The Seal Man, and Other Tales, with Barry and Cisco

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Jyou's located a short walk away -- a little way south-east, over a bridge to another one of the islands that make up Odaiba, past a construction site repairing some light damage from a Digimon battle, and to the southernmost tip of one of the islands.

But he's there, sat on a bench with a textbook in hand and a white, orange-mohawked sea lion slumped around his shoulders like a scarf.

"Hope we didn't keep you waiting," Yamato says, as Jyou looks up at them and flicks down his glasses.

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[run_barry]

Well, that sort of worked.

Hoping that the hydrant and water spray will serve as a distraction long enough for him to do the next part, Barry leaves MadLeomon to fight the hydrant and takes off for the broadcast building.

He sweeps each floor, looking for anyone still needing to be evacuated, ready to speed them out and down to the nearest shelter, well aware he needs to return to the fight with MadLeomon before the Digimon can set his sights on the building again.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Jyou's eyes flicker silver for a few moments, a faint grey glow drifting off his skin, and there seems to be a flow of power from him down into Zudomon.

A moment later, Zudomon hefts his hammer up, reaching up towards the sky with it, and the grey-black metal lights up as bolts of electricity arc out of it, crackling into the water to seek out Mantaraymon.

"There. That should give us a few minutes of space," Jyou remarks.


There's a handful of people inside, scattered across the various floors, some watching the unfolding battle from the windows, some taking shelter under their desks. None of them resist much when they're sped out, save for a few yelps as something too fast to see whisks them away.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco ducks on reflex, the smart part of his brain knowing that he's safe here with Jyou and Zudomon, and also that ducking against arcing bolts of lightning wouldn't save him anyways, but then there's the fight or flight panicky part of his brain that's screaming, 'GET DOWN!'

At the very least he chooses ducking over jumping overboard.

"Geez, you all with the lightning!"

[run_barry]

Barry apologizes to each one, although most of them probably don't hear it because as soon as he deposits one person at the safe point he's gone again for the next.

The whole time he's worried about MadLeomon and also setting someone on fire.

Fortunately he manages to avoid the later, and finally returns to the former; out of breath and taking a moment to try and catch it while assessing the situation.

"I didn't eat nearly enough pizza," he sighs.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Jyou jumps when Cisco ducks, grabbing onto Zudomon's horn for support.

"Lightning is good!" He protests. "Sometimes! Occasionally!"


There's probably going to be a few stories going around about the Apologetic Wind that rushed people to shelters, at least.

When he gets back, MadLeomon is crushing the fire hydrant under one foot, apparently intent that it should not be used against him again.

There's a quick melody of beeps from the Analyser app, and another hologram of Yamato -- full-size this time, in his Hybrid form and a little bloodied -- materialises nearby.

"Status report, aniki. Are you okay?"

[makes_the_toys]

"I know that!" Cisco replies. "Doesn't make it any less freaky."

[run_barry]

Barry is trying to decide what the heck he's going to do next when his phone chimes and Yamato pops up.

"Are you okay?" he returns, immediately spotting the blood.

"I'm alright. The broadcast building has been evacuated and I'm just trying to make friends with this guy."

Barry points at MadLeomon.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Just think of it as a Friendly Glow Tendril that wants to help you," Jyou says, adjusting his glasses. "A nice, wise glow tendril that wants to light your house."


"I'm fine, just having a spirited discussion with some folks. Good work clearing the broadcast centre," Yamato says, flicking an ear. His eyes flick over to MadLeomon, and he quickly brings up a holographic window, tapping a few keys. "He's an Adult-level, so he's not fully evolved yet -- there should be only so much he can shrug off before he runs out of durability."

[makes_the_toys]

"Yeah, or barbecue from the inside out," Cisco counters.

"Although, a lightning strike is how Barry got his powers, so I guess it can't be all bad."

[run_barry]

"Spirited discussion, huh?" Barry repeats, amused.

Barry eyes MadLeomon, who looks far less than happy at this point, and asks Yamato, "Alright. I was maybe thinking Super Sonic Punch. Good idea? Bad idea?"

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Can he power up from any lightning bolt?" Jyou asks curiously. "If we got him and Koushiro in a wide open space, could he -- I don't know, absorb Crest-of-Knowledge lightning and use it as fuel?"

Important scientific questions.


"Enthusiastic debate," Yamato deadpans, as clarification.

His gaze flicks over to a display somewhere at his side, then: "Chances are good he's not as tough as Girder. Just don't break your hand."

[makes_the_toys]

"Jury is still kind of out on that," Cisco replies. "He lost his powers once and we were able to jump start them with another simulated bolt, but he also got bug zapped by a dude with electricity powers and that didn't end terribly well."

Cisco is mulling the idea now though.

"We could test it out sometime. I mean, in the interest of science, of course."

[run_barry]

"Right," Barry replies. "How's that going? This whole 'debate thing' almost under control yet?"

Glancing at MadLeomon, Barry looks around trying to decide which route he's going to take to build up momentum.

"If you need me somewhere else after this dude, just let me know," he says to Yamato.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"So it depends on the flavour of lightning," Jyou says thoughtfully. "Not that I'm much of a scientist. That's Koushiro's field, and sometimes Yamato's."


"We've finished evacuation and stemmed the influx from the Gate. We just need to deal with the troops already on the ground," Yamato says. He gives a quick nod at the addition, adding: "Roger that. Stay safe."

Then the hologram vanishes, just as MadLeomon finishes crushing the last of the fire hydrant into the dirt.

[makes_the_toys]

"Might still be good to have you on hand, if he ends up too toasty," Cisco says, patting Jyou's shoulder.

[run_barry]

"You too," Barry says in return to Yamato as he disappears.

Turning back to MadLeomon, Barry pulls in a deep breath and lets it out in a huff.

"Okay dude, what do you want to do? We don't have to keep fighting, you know."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"So long as he doesn't struggle as much as some of my patients," Jyou remarks, pushing his glasses up his nose.


MadLeomon huffs, misting the air in front of him with purple gas, and glowers at Barry, slowly extending a finger to point.

"I'm going to chew on your bones," he rumbles, "which is a thing I know humans have."

[makes_the_toys]

"Just know that with his metabolism, you're not going to be able to knock him out with anything," Cisco jokes.

[run_barry]

"If that's how you feel," Barry says with a sigh.

With what Yamato said in mind about MadLeomon not being as tough as Girder, Barry doesn't go straight to the big hit and instead waits for MadLeomon to start his attack again, then zips in to deliver swift punches to MadLeomon's sides, front and back; speeding in and out and all around to try and avoid MadLeomon.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Well, that sucks," Jyou says. "Taichi and Yamato might be problem patients, but at least if you stick a sedative in their neck, they'll fall asleep."

He sounds as if he's done this before, because he absolutely has.


MadLeomon swings slowly, then gives a growl of frustration when Barry starts zipping around him, trying and failing to catch him with a swing of his claw. He's not exactly attacking slowly, but he's not as fast as a speedster, by any metric.

He bends around a few of those punches, his form buzzing with static at some of the harsher blows, before he finally slams a claw down onto the ground.

"Necrotoxic Claw," he rasps, as veins of black ichor spread outwards from his claw.

[makes_the_toys]

"I can see you are not a medical professional to be trifled with," Cisco says, a little in awe, and a little afraid, of Jyou.

[run_barry]

Barry is building up momentum, looking for an opening so that he can hopefully land a fight ending blow. He continues to speed in and out and around MadLeomon, avoiding each swing of the Digimon's fearsome claw.

Feeling emboldened, Barry rushes in when MadLeomon slams his claw down, looking to use MadLeomon's own motion to deliver an uppercut.

Barry miscalculates though, the black web of MadLeomon's power spreads out sooner and faster than Barry anticipates and a vein of it lances across Barry's shin.

Crying out in pain, Barry manages to break away and put a little distance between them, but he's stumbling as he does so and when he comes to a stop his leg is burning, seared as if by acid.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"All my patients are terrible in different ways," Jyou says sourly. "They don't leave me much choice."


MadLeomon's gaze follows Barry as he breaks away, and as he comes to a stop, the Digimon lifts a claw and curls it into a fist, purple fire igniting around it.

"Fist ..." he begins, hauling back, "... of the Fallen Beast King."

As he punches forward, a lion's head of snarling purple flame comes rushing out, moving towards Barry.

[makes_the_toys]

"I'm sure Barry and Yamato and them are out there doing their very best not to get hurt and stuff," Cisco says to Jyou, not very sure of that at all.

[run_barry]

Barry looks down at his leg, grimacing and hissing in pain. His attention whips back to MadLeomon when the Digimon calls out his attack, and Barry moves trying to avoid the purple blast headed his way.

He doesn't get very far out of the way and ends up diving for cover at the last moment, landing on the pavement on his belly as the flames blast close by over head.