3rd Person POV

"W-what happened to Kouji?"Tommy stuttered.

Neemon looked at the Digi-Egg. "He got turned into a Digi-Egg!"

"We know that, you ninny!"Bokomon snapped Neemon's pants. "Tommy meant what made Kouji turn into a Digi-Egg!"

"That hurt!"Neemon protested, but the others weren't listening. They were looking at a small black kitten looking anguished at the Digi-Egg.

"Who are you?"Takuya asked the black cat.

The cat turned around, its amber eyes full of regret. "My name is BlackGatomon, the Champion form of LadyDevimon. Once you scanned my data, I reverted to my original form."

"But isn't that supposed to be a rookie?"Tommy asked.

BlackGatomon nodded. "I cannot revert back to my first form because..."

"Because if she reverts back, she can turn into either Gatomon or BlackGatomon."Bokomon finished.

"So she's a Holy Digimon?"Zoe asked.

BlackGatomon shook her head. "No. Angewomon is the Holy Digimon. LadyDevimon is a Fallen Angel Digimon. Thus, I'm a Dark Digimon. Look what happened."

"OK, see here, kitty!"J.P. yelled at BlackGatomon, who cowered. "Let's just get straight to the point and find out what happened to Kouji!"

"I think I deserve that yelling."BlackGatomon shrugged before continuing. "This... Kouji turned into a Digi-Egg, am I correct?"

"YES!"Everyone yelled.

BlackGatomon's ears twitched. "He is human, so this is not possible, unless..."Her amber eyes widened in realization.

"Unless what?"Zoe asked impatiently.

"Unless half of his data is half Digimon."BlackGatomon murmured.

Everyone was silent for a few minutes. Takuya's eyes widened. Tommy had started to cry, while J.P. and Kouichi were trying to cheer him up. Bokomon had his mouth open, and Patamon had sunk to the ground. Neemon was unaffected until Bokomon snapped his pants. And poor Zoe had paled. She was practically as pale as Snow White now.

"So that's why he was that quick when he snuck up on me..."Zoe murmured.

Kouichi looked at BlackGatomon. "What do you mean, his data is half Digimon?"

"Part of the Legendary Warrior's data has replaced half of his human self. For example, look at my paws."She raised her purple gloves. "One half is his human self, attitude, appearance, the works. The other half is Lobomon's skills, abilities and such. And that includes his data composition."

"So Kouji is..."Kouichi trailed off.

"A half-Digimon."BlackGatomon finished his sentence. "And if you remaining humans get your Fractal Code scanned, you'll turn into Digi-Eggs too."

"Wait, so we're also half-Digimon?"Takuya had recovered from his initial shock and was now looking at BlackGatomon.

"I'm afraid so."

"Oh man!"J.P. panicked. "What do I tell my parents? They'll freak!"

Zoe smacked him on the face with her hand. "We won't tell them! We'll act as if everything. is. NORMAL!"

BlackGatomon's amber eyes looked at Zoe, a bit unnervingly. "You can't return to the Real World unless you're fully human."

"Why not?"Tommy asked.

"Digimon can't go into the Real World!"Neemon repeated.

"So? We're only half Digimon!"Takuya protested.

BlackGatomon purred, "Would you rather go there as yourself or as a human with only half his body intact?"

Takuya gulped and stepped back. "I didn't think so."BlackGatomon laughed before remembering the situation at hand. "Who is the closest to the young Kouji?"

"Kouichi."Everyone except Kouichi said at the same time.

"He's Kouji's twin."Bokomon explained to BlackGatomon, who shook her head.

"Sometimes being linked at birth isn't enough. I need someone who is very close to his heart. Possibly as close as his brother's link."The black cat said. Suddenly remembering, she said excitedly, "I know a solution to this! Everyone, please approach the Digi-Egg and touch it."

"Why?"Patamon asked.

"The Digi-Egg will glow pink when the closest one to his heart touches him. Now, you first."She gestured to Tommy, who hesitatingly touched the Digi-Egg. It glowed green.

"Close, but not close enough. You next."BlackGatomon pointed to J.P., who touched the Digi-Egg. It glowed black.

"He...despises you..."BlackGatomon muttered.

"What? What did I do to him?"J.P. asked indignantly.

"Never mind, you next."Takuya approached the Digi-Egg and touched it. Kouji glowed a bright yellow.

"Best friends, I see. You, his twin."Kouichi approached his brother's Digi-Egg and touched it with trembling hands. It glowed red.

"Very close. You last."BlackGatomon pointed to Zoe, but the blond haired girl shook her head. "I am not going to touch that Digi-Egg!"She said.

Takuya and Tommy grinned evilly at each other and quietly snuck behind Zoe. Then they pushed her, yelling, "Touch him!"

"AH!"Zoe screamed as her hands landed on Kouji's Digi-Egg. His Digi-Egg glowed pink, which turned darker pink as she grasped it harder.

"Mutual attraction."BlackGatomon held back a giggle.

"What does that mean?"Both Zoe and J.P. demanded.

"It means..."BlackGatomon had to step on her tail to keep from laughing. "It means he likes you. Not in the friend kind of way."

Zoe turned bright red. "U-u-uh, uhm..."

"What?"Immediately J.P.'s hands balled into fists. "If I just could, I'd crack his egg right now!"

BlackGatomon's eyes flashed. "You will do no such thing."She bared her teeth.

"I did say if I could!"J.P. said to BlackGatomon.

"Still, J.P., you have to calm down. Zoe's just going to take care of him for..."Takuya looked at Bokomon."How many days till a Digi-Egg hatches, Bokomon?"

"Hm... let's see..."Bokomon got out his book and flipped through the pages. "I think... twenty days."

"TWENTY DAYS?"Everyone shouted, even Kouichi.