The next day T.K. and Kari were watching Sweetie Belle as they had promised Rarity the day before. The two of them alongside Patamon and Gatomon were listening to Sweetie Belle singing. Needless to say they were amazed by what they heard.
"That's the most beautiful singing I've ever heard." Patamon said.
"It's music to my ears." Gatomon said "Er what I mean is, oh you know what I mean."
"I've never heard singing like that in all of my life." Kari said.
"Thanks." Sweetie Belle said.
"It's a wonder you haven't gotten your cutie mark in singing yet." T.K. said.
"Yeah well I've never really been comfortable singing in front of a group of ponies. This is different since I know you guys and I feel comfortable around you." Sweetie Belle said.
"Ah I see. A case of stage fright." T.K. said "Well like it or not the only way you'll ever overcome it is if you get out there and face the crowds. But in all honesty you sing so beautifully that I don't think anyone could not like it."
"Thanks for the encouragement." Sweetie Belle "But I don't know when the next singing contest is and I'm not really intrested in joining a choir."
"I never said you had to." T.K. said "But next time you have a chance to sing in front of a crowd of ponies do so. And just remember what I told you."
Meanwhile at Twilight's house Izzy was explaining to Tai what little information he had managed to dig up on the portal.
"All I know is that more than likely it's the same portal that brought us to Equestria." Izzy said "I'm afraid that I can't get any more information. I'd probably more useful if I had my laptop with me, but unfournately, unless I somehow failed to notice last I checked my laptop was still in the digital world, and without it I'm pretty much useless."
"Ah don't be like that Izzy." Tai said "You're a good friend and a great digidestined. We wouldn't be the same without you."
"Don't bother trying to cheer me up Tai." Izzy said "You probably think I'm useless as well."
"Izzy I'm ashamed of you!" Tai said "The Izzy I know wouldn't be saying such things. You're not useless. That brain of yours has been helpful many times in the past. Why who else but you could have explained to the Princess' about digimon?"
"Anyone really." Izzy said.
"Izzy please snap out of it. You're acting even worse then that time when Vademon tricked you into giving up your curosity." Tentomon said.
"I've got to find a way to cheer Izzy up." Tai thought to himself "But how?"
"Something on your mind Tai?" Agumon asked.
"I was just wondering how I could cheer Izzy up." Tai said.
"Well perhaps Izzy just needs some time off from thinking. Perhaps he needs a vacation of sorts." Agumon said
"I don't know about a vacation but I think maybe a day on the town will do him some good." Tai said "Perhaps he's just tired of being cooped up in this library."
"I think so too." Twilight said "And I happen to have a book containing all the must see places in Ponyville."
A short time later the digidestined had all gathered at a cafe not too far from Ponyville town hall. T.K. and Kari had come along as well after Sweetie Belle had left to join her fellow cutie mark crusaders on their latest attempt to earn their cutie mark.
"Feeling better yet Izzy?" Tai asked.
"Not really." Izzy said "The only way I'd ever feel useful again is if I had my laptop and I certainly don't plan on seeing it again anytime soon."
The rest of the digidestined and their partner digimon huddled together.
"How can we make Izzy feel like he's useful again?" Matt asked.
"Well you heard what he said." Joe said "We might as well face facts. Unless by some fluke Izzy's laptop happens to drop out of the sky there's nothing we can do."
"That's crazy talk!" Davis said "I always thought that being a digidestined means you never give up!"
"I wish someone would tell Izzy that." Ken said "He's sulking even more than I did after I was freed from being the Digimon Emperor."
"We can't just do nothing." Tentomon said "Izzy has never given up on us before so we can't afford to give up on him."
"But what can we do?" Gabumon asked.
Before anyone could answer a voice called out "Oh wow actual human beings! I knew they existed!"
The digidestined looked up to see a mint green unicorn mare with a mint green mane and tail staring directly at them.
"Uh I'm sorry can we help you?" Tai asked.
"More then you could imagine." the unicorn mare said "I'm Lyra Heartstrings but you can call me Lyra."
"So how can we help?" Sora asked.
"Well if you follow me to my home I'll show you." Lyra said "It's not too far from here."
The digidestined and their partner digimon followed Lyra to her home which was surprisingly a little more elegant than most homes they'd seen so far. But it also seemed to look partially like a candy store.
"Amazing isn't it." Lyra said "This place here is a sweet shop run by my marefriend Bon-Bon. It's a shame she's not here right now. Anyway when I came here this place had seen better days but using my incredibly talents as a lyre player I was able to collect enough to fix up this place. As for why's so elegant, well I use to live in Canterlot and so I decided that if I was going to stay in Ponyville I might as well make it look like home. Bon-Bon didn't mind much."
"About this Bon-Bon" Mimi asked "Is she as sweet as this shop?"
"Most of the time yes." Lyra said "But sometimes she can be really fiesty. This is usually because of her different voices which from what I know are either impersonations or multiple personalites."
"Is she a unicorn as well?" Cody asked.
"No she's actually an earth pony." Lyra said.
"I have to say this place reminds me an awful lot of my home." Yolei said "Expect my place is a convenience store."
"You still haven't told us how we can help you." Tai said.
"Well you see I've always been one of a few ponies who believes that human beings really do exist and perhaps at some point existed in Equestria." Lyra said "Why in fact I even wrote a song about humans, would you like to hear it?"
"No. Please no singing." Izzy said.
"Just ignore him." Tai said "We'd love to hear it."
"O.k. then." Lyra said "Here goes."
When the song was finished Izzy's mood seemed to have improved slightly.
"Who is this Barrack Obama?" Tai asked.
"He's an up and coming Illinois senator in the United States of America. I heard that a little over two years ago he ran unscuessfully for the House of Representatives." Mimi said.
"So what did you think?" Lyra asked.
"That was amazing. I never thought I'd meet a pony who knows so much about humans." Izzy said "Lyra I have a feeling the two of us are going to get along perfectly."
"Oh shucks." Lyra said. She and Izzy instantly hit it off and started talking about all sorts of things related to humans.
"Say is it getting darker outside?" Lyra asked a short time later.
The digidestined and their partner digimon looked out the window and saw the violet portal had appeared in the sky once again. They didn't need to be told what to do. They wasted no time in racing to the center of town. And this time they made just as the portal spit out an object.
"Who could it be this time?" Tai asked.
"Whoever it is we'll beat the crap out of him or her!" Davis said once, again getting pumped up.
"Here it comes!" Joe shouted. The digidestined and their partner digimon knew the drill by now. They ducked and covered.
This time though they didn't need to wait for the smoke to clear to find out who they were up against because a familar voice called out "Ah digidestined we meet again. I'll admit I was not expecting it to be so soon."
Gatomon froze. She knew all too well who it was. "No, it can't be." she said.
"Oh but it is." the voice said as the smoke cleared. And there stood MaloMyotismon who looked none the worse for the wear.
"Surprised to see me digidestined? Well much like the fleas in the fur of animals I keep coming back!"
"Why doesn't ever he just stay dead? And to think I use to work for him." Gatomon thought to herself.