Episode Twelve – The Search for Truth

 

Sora: Last time on Digimon, We found that old coliseum from way back. While we started a soccer game, Alraumon attacked Joe! She wanted to make it up to us by taking us to a hospital, but she accidentally took us to a hairstylist. Maria and Allison decided to get haircuts, and while they were gone, Joe started acting really strange! Mimi’s tea had turned him into this dare-devil wild thing! Eventually, it wore off, and Maria’s and Allison’s new hair-dos look great!

 

<Digimon Theme>

 

(Scene: A far-away view of Piedmon's wrecked palace, sitting on a hill. It has cracks all over it and almost one half has fallen away in chunks. A tiny blue-black form flies up the hill and toward the palace. The camera zooms in to show a flat gray door in the palace's side on ground level. Demidevimon approaches the door.)

DEMIDEVIMON: What kind of person would want to live here, of all places... (He rings a doorbell, but no one answers.) I haven't got all day! (He picks up a rock off the ground and throws it at the door with a BANG.)

(The door opens, revealing an annoyed Solomon.)

SOLOMON: Whaaaaat? I heard you the first time!  What do you want, already?
DEMIDEVIMON: I'm here to see your boss, Mr. Miyamoto.
SOLOMON: I'm Mr. Miyamoto... unless you mean Damien.
DEMIDEVIMON: Yes, Damien Miyamoto. You must be his brother.
SOLOMON: Yeah. Who're you?
DEMIDEVIMON: I am Demidevimon.
SOLOMON, (looking him over): Hmmm... you look like a little runt to me. How do you think you're going to help us?
DEMIDEVIMON, (looking angry and gritting his teeth, restraining himself): Nnngh... that's not your problem! I have an appointment to see Damien, and you will take me to him now!
SOLOMON: Jeeze, fine. Follow me. (The two go into the palace, up a staircase, and down a hall. Solomon knocks on the door.) Damien? Your 2 o' clock appointment is here.
DAMIEN, (answering the door): And what are you, my secretary? I knew he was here. Come in, Demidevimon.

(Demidevimon enters Damien's room. Solomon starts to follow, but Damien stops him.)

DAMIEN: You stay out here. We have business to take care of. (He slams the door.)
SOLOMON: Hmph! Fine, I'll go hit the weight room.

(Scene change: Damien's now-familiar bedroom and office in the Digital World.)

DEMIDEVIMON: Interesting accommodations, Mr. Miyamoto, I must say. Interesting that you would want to base yourselves in HIS old palace. Digimon have been avoiding this place for years now.
DAMIEN: It fell from a mountain made of the entire Digital World and is still almost completely intact. I can't think of a more secure place to make a base, can you?
DEMIDEVIMON: I guess not. But at any rate, I didn't come here to discuss architecture. I came to talk about...
DAMIEN, (interrupting): I know why you're here.
DEMIDEVIMON: Then you can help me?
DAMIEN: Of course I can. But first things first. Can you help me, that's the question. I'm sure you know who the Digidestined are?
DEMIDEVIMON, (growling with anger): Of course!
DAMIEN, (chuckling): Of course. I just wanted to make sure you remembered.
DEMIDEVIMON: How could I forget... (Flashback to the famous battle between Angemon and Devimon. Angemon launches his Hand of Fate attack at Devimon, burning a hole right through his body. The flashback fades and Demidevimon is shivering.)
DAMIEN: All right. Before I help you out with your little problem, I want to make sure that helping you is going to be worth my time. The Digidestined are a little ways northwest of here. You won't be able to destroy them, but... see what you can do. If I'm happy with the results, I'll help you.
DEMIDEVIMON: Thank you for this opportunity... I won't let you down. (He leaves the room and closes the door as the camera shifts into the hall.) I WILL get my power back... and then I'll have my revenge. I'll take over this world with or without these kids helping me! Nyahahahahahahahaha!

 

Scene: Allison, all alone, is running through the woods.

 

Allison: (huffing) Topomon!!…Maria!!…AAH!

 

(she trips over something, and falls. She gets up, rubbing her bottom)

 

Allison: Ow…hey!

 

(The thing she tripped over starts to move. It’s some kind of creature)

 

Allison: Aaahhh!!! (she crawls away, not taking her eyes off the thing)

 

Garurumon: Howling BLASTER!!

 

(Allison shields her eyes, and the creature is destroyed in the blue light)

 

Matt: Allison! Are you OK?

 

Allison: (looking up, she sees Matt, atop Garurumon. He dismounts) Yeah, I’m fine.

 

Matt: (takes her hand and helps her up) What are you doing here?

 

Allison: (dusts off her clothes) To tell you the truth, I have no idea…

 

Matt: That’s OK. As long as your safe. (takes up both of her hands) You know, I never have gotten to talk to you alone.

 

Allison: (blushing) Huh…?

 

Matt: Allison, I’m so glad you’re here with us…with me…

 

Allison: (still blushing, and also smiling) Really?!

 

Matt: I just can’t stop thinking about you…(starts to lean forward)

 

Allison: (leans forward) I can’t stop thinking about you…

 

Matt: Allison…

 

Allison: Yes…?

 

Matt: You’re about to drool on my sweatshirt!!!

 

Allison: HUH?!

 

(Suddenly, she opens her eyes. Tai grabs the sweatshirt under her and pulls it out with a quick jerk. Allison lands on the dirty ground. We see that the whole group is in the forest, and Tai is holding his sweatshirt looking very peeved)

 

Tai: Jeez! This the only sweatshirt I HAVE, you know!

 

Allison: Well, sorr-Y!! (sits up) It’s not like I was drooling because I felt like it!!

 

Tai: (puts the sweatshirt back on) Hmphf.

 

Topomon: What were you dreaming about so much that made you DROOL…?

 

Allison: (blushing) Um…er…

 

Izzy: Never mind that. We have other things to worry about.

 

Matt: For instance, how are we going to get rid of the Dark Triad? None of our digimon can reach the Ultimate level except for Okomon.

 

Gabumon: Nine Champions and an Ultimate won’t be much use to us against three Megas.

 

Maria: We need to find some other way of defeating them, then.

 

Izzy: Do you have any suggestions?

 

Maria: Well, not really…it just seems that, if you guys could handle this on your own, Allison and I wouldn’t have been here. Apparently, we ARE needed. I think the answer may lie in Okomon or Topomon.

 

Okomon: Well, it’s true that I’ve been able to reach the Ultimate level, but I’m not sure that will be enough.

 

Izzy: Maria has a point, though. I think there’s more to you two than we see.

 

Allison: What’s THAT supposed to mean?

 

Izzy: Well, I keep thinking about the fact that Gennai never said you were digidestined. I think it’s more than a coincidence. We’ll just have to wait and see. Just like digivolving, I think that mystery will unfold itself when we are in the most need of help.

 

TK: Good theory. But what do we do now?

 

Izzy: Well, I’ve been hoping for another call from Gennai for some instructions, but he hasn’t contacted us in a while.

 

Tai: He’s definitely not at his house; Cupidmon kicked him out.

 

Patamon: Maybe we should just try to find Gennai and stop any trouble caused by the Dark Triad?

 

Kari: That sounds like a good plan.

 

Gatomon: And on the way, we can find out what we need to defeat the Dark Triad.

 

Scene: Allison and Topomon are walking through the woods alone. They come up to a cliff, where we see a gorgeous sunset. Allison and Topomon stop walking and Allison stares in awe.

 

Topomon: What is it, Allison?

 

Allison: I wish you could see this…the sun is setting.

 

Topomon: What’s so great about that?

 

Allison: Well, there’s some clouds in the sky, and the light reflects off of them, making all sorts of pretty colors! (turns to Topomon) Can you sense the clouds and the sun?

 

Topomon: No, it’s to far away. I’ll take your word for it, though.

 

Allison: Yeah. (sits in the grass) There’s only ONE thing that could make this the perfect evening.

 

Topomon: What’s that?

 

Allison: (glistening eyes, folding her hands together) Matt…

 

Topomon: (sweatdrop) Oh.

 

Allison: (sighs sadly) I just wish I could work up the courage to actually DO something.

 

Topomon: Well, he’s not going anywhere. It’s not like you have a time constraint.

 

Allison: Yeah, but I don’t know what to do. I’d probably just make a big fool of myself.

 

(in a tree behind Allison and Topomon sits Demidevimon. He’s been eavesdropping, and he gets an idea. He flies down and lands in front of Allison and Topomon)

 

Demidevimon: Why, good evening young one!

 

Allison: Huh?! Who are you?

 

Topomon: (getting in a defensive guard) Were you listening to us?

 

Demidevimon: Well, I may have heard of few words…don’t worry, the name’s Demidevimon. (bows)

 

Allison: Um…(slightly bows) Hi. I’m Allison.

 

Demidevimon: So, I see you’re having some boy-troubles?

 

Topomon: How is that any of YOUR business?

 

Demidevimon: Oh nothing, I just thought I could help you.

 

Allison: Really? (shakes head of the idea) Wait. This doesn’t feel right. (points at Demidevimon) Why would you just help me for the heck of it? You’re trying to trick me!

 

Demidevimon: What?! I’m flabbergasted!! And by the way, pointing is rude!

 

Allison: (puts hand down) Oh. Sorry.

 

Demidevimon: As for why I’m helping you, maybe it’s just because I feel like performing a random act of kindness! Besides, I’m bored. (winks) If this is a trick, I give you full permission to punish me however you want afterwards!

 

Topomon: After what?

 

Demidevimon: After I help Allison get hooked up with Matt, of course!

 

Allison: Hooked up with…Matt? (smiling) Really?!

 

Demidevimon: Uh-huh! Now, here’s what we’re gonna do…(he starts to explain the plan to Allison, while Topomon turns around and folds her arms frustratingly)

 

Scene: All the digidestined are asleep except for Izzy. He’s watching guard.

 

Izzy: (yawns, and then looks at watch) Oh, good. I can finally get some shut-eye…(gets up and walks over to Allison, who is snoring) Allison, wake up! Allison! (shakes her shoulder once)

 

Allison: Huh…? (sits up, rubbing eyes) Oh. Thanks, Izzy. (suddenly remembers something, and smiles) Oh, right!! Yes!!!!

 

Izzy: Huh?

 

Allison: Oh, um, nothing! (stands up) You better go to sleep, Zumi!

 

Topomon: (wakes up, and stands) Ready when you are, Allison!

 

Allison: OK! (they walk away) Night, Zumi!

 

Izzy: Night. (watches them leave) Hm… (he lies down, waits, but then gets up) Something’s not right here. (he wakes up Tentomon) Tentomon, wake up!

 

Tentomon: What? Hey, what’s wrong?

 

Izzy: I think Allison’s in some trouble. (he gets behind a tree and watches Allison approach tree a ways from the group) Let’s just watch and make sure she’s OK.

 

Allison: (whispers into the tree) Hello? Are you there?

 

Demidevimon: (pops head out of tree) Good evening? Have a nice sleep?

 

Allison: (nods happily) Of course, I was dreaming about you-know-who!

 

Demidevimon: Now, you know what to do. Is that last boy asleep?

 

Allison: I think so. I’ll be right back.

 

(She leaves the tree, and walks back to where everyone is sleeping. Izzy watches with his brows furrowed. Allison walks over to Matt, who is sleeping on his back. Allison looks around him, and then spots his digivice on his belt. She carefully slips it off the belt, turns around, and prances back to Demidevimon.)

 

Demidevimon: Success?

 

Allison: (holds up Matt’s digivice) Got it!

 

Demidevimon: Good! Give it to me. (she hands him the digivice) Now, just wait a minute while I hide it. You know what to do?

 

Allison: Yeah, I’ll wake Matt up and tell him his digivice was stolen, and then I find it for him! Where are you going to hide it?

 

Demidevimon: I’ll put it near the bottom of a tree where I first found you. Near the cliff, remember?

 

Allison: OK! (to Topomon) Isn’t this exciting?

 

Topomon: I guess…

 

Demidevimon: All right, I’ll go hide it, now. Count to twenty!

 

Allison: Right! (Demidevimon flies off with the digivice) One…two…three…

 

Demidevimon: (flying though the trees, he suddenly dives down next to an old rotting tree) All right, everything’s going as planned…now for an extra step that I HAPPENED to not tell Allison…(he fishes out another digivice from the roots of the tree) Heh heh heh…all I have to do is hide this fake digivice for Allison to find, and then Matt’s digimon won’t be able to digivolve! (flies up and to the cliff) Damien will be so proud! Soon I’ll be able to become Devimon once more!!

 

Scene: Allison is counting quietly next to the group of sleeping digidestined.

 

Allison: …Nineteen…twenty! OK, here I go, Topomon! (breathes in once, closing her eyes, and then runs over to Matt) Matt, Matt!!! (shakes him awake) Hurry! You’re got to get up!

 

Matt: Wha…wha…? Allison?! (sits up) What the heck is going on?

 

Allison: Matt, your digivice is gone!

 

Matt: What?! (looks and sees its missing) Hey! How did…?

 

Allison: Someone must have stolen it! Here, I can help you find it. If we hurry, we should be able to catch the thief!

 

Matt: (stands) Right. Let’s go. Gabumon, get up!

 

Gabumon: (wakes) Huh?

 

Matt: Someone stole my digivice, can you help us look for it?

 

Gabumon: Sure, but let’s hurry, I don’t want to miss too much of my beauty sleep.

 

Scene: Allison, Matt, Topomon, and Gabumon are walking through the trees towards the cliff.

 

Allison: (thinking) All right! Now I’ll just find the digivice and Matt will thank me with a kiss!!

 

Topomon: (thinking) Something doesn’t feel right…I wonder where Demidevimon is…

 

Allison: Look, there it is! (runs over to the tree where Demidevimon put the digivice) I found it!

 

Matt: (runs over with Gabumon) All right! That didn’t take too long.

 

Allison: (holds it out for Matt) That was close.

 

Matt: (takes it) Thanks, Allison.

 

Allison: (closes eyes, smiling) Anytime!

 

Matt: No, really! I don’t know what I’d do without my digivice. (steps toward her) I’m glad you were so eager to help.

 

Allison: (puts hand behind head, blushing) Well, I couldn’t just let the thief get away with it! (opens one eye) But thanks for mentioning it.

 

(suddenly, a huge Dinobeemon bursts out from under the cliff)

 

Matt: What the?!

 

Allison: Hey, where’d he come from?!

 

Dinobeemon: Irritant BUZZ!!! (He destroys part of the cliff they’re standing on)

 

Matt: (edging back from the crumbling cliff) He’s attacking us for no reason!

 

Allison: Topomon, let’s show this guy we’re no pushovers!

 

Topomon: OK!

 

(digivolving sequence: “Topomon…digivolve to! …Terremotomon!!”)

 

Matt: (holds out his digivice) Go for it, Gabumon!

 

Gabumon: Gabumon!! Digivolve to! (waits, and then glances around) Hey, I’m still shorter than Matt!

 

Matt: What? Why aren’t you digivolving?

 

Gabumon: What about the digivice?

 

Matt: (holds the digivice to his face) It’s…not reacting? Oh no! (thinking back to when his crest didn’t react in the first season) It’s happening again!

 

Dinobeemon: AAAARRGH!!! (charges Matt and Allison)

 

(Terremotomon blocks him, and then throws him into the air. Unfortunately, Dinobeemon can fly)

 

Terremotomon: (watching Dinobeemon fly around) I can’t beat this guy by myself!

 

Allison: Matt, what’s wrong?

 

Matt: (kneeling, holding his head) It’s just like before! I…I can’t do it!

 

Gabumon: Matt!

 

Allison: Listen, I have to go back to get some help!

 

Gabumon: No, if you leave, I can’t protect Matt by myself!

 

Allison: But Terremotomon needs help!

 

Gabumon: I think something happened to Matt’s digivice! We need to figure what’s wrong!

 

Allison: (nervously) But…nothing could’ve happened!

 

Demidevimon: (flying in front of them) Actually, I happened to it.

 

Allison: What?! Demidevimon!

 

Gabumon: What are YOU doing here?

 

Demidevimon: I just happened to replace Matt’s digivice with a fake one…after Allison got it for me.

 

Gabumon: What?!

 

Allison: Demidevimon, you tricked me!

 

Demidevimon: All for the benefit of the Dark Triad. Now, Dinobeemon will destroy Terremotomon, and Gabumon will be useless!

 

Allison: No!!

 

Demidevimon: So long, digi-brats! OW! (Allison grabs his leg)

 

Allison: YOU WILL GIVE BACK MATT’S DIGIVICE RIGHT NOW!!!

 

Demidevimon: What? (he’s scared) Never!

 

Allison: (grabs his other leg and screams into his face) I’M GOING TO COUNT TO FIVE!!!!!

 

Gabumon: Man, even I want to give her the digivice and I don’t have it!

 

Demidevimon: AAAH!! (the digivice falls to the ground. Allison scoops it up, and flings Demidevimon away)

 

Dinobeemon: Irratant Buzz!

 

Terremotmon: (attack hits her, she falls to the ground) Aah!

 

Allison: Matt, your digivice! (throws the digivice)

 

Matt: (catches it) What?

 

Demidevimon: Fool! If you tell him the truth, he’ll hate you! You’ll never be more than another girl to him!

 

Allison: At least I’ll be an honest girl! (runs over to Matt) Matt, I was the one who took your digivice. I wanted to find it for you so you would like me. (kneels next to him) I’m so sorry.

 

Matt: You took it so I’d like you? (smiles) That’s OK. I’m just glad the digivice was bad and not me.

 

(suddenly, Allison’s crest starts to glow)

 

Allison: Wha…?

 

Matt: Hey! Your crest is reacting!

 

Gabumon: Do you think it’s because she told you the truth?

 

Allison: Maybe…

 

Terremotomon: Rolling Spikes! (she can only make it a couple feet off the ground, and Dinobeemon starts to cackle as she misses)

 

Allison: Terremotomon!! (holds up her glowing crest) Here’s hoping your Ultimate form can fly!!

 

Terremotomon: (turns, and sees the glowing crest) Allison! (she begins to glow) I can digivolve!

 

(digivolving sequence: “Terremotomon…digivolve to!!…” She raises her sickle-arms and slashes into the ground, creating a huge fissure which she jumps into. The earth shakes violently, and she bursts out as the fissure explodes. A blazing light goes all along her long furry body, creating white stripes. The metal blades on her arms shine. “…HoyoTerremotomon!!”)

 

Allison: Yesssss!!!!

 

Gabumon: I think I can help out, too!

 

(digivolving sequence: “Gabumon…digivolve to!!…Garurumon!!”)

 

HoyoTerremotomon: Have you ever seen a digimon-fly? (she holds up one of her arms, and the blades at the end start spinning like a helicopter. She lifts off the ground and flies towards Dinobeemon)

 

Allison: You can fly!

 

Matt: She can fly!

 

HoyoTerremotomon: I can FLY!! (charges Dinobeemon)

 

Dinobeemon: Aaarrgh! (he dodges, and heads toward Garurumon)

 

Garurumon: Howling Blaster!! (his attack hits, and it’s all Dinobeemon can do to stay afloat)

 

HoyoTerremotomon: Get ready for some fireworks, folks! (she holds up her non-revolving arm and folds the two metal blades, then flicks them open, creating a bunch of sparks. She then blows the sparks at Dinobeemon with her blades) Sparkling BLIZZARD!!

 

Dinobeemon: AAAaaaahhhh! (the attack hits him over and over, and he crashes to the ground)

 

Allison: She DID IT!!

 

HoyoTerremotomon: (still hanging in the air from her blade-copter) You doubted me?

 

Matt: No way! Huh? (the ground is starting to shake)

 

Allison: Ah! When Dinobeemon landed, he must have triggered the cliff to start falling apart!!

 

(the cliff begins to crumble, and Allison and Matt are flailing their arms, screaming)

 

Garurumon: Matt! (jumps to Matt, chomps onto his shirt, and flies to safe ground)

 

HoyoTerremotomon: Allison!! (dives toward her)

 

Allison: AAAHH!!! (she continues falling)

 

(HoyoTerremotomon can’t reach her, and Allison continues to fall. Suddenly, Kabuterimon flies under her and Izzy grabs her out of the air as they whiz past)

 

Allison: AAAAhhh huh?

 

Izzy: Need a lift?

 

HoyoTerremotomon: (sees Izzy catch Allison) Looks like Izzy got here just in time.

 

(Kabuterimon turns and flies back to where the edge of the crumbled cliff was. He lands, and Izzy helps Allison off Kabuterimon)

 

Matt: Allison, are you OK?

 

Allison: Um, yeah!

 

Izzy: I just happened to be up. (to Allison) I saw you take the digivice from Matt. (Allison looks down) But I also saw you confess. (she looks up) You did the right thing. I guess your crest thought so, too.

 

HoyoTerremotomon: (lands next to them) What about me?!

 

Allison: HoyoTerremotomon! (runs over and hugs her) Thank you, buddy! You’re so awesome! (HoyoTerremotomon de-digivolves to Onimon)

 

Onimon: No problem! It was a lot of fun!

 

Matt: Too bad everyone else missed all the fun! I guess we can tell ‘em about it in the morning.

 

Gabumon: Speaking of which, I wouldn’t mind getting some more shut-eye. I’ll see you guys tomorrow!

 

(Matt and Gabumon walk away from Allison and Izzy)

 

Matt: (puts his hands in his pockets) Huh. Allison had a crush on me…

 

Gabumon: HAD a crush…?

 

Matt: Well, I don’t think she’ll be thinking much about me, anymore. (looks back) After all, I wasn’t the one who whisked her out of the air…(Matt and Gabumon walk away)

 

Tentomon: I think Gabumon has the right idea, let’s get back to sleep!

 

Izzy: Yeah. (Izzy, Tentomon, and Allison carrying Onimon walk back to the group)

 

Allison: Hey, thanks Izzy. I guess I owe you my life twice.

 

Izzy: Well, Tento helped too. Hey!

 

Allison: What is it?

 

Izzy: You called me Izzy.

 

Allison: Yeah? That’s you’re name, isn’t it?

 

Izzy: (smiles) Yeah…I guess it is.