"Have you not learned from your mistakes yet?" asked WarGreymon. "You said that you had changed."

"Shut-up!" snapped BlackWarGreyMon. "Terra Destroyer!" WarGreymon put up his shield and tried again to reason with his furious counterpart.

"You said you were sick of fighting!" protested WarGreymon.

"It appears plans have changed," the control spire digimon snapped. "And the mistake is not mine this time. Or you going to fight, or be destroyed by hiding? Black Tornado!"

"Nova Force!" countered WarGreymon. His attack ricocheted off of the vortex that BlackWarGreyMon had become. WarGreymon dove out of the way just in time.

"You make me sick!" snarled BlackWarGreyMon as he broke off his attack, glaring at his foe. "Bowing to the whims of those human children, fighting for pointless causes! You pretend to be so honorable, but in the end your honor is going to get you killed!"

"Protecting the world is a worthy cause! And I will not let it be destroyed by the likes of you!" countered WarGreymon. "Mega Claw!" His attack caused BlackWarGreyMon to be knocked out of the air. BlackWarGreyMon righted himself and charged WarGreymon.

"Terra Destroyer!" WarGreymon was too slow in responding and got hit. BlackWarGreyMon dived closer to use his gauntlets. But WarGreymon reached back. The two, even though they were equal in physical strength, began to try to over power each other.

They pulled apart, a stale mate.

"Nova Force!"

"Terra Destroyer!" they attacked simultaneously. It looked like the Fourth of July with the two in the sky exchanging attacks.

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"We have to find them!" yelled Tai, worried about his digimon. "WarGreymon, please, STOP! I don't want you to get hurt because of me!"

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WarGreymon paused for a second. He had thought he heard Tai's voice, pleading with him to stop fighting. In that hesitation BlackWarGreyMon attacked. WarGreymon was not prepared and felt the full force. He was knocked backwards in the air and blacked out.

BlackWarGreyMon saw him hit the ground and felt no pity. His foe reverted to Agumon. BlackWarGreyMon just looked down in disgust and walked off.

"I was never meant to have a second chance," he lamented. "I never had a first chance. My life is pointless. It has no meaning, no purpose. Battle after pointless battle. Destruction and devastation wherever I go. What kind of life is that? That is no life. I was not created to have a life. Then why do I desire one so badly? Why do I desire answers to questions that I was never meant to ask? Why does my heart ache so, when I do not even have a heart? Why do I even care if I destroy anything? I was not meant to care. I was not created to have feelings. I was not designed to even have a true life. And now, I have to relive every painful moment. WHY?"

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"Agh!" gasped Tai. He stopped running and fell, clutching his chest.

"What is it?" asked Kari, immediately concerned for her brother.

"I think.... something has happened to Agumon!" exclaimed Tai. The others looked concerned. Tai Jumped to his feet and began to run, faster than ever.

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BlackWarGreyMon felt his rage building. He did nothing to stop it, he saw no need. Nothing mattered any more. He walked along in solitude, his conflicting thoughts whirling in his mind.

A small digimon village appeared in front of him. It was a peaceful place, remote enough that it had few visitors. Very few digimon actually lived there. It was almost a ghost town.

BlackWarGreyMon saw it. For some reason, this village caused his rage to peak. He did not fight it. He obliterated the first building he came to. The digimon in the village raced into the street. When they saw their unwelcomed 'guest,' they fled in fear. BlackWarGreyMon did not care. When he left the village it was in flames.

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"Agumon!" cried Tai as he found the fallen form of his digimon.

"Tai....?" moaned Agumon as he tried to sit up.

"What happened?' asked Tai as he helped his digimon to his feet.

"Isn't it obvious?" snorted TK.

"Where did BlackWarGreyMon go?" asked Joe, nervously.

"I don't know," replied Agumon, still a little out of it.

"We'd better find him before anything else happens," said TK.

"No, we need to get home," countered Sora. "It is getting late."

"I am glad my parents understand about digimon," muttered Mimi. "I just hope they are in a good mood."

"Don't worry!" said Palmon. "I'll talk you out of any trouble!" Everyone laughed.

"I have a killer test tomorrow!" Joe suddenly remembered. "I have to study!"

"Not a test, but an essay," muttered Sora.

"I think we all have homework," said Yolie.

"The nearest digi-port is about three miles from here," said Kari. "It is in a small digimon village."

"We'd better start walking, we have a bit of a ways to go," said Matt.

"My feet hurt," complained Armadillomon.

"Deal with it," retorted Cody.

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Nothing could have prepared the for the sight they saw when they finally made it to the digimon village where the digi-port was. The entire village was burning rubble. A few local digimon could be seen watching the strangers from a distance. The digi-destined walked into the ruins in stunned silence.

"Oh my gosh!" gasped Kari.

"I don't believe it," agreed Matt.

"How awful," muttered Yolie, who was praying that there wasn't any casualties.

"I hate to say," said TK. "But I think I was right."

"Who could have done this?" asked Joe.

"Isn't it obvious," replied TK. "We have seen this all before. BlackWarGreyMon did this."