Last Time: Tickets for the TRL International Tour went on sale and Davis and TK rushed to get tickets…so they could take Kari. But of course, it wasn't that easy because the tickets were sold out. While Davis thought of something else he could do, the well for TK has run dry at the moment. What happens next?
The Rock Show: Part 2
Davis reached his destination and knocked on the door. Knowing this person, he was probably busy on his computer, so Davis was persistent and kept on knocking. Finally, the door opened.
"Oh…hey, Davis. I didn't expect to see you here."
There was sixteen-year-old Izzy Izumi, who looked surprised to see Davis standing at his doorstep. Davis was actually pretty surprised himself, but he had a good idea of how Izzy might be able to help him.
"Izzy…I need your help."
Izzy immediately tried to shut the door and Davis held it open with his foot.
"Izzy!"
"No way, Davis! The last time I saw you, you ended up covered in an aphrodisiac and I had to end up pouring fertilizer all over you."
"That's ancient history!"
"That was A FEW WEEKS AGO!"
Davis shook his head. "Izzy…I promise I won't ask you for anything that'll result in me being torn apart by a bunch of women."
"I wasn't worried because you were being torn apart by a bunch of women," Izzy clarified. "I was worried because of what happened after! I was lucky Matt didn't tear my head off for taking my eye off that bottle! Now if I help you…do you PROMISE not to get me into that kind of dilemma?"
"I just need a simple favor and…you're the best computer guy I know. Definitely the smartest!"
Izzy scratched the back of his head bashfully. "Well…I know I'm pretty smart……ok, what do you need?"
Davis waited patiently while Izzy scoured the Internet for anything he could use. Knowing Izzy was the most computer literate out of the entire group of DigiDestined, Davis knew the computer genius had to have a trick up his sleeve. Davis tried to get a view of what was going on, but Izzy had his computer screen well-hidden from wandering eyes.
"The wave of the future is in the Internet," Izzy began. "Why get tickets from the box office when you can simply get them online? Even if the box office is sold out, tickets can still be found anywhere in the online world."
"But how?" Davis asked.
"I'm glad you asked me that," Izzy grinned. "While online ticket booths are sold out of the TRL tickets, there's still ONE source we can use. Using a series of search engines, we can look through every auction site on the Internet! So all I have to do…is enter the name of the concert…and click 'Search'. And…there we go!"
Davis actually felt excited about this cyber-type computer geek stuff for the first time in his life. It was actually about to get him just what he needed. He would get those concert tickets.
"So how many are out there?" Davis asked.
"One second…ok. There are…ZERO."
Davis' jaw dropped open. "NONE?!"
"Not a single ticket," Izzy said again. "They're all gone."
"That can't be possible! Can you check again?"
Izzy shrugged. "Couldn't hurt."
Izzy clicked on the 'Search' button again. Finally, it occurred to Davis to walk behind Izzy and look over his shoulder to see the screen. The computer was slow to load at first, but finally the results came on the screen.
"Hmm…something just came up," Izzy mumbled. "Two tickets just came on auction through eBay."
"How much? How much? How much?!"
Izzy opened the web page and saw that they were two front row tickets. And the opening price was…only $100 for both.
"Of course…we WOULD need a major credit card," Izzy pointed out. "Unless I were to use my check card, but I don't think we'll be doing that…"
Davis immediately pulled out a wad of cash. "I'll give you all this to put in your check card! Just get those tickets!"
Izzy's eyes brightened upon seeing all that cash. "Ok! Let's just click…and…there!"
Izzy made the $100 bid and Davis was starting to feel a sense of victory. This turned out to be much easier than he thought. He was actually going to get two front row tickets to the TRL concert for only $100.
"YES!" Davis yelled triumphantly.
Suddenly, the web page reloaded.
"Oops, you got outbid," Izzy said calmly.
Davis frowned. "Huh? What happened?"
Izzy pointed at the computer screen. "After you made your bid, ten other guys made a bigger bid. The ticket prices are up to $1000."
"But I don't have $1000!" Davis cried.
"Then you can't have the tickets," Izzy said matter-of-factly.
"Please, Izzy! Bid one more time! I'll pay you back!"
Izzy hesitated, but finally sighed deeply. "Ok…but you owe me, Davis."
Izzy clicked to make the $1000 bid and Davis tried not to get his hopes up again. Sure enough, the web page reloaded…and Davis had been outbid again.
"Wow!" Izzy exclaimed. "$2000! That's amazing!"
Davis groaned. He just saw his whole idea fall apart. It looked like he was still up the creek without a paddle.
"You sound like you want these tickets bad," Izzy thought. "Who are you taking, Davis?"
"Well…"
Silence.
Izzy shook his head. "Say no more. I should have known. I'll let you know if anything comes up, but don't hold your breath. I don't think ANYBODY wants to give up those tickets.
Davis sighed. "Thanks anyway, Izzy."
Davis was set to go, once again, empty-handed. Now he needed a new idea. But now the well had truly run dry. It felt hopeless. Davis didn't have a single idea in his head.
TK hung his head down as he walked home. No matter how hard he put his mind to it, he couldn't think of any way to get those tickets to the concert. There seemed to be nothing he could do.
"TK?"
TK looked around and saw his sixteen-year-old brother, Matt Ishida, who just happened to be walking down the same street. TK walked over to his older brother, who was standing in front of an electronics store and looked a lot happier than usual.
"You walking home?" Matt asked.
"I guess so," TK sighed. "Let's go."
But before they went on their way, one of the radios in the electronics store window blared…
'It's the concert the entire world's been waiting for! You've never seen anything like this! For one time only, MTV is taking a live concert overseas with the TRL International Tour! After touring North America and Europe, the TRL International Tour is ready to come across Japan starting January 25th in Odaiba! Come see Green Day, Sum-41, Blink 182, Alien Ant Farm, No Doubt, and many more! Including special guests…U2! Tickets WILL go fast! So get yours before they're all gone!'
TK groaned when he heard that again. It only served as a reminder of his failure. But Matt had a totally different view on it.
"I'm glad I got my tickets."
TK was immediately taken by surprise when he heard that. "YOU have tickets?"
Matt nodded. "Two of them. Front row. I had to pull a lot of strings to get these, but I got them. And it's a good thing, too. I don't think there's another ticket out there."
An idea finally hit TK. There was ONE thing he could do. He now knew someone who had two tickets…his own brother, in fact. And blood was definitely thicker than water. Matt would never turn him down.
"Matt…you think I can have those two tickets?"
Matt…burst out in laughter. "That's a good one, TK!"
TK frowned as Matt kept laughing. He was about to say something before Matt interrupted him.
"I wouldn't give these tickets up for anybody," Matt continued. "This is one concert I'm NOT gonna miss!"
"Come on, Matt," TK persisted. "I'm your little brother. What could keep you from saying yes to your only brother?"
"Matt!"
TK looked over across the street to find his answer. It was sixteen-year-old Sora Takenouchi, who came running across the street. She immediately put her arms around Matt, looking as gleeful as a schoolgirl.
"I still can't believe you got two tickets to the TRL concert!" Sora squealed. "And I'm so happy you decided to take me! I can't wait to go!"
"I wouldn't think of taking anybody else," Matt grinned.
"Thank you so much, Matt!" Sora smiled. "I'll see you later."
Sora gave Matt a kiss on the cheek and walked off. TK saw a confident, almost cocky, look on his brother's face. And TK could only stand there stunned.
"So you'd rather go to the concert with a girl instead of give those tickets to your only brother, huh? I can't say I'm not disappointed, Matt."
"And just who were YOU planning to take to the concert?" Matt asked.
"Uh……………Kari."
"I should have known."
"So…can I have those tickets?"
"No!"
"Please?"
"No!"
"Matt, come on! I'm your brother! Blood is thicker than water!"
"Not when it comes to Sora. No way!"
"PLEASE!"
"NO!"
Before TK could keep begging shamelessly, Matt decided to take his leave. He walked away and left TK all by himself on the sidewalk.
But now TK was a step ahead of where he was a few minutes ago. Now he knew where to get those tickets. Of course, it wouldn't be an easy task. Getting those tickets from Matt looked to be harder than getting Tai to get a haircut.
TK was ready, though. He would do whatever it takes.
Next Time: TK isn't about to give up on getting those tickets from Matt. So how will he go about getting them? And what's Davis' next step?
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