Digimon Adventure 02 Rewrite

by xinbra

2 1/2 years have passed since the DigiDestined fought and defeated Diaboramon. Now a new threat has come, and a new generation of DigiDestined has been called into action, with some help from the old team. The Digimon Emperor is enslaving Digimon and it's up to the new DigiDestined to stop him.

10. The Captive Greymon

Digimon Adventure 02, Episode 10: The Captive Greymon

Patamon narrated, "After finding out that Ken is the Digimon Emperor we decided to take action in the real world but we were too late. Ken escaped into the Digital World and now he's gonna be their full time. So we decided to head back along with Tai. We met up with Agumon and went in search for Ken but what we found were DarkTyrannomon and Meramons. We put the Meramon's flames out and Agumon Digivolved to Greymon, defeating DarkTyrannomon but it wasn't over. Ken was interested in Greymon so he slapped him with a Dark Ring and tried to Digivolve him into MetalGreymon but instead he Digivolved into a form some of us would rather forget: SkullGreymon. Tai freaked out because he was reminded of our first encounter with SkullGreymon and who could blame him. As expected he went on a rampage and he easily took us out even when we Armor Digivolved, he even took out a control spire which made Ken unhappy. Good news he ran out of energy and De-Digivolved to Agumon but the bad news was the Digimon Emperor made off with him and now we have to save Agumon before its too late! How could it possibly get any worse!?"

We skip the theme song

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It's been a few hours since the Digimon Emperor captured Agumon. The older DigiDestined except Mimi had gathered in the computer lab and the younger kids informed them of what happened. They were shocked and horrified to learn that Agumon was captured by the Digimon Emperor and to add insult to injury he was forced to Dark Digivolve to SkullGreymon once again. Hearing that name brought bad memories and they could see how upset Tai is.

Tai outside right now and he's sitting on a bench looking down in depression. It rains heavily and thunder roars from the sky; emphasizing the misery he's feeling. Ever since his partner got captured Tai hasn't said a word and his eyes are completely lifeless. All he can say is a name.

"Agumon…" Tai said.

(Flashback)

Tai thinks back to the Dark Ring getting slapped on Greymon's neck.

Greymon Dark Digivolves to SkullGreymon and easily crushes the Armor Digimon.

It horrifically kills every one of the DarkTyrannomon.

It De-Digivolves back to Agumon and is taken away right before their eyes.

(End of Flashback)

Tai looks at his Digivice which had turned completely black when Agumon got captured. He ignores the rain soaking his clothes as he continues looking down. A few minutes later a certain red-haired girl comes by and that girl is Sora wearing some new casual clothes as well. She gazes at her crush and the sight of him so miserable is breaking her heart.

"Oh, Tai…" Sora said with worry. The Child of Love attempts to cheer up Tai and walks over to him. "Hi, Tai." Tai turns to see his crush standing next to him.

"Hey, Sora," Tai greeted back.

"Do you mind if I sit?" Sora asked.

"Sure, go ahead," Tai said. Sora sits next to him and looks at Tai with a worried expression.

"How're you holding up?" Sora asked.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me," Tai said.

Sora lowers her eyebrow.

"Liar," Sora said..

Tai turns to her in surprise.

"What?" Tai asked.

"You're lying! You say you're fine but you're not! You're hurting, and who can blame you! If Biyomon was taken I'd be miserable, too!" Sora said.

"Maybe so…but…it's not just that. It's the fact that I saw…him again," Tai said. Sora becomes even more worried.

"You mean SkullGreymon, don't you?" Sora asked with worry.

"Yes. The sight of SkullGreymon reminded me of what I did 4 years ago," Tai said.

---

(Flashback)

The first appearance of SkullGreymon and his rampage hits his mind.

(End of Flashback)

---

Tears begin to stream down Tai's face.

"It was all my fault. I'm the one who forced Agumon to Dark Digivolve 4 years ago. I pushed him and all of you too hard. He's my partner and my best friend but in the end I let him down, I acted like a fool. I wanted him to Digivolve to the next level but instead I turned him into a monster," Tai said.

Sora herself is close to tears, she can't stand seeing her best friend in this state. Sora puts her hand on his.

"Tai, it's okay; no one's mad at you. I know you're still traumatized from what happened but you can't keep blaming yourself for what happened," Sora said.

"Why? Wasn't it my fault?" Tai asked.

"Yes-I mean…!" Sora stammered. Sora mentally kicks herself. "No! I…maybe a little…I…"

"Figures," Tai deadpanned.

Sora looks down, feeling bad.

"I'm sorry, Tai, I just wanted to…" Sora said.

Tai turns to her in anger.

"TAKENOUCHI! SHUT UP!" Tai yelled. Sora yelps and is hurtfully taken aback by what he just said. Tai realizes how badly he just hurt her crush and feels more ashamed than ever. He gets up with his head down and his hands in his pockets. "Sorry…I didn't mean to act like a jerk…"

He proceeds to walk away, prompting Sora to get up and reach out for him.

"Tai, wait!" Sora called out. He halts.

"Thanks for trying to cheer me up, I appreciate it…but…I need to be alone for the rest of the night. I'm sorry," Tai apologized.

He leaves and walks back home. Sora could do nothing but watch the Child of Courage walk in the rain in sadness and looks down.

"Tai…" Sora could only say.

On his way home, Tai thinks about everything that's happened and the way he treated Sora.

"I'm just pathetic…" Tai said to himself. More tears stream down Tai's face.

Unbeknownst to him, he's walking past Davis' apartment and the Inheritor of Courage sees him walking in the rain. He'd like to go and talk to him, but it's best to let him be alone for now. Two things he does know is that they will free Agumon and the Digimon Emperor will pay.

---

In Tai's house Kari is lying against her bed, hugging her knees. She's thinking about everything that has happened since they went to the Digital World today. What Ken has done to her brother and Agumon was unforgivable to say the least. It makes her miserable remembering how broken and lifeless Tai looked when they were back in the real world.

She turns to Gatomon and notices the cat Digimon crying and sobbing while hugging her knees as well. Kari is crestfallen to see her partner like this and puts her hands on her.

"Gatomon…It'll be alright…" Kari vowed.

"Kari…why did this have to happen…why did he have to take Agumon…?" Gatomon asked.

"I know how you feel…it's awful…" Kari said.

"He was my brother…" Gatomon said as she outright hugs Kari who hugs her back. "I miss him Kari…I miss him so much."

"I know, Gatomon…I miss him too…" Kari cried. Tears stream down Kari's face and they let out their emotions.

Tai opens the door and walks into his apartment after taking his shoes off. His mother spots him walking in.

"Oh, Tai! Welcome back, honey! Huh?" Yuuko asked. She notices Tai's dead expression. "Tai, is something wrong? Did something happen?"

"It's been a long day mom," Tai said. Tai leaves his mother worried as he heads for his room. On the way, Kari opens her door and Tai turns to her. "Hey."

"Hi. How're you doing?" Kari asked.

"Lousy," Tai replied.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Kari asked.

"I need some time to myself, Kari," Tai said.

"Okay," Kari said. Tai proceeds to walk away. "Tai!" Her brother turns to her. "I promise we'll get Agumon back."

Tai nods and heads into his room. The Tai, Kari, Gatomon and the other DigiDestined have an uncomfortable night.

---

The next morning on Sunday, Sora is already in the school way before the others after having breakfast and it continues raining heavily outside. She manages to contact Biyomon and chats with her about everything that's happened. Biyomon is heartbroken over her boyfriend and so is Sora.

"It's horrible…It's absolutely horrible…" Biyomon said.

"I know…" Sora said.

"I just can't believe what's happened. Agumon was so sweet and strong. The thought of him under Digimon Emperor's control…I… She begins to cry. I can't take it Sora…I just can't take it! She drops to her knees. I want my Agumon back!" Biyomon said.

"I'm so sorry Biyomon…I'm feeling the same way you're right now," Sora said.

"How so?" Biyomon asked.

Sora thinks back to Tai.

"After what happened to Agumon, Tai became heartbroken. His eyes were so lifeless; it was as if he left this world. Sora begins to cry herself. Just seeing him so broken like that breaks my heart," Sora said. Sora does her best to hold back her tears.

---

(Flashback)

Thinking about Tai causes her to remember all the times he's saved her, especially in Datamon's pyramid

---

(End of Flashback)

After reflecting on everything Tai has done for her, Sora knows what she must do and looks up in determination.

"Tai has risked so much for me in the past. And now I've got to do the same for him. Sora gets up from her seat and looks at the screen. Biyomon! Do you have any idea where Ken's holding Agumon prisoner?" Sora proposed.

"Well, I heard rumous from some slaves that Agumon is somewhere in Rail town. It's not far from where I am right now," Biyomon said.

"Then that's where I'm going! I'm gonna save Agumon!" Sora said.

Biyomon is shocked at hearing this.

"But Sora! It'll be dangerous; that place is crawling with Control Spires!" Biyomon pointed out.

"I don't care! I can't get that image of Tai's face from yesterday out of my head, completely dead to the world! What Ken has done sickens me! The longer Agumon stays his slave, the worse it gets for both him and Tai! I have to fix this somehow and I won't let anything stand in my way," Sora said.

Biyomon is in admiration of her partner's decision, causing her to smile.

"Well then, in that case, I'm going with you! I love Agumon too much to lose him, he's always been there for me whenever I needed him and I won't leave him to suffer. Besides, two heads are better than one, right?" Biyomon asked.

Sora smiles gratefully at her partner.

"Thank you, Biyomon. I knew I could count on you," Sora said. She brings up the Digi-port. Luckily the Digital Gate is open, so I don't need the D3 to go in today." She holds out her Digivice and the screen glows. "Agumon, hold on! You'll be reunited with Tai soon!"

The computer sucks her in and she's sent to Biyomon's location.

---

Meanwhile, Tai has come to grips with what has happened to Agumon in his sleep and is determined to save him. He looks out the window, still distraught over what happened to Agumon and his digivolution into SkullGreymon which was a nightmare Tai would rather forget. Kari arrives in his room.

"Hold on Agumon, I'll be their soon," Tai said.

Kari puts a hand on her brother's shoulder.

"Don't worry Tai, we'll get Agumon back," Kari assured him.

Tai looks at Kari, knowing he can always depend on her sister to cheer her up.

"I know," Tai said.

Gatomon herself is in a bit of despair after seeing her brotherly figure being snatched away by Ken.

"Please be okay, Agumon," Gatomon said.

"I'll go round up Davis and TK and we'll meet you at school. Izzy said he'll get Cody and Yolei told me she'd be there soon," Kari said.

"Okay, but don't be late," Tai said.

"Don't worry, we won't," Kari said.

---

Few moments later Davis, TK and Kari are rushing through the rain with their umbrellas over their heads and while holding their Digimon because they're late.

"Hurry!" Kari said.

"We're late!" TK said.

"Quit flashing," Davis said.

They're now dashing through the hallway and enter the computer lab where the Cody, Tai, Izzy, and Upamon are waiting. Izzy is also wearing some new clothes for the weekend.

"You guys are late," Tai said.

"We're so sorry, Tai," Kari apologized.

"Hey don't blame Kari. it's my fault we're late; I had an appointment for my haircut, but when I looked in the mirror I realized my hair was perfect," Davis said.

"The problem is he was looking in the mirror for over an hour!" TK said.

"But what about Agumon?!" Tai exclaimed.

"Have him make his own appointment!" Davis joked. Tai growls at Davis' unserious attitude in light of Agumon's current situation.

"Davis if you're gonna be a member of the DigiDestined you have to think less of your hair and more of the team," Kari scolded Davis.

"Okay," Davis said.

"Now, let's go and save Agumon!" Kari said.

"Before we do that, I have some bad news!" Izzy announced.

"What is it?" Tai asked.

"Sora went to the Digital World all by herself," Izzy said.

"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed. Everyone was really worried about her, especially Tai. It was already bad enough he lost Agumon, but Sora, too?!

"What do you mean she went by herself?!" TK asked.

"I found out that the Digital Gate was open some time ago and Sora used it go to the Digital World!" Izzy said.

"Dude! I knew Sora was rebellious, but this…" Davis said.

"How could she do something so stupi?!" Tai angrily exclaimed.

"She's doing it for you, Tai," Izzy said.

Tai gasps in surprise and lets go of his anger.

"She's…doing this for me…?" Tai asked.

"That's right. She left a note," Izzy said as he hands over a letter to Tai. The others gather around it and read it.

In the Digital World Sora and Biyomon walk through the badlands and in her mind, Sora reads out her letter.

Dear Tai and everyone,

If you're reading this letter, then you'll know that I've went to the Digital World. Biyomon and I are going to rescue Agumon. I'm sorry, I know it probably suicide and I'm likely to get killed but I just have to do this. Tai, you're my best friend and you mean so much to me and I couldn't stand seeing you so upset and broken yesterday. I knew I had to do something to help you. Don't worry, I'll be okay. I have Biyomon with me after all. I promise, Tai, you and Agumon will be back together in no time, I swear.

Love Sora.

Tai is in disbelief with what he just read. Sora is risking her life to make Tai happy even after he yelled at her yesterday. He knew the she cared about him but he didn't think it would be this much.

"Sora…" Tai could only say, feeling touched.

Davis and the others are smiling.

"Whoa! I've gotta say, Sora's got guts," Davis said.

"I agree, what she's doing may be foolhardy but at the same time it's brave," Cody said.

"Sora cares about you, Tai, and now she's risking her life to save Agumon for you," Izzy said.

"Say Tai, does the ending of the letter mean Sora's in love with you?" DemiVeemon teased.

Tai gasps in surprise and blushes.

"Uh…well…no…I mean yes…I mean…I don't know!" Tai stammered.

Davis slides by and teasingly nudges Tai.

"You know Tai, if you ever need some advice on women, I'm an expert. Trust me, Davis said.

Tai nervously pushes Davis back.

"Uh…yeah…I think I can do without your 'advice'," Tai said. He immediately turns to Izzy with a serious expression. "In any case, we have to go now! Sora may be in real danger! I have to find her!"

"I agree, with all the Control Spires in the Digital World, Biyomon won't be able to Digivolve! The gate is ready for you guys to use!" Izzy said.

"Then, let's go! Come on!" Tai said.

"But where's Yolei and Poromon?" TK asked.

"She's cleaning her glasses," Izzy said.

"As big as her glasses are that could take hours, when're people gonna learn to wear goggles" Davis said.

"Well hurry up and go find her so we can leave already! Agumon and Sora are probably begging for our help right now!" Tai said.

"Okay, okay!" Davis said, not wanting to anger Tai any further, Davis runs out the door followed by Cody.

"I'll go too," Cody said. When they run out the door, Yolei is already standing there holding Poromon much to their surprise. "Yolei!"

Due to her fear of SkullGreymon from last time, Yolei is depressed and is speaking in a monotone voice.

"Hey how're you doing?" Yolei asked.

Yolei sombrely walks in with her head down.

"Yolei we've been waiting for you to go to the Digital World! We're going to catch up with Sora and save Agumon!" Tai said.

"And show that Digital Emperor who's boss!" Davis added. Davis notices that Yolei isn't very enthusiastic today. "Huh? What's wrong?"

Poromon flies out of her arm to get a better look at her.

"Aren't you excited to go to the Digital World?" Poromon asked.

"I'm not going," Yolei bluntly said.

"Why not? Tell us what's wrong so we can help," DemiVeemon said.

Tai is extremely vexed.

Well, I can see you're the last person I would ever turn to if I was in trouble and need of some help," Tai said.

Yolei becomes even more depressed so Kari walks over to calm her brother down.

"Be nice, Tai," Kari scolded her brother.

"I'm sorry I'm just worried about Agumon and Sora. I don't want any of you to put yourselves in danger if you feel like you're not up to the challenge so maybe it would be best if you stayed here, Yolei. I don't want anyone going if their heart's not into it," Kari said.

Kari nods in agreement.

"And if it'll make you feel better, Yolei, you can stay and do my maths homework just to keep yourself busy," TK said.

"Mine too," Davis said.

"Now that I think about it my Kendo sticks could use some polishing," Cody said.

"It's alright if I don't go?" Yolei asked.

"Sure you can make day of cleaning, maths homework and all those other fun things you love," Izzy said.

"You sure?" Yolei asked."

"What do I have to do, hold up a sign? If everyone says you should stay then you should stay!" Gatomon said.

"Gatomon's right, Yolei," Poromon agreed. Yolei looks at her partner in surprise. If you don't feel like going to the Digital World then I don't feel like going either.

"Now that that's finally settled, let's go get Agumon," TK said.

"Right," Kari said as she walks up to the computer and brings out her Digivice. "If everyone's ready let's go DigiDestined! Digi-port open!"

---

Here we go theme

A flash of light blasts from the computer and one by one the new DigiDestined except for Yolei and Hawkmon along with their Digimon and Tai fly through the Digi-port.

…

---

Meanwhile Ken or rather the Digimon Emperor is contemplating about his most recent setback: His lack of control over Agumon.

"The Dark Rings keep failing me. First there was Andromon," Ken thought. Andromon puts down Kari and snaps his Dark Ring off. "Then SkullGreymon." SkulGreymon's Dark Shot attack destroys the Control Spire. "The Dark Ring…" Ken brings up an image of the Dark Ring. "There must be a flaw with it but what could it be? Is it just not powerful enough?" On another screen is Greymon who somehow Digivolved from Agumon and is in one of Ken's testing area unconscious. "Ooh, I can still experiment on Greymon."

"Here we go again," Wormmon thought.

---

As this happens, the others are back in the area Agumon was taken from. Tentomon meets them at tree that was turned into more or less a twig tree.

"It's good to have the whole gang back. Welcome to my tree house, actually it's not much of a tree house anymore since SkullGreymon disintegrated it, now it's more of a twig house. That's okay; I was planning on redecorating anyway," Tentomon said.

"We don't care about your stupid tree, Tentomon; we're here to stop the Digital Emperor from hurting more Digimon," Davis said.

"It's incredibly important we stop him; if he continues to gain power like this he'll threaten the entire Digital World," Tai said.

Cody swings an old stick as if it was Kendo stick and almost ends up hitting Armadillomon in the process.

"Hey watch it Cody! Be careful!" Armadillomon said.

"I'm sorry, but that Ken makes me so angry!" Cody said.

"Yeah me too!" Armadillomon said as Cody suddenly becomes calm again.

"Armadillomon, you really need to control your temper!" Cody said.

"How in the Digital World are we gonna find out where Agumon is? And we don't which way Sora went," Patamon pointed out.

"Tentomon will help," TK said.

"Now that Tentomon is out of his tree maybe we can climb to the top and have a look around," Veemon suggested.

"Yeah!" Davis agreed.

"And don't touch my tree!" Tentomon snapped.

Both their faces drop. Tai thinks about how Ken forced Greymon to Digivolve into SkullGreymon and how he once did the same thing years ago and that causes him to well up with anger and clench his fists, worrying everyone around him.

"You okay?" Kari asked.

"Tai hasn't been this angry since I popped his soccer ball with one of my claws," Gatomon said.

"He certainly has a right to be," TK said.

"All this sitting around is making my paws itch, let's get going," Gatomon said.

"Good idea! I'll go see what I can find," Tentomon said. Tentomon flies off in the distance. "And don't touch my tree; I know exactly how many pieces of bark are on it."

"Everything will be okay, Tai," Kari said.

"I know," Tai said.

Tai walks off and everyone follows him. As they walk, Davis speaks to Kari.

"Man I know Tai's furious with Ken Digi-napping Agumon but it looks more than that," Davis said.

"Tai's probably angry with the Digimon Emperor for Digivolving Greymon into SkullGreymon as well," Kari said.

"I guess I can't blame him, Agumon really went ballistic when he dark Digivolved, not even Ken could control him," Davis said.

Unfortunately Tai hears this and clenches his fists in anger. Kari glares at Davis.

"Davis would it kill you to be a bit more sensitive?!" Kari scolded Davis again.

Davis realized what he's just done and feels bad.

"Sorry Tai, I didn't mean any offence by it, really!" Davis said, apologizing.

"It's okay Davis, I know firsthand that SkullGreymon is completely out of control which is why I won't allow it to happen again," Tai said.

"Don't worry; when we're through with Ken, SkullGreymon will be nothing but a bad memory!" TK said.

"Agumon…hold on pal, I'm on my way. Sora…Do you really care this much about me?" Tai thought.

---

Speaking of Ken, he performs his experiment on Greymon.

"Greymon, the time has come," Ken said. Greymon awakens. "Greymon, Dark Digivolve!"

Ken's D3 glows and a purple aura surrounds Greymon again.

---

"Greymon Dark Digivolve to…"

Greymon is surrounded in an evil purple light that takes shape

"SkullGreymon!"

…

---

As expected, SkullGreymon goes on an uncontrollable rampage and begins hitting everything around him. He uses every ounce of strength he has to escape.

"Look master, he's trying to escape and we just had those walls re-stuccoed," Wormmon said.

Ken is awed and shocked with SkullGreymon's raw power.

"He's too powerful; he's overloading the Dark Ring! I must transfer more power to it," Ken said. Even after doing that, SkullGreymon is still completely out of control and doesn't obey. SkullGreymon launches his Dark Shot attack at the wall. It explodes and creates a huge hole. He fires again and the whole is big enough for him to escape through which he attempts to do but instead he gets electrified the moment he touches the fence. SkullGreymon roars in pain. "That was close!"

The monstrous Digimon lands and degenerates to Greymon.

"You can't control SkullGreymon, he's too powerful!" Wormmon said. Ken is clearly determined.

"Oh yeah, wanna bet?" Ken asked.

"Please, master, let's just let him go!" Wormmon pleaded.

"Be quiet!" Ken snapped. Ken gets up and holds his Digivice. "Greymon, Dark Digivolve!"

Wormmon: "Why won't he ever listen to me?"

As Greymon goes through more torture, Davis Armor Digivolves Veemon after everyone spots a Control Spire on the hill.

"Look a Control Spire; this is one of the areas controlled by the Digimon Emperor," Tai said.

Flamedramon prepares to destroy it until something comes up from the ground.

"Something's coming; careful, Flamedramon!" Davis said.

It's a Woodmon with a dark ring around his head.

"I am Woodmon, I can't be defeated!" Woodmon said.

"Flame Shield!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon surrounds himself in fiery aura and attacks before Woodmon can even move. Woodmon crashes into the Control Spire.

"Hey, I've been defeated!" Woodmon shouted. The Control Spire cracks and topples over. Woodmon catches it and the Dark Ring vaporizes. He looks around, unsure of what is going on. "What happened to me, who're you?"

"Hey Woodmon, do you know where the Digimon Emperor can be found?" Tai asked.

"Well, I'm not really sure but I think he went that way!" Woodmon said as he points in the direction.

"Thanks a bunch, go, go!" Tai said.

Everyone runs in the direction Woodmon pointed in.

"Wait, can't I get a little help here?" Woodmon asked as Flamedramon De-Digivolves to Veemon and follows and forgets about Woodmon. "Seriously, big spire, really heavy!"

Woodmon is crushed into the ground but he's fine.

---

Back in the real world, outside waiting by the entrance are Joe and Mimi (Who's come back again from America.) Joe is also donning a new outfit except for Mimi who's wearing her regular outfit. (A/N: When I say new outfit I mean what he wears in the summer.) They're waiting by the tree for Matt as it now rains lightly and the three of them become slightly worried.

"Matt's running a bit late, where is he?" Joe asked.

"Yeah, usually this is to be expected of you, Joe," Mimi said.

"Hey!" Joe exclaimed. Before an argument could break out Joe spots Matt coming by. "Look there he is! Joe waves at him. Over here Matt!"

Matt comes from the corner and waves back as he walks closer, also donning a new outfit (A/N: Except the shoes are black. By the way, this is like the scene in Digimon Tri when Mimi greeted Joe.)

"Hey there! Sorry I'm late!" Matt said.

Mimi becomes ecstatic upon seeing her crush and runs over to him.

"MATT!" Mimi happily exclaimed. She tackles him for a fierce hug, causing him to turn red. "Long time no see!" She let's go and hands over a packet of chocolate. "Here, I got you a present!" She hugs him again. "Oh boy, it's so good to see you!"

After letting go, Matt can't help but sheepishly smile at his strawberry-blonde crush that he's still in love with ever since they were kids.

"Yeah you too. You haven't changed at all Mimi…well except for your hair. You look quite beautiful," Matt said.

Mimi can't help but blush and stroke her hair from her "boyfriend's" compliment about her hair.

"Thanks, that's so sweet of you. By the way I got that bouquet of flowers you sent me last week," Mimi said.

Matt: Did you like them?

"I loved them; they were so wonderful and beautiful! Thank you so much Matt!" Mimi said. She quickly gives Matt a big kiss on the cheek, causing him to comically yelp and turn deep red.

Joe walks over to Matt.

"Thanks for coming by Matt. Sorry you had to skip band practice to help us," Joe said.

"No, it's fine," Matt said. He assumes a stern expression. "After what Izzy told me, it's obvious there are far more important things than my band practice right now."

Joe and Mimi worriedly look down, having been told about the duo of Courage's predicament.

"I heard what happened from Kari. Poor Tai must be devastated," Mimi said.

"Come on, let's go inside," Joe said.

---

Meanwhile, Yolei is still depressed over not wanting to go with the others and looks at herself in the mirror. She finishes cleaning her glasses for the 3rd time. The rain outside seems to have died down a lot but the sky is still looking grimly cloudy.

"Huh, I cleaned my glasses for the 3rd time today and I'm still not happy, weird," Yolei thought as she brings up her Digivice to communicate. "Tai, guys is everything okay?" Yolei groans in shame. "They probably don't wanna talk to me anymore after I let them down."

"Hi, Yolei!" Mimi greeted.

Yolei turns to see Matt, Joe and Mimi walking up to her.

"Mimi! Matt, Joe! What're you all doing here?" Yolei asked.

"We came to help out with saving Agumon," Joe said.

"Why aren't you in the Digital World Yolei? Shouldn't you be helping everyone else?" Mimi asked.

Yolei looks down.

"I didn't feel like going today," Yolei said.

"Huh?" Matt asked. The older kids are quite surprised. "Why? From what I've seen and heard, you're always the most excited to go to the Digital World."

"Normally, I would be but today I just didn't feel up to it," Yolei said.

"Is something wrong?" Joe asked.

Yolei remains silent and Mimi is increasingly worried. She turns to the boys.

"You guys go to Izzy; I'll try and talk to Yolei," Mimi said.

"Are you sure?" Matt asked.

Mimi grins.

"Don't worry, I've got this," Mimi said. Matt and Joe decide to leave the girls alone and head to the computer lab. Mimi leans by the tap next to Yolei. She gives her friend a compassionate expression. "Yolei, I want to help you, so if there's anything bothering you, talk to me about it. If you keep whatever's on your mind bottled up inside you, you'll only feel more depressed."

Yolei sighs and relents.

"The thing is Mimi; I always thought that this battle with the Digimon Emperor would be a complete piece of cake…but after what happened to poor Agumon yesterday…I realized I couldn't be any more wrong. Do you know what Ken forced him to become," Yolei said. Mimi's face drops; understanding what Yolei's referring to.

"I do. Ken forced Agumon to Digivolve into SkullGreymon…its awful; Tai must've been heartbroken," Mimi said.

"He was. I'll never be able to get it out of my head. SkullGreymon didn't care who it hurt. It ate and destroyed Digimon without any mercy. It was horrible… If that were Hawkmon, I don't think I'd be able to live with myself and yet…I still take things easy but I guess that's just who I am or maybe I still don't get the bigger picture. The truth is Mimi…I…I've never been so scared before in my life," Yolei said. She looks directly at Mimi. "I know I'm a DigiDestined but I…"

Mimi compassionately puts both her hands on Yolei's and holds them off while giving a warm smile.

"Yolei, it's okay. It's alright to be afraid. Being a DigiDestined doesn't mean you don't have the right to be scared," Mimi said.

"It doesn't?" Yolei asked.

"Of course not. Everyone is scared of something. I was scared of a lot of things when I was your age, especially SkullGreymon," Mimi said.

Yolei widens her eyes in surprise.

"You mean…This isn't the first time Agumon Dark Digivolved?" Yolei asked.

Mimi looks down in sadness.

"Sadly, no. Don't tell Tai I told you but 4 years ago he forced Greymon to Digivolve into SkullGreymon by accident," Mimi explained. Yolei gasps in horror.

"I had no idea," Yolei said.

"It was a horrible experience for everyone, especially Tai. I can only imagine how Tai felt when he had to watch his partner get turned into a giant fossil monster. All of us are still scared of SkullGreymon to this day, Yolei, but we have to overcome our fears. If we don't, then our friends will get hurt and the Digital World will get destroyed. You don't want that, do you?" Mimi asked.

"Of course not! I want to protect my friends, especially you; you're like a sister to me!" Yolei said.

"Oh…thanks Yolei, you're like a sister to me too," Mimi said, feeling touched.

Yolei takes a deep breath and slaps her face with both hands. She yells out and looks straight up at the ceiling with her fists pumped.

"You're right, what am I doing?! Standing here wallowing in depression isn't gonna help anyone. If everyone else can face their fears, then so can I!" Yolei said with determination.

"That's the spirit! There's that smile I love to see so much!" Mimi said.

"Thanks, Mimi! Guess I really needed that! Come on, let's go!" Yolei said.

Yolei walks forth to the computer room.

"I'm right behind you, sis!" Mimi said.

Mimi follows her friend.

---

As this happens Izzy communicates with Tentomon.

"I've got good news Tentomon; I've called all of the older kids for back-up. Matt, Joe, and Mimi should be arriving here shortly. We'll all go to the Digital World to help rescue Agumon," Izzy said.

"I've got good news too, Izzy. According to my information, Agumon should be found in Rail Town," Tentomon said.

"That's great, Tentomon! I'll let them know," Izzy said. Izzy begins typing in the message.

"And tell them to stay out of my tree!" Tentomon added.

"Uh…Will do," Izzy said.

Matt and Joe enter the computer lab.

"Hey, Izzy!" Matt greeted.

Izzy stops typing and turns to see Matt and Joe coming in.

"Hey, guys. Glad you could make it," Izzy said.

"Sorry if we're late," Joe said.

"No, you made it just in time, Izzy said. Izzy notices someone's not with them. Say, where's Mimi?

"Well…she's…" Matt paused.

"Standing right behind you," Mimi said, finishing her crush's sentence.

Yolei and Mimi stand by the door and enter the computer lab.

"Mimi, Yolei!" Izzy said.

"Hi Izzy, it's been a long time, hasn't it?" Mimi asked.

"It sure has," Izzy said. He turns to Yolei. "By the way Yolei, are you feeling any better?"

"I'm feeling great now thanks to Mimi. I just needed help clearing my head," Yolei said.

"That's great!" Izzy said.

"So is everybody doing okay in the Digital World?" Yolei asked.

"Tentomon may have found Agumon!" Izzy announced.

"I wanna help; please let me tell them okay," Yolei said.

Izzy doesn't mind and steps out of the way.

"Oh sure, just tell them about Rail Town and something about Tentomon saying to stay out of his tree," Izzy said.

"Got it," Yolei said. Yolei types in and sends the message. "There, they should receive the message any second now."

"There's nothing else we can do here so let's go to the Digital World and help out," Joe said.

"From the way things have been looking, they'll need all the help they can get," Matt said.

"I'm not standing on the sidelines this time. I'm coming too," Izzy said.

Mimi: Me too.

Yolei gets and holds out her Digivice.

"Then what're we waiting for?! Let's go and save Agumon!" Yolei said.

"Wait for me Yolei!" Poromon said.

The Digi-port sucks Yolei and Poromon in and Mimi aims her Digivice at the portal too.

"I'm right there with you!" Mimi said.

The Digi-port sucks Mimi in too and the boys are surprised with what they witnessed.

"Well, that was something," Joe said.

"Tell me about it, though I'm not surprised. Yolei is a lot like Mimi," Izzy said.

"You can say that again, those two never let anything get them down for long. But at any rate, let's go before the gate closes!" Matt said.

"Right!" Izzy and Joe agreed.

They boys hold up their Digivices and get sucked right inside after the girls.

---

On the other side, Davis receives it on his D-Terminal.

"I just got mail from Yolei," Davis said.

"What does it say?" Armadillomon asked.

"It says, 'Tentomon has found out that the Digimon Emperor has Agumon somewhere in Rail Town. P.S. Tentomon also says to stay out of his tree.' I don't see any point in that last sentence but the first part is just what we need," Davis said.

"In that case, let's quickly head to Rail Town," Tai said.

"Right," Cody said.

Cody steps up first but accidentally steps on a foot panel hidden in the dirt and it makes a loud noise while beeping red much to everyone's horror.

"Cody what did you do?!" Tai asked.

"I don't know!" Cody said.

---

Ken gets a signal in his Dark D3 as he experiments on SkullGreymon.

"Intruders, I have a pretty good idea who it is!" Ken said as he turns another screen to see Davis and the others. "Of course it would be you, well then I suppose I should keep our guests entertained." Ken pushes a button. "Dinner is served DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon!"

---

"That was probably an alarm set up by Ken to detect intruders," TK said.

"Then let's get out of here before…" Patamon said

The ground shakes causing everyone to wobble.

"What's going on?" Kari asked.

"It's an earthquake!" Davis gasped.

Foot stomps from nearby the large rocks and rises above the ground.

"No it's…" TK paused

6 DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon come out of hiding and roar. "DarkTyrannomon!"

The Evil Dinosaur Digimon edge closer to the DigiDestined and everyone watches in fear except for Davis who holds up his D3

"Let's fight!" Davis said.

"We can't, there's way too many of them for us to handle and we need to save our strength for rescuing Agumon!" Cody said.

"Then what do we do?!" Tai said.

"I have an idea. We run!" TK said.

The DarkTyrannomon use their Fire Breath attack and the Tuskmon drive their horns to the ground to cause the ground to crack. Davis, Tai and everyone else are forced to run for their lives. It isn't easy but luckily the DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon were dumb enough to create a large dust of smoke and destroy various boulders and pillars they all use to cover their escape. The Dark Ring Digimon scatter and position themselves in different spots to keep a sharp eye out in all directions. Meanwhile, the DigiDestined are hiding in a cave that isn't so dark, contemplating on what to do.

Patamon checks to see that the evil Digimon are still outside.

"It looks like we got away for now but if we go back out their will end up being their lunch," Patamon said.

"We don't have the strength to take on that many Digimon even if we Armor Digivolve," Gatomon said.

"There must be something we can do!" Veemon said.

"But we have to get through otherwise we won't be able to get to Rail Town," Kari said.

Davis angrily looks in Cody's direction.

"Gee, way to go Cody! You really messed it up this time!" Davis said.

"Lay off Davis, this isn't Cody's fault," TK said.

Cody disagrees and looks down in shame.

"No, Davis is right. It's all my fault we're in this mess!" Cody said.

"No, it isn't, Cody; none of us knew that the Emperor had an alarm system out here," Kari said.

"Either way I gave away our location the moment I stepped on that foot panel. How could I've made such a stupid and careless mistake?" Cody asked.

Tai in a fit of rage violently yanks Cody by his shirt and he yelps fearfully.

"Good question! Now we're stuck here! Meanwhile Agumon's being forced to Digivolve into SkullGreymon and is going through more and more torture for Ken's sick experiments! Because of YOU!"

Tai proceeds to choke Cody and it took everyone combined to prevent him from actually strangling him but he won't budge.

"Hey what're you doing?!" Armadillomon asked.

"Knock it off, Tai!" TK said.

"Tai, stop it! This isn't you at all!" Kari said.

Tai gasps, realizing what he's doing and becomes ashamed. He covers his face, trying to hold back the urge to cry.

"I'm sorry, Cody…" Tai apologized as he turns around and collapses to his knees, covering his face.

The rest look at him with pity and concern.

"Whoa, Tai what's up with you? Ever since Agumon was taken you've completely flipped out!" Davis said.

---

Yuugure

Tai gives in and talks about his trauma.

"It's Agumon, this wasn't the first time he Digivolved into SkullGreymon and he almost died once before because of me," Tai said. The kids and the Digimon give shocked gasps except for TK, and Patamon who know what Tai is talking about. Their expressions become more worried and sad.

"It happened when we were your age, when we were adjusting to being DigiDestined. The background slowly shifts back to the point after Tai got the Crest of Courage as a haunted look covers his face. Back then we were told to look for our respective crests in the server continent and at that point I was only one who had the Crest of Courage," Tai said.

---

(Flashback)

"At the time everyone else felt that my personality took a turn for the worse ever since I got the Crest of Courage and they were right, I let it completely get to my head and started acting like a complete jerk. I pushed Agumon to his limit in order to have him Digivolve to MetalGreymon, I mean I knew Agumon couldn't take how much I was forcing on him, really I did but all I could think about was activating that stupid Crest and getting Agumon to Digivolve to Ultimate level and protecting our friends," Tai said.

Tai is stuffing Agumon with fruits, bread and burger he took from the others but Agumon is unable to take anymore and is barely able to ask Tai to stop but he doesn't listen.

"Stop your bellyaching and open wide; you've gotta keep on eating! Listen everyone's giving their food so you can Digivolve!" Few moments later." That's why you gotta try your best to protect everybody!" Another few moments later. "We're the only one who can help everybody so you gotta keep eating, okay, Agumon!"

Agumon's belly becomes to full and he drops down.

"I can't!" Agumon said.

"I forced Agumon to consume so much food he wasn't able to battle back against an Evil Greymon sent by our enemy, Etemon to attack us. My Greymon was completely overpowered and literally thrown around like a rag doll" Tai narrated. As Tai speaks, his Greymon keeps getting pummelled by the Evil Greymon and is unable to battle properly at his best due to being overfed and was tossed like a rag doll, crashing into the stands. "And it was at that moment I made a huge mistake, a mistake that still haunts me to this day!"

Sora tries to hold Tai back from jumping in the arena.

"Tai, don't!" Sora pleaded.

"Don't try and stop; this is my chance to make him Digivolve to the next level so butt out!" Tai said.

"But Tai without a reaction from the crest there's no way for him to Digivolve!" Sora said.

"I can make him Digivolve, just watch!" Tai said.

Tai jumps down and runs to the evil Greymon. He throws a rock and grabs its attention.

"Our Digimon were able to Digivolve in the first place because we were in danger. I assumed that if I threw myself in front of the enemy and put myself in danger, Greymon would Digivolve to the next level but instead, something mega freaky happened," Tai narrated. The Crest of Courage glows and but that glow soon turns black, signifying its corruption. Greymon absorbs dark energy and transforms. He becomes a hideous and deformed skeletal version of himself with and orange missile attached to his back. "By doing that stupid and selfish stunt I corrupted the Crest of Courage and instead of digivolving into MetalGreymon, Greymon transformed into a monster. He became…"

"SkullGreymon!" Kari said.

"That's right. After that, SkullGreymon went completely berserk! He was out of control; I don't think he even knew the difference between an ally and enemy. He just mercilessly attacked whoever he saw without thinking," Tai narrated.

SkullGreymon swats away the Evil Greymon and utterly obliterates it with his Dark Shot attack. He then proceeds to attack Tai. Few moments later he savagely knocks away Garurumon, Kabuterimon and Birdramon with ease as Tai continues to speak. SkullGreymon breaks through the coliseum. He goes on a rampage outside the desert but eventually stops in his tracks. Black smoke comes out and SkullGreymon de-digivolves to an injured Koromon. Tai goes to pick him up along with everyone else and he looks at him while feeling shame, regret and guilt. Koromon barely manages to wake up.

"Eventually, he ran out of energy and reverted back to his In-training form: Koromon but he was severely hurt and unconscious and he used up so much energy. He almost didn't make it. But that wasn't the only thing that got to me. What really kills me is what he said to me after waking up and apologizing to everyone," Tai narrated.

Koromon looks directly at Tai.

"I'm sorry. I didn't live up to your expectations of me, Tai," Koromon said.

Upon hearing this, before Matt comes up Tai is reminded of another distant trauma from his past.

"Tai, I'm sorry I can't kick the ball very good. You'll probably never wanna play with me again," Little Kari said.

Young Tai wells up with tear and begins crying.

Tai's eyes well up with tears as his body shakes from remembering that horrible incident.

(End of Flashback)

---

Davis, Veemon, Cody, Armadillomon, TK and Patamon give Tai looks of sorrow and misery, even Davis is taking this seriously. Tears stream down Kari and Gatomon's face who are horrified that their brothers went through such a terrible experience. Tai finally breaks down and tears drip from his face and his tone is full of misery and sobbing.

"See, that's him, that's Agumon, he's just like Kari! It doesn't matter if I act like a big jerk; he's always thinking about me and the others without even caring about himself! More tears drip from his face. He would've been fine and he wouldn't have Digivolved into SkullGreymon if I hadn't acted like a complete bonehead and pushed him so far! But he let me treat him like that without saying a word because he knew how much I wanted him to Digivolve so we could protect everyone and he felt that he had to try living up to my expectations! He never thought about what he wanted, HE NEVER DOES!" Tai cried.

Tai has an emotional meltdown, not caring how old he is and that everyone can see him cry.

"But Tai, it's because Agumon really cares about you," Cody said.

"He's my partner, I'm supposed to look out for him and protect him just as he always does for me every single day! Tai clenches his fists. That's what I'm supposed to do!" Tai said.

Tai's sobs even more prompting Kari to console her brother.

"Oh, Tai…" Kari said.

Kari kneels down and hugs Tai. Gatomon walks up and hugs the both of them. All of them let out their emotions and cry. Davis, Cody, TK and their Digimon can't stand watching their friends like this. Having had enough, Davis comes up and puts a hand in Tai's shoulder, stopping him, Kari and Gatomon from crying. They turn around to see Davis with a serious expression.

"Come on, let's go save Agumon and stop something like that from ever happening again!" Davis said.

…

---

A few moments later after Tai calms down, everyone continues to think of a plan as the evil Digimon continue to roam about.

"Okay, we've got an army of Evil Digimon outside and we can't handle that many," TK said.

"What if we Armor Digivolve and try to break through?" Veemon suggested.

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking," Davis said.

"Unfortunately Ken will probably have some of his slaves guarding Agumon and we don't know how strong they are so the Digimon need to save their energy," Tai said.

Cody comes up with an idea.

"I think I know what to do!" Cody said. Everyone looks to Cody. If we can't break past the Digimon will just have to drill our way past. He looks to Armadillomon. "Ready Armadillomon?"

"Just say the word, partner!" Armadillomon said.

---

Meanwhile, Sora and Biyomon are inside of a train with a face.

"All aboard the Locomon express," Biyomon said. The train moves at high speed to its destination. The Digimon Analyzer activates. "Locomon is an Ultimate Level Digimon that only knows how to ride to its destination." The Digimon Analyzer deactivates.

The both of them were hiding behind a box filled with Styrofoam to avoid the detection of a couple of Digimon with Dark Rings around them. They're quietly seated.

"So, Biyomon, are you sure this Digimon doesn't work for the Digimon Emperor?" Sora asked.

"Don't worry, Sora, Locomon don't have a will of their own; they're purely machine. All they know is that they must get to their destination. The Digimon Emperor uses the Locomon to bring him supplies and since they don't have minds he doesn't need to make them his slaves. Locomon doesn't really work for anyone," Biyomon said.

"That's one whacked out train," Sora said.

"You can say that again," Biyomon said. Sora and Biyomon laugh but then it dies down when Biyomon looks down in sadness, worrying Sora.

"Biyomon, are you okay?" Sora asked.

"I'm fine; I'm just worried about Agumon. I don't want to even imagine what the Digimon Emperor is putting him through," Biyomon said.

"It's gonna be okay Biyomon, we'll get Agumon back," Sora assured.

Biyomon looks up with tears welling up in her eyes.

"But what if that Dark Ring's corrupted him forever or worse, what if he's been destroyed. I'll never see him again?" Biyomon tearfully questioned.

"No, Biyomon, don't even think like that. You have to keep believing he's alright, after all, this Agumon we're talking about. He'll be fine," Sora said.

Biyomon smiles and clasps her wings together.

"You're right, Agumon's okay. He just has to be; I can feel it," Biyomon said.

Sora's smile becomes wider.

"And when we save him, the two of you have a lot of catching up to do," Sora said.

Biyomon can't help but blush.

"Yeah, there's a lot for us to talk about ever since we wound up separated when the Digimon Emperor first attacked. By the way Sora, how're things between you and Tai?" Biyomon asked.

"Oh…" Sora said. Sora was hoping not to talk about this.

"Have the two of you got around to admitting your feelings yet?" Biyomon asked.

"No, not really, but the two of us are close," Sora said.

Biyomon lowers her eyes.

"You mean in 3 years you still haven't told Tai how much you love him?" Biyomon asked.

"I've been having a hard time getting around to that Biyomon. Tai and I have had some commitments in the real world so we have little to no free time with each other. But whenever we do, we always make sure we see other and hangout," Sora said. Sora fondly smiles. "Spending time with Tai is some of the best parts of my life. But I can tell you this, I still love Tai, I truly do. I'm just waiting for him to make the first move."

"Or maybe, he's just waiting for you," Biyomon said.

Sora looks at her partner in surprise at the thought of this.

"You really think so?" Sora asked.

"I know so. Don't worry, Sora; the two of you will be a couple sooner or later," Biyomon said.

Sora blushes and sheepishly smiles.

"Thanks Biyomon," Sora said.

---

SkullGreymon continues to go on his rampage but this time Ken is starting to figure out the problem which creates an evil smile on his face. SkullGreymon launches another Dark Shot attack and the whole room shakes upon impact. A huge debris bangs SkullGreymon on the head and he begins to degenerate.

"Foolish creature, you should know better than to fight me but you've given me what I need," Ken said. It degenerates back to Agumon who collapses to the floor. "The Dark Ring can control Champion level Digimon, but not an Ultimate level Digimon. It needs to be a different shape like a cylinder or a…" An idea hits Kens head when he aligns 3 Dark Rings on his screen. "Of course, I know what I need to do now!"

Wormmon leaves and Ken snickers.

---

Sora and Biyomon have finally arrived. Locomon enters in a dark chamber and screeches to a halt. The Digimon that were in train immediately leave to unload the supplies, Sora and Biyomon notice this, causing them to tense up and get serious.

"Sora, we're here, are you ready?" Biyomon asked.

"I am, let's go," Sora said. The both of them get up and look out the window to see that the chamber is crawling with multiple Gotsumon, Floramon, Mushroomon and Bakemon that have Dark Rings strapped on them. They're all walking around, talking while at the same time keeping an eye out for intruders. "We're pilgrims in an unholy land; this place is crawling with slaves of the Digimon Emperor. If we alert even one of them, he might sound off the alarm and warn the others."

"And I can't Digivolve since we're near a Control Spire. I can't take them all on like this," Biyomon said.

"Then we're gonna have to sneak in quietly. We find out where Agumon is and then get out of here," Sora said.

"But what if there are surveillance cameras?" Biyomon asked.

"I'm sure Ken will be more focused on experimenting on Agumon than keeping an eye out for intruders. We need take advantage of that now," Sora said. Biyomon nods. The both of them peak their heads out of the door. They notice that some of the Digimon are collecting supplies so they take advantage of the distraction to quietly sneak out Locomon and walk forward. They notice more Digimon with their back turned when they reach the train's face. The duo of Love quickly gets behind some crates and peak their heads out again. "Biyomon, do you know where Agumon's being held?"

"No, I don't, but one of the guards might know," Biyomon said.

"Hey, who's there?" The Bakemon asked. Sora and Biyomon comically and silently yelp before ducking down as much as they can. A Bakemon floats by the crate and checks around his vicinity. The duo of Love pray with all their might that the ghost isn't smart enough to give a very thorough check, to their greatest relief he didn't. "Guess it was just my imagination."

Sora and Biyomon breathe out sighs of relief. Another Bakemon floats over.

"Hey, what're you doing over here?" The second Bakemon asked.

"I thought I heard some voices but I guess my mind was just playing tricks on me. I gotta loosen up on the coffee," the first Bakemon said.

"Good idea," the second Bakemon agreed.

"Say, I heard rumors of a really dangerous Digimon in one of the testing areas at the West Wing," the first Bakemon said.

This peaks Sora and Biyomon's curiosity. The Bakemon begin to float away but they still hear everything they're saying.

"Yeah, apparently it's an Agumon he recently captured but he's unable to control it. It keeps Digivolving into an out of control monster called SkullGreymon. The master can't control it using the Dark Ring so I got word he's making a new device that'll allow him to control even Ultimate level Digimon," the second Bakemon said.

"I heard that, too," the first Bakemon said.

They're completely out of sight and Sora and Biyomon look at each other in a worry.

"A new device that'll control Ultimate Level Digimon?!" Sora gasped.

"Oh no! If we don't find Agumon now, then Ken will use the new device and have full control over him!" Biyomon said.

Sora: Then we have to find him now, before it's too late! They said he's in the West Wing.

Biyomon points at something on her left.

"Sora, look!" Biyomon said.

The both of them spot a big flashing sign saying:

Danger! Do not proceed! Dangerous Digimon in Testing Area 5!

"That must be where he's holding Agumon since he can Digivolve to SkullGreymon! Come on let's step on it!" Sora said.

"Right!" Biyomon agreed.

Sora and Biyomon make a dash for the door that lead to the West Wing. Luckily for them, the enslaved Digimon didn't spot them and they manage to open the door quietly before entering, determined to save Agumon.

---

Meanwhile, the DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon can't find the DigiDestined. Far out of their sight, Digmon drills up through the ground. Davis, Tai and the others come out feeling good.

"Way to go, Digmon! We got away from those evil Digimon thanks to you!" Cody said.

"They don't call me Digmon for nothing you know, Digmon said. He De-Digivolves back to Armadillomon.

"Let's hope we don't have to do that again, I think I have blisters in my toes," Davis said.

"Worry about your toes after we rescue Agumon," TK said.

"Well, what're we waiting for? Agumon's not gonna save himself," Gatmon said.

Everyone continues walking eventually they reach a grassy hillside and Tai is starting to walk ahead of everyone.

"Tai, slow down!" Cody called out.

"We don't have the time to slow down!" Tai said.

Patamon flies up front and spots what everyone's looking for.

"Oh, hey look!" Patamon said.

Everyone looks to find a field full off train tracks and a Control Spire.

"We've made it! Rail Town!" Tai said.

"Rail Town!" Kari said.

"Rail Town!" Cody said.

"More like Grass and Hill Town to me!" Davis said.

"Come on guys, Agumon's in this town somewhere so let's go! Everybody split up, start looking for him!" Tai said.

---

Speaking of Agumon he's still unconscious from the torture he's been through. 2 figures run inside the experiment room and spot Agumon.

"There he is! Agumon!" Sora said.

"Agumon!" Biyomon said.

Sora and Biyomon run over and bend down to the fallen yellow dinosaur. Sora begins shaking him softly.

"Agumon! Please say something! Agumon!" Sora said. Sora turns him around and seeing the state he's in made them feel sick. Agumon is covered in cuts and bruises everywhere on his body. His face, stomach, arms, back, tail and legs are all covered in injuries. Biyomon immediately becomes distraught and begins shaking him as well.

"Oh…Agumon! What has he done to you?!" Biyompn gasped. No response is made. "Agumon! Wake up, please, wake up! I've waited for months to see you again, please don't die!" Agumon moves a bit and exhales. Biyomon hugs onto her boyfriend and cries her eyes out. Sora touches her partner's shoulders and comforts her.

Wormmon appears in the experiment room, attempting to pull off a crazy stunt to get Ken's attention. The both of them hear his footsteps and turn around. They give shocked gasps when they see the insect Digimon and immediately become hostile.

"Wormmon!" Sora gasped.

"Don't come any closer, you!" Biyomon said.

"Wait! I'm not your enemy!" Wormmon said.

"Huh?!" Sora and Biyomon asked.

Sora and Biyomon are extremely confused, how could Wormmon not be there enemy? He works for a tyrannical dictator that enjoys torturing Digimon. They resume their hostile position.

"Why should we believe you?!" Sora asked.

"Look at what your boss did to our friend!" Biyomon said. She gestures to the injured Agumon. "You're as every bit of a monster as he is!" Wormmon moves forward.

"Don't come any closer!" Sora said.

Wormmon gives a sincere look.

"Please, I'm begging you to trust me. I know I work for the Digimon Emperor, but I'm not evil. I haven't come to hurt you at all," Wormmon said.

Sora and Biyomon exchange uncomfortable glances but eventually they calm down.

"Then what do you want?" Sora asked.

Wormmon doesn't answer and merely walks over to Agumon. The duo of Love gasps in shock when Wormmon detaches the Dark Ring and picks it up from Agumon's neck. Wormmon turns to them.

"There, your friend is free now," Wormmon said.

Agumon moves around and warily opens his eyes.

"Agumon!" Sora and Biyomon said. They both run over to Agumon and bend down to him. Agumon fully opens his eyes enough to see Sora beside him warmly smiling.

"Sora…Is that you…" Agumon paused.

"It is…don't worry Agumon…everything's gonna be fine…you're going to be alright. And there's someone else who's dying to see your right now, right Biyomon?" Sora asked her partner.

Agumon twists his head to see Biyomon with tears of joy welling up in her eyes.

Agumon: Biyomon…

"Agumon…" Biyomon said as she tackles him for a tight hug and cries. "Oh, Agumon, I'm so happy to see you!" Agumon cringes due to his injuries.

"OW! Take it easy, Biyomon, I'm happy to see you too but I'm still injured," Agumon said.

Biyomon pulls back.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Biyomon apologized. Agumon smiles at her.

"Nah, its fine," Agumon said. He pulls his girlfriend in and the both of them have a proper hug.

"I've missed you so much, Agumon," Biyomon said.

"I've missed you too," Agumon said.

Sora smiles warmly at this scene.

"I'm so happy for the both of you," Sora said.

Agumon lets go and gets holding one of his arms; still feeling the injuries from the experiment. Biyomon ensures he doesn't drop down.

"Take it easy, you're hurt," Biyomon said.

"She's right, don't push yourself," Sora said.

Agumon gives an assuring smile.

"I'm fine, don't worry," Agumon said. He feels his neck. "The Dark Ring's gone, I'm free." Sora bends down and smiles.

"That's right, Agumon; you're no longer under Ken's control," Sora said.

"Listen, there's not much time," Wormmon said. They all turn to Wormmon. "There's an emergency exit between testing area 1 and 2. Go down the stairs and you'll find a train you can use to escape. I'd advise you to hurry before Ken finds out you're here."

"But wait, why are you helping us?" Biyomon asked.

"Yeah, why did you take off my Dark Ring like that?" Agumon asked.

"Part of me is jealous that Ken is giving you so much attention. I believe if I free you, then maybe Ken might start listening to me bit. But at the same time it makes me sick to watch the way he was cruelly experimenting on you," Wormmon said.

"But don't you work for him?" Sora pointed out.

"I do, but I don't agree with what he's doing. The suffering he's causing to all the innocent Digimon around the Digital World is just wrong," Wormmon said.

"Then why are you helping him?" Agumon asked.

"Because, he's my partner," Wormmon answered.

Agumon, Sora and Biyomon give off shocked gasps.

"His partner?!" Agumon exclaimed.

Wormmon looks down sadly.

"Well…at least…I'm supposed to be," Wormmon said.

"So, Ken really is supposed to be a DigiDestined?" Sora asked.

"What was he like before, Wormmon?" Biyomon asked.

"When I met Ken, he was a sweet little boy. He was the kindest and most caring kid I'd ever met and he had a big heart. I was happy and proud to have him as my partner," Wormmon explained.

The three of them are more shocked than ever now. It's hard to believe that the Digimon Emperor used to be a kind and gentle person.

"Boy, did he change?" Sora asked.

"It surprised me, too. The next time I met Ken, he was completely different. He became dark and twisted and has this insane idea that it was his destiny to rule the Digital World. He then starts turning Digimon into his slaves instead of his friends. I don't know what's happened to the sweet little kid I had so many good laughs with but I went along with him because I'm his Digimon…" Wormmon said as he begins to cry. And now…he's being cruel to me, his partner, the only one who knows the real Ken. But no matter what he does I must stick by his side whether if I hate it or not."

Agumon, Sora and Biyomon look at Wormmon with sorrowful expressions. They had no idea that the insect Digimon had been through so much. Sora bends down to him and looks at him with compassion.

"Oh…Wormmon, I'm so sorry…you don't deserve to go through this much suffering. And I'm sorry you've lost your partner," Sora said.

"It's alright. Ken may not be himself right now, but I know that deep down he's still the kind boy that was my best friend and I know he'll come back but until that day comes I must stand with him," Wormmon said.

"But Wormmon, just because you're Ken's partner Digimon doesn't mean you always have to agree with everything he does," Biyomon said.

Wormmon responds to this with a surprised expression.

"I don't?" Wormmon asked.

"Of course not," Sora said. The injured Agumon and Biyomon walk up to him with compassionate expression.

"Being a partner Digimon means more than just standing by your human partner and fighting for them, Wormmon," Biyomon said.

"As Digimon partners, our jobs are to also save our partners from danger and from themselves. Wormmon, what Ken is doing is wrong and you know it. He can't be saved from what he's become unless you do something about it. You need to see to it that Ken becomes his old self, you can't just wait for him to magically return to the way he was," Agumon said.

Wormmon could only stand in silence as he lets their words sink in. He sadly looks down on the ground again.

"But what if I fail? What if I still can't get through to him?" Wormmon asked.

"You have to keep trying, Wormmon. If what you said about Ken is true then only you have the power to reach out to him. At least think about it," Sora said.

"I'll try," Wormmon said. They both nod and Biyomon feels a little bad for what she called him earlier.

"I'm sorry I called you a monster earlier, Wormmon, it wasn't nice of me," Biyomon apologized.

Wormmon smiles at her.

"It's alright, after what Ken has done, I can't blame you for being angry," Wormmon said. Agumon smiles himself.

"You know you're not a bad 'mon'. Thanks for taking the Dark Ring off me, I owe you one, Wormmon," Agumon said.

"Don't mention it, you don't owe me anything," Wormmon said.

"Thank you. We'll never forget you for this," Sora said.

"This is the first time anyone's really thanked for anything," Wormmon said.

Sora let's go of the insect Digimon.

"Then what you need is a friend," Sora said.

"I'll make some, after I bring the old Ken back somehow," Wormmon said. He motions to the exit. "Now go, before I change my mind."

"Alright," Sora said.

Sora gets up and she, Agumon and Biyomon begin to make for the exit with Agumon still holding onto his arm. The three of them leave the testing area and Biyomon points at something ahead.

"Look! Over there! In between testing area 1 and 2 is a door," Biyomon said.

"That must be the emergency exit Wormmon was talking about. Let's go!" Sora said.

"Right!" Biyomon agreed.

They make a dash for it but stop when they notice Agumon limping in another direction.

"Agumon, where are you going? The exit is this way," Biyomon said.

Agumon turns to them.

"What do you think, I'm gonna find the guy who did this to me and get me a little payback?" Agumon asked. Agumon proceeds to hunt down Ken, but Sora and Biyomon run over and hold him back which he tries to fight against. "Hey! Let me go you two!"

"No, Agumon you can't! You're in no condition to pick a fight with Ken!" Sora argued.

Agumon: But I have to stop him right now!

"Agumon, no! Please, I don't wanna lose you again," Biyomon pleaded. Agumon stops and turns to Biyomon. The pink bird looks at her boyfriend with a sincere expression. "I know you're angry with the Digimon Emperor, I am too but we can't fight him the way we are now. Tai and Gatomon are really worried about you, so please don't look for the Digimon Emperor right now…for me…and for Tai and Gatomon."

Agumon relents for his dearest companions.

"Okay…but when I recover we come back here for revenge," Agumon said.

Sora and Biyomon smile gratefully.

"Deal," Sora said.

The three of them make way for exit with Biyomon helping Agumon move.

As for Wormmon he stares the Dark Ring he's been holding ever since he freed Agumon.

"Now that Agumon has escaped, Ken will have to use me, but he's gonna be mad at me. He eventually shrugs off his worries. He throws it away as he makes for the exit. Meh, I'll make him some brownies, Wormmon said.

---

Ken is almost finished with his new design.

"This new structure will increase the power tenfold. I won't even need the Control Spires," Ken said. He gets up from his sit snickering. "No one will ever be able to stop me from taking over the Digital World!" The 3 Dark Rings fuse to make a Dark Spiral. "Not a Dark ring, but a Dark Spiral! With this I can control even a full Digivolved Digimon! Now to test it on Agumon." Ken is stunned to see Agumon has escaped. "What?! He's gone! But…but how?!"

---

The gang make their way through the town, determined to save Agumon.

"Tai, Agumon's close; I'm following his tracks," Davis said.

"Those are train tracks, Davis," Tai said.

Speaking of trains, one of them is being heard in the distance.

"What's that noise?" Veemon asked.

Everyone turns to see a light coming from one of the tunnels.

"It's either the local or the express," Kari said.

A train leaves the tunnel with Agumon, Sora and Biyomon hanging on tight.

"And look who's riding it!" Tai said. The train rides past them. "It's Agumon!" Tai calls out. "Agumon! Sora!"

"Tai!" Agumon happily greeted.

"Hey, guys!" Sora greeted.

Gatomon pushes a lever which switches the train track.

"That oughta slow them down," Gatomon said.

The train crashes though a wooden blockade and stops. Tai desperately runs to his partner.

"Agumon, are you okay?!" Tai exclaimed.

"I'm fine! Tai!" Agumon said.

Agumon jumps into Tai's arms and both are extremely overjoyed to have found each other safe and sound. They both try to resist the urge to cry.

"I'm so happy to see you, give me a great big hug!" Tai said.

Tai ecstatically hugs his best friend tightly but unfortunately Agumon's injuries spur up.

"Ouch!" Agumon yelped.

Tai loosens up and looks at Agumon with concern.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" Tai asked.

"No, you were just squeezing my ribs too hard," Agumon said.

Tai eventually puts him down.

"Agumon!" Gatomon cried.

"Gatomon!" Agumon said.

Gatomon tackles her brother for a hug and they share a nice family reunion.

"I'm so glad you're okay! I thought I lost you!" Gatomon said.

"Don't worry, sis, it'll take more than the likes of him to keep me enslaved," Agumon said.

"Right," Gatomon agreed. Gatomon turns to Biyomon. "Biyomon, thanks for helping with rescuing him."

"I was glad to do it," Biyomon assured.

Tai watches their reunion with happiness. Tai immediately turns to Sora who's jumped down from the train. He quickly walks over to her.

"Sora! Are you okay? Did you get hurt?!" Tai asked.

"It's okay Tai, I'm fine," Sora assured.

"Sora, why did you put yourself in danger like that? In your letter you said it was because we were best friends and you couldn't stand seeing me so upset yesterday," Tai said.

"Yes, that's right. After our conversation yesterday I realized how heartbroken and worried you were about Agumon. I knew talking wouldn't help so I guess I just…decided to bring him back. Besides, you saved me from the creep Datamon and I never got a chance to repay you for it," Sora explained.

"Sora…thanks!" Tai said as he gives a wide smile and tackles Sora for a hug. Sora returns it and they're now in a tight embrace. The DigiDestined smile at this moment before they separate and warmly smile at each other. "So, do you wanna meet up somewhere once we get home?"

"Sure, I'd love that," Sora said.

"Agumon!" Kari said. Kari runs straight over to Agumon and hugs him. "We're so happy you're okay! Welcome back!"

"Thanks, it's great to be back,"Agumon said. When Kari pulls back she and Gatomon gasp in horror when they see the cuts and bruises he's covered in.

"Agumon! Oh, my gosh, what happened to you?" Kari asked.

"What did Ken do to you? You look horrible," Kari said.

"You don't wanna know, trust me," Agumon said.

Kari gets up and looks at Tai.

"Tai, we should get going. I'm sure Ken will come after Agumon," Kari said.

Davis shoves Kari out of the way.

"Are you kidding, we all came here to fight! Now you want us to turn around and go home," Davis said.

"Listen I wanna get back at the guy who did this to Agumon but you gotta learn Davis, sometimes you gotta think with you head and not with your heart. Remember we're not at full strength and Agumon's been through a lot so the first priority is to get him to safety and some medical attention," Tai said.

Davis calms down.

"You mean we can come back here later and get him?" Davis asked.

Tai grins and nods in agreement.

---

Ken is still furious about Agumon's escape.

"How did Agumon get away?!" Ken angrily asked.

Wormmon reappears.

"An escape clause in his contract," Wormmon said.

"I'm in no mood for humor," Ken said.

"Good because I want to talk to you about something serious," Wormmon said. Ken tries to ignore him. "Master?"

Ken is getting annoyed and turns.

"What?!" Ken yelled.

Wormmon flinches from his masters yelling but gets the courage to speak.

"I was just think y…y…y…you could use me for your experiments; I mean, I'm a Digimon like Agumon, I can Digivolve, too. What do you say?" Wormmon suggested.

"I say you can forget about it!" Ken cruelly said.

"But master, please, I've done absolutely everything around here that you wanted me to do and more. I even cleaned that hair trap thing in the shower," Wormmon said. Ken scoffs. "Don't laugh."

"And what kind of Digimon would you Digivolve into, huh? Perhaps you'd transform yourself into a giant butterfly with scary looking wings," Ken scoffs again. "You're about as useless to me as an old pair of underwear that's made of 100% poison ivy."

"Just give me a chance, Ken, and maybe you won't be," Wormmon said.

"And will you stop calling me Ken; my name is the Digimon Emperor!" Ken exclaimed.

"All I'm saying is that, now that Agumon has escaped I'm all you've got," Wormmon said.

Ken has had enough and proceeds to lash out at Wormmon with his whip.

"Enough!" Ken said. Wormmon is saved from a cruel thrashing when Ken sees the gang on screen. "They're here!" Tai is giving Agumon a piggyback. "And they've got Agumon." Ken leaves but not before insulting Wormmon. "He's a useful Digimon."

Wormmon desperately tries to go after him.

"But Ken, I'm-"

He's cut off when Ken gives a warning whip, causing him to flinch. He looks down crestfallen that he's been rejected.

---

Tai and Agumon talk as they walk through the Rail Town with everyone.

"…And we'll have cookies and ice cream," Tai said.

"I want mine with chocolate sprinkles," Agumon said.

"How endearing!" Ken said.

Everyone turn to see Ken standing on large stone structure.

"It's Ken!" Kari gasped.

"My name is the Digimon Emperor," Ken said.

"So now you don't like Ken, huh? Alright then how's Kenny or Kennet?" Davis taunted.

Ken is starting to get ticked off.

"You really don't wanna make me angry!" Ken snapped.

"So you're the one who put Agumon in a cage like a wild animal!" Tai said.

"How could you do such a horrible thing?" Sora asked, disgusted.

Tai lets Agumon down and Davis tries to provoke Ken.

"You come down here now and take your medicine like a man!" Davis said.

"You do amuse me so; I can defeat you just as I defeated Agumon," Ken said.

Tai steps up.

"Try it!" Tai dared the Digimon Emperor.

"The only reason you ever defeated Agumon was because you cheated!" Biyomon said.

Cody points his stick at Ken in anger.

"You should be ashamed of yourself Ken, you're the kind of bully that gives bullies a bad name!" Cody said.

Cody tosses his stick but Ken simply splits it in half with his whip.

"I'm afraid you're gonna have to do much better than that, little boy!" Ken said.

A squadron of 3 Airdramon arrive behind Ken and he gives the signal to attack, prompting 6 DarkTyrannomon to show up and surround them on all sides.

"DarkTyrannomon!" Davis said.

"We're surrounded!" TK said.

Veemon and Davis are eager to fight.

"Give me the word Davis!" Veemon said.

"Yeah!" Davis said as he holds up his D3.

…

---

The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!" Davis shouted.

The Digi-egg of Courage comes out.

Armor Digivolve theme

"Digimon,"

"Veemon Armor Digivolve to…!"

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Veemon fuses with the Digi-egg and is engulfed by rings of fire that take shape as images of Agumon and all of his digivolutions appear. Claws extend from his fist and then a spike from his head.

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Flamedramon, the Fire of Courage!"

…

---

Armadillomon and Cody get ready to join in.

"Don't let Flamedramon have all the fun, Cody," Armadillomon said.

"Right!" Cody agreed.

---

The D-terminal is extended.

"Digi Armor Energize!" Cody shouted.

The Digi-Egg of Knowledge comes out.

Armor Digivolve theme

Digimon,

Armadillomon: Armadillomon Armour Digivolve to…!

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Armadillomon quickly fuses with the Digi-egg and is engulfed by rings of rocks that take shape as images of Tentomon and all of his digivolutions appear. Drills quickly grow extend from the rocks.

Digmon, the Drill of Power!

Digimon!

…

---

"Sora, I have to help!" Biyomon said.

"No, Biyomon! You can't Digivolve, there's nothing we can do to help!" Sora said. Biyomon groans and decides to leave this to the others, as does the injured Agumon.

Unlike the last battle with a DarkTyrannomon, this one works in the favour of the DigDestined. Flamedramon easily blocks a fire breath attack.

"Flaming Fist!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon surrounds himself in flames and tackles a DarkTyrannomon, blowing it back. He backhands another one and breaks its Dark Ring easily.

"Rock Cracking!" Digmon shouted.

Digmon drills the ground and causes it to collapse under 3 of the DarkTyrannomon much to Ken's horror.

"They're winning!" Ken growled.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon launches high powered fireballs at Ken but he jumps off his rock and jumps on an Airdramon.

"He's tough!" Gatomon said.

"I'll say!" Patamon added.

TK and Kari ready their Digivices.

…

---

The D-terminals are extended.

"Digi Armor Energize!" TK and Kari shouted in unison.

The Digi-eggs of Hope and Light comes out.

Armor Digivolve theme

Digimon

"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to…"

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Gatomon quickly fuses with the Digi-egg and is engulfed by rings of pink light that take shape as an image of Angewomon appears. She sprouts her wings and takes flight.

Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!

Digimon!

…

---

Digimon

"Patamon Armor Digivolve to…"

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Patamon quickly fuses with the Digi-egg and is engulfed by rings of yellow light that take shape as images of his two digivolutions appear. He sprouts his wings and takes flight.

"Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"

Digimon!

…

---

TK and Kari ride on their Digimon

"Rosetta stone!" Nefertimon shouted.

Nefertimon launches lasers from her headdress at two Airdramon and they're forced to separate. Pegasusmon sets his sights on Ken.

"Wind Mane!" Pegasusmon shouted. Pegasusmon launches a shower of needles from his mane but Ken blocks them with his cape. "Equus Beam!"

Pegasusmon launches a green energy beam from his forehead and makes a direct hit on Airdramon so Ken jumps off and lands on the ground unharmed. Agumon runs in to get revenge.

"Attack!" Agumon shouted.

Tai chases after him.

"Agumon!" Tai called out.

Agumon stops in front of Ken when he speaks.

"So you've come back to me, Agumon!" Ken said as he reveals his new Dark Spiral. "And I've got a new friendship bracelet for you."

Sora and Biyomon become horrified at the sight of this new device.

"That's the new device those Bakemon were talking about. Agumon, run!" Sora shouted.

Too late. Ken's new spiral glows with an evil red light and he tosses it. It attaches to Agumon's arm much to his shock.

"NOO!" Biyomon screamed.

"What is this?!" Agumon exclaimed. Agumon grimaces in agony and drops to the ground.

"You're mine again!" Ken evilly said.

Agumon growls after opening his blood red eyes.

"Agumon, are you okay?" Tai asked.

Agumon literally turns on his partner.

"Look out!" Davis shouted.

Davis tackles Tai just as Agumon launches his Pepper Breath.

"He's being controlled again!" Cody gasped.

"Agumon, no!" Sora cried. Sora stares at him helplessly. She and Biyomon worked hard to rescue the Digimon of Courage and now their hard work has gone to waste. Biyomon attempts to reach out to his boyfriend.

"Agumon, please! You have to fight it!" Biyomon pleased. Agumon doesn't listen and blasts out his Pepper Breath that Biyomon barely manages to evade. The Digimon of Love takes flight to avoid another one and now has no choice to attack. "Spiral Twister!" She fires a green spiral of flames but Agumon easily swipes it away as if it were nothing. He jumps high in the air tackles Biyomon. She screams and crashes on the ground, pinned down by her possessed boyfriend. Biyomon struggles to get up and looks directly at Agumon. "Agumon! Please, stop fighting us! I don't want to do this!"

"Well, I want to do this!" Agumon said with his voice becoming darker. "Spitfire Blast!" Agumon blasts out a stream of flames. They engulf Biyomon and she tries to block it but she feels the burn, causing her to scream in pain.

"Biyomon!" Sora cried.

"Agumon! Stop! That's Biyomon you're hurting, don't you remember who she is?!" Tai exclaimed.

Agumon continues attacking and Biyomon walks forward through the flames. The closer she gets to Agumon the more pain she feels, causing her to scream and groan louder but that doesn't stop her determination to save Agumon. The kids are horrified and the Armour Digimon are too busy dealing with the Digimon Emperor's slave.

"She's gonna get killed!" TK said.

"Biyomon! Get out of there!" Kari called out.

Biyomon is now bruised and covered in burns but she manages to get close enough to Agumon to hug onto him, stopping his attack. Agumon writhes like a wild animal in an attempt to escape her grip but is unable to do so.

"Agumon, it doesn't have to be this way. Let us help you," Biyomon said. Her grip gets tighter. "I don't want to lose you again; I love you."

Suddenly, Agumon freezes and stops moving. He has a pained expression on his face, as if some part of him is fighting Ken's control. His eyes regain their normal coloration and he looks at Biyomon.

"Biyomon!" Agumon said with his normal voice. Everyone exclaims with happiness.

"Agumon!" Biyomon said.

"You're back, buddy!" Tai said.

"Biyomon, you did it!" Sora said.

"I don't think so!" Ken said as he raises his dark Digivice and it glows. In response, the Dark Spiral gains more power and Agumon screams in pain. His eyes release a purple light, horrifying the DigiDestined.

"No! Agumon, fight it!" Tai called out.

Agumon's eyes turn red again and he viciously bites Biyomon's right wing, causing her to scream in absolute pain and agony. Agumon then punches her in the face and kicks her in the stomach which sends her flying. He blasts out another Pepper Breath and it makes a direct hit. Biyomon screams in pain and crashes into the ground.

"Biyomon!" Sora cried. Sora rushes over to her partner and lifts her head up. "Biyomon! Stay with me! Please, wake up!" Biyomon barely manages to open her eyes open.

"Sora, I'm sorry…I failed," Biyomon weakly said.

"You haven't failed anything," Sora said.

Agumon then turns to Ken.

"Well done, Agumon! That was exceptional work! And now Agumon dark Digivolve!" Ken said.

Ken holds up his D3 and Agumon holds up his arm which has the Dark Spiral. The D3 glows and so does the Dark Spiral which engulfs Agumon in negative energy.

"Agumon Dark Digivolve too…" He enlarges and becomes fully evolved. "MetalGreymon!"

Agumon has Digivolved into an evil and viral version of MetalGreymon much to everyone's horror.

"Is that really MetalGreymon?" Sora asked.

"He looks so different!" Kari added.

"And mean!" TK added. The Digimon Analyzer activates. "MetalGreymon's armor not only protects him from harm but it conceals his destructive Giga Blaster attack!" The Digimon Analyzer deactivates.

Ken is quite pleased with the results.

"The Dark Spiral is working perfectly, Agumon is mine again!" Ken exclaimed.

Tai runs up to MetalGreymon and tries to reach out to him.

"MetalGreymon, you've got to fight the Digimon Emperor's control, it's me Tai, don't you recognize me?!" Tai asked.

MetalGreymon growls causing Tai to flinch back.

"Ooh, such a tense moment, I've got chills. Will he remember you? Allow me to answer. MetalGreymon, attack!" Ken ordered.

MetalGreymon brings up claw and Davis is forced to grab Tai.

"Look out!" Davis shouted. They jump out of the way to avoid being ripped to pieces. Tai he doesn't know who you are!"

"Nefertimon, help me stop MetalGreymon!" Pegasusmon said.

Their leg ornaments glow.

"Golden Noose!" Pegasusmon and Nefertimon shouted.

They create a rope and restrains MetalGreymon just as he's about to take flight. He drops to the ground but is unharmed. Davis is keeping Tai restrained.

"Don't hurt him!" Tai said.

"He's metal, he'll be fine," Flamedramon said.

Tai tries to attempt to reach his partner again ,but Davis keeps pulling back and stops him from putting himself in danger.

"We've got him trapped!" Pegasusmon said.

"Digmon, can you get to the Dark Spiral?" Nefertimon asked.

"That won't be a problem for ol' Digmon, if he'd just stop dancing around," Digmon said. MetalGreymon is viciously stopping on the ground in an attempt to break free. "Hey quit it!"

Flamedramon comes up next to him and Tai tries again.

"Agumon!" Tai exclaimed.

MetalGreymon roars.

"Okay, we're outta here!" Davis said.

"Let go!" Tai demanded.

It takes all of Davis' strength to pull Tai back. TK and Kari are paralyzed with fear.

"I'm still too scared to move!" Kari said.

"I've forgotten how to move!" TK said.

MetalGreymon is close to breaking free and writhes like a wild animal.

"He's trying to break the Golden Noose!" Pegasusmon said.

"Watch it!" Nefertimon said.

Flamedramon and Digmon avoid getting stomped and Tai is still trying to break free from Davis' grip.

"Let me just try to reach him!" Tai demanded.

"The only thing you'll reach is the bottom of his footprint, Tai!" Sora who's holding an injured Biyomon in her arm puts a free hand on Tai's shoulder.

"Tai, stop! Please…"

Tai calms down and looks at his possessed partner, feeling very disheartened. MetalGreymon lets out a powerful roar as he finally break free and blows away Pegasusmon and Nefertimon. He opens up his chest plate and prepares to launch his most powerful attack. The kids run away screaming.

"Giga Blaster!" MetalGreymon roared.

MetalGreymon launches two powerful missiles from his body and they strike the Armor Digimon with explosive power. Ken laughs victoriously. When the smoke clears he's on MetalGreymon instead of an Airdramon.

"With the new Dark Spirals I will control the whole Digital World! Goodbye Digi fools and say goodbye to your pet Agumon!" Ken said.

The Armor Digimon De-Digivolve and everyone is forced to watch Ken fly away with MetalGreymon along with the Airdramon.

"Agumon, no!" Tai said.

"With the Dark Spirals and MetalGreymon I'm invincible!" Ken said. MetalGreymon is pounding away at various rock pillars. "MetalGreymon is the missing link I need! There's nothing that can stop me now!"

Ken laughs off in the distance.

"That kid is just begging to be taken down a peg!" Davis said.

"But how can we defeat him?" Cody asked.

Tai looks down disheartened with what's just happened. Sora looks at him with sorrow.

"It's not your fault, Tai," Sora said.

"Yes, it is, I let Agumon down just when he needed me the most and I-" Tai said.

Tai is cut off by the sounds of train carts and on those carts are Yolei and Hawkmon.

"It's Yolei and Hawkmon!" TK said.

"And all the older kids with their Digimon!" Kari said.

"Hey, sorry we're late!" Mimi said.

Kari's right, Matt, Izzy, Tentomon, Joe, Gomamon, Mimi and Palmon are on the train cart with Yolei. The only one missing is Gabumon. Tai is stunned to see the gang back together including Mimi who's supposed to be in America.

"Matt! Izzy! Joe! Mimi!" Tai said.

The train stops and everyone runs up to the train.

"I'm sorry about not coming before," Yolei said.

"That's okay; I knew you'd show up eventually!" Cody said.

"Well, it's a good thing she did stay or we never would've found you all!" Matt said.

"I've filled everyone in on what happened to Agumon!" Izzy said.

"What Ken has done to Agumon is horrible!" Mimi said.

"So we've decided to come and give you all the help you need!" Joe said.

"That's awesome!" Davis said.

"Mimi, you're not in America?" Kari asked.

"Agumon is far more important right now!" Mimi said.

Matt jumps off the cart.

"Why don't you fill us in on what happened 'till now?" Matt asked.

After some long explaining its sunset and the older DigiDestined understand the gravity of the situation. Tai is still at a distant from everyone and Joe is wrapping Biyomon in plasters and bandages. She groans and grimaces in pain.

"There, that oughta do it. Just keep out of fighting for a while and you'll heal up pretty soon," Joe said.

"Thanks, Joe," Biyomon said.

"I see, well it certainly sounds like you guys had a full day," Matt said.

"That's right and it's all my fault…" Tai said.

Davis attempts to cheer Tai up.

"No it's not; you can't blame yourself for what happened to Agumon, Tai," Davis said.

Tai pays no heed and everyone except for Matt regard him with expressions of pity.

"Poor Tai must feel devastated!" Mimi said.

"After witnessing his partner and best friend get captured twice, it's no surprise he's this bummed out," Izzy said.

"I wish we could do something to help," Sora said.

"After what happened to Agumon I don't think he even has the courage to move," Kari said.

"Let me fix that," Matt said. Matt walks up to Tai. "Tai…"

Matt outright punches Tai in his face and he drops to the ground in pain. Davis is shocked and appalled by what he saw.

"Hey why are you hitting Tai? You're supposed to be friends and friends don't fight friends unless they're on a boxing team and that's a whole different things!" Davis said. Tai rubs his face and Matt ignores Davis. "Hey!"

"Davis, let them be!" TK said.

Davis stops and Matt offers his hand.

"Tai…" Matt said.

Tai takes it.

"You're right," Tai said. Tai gets up. "Thanks, Matt, I needed that."

"Sure, I'll do it again," Matt said.

"I'd really appreciate that. I know I was just blaming myself for something that was just completely out of my control and also it doesn't help if I stand around feeling sorry for myself but now we need to focus on how we can get Agumon back," Tai said.

"Okay we have to be willing to fight Agumon at full strength. I'm sure Agumon would definitely rather be defeated by us than remain a slave to the Digimon Emperor," Matt said.

"You're right," Tai agreed.

Sora puts a hand on Tai's shoulder.

"Don't worry, Tai; we'll do everything in our power to free Agumon," Sora said.

"Sora…" Tai could only say.

Izzy comes up next.

"You didn't think I'd really stay sitting in front of computer screen while this was going on, did you Tai," Izzy said.

"Izzy…" Tai said.

Joe comes up to console Tai.

"My brain is close to being overheated to think of an excuse to have me excused from my exam but it was worth it to come here and help out," Joe said.

"Joe…" Tai said.

Mimi comes up to console Tai as well.

"If that big bully is going to enslave one of our friends then he's just crossed the line. That's why I wanna help out too Tai," Mimi said.

"Mimi…" Tai said.

Tai is touched by his friend's words and how far some of them went just to come here to help him, causing him to smile.

"I can't thank you guys enough. You're all true friends," Tai said.

"You don't have to thank us, Tai, we're in this together," Sora said.

"And that's why we wanna help, too," Biyomon said.

Biyomon, Tentomon, Palmon and Gomamon are standing in front of the older kids who all smile.

"We're counting on you, Biyomon," Sora said.

"But what about the areas you guys were guarding?" Tai asked.

"Our colleagues are guarding our respective areas while we're away. Plus, I filled everyone in on what happened to Agumon Tai and we all agreed," Tentomon said.

"After Tentomon told us the story we knew we couldn't let what Digimon Emperor did stand," Palmon said.

"That's right, what the Digmon Emperor has done to Agumon is beyond heartless and I won't allow it," Biyomon said.

"I'm not gonna stand around while some low life is going around enslaving my friend and using him as his play toy. This time that jerk has gone too far and if he's gonna go and enslave Agumon then he's gonna have to go through all of us," Gomamon said.

"Thanks, that means a lot," Tai said. Tai notices someone's missing. "But where's Gabumon?"

"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to inform him by the time Izzy and everyone arrived in the Digital World," Tentomon said.

"If we're gonna fight Agumon we have to be at full strength," Matt said.

"He's right, Tentomon can you go and find Gabumon. We'll need all the help we can get," Izzy said.

"Leave that to me, Izzy, I'll find him in a flash!" Tentomon said.

Tentomon flies off in the distance and Tai addresses the younger kids.

"In the future when we battle the Digimon Emperor we have to be prepared to face our friend Agumon as well. So I don't know how to say this…" Tai said.

"Let me handle this, Tai," Gatomon said. Gatomon steps up and speaks to the other Digimon seriously. Everyone, next time you see Agumon thrash him, understand! I can't here you!"

"Okay!" Veemon, Hawkmon, Armadillomon, and Patamon said.

"If fighting Agumon means freeing him from the wannabe emperor's control then I'm all for it!" Gomamon said.

"To be honest I'm against fighting Agumon," Palmon said.

"I'm against fighting Agumon, too, Palmon but I'm sure that any damage he'll take will be nothing compared to the suffering he's going through right now! I don't want to lose Agumon as much as anyone else and if we really care about him then we have to fight," Biyomon said.

"When you put it that way then you can count on me to not hold back and teach Ken some manners!" Palmon said.

"That's the spirit, Palmon!" Biyomon said.

TK pumps his fist in the air.

"Defeat Agumon!" TK said. He sheepishly holds his hat. "I can't believe those words actually came out of my mouth."

Yolei pumps her fist in the air.

"Yeah, let's all go get Agumon back!" Yolei said.

The New and Old Digi-destined get on the train carts and ride in Ken's direction with Tai and Matt at the very front like a couple of kings and Davis and Veemon behind them. Tai laughed.

"I've never traveled by sailing train car before!" Tai said.

"That's how all the important people travel," Kari said.

"Cute," Tai deadpanned.

"I can't see a thing, who put this sail in front of everything?" Davis asked.

Everyone is determined to save Agumon.

Will the DigiDestined be able to meet the challenge of fighting Ken and their friend Agumon? Find out on the next Digimon: Digital monsters!