SPIRIT OF COURAGE

The sequel to 'Battle with Darkness'. They were chosen to save two worlds. Eight children called the Digidestind. Armed with their digimon and crests, no evil could defeat them. Led by Taichi 'Tai' Kamiya, warrior of Courage, they defeated the evils of the digiworld. When in final battle with Myotismon, Tai sacrificed himself so the others could be saved. Courage is gone, and the Digidestined will never be the same.

This is based on the X-men series: Ages of Apocalypse. Age of Myotismon is based on the Saga of the Twevle, also in the X-Men comics.

Part 1:

Sora ran down the field, the soccer ball in front of her. She raced to the goal and kicked the ball as hard as she could. If they scored, they would win the game.

Sora loved it here at soccer camp. It was her favorite game, but that wasn't the only reason she was here. Her best friend was here also.

"Goal!" the referee yelled.

"Yes!" Sora said. Her teammates ran past her, slapping her out stretched hand. She walked over to the side lines. Her heart began to pound as she walked over to her best friend. Her smile faded, however, when she saw him. "Matt? No, that.....isn't right. That's
wrong!"

"Great game!" he said, smiling.

"Yeah," Sora said, confused. Matt was her best friend, so why did she feel that it was someone else?

"Good job, Sora!" Mimi yelled as she ran up to her. "Now, we're ahead of the other side!"

"Mimi's here? No, that can't be right! She hates playing sports, so why would she be at soccer camp? Something's not right here!"

"Hello! Earth to Sora!" Mimi waved a hand in front of her face.

Sora snapped back. "What?"

"You zoned out! What's wrong?"

"I..I..just feel...like...like something's.....missing. Like someone's...gone."

"Where did that come from?" Biyomon asked as she flew down from the bleachers.

"I don't know Biyomon," Sora said. "This can't be right! I didn't meet Biyomon until we fell into the Digiworld!"

"Hey, Sora," Matt said, grabbing something from his bag and putting it on his head, "What do you think, huh? Am I making a fashion statement?"

Sora gasped as she saw Matt wearing a pair of goggles on his head. Very familiar goggles, but on the wrong head.

Suddenly, they heard a growling sound. They turned around to see a giant woolly mammoth stomp into the field. "Tusk Crusher!" it yelled as two bombs destroyed the bleachers.

"Mammothmon!" Biyomon yelled. She flew into the sky.

"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"

The phoenix yelled,"Meteor Wing!" The flames bounced off Mammothmon's thick hide. They shot over to a nearby bridge and destroyed it.

Birdramon flew to Mammothmon's front and grabbed his trunk. "Frezzing Breath!" he yelled as a mist of ice flew out. "Birdramon!" Sora yelled as her crest began to glow.

"Sora?" she said as Matt ran over to join her.

"Birdramon digivolve to Garudamon!"

"Tusk Crusher!"

Garudamon placed her hands over Matt and Sora to block them from Mammothmon's attack. When she lifted her hands up, Matt was covering Sora. "No. This isn't how it happened! Someone else was here." Sora had a brief vision of a boy with brown hair and goggles.

In the corner of her eye, she saw the same person in her vision fall to the ground. "Tai?!" she yelled, surprised at the name.

She ran over to him as Garudamon and Mammothmon began to fight. "Tai?" she asked.

The person coughed and looked her in the eyes. "No, Sora. I'm not Tai, not anymore."

She heard what he said, but part of her didn't want to believe it. "I thought you died!"

He coughed again. "I did die, Sora! I transcended my physical form. I'm courage now, a Spirit of Courage."

"How?"

"I didn't defeat Myotismon, I just sent him back to the Digiworld. He created another body for himself, a fusion of his old one, and mine. Somehow, the part of his new body that once was mine drew me back here."

"Tai." she said as she went to touch him. She longed to be held by him once again, to feel his love again.

"Don't!" said before she got the chance. "I'm no longer of the physical! Now, listen, the world that you're seeing, its not real! Myotismon has created this battle, by fighting, you're doing just what he wants! Stop Garudamon from attacking!" He coughed again, and moaned.

"What is it?" Sora asked.

"Myotismon. He knows I'm in your dream. He's attacking me directly. Stop Garudamon! You're doing just as he wants,oh no! He's coming!"

The ground shook and a bolt of energy shot through it, destroying Mammothmon. In his placed stood a figure. "Myotismon." Tai said.

Myotismon's new body had Tai's face, but it was completely white. His teeth were fangs, and his hair was a meld of brown and blond. He wore the red visor, and cape. His shirt was Tai's short sleeve blue one, but his pants where Myotismon's old ones. As were his boots. His gloves where Tai's white ones.

"So, it seems you can't stay dead!" he said to Tai.

"That's right! Its my destiny to destroy you!" Tai said, standing up.

"But we share the same life force, if you destroy me, it'll destroy you!" Myotismon laughed.

"You idiot! Just because you're new body is part of my old one, dosen't mean we're connected!" Tai yelled, defiantly. He held out his hand. "Rage of Courage!" he yelled.

A blast of light shot out and hit Myotismon. He smiled as it bounced right off. "Crimson Lightning!"

When the light hit Tai, it threw him back. Sora watched this exchange and knew she had to do something. "He said that this was just a dream, so why can't I wake up?"

She saw Tai fly past her and land hard, blood coming out of his nose. "No!" she screamed.


Part 2:

"Howling Blaster!" Garurumon yelled, blowing Leomon away.

"T.K.!" Matt yelled, running towards him.

"You came in time!" T.K. said, hugging him.

Leomon jumped back in front of him. "Needle Spray!" Togemon yelled, showering him with quills.

"Mimi! Izzy!" Matt yelled when he saw them riding Kabuterimon.

"That's it!" Ogremon said, holding a Poyomon, "This little guy's gonna get it!"

"Harpoon Torpedo!" Ikkakumon said, firing a rocket at Ogremon. He flew backward, Poyomon flew out of his hand. Sora caught him.

"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon yelled, firing his attack at Garurumon.

"This guy's too strong!" Matt yelled. "We need a plan!"

"Here!" Izzy said, holding out his digivice,"These have the power to completely destroy the black gear!"

Matt looked at his. "Well, its worth a shot!"

He walked over to Leomon and held it up. It began to glow as a black shadow flew out of Leomon's back. He fell over. "Are you okay?" Matt asked.

"Yes, I'm fine now." Leomon said.

Ogremon looked on from the bushes. "Oh, they're gonna get it!" Then he snuck away.

"What do we do now?" Sora asked.

"We mount an attack!" Leomon said.

"You can't do it alone!" a voice said.

"Centarumon!" Izzy said,"And Meramon!"

"Monzemon!" Mimi screeched,"and Frigamon!"

"Electmon!" Patamon said.

"Yes," Centarumon said,"We're here to help!"

Leomon smiled. "Great! Okay guys, here's the plan! I'll take the lead with Centarumon, the kids will stay in the middle, the rest of you take the rear! We'll take back this island!"

Everyone cheered. "Okay! Company move!"

They took their positions and followed Leomon up the mountain, unaware that a figure watched them from a distance. A figure with a mane of brown hair, and goggles.



"What's the matter Matt?" T.K. asked his brother.

"Something doesn't feel right. Something's definitely wrong, but I don't know what!"

"Oh, that would be us!" a voice said from below.

The army turned to the side of the cliff. A giant sea serpent emerged from the water. "Its Seadramon!" Gabumon yelled.

"Don't forget me!" Shellmon yelled beside Seadramon.

"Gabumon digivolve to Garurumon!"

"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"

"Tentomon digivolve to Kabuterimon!"

"Palmon digivolve to Togemon!"

"Gomamon digivolve to Ikkakumon!"

Leomon growled."Attack them! On three!"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you!" Ogremon yelled from above them.

They turned to see him standing on a cliff above them with T.K. in his arms.

"T.K., no!" Matt yelled.

Leomon slide his sword back in it sheath. "We surrender!" he said. The others nodded their agreements.


They were brought to the castle at the top of Infinity Mountain. They were dragged into a throne room. "Welcome!" Devimon said, seated on the throne. Above him was a giant statue of Myotismon's new body.

"What's that?" Joe whispered to Izzy.

"If its a digimon," Tentomon said,"Its not one I'm familiar with!"

"What are you going to do with us?" Leomon asked.

Matt looked to his left. He saw Sora, Joe, T.K. and Izzy. Then he looked to his right side, he saw their digimon. "Something is not right here!" he thought,"What I felt before wasn't Seadramon and Shellmon, and why do my friends positions remind me of something?"

Suddenly he saw a vision of himself being suspended by his arms in a castle. His friends where around him in the same positions as they are now. Their digivices's energies where being drawn into something in the middle of the room.

Matt suddenly tensed up. "I don't know what's going on here!" he yelled at Devimon,"But my gut is telling me to take you out! Garurumon, go!"

"Howling Blaster!"


Devimon laughed as he dodge the attack "You can't beat me! I am invincible!" He raised his hands out. A company of black gears came from no where and melded with him. He grew to monstrous heights and busted the roof of the castle.

A piece of wreckage hit Matt in the head. "Matt!" T.K. screamed.

Matt saw his vision began to blur. He saw a boy with brown hair and goggles standing in the shadows. No one else saw him. "I," he whispered,"I know you. Tai, you gave up everything for us. Somehow you're back!"

He smiled as he fell into blackness.


Part 3:

Kari could hardly keep the excitement down. There were butterflies in her stomach that were multiplying. She laughed out loud.

"Kari!" Mimi scolded."If you don't stay still, I can't fix up your hair!"

"I'm sorry!" she said,"But this is the happiest day of my life! I'm getting married! I'm getting married!"

"Yes,"Mimi said, annoyed," I know that, we all know that, but if you don't sit still, there's not going to be a wedding, because there won't be a bride!"

Kari sat perfectly still. She figured that Mimi meant business.

"There,"Mimi said after a few minutes," We're done! Now you can jump around!"

Kari shot up and ran for her dress. She began to cry when she saw it. "I have so much joy, that I don't know what do to with it!"

"You could always play with me!"Gatomon said.

"I'm too old for that now!" Kari said," I'm about to become a married woman, I can't be playing little kid's games!"

Gatomon seemed to be hurt. "Then what can we play?"

"Board games!" Kari said with a smile.


Downstairs, Joe paced up and down the floor, nervously. "Joe," Matt said,"You really need to calm down and take it easy. We're waiting for a wedding, not a birth!"

"Well, sorry!" Joe said,"But what if an evil digimon attacks?"

"We'll beat them off like we always have!"Gomamon said,"Be happy! Those two kids have finally decided to Tai the knot!"

"What did you say about the knot?" Joe asked, suddenly.

"I said they've finally decided to tie the knot! Why?"

"Oh, uh, no reason!" "That was weird! Why did I picture T-a-i instead of t-i-e?"

There was a knock on the door. "The bride is ready! We are about to begin!"


Joe walked out the door to see Kari waiting for him. "That's not right! Someone else should be giving me away!" Kari thought.

"Come on, Kari," he said,"We don't want your future husband to see you!"

"That's just an old superstition!" she said, but followed him anyway.

They walked into the hall. It was a wait before they heard the music. Joe grabbed her arm, as Mimi grabbed the back of her veil, and they began to walk up the isle. Kari smiled at the assembly of Digimon and humans. All their friends where there; Leomon, Centarumon, Meramon, Frigamon, Electmon, Wizardmon, the Gekomon and Otamamon, the Yokomons and the Koromons.

She looked at the human side; Biyomon, Sora, her mother Mimi's parents, Joe's brother, Izzy and his parents with Tentomon.

She turned to the front. Matt stood by her future husband, T.K., Mimi was behind her, and Joe to the right. Everyone was there, so why did it feel like someone was missing?

When Joe let go of her arm, she straighten up. No need to worry T.K. The minister began,"Derly beloved, we are gather here.."

Suddenly there was a crash and their digivices went off. "Not now!" Kari thought.

The glass windows of the church shattered as Etemon, Tyranamon, Datamon, and the Gazimon burst through. "Now this is the height of rudeness," Etemon said," Imagine, having a wedding without a wedding singer, a-huh-huh, a-huh-huh!"

"They have one!" Mimi yelled.

"I don't think that you're better then the royal one!"

"We'll see about that! Palmon!"

"Palmon digivolve to Togemon!"

As Togemon and Etemon began to fight, the rest of the digimon digivolved and started to fight the rest.

"Dark Network!" Etemon yelled as a ball of dark energy hit Togemon.

"What's happening?" Joe asked. "Etemon's Dark Network attacks always caused the Digimon to de-digivole!"

"So what happened this time?" Kari asked.

"I don't know, but now I know that something is definitely wrong!"

"You felt it too?"Kari asked.

Joe nodded.

"What do we do?"

"I have a feeling. I think that we should do what is not expected. Guys! Listen! Don't attack!"

"Are you crazy?" Matt asked. "We have to attack!"

"No! Don't!" Joe yelled as he ran over to Matt. He grabbed his arm and pulled him away. Etemon smiled at him. "It seems that your getting a little to close to the truth!" He suddenly changed to Myotismon. "And you must be destroyed!"


Part 4:

The young group of kids cheered as they entered the main hall of the museum. The tour guide smiled as she continued," And this is the main exhibit of the Digidestined Museum." She pointed to a statue of Tai and Agumon.

"His name was Taichi Kamiya and he was the First, the original leader of the Digidestined. He was called the First because he was the most powerful. His Crest of Courage was the strongest, and his digimon was the most powerful! They set examples to the rest of the team, even in death.

When facing their enemy, Myotismon, who invaded Earth many times, he sacrificed himself for them, and the leader we know today, Yamato Ishida, took over!"

Suddenly, the kids began to whine,"Can we eat, please?"

The teacher looked at the tour guide apologetically. She nodded. The teacher smiled at the children. "Okay, follow me!"

The children screamed with delight and ran out. After they were gone, the tour guide heard someone say,"It was a nice speech, I'm sure he would have liked it."

The tour guide smiled. "Mimi! How are you?"

39-year-old Mimi Izumi walked into view. "I've been better?"

"How so?"

"I'm not as young as I used to be!"

"So, what brings you here?"

"Matt's birthday! I've gotten all of our friends, and I would like you to join us!"

"I would be honored! Is Sora going?"

Mimi's smile faded. "I don't think so. She never forgave Matt for Tai's death. I wish she would though."

The tour guide decided to change the subject. "Well, tell your husband that I will be there!"


The part was perfect. The entire ball room was packed full of digimon and humans. Everything seemed right, but something was wrong. Matt could feel it.

He didn't know why, but for some reason, when he woke up, something was wrong. Maybe it was just his mind. After all, the past twenty years haven't been easy. After Tai died, Sora left and hadn't spoken to him.

"Happy Birthday, Matt!" T.K. yelled.

Matt snapped back and saw his younger brother holding a wrapped package. "Thank you!" he answered. No sense in worrying everyone else.

"So, everyone's here!" T.K. said with a smile.

"Yeah, everyone except Sora."he answered, sadly.

"Actually, Matt," someone said, behind him.

"Sora!" Matt said, a smile forming on his face."You came!"

"Yeah, Mimi made me come. She told me to let it go. Matt, I..."

"Happy Birthday, my young friend!" Geni said, walking over to him.

"Geni! I'm surprised to see you here!"

"Why not? After all you're...." He suddenly grasped his chest, and collapsed.

"Geni!" everyone yelled.

Izzy ran over to him. "What's wrong?" Mimi asked, horrified.

"I don't know!" Izzy responded," If he were human, I'd say it was a heart attack!"

"Maybe he ran out of energy!" Centarumon said, trotting over.

"How do we fix it?" Sora asked.

"The energies from your digivices might do it!"

Matt looked at all of them. Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, T.K. and Kari nodded their answers. They all held their digivices out in front of them.

"Let's do it!" he said. Their digivices began to activate and shoot beams of light at their fallen friend.

"Stop!" someone yelled as he burst through the doors.

"What? Tai?!" Matt asked, unable to believe his eyes.

"Stop! Matt, stop it! Matt! Its a...."


"Trap!" Geni finished. He rose from the ground and floated a few feet above the ground.

"What's going on here?"

Geni grinned. "Allow me to show you!" He began to change. His skin turned white, and his teeth grew fangs, his hair turned a mixture of blond and brown. He grew a visor. His clothes changed to a short sleeve blue shirt, his pants turned a dark blue, and he sported a cape.

"Myotismon!" they shouted.

He smirked and held up his hand. "I no longer have need for this illusion!"

The world around them began to shift and change. It blurred for a second, then changed to a dark, brick room, with Devimon standing where Centarumon was.

"We're kids again!" Joe said.

"Where are we?" Mimi asked.

"Back," Matt said,"We're back in the Digiworld, back in Myotismon's castle! It was all a trap! Just a way for him to steal the energies from our digivices!"

"Exactly!" he said. He held up Tai's digivice. "And all the energy I need is in here! I will be unstoppable!"

"No!" Tai said,"You won't! That digivice has and will always, protect its own!"

"What?" Myotismon asked when suddenly it activated and through bolts of energy out, and back into the other kids digivices.

"No!" he yelled," Come, Devimon! We must leave!"

"Right!" he said, following Myotismon out of the castle.

"Don't run, coward!" Tentomon said," Tentomon digivolve to.."

"Let him go," Matt said.

"What?"

"We have something else to see to." He turned to Tai," You're supposed to be dead!"

"I was, but I didn't defeat Myotismon, I just drove him back to the Digiworld. Once here, he was able to create another body for himself, a merge of his old one, and my own!"

"What for?"


"So he could control the digivice! When he created this new body, I was pulled from my journey to where ever I was supposed to be going and brought me back here!"

"Are you a ghost?" T.K. asked, his eyes wide.

"Once, but I was able to achieve physical form again. Once I stop Myotismon once and for all, I will go to where ever I'm supposed to be right now!"

"How do we beat him?" Matt asked.

"I don't know, but we have to! He'll no doubt use the energy from the digivices to enter our world again! We have to stop him, once and for all!"


COMMING SOON: AGE OF MYOTISMON