Chapter 2

3 Years Later

The night came once more. Stars studded the sky and the dark blue covering above it. Although the sky was peaceful; the atmosphere wasn't. Two Digimon were walking; one was a Gabumon, and the other an Agumon. The Gabumon was wearing a backpack, had pencil in his ear and a pen in the other, as well as more pens and pencils in his backpack. He held a paper notebook in one of his hands labeled "Journal." He also wielded a sword with a jewel studded in the hilt. It was obvious he was a writer of some sort. The Agumon wore a backpack also, but it seemed to be used more for survival stuff like food and tent supplies. He too wielded a sword that had a gold blade.

They sat and rested, but very cautiously. Gabumon wiped the sweat off his nose.

"Man, I'm tired!" said Gabumon, exhausted from walking.

"Oh, come off it!" said Agumon, who didn't tire from the walking. "It was only a couple of miles. And with nice weather like this, you know well what comes out at night!"

Gabumon pulled out some pencils and put his "Journal" in his lap.

He wrote, Today, Agumon and me were still traveling to where the Gold Temple once stood. I heard that it used to be such a sight! Too bad it got destroyed. Hope we don't get caught here hide-

"GABUMON!!" yelled Agumon. "THEY'RE COMING!!!"

Gabumon looked over with a chill up his spine. He stuttered, "N-N-Not shadow di-gi-gimon right?"

Agumon looked at his friend as if to say, "Are you kidding!" Soon, off in the distance they saw black gliding things coming down the mountain in quite an unreal way. A chill went through the air. It seemed to get darker every second. Gabumon hovered his hand over his sword's hilt. Agumon felt ready to face anything, but was still very afraid of the black dots. The shadows came closer and closer. More and more came down.

Gabumon grabbed his notebook and suggested to Agumon, "Let's get the hell out of here!"

Agumon looked at his furry friend and yelled, "Agreed! Run!"

They ran with a chill on their backs. The Shadows came faster as they went faster. Then one of them caught up to Gabumon, who was lagging a bit, and put its arm around him. Gabumon yelped. Agumon looked over.

Agumon then breathed in and echoed, "Pepper Breath!!"

A fire ball shot out of Agumon's mouth and hit the shadow with full force!

"Thanks buddy!" said Gabumon.

"Thank me latter. Just get up and let's keep running!"

While they were talking the Shadows kept coming at them and getting closer. All of a sudden they were surrounded by a gallery of black colored Digimon baring their teeth or howling or showing their strength by whipping the weapons they held. Gabumon cried and Agumon stood, fear filling inside him. It seemed that nothing could save them.

"Good-bye, Agumon!!"

"See ya', buddy."

Ding KA-BLANG!!

Suddenly, a light ripped through the sky. The shadows cowered at it, and ran away.

Gabumon looked dumbfounded and said, "What was that!"

"Well," said Agumon, "who cares!? As long as it saved us!"

Gabumon looked at the light and seen something shoot out of it. A digimon perhaps? He then went toward where the object was.

"What are you doing?" asked Agumon.

"I saw something come out of the light," answered Gabumon, still moving over to ground-zero.

"What?" said Agumon. "Why are you going over there?! It could be a Digi-Destined trick!"

"Man, you think too much! Come on!"

* * *

Renamon woke in a daze.

"Wha-Where am I?"

She looked around. Nothing, not even the Gold Temple was there. Then she remembered about Yoshiro.

"Where is that bastard?! Did he just move me somewhere away from the Gold Temple?" she said through her teeth.

She pulled out her katana sword, which glimmered in the light like a beacon of hope, and looked around. Nothing. She then grunted, feeling weak from sleeping for, what seemed like, three years. So she laid down and rested a bit.

* * *

Gabumon and Agumon ran more.

Agumon stood and said, panting, "Whyugh!"

"Because " said Gabumon, still determined to see what it was that fell.

He wanted to finished his statement, but even he didn't know why he wanted to go see what it was!

He cleared his throat and continued, " because I want to, that's why!"

"Well, can we do it later after we're in Meta City?" said Agumon, who was getting nervous that the Shadows might come back, "Let's wait until we get the signal that it's okay to go out!"

Gabumon didn't want to wait, "No. The shadows might devour whatever fell!" he replied.

Agumon rubbed his right arm nervously. But then he said, "Well, okay. As long as you think it's safe."

Gabumon shook his head. He then started back towards the impact area. It took them only a little bit before they were over to the spot. Gabumon looked and saw what fell. It was Renamon. Gabumon's heart flustered when he saw her. He gawked at her yellow, fluffy tail and her purple gloves. Then he noticed that she had a lot of weapon's with her, including the Katana sword that she held.

"GABUMON, I'm talking to YOU!" yelled Agumon, who was trying to get his attention, but since Gabumon was looking at Renamon, he didn't hear him.

"Wha?" said Gabumon, stupidly.

Agumon looked at Renamon.

"Wow, a Renamon! Don't see their kind walking around much. Wonder why she fell from a light?"

"Maybe she's an angel." Gabumon said in a dream state.

Renamon then heard Gabumon. Her ear twitched and she sprang to her feet and went straight toward Gabumon!

"Where is he!?" said Renamon, picking up Gabumon in a threatening way. "Where's Yoshiro!?"

Gabumon then snapped out of his trance. "Who? What? I-I don't know? Do you mean Yoshiro, the Digi-Destined?"

"Yes," said Renamon. She then put her sword near Gabumon's neck. "Do you work for him?!"

"HELP ME AGUMON!!" screamed Gabumon.

"Hey, he doesn't work for Yoshio or the Digi-Destined for that matter!" told Agumon. "We're just traveln'."

"Really?" asked Renamon, now starting to lower Gabumon, who was blushing.

"Yep," answered Agumon, "really."

She then threw Gabumon aside and said simply, "Sorry."

"Well, it seems you don't work for the Digi-Destined at all!" said Agumon. Then he said in wonder, "You're not, right?"

"I don't even know who they are," answered Renamon.

Gabumon and Agumon both said in amaze, "You don't!! WHAT!"

Renamon didn't know why they were tweaking out like that. If she didn't know who they were, how can anyone else? She sat down as if awaiting a lecture.

"Tell me who they are anyway?" she asked.

Agumon looked at her, "Well, it's going to be a long talk."

"Then start talking," said Renamon getting anxious but trying not to show it.

"OkayWell, it all started about three years ago, didn't it? Yeah three years ago in this exact spot. One nice, starry night, at the Gold Temple"

Renamon started to listen more

" they say that Meta City got attacked by this man in black, callin' himself Yoshiro. Hey waitnah! You must of"

Agumon looked at Renamon in wonder, but Renamon looked back.

"What?" sneered Renamon.

"Ahnothin'. Anyway," continued Agumon, "so this freak kills all these digimon, askin' them where the Pixel of Light' is. Well, the Pixel was in the Gold Temple and so that's where he went. They say that he ran like a bullet toward the Temple. Well after he destroyed it"

"What?!" Renamon yelled.

" yeah, it blew up like a firework! Flames, shaking, death, the whole thing! YepAnyhow, he got the Pixel of Light and told his friends how easy it was to get. Then the other Digi-Destined went out and took all the other Pixels. Now the world is theirs and stuff. They took us and told us that they were the rulers and nobody would even dare face them. Some people tried to stand up and fight them, but it was no use. They all died, and the Digi-Destined still stood tall. And I heard that there's more of them and they want to be here too. I heard that where they came from is being too crowded."

"So they've come to devour our world and destroy it just like theirs," said Renamon, who was trying not to cry. "They're like a virus. And now we've been coughed on..."

Agumon looked confused. "Huh yeah. Anyway, they said it was the Gold Temple's fault. If it had better defense, this whole thing wouldn't have happened."

Gabumon wasn't listening to Agumon's story, he had heard it too many times. He was busy looking at Renamon's expressions whenever Agumon talked about the Gold Temple, and could see that she looked hurt when he mentioned it.

He thought, Why does she act like she was there or some thing? Was she? Well whatever the case, I can't just leave her here like this.'

Gabumon then stepped in and said nervously, "So, are you going anywhere?"

Renamon looked at him in an expression that looked like she forgot that he was there. She then replied, "NoNot anymore."

Gabumon felt his face warm. "Umhow about joining us then?"

Agumon wailed his arms in the air squealing "Wait a minute! WAIT A MINUTE!" Agumon grabbed Gabumon's arm, almost making his Journal fall out of his hand. "Can I talk to you?"

Gabumon nodded. They went off out of Renamon's hearing range and talked.

Agumon said, "What do mean "joining us"? Now let's think about this first. Remember you telling that Gatsumon could join us? He was hell o' annoyin'!! Thank the Guardian's we gave him the old boot!"

"Oh, come on," said Gabumon, "Gatsumon was a freak! But Renamon seems more calm; and after that story she seemed to get really upset. Come on, please?"

"Well, alright. But if she starts gettin' annoyin' she's out!" warned Agumon.

"Ah...alright."

They waddled back to Renamon, who was getting bored, but thinking.

It's all my fault,' thought Renamon. "The Temple being destroyed, the world being taken over by those creeps; everything.'

A tear ran down her face. She wiped it quickly and looked around to make sure no one seen her starting to cry. Gabumon then, nervously, touched Renamon's arm. She gasped and turned around to look at Gabumon.

"What?" said Renamon, angrily.

Gabumon then said in a quivering sounding voice from being nervous, "Well what's your answer?"

"I don't know " answered Renamon. "I usually go alone..."

"You can trust us."

"But"

"Please?"

"Yeah," butted in Agumon, "I had to give in to him! Join!"

"Well, I have nothing else better to do," said Renamon, "I'll join."

"Really?!" jumped Gabumon.

Renamon smiled, "Yes."

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Author's Notes

Yes , I'm finally done with the second chapter! Took me long enough. I took TogepiHearts' advice and made my story in the format that is more suitable to the site. This chapter was suppose to be longer, but it was getting too long.

Carlas Lua

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