. Digimon {Digital monsters}
Is This Destiny?
A cool breeze came off the lake the digidestined children sat beside. A couple of them shivered but their partners cuddled into them to keep them warm. Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi kept shivering, despite the fact that Tentomon had provided him with a blanket. Kari Kamiya, Izzy's long-term girlfriend, cuddled into him, her beautiful maroon eyes looked up at his face, which was illuminated by the moonlight, with worry. Izzy seemed to notice this and gave her arm an encouraging squeeze as he looked down at her with his own dark, soulfull eyes, which showed some small traces of weariness. Joe Kido, the eldest of the digidestined, sat a small distance away, watching the two young lovers. He sighed, he knew fine well why the two teens were both so quiet, and it wasn't because they were thinking about the others, who were across the other side of the digital world hiding from Psyslickomon and waiting for Kari, Izzy and Joe to join them. Gomamon saw Joe's expression from where he and Gatomon were exchanging sweet nothings and enjoying each other's company. Gomamon politely excused himself and waddled over to sit beside his human partner, much to Gatomon's displeasure. Gomamon followed Joe's gaze towards Izzy and Kari, "They certainly look as though they're enjoying each others company." Gomamon commented; head cocked to one side. Joe sighed, "Joe what's wrong?" he asked, getting worried about his partner. Joe looked down his nose at the small sea mammal Digimon, "Nothing to do with me Gomamon, more to do with Izzy and Kari." He sighed again, his head hanging, "Come on Joe, they're both alright. Heck! Izzy looks tons better than he did this morning, you even said so yourself at dinner." Gomamon exclaimed, wondering why Joe was still worrying about the younger teenager, "I know Goma, it's just. I've noticed that Izzy tires so much more easily now. I don't know how much longer he's gonna last. Even if he makes it to the final battle with Psyslickomon, it's probably going to finish him off." Gomamon hung his head, realising the truth in Joe's words; he had noticed it too. He thought back to when the digidestined first came back to the digital world after a five-year absence, {This takes place fives years after series 2} and wondered why everyone was fussing so much over Izzy being back:
Flashback
The digidestined children all rushed to their respective partners, calling out their names with joy, "Agumon!" Tai yelled joyously "Hey Gabumon!" Matt did the same and hugged his best friend. "Biyomon, I've missed you so much!" Sora also hugged Biyomon, tears of joy beginning to well in her eyes. "Palmon!" Mimi shrieked, crying her eyes out as she embraced her partner, "Gomamon, It's great to see you buddy." Joe held out his arms for Gomamon to run into them. "Patamon, am I ever glad to see you!" T.K laughed spinning the little Digimon around, "Same for you Gatomon." Kari just hugged Gatomon, her face beaming with happiness. Izzy was the last one of the original digidestined to reach his partner, "Tentomon. Great to see you buddy." He beamed as he bent down to look at his partner. Tentomon nearly fell over when he noticed how tall Izzy had got in the last five years; he'd even outgrown Joe. As the others greeted their partners Tai and the other originals seemed to suddenly register Izzy's presence, and turned to look at him directly. Izzy, sensing that the others were staring at him looked up from Tentomon, "What?!" he asked in a slightly annoyed tone. Tai threw Kari a slightly worried glance; Kari just shrugged her shoulders, a hint of worry gleaming in her eyes as well. There was a slightly uneasy silence until, "IZZY! What the hell are you doing here?!!" Mimi shrieked as soon as she seen him. Izzy winced, "Do you mind keeping your voice down?" he asked in a quiet voice, eyes closed with pain, "I'm only standing 5 or 6 metres away from you, you know." Tentomon began fussing over Izzy, asking him what was wrong, while the other Digimon began asking why Mimi had asked such a seemingly stupid question. Most of the kids seemed to be unwilling to answer their partners' questions, Kari looked at Gatomon, who gave her a piercing look; a look she only gave when she wanted answers and when she knew something was wrong. "Kari." Gatomon began in a slightly warning tone, "Spill it, what's going on?" she demanded Kari looked up from the ground to look at her partner, "All right," she sighed, defeated, "Izzy's been kinda sick for the last little while before we got transported here. He's not really all that much better yet, so that's why we're wondering why he's here as well as us." Kari looked at the ground again, not wanting to give the cat-like Digimon any more information about Izzy's' illness'. Gatomon knew there was something more behind the situation than that, but stayed quiet. She knew Kari would eventually tell her the whole story when she was ready. It was three weeks before anyone told the Digimon the awful truth. Izzy was terminally ill with cancer. "When did THIS happen?!" Gomamon asked in a disbelieving tone, the other Digimon murmured in agreement. Joe hung his head as he answered them, "We found out a couple of months after Kari's Sweet Sixteenth party. Izzy had had another headache during chemistry, but collapsed before he got to the nurse's office. The doctors at the hospital did some routine checks and found the cancer." he sighed, looking over at Kari and Izzy; Kari was on the verge of tears while Izzy jut held her tightly, giving her a comforting kiss on top of her head. "how long." Tentomon asked, looking at Joe with pleading eyes. Joe heaved a huge sigh, this was the most difficult question to answer now, "Two months, three at best."
End Flashback
That conversation had taken place about two months ago, now all the digidestined could do was wait the whole thing out and wonder whether Izzy would actually make it to the final battle. He had only just survived the wrath of their last opponent before Psyslickomon separated the group into three, each with four digidestined, plus their Digimon partners. Tai and Davis' groups had both met up with each other and were waiting for Joe's group to join them before they went to attack Psyslickomon or before Psyslickomon attacked them. If the latter occurred before Joe, Kari and {hopefully} Izzy could join them, they would have to hold their enemy off as best they could. Psyslickomon couldn't be beaten without all the digidestined working together, if Izzy died before then. they had lost before the battle could begin. "I know Joe." Gomamon sighed, "but we've got to stay positive, not just for Izzy and Tentomon's sakes, but Kari's as well." Gomamon cocked his head to the side again, "Besides," he winked, "Izzy's still got plenty to live for at the moment." He motioned over to the young couple, who were now sharing a passionate kiss. Joe followed Gomamon's gaze and smiled, "I guess you're right Gomamon. I'm becoming that old worry wart coward again aren't I?" he laughed softly. Gomamon nodded, "Too right you are!" he exclaimed, "I'm just gonna have to get that out of your system now aren't I?" he winked. Gomamon looked over to the love of his life, who was currently wearing an annoyed expression on her face and was tapping her foot impatiently. Gomamon's face broke into a huge grin, "If you don't mind Joe. I've got a little business of my own to take care of, if you get my drift." He said slyly, nodding towards Gatomon. Joe nodded and laughed softly, "OK then, go get her tiger." He winked. As Gomamon waddled off, Tentomon landed at Joe's side, causing him to jump.
Is This Destiny?
A cool breeze came off the lake the digidestined children sat beside. A couple of them shivered but their partners cuddled into them to keep them warm. Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi kept shivering, despite the fact that Tentomon had provided him with a blanket. Kari Kamiya, Izzy's long-term girlfriend, cuddled into him, her beautiful maroon eyes looked up at his face, which was illuminated by the moonlight, with worry. Izzy seemed to notice this and gave her arm an encouraging squeeze as he looked down at her with his own dark, soulfull eyes, which showed some small traces of weariness. Joe Kido, the eldest of the digidestined, sat a small distance away, watching the two young lovers. He sighed, he knew fine well why the two teens were both so quiet, and it wasn't because they were thinking about the others, who were across the other side of the digital world hiding from Psyslickomon and waiting for Kari, Izzy and Joe to join them. Gomamon saw Joe's expression from where he and Gatomon were exchanging sweet nothings and enjoying each other's company. Gomamon politely excused himself and waddled over to sit beside his human partner, much to Gatomon's displeasure. Gomamon followed Joe's gaze towards Izzy and Kari, "They certainly look as though they're enjoying each others company." Gomamon commented; head cocked to one side. Joe sighed, "Joe what's wrong?" he asked, getting worried about his partner. Joe looked down his nose at the small sea mammal Digimon, "Nothing to do with me Gomamon, more to do with Izzy and Kari." He sighed again, his head hanging, "Come on Joe, they're both alright. Heck! Izzy looks tons better than he did this morning, you even said so yourself at dinner." Gomamon exclaimed, wondering why Joe was still worrying about the younger teenager, "I know Goma, it's just. I've noticed that Izzy tires so much more easily now. I don't know how much longer he's gonna last. Even if he makes it to the final battle with Psyslickomon, it's probably going to finish him off." Gomamon hung his head, realising the truth in Joe's words; he had noticed it too. He thought back to when the digidestined first came back to the digital world after a five-year absence, {This takes place fives years after series 2} and wondered why everyone was fussing so much over Izzy being back:
Flashback
The digidestined children all rushed to their respective partners, calling out their names with joy, "Agumon!" Tai yelled joyously "Hey Gabumon!" Matt did the same and hugged his best friend. "Biyomon, I've missed you so much!" Sora also hugged Biyomon, tears of joy beginning to well in her eyes. "Palmon!" Mimi shrieked, crying her eyes out as she embraced her partner, "Gomamon, It's great to see you buddy." Joe held out his arms for Gomamon to run into them. "Patamon, am I ever glad to see you!" T.K laughed spinning the little Digimon around, "Same for you Gatomon." Kari just hugged Gatomon, her face beaming with happiness. Izzy was the last one of the original digidestined to reach his partner, "Tentomon. Great to see you buddy." He beamed as he bent down to look at his partner. Tentomon nearly fell over when he noticed how tall Izzy had got in the last five years; he'd even outgrown Joe. As the others greeted their partners Tai and the other originals seemed to suddenly register Izzy's presence, and turned to look at him directly. Izzy, sensing that the others were staring at him looked up from Tentomon, "What?!" he asked in a slightly annoyed tone. Tai threw Kari a slightly worried glance; Kari just shrugged her shoulders, a hint of worry gleaming in her eyes as well. There was a slightly uneasy silence until, "IZZY! What the hell are you doing here?!!" Mimi shrieked as soon as she seen him. Izzy winced, "Do you mind keeping your voice down?" he asked in a quiet voice, eyes closed with pain, "I'm only standing 5 or 6 metres away from you, you know." Tentomon began fussing over Izzy, asking him what was wrong, while the other Digimon began asking why Mimi had asked such a seemingly stupid question. Most of the kids seemed to be unwilling to answer their partners' questions, Kari looked at Gatomon, who gave her a piercing look; a look she only gave when she wanted answers and when she knew something was wrong. "Kari." Gatomon began in a slightly warning tone, "Spill it, what's going on?" she demanded Kari looked up from the ground to look at her partner, "All right," she sighed, defeated, "Izzy's been kinda sick for the last little while before we got transported here. He's not really all that much better yet, so that's why we're wondering why he's here as well as us." Kari looked at the ground again, not wanting to give the cat-like Digimon any more information about Izzy's' illness'. Gatomon knew there was something more behind the situation than that, but stayed quiet. She knew Kari would eventually tell her the whole story when she was ready. It was three weeks before anyone told the Digimon the awful truth. Izzy was terminally ill with cancer. "When did THIS happen?!" Gomamon asked in a disbelieving tone, the other Digimon murmured in agreement. Joe hung his head as he answered them, "We found out a couple of months after Kari's Sweet Sixteenth party. Izzy had had another headache during chemistry, but collapsed before he got to the nurse's office. The doctors at the hospital did some routine checks and found the cancer." he sighed, looking over at Kari and Izzy; Kari was on the verge of tears while Izzy jut held her tightly, giving her a comforting kiss on top of her head. "how long." Tentomon asked, looking at Joe with pleading eyes. Joe heaved a huge sigh, this was the most difficult question to answer now, "Two months, three at best."
End Flashback
That conversation had taken place about two months ago, now all the digidestined could do was wait the whole thing out and wonder whether Izzy would actually make it to the final battle. He had only just survived the wrath of their last opponent before Psyslickomon separated the group into three, each with four digidestined, plus their Digimon partners. Tai and Davis' groups had both met up with each other and were waiting for Joe's group to join them before they went to attack Psyslickomon or before Psyslickomon attacked them. If the latter occurred before Joe, Kari and {hopefully} Izzy could join them, they would have to hold their enemy off as best they could. Psyslickomon couldn't be beaten without all the digidestined working together, if Izzy died before then. they had lost before the battle could begin. "I know Joe." Gomamon sighed, "but we've got to stay positive, not just for Izzy and Tentomon's sakes, but Kari's as well." Gomamon cocked his head to the side again, "Besides," he winked, "Izzy's still got plenty to live for at the moment." He motioned over to the young couple, who were now sharing a passionate kiss. Joe followed Gomamon's gaze and smiled, "I guess you're right Gomamon. I'm becoming that old worry wart coward again aren't I?" he laughed softly. Gomamon nodded, "Too right you are!" he exclaimed, "I'm just gonna have to get that out of your system now aren't I?" he winked. Gomamon looked over to the love of his life, who was currently wearing an annoyed expression on her face and was tapping her foot impatiently. Gomamon's face broke into a huge grin, "If you don't mind Joe. I've got a little business of my own to take care of, if you get my drift." He said slyly, nodding towards Gatomon. Joe nodded and laughed softly, "OK then, go get her tiger." He winked. As Gomamon waddled off, Tentomon landed at Joe's side, causing him to jump.
