Last chapter, Impmon and Tobias meet each other for the first time, Tobias Andrion, a young, somewhat antisocial 13-year-old boy, becomes Impmon's Tamer, and he learns the basics of DigiModifying. He also meets and battles Rika Nonaka and Renamon, and briefly battles with Takato Matsuki and Guilmon, and although Takato is apologetic for attacking Impmon without knowing he was Tobias' partner, Tobias is having none of it, and immediately dismisses the idea of partnering up with the other Tamers, and also states that he's more than willing to take down fellow tamers if pushed to the edge. But enough of the summary, on with the chapter.

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RE: Digimon Tamers 02 – Resolve

After Tobias and Impmon's encounter with Takato and Rika, they return to Tobias' family's apartment, Tobias and Impmon decide to relax for a while, to recuperate from the earlier battles. Tobias is busy looking through his card collection while Impmon is eating some Rice Balls. "Hmmmm... Let's see... Judging by what I'm getting from the Digivice here, you're a Rookie level Virus Type Digimon..." Tobias said as Impmon listened intently, still eating a Rice Ball. "Which means that if I'm gonna be able to properly assist you, I'm gonna need to carry cards that can power you up enough to grasp victory at any moment... As we've seen, the Omnimon and Brave Shield cards are pretty useful... Perhaps I can make use of a few other cards..." He said as he pulled out an 'Omega Plug-In V' card from his box. "Particularly this. It'll give you a massive increase in power and speed, but you won't be able to take as much punishment with it's effects active. Fortunately, with the speed boost it provides, you shouldn't have to." He said calmly. "Huh?" Was all Impmon could manage at Tobias' explanation. "Well... You know the saying, 'They can't hit what they can't catch'? That's the idea behind it." "Ah, I see! So you're planning to power me up so much that I'm completely unstoppable on the attack while being fast enough to dodge what the enemy throws at us!" Impmon piped in, realizing what Tobias was saying. "Exactly, partner." Tobias said as he put down the cards and grabbed a Rice Ball and took a bite, then noticed Impmon freeze up for a second, his pupils dilated. "Impmon, is it another Wild One?" Tobias asked, to which Impmon replied with a nod after his pupils returned to normal. Tobias then grabbed the cards he had put together for a battle deck, and ran out down to the entrance while Impmon took the fire escape, then took off for the forest.

Meanwhile, Rika and Renamon, Renamon already having Digivolved into Kyubimon, were having a rough time against an Infermon. They were getting thrashed, to say the least, with Kyubimon's form starting to glitch up somewhat. "Darn! We're in no situation to keep going like this! Kyubimon, we've got to fall back!" Rika shouted, clearly concerned about her partner's well-being. Infermon, on the other hand, was ready to deal the final blow when suddenly a whirling tornado of white slammed into him, stopping when it sent him back a good distance, causing Rika's eyes to widen in surprise. "Rika! Why are you hesitating like this! Use a Restoration card on Kyubimon while Terriermon's buying time!" A young boy about Takato's age, with blue hair said, focusing on Kyubimon. "Fine, but stay out of this now, got it!" She responded before pulling out the card from the deck box on her belt and swiped it through her D-Power. "DigiModify! Restoration activate!" She shouted, causing Kyubimon's form to stabilize and her injuries to heal. "Alright, Kyubimon, you know what to do." Rika said as she and Kyubimon ran off towards Infermon's direction, just as Terriermon returned to his partner, looking dizzy. "Terriermon, are you okay?" The boy asked, worried about his partner's condition. "Momentai, Henry..." Terriermon replied, still dizzy.

"Man, I should've had you Digivolve into Gargomon before sending you after a Digimon like Infermon..." Henry said, irritated, not noticing someone, Tobias, holding a card next to his head. "Here. Looks like your partner could use this." He said as Henry took the card. "What's your name anyway?" Tobias asked, wanting to know the name of a fellow tamer. "It's Henry Lee." He responded, slashing the Restoration card through his own D-Power. "And you're Tobias, right?" He quickly asked, returning the Restoration card. "How... How do you know my name?" Tobias asked, confused. "I don't think we've met before..." He added, noting that he didn't recognize Henry's face. "We're in the same class. But with all the stuff you've taken from people, I'm not surprised you wouldn't recognize my face, if from anything other than complete disgust with people." Henry said nonchalantly. "Anyway, that doesn't matter. Rika's up ahead, taking on an Infermon by herself." "Rika? That girl again!" Tobias asked, showing his obvious anger at the situation. "Well it looks like this one's taken quite a bit of damage from Kyubimon's attacks, so if she has some sort of backup, she'll be fine." Henry said, which earned a chuckle from Tobias. "In case you haven't noticed, Henry, she's not exactly all that accepting of help... As I learned on my first day on the job..." Tobias said, calming down. "Alright then, Henry. Let's provide some backup, I guess..." He said, before looking up. "But I'm only interested in seeing that Infermon taken down, so don't get any ideas about us being a team or anything." He quickly added, earning a slight frown from Henry. "Is that so...?" Henry asked before returning his attention to the situation at hand.

"Well... If we're gonna back her up, then Impmon's gonna need the right ammunition." Tobias said, quickly surprising Henry. "Did... Did you say Impmon?" He asked, wanting to be sure he hear Tobias correctly. "Yeah, that's what I said. Why does every Tamer I meet seem to have an issue with that?" Tobias asked, not knowing the other Tamers' experiences with Impmon when he was still a rogue. "I don't know what kind of experiences YOU GUYS have had with Impmon, but he's my partner, so deal." He said before pulling out the 'Omega Plug-In V' card and swiped it through his D-Power. "DigiModify! Omega Plug-In V activate!" Tobias shouted as the card took effect, causing Impmon to move much faster than Tobias, Henry, and Terriermon. "Impmon! You go on ahead and back them up!" Tobias shouted as Impmon silently nodded and ran on ahead, leaving an afterimage as he did.

"Dragon Wheel!" Kyubimon shouted, leaping into the air and spinning, her entire body turning into a ring of blue fire before quickly changing into a dragon shape that flew straight at the Infermon, bouncing off, having little effect. "Oh no! This is one time I'm regretting not accepting help..." Rika muttered to herself before seeing Impmon run by in a flash, getting right at the left side of the Infermon. "BADABOOM!" Impmon shouted out as he fired massive red fireball, which slammed into Infermon, flipping it on it's side. "Kyubimon, what're you doing just lyin' around! Now's the time to finish it while it's down!" Impmon shouted, running around behind Infermon, ready to finish it off if Kyubimon couldn't. "Kyubimon, what're you waiting for! Do it!" Rika shouted as Kyubimon attacked Infermon with another Dragon Wheel attack, going right through it's tender underside, causing it to explode into many red particles, which Kyubimon then absorbed.

"Hey! Rika, are you and Kyubimon alright!" Tobias asked, earning a glare from the red-head. "I know, I know. You don't want my help. But it looked to me like if Impmon had made it even a second later, Kyubimon would have been nothing but data in the wind." At this comment, Rika just shook her head. "Yeah, I guess... But still, we probably could have pulled the win out without your help..." She said, before looking at him seriously. "But, of course you realize that there's no way we're letting you walk off without a fight this time." She said in her usual irritated tone. "So, thanking me, then challenging me..." Tobias responded as Kyubimon De-Digivolved to Renamon. "Well then at least use a Restoration card on her. She looks like she's about to fall over, and if Impmon and Renamon are gonna brawl here, I at LEAST want it to be a fair fight this time. Because if you recall, last time, you had Renamon attack while our backs were turned." Tobias said, a bit of competitive nature obvious in his tone. "Wait, Tobias, Rika, you two don't intend to fight HERE, do you!" Henry asked, shocked at the decision while Rika slashed her Restoration card. "Don't start trying to say the same crap about how we're all Tamers and how we should be working together for a common goal, because I've heard it before. But I've got a score to settle with the 'Digimon Queen' here. So if you don't mind..." Rika looked somewhat cocky while Tobias looked ready to respond to whatever she had Renamon dish out. "Shall we begin, Rika Nonaka?" Tobias asked, much to Rika's surprise, shown only by a slight rise of an eyebrow, that he knew her last name. "Yeah, I know about you. The current champion of the card game. Known as the Digimon Queen to many... If anything, I'm amazed I didn't recognize you before. But that changes nothing in my eyes, except that I know who I'm up against. I'm not going to look up at you, and if you look down on me, you'll regret it. Impmon and I... Our resolve is stronger. We won't be losing today. Especially not to you." Tobias said, grinning as Impmon got ready to fight, the effects of the Omega Plug-In V card still in effect. "Doesn't matter to me. Renamon. Get ready to walk all over him." Rika said as Renamon was also prepared to fight. "Man, oh man... I don't think there's anything we could do right now to stop these two..." Henry said as he watched the scene unfold. "Momentai." Terriermon said as he perched himself on top of Henry's head.

RE TAMERS 02 – RESOLVE

END CHAPTER

TO BE CONCLUDED IN CHAPTER 03.

AN: The Omega Plug-In V card was created solely for use to compensate with Impmon's lack of a Champion form at this point. Also, I WILL give some minor spoilers. The fifth chapter will have the appearance of Impmon's Champion form, and it's a being that might be somewhat iconic in Adventure 01. (NOT MYOTISMON, DAMMIT. Besides the fact that Myotismon is an Ultimate Level, I don't intend to use him at all in Impmon's Digivolution line.) There are SEVERAL iconic Champion Level Digimon in Adventure 01, and no answer is stupid. In Chapter 05, I will answer all of those questions and more.