The deployment ride was... boring, honestly. Despite the mild break of stopping in the D-Connect building, it seemed the whole day had been one giant trip. Out of one car and into another. It was almost sickening to a point. As he sat in the bench seat, Haruka thumbed the trigger of the new D-Connect lightly. A moment later, and a gasp of realization, he withdrew his own D-Connect. There was a moment of shock as he found the screen empty. The egg which had been formed when his Digimon reverted was nowhere to be seen. Had the two D-Connects somehow synchronized? Shaking the thought, he hurriedly returned the v-pet to his pocket, making his deck-holder clip to his pocket for easy reach, while he palmed the new D-Connect in his left hand.

	Upon their arrival, Haruka stepped out, taking a strong stance with his left foot forward, "[color=ec0e40]Time to see if these things work out here too,[/color]" he muttered casually.
	Flipping the Digivice on its ring, he aimed his hand out straight, catching it and pulling back the trigger with a soft [i]chunk[/i] in a fluid motion. As before, the Bakumon emerged, showing no signs of distortion, nor hologram transmitter in the daylight.
	[i][color=ec0e40]'What? But that means...'[/color][/i] his mind raced, and for a moment he froze, quivering in the strange breeze that seemed to pick up.
	Haruka's senses were alerted by a strange sound, a shadowy shape looming in the distance. It was rather large, but held a vaguely humanoid shape, and seemed to be carrying a club. With very few Digimon- if this truly was a Digimon- wielding such a weapon, the plan of attack was clear.
	"[color=ec0e40]Open fire. Emit Virus Delete,[/color]" he commanded in a cold, efficient tone.
	"[color=a187be]Calculating... Estimating RAM Output... Targeting... [b]Virus Delete![/b][/color]"
	With that, a misty fractal jetted from the Rookie's open mouth, eyes aglow. The blast careened towards the figure with a satisfying '[i]woosh[/i]', and seemed to be dead-on target for a moment. Shifting his gaze to the side, the boy saw the other partnered with the Commandramon, Makoto, modifying his Digimon with a Mega Class weapon. Haruka scoffed.
	"[color=ec0e40][i]Tch.[/i] What an amature move. Relying on such a tactic so early on is positively barbaric. I can see why you'd want to be some copycat legend, '[i]Emu[/i]',[/color]" he called out sarcastically, "[color=ec0e40]Stay mid range Bukamon,[/color]" he continued, now turning to the battle at hand with a casual attentiveness, "[color=ec0e40]Keep your distance, but make sure you can get a hit in.[/color]".