Chapter 22: Tai Noir:
This Chapter takes place during the Etemon Arc
The Digidestined were enjoying their lunch, well, except for Matt.
"Okay," says Matt, "I have to say, it's hard to eat with that light glaring at me! Tai, maybe you can take the goggles off!"
"Hey, you don't have to be so rude," says Tai.
"Look, I'm just saying if I get blinded, I'm taking those things!"
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Tai was then observing the woods when some light bounced off his goggles and hit a Numamon. The Numamon then looks at Tai and throws some sludge at him.
"Hey, sorry man." Tai then runs.
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Tai was then sitting when Mimi came.
"I have to be honest, Tai," says Mimi, "your goggles are a little... how should I say this? Ever thought of sunglasses?"
"I kind of prefer what I have."
"But if you just listen to my advice..."
"Hey, is that Etemon?"
Mimi looks. "I don't see that crazy monkey..." Mimi then realizes Tai was missing.
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It was time for all of them to sleep. They found a good place to sleep so Etemon wouldn't find them. Anyway, Tai was sleeping with his goggles on.
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The next morning, Tai woke up.
"Hey Tai," says Agumon, "where are your goggles?"
"What?"
Tai's POV:
And that's how it began. My life smashed to bits. Without my goggles, the world was a drab and colorless place. And that's when I saw him, my first suspect. When it comes to doing things, he shouldn't, Matt's little brother, TK would do it. He had to be involved. "TK, where are my goggles?"
"Hey Tai, did you always have that trench coat?"
"I know you stole my goggles!"
"What? I didn't. I have an alibi. I was playing tag with Patamon, and I fell in a lake. That's why I'm all wet."
His alibi was solid.
"You know, maybe it was Etemon."
He was on to something.
"Can I help you solve this case?"
"Try not to get in the way."
TK's then dressed like a detective. "Fine, I'll partner with you this time." TK then flips a coin, but it disappears.
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We went over to Etemon.
"I know you did it," I said.
"That's right, it was me, the King of Evil, the Lead Singer of Sin, the Star of Atrocities..."
"Uh, what atrocity did we do," asks a Gazemon.
"You took my goggles."
"What? I wouldn't waste my time stealing somethin' so stupid. If I had a chance, I'd destroy you or at least take your digivice. Just for sayin' something dumb, I'm out of this fanfiction." Etemon then disappears.
"OOOOkkkkaaaayyyy, let's move on," I said.
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My partner and I decided to check out my next suspect, the self-proclaimed cool guy of the group. TK's brother. I figured a little "Good cop, bad cop" would get his jaw flapping so I...
TK's POV:
Can I be the bad cop, Tai?
Tai's POV:
Yes, if you get out of my hard-boiled narration!
TK's POV:
Sorry.
Tai's POV:
We went over to Matt.
"Hey guys," says Matt, "you know what happened to the color?"
"Hey buddy," I said, "we just want to talk..."
"We're interrogating you because Tai thinks you took his goggles. Now talk or I'll hit you with this fish."
"What?"
"Excuse us," I then grabbed TK, "what are you doing?"
"I thought bad cop meant someone who is bad at being a cop."
"No, you're supposed to threaten him!"
"Look, I didn't do it," says Matt, "want me to empty my pockets?" Matt then takes his harmonica out, which was the only thing he had.
"Okay, you're clean. Let's go."
TK and I then walked away.
"I think Tai's been watching too many mystery shows," says Matt.
...
Next was Numamon. He was with some other Digimon, and they were all playing with action figures.
"Alright, slime face," I said.
"Wait, Tai, let him handle it." TK then gets out his own action figure.
TK and Numamon then fought through action figures.
"I won't give up without a fight," says Numamon.
"I was hoping you'd say that," says TK.
It was a real knockdown, drag-out fight. Or it wouldn't been if they weren't playing with toys.
"Wait, wait," says Numamon, "roll the dice. Did his punch land?"
"It's a hit," says a Pagumon.
TK's action figure then beats Numamon's.
"Where were you last night," asks TK, "where are Tai's goggles?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. I was here all day. I swear it!"
TK's action figure loses its grip and Numamon's action figure falls.
"No! I still could have passed you off as near mint!"
Numamon's friends then comfort him.
"I'm sorry for your lost," says TK.
"Let's go," I said, "this is a dead end."
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"Well, there's only one person on my list of suspects," I said.
"Is it Mimi," asks TK.
"Um, yeah, how'd you know?"
TK then points to Mimi.
"Oh, hi."
"Well, the criminal always returns to the scene of the crime," I said, "spill the beans, Jack! Where are my goggles?"
"I don't know who Jack is and I think beans are disgusting."
"Let me lay it out for you," I said, "when I took my nap, you snuck over and took my goggles!"
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but you have a tiny footprint on your shoulder," says Mimi.
We then all looked at it. "Wait, of course, the only guy who was not in this chapter. Follow me!"
"Right behind you," says TK as he flips a coin, but it disappears. Mimi then picks him up.
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We arrived back at the camp site. I could already see the light glare from my goggles. Matt was right, that can get annoying. It was Patamon, who was using my goggles to mess with Etemon's Gazemon goons.
"Oh, hi guys," says Patamon.
"My goggles," I said.
"Patamon, you shouldn't take things without asking," Mimi said.
"You're right, I'm sorry."
"So, Patamon did it," says TK.
"We should solve another mystery," says Mimi.
"Yeah, uh, how about the mystery of where all my coins went?"
All of TK's coins then fall on him.
And that's how it ended. Goggles found. Case closed. Another mystery solved by Tak Kamiya, Goggles Detective.
"Can we get our color back," asks Mimi.
