Upon returning to the Digital World, all the Digimon except for Wisemon turned back into their Rookie levels, and Gallantmon returned to being Takato and Guilmon.

"Wisemon…you said the Digital World had fallen to the Death Generals," Theo began.

"That is correct," Wisemon said.

"Then why are we standing in the middle of a peaceful, flowery field?!"

"This must be Dorbickmon's territory; he's famed for his tactical intelligence and intuition, but also for his cruelty. It would be an understatement to simply say that he is the cruelest of the Death Generals," Wisemon said. "He gains pleasure from the sight of the Digital World becoming incinerated. That is why we are in the middle of a flowery field, Theo; he loves the sight of beautiful and pristine areas like this crumble beneath his foot – literally!"

"Guys, be quiet!" Tomoya warned. "We aren't alone here!"

"Where are they?" Takato asked without making a sound, and his son looked up at a Devidramon flying overhead. The giant dragon declined, but instead of landing on the ground, another Digimon leaped off its back and in front of the Digidestined. The Devidramon flew off to a nearby mountain range.

"Well, hello there, Digidestined; my name is Flarerizamon, proud member of Dorbickmon's Fire-fury Army!" the Digimon declared. "You're lucky it is I that will be destroying you, rather than General Dorbickmon! Oh, it'll hurt a lot, but I am more merciful than he his!"

"Yeah, yeah, we get that from all the Digimon we fight," Nate said, bored.

"Something's not right here," Takato frowned. "You claim to be ere to destroy us, right?"

"Of course; Devidramon and I had searched for hours and hours looking for you! I was beginning to get impatient! Now, let's get right to the part where you beg for mercy while my claws rive your skulls into small little bits! " Flarerizamon bellowed.

"See, that's the part I don't understand; when I was Gallantmon, Dorbickmon told me himself that he was looking forward to fighting me. Why would he send someone like you to fight us instead?" Takato asked.

"Oh, Dorbickmon had no time for such trivialities! Dorbickmon told me to deal with you guys as soon as I found you!"

"Well, apparently, you didn't get the memo, because Dorbickmon just told me a few minutes ago that he was eager to fight us."

"W – What?! That's not possible! If Dorbickmon had changed his mind like that, he surely would've told me!" Flarerizamon stammered.

"Tomoya, this one's all yours," Takato said to his son, whose Digivice began to glow with the light of Digivolution.

"Candlemon Digivolve to, Wizardmon! Magical Game!" Wizardmon's wand fired a blast of electricity at the confused Flarerizamon, who was knocked to the ground.

"Hey, I wasn't finished thinking yet! Flame Tower!" Flarerizamon unleashed an enormous pillar of flames around Wizardmon. "Try all you like; you won't be able to escape from these flames! Raging Inferno!" Flarerizamon spread his flames around the other Digimon and the Digidestined. However, the flames were extinguished when an enormous Digimon arose from the ground, with the displaced soil and dirt smothering the flames. "Spinomon, look at what you just did! I had those Digidestined humans right where I wanted them, then along you come and ruin the whole damned thing!"

"You give them far too little credit, Flarerizamon," Spinomon growled.

"So why are you here, you big oaf?! Don't think for a minute that I'll let you claim all the glory of –"

"Silence, you insolent worm! There's a reason why General Dorbickmon trusts me more than you and your big mouth!" Spinomon snapped. "General Dorbickmon sent me to retrieve you, and he didn't exactly sound happy!" Spinomon did his best to conceal the widening smirk on his face, though without much success. Flarerizamon begrudgingly leaped through the tunnel Spinomon created without another word as Spinomon turned to face the Digidestined. "Don't consider yourselves lucky; Flarerizamon was weak. Don't count on getting rescued when you fight Dorbickmon." The Dinosaur Digimon turned to look at the mountain range the Devidramon had flown to. "Whenever you are ready to face him…that is where he will be waiting for you. We're looking forward to seeing how long you last against him, so try not to disappoint us." Spinomon burrowed back into the tunnel he had dug.

"Let's go," Takato stated, beginning to walk toward the mountains, soon followed by the others.


"You did WHAT?!" Dorbickmon roared.

"I…I just attacked those Digidestined like you asked me to do!" Flarerizamon protested.

"I asked you to keep an eye out for them, not flambé them! Cor blimey, mate, you could've killed them!"

"But I was…just…"

"SILENCE! You failed me, and I will not forgive FAILURE! Tyrant Collbrande!" Dorbickmon created a flaming sword in his hand, which he struck Flarerizamon with, instantly killing the Champion. "Honestly; the nerve of that little punk! Attacking my prey like that!"

"I wouldn't put too much thought on the subject, sir; Flarerizamon was weak. Did you honestly expect someone like him to claim victory?" Spinomon inquired.

"Yeah…I guess you're right. I was really just pretending he was Splashmon. I can't wait to get my claws on that greedy, conniving, worthless piece of trash!"