"…And although we're not sure of exactly what happened, eyewitnesses claim to have seen a fight between what was described as a giant thunderbird and some kind of sea monster," a newscaster on TV said, and Tomoya, Dalton, and their Digimon watched in shock, sitting at the breakfast table as the newscaster showed a video of the fight between Thunderbirdmon and MarineDevimon.

"I think we need to be a little more inconspicuous when we do this," Dalton said.

"Why?" Candlemon asked while helping himself to his 15th cream puff of the morning.

"Well, if we attract too much attention, then those news people will constantly be asking interviews and stuff, and we wouldn't have enough time to do what we need to do. Or, worse yet, if we attract enough attention, then the Digimon in Astamon's army might find out where we all live."

"That is, if they don't already know where we live," Tomoya said nervously.

"You make an excellent point, Dalton," Betamon said slowly. "As much as I would like to try doing this more stealthily for you, it'll be kind of hard to do when I become Seadramon."

"That's true…if you fight without Digivolving, it'll be difficult to win; maybe impossible," Dalton whispered.

"Don't worry about a thing, you guys; just leave everything to me!" Candlemon exclaimed suddenly.

"…You'll forgive me if I don't exactly feel reassured," Betamon sneered.

"No, really; it's a great idea! When I Digivolve to Wizardmon, I sort of look like a human, right? But when I turn back into Candlemon, everyone will be looking for Wizardmon, but they won't suspect that he's actually a candle!" Candlemon said happily.

"That actually sounds like a good idea," Betamon said honestly.

"Yeah, but don't forget; this isn't like the TV show where nobody knows about the Digimon. It's very likely that, if you fight everyone in Astamon's army all the time, sooner or later, someone will recognize you," Dalton said.

"Well, I don't think we should worry about all of this right now," Tomoya said, standing up and picking up his backpack.

"Why not?" Dalton asked.

"We've got more important things to worry about than what people who watch the news think. And if newscasters do find us and stop us for interviews, we'll just ignore them! We should at least wait on worrying about it until it actually happens, right?" Tomoya asked as he unceremoniously stuffed Candlemon into his backpack, against his partner's protests.

"Yeah…I guess you're right. Still, you should try to be as discreet as possible, ok?" Dalton asked Betamon as he stuffed his Digimon into his own backpack.

"You know I agree with you, right Dalton? I'm not going to go around town yelling, 'Hey, look, I have a Digimon!' or anything; I just think that it's the least of our concerns at the moment," Tomoya said as he and Dalton left the bakery.

"I know; I'm sorry, but that thing on the news with Thunderbirdmon kind of shocked me, you know? That was apparently just last night, but the media already knows about it."

"Yeah, me too…"

"Hey, Tomoya, could you hurry this up? It's kind of hard to breathe in here!" Candlemon shouted.

"Oh, sorry about that!" Tomoya laughed as he began to run toward the park, followed closely by Dalton.

"Theo! Agumon and I saw you on the news with Thunderbirdmon this morning!" Nate said excitedly once Theo had arrived at the park.

"Yeah…sorry about that, but I-"

"What are you apologizing for? That was awesome, little dude!" Nate said, patting the younger boy on the back rather hard.

"What were you two doing down there, anyway?" Mia asked.

"Well, somehow, Wisemon was able to contact me on my Digivice, and he was the one who told me that MarineDevimon was in the bay last night," Theo said. "He didn't tell me how he was able to contact me or how he knew MarineDevimon was attacking, though…"

"Were you able to find out anything about why Astamon is here?" Emerilla asked.

"Thunderbirdmon was flapping his wings pretty hard, so I couldn't really tell what he was saying," Theo said.

"I apologize," Hawkmon said.

"Don't worry about it…although, I think I caught the end of a word; it sounded kind of like 'goth.' Do any of you know what that might mean?" Theo asked, and instantly, everyone turned to look at Lilac, making her blush and hide her face against Tapirmon's back. "I don't think that's what he meant, guys; the 'goth' sounded like it was the end of a word." Everyone stopped staring intently at Lilac, but she still had her face hidden.

"What do you think that means?" Tomoya asked.

"I don't know; it could mean anything," Dalton said rather quietly.

"Well, let's just focus on defeating Astamon and his army before they get what they're looking for," Emerilla said. "Six of us should split up into groups of two, while the seventh should stay here at the park to make sure there's a park to come back to."

"I'll stay; I have something I'd like to ask Yamaki," Dalton said, taking out the Comm Device. Dalton and Betamon watched as the others split up, with Mia and Nate going one way, Theo and Tomoya going another, and Lilac and Emerilla going another.

"So, what are you going to ask Yamaki?" Betamon asked, but he was ignored as Dalton was busy writing his message to Yamaki.

"All of this walking around would be a hell of a lot easier if we knew what we were looking for!" Emerilla said after two minutes of walking around the city.

"Emerilla, stop complaining; nobody said this would be easy!" Lunamon shouted from inside Emerilla's backpack.

"Look at the bright side, Emerilla; if we're having this much trouble, then Astamon should be having a tough time to," Lilac said softly.

"...You know, Lilac, you're pretty easy to hang around with," Emerilla said.

"…How…do you mean that?"

"You're always calm and quiet; it's even enough to make me feel calm and relaxed. Quite an amazing feat, Lilac."

"…Thank you…" Lilac said with a small smile.

"Guys, there's a Digimon nearby!" Tapirmon said from inside Lilac's backpack.

"Where is it?" Emerilla asked as she and Lilac opened up their backpacks to free their Digimon, and soon after, they heard screams of people nearby looking at a tall building, and climbing the building was none other than a Digimon. "Who is that?"

"That's where my dad works!" Lilac exclaimed suddenly. "Tapirmon, please help him!"

"Don't worry, Lilac; I won't let that Digimon destroy that building! Tapirmon Digivolve to, Unimon!"

"I'll help out, too; Lunamon Digivolve to, Lekismon!" Lekismon jumped onto Unimon's back as she flew up toward the Digimon.

"It looks like BlueMeramon," Lekismon said.

"It doesn't matter who it is; I'm not letting him hurt Lilac or her father; Aerial Attack!" just before Unimon's attack hit, the BlueMeramon jumped up to the very top of the building to dodge it. The attack hit the building, making an explosion that made a rather large hole in the building.

"You'll never be able to hit me; I'm the fastest Digimon in this army!" BlueMeramon said with a grin.

"This ought to slow you down; Moon Night Bomb!"

"Cold Flame!" from his fist, BlueMeramon flung a cold flame at Lekismon's attack, instantly vaporizing it.

"We're going to need some help with this," Unimon muttered.

"Hey Tomoya, do you see that building over there?" Theo asked.

"Which one?" Tomoya asked.

"The one I'm pointing at."

"Oh, like that helps me any!" Tomoya said, annoyed.

"The tallest one! It looks like there's a blue flame on it!"

"That's no flame; it's a Digimon!" Candlemon said as he managed to free himself from Tomoya's backpack.

"We've got to get over there; Hawkmon, can you help us?" Theo asked.

"Of course I can; Hawkmon Digivolve to, Thunderbirdmon!"

"Try to fly at a high altitude so people below us think you're just a regular bird!" Theo said as he, Tomoya, and Candlemon climbed on the massive bird's back.

"Understood!" Thunderbirdmon shouted as he took off, and within a matter of seconds, they had arrived.

"Who is that?" Tomoya asked once they saw the Digimon Unimon and Lekismon were battling.

"It's BlueMeramon; he's a powerful Ultimate level Digimon, so those two are going to need some help!" Candlemon said, leaping off of Thunderbirdmon's back. "Candlemon Digivolve to, Wizardmon!" in a few seconds, Wizardmon landed on the building in front of BlueMeramon.

"Wizardmon!" Lekismon exclaimed.

"Be careful; this Digimon is really fast!" Unimon shouted.

"I think I'll be fine; Electro Squall!"

"Frost Knuckle!" BlueMeramon swiftly ran past Wizardmon's attack and punched him in the face, making him fall backward. "If you're smart, you'll stay down!"

"Well, I guess this means I'm an idiot! Magical Game!" Wizardmon turned himself invisible, but BlueMeramon merely chuckled.

"Mere parlor tricks like that won't help you to defeat me! Ice Phantom!" BlueMeramon unleashed a cold and powerful wind that practically shook the building he was standing on. "Now, you'll either turn visible and die quickly or stay invisible and die slowly! Not much of a choice if you ask me, though."

"Well, I didn't ask you, so keep your damn opinions to yourself; Electro Squall!" Wizardmon's attack struck BlueMeramon from behind.

"Wow, you don't even have the nerve to face me when you attack. I should've known; spending all of your time around those humans has made you a coward!"

"Wizardmon isn't a coward!" Tomoya yelled angrily as he took out his key and aimed it at Wizardmon.

"Wizardmon Digivolve to, Mistymon!"

"So you are the famous Mistymon I've heard so much about. Let's see if you're as powerful as the rumors say; Ice Phantom!"

"Blast Fire!" Mistymon's attack instantly destroyed BlueMeramon's attack when the two hit, and before BlueMeramon could attack again, Mistymon hit him with another Blast Fire, instantly destroying him as Mistymon loaded his data before turning back into Candlemon. "Well, that wasn't so difficult."

"Yeah, good job!" Tomoya said as Candlemon jumped back onto Thunderbirdmon's back as he flew down to the ground before turning back into Hawkmon, followed closely by Unimon and Lekismon, who also turned back into their Rookie levels.

"It's a good thing everyone ran away from BlueMeramon; it looks like there's nobody around to see you," Theo said with relief.

"Thanks for your help, guys," Emerilla said as she picked up Lunamon.

"Where's Lilac?" Tapirmon asked.

"She ran inside to make sure her dad's ok."

"…It's just like it was twenty years ago; only children are able to defeat these Digimon," Yamaki said, looking through a window of the building BlueMeramon was on. "I wish there was more I could do to help them…" Yamaki lamented, looking at the Comm Device he was holding. "I haven't heard anything from them since they told me an army was coming. I wonder if-" suddenly, the Comm Device's screen began to glow, indicating he had received a message. After pressing a few buttons, he read the message Dalton had sent him:

We've safely made it back to this world, as you are no doubt aware of. There's an army of Digimon under control of an even stronger Digimon called Astamon, and they appear to be looking for something. We have no idea what that might be, but last night, Theo and his Digimon fought a Digimon, and Theo suspect that the end of a word he heard the Digimon said is what they are after. Apparently, the end of the word was '-goth.' Does that mean anything to you?

After reading the message, Yamaki nearly dropped the Comm Device. "They're looking for it…the Yuggoth program…"