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Silver: In this one-shot, when Tayla starts acting weird, the gang tries to figure out what's wrong. Will we be able to solve the mystery? Let's get started!

(This story's dedicated to my bf Natsuke, who let me use his Renamons Maliha and Tayla in Silver's fics; and it's also dedicated to Tayla, whose birthday is June 12th)

1. (Tayla's Big Day)

ooo Tayla's POV ooo

"DRAGON WHEEL!"

Maliha and I were in a heated battle with a Snimon, a praying-mantis digimon. He was only at champion level; however, he was proving to be a formidable opponent, as he dodged yet another of our attacks.

His claws then began to glow. "TWIN SICKLES!" he swiped his long claws, sending down two pink crescent beams in our direction. We skillfully flipped out of the way.

"FOX-TAIL INFERNO!" we launched our tail flames in mid-flip and they hit him dead-on. But after we landed and the smoke had cleared

He sneered at us, completely unfazed!

Maliha glared at him. "Damn it all! What's with this guy! We keep hitting him with everything we've got and he's still alive!" she snarled as we leapt out of the way of another of his attacks.

"Well, we'll just have to knock some sense into him then, won't we?" We then charged at him for a speed attack. However, instead of him dodging the attack...

"GREEN SICKLE ATTACK!" he lashed one of his claws at me.

"TAYLA!" Maliha shouted as I took the hit; numerous scars now all over my body. She then turned around; Snimon was heading towards her. But before he could reach his target...

"TALISMAN STAR!" A familiar talisman suddenly came out of nowhere, hitting Snimon square in the chest. He yelled as his energy was drained from his body.

We quickly looked up and saw Silver in her Taomon form, along with the rest of the gang, who had appeared behind her.

"Silver?" we gasped. She only smirked.

"What? You didn't think we'd show up for the party? Now let's get him!" We all then lunged at Snimon together. Mike and Edwardia turned to Lisa.

"Does Silver always have to say things like that?" Edwardia asked, curiously.

Lisa sweatdropped. "Sometimes, I wonder the same thing..."

Snimon's claws started glowing again. "ULTIMATE TWIN SICKLES!" But before he could move-

"THUNDER OF THE KINGS!" Taka launched an enormous charge of static electricity at Snimon, trapping him in mid-attack.

"HEAVEN'S CHARGE!" Luna waved her arms in a circular motion, sending down a powerful beam of light; hitting Snimon, increasing his pain tenfold; then went down to the rest us, increasing our power, most of my scars instantly disappeared.

"FOX-TAIL INFERNO!" "TALISMAN OF LIGHT!" Maliha, Silver and I all launched our attacks simultaneously, and they all made their mark.

"ARRGGGGHHH!" Snimon roared as he was finally deleted. Then the gang took in their share of data as the last of my scars had vanished.

After everyone reverted to their original forms, Maliha turned to me. "Tay, are you alright?" she asked, concerned. I was looking back to where Snimon was destroyed; not having heard what Maliha said.

"Hello! Earth to Tayla! Do you read me?"

My mind was brought back to reality. "Huh?"

"She was asking if you were alright, Tayla." Taka replied.

"Yeah; you usually don't let your mind wonder off like that..." Luna chimed in.

"I'm fine...really." I responded. "It's getting late; I'd better go..." And with that, I phased out of the area.

The rest of the gang looked at Maliha with concerned looks in their eyes. "Don't worry; I'll find out what's wrong." She told them before she followed suit.

A few hours later, we returned to our home in Foxwood Village. We were now getting ready to turn in for the night. I had just gotten out of the bath and reappeared in our room. The walls were adorned with weapons of all kinds including the katana and wakizashi swords Maliha and I earned while training under Sensei MageRonomon. And above our canopy bed, (which was Maliha's idea) was a photograph of us, including Silver, taken the day we first digivolved to Renamon.

Maliha, who was grooming her tail, stopped and looked up at me. "There you are, Tayla. I was waiting on you." She smiled.

"Oh; sorry I took so long; I was thinking..."

"Really? What about?" she motioned me to come join her.

"I'd...rather not talk about it..." I replied, lying down on my side of the bed. She hesitated before gently placing her paw on my shoulder.

"C'mon, Tay; you know you can tell me anything..." I then turned back at her and noticed a familiar look in her eyes; it was the same look Silver used to get Lisa to confess something. I sighed, knowing I was defeated mentally. I sat up.

"Actually; I was thinking back to the battle we fought earlier."

"Ah, I see. Going over battle tactics?"

"Yeah; and what could've been prevented..." I said; the last part merely above a mumble.

Maliha cocked her head. "What do you mean by that?"

My mind wandered back to the battle; somehow only focusing on what happened after I was struck, and focusing on Silver when she attacked him. "If I had been able to digivolve to Taomon, I would not have been struck by Snimon like that..." I lowered my head.

"Hey; don't put yourself down like that. There wasn't anything you could've done." I stared at Maliha; a solemn look in my eyes. "And besides, with all the extra training you've been doing, I'm sure you'll be able to digivolve to ultimate sooner or later."

I smiled, my confidence suddenly being lifted. "Thanks, Maliha."

She giggled as she turned off the light. "But you know, I have a strong feeling that's not the only thing on your mind..." she said as she drifted off.

My eyes snapped open. 'How does she do that?' I thought to myself. It was true; I was thinking about something else. Why am I telling you this? Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough...

ooo Maliha's POV ooo

Over the next day, I had begun to notice a huge change in Tayla. For some reason she had started acting weird. (Well, weirder...) She had even begun to loose focus on her training; it was as if her mind had become even more distant than it was before. And even though I wanted to ask why, I did not; because I did not want to invade her privacy. However I could not help but feel concerned...

One night, I caught Tayla standing on the sapphire rooftop of our cottage. She was looking up into the night sky; her eyes distant as the three moons of the digital world cast their light on her.

She was just about to leave when I stopped her. "Tayla?"

She whirled around, but calmed down when she spotted me. "Oh Maliha; it's only you..."

"Sorry if I startled you. Where are you going?" I asked curiously.

"I'm...just going for a walk, that's all..." she hesitated, trying not to stutter.

"You know; you've been doing that a lot this week. Are you sure you're alright?" she turned away from me.

"It's nothing for you to be concerned about, Maliha. I just want to be alone now."

I watched as she leapt off the rooftop, made her way down the jaded streets and out of sight. I then sighed sadly as I phased into the house.

Two days later...

The morning sun's rays shimmered through our bedroom window, awakening me from my slumber. I slowly opened my eyes; expecting Tayla to be at my side, having returned from her evening walk, but her side was empty...

"That's odd; I could've sworn Tayla would be back by now..." I thought aloud. I brushed my snow-white mane back into place and made my way into the den.

"Tayla?" I asked; but she was nowhere in sight. My worry only deepened as I searched the rest of the house, and there was still no sign of her. 'All right Maliha; don't panic. Maybe she's still in town...' I thought as I rushed out the door and into the village.

Many of the Renamon and Ronomon were already outside, attending to their daily duties along with their tamers. Along the way, I asked if any of them had seen her, but to no avail.

I had almost given up, until I saw the Dojo. Perhaps she had been training with Sensei? 'Only one way to find out...' I ran over to him. The sapphire blue fox was wearing his usual dark blue samurai robe and was practicing Tai Chi.

"Sensei!" I called out. He looked up at me concerned.

"What troubles you, Maliha?"

"Has Tayla been through here? She left our home two nights ago and I haven't seen her since..."

"Hmm...I see. Well, I'm sorry to say she hasn't. I would've sensed her if she was..." he replied. My spirits sank when I heard this.

"This isn't like Tayla to just run off like that...but she has been distant lately..."

"Perhaps she went to the Real World. Didn't you say she goes there to visit her friends?" he suggested.

I mentally slapped myself. "Man; why didn't I think of that sooner! Thank you, Sensei." And with that, I quickly left the area.

He chuckled to himself. "It's almost as if those two were meant to be..." he said as he went back inside the Dojo.

ooo Tayla's POV ooo

I phased onto one of the tree branches in the park in the real world. A gentle breeze whipped through the treetops; the shadows of the leaves dancing around me. I sat in thought.

'Am I ready to digivolve to ultimate level just yet?' I worried. Of course I knew that digivolving to Taomon was an important event. Especially since it happens on one of the most important days of a Renamon's life.

"Yeah; that's the way, Lisa! You're doing great!"

My thoughts were soon broken by Silver's voice. I crept closer to the edge of the branch to get a better look. I found Silver and Lisa, who were training in the center of the park. The rest of the gang watched as Lisa performed numerous attacks, including roundhouse and Scissor kicks on Silver; while Silver was using counter-attacks against her.

'You know; she's gotten a lot better since she first visited the Dojo. Almost reminds me of myself when I first started out...' I mused with a smile. And for a few moments, I actually began to see myself in Lisa's place training with Maliha and Sensei when I was younger.

"Guys!" Just then, Maliha came running towards them.

"Maliha?" Silver, who was in mid-attack, accidentally threw Lisa and sent her flying towards her. Everyone winced when she crash-landed at Maliha's feet.

Silver blinked; then sweatdropped, realizing her mistake. "Heh, heh...oops. Sorry..." she nervously rubbed the back of her neck.

Lisa, who now had a bump on the side of her head, struggled to get up. "I'm okay..." she said weakly. I couldn't help but laugh to myself as I leapt out of sight.

ooo Maliha's POV ooo

After Lisa was finally able to stand, I explained to the gang what had happened.

"And you haven't seen or heard from Tayla since?" Mike asked. I only shook my head.

"You know; it's not like her to just run off like that..."

"Edwardia's right; something's definitely wrong with this picture..." Luna concluded. "Maliha, did you guys talk about anything important before she left?"

I shrugged. "Well; the only thing she mentioned was not being able to digivolve to Taomon during the battle with Snimon the other day..."

A sudden thought popped into Silver's head. "Hmm...I wonder..."

"What's up, Silv?"

"Well, we Renamon usually don't digivolve to Taomon until either closer to or on our 21st birthday, so-." I cut her off.

I slapped my forehead. "Damn; I knew there was something else on her mind..." the rest of the gang cocked their heads.

"What's wrong now?" Edwardia asked.

"Tay's birthday is coming up! I can't believe I almost forgot!" the gang gaped at me.

"Wait; you think that's what's been bothering her lately?" Silver inquired.

"It has to be! Man I feel like a total idiot!" I lowered my head. Mike placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Hey it's not your fault, Maliha."

"Yeah; we've been busy lately dealing with the rouge digimon coming through. But first thing's first. We'll find Tayla, and then we'll do something for her, ok?" Lisa smiled. I nodded.

"Thanks, guys." Before we could do anything else, the sound of their D-powers broke the silence.

"Looks like we'll have to put that on hold..." Taka snarled, static electricity flowing through the orange red tuft of fur on his forehead.

"But what about-?"

"Don't worry, Maliha, if I know Tayla, she'll be there." And without hesitation, we rushed to the scene.

'I hope so...' I thought worriedly.

We finally arrived at the digital field, and when we digivolved, we started attacking the digimon. The digimon greatly resembled a Doberman pinscher, except for the fact that he had 3 heads. He had armor on the majority of his body, and a long tail to strike his enemies. Lastly, he had two sets of claws, including 3 razor-sharp claws above each of his paws. And when he opened his mouth, he revealed his sharp fangs.

"So, who do we have this time?"

"Cerberumon; a Demon Beast Digimon at Ultimate level! He uses his Emerald Blaze attack on his enemies." Mike clipped his D-Power back on his belt.

"FOX-TAIL INFERNO!"

"THOUSAND SPELLS!"

Silver and I launched our attacks at him, but he easily dodged them. He sneered at us.

"EMERALD BLAZE!" Cerberumon launched three greenish flames from his heads in our direction; they almost made contact, but Taka leapt in front of us.

"THUNDER OF THE KINGS!" He launched his static electricity at Cerberumon, but even though it hit him dead on, the sparks fizzled out!

"Damn it! It had no effect!" Taka snarled as he leapt out of the way of his claws.

"It's the armor on his body! Electric attacks won't work on him!" Luna replied as she dodged another blow from his claws. "CELESTIAL ARROW!" she aimed her arrow at him.

"I DON'T THINK SO!" Cerberumon then leapt up and swung his entire body at her. His long, whip-like tail struck her in the chest and sent her flying.

"LUNA!" Edwardia cried and rushed over to her partner as she reverted back to her champion level.

"EMERALD BLAZE!" Cerberumon was just about to attack them both, but I had other plans in mind.

"DRAGON WHEEL!" I launched my other special attack at him; breaking through his Emerald Blaze, and it collided; however it only caused minimal damage to his armor.

"TALISMAN STAR!" Silver then hurled a talisman in his direction.

"Is that the best ya got!" he roared, charging at her; ramming her with all his strength. She yelled as she was thrown back.

"SILVER NO!" Lisa yelled as Silver slammed into a tree, landing on her stomach, reverting to her rookie form.

"Taka, you've gotta find his weak spot!" Mike shouted.

"You don't have to tell me twice!" Taka roared as he leapt up into the air. "CRITICAL STRIKE-!"

"EMERALD BLAZE!" Just then, Cerberumon launched three more flames at Taka, and they all made contact in his chest. He was sent back just as quickly as he leapt up; he crash-landed on the concrete, and instantly reverted to his previous form as the others did before.

'He's too strong!' I kept attacking him with all my strength; but with each attack his wounds kept healing. He chuckled evilly as he kept coming towards me.

"Man; this isn't good..." Lisa said. "We've never fought a digimon this powerful before..."

"No kidding; we sure could use some help right about now!"

I was running out of energy, meanwhile, Cerberumon was preparing to launch his strongest attack at me from almost 2 cm away...

'Tayla! Where are you...!' I panicked.

"EMERALD-!"

"DRAGON WHEEL!" Suddenly, a powerful, yet familiar, dragon wheel attack came out of nowhere, striking him hard. He roared as he was sent back; digging his razor sharp claws in the concrete to keep his balance. The dust cleared, revealing Tayla in her Kyubimon form.

"Don't you dare hurt her!" she snarled, her voice tightening with every word.

'She came...for me...' I thought with relief.

"Alright; now he's gonna get it!" Edwardia said confidently. Everyone else nodded.

"Maliha; get back!" Tayla snarled. I said nothing, but merely complied. Cerberumon sneered.

"Heh; and just what are you going to do about it? You think that attack did anything to me!" he growled as his wounds healed.

Tayla snarled as she leapt at him. He quickly followed suit.

"EMERALD BLAZE!"

"FOX-TAIL INFERNO!" Tayla launched her flames in mid-air; they broke through his Emerald Blaze, and made contact. However Cerberumon countered by pouncing on her with his large paws.

We all watched in shock as their bout lasted for at least five minutes, with them blocking and countering each other's moves. But without warning, he used a trick flip on her using his hind legs, making her fall next to me.

"Tayla! Are you alright!"

She looked up at me in response, her breaths getting shallow; sweat all over her brow.

Cerberumon growled. "It's over..."

I snarled. "You!" I charged at him, but he swiftly swiped at me with his claws, making contact; blood red scars appeared on my side; I fell to the ground in pain.

"Maliha!" Tayla then looked at him with fury in her eyes, snarling all the while. "I warned you not to hurt her! AND NOW YOU'LL PAY!" she screamed with anger.

Just then, she leapt into the air. A very bright light covered her entire body, hurting Cerberumon and healing us in the process as she was filled with a new energy she had never felt before

Then it happened...

"TAYLA...DIGIVOLVE TO..." she was quickly engulfed in a large cocoon as her data was being reformatted. The cocoon then broke away revealing...

"TAOMON!"

'She did it...Tayla digivolved...!' I thought wondrously, looking at her newest form.

"Woah...no way!" Mike gasped.

"She's awesome!" Edwardia agreed.

Cerberumon opened his eyes. "Humph; what makes you think you digivolving's going to stop me!" He leapt up again. "EMERALD BLAZE!"

But before he could attack one last time-

She closed her eyes. 'This is for Maliha...' A large paintbrush materialized from her sleeves; and with quick brushstrokes, painted a Talisman. "TALISMAN OF LIGHT!" The talisman shot down at him.

"WHAT!" it struck him right on his back and increased his pain 1,000 fold. He howled in pain as he was deleted in a flash. The rest of the gang cheered as she took in his data, making her stronger than before.

'Congratulations, Tayla; you deserved to digivolve...' I mused happily as the digital field disappeared.

ooo Tayla's POV ooo

Epilogue

Three days later, Maliha and I were returning to our home in Foxwood Village. We had spent the entire day, doing the things we love together. I had explained all of my thoughts to her and apologized.

"Are you sure everything's alright between us, Maliha?" I asked.

She giggled. "For the last time, Tay; it's no problem! I knew you were going through something, but I just didn't know what it was."

I smiled slightly. "Yeah; but it's just too bad I didn't tell the rest of the gang about my birthday..." I said as we went inside; I was confused as it was pitch-black.

Maliha chuckled nervously. "Um, yeah...about that..." she turned on the lights, revealing a large banner, balloons and presents. The gang popped out of their hiding places.

"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAYLA!"

I looked at them in shock. "Holy..."

Maliha smiled sheepishly. "We sorta figured it out on our own...heh..."

I smirked, shaking my head. "Maliha; what am I going to do with you...?" She returned the smirk, looking as innocently as she could.

"Why Tayla, whatever do you mean?"

We all laughed after that was said. Then we celebrated for the rest of the night. I had to smile at myself; it was certainly a birthday I'll never forget.

THE END

Man; I put way too much thought into that one...

Silver: Hey, you wanted to make it special for Tayla; and you accomplished that...

-smiles- Yeah you're right, Silv.

I'm not sure if the readers are enjoying these stories as much as the chapter ones, but nonetheless, the oneshots will keep coming! :3