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Chapter 57: Run Al Run (Yeah I know, making title is sucks)

It is already two days passed since Al was out from the lockdown and it is been 16 days since Al got infected by the Glitch. The virus outbreak has reached the Digital World as it proofed 17 days ago. Several areas in the Digital World were shrouded with black fog and the Destinies managed to purified couple of areas thanks to Al's reckless help. The locals, that survive, reported several were killed and drained by a weird creature that wore black hood. They can sense pure evil within the hooded figure and also other presences. That confused the Destinies and need further research. Right now, it is time for Al.

Back in Gennai's mansion, the white eye Agumon named Al is closing his eyes, trying to focus on to something. Every 25 minutes, his eyes twitched and his teeth are gritted. Within an hour, his face started to pale gradually. He started to lose focus and balance and grow weaker. Finally, he spoke after a long silent. "Uncle Joe, how much blood do you need it anyway?"

"Quite much, enough to batched another serums for every Digimon in the Digital World." Joe replied while looking a filled blood pack. Al was resting in the sleeping room with his arm injected with a needle that attach to a small tube to an empty blood pack. He is been doing this since Joe took the first blood sample to analyze it and found a serum to cure the virus. Thus he has to donate his blood for at least four packs a day to make more serum. Today, it is his last pack and his scales turned pale because of blood lose.

"Do I have to keep doing these every day?" Al asked weakly at him. "I'm getting weaker if this keeps up."

"Oh hush now, it is just temporary and you will back to normal after having a lot of meals and blood supplements." Joe noted to stop his brag. "Beside, how many Digimons that live in the World and does it enough with just four packs?"

Al gave a second thought about it. "But aren't they can be heal with my Data Manipulation?" Al asked giving second suggestion.

"And risk getting another infection because of over use, not on our watch." Joe suggested the risk.

"Good point." He replied after giving another thought. "But if you can create the serum, how do you give it to the Digimons and what happened to the blood exactly?"

"As usual, the blood is in the process by my assistants in the human world. And this is why I make more because I try to make variation of serums."

"By your assistants you mean, you let the human do the process? What will they think or ask when you gave them my blood? They will be dead curious and freak out." Al yelled at Joe as he woke up in sudden and went back to bed, feeling weak of blood lose.

"They were curious alright." Joe gave a laugh about it. "I just told them these are ordinary komodo blood and need to extract some vaccine. And they fell for it."

"Yeah right, you are as hideous as your lies." Al commented at him.

After couple of minutes more, four packs are full and ready to be process. "All done for now." Joe exclaimed. He clipped the tube and removed the needle from Al's arm.

Al exhaled a deep breath as he exclaimed. "Finally." Joe clipped another tube near the pack and put it into the cooler box to preserve the liquidity.

"Your next donor will be this afternoon, just like yesterday. Make sure that you are prepared for it." Joe pointed the next donor.

Al rubbed his arm, feeling sore and numb for lack of blood in it. 'Yeah and that is the time for me to run.' He replied in thoughts.

"Aw cheer up. You are doing the best thing for the Digimons." A female voice cheered him up on the other side of the futon.

"Not you too, Amelia." Al groaned at his own partner that sat beside him. The emerald eyes Renamon named Amelia. "You may say it is for the best for the Digimons, but my arm is getting sore all day if Uncle Joe keeps draining my blood. Not to mention four packs a day."

"Please do it for me?" Amelia pleaded at him just for the sake of encouragement. "We will make your own special meal for tonight."

"Jeez, you sound just like my mother." Al awkwardly looked at Amelia. "All right, I'll help a bit." 'Not.' "I'm going out for a while to do some exercise."

"Not before eating some supplements." Joe stated and gave him some supplement pills. Al took the pills and gulped it one by one or else got choked out.

He stood up and attached Amelia's Digivice on the other side of his gauntlet and a D-Comp on the back of his right armband. He walked out to the entrance as Amelia walked to the kitchen to help some of the girls preparing lunches. Most of the seniors are on the real world to do their daily jobs. And as for Jake, Zane and Derek, they were at school till noon and volunteered themselves to keep an eye on the Battle Arena. Which leaves Impmon, Renamon, Coronamon, Calumon, and Hawkmon are somewhere in the mansion. Al could guess that Calumon is playing off and Renamon is meditating somewhere.

As Al walked pass the garden, he heard sounds from outside and there they are. Impmon, Coronamon and Hawkmon are sparring in the garden. As Al looked at the surroundings, he found Renamon meditating near the artificial pond. He looked back at the spar and his escape attempt was dismissed for a while. Al walked out to the garden and charged towards them. "Heads up!" Al warned them as he jumped kick at the nearest target. The three spontaneously looked at the source and quickly disperse to avoid his attack.

Al's attack is a miss, and Impmon took the counter when Al is landing. Al saw him faintly and quickly dodge the attack by sidestepping. Coronamon also took a chance and attack Al. Al saw Coronamon and intentionally lose his footing to dodge roll away from him (Do the barrel roll jokes X<). By the time Al regained his footing, Hawkmon is ready to claw him on the forehead and Al didn't see him. Al got a direct hit on the head with Hawkmon's talon but barely make a scar out of it. As Al is still focus on the pain, he got kick from the back and tumbling forward. Al wanted to see who kicked him but Coronamon and Hawkmon ready to punch him together. Al didn't have the chance to dodge and blocked the attacks with his arm claw. Hawkmon's punch is weak but Coronamon's is average.

Al looked at them and started to protest. "Since when it has becomes a group battle?" Al flexed his sore claw from blocking.

"Since you join the party." Impmon simply replied.

"Now that is totally unfair you know," again Al protested and dodged another attack from Hawkmon.

"No, it isn't if this is a real battle." Impmon replied again and starts attacking with Coronamon. Al blocked the attacks with his claw. His mind is focusing on both of them that he didn't realize Hawkmon diving to him.

Before Hawkmon tackled Al or leaving another scratch, He got kick from his side. He loses his balance and crash to the ground. Al was surprised from the sudden attack and caught a glimpse behind him before spinning around to maneuver Coronamon's and Impmon's punch away from him. He looked back and just to see Renamon standing right behind him with her back facing him. "You are right, Impmon." She said calmly but felt a slight icy cold of anger. "That is why we always fight in group." Al gave her a smile of gratitude but was interrupt by her. "Save your thanks. I want to punish them for disturbing my meditation, until then, we are truce."

Al only gave a slight nod and a big gulp, thinking what fate comes to him when she is angry. The training battle resumed until Amelia called them to lunch. All five of them were exhausted from the brawl. Coronamon and Hawkmon had some minor bruise on their body as Impmon has more and major bruise from Renamon and Al. Al also had some minor bruise and scar but it will healed eventually. Before they went into the mansion, Renamon had one last business with Al, thus she came close to him. Al looked at her and thought she wanted to talk to him. Instead he got a strong clonk on the head. "Ow... What was that for?" Al asked while rubbing his head. The clonk got all the attention to everyone close to hear.

"That is for getting involved." She replied while walking into the mansion. True that he got involved himself to the brawl and probably deserve it. Coronamon, Hawkmon, Impmon, and Amelia sniggered at him. Al only gave a sigh as he entered the mansion while rubbing his head.

The lunch is as regular as ever in Japan, with a bowl of rice, a plate of fried chicken fillet smeared with lemon and random sauce topping from every people's choice, a small portion of pickle, and a bowl of warm miso soup. If anyone wants another serve of rice, there is freshly baked rice in the rice cooker at the end of the table. Everyone enjoyed their lunch, and gossips for an hour. Al watched all of them carefully and planned an escape. Amelia and Renamon noticed that Al is watching everyone on the table and asked him sometimes. Al simply replied with a shook or nothing.

After they finished their lunch, they gone on their own business and as for Al, it is time to make a move. He went to the portal and decided to go to the game. First thing first, he took the ear piece and tossed it to the ground at the mansion. He went into the portal with a satisfaction smile and hopefully it last long.

Al arrived in the main city in the game. The city is pack as ever and maybe more people playing the game, either for fun or for something he didn't know or care. He checked all the inventories, status, and skills. He has quite large amount of money and enough to buy a new strong set of armor and weapon just for show. Or, buy more rare supplies to replenish the used. But he chose to replenish some supplies as he perfectly confident of his strength. He went to the market area where people and NPC sell their goods for any players need. Al found almost all of the supplies from other people and the price is variable even though it is the same item. But sometimes he also found some swindles among the people. That is another point he hates human.

After everything is resupply, Al starts wandering around the city and fields to avoid their detection at least. He tested his strength against the clone Digimons, starting from the lowest level to the highest level he could manage to fight. Of course without using any Glitch power unless he was cornered. So far, he managed to fight up until ultimate form in Agumon form. If he evolved into other form, he will retest his strength starting from champion form.

Meanwhile in the mansion with hours passed, it is time for Al's donor again and Joe looked around for Al. He asked anyone he met and got a shook or no for an answer until he asked Andromon to look for him. Andromon scanned for Al's ear piece. He found him at the entrance gate. Joe looked for him at the gate and found nothing except an ear piece near the gate. He went back to Andromon and about to ask him again, but Andromon beat him first. "Did you find Alphonse?" He asked Joe.

"No, what I found is this ear piece." Joe answered and showing the ear piece to him.

Andromon scanned again and it is definitely his ear piece. "That is Al's ear piece." He answered.

"Do you think that he intentionally drop the ear piece and ran away?" Gomamon asked them.

"No doubt about it. The question is where did he go?"

"I'll check the log, Joe. You will call Izzy at the corp. to look for Albino." Andromon told Joe as he began to look for the gate log.

Back inside the game, Al is wandering around the ice field in GeoGreymon. He managed to defeat any Mega Digimons without using any Glitch power. He felt less satisfied by his own strength and wanted to get stronger. Strong enough to defeat the hooded figure with his own strength, but he knew that he will be fighting against the mother of the Glitch which is slightly disadvantage if he didn't use the Glitch, thus he will do his very best to be the strongest and use the Glitch power if he is in the pinch or an all out attack. Never the less, he will use the Glitch against the Glitch eventually.

Suddenly, his gauntlet starts beeping. The gauntlet beeps telling him there is a real Digimon in the area, or another tamer in the area. He looked around and found no hidden portal just like he saw when he first met Minomon, Soul. 'No Digimon, which mean a tamer.' He thought and he looked at every portal he found or letting his gauntlet guide him. The gauntlet led him to the portal where he first arrive and to his surprise, Gomamon, Hawkmon and Impmon were there standing at the portal waiting for an instruction. Impmon took a glance around and spot Alphonse froze up. "There he is!" He yelled which alerting others. Hawkmon and Gomamon looked at where Impmon pointed, and Al starts to panic and look for an escape route.

Hawwkmon, Gomamon and Impmon starts running at Alphonse, and as for Al, he starts running away aimlessly. "Wait!" yelled Hawkmon. "It is time for your donor," said Gomamon. "So, give us YOUR blood!" Impmon yelled like a savage beast just to tease him.

"Hell no!" Al screamed. "My body felt weak after my blood is being taken and most of all I don't like being pierced by a needle."

"Come on," Gomamon responded. "It is not that painful. It's just a pinch."

"Yeah, tell that after being pierced more than five times." Al defended.

"Okay, I resent that. But still it is for the sake of the Digimon."

"I know that, Gomamon. But still, I can't stand the needle." Al ran away from them in panic and took a wrong turn. He was trapped at the edge of an ice berg. "At least reconsider the schedule, please. I can't stand it if it is every day."

Gomamon's ear twitched because of the ear piece. "Joe said he'll consider it after taking one more pack from you." Gomamon replied on Joe's behalf.

Al's got no choice but to jump down into the cold water. "You guys leave me no choice." Al stated and jumped off the edge and into the cold water down below. He hoped that the water is cold once the water touches his scales, but fortunately it's not. He paddled away from the edge hoping to escape from them, but he heard a small splash behind him. He looked at his back to see Gomamon is chasing him in the water, and Hawkmon and Impmon who turned into Beelzebmon chased him from the sky. Again, Al is in state of panic and keeps on swimming away from his chasers.

For an hour he kept on swimming and he is exhausted. He swam to the nearest ice berg, came out of the water and reverted back. Al stopped running from them and they arrived at the berg. "I give up." Al sighed. "But please reconsider the schedule. I really hate needles now."

"All right, I will convince Joe to reschedule your donor." Gomamon replied. "If not, we have our own method to convince him." He winked at Al and others.

When they prepare to teleport home, Al felt a disturbance in the field. Second later, shatter glass can be heard nearby. They looked around to see the source but got stun on the spot; everyone except Al. Al heard groans from them and saw black static surging through their body. He could think one good reason from their condition, Glitch infestation.

Al wanted to look around again when a hooded figure suddenly appeared in front of him. He was stunned for a bit and quickly jumped back to draw some cards. Suddenly, something long came out from the cloak very fast. The same thing hit Al's hand that holds the drawn cards. Al dropped the cards from the sudden pain and quickly drew more cards from the gauntlet, but the hooded figure beat him first by shooting more same thing to bind his movement.

Al gasped in shock and looked what bind him. It's a red vine and not just vine, but vines. He tried to free himself but the vines were strong and tight. He looked at the hooded figure and saw a sinister smile. Once again, his fear starts to crawl.

The hooded figure starts to walk towards him. "H-llo, -o-sin." The hooded figure greeted with heavy multi voice. Its words has several letters missing which makes others couldn't understand what it said. "W- m--t a-ain. Or sho-l- I sa- broth-r." Al's eyes widen by its words.

"What are you talking about, what do you want?" Al asked in stutter.

"-o- hav- som- part o- m-, whi-h ma-- us r-lativ-." It replies with a smile. "As -or what, -o- hav- som-thin- I n---, or som-on-." The hooded figure looked at Beelzebmon. Al also looked at where it looked and his fear rise again.

"What do you want with him?" Al asked.

"Som- -ri-n-s to k--p -o- -ompan-." It answered. "On-- I tak- him -rom -o-."

"Don't you dare take him away!" Al growled at it.

"Or WHAT?" it replied with murderous voice. Some wind blew from its cloak and Al got slashed all over his body, regardless the vines from its cloak. Al screamed in pain. The others saw nothing but they saw Al got slash multiple times with unknown weapon or skills. Al fell down disable. A scythe suddenly appeared and pointed at Al's throat. "N-xt tim-, mak- s-r- -o- ar- pr-par-." It moved the scythe away and swung it to Beelzebmon. The scythe hit on his shoulder and he screamed in agony.

The hooded figure lifted the scythe along with Beelzebmon. "S-- -a, -o-sin." It bade farewell and vanished along with Beelzebmon.

Al is still disable and Gomamon and Hawkmon is still paralyzed, but he can feel the Glitches slowly fading. He couldn't do anything to save Beelzebmon. He is still afraid from its power. All he could do is just screamed in defeat.

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That's it for this chapter. Thank you for those who read, watch, fave, and rate. For those who confused with its speaking, it will be your pop quiz. Thank you everyone and Cliffhanger.