In a nearby warehouse, an event is taking place. Yamaki, Riley, and Hak Foo are building up some kind of device in Valmont's plan in resurrecting some evil Digimon by his side. Finn, Ratso, and Chow went there with Guilmon, Terriermon, and Renamon captured into tubes.

"Uh, where am I?" Guilmon started to wake up as he found himself inside a tube. This really brings him into confusion. "What is this?"

"This is a containment unit," Finn replied back.

"Containment unit? What's that?"

"It means you're being captured as in we're kidnapping you for an experiment," the Irish man replied.

"Help! Help me, Takato! Help me!" Guilmon cried that he tries to punch the glass to escape, but it doesn't break. At the same time, Terriermon and Renamon do the same, but failed.

"Oh, did we forget to mention the containment unit is indestructible?" Ratso said sinisterly, joining in the conversation.

"Diamond Storm!" Renamon cried as she unleashes one of her attacks. Too bad the glass didn't break. "If I'm not mistaken, this is Valmont's doing."

"I think you got it right," Valmont entered the warehouse.

"What do you want?"

"It's the data you and your two friends possessed," Yamaki joined in the conversation. "See this machine you three are strapped on? And also those five tubes in front of you? The data of the Digimon will be sucked into those tubes. Once that is done, Valmont will chant a spell to resurrect them into his own Digimon army. Very interesting machine, huh, Renamon?"

"That's very sick coming out of you two. When Rika finds out what you're trying to do, she will stop you," the vixen said.

"Oh, we're counting on her. In fact, I'm going to send her a message," Valmont pulls out a remote device to summon three Shadowkhan by pressing the button three times. "Find the three kids and lead them here as in send them a message."

The Shadowkhan nodded and they jumped into the sky as they make the search.

"Wait," the leader of the Dark Hand is calling them and they come back. He pulls out a tag with Japanese writing. "Give this to Rika."

Then the three shadow ninjas have left the warehouse.

In a playground, Takato, Henry, and Rika are meeting there as they heard the news that their Digimon partners are missing. The latter happens to be in a tiring mood after school. Since school is over, she is wearing her casual clothes even the broken hearted t-shirt.

"What happened to you, Rika?" the goggle-wearing boy asked in concern.

"That's one thing you're not going to believe, goggle-head. Anyway, it's a long story," Rika remarked.

Suddenly, three Shadowkhan ninjas show up to them with the shadows. They hand out a letter to Takato and went back to the warehouse. He started to read it.

Dear Takato, Henry, and Rika,

When you read this letter, you have discovered your respective Digimon partners have been missing. Do you know why?

It's because I kidnapped them. Ironic, isn't it? Anyway, it looks like I'm going to make a plan involving with Digimon being in my side so I can turn this city into a playground of my very own.

If you want to stop me, come to this warehouse at the address on to this paper. I'll be waiting for you three to come.

Signed,

Valmont

PS: There's a tag in this letter. Give it to Rika.

Takato follows the PS as he gives out the item to the redheaded girl. As she gets and looks at what it is, it suddenly explodes on her face. She is really angry at this.

"Valmont is gonna pay for this!" she growled.

In the warehouse, Valmont and his gang are taking notice of this by the large TV screen. Guilmon, Terriermon, and Renamon are also watching this.

"What do you think of that, Renamon?" he taunt the yellow fox Digimon.

"Rika's right. You're going to pay for this," was her reply.

"Oh, speaking of that, I would like you to see how Rika is doing at school for today," Valmont pulls out a videotape and puts it in the video player. It plays a video of what he does as a substitute teacher at Rika's school. "While waiting for them, watch this with me, Renamon."

"Despite all that you are, Rika and I will stop you!" Renamon shouted in defiance.

"Is that so?" Valmont bangs the glass of the container that she is captured with his cane. It's noise really hurts her ears really bad that covers them up. That really have to hurt her. "Now, let's see how this kind of battle for today will conclude. While waiting, watch of how I do things as her substitute teacher in Japanese literature."