Madi and Bearmon:

Bearmon rushes forward as Madi picks a card. "Digi modify!" She swipes the card, "Radiant form activate!" A brilliant aura surrounds Bearmon as he rushes forward. The nonmon dashes forward, he jabs at him with it as if jousting. Bearmon dodges, narrowly escaping the blade. He dashes into the air, giving the nonmon a bear fist right to the chest. With the enhancement from the card, he hits a little harder. It barely phases the nonmon, who responds by swatting him with its free hand. It's swings the blade at Bearmon, the blade hitting the aura. Bearmon is knocked back into a wall, the aura shattering as he does. He falls, trying to catch himself, stumbling as he hits the floor.

The centaur like nonmon rushes at him again. Madi scrambles to find a card that will work. She can't find any, and then she sees it. The blue card, just like old times. She doesn't hesitate, "Digi modify!" She swipes the card as quickly as she can, dropping the other cards as she does,"Digivolution activate!"

Digivolution

Bearmon's code floats around him, "Bearmon digivolve to…" his fur tearing from his body. His code expands, taking in a larger form. A new layer of fur wraps around him as a large grizzly bear. "Grizzlymon!!!"

Grizzlymon is about half the size of the centaur nonmon now, taller if he would stand on his hind legs. "Crescent dawn!" He yells. His crescent shape on his head glows, then his eyes, then he lets out a beam of energy, blasting the nonmon and knocking it back. He charges, letting out a bloodcurdling roar as he uses his maul attack. Shreds of the nonmon start flying off, fading away as they do. Grizzlymon isn't finished there, however. He clamps his jaws around the throat of his enemy, shaking his head to drag him around. With a flick of his head, he sends it flying against the entrance wall, creating a large bang.

He charges it again, slamming right into it with his shoulder. The two go through the wall, Madi picking up her cards and then running outside to keep up with her partner. "You've got him on the ropes buddy!" The rest of the group arrive, in shock at the sight.

"Is that your partner?" May asks, her voice shaking a little.

"Sure is." Madi answers. "I told you we'd seen worse." She turns back to the battle.

Grizzlymon is back up on all fours as the nonmon gets back up to his. It looks like the nonmon is going to collapse at any moment. The arm that had formed a sword moment ago, now a stub. "You will lose." It says to Grizzlymon.

Madi, not willing to take any chances, pulls out a card. "Digi modify!" She calls out, swiping it through. "Saberleomon's Howling crusher activate."

The nonmon charges Grizzlymon again, he doesn't make it as Grizzlymon let's out the uploaded attack. A large roar comes from him, as he charges the nonmon one last time, mauling it with his claws until nothing was left. Grizzlymon stands on his hind legs, towering over the tamers and their digimon, letting out a champion's roar.

When he returns to all fours, he shakes the ground beneath him. The other digidestined look frightened. Madi just smirks. "You try way too hard to look cool."

He smiles, walking over to the group. "Maybe." He agrees, "But I just took down the big bad. I think I'm entitled." He bends his head down to Madi as she hugs his face.

Petting the sides of his face. "I'm so proud of you." She praises.

"You too!" He says, lifting his head again. "Those power ups were perfectly timed!"

"Power ups?" Brandon asks, "Is that what you did with the cards?"

Madi had forgotten about everyone for a moment. "Yeah. They're not really common anymore. But I have quite a few that our friends gave us." She explains. "When the D-Reaper thing happened, and Bearmon went back to the digital world, some of our friends would come visit and bring them to me as gifts."

They all looked a little puzzled.

"You know, the attack in New Mexico with the red blob?" She tries to explain.

James, the older of the 3, remembers. "Oh, that attack that happened a really long time ago!" He recalls.

"Oh yeah." May says, "My grandpa told me about that once. I was really young when that happened."

Madi puts her hand to her face, feeling the years creeping up on her now. "Anyone else wanna make me feel old?" She asks, realizing she was just beginning high school when that had all started.

"I don't understand why there's not more footage." Brandon says, hammering the final nail, "Didn't phones have cameras on then back then?

The three new tamer's digimon look puzzled. Madi rubs her temples, grumbling to herself. "No one would have to know. Yeah, last time I seen em, a nonmon was on top of them ripping them to shreds…."

"What?" The three ask in unison.

"What?." Madi answers, looking up to Grizzlymon. "I'm not sure how we're gonna fit everyone in my car. Or explain how the other two got here for that matter. Wait, how did you all get here?" She asks, "James, I get. But you two, not so much. You live in Iowa, she points to May, and you live in Missouri, gesturing to Brandon.

"I don't know." May and Brandon day in unison.

"When they came after me, I was knocked out. When I came to, we were here, tied up." Brandon answers.

"I remember a flash of light, then I passed out. Next thing I knew, me and Dorumon were here." May recalls. "It all happened so fast."

Their digimon looked at one another. "I got knocked down in the fight." Dorumon says, Gizamon agreeing, "Me too."

After a very cramped ride back to town, the group arrives in front of the police station. The digimon hide in the trunk, the middle seat being kept open so they can still see. The story was that Madi found the three of them while out surveying the old factory. She had been pointed there for local history. She was a student, after all. They kept a the details of the story that wouldn't cause confusion. Leaving out the details of the nonmon or their partners.

After making arrangements, Brandon and May decided to stick around for a bit. By the time everyone was finished, the group decided on dinner. They grouped together, deciding to get to know everyone, getting pizzas and going to James's apartment.

The group all talked, asking Madi all kinds of questions. After searching the Internet, they found modify cards at a decent price. The three getting some random card packs.

"Don't use the Digivolution card until you're ready." She warns them. "You have to grow stronger together. If you try to take that leap before it's time, you won't have the control you need. Even Bearmon and I waited to use digivolution, since it's been so long."

"How will we know?" James asks, Demidevimon perched behind him, "Yeah, I just did it. It wasn't planned."

"Me too!" Dorumon says.

Gizamon silently says, "I was digivolved when I came here."

"It's different for everyone." Madi explains. "Bearmon arrived as a bearmon, fighting off a greymon that attacked me. We didn't use digivolution until the blue card appeared."

Bearmon nods, "And Madi digivolved after I went back to the Digital World!" He says proudly.

The group laughs, thinking his statement a joke. Madi plays it off, shooting Bearmon a look.

After a couple hours, Madi and Bearmon exchange information with the group, before heading out. They would help them as best they could, sharing their experience. The sun was setting. It was silent for a little bit. Madi finally opening up, "Bearmon, I know you didn't mean any harm. But telling people about me being transgender isn't your truth to tell. " she explains.

"I didn't think about it like that. What's the harm though? It's no big deal, you're still a good person." He responds, confused.

"Not everyone sees it that way. Some people don't care about how much better our lives are when we transition. They don't understand it's a medical condition. They see it as a mental illness, even though it's not. There are physical causes in the brain, despite it, some argue with opinion, religion, sometimes just because that's what they were taught."

Bearmon frowns, "That's ridiculous. What does it matter?"

Madi shrugs, "Some day it won't matter." She answers. "But until then, I have to choose who I tell carefully."

Bearmon is silent for a few moments. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize."

Madi smiles, "I know. It's fine." After a few moments "When we're growing up, people always tell us 'it's what's inside that counts'. But then you actually get out there, and you're judged on how you look." She huffs, "I'm one of the lucky ones. I had full support. Not everyone does."

"Well, to me, you're just you."Bearmon supports, "I just didn't understand."

Madi nods, "That same scenario happens a lot, which is why I try to be patient."

"You're amazing." Bearmon compliments her.

"You are too." Madi smiles, glancing at him.

Hollow footsteps fall on the ground outside the abandoned factory. The shadow walks inside, surveying the area. "Failures. All of them…" he vents to no one. He fades from the real world, looking at his computer monitor back in the digital world again. "I have to get a tamer for the next step. Their partners could hold the key to advance the human race as well. Bringing us forward to the end goal. World peace, though tough to attain, is worth every bit of effort." He stands, walking out of the room. "Prepare a squad. It's time we continue perfecting the sequence. I need more powerful nonmon if this is going to work. Bring me some ultimate level digimon, it's time we save them….."