Chapter 1: And So It Begins…

"Master, " A Nanimon said from behind the Black-Colored Etemon that had two swords strapped on his back and a heavy gold necklace around his neck.

"What do you want, Nanimon?" The Black Etemon asked.

"The town center is secured. The village is ours. I've sent a squad of Apemon out to round up all the Run-Away Digimon so that our Presence will be unnoticed." The Nanimon replied.

"No, No, No… The Apemon won't do. We want ALL the Run-Away Digimon, don't we?" The Black Etemon stated.

"Well of course."

"If my plan succeeds, not even the Sovereigns will know of our Presence here. If just one of those Run-Away Digimon evades us, they'll rat us out in an instant and the sovereigns will be here ASAP. We don't want that. Send a squad of Ogremon and round up the remaining Musyamon to keep here until the Ogremon and Apemon return. Oh, yes, I don't want the Package here until we have ALL of those loose villagers."

"Yes, Sir!" Nanimon saluted as he raced out the door to give the orders. The Black Etemon looked out the small window-like gap that was in the wall of the hut he was in. He smiled as he watched the various Digimon he brought with him beat the innocent village Digimon down to the ground.

"Everything's going as planned… " The Black Etemon mumbled as he grinned. He watched the massacre until he saw a group of Apemon and Ogremon leaving the forest, followed by many Digimon, all chained. The Black Etemon exited the small hut and walked over to the Apemon and Ogremon. "Take them over to the Town Center. There I want you to shackle them to the poles. After they are secured, I want you all to make another round and look for any other possible excaped Digmon."

The Apemon and Ogremon all nodded and did as they were told. A small Kokuwamon tried to escape as he was being shackled to the Town Center. He was quickly restrained and shackled. The Black Etemon walked over to the Digimon, once the Ogremon and Apemon were done. "Tisk Tisk… I think it's time you all learned a little respect."

"You'll never get away with this, ShadowEtemon!" The rebellious Kokuwamon yelled.

"Is that so… Well… First off, and this goes to all of you too! You will no longer refer to me as ShadowEtemon!" The black Etemon started. "Instead you will call me Master."

"I'll call you ShadowEtemon if I want to call you ShadowEtemon! I'll never call you master!" The rebellious Kokuwamon replied. ShadowEtemon did nothing but drop his head and signal a few Digimon from behind him. A Musyamon and Gorillamon came from behind ShadowEtemon, unshackled the Kokuwamon, and beat him to death.

"Nanimon!" ShadowEtemon yelled. The Nanimon he spoke with earlier soon came and stood before ShadowEtemon.

"Yes, Sir?" Nanimon questioned.

"Bring in the Package. This is all of them. I know it." ShadowEtemon ordered as Nanimon ran off. After a few hours had passed, a group of Musyamon began construction of a huge Log wall around the village. All the Village Digimon were shackled to the Town Center. A group of Drimogeomon had begun digging for an underground chamber right under the Town Center. ShadowEtemon was sitting in his Temporary Chamber until the Drimogeomon finish.

"Everything is going as planned." ShadowEtemon thought to himself. "First, I conquer a small section of the Digital World. As I have done. Then, I finish my Project, the Genetically Engineered Digimon. They will have the Powers of the Sovereigns and then some, and the best part is… they'll be under my control. Once I finish them, I will send them off to Assassinate the Sovereigns. Then, the Digital World will be thrown into a Digital World War. And while everyone is fighting against each other to be the Ruler of the Digital World… I will crown myself the Ruler of the Digital World. Wait… Wait indeed… If my plan is to succeed I need to conjure up a large army. The largest the Digital World has ever seen. Once I have crowned myself Ruler… I will rule the Digital World with my Shadowy Fists!" ShadowEtemon then smashed his fist onto the Table.

Meanwhile, Tom and Greg were racing off to school. Tom's wore his usual attire: Red Baggy Pants, Red Skin-Tight shirt, a Black Vest, and his Black headband pushed up against his Black Hair. He was wearing his annoying contacts that made his eyes look black, too. "Greg! You Idiot! I told you to come over at 6:30, that way we could squeeze in a Game of Digimon. But, no… you come over at 7:30! School starts at 7:44 you know!" Tom yelled at Greg. Tom was always a control freak. He always has to be in charge. Don't get me wrong, he's humorous and good to be around.

Greg on the other hand, was always passive. Greg was also wearing his usual attire: White Shirt, Cargo/Carpenter Zip-Off Blue Jeans, and a Black kneepad on his left knee. And yes, Greg had his annoying style, too, his bleached hair. "Sorry Tom, My mom didn't wake me up until 7:00. I told her to wake me up early. Instead, she woke me up late!" Greg replied as they both continued to run until they came to the Rail Road Tracks. They both slid because the Train was crossing the tracks. They stopped, put their hands on their knees, and caught their breath. When the train had passed, Greg looked up and saw Four small stones on the ground. Two of them were glowing. Each stone was a different color: Red, Blue, White, and Yellow. The White stone was glowing.

"What the… " Greg mumbled as he stared at the stones. Tom grabbed Greg by his book bag and kept on running. Greg, being his passive self, didn't say anything. Finally, Greg spun around and ran to school. They both charged into Room 117, their homeroom, at 7:42. They both sat and caught their breath. The bell rang and Greg and Tom only smiled at each other. After the class said the Pledge of Allegiance, took roll, and read the announcements, Mr. Highfield stood up and walked to the front of the class.

"I got done correcting your tests last night. Overall the class did well, but I think we need to go over the Different Biomes again. A lot of people missed those questions." Mr. Highfield began. Greg wasn't paying any attention at all.

"What were those stones? Why couldn't Tom see them? It's obvious my mind is playing tricks on me. But what if my mind isn't playing tricks on me… " Greg thought to himself as Mr. Highfield passed back the tests.

"You know the Drill. Label your Notebook Chapter 6 Geography Test Corrections. Answer all the wrong questions correct and turn them in at the end of the period. Don't forget, Chapter 7 Vocab due tomorrow. Get to work." Mr. Highfield Stated as he sat down and worked on some other papers he had to correct. Greg started to work on his Test Corrections. A while passed when Greg felt a paper football hit the side of his head. He looked down at the floor and saw a note for him. He stealthy opened the note, trying to attract as little attention as possible. He opened it up and Read the note. It only said:

Hey Greg. Meet me at the Rail Road Tracks after school.

Emma

Greg turned his head and saw Emma on the other side of the room. She was an outcast, as were Tom and Greg. Emma was wearing her Blue T-shirt that said "I'm with Stupid" and had an arrow pointing to her face, her Blue Jeans, a Black and Blue sports watch that had a White Nike sign on it, and her Red hair. She wasn't a natural redhead, like Jon in the back of the class, she died it a Really Dark Red color. Her natural Hair Color was Brown, though. "Did she see the stones, too?!" Greg immediately thought to himself. Greg looked down at the bottom of the note and saw some more writing. It read:

P.S. Jami's gonna be there too.

Jami was your average girl. She always wore Yellow. No matter what, she wore yellow. There was the occasional pair of blue jeans, but other than that, she always wore yellow. Greg just barely caught a glimpse of her in the hallway when he was running. Jami had Phys. Ed for her homeroom. Of course, she was wearing yellow. She was wearing a Plain yellow skintight shirt, a pair of baggy Yellow Parachute Pants, a gold necklace, and her Yellow sweatband. Jami was frequently called a Lemon or something to that extent. Even her hair was Blonde.

The period passed slowly, as did all the others. Finally, the clock struck 3:15 and they were free. Tom and Greg ran to their lockers and put all of their books in them, seeing as they had a Study Hall last period and they finished all their homework. "Tom, " Greg said to get Tom's attention as they met outside the school.

"What?" Tom replied.

"I just remembered that I have to go meet Emma and Jami by the Train Tracks… You wanna come, it should only take a second. I mean, you're coming over to my house anyways, right?" Greg suggested.

"Ok." Tom agreed. The two of them walked behind the school and took the shortcut, which happened to be by the Train Tracks. When they arrived there, Jami and Emma were already.

"Hi Greg. Hi Tom." Emma greeted, being her kind self. Jami just nodded.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" Greg questioned.

"Well… this morning before the bell rang Jami and I were behind the school, setting up the prank for Justin. That's when I turned my head and saw you two running to school. I also saw the 4 Lights." Emma began.

"What 4 lights?" Tom questioned.

"The ones your standing on, Tom." Emma replied as she shook her head. Tom looked down and saw nothing. Greg noticed something. Instead of just the one glowing, now, the Blue and Yellow ones were glowing too. Tom went and stood where he stood as he was catching his breath this morning.

"I still don't see any lights…" Tom questioned.

"Well you're pretty blind then." Emma commented.

"I think your seeing things… " Tom mumbled as he crossed his arms.

"Let's ignore Tom. He probably can't see with those Black Contacts anyways. What are they?" Emma asked Greg.

"I don't know. Let's find out… " Greg, Jami, and Emma all nodded to each other. Greg, Jami, and Emma threw off their book bags. Tom had already done so.

"I want the yellow one… " Jami mumbled. She grabbed the yellow stone. Greg grabbed the White one and Emma grabbed the Blue one, leaving the Red one on the ground. Tom went to grab his book bag, but his foot got caught on the Arm Strap of Jami's book bag. Needless to say, Tom fell flat on his face. He just so happened to fall directly on the Red Stone. Just then, all the Colors around the 4 of them blurred together. When the colors cleared, it looked as if the 4 of them were in the middle of the Rain Forest.

"What… Just… Happen?" Emma questioned.

"I have no clue… " Greg mumbled as he spun so he could fully see his surroundings.

"I see it… " Tom mumbled as he picked up the Red Stone which was right beside his head. Tom stood and brushed himself off.

To Be Continued…