Chapter 10: A Clue From The Digi-Past
Izzy's bed finally stops flying and then starts falling towards one of File Island's scattering pieces.
"Whoa! Tentomon I say we're traveling at a very high speed plummeting toward an unidentified and uh crash landing is eminent." Izzy says.
"Just pretend we're hitting the beach." Tentomon tells him.
Meanwhile Mimi and Palmon were also falling towards another piece of File Island as well.
Once their bed was above a forest it suddenly drops fast.
"Oh now that should be good for some frequent flyer miles." Mimi says as she puts her clothes back on as the sun finally rises.
"Are you alright Mimi?" Palmon asks her.
"Oh no, humidity." Mimi says.
"Yes some kind of tropical rainforest but not one that I'm familiar with. It all happened so fast. Where are we?" Palmon wonders.
"Have any idea what humidity does to my hair?" Mimi asks her Digimon who shakes her head.
"It goes like all poodle. Not a pretty sight." She tells Palmon.
"Uh perhaps we ought to look around and see if we can find any of the others." Palmon suggest.
"Yeah, let's go. Maybe we can at least find some air conditioning or something." Mimi says and they walk off into the forest.
Meanwhile on the island that Izzy and Tentomon landed on they come to an ancient ruin.
"Well here we are Izzy. Hardly the life of breezy style lodgings I was expecting to find." Tentomon says to his partner.
"Whoa!" Izzy says in amazement.
"Uh yes, very interesting Izzy but don't you think we should keep searching for the others? I mean now really isn't the time to –" Tentomon begins.
"I know but just look at this place. It's Prodigious. I've got to check it out Tentomon, just for a minute." Izzy says and walks into the ruin.
"Hmm alright just for a minute." Tentomon says.
Back in the rainforest Mimi and Palmon are still looking for the others until Mimi spots something.
"Yum bananas." She says.
"Banana?" Palmon questions.
"Can you reach high enough?" Mimi asks her Digimon who nods her head and extends her vines and pulls the bananas off the tree branch.
"I was really starved. Now I can pretend we're having banana splits, huh Palmon." Mimi says but when she peels the banana peels back she finds that there is nothing inside.
"Huh? Hey what's the big idea?" She asks.
"They certainly do look delicious." Palmon says and takes a bite out of the peel itself.
"I can't believe it! This place is seriously getting on my nerves!" Mimi shouts but then hears something in the tree behind them.
"Goodbye. Meet to nice you." A weird creature with a rat on its head says.
"He means, 'Hello. Nice to meet you.'" The rat says.
"Uh yeah what he said." The weird creature says.
"He means I'm right." The rat said.
"Palmon who's the talking dessert?" Mimi asks.
"It's Sukamon and Chuumon also known as the Digi-losers." Palmon says.
"Hey thanks." Sukamon says not getting the insult.
"Sukamon and his mouse buddy are always together because they share the same teeny, tiny brain." Palmon says and then the two Digi-losers start chasing the two girls.
"Alright that's enough! Leave us alone!" Mimi yells very annoyed at them as was Palmon.
"Okay sure but first you gotta pay a what-do-you call it." Sukamon says.
"Pay a toll." Chuumon says.
"What do you mean a toll?" Palmon asks.
"Does she think she can use our woods for free? She's gotta pay like uh that purse there for instance." Sukamon says.
"I like the hat." Chuumon says.
"No! What part of no don't you understand you whack-a-zoids? Now get out of here!" Mimi tells them.
"I think she insulted us." Chuumon tells Sukamon.
"Bingo Einstein." Mimi says.
"She did?" Sukamon asks.
"Go ahead. Let her have it." Chuumon tells Sukamon and he starts throwing stuff at Mimi.
"That's it. I give up. I want to see the camp therapist." Mimi says as she leans against a tree.
Sukamon and Chuumon slide down the tree's trunk and reaches for Mimi's Digivice but as they were about to it shoots a light out hitting the two Digi-losers.
"Wow I feel all tingly and refreshed like a whole new person." Sukamon says after the light disappears.
"Yeah! We're whole new persons." Chuumon says.
"Is this one as much of a pain as the last one?" Mimi asks crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"No! Really we'll be nice from now on. Really." Sukamon tells her.
"So you'll leave us alone?" Mimi asks still annoyed.
"Wait! First tell us if you've seen any other humans around here?" Palmon asks.
"Any what?" Sukamon asks.
"Creature that look like this one." Palmon says pointing at Mimi.
"Well as a matter of fact…" Chuumon begins.
"Oh yeah I forgot." Sukamon says.
"Tell me." Mimi says excitedly.
"Well it wasn't nearly as pretty you are of course but we saw something fall into the old ruins with a Tentomon." Sukamon says blushing.
"So when were you planning on telling us, next week? They must have seen Izzy too, Palmon." Mimi says excited that she might get to see her secret crush.
"Listen you two, can you take us there? It's important that we find him." Palmon says.
"Sure okay." Sukamon says.
"And not funny business." Palmon tells them.
"Cross our hearts…" Sukamon begins.
"And hope to die." Chuumon finishes.
"Well of all the ridiculous things to say." Palmon comments and the Digi-losers take the girls to the edge of the island piece.
"Right over there."Sukamon says once they arrive.
"Oh well that's just great. How are we supposed to get over there?" Mimi wonders.
"You're the one with the big hat, you think of something. A gorgeous girl like you must have a big brain." Chuumon says.
"Thanks a lot, really." Mimi says sarcastically.
"Uh before you go maybe you give us a big thank you kiss, huh." Sukamon says disgusting Mimi.
"Ah please tell me they're kidding." Mimi says.
"Climb aboard! Quickly!" Palmon says and Mimi wraps her arms around her as she extends her vines to the other island and pulls them across.
"Maybe we jumped the gun." Sukamon says sadly.
"Ugh just the thought of that kiss is making me queasy." Mimi says in disgust.
"That's okay! We'll wait till you come back!" Sukamon shouts to them.
"Don't hold your breath." Mimi tells them as she and Palmon stick their tongues out at them.
Meanwhile back at the ruin.
"Okay Izzy, I highly suggest putting an end to this architectural tour." Tentomon says.
"As I mentioned before I'm gathering information. I'm sure this place is crawling with clues." Izzy says and looks to his right to see a giant Black Gear.
"Look it's one of Devimon's Black Gears." Izzy says as he and Tentomon walk over to it.
"So it is." Tentomon said.
"You know what I think? If we keep this gear from turning we'll completely jam that creep up." Izzy says.
"Even better, we could not do that. And then we can go look for the others like we should have done in the first place." Tentomon says.
"Wait a minute; this is the same writing we saw the last time. Remember? It made me realize that in Digi-World basic data is a bio substance. All that data is stored on my hard drive. If only there was a power source here." Izzy says and looks around.
"Get a power source, stop the gear. Is 'find our friends' on that list?" Tentomon asks.
"Hmm, those lights are getting power from somewhere. Hey an outlet. Check it out. It works!" Izzy says after plugging in his computer.
"Oh goodie." Tentomon says sarcastically.
"Now let's see if I can decipher this." Izzy says and starts working on cracking the codes.
Meanwhile Mimi and Palmon were just outside the old ruins.
"Here are the old ruins. Let's just hope that giant kissy face lemon custard was telling the trust." Mimi says.
"Only one way to find out." Palmon tells her.
"Yeah." Mimi shouts and they run into the ruin.
As they walk into the ruin they look to their right to see both Izzy and Tentomon.
"It's them!" Mimi shouts gaining Tentomon attention.
"Mimi?" Tentomon says shocked to see her.
"Tentomon! And Izzy!" Mimi says and runs over to him.
"Umm hi Mimi." Izzy says and blushes a little.
"Finally a friendly face. Where's the rest of the gang?" Mimi asks.
"I have no idea." Izzy tells her and goes back to work.
"But uh shouldn't we like look for them or something? What are you doing anyway?" Mimi asks.
"Right now I'm trying to decipher these hieroglyphs." Izzy tells her.
"Well can't that wait? If you don't mind my asking." Mimi says.
"That's what I kept telling him, let's go look for the others I say but does he listen? No." Tentomon says.
"Alright get up Izzy." Mimi orders but he doesn't listen.
"I'm sure the key to figuring everything out is in here. The question is does each glyph represent a letter, a word, or a phrase. Hmm, I'll have to cross reference the characteristics." Izzy says causing the others to drop their heads.
A few minutes later Izzy was still working on deciphering the hieroglyphs while Mimi, Palmon, and Tentomon were sitting on the floor.
"Izzy any idea how long this is going to take? I mean can we go sometime before winter sets in? Izzy!" Mimi says trying to her crush's attention.
"Izzy your friend is asking you a question." Tentomon tells him. "Yeah and her rear end is getting cold from sitting on this stone floor doing nothing." Mimi adds.
"Oh wait, yeah! Yeah! That might work." Izzy says figuring something out unaware that Mimi just stood up.
"Uh oh. Izzy!" Tentomon calls out.
"Are you ignoring me you computer geek pipsqueak?" Mimi shouts.
"Okay so if I make the variable constant and search for viral patterns…hey here's something." Izzy says as a map of the ruin appears on his computer screen.
"Prodigious these ruins are a gigantic maze." Izzy says excitedly.
"I'm leaving right now! It's obvious you have no interest in me at all!" Mimi shouts and starts crying.
"Oh don't cry Mimi." Tentomon says but then Palmon starts crying as well.
"Oh no not you too. Izzy do something." Tentomon tells his partner.
"Do what? My laptop can't do everything." Izzy tells him.
"I don't know tell her you're sorry." Tentomon says.
"Sorry? For what?" Izzy asks confused.
"I can't take it anymore. I haven't had anything to eat and my feet are killing me and a giant lemon custard tried to kiss me and all I want to do is get out of here!" Mimi whines.
"Mimi's trying to leave is that so wrong? Honestly Izzy how can you be so insensitive?" Palmon asks.
"Insensitive? What do you mean?" Izzy asks.
"You ignore us while you pock away at your computer." Palmon says.
"I'm not ignoring you. I'm doing something ultra important like maybe saving this world. If I can just decipher these hieroglyphs then maybe we could –" Izzy begins.
"Just keep your stupid hieroglyphics!" Mimi shouts and runs off feeling heartbroken.
"Mimi wait! Oh dear." Tentomon says and flies after her.
"You just like playing on your computer that's all." Palmon says to Izzy.
"You think I'm just playing around here?" Izzy asks.
"I almost think you like computers more than people. I mean can't you see how much Mimi likes you and wants your attention." Palmon says.
"What? You mean she actually likes me? I thought she didn't want anything to do with me. Maybe I should tell her I like her too…huh? Don't look now but Mimi and Tentomon are gone." Izzy tells Palmon.
"Now what do we do?" Palmon asks.
Meanwhile Mimi runs through the temple.
"I hate this place! I'll never recommend this resort to anyone!" Mimi shouts.
"Mimi! Mimi wait!" Tentomon shouts but she then trips over a root.
"Oh dear, Mimi! Mimi are you alright?" He asks her.
"I'm not a bad person. So why is all this happening to me?" Mimi wonders.
"Mimi we have to be careful. One wrong turn and we could get lost in here." Tentomon tells.
"I don't understand. How can Izzy not see how much I like him?" Mimi wonders and runs off.
"What? You mean you actually like Izzy. Huh, wait?" Tentomon shouts chasing after her again.
Meanwhile with Izzy and Palmon.
"I don't see them anywhere. Where could they have gone?" Palmon wonders.
"They didn't go deeper into the maze did they?" Izzy asks.
"That would be my guess." Palmon says.
"These deciphered hieroglyphs tell me the inside of these ruins is like a giant labyrinth so if that's the case they could be lost in there forever." Izzy says.
"Forever, oh!" Palmon shouts worriedly.
Meanwhile back in the maze.
"Hey ah Tentomon?" Mimi says.
"Yes." Tentomon replies.
"You get the feeling we're sort of going around in circles? See this smudge on the wall? I remember pasting it a long time ago." Mimi says.
"You're right." Tentomon says.
"Could it be that we're lost?" Mimi wonders.
"I realize that this is probably a bad time to say 'I told you so' but…" Tentomon says trailing off.
"Oh quiet." Mimi tells him. Back with Izzy and Palmon.
"Oh I can't bare it! I'm going in." Palmon says watching Izzy type away at his computer.
"And get lost too. no Palmon, we have got to use our heads first." Izzy says to her.
"But we can't just leave them." Palmon says.
"We won't but this is one simply complicated maze. I've got to try to get a handle on it then maybe I can help get them out." Izzy says.
Meanwhile Mimi and Tentomon continue to walk through the maze.
"Well being lost isn't so bad." Tentomon says trying to lighten up the mode but then a little piece of debris falls onto Mimi's head.
"Great." Mimi says.
"Oh dear, are you hurt?" Tentomon asks.
"On I'm fine. I'm getting us to it by now. If I had just gone to cheerleading camp none of this would have happened." Mimi mutters.
"Let's try a systematic approach to this. Maybe if we just keep turning to the left or something like that…" Tentomon begins.
"Why should I listen to you? It's your friend Izzy that got me into this mess in the first place. If he had just noticed how much I like him none of this would have happened." Mimi says grabbing Tentomon's attention.
"Wait a minute, you like Izzy? That's great because he likes you too." Tentomon says causing Mimi to stop.
"Huh? He does?" Mimi questions feeling a surge of happiness build up inside of her.
"Yes he does but please don't be too hard on him. Yes he gets a little too wrapped up in his work and he doesn't interact well with others but he's a good boy." Tentomon tells her as they continue walking.
Back with Izzy and Palmon.
"There they are." Izzy says as a red flashing dot appears on his laptop.
"That's Mimi? That flashing light?" Palmon asks.
"Precisely." Izzy says and clicks on the dot.
"No, no, not that way." They hear Tentomon say.
"Oh would you just follow me." Mimi says.
"That's my girl." Palmon says.
"I've homed in on the signal from her Digivice. We can hear her let's hope she can hear us. Izzy to Mimi, do you read me? Repeat, do you read me?" Izzy says into his headset.
"Izzy is that you?" Mimi asks hearing her crush's voice.
"Alright it's working! Okay Mimi, I'm gonna navigate for you so walk exactly where I tell you to." Izzy tells her.
"Don't worry it'll be okay. He knows what he's doing." Palmon says.
"Is that you Palmon?" Tentomon asks.
"Just do what Izzy tells you and you'll be out of there before you know it." Palmon says.
"See I told you Izzy was a good boy." Tentomon says.
"Oh and Izzy." Mimi says.
"Uh yeah?" Izzy says.
"Afterwards we need to talk." Mimi tells him.
"Okay but for now take the first doorway on the right. When you get to the end turn left but be careful because there's a big hole in the middle of the floor." Izzy tells her.
Mimi follows Izzy directions to the room but when she steps on the floor its starts crumbling away to reveal a huge pit.
"There should be a narrow ledge you can use to get across." Izzy says.
"Izzy did we have to take the scenic route?" Mimi asks as she shuffles across the walk on the ledge.
Meanwhile another flashing dot appears on Izzy laptop screen.
"Uh ho." Izzy says.
"What do you mean 'Uh ho'?" Palmon asks.
"Okay I'm ready so which way should we go?" Mimi asks but Izzy doesn't reply.
"Something has happened." Tentomon says.
Meanwhile back with Izzy and Palmon.
"I was hoping it was just a glitch but there's something defiantly something in there with them and it's moving closer." Izzy says to Palmon.
"Now I am starting to worry." Palmon says.
Back with Mimi and Tentomon.
"Izzy what's with the silent treatment?" Mimi asks but then they hear evil laughter coming from somewhere.
"Did you hear that? It sounded evil." Tentomon says.
"Tentomon it's been such a long time." A voice behind them says.
"Uh no!" Tentomon says recognizing the owner of the voice.
Behind them was a centaur like creature that jumped over the hole in the previous room they were in.
"Centarumon – half man, half horse. You really don't want to get on either of his bad sides. Run Mimi run!" Tentomon shouts and they start running off.
"I like a good chase." Centarumon says.
"Left, take a left!" Izzy tell them as they turn left.
"Izzy we are quite anxiously awaiting your directions. Are you there?" Tentomon asks his partner.
"Another left through the doorway!" Izzy tells them and they turn left again but it leads to a dead end.
"Great job Izzy! It's a dead end!" Mimi shouts.
"Where do we go now Izzy? Izzy? We seem to have lost contact with him." Tentomon says when Izzy doesn't reply.
"Oh really?" Centarumon says.
"He's back!" Tentomon shouts.
"Solar Ray! Fire!" Centarumon shouts as a cannon appears out of his right hand and shoots at Mimi but Tentomon pushes her to the ground.
"I ripped my skirt." Mimi says.
"Get out of the way!" Tentomon tells her as Centarumon comes into the room.
"Your bravery is noted but that alone will not gain you any mercy." Centarumon says.
"What are you waiting for? Make yourself bigger." Mimi tells Tentomon.
"If you mean you want me to digivolve I'm afraid that's impossible." Tentomon says to her.
"What do you mean impossible?" Mimi asks.
"I'll tell you what it means, he cannot protect you. So you have to hold your ground and that's truly impossible." Centarumon says.
"Stop talking and get growing!" Mimi orders.
"Oh how I'd like to but if I'm separated from Izzy I can't." Tentomon tells her but then the whole room starts shaking.
"Stop that! Can't you see I'm in the middle of saying something?" Mimi says thinking it was Centarumon who was making the room shake but then the wall behind them gives away to reveal Izzy and Palmon.
"Izzy!" Mimi says excitedly.
"Get out of there!" Izzy tells her.
"You don't have to tell me twice." Mimi says about to get out but Centarumon aims his cannon at her.
"Watch out Mimi! Palmon digivolve to…Togemon! Leave my friends alone!" Togemon shouts but Centarumon still aims his cannon at Mimi.
"Mimi get back!" Izzy shouts.
"Leave this to me. Tentomon digivolve to…Kabuterimon!" Kabuterimon says.
"Oh I forgot when you get bigger you get a lot bigger don't you? Watch where you step." Mimi says being squished against the wall by Kabuterimon.
"Oh uh sorry." Kabuterimon apologizes.
Meanwhile Izzy was having a similar problem but with needles.
Centarumon then releases his attack blasting all four of them out of the temple.
"That's one way to get out of there." Mimi says.
"Yeah but this is no time to be taking it easy. Look who's here." Izzy tells her as Centarumon comes out.
"Yeah I see him." Mimi says.
"Leave them alone! Electro Shocker!" Kabuterimon shouts firing his attack at Centarumon.
"I think it's time for a Needle Spray!" Togemon shouts combining her attack with Kabuterimon's.
Both the Champion Level Digimon's attack hit Centarumon causing the Black Gear embedded in his back to get destroyed.
"That felt interest." Centarumon says falling to the ground.
"One of those Black Gears fell out of his body." Izzy says.
"[Groans] Where am I?" Centarumon asks.
"Are you a good Digimon now?" Mimi asks.
"What? That device on your bag." Centarumon says seeing Mimi's Digivice.
"This?" Mimi asks showing him her Digivice.
"I have seen it before." Centarumon says.
Afterwards Centarumon took Izzy, Tentomon, Mimi, and Palmon into the temple and shows them a symbol of the Digivice.
"It is the mystical symbol of the Digivice. These ruins are its temple and I am its guardian." Centarumon says.
"Well that certainly looks familiar." Izzy says looking at his Digivice as Mimi looks at hers.
"The Digivice is a preserver of the light. The last line of defense against the darkness that threatens all of existence." Centarumon says.
"Really?" Izzy asks.
"I didn't get that but I'm starting to think they're something more than just a cool accessory." Mimi says but then Centarumon see someone walk into the room.
"Hmm Leomon why are you here?" Centarumon asks him.
"To destroy them. The children. I warn you Centarumon do not interfere with me." Leomon says and jumps over to them.
"No Leomon!" Centarumon shouts as Leomon is about to punch Mimi.
"I can't look, it's too scary! Well maybe a peak." Mimi says and sees Centarumon blocking Leomon's punch.
"Wow time's standing still here." Izzy says.
"I said no Leomon. The children poses the Digivice. As the guardian of its temple I must protect them as well." Centarumon says.
"Protect them from me? Good luck. Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon shouts firing his attack at Centarumon but he dodges it by jumping over him.
"Solar Ray!" Centarumon shouts firing his attack which manages to hit Leomon but does affect him that much.
"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon shouts sending Centarumon straight into the wall.
"The children must be destroyed." Leomon says walking over to them.
"You must mean some other children." Mimi says holding up her bag with her Digivice on it causing Leomon to stop in his tracks.
"Your Digivice…it stopped him in his tracks." Izzy says and holds up his Digivice which starts glowing as does Mimi's.
"Bad kitty! Out! Go on out!" Mimi orders and Leomon runs away fearing the light from the Digivice.
"Well that got rid of him. These things really are kind of amazing." Mimi says.
"A preserver of light against the darkness." Izzy says.
"Can you order a pizza with it? I'm still starving." Mimi says.
Later they had back to the huge Black Gear near the entrance to the temple.
"Centarumon maybe with your help we could stop this Black Gear." Izzy says pointing at the gear.
"No I'm afraid I have neither the strength nor knowledge to oppose Devimon or the powers of darkness." Centarumon says.
"Are you still going on about this? When can we get something to eat?" Mimi asks.
"Guess I'll just have to keep deciphering and analyzing these two sets of hieroglyphs. I'm sure all the answer are in here somewhere." Izzy says and goes back to work.
"Excuse me, isn't this where I came in? You're not seriously starting that again, not right now." Mimi says.
"Just a nano." Izzy tells her.
"This Black Gear. Who cares about that dumb old thing? All I want is lunch." Mimi says and kicks the Black Gear which starts turning the other way causing the island to go the other way too.
"Look the process has reversed itself." Izzy says as they walk over the edge of the island.
"Amazing." Palmon says.
"Excellent work Mimi. It just goes to show you that sometimes the simplest solution is actually the best." Izzy says to her.
"That's not much of a compliment." Mimi says.
"Listen Mimi I want to apologize for ignoring you and making you think I don't like you. You see the truth is you're sure a pretty girl that I thought you wouldn't be interested in a guy like me. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I really do like you…a lot actually." Izzy confesses making Mimi's heart soar with delight.
"Oh Izzy I like you too and I guess I was a little too quick I get you to like me." Mimi tells him making Izzy smile.
"So Mimi I was wondering if maybe you want to be my uh…" Izzy says blushing like crazy but Mimi steps up and kisses his cheek making him blush even more.
"Yes Izzy I would love to be your girlfriend." Mimi says smiling.
"You see Izzy it pays to interact with others." Tentomon says.
"I guess you're right." Izzy says holding Mimi's hand as they watch Infinity Mountain get closer.
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