The Dark Crest of Courage XII
Chapter 1
It was a normal day at Primary Village or Village of Beginnings where Digimon were reborn every day. Tons of In-training Digimon were playing with each other and the fresh Digimon were comfortably sleeping in their cots which Elecmon made himself after some of them wandered off. He had sought advice from the other Digimon on File Island and one of them gave him the idea. With the other Digimon's help, many cots were made from the wood of File Island's trees. Though, it still did not really solve the runaway problems as the baby Digimon could jump high.
Elecmon was watching over some In-training Digimon playing at the edge of the village when he noticed a Botamon jumping out of its cot. The red skunk Digimon immediately went to put it back however the black baby Digimon saw him coming and started jumping away in fright. However, its top speed was still not enough and Elecmon managed to catch it and put it back to the cot. He sighed in relief when a Digi-Egg not far away caught his eye. The Digi-Egg was pitch-black and black miasma was coming out of it.
Elecmon wondered where the egg came from as he memorized all the Digi-Eggs patterns and he never encountered one with none and all-black. He decided to report it to Gennai however when he started to walk away, he heard a voice.
"Finally…my revenge is nigh!"
Elecmon turned and saw black ooze started to seep out from the Digi Egg slowly covering the ground of the village. He tried to run but found himself unable to move an inch. The egg cracked several times finally hatching. However, it was not a baby Digimon that came out of it but something sinister that made Elecmon screamed in fear. The sinister figure slowly enveloped the Primary Village in darkness and Elecmon watched helplessly as the baby Digimon he oversaw started to be engulfed in it. He needed to inform Gennai but the black ooze restrained him by sticking him to the ground. The figure fixed its gaze on him and started to laugh loudly.
"Rejoice, Elecmon. You will be the first to experience the new Digital World!"
That was the last thing Elecmon heard before he too was swallowed by the darkness.
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Gennai was in his new underwater abode in the Server Continent looking at a screen on the wall. It showed a map of File Island and the Server Continent. The two landmasses should be white on his map, but File Island was now completely black. The phenomenon had started a few days ago and he had contacted Centarumon on the situation who promised to get back to him. However, there was no answer whatsoever. Moreover, the six partner digimons were unable to be reached as well. It was a little comfort to know the other six were in the real world enjoying a trip with their partners.
Suddenly there was a knock on his door which was impossible since nobody knew where he was except for Centarumon. Gennai rushed to the door since if its Centarumon, he would have news of what happened to File Island. However, it was not the centaur at the door but a yellow dinosaur who looked extremely exhausted and gasping for breath as if he just finished a long marathon.
"AGUMON!"
Gennai helped Agumon to a nearby couch. The yellow dinosaur had wounds all over his body and his left eye was badly bruised. After managing to catch his breath and noticing Gennai in front of him, Agumon immediately got to the point.
"Gennai! We have big trouble! He is back!"
"Who is back, Agumon?!" asked Gennai.
Agumon gulped and went silent for a moment. He looked at the map on Gennai's screen.
"Apocalymon…"
End of Chapter 1
