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"Uh...'' Noelle spoke tensly, trying think of what to do next. ''If I dont do something soon they'll die''. '

''I'm going in!'' Palmon yelled. ''POISON IVY!'' she screamed as the purple claws on her hands extended, then wrapped around Youkomon's neck.

''PLANT SHOCK!'' Palmon yelled as she generated electricity that went from her body to Youkomon, knocking the large fox-like Digimon to the ground.

''I had no idea you had that attack!'' Noelle smiled and began to celebrate, though that probably wasn't the best thing to do at this point.

Youkomon, not to be outdone by this child-level, got up again and fired her attack. ''FLAME DRAGON!'' The attack sent Palmon flying to the other side of the street, then slamming her into a building.

''PALMON!'' Nollee screamed as she began to shake. "This is it...Now I'm gonna lose Palmon and my new friends...Lina, Leon, Jason, and that cute boy...I mean Tyler..." "NO!" With this resounding shout, Palmon and Noelle's D-Ark began to glow...

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PALMON EVOLVE...

Palmon's small body began to glow and changed in shape to that of a large, rounded object, one alot like that of a cactus...

TOGEMON!

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At this point, Jason began to slowly nod off as he watched the battle, ushering Agumon to go insane with questions, such as "What's going on? Who's got the french fries!" That was until, Leon knocked some sense into Agumon, via his forehead.

"COCONUTS PUNCH!" Togemon yelled as she slammed her fist into Youkomon, knocking her against a building.

"EVIL FLAME DRAGON!" Youkomon screamed and released a powerful crystalline-dragon that slammed into Togemon.

"Togemon!" Noelle smirked. "Finish her!"

"Right. PRICKLY BANG BANG!" Togemon said as she released as storm on needles that destroyed Youkomon, and freed the other Tamers.

''TOGEMON!'' Noelle yelled jovialy! ''You Rock!'' Noelle smiled then ran over to the others. ''Is Jason ok? Is he gonna be alright?''

''I think he'll be fine.'' Leon replied. ''I think all that excitement was too much for the little fellow to handle.''

Noelle looked towards Lina and Tyler,"Are you'll ok?''

''Yeah thanks to you!'' Tyler said. ''You were great. A beauty like you taming a strong digimon like Togemon.''

''I think someone has a little crush on Noelle.'' Lina pointed to Tyler, then began laughing.

''Uhuh...'' Tyler said as his face became red in embarassment.

''Hey why is that kid turning red? is he about to evolve too?'' Togemon inquired as Leon, Lina, and I burst out with laughter. ''Humans are just weird...Hey! Wait a sec! Why aren't I Palmon again! You guys just turned right back after you evolved!"

This particular question caught Wizarmon's ear, and he decicded to open up. "The first time you evolve to the Adult-Level in the Real World, you'll stay in it for awhile. You don't see me much in my Child-Level here, because I evolved back in the Digital World."

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"Kaili, hurry up! We're gonna miss all the action!" A small, cat-like Digimon shouted to her partner, a teenage girl..

"Jeez, you could at least slow down! I don't have someone who can do a Card Slash for me, " She yelled at her, speeding up. "Whenever a digimon appears, it's never easy to get out of my house. Especially with Tailmon."

"Kaili! Hurry up!" Tailmon shouted again, rounding a corner.

"Why do Digimon always appear as far away as possible from my apartment? I haven't got a chance to fight for a while, and, truth be told, I'm starting to miss it." The brunette tamer sighed as she finally caught up with Tailmon, not seeing one Digimon; but five, with four tamers standing around as another lay motionless on the ground.

"Aww man, we missed it again." Tailmon wailed, a little dissapointed.

"Man, you like fighting way too much, Tailmon." Kaili scowled.

"Well, so do you!" Tailmon shot back

"Shut it, Tailmon." Kaili replied as she rolled her eyes.

As if on que, Jason snapped back to reality and rushed towards the girl. "Hi there! I'm Jason and this is Agumon!" He smirked, then pointed to his Digimon, who was sleeping on the ground. "You wanna go out with me?"

"Well, Hello." Lina smiled and turned to Leon, prompting himm to introduce himself as well.

"I'm Leon, Leon Jones. And you are?"

"I'm Kaili!" She smiled. "And this is my partner, Tailmon."

"Will you please go out with me!" Jason asked as Leon grabbed him by the collar.

"Jason, stop being such an idiot. Can you do that for just five minutes?" Leon spat as Jason snarled, ordering Agumon to unleash his Baby Flame on Leon.

''Oh no! Leon'! Lina yelled as Leon blew a gasket.

''Jason why do you act like such an ass?'' Tyler asked him.

''WILL SOMEONE PUT OUT THE DAMN FIRE!AHHH!'' Leon screamed as Wormmon sweat-dropped.

Noelle looked around the street, then noticed a card that one of the other tamers had dropped during the battle. ''Hm... This should work.." ''Togemon, get ready!''

''Ok, but what are you getting at anyway?'' Togemon replied as Noelle began to imitate Leon's Card Slash.

''CARD SLASH! Ranamon's Rain Stream Activate!'' Noelle smirked, effictively pulling the card slash off as she smiled, Togemon began to gather a ball of water within her palms, ten blasted it at Leon. Lina ran to his side, worried for the team's leader, although it had been a comical affair.

''I'm gonna get that little bastard! Leon shouted. "Lina, Noelle! Let's leave this ass and his friends." Leon said, his voice full of bitterness as the full moon shone brightly upon othe group.

"Good riddance!" Jason shouted as Lina, Noelle, and Leon walked northwards, away from Jason, Tyler, and Kaili.

"Ehh, do they always fight like this?" Tailmon asked Agumon, as Kaili scratched the back of her neck.

"That Jason kid, or whatever his name was, had just asked me out. And I've never met him. He was way too overly eager. Still, he was kinda cute, in a strange way. I won't answer him just yet...atleast not until I get to know him better." Kaili mused in her mind as she turned to Tyler. "I'm with Tailmon. Do you always fight like this?"

"Yeah...we've actually only known each other for a day..." Tyler smiled. "They're like an old couple."

(Later...)

"Should we have done that?" Lina whispered to Noelle as the two walked behind Leon, who was not in the best mood right now.

"I think he's just a bit antsy." Noelle replied as Wormmon, Wizarmon, and Togemon laughed.

"Oh no..." Leon gulped as a dense fog surrounded us.

"Will this ever stop!" Lina scowled as a green dinosaur digimon roared.

"Tuskmon, Adult Level, Virus Type. Special Attacks are Panzer Knuckle and Horn Driver." Noelle said as she read the data from her D-Ark.

"Let's get'em!" Togemon said as she charged the green digimon, only to be swatted away by Tuskmon.

"CARD SLASH! Evolution activate!" Leon yelled as he grabbed a card.

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WORMMON EVOLVE...STINGMON!

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"Wizarmon, go out there and help take him out!" Lina said as Wizarmon nodded and joined the other adult level Digimon...

Across town, Kaili and the guys had begun to get acquainted with one another. "Well, I dunno...Goku probably could've taken Cell...He just stepped out for Gohan." Kaili smiled, Jason nodding in agreement, transfixed on her, as he'd been the entire night.

No one had a chance to reply, as a dense fog started to surround the trio. "Finally, some real action!" Tailmon said eagerly.

"That's not good, Tailmon," Kaili said, pulling out her D-Ark,"Tankmon, Adult level, Android type. Special attacks; Hyper Cannon and Machine Gun Arm."

Tailmon hissed slightly. "I can take him Kaili."

"Yeah, if you wanna get yourself killed. You might both be at the adult level, but he's twice your size," Kaili replied.

"I can take him. I know I can."

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Next Time: With the Tamer Alliance shattered by Jason and Leon's argument, can the split team take down the enemy Digimon?

Digimon Tamers: Infection

Chapter 10: Shattered Union