Summer, Yuuko, and Blue Eyes found Kate and Rythmi and by joining with Rand, Keith, and Ben, they defeated Lavana and chased her and her fraction of One World out of Amun's Mansion. As for Hudie...

"Okay, everybody split up." Rand said. "Ben, Keith, Arata, you're with me. Hudie, you guys go look upstairs. Summer, Yuuko, Lunick, Solana, Blue Eyes go left. We'll go right." Everyone nodded before departing in teams of three.

Ryuji and Hudie watched the others go before he headed for the stairwell. "Let's go."

"…Yeah." Keisuke nodded as the others followed.

"What's wrong?" Chitose asked, noticing his friend's hesitation.

"You worried about Takumi and Ami?" MegaKaubeterimon asked from in Keisuke's Digivice.

"I don't know what happened." Ryuji said. "But thanks to them we can save our friends. Let's make the most of this chance and we can sort them out later."

"Okay."

They went up the stairs and started moving down the hall. Yu kept clanking around. "This place…it really feels like a haunted house."

"You okay?" Keisuke asked. "Not scared, are you?"

"Are you kidding?" Yu grinned. "This is exiting! You don't get to do anything like this back home!"

"Yu this is a rescue mission." Ryuji said. "Stay focused."

"You're right…sorry."

Ryuji kept his head high. "Although it is true, we're experiencing things that not many people back home will. I suppose we should make the most of it."

"Right!"

Cyberdramon was looking around. "We've been up in Team One World's grill for some time now and still no sign of you. Where are you? Were we wrong?"

"Wait." Yu said. "I just heard something."

"There goes your hyperactive imagination again." Chitose replied.

"No, seriously, I-

"Shh!" Ryuji put a finger to his lip.

"Hudie…" a distorted voice echoed.

"Okay, this time I heard something…" Chitose muttered.

"G-ghosts?" Keisuke shuddered.

"Pfft! Don't be ridiculous Keisuke."

"Well Ben did say something about floating plates and vases..." Yu muttered uneasily.

"He was pulling our leg! I meat come on, pottery ghosts? Really?"

"Hudie…" the voice echoed.

"It came from over there." Ryuji pointed to a doorway up ahead. He and Chitose snuck over to the left side of the door. Keisuke and Yu got on the right. Cyberdramon stood close by as Angemon came out of Chitose's Digivice.

"Hudie…"

Cyberdramon gave a signal and Angemon kicked the door open. He held his glowing fist forward, ready to give anything that attacked a taste of his Heaven's Knuckle and his eyes scanned the room. He waved the others in with his staff and Cyberdramon went inside next with the hackers following inside. There was a green rug on the floor under a desk that had a chair, a lamp and a kettle nearby.

"What is this place?" Yu asked.

"It must have been this Amun fellow's office." Chitose said before noticing the tea set and the stack of papers on the desk. "Looks like this was his favorite place."

"Hudie…"

Everyone's attention went to the corner, where they saw and old looking TV. The screen showing nothing but static. "Is that voice coming from…that old looking TV set?" Yu asked.

"I didn't think these would be around in Amun's time." Keisuke said.

"It's doubtful." Ryuji replied. "Team One World most likely brought it here."

"Aw." Chitose chuckled. "And here I was hoping we could catch one of those old black and white shows for funsies."

"But what's it for?" Keisuke asked.

"Let's check it out." Yu said as he walked towards it.

"Be carful." Ryuji warned. "It's likely a trap."

They walked over to the TV and Yu crouched down to it. He tried adjusting the knobs but the TV stayed the same. He wacked it, but nothing happened. "No dice."

"I don't even know how we can hack into something like this." Chitose said. "Now what?"

"There may be another way." Ryuji said. "Remember that trick our friends showed us we can do with our Half-Cyber bodies?"

"Oh yeah!" Keisuke's eyes lite up. "The Connect Jump thingy! We can literally dive into this thing!"

"Then let's give it a shot." Yu said. He stood up and held his hand towards the scree. "Connect Jump!" His body turned blue and broke into pixels that went inside the TV.

"Looks like he went through." Ryuji said. "I'll go next. Connect Jump."

Chitose watched as Ryuji and Cyberdramon went into the TV. "Alright. I'm up next. Connect Jump!" Next he and Angemon went inside.

Finally Keisuke got closer to the screen and held up his hand towards it. "Connect Ju-

Suddenly the TV flickered off.

"…Huh?"

"What happened?" MegaKabuterimon asked from the Digivice.

"The TV just shut down!"

"Can you still get in?"

"Connect Jump!" Keisuke waited from something to happen. "No…what's going on?! And if the TV shut off then what happened to Ryuji and the others?!"

Yu looked around in the dimly lite area with the purple background. He Ryuji and Chitose stood on a wide grid. "What is this place?"

Whamon and Ankylomon went out of Yu and Chitose's Digivices. "This area's data is odd." Whamon said. "I can't even begin to analyze it…"

"Hey…where's Keisuke?" Yu asked looking behind him.

Ryuji and Chitose looked around. "Is he not coming?" Chitose asked. "Did something happen?"

Ryuji dialed Keisuke on his Digivice. "…He's not picking up."

"Did something happen to him?!" Yu panicked. "We need to get back! Wait, where's the exit?"

"There isn't one." The boys and their Digimon faced forward. A man with a black, hooded uniform and a white mask stood on the far end of the grid. "Unless you can defeat me."

"Who are you?!" Yu asked.

The man put a hand on his chest. "I am the leader of Team One World."

"What?" Ryuji'e eyes widened.

"So, this is Hudie. The Hacker Team that's been playing games with my army."

"You called us here." Cyberdramon said. "What for?"

"Simple. I see you lot as a nuisance." The man looked at the side. "I am a busy man on a serious mission. And you brats interfere with it by playing heroes. But you should know that you are not heroes. This region already has the Cyber Rangers of Oblivia. They are the ones I have unfinished business with. Not you."

"Unfinished buisness?" Ryuji asked.

"The Heroes on their own are quite troublesome. Ben, Summer, Takumi, Ami, Nokia, Arata, Yuuko, Yuugo and Fei. And they also have backup in the form of Kyoko, Matayoshi, Date, Rand, Leanne and Nema. And then suddenly you appeared. And then there's the other Rangers that joined you. That's quite a team I must say. I on the other hand only have Ice, Lavana, and Kincaid. Other then that, I only have weak underlings. Sure, I have plenty, but I'm sure you know that they're rather flimsily."

"Heh. Not wrong there." Chitose grinned.

"Indeed. If I do not do something about this situation, I could be in trouble. So, I decided it was time I started reducing my enemies' numbers. Strategically, it is always best to start by eliminating the weakest targets."

"Weakest?" Yu asked before glaring at him. "Are you calling us weaklings?!"

The man simply laughed. "Of course. Like I said my only real opponents are the true heroes. Not a bunch of kids playing make believe."

"Why, you…!"

"Claim down Yu." Whamon said. "He's just trying to get under your skin."

Yu took a deep breath. "You're right. Thanks, Whamon."

"If you think we're weak then I suppose you won't mind trying to defeat us on your own." Ryuji said bluntly.

"Why not? I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty." The man took out his Controlvice. A a Digimon with big metal feet, long claw like fingers, red pants, and orange, spikey hair came out.

"I've never seen that Digimon before…" Cyberdramon said.

Chitose held up his Digivice. "Matadormon. Ultimate Level Virus. A bloodsucking martial artiest and carrier of the X Antibody."

The Digimon laughed. "Hey, Yu! What's the big idea working with Hudie? Weren't they the ones who keep messing everything up?"

Yu blinked. "Huh? What are you talking about?"

"You know him?" Ryuji asked.

"Of course not, I've only known Digimon as long as you guys."

Matadormon slumped. "Oh, right. You forgot about little old me. You three forgot about everything. How sad."

"Forgot what?" Chitose asked.

Cyberdramon looked at the masked man. "Something about this guy rubs me the wrong way…Like I know him or something…Wait…" He glanced at Matadormon. "Forgotten? Can it be…?" Cyberdramon stepped forward. "Ryuji. Let's take them out before they can escape or call for help. If we can take the leader down it could very well mean the end of One World."

"You're right." Ryuji asked. "Their mind games could just be an attempt to stall for time."

"Defeat us you say?" the masked man laughed. "Ha, ha, ha. Amusing. Let's see you try."

Chitose's eyed glowed as he took out his Digivice. "You want it, you got it!"

DNA DIGIVOLUTION

"Ankylomon!"

"Angemon!"

"DNA Digivolve to…Shakkoumon!"

Back outside the gate to the mansion a Saberdramon screeched as it charged in the air…only for BlackMegaGargomon's giant hand to grab it by the head. The enraged Mega Level roared as he slammed it into the ground before stomping on it. The poor the last Saberdramon shattered to pieces that flew into Takumi's goggles.

"Send more out!" Kincaid yelled. "I don't care how you do it, just take them down!"

The hypnotized members of Team One World brought out five Megadramon and five Scizor. Then two Titamon joined in. All of the Pokemon and Digimon charged towards Takumi and Ami.

The twins said nothing. Only glared at their enemies with red eyes, which somehow gave their Digimon the command. BlackMegaGargomon opened fire with all the weapons on his body. "Absolute Territory!" BanchoLillymon's yoyo glowed green and it flailed wildly like a long whip, smacking around everything in the vicinity.

The two Titamon held up their swords and tried their best to endure the bombardment from the berserk Digimon. Just when it looked like it was over, they looked up.

"Giant Missile!" The Takumi's Digimon sent a huge missile at each of them. They detonated in a blast of red. The shattered Titamon along with the rest of the defeated Digimon went to Takumi and Ami. As the smoke cleared Kincaid, his men and all the unconscious Pokemon were seen defeated on the ground.

Kincaid slowly trembled as le looked around him from the ground. "I…Im…Impo…"

One of the One World members groaned as he lifted his head. His visor fell off. When he opened his eyes, they were lo longer glowing. "Wh-what's going on here…? I remember Commander Kincaid calling to me but…"

Another one then sat up and looked at BlackMegaGargomon and BanchoLillymon. "What the heck are those things?!"

All of the goons looked up and saw the Digimon slowly step towards them. "Ah…I-I'm out of here!" One of them got up and started running. The others soon followed.

Kincaid was slow getting up. "W-wait! Don't leave me here!" Before he could get back on his feet Takumi rushed at him with inhuman speed and rammed his fist upward into the man's face sending him into the gate with a loud thud. He groaned in pain as he slumped against it. As he tried to get up again, BanchoLillymon ensnared him with her yoyo, trapping his arms to his sides. He panicked and yelled as he tried to pull free. MegaGargomon stood close to him. "N-no…Please…mercy! I don't want to-

"Don't want?" Ami asked with a furious voice. "That's all you have to say?"

"Did those people want to be brainwashed by you?" Takumi snarled. "Did Kellyn, Kate and Rythmi want to become your puppets?! Did those Digimon and Pokemon want to get hurt because you forced them to be your shield?! You have some nerve Kincaid."

Kincaid trembled as BlackMegaGargomon aimed the weapons on his hand towards him. "Ah…Ah!"

"You don't care what others want so long as you're satisfied. Why should I care if you want to perish or not if it pleases me?"

BlackMegaGargomon's weapons started to glow. "No…" Kincaid whimpered. "NOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Takumi! Ami!" From behind the twins, Kyoko stood, astonished with what she saw. "Stop! We need him alive for questioning!"

"Why?" Takumi didn't even turn around. "He already told us of his brainwashing program."

"But he might know where his boss is. Maybe the Golden Armor parts too."

"We'll find another way. There's still Ice and Lavana." Takumi pointed at the shivering Kincaid. "BlackMega-!"

"Takumi!" A familiar voice ringed into the boy's ears as someone from behind wrapped her arms around him. "Stop! This isn't who you are!"

Takumi froze in place. "N…Nokia?"

The girl tightened her grip on him. "You don't want to do this…"

"Oh yes…" An uncharacteristically wicked grin came to Ami's face. "We do. BanchoLil-

A sudden grip came down on her shoulder's as Kyoko looked at her in the eyes. "Don't do it Ami. You'll only make yourself miserable."

"Kyoko…"

"You both cherish life! I knew that from the moment I saw you playing in the Digital World with us on that day eight years ago!" Nokia whimpered.

"What Kincaid has done is cruel. So be better than him." Kyoko said. "You're both too good to sink to his level."

Ami and Takumi stayed perfectly still. As did their Digimon. Takumi slowly brought his hands to his head. "Nokia…Kyoko…"

Ami clutched her head too. "I…I…"

"Crush him. He is weak."

"No!" Ami screamed at the voice in her head. "That's not…!"

"He broke out before and continued his crimes. He'll only do it again."

Takumi fought against the violent thoughts in his mind. "I won't…! I can't…!"

"Agh!" BlackMegaGargomon and BanchoLillymon had a sudden headache. Kincaid was released from the yoyo and ran away screaming.

"Hey!" WarGreymon was about to pursue when Nokia stopped him.

"Let him go!" Nokia said. "Takumi, Ami, you've got to fight it! I know you can!"

Takumi pulled out of her grip and dropped to his knees. Ami backed away from Kyoko and did the same. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" The black aura around them exploded before it slowly dissipated. As it did, BlackMegaGargomon and BanchoLillymon started to fall over and reverted back to their Rookie forms.

Nokia was hesitant before she approached and kneeled. "Takumi…? Are you…?"

"I'm sorry…" Takumi whispered. "I'm so sorry…"

Nokia was relieved to see her friend's eyes were back to normal. "It's okay Tak. Don't worry about it."

Kyoko knelled in front of Ami. "Are you alright?"

Ami's blue eyes looked a bit watery. "No…I didn't mean to…I didn't want to-

Kyoko put a finger on Ami's lip. "I know Ami. I know."

"Ugh…" Terriermon slowly got up. "Huh? What happened? Where'd everybody go?"

Palmon shook her head. "Did we win?"

WarGreymon hurried to Terriermon's side. "You okay?"

"I think so."

MetalGarurumon walked over to Palmon. "And you?"

"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy."

Terriermon then glanced at Takumi and Ami. "What's wrong with them?" He then thought for a moment. "Oh, wait…Did it happen again?"

Palmon went over to Ami. "Ami…It's okay."

"No, it's not. What if I got you hurt again?"

"We're fine." Terriermon leapt over to Takumi and landed on his head. "Hey, don't be sad."

"Terriermon…I'm sorry." Takumi muttered. "I don't deserve to be your partner."

A smack got everyone's attention and saw Takumi's head turned to the side. Nokia trembled as the hand that slapped him stayed outstretched. "That is enough Takumi…" Nokia grabbed his shoulders. "You're always acting like you're the only one who's to blame for everything bad! Like you're the only one who should suffer! Who cares if you make a mistake every now and then!"

Takumi didn't seem hurt from the slap. Just surprised. "Nokia?"

"Takumi…Just forgive yourself already. Terriermon forgives you. And if he thinks you can be forgiven, you should trust him. He's your partner."

"You too Ami." Kyoko said. "I don't know what's causing you and Takumi to go berserk like this, but we know you never asked for it. Besides, getting depressed with guilt won't solve anything."

Takumi and Ami stayed there on their knees before slowly getting up. "…You're right…" Ami whispered. "There's still a case to solve."

"Yeah…" Takumi muttered. "We need to hurry and find Kellyn and the others."

"That's better." Nokia said with a small smile.

Kyoko nodded. "I'll go back and let the others know things are okay now. Be careful in there."

"Guys…" Takumi muttered. "I'm so-

Nokia covered his mouth and gave him a stern look. "I thought I told you before. I don't want an apology. I just want you to say you'll be okay."

Takumi looked at her uneasily. "I'll be…okay?"

Nokia smiled and patted him on the head. "That's better. Good Tak. Now let's go find the others!"

Takumi and Ami faintly smiled as they followed Nokia inside. "Thanks Nokia."

"Well, you know what they say! If you're friend isn't willing to stop you from going on a rampage with angry Digimon, then they aren't a friend worth having!"

"Uh…who says that exactly?" Ami asked.

"I do! So stop complaining and let's get to work!"

The masked man and his Digimon stood before Ryuji, Chitose, Yu and their Ultimate Level Digimon. "Alright…Let's get him!" Ryuji growled. "Cyberdramon!"

The dragon roared as he charged. "Comet Hammer!"

Matadormon jumped away as Cyberdramon brought his fist to the ground. "Mach Rush!" Then the Digimon charged into him with his arms crossed. Cyberdramon gasped at the impact as he went flying.

"Cyberdramon! He's fast…" Ryuji growled.

"Shinning Laser!" Shakkoumon held up his hands and multiple lights descended towards Matadormon. The Digimon laughed as he danced around each one.

"Ice Archery!" Whamon shot an icicle at him, but Matadormon caught it, whirled around and threw it and Shakkoumon so hard he fell over.

"Destruction Cannon!" Next Matadormon shot a purple burst from his mouth at Whamon.

"He's strong." Yu muttered as a sweat drop rolled down his face.

Matadormon laughed as his eyes glowed red. "Vampiric Cajolery!"

Cyberdramon, Shakkoumon and Whamon looked at the red light and started to feel dizzy. One by one they growled and got up.

"Uh…guys?" Chitose asked. "You okay there?"

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Yu groaned.

Cyberdramon roared as he charged into Whamon. Whamon spun around knocking his tail into Cyberdramon and Shakkoumon. Shakkoumon then got up and started swinging around wildly.

"What's going on?!" Chitose asked. "They've gone ballistic!"

Matadormon laughed. "Now this is exciting! Who do you think the last one standing will be?"

"Guys, snap out of it!" Yu yelled.

The three Digimon were roaring and flailing wildly, occasionally giving each other a wack. "Having fun?" the Matadormon cackled as he leapt into the air before diving towards Cyberdramon. "Earth-Shattering Stomp!" He bombarded him with a barrage of kicks that sent him a good distance from where he stood. The dragon Digimon growled as he got up and charged straight forward. Matadormon then zipped over to Shakkoumon and pushed him into Cyberdramon's path. The smaller Digimon tackled him to the ground. Cyberdramon stood on Shakkoumon, like a predator on its prey and raised his claws.

"Cyberdramon!"

The Digimon turned around as he heard Ryuji. Following the sound of footsteps, he stood in front of him.

"Ryuji, be carful!" Yu warned. "He's not in his right mind!"

Cyberdramon roared and swiped his claws at the human.

"Ryuji!" Chitose sprinted towards his friend as he dodged the claw swipes.

Cyberdramon was about to go for a fifth swing when Ryuji uppercuted him in the jaw. "Get a hold of yourself! You said you came to this world on a mission, didn't you?! We aren't you enemies!"

Cyberdramon growled as he clutched his head. He stayed still hissing for a moment. "R-Ryuji? What have I-

The man smiled. "Looks like you've come back to your senses."

"What? I- Cyberdramon stopped talking when he heard a noise. Turning around he saw Shakkoumon and Whaemon still fighting. "Shakkoumon!" He dashed into the DNA Digivolved Digimon again and pushed him away from Whamon. "Shakkoumon, listen to me! You're under that Digimon's influence! You've got to fight it!"

Whamon looked like he was about to attack when Yu ran in front of him. "Whamon! Can you hear me?! You have to stay calm! It's just like you told me! This jerk is just messing with you!" Whamon slowed down as Yu calmly walked over and petted him. "There you go…Take it easy…"

"Yu? What was I…?"

Chitose ran over to Shakkoumon. "Ankylomon! Angemon! Can you two hear me in there?!"

"Ch-Chitose?"

"Just take it easy you two, it's alright."

Soon all three Digimon were back to their senses.

"Graaaaaaaaah!" Matadormon stomped his foot on the floor angerly. "Blasted Hudie! Always ruining my fun!"

"Again, he's talking like he knows us." Yu said. "What's with this guy?!"

"Oh? Would you like to know Yu?" The masked man asked. "I have seen everything. I know what it is all of you lost."

"Enough!" Cyberdramon stepped forward. "This ends here!"

Ryuji nodded. "Get him!"

"Tch!" Matadormon prepared to attack. "Vampiric-

"Disaster Blaster!" Shakkoumon fired twin beams from his eyes into Matadormon's.

"Gyaaaaaaaaaa!" the Virus Digimon screamed in pain.

"Tidal Wave!" Whamon shot a massive wave at the Matadormon, knocking him over. He weakly tried to get up.

"Desolation Claw!" Cyberdramon fired a blue beam that blew Matadormon away. He flung all the way over to his masked tamer and landed next to him with a thud.

"That's it, we did it!" Yu cheered. "We took down the big boss!"

The man looked down at Matadormon before looking back at Hudie. "Hmm. Seems I underestimated you. My apologies. I should have known better from what I saw in that reality."

"That reality?" Ryuji asked. "What are you talking about?"

Cyberdramon looked at the man in surprise. "It can't be…"

The masked man applauded. "Very well-done Yu. Despite how much you hated Hudie, you work very well with them. Ironic, is it not?"

"What are you going on about this time?" Yu asked. "Since when did I hate Hudie?"

"And Ryuji, Chitose, you're both indeed skilled as well. Clearly Arata didn't bring Jude to such heights on his own…before you all fell from grace."

"Arata?" Chitose asked. "What's Jude? What are you-

"But I must ask you Ryuji, was it really fair to treat him so harshly for leaving after such a devastating defeat? It's not like you were any better than him. Just as he failed to keep your former team together…" the man pressed his mask against his face. "You failed to keep Hudie together. You failed to keep her from leaving."

Ryuji stared at him. "Her?"

"ENOUGH!" Cyberdramon charged at the man, baring his claws.

"Cyberdramon?!"

Cyberdramon roared as he rammed his claws at the man. But as soon as he touched the man he shattered into blue pixels and disappeared. Cyberdramon flew past where the man stood before stopping and turning around. "Wha-Where'd he go?!"

"That Digimon is gone too!" Chitose said, looking where Matadormon once was.

"Sooooooo did we win?" Yu asked.

Ryuji was trying to process everything. "I…think so?"

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Everyone looked around as they heard Matadormon's laughter echo around them. Suddenly everything went dark.

"What's going on?!" Yu asked.

"Don't know…" Ryuji replied. Slowly the light went back on.

"…Well, that was weird." Chitose said. "Huh? Shakkoumon? Where'd you go?"

Ryuji looked around. "Cyberdramon's gone too…"

"Whamon as well…Did they go back?" Yu asked.

"…Yeah. That must be it." Ryuji said. Though he himself did not sound sure. "I guess we should get going too." They slowly hobbled towards the way they came in.

Keisuke banged the old TV repeatedly. "Come on! Work dang it!"

"I hope Ryuji and the others are alright." Tentomon said next to him.

"Keisuke!" When the boy heard his name called he looked behind him to see Takumi Ami and Nokia run to him. "Found you!" Takumi stopped in front of him.

"Nokia! Takumi! Ami!" Keisuke stood up before looking at the twins uneasily. "Uh…Are…you two okay now?"

"Sort of." Ami muttered as she and her brother looked down in shame. "I'm sorry you had to see that…"

"Never mind that, where are the others?" Nokia asked.

"Well…Rand decided to split up the group while we looked for Kellyn, Kate and Rythmi. I was with Ryuji, Chitose and Yu earlier when we heard a voice coming from this TV so we decided to try that Connect Jump you showed us to get inside! Just when I was about to go in it shut off!"

Ami walked over to it. "Connect Jump! …Nothing."

"Your team is still in there?" Terriermon asked.

Suddenly the screen glowed. "Hey! Nice going Ami, you fixed it!"

"Uh, did I?"

Suddenly, Monodramon, Armadillomon and Patamon all came out of the screen knocking poor Keisuke and Tentomon over. "GAAAAAAH!"

The Digimon one by one got up. "Huh? Keisuke?" Monodramon looked up. "We're back outside?"

"Thank goodness." Nokia smiled briefly before noticing the human weren't present. "Wait, where are Ryuji and the others?"

"I don't know…We were fighting the big boss of Team One World…but then…we were suddenly here."

"Are Ryuji and the others still in there then?!" Ami asked.

As they exited the TV Ryuji and Chitose were temporary blinded. When they could see again they stood in front of a place they knew well.

Ryuji was taken aback. "This is…Hudie?!"

Chitose looked around. "What's going on? We're back in Ikebukuro? How? Wait, where's Yu?"

"…Yu…" Ryuji muttered.

"Huh? What's up?"

"Was Yu part of Hudie for long?"

"What are you talking about? He's been with us for as long as Keisuke has."

Ryuji's gaze stayed on the café. "I don't know why…but I feel like he wasn't always there…"

"Huh…So…what now? We still don't know what happened to Keisuke." Ryuji slowly walked into the café. "Hey, wait up!" Chitose hurried after him.

Yu stood alone in a dark, distorted area. "Huh? Where are we?"

Oatamamon looked forward. "This is Kowloon."

Yu looked at his Digimon. "You know this place Otamamon?"

"I dunno. The name just came to me."

"Huh…That's odd." Yu said. "I feel like I know this place too…"

Ryuji and Chitose stood in Hudie. "Yup. Home sweet home." Chitose said.

Ryuji looked at door on the far end. He slowly walked towards it. "That door…"

"You mean the storage room? No…that's not what it is…I feel like it's…something else."

"That's her room."

"Her? Who are you talking about?"

Ryuji clutched his head. "I don't know…I…" His hand hesitated to touch the doorknob. "The closer I get to this door, the more my heart hurts…" Suddenly his Digivice went off. "Hmm? What's that?"

"It's probably nothing." Chitose said. "Come on. We shouldn't keep the little lady waiting." What came out of Chitose's mouth confused himself. "…"Little lady?" where'd that come from?"

Ryuji slowly opened the door. What he was used to seeing in this room was boxes and unused monitors. But now it looked like somebody's bedroom. And there was someone siting in front of a screen working. A girl with dark blue hair in very thin, long pigtails. She wore the Hudie Jacket. Ryuji felt lightheaded. What he said next came out without any thought from him. It almost was like instinct. "We're back."

The girl gasped and turned her head around. "Oh…It's you Ryuji. Chitose. You now, you could have knocked."

"Sorry…Erika."

Keisuke groaned as he lifted his Digivice off his eyes. "Ryuji isn't picking up!"

"Not good…" Takumi growled. He looked at Monodramon. "You said you were fighting the leader of Team One World in there?"

The Digimon nodded. "That's right."

"But how could he be inside the TV? You'd need a Half Cyber Body like us."

"Hey…Come to think of it, you're right." Patamon said. "How did he get in there?"

"Does this mean the leader is from your world?" Tentomon asked.

"Or maybe…" Ami put a hand at her chin. "That wasn't really him. Just an avatar he put in the TV."

"Yes…That makes sense!" Monodramon said. "It explains how he vanished the way he did!"

"But then that means…!" Keisuke looked at his friends.

Takumi nodded. "I'm afraid so. It looks like this was a trap."

Ben entered the room and saw Takumi and the others before turning his head back. "I found them! Over here!" He led the others inside. Kellyn, Kate and Rythmi had recovered their Ranger/Operator uniforms during the search and had changed back. "Takumi! Ami! Have you cooled down?"

Takumi nodded. "Sorry about that…Kincaid got away…"

"Hey, I told you to stop fussing over that!" Nokia scolded.

"You're right. More importantly, I'm glad you're alright, Kellyn, Kate, Rythmi."

"Thanks." Kate smiled. "Sorry we dragged you into this."

Arata looked around and noticed some people weren't present. "Where are Ryuji, Chitose and Yu?"

Keisuke clenched his fists as he looked down. "…He's got them…The Leader of Team One World…"

Everyone who just came in gasped. "Oh, no…" Yuuko muttered.

"We save three friends only for three more to be taken…!" Solana growled.

Blue Eyes turned around. "Leave them to me."

"Where are you going?" Summer asked.

"Have you forgotten? I'm a grunt in Team One World. I'll find out where our boss took them."

"Just be careful." Kate said. "If they find out…"

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. If you want to help, try to find their main hideout."

"This place isn't their hideout?" Keith asked.

"Of course not. Higher members of Team One World come gather their squads by locating them with trackers on our uniforms. Then they use Psychic Pokemon to teleport us to the hideout. Sadly, I have no idea where it is. But while we were on our way to the mansion, I received message telling us that we're to be meeting up about twenty minutes from now. While I try to find your friends, try to locate the base."

"Okay." Keisuke nodded. "I…I'm counting on you Blue Eyes. Please help them."

Blue Eyes smiled. "You kids sure look out for each other. Ryuji should be proud of the family he's formed." She then walked away.

The hooded man sat on a rock. "We're getting closer and closer to that time…I could try to interfere with his plan now…but I might make things worse." He looked at the staff in his hand. "I have to be strong…For everyone…For the future…"

A gold light appeared next to him.

"Heh. Trying to cheer me up pal? Thanks. You're right. I'm not alone. Never alone. We can do anything together. Our old friends taught us that."

In a metal, hallow corridor somewhere the masked man looked in front of him rather pleased with himself. "Evreything went just as planned. And I have you to thank for that…Blue Eyes."

The woman grunted. It all happened so suddenly. Shortly after departing, she donned her disguise and waited for her transport to the base same as always. But as soon as she was teleported a Dustox used Gust to blow her One World uniform off and then a Galvantula spat an Electroweb at her from behind. Her arms were pinned against her sides and she was paralyzed. She laid on the ground twitching. "H-how…? When did you…?"

"I always knew it was you trying to spy on us. So, I used you instead. Thanks to you, I could lure those three to the mansion without attracting suspicion. And I got a good look at Takumi and Ami. They still have the gift of darkness."

"G-gift? What happened in front of the Mansion…You know what that was…?"

"Enough talk. Once she recovers from the shock, take her to Ice's Lab. We'll let him deal with her."

As the man walked away, the two One World Members and their Bug Pokemon closed in on Blue Eyes. One of the grunts started spraying her with Paralyze Heal as Dustox and Galvantula wrapped her upper body in a thick sheet of web that also covered her mouth. She was than forced onto her feet and dragged away.

"Ben…Summer…Everyone…I'm sorry."