The words echoed in her mind. Infected…Corrupted…Her body wouldn't stop shaking. Somehow, she had got infected with a virus that altered Digimon so much that they were practically shadows of themselves. Leya couldn't comprehend what she had just been told to her it didn't make sense; she was a human that got infected with a digital virus, one that would completely turn her into the polar opposite of herself. A cold, malicious, hostile woman that could attack people she once saw as her friends. Would she be consciously aware of what she was doing and not care or would it be like watching herself in third person with no control of her actions? What happened if she killed someone?

No…I don't want that…

Leya began to feel wave after wave of fear and her stomach felt as though it was caving in on itself. She could hear her heart pounding so loudly she thought it would come out of her chest. She couldn't control her breathing, the harder she fought for control the less control she actually had. Her chest hurt as though she was having a heart attack. She couldn't calm down, why couldn't she calm down?

Not again…I can't...please help…

Leya could see Alex attempting to calm her down but she couldn't hear a word out of his mouth all she could hear was the sounds of her own ragged breathing. Behind him his partner, NeoFlamedramon watched on concern clearly on his doodled face while Alex's face was panicked, neither of them knew what to do. Tears began to fall from Leya's eyes clouding her vision and her breathing became more frantic. Her body started to hurt, what she could describe as the feeling from sleeping on your arm all night engulfed her body like a flame; it felt as though she was slowly drowning as air occasionally tried to fill her lungs normally. She shut her eyes, wishing for it all to end. She didn't want to feel like this anymore, she didn't want to be sick, she just wanted to wake up in her bed hoping this was all just a dream.

Someone…please…help me…!

Leya felt a new pair of hands on her thighs, they felt a lot heavier than Alex's and she could tell they were gloved. She opened her eyes to meet the gaze of a pair of emerald green eyes underneath a samurai helmet as black as a shadow and a trim as golden as the sun. Leya hiccupped, allowing air into her lungs for longer than a second for just a moment before her hyperventilating started up again. The warrior's eyes never left hers as his hands cupped her face gently. Without saying a word, the warrior told her to focus on them. The never ending gaze managed to keep Leya's mind distracted enough to where her body slowly began to regulate its breathing. Though she couldn't see his mouth due to a face mask, Leya could tell from his eyes that the samurai was smiling at her calming down. Leya wrapped her arms around him who gladly returned the hug.

"Th-thank you, K-Komodo-mon." Leya managed to say through hiccups. Komodomon chuckled softly and gave her a light squeeze.

"No need, you know I'll always be there for you Leya. We're partners after all." Leya smiled and wiped away her remaining tear with the sleeve of her hoodie.

"How...how did know I was here?" Leya asked, she suddenly felt exhausted and expressed it with a yawn. Noticing this, Komodomon carried Leya to the couch and lied her down on it.

"I had Neo get him using a portal. Luckily, Komodo was already in the Digital World so tracking him was a lot quicker than if he was in the Real World." Alex answered. He still seem worried about Leya but was visibly a lot more relaxed than he did earlier though there was still clearly something bothering him.

"I don't mean to pry but… what was that Leya?" Caution etched his voice. He didn't want to open a can of worms that didn't need to be opened while she was so vulnerable.

"An anxiety attack." Leya had stated it so bluntly and calmly it caught Alex off guard.

"R-really? Pardon me for saying this but, you don't exactly seem like the type of person that would get anxiety attacks." In response, Alex received a light punch to his arm.

"I've had them before, but the majority of them where during the months after my mom died and others were when I got lost when I was little." Leya explained, grinning at Alex rubbing his arm whether in real or exaggerated pain.

"Besides, you don't have to feel weird about asking. In my eyes you asking just means you care enough to ask." Leya sighed and lifted herself off the couch. Laying around didn't feel right while anxiety still clung to her, she knew if she was idle for too long she could have another attack. Luckily she knew exactly how to get her mind at ease and it made her giddy just thinking about it.

"Komodomon! I'm still feeling anxious so we have to do the thing!" She shouted surprisingly thrilled. If there was one thing she was good at it was bouncing back into a good mood. "A quick workout with each other what do you say?!" Komodomon chuckled and gave a grunt of approval warranting a squeal of excitement.

"Wait what do you mean by 'workout'?" Alex questioned, Leya's grew wider.

"A fight!" Alex and NeoFlamedramon seemed lost all together. Leya had just had a major breakdown and now she was ecstatic for a sparring match against her powerful digital partner.

Leya and Komodomon exited the lab to a large courtyard in front of the building. The field was open and free of any obstructions as the sun shone brightly warming the earth under it accompanied by a cooling breeze. Leya threw off her hoodie and her shirt leaving her in a white tank top then clasped her Digivice –a dark green smartphone looking device with a D inscribed on the back- onto a holder on her belt loop.

Komodomon clapped his hands together and a mini whirlwind formed around him. When it died down, his armor had disappeared leaving him in a royal blue hakama with his tail coming out from underneath it. His helmet was removed as well allowing a torrent of spiky jet black hair to flow down his back yet his face mask remained though without the bulkiness of the rest of his armor it appeared more like a plated muzzle. His sheathed swords still hung at his side by a ruby sash. The two combatants then met in the center of the courtyard.

"Ready Komodo?" Leya dropped into a ready stance, the dragon warrior did the same. Leya noticed his eyes held a glint of excitement. A chill ran up her spine as her adrenaline started pumping.

"Alex mind counting us down?" Leya called out not taking her eyes off her opponent.

"Are you guys seriously about to fight?!" This didn't make any sense to Alex. Leya always seemed the most grounded out of their group. Seeing her like this was totally out of character. She only strengthened his assumption by affirming his question.

"There's no way you can fight him Leya, he's a Digimon, a Mega-level one at that!" Leya burst out laughing.

"You haven't seen me fight before have you? Well damn…guess I have to show you what I can do then!" With that the two combatants rushed at each other.

Komodomon threw the first punch. Leya ducked under his arm feeling her hair ruffle with the force of it. She had to move fast if she was going to avoid his follow up. Leya dropped to the ground and rolled under him between his legs. In one swift motion, she used her momentum to twist herself around throwing a kick to Komodomon's ribs.

The blow only glanced off his ribcage not enough power to do any significate damage but enough to sting for a bit. He winced but instead of a grunt of pain like she had expected, Komodomon let out a snort of amusement. Confusion quickly turned to realization as Leya felt the dragon warrior's tail wrap around her ankle and launch her high in the air.

"I thought we agreed no tail flinging! She screamed as she took flight her body instinctively flailing in the air. Komodomon laughed in response as he watched her fall. He caught her in his arms before she plummeted into the ground.

"Sorry I couldn't resist." He said between snickers. Leya would had rolled her eyes as he put her down but instead had to quick adjust herself for a sudden landing midair as Komodomon spun around and tossed her clear across the yard. Twisting her body she positioned her body for her to cartwheel into a back flip and nearly stuck the landing slightly losing her footing but instead of stumbling she used her momentum to charge forward towards Komodomon.

Her hand swiped down the screen of her Digivice. It shone a bright white light and from it emerged the handle and hilt of her katana. She lifted the sword out of the light as though its sheath was there on her hip. With a roar she savagely swung her sword at the dragon samurai. The air vibrated as their swords collided. The speed of which the two attacked and blocked back and forth was on par if not faster than Olympic fencers. One minute into their exchange by some means, both Leya and Komodomon managed to disarm each other; Komodomon's sword lodged itself into the dirt several years away as Leya dissipated into pixels. Their eyes locked for just a moment before they jumped back from each other both starting to show signs of fatigue.

Alex couldn't believe the ferocity of the battle that was taking fold in front of him between human and Digimon. He would've thought it was possible if Leya had X-Digivolved with Komodomon allowing her to become a human-Digimon hybrid but had she lost that ability when he had to revive her. How she was keeping pace with her partner was beyond him.

Though tired Komodomon was still a lot faster than his partner. Leya just barely moved out of the way of a surprise roundhouse punch after Komodomon dashed towards her. She bent backward and felt his knuckles swish past her nose. Cursing under her breath, Leya managed to catch herself with one hand and vaulted herself backwards landing on her feet a few yards away. However, Komodomon was already on her, his fist connecting with her stomach in time with Alex's and Neo's cries of alarm to fill the air. Leya staggered away, fighting to get her air back. For a moment, she looked like she would puke, but she managed to straighten up.

"Nice punch…" She wheezed. Komodomon jogged up to her, concern in his eyes.

"I didn't hit you too hard did I?" Leya flashed him a toothy grin.

"Nah…I'm fine…besides you know not to let your guard down!" Komodomon staggered backwards from an uppercut to his jaw from his partner. He recovered quickly. He stepped back and swung at her. She shrugged her shoulder up and took the punch on it. She returned the blow with one in the middle of his chest. It definitely did some damage as Komodomon staggered again holding his chest.

"I…I think we're even Leya…" He coughed collapsing to the ground. Leya sauntered over to him and fell into his lap. Her adrenaline started waning and she could feel her body succumbing to exhaustion. She was so tired she didn't even notice Alex and NeoFlamedramon was standing over them. The looks on their faces was that of complete bewilderment. If she wasn't so tired she would've jumped at the opportunity to snap a picture of them.

"Wh-Wha…How..?" Alex couldn't get the words out of his mouth while Neo appeared speechless altogether. Leya chuckled softly.

"I may be small but I'm not weak in anyway." She gave a quick yawn. "With Will gone… I decided to pick up the slack with some of the missions that he usually did." Just the thought of the extra workload drained her even more.

"There were a lot of times when me and Komodo got separated during them so I needed to know how to defend myself against not only Dark Digidestined but their Digimon too until he could get there to back me up."

Alex was completely awestruck by what she said. Ever since he met her, Leya seemed like the sweet delicate type to him. From taking the low combat recon missions to being the team's medic to her motherly tendencies when trying to keep the team in line; Leya just didn't give the 'aggressive fighter' vibe that he, Trace, Will and Elegon gave off. He felt a suddened pang of guilt. He had underestimated her for the entirety of their friendship. Alex sighed.

"Hey Leya I've just got to say that was amazing and-"Alex stopped then smiled. Leya and Komodomon had fallen asleep on each other.

He lifted Leya on to his back wrapping her arms around his neck and held her legs while Neo did the same for Komodomon. Once inside, Alex and Neo put the sleeping duo in the lab's barracks and once they were settled left the room.

"That was unreal." NeoFlamedramon stated exactly how Alex felt. Leya was much stronger than he ever imagined it was almost terrifying. That thought lingered in his mind long than he had liked. If she was strong now…how much stronger would she be if she got corrupted?

"Neo can you go get some things from Gennai for me regarding the virus? I'm going to stay here and go over my findings." He raised an eyebrow in interest but nodded in agreement. Alex handed him a list from of the metal desk.

"I'm gonna need all the help I can get for this one…" NeoFlamedramon gave a curt nod in agreement and turned to leave.

"Hey before you go-" Alex stopped him suddenly in a small fit of laughter. "Please wash that mess off your face!"