"I can't believe he would. There is no reason," muttered Yolie.
"Did he ever need a reason before?" replied TK, asking a rhetorical question.
"We'd better see if anyone is hurt," said Tai. "Spread out." They spread out into groups of two or three and surveyed the scene. The place was deserted.
"Mimi, Sora," Tai called the two girls.
"What?" they asked.
"See if you can reach Izzy, Willis, Ken, and Davis. I think we are going to need them," he said.
"OK, good think I re-charged my cell phone," agreed Mimi. They made the call while the others continued the search. The full group met about half an hour later in the remains of the center of the town.
"I didn't see anyone," announced Sora. "I think they all fled."
"Either that, or they were deleted," replied TK.
"That is horrible!" exclaimed Kari. "Don't even talk like that!"
"Lighten up, TK," said Willis as he went over to Kari.
"What do we do now?" asked Mimi.
"We can't let this happen again," stated Tai.
"But how are we going to prevent it?" asked Izzy.
"I hope we don't have to fight," moaned Tentomon.
"If we do, I hope we get to eat first," replied Veemon. Everyone laughed. "What is so funny?"
"Your stomach," remarked Terriermon. Lopmon did an impression of the Pillsbury Dough Boy © that got even more laughs.
Kari suddenly got a chill. Ken felt it too. They both shuddered. Instinctively they turned and looked over their shoulders. The air shimmered a little, then the air went still.
"Did you feel that?" Kari asked Ken.
"Yes," he replied. "And I don't like it."
"What are the two of you talking about?" asked Gatomon.
"I'm not sure...." muttered Kari. She felt like she was trying to remember something from a dream.
"Ken, are you OK?" asked Wormmon.
"Sure, Wormmon, I'll be fine," said Ken, half-heartedly.
"So, what are we going to do?" asked Cody.
"We have to stop him," replied TK.
"I hate to agree, but I think my brother is right," said Matt. "We can't defend any longer, not if BlackWarGreyMon is going to attack the innocent like this."
"But do we have to fight?" moaned Joe.
"We don't all have to," said Mimi.
"I think I see what you mean," said Tai. "We are going to have to split up again. The digital world is too big a place for one group to cover."
"But what do we do when we find BlackWarGreyMon?" asked Yolie.
"We have to stop him from hurting anyone, at all costs," replied Tai.
"Stop him from hurting others, while we get our front teeth knocked out," muttered Hawkmon.
"But you don't have teeth," said Biyomon.
"Is this really a good idea?" asked Kari.
"We don't have another choice," replied Matt. "Do we?"
"There should be away we can do this without fighting," muttered Willis, mostly to himself. That was when Izzy's laptop began to beep in his pack.
"What is that?" asked Gabumon.
"My laptop," replied Izzy, pulling it out. "I left it on to scan for an anomalies in the digital world, focusing on geography, data fluxes, and unusual energy patterns. I think I may have found something." Izzy began to type away.
"Well, what did you find?" asked Tai.
"Is it my math homework? I lost that last week," said Davis.
"Look at this," said Izzy. He pulled up his grid map of the digital world. Most of the squares were clear, the way they should be. But, for a moment one would light up in shadows. Then the dark spot would vanish and the section would be clear again.
"What does that mean?" asked Yolie.
"I'm not sure. It means we have more to worry about than BlackWarGreyMon," replied Izzy. "Whatever is causing these spots is incredibly powerful. And BlackWarGreyMon doesn't move like that."
"Good point," muttered Willis.
"Can you tell us anything more about it?" asked Joe.
"Not without further analysis," answered Izzy. "And that is going to be hard because it has no fixed location for me to hone in on." That was when the square they were in flashed. Ken and Kari felt another chill. Then the moment passed.
"What was that?" asked Palmon.
"I don't know," said Izzy, typing faster. "Whatever it is, it isn't strong enough to manifest itself yet, or to find a permanent place."
"I thought you said it was incredibly powerful?!" snapped Davis.
"It is, and it is getting stronger," said Izzy. "We are going to be in trouble if we don't stop it, now."
"Whatever it is," muttered Patamon.
"Now what?" asked Armadillomon.
"We have to look into both threats," said Tai. He turned to his partner. "You are being awfully quiet."
"I just wish that there was another way....." muttered Agumon.
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"Why?" BlackWarGreyMon asked himself. "Why did I do that, destroy a helpless village? Because I could? Because I am a creature of destruction? Because nothing matters? Yes, the last is definitely true. There is no meaning for anything, no purpose. What is life? A time to be plagued by unanswerable questions, a time of restless roaming, of isolation, of destruction. It is a time of pain. My heart is heavy, it hurts, if it is even there at all. What does it all matter? All I fight for, all I fight against..... It is just another form of destruction. That is what life is, a time before death. I have no purpose in this world. I thought that my sacrifice would have ended this pain and these questions, but I was wrong. Life is nothing but a small flame, it cannot hope to change the darkness around it, and the slightest breeze kills it. Then what am I to do? Nothing has meaning. There is no purpose. There are no answers, no relief. I was created to destroy, but is that what I want to do with my life? Shall I give in to the spider-lady's desire for me? No! Never! That is one thing I know, I will make my own choices."
BlackWarGreyMon continued to travel. He had no idea where he was going, but he could not stay still. The air shimmered around him. It was dark, like a shadow. It seemed forbidden, and yet powerful, and .....inviting. It seemed to tell him to just let go. Just let go of everything, and it would all end. This darkness was not unfamiliar to him. He walked forward, into it. This was where he belonged.
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"How hard can it be to find a giant black digimon with a taste for destruction?" complained Davis as he rode on Raidramon.
"Do you actually want to find him?" asked Cody.
"Well....." Davis stammered.
"It is better than being with the other group and trying to hunt down that unknown threat," said Yolie. Davis, Yolie, Kari, Cody, Ken, TK, and Willis, as well as their digimon made up the first group. Their group was looking for BlackWarGreyMon. Tai, Matt, Sora, Joe, and Mimi, as well as their digimon were searching for the strange thing Izzy had found. Izzy and Tentomon were command central, relaying all the information he found to the appropriate group.
"I hope...." muttered Kari on Nefertimon, but she trailed off.
"I know the feeling," said Ken as Stingmon flew close to her. "Something doesn't feel right."
"How long have we been looking?" asked Terriermon. He was on Raidramon with Willis and Lopmon.
"It has been less than an hour," replied Willis with a laugh.
"It seems like ten hours," moaned Lopmon.
"Well, I don't see anything," reported Yolie and Aquilamon. She was the highest up. Pegasusmon, carrying TK, Armadillomon, and Cody, was beneath her, then Nefertimon, then Stingmon, with Raidramon on the ground.
"Is it just me, or is it getting a little colder?" asked TK.
"I don't know what you are talking about," replied Davis.
"Maybe it is because you are up so high," suggested Willis, "Or moving so fast."
"But I am not cold," said Yolie.
"I do feel a slight chill," said Kari.
"So do I," said Ken. Then the air around them shimmered like a dark shadow.
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"Did he ever need a reason before?" replied TK, asking a rhetorical question.
"We'd better see if anyone is hurt," said Tai. "Spread out." They spread out into groups of two or three and surveyed the scene. The place was deserted.
"Mimi, Sora," Tai called the two girls.
"What?" they asked.
"See if you can reach Izzy, Willis, Ken, and Davis. I think we are going to need them," he said.
"OK, good think I re-charged my cell phone," agreed Mimi. They made the call while the others continued the search. The full group met about half an hour later in the remains of the center of the town.
"I didn't see anyone," announced Sora. "I think they all fled."
"Either that, or they were deleted," replied TK.
"That is horrible!" exclaimed Kari. "Don't even talk like that!"
"Lighten up, TK," said Willis as he went over to Kari.
"What do we do now?" asked Mimi.
"We can't let this happen again," stated Tai.
"But how are we going to prevent it?" asked Izzy.
"I hope we don't have to fight," moaned Tentomon.
"If we do, I hope we get to eat first," replied Veemon. Everyone laughed. "What is so funny?"
"Your stomach," remarked Terriermon. Lopmon did an impression of the Pillsbury Dough Boy © that got even more laughs.
Kari suddenly got a chill. Ken felt it too. They both shuddered. Instinctively they turned and looked over their shoulders. The air shimmered a little, then the air went still.
"Did you feel that?" Kari asked Ken.
"Yes," he replied. "And I don't like it."
"What are the two of you talking about?" asked Gatomon.
"I'm not sure...." muttered Kari. She felt like she was trying to remember something from a dream.
"Ken, are you OK?" asked Wormmon.
"Sure, Wormmon, I'll be fine," said Ken, half-heartedly.
"So, what are we going to do?" asked Cody.
"We have to stop him," replied TK.
"I hate to agree, but I think my brother is right," said Matt. "We can't defend any longer, not if BlackWarGreyMon is going to attack the innocent like this."
"But do we have to fight?" moaned Joe.
"We don't all have to," said Mimi.
"I think I see what you mean," said Tai. "We are going to have to split up again. The digital world is too big a place for one group to cover."
"But what do we do when we find BlackWarGreyMon?" asked Yolie.
"We have to stop him from hurting anyone, at all costs," replied Tai.
"Stop him from hurting others, while we get our front teeth knocked out," muttered Hawkmon.
"But you don't have teeth," said Biyomon.
"Is this really a good idea?" asked Kari.
"We don't have another choice," replied Matt. "Do we?"
"There should be away we can do this without fighting," muttered Willis, mostly to himself. That was when Izzy's laptop began to beep in his pack.
"What is that?" asked Gabumon.
"My laptop," replied Izzy, pulling it out. "I left it on to scan for an anomalies in the digital world, focusing on geography, data fluxes, and unusual energy patterns. I think I may have found something." Izzy began to type away.
"Well, what did you find?" asked Tai.
"Is it my math homework? I lost that last week," said Davis.
"Look at this," said Izzy. He pulled up his grid map of the digital world. Most of the squares were clear, the way they should be. But, for a moment one would light up in shadows. Then the dark spot would vanish and the section would be clear again.
"What does that mean?" asked Yolie.
"I'm not sure. It means we have more to worry about than BlackWarGreyMon," replied Izzy. "Whatever is causing these spots is incredibly powerful. And BlackWarGreyMon doesn't move like that."
"Good point," muttered Willis.
"Can you tell us anything more about it?" asked Joe.
"Not without further analysis," answered Izzy. "And that is going to be hard because it has no fixed location for me to hone in on." That was when the square they were in flashed. Ken and Kari felt another chill. Then the moment passed.
"What was that?" asked Palmon.
"I don't know," said Izzy, typing faster. "Whatever it is, it isn't strong enough to manifest itself yet, or to find a permanent place."
"I thought you said it was incredibly powerful?!" snapped Davis.
"It is, and it is getting stronger," said Izzy. "We are going to be in trouble if we don't stop it, now."
"Whatever it is," muttered Patamon.
"Now what?" asked Armadillomon.
"We have to look into both threats," said Tai. He turned to his partner. "You are being awfully quiet."
"I just wish that there was another way....." muttered Agumon.
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"Why?" BlackWarGreyMon asked himself. "Why did I do that, destroy a helpless village? Because I could? Because I am a creature of destruction? Because nothing matters? Yes, the last is definitely true. There is no meaning for anything, no purpose. What is life? A time to be plagued by unanswerable questions, a time of restless roaming, of isolation, of destruction. It is a time of pain. My heart is heavy, it hurts, if it is even there at all. What does it all matter? All I fight for, all I fight against..... It is just another form of destruction. That is what life is, a time before death. I have no purpose in this world. I thought that my sacrifice would have ended this pain and these questions, but I was wrong. Life is nothing but a small flame, it cannot hope to change the darkness around it, and the slightest breeze kills it. Then what am I to do? Nothing has meaning. There is no purpose. There are no answers, no relief. I was created to destroy, but is that what I want to do with my life? Shall I give in to the spider-lady's desire for me? No! Never! That is one thing I know, I will make my own choices."
BlackWarGreyMon continued to travel. He had no idea where he was going, but he could not stay still. The air shimmered around him. It was dark, like a shadow. It seemed forbidden, and yet powerful, and .....inviting. It seemed to tell him to just let go. Just let go of everything, and it would all end. This darkness was not unfamiliar to him. He walked forward, into it. This was where he belonged.
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"How hard can it be to find a giant black digimon with a taste for destruction?" complained Davis as he rode on Raidramon.
"Do you actually want to find him?" asked Cody.
"Well....." Davis stammered.
"It is better than being with the other group and trying to hunt down that unknown threat," said Yolie. Davis, Yolie, Kari, Cody, Ken, TK, and Willis, as well as their digimon made up the first group. Their group was looking for BlackWarGreyMon. Tai, Matt, Sora, Joe, and Mimi, as well as their digimon were searching for the strange thing Izzy had found. Izzy and Tentomon were command central, relaying all the information he found to the appropriate group.
"I hope...." muttered Kari on Nefertimon, but she trailed off.
"I know the feeling," said Ken as Stingmon flew close to her. "Something doesn't feel right."
"How long have we been looking?" asked Terriermon. He was on Raidramon with Willis and Lopmon.
"It has been less than an hour," replied Willis with a laugh.
"It seems like ten hours," moaned Lopmon.
"Well, I don't see anything," reported Yolie and Aquilamon. She was the highest up. Pegasusmon, carrying TK, Armadillomon, and Cody, was beneath her, then Nefertimon, then Stingmon, with Raidramon on the ground.
"Is it just me, or is it getting a little colder?" asked TK.
"I don't know what you are talking about," replied Davis.
"Maybe it is because you are up so high," suggested Willis, "Or moving so fast."
"But I am not cold," said Yolie.
"I do feel a slight chill," said Kari.
"So do I," said Ken. Then the air around them shimmered like a dark shadow.
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