Since defeating the group of digimon, things have changed for both Raw and Smackdown. James Ellsworth had recovered, but gotten fired after annoying Paige one time too many, which leaves Smackdown with even less fire power. Also, Dean Ambrose finally returns from injury and, although he's more silent and brooding, he fits right back in, eager for fights and almost enthusiastic every time there's danger.

Seth is worried, clearly, but he tries to give his former partner space to sort himself out, figure out his place in the group after being gone almost a year. Calumon is still hanging around, helpful with the reserves of digivolution power in his body, but all in all, they're not sure what to do with him, his safety difficult to assure as more time passes, the battles to safe-guard him from digimon hungry for more power growing more desperate tinged and hungry.

"This can't continue on," Shinsuke tells Luke, a displeased look on his face. "Actual missions aren't getting completed, the world is going to shambles, because we have to constantly protect Calumon. Isn't there something you can do?"

Luke stares from him to the young, scared Digimon. Bites his lip and paces back and forth, arms tucked behind his back. "There is one thing," he says. "I'm not sure how well it'll go over, however. It means I have to drag someone back into this world when they've been comfortably free from it for a very long time."

Shinsuke gets this look on his face like he knows who exactly Luke means but he keeps it to himself. "You should do it as quickly as possible," he says, turning to leave.

"I will," Luke says, stopping him mid-step. "Everything will work out this time, Shinsuke. I promise you."

"Your promises mean very little to me," Nakamura informs him coolly. "But for the sake of the others... for the sake of this world... for the sake of earth, I hope it does."

As he continues on his way, clearly eager to leave, Luke exhales harshly, hands twisting together anxiously now that Shinsuke can't see how anxious and worried he is.

He hopes it does too.