tents looked like they've been here for a long time. There was also a computer system near one tent.

Someone came out of the tent, rubbing his or her eyes, I can't tell, it's too dark, even with the fire going. Then, the person looked at us and gave out a cry of surprise. "Samuru!"

"Reiji!" I exclaimed in surprise. Reiji ran over and gave a pat on the back, more like it was a whack on the back, because it felt like a whack instead of a pat.

"Glad you're alright, buddy!" cheered Jenta, as he came out of his tent with Bakuga. Bakuga just simply nodded to me. Thank goodness' he's not as rough as Jenta, who's giving me a huge hug. One that's going to squeeze the life out of me.

Kamon smiled, along with Misuru, Ken, and Yuki. "Glad you're okay, Samuru."

"Definitely agreed on that!" called out a very familiar voice. We all turned around to see Skylar and Koushiro, who were coming into the clearing.

Normal P.O.V

Skylar smiled at the group, before turning to Koushiro. "Koushiro, give the forest a check before we settle in for the night," she ordered, "and Koukuro, check for injuries, please."

Koushiro rushed off into the forest, disappearing in sight. Koukuro just nodded, and led Samuru and Skylar into his tent, checking for some wounds and grabbed his first aid kit. Samuru just had a small cut on his arm, while Skylar had a long scar that seemed to be bleeding.

Koukuro frowned and grabbed a cloth. "Skylar, how many times do I have to tell you? Don't go rushing off into battle and get scars already."

The midnight-haired teen waved him off. "Check Samuru's first before you do mine. His safety is more important than mine, anyways."

"It still doesn't mean that you have to drag scars with you after a battle," grumbled Koukuro, putting a bandage on Samuru's arm. He then grabbed another cloth and gently wiped the blood from Skylar's scar. She winced from the contact but kept still.

After the treatment, he send Skylar and Samuru off into where the rest of the group was. Skylar glanced at Koushiro, who shook his head, showing a sign of no intruders nearby. She nodded, and sat down by him, looking at the group. Koukuro came over and sat near them as well.

Skylar began. "I think it's better if we introduced ourself to you, since we all know who you guys are. My name is Skylar, as you noticed. The guy with a serious look is Koushiro, and the other guy is Koukuro Okada. Don't let Koushiro's attitude bug you, he's always like that when he's tense."

"Next, I think we better explain what we do in our group. We often look at information, and do some jobs for some people, like the mayor, but we don't keep contact with them. We all have a part in the group, if you guys ever noticed at all."

She pointed to Koukuro. "Koukuro here is our strategist, as well as our medic aid. He's extremely skilled in that area, as well as finishing tasks quickly, and making us meals, or rations."

Next, Skylar pointed to Koushiro. "Koushiro here is our 'brawn' of our group, the fighter. He's skilled in fighting masses of enemies. I suggest you not to make him your enemy, you will expect worse for yourself if he's fighting you."

"Me? I'm the 'brains' of the group, or the computer hacker. I usually take care of the information we discover, and hack into computer systems, and other things. I also go on information gathering, to see if we can gather new information and have new plans."

Koushiro smirked. "Don't underestimate Skylar, either. She's the B-Shot of the group as well."

"How did you all meet?" asked Ken, crossing his arms.

Skylar glanced at her friends. "Well......"

- Flashback -

A young Skylar shivered as she trekked across the snow in a forest. She looked around, still shivering, trying to find a shelter for the night. Skylar's knees shook, and she collapsed. Before she surrendered to the darkness, Skylar saw two people standing over her.

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Skylar woke up to hear voices talking to each other nervously. She opened her eyes, and saw that she was in a bed, with two strangers beside her. One of them noticed her, and smiled. "Hey there, are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine." Skylar sat up, and looked curiously at the two strangers. One had navy, shaggy hair, while the other had navy, long hair tied in a ponytail. "So where am I?"

"In my house," said the one with navy, shaggy hair. "I'm Koukuro, by the way."

"Skylar. Skylar Shigami."

Koukuro looked over to the other person. "That's Koushiro, one of my friends."

"You're lucky that you didn't freeze," commented Koushiro, crossing his arms. "How come you were all by yourself, anyways?"

Skylar froze. Should I tell them? she wondered. Or should I not? "I ran away," she murmured.

"You ran away?" enquired Koukuro. Skylar nodded. "Why?"

"My mom got......." Skylar paused, unable to stop the tears from flowing. The scene replayed over and over in her head, making her tremble a bit. Koukuro leaned over and pat her on the back.

"Let's not talk about it right now," warned Koukuro, shooting a glance at Koushiro. Skylar blinked. Friends?

- End of Flashback -

"I see," muttered Bakuga.

Skylar offered a smile. "After that incident, Koukuro and Koushiro let me stay with them, so I guess you could say, they're like my older brothers now."

"Indeed," rumbled Dragoness, "although they were quite shocked to see me the first time."

"Who wouldn't?" retorted Koushiro. "Who would of thought they'd meet a talking toy in the early days?"

Skylar shrugged. "I don't know. But I think we should go to bed. It's getting late."

Everyone nodded, and headed towards their tents, and slipped in. Samuru followed Kamon to his, and flopped down onto a sleeping bag. Outside, Skylar quietly chatted with Koukuro and Koushiro. "Is it really the Wind of Hope?" asked Koushiro, narrowing his eyes.

"Yes," growled Dragoness. "Dravise is correct for choosing him as his partner. But right now, we should focus our attention on-"

"The ones known as the DigiDestined," finished Skylar.

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AND, I'm done this chapter! Finally! Probably, all of you have been wondering when the DigiDestined from Digimon Frontier was going to show up. That, is going to be answered in the next chapter!

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