Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh GX, only Meinumon and Yazuki Ichisoto.

Suzy stared at Chazz with wide eyes, her mouth agape with horror. Whats he doing here? Meinumon chuckled. "I see you two know each other," he remarked, "but my time is almost up, so lets finish things now, shall we?" With that, he tossed Chazz to the ground and whirled around to face Suzy.

He pounced, knocking Suzy over. Lopmon quickly attacked. "Blazing Ice!" Meinumon ignored the pain, if any, and continued to snap at Suzy's neck. Suzy suddenly kicked out and Meinumon flying.

Without taking her eyes off him, she said, "Chazz, get out of here, now."

Chazz, who had been sitting still with shock, found his voice. "What?"

"You heard me. If you ever bother to listen to me, I suggest you do it now."

Meinumon rose, a wicked gleam in his eye. "So...this human..is he important to you?" he hissed. "Doragon Bakemono!" he barked. A dragon-like figure appeared and, in a blink of an eye, headed straight towards Chazz.

"No!" Suzy shouted. "Get down, you baka!" Chazz felt something hard ram into him, sending him sprawling as the attack thundered above. Just before he crashed into a nearby tree, he saw a glimpse of the chocolate rabbit.

Meinumon smirked. "Nice," he commented, "way to go. You order your Digimon to protect him and leave yourself wide open." Suzy didn't respond, but beads of sweat had started to trickle down her face. "Final Death!" Even though Lopmon started to leap, he was too late.

Suzy slammed into a tree and didn't move. Meinumonn glanced at her, then made a face. "Pity. The attack didn't kill her," he grumbled.

"Tiny Twister!" The attack had little effect. Meinumon only reaction was to step on top of Lopmon with a heavy paw.

Meinumon sneered. "You're pathetic, just like your master."

Somehow, Chazz found himself boiling with rage as the words were spoken. He glanced at Lopmon and was suprised when it didn't bother to fight back. Instead, the Digimon was staring at him in a urgent manner. They were fighting to save me.. he realized with a jolt. He slowly got up, a stone that had been on the ground bouncing in his palm.

"Hey! Fat, squat and ugly!"

Meinumon whirled around, rage and anger clear in his eyes. One thing he couldn't take was name-calling directed at him. Expecting it to be Suzy, suprise quickly overtook his anger when he saw it was the kid he had thrown to the ground.

Chazz stood there, without any idea whatsoever about what he was going to do. Feeling the sharp edges of the stone, he quickly chucked it at Meinumon.

Meinumon, being suprised, didn't suspect the stone and was too slow to get out of the way. Lopmon slid out from underneath and shouted, "Blazing Fire!"

This time, Meinumon got out of the way. He glanced around him. "Well...looks like my time is up..," he said. "You were lucky this time, but you wait.. I'll get you soon."

Then he was gone, leaving a panting Digimon, a confused duelist, and a knocked out Tamer.

Suddenly Lopmon rememered his fallen partner. "Suzy!"

"How is she?" Chazz asked.

"Fine, I think."

"You only think? I know," Suzy mumbled. She sat up slowly, wincing. "Where's...Meinumon?"

"He left," Lopmon answered. "You should rest."

"I've had worse." Suzy glanced at Chazz. "What about you?"

Instead of answering, he asked a different question. "What was that?"

"A Digimon."

"What?"

"A Digimon, short for Digital Monster. They're creatures that can speak. I'm a Tamer, and Lopmon is my Digimon."

"Could you start from the beginning?"

So she did.

"What you're saying is...Meinumon is only one of the many Digimon that's after you?"

Suzy nodded. "Yeah."

"Why?"

"I..insulted their leader.."

"Thats it?"

"Pretty much," Suzy admitted.

"Who is their leader?" No answer. "One last thing. What did Menumon-"

"Meinumon," Suzy corrected.

"Whatever. What did he mean by when he asked you if you wanted to destroy someplace else?"

Suzy bit her lip. "Well..." she began.

Flashback

"Suzy..shouldn't we call your brother?" Lopmon asked.

"No! I can handle it myself!" Suzy snapped.

"I'm not sure.."

"Well I am."

They were fighting a Digimon. Suzy (Age 14) had found them by accident since they didn't show up on their digivices. Twelve minutes into the fight, and the enemy, or rather, Meinumon, wasn't even tired.

Meinumon looked amused. "Are you sure?" he asked. A scream was heard.

"What the-" Suzy dashed to the edge of the forest. Digimon were everywhere. Attacking people, tearing apart buildings, and smashing cars.

Meinumon appeared behind her. "I was only a distraction. While we were fighting, I sent a signal in the air, indicating for my army to attack. But don't expect me to leave you here, you insulted my Tamer, and I will never forgive you for that."

Suzy froze up, her legs had forgotten the ability to walk. Lopmon shoved himself between the two, but even he knew that they wouldn't last long.

"Suzy!" Everyone looked up only to see Megagargomon looming above them. "Suzy! Get out of here, now!

Lopmon tugged on Suzy's arm. "Your brother's right," he whispered frantically, "we need to get out of here."

"But-"

Lopmon tugged harder. "No buts."

With one last glance behind her, Suzy reluctantly turned and ran.

End Flashback

"..and my brother ended up in a coma," Suzy finished dryly.

"Did he wake up?" Chazz finally asked after a minutes silence.

Suzy gave a shrug. "I don't know. I left after that and spent 5 months, which included my birthday, on a ship before coming here."

So thats why her clothes looked so worn.. Chazz realized. Out loud, he asked, "Why didn't you stay?"

Suzy looked away. "Because...one of the buildings that was damaged was the apartment I lived in and because I felt guilty. Half the city was destroyed."

"I see.."

Suzy faced him again. "Can you keep it a secret? The Digimon and everything?" she asked suddenly. Chazz wanted to say no, but he couldn't. Something about her eyes and the way she looked at him made him bop his head.

Suzy broke into a wide grin. "Thanks," she whispered, and without hesitation, hugged him.

Chazz stared down and felt himself turn red. "Get off!" he snapped, pushing her off and mentally kicking himself for blushing.

"Sorry."

"Yeah, whatever."

It had been three days since Chazz had found out about Lopmon, and things had returned to normal. At first, Suzy had been hopping around, nervous because she was worried that Chazz wouldn't keep his word. But slowly she began to realize that he would.

"Guys! Guess what!" Jaden ran into the room and slammed his hands down on the desk Suzy was working at. Papers and pencils flew everywhere. "Oops. Sorry," he apologized.

Suzy bent down to pick her things up. Placing them on the desk, she rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about it."

"I think he should. Rushing in like that," Alexis objected.

"For a slacker, he can run pretty fast."

Suzy looked at the newcomer disdainfully. "When did you get in here?" she asked.

"Don't bicker..please," Dimitri begged.

"Why not? Its always fun when they do," Syrus replied

"How is it fun?" asked Bastian.

"We bet on when the subject changes," Chumley answered, while Syrus nodded in agreement.

"Back to the point," Jaden cut in, "There's a new student, and he's really good!"

Alexis crossed her arms. "Oh really? What's his name?"

"Yazuki Ichisoto."

Suzy suddenly turned white, either from fear or pain. Dimitri noticed. "What is it?" he asked.

"N-nothing. I-i just don't feel well. Excuse me." Suzy grabbed her things and quickly hurried out the door.

TBC