What the hell [open]

File Island, the Tropical Jungle. How long has it been since his last visit there? Nothing seems to have changed, really nothing at all -- the same trees at the same heights, exactly as he remembered them as a Popomon; it might be safer to say, it has changed as the trees' heights remained the same, meaning they grew together with him. The soil, it was somewhat rough yet still soft, sand rocks coated with grass. From between the trees you could still see the blue Digital World sky, and seeing how this island exclusively wasn't as bountiful with flying lifeforms as the rest of the world, you could just stare at it all day with no interruptions. This place... it brings back so many memories.

And why was he here? The question has no answer. It is because he possesses 'freedom'. Yes, unlimited "freedom" in the Digital World that will soon perish either way. Why not pay a visit to the place where he was born?

Standing on one of the thicker branches while leaning with his left hand on the main body, the trunk of the tree, Leomon X gazed upon the scenery before sighing once more and coming down, jumping to the ground and landing perfectly with a roll and a stop on one knee. There was not much to do, now that he had no objectives left. Well, to say he had 'no objectives left' would be a lie, but as of now there really was nothing that would pique his interest. A pack of Digimon passing by, peaceful Mushroomon and Floramon. That's odd, back in his day these types never really got together... Oh well, leave it at that, these guys could not serve the kind of beasts any, not in his current state.

"This island..." He started, "... At least this one remains the same. Though... The odd ripples in the sky..." He remarked to himself, gazing up through a single hole in the treetop his eyes laid eyes on, seeing the distortions in the sky and clouds increasing in number more and more often, yet not in a rate or size that would be dangerous for either world. Not that it matters; soon it will come to an end. The Digimon then started walking, his red cape fluttering in the sudden change in direction, moving in the gentle breeze caught in it. His sword, sheathed on his back calmly, Leomon X had decided to perhaps just explore the island once more.

Surprised he was. Yes, very surprised, to see a human girl and a Keramon together in a forest clearing, the sun clearly shining upon them - as if the light was to focus on these two specifically, like some fantasy story. To keep from being noticed, Leomon X remained still in-between the plantlife hiding his large posture, watching carefully for anything to happen. What was a human girl doing in a place like this? What's more, a Keramon in File Island? That would be considered an even stranger phenomenon than a human appearing in the Digital World. Thinking that to himself, he paid attention closely, listening-in on their conversation and the sounds of everything around.

There might have been some wild Digimon around too, this pair was exceedingly rare to see, in a place like this anyway. Not that the king could care less; he was only killing time.

Not even blinking, Leomon X inspected the human and the odd Digimon in the scene. This truly was rare, for Keramon to appear in File Island. To even side with a human from the other world, too. In his mind, it was worth seeing through to the end, but as things went... This rate could not get much slower in actual progress, all they did was blabber about the Digial World. This girl didn't seem like she had any idea where she was, though for the majority of those unfortunate enough to be sent here rather come on their own will - this was a common sight. Leomon wasn't surprised. He mentally sighed, lowering his head in disappointment.

"(Come on. What am I getting so much expectation from. It's just another Keramon and a clueless human. I shouldn't be wasting my time here.)"

He arrogantly remarked in his mind, though before actually leaving the scene something else jumped from out of the bushes. An enemy Digimon, it had to be. There wasn't anything else that could interrupt the other one's sense of peace, and it was only natural that a fellow Digimon could sense danger approaching if it's data. Leomon X, he could feel the presence as well, but was not threatened enough to even pay attention to it. Soon enough, the creature made a lung at him - only to miss. Gracefully enough, Leomon X did nothing by spin his body, allowing the other Digimon to miss him by a very short, but sufficient distance, making the actual charge end in the clearing - in-front of the human adolescent and the Keramon.

It then crossed the bestial Digimon's eyesight, the black ring stuck in the Digimon's back. He could identify it as Roachmon per appearance, and the black ring stuck in the back is sure to cause some trouble. Now there's finally something to look for.

"(Hmm. This should be enough to entertain me. Let's see how would you react to this, human.)"

With eagerness to see how the human and Digimon duo would react to a rampaging Roachmon, Leomon X stood calmly - hidden behind his camouflage, anticipating a good show. At the very least, if these guys prove to be bad, he could enjoy looking at the Champion-level slaughter, or perhaps jump in if he gets bored. So many options, time's running out...

And so, the battle began shortly after the wild Digimon made its little mistake, quickly changing targets from Leomon X to the Keramon which seemed to enjoy being hit over and over, and presumably the human girl too, that would come when the main fighting force is out of the way. With that tactic in mind, it seemed like the chase had began, with the Rookie-level Digimon obviously on the run. Roachmon wasn't the fastest of flyers either was it overly powerful, overall a below-average but still strong Champion-level Digimon. With a black ring now stuck in its back and making it a crazy rampaging beast, it's guaranteed that the creature's fighting abilities are improved, even if he becomes subjective to more attacks out of sheer recklessness granted with the insanity.

As expected, Roachman had the Keramon on the ropes. The multiply fired fireballs - Bug Shooter, Keramon's special attack, couldn't barely even scratch the Champion-level. That wasn't exactly expected, Leomon X could predict the Rookie to put a little more of a fight, though this was a battle of an entire rank's difference. Their powers was right now, heaven and earth away. Quickly enough, the Keramon was knocked down to the ground, head buries in a lamp shade. As it started devouring the data of the object, more and more distortions in its materialized form could be seen. This intrigued Leomon X, this power wasn't seen before - not by his eyes at least.

But Roachmon obviously didn't falter, and as soon as the Rookie began devouring, the older one charged with full speed, aiming to ram at whatever was in the way - with the Rookie and the data object being the main target. This could very much mean the end of the show and goodbye for intriguing abilities, something Leomon X did not really wish would happen. And yet, revealing himself was not going to ever be an option, for these guys don't deserve his help. He doesn't need to help them, if they can't survive on the Digital World on their own that means that fate decided to laugh at them once more. There is no hope, after all. Plus, he can't ever be sure they will actually be obliged to aid him in need if he ever needs it, thus it would just not worth it.

And yet. A stone was thrown. A very fast stone, hitting Roachmon's back - right at the dark ring, causing the Digimon to suddenly stop and scream in pain. As he suspected, that ring was not part of the insect's body, it was some odd virus entering. That would be where to strike if he wanted to efficiently take out this guy without killing. "(This will be the only help I will give you. Now, entertain me further, Keramon and human. What are you going to do now?)" He wondered to himself, relocating himself above the bushes, hidden in a treetop where his view is not interrupted, but figure is still hidden.