At the briefing room, they were back from Shibuya.
"In a few weeks since the return from Shibuya…" said Miss May. "We have been able to process the ability to summon and digivolve multiple Digimon at a time."
"Our best theory is that there is a statue." said Jack.
They then see a photo of a statue holding the staff.
"Any ideas?" asked Captain Ham.
"Well, Shoutmon can deal with it." said Alex. "Okay, let's see what I can do."
At the shrine at night, Ferrel and his men enter the house where Indians live. They are sent to the statue only to discover that the staff is missing.
"Where's the staff?" asked Shoutmon through Alex's phone.
"The staff must have been stolen, by purgers." said Alex.
"That staff is missing because the purgers infiltrated the house and took it from us." said the Indian.
"Let's learn a lesson about thee." said Ferrel.
"If you can find the staff to put it in a statue, then we can live peacefully." said the Indian.
The wind rushes through the house.
"Let them go." said the Indian. "Please."
Later, at the embarkation room, Ferrel and his men return home.
"You were supposed to be studying the culture." said Captain Ham.
At the office, Ferrel talks to Captain Ham.
"When I went to the shrine, I see that the staff has been stolen by purgers." said Ferrel. "And may I use the control room, so that we can see the whereabouts of the staff?"
"Ferrel, have Miss May check it anyway." said Captain Ham.
At the control room, Miss May and her men look for the staff's whereabouts. They then watch a video regarding the flood in the country.
"Anything?" asked Ferrel.
"No, nothing, Ferrel." said Miss May.
"Miss May, are we suggesting SG2?" asked Alex.
"No." replied Miss May.
Miss May then looks up the staff. It has no results.
"The purgers must have erased the staff's whereabouts." said Miss May. "Trying again…"
At the office, Ferrel and Captain Ham are talking.
"Anything?" said Captain Ham, who is still talking on the phone.
He hangs up.
"No." said Ferrel. "Miss May is trying to find the staff's location again."
"Oh, well." said Captain Ham.
The conversation continues. At the briefing room, Miss May and her men are discussing the staff.
"They are two billboards and one of them enters the shrine with a house containing a stolen staff that was on the statue." said Captain Ham.
At the control room, they see a snowy place via a TV. Later, they arrive to the secret facility.
"Ferrel and these are my associates." said Ferrel. "We are looking for people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's."
"Follow me." said the man.
At the lab, they see several people building a ship. They then send Ferrel and his men to the lab.
"Are those lab equipment bloodied?" asked Miss May.
"No, the purgers did not kill people since this is a weapons-free facility." said the man.
"I'm here for the staff." said Ferrel. "And to find several people."
"If you are looking for the staff, then you should talk politely." said the man.
"And it's been on lockdown since the 'pandemic' began." said Sam.
"There's no 'pandemic'." said the man.
They arrive at the garage containing a billboard.
"What is this?" said Ferrel.
"A billboard?" said Miss May. "And this is plastic."
"Where's the real one?" asked Ferrel. "And what happened to the billboard?"
"You tell me about the removal of the billboard." said Shoutmon, who was unexpectedly summoned by Alex.
"Take them away." ordered the man. "Don't make me call security."
Ferrel and his men walk away without incident. Back home, at the briefing room, Captain Ham, Shoutmon and the others discuss the experiences that they had.
"If we can't search the staff, then the security will show up throughout the facility." said Alex.
"We'll let's talk later." said Captain Ham.
Back at the shrine which is snowy, Ferrel and Jack put weapons on the ground. The Indians are shivering.
"Did you bring the staff?" asked the Indian.
"Not yet!" cried Ferrel. "We have to try to get it back."
At the control room, Miss May is continuing to see the footage. A purger puts a bullet on the camera.
"The screen is destroyed." said Miss May.
Later, Ferrel and Jack return home. Inside the digital world, Meicoomon is snuggling with Impmon.
"Well, I heard you called me a big bully." said Impmon. "If I were you, you taught me a lesson."
"And we fight as lovers." said Meicoomon.
Later at the briefing room, they discuss the way to get the staff back.
"No conditions, sir." said Ferrel.
"What if the purgers are after them?" asked Jack.
"We can take cover." said Captain Ham.
At the facility, Ferrel and his men infiltrate the same area where the plastic billboard is located.
"Should we summon a Digimon?" asked Alex.
"Sure." said Ferrel. "But only keep this low profile."
Ferrel summons Terriermon while Miss May summons Palmon. They slowly infiltrate the area.
"Freeze, hands up!" ordered Miss May. "Step away from the crate."
The men put their hands up. The billboard is activated by one man from the truck. They then flee the scene by going through the billboard.
"We're too late!" said Palmon. "Terriermon, this is why we should have kept it a low profile! Let's go after them!"
"It's no use." said Terriermon.
Miss May opens the crate containing the staff. At the snowy shrine, Ferrel and his men recovered the staff.
"At least I recovered the staff." said Miss May.
The staff is activated. Inside the room, the Indians place the staff on the statue's right hand.
"Thank you, sir." said the Indian.
"You made my promise." said the woman.
They open the door. It was morning. At the briefing room, they made the conclusion.
"In a few weeks, everything returns to normal." said Miss May.
"Until then, all SG member be in lockdown until further notice." said Captain Ham.
"What about the second billboard where the men flee the scene?" asked Ferrel.
"It's been retired." replied Captain Ham.
At the warehouse, the workers put the plastic on the billboard to keep it from activating.
"Well, we shouldn't have summoned a Digimon before we defeat the men. We should have shot them at far-range." said Ferrel.
"Don't you think it's okay to shoot purgers?" asked Miss May.
"Of course not." replied Jack.
TO BE CONTINUED…