Remember this is my first fan fiction so any wisdom you seasoned warriors of the pen would like to impart is welcomed.
Sorry if this chapter seems a bit rushed. I really wanted to get it online before the end of the easter break and I haven't had as much time with my laptop as I'd like.
"Back In Black"
Chapter 2 - The Edge Of Darkness
He watched the figure weakly shuffle through the dark streets, unaware it was being scouted. It appeared to be searching for something. This could be the one he has been waiting for. But he could not leave yet. He had to be sure. The darkness and mist was beginning to frustrate him. He could not get close enough to see who if it was him without being caught. Thankfully, just as he was about to let loose a growl of irritation, the figure desperately called out a name and confirmed its own identity.
"Agumon!"
It was Taichi Kamiya out looking for a lost digimon. He need not worry about his friend. The two will be reunited very soon. Tonight was the perfect night to execute the plan. Everything was in place. He was ready to strike the seventeen year old. But that had to wait. There was more work to be done. He moved away from the chosen child of courage, almost bouncing with glee. It was finally happening. The destruction of every monster alive, the digital ones and the human ones.
"Agumon!"
The pitch black night refused to answer. It had been a whole day since he had last seen his digimon partner. His courage was beginning to falter. It had been a long time since the two of them spent this much time apart from each other. Tai wondered what had happened to his reptilian friend. He had been around Odaiba for too long to get lost. If he had been playing a joke he would have come out of hiding by now. That did not leave many options. Tai remembered the animal attacks on the news.
Tai looked at his watch. Five past midnight. He better get home. He was hungry from not eating out of worry for Agumon and he needed to be up early in the morning to carry on searching.
He was successful in not waking anyone at home as he crept to the kitchen for something to eat. He was about to get into bed when he received an email on his D-Terminal.
Taichi Kamiya,
I know you have lost your digimon. It has been kidnapped and taken to the old sandwich museum five minutes from where you live. Meet me inside as soon as possible. We can rescue it tonight.
Victor.
Tai did not know who this Victor was or how Victor knew him. Tai also did not like the way he referred to Agumon as 'it'. This could easily be a trap but this guy definitely had information on Agumon's whereabouts. How else would he even know the little dinosaur had gone missing. It was an easy decision for Tai to make. He would go and get Agumon back.
But he could not do it alone. If this was a trap for him he would need backup and he knew who to call. Not only is he the only person Tai knows will still be awake, he was also Tai's greatest friend who Tai knows would never fail to come through for Tai when he needs him the most. And this was one of those times.
Tai called Yamato Ishida.
"Hey Matt, its Tai."
"Tai, what could you possibly need at this time of night that can't wait 'till the morning?"
"I got this strange email from someone who says they know where Agumon is and wants to meet me inside the old sandwich museum. I figured it'd be pretty stupid for me to go on my own in case its a trap or something. Any chance you and Gabumon wouldn't mind backing me up?"
"No problem, we'll meet you outside the museum."
"Thanks Matt."
Feeling confident he was about to be reunited with his digimon partner without too much trouble, Tai left the safety of his home in favour of the security of his best friend's company.
Five minutes later Tai stood waiting at the side of the gloomy street with the empty museum looming over him. There was no sign that there was any life inside.
"You know its dangerous out here on your own," came a welcome familiar voice from Tai's back. "Haven't you seen the animal attacks on the news."
Tai turned and smiled at his blonde friend.
"I'll brave anything to get Agumon back." He replied.
"Is the person who sent you the email waiting inside?" Inquired Gabumon, Matt's reptilian partner covered in a warm, dog-like pelt.
"I guess so," answered Tai, "he said I should meet him inside as soon as possible."
They tried the front door. It wasn't locked. It creaked open and the trio found themselves in the barren lobby of the sandwich museum. It had been a long time since the museum was open to the public. Unfortunately not enough people were that interested in sandwiches and the place was closed down. Since that time a lot of dust had built up and a lot of windows had been smashed by bored kids.
"Agumon!" Called Tai.
The only answer he got was a faint echo and an eerie breeze blowing in through one of the smashed windows. Tai pulled his jacked tighter. It seemed colder in here than it had outside.
From deep inside the building he heard someone shout. He looked to the figure working on some machinery behind him. It too had heard the cry. It nodded to him, apparently recognizing the voice. He set off in search of the prey.
"Agumon!" Yelled Tai again.
The three of them had moved swiftly through the museum and were running out of places to look. There had been no sign of Agumon or Victor. Tai expected another silent response from the museum but was instead met with a low, rumbling growl. The group stopped in their tracks. Their eyes strained trying to penetrate the black beyond the next doorway.
Nothing happened for a few seconds then a long swishing sound found their ears.
"Look out!" Exclaimed Gabumon.
The trio rolled to the side just as thousands of tiny blades flew out of the darkness in their direction. The blades were followed out of the darkness by a large blue wolf-like creature. It had paws made of several razor sharp blades and what looked like bat wings protruding from its head and the top of its front legs. Its blue fur had red patterns that were the colour of dried blood stains.
"Is that a digimon?" Asked Matt as it crouched, ready to pounce.
"Sticker Blade!" Called the wolf and thousands more tiny blades were hurled at the group just as a flash of bright light briefly lit up the room.
"Gabumon digivolve to … Garurumon!"
In a second every one of the tiny blades was incinerated by a powerful blast of blue fire. Gabumon had disappeared. In his place stood another large wolf-like beast with the same lavender blue fur Gabumon held over himself. It had deadly sharp claws and teeth and spat small blue flames as it breathed. The two canine digimon leaped at each other and ripped and tore at each other in a flurry of tooth and claw.
"Tai!" Called Matt, "go find Agumon! We'll deal with things here."
Matt watched Tai run through the doorway into the dark unknown. Satisfied that Tai had escaped without the wolf digimon noticing, Matt turned his attention back to the dog fight. No sooner had he done so than an audible thud drew his attention back to the doorway Tai just ran through. There he saw Tai reappear, falling onto his back.
Matt ran over to him to find him unconscious and with a large red mark on his head. A new shadow materialized over the pair. Before Matt could look up to see what was casting it he heard another loud thud. His head erupted in pain as he, too, fell into dark oblivion.
Chapters after this might come a lot slower from now on as monday is the first day back at college after a two week easter break and a lot of my time will now probably be spent revising for my A-levels in June.
I'm still just a newbie so don't hesitate to let me know how well you think I'm doin so far.
