"The Detectives Kamiya: The Informant Who Loved Me"
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Summary: An evil genius begins stealing jewels in order to power up an invention that will destroy Tokyo! Luckily, he has an informant to help him keep one step ahead of the good guys. Especially our heroes, Tai and Kari. Will this genius succeed, or will the Kamiyas stop him in time?
Has Tai figured out why Yolei was wandering around outside the museum? Or is he just being his normal self, flirting with every pretty face he sees? Will it all matter when Izzy puts his plan into action, and the siblings try to catch him in the act? Here's Chapter 2! Enjoy, everyone!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fanfic.
Rating: R, contains profane language, violence, and implied sexual situations. Do not read this if you are too young or you are against reading fanfics that contain this type of stuff.
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Tokyo, Japan
Inside the Odaiba Museum of Gems, Kari and Gatomon were searching for the museum curator's office. Oddly enough, they find it right at the center. They open the door and find a man in his late forties sitting behind a wooden desk. Taking out their badges, they introduce themselves.
"First Class Detective Kari Kamiya," Kari said, stating her name and rank.
"Rookie Detective Gatomon," Gatomon added in a similar fashion.
"We're here regarding a rumor that a thief may be after the Yomoto Silver Diamond, which you have on display here."
"Why would this thief be after that gem?" the curator asked. "Besides the obvious answer, of course."
"We're not quite sure, sir, but this thief is an expert at his game. We want to take some precautions to make sure his plan doesn't succeed."
"I see. And do you have any proof that he's coming here?"
"It's just a hunch," Gatomon jumped in, "but after the Zuna Red Ruby was stolen last night, we logically thought the Yomoto Silver Diamond would be next."
"Even if this thief is coming, we have more than enough security to stop him."
"I wouldn't be so sure. This thief's a genius."
The curator sighs. "Well, if you're that sure that he's going to strike tonight, then you're more than welcome to stay and stake out the place."
"Thank you," Kari replied before ushering Gatomon out the door.
Once the two were outside, they began to plan out the night.
"So, what are we doing?"
"First," Kari began, "we find Tai and Agumon and tell them that we can wait for Izzy to show up tonight. Then we'll figure out some way of capturing him, but he'll somehow get away anyway because he has some outside help. That, and the fact that this is only the beginning of the second act."
Gatomon shrugs her shoulders. "I suppose. What else can we do?"
"Here comes Tai now!"
Tai and Agumon run up to Kari and Gatomon with smiles on their faces.
"What's up?" Kari asked her brother. "Find something interesting outside?"
"More like someone," Agumon replied.
"Huh?" Gatomon murmured, a bit confused at Agumon's response.
"I'll explain later," Tai butted in, trying to keep his sister from finding out he had been flirting with another woman. "So, what did the curator say?"
"He said he'll allow us to stick around since we're so confident that Izzy will show up tonight. Though he claims that the museum's own security measures will be enough."
"No security measure will ever be good enough if Izzy's involved. He'll find someway around them. That's why we have to get him tonight, when he least expects us."
*****
(Begin theme song - Limp Bizkit's "Boiler")
The siren of an ambulance wails in the background. Younger versions of Tai and Kari
are standing with their father and a hundred other mourners, all dressed in black. A gravestone marked with their family last name, Kamiya, is on it. Kari weeps openly into her brother's arms as a coffin is slowly lowered into a hole in the ground and then promptly buried in dirt.
Now in present time, Tai, dressed in a gray suit with matching pants along with a white buttoned long sleeve shirt and plain orange tie, walks out of a police station. Kari is walking next to him, wearing the same clothes as her older brother, with the exception of a knee length skirt in place of pants.
Meanwhile, the title screen appears...
"The Detectives Kamiya"
Starring Tai Kamiya...
Tai smiles goofily while lying in bed as he reminisces about an old girlfriend.
Kari Kamiya...
Kari walks through the police station as she flips through some papers in a folder.
Also Starring Matt Ishida as the Chief...
Matt opens a steel door and then gasps in fright at the sight of the figure standing behind it.
Fanfic Written and Edited by Freedom Fighter...
Kari dives into a small hole in the side of the building to avoid getting burned. In another scene, Tai motions to punch someone in the face, but he misses.
As the song comes to an end, Tai and Kari stand in front of their mother's grave. Kari sheds a tear as she places a bouquet of flowers next to the tombstone. Tai hugs his little sister as he looks up to the sky, knowing that their mother is now in a better place.
(End theme song)
*****
Episode 5 - "The Informant Who Loved Me, Part 2"
Yolei was walking away from the museum, cursing herself as she makes her way to her satin silver metallic Honda Civic Coupe EX.
"Shit! I can't believe I almost got caught! And why the hell did I tell him my real name? I should have told him a fake one! For all I know, he's already heading back to the station to look up my profile! I've got get back to my apartment and hack into their computer before it's too late!"
She gets into her car and drives off towards her apartment, nestled in the heart of downtown Odaiba.
Meanwhile, back at the Izumi laboratory, Izzy was hard at work putting the finishing touches on his break-in plan. He makes a few marks on the blueprint in front of him. He then drops his penchi, stretches his arm, and then wipes the sweat off of his forehead.
"Finally, I'm done! I'm ready to get that diamond tonight! I just hope that Yolei can get me the prints for the Mesamoto Museum by tomorrow. Then I can finally get the Xylo Whitestone Pearl! And then I will be able to power up my Demolition Ray Gun and destroy Tokyo!"
Izzy begins to laugh maniacally, overjoyed that things are working out as planned.
"But first... it's time to head for the kitchen and fix me some lunch!"
Izzy laughs heartily again as he trots out of the room and goes to the kitchen.
Back with the Kamiya siblings, Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon have left the museum and are heading back to the police station.
"Tai," Kari began, "may I ask why we're going back to the station?"
"We?" Tai asked back, attempting to clarify his statement. "You and Gatomon are the only ones going to the station."
"Then where are we going?" Agumon asked Tai.
"That's exactly what I want to know," Kari added.
"Back to our apartment, of course! Someone has to pack some supplies for tonight."
"But don't you need me for that too?"
"I need you and Gatomon to go to the station and get a few of those spy gadgets for us to use tonight. Agumon and I will handle getting a change of clothing and a few sleeping bags from our apartment."
"Why don't you two go to the station and let me and Gatomon go to our apartment? At least by doing that, I'll know that the clothes we'll be wearing tonight are appropriate."
"What? You don't trust me?"
"For one thing, picking the right clothes for certain events has always been a problem for you, Tai. And second, you know that leather chafes my skin."
Tai sweatdrops. "Leather... what makes you think I was going to get those suits out?"
Kari smiles and points at her head. "Women's intuition. Never leave home without it!"
"For your information, we no longer have those leather jumpsuits. I sold them to get some money for a down payment on a new car."
Kari's eyes brighten up. "You mean it? You're finally going to teach me how to drive?"
"No, I'm just getting you a car. I'm a detective, not a driving school instructor. If you want to learn how to drive a car, find one of those."
"Thank you, Tai!"
"No problem, sis! Just trying to help!"
"What kind of car are you getting me?"
"I don't know yet. I just know that it has to be something that attracts a lot of guys."
"You never give up, do you?"
Agumon and Gatomon look at their two partners from the back seat and comment on their behavior.
"I wish they'd get through a conversation without Tai suggesting that Kari should get a boyfriend," Gatomon told Agumon.
"I agree. What's the big deal with him arranging a partner for her?"
"Yeah. In the Digiworld, a Digimon doesn't mate until he or she finds the right one. The two partners are then inseparable, as they will live together as long as they both live."
"If Tai were smart, he'd focus more on getting someone himself."
"By the way, what's the tally up to?"
"Five over nine days. Remember, if he gets to a dozen by month's end, you have to buy me that trench coat I've always wanted!"
"And if he doesn't, you owe me some caviar, buddy!"
After dropping off Kari and Gatomon at the station, Tai and Agumon drive home. They pull up to the parking lot a few minutes later. Tai parks the squad car, then heads inside the apartment complex, with Agumon right behind him.
As usual, the apartment the Kamiyas shared was full of junk and dirty clothes... mostly Tai's... lying all over the place. Agumon had to hold his paws over his nostrils, in fear of inhaling something toxic.
"It's not that bad!" Tai exclaimed as he noticed what Agumon was doing. "Look, we haven't done our weekly cleaning yet, so give us a break!"
Tai went into his bedroom and pulled out two backpacks and a knapsack from the closet. He hands the knapsack to Agumon.
"Agumon, I need you to find a flashlight, some matches, today's newspaper, and two unopened bags of potato chips! Put them all in this knapsack when you're done. I'll start packing some clothes for Kari and myself."
Agumon left the room to complete his task while Tai searched his closet for some good clothes. He finally found a black short sleeve shirt and a pair of torn up blue jeans that he no longer wears. He continues searching through his clothes, packing an extra outfit and some extra underwear, just in case.
He then exits his room and heads over to his sister's to pack a few of her things.
A few minutes later, all of the bags are piled up by the front door. Agumon gets ready to go out the door, but Tai stops him.
"Wait! I need to make a call first!"
"To whom?"
Tai doesn't respond as he reaches for the cordless phone. He then pulls out the business card that Yolei had dropped earlier and he starts to dial her number.
"You're not honestly trying to call her now, are you?"
"We have time, Agumon! We don't have to be back at the museum until tonight."
"I'll never understand humans and their mating habits. Between you and Kari, you're polar opposites!"
"You know, they say that opposites attract. Maybe Kari and I should..."
"How can you even think that? You're brother and sister, for crying out loud!"
"I was just kidding! Haven't you heard of sarcasm... wait, it's ringing!"
Meanwhile, in another part of Odaiba, Yolei was in her apartment, working on her computer. After a few clicks of her mouse, the information that she had been searching for appears on the screen.
"Finally, I found you!"
A picture of Tai and a profile of him are present on the screen. Yolei reads the details out aloud.
"Twenty-two year old male, two year veteran of the Tokyo Police. Secondary school graduate and two years of study at Odaiba Community College. Lives with his younger sister, Kari, 19, who is also a member of the Tokyo Police. His father is still alive and is a resident of Tokyo. His mother's whereabouts are unknown."
Yolei thought to herself. "That's weird... the network I always get my information from is usually accurate. So why don't they know where his mother is?"
All of a sudden, the phone set up next to her desk begins to ring. Yolei answers the phone.
"Hello?"
"Yolei, it's me."
She gasps in fear. "It's just as I thought. He already knows where I am!"
*****
"Yolei!" Tai screamed into the phone. "Yolei, are you still there?"
"H-h-h-how did you find my phone number?"
"Well, you dropped one of your business cards when we bumped into each other."
"So that's it then. You've already got a whole police squad with you, ready to bust in, I bet."
"Why would I do that?"
"Don't fool with me! I bet you're delaying me long enough for them to get up here."
"Yolei, it's nothing like that!"
"You cops are all the same. Well, you're not getting me!"
"I just want to talk, not send you to jail!"
"And how do I know that you're telling the truth?"
"Well, why should I have reason to arrest you anyway? You haven't committed a crime recently, have you?"
"Wouldn't you know?"
"I guess you're right about that one. Okay... if I'm not telling the truth, then how come no one's busted into your house yet?"
"I live in an apartment."
"I knew that."
"You see! You knew that! That's it... I'm outta here!"
"I didn't know that until you said so!"
"So you mean you haven't checked to see if I'm a criminal or not?"
"Should I?"
"This guy's either very cunning or very stupid," Yolei thought to herself. "But I can't figure out which one."
"Look, if one of the guys has you on tab for unpaid parking tickets, I can take care of it. It's no sweat."
"Maybe he doesn't know about me yet. I should play along." She then starts speaking to Tai again. "Oh yeah, that's it. I have a lot of unpaid tickets. I just don't pay them because... um... the meter maid hates me. She's jealous of my looks, so she watches for the second my parking meter expires so she can write a ticket on the spot."
"I'm sure I can take care of that. In the meantime, you wouldn't mind doing a favor for me, would you?"
"A favor? Like what?"
"How about going out with me on a date tomorrow night?"
"A date?"
"If you don't go out with me, I'll come after you and make you pay off those tickets myself."
Yolei thought to herself again. "If he comes here, he might find out what I really do for a living. Then I'll really be in trouble. Maybe I should go on this date. It'll give me a chance to cover my tracks and at the same time see what he's capable of."
"Deal!"
"Deal? Are you serious?"
"What? Now you don't want to go out with me?"
"Yes, of course I do! I'll call you tomorrow once I make plans. See ya!"
Tai then hangs up the phone.
"What the hell did I just get myself into?"
Back at the Kamiyas apartment...
"I'm so happy that she said yes!" Tai exclaims, crying happily as he jumps around the room.
"I'm happy that you're happy!" Agumon tells him.
"Let's hurry up and catch Izzy so I can plan for tomorrow night!"
Tai grabs all of the bags and runs out the door. Agumon follows him after closing the front door behind him.
That night, Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon return to the museum. The two Digimon head for the bushes while the two siblings head inside. Tai was wearing the black short sleeve shirt and jeans he had packed earlier. Kari, on the other hand, was wearing a knee-length black dress. Kari didn't look too happy about it.
"I can't believe you're making me wear my prom dress!" Kari exclaimed as she looked herself over.
"It was your prom dress until you found that bright lavender one," Tai reminder her, "so technically..."
"Couldn't you find anything else?"
"Well, since I through out the leather jumpsuits, as mentioned earlier, that happens to be the only black thing in your closet. At least, the only thing that you could actually wear out in public."
"The next time we have a stakeout, I'm picking out the clothes."
The two stop arguing when they hear a piece of glass break from somewhere in the museum.
"We'd better check this out," Tai told his sister.
"Right," Kari replied. "Izzy might already be here trying to get the diamond!"
Tai and Kari make their way through the museum as fast as they can. They eventually locate the display where the diamond is on display. As they approach it, they see two shadows pluck the diamond from its perch. As the alarms go off, the two thieves split up... but our heroes can't tell which one has the jewel!
"Go left!" Tai shouted at his sister. "I'll get the one on the right!"
Kari follows her brother's instructions as the two go their separate ways.
Kari chases one of the thieves towards the south end of the building. As the two of them enter the pre-Roman Empire exhibit, the thief quickly finds a hiding place. Kari stops dead in her tracks and glances around the dimly lit room.
"I know you're in here!" Kari shouted at the top of her lungs. "Izzy Izumi, I order you to surrender and return the Yomoto Silver Diamond to its rightful place!"
"You're making a big mistake!" a voice replied... a female voice.
"That sounded like a woman's voice," Kari thought. "Maybe I've got Izzy's accomplice while Tai's got Izzy. But who is she?"
"I'm warning you... you're getting in way over your head!" the voice shouted.
"Look, I'm not going to hurt you. Just come out and give yourself up now. If you do, I'll promise that the judge will go easy on you."
"I wish I could say the same for you, detective."
The figure comes out of hiding just long enough to pull out a small handgun and shoot a glass display near Kari. She dives to the ground just in time, avoiding all of the broken glass shards now falling all around her. By the time all of the glass is on the floor and Kari is back on her feet, the woman is gone.
But she hadn't completely lost her... a lock of purple hair had fallen from the woman's hair as she had fled the scene.
There was hope for Kari to identify the accomplice yet.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the museum, Tai and Izzy had confronted each other in the 18th Century Asia exhibit. The two foes were staring each other down.
"Return that diamond at once!" Tai shouted at Izzy.
Izzy smirks before admitting that he didn't have it on him. "Do you think I'd be stupid enough to carry it with me, especially with my assistant around?"
"I wouldn't smile if I were you. My sister Kari is just as capable of catching a criminal as I am. She'll catch your accomplice, no problem!"
"Ah, but she's no ordinary accomplice. She's my partner-in-crime and she's just as intelligent as I am. By now, I bet she's already escaped from your sister and she's heading to our secret meeting place. Speaking of which, I'd better get going if I want to meet her on time."
"You're not getting away that easily! Especially with an ace up my sleeve!"
Without warning, an air vent cover is sent flying off of its hinges thanks to what seems to be a fireball. Seconds later, Agumon emerges from the vent.
"You see," Tai began explaining, "Kari and I thought that it would be beneficial if Agumon and Gatomon had appeared to take guard outside to watch for your arrival. But something told me upon our arrival that you were nearby and ready to break in. So, we had our Digimon get in through the air vents. They used the vents to keep track of us and to provide back- up... like right now."
"A rather ingenious plan, I must say."
"You like it?" Tai smiled, looking for praise from his enemy.
"Remind me to thank Kari the next time I see her. Come on, you know that she's the one with the brains."
"Are you insulting me?" Tai yelled angrily.
"Then again, all the plan's succeeded in doing is ensuring that you'll live through the night."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Don't tell me that you've already forgotten that I have a Digimon of my own!"
"Super Shocker!" a voice yells from the ceiling. A bolt of electricity rains down and strikes Tai directly. The blast fries the detective and causes him to lose consciousness. Agumon runs over to help his partner.
"Tai! Are you alright?"
Agumon starts shaking Tai, but he doesn't get a response. He can see that Tai's chest is moving up and down slowly, signifying that he's still breathing. Agumon, then filled with rage, looks up at the ceiling and fires at the source of the bolt. The Digimon dodges the attack and lands right in front of Agumon. Izzy laughs maniacally as he watches his Digimon stare down Agumon.
"I guess Tai hasn't told you about my Digimon. His name is Tentomon. By the way, if you don't want to end up like your unconscious partner, I would suggest surrendering right about now."
"I'll never surrender!" Agumon shouted before firing at him. "Pepper Breath!"
Tentomon not only dodges the attack, but seemingly disappears in the process. And then...
"Super Shocker!"
Tentomon appears out of nowhere and fires a much stronger bolt at Agumon. Agumon screams in pain as the blast knocks him out as well. The blast also succeeds in breaking all of the glass display cases in the room, sending shards of glass flying all over the place. Tentomon then hovers over the fallen Digimon as if he were to deliver the finishing blow.
"That's enough," Izzy commanded, holding his hand up. "By the time they come to, we'll already be long gone with the Yomoto Silver Diamond."
Tentomon nods and flies towards the exit. Izzy starts to run after him, but he stops to turn back and glance one more time at his fallen foes.
"The next time you mess with me, I'll personally make sure you don't live to see another day." He then smiles evilly. "Consider this your final warning, Tai Kamiya!"
Izzy then exits. Just seconds later, Kari and Gatomon enter the room and find the fallen Tai and Agumon on the ground, fried, unconscious, and with several cuts on their bodies due to all of the broken glass. Police sirens fill the air as Kari and Gatomon try to awaken their comrades.
Tai is the first to awaken. He sits up and shakes his head as he tries to regain full consciousness.
"Tai, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Kari. What happened?"
"You tell me," Gatomon piped up. "We found the two of you out when we got here."
"The two of us?" Tai asked in confusion as he turned and found that Agumon was lying on the ground only a few feet away, unconscious. He seemed to have the same cuts and bruises that Tai had. Tai leaps over and tries to awaken Agumon.
"Agumon! Are you okay? Speak to me!"
Finally, Agumon comes to. Tai smiles in relief.
"Agumon!"
"I tried to stop them Tai, but his Digimon attacked me..."
"Digimon?" Kari blinked, remembering that Izzy had a Digimon. "You mean Tentomon, right?"
Agumon nodded in agreement.
"I remember reading Tentomon's file back at the station," Gatomon said. "It said that his Super Shocker attack is very dangerous. The attack has been known for causing numerous injuries, almost killing a police officer in one case."
"We should've prepared better," Kari sighed, disappointed that both Izzy and his accomplice had gotten away. "I was lucky enough to get a lock of hair from Izzy's partner."
Kari pulls out the purple lock of hair from the top of her dress and shows it to the others.
"It fell out of her hair as she got away from me. She nearly got me with her handgun, though."
"She?" Tai yelled in surprise. "You mean Izzy's partner-in-crime's a woman? That's right... Izzy did say his partner was a female before Tentomon knocked me out."
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, our only chance is to analyze this strand of hair and ID her. But by the time we figure out who she is, they could strike again."
"It's the only lead we have. We just have to hope that we can stop them before they rob the city blind."
Meanwhile in London, Matt had just arrived at Scotland Yard. Upon entering, the first person he happened to meet was his mother, whose face was flowing with tears as the two hugged each other.
"Mom... where's TK now?" Matt asked as they released each other.
"He was at the city morgue, but..." his mom stopped short.
"Was? What do you mean was?"
"Matt, I'm sorry... someone knocked out the mortician while he was examining Takeru's body."
"What does this all mean?"
"Takeru is gone! Someone stole his body!"
Matt could only stand there in shock with his mouth wide open. He couldn't believe this. First, his younger brother is gunned down by gangsters. And now, someone's stolen his body for their own sick enjoyment.
"Don't worry," Matt finally spoke up, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'll do whatever it takes to recover Takeru's body. And I'll make sure the guys who killed him pay for what they've done."
Next Episode Preview: Narrated by Tai...
Matt's not happy after hearing that someone stole his dead brother's body from the morgue in London. And he doesn't get any happier when he hears of the damage at the Odaiba Museum of Gems caused by our failed attempt to catch Izzy. So he puts all of us on probation and forbids us from continuing the case until further notice! We can't afford that to happen! Izzy could rob the city blind by then! And what about that woman who was with him? At least the break will give me a chance to go on my date with Yolei. That is, until I find out...
Don't miss our next episode, "The Informant Who Loved Me, Part 3!"
Comments, suggestions for future cases, and questions about the series are welcome and recommended! Please leave a review or e-mail me with them!
Copyright Date: 5/12/02
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Summary: An evil genius begins stealing jewels in order to power up an invention that will destroy Tokyo! Luckily, he has an informant to help him keep one step ahead of the good guys. Especially our heroes, Tai and Kari. Will this genius succeed, or will the Kamiyas stop him in time?
Has Tai figured out why Yolei was wandering around outside the museum? Or is he just being his normal self, flirting with every pretty face he sees? Will it all matter when Izzy puts his plan into action, and the siblings try to catch him in the act? Here's Chapter 2! Enjoy, everyone!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fanfic.
Rating: R, contains profane language, violence, and implied sexual situations. Do not read this if you are too young or you are against reading fanfics that contain this type of stuff.
*****
Tokyo, Japan
Inside the Odaiba Museum of Gems, Kari and Gatomon were searching for the museum curator's office. Oddly enough, they find it right at the center. They open the door and find a man in his late forties sitting behind a wooden desk. Taking out their badges, they introduce themselves.
"First Class Detective Kari Kamiya," Kari said, stating her name and rank.
"Rookie Detective Gatomon," Gatomon added in a similar fashion.
"We're here regarding a rumor that a thief may be after the Yomoto Silver Diamond, which you have on display here."
"Why would this thief be after that gem?" the curator asked. "Besides the obvious answer, of course."
"We're not quite sure, sir, but this thief is an expert at his game. We want to take some precautions to make sure his plan doesn't succeed."
"I see. And do you have any proof that he's coming here?"
"It's just a hunch," Gatomon jumped in, "but after the Zuna Red Ruby was stolen last night, we logically thought the Yomoto Silver Diamond would be next."
"Even if this thief is coming, we have more than enough security to stop him."
"I wouldn't be so sure. This thief's a genius."
The curator sighs. "Well, if you're that sure that he's going to strike tonight, then you're more than welcome to stay and stake out the place."
"Thank you," Kari replied before ushering Gatomon out the door.
Once the two were outside, they began to plan out the night.
"So, what are we doing?"
"First," Kari began, "we find Tai and Agumon and tell them that we can wait for Izzy to show up tonight. Then we'll figure out some way of capturing him, but he'll somehow get away anyway because he has some outside help. That, and the fact that this is only the beginning of the second act."
Gatomon shrugs her shoulders. "I suppose. What else can we do?"
"Here comes Tai now!"
Tai and Agumon run up to Kari and Gatomon with smiles on their faces.
"What's up?" Kari asked her brother. "Find something interesting outside?"
"More like someone," Agumon replied.
"Huh?" Gatomon murmured, a bit confused at Agumon's response.
"I'll explain later," Tai butted in, trying to keep his sister from finding out he had been flirting with another woman. "So, what did the curator say?"
"He said he'll allow us to stick around since we're so confident that Izzy will show up tonight. Though he claims that the museum's own security measures will be enough."
"No security measure will ever be good enough if Izzy's involved. He'll find someway around them. That's why we have to get him tonight, when he least expects us."
*****
(Begin theme song - Limp Bizkit's "Boiler")
The siren of an ambulance wails in the background. Younger versions of Tai and Kari
are standing with their father and a hundred other mourners, all dressed in black. A gravestone marked with their family last name, Kamiya, is on it. Kari weeps openly into her brother's arms as a coffin is slowly lowered into a hole in the ground and then promptly buried in dirt.
Now in present time, Tai, dressed in a gray suit with matching pants along with a white buttoned long sleeve shirt and plain orange tie, walks out of a police station. Kari is walking next to him, wearing the same clothes as her older brother, with the exception of a knee length skirt in place of pants.
Meanwhile, the title screen appears...
"The Detectives Kamiya"
Starring Tai Kamiya...
Tai smiles goofily while lying in bed as he reminisces about an old girlfriend.
Kari Kamiya...
Kari walks through the police station as she flips through some papers in a folder.
Also Starring Matt Ishida as the Chief...
Matt opens a steel door and then gasps in fright at the sight of the figure standing behind it.
Fanfic Written and Edited by Freedom Fighter...
Kari dives into a small hole in the side of the building to avoid getting burned. In another scene, Tai motions to punch someone in the face, but he misses.
As the song comes to an end, Tai and Kari stand in front of their mother's grave. Kari sheds a tear as she places a bouquet of flowers next to the tombstone. Tai hugs his little sister as he looks up to the sky, knowing that their mother is now in a better place.
(End theme song)
*****
Episode 5 - "The Informant Who Loved Me, Part 2"
Yolei was walking away from the museum, cursing herself as she makes her way to her satin silver metallic Honda Civic Coupe EX.
"Shit! I can't believe I almost got caught! And why the hell did I tell him my real name? I should have told him a fake one! For all I know, he's already heading back to the station to look up my profile! I've got get back to my apartment and hack into their computer before it's too late!"
She gets into her car and drives off towards her apartment, nestled in the heart of downtown Odaiba.
Meanwhile, back at the Izumi laboratory, Izzy was hard at work putting the finishing touches on his break-in plan. He makes a few marks on the blueprint in front of him. He then drops his penchi, stretches his arm, and then wipes the sweat off of his forehead.
"Finally, I'm done! I'm ready to get that diamond tonight! I just hope that Yolei can get me the prints for the Mesamoto Museum by tomorrow. Then I can finally get the Xylo Whitestone Pearl! And then I will be able to power up my Demolition Ray Gun and destroy Tokyo!"
Izzy begins to laugh maniacally, overjoyed that things are working out as planned.
"But first... it's time to head for the kitchen and fix me some lunch!"
Izzy laughs heartily again as he trots out of the room and goes to the kitchen.
Back with the Kamiya siblings, Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon have left the museum and are heading back to the police station.
"Tai," Kari began, "may I ask why we're going back to the station?"
"We?" Tai asked back, attempting to clarify his statement. "You and Gatomon are the only ones going to the station."
"Then where are we going?" Agumon asked Tai.
"That's exactly what I want to know," Kari added.
"Back to our apartment, of course! Someone has to pack some supplies for tonight."
"But don't you need me for that too?"
"I need you and Gatomon to go to the station and get a few of those spy gadgets for us to use tonight. Agumon and I will handle getting a change of clothing and a few sleeping bags from our apartment."
"Why don't you two go to the station and let me and Gatomon go to our apartment? At least by doing that, I'll know that the clothes we'll be wearing tonight are appropriate."
"What? You don't trust me?"
"For one thing, picking the right clothes for certain events has always been a problem for you, Tai. And second, you know that leather chafes my skin."
Tai sweatdrops. "Leather... what makes you think I was going to get those suits out?"
Kari smiles and points at her head. "Women's intuition. Never leave home without it!"
"For your information, we no longer have those leather jumpsuits. I sold them to get some money for a down payment on a new car."
Kari's eyes brighten up. "You mean it? You're finally going to teach me how to drive?"
"No, I'm just getting you a car. I'm a detective, not a driving school instructor. If you want to learn how to drive a car, find one of those."
"Thank you, Tai!"
"No problem, sis! Just trying to help!"
"What kind of car are you getting me?"
"I don't know yet. I just know that it has to be something that attracts a lot of guys."
"You never give up, do you?"
Agumon and Gatomon look at their two partners from the back seat and comment on their behavior.
"I wish they'd get through a conversation without Tai suggesting that Kari should get a boyfriend," Gatomon told Agumon.
"I agree. What's the big deal with him arranging a partner for her?"
"Yeah. In the Digiworld, a Digimon doesn't mate until he or she finds the right one. The two partners are then inseparable, as they will live together as long as they both live."
"If Tai were smart, he'd focus more on getting someone himself."
"By the way, what's the tally up to?"
"Five over nine days. Remember, if he gets to a dozen by month's end, you have to buy me that trench coat I've always wanted!"
"And if he doesn't, you owe me some caviar, buddy!"
After dropping off Kari and Gatomon at the station, Tai and Agumon drive home. They pull up to the parking lot a few minutes later. Tai parks the squad car, then heads inside the apartment complex, with Agumon right behind him.
As usual, the apartment the Kamiyas shared was full of junk and dirty clothes... mostly Tai's... lying all over the place. Agumon had to hold his paws over his nostrils, in fear of inhaling something toxic.
"It's not that bad!" Tai exclaimed as he noticed what Agumon was doing. "Look, we haven't done our weekly cleaning yet, so give us a break!"
Tai went into his bedroom and pulled out two backpacks and a knapsack from the closet. He hands the knapsack to Agumon.
"Agumon, I need you to find a flashlight, some matches, today's newspaper, and two unopened bags of potato chips! Put them all in this knapsack when you're done. I'll start packing some clothes for Kari and myself."
Agumon left the room to complete his task while Tai searched his closet for some good clothes. He finally found a black short sleeve shirt and a pair of torn up blue jeans that he no longer wears. He continues searching through his clothes, packing an extra outfit and some extra underwear, just in case.
He then exits his room and heads over to his sister's to pack a few of her things.
A few minutes later, all of the bags are piled up by the front door. Agumon gets ready to go out the door, but Tai stops him.
"Wait! I need to make a call first!"
"To whom?"
Tai doesn't respond as he reaches for the cordless phone. He then pulls out the business card that Yolei had dropped earlier and he starts to dial her number.
"You're not honestly trying to call her now, are you?"
"We have time, Agumon! We don't have to be back at the museum until tonight."
"I'll never understand humans and their mating habits. Between you and Kari, you're polar opposites!"
"You know, they say that opposites attract. Maybe Kari and I should..."
"How can you even think that? You're brother and sister, for crying out loud!"
"I was just kidding! Haven't you heard of sarcasm... wait, it's ringing!"
Meanwhile, in another part of Odaiba, Yolei was in her apartment, working on her computer. After a few clicks of her mouse, the information that she had been searching for appears on the screen.
"Finally, I found you!"
A picture of Tai and a profile of him are present on the screen. Yolei reads the details out aloud.
"Twenty-two year old male, two year veteran of the Tokyo Police. Secondary school graduate and two years of study at Odaiba Community College. Lives with his younger sister, Kari, 19, who is also a member of the Tokyo Police. His father is still alive and is a resident of Tokyo. His mother's whereabouts are unknown."
Yolei thought to herself. "That's weird... the network I always get my information from is usually accurate. So why don't they know where his mother is?"
All of a sudden, the phone set up next to her desk begins to ring. Yolei answers the phone.
"Hello?"
"Yolei, it's me."
She gasps in fear. "It's just as I thought. He already knows where I am!"
*****
"Yolei!" Tai screamed into the phone. "Yolei, are you still there?"
"H-h-h-how did you find my phone number?"
"Well, you dropped one of your business cards when we bumped into each other."
"So that's it then. You've already got a whole police squad with you, ready to bust in, I bet."
"Why would I do that?"
"Don't fool with me! I bet you're delaying me long enough for them to get up here."
"Yolei, it's nothing like that!"
"You cops are all the same. Well, you're not getting me!"
"I just want to talk, not send you to jail!"
"And how do I know that you're telling the truth?"
"Well, why should I have reason to arrest you anyway? You haven't committed a crime recently, have you?"
"Wouldn't you know?"
"I guess you're right about that one. Okay... if I'm not telling the truth, then how come no one's busted into your house yet?"
"I live in an apartment."
"I knew that."
"You see! You knew that! That's it... I'm outta here!"
"I didn't know that until you said so!"
"So you mean you haven't checked to see if I'm a criminal or not?"
"Should I?"
"This guy's either very cunning or very stupid," Yolei thought to herself. "But I can't figure out which one."
"Look, if one of the guys has you on tab for unpaid parking tickets, I can take care of it. It's no sweat."
"Maybe he doesn't know about me yet. I should play along." She then starts speaking to Tai again. "Oh yeah, that's it. I have a lot of unpaid tickets. I just don't pay them because... um... the meter maid hates me. She's jealous of my looks, so she watches for the second my parking meter expires so she can write a ticket on the spot."
"I'm sure I can take care of that. In the meantime, you wouldn't mind doing a favor for me, would you?"
"A favor? Like what?"
"How about going out with me on a date tomorrow night?"
"A date?"
"If you don't go out with me, I'll come after you and make you pay off those tickets myself."
Yolei thought to herself again. "If he comes here, he might find out what I really do for a living. Then I'll really be in trouble. Maybe I should go on this date. It'll give me a chance to cover my tracks and at the same time see what he's capable of."
"Deal!"
"Deal? Are you serious?"
"What? Now you don't want to go out with me?"
"Yes, of course I do! I'll call you tomorrow once I make plans. See ya!"
Tai then hangs up the phone.
"What the hell did I just get myself into?"
Back at the Kamiyas apartment...
"I'm so happy that she said yes!" Tai exclaims, crying happily as he jumps around the room.
"I'm happy that you're happy!" Agumon tells him.
"Let's hurry up and catch Izzy so I can plan for tomorrow night!"
Tai grabs all of the bags and runs out the door. Agumon follows him after closing the front door behind him.
That night, Tai, Kari, Agumon, and Gatomon return to the museum. The two Digimon head for the bushes while the two siblings head inside. Tai was wearing the black short sleeve shirt and jeans he had packed earlier. Kari, on the other hand, was wearing a knee-length black dress. Kari didn't look too happy about it.
"I can't believe you're making me wear my prom dress!" Kari exclaimed as she looked herself over.
"It was your prom dress until you found that bright lavender one," Tai reminder her, "so technically..."
"Couldn't you find anything else?"
"Well, since I through out the leather jumpsuits, as mentioned earlier, that happens to be the only black thing in your closet. At least, the only thing that you could actually wear out in public."
"The next time we have a stakeout, I'm picking out the clothes."
The two stop arguing when they hear a piece of glass break from somewhere in the museum.
"We'd better check this out," Tai told his sister.
"Right," Kari replied. "Izzy might already be here trying to get the diamond!"
Tai and Kari make their way through the museum as fast as they can. They eventually locate the display where the diamond is on display. As they approach it, they see two shadows pluck the diamond from its perch. As the alarms go off, the two thieves split up... but our heroes can't tell which one has the jewel!
"Go left!" Tai shouted at his sister. "I'll get the one on the right!"
Kari follows her brother's instructions as the two go their separate ways.
Kari chases one of the thieves towards the south end of the building. As the two of them enter the pre-Roman Empire exhibit, the thief quickly finds a hiding place. Kari stops dead in her tracks and glances around the dimly lit room.
"I know you're in here!" Kari shouted at the top of her lungs. "Izzy Izumi, I order you to surrender and return the Yomoto Silver Diamond to its rightful place!"
"You're making a big mistake!" a voice replied... a female voice.
"That sounded like a woman's voice," Kari thought. "Maybe I've got Izzy's accomplice while Tai's got Izzy. But who is she?"
"I'm warning you... you're getting in way over your head!" the voice shouted.
"Look, I'm not going to hurt you. Just come out and give yourself up now. If you do, I'll promise that the judge will go easy on you."
"I wish I could say the same for you, detective."
The figure comes out of hiding just long enough to pull out a small handgun and shoot a glass display near Kari. She dives to the ground just in time, avoiding all of the broken glass shards now falling all around her. By the time all of the glass is on the floor and Kari is back on her feet, the woman is gone.
But she hadn't completely lost her... a lock of purple hair had fallen from the woman's hair as she had fled the scene.
There was hope for Kari to identify the accomplice yet.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the museum, Tai and Izzy had confronted each other in the 18th Century Asia exhibit. The two foes were staring each other down.
"Return that diamond at once!" Tai shouted at Izzy.
Izzy smirks before admitting that he didn't have it on him. "Do you think I'd be stupid enough to carry it with me, especially with my assistant around?"
"I wouldn't smile if I were you. My sister Kari is just as capable of catching a criminal as I am. She'll catch your accomplice, no problem!"
"Ah, but she's no ordinary accomplice. She's my partner-in-crime and she's just as intelligent as I am. By now, I bet she's already escaped from your sister and she's heading to our secret meeting place. Speaking of which, I'd better get going if I want to meet her on time."
"You're not getting away that easily! Especially with an ace up my sleeve!"
Without warning, an air vent cover is sent flying off of its hinges thanks to what seems to be a fireball. Seconds later, Agumon emerges from the vent.
"You see," Tai began explaining, "Kari and I thought that it would be beneficial if Agumon and Gatomon had appeared to take guard outside to watch for your arrival. But something told me upon our arrival that you were nearby and ready to break in. So, we had our Digimon get in through the air vents. They used the vents to keep track of us and to provide back- up... like right now."
"A rather ingenious plan, I must say."
"You like it?" Tai smiled, looking for praise from his enemy.
"Remind me to thank Kari the next time I see her. Come on, you know that she's the one with the brains."
"Are you insulting me?" Tai yelled angrily.
"Then again, all the plan's succeeded in doing is ensuring that you'll live through the night."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Don't tell me that you've already forgotten that I have a Digimon of my own!"
"Super Shocker!" a voice yells from the ceiling. A bolt of electricity rains down and strikes Tai directly. The blast fries the detective and causes him to lose consciousness. Agumon runs over to help his partner.
"Tai! Are you alright?"
Agumon starts shaking Tai, but he doesn't get a response. He can see that Tai's chest is moving up and down slowly, signifying that he's still breathing. Agumon, then filled with rage, looks up at the ceiling and fires at the source of the bolt. The Digimon dodges the attack and lands right in front of Agumon. Izzy laughs maniacally as he watches his Digimon stare down Agumon.
"I guess Tai hasn't told you about my Digimon. His name is Tentomon. By the way, if you don't want to end up like your unconscious partner, I would suggest surrendering right about now."
"I'll never surrender!" Agumon shouted before firing at him. "Pepper Breath!"
Tentomon not only dodges the attack, but seemingly disappears in the process. And then...
"Super Shocker!"
Tentomon appears out of nowhere and fires a much stronger bolt at Agumon. Agumon screams in pain as the blast knocks him out as well. The blast also succeeds in breaking all of the glass display cases in the room, sending shards of glass flying all over the place. Tentomon then hovers over the fallen Digimon as if he were to deliver the finishing blow.
"That's enough," Izzy commanded, holding his hand up. "By the time they come to, we'll already be long gone with the Yomoto Silver Diamond."
Tentomon nods and flies towards the exit. Izzy starts to run after him, but he stops to turn back and glance one more time at his fallen foes.
"The next time you mess with me, I'll personally make sure you don't live to see another day." He then smiles evilly. "Consider this your final warning, Tai Kamiya!"
Izzy then exits. Just seconds later, Kari and Gatomon enter the room and find the fallen Tai and Agumon on the ground, fried, unconscious, and with several cuts on their bodies due to all of the broken glass. Police sirens fill the air as Kari and Gatomon try to awaken their comrades.
Tai is the first to awaken. He sits up and shakes his head as he tries to regain full consciousness.
"Tai, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Kari. What happened?"
"You tell me," Gatomon piped up. "We found the two of you out when we got here."
"The two of us?" Tai asked in confusion as he turned and found that Agumon was lying on the ground only a few feet away, unconscious. He seemed to have the same cuts and bruises that Tai had. Tai leaps over and tries to awaken Agumon.
"Agumon! Are you okay? Speak to me!"
Finally, Agumon comes to. Tai smiles in relief.
"Agumon!"
"I tried to stop them Tai, but his Digimon attacked me..."
"Digimon?" Kari blinked, remembering that Izzy had a Digimon. "You mean Tentomon, right?"
Agumon nodded in agreement.
"I remember reading Tentomon's file back at the station," Gatomon said. "It said that his Super Shocker attack is very dangerous. The attack has been known for causing numerous injuries, almost killing a police officer in one case."
"We should've prepared better," Kari sighed, disappointed that both Izzy and his accomplice had gotten away. "I was lucky enough to get a lock of hair from Izzy's partner."
Kari pulls out the purple lock of hair from the top of her dress and shows it to the others.
"It fell out of her hair as she got away from me. She nearly got me with her handgun, though."
"She?" Tai yelled in surprise. "You mean Izzy's partner-in-crime's a woman? That's right... Izzy did say his partner was a female before Tentomon knocked me out."
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, our only chance is to analyze this strand of hair and ID her. But by the time we figure out who she is, they could strike again."
"It's the only lead we have. We just have to hope that we can stop them before they rob the city blind."
Meanwhile in London, Matt had just arrived at Scotland Yard. Upon entering, the first person he happened to meet was his mother, whose face was flowing with tears as the two hugged each other.
"Mom... where's TK now?" Matt asked as they released each other.
"He was at the city morgue, but..." his mom stopped short.
"Was? What do you mean was?"
"Matt, I'm sorry... someone knocked out the mortician while he was examining Takeru's body."
"What does this all mean?"
"Takeru is gone! Someone stole his body!"
Matt could only stand there in shock with his mouth wide open. He couldn't believe this. First, his younger brother is gunned down by gangsters. And now, someone's stolen his body for their own sick enjoyment.
"Don't worry," Matt finally spoke up, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'll do whatever it takes to recover Takeru's body. And I'll make sure the guys who killed him pay for what they've done."
Next Episode Preview: Narrated by Tai...
Matt's not happy after hearing that someone stole his dead brother's body from the morgue in London. And he doesn't get any happier when he hears of the damage at the Odaiba Museum of Gems caused by our failed attempt to catch Izzy. So he puts all of us on probation and forbids us from continuing the case until further notice! We can't afford that to happen! Izzy could rob the city blind by then! And what about that woman who was with him? At least the break will give me a chance to go on my date with Yolei. That is, until I find out...
Don't miss our next episode, "The Informant Who Loved Me, Part 3!"
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Copyright Date: 5/12/02