Two champions vs ten nonmon changes the tide of the fight really quickly. The nonmon knew this, so did the tamers and their partners. These weren't two inexperienced tamers either. These two knew exactly what they were doing and their digimon knew how to work together already.
Kyubimon rushes the still recovering nonmon, Grizzlymon right behind her. "Dragon wheel!" Kyubimon rolls through the group, throwing any that were up back to the ground. Grizzlymon mauls the group, several of them bursting and fading. The nonmon were being taken down with extreme prejudice. There was no other way. The two digimon survey the area before returning to their tamers.
Rika was reached out a hand to Madi, who was still kind of in shock. "Thanks." Madi says as she gets to her feet. She walks over to Grizzlymon, burying her face in his fur as she hugs him. Likewise, he wraps an arm around her. "I thought that was the end." She whispers. Grizzlymon says nothing, just happy she's safe.
Rika was checking Kyubimon over, "You totally crushed them!" She says, scratching her partner behind the ears.
"Naturally." She agrees, nodding towards Grizzlymon. "He's a friend. We've done a lot of work together." They walk over to the other pair, Madi and Grizzlymon releasing each other.
"How'd you know it was me?" Grizzlymon asks.
"Because you still stink.." Kyubimon teases.
When the laughter dies down, Madi and Rika introduce themselves.
"You, look familiar." Madi notices.
Rika grins, knowingly, "I get that a lot." She says, not explaining.
"Grizzlymon." Kyubimon says, taking control of the dialogue. "I thought your tamer was a boy?" She doesn't say it in a judgemental tone. She's just confused.
Grizzlymon responds quickly, as if he expected that question. "Really? That's weird. She's clearly not."
Rika looks up at he partner, "Does it really matter?"
Kyubimon squints, not sure how to respond. "I'm very good with details. I don't make mistakes." She says suspiciously.
Madi's heart begins pounding. She looks to Grizzlymon, "It's okay." She smiles, "She's your friend. If you trust her, I trust her." She turns, looking Kyubimon and Rika in the eye. "I….was born a boy. But now, I'm a girl. Grizzlymon isn't trying to hide anything. He's just trying to be respectful."
It's quiet for a moment, the air thick with awkwardness. "She digivolved?" Grizzlymon tries to help.
Rika finally breaks the silence, shrugging. "Every girl has their tomboy phase." She says, "Get over it."
Madi lets out a sigh of relief. Kyubimon bends her head down in apology. "I'm sorry, I didn't realize."
"No problem!" Madi replies.
The ground suddenly shakes, getting everyone's attention. They all look at each other. In the next moment, something slams into the ground, throwing the four backwards and scattering them. A large beastman shaped nonmon stands in a crater of its own making. The voice of the cloaked man carries through the air.
"Well now. I didn't expect guests. Especially not Renamon and Rika " his voice is smug. "But that's okay, I just finished this one. Did you know that I can access the data of any digimon one has loaded?" He asks, not waiting for an answer. "Though the process normally destroys them, I can pick the strongest or most useful code. This particular one was pulled from a digidestined digimon. They're unique because their link to a human keeps me from directly accessing their code. An obstacle I plan to conquer. But you'll all see that soon enough."
Kyubimon is the first to attack the nonmon, "Fox tail inferno!"
The beastman raises an arm, the attack not even phasing him. Grizzlymon is next up, "Crescent dawn" he fires, receiving the same treatment that Kyubimon's did. It responds by rushing Kyubimon, slamming her backwards.
"Kyubimon no!" Rika is to her partner's side in a flash.
Madi runs to Grizzlymon's side. "We'll do this together." As she grabs for her cards and digivice. "Digi modify! Angemon's hand of fate activate!" Grizzlymon runs forward, reaching his claws forward as he unleashes the loaded attack. With a direct hit, the nonmon only takes a step back. Grizzlymon continues his assault, using his maul attack. Claw after claw strikes the nonmon with no effect. He stand on his hind legs, slamming down with his claw. Before he can bring his front paws to the ground, the nonmon punches him square in the chest. Grizzlymon flies through the air, landing in front of Madi. He lies there, unmoving as Madi rushes to him.
"Grizzlymon!" She puts her hands on his face. "Grizzlymon, wake up! Please!" She tries to stir him awake. The next thing she knows, she's lifted up, ripped away from her partner. The nonmon carrying her away, it goes for Rika. Madi begins kicking, trying to get away. Her hand outstretched to Grizzlymon, yelling for him. As he reaches for Rika, Kyubimon is on the defensive. She's slapped away effortlessly. In an instant, it has both of the tamers in each arm.
Madi knows it may be too early. But she's out of options. "Bearmon….I know we're trying not to push it too far. But we have to push forward. Please, I need you…"
"Kyubimon! He's too strong. I'll be fine, get out of here!" Rika yells.
Grizzlymon's eyes snap open, him and Kyubimon standing at the same time. "Let her go!" Grizzlymon roars, pushing off of his back feet. "She's my partner, you will not take her or my friend!"
At that instant, a woman comes through the clearing, stopping in her tracks. A small digimon on her shoulder, "Rika!" The woman yells.
The digimon on her shoulder, Calumon, goes into action, their forehead glowing. Madi and Rika each suddenly have a blue card appearing in their hands. Without another thought, they swipe them, "Digi modify!" The call out "Digivolution activate."
Matrix digivolution…
The two digimon both let loose their code, the fur ripped from their body. "Kyubimon digivolve to…..Taomon!" Taomon spins, wrapped in a sages robe. "Grizzlymon digivolve to….Grapleomon!" His body is wrapped in metal, followed by him bursting out. The turbines on his forearm and shins spinning.
Both ultimate level digimon rush the nonmon. It turns, dropping the girls as it does, punching at both digimon. They both catch the attack, pushing back against it. Though they've digivolved, they're barely a match for it combined. Grapleomon goes into action, pushing Taomon away, to give her some distance without getting hit. He's grappling both arms of the nonmon now. "You won't hurt her!" He yells, the turbines on his arm beginning to spin. Both tamers get clear, staying out of the way for their partners to handle the fight.
Taomon circles around to the backside of the nonmon, acting quick. She notices it trying to throw Grapleomon off balance. She strokes her brush in the air, "Talisman of light!" The character she's drawn in the air flies forward, exploding against the nonmon's back. It falls forward, Grapleomon leans back, throwing it away from them. He runs toward it, trying to hit it before it lands, "Beast king barrage!" He yells, releasing the energy built by his turbines. Several lion shaped energy blasts hit it, knocking large chunks off of it. If falls to the ground, rolling to a stop in front of the woman.
She freezes, not even breathing as the nonmon looks up. He tries to move, but is captivated by her. Even with the pending attack, he doesn't look away as the two digimon rush in to finish the job. "My……. Jerrr….my……my Jeri…." It says, weakly.