They left Digimegalopolis the next morning. They followed a paved road similar to the once that lead them to Digimegalopolis. It lead them through a valley where destroyed buildings lay everywhere.
"Hey, Orbmon, what is this place?" Kyo asked.
"Oh, sure, you ignore me until you want some information then after I give it to you, you just go and ignore me again," Orbmon said.
"Sorry, about that. But it wouldn't hurt for you to start a conversation sometimes," Gre said.
"I guess you're right. Anyways, this is what used to be Digimegalopolis. Then, Rampagemon came along here and trampled it to the ground. They originally built it around a beautiful lake. When they rebuilt Digimegalopolis, they decided to build it for more convenience and protection," Orbmon explained.
"Oh, we have to see the lake. Please?" Leslie asked. She made a sad face to the others that gave them only one answer.
"Alright," Jason said to her. "We'll go to the lake."
They traveled to the center of the valley to find a mess of the lake. There were nasty plants. The water was a dark purplish. But worst of all, there was no life in the lake whatsoever.
"What happened?" Leslie asked. She was in shock and was horrified of what had happened.
A maniacal laugh came from the lake. A giant blowfish-like digimon rose from the water. "I decided to have a little fun. Remember me kiddies?" the digimon asked.
"Not really," Tao replied.
"What do you mean? This is the third time we've met! I'm Pukumon. Of course, the last time we met, I was a Dragomon. After Marinedevimon forced me to retreat, Darklordmon gave me Marinedevimon's power and have me him position as general," Pukumon explained.
"Oh, yeah. You're the wimp, right?" Lao replied.
This angered Pukumon. "I'll show you. I'll do to you what I did to this lake," Pukumon said.
Tao took a step forward but Leslie threw her hand out in front of him and stopped him. "How dare you destroy something so beautiful! Beauty should be treated with respect! I will make you pay!" she said with anger in her voice. Her crest grew bright with the passion within her.
"Scrubmon warp digivolve to Plantmon." Plantmon was slightly bigger than Demiplantmon. His eyes were a deep red and he had red leaves for wings. He held a sword and shield made of leaves.
"Digital Armor activate." Leslie's armor was now in the shape of Rosemon. If they didn't know it was Leslie, they could have even mistaken her for Rosemon. "Let's do this, Plantmon," Leslie cried as she lunged at Pukumon.
He followed right behind her with his sword ready to attack.
"Fish Punch," Pukumon cried as the two closed in.
"Leaf Blade," Plantmon cried. His sword grew a bright green color as he swung it at Pukumon.
The two attacks caused a great explosion that caused smoke to form all over the lake. The group could hear the battle through the smoke but couldn't see anything,
"What's going on?" Orbmon asked.
"Like any of us can tell," Jason replied.
Pukumon had sent wave after wave of attacks at Plantmon. Plantmon was able to stop them with his shield but he wasn't sure how much longer he was going to last. Plantmon decided that he needed to start attacking but Pukumon was also able to deflect all of his attacks. The two of them were evenly matched.
The group waited patiently as the battle drove on. Then, silence….
As the smoke cleared, the group saw Leslie sitting on Plantmon's shoulder. The giant grin on her face told them that she had been successful.
"What happened?" Gre asked.
"While Pukumon and I were duking it out, we forgot about Leslie. She came around behind Pukumon and struck him hard," Plantmon told them.
"Plantmon then destroyed the six black spheres," Leslie finished.
"Good job, everyone. We've defeated three of the generals, but there are still five more," Jason said. He was going to say more, but everyone was distracted as the lake changed. With Pukumon gone, the lake cleared, leaving a beautiful landscape. They stood there for a while in awe of it's magnificent beauty.