Last time on Digimon: Rangers, Jack showed up and revealed his goal to the rangers: Investigating constant variations of the Digimon/Human Hybrids, such as Spirit Digivolution, Biomerge Digivolution, and whatever Matthew does. DarkCalumon and NightTerrormon showed up, on the run from Jack, but they were quickly defeated after Hawkmon digivolved into Aquilamon. Once the two were defeated, Jack explained himself before departing. Talk about crossing worlds...

Max was siting by the river with Guilmon when Kenji and Tentomon showed up. "So what are you doing here?"

"Its Matt" Max said as he turned towards them. "He has always been a free spirit, and a bit of a rockhead. But he cant honestly think he can stay here in the Digital World, can he? It is simply too dangerous!"

"I think the more you try to force it on him, the more resistant it will be. That said, Matt has been acting rather strange. But listen, I am sure he will be fine. He is the Ranger of Compassion, after all".

"Yeah, I know...but if I admit that, then I would have to admit the Digital World needs him...and I cant do that. I have to think about his safety".

"I think that while you might be his brother, I doubt you can just tell him what to do all the time. Just imagine how he feels, being bossed around all the time?" Tentomon added to the conversation.

"I am his brother though!"

"Yeah, and exactly how does that reasoning work so far?" Kenji pointed out. Trust me, I know from experience, people wont just do what you say.

That is when Hawkmon flew back. "Guys, we found the entrance to where the map is leading us too!"

Max, Kenji and the Digimon immediately ran back to the others with Hawkmon. In front of them was some giant dual black metal doors in the middle of nowhere.

"So, do we open them, or press a doorbell, or something?" Blaze asked.

"How about we just try pushing" Matthew mentioned, pushing on the doors which caused them to open. As they entered, it appeared to be some sort of giant castle that showed up only on the inside. The doors then immediately shut behind the group, trapping them inside as they disappeared completely. Suddenly, these strange tentacle things grabbed everyone and dragged them off into seperate rooms. Suddenly, the tentacle was gone, but Kenji was not in any normal room. There was only one floor, and one wall, with one door. The door had six hexagon keys in front of it, but only five hexagon openings. Additionally, right above the whole floor was a giant weight that looked like it was about to fall, and an hourglass in the middle of the floor that looked like it just started.

"Looks like we are up Tentomon. We don't have time to waste!" Kenji mentioned, so they both ran to the door. There were lines on the keys, and the keyholes.

"I do not like this situation! Why did we have to open the scary doors attached to nothing!" Tentomon yelled.

"Because Tentomon, the map lead us here. In retrospect, why did we not consider it to be a trap?"

"Lets just focus on the puzzle. So, what is it? What do we choose!"

Kenji looked at all the keys. It was strange, being in this incomplete room, but he shrugged it off. He found out which of the keys fit, when something occured to him. He picked up the key that did not fit. "I figured it out Tentomon"

"What is it?"

"The room is incomplete, so the door must be incomplete too" he said, putting the key that did not line up with all the other lines in the center, and turning it.

Suddenly, the room they were in was a large cube shaped one. There was a stone platform that he was standing on, and then various stone tiles all around him that led to four doors. A voice spoke out to him.

"Welcome, Kenji" a voice called out. Suddenly, four hourglasses showed up, each with a different friend and their Digimon. "You see, here is your task. You have to choose which friend you want to save. The first one you step towards lives, the other three die. Oh, and by the way? YOu have one minute to decide!"

Suddenly, each hour glass started to fill with sand. The others beat on the glass, trying to get out, but nothing worked. As time went on, he had this impossible choice. BLaze, Matt, Max, or Sally. Each one was equally important. HOw was Kenji supposed to choose. And then, something else happened. The whole room shook, and suddenly the hourglasses were gone, replaced by Bakemon. "These things again?"

"Of course! This is a Bakemon haunted house! But then, what is causing all this damage?"

Gomamon could tell something was wrong with Matt. "You...you think you can take away my friends, and my brother, and that I would just let you do this!"

There was a dark energy around him, dark Datastreams. Not naturally, something artificial about it. "Matt, you okay!"

"No, I am not!" Matt yelled, sending out a wave of darkness that destroyed part of the walls. "I am angry!"

"Oh this is not going to end well!" Gomamon yelled as some debries went flying. Suddenly, they could see Kenji and Tentomon in the next room. "Quickly! Help! Something is wrong!"

====Dark Datastream Fusion! Matthew Augment Digivolve to...Duskmon!====

Whatever Duskmon was, it was giving off an aura that was unnatural. Kenji could tell, this would be a powerful fight. One of the Bakemon was seriously hurt, but went after Kenji and Tentomon anyways. Tentomon took him out anyways, and absorbed his datastream, as Duskmon then attacked them!

"Matt! Its us! Stop fighting!"

"I...can't! I wont! I wont let you tear me away from what I want!" Matt yelled. "I know you are conspiring with my brother!"

"Oh you have got to be..." Kenji mentioned. "Ready Tentomon?"

====Datastream Enhancement! Warrior Skillset!====

However, Duskmon striked too quickly, and was about to hit Kenji. Tentomon charged forward. "Kenji no!"

====Tentomon digivolves to...Kabuterimon!====

Kabuterimon charged into Duskmon to save Kenji. "You okay?"

"Yeah! Just find a way to cool Matt down!" Kenji told him.

"Hold on! Its not his fault!" Gomamon mentioned, as Sally, Blaze, Max, and their Digimon also climbed over to Kenji. "I saw DarkDatastreams come out of his clothing! Somethign is controling him!"

"How did it get into his clothing?!" Max asked.

"Mercurymon and Kosokutemon! Its a long story" Blaze mentioned.

Kabuterimon got knocked back into a wall. "Is this going to be enough?"

Suddenly, the floor beneath them started to break apart, and the only way out was going up a staircase. As they and their Digimon ran up the staircase, they ran through a doorway and closed it behind them, practically dragging Max the whole way away from his brother.

"Now...we need to think of a plan" Kenji said.

Uh oh, things don't look so good! Will they be able to save Matt, or will things go from bad to worse? Find out next time on Digimon: Rangers!