Chapter 8

The Dark Knight

Apocalymon's castle grounds

Apocalymon was observing the dark sky, in his human form of course, accompanied by Rika. Rika noticed her master looking very uneasy.

"What is it, my lord?"

"Someone powerful is approaching. He is here."

Then the entrance door was blown apart. Outside stood a boy with a black dinosaur digimon. Rika stood in front of Apocalymon to defend him. The boy laughed and raised his hand. Black flame emerged from his hand.

"Don't interfere Rika. I came to claim back what is mine."

"What is that?"

"My dark side power, ChaosGallantmon."

"That means you're Takato Matsuda."

Takato wasted no time and Apocalymon felt ChaosGallantmon's energy being sapped away from him. The energy was absorbed by Takato. Takato smirked and turned to leave but was stopped by Kuzuhamon.

"Don't interfere. I don't want to hurt you."

"Then too bad, Takato. Take this!"

Kuzuhamon was surprised that Takato easily dodged her attacks and he punched her. The mega digimon was amazed by the power of the punch.

"What are you?"

"I am the weilder of the hazard, Takato Matsuda and the dark knight of the DigiWorld. This world must be free from scums like Apocalymon."

"Over my dead body! Dragon Helix!"

The fox spirits rammed at Takato and something from his neck was pulled off. Takato realized how careless he was.

"BlackGuilmon, time to retreat!"

Kuzuhamon kept cursing as her fox spirits were unable to follow them and then she noticed the object Takato dropped. She debiomerged and exmained it. It was some kind of necklace. She opened the front and it read: Takato and Rika forever

"Huh? What is this? Urggh my head it hurts."

Rika lost conciousness.

Rika's dream, Rika's P.O.V

Where am I?

Huh?

Hey is that me with that Takato boy?

"Hey Ri-chan what is it that is so important?"

"Well Taka-chan you always say you miss me when I'm not around so I made this pretty necklace."

"How will this help me?"

"Look inside silly and anyway I got to go. My mom wants me to clean the house."

The necklace? I gave to Takato? How come I can't remember?Is this a trick?

Takato looked inside the necklace and smiled.

"I'll never lose it and see you. I love you!"

"Love you too, Taka-chan."

I looked at the scene.

Is this who I really am? Is that why Henry left because he regained his memories?

I AM SO CONFUSED!!!!

Where Tai is

The weilder of courage walks through the forest all his lonesome looking for his lover who feels rejected. Tai sighed and kept thinking on how to apologize to her. Then he noticed a lion approaching.

"It must be a Leomon."

"Right you are Tai." Jeri stood beside her partner.

"Agumon, GO!!!"

"Agumon? He's not with you right?"

"Drats! Izzy told me not to fight anybody."

"Well, you don't have a choice as we have somebody close and dear to you."

Leomon walked back and picked up a body.

"Sora!!!!"

"We found her sitting on a rock crying to herself. It made me want to puke! What do you see in her anyway?"

"Give her to me!"

"Maybe we will if you win in a fight with Leomon."

"What?! Are you crazy?"

"Of course! Leomon, begin!!!"

Leomon's punch narrowly missed Tai. Tai knew he was no match for the lion digimon. He saw Sora lying unconscious beside an amused Jeri.

Sora I'm so sorry. I should not have snapped at you. That damn bitch and her lousy lion will pay!

Tai's crest began to glow.

Somewhere

A boy noticed the glow of light. He wondered if he should investigate. He took out his D-Arc. It told him it was one of the crests. Courage.Tai. The boy took out a crestrock and called his partner digimon. He roared.

"ACTIVATE HAZARD KNIGHT EVOLUTION!!!"

Back to Tai

Tai could not stand up to Leomon anymore. Jeri could see Tai weak and helpless.

"This is a good time to finish him off, Leomon! Deal the final blow, NOW!!!"

Tai prepared for the end.

"Sora…I'm sorry…"

"I thought you were stronger than this Tai Kamiya."

"Huh?"

Tai opened his eyes and saw a black-armoured knight with the hazard sign on his cloak not only that, he has two swords on his belt and his helmet was a bit demonic. Tai also noticed the green spots on him are gone. The knight gave him a rock.

"This is the crestrock, Tai. Place it near Sora, hurry!"

"Y..es."

Tai rushed over to Sora. Jeri was angered by the sudden intrusion.

"Who are you?"

"I am…. DiabloGallantmon. The Hazard Darkest Knight."

"Whose side are you on?"

"I am on nobody's side. My duty is to preserve order in this DigiWorld."

"What?!"

"Jeri, I can sense biomerge data in him."

"Biomerge? So you are a Tamer?"

"Not anymore. I was once called Takato Matsuda and Guilmon."

"Takato?!"

Jeri clasped her head. She did not what came over her but she seemed to be crying seeing Takato not himself anymore. DiabloGallantmon did not know what was the hesitation about but the girl seemed to be in pain. The knight ignored the girl and went to see if Tai and Sora were okay. He saw the couple talking near a river and hugged each other. DiabloGallantmon smiled at seeing the ring back on Sora's finger.

"Good luck in your journey digidestineds and don't forget to use the crestrock I gave you. Your friends will need it." With this words, DiabloGallantmon left.

Tai and Sora watched the knight walked away.

"We will."

"Who is that knight, Tai?"

"Our savior, Sora. Well, we have to find the rest."

"You mean they left for somewhere else?!!!"

"Yeah."

"Oh, Tai. I'm sorry you have to part with them to find them."

"It's ok. It's not your fault. We better get going."

At Apocalymon's castle

Leomon carried a crying Jeri to the grounds. There he saw BlackRenamon with Rika who was carrying a big haversack, no idea where she got one.

"Where are the both of you going?"

"Soul-searching. Wanna come along?"

"Why you going soul-searching?"

The question came from Jeri who was looking very curiously at Rika. Rika told her about her doubts about who she really is and if her memory has been changed and etc. Jeri told her what happened to her when she heard the name Takato. Rika patted her shoulder.

"So you coming along?"

"Yes, Leomon what about you?"

"I will follow you everywhere you go."

Thus start a journey partaked by two girls to understand who they really were. Somewhere not far Apocalymon looked over at the scene and clenched his fists.

To the Hazard Knight, he doesn't acknowledge the name Takato anymore

The boy looked over the whole Southern Quadrant on a very top of the tallest mountain. He can see all the chosens walking their own paths. The boy chuckled.

"They will sooner be reunited together except one… and that will be me."

Then a blue dragon appeared.

"What do you want Azulongmon?"

"What are you going to do now, Takato?"

"Don't call me that. It reminds me of the life I once led."

"You'll always be Takato to everybody."

"Whatever. I'm going to find the crest of Miracles."

"Why?"

"I don't know how I know but to make the petrification complete you must teleport the crest to who knows where."

"I know where is it."

"Where?"

"On one condition."

"What is it?"

"After you find the crest, try to persuade Kari to return to us."

"That's Davis's job."

"I know. The crest is at the hill of millennium."

"WHAT?!!!!! Why you put at such a dangerous place?"

"Sorry… Never thought about it first."

"Nevermind. I'll go anyway and retrieve the crest."

"Be careful."

"I will. Let's go BlackGuilmon."

Azulongmon watched as Takato, no the Hazard Knight, ran off.

"Sigh…. Takato… why do you let this happen to you?"

Days before die from sickness: 3

End of chapter

Chapter 9

Hazard Divided

Tai and Sora must hurry to the others. Following the directions given by their digivices, they must catch up. Apocalymon left his castle under Kazu's protection. Where is he going? And something odd happened to Alice? Find out in the next chapter!