Yes, yes. I know. It`s been over two months since my last fic.... But it`s because I have been
packing up all my stuff, including my PC, and I`ve moved! So, here is the next chapter of my
rewrite of Digimon. In this chapter, the ninth DD is introduced. Also, some references to other
"things" are used. And yes, Shana is the same one from "Legend Of The Dragoon". It goes well
with the story.
Disclaimer: I don`t own any of the characters from LOTD, nor any of the DD.
Where I left off: Tai and Sora are going to another planet to search for the Ninth Digidestined.

"Now I wish I had asked Gennai some questions about where we are, and who exactly we`re
looking for," said Tai as he looked around the area where Gennai had transported them. It was
literally a wasteland. Trash everywhere, the sky was a purplish-black color, with blue lightning
every few seconds. Tall skyscrapers were all around him, looking almost like a city, except that
most of the buildings were turning to rubble, if they were`nt already. He shivered. It was also
freezing.
"Tai! Where are you?" He heard Sora`s voice from his left.
"Over here Sora!" He saw her running towards him. She was also shaking from the cold.
"Tai, we need to find someplace warm!" Good idea.
"I think there`s a stable building over there!" He had to practically yell, because it had just started
to thunder. He grabbed Sora`s hand, and dragged her over to the building he had saw.
Amazingly, this building seemed to be in good shape. It was an old building, but it seemed it had
been worked on. There was also a light on inside. Sora walked up to the door and knocked. The
noise from the knock seemed to echo for miles. She heard a rustling, and turned her head in the
direction of the noise.
"What`s wrong, Sora?"
"Quiet. I think I heard something." Both stood still, but Sora didn`t hear the noise again. Then the
door opened. In the frame stood a girl, who couldn`t be more than twelve years old, wearing all
white clothes. She had a surprised look on her face.
"Hello? Who might you be?" Sora didn`t really know what to do. Who exactly was the eighth
DD? What was the eighth DD named? Tai wasn`t going to be any help. He was staring at the girl
as though she was a super model. Which, she might be. She had brown hair, with large brown
eyes, and a confused, but friendly face.
"Umm... My name is Sora, and this is Tai," She said pointing to Tai. He gave a feeble wave. Sora
rolled her eyes.
The girl responded, "I am Shana. Pleased to meet you. Are you here on purpose, or are you lost?"
"It`s a long story," Sora said with another shiver. Tai, wanting to look good, said, "Could we
come inside? Sora is cold," he said suppressing a shiver of his own. Shana, sensing that both of
them were cold, (duh), led them inside. Inside the building, it was immensely warmer. There was a
large, almost bare area. In the center was a couch, two armchairs, and a table in the center. On the
couch was a sleeping figure, wearing green armor. The figure`s back was facing them as they
came to the furniture. Shana went to the figure, and shook him a bit. He murmured, "Unless the
Jolts are coming to destroy us, let me sleep, please."
"Dart, get up! We have company. Please, have a seat," she said, indicating the two armchairs.
They sat down, feeling a little awkward. Dart sat up, looked at the two, then stood up.
"Sorry. I aint a mornin` person," he said with a warm smile. He looked about the same age as
Shana, with blonde hair, and a green bandana around his head. On his waist, he had what looked
like a heavy bladed knife, but the handle looked like it was coiled. And something else on his
waist...
They introduced themselves.
"`Yo lost, aint `ya? Not one comes here on purpose," He had a heavy Australian accent, so it was
hard to understand what he was saying. It took a moment for Sora to decipher what he was
saying.
"Well, actually we are here looking for someone." Then Sora and Tai told them the story of how
they were at summer camp, the at the digital world, how they both were DD.. Then Tai told about
how they were told that there was an eighth DD. And that the eighth DD was on this planet.
"Wow. You`s two are lookin` foo a bloke who`s has one of dose, right?" He said pointing at the
digivices on their waists. He then held up the one he had on his waist.
"Yeah, I think we found the person we`re looking for," Tai and Sora were all smiles. This wasn`t
so hard! They`d thought it would be tough to find the eighth DD.
"We have Digimon on this planet here, too. They seem to be under control of something. But
they`re easily controlled," Shana said.
"So, now you can come with us back to the digital world!" But the look on Dart`s face told Tai
that it wouldn`t be so easy to get him to come. Dart took a deep breath, and looked at his feet.
"Dart and I are on a mission. He can`t just leave now," Shana explained.
"Let me tell the story, Shana," Dart looked back up. Strangely, he seemed to had lost his accent.
"It`s gonna be hard for you to understand, but I`ll put it simple as I can."
"See, my family lived in a village. It was a fighting village that has been forgotten. The village was
one day attacked by a creature. This creature had immense power. It was also pure evil. It was
forming some kind of conspiracy that would one day destroy, well, the universe as we know it.
That includes all worlds, let it be digital, your home planet, or here. Everything would be
destroyed. There would be only nothingness left, pure blank. There would no longer be air, water,
ground, nothing. Not even space. It was planning to destroy everything as we know it. But there
was some resistance to the creature, which acquired the name, "Black Monster". The village was
part of the resistance. But the Black Monster found out about the resistance, and went on a
rampage, destroying everything on this planet that stood up against it. Some people hid from it,
some fought it. The people who hid survived. The people who fought... My family was among
those who fought it. They didn`t survive. I hid, along with others. Then the Black Monster
apparently went dormant. It just stopped. No more death. No more Black Monster. But then,
ordinary people who used to be good natured, suddenly turned viscous. They would go on riots,
killing people without mercy, and the worst of it was that they all seemed to be worshiping
something. Nobody knew at the time, but eventually, people understood: These people were the
doings of the Black Monster. Then people fully understood what the Black Monster could do.
After a while, the good people managed to somewhat restrain the people of the Black Monster.
We were able to put them in order, able to make them stay in one place, and them gave them a
name, "Jolts". That worked...but then, about four years ago, little creatures, the Digimon as you
call them, started showing up. They didn`t seem right, and now I understand why: they are under
the control of the Black Monster. With the help of the Digimon, the Jolts were able to take over
this planet completely. Only a few resistors remain. Shana and I are one of the few. We stay here,
and fight the Jolts in this area, trying to figure out where the Black Monster is. If we can find the
Black Monster, then this war will be over." Dart looked as though he was about to faint. He said
that all in one breath. Tai couldn`t believe it. Nor could Sora.
"So, you two stay here, and fight?"
"Yes. We have almost perfected our fighting abilities," She said this pointing to a crossbow that
was leaning against the couch.
"So you see, if Dart leaves then that means that I have to..." Dart suddenly held up a hand. He
motioned to the door, which was slightly moving. The knob was beginning to turn. Shana grabbed
Tai and Sora`s hands, and lead them over to the wall. She placed her hand on the wall, and
pushed. There was a door there! The three went inside.
"What about Dart?" Sora asked as they hid in the room that was inside of the wall.
"He can take care of himself," She said with a smile. She pointed to the door that they had just
came in. There was a small hole, which couldn`t be more than an inch in diameter. Tai looked
through it. Dart was standing behind the couch, while at least ten large men surrounded him. They
looked like trouble.

~Dart`s POV~
The Jolts were getting smarter. They were assembling a formation, so that they wouldn`t let him
get away. Still morons. The one nearest him suddenly lunged, knife in hand. Dart was ready. He
simply grabbed the knife from the man`s hand, then kicked the man in the chin. Dart cringed as he
heard the noise of the man`s jaw snapping in several different pieces. Oops...
He took the knife and threw it at the other fellow who was sneaking up on him. It hit him in the
shoulder, and stuck there. Dart rushed to the man, and quickly kicked him in the chest, sending
him backwards. Two down, eight to go. He turned around and saw that the formation was broke,
and they were simply trying to outnumber him. Guess they`ll never learn. Two tried to come up
on his sides, but he easily stepped back and allowed them to collide with each other. Six to go.
This time, three of them tried to attack him, two of them equipped with chains. This was too easy.
Dart grabbed their chains and held them to his chest. The holders of the chains had so much
momentum from running at him that they couldn`t stop themselves from swinging around Dart
from the sudden change of swing. They also ran into each other. The other one, Dart only had to
hold out his fist and the Jolt ran flat into it. Three to go. Those remaining sensed that they didn`t
stand a chance.
One of them gave a short whistle, and suddenly one of the walls caved in. Two Digimon had
smashed the wall in. One of them was at least 16 feet tall, and the other looked like a plant
crossed with a bug.
Uh-oh, thought Dart.




Hehehehehe, I love suspense. Probably have Chapter 4 up soon!


*whiny voice* and no flames please! (Although I know that at least some of `ya won`t listen...)