Author's note: This story is for Velox, who wanted me to write this. This is her idea.
And keep in mind that only Tai, Mimi, Sora, Matt, Michael, and Willis are eighteen, all the other Digidestined are 14.
Part 3:
The final bell rang, and a second later the doors of the school were flung open. The students piled out, running home. They loved this time of day. It was the time when they could go back to doing what they wanted, not sitting and listening to a boring teacher drone on and on. Well, almost all of the students were leaving.
Koushiro Izumi sat in the science lab, with a large metallic square device sitting on the table in front of him, a notebook full of calculations to the right, and a soderring iron to the left. Izzy put on his goggles and flipped open the metal lid, revealing a set of wires and control panels. He started soderring a couple of wires to the mother board. He then smiled to himself and replaced the metal lid. "Now I'm done," he said to himself.
He put the soderring iron back, then looked at his creation. It was a large metallic black box with a small keyboard with white keys attached to the front, next to a small screen. The sides were bare, but on the back, were a variety of holes for wires and plugs. He smiled proudly.
"Hey, Izumi, is that your stupid science project?"
Izzy's body tensed up, a chill snuck down his spine. He turned around in his chair. He looked across the chairs and tables in the in the science classroom. At the front of the classroom, standing in the doorway, was a taller boy, with glasses on his face. He had a sinister grin on his face.
"Go way, Kido," Izzy said, turning back,"You wouldn't understand the scientific properties behind this."
Joe Kido walked inside the lab. He walked over to Izzy. Being taller, he stared Izzy down,"You'd better watch it. What is it?"
Izzy didn't say anything. "Well, what ever it is, don't think I'm going to let you win. My project will be better than that."
He turned around and walked out of the lab. "I really hate that guy!" Izzy thought, starting to pant,"One of these days I'm really going to.....yeah right! He's the one that's going to do it to me!"
Izzy sighed deeply to himself. He got up to leave, when he noticed that someone else was walking into the school. Izzy was a little surprised, normally good looking girls like the one that walked in would be a cheerleading practice, not a the science lab. "Can I help you?" he asked.
The girl walked over to him. "Hi, I'm looking for Koushiro Izumi," she said.
"That's me," Izzy said,"But, please, call me Izzy."
The girl nodded. "Fair enough, I'm accustomed to nicknames. My name is Hikari, but I prefer Kari."
Izzy smiled. "What can I do for you?"
"Well," Kari said,"Let me be frank. You have a special...gift. One that you keep hidden from the world at large."
Izzy's smile faded. "What do you mean?"
"You are a Digidestined.
Izzy's eyes flew open wide. He started shaking. "Get out!"
Kari held up her hands. "Don't worry, I'm the same as you. We're both Digidestineds."
"Why are you here?" he asked, almost yelling.
"My brother has an organization that is interested in you," she said.
"Oh, I know all about those 'organizations'," Izzy said,"You're going to try and understand why I'm the way I am, well, forget it!"
"No," Kari said,"That's not it at all, we just want to help you."
"Yeah right!" Izzy said. He grabbed his notebooks and his backpack. "I'm leaving. Don't talk to me again!"
Kari watched Izzy leave, a feeling of failure in her heart.
Tai leaned against the pole for the large stadium lights that surrounded the football feild. He crossed his arms as he watched the cheerleaders practicing. He watched as the girls jumped up in unison, cheering about the high school. He smiled as Mimi lead the crowd. She was the perfect girl for him, his perfect match. She was beautiful, funny, caring, he loved her so much. "But," a voice snuck into his head,"Do you really love her, or do you just need her because she's a Digidestined?"
Tai shook that thought out of his head. He loved her because of who she was, not because she was a Digidestined.
Hidden behind the back of the bleachers was Sora. She peered around the metal post holding up the back of the bleachers. She saw Tai leaning against the lamp post, watching the feild. Her heart started to beat. "I...I can't do this," she said,"This was a stupid idea. He loves Mimi, he'll never go out with me."
"Sora, you have to," a voice from her backpack said, "Believe in yourself."
She took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm going."
She walked around the bleachers and started moving to the goggle wearing Digidestined. "Um..T-T-Tai?"
Tai turned around and saw the redhead walking towards him. "Oh hi, Sora."
"He knew my name!" she thought to herself,"I can't believe it! He knew my name!"
Tai saw Sora shaking with excitement. "Sora?" he asked,"Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Sora said, quickly,"Um, I....um.... uh...I..h-h-heard-overhear, that you were looking for D-D-Digidestined."
"What?" he asked, defensivly,"Where did you hear that?"
"I o-o-o-o-o-overheard your sister," Sora said,"But, listen, I am a D-D-D-Digidestined."
Tai raised his eyebrow. "Really?"
Sora nodded. "Yes, I, would like to know if I could join you?" At least she wasn't studdering anymore.
"Well," Tai said,"First, I'll have to see your Digimon and determine if you have the necessary skills and power to enable your Digimon to Digivolve."
"That's fine," Sora said, unzipping her backpack,"I have her with me." The head of a pink bird popped out of the opening.
"A Biyomon," Tai said. He looked her over,"Well, I..."
"Tai!" all three heard Mimi shriek as she ran over,"Tai, were you waiting for me?" When she reached them, her eyes turned to Sora. "Oh, hello.....Sara, right?"
"Sora," the redhead said. She then turned back to Tai. "Well?"
"I...I'm sorry," Tai said,"But I don't believe that you have what it takes. Sorry."
Sora held back her tears as she pushed Biyomon back in her backpack. "Okay, thanks anyway," she sniffiled,"I'm sorry I bothered you."
On the top bleacher, Matt watched the exchange. "Why would Tai turn down a Digidestined?" he asked himself,"She must not really have what it takes, but.....there's something about her." He snapped his fingers. "Of course! When a Digimon is delivered to their Digidestined partner, they're in the In-training stage. Sora's Digimon is at the Rookie level, that means she had to Digivolve!" The leader of the rival team of Tai's team nodded to himself. "But why would Tai turn her down? I think I'd better keep an eye on her."
"I'm telling you Tai," Kari said, while they were watching Agumon train Demiveemon,"he didn't want anything to do with us. In fact, I got the feeling that if I hadn't shut up, he was going to call the cops."
Tai just shrugged as he, Kari, Mimi, Michael, and Davis watched Agumon fight against Demiveemon in the Kamiya's underground headquarters. "You're just going to have to try harder."
"Tai," Kari said,"Didn't you hear me. He doesn't want anything to do with us."
"Kari," Tai said, a little sternly,"We need Koushiro Izumi. He is a top priority."
"Why do you need him so badly?" Mimi asked, placing a hand on her boyfriend's shoulder,"Why is he so important?"
"Because," Tai said,"He is a computer genius, and his input will be valuable against Ishida and Myotismon."
"Well," Kari said, crossing her arm,"Tomorrow is the science fair, I'll have to get him afterwards."
"Oh," Davis said,"You're going to go to the science fair? Great! Can I come too?"
Kari was about to tell him 'no', when the entire gym was filled with a bright, white light emanating from the training mats. "Demiveemon digivolve to Veemon!"
"Yes!" Davis cried, happily,"He Digivolved!"
"Yes," Michael said,"He's at the Rookie level now."
Davis ran over and started to hug his Digimon partner. "When do you think I can Digivolve again?" he asked.
"We'll have to wait a couple of days before we attempted that," Michael said, patting Davis on the back,"As for now, you two should go home and get some sleep."
T.K. walked down the stairs and into the Ishida Team's Headquarters. It was a large underground cave, filled with all sorts of electrical equipment. There was a training mat to the far right. Matt was seated in front of a large electrical computer. "You wanted to see me?" T.K. asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes." He handed T.K. a large manila envelop. "This is the Digidestined I want next."
T.K. smiled slightly as he opened it. " 'Next' would imply that we all ready have a Digidestined."
Matt didn't say anything as T.K. slid the photo out. He opened his eyes in surprised when he saw the photo. "What is it?" Matt asked.
"Nothing," T.K. said,"Its not every day that you see a girl with purple hair."
"We need this girl," Matt said,"She is a computer expert, and we desperately need high technology."
"Why not get Izzy Izumi?" T.K. asked.
"Because I don't think we can convince him of our position," Matt said,"Yolei Inoue seems to be the type of person we can mold."
T.K. nodded. "What about Michael?"
"I called for additional help with that," he said.
T.K. nodded. He turned to leave their HQ, when he stopped. He turned back around and said,"What about that girl that you asked me to check up on, Sora?"
"I will handle her," Matt said.
T.K. nodded, smiling. "What?" Matt asked.
"Nothing," T.K. said,"Just thinking of a new girlfriend?"
Matt smiled slightly. "Maybe."
The floor of the school gymnasium had long tables from one end to the other. The contestants were just beginning to assemble their projects. Each one wanted to assemble their's first to show off.
Izzy felt that way. He was the first one there, placing his metallic box on one of the tables. From three tables over, Joe watched Izzy connect the box to his laptop. "So," he said, "The notes that I read from his notebook said that he was building that device, but, I didn't' think it was possible. Now, I'm not so sure."
"Sure about what?" a voice from his backpack asked.
"Quite, Gommamon!" he hissed,"I took a big risk bringing you hear, so please be quiet! Wait, Izumi's leaving for something, he's taking his backpack with him, this is my chance!"
"What are you going to do?" Gommamon asked.
"I'm going to make sure that I win this fair," Joe said, sinisterly. He made sure that no one else was watching him, then he snuck over to Izzy's project. Working quickly, he flipped open the metal box, exposing the web of wires. He disconnecting some wires and attached them in different places. "This should make sure that his project is a bust."
Outside the gym, Izzy unzipped his backpack. "Tentomon," he whispered to the Digimon inside his backpack,"Stop wiggling around in there. People are going to start to wonder when by backpack starts hovering around!"
"Sorry, Izzy," his Digimon said,"I'll try to be more quiet."
Izzy didn't say anything. "You're still thinking about that girl, Kari, aren't you?" Tentomon asked.
"I am not," he said,"I don't want to know what her organization was offering."
"I think you do," Tentomon said,"But you don't want to join a team, because you want to be alone."
"That's not true," Izzy said,"I have you."
"Thanks," the Digimon said,"But you need to be around humans, Digidestined Humans would count too."
"I don't know," he said, walking back inside,"Maybe."
Soon, the gymnasium was filled with people sitting on the bleachers, watching the judges examine each project. Kari was at the far right of the bleachers, never taking her eyes off of Izzy. She watched with keen interest as the judges approached his project.
The head judge, the school principle, spoke into her microphone,"And now we come to Kourshiro Izumi. Mr. Izumi, can you explain your project to us?"
"Yes, of course," Izzy said, speaking into the microphone,"Well, you no doubt have heard of the Digidestined in the news. What makes a Digidestined is that they are partnered with a Digimon. These Digimon come from the Digital World, a world that can be reached from the computer. With this device, I hope to open a gate to that world."
The crowd started murmuring, and Kari's eyes shot open. "What?" she asked herself,"If he can do that.....wow, Tai was right, this guy is a computer genius!"
Izzy typed a set of commands in the laptop, then he moved to his metallic box. He pressed some of the white keys on the box. His finger hovered over the large key. He took a deep breath, then pressed it. Instantly, the laptop screen lit up, illuminating the gym. The crowd stared in awe as a shadow figure emerged from the laptop screen and grew at a fast rate, landing a few feet to the right.
"Uh oh," Kari thought,"That's a Bakemon, what is Izzy doing?"
Izzy was equally surprised when he saw the ghost Digimon floating in the air. The crowd seated on the bleachers were unsure of what to do, whether to run away, or stay. They got their answer when the Bakemon emerged his claw and destroyed a nearby table.
The crowd started to scream and run out of the gym as the Bakemon began to destroy more tables. The principal and the judges were the first ones out, so Tentomon knew it was safe to emerge from Izzy's backpack. "What happened?" he asked,"I thought your gate was suppose to open to the Primary Village?"
"I don't know," Izzy said.
It seemed that the Bakemon then first realized that Izzy and Tentomon were standing there. He raised his claw, ready to slash down on them, when a white creature head butted him. "What's that?" Izzy asked.
"That's a Gommamon," Tentomon said,"Where did he come from?"
The Bakemon recovered from his attack. Gommamon flew forward, ready to head-butt him again, when the Bakemon grabbed him and flung him aside. He then started hovering towards Izzy and Tentomon, ready to destroy them.
"Izzy!"
"Kari," Izzy said, surprised when he saw the brown haired girl run towards him,"What are you doing here?"
"Never mind that," Kari said,"Listen, Tentomon, is your Digimon, right?"
Izzy nodded.
"Okay," Kari said,"You have to get him to Digivolve. You have to stop the Bakemon."
"But, I thought you said you were a Digidestined too," Izzy said,"Why can't you help?"
"Because I don't have my Gatomon," she said,"Tentomon has to stop him, but he needs to digivolve to send the Bakemon back through the gate."
"How?" Izzy asked.
"Super Shocker!" Tentomon shouted, firing his attack, trying to halt the ghost Digimon.
"You have the power inside of you," Kari said,"Deep inside. You can do it. Search for it, find the power, you can do it."
Izzy closed his eyes. "I....I feel it. I can feel it! Tentomon!"
"Tentomon Digivolve to Kabuterimon!"
The giant beetle Digimon hovered into the air, above the tables, but below the ceiling of the gym. The Bakemon was worried. Kabuterimon put his arms together,"Elctroshocker!"
The energy blast hit the Bakemon, sending him back to the glowing laptop, delivering him back through the gate. Izzy quickly ran over and shut the laptop. Kabuterimon changed back to Tentomon. He landed in front of Izzy and Kari.
"So, Kari," Izzy said, panting,"Do I still have a place with you, or have you already filled my position?"
Kari smiled. "So, you're joining us?"
"Well," Izzy said,"If you can make sure that I don't do anything as stupid as I just did, sure."
Outside, Joe and Gommamon were running as fast as they could away from the gym. They were about to make a turn down an alley, when someone jumped out in front of them. "Hello, Mr. Kido."
"Who are you?" Joe asked, stopping short.
"My name is T.K. Ishida," he said,"and I understand that you are a Digidestined."
Sora walked down the side walk, very depressed. Not only was Tai still ignoring her, he also thought that she didn't have what it took to be one of his team mates. She was extremely upset, the boy of her dreams, hated her.
She kept her gaze to the ground as she walk up the sidewalk, so she didn't notice when Matt steped out in front of her. "Ms. Takenouchi?"
Sora looked up. "Hey, you're that new kid.....Matt, right?"
Matt smiled warmly. "That's right. I overheard your conversation with Tai yesterday. I understand that he told you that you didn't have what it took to be one of his elite."
Sora started crying,"That's right. I....I never felt so worthless in my entire life."
"Well," Matt said,"I am also interested in recruiting Digidestined. I know you are a very capable Digidestined, and, I am offering you a position on my team."
Sora sniffled. "Really?"
Matt nodded."Yes, and I can help you be the best that you can be, what do you say?"
Sora thought for a moment. "Yes," she said,"I accept."
END OF PART 3
And keep in mind that only Tai, Mimi, Sora, Matt, Michael, and Willis are eighteen, all the other Digidestined are 14.
Part 3:
The final bell rang, and a second later the doors of the school were flung open. The students piled out, running home. They loved this time of day. It was the time when they could go back to doing what they wanted, not sitting and listening to a boring teacher drone on and on. Well, almost all of the students were leaving.
Koushiro Izumi sat in the science lab, with a large metallic square device sitting on the table in front of him, a notebook full of calculations to the right, and a soderring iron to the left. Izzy put on his goggles and flipped open the metal lid, revealing a set of wires and control panels. He started soderring a couple of wires to the mother board. He then smiled to himself and replaced the metal lid. "Now I'm done," he said to himself.
He put the soderring iron back, then looked at his creation. It was a large metallic black box with a small keyboard with white keys attached to the front, next to a small screen. The sides were bare, but on the back, were a variety of holes for wires and plugs. He smiled proudly.
"Hey, Izumi, is that your stupid science project?"
Izzy's body tensed up, a chill snuck down his spine. He turned around in his chair. He looked across the chairs and tables in the in the science classroom. At the front of the classroom, standing in the doorway, was a taller boy, with glasses on his face. He had a sinister grin on his face.
"Go way, Kido," Izzy said, turning back,"You wouldn't understand the scientific properties behind this."
Joe Kido walked inside the lab. He walked over to Izzy. Being taller, he stared Izzy down,"You'd better watch it. What is it?"
Izzy didn't say anything. "Well, what ever it is, don't think I'm going to let you win. My project will be better than that."
He turned around and walked out of the lab. "I really hate that guy!" Izzy thought, starting to pant,"One of these days I'm really going to.....yeah right! He's the one that's going to do it to me!"
Izzy sighed deeply to himself. He got up to leave, when he noticed that someone else was walking into the school. Izzy was a little surprised, normally good looking girls like the one that walked in would be a cheerleading practice, not a the science lab. "Can I help you?" he asked.
The girl walked over to him. "Hi, I'm looking for Koushiro Izumi," she said.
"That's me," Izzy said,"But, please, call me Izzy."
The girl nodded. "Fair enough, I'm accustomed to nicknames. My name is Hikari, but I prefer Kari."
Izzy smiled. "What can I do for you?"
"Well," Kari said,"Let me be frank. You have a special...gift. One that you keep hidden from the world at large."
Izzy's smile faded. "What do you mean?"
"You are a Digidestined.
Izzy's eyes flew open wide. He started shaking. "Get out!"
Kari held up her hands. "Don't worry, I'm the same as you. We're both Digidestineds."
"Why are you here?" he asked, almost yelling.
"My brother has an organization that is interested in you," she said.
"Oh, I know all about those 'organizations'," Izzy said,"You're going to try and understand why I'm the way I am, well, forget it!"
"No," Kari said,"That's not it at all, we just want to help you."
"Yeah right!" Izzy said. He grabbed his notebooks and his backpack. "I'm leaving. Don't talk to me again!"
Kari watched Izzy leave, a feeling of failure in her heart.
Tai leaned against the pole for the large stadium lights that surrounded the football feild. He crossed his arms as he watched the cheerleaders practicing. He watched as the girls jumped up in unison, cheering about the high school. He smiled as Mimi lead the crowd. She was the perfect girl for him, his perfect match. She was beautiful, funny, caring, he loved her so much. "But," a voice snuck into his head,"Do you really love her, or do you just need her because she's a Digidestined?"
Tai shook that thought out of his head. He loved her because of who she was, not because she was a Digidestined.
Hidden behind the back of the bleachers was Sora. She peered around the metal post holding up the back of the bleachers. She saw Tai leaning against the lamp post, watching the feild. Her heart started to beat. "I...I can't do this," she said,"This was a stupid idea. He loves Mimi, he'll never go out with me."
"Sora, you have to," a voice from her backpack said, "Believe in yourself."
She took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm going."
She walked around the bleachers and started moving to the goggle wearing Digidestined. "Um..T-T-Tai?"
Tai turned around and saw the redhead walking towards him. "Oh hi, Sora."
"He knew my name!" she thought to herself,"I can't believe it! He knew my name!"
Tai saw Sora shaking with excitement. "Sora?" he asked,"Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Sora said, quickly,"Um, I....um.... uh...I..h-h-heard-overhear, that you were looking for D-D-Digidestined."
"What?" he asked, defensivly,"Where did you hear that?"
"I o-o-o-o-o-overheard your sister," Sora said,"But, listen, I am a D-D-D-Digidestined."
Tai raised his eyebrow. "Really?"
Sora nodded. "Yes, I, would like to know if I could join you?" At least she wasn't studdering anymore.
"Well," Tai said,"First, I'll have to see your Digimon and determine if you have the necessary skills and power to enable your Digimon to Digivolve."
"That's fine," Sora said, unzipping her backpack,"I have her with me." The head of a pink bird popped out of the opening.
"A Biyomon," Tai said. He looked her over,"Well, I..."
"Tai!" all three heard Mimi shriek as she ran over,"Tai, were you waiting for me?" When she reached them, her eyes turned to Sora. "Oh, hello.....Sara, right?"
"Sora," the redhead said. She then turned back to Tai. "Well?"
"I...I'm sorry," Tai said,"But I don't believe that you have what it takes. Sorry."
Sora held back her tears as she pushed Biyomon back in her backpack. "Okay, thanks anyway," she sniffiled,"I'm sorry I bothered you."
On the top bleacher, Matt watched the exchange. "Why would Tai turn down a Digidestined?" he asked himself,"She must not really have what it takes, but.....there's something about her." He snapped his fingers. "Of course! When a Digimon is delivered to their Digidestined partner, they're in the In-training stage. Sora's Digimon is at the Rookie level, that means she had to Digivolve!" The leader of the rival team of Tai's team nodded to himself. "But why would Tai turn her down? I think I'd better keep an eye on her."
"I'm telling you Tai," Kari said, while they were watching Agumon train Demiveemon,"he didn't want anything to do with us. In fact, I got the feeling that if I hadn't shut up, he was going to call the cops."
Tai just shrugged as he, Kari, Mimi, Michael, and Davis watched Agumon fight against Demiveemon in the Kamiya's underground headquarters. "You're just going to have to try harder."
"Tai," Kari said,"Didn't you hear me. He doesn't want anything to do with us."
"Kari," Tai said, a little sternly,"We need Koushiro Izumi. He is a top priority."
"Why do you need him so badly?" Mimi asked, placing a hand on her boyfriend's shoulder,"Why is he so important?"
"Because," Tai said,"He is a computer genius, and his input will be valuable against Ishida and Myotismon."
"Well," Kari said, crossing her arm,"Tomorrow is the science fair, I'll have to get him afterwards."
"Oh," Davis said,"You're going to go to the science fair? Great! Can I come too?"
Kari was about to tell him 'no', when the entire gym was filled with a bright, white light emanating from the training mats. "Demiveemon digivolve to Veemon!"
"Yes!" Davis cried, happily,"He Digivolved!"
"Yes," Michael said,"He's at the Rookie level now."
Davis ran over and started to hug his Digimon partner. "When do you think I can Digivolve again?" he asked.
"We'll have to wait a couple of days before we attempted that," Michael said, patting Davis on the back,"As for now, you two should go home and get some sleep."
T.K. walked down the stairs and into the Ishida Team's Headquarters. It was a large underground cave, filled with all sorts of electrical equipment. There was a training mat to the far right. Matt was seated in front of a large electrical computer. "You wanted to see me?" T.K. asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes." He handed T.K. a large manila envelop. "This is the Digidestined I want next."
T.K. smiled slightly as he opened it. " 'Next' would imply that we all ready have a Digidestined."
Matt didn't say anything as T.K. slid the photo out. He opened his eyes in surprised when he saw the photo. "What is it?" Matt asked.
"Nothing," T.K. said,"Its not every day that you see a girl with purple hair."
"We need this girl," Matt said,"She is a computer expert, and we desperately need high technology."
"Why not get Izzy Izumi?" T.K. asked.
"Because I don't think we can convince him of our position," Matt said,"Yolei Inoue seems to be the type of person we can mold."
T.K. nodded. "What about Michael?"
"I called for additional help with that," he said.
T.K. nodded. He turned to leave their HQ, when he stopped. He turned back around and said,"What about that girl that you asked me to check up on, Sora?"
"I will handle her," Matt said.
T.K. nodded, smiling. "What?" Matt asked.
"Nothing," T.K. said,"Just thinking of a new girlfriend?"
Matt smiled slightly. "Maybe."
The floor of the school gymnasium had long tables from one end to the other. The contestants were just beginning to assemble their projects. Each one wanted to assemble their's first to show off.
Izzy felt that way. He was the first one there, placing his metallic box on one of the tables. From three tables over, Joe watched Izzy connect the box to his laptop. "So," he said, "The notes that I read from his notebook said that he was building that device, but, I didn't' think it was possible. Now, I'm not so sure."
"Sure about what?" a voice from his backpack asked.
"Quite, Gommamon!" he hissed,"I took a big risk bringing you hear, so please be quiet! Wait, Izumi's leaving for something, he's taking his backpack with him, this is my chance!"
"What are you going to do?" Gommamon asked.
"I'm going to make sure that I win this fair," Joe said, sinisterly. He made sure that no one else was watching him, then he snuck over to Izzy's project. Working quickly, he flipped open the metal box, exposing the web of wires. He disconnecting some wires and attached them in different places. "This should make sure that his project is a bust."
Outside the gym, Izzy unzipped his backpack. "Tentomon," he whispered to the Digimon inside his backpack,"Stop wiggling around in there. People are going to start to wonder when by backpack starts hovering around!"
"Sorry, Izzy," his Digimon said,"I'll try to be more quiet."
Izzy didn't say anything. "You're still thinking about that girl, Kari, aren't you?" Tentomon asked.
"I am not," he said,"I don't want to know what her organization was offering."
"I think you do," Tentomon said,"But you don't want to join a team, because you want to be alone."
"That's not true," Izzy said,"I have you."
"Thanks," the Digimon said,"But you need to be around humans, Digidestined Humans would count too."
"I don't know," he said, walking back inside,"Maybe."
Soon, the gymnasium was filled with people sitting on the bleachers, watching the judges examine each project. Kari was at the far right of the bleachers, never taking her eyes off of Izzy. She watched with keen interest as the judges approached his project.
The head judge, the school principle, spoke into her microphone,"And now we come to Kourshiro Izumi. Mr. Izumi, can you explain your project to us?"
"Yes, of course," Izzy said, speaking into the microphone,"Well, you no doubt have heard of the Digidestined in the news. What makes a Digidestined is that they are partnered with a Digimon. These Digimon come from the Digital World, a world that can be reached from the computer. With this device, I hope to open a gate to that world."
The crowd started murmuring, and Kari's eyes shot open. "What?" she asked herself,"If he can do that.....wow, Tai was right, this guy is a computer genius!"
Izzy typed a set of commands in the laptop, then he moved to his metallic box. He pressed some of the white keys on the box. His finger hovered over the large key. He took a deep breath, then pressed it. Instantly, the laptop screen lit up, illuminating the gym. The crowd stared in awe as a shadow figure emerged from the laptop screen and grew at a fast rate, landing a few feet to the right.
"Uh oh," Kari thought,"That's a Bakemon, what is Izzy doing?"
Izzy was equally surprised when he saw the ghost Digimon floating in the air. The crowd seated on the bleachers were unsure of what to do, whether to run away, or stay. They got their answer when the Bakemon emerged his claw and destroyed a nearby table.
The crowd started to scream and run out of the gym as the Bakemon began to destroy more tables. The principal and the judges were the first ones out, so Tentomon knew it was safe to emerge from Izzy's backpack. "What happened?" he asked,"I thought your gate was suppose to open to the Primary Village?"
"I don't know," Izzy said.
It seemed that the Bakemon then first realized that Izzy and Tentomon were standing there. He raised his claw, ready to slash down on them, when a white creature head butted him. "What's that?" Izzy asked.
"That's a Gommamon," Tentomon said,"Where did he come from?"
The Bakemon recovered from his attack. Gommamon flew forward, ready to head-butt him again, when the Bakemon grabbed him and flung him aside. He then started hovering towards Izzy and Tentomon, ready to destroy them.
"Izzy!"
"Kari," Izzy said, surprised when he saw the brown haired girl run towards him,"What are you doing here?"
"Never mind that," Kari said,"Listen, Tentomon, is your Digimon, right?"
Izzy nodded.
"Okay," Kari said,"You have to get him to Digivolve. You have to stop the Bakemon."
"But, I thought you said you were a Digidestined too," Izzy said,"Why can't you help?"
"Because I don't have my Gatomon," she said,"Tentomon has to stop him, but he needs to digivolve to send the Bakemon back through the gate."
"How?" Izzy asked.
"Super Shocker!" Tentomon shouted, firing his attack, trying to halt the ghost Digimon.
"You have the power inside of you," Kari said,"Deep inside. You can do it. Search for it, find the power, you can do it."
Izzy closed his eyes. "I....I feel it. I can feel it! Tentomon!"
"Tentomon Digivolve to Kabuterimon!"
The giant beetle Digimon hovered into the air, above the tables, but below the ceiling of the gym. The Bakemon was worried. Kabuterimon put his arms together,"Elctroshocker!"
The energy blast hit the Bakemon, sending him back to the glowing laptop, delivering him back through the gate. Izzy quickly ran over and shut the laptop. Kabuterimon changed back to Tentomon. He landed in front of Izzy and Kari.
"So, Kari," Izzy said, panting,"Do I still have a place with you, or have you already filled my position?"
Kari smiled. "So, you're joining us?"
"Well," Izzy said,"If you can make sure that I don't do anything as stupid as I just did, sure."
Outside, Joe and Gommamon were running as fast as they could away from the gym. They were about to make a turn down an alley, when someone jumped out in front of them. "Hello, Mr. Kido."
"Who are you?" Joe asked, stopping short.
"My name is T.K. Ishida," he said,"and I understand that you are a Digidestined."
Sora walked down the side walk, very depressed. Not only was Tai still ignoring her, he also thought that she didn't have what it took to be one of his team mates. She was extremely upset, the boy of her dreams, hated her.
She kept her gaze to the ground as she walk up the sidewalk, so she didn't notice when Matt steped out in front of her. "Ms. Takenouchi?"
Sora looked up. "Hey, you're that new kid.....Matt, right?"
Matt smiled warmly. "That's right. I overheard your conversation with Tai yesterday. I understand that he told you that you didn't have what it took to be one of his elite."
Sora started crying,"That's right. I....I never felt so worthless in my entire life."
"Well," Matt said,"I am also interested in recruiting Digidestined. I know you are a very capable Digidestined, and, I am offering you a position on my team."
Sora sniffled. "Really?"
Matt nodded."Yes, and I can help you be the best that you can be, what do you say?"
Sora thought for a moment. "Yes," she said,"I accept."
END OF PART 3