Early on Saturday morning, out in a backwoods path near their town. Four boys stood at the beginning of the track. One of them with a dirtbike.

"Nathan, isn't it a little early to try out your new dirtbike?", asked Ace. He rubbed his eyes.

Nathan was completely hyped up.

"No way, man! I just bought this baby last night! And it's Saturday! We'll ride it all day if we have too!", shouted Nathan. The sun glistened off his dark hair as he placed his helmet on. He looked at Ace, who was still picking at his eyes, then over at Arik and Kevin who were just standing there casually.

"Hey...where's Lee? He was supposed to meet us here.", asked Nathan, curiously.

"Maybe he slept in...", suggested Kevin. Arik scowled at him.

"For the last two days? Lee's ditching on us!", shouted Arik. Kevin rolled his eyes. Nathan shrugged.

"Nothing is going to upset this!", shouted Nathan. Determined, he placed his goggles over his eyes and revved up the engine.

"Good luck! If you crash, we won't laugh...long.", said Arik.

"Your mother.", replied Nathan. He let it rip and went speeding down the track, creating a huge dust-cloud in his wake!

"Now that's an awesome bike...", gasped Kevin. Ace looked up from picking his eye.

"Did you guys notice Lee isn't here?", asked Ace. Kevin and Arik slapped their foreheads.



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"Allison! Take out the garbage!", shouted Allison's mother. Allison groaned and got off her computer chair. Her long brownish-red hair got stuck in the doorframe as she left her room.

"Ah, dangit.", said Allison. She tried to work her fingers around the hair, but it wouldn't come out of the frame. "Mom! Hair alert!"

"Again, Allison? That's it. I'm taking you to get a haircut this afternoon. I'll get one for Jason too.", said her mom, removing Allison's hair from the frame. Allison rubbed the split end.

"But mom, I--"

"Butts are for slapping. Now take out that garbage, young lady!", said Allison's mom, walking off. Allison went and grabbed the garbage bag, then thought to herself for a moment.

"Butts are for slapping...? My mom said that?!"

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Outside Allison's apartment:

Allison dragged the garbage bag over to the dumpster and attempted to haul it into there. But she ended up falling backwards.

"Hmm, I'll get Lee to help me.", she said. She took a short stroll a few complexes over and went up to Lee's apartment, and knocked on the door. Lee's mom opened it.

"Yes Allison?"

"Is Lee here? I need his help with something.", said Allison. Lee's mom shook her head.

"No, Lee's out with his friend."

"Who? Kevin... Ace...?"

"None of them. He's with his new friend, Earnest.", said Lee's mom, "I think they're at the park."

Lee's mom shut the door. Allison crossed her arms over her chest.

"His new friend? What could they possibly be doing together?", asked Allison. Though she didn't expect an answer. She headed off in the direction of the park.

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Elsewhere:

"Okay, sparring time!", shouted Earnest from one end of the park. Lee looked around the park to make sure no one else was there. Then nodded.

"You guys can come out now!", shouted Lee. Kokuwamon leapt out of a few bushes and landed near him. Leila appeared out of the blue next to Earnest.

"Remember Leila. No guns.", scolded Earnest. Leila groaned and threw them to the ground.

"Are you happy now, PlainWalker?", asked Leila, referring to Earnest by his tribal name. (More on this in future chapters)

"Yes I am.", replied Earnest.

"Go!", shouted Lee.

"Affirmative!", shouted Kokuwamon. He flew into the air and sped at Leila, who leapt even higher above him and gave him a mighty drop-kick, knocking him to the ground. Kokuwamon grumbled and pulled his face out of the dirt.

"I can do this...", groaned Kokuwamon. Leila picked him up.

"Are you sure? You're still very inexperienced. You wouldn't have even defeated Stingmon if I hadn't interfered.", said Leila. Kokuwamon responded with a shock to Leila. She growled and tossed him into the air.

"Your mistake. Mini-Electro Shocker!!!", shouted Kokuwamon. The blast hit Leila, dead on...or, so it appeared. "Huh? Where'd she go?", asked Kokuwamon.

"Up here...", replied Leila. "Diamond Storm!!!"

The shards knocked Kokuwamon back onto the ground. He sighed. Lee sighed as well.

"Take five!", shouted Lee. He walked over to help Kokuwamon up, but then saw someone on the path.

"Oh crap...Allison!", shouted Lee in complete shock.

"...what the HELL did I just see!?", asked Allison. Almost horrified.

"Look, Allison. I can explain...", started Lee. But Allison had already turned and began to run away. Lee clenched his teeth. "Crap."

"Who was that, Lee? Your girlfriend?", asked Earnest.

"My what!? Err, no. Not exactly. Let's just keep training..."

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Allison kept running until she was back at the dumpster. She clutched her chest.

"Holy crap. What kind of freakish stuff is Lee involved with!?", she asked herself. "Those two things fighting looked like an animal and a robot...but robots aren't invented yet, and foxes don't walk on two legs!"

Allison was an extremely bright student at school, and never had she heard of such developments in science. She wiped her forehead on her blue sweat- shirt. "It's too hot today..."

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Later:

Allison groaned and stared out the window of the car as her mom drove her and her brother Jason back from getting their haircuts. Allison didn't get her hair much shorter though. She sat there, watching people on the street. When they were driving over a bridge, standing near the rail was Desiree and another girl. The girl wore a tennis outfit and had short brown hair.

"Is that the Chosen girl?", asked the brown-haired girl, watching the red car go by. Desiree nodded.

"Dispose of her.", said Desiree.

---------------------- Allison ran up to her room before her brother and mother could say anything to her. She hopped on her laptop and scanned through her inbox.

"Email from Jeff... Tory... ah, there we go. The message Lee sent me this morning.", said Allison. She clicked on it and waited for it to load. She didn't really care that all her friends were guys, though it didn't make her feel special or anything. Her mother didn't like it though. Always telling her to just make one friend who's a girl...

"Hey Allison. I'm not going to be around this morning, cuz me and the guys are going dirt-biking. See ya later.", she read the e-mail. She thought to herself and picked up the phone to call Nathan.

"Hey, Nathan. Did Lee go dirt-biking with you guys this morning? No? He sent you an e-mail saying he was hanging out with me?! Okay, thanks..."

Allison hung up the phone. "So then that was Lee I saw at the park with that weird guy and those two weird creatures."

Suddenly, Allison got another e-mail. From a girl named Sora!

"Sora Takenouchi...hmmm. I wonder who that is.", asked Allison. She opened the e-mail. "Hey, Allison. I've heard many great things about you. I'm one grade above you and was wondering if you'd like to meet at the school to hang out."

Allison thought to herself. She really had nothing better to do. And her mom would be amazed she actually made a girl friend. She e-mailed back.

"Okay, Sora. See you soon."

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The school field, about half an hour later. She arrived at the school field. It was totally empty. She looked around, confused.

"But Sora said she'd be here...", started Allison. Then she saw the same girl with brown hair and wearing a white tennis outfit that she saw on the bridge. But now, the girl was wearing a strange black necklace. Allison ran up to her.

"Hey! You must be Sora! I'm Allison. I don't know how you heard about me, but hey--", Allison was cut off as Sora held up her hand in a silencing motion.

"I heard about you from a friend. And I am afraid I'll have to destroy you.", Sora simply said. Allison turned confused.

"What...are you...talking about...?"

"You are a Chosen. Therefore the primary goal is to destroy you. Come out, Biyomon!", shouted Sora. A small, pink bird-type creature landed near Sora. She growled at Allison.

"What is going on!?", shouted Allison, tracing to the events of the morning. She remembered the two monsters fighting. But she didn't have a monster to fight with!

"This is Biyomon. My Digimon partner. And you're toast!", shouted Sora. Biyomon flew up into the air and opened her beak in Allison's direction.

"SPIRAL TWISTER!!", shrieked Biyomon. A fire column shot directly at Allison. She screamed and held out her hand in front of her face. She heard a flash noise and noticed she was unharmed. She raised her head to see what happened, and in her hand was an odd-shaped piece of technology!

"What is...this?", asked Allison. She looked down at it. It began to flare again. She, Sora and Biyomon covered their eyes.

"Ugh! That's your D-Volver! And that blinding light means you're going to get your--", started Sora, but she was cut off by a gigantic shout of joy. Or, not so gigantic. Because in Amy's hand was a small octopus Digimon...Octopimon!

"I...er...what are you?!", asked Allison, "Another Digimon?!"

"That's right! I'm YOUR partner! Octopimon! We'll be working together alot more now!", shouted Octopimon. Allison lifted an eyebrow at the hand-held Digimon.

"You? But you're so tiny!", exclaimed Allison. Octopimon glared at her.

"Tiny enough to be squashed! Biyomon!!", shouted Sora. Suddenly, Allison's D-Volver reacted to Sora and Biyomon.

{PROFILE: TAKENOUCHI, SORA}

Server: Yamato Server

Known Relatives: Mother, Father

Device Type: Standard

Functions of Digivice: Digivolve to Champion, Digivolve to Ultimate with Crest

Crest: Love

Partner: Yokomon - Biyomon - Birdramon - Garudamon

- Sora Takenouchi is a Digidestened of the Yamato Server. After an adventure with her seven friends, she retired to a supporting member of the Digidestened. Biyomon helped bring her closer to her family. She enjoys Tennis and flower arranging.

{END PROFILE}

"Huh? This profile says she's a good guy!?", shouted Allison. Suddenly another Spiral Twister headed at her. Octopimon leapt at it, tiny as she was and knocked it away!

"Woah... how'd you do that?!", asked Allison. Octopimon hovered there and looked at her.

"I'm a Rookie. So is she. We all have the same basic fighting power.", explained Octopimon. Biyomon flew at Octopimon again.

"Multi-Slap!!!", shouted Octopimon. She swirled around and her eight tentacles smacked Biyomon repeatedly! Biyomon was flung to the grass!

"I don't think so!", shouted Biyomon. She smacked Octopimon with one of her wings and the poor sea animal was flung across the field. Allison gasped as she saw how easily her new partner was being beaten. Octopimon struggled to get up, but Biyomon was there again and smacked her once more! This time, Octopimon landed near Allison.

"Octopimon...are you okay...?", stuttered Allison. She couldn't believe she had become a part of this...this madness. What would her mom think if she found out?

"Sora's necklace...it's why she is being...ugh...evil!", shouted Octopimon. The little purple creature coughed out some blood. Allison clenched her fist.

"Can you hold off Biyomon any longer?", asked Allison.'

"I can try."

"Okay. Then let's do it!", shouted Allison. She turned and began to walk in Sora's direction. Biyomon had again taken flight and soared at Octopimon.

"Spiral Twister!!! Hiya!!!", screamed Biyomon. She spurted fire at Octopimon, who span fast in a circle and canceled the attack out. Both Digimon stopped because they were exhausted.

Sora looked at Allison, walking towards her. "What the hell are you doing, Allison? This is a Digimon battle!"

Allison smacked Sora across the face. Sora, held her face, shocked.

"You said you were going to be my friend...", said Allison, darkly. She grabbed the necklace on Sora's neck.

"No, don't touch that! It's mine!", shouted Sora, clutching Allison's hands and trying to pry them off the necklace. Allison succeeded in ripping the necklace off Sora! She noticed that there were tiny needles sticking out of the necklace.

"What? Is this some sort of drug?", asked Allison, shocked. Sora fainted and fell forward. Allison caught her and looked on the back of her neck. Sure enough, the holes from the needles were evident in her neck...

"What kind of drug has she been taking? ...or been forced to take...", pondered Allison. Being careful not to touch the tip of the needle, she put the necklace in her handbag.

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"Terminate Takenouchi, Sora.", said Desiree to her laptop.

{ARE YOU SURE?}

"Yes."

{ACKNOWLEDGED.}

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Back at the school ground, Sora faded away right in Allison's arms! Allison almost screamed.

"Where did she go!?", asked Allison, looking around. But there was no trace of her.

"Biyomon is gone too...", said Octopimon.

"Odd. This Digimon thing is very dangerous...and I have a feeling there's more to it than we can see...", mused Allison, holding one of the needles in front of her face.

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Desiree's Room:

"Oh, there is defiantly more than you can see, Allison Williams. Between you, Lee and that Earnest guy, I am in a bit of a pickle as of what to do..."

Desiree held up another needle-ridden necklace and then put a finger to her chin.

"Of course, there's no better solution than the present one..."

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