Sanctuary

[Howling Wolf]

Akiro's head bounced back and forth as he watched the dialogue that raged between both Retrace and Sinclair. Both the human and the Artificial Intelligence had some very good points which they had both brought up. It bothered Akiro the lack of knowlege that they actually did have on HerculesKabuterimon and his army in general. "I wonder how this is going to turn out, Retrace will die if we don't" said Koda. He did not want to see anymore suffering from anyone else due to the generals, they had already caused far too much damage and they needed to be brought under control.

Akiro looked on as the exchange continued. Sinclair did speak some sense but he did like Retrace's plan better as he knew her more and she had been proven to be very logical. "Excuse us both, we need to think outside" said Akiro trying to be as polite as possible. He went to leave the room as the guards prevented him. "I simply want to go outside and think about our next move" he said. Overall he did not have much to do with it other than brutal might but he wanted to think on his own as his head began to hurt with everything that had went on recently.

[Mephiles]

Retrace and her partners looked at Akiro and Koda in confusion. She was hoping that he would have more information regarding the generals, especially considering that he had been dealing with them a lot longer than she had. However based on his actions within Sinclair's office, Retrace was beginning to think that Akiro and Koda didn't have any more information than she did, as she watched him head towards the exit the two guards stationed beside the door prevented him from leaving. Retrace returned her attention to Sinclair whom motioned for the guards to let Akiro and Koda pass. Once the two were out of the office, Sinclair resumed speaking

"I was hoping those two would provide me with more information. I was under the impression that they have been involved with the current situation longer than either of us"

"Those were my thoughts exactly" said Retrace "Now I am beginning to think that even though they have been involved longer, they don't possess any more information than we do"

"Is there any chance you can talk to them, see if that true?" asked Sinclair

"Maybe" said Retrace "Akiro and I don't exactly have a great rapport. In fact I haven't any known him for very long"

"Can you at least try?" asked Sinclair "The worse that can happen is that you don't obtain any information"

"True enough" said Retrace "I will see what I can do"

With that, Retrace and her partners left Sinclair's office and approached Akiro and Koda. "You two certainly left the office in a hurry" said Retrace "What is wrong?"

[Howling Wolf]

Akiro had gotten outside the office and felt his head still very sore from all that had happened. "I think the lack of sleep and being in this world are beginning to ware me down" said Akiro to Koda. Koda looked a little concerned as Akiro petted him on the head. "Don't worry buddy I'll be fine in a while" he said as he heard Retrace coming from where she had been talking to Sinclair. He heard her ask about how Akiro was feeling and he was not going to lie. "I'm fine really just a sore head so I decided to move to somewhere more quiet" he said as he shook off what he was feeling.

"What was decided in there, did Sinclair decide to go with his plan" he asked about the leader of the Babylon Dome. He hoped that if he was going to go with his own plan he would listen to Retrace as he trusted her more than he did Sinclair. "Sinclair is wise but he will need you and if its not too egotistic, me and Koda also" he said picking himself up. "Anything I can do to help, when are we leaving" he asked.

[Mephiles]

Retrace let out a small chuckle at Akiro's statement regarding his sore head, in the back of her mind she thought: Looks like you got a small glimpse of my own life, better get use to it, especially if you intend to hang around me for a while. The endless stress and frustration is an excellent recipe for headaches. She continued to listen to listen to what Akiro had said, as she listened she sighed and shook her head, then she replied:

"Sinclair hasn't decided on anything yet" she began "There is still one more people that needs to be heard from, that being you and your partner. You have been in the field a lot longer thus you know more about the situation than either Sinclair or myself. Any information you have regarding HerculesKabuterimon, actually scratch that, any information you know about any of the generals will be exceptionally helpful, it doesn't matter if it just minor details. Please if you know anything, state it."

[Howling Wolf]

Akiro did not think he would have made that big an impact if he had stayed in the meeting otherwise he would have but it was through his own ignorance as he had forgotten how new to this world that Retrace and her partners were. He could not let it happen again otheriwse it may end in their undoing. "Sinclair will make the right choice but I will tell you what I know. My knowlege is incomplete in regards to the generals but I will explain" he said as he awaited what they had to do.

"The generals are different in their own way. HerculesKabuterimon as I noticed today appears to be extremely focused on action and appears to have many powerful insects at his command. He has a lot of experiance as he is probably the second oldest general save for Merukimon. Merukimon has a lot of loyalty to digidestined and tamers and even has a good number in his army. Including his two lacky commanders. Satoshi and Kentaro. He resides in the sky palace, an old castle with a lot of magic in it. Apollomon, the fire general is probably the youngest and most hot headed one which is dangerous when coupled with his extreme hatred of humans. Theres a lot of rumor that he is actually afraid of humans and their power of digivolution. He is in command of Mt. Olyimpus which is why nobody even lives anywhere near the mountain" he said as he finished his narrative. "I hope this helps and gives you a better idea of what we are dealing with. I know next to nothing about BlackImperialdramon, and Dorbickmon is also an enigma" he said as he had never had a runin with them.

[Mephiles]

Retrace closed her eyes for the moment, thinking on what had been said regarding the generals. Based on what she heard, each fraction obviously operated in accordance to the leader's ideals that meant that they were most likely in conflict with the other leaders. If that was the case then, that meant that the entire digital world and most likely the human world was embroiled in a civil war on a massive scale. That meant that where ever she and her partners traveled to, they would most likely find themselves caught up in the constants battles that were now plaguing the worlds. Retrace pondered whether or not it might be possible to ally herself with one of these groups, however as she reflected on that, she thought it wasn't the best solution to the problem, as it would garner her and her friends more enemies that it would allies. The best course of action right at the moment was to remain inconspicuous, that meant that if she found herself caught up in a battle, don't get herself involved. Remaining inconspicuous meant that she and her partners could gather information thus coming to an unbiased conclusion.

"Alrighty" she muttered, then she motioned for her two partners to approach her, once they arrived Retrace leaned in and told them to head back in to Sinclair's office and explain to him exactly what Akiro had told them regarding the five generals. She also told them to explain to Sinclair the state of the both worlds in regards to the civil war that the factions had brought on. Both Lucemon and Kotemon nodded, showing that they understood what Retrace had told them, and they headed back to Sinclair's office. Retrace suspected that Sinclair already knew about the civil war that both worlds were involved in, but she figured she would rather err on the side of caution anyway.

Once her partners had proceeded in to Sinclair's office, Retrace returned her attention back to Akiro. "So, basically nothing has really changed, two reality shifts and both worlds are still embroiled in a civil war. First there was DATS, The Blood Knights, The Thrones, Avalon Security Force, then the Demon Lords and now all of this. One would think that, somewhere along the lines, one of the realities would learn that conflict doesn't lead to any answers. Be thankful you don't have your memories like I do, this is extremely annoying"

Movement caught her attention, she saw that her partners had finished delivering their summery to Sinclair, when they arrive, Kotemon spoke first. "Sinclair stated that he would make the necessary changes to his team based on the information. He stated that he would inform us when he and his team are ready to depart."

"Until then, he stated that we can remain here and rest" said Lucemon "Of course we will have to work for our keep like the other Neo Arcadians but free food and bedding, I will take it"

Retrace smiled and then turned to Akiro said "Well you will be getting place to rest that sore head of yours"

"About that, I almost forgot in order to obtain the a guest room, we need to find to Lockley, she will sign us out a guest room" said Lucemon.

"Hmm" said Retrace "I guess we find Lockley"

"Sinclair stated she would most likely be in the council chamber, that is where all refugees are taken when they arrive here"

"Did he said where the council chamber is?"

"The center of the building" said Kotemon "He said follow the maps on the walls, we should be able to find the council chamber through those"

"Right" said Retrace "To the council chamber"

[Howling Wolf]

Akiro simply sighed at the thought of moving around again. His head would have gotten better if they did not move around as much but he did not really have much choice in the matter now. He and Koda were far too far into the war with the digital world to leave now and they had to help Retrace get herself fixed otherwise she would not survive. "I wish that HerculesKabuterimon would just go and get lost, he thinks its OK just to barge right into someone else's city and for what so he could find something" said Koda. Although Akiro had a sore head he still wondered what the general was looking for and why he needed an entire city for it. If he had asked to see the records in a more civil way them maybe it could have been avoided but Akiro got the feeling that the generals liked to throw their weight around.

"Hey were leaving" said Koda as he alerted Akiro to the change of scenery again from leaving Sinclair's office to finding this person Lockely in the council chambers. Akiro also found it strange that they put maps on the wall. AKiro guessed that they had a lot of visitors now, or perhaps before. "Alright, looks like we don't have very long to go" said Akiro trying to figure out what the map said. "Hey Ummm do you read the language of the digital world" asked Koda. Akiro stared at him before saying "No I don't, happy....." and walked away from him a little. Koda was well aware that not all humans could but from what he had seen Retrace could.

"Retrace, do you have any idea what we will have to do here workwise. I am into heavy lifting and I'm am alright cook and fighter but not much else above that" he said being perfectly honest with himself. "However I have a feeling that we won't really get the chance to do that yet" he said.

[Mephiles]

Retrace along with her partners remained relatively silent as Akiro and Kods spoke amongst themselves. As they continued to move through the Babylon Dome, using the maps to guide them to the council chamber, Retrace inadvertently found herself thinking about some of things that Akiro and Koda talked about, namely the insect tyrant HerculesKabuterimon. She wished that the insect general would just vanish as well, along with the other four generals. That way, the civil war that was effectively plaguing both worlds would essentially cease. However she knew that it would be to easy, they would never vanish, they had their war to fight, their regions to claim and their power to maintain. Even if they did vanish, their followers would most likely continue fighting, there was even the chance that they would elect a new leader to replace the one that disappeared. These new leaders might be more ambitious than the ones that they replace, or perhaps worse. There was the chance that they could be weaker but generally they were equal to the counterpart they replaced. So essentially at the end of the day, nothing would really change.

Retrace stopped again to study the map, she indeed had fair understanding of the Digital World's languages and the Babylon Dome's written language wasn't all the different. It was a derivative of Digi-code, though there were a view symbols that Retrace herself didn't recognize. She made a mental note of them in her mind, then plotted the next series of corridors that the group would take to the council chamber. Once she finished she proceeded moving again. As she continued moving, her mind drifted back to the insect general. She wondered what exactly was HerculesKabuterimon looking for. She couldn't think of anything that was completely worth attacking for, as Neo Arcadia's projects were kept a secret. The outside world didn't even know about the various projects that the scientists worked on. Unless that was exactly what he was attacking for, to her his claws on the various classified projects. For Retrace it was possible but highly unlikely, given the strength of the armies, the technology would most likely be useless for it.

"Retrace, do you have any idea what we will have to do here workwise. I am into heavy lifting and I'm am alright cook and fighter but not much else above that. "However I have a feeling that we won't really get the chance to do that yet"

"Hmm?" said Retrace, completely startled since she had been snapped out of line of thought. "Umm...no actually I don't know what we will have to do, keep in mind I just arrived here myself and Sinclair didn't tell me or my partners anything regarding what type of work we will have to engage in. I suppose we could ask Lockley when we arrive at the council chamber."

After walking down the last two remaining corridors, the group arrived at the council chambers. As they approached the doors slid open revealing a moderate size room. Upon entry, the first thing that was seen was a medium side table, there at the table, Lockley and her security team was processing the last of the Neo Arcadian exiles, Retrace and her partners walked over towards the table, Lockley looked up, seeing the group she said:

"I am aware of your situation as well, Sinclair radioed me informing that you and your partners would be requiring room until the operation is ready"

"Um...yeah" said Retrace "Speaking of which, he also stated that we have to work to earn our keep, what exactly are we to expect work wise"

"What exactly are you good at?" asked Lockley chuckling "The jobs here cater to your specialties. Whatever you excel at is what you do"

"Sounds easy enough" said Retrace looking over at Akiro and Koda.

"Alright, I have several rooms left over. One on the west wings and four on the east wing. You can choose which ever you want"

"I will one on the east wing" said Retrace.

"Very well" said Lockley "I will have one of my security officers take you to your room"

The security officer motioned with his hand for Retrace to follow. They proceeded to follow him, towards the eastern wing of the guest rooms. Once they arrived, the officer unlocked the doors to one of the guest rooms and left. Retrace and her partners walked in, and examined their room. It was fairly basic, it had two rooms, a bedroom and a bathroom. It also had the basic amenities, that usually accommodated guest rooms. Overall, it was suited for their needs as guests of the Babylon Dome. Lucemon and Kotemon headed towards the bed, Retrace meanwhile sat down in a chair on the other side of the room, all three of them proceeded onwards towards the much needed rest.

OCC: You can Rp Lockley and any NPC security officer in order to get Akiro to a guest room. After that I can say we are pretty much done on this Rp and can proceeded towards the next section of this plot if you wish.

[Howling Wolf]

Akiro listened to Retrace quite intently as they moved through the Babylon Dome. It was quite a marvellous place to be, and if he had to move anywhere in the digital world this is the place because it felt both defended and safe. "Sinclair is a good leader, but I wonder about this Lockley person" he said trying to imagine the man they would be going to see, he obviously had a big job at the Babylon Dome considering he had just settled in some amount of refugees.

Akiro wish he knew the type of work they would be doing as he did not want to do anything really strange to him. Security, heavy lifting, even charming people with his cooking would do for him. "I know that you don't know as much as me but if you don't mind me saying you do present yourself well it is hard for me to remember you just woke up not too long ago" he said as he continued to follow.

Finally they had reached the hall that Akiro had wanted to see, the one where they would find out quite a few of their questions. Akiro approached the person he guessed was Lockley and he found out that he had been right as he talked to Retrace with a certain authority. He stood quite near the table waiting for his turn to be set into somewhere to settle in for a little while before they would have to go again.

Akiro listened intently to the conversation, he did not usually easedrop though it was important as he needed to learn what they would be doing. "Alright, I will be able to either cook or be on guard duty" said Akiro to Koda. Koda nodded but said "Do you really think they would trust you even though you just moved here". Akiro did not know but he decided to approach Lockley once Retrace was done. "Retrace, I will meet you in a while OK, I'll ask about for your room once you and your partners have had a chance to rest" he said as she left.

Akiro bucked himself up as he approached Lockley to look a little more confident. "Lockley, could I have a room as well as something to do to help out here" he asked as he stared at the Babylon Dome official. Lockley simply stared back at him before saying "You could be on the team that deals with moving things, if that is agreeable to you" he said. Akiro nodded as he looked at Koda. He stared at a pad as he noted the room they had left.

"You can have the room on the West Wing as it fills it and then all that is needed is the east" said Lockley as he got the guards to guide Akiro to where he was supposed to be housed for now. As they entered the room Koda and Akiro stared, it was nicer than his room on earth and he liked it well enough. "How did we get caught up in this buddy" was all he could say. Akiro and Koda lay in the bed just looking at the roof pondering on what to do next.