So this one is Izzy's turn after "The DigiTeam Complete". If anyone is confused by the stuff about him being unconscious just look at the end of the episode. He doesn't move or speak at all once they get back, even when Tentomon and Biyomon appear on the screen and talk. (The reason I know this is cause I'm a rabid Izzy fangirl. I know where he is at all times when he is on screen, what he does, what he says… Yes I am obsessed.) So, sit back and enjoy.
It is late at night and Izzy is just siting down to spend an hour or two on-line…
Passing on the Torch
Ahh…Nothing stirs my heart as the sound of a modem trying to connect. Has a slightly musical feel to it. Oh good, first time dial in. Okay, set mail running, boot up explorer, set updates on web page in motion…
Lets see, what's on my to do list. Check for info on head injuries, check web pages, check that the US government hasn't changed their codes in case I need to get back in again, crack Fuji TV open again, check newsgroups. Standard evening then.
Better check the head injuries page first. Mom nearly had a fit when Tai brought me home. I think I was babbling about Tentomon or something.
*Beep*
Ahh, the web page has finished downloading. Let's see. Injuries from blows to the head are rare, due to the impenetrable nature of the skull. Mild head injuries can cause loss of consciousness temporarily. If worried, see you family doctor. Well that's a lot of use. I'll just go and tell my doctor I knocked myself out by exiting a computer at high velocity.
And why is it that I seem to end up at the bottom of the pile? They may not look it, but Kari and Yolei are heavy!
*Beep*
All right! I've found the Fuji TV Mainframe. They thought they'd got me when they switched server but you can't keep me out. Izumi ownz you! Wonder if Yolei wants to see this?
That's something that's been bothering me actually. Yolei. Or rather, Cody and Yolei.
Why does Cody get the Digiegg of Knowledge? I don't think he even knows how to use a computer. Yolei, now she knows her stuff. Computers, engineering, they all come to her easily.
But when Cody picked up the egg I had to open my big mouth. I bet you're a curious fellow aren't you? Like hell he is. His answer was as forced as my question.
So what is he doing with my crest…. or digiegg…or whatever?
Yolei. Ah Yolei. Now she would be perfect. A little hyperactive sure, but she has a good head on her shoulders.
Except that would bring her closer to me.
Ewww, there's a thought. A legitimate reason for her to always be calling me, or talking to me…
Maybe it's a good thing Cody got the digiegg. Don't get me wrong, Yolei is nice, fixated, but nice. I remember when Mimi went though that phase. Thankfully it didn't last long. Ugh, Yolei hanging off my arm. She'd never let go. Ever.
Ah, new mail. From Tai. Blah blah, covered for us blah blah eternally grateful…. Aha! He wants help with his math assignment before school tomorrow. Sure, no problem Tai. I'll just tell you all the answers yet again.
That's all they ever see. Brain on legs. Poor Cody. We're knowledge kids so of course we have all the answers, don't we?
No theories… wait for all the information…pah! What about when I was young? I switched from aliens to giant computer game to god knows what before I worked out the truth. And Cody…. He's never had a theory in his life.
Maybe I'm being jealous. After all, I can't get into the digital world. It seems only those with the new digivices can get in. I wonder why? Perhaps I can borrow one of them to run some tests.
No, I can't, can I? All these years I've had mine and not once have I tried to open it up to look inside. I suppose it's because I've realised how vital it is. If the Digimon Emperor is ever defeated it will let Tentomon digivolve again. But for now it's useless.
So why do I carry it with me all the time?
I suppose its because I refuse to let go. Any time you need me I'll be there, with all the answers.
You can't forget me that easily Digiworld, and you can't try to up and replace me either. Cody will not help you, Yolei will not be asked. And so it falls to me to protect them. They think its all a game. That'll change. But I will watch their backs, just as I watched Tai's and Sora's and Joe's and Matt's and Mimi's long ago.
What am I talking about? Long ago?! It was only four years. But they are still children, meddling in things they don't understand.
And I won't be around to stop them screwing up like I could stop Tai. The best I can do is watch from a distance.
So that's what I'll do. Lord help me if I ever have to break it to Tai or Matt that Kari and T.K. won't be coming back. I'll watch. I'll advise. That's what I do.
I'm watching over you kids. Just try not to screw up too badly when my back is turned.