"What?"

Janyu didn't know what to think when confronted with the fact that the opening between the real world and the Digital World was opened so soon after it was closed by the kids and their Digimon.

"I don't understand. How can someone just rip a hole between our worlds like it was nothing?"

"Your guess is as good as mine, Janyu. We're working on trying to figure out what happened on our end." said Yamaki from the other end.

Janyu didn't answer back immediately, as he tried to process the fact that they were going to have to go into battle just two months after they managed to finish it the first time. He quickly glanced over in the direction of the living room, where he assumed that Henry and Suzie still were, and he wondered what they would think about this kind of predicament.

"What about the kids' Digimon? Do they have something to do with the hole reopening?"

"It's a possibility, but like I said, we're looking into it. Now, I need you to listen to me, Janyu. This is important."

Janyu remained quiet as Yamaki began explaining his plan.

"While we haven't had any readings as of yet, this doesn't mean that Digimon aren't going to start showing up pretty soon. We may need to bring the kids in if things start to get messy."

"But we can't just tell the kids that they're gonna have to start fighting again! They only just reunited with them a couple of days ago!"

"I know, Janyu, but this is our only real option! I can't rebuild Juggernaut now that the government's breathing down my neck, so that means their Digimon are our only hope of keeping them out of the real world while we figure out how to close the breach."

Once again, Janyu didn't answer, choosing instead to look down the corridor to the living room again for a moment before returning his focus to the phone call.

"How am I going to tell them that they're gonna have to put their lives in danger again after just two months?"

The line was silent for a moment, as Janyu assumed that Yamaki must be thinking about what he should say next.

"Just let them have their fun for now. Tell them when you think the time is right, but don't take too long. We need them ready once Digimon start to bio-emerge."

Janyu sighed, thinking that things were going to become a whole lot more difficult now. Before he could reply, though, he heard another voice coming from the other end of the line, presumably one of the people that he saw working in those chairs while he was visiting Hypnos.

"Look, I have to go. I'll let you know if something comes up, alright?"

Janyu gave a noncommittal grunt, and line went dead. After hanging up the phone, Janyu turned around and lightly banged his head against the wall a couple of times, stopping short of actually punching the wall. Despite the anger he was feeling for being forced to put Henry, Suzie and all of the other kids in danger, he knew that there was nothing he could do to change that fact.

Sighing, he stood up and after checking to make sure he didn't cause any damage to himself or the wall, he went into the living room and sat down on the chair near where Henry, Suzie, Terriermon and Lopmon were.

Henry looked over and noticed the worn-out look on his dad's face. Concerned, he decided to ask him about what was going on.

"Everything okay, dad? You look like you've got something on your mind."

Janyu considered for a moment about whether or not to tell the two of them about the breach, but he didn't want to put Yamaki in a tough spot, so he decided just to make an excuse.

"Oh, it's nothing, really. I was just on the phone with one of my coworkers. This project we're working on is going slower than expected."

Henry and Terriermon traded looks, both seeing through Janyu's attempt at an excuse. The two of them managed to catch a few of the words from the conversation. Despite not being able to figure out what the phone call was about, Henry knew it had nothing to do with his dad's actual job.

Still, not wanting to cause a scene, Henry decided to let it go just as his mom popped out of her room and headed towards the kitchen.

Quickly checking the time, Janyu suddenly realized it was getting very late.

"I didn't realize how much time has passed. It's almost bedtime for you two."

"But we haven't even had dinner yet. We were waiting for you two to get home for the past hour." said Henry.

Janyu paused, realizing that with everything going through his mind, he completely forgot about dinner.

"Sorry Henry, we'll see if we can find something quick for you and Suzie."

Janyu got out of his chair and headed over to the kitchen to find his wife searching through the cupboards.

"Hey Mayumi, do you happen to remember getting anything that we can give to the kids that they can have before bedtime? It's getting kind of late."

Mayumi didn't answer immediately, staring into space for a second before finally getting an idea and then immediately regretting said idea. Turning towards the fridge, she opened it and pulled out a tray of sushi, setting it on the table in front of her.

"I was originally going to save it for one of our date nights, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with grabbing another plate another time."

Janyu warmly smiled at his wife putting the kids ahead of their alone time before calling the two of them over to eat.

Once Henry and Suzie sat down and the four of them began eating, the room was mostly silent except for one thing Henry felt that he needed to say.

"Thanks for the sushi, mom and dad."

"Oh, it's nothing, Henry." said Mayumi before they returned to eating.

Once dinner was completely finished, Henry and Suzie grabbed Terriermon and Lopmon before getting ready for bed. After saying their goodnights and closing their doors behind them, Mayumi and Janyu watched TV for a little while before deciding to go to bed themselves.

However, while Mayumi was able to go to sleep without any issues, Janyu's mind was still swimming, as he wondered just how he was going to explain to the kids that they were going back into battle so soon.

Back at the Matsuki residence, Takato was just about ready to head out and spend some more time with Guilmon. Since there was no school today, he was very excited to be able to spend the whole day with his best friend.

After quickly checking his pockets and finding his D-Power safely tucked inside, he opened the screen door, quickly looking behind him to where his mother was busy working.

"Bye, mom! I'm heading out to the park!" he yelled.

"Don't stay out too late, Takato!"

"Okay!"

After exiting the bakery and shutting the door behind him, Takato headed towards the park as promised. As he made his way over there, his mind began to wander as he thought about what kind of things they would be able to do today.

However, in his distracted state, he ended up bumping into someone.

"Hey, watch where you're going!"

Takato was about to apologize before he suddenly realized that he recognized that voice. Bringing himself back down to Earth, he looked in front of him to realize that he ended up bumping into Rika, who gave him an annoyed look.

"Oh, uh…sorry about that, Rika. I guess I just wasn't paying attention to where I was going." he said as he nervously laughed.

Rika was initially caught off guard by the sudden contact with Takato, when she finally noticed who was in front of her she adopted a frown on her face.

"What a surprise. Takato, you really need to keep your head out of the clouds sometimes! All this daydreaming is going to get you in trouble one of these days."

Not wanting to cause a scene, Takato held his hands up in front of him as he attempted to placate Rika.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bump into you."

Although Takato noticed that the expression on Rika's face didn't change, the fact that she didn't say anything led Takato to believe that at least something good happened out of that exchange.

"So, uh…where are you headed off to, Rika?" asked Takato.

"None of your business."

Although Takato was slightly put off by Rika's tone, he figured that it was better not to pry when she didn't want to talk about it.

"Do you want to come to the park with me to visit Guilmon?" asked Takato as Rika pushed her way past him.

As Rika continued to walk off, she spoke up while her back was still turned away from Takato.

"No thanks. I've got some important business to deal with."

Although Takato was curious about what kind of important business Rika was up to, he shrugged and began making his way over to the park. However, before he could get too far, Renamon suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of him, startling Takato.

"Don't do that, Renamon! You almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Apologies, Takato. Rika hasn't been in a good mood lately since her mother got back from her trip to Paris." said Renamon.

"Really? What happened?" asked Takato, once again curious.

"I'd rather not say without Rika being okay with it."

Takato sighed after once again being shot down in his attempt at getting information. Before he could say anything else, he heard Rika calling out from where she was standing.

"Renamon, come on! We're gonna be late getting back home!"

Renamon quickly bowed towards Takato before once again disappearing. As for Takato, he decided just to leave the two of them alone, and he began heading towards the park.

After finally reaching Guilmon's house, Takato opened the gate and was immediately tackled by the excited virus Digimon.

"You're back! You're back!"

Takato smiled before lightly pulling Guilmon's arms off of him. When he was finally free, he stood up and brushed himself off before giving Guilmon a hug of his own.

"I said I would be back, didn't I? Now, what do you think we should do today?"

However, instead of giving Takato his answer, Guilmon suddenly went feral. His eyes turned into slits, and he began to growl loudly.

Although Takato knew full well the reasoning behind his sudden change of demeanor, he decided that he really should get the answer straight from Guilmon.

"What's wrong, boy? Do you smell something?"

Guilmon didn't answer immediately, as he looked off towards the right side of the path they were currently on.

"I smell a Digimon!"