Kari woke up to see the foursome of T.K., Davis, Veemon, and Patamon staring at her with an immense look of shock. "Hey guys, is something wrong?" Kari said sleepily. Davis finally spoke, "Kari! What did you do!?" Kari cocked her head at him and waked over to Gatomon who was still eating. "What do you mean Davis, me and Andrew stayed up late while I explained to him how the digital world worked. What’s so disturbing about that?" Davis turned red, "And this included taking his shirt off!?" Kari turned angrily at Davis, "Are you blind!? He’s wearing a bandage on his chest for a reason!" The two stared at each other for a few seconds. Andrew woke up groggily and pushed himself up onto his elbows, "Uhhh, Kari are these friends of yours?" Davis stomped over to Andrew, "I’ll bet this isn’t even real!", and with that Davis yanked the bandage off. Andrews’s eyes went wide as the cut reopened and he stifled a scream of pain. "What’s wrong with you Davis! He was really hurt!", Kari immediately started tending to the wound again putting a new bandage on it. "Davis I admit I had my thoughts but that was totally uncalled for. What were you thinking!", T.K. Blurted out. "Not you too T.K. I thought you guys knew me better than that!" Kari said starting to tear up. "QUIET ALL OF YOU!" Drakemon shouted at volume that almost shook the trees. Everyone looked at the calm seeming digimon. "Me and Gatomon were here all night, do you really think we would have let something like that happen? Now I suggest we put this behind us. You are the digidestined after all, such behavior is beneath you." Everyone including Gatomon just stared at him for a few minutes and then snapped out of it. "Gatomon bring some of that food over here for Andrew, he hasn’t eaten since yesterday." Kari said, almost like a nurse in Andrew’s eyes. Then he realized just how hungry he actually was and dug into his meal. "Thanks Gatomon", he said. The rest of the group sat down and finished off what Gatomon had gathered up. After everyone introduced them selves it was time for Andrew to answer some questions. "So how did you get into the digital world anyhow?" T.K. Asked. Andrew scratched his head, "Actually, I have no idea. I think it has something to do with this thing though.", he pulls out the White Digivice. "Hey Davish isn’t that a D-3?", Veemon now was staring intently at it. "Yea that’s what Kari said it was", Andrew clipped it back on his belt and put on his shirt and Jacket. He put his Kendo blade back on his belt. Drakemon suddenly jumped to his feet, "Something is coming. And an ill wind precedes it." Now the others could hear the sounds of something pushing it’s way through the trees, and all to familiar roar filled the air. "Black Wargreymon!" T.K. Practically Screamed. The entire group took off, except for Drakemon and Andrew who had no Idea what was going on. "Why are they running Black Hawk?" Drakemon looked toward them as they left. "I don’t know, I don’t remember Kari mentioning any Black War....OH SHIT!", he panicked as he remembered Kari did mention that digimon, one of the most dangerous in the entire digital world. Andrew grabbed Drakemon and Ran from the clearing just as the virus mega ripped into the remains of their camp.
Black Hawk, I think you can stop running now. I don’t see or hear him anymore." Drakemon said from under Andrew’s arm. Andrew stopped and dropped Drakemon who landed lightly on his feet. Andrew was completely out of breath; suddenly he tensed up and grabbed his chest stifling another hit of pain. All the adrenalin from running had blocked it but now the wound was again paining him badly. Drakemon raised an eyebrow, "I guess you still aren’t fully healed?" Andrew just nodded; he was trying to fight down the pain so he could walk again. He regained his composure and stood back up. "Drakemon, why do you keep calling me Black Hawk, and in fact how do you even know my nickname all? It’s not like I mentioned it." Drakemon looked Andrew in the face, "I.....I.....don’t know. I really don’t know how I know you. I was told by someone, yet now....I cannot remember it at all." Andrew rubbed his chin, "How strange", Andrew now looked around the area, "Uh, Drakemon do you know where the others are?" Drakemon looked away, "I didn’t keep track of them, sorry." The two of them stood there for a bit, knowing they were fully lost. "Hey, what’s that over there", Andrew walked past Drakemon and pushed through the bushes. Drakemon followed closely as they stepped into the clearing of what seemed to be a shrine. A blue field seemed to radiate around it protecting a small but ornate wooden structure with a stone altar in the middle. "Black Hawk, your digivice is glowing." Drakemon said as he stepped up next to Andrew. Andrew unclipped the white digivice from his belt and looked at it as he thought. Then it occurred to him that the digivice had been in front of him when the portal opened the first time. "I wonder?", Andrew then held the digivice up to the blue field. It promptly parted open to allow the duo in. Andrew walked up to the altar and a small object was resting on it. Drakemon hopped up next to it so he could see it better, "A digiegg?", Drakemon was staring at it in wonder, "What is a digiegg doing outside of primary village?" It was a very odd egg at that; it was metallic and the pattern on it in red striping like lightning bolts on white with a large Sword like symbol on the front. Andrew gently lifted it from the altar and now saw that a staff with a blade appeared to go through it. The field deactivated as he picked up the egg. "I wonder what it’s for?" Andrew mused. He slipped it into a pocket on his jacket. Andrew looked up and saw a pair of eyes sticking out of the bushes. He looked around the clearing and saw at least a dozen more pairs. He quietly whispered to Drakemon, "I think we’re surrounded, at least a dozen of those Gazimon things from the castle." Drakemon smiled, "I’d been hoping for some exercise." Drakemon hopped off his perch and walked to the middle of the clearing. The Gazimon now emerged and encircled him. One stepped forward, "Only one digimon versus all of us, your pretty bold for a deadmon." Two of them suddenly go flying forward, Andrew walks forward with his own sword drawn, "Who ever said he was fighting alone." The Gazimon were confused, all they had ever fought before was digimon, the digidestined them selves never actually battled them. Soon the got bold enough and rushed the pair of swordsmen. "Lets do this partner" The two flew into the fray.
"Kari I’m really sorry about what happened, I acted before I thought ok. I’m sorry." Davis had been pleading for forgiveness for the past mile and a half. Kari coldly replied, "I’m not the one you should apologize to Davis, it’s Andrew that you hurt." "She’s got you there, Davish." Veemon said with his usual spunk. Davis looked angrily at Veemon for a few seconds then stops with a sigh. He had been an idiot. T.K. And Patamon had kept quiet; Davis had been doing all the work of the guilt train himself. Gatomon was leaping from tree to tree above their heads, "I hope we find those two soon, nether of them has much experience in the digital world. Drakemon and Andrew may not know what they’re up against.", she said with a touch of concern in her voice. The sounds of fighting started to flow between the trees. "Gee I think we found them, common Veemon they may need our help!" Davis dashed toward the noise. "Right behind you Davish!" Veemon shouted as he followed in to underbrush. T.K. ran after him, "Hey wait for me and Patamon, Davis!" Gatomon dropped out of the trees, "Never ceases to amaze me how easily those two go dashing off into danger. I guess we better go help them though." Kari nodded, "Yea, lets go." And the two of them ran after the boys.
The six of them soon reached the clearing to see Drakemon and Andrew fighting of a pack of Gazimon, and doing it very well. The two of them moved like they were one mind, dodging and slashing by each other in a complex combination of Martial arts and Kendo. "Wow, I’m not sure if even Cody could do that." Davis said as he watched, then he shook his head clear it, "But that doesn’t mean we can’t help, Veemon get in there!" Veemon and the others headed into the fight to help. The Gazimon, expecting to be fighting only one or two, retreated when the rest of the group showed up. As the Gazimon ran Andrew turned with a smile, "Thanks guys, though I think me and Drakemon had it handled.", he said with a slight laugh. Then he cringed again leaning on his sword to keep his balance. The wound was open again and bleeding lightly. Kari ran over to him, "Andrew are you ok?" Andrew took a few deep breaths and straightened up, "Yea I’m fine now.", he then saw Davis’ face he was burning red, "What’s wrong with you?" Davis quickly realized what he was doing and hung his head, "Andrew, sorry for what I did back there, I...uh...well..." Andrew nodded, "I understand, don’t bother saying anything more." Gatomon’s ears twitched, "Huh?" She said, and sniffed the air. "Gatomon is something wrong?" Kari said. Gatomon’s ears went back and she hissed out, "The Gazimon were a distraction!" From the woods burst out 5 Guardramon all pointing their missile ports at the group. Davis yelled out, "Everyone! Armor digievolve now!" The three digidestined all shouted "digiarmor energize" And soon instead of Veemon, Gatomon and Patamon, Flamedramon, Nephirtimon, and Pegasusmon were standing ready for battle. Andrew was wide eyed, "Woah, how’d they do that!?", he said as they jumped into the fray. "Well we use these digieggs we found here to do that." T.K. Said. Andrew then pulled the one e found from his pocket, "You mean like this?" Davis looked over, "Yea! Hold it up and shout digiarmor energize!" Andrew looked at the egg and thrust it up into the air, "DIGIARMOR ENERGIZE!" A bright flash engulfed Drakemon. "Drakemon armordigivolve to..." Drakemon grew twice his previous size, his face became sharper and was covered by a helmet with the sword crest on it, and he wore a pair of shield like gauntlets and leg armor as well as a tough chestplate. The armor was colored white with red patterning going over it. Lastly his wooden blade turned into a long bladed staff. In a deeper more powerful voice than Drakemon’s the new digimon shouted "Dragomon! Blade of skill!" And charged a Guardramon. He slashed it cleanly in two. It burst apart dissolving into nothingness. "Just as I had thought you’d be Dragomon," a powerful female voice said. Dragomon turned toward the voice and a dark purple furred digimon wearing red and black armor like his and caring a broad sword stepped from the woods. The crest on her helm was that of crossed swords, "It’s been a long time though I doubt you remember me." Dragomon’s eyes became slits, "You...", he said with pure rage and hate welling up in his voice. "You were the one you destroyed it all those years ago! You black hearted fiend!", Dragomon charged her with all his strength bring the blade of his staff down on her head. She gently brought the tremendous sword up to block. And held Dragomon there one handed. She smiled, "Little fool, attacking the digimon of the crest of power head on.", she flicked he wrist and sent him back several steps. While he was off balance she charged up and gave him a mind-numbing blow to the head with the flat of the blade. Dragomon fell down to a knelling position dropping his weapon to the ground. "Weak little fool, now you die!", She brought the blade back to horizontally behead Dragomon. "NOOOO!" Andrew leapt up and brought the kendo stick down on her wrist as hard as he could. The female digimon yelped more from surprise than pain dropping her blade. "Ah! You little pest!", she turned to squash him flat. And the end of Dragomon’s blade thrust through her body. She let out a piercing shriek and fell forward; Dragomon had used Andrew’s distraction to give him time to strike. The armored female stumbled forward holding her wound, she picked up her blade and de-digivolved down into a small Purple and black fox, holding a short sword. "Ugh...We will meet again!" In a flash of energy she disappeared. The others had gotten rid of the other Guardramon and de-digivolved as well. Dragomon turned back into Drakemon and the digiegg generated a d-terminal for Andrew like what had happened for the others. "Drakemon, who was that?" Andrew asked. Drakemon answered coldly, "An old flame, and a old nightmare..."
The Purple digimon reappeared in Myotismon’s castle. Holding her wound and panting heavily. Her mind was full of questions; even though she had recognized the human she still couldn’t believe that Black Hawk was still alive. "So you failed.", Myotismon said from his chair with his back to the creature. She bowed her head, "Your forgiveness, I underestimated the powers of that human helping Drakemon." Myotismon closed his eyes in thought, "Yes, this Andrew is far more than he appears." The purple digimon stood, "His name is Black Hawk.", she gritted her needle sharp teeth, "And he should have been dead 12 years ago, when I destroyed the ‘project’" Myotismon whirled around in his chair to face her, "Shadowkitmon you mean that this Black Hawk is part of the same project you were in. This changes everything." Myotismon laughed out loud, "This Black Hawk shall be the death of the digidestined, and he won’t even know it." His laughter echoed down the halls.