Chapter 7
"What?!?" cried John in surprise.
Agumon, Gabumon, and Tentomon jumped in front of John.
"Stay behind us," said Agumon.
"Oh, how cute! You think you little weaklings are going to protect him from ME?!?" cried the boy. He let out a menacing laugh. "I think not." He turned towards the Agumon and Gabumon. "Black Agumon, Black Gabumon. Destroy them."
Black Agumon and Black Gabumon turned towards Agumon and the others. "It will be our pleasure," said Black Agumon, with an evil grin.
"Get ready," whispered Agumon.
Black Agumon let out a cry as he jumped towards Agumon, claw raised. With one swift movement, Black Agumon stuck Agumon on the side of the face. Agumon was throw back by the force of the blow. Luckily, John caught him. They landed in a nearby bush.
"Are you OK?" asked John.
"I've been better," replied Agumon. He jumped out of John's arms and ran towards Black Agumon. "Pepper Breath!!" A fireball flew towards Black Agumon. He jumped back, just narrowly missing the attack. Black Agumon laughed. "Is that the best you can do? Watch how it's done!" "Pepper Breath!!" Agumon ran forward, dodging the attack. With one quick swipe of his claw, he sent Black Agumon flying back. John pulled himself out of the bush. "Go for it, Agumon."
Suddenly, he heard a noise come from his right. "Blue Blaster!!" John quickly jumped out of the way, narrowly missing the blue flame. As he fell towards the ground, John saw Black Gabumon out of the side of his eye. "Gabumon!" he cried.
"I'm on it" Gabumon ran towards Black Gabumon, tackling him. Tentomon followed. "Incoming!" he cried. "Super Shocker!!" Gabumon jumped out of the way. "Blue Blaster!" Both attacks hit home. Black Gabumon was thrown back, landing at the feet of the boy. Seconds later, Black Agumon met the same fate. The boy looked down at his fallen digimon in shock. "WHAT!! How could they have defeated you so easily?"
"Guess we're not as weak as you thought, hu?" said John, with his friends by his side.
The boy looked at John, rage burning in his eyes. "You think you have beaten me?" he asked. "Don't be absurd!"
He turned back towards his fallen digimon. "Get up you fools!"
Black Agumon and Black Gabumon crawled to their feet. Black Agumon looked at Agumon with an evil look in his eye. Then, he turned towards the boy. "You never said they were this strong."
"I didn't think they were. When they defeated the Montacromon and the Tyranomon, I thought it was because of their incompetence. I guess I was wrong."
"You mean you're the one how sent those digimon after us?" asked John.
"Of course. Do you think the master of darkness would dirty his hands destroying the likes of you himself?" replied the boy. He let out an evil laugh.
"Master of darkness?" said Tentomon. "Who are you?!?"
"For now, you can call me the Shadow. I've watched you, John, ever since you entered the Digital World. I knew that you were the Digiprotector and I couldn't let the legend come true, now could I?"
"Digiprotector? Legend? What are you talking about?" Suddenly, John remembered the inscription on the wall of the cave. The cave he found the digivice in.
"Don't play dumb with me!" cried the Shadow. "Only one of the Digiprotectors could have taken the legendary digivice."
John pulled out his digivice and examined it. Again he remembered the inscription. " Only the Digiprotector can take the legendary digivice."
"Now, Digiprotector, you're time here has come to an end."
An evil smile came to the faces of Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. "Yes," said Black Agumon, staring at Agumon, "lets us end this little skirmish."
"Why? You guys can't beat us!!" cried Gabumon.
"Ya!!" seconded Tentomon. The two of them faced Black Gabumon.
Agumon said nothing. He turned towards Black Agumon and locked eyes with him.
Finally, he spoke. "Something's wrong," he whispered.
The Shadow pulled something from his pocket. It was a small object in the shape of an oval. "He has a digivice!" cried Agumon.
"How observant," said the Shadow, a smile coming to his face as he raised the digivice above his head. As it reached its apex, the Shadow looked John straight in the eye. "Now, Digiprotector, you die."
The digivice began to glow in the Shadow's hand, but the glow was different from John's. It was a dark light. A similar light began to surround Black Agumon and Black Gabumon.
"Black Agumon..."
"Black Gabumon..."
"Dark digivolved to... Black Greymon!! Black Garurumon!!"
Before John, there now stood a Greymon and Garurumon, but they were different. They were both completely black, like Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. Black Greymon and Black Garurumon took a step forward. The Shadow looked towards the two, then back towards John. A sly smile came to his face. "Black Greymon, Black Garurumon, destroy them."
Black Greymon and Black Garurumon started to make their way towards John and the others.
"Agumon, Gabumon, you guys ready?" asked John.
"Ready" answered the two.
"Then lets do it. Digivolve!!"
John's digivice began to glow.
"Agumon..."
"Gabumon..."
"Digivolved to..."
Suddenly, the light from John's digivice faded. "What's going on?" asked John, turning towards Agumon and Gabumon. "Why didn't you guys digivolve?"
"We're too hungry!" replied Gabumon, grabbing his stomach.
"Ya, we don't have the energy!" seconded Agumon,.
"What? Why didn't you guys mention that you were hungry before?" asked John.
"You never asked," answered Agumon.
"You're mine, small fry!!" cried Black Greymon. "Nova Blast!!" The fireball hit Agumon, sending him flying back.
"Agumon!!" cried John.
"You're next," said Black Garurumon, running towards Gabumon and Tentomon. "Howling Blaster!!" Gabumon and Tentomon were hit hard as they were flung back, landing next to Agumon.
"Gabumon! Tentomon!" cried John.
"And now," said the Shadow, turning towards John, "for you."
John turned towards his fallen digimon, then back towards the Shadow. A look of anguish and anger came to his face.
"Oh, don't fell bad, Digiprotector. You will soon meet the same fate," said the Shadow. He motioned to Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. They both began to move towards John. John began to move backwards, away from the approaching digimon. "Don't worry, Digiprotector," said the Shadow. "I will make you're end as painless as possible." He turned towards Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. "Finish it."
"With pleasure," replied Black Greymon. He turned to Black Garurumon. Black Garurumon nodded. They both turned back towards John. "Nova Blast!!" "Howling Blaster!!" As the attacks approached him, all John could do was close his eyes and wait.
"NO!!" cried Tentomon. He jumped up and started flying towards John. Suddenly, John's digivice began to glow. The same light began to radiate from Tentomon.
"Tentomon digivolved to .... Kabuterimon!!"
A huge horned, four-armed, beetle-like digimon flew passed John, grabbing him along the way. The attacks crashed into a near by tree, blasting it into a million shards. John opened his eyes. "Tentomon?"
"No," answered the creature. "I'm Kabuterimon. I digivolved from Tentomon."
"Well, thanks. I owe you," said John.
"Don't mention it. Now, let get the rest of our group, shall we?"
"Let go!"
Kabuterimon landed near Agumon and Gabumon. "I'll hold them off for as long as I can. Hurry up and get them." As John jumped off, the Shadow came running towards him. "Stop him!" Black Greymon and Black Garurumon began to make their way towards John. Kabuterimon took flight again, hovering high above them. He brought his arms together and crossed them. A ball of electricity formed in front of them. "Electro Shocker!!" The ball flew towards Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. It hit Black Greymon, sending crashing into Black Garurumon, who cried out in pain. As they both got up, John could see the rage burning in their eyes.
"John, hurry up! I don't think I can hold them off much longer," said Kabuterimon.
"I'm going as fast as I can," replied John. He turned back towards Agumon and Gabumon. "Guys, we got to get out of here!"
"Five more minutes," said Agumon.
"Not now, Agumon. Get up!!" John gave it one last try. "WAKE UP!!!!"
"Hu? John, what's wrong?" asked Gabumon.
"Ya, what's going on?"
"Oh, nothing much. We're just being attacked by some evil creature that wants to destroy us."
"What?!?" screamed Agumon, jumping to his feet along with Gabumon.
"Come on," said John as he ran towards Kabuterimon, while Agumon and Gabumon followed. "We're ready, Kabuterimon."
"Electro Shocker!!" Kabuterimon launched another attack at Black Greymon and Black Garurumon.
"Hurry," said Kabuterimon. "Get on my back."
The group quickly climbed onto Kabuterimon's back. "Hold on tight. Here we go!" Kabuterimon opened his shell and spread his wings. As he took flight, the Shadow looked on in contempt. "Stop them!!" he cried.
Black Greymon and Black Garurumon turned towards Kabuterimon. "Nova Blast!!" "Howling Blaster!!"
Kabuterimon dodged the attacks. "John, I can't keep this up. What should we do?"
"I don't care. Just get us out of here!!" cried John. Kabuterimon took to the sky, flying away from Black Greymon and Black Garurumon.
The Shadow watched as Kabuterimon flew off. "You may have escaped me this time, Digiprotector, but next time, you won't be so luck." He motioned to Black Greymon and Black Garurumon to stop. "We will finish this another time."
"Yes, master," replied Black Greymon and Black Garurumon, as they reverted back to Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. The Shadow took one last look at Kabuterimon, then walked into back into the darkness of the forest, followed by Black Agumon and Black Gabumon.
Who is this "Shadow", and why does he want to destroy John? And what is this legend that he spoke of? All these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter of the Digiprotector saga: The Tale of the Digiprotectors: The Shadow Chronicles!!!!
"What?!?" cried John in surprise.
Agumon, Gabumon, and Tentomon jumped in front of John.
"Stay behind us," said Agumon.
"Oh, how cute! You think you little weaklings are going to protect him from ME?!?" cried the boy. He let out a menacing laugh. "I think not." He turned towards the Agumon and Gabumon. "Black Agumon, Black Gabumon. Destroy them."
Black Agumon and Black Gabumon turned towards Agumon and the others. "It will be our pleasure," said Black Agumon, with an evil grin.
"Get ready," whispered Agumon.
Black Agumon let out a cry as he jumped towards Agumon, claw raised. With one swift movement, Black Agumon stuck Agumon on the side of the face. Agumon was throw back by the force of the blow. Luckily, John caught him. They landed in a nearby bush.
"Are you OK?" asked John.
"I've been better," replied Agumon. He jumped out of John's arms and ran towards Black Agumon. "Pepper Breath!!" A fireball flew towards Black Agumon. He jumped back, just narrowly missing the attack. Black Agumon laughed. "Is that the best you can do? Watch how it's done!" "Pepper Breath!!" Agumon ran forward, dodging the attack. With one quick swipe of his claw, he sent Black Agumon flying back. John pulled himself out of the bush. "Go for it, Agumon."
Suddenly, he heard a noise come from his right. "Blue Blaster!!" John quickly jumped out of the way, narrowly missing the blue flame. As he fell towards the ground, John saw Black Gabumon out of the side of his eye. "Gabumon!" he cried.
"I'm on it" Gabumon ran towards Black Gabumon, tackling him. Tentomon followed. "Incoming!" he cried. "Super Shocker!!" Gabumon jumped out of the way. "Blue Blaster!" Both attacks hit home. Black Gabumon was thrown back, landing at the feet of the boy. Seconds later, Black Agumon met the same fate. The boy looked down at his fallen digimon in shock. "WHAT!! How could they have defeated you so easily?"
"Guess we're not as weak as you thought, hu?" said John, with his friends by his side.
The boy looked at John, rage burning in his eyes. "You think you have beaten me?" he asked. "Don't be absurd!"
He turned back towards his fallen digimon. "Get up you fools!"
Black Agumon and Black Gabumon crawled to their feet. Black Agumon looked at Agumon with an evil look in his eye. Then, he turned towards the boy. "You never said they were this strong."
"I didn't think they were. When they defeated the Montacromon and the Tyranomon, I thought it was because of their incompetence. I guess I was wrong."
"You mean you're the one how sent those digimon after us?" asked John.
"Of course. Do you think the master of darkness would dirty his hands destroying the likes of you himself?" replied the boy. He let out an evil laugh.
"Master of darkness?" said Tentomon. "Who are you?!?"
"For now, you can call me the Shadow. I've watched you, John, ever since you entered the Digital World. I knew that you were the Digiprotector and I couldn't let the legend come true, now could I?"
"Digiprotector? Legend? What are you talking about?" Suddenly, John remembered the inscription on the wall of the cave. The cave he found the digivice in.
"Don't play dumb with me!" cried the Shadow. "Only one of the Digiprotectors could have taken the legendary digivice."
John pulled out his digivice and examined it. Again he remembered the inscription. " Only the Digiprotector can take the legendary digivice."
"Now, Digiprotector, you're time here has come to an end."
An evil smile came to the faces of Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. "Yes," said Black Agumon, staring at Agumon, "lets us end this little skirmish."
"Why? You guys can't beat us!!" cried Gabumon.
"Ya!!" seconded Tentomon. The two of them faced Black Gabumon.
Agumon said nothing. He turned towards Black Agumon and locked eyes with him.
Finally, he spoke. "Something's wrong," he whispered.
The Shadow pulled something from his pocket. It was a small object in the shape of an oval. "He has a digivice!" cried Agumon.
"How observant," said the Shadow, a smile coming to his face as he raised the digivice above his head. As it reached its apex, the Shadow looked John straight in the eye. "Now, Digiprotector, you die."
The digivice began to glow in the Shadow's hand, but the glow was different from John's. It was a dark light. A similar light began to surround Black Agumon and Black Gabumon.
"Black Agumon..."
"Black Gabumon..."
"Dark digivolved to... Black Greymon!! Black Garurumon!!"
Before John, there now stood a Greymon and Garurumon, but they were different. They were both completely black, like Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. Black Greymon and Black Garurumon took a step forward. The Shadow looked towards the two, then back towards John. A sly smile came to his face. "Black Greymon, Black Garurumon, destroy them."
Black Greymon and Black Garurumon started to make their way towards John and the others.
"Agumon, Gabumon, you guys ready?" asked John.
"Ready" answered the two.
"Then lets do it. Digivolve!!"
John's digivice began to glow.
"Agumon..."
"Gabumon..."
"Digivolved to..."
Suddenly, the light from John's digivice faded. "What's going on?" asked John, turning towards Agumon and Gabumon. "Why didn't you guys digivolve?"
"We're too hungry!" replied Gabumon, grabbing his stomach.
"Ya, we don't have the energy!" seconded Agumon,.
"What? Why didn't you guys mention that you were hungry before?" asked John.
"You never asked," answered Agumon.
"You're mine, small fry!!" cried Black Greymon. "Nova Blast!!" The fireball hit Agumon, sending him flying back.
"Agumon!!" cried John.
"You're next," said Black Garurumon, running towards Gabumon and Tentomon. "Howling Blaster!!" Gabumon and Tentomon were hit hard as they were flung back, landing next to Agumon.
"Gabumon! Tentomon!" cried John.
"And now," said the Shadow, turning towards John, "for you."
John turned towards his fallen digimon, then back towards the Shadow. A look of anguish and anger came to his face.
"Oh, don't fell bad, Digiprotector. You will soon meet the same fate," said the Shadow. He motioned to Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. They both began to move towards John. John began to move backwards, away from the approaching digimon. "Don't worry, Digiprotector," said the Shadow. "I will make you're end as painless as possible." He turned towards Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. "Finish it."
"With pleasure," replied Black Greymon. He turned to Black Garurumon. Black Garurumon nodded. They both turned back towards John. "Nova Blast!!" "Howling Blaster!!" As the attacks approached him, all John could do was close his eyes and wait.
"NO!!" cried Tentomon. He jumped up and started flying towards John. Suddenly, John's digivice began to glow. The same light began to radiate from Tentomon.
"Tentomon digivolved to .... Kabuterimon!!"
A huge horned, four-armed, beetle-like digimon flew passed John, grabbing him along the way. The attacks crashed into a near by tree, blasting it into a million shards. John opened his eyes. "Tentomon?"
"No," answered the creature. "I'm Kabuterimon. I digivolved from Tentomon."
"Well, thanks. I owe you," said John.
"Don't mention it. Now, let get the rest of our group, shall we?"
"Let go!"
Kabuterimon landed near Agumon and Gabumon. "I'll hold them off for as long as I can. Hurry up and get them." As John jumped off, the Shadow came running towards him. "Stop him!" Black Greymon and Black Garurumon began to make their way towards John. Kabuterimon took flight again, hovering high above them. He brought his arms together and crossed them. A ball of electricity formed in front of them. "Electro Shocker!!" The ball flew towards Black Greymon and Black Garurumon. It hit Black Greymon, sending crashing into Black Garurumon, who cried out in pain. As they both got up, John could see the rage burning in their eyes.
"John, hurry up! I don't think I can hold them off much longer," said Kabuterimon.
"I'm going as fast as I can," replied John. He turned back towards Agumon and Gabumon. "Guys, we got to get out of here!"
"Five more minutes," said Agumon.
"Not now, Agumon. Get up!!" John gave it one last try. "WAKE UP!!!!"
"Hu? John, what's wrong?" asked Gabumon.
"Ya, what's going on?"
"Oh, nothing much. We're just being attacked by some evil creature that wants to destroy us."
"What?!?" screamed Agumon, jumping to his feet along with Gabumon.
"Come on," said John as he ran towards Kabuterimon, while Agumon and Gabumon followed. "We're ready, Kabuterimon."
"Electro Shocker!!" Kabuterimon launched another attack at Black Greymon and Black Garurumon.
"Hurry," said Kabuterimon. "Get on my back."
The group quickly climbed onto Kabuterimon's back. "Hold on tight. Here we go!" Kabuterimon opened his shell and spread his wings. As he took flight, the Shadow looked on in contempt. "Stop them!!" he cried.
Black Greymon and Black Garurumon turned towards Kabuterimon. "Nova Blast!!" "Howling Blaster!!"
Kabuterimon dodged the attacks. "John, I can't keep this up. What should we do?"
"I don't care. Just get us out of here!!" cried John. Kabuterimon took to the sky, flying away from Black Greymon and Black Garurumon.
The Shadow watched as Kabuterimon flew off. "You may have escaped me this time, Digiprotector, but next time, you won't be so luck." He motioned to Black Greymon and Black Garurumon to stop. "We will finish this another time."
"Yes, master," replied Black Greymon and Black Garurumon, as they reverted back to Black Agumon and Black Gabumon. The Shadow took one last look at Kabuterimon, then walked into back into the darkness of the forest, followed by Black Agumon and Black Gabumon.
Who is this "Shadow", and why does he want to destroy John? And what is this legend that he spoke of? All these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter of the Digiprotector saga: The Tale of the Digiprotectors: The Shadow Chronicles!!!!