"That's James!" Pagumon whispers.

The three sneak back, a safe distance to decide what to do. Once outside, they return to the trees for cover.

"They're taking tamers." Madi shudders. "There's no telling how hard this is going to be either. The nonmon that Bearmon and I fought was tough."

"What are those things anyway?" Pagumon asks.

"We're not sure. They just showed up one day and started attacking and taking digimon." Bearmon explains, "Their army keeps growing and growing. It got bad enough we had to band together to fight them off. The strongest of us would run them off easily. But they keep getting stronger and stronger, until we couldn't."

It was silent for a few moments. The wind shaking the leaves above them, red and brown leaves floating to the ground as a result.

"We have to do something." Madi says, finally. "We'll just have to play this smart. We're the cavalry. They won't expect us. But that only goes so far if we just burst in. It's 3 against two right now."

"I can't beat one of those!" Pagumon protests.

"It's not about beating them." Bearmon interrupts. "It's about distracting them long enough to get the others."

"That's right." Madi agrees. "If we can free the others, it's four against three. We can do this and turn the tables. I have an idea."

A few moments later, Madi and Bearmon were back inside the factory. They were waiting on Pagumon. "We never had to fight like this before." Bearmon complains, keeping to a whisper.

"It's a different game now." Madi agrees. "We have to adapt. These things are harder to fight than a digimon."

"Yeah, can't just slap them into the wall." He teases.

Madi puts a hand to her face, "I know, I still feel bad about it. I wish I-" she's cutoff as a noise comes from outside.

"GIVE ME BACK MY FRIEND YOU GIANT WANNABES!" Pagumon yells from outside. He's gone into full melt down. A moment later, a rock smashes threw an already broken window.

All three nonmon look at the window, the rock not getting anywhere near them. The largest, the centaur like one nods towards the doors facing away from Madi and Bearmon. "Go handle it." It grunts. The other two let out a growl that sounds closer to a hiss as they run out the door, flinging them open. The doors slam shut, rebounding from the impact against the wall.

Madi and Bearmon spring into action. Bearmon rushes the remaining nonmon, leaping and kicking him right in the head. The two start to fight, the digimon leading the nonmon warden from its prisoners. Madi runs to the group, the boy that she assumed was James looks right at her. The other two, being the two that were taken out of state. All three of them were here.

All three of the captives were alert. "You have to get out of here. Those things are too strong!" James says. Madi starts to untie them, "Me and Bearmon have handled worse." She gets them all untied about the time that Bearmon slams into the ground a few feet away.

"You have to run!" One of the others says.

"We're not going anywhere!" She stands, running for Bearmon. The nonmon stalks his way back into the room.

"So….you think you can fight me?" His right arm shifts, taking the shape of a blade. "You've insulted me digimon. Prepare to be deleted."

"Don't count on it!" Bearmon lifts himself up as Madi gets to him. She helps him up the rest of the way. "I'm fine, just leading him on."

Madi grins, turning her head to see the 5 behind them. The two digimon's tamers helping their partners out. James heads for the door. As the digimon stand, a Gizamon and a Dorumon, they look to her. "Go, you two help Pagumon!" She turns her attention back, grabbing her digivice and unbuttoning the card case at her hip.

James, May, Brandon, Pagumon, Gizamon, and Dorumon:

James ran out the door, stopping only an instant so he could find his friend. He sees the two prisms closing in on Pagumon. He makes a dash straight for the broken down corner they've managed to herd the little digimon to. "Leave him alone!" He yells as he flings a rock at one of them. As it hits, they both turn their gaze on him.

"No! We're not done here!" Pagumon protest, "Acid bubbles!" He fires a round of bubbles at the nonmon, who don't react. They stalk toward James now. Pagumon leaps on one of their backs desperately hitting it with his ears. With and effortless swat of its tail, the other nonmon swats Pagumon off. "No! I won't be helpless this time!" He screams, a bright light emitting from him.

Digivolution…

Pagumon sees the code surrounding him as his begins to change. "Pagumon, digivolve to…." His skin tears from his body as his code expands, taking a new form. He's wrapped in a new skin as the digivolution finishes "Demidevimon!"

James is ready to fight the nonmon himself. He has his fists raised, not backing down. "You're not taking me back!" He declares, rebelliously. As the two dash at him, an attack lands from above."Demidevi claw" his partner yells as he begins to claw one on its head. The other swings his tail at him again. This time, he dodges, the tail hitting the nonmon instead. The strike knocks a large amount of data from its face, provoking it to strike back at its accomplice.

"James, run!" Demidevimon yells, flying behind as his partner runs away. The other two tamers have made it out of the building with their partners now, headed toward them. They all meet, stopping "Don't stop now!" Demidevimon yells. But there's nowhere else to go. They're in the field of an abandoned factory. They're far from town. They look back to the factory, where Madi and Bearmon are. James takes a step towards it, thinking better of it as he hears a bloodcurdling roar from inside. It leaves the three tamers and their partners with the two nonmon, who are now heading towards them again, their dispute settled.

"I think we have to fight!" May says as she looks to Dorumon. "I'll always fight for you!" Dorumon answers. She looks to Brandon and Gizamon who look just as ready.

James turns to Demidevimon. "I know it didn't work that well last time, but we're stronger now. Plus we have help." He hold his hands out.

Demidevimon swoops in, hugging his friend. "I'll do whatever it takes. They're not taking you from me again." He declares. Flying back into the air.

All six of them turn on the nonmon, who've made it to them. They begin to circle the group, each going a separate direction. Dorumon is the first to charge, going straight for the one on her side. "You won't touch her again!"she inhales, opening her mouth "Dash metal!" She fires a cannonball from her mouth, hitting the nonmon dead center of its already damaged head. She jumps on it, her jaws clamping down on its throat.

"Water shot!" Gizamon fires a stream of water at the nonmon on his side. Demidevimon follows it up, "Bat flutter!" With a wave of his wings, a barrage of explosive bats hit it knocking it back. Gizamon hops forward, charging the nonmon while it's off balance. "Spiral saw!" He cries out as he rolls into a ball and cuts through the nonmon. At almost the same instant, both nonmon shatter, fading from the world until nothing is left. The group celebrates their victory, turning back toward the factory.

They can hear the impacts inside. Whatever is going on, it's not pretty. They see a giant flash come from inside the building, followed by another crash.

"What should we do?" May asks, looking to the group, then Dorumon.

James and Devimon speak in unison. "We have to help!" They grin at each other. Devimon finishes, "They helped us and they didn't even know us. We can't just abandon them!"

Brandon and Gizamon look at each other and nod. "Let's go!"