Woods. Matt and Gabumon are walking along. The other digidestined are looking for them. Puppetmon tells Cherrymon to make Matt think Tai is his enemy, so they'll destroy each other. Puppetmon leaves, as Matt and Gabumon arrive. Cherrymon convinces Matt that Tai is his enemy.
"Gabumon warp digivolve to Metal Garurumon!"
Matt rides Metal Garurumon, trying to find the others. In the woods, not far away, Puppetmon arrives with Garbagemon, who attack.
"Oh, no. We're in trouble." said Mimi.
"Agumon digivolve to Greymon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to Ikakumon!"
"Palmon digivolve to Togemon!"
"Tentomon digivolve to Kabuterimon!"
"Patamon digivolve to Angemon!"
"Gatomon digivolve to Angewomon!"
"Wormon digivolve to Stingmon!"
"Nova Blast!" said Greymon.
"Meteor Wing!" said Birdramon.
"Photon Torpedo!" said Ikakumon.
"Needle Spray!" said Togemon.
"Electro Shocker!" said Kabuterimon.
"Hand of Faith!" said Angemon.
"Celestial Arrow!" said Angewomon.
"Spiking Strike!" said Stingmon.
The blasts fire, and destroy the Garbagemon.
"Me going to destroy you! Puppet Pummel!" said Puppetmon.
Puppetmon jumps, hitting all of them, and dedigivolving Angewomon to Gatomon, and the rest to their rookie forms. Metal Garurumon and Matt arrive.
"Agumon warp digivolve to War Greymon!"
"Terror Force!" said War Greymon.
Puppetmon dodges it, and hurls it at Metal Garurumon. Metal Garurumon dodges the blast, and attacks War Greymon. War Greymon and Metal Garurumon fly into the sky, and start fighting.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Mimi.
"You're the cause of my problems. All of our problems." said Matt.
"What are you talking about?" asked Tai.
Matt punches Tai in the face, and Tai punches back.
"STOP!" yelled Sora.
Her crest glows, as Matt and Tai continue to fight.
"Biyomon warp digivolve to Phoenixmon!"
"Flaming Star!" said Phoenixmon.
Phoenixmon's attack hits War Greymon and Metal Garurumon, dedigivolving them into Tsunamon and Koromon. Tai and Matt stop fighting, and pick up their digimon. Phoenixmon dedigivolves into Yokomon. Sora picks Yokomon up. Kari's crest glows, and a different voice comes out of it.
"It is time we revealed all to you." said voice from Kari.
The Crest of Light glows, and the group vanishes, and the light hurls Puppetmon into the air. The light settles, and they are in Highton View Terrace.
"Who are you?" asked Tai.
"I'm a friend. It's time we revealed why we call the nine of you to be digidestined. Take a look. The eight of you, are here in Highton View Terrace, and Ken was picked because he was taken by Myotismon to the TV station, where all of you rescued him." said "Kari".
They see Parrotmon and Greymon fighting, and the younger versions of themselves seeing the digimon. Then they are sucked into the portal with Parrotmon, and Greymon. They arrive in a laboratory. Robed men and women are running around. They see eight digideggs, digivices, and crests in a box.
"Where are Wormon, the Crest of Kindness, and Ken's digivice?" asked Izzy.
"They're in a separate room." said Gatomon.
"Is that why no one knew of the ninth digidestined and digimon?" asked Izzy.
"Yes. They were buried under the rubble, but the eight digivices were sent to the real world to collect the nine chosen digidestined. The ninth digivice was a little late, and that's why Ken arrived later." said voice.
An explosion erupts, as Piedmon, and machine digimon arrive, and end up killing everyone, but one person.
"Jeni!" said Piedmon.
"That man's Jeni!" said Tk.
Young Jeni, grabs the eight digimon and digivices, and flies into the sky in a robot. Piedmon sends the other machines after Jeni, and leaves with the eight crests. A machine shoots Jeni, who drops Gatomon and the eighth digivice on the continent of Server.
"So that's why I was abandoned." said Gatomon.
"Cheer up. We're together now." said Biyomon.
"Yeah." said Gatomon.
"Jeni watched over the seven digimon until they digivolved into in-training. Jeni went back to Server. That's when the eight digivces went to the real world. And Ken's digivice arrived when Tai and Agumon were sucked into the portal back to the real world." said voice.
The voice tells them more information, before they appear back in the woods. Kari regains control of her body, and wakes up.
"Did the Spirit talk to you?" asked Kari.
"Yes. Did you hear everything she said? " asked Tai.
"Yes. We better beat the Dark Masters soon." said Kari.
""I have to go away for awhile. I just need some time to think." said Matt.
"But Matt, our destiny said we need to be together." said Tai.
"I'm sorry, but I need to be alone." said Matt.
Matt says goodbye, and hugs Tk. Matt walks south with Gabumon.
"So, we're short one digidestined. We can still beat the Dark Masters . four of our digimon can digivolve to mega." said Tai.
Mimi sits down.
"Mimi?" asked Joe.
"I'm not going. I can't see any more of my friends be destroyed." said Mimi.
"Then I'm staying too. Mimi can't be left alone. Maybe we'll catch up with you later." said Joe.
"Okay. Good luck, Joe." said Tai.
Joe sits down next to Mimi to let her rest.
Tai, Agumon, Izzy, Tentomon, Sora, Biyomon, Ken, Wormon, Kari, Gatomon, Tk, and Patamon walk off north into the woods. In the woods, the group leaves, and finds Puppetmon's house again.
"Let's destroy this house." said Tai.
"Maybe Puppetmon's inside." said Sora.
The group enters the house, and discovers some digimon who care about their lives more than Puppetmon, and help the digidestined fire at Puppetmon. The digidestined run out to face Puppetmon.
"Agumon warp digivolve to War Greymon!"
"Biyomon warp digivolve to Phoenixmon!" said Biyomon.
"Tentomon digivolve to Kabuterimon!"
"Kabuterimon digivolve to Mega Kabuterimon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to Ikakumon!"
"Ikakumon digivolve to Zudomon!"
"Patamon digivolve to Angemon!"
"Gatomon digivolve to Angewomon!"
"Angewomon digivolve to Ophanimon!"
"Wormon digivolve to Stingmon!"
"Stingmon digivolve to Palidramon!"
Puppetmon makes the house come alive.
"Terror Force!" said War Greymon.
"Horn Buster!" said Mega Kabuterimon.
"Super Thunder Strike!" said Zudomon.
"Hand of Faith!" said Angemon.
"Serifot's Crystal!" said Ophanimon.
"Desperado Blaster!" said Palidramon.
The blasts hit the house, which reformats itself. Puppetmon runs away, and bumps into Matt and Metal Garurumon.
"What you doing here?" asked Puppetmon.
"We're here to destroy you." said Matt.
Puppetmon laughs, and throws his strings to control Metal Garurumon, but it doesn't work .
"What?" asked Puppetmon.
"There's one thing we have that you'll never have. And that is stronger than your strings." said Matt.
"What's that?" asked Puppetmon.
"Friendship." said Matt.
"Giga Missile!" said Metal Garurumon.
The blast destroys Puppetmon. The house falls to the ground in pieces. The group looks back to see Matt and Metal Garurumon leaving.
"Matt." said Tk.
"At least he helped us by destroying Puppetmon." said Sora.
"Don't worry. Matt, Mimi, and Joe will catch up with us. Meanwhile, we still have two Dark Masters to destroy." said Tai.
The group wanders off.
Woods. Joe, Mimi, Palmon, and Gomamon walk into the woods, and a net ensnares them. They look up to see Piedmon arrive.
"Foolish digidestined. You ever heard of the phrase "divide and conquer"?" asked Piedmon.
"You won't get away with this." said Joe.
"I already have." said Piedmon.
Kuwagamon arrives, and Piedmon jumps on his back, while Kuwagamon holds the captives, and flies to Spiral Mountain.