Arrival In The Hidden Kingdom

Back with Kari and Gatomon, they quickly followed Daigo through the portal he made right to the Hidden Kingdom.

"It feels so wonderful to be back, don't you think so, Gatomon?" Kari asked.

"It sure is, my mistress." Gatomon said to Kari.

"With your powers growing stronger," Daigo said to Kari. "Izzy, Chikara, and I only want what's best for both you and Gatomon, and that would be your safety."

"I got it," Kari said to Daigo. "now, let's get going to the palace."

Back in Digitopia's western region at the Ishida-Takaishi family's manor, TK was heading out the door.

"See you later," TK called. "I'm going to meet some of my friends in the forest!"

"Itte rasshai, Takeru," Nancy called. "take care, Takeru!"

"I will, Mom!" TK called.

TK then walked out of the manor to go into the forest to spend a little bit of time with his friends.

Unknown to TK, Devimon was watching him through a crystal ball.

"Soon, Young Takaishi," Devimon cackled. "you will be within my grasp!"

Devimon then disguised himself and got his spinning wheel ready.

Back in the forest, TK was playing and having fun with his friends.

"Hey! What's that over there?" TK asked, pointing to an old looking cottage.

"It's a cottage, Takeru." Gomamon said.

TK looked longingly at the inviting looking little house.

"I'm going to check it out." TK said, his digivice beginning to glow.

Patamon digivolved to his champion form of Angemon.

"Master Takeru," Angemon said firmly. "as your friend and guardian... I would strongly advise you not to go in there!"

But TK was already gone.

TK heard the sounds of someone humming a merry tune and something creaking.

TK looked inside the cottage and saw a man hard at work spinning wool into thread.

The door was opened just a crack, so the man beckoned TK to enter.

"Come in, dear boy," the man said to TK. "please, don't be so shy!"

TK entered the cottage, "What are you doing?" he asked the man.

"I'm spinning wool, would you like to try it, young man?" the man answered TK.

"I would love to try it!" TK exclaimed.

"Excellent! Oh! Before I forget," the man told TK seriously. "beware of the spindle!"

"You mean this? Oh no," TK said, pricking his finger. "I'm bleeding!"

"Oh? Can't stand the sight of your own blood?" the man asked.

A moment later, TK fell to the floor of the cottage.

The cottage then disappeared and the man transformed back into Devimon.

Back in the forest, 12-year-old Suzie and Lopmon were walking down the path, Suzie no longer pronounced an R like a W.

"Oh my gosh! TK! Devimon's been here," Suzie exclaimed out of fright. "Lopmon, I think I had better warpdigivolve you to Cherubimon and fast!"

"Go for it, Suzie!" Lopmon exclaimed.

Suzie warpdigivolved Lopmon to Cherubimon.