"I can't believe you didn't call me!" Matt yelled. "Kari's in labor and you didn't call me!"

"Um, I forgot?"

"Oh, come on. You're wife is in labor. You probably called everyone you could think of. And that list apparently doesn't include ME! Your one and only brother."

"I'm sorry Matt."

"Who taught you to ride a bike?"

"Oh, no, please don't start this..."

"Answer the question!"

"You did, Matt." TK said submissively.

"Who cleaned up your cuts and scrapes?"

"You did, Matt."

"Who changed your diapers?"

"You did, Matt." TK was quite red now, as a chuckle ran through the audience of digidestined.

"And who drove you to basketball practice and back when you were fourteen?"

"Um, actually that was Tai."

"Oh yeah. But the point is, who has always been there for you?"

"You have, Matt."

"And you don't even have enough heart to call me on the most important night of your life!"

"I forgot, Matt."

"I could've got a chair!" Matt yelled.

"Matt, Kari is sleeping in the next room..." Matt looked suddenly worried and glanced at the door.

"Actually, you'd be surprised at how soundproof these walls are." Joe cut in.

"You're not helping." TK informed him.

"No, it's okay. I think I'm done." Matt took a seat on the floor and helped himself to a soda.

"Did you get them to quiet down?" Palamon asked as Gatomon came back in.

"Sure did. The old 'eggs are trying to sleep' trick. They are so gullible."

"I'm beginning to understand why you don't like them to drink root beer."

"Yep. It makes them do crazy things."

"Mimi, are you okay? You look kind of pale." Sara asked her friend worriedly.

"Oh, yeah. I think I have the flu. I didn't get my shot this year."

"Oops. I forgot to get mine too. I was too busy dragging Tai down to get his." She glared at him.

"What? I have a thing for needles." Tai defended. "I mean, come on! It's not that uncommon. I just can't stand the sight of it, filled with some unknown liquid, piercing its venomous point into your bare skin..." He shuddered. "Can't you just picture it?"

Apparently Mimi could, for she suddenly turned green and dashed out of the room, right past Dr. Greystone. "Is she okay?" The doctor asked, walking into the room.

"She has the flu." Sora said matter-of-factly.

"The flu? Really?" The doctor said thoughtfully. "Okay, chaps, here's the deal. I'm gonna go check on Kari, so you've got to be quiet for about three seconds while I open the door. Can you do that for me?" Everyone stared. "Wonderful!" And she slipped into the room.

"Remind me again why we chose her as our obstetrician?" Ken asked his wife.

"Ken, if you can answer that question," TK shook his head, "Then you truly are a good detective."

"Oh, come on! She isn't that bad!" Yolei objected.

"Yes she is."

"You guys!" Cody cut in. "Dr. Greystone is one of Joe's colleagues! You can't just go insulting her with him around!"

"No, no, it's okay. I am totally deaf to this entire conversation." Joe hid behind a magazine.

Mimi slinked back in, still looking pale.

"Mimi! Are you all right?" Davis, who was closest to the door, asked.

"Just a headache..." She muttered.

"Maybe you'd better go home." Joe said.

"No, I'm fine."

Dr. Greystone walked out. "Oh, my dear," She said, walking over toward Mimi, "Your friends told me that you had the flu. I have some medicine that would help. Are you interested?" Mimi nodded gratefully and Dr. Greystone led her out of the room saying, "You know, I had the flu myself a few weeks ago..."

"Poor Mimi." Said Cody. "I hope she's okay."

"She'll be okay. Dr. Greystone'll help her." Joe said with confidence.

"I'm going to the cafeteria to get some soda. Anyone want some?" TK asked.

"Sprite, please."

"Dr. Pepper."

"Okay." Said TK, and he left.

Gatomon barged into the living room. "That's it, we're takin' over the TV!" She announced.

"No! We need to see the post-game summary!"

"You'll live." Said Palamon as Biomon put in a movie.

"Who's going to watch the eggs?" Gabumon asked.

"You are."

"Yeah right. What makes you think we'll watch- Aaaagh! Sleepless in Seattle!!!" Veemon screamed.

"It's a chick flick! Run!" The boys cleared out of the room amazingly fast.

"See?" Said Gatomon, "Told ya it would work."

"Man!" Davis threw down a magazine. "Do you have any idea how old these things are?"

"No." Matt said, bored.

"Look at the date. December!"

"Only two months ago. That isn't so bad."

"1999."

"Whoa!" Matt came over to see for himself. "Geez! They are old!"

"Wait. 1999?" Joe asked, joining them. "These are new compared to the ones in the ER waiting room."

"Just how much funding does this hospital get?"

"Enough. We just use it on more important things than magazines." Joe said, sitting back down in his seat.

"What's more important than magazines?" Davis inquired. "Hey! Mimi!"

Mimi stood by the door, looking dazed and very confused.

"Mimi, what's wrong?" Asked Tai.

"I- I'm p-pregnant." She stuttered. The digidestined stared, trying to take this news in.

"Matt!" Tai accused.

"Don't be silly. We broke up months ago." Matt said.

"Well then who…?" Izzy getting up and walking over to Mimi answered Tai's question.

"Mimi," Izzy said, "I was going to do this at dinner tonight, but seeing as we got interrupted…" He got down on one knee. "I think this is a better time anyway. Will you marry me?"

Tai's eyes looked about ready to pop out of his head.

"Oh, Izzy. Of course I will." She helped him up and they kissed, right there in the doorway.

The others stared, frozen and open-mouthed, at this whole ordeal.

Izzy and Mimi have been dating. Sora thought.

Izzy and Mimi are getting married. Matt thought.

Izzy and Mimi are going to be parents! Cody thought.

Wait, I don't get it. Davis thought. Who's the father?

TK walked in. "You won't believe what I- Eep!" He made a little squeaking sound when he saw the couple. "Um, this is awkward… uh, here's your soda…" TK edged around them and tossed Tai and Joe their sodas. Tai, with his soccer reflexes, caught the soda with one hand instinctively without tearing his eyes off the kiss. Joe, however, didn't even try, and his soda hit his chair before falling onto the ground. "Okay…Bye!" TK said quickly and escaped into Kari's room.

Izzy and Mimi pulled out and looked nervously at their friends.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Sora breathed.

"We didn't think you'd accept it." Izzy answered. "Computer Nerd with Princess Prissy? It didn't go together. We didn't want to complicate things."

The others stared in astonishment.

"Well?" Said Mimi, "Say something."

Tai was the first to regain composure. He got up and walked over. "Prodigious!" He beamed.

"Oh!" Palamon choked, "The ending always gets me."

"What time is it?" Biomon asked.

Gatomon checked the clock. "Two."

"In the morning? Whoa."

"Do you think the guys are asleep yet?" Palamon said.

"Probably. There's really not much they can do with those eggs."

"Yeah, but knowing them, they've probably found something." Silence fell as reality hit.

"Oh, jeez. What were we thinking?" Gatomon said as they rushed to the room, "With the boys bored, there's no telling what they'll do!" Gatomon could just picture them using the eggs as soccer balls. But when they arrived in the room, they found the boys asleep. "Whew." Gatomon sighed, flopping onto the couch.

"I bet they were planning that, just to get us worked up."

TK looked at the machine. Apparently, it was supposed to give off a reading when Kari was having a contraction. The green line went up a bit, then jumped. At the exact same time, Kari woke with a start.

Whoa. It works. TK thought as he held Kari's hand and murmured soothing words. After the contraction, TK said, "Good morning."

"Yeah right. It's still dark out."

"How'd you sleep?"

"Horribly. Have you ever tried to sleep during labor? It's not fun."

"Dr. Greystone said that if you wanted to, we could take a walk. It may take your mind off things."

"Anything." Kari said, and TK began to unhook her from the machines the way his obstetrician had instructed.

"Oh, by the way. Mimi's pregnant. She and Izzy are engaged."

"What? Mimi and Izzy are getting married? How long was I out?"

"Not that long. Okay, let's go." He helped her up and led her out the door, over their sleeping friends, and into the hall.

Next chapter, Lord Pata, I promise.