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"Guys, let's go!" Leon said as he and the other tamers heard the scream, ran from the room and out the door to see a teenage girl laying on the ground, with a Meramon beating up a Palmon.

"Wormmon! Take 'em down! C'mon you guys, let's help out Palmon!" Leon yelled as the Child Digimon ran towards Meramon.

"SILK THREAD!"

"BABY FLAME!"

"AIR SHOT!"

"THUNDER CLOUD!"

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Chapter 8: Spiking Finish

''PALMON LOOK!'' Noelle yelled as she watched the three child-level and one adult-level Digimon gang up on Meramon.

''MAGMA BOMB!'' Meramon screamed, jeering Palmon awake.

''What? Who are those people? They have Digimon?'' Palmon was dumbfounded, then rose to her feet shakily. ''I have to help them.''

''No,'' Noelle said sternly,"you're hurt too badly, you need to rest. I think these guys know what they're doing and can handle it."'

Meramon's attack burned through Wormmon's Silk Thread and merged with the other Digimon's attacks, causing an explosion, which in turn knocked back the tamers and Meramon.

Meramon rose from his fall and walked towards the Humans and their Digimon, smirking in instanity, insanity caused by the virus.

''Oh no...'' Palmon began to sweat,''We're fucked.''

''Palmon!'' Noelle scolded. "I told you to stop that cussing shit!"

"Guys! We can beat 'em! Just make your Digimon evolve!" Leon yelled as Tyler and Jason nodded, grabbing their cards.

"CARD SLASH!" They yelled in unison, "Evolution activate!"

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AGUMON EVOLVE...GREYMON!

PATAMON EVOLVE...ANGEMON!

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"HEAVEN'S KNUCKLE!"

"MEGA FLAME!" The two adult-level Digimon yelled, cancelling out Meramon's Magma Bomb.

"Hey, Wizarmon, I think your friends need some help!" Lina smiled as Wizarmon nodded and ran towards Angemon and Greymon.

"Are you alright?" Leon said as he walked towards Noelle and helped her up. "Here." he said as he handed her a card. "This should heal Palmon."

"Thanks." she smiled as she grabbed the card. "I'm Noelle by the way."

"Thanks." She smiled as she grabbed the card. "I'm Noelle by the way."

"I'm Leon. Wormmon!" Leon yelled as he turned around. "Go join Angemon, Greymon, and Wizarmon, okay?"

"I won't last long in my child form, Leon." Wormmon said as he smiled.

"Alright. Let's show everyone what we've been hiding for so long." Leon smiled as he grabbed a card and his D-Ark. "CARD SLASH! Evolution activate!"

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WORMMOM EVOLVE...

Wormmon's small, green body began to glow as it took a more humanoid shape, then sprouted wings like and insects and deep, red eyes.

STINGMON!

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"Whoa..." Noelle said in awe as Stingmon flew towards the battle.

''Palmon, when are you gonna learn to evolve?'' Noelle asked her partner.

''Im sitting here half dead in your arms and you have the nerve to ask me that? Some tamer you are.'' Palmon huffed.

Stingmon flew towards Meramon, slamming his fists into the chest of the flaming Digimon, causing Meramon to topple over yet again. "MAGMA BOMB!" Meramon's huge ball of fire was dodged again by Stingmon, who was now ready to take him out for good.

"Get'em, Stingmon!" Leon yelled as Stingmon nodded and a purple blade of energy emerged from his right arm.

"SPIKING FINISH!" Stingmon yelled as he drove the blade through Meramon's chest, making him explode into data as Stingmon jumped back to the ground and de-evolved.

''And that's the end of that.'' Jason smirked as he gave Agumon a noogie, which caused Agumon to set his ass aflame once more...

"We did it, guys." Lina smiled as Meramon exploded into data. "Let's go back inside."

"Oh yeah, this is Noelle, guys!" Leon said, turning to the female tamer and Palmon.

"Hello." she smiled as did Palmon.

"Are we ready to finish our game, Leon?" Tyler said with a smirk.

"Alright..." Leon said in dismay as Noelle looked at Tyler, who seemed to notice her quickly.

"Hey, I'm Tyler." Tyler said as we walked towards the run-down grocery store and as Patamon landed on his head.

"Hi." Noelle replied as she followed Palmon in the house "So what game were you guys playing?"

"Truth or dare!" Jason and Leon replied.

"Those two are a little competetive when it comes to certain things, who would cause that?" Lina asked Noelle quietly and pointed to herself.

"So who is next?" Noelle asked as we all began to enter the doors of the store.

''So whats a cutie like you doing roaming the streets?'' Tyler asked as he noticed the others walk in.

''Ummm...'' Noelle blushed. '' I'm not a cutie."

"Wow...She's hot!" Tyler began to sweat as he walked into the store behind Noelle...staring at her ass the entire time.

''Are you hungry?'' Leon asked, looking towards Noelle.

''I guess.'' Noelle replied as she looked away shyly.

''You don't have to be shy around us.'' Lina laughed. "We won't bite."

''Hey Noelle, didn't Leon say that card is suppose to heal me?'' Palmon said, still holding the card Leon had handed her.

''Oh yeah!'' Noelle shouted in amazement. ''But I dont know how to use it."

The other tamers looked at Noelle like she was an alien, then Jason started to laugh. ''HAHAHA! You're a tamer and you don't know how to use modify cards!''

''Jason stop being an ass.'' Leon scolded as he walked towards Noelle. ''Watch me.'' Leon smirked, grabbed his dark green D-Ark and the card, sliding through the slot on the side. "CARD SLASH! Heal Chip activate!"

"Whoa!" Wormmon piped. "I feel like I could evolve again!"

"Whoa...Alright!" Noelle smirked as she grabbed her D-Ark, slashing the card like Leon had done. "CARD SLASH! Heal Chip activate!" with that, Palmon's bruns and brusies were gone, and she hopped up.

"I feel great!" Palmon smiled. "Now we won't have to run anymore, Noelle!"

"How long have you had Palmon, Noelle?" Wizarmon piped up, after being quiet since the battle.

"Around a year ago...eversince then, we've been running from Digimon and..." Noelle paused, looking away yet again.

"And who?" Tyler asked, now looking concerned.

"C'mon, Palmon. Let's go..." Noelle looked towards the door, then dropped the card that Leon had given her.

"W-why?" Palmon looked sad as Noelle shot her a glare.

"Don't question me. I just want to leave." she replied as she ran out the door, intent on going as far away as possible.

"Wait! Comeback!" Palmon yelled as she chased after he partner, intent on finding out what was wrong.

"You know we can't stay there." Noelle stopped running and paused. "You know that he's after us both. I don't want anyone else to get involved."

"Oh," Palmon sighed. "They were nice to us, though. I think we'll be safer with them than by ourselves."

"Like I said...I don't want anyone else to get involved. My father is my business and mine alone." Noelle shot back, then continued on her walk.

"Well...that was interesting." Leon said, then turned to the others. "Let me guess...you guys wanna follow her, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"Alright! Load into the DigiBeetles everyone!" Leon smiled, not noticing the alarm sounding from the backroom...

"She thinks she can just run off on us well then shes just crazy!" Tyler said as he jumped into the DigiBeetle

"Guys, what if she doesn't want to be with us at this time?" Lina asked, concerned for Noelle.

"Well I have a feeling we will need her later." Tyler remarked confidently as Jason nodded.

Palmon and Noelle continued to walk down the street. ''What are you thinking about?'' Palmon said, noticing Noelle's cold demeanor.

''Huh? Oh. Nothing.'' Noelle replied, trying to convince her partner that everything was fine. Suddenly, the sounds of tires could be heard as a strange vehicle drove up beside Noelle, with Leon, Jason, Tyler, Lina, and the Digimon emerging.

"Noelle, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Leon said as a large fog cover the area. "Shit, I didn't even notice the alarm go off."

Lina's pink D-Ark began to glow. "Youkomon. Adult Level, Virus. Special Attacks are Flame Dragon and Fireball." the D-Ark's scan completed as a purple, nine-tailed fox Digimon snarled, foaming at the mouth.

"RAA!" Youkomon snarled as she slammed into the DigiBeetle, knocking it over. "FLAME DRAGON!" she screamed once more, creating a dragon-like creature that trapped everyone and the Digimon, except Noelle and Palmon.

"Dammit!" Leon yelled as he struggled to break free of the flaming dragon.

"Lina! Can Wizarmon's magic get us outta this?" Jason said as he and Agumon struggled to get through once more.

"I don't think so, Jason. Wizarmon and Patamon are out like lights!" Tyler said as he tried his best to motion towards them.

"You've gotta get'em, Noelle!" Lina yelled to the only other female in the group.

"I-I'll try." Noelle said, full of fear.

"Let's do it!" Palmon said as she jumped in front of Youkomon...

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Next Time: It's Noelle's turn to fight now, and with Palmon still unable to evolve and her without cards to use for card slashing, can she and Palmon defeat the dangerous nine-tailed Digimon?

Digimon Tamers: Infection

Chapter 9: Prickly Bang Bang