The Darkness

Chapter 1:In the Shadows

It's probably all this 8th child business that is making me paranoid thought
Sora. Or maybe it's because I'm walking on my own in the dark. She had left
Biyomon home so she could get some sleep. Now she kept hearing rustling noises
in the leaves that stopped when she stopped. "Why would anyone want to follow
me?" she asked herself knowing a few reasons why a few people would follow her.
She was almost at the end of the street and thought she would be all right since
there were no bushes there. Then Sora heard the distinct sound of footsteps on
pavement. She whirled around and found herself staring into the deep blue eyes
of Myotismon. Sora felt him grab her arms and pull her closer but she had no
power to resist. Then darkness began to envelop her. Subconsciously she felt
herself fall into Myotismon's arms. Oh Tai, Biyomon where are you? was Sora's
last thought before she became totally limp in his arms.


"Ha, ha! We've got her, master," gloated DemiDevimon. "Yes we do said the
velvety voice of Myotismon. "Foolish digidestine without any protection in the
dark," he added.


"Hey guys. Has anyone seen Sora?" asked Joe. "I called her house but she wasn't
there and her mom is starting to get worried." "I haven't seen her since
yesterday," answered Tai. "This morning around 4:00 she went for a walk,"
announced Biyomon, "and she hasn't come back since." Mimi gasped. "You don't
think Myotismon got her do you?" she asked. "I sure hope not," answered Matt.
"All right. Half of us keep looking for the 8th child and the other half will
look for Sora," instructed Tai. "Right," they all agreed.


"Where am I?" murmured Sora trying to sit up. She felt so weak she couldn't do
it. "Look! She's awake." Sora heard a familiar voice say. But she couldn't quite
place it. "Yes. Now leave us." Another familiar voice. But this one made her
shiver with fear.


Chapter 2:Search for Sora

"Any sign of her?" asked Tai. "No. Nothing," answered T.K. Don't worry Sora.
We'll find you thought Tai.


Looking up Sora saw Myotismon looming over her. That's when she realized who the
voices belonged to. DemiDevimon and Myotismon. "Oh no," muttered Sora. "Hello
digidestine," said the sinister voice of Myotismon. Then she saw she was missing
her digivice and crest. "Looking for these?" he asked holding them up. "Give
them back she said. "That depends. Will you join me?" he asked. "Never!" Sora
cried out. "Then say goodbye to them," Myotismon answered and they disappeared.
"Now then," said Myotismon stepping closer. It made Sora shudder when she saw
his fangs. As she remembered what the digidestined had found out 2 days ago her
hands flew to her throat. Myotismon was a vampire and his feasting was the
reason so many women had anemia. Her fingers found 2 holes in her neck that she
wouldn't have found if she hadn't been looking. Sora gasped. She would bet
anything the reason she was weak was because she had anemia. "Yes," said
Myotismon almost to himself. "I was looking for a bite to eat when I saw you. I
couldn't believe my luck." An expression crossed his face for an instant that
Sora could not quite define and wasn't even sure she had seen it.


Izzy was near an abandoned warehouse when he heard a voice. He motioned for
Tentomon to be quiet. Then he made his way silently to a window and peered in.
"Prodigious," he whispered when he saw Sora. That was of course before Izzy
noticed who else was there. Myotismon! He did some quick calculations and
decided that they didn't stand a chance. "Digivolve and lets go find the
others," Izzy whispered to Tentomon. "Right. Tentomon digivolve to...
Kabuterimon." "Hurry said Izzy," said Izzy. He noticed Sora looked very pale and
very afraid as Myotismon stood above her.


He watched one of the digidestined fly away. The boy and digimon were unaware of
his eyes following them until they were gone from view. Then smiling Myotismon
turned his attention back to his prisoner.


Chapter 3:Getting Help

The first pair Izzy found was Joe and Gomamon. No time for subtlety he thought.
Sora's in trouble. As Kabuterimon descended people started screaming and
yelling. "Joe, Gomamon!" shouted Izzy, "Sora's in trouble. We need to find the
others. Hop on." Joe and his digimon climbed up. "Be a little louder why don't
they?" complained Gomamon. "Devimon hasn't quite heard." They flew around a
little bit and almost immediately spotted Matt, T.K., Gabumon, and Patamon. "So
this is the big dangerous monster," joked Matt. "I never would have guessed."
Next they found Mimi and Palmon. "You found her?" asked Mimi and Palmon at the
same time. "Yes but before we rescue her we need to find Tai," Izzy answered.
They found Tai, Agumon, and Biyomon in the park. "Lets go," he said when he
heard the news. Agumon and Biyomon followed.


He had been a fool to let his guard down thought Myotismon. His emotions had
slipped for an instant and he was sure the girl had seen. No matter. He would
soon be rid of the girl. Then Myotismon laughed.


They landed a bit away from the warehouse so as not to attract attention.
Quietly they all looked in the window after Kabuterimon de-digivolved back to
Tentomon. Creeping closer they looked through a window. Tai peeked through the
open door. "When I say go everyone digivolve," whispered Tai. "On your marks,
get set...."

Chapter 4: Digivolution

Somebody please help me thought Sora on the verge of hysteria.


"GO!" shouted Tai. "Tentomon digivolve to... Kabuterimon. Gomamon digivolve
to... Ikkakumon. Palmon digivolve to... Togemon. Gabumon digivolve to...
Garurumon. Agumon digivolve to... Greymon. Nova Blast. Harpoon Torpedo. Howling
Blaster. Electro Shocker. Boom Bubble. Spiral Twister. How about some Needle
Spray?" Their attacks didn't even scratch him! "Your puny attacks can't harm
me," said Myotismon. "Crimson Lightning." He knocked over all the digimon. "Come
on you guys, step it up!" shouted Tai. "Digivolve again!" agreed everyone.
"Greymon digivolve to... MetalGreymon. Garurumon digivolve to... WereGarurumon.
Kabuterimon digivolve to... MegaKabuterimon. Togemon digivolve to... Lillymon.
Ikkakumon digivolve to... Zudomon. Patamon digivolve to... Angemon. Giga
Blaster. Vulcan's Hammer. Wolf Claw. Horn Buster. Flower Cannon. Spiral Twister.
Hand of Fate." The attacks weakened him slightly. "Grisly Wing." Myotismon
knocked the other digimon down but they got back up. "Come on you guys!" shouted
Tai. In the confusion of the battle they made their way to Sora. Matt and Tai
supported her as they tried to hurry her out of the building.


They wouldn't get away so easily. He would strike the weakest. Slow them down
even more. He took aim and struck. "Crimson Lightning."
In the noise of the battle there was no warning. No warning as her back felt
like it was on fire. She let out a cry of pain.



Chapter 5: Flying Fast Enough

Tai felt it burn his arm. It felt like the time he got burned from a campfire.
Matt felt the fire on his arm. It reminded him of the time he got burned on the
stove. They saw the blood trickling down their arms because Myotismon's Crimson
Lightning had struck so hard but they didn't have time to worry about it.


Sora reached behind her to feel her back. It felt warm and wet. She brought her
hand back to see what it was and saw her blood. She had already lost blood to
Myotismon and now she was losing more. Sora's knees buckled and she fell to the
ground. Not again she thought as she passed out.


He saw the girl stumble and fall. Good he thought swooping down on his prey. But
a bright light forced him to move back. Angemon! thought Myotismon angrily.


Angemon shot his Hand of Fate attack at Myotismon and picked up Sora. Everyone
else got on MegaKabuterimon's back after the digimon dedigivolved and followed
Angemon toward the hospital, leaving Myotismon behind. They went as fast as they
could trying not to be seen. Izzy urged them to go faster knowing that Sora had
lost too much blood and if she lost much more she would die.


Chapter 6: Questions

They landed on the roof of the hospital and Palmon used her Poison Ivy to get
them to the ground. Tai carried Sora around the building to the front door. The
receptionist looked up, saw them, and called for help. A doctor rushed Sora to a
room calling for some nurses. The receptionist led them to the waiting room. "
I'm sure your friend will be all right," she said kindly. Joe went over to the
pay phone and called Sora's mom. They could hear him saying, "Hi. Mrs.
Takenouchi? I don't know how to say this but Sora is in the Highton View Terrace
Hospital. No... um... it's... bye." Joe came back to the group. "She'll be right
over," said Joe looking positively harassed. Later the doctor came in. "We had
to give her a transfusion but she'll be okay," he said. The digidestined
cheered. If you don't mind, can I ask you a few questions?" They instantly fell
silent. "Uh, sure," said Tai. "How did she get this way?" he asked. "Well, you
see... um," began Tai."she fell out of a tree and scraped her back on a branch,"
volunteered Joe. "I see," said the doctor looking at them suspiciously. "Is that
how you boys got hurt," he asked Matt and Tai. "Yeah," they agreed right away.
"How did you get her here?" Tai looked at the others for help. "We rode our
bikes. Sora was able to make it this far before she lost consciousness," said
Mimi. "How," began began the doctor when Sora's mom interrupted him. "Where's
Sora? Is she all right?"


He would wait and regain his strength before he showed himself again. Besides he
had to find the 8th child. He was close. Very close.



Chapter 7: Recovery and Discovery

After Sora's mom had calmed down Tai took Biyomon aside. "When Sora was in
trouble why didn't you digivolve?" he asked. "I don't know. I just didn't seem
to have enough power," replied Biyomon."Didn't you notice?" said Joe. "Her
digivice and tag and crest are missing."

******* 5 days later *******

"Kari! Sora! We said we would be back before dark and the sun just finished
setting," called Tai. He, Kari, and Sora were back in the park where Myotismon
had captured Sora. "Just a minute Tai! Come here. I found something," Kari
replied. Tai walked over to where they were. "Wait a minute. Aren't those...?"
began a surprised Tai when he saw what Kari was holding.


"What are they doing?" she asked herself. She gasped and crept closer. "Aren't
those...?"


He had followed Gatomon to make sure she stayed out of trouble. He didn't want
Myotismon to hurt her. He flew down and landed next to her. "Hello Gatomon,"
whispered Wizardmon. She took no notice of him. Gatomon concentrated on what the
little girl, Kari, had in her hand.


Gatomon and Wizardmon were supposed to be at the hideout. He had followed to see
what they were doing before he punished them. Then Myotismon saw what the
littlest was holding.


"A digivice and crest!" exclaimed Tai. They didn't know Gatomon was standing
next to them until she reached out to touch the digivice. When she did the
digivice and crest lit up brightly. "You finally found what you were searching
for," said Wizardmon. "Yes. I was searching for you, Kari!" "You're the 8th
digidestined and I'm your digimon!" exclaimed Gatomon. "Isn't it wonderful Tai,
Sora?" asked Kari hugging Gatomon.


Myotismon gasped. It wasn't possible.

Chapter 8: You've Got Mail

Kari noiced something glittering on the ground. She stooped to pick it up and
when she touched it, it glowed in the shape of her crest. Then it disappeared.
On the back of her hands was the shape of a full moon with her crest inside it.
"What's that?" asked Sora in surprise. "I don't know," replied Kari puzzled.
They heard a gasp and spun around. They saw Myotismon for a second before he
vanished into the night. "Let's get out of here," said Tai nervously.

***********The next morning************

All of the digidestined were meeting in the park. Tai and Sora had told them
about last night. Suddenly Izzy said," I've got a message from Gennai." It
said," Greetings. I've heard you've found he 8th child and a type of puzzle
you're trying to figure out. When you do an action related to your crest you
will see something glittering. If you touch it you will see a glowing shape of
your crest. When it vanishes on the back of your hands a moon with your crest on
it will appear. In a desperate time you will know how to use it to save
yourselves. So long." "Wow," said Mimi breaking the silence. "How does he hear
these things?" asked Joe.


They had found the 8th child along with the power. He would make sure they
didn't know how to use it.


They had decided to meet at the park the next day. When T.K. got there Matt and
Tai looked about ready to kill each other. "Come on Matt. Don't fight. Please
Matt. We need to fight Myotismon not each other," encouraged T.K. "You're right
T.K.," said Matt. He turned to Tai. "Sorry about that." Tai smiled. "No
problem," he answered. Then at the same time each stooped to pick up something
glittering. The shape of their crests glowed for a moment, disappeared, and on
the backs of their hands was a full moon with their crests in it.


3 at the same time! They were getting stronger.

Chapter 9: The Sincere Love of Reliable Knowledge

Later after they were done looking at Tai's, Matt's, and T.K.'s hands they
talked about how to defeat Myotismon. "The best way to do that is for all of us
to get our... what should we call this?" began Izzy. "Digimagic?" supplied Joe.
"Yes. Digimagic. And find out how to use it," finished Izzy. Then Izzy saw
something glittering on the ground, picked it up, and got his digimagic. The
digidestined got excited. "Do you think we can defeat Myotismon?" asked Kari
worriedly. "Of course we can," said Mimi sincerely. "She's right," agreed Sora.
She hugged Kari. "We've got you and the digimagic." "We should go home before
our parents get worried," cut in Joe. Then at the same time they got their
digimagic.


They were stronger than he thought to get their powers so soon. He would have to
destroy them before they found out how to use them.


"We still have to find Sora's digivice and crest," said Tai the next day. "I
think I know where they are," said Gatomon. "Follow me." The digidestined and
their digimon along with Wizardmon followed Gatomon to a remote section of town.
"Sh," said T.K. when they heard voices. Creeping closer they saw Myotismon
talking to DemiDevimon. "Give these to SkullMeramon and DarkTyranamon,"
Myotismon told DemiDevimon throwing Sora's digivice and crest to him. "I must
rest now." The digidestined waited until Myotismon left. Then they attacked
DemiDevimon. "Thunder Bomb." Wizardmon knocked him unconscious. "Good job," said
Tai. Sora grabbed her crest and digivice and they followed Gatomon. The
digidestined planned to get together later and ran home.


I hope you liked my first fanfic!