Izzy was in his cell. The crest had worn off now, but he was still angry. He had betrayed his friends, especially Sora. Gatomon also had this infernal bracelet placed on his wrist. He couldn't use his powers.
Suddenly an explosion filled the hall. Izzy ran to the window. Looking out he saw Palmon tumbling down the corridor. She was obviously bruised and exhausted. "Palmon!" He cried.
Palmon turned towards the window, and smiled weakly. Suddenly a ball of black energy exploded under her feet, sending her spiraling head over heels. Izzy's gaze turned to the attacker, a laughing Metaletemon. "Come on now, plant girl. It was just getting interesting."
"Leave her alone!" Izzy screamed. The crest started to glow on his chest.
"Well, well look who we have here." Metaletemon walked up to the window and grinned. "I'd like to delete you too, but I have strict orders not to hurt you." Palmon had gotten to her feet and began to run again. Metaletemon threw a banana peel, causing Palmon to slip and hit the ground hard. "But she's doesn't have your level of protection. At least you get to see her last moments, and know you had the power to save her, but couldn't." Palmon was now crawling as fast as she could, which wasn't very fast at all. Metaletemon let her scramble out of view. He tapped on the glass. "Bye-bye. See you soon, you won't see her at all, un-huh." And with that Metaletemon walked leisurely after his prey.
Izzy was now enraged. His crest turned black. "No." He was logical; he can't let the crest take over. Approach it like a problem. Izzy's mind raced rapidly.
Problem: You're trapped in a room. You have the power to blast the door open, but every time you try to use the power, a bracelet shocks you on your wrist.
Solution: Remove the bracelet.
Problem: The bracelet has no lock or hitch. It looked like it was built around your wrist while you where asleep.
Solution: Remove the bracelet.
Izzy growled. He kept coming to the same solution. What was he supposed to do? Slip it over his hand? Izzy grabbed the manacle and pulled hard. The device started to slowly work its way up his hand. Izzy grimaced and pulled harder. With a burst of pain, the bracelet flew off his hand. He smiled to himself and thought. Occam's razor: the simplest solution is most often the correct one. For the first time in his life, he was glad he had his tiny hands. His skin was raw; the tattoo of Devimon stood bright orange against his red skin.
Another scream, weaker but seemed to fill the hallway. Izzy instantly snapped to attention. His eyes turned deep red. His hands glowed briefly and he pointed them to the front of the cell. A burst of black power surged from him, vaporizing the door into nothingness.
Izzy soared out of the cell in the direction of the scream. He found Metaletemon, holding a weakened Palmon by her throat. Palmon spoke in a hoarse voice. "Let me go." She cried weakly.
"Or else what?" Metaletemon shook her.
Fury filled Izzy. His aura of black wrapped around him with a large crackling sound. Metaletemon turned around, and saw Izzy floating in front of him, his eyes glowing red in the darkened hall. Metaletemon took a step back and dropped Palmon in surprise. "I really have to stop saying that." He mumbled, shortly before Izzy attacked.
Izzy smashed a stone pillar next to him, showering Metaletemon in debris. Metaletemon instinctively raised his arms to cover his face. While the stones didn't hurt him, he felt some irresistible force grab his wrists and pull them down. Izzy had his hands wrapped around his arms and was forcing him to his knees. "How many of my friends?" Izzy coldly asked. His inner fury was getting to him as the crest of ignorance slowly took over. Izzy's logic vanished. His only focus was on Metaletemon now. "Now you die." Cracks began to appear on Metaletemon's arm on Izzy squeezed tighter still.
"Not yet, I still have an encore." Metaletemon smiled. "See your green friend over there?"
Izzy turned. Palmon's form was slowly staring to break up. Izzy, even in his haze realized this wasn't supposed to happen. Metaletemon, seizing this lapse, headbutted Izzy. Izzy stumbled back, stunned, releasing his tormenter. Metaletemon ran with Izzy after him, but the monkey called back. "If you chase me your friend will be deleted. Un-huh. Revenge or her life. I'd choose quickly." And with that, Metaletemon ran off down the hall.
Izzy struggled to think. He looked at his escaping foe and back to Palmon's inert form. Beads of green floated away. Izzy realized he had no choice. He ran up to Palmon, knelt down, and grabbed her. Not knowing how, he willed his aura to wrap around her. Energy flowed from him to her. Tendrils of his aura leapt out, snatching the escaping molecules and placing them back. In a few minutes Palmon was completely intact. She opened her eyes. "What happened?" She looked up and saw two red eyes looking at her and she screamed. But then she saw the owner of the eyes. "Izzy?"
Izzy had let his anger take over, and the crest had taken control. He was part virus, so the crest didn't affect him as it did the rest of the digidestined. However, it did remove his knowledge, leaving him a shadow of himself. Simple conversation became difficult. He could only reply. "Yes."
A thousand questions plagued Palmon. "How did you escape? How did you get those powers?" She questioned.
Izzy stood there dumbfounded for a second. He couldn't clearly remember. "I don't know. I had to save you." He finally blurted out.
Palmon couldn't believe it. Izzy had somehow managed to save her life from Metaletemon. How did he get this power? Then she remembered part of the prophecy.
The son of fallen angels
Shall reveal his power
To save a loved one
Palmon thought about this. Izzy had the power and he used it to save her. He must be the son, and she must be the loved one in the prophecy. It all made sense. He must truly love her. It was written in a prophecy, so it must be true. "Come on, we've got to get out of this hallway." Palmon grabbed Izzy's hand.
Izzy's eyes had gone back to normal and his aura disappeared. "Ok." He nodded. Palmon lead him down the hall. Izzy stumbled along clumsily. He had difficulty thinking, plus the battle with Metaletemon and the transfer of energy from him to Palmon had left him drained.
Palmon sensed Izzy's weakness. "Come on Izzy. This cell is empty, we can hide in here for a while." Palmon walked in, making sure to smash the lock first. She didn't want someone to discover them and simply lock the door. Izzy sat down on one of the bunks. He rubbed his temples, trying to clear his head.
Palmon sat down next to Izzy and placed a hand on his hip. "Izzy, you saved my life."
"I did?" Izzy replied. "I did I guess." Even remembering the last few minutes proved to be difficult.
Izzy woke up later. The crest of ignorance had run its course, leaving him his normal self. "What happened?" He asked himself. He noticed Palmon leaning against his leg, fast asleep. He was overjoyed, "Prodigious, I must have saved her." He remembered breaking out of the cell, seeing Metaletemon attacking Palmon. Right about then his memory turned hazy. He must have let the crest of ignorance take over. He vaguely remembered Metaletemon running, and then he recalled bending down and kneeling by Palmon. Palmon said something and led him to this cell. He must have fallen asleep; he was so tired from the battle.
Palmon was still dozing. Izzy decided to let her sleep, she needed her rest after being beaten severely by Metaletemon. He place his head back against the wall and started to sleep, losing himself in his thoughts.
Suddenly an explosion filled the hall. Izzy ran to the window. Looking out he saw Palmon tumbling down the corridor. She was obviously bruised and exhausted. "Palmon!" He cried.
Palmon turned towards the window, and smiled weakly. Suddenly a ball of black energy exploded under her feet, sending her spiraling head over heels. Izzy's gaze turned to the attacker, a laughing Metaletemon. "Come on now, plant girl. It was just getting interesting."
"Leave her alone!" Izzy screamed. The crest started to glow on his chest.
"Well, well look who we have here." Metaletemon walked up to the window and grinned. "I'd like to delete you too, but I have strict orders not to hurt you." Palmon had gotten to her feet and began to run again. Metaletemon threw a banana peel, causing Palmon to slip and hit the ground hard. "But she's doesn't have your level of protection. At least you get to see her last moments, and know you had the power to save her, but couldn't." Palmon was now crawling as fast as she could, which wasn't very fast at all. Metaletemon let her scramble out of view. He tapped on the glass. "Bye-bye. See you soon, you won't see her at all, un-huh." And with that Metaletemon walked leisurely after his prey.
Izzy was now enraged. His crest turned black. "No." He was logical; he can't let the crest take over. Approach it like a problem. Izzy's mind raced rapidly.
Problem: You're trapped in a room. You have the power to blast the door open, but every time you try to use the power, a bracelet shocks you on your wrist.
Solution: Remove the bracelet.
Problem: The bracelet has no lock or hitch. It looked like it was built around your wrist while you where asleep.
Solution: Remove the bracelet.
Izzy growled. He kept coming to the same solution. What was he supposed to do? Slip it over his hand? Izzy grabbed the manacle and pulled hard. The device started to slowly work its way up his hand. Izzy grimaced and pulled harder. With a burst of pain, the bracelet flew off his hand. He smiled to himself and thought. Occam's razor: the simplest solution is most often the correct one. For the first time in his life, he was glad he had his tiny hands. His skin was raw; the tattoo of Devimon stood bright orange against his red skin.
Another scream, weaker but seemed to fill the hallway. Izzy instantly snapped to attention. His eyes turned deep red. His hands glowed briefly and he pointed them to the front of the cell. A burst of black power surged from him, vaporizing the door into nothingness.
Izzy soared out of the cell in the direction of the scream. He found Metaletemon, holding a weakened Palmon by her throat. Palmon spoke in a hoarse voice. "Let me go." She cried weakly.
"Or else what?" Metaletemon shook her.
Fury filled Izzy. His aura of black wrapped around him with a large crackling sound. Metaletemon turned around, and saw Izzy floating in front of him, his eyes glowing red in the darkened hall. Metaletemon took a step back and dropped Palmon in surprise. "I really have to stop saying that." He mumbled, shortly before Izzy attacked.
Izzy smashed a stone pillar next to him, showering Metaletemon in debris. Metaletemon instinctively raised his arms to cover his face. While the stones didn't hurt him, he felt some irresistible force grab his wrists and pull them down. Izzy had his hands wrapped around his arms and was forcing him to his knees. "How many of my friends?" Izzy coldly asked. His inner fury was getting to him as the crest of ignorance slowly took over. Izzy's logic vanished. His only focus was on Metaletemon now. "Now you die." Cracks began to appear on Metaletemon's arm on Izzy squeezed tighter still.
"Not yet, I still have an encore." Metaletemon smiled. "See your green friend over there?"
Izzy turned. Palmon's form was slowly staring to break up. Izzy, even in his haze realized this wasn't supposed to happen. Metaletemon, seizing this lapse, headbutted Izzy. Izzy stumbled back, stunned, releasing his tormenter. Metaletemon ran with Izzy after him, but the monkey called back. "If you chase me your friend will be deleted. Un-huh. Revenge or her life. I'd choose quickly." And with that, Metaletemon ran off down the hall.
Izzy struggled to think. He looked at his escaping foe and back to Palmon's inert form. Beads of green floated away. Izzy realized he had no choice. He ran up to Palmon, knelt down, and grabbed her. Not knowing how, he willed his aura to wrap around her. Energy flowed from him to her. Tendrils of his aura leapt out, snatching the escaping molecules and placing them back. In a few minutes Palmon was completely intact. She opened her eyes. "What happened?" She looked up and saw two red eyes looking at her and she screamed. But then she saw the owner of the eyes. "Izzy?"
Izzy had let his anger take over, and the crest had taken control. He was part virus, so the crest didn't affect him as it did the rest of the digidestined. However, it did remove his knowledge, leaving him a shadow of himself. Simple conversation became difficult. He could only reply. "Yes."
A thousand questions plagued Palmon. "How did you escape? How did you get those powers?" She questioned.
Izzy stood there dumbfounded for a second. He couldn't clearly remember. "I don't know. I had to save you." He finally blurted out.
Palmon couldn't believe it. Izzy had somehow managed to save her life from Metaletemon. How did he get this power? Then she remembered part of the prophecy.
The son of fallen angels
Shall reveal his power
To save a loved one
Palmon thought about this. Izzy had the power and he used it to save her. He must be the son, and she must be the loved one in the prophecy. It all made sense. He must truly love her. It was written in a prophecy, so it must be true. "Come on, we've got to get out of this hallway." Palmon grabbed Izzy's hand.
Izzy's eyes had gone back to normal and his aura disappeared. "Ok." He nodded. Palmon lead him down the hall. Izzy stumbled along clumsily. He had difficulty thinking, plus the battle with Metaletemon and the transfer of energy from him to Palmon had left him drained.
Palmon sensed Izzy's weakness. "Come on Izzy. This cell is empty, we can hide in here for a while." Palmon walked in, making sure to smash the lock first. She didn't want someone to discover them and simply lock the door. Izzy sat down on one of the bunks. He rubbed his temples, trying to clear his head.
Palmon sat down next to Izzy and placed a hand on his hip. "Izzy, you saved my life."
"I did?" Izzy replied. "I did I guess." Even remembering the last few minutes proved to be difficult.
Izzy woke up later. The crest of ignorance had run its course, leaving him his normal self. "What happened?" He asked himself. He noticed Palmon leaning against his leg, fast asleep. He was overjoyed, "Prodigious, I must have saved her." He remembered breaking out of the cell, seeing Metaletemon attacking Palmon. Right about then his memory turned hazy. He must have let the crest of ignorance take over. He vaguely remembered Metaletemon running, and then he recalled bending down and kneeling by Palmon. Palmon said something and led him to this cell. He must have fallen asleep; he was so tired from the battle.
Palmon was still dozing. Izzy decided to let her sleep, she needed her rest after being beaten severely by Metaletemon. He place his head back against the wall and started to sleep, losing himself in his thoughts.