Digimon Adventure 02, Episode 9: The Emperor's New Home

Yolei narrated, "My heart was all a-flutter when I found out Davis' soccer team was playing against that dreamy superstar, Ken the Rocket. Davis started out great but when Ken got in the game he ran circles around him. Afterwards Cody discovered another Control Spire in the Digital World, but the ground swallowed us up! The Emperor made Davis choose which one of us would be fed to the Deltamon when suddenly we showed up, and Davis realized it was just the Emperor's sick joke. We then crushed that Control Spire. But my heart was crushed too, because we found out that my dreamboat Ken is really the Digimon Emperor!"

We skip the theme song


We open up shortly after his recent defeat by the hands of the DigiDestined. He walks in his control room.

"Oh, oh, the emperor isn't in a good mood today, which is like every other day... ... Maybe I can cheer him up," Wormmon thought. "Hey Ken, did you hear the one about the man who..." Ken cruelly kicked him to the side. "I guess you heard that one already… Ken takes his seat and sets it to the real world's TV. "Master, what are you watching?" Wormmon asked.

Ken ignores him and watches his TV interview on TV.

"Join us as we talk with young genius, Ken Ichijouji!" The reporter said.

"I'm just your average boy genius," Ken said.

"You're so modest, do you spend a lot of time studying?" The reporter asked.

"Some geniuses do, but I prefer to play soccer," Ken said.

The Reporter laughs.

"And funny, too! They say genius is 1% brain and 99% hard work! Do you think that's true?" The reporter asked.

"Mine's 2%," Ken said.

The Reporter laughed again.

"You ARE funny! And to think, you came from such humble beginnings in an everyday apartment building. Aren't you glad you're just a normal, average kid?" The reporter asked.

"Yeah, there's absolutely nothing I love more than being average," Ken said.

"So, you've mastered chess, 3D chess and the Donkey Madness video game! Is there anything you can't handle?" The reporter asked.

Ken laughed.

"Reporters?" Ken joked.

The reporter laughed again.

"The big question on everyone's mind is what does a genius do for fun when he's not solving complex math problems, though I know that math is already more fun than most people can handle!" The reporter said.

"Well, I'm always busy writing one of my computer programs, but like I said earlier, my favorite thing to do is play soccer," Ken said.

"I'm sure you'll be a big success in that too, Ken! I don't see how anything could possibly get in your way!" The reporter said.

While watching the interview, Ken growled to himself and he looked down at his feet.


(Flashback)

We look into Ken's memories. It was after the interview had ended.

"Well, that's enough, thanks for your time, Ken! Best of luck!" The reporter said as she touched him on his shoulder. The reporter and her cameraman had taken their leave.

"You're welcome!" Ken said.

Ken's teacher comes closer to him

"That was well, don't you think, Ken?" Ken's teacher asked.

"Of course. I always look well to impress," Ken said, brushing off his shoulder.

"That 1%, 2% stuff was brilliant, although I'm not really sure I understand it!" Ken's teacher said.

"I'll explain it to you later," Ken saidm

"There's something else you can help me with, too…" Ken's teacher said as he leaned into Ken's ear. "How do you get past level 4 on Donkey Madness? I just can't get the scepter." Ken growled a bit. "Of course, you know I wouldn't tell anyone else your gaming secrets."

"I'll be glad to tell you anything I know, I'll even come over and help you play the game! That is of course, if you don't think you're too old to be playing video games," Ken said. Ken's teacher gave a face that says "Oh, yeah."

"Um? Oh yeah, too old. I always forget that I'm an adult," Ken's teacher said. He looked at the clock and it read 5:00. "Ah! Look at the time! I've gotta go to my advanced joystick class." He began to walk away, but he stopped and turned to Ken just after Ken turned and before he could leave as well. "Oh! Could you do just one last thing for me, Ken?" Ken gave off an impatient sigh.

"What is it?" Ken asked in an annoyed tone.

"Um... Autograph?" Ken's teacher asked, taking out a marker pen. Ken took the marker and he wrote on his bag. The writing reads "Good luck with Donkey Madness! - Ken Ichijouji " in white ink.

"Here you go," Ken said, handing Ken back his bag.

"Thanks, Ken, you are the best, even better than a graphic accelerator card! Whoo! The guys will be jealous," Ken's teacher said as he took off for real. Ken just gave a sour scowl.

"Fool," Ken said.

(End of flashback)


"Cheer up, you can destroy somebody tomorrow!" Wormmon said.

(Another flashback)

Ken returns home to his apartment in the real world after the interview. His mother was in the kitchen, preparing dinner.

"Oh Ken, honey, your dinner is ready dear," Mrs. Ichijouji said. Ken looked at the floor with his scowl. "Ken! It's getting cold!" Ken arrived at the dinner table and took his seat. She holds out a plate. "It's your favorite, dear, liver, squash, and lovely mashed potatoes!"

"Saw you were on TV today, tiger, soon you'll need a stick to keep all the ladies away, just like your old dad!" Mr. Ichijouji said. Ken deeply sighed.

"I've lost my appetite," Ken said as he stands up.

"Oh. But what's the matter?" Mrs. Ichijouji asked.

"Nothing," Ken said as he walks away. They looked at each other, filled with concern for their son. On top of the building, Ken looked at the city beyond him. He thinks to himself, "Look at all those fools out there, dreaming away their meaningless lives, running around like rats in a maze. Not one of them is a half of what I'm worth." Ken growled. "NOTHING BUT FOOLS!"

(Flashback ends)

We come back to reality as Ken is still deep in his thoughts.

"Master? Master? Master? I-" Wormmon was cut off as Ken walked over to a screen as his Dark D3 is on display on the screen. "Don't be depressed. I've got an idea, let's grab some Dark Rings, we'll capture a couple of innocent Digimon and make their lives absolutely miserable! That should make you happy."


In the computer room in Odaiba Elementary, Davis shares with his teammates about the horrifying discovery they made. Izzy was right there with them and he was just as shocked.

"You mean Ken is the Digimon Emperor?" Izzy asked.

"Right, and as emperor, he's not just a genius, he's an evil genius!" Davis said.

"And a super-evil genius at that!" DemiVeemon said.

"I just don't understand why such a talented and smart person will want to use their gifts to hurt others," Cody said.

"He seems so nice," Kari said.

"You know, there was a report on him on TV yesterday. I saw it show the genius parade," TK said.

"I can't believe the Digimon Emperor is a kid like us!" Kari said. Izzy strokes his chin. He then gets an idea.

"Let's find him," Izzy said.

The younger DigiDestined just looked at Izzy.

"What? Find him?" TK asked.

"Yeah! We'll track him down and confront him outside of the Digital World," Izzy said.

"Does his plan include a part where we get to eat?" Upamon asked.

"For you, anything. Hey, I wonder where Yolei could be," Izzy said.

He got his answer when Yolei came in a grocery bag full of goodies.

"Hey everybody, sorry I'm late, but look what I've got!" Yolei announced.

All of the Digimon except for Poromon rushes over to the bag.

"Chocolate!" DemiVeemon exclaimed.

"Cookies!" Upamon exclaimed.

"Fish!" Gatomon exclaimed.

"Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!" Patamon chanted.

Poromon flaps his wings, not going any further.

"You're the best Yolei, you could be the head chef of the cafeteria someday!" DemiVeemon said as he and the other Digimon rummaged through the bag.

"So, you're not hungry?" Yolei asked in a teasing manner.

"What?!" Poromon exclaimed. He flies toward the food and starts eating with the others.

"That's a surprise they didn't eat my arm right off. Oh, and look at this! There's an article in it about Ken!" Yolei said, taking out a magazine and showed it to them.

"I'll take that!" Davis said, taking the magazine. A page sliced one of Yolei's fingers.

"Hey, you gave me a papercut!" Yolei snapped at Davis.

Davis is flipping the pages of the magazine until he finds the article featuring Ken.

"Yeah, that's him, the evil kid!" Davis said.

They all looked at the picture of Ken.

"Who would think that such a normal looking boy could be the Digimon Emperor?" Cody asked.

"His smile makes him look so gentle," Kari said.

"Uh yeah, but his haircut makes him look like you, Kari," TK said.

"Let me see it," Izzy said, taking the magazine. He looked into the magazine. "Oh, this kid! I've seen him on the news before."

"Look at him, how cute! He could program my computer any day!" Yolei said, still swooning over him despite being evil.

"Are you crazy? He may be smart, but this guy is completely rotten to the core!" Davis argued.

"Well, he's not just smart, he's got dashing good looks, too," Yolei said.

"And he's also really athletic," Cody added. Davis growled.

"Hey, I'm just as good at sports as that guy is!" Davis said.

"Okay, okay, don't get your knickers in a twist, Davis, let's just find him," Izzy said.

"What are knickers?" Davis asked.

"Nevermind," Izzy deadpanned over Davis's cluelessness. He then started typing to get the information down. "I'll use my map program to locate the apartment building behind Ken in his picture."

"Looks like a nice place to live!" Yolei said.

"Yeah, living next door to a heartless kid who wants to rule the world is nice," Davis sarcastically said.

"If my calculations are correct, he should live…" He uses the mouse to circle the location. "Right around here."

"Yeah! I know that area," Kari said, placing her finger on the computer screen.

"You smudge my screen!" Izzy exclaimed. Davis points to the screen.

"I think there's an apartment building right there under Kari's fingerprint," Davis said.


Meanwhile, over to the Ichijouji home, Ken's mother noticed something was off. She noticed how quiet it was since she usually hears the sound of Ken studying (or it seems to be).

"Ken? Ken?" Mrs. Ichijouji asked.

"What's up?" Mr. Ichijouji asked as he was sitting in his chair at the table, reading the newspaper.

"Well, usually, I heard the furious scribble of him doing math problems, but today… Nothing," Mrs. Ichijouji said with worry.

"Um... he's been oftenly quiet since that soccer game," Mr. Ichijouji said

"I don't wanna barge in... I might set on one of his booby traps," Mrs. Ichijouji said. Mr. Ichijouji stood up and approached his wife.

"When you met with his teacher, did he say anything at all to you?" Mr. Ichijouji asked.

"No, all his teacher could talk about was something called 'Donkey Madness'," Mrs. Ichijouji said.

"Donkey Madness?" Mr. Ichijouji asked, not understanding.

"I know, it's strange, I mean, we don't even own a donkey," Mrs. Ichijouji said.

Looking at the door, Mr. Ichijouji decided that he waited long enough.

"Let's go in there," Mr. Ichijouji said.

"Oh, should we do that?" Mrs. Ichijouji asked.

"I say we break down the door!" Mr. Ichijouji said.

"What? No, don't break it down!" Mrs. Ichijouji said.

"Well, I've gotta break something!" Mr. Ichijouji said as he approached the door. He rammed into the door. He looked around and saw Ken was nowhere in sight. "Ken?" He went to the sliding glass door and looked outside and he was nowhere to be seen.

Mrs. Ichijouji came in and saw he was gone as well. She looked around until she saw something on the computer screen.

"Oh! Look at this!" Mrs. Ichijouji said, ushering her husband. He went over to the computer screen.

"What's this?" Mr. Ichijouji asked. He reads it, leaving her devastated and heartbroken. "Goodbye to all of you, your trivial lives will plague me no longer. My destiny waits'." Tears swell up in her eyes. "No! He's run away!"

"No!" Mrs. Ichijouji gasped before she began to cry.


Just outside, the police arrived as did the DigiDestined as they came to confront him on his home turf.

"Here it is! This is the place where we'll stop Ken once and for all," Davis said.

"Okay, I wrote down a battle plan," Cody said, holding up a piece of paper. Yolei turned to see the police, hearing the sirens.

"Uh... Does it include the police?" Yolei asked.

They all heard the sound of sirens.

"Man, that kid's trouble!" Davis said.

The DigiDestined ran off to the source of the trouble

"Little Ken Ichijouji is missing and no one has any idea where he might be," a woman said.

The DigiDestined arrived to see Ken's heartbroken patents outside, giving the police a statement.

"I think…"he sobbed "...he's run away from home," Mr. Ichijouji said.

The DigiDestined all gasped, knowing their plan was ruined before they could act on it.

"Run away from home?!" Cody exclaimed.

"I bet I know where he's gone," Davis said.

Back with the Digimon Emperor's base, he is doing some typing as he ignores Wormmon completely.

"Speak to me. Just two words. One even," Wormmon pleaded.


We go back to the Odaiba School where they tell Izzy the story and are joined by Tai. Because it's the weekend and it's spring, Tai isn't wearing the Odaiba school uniform he usually wears. Instead he's wearing a green shirt under a blue t-shirt with a yellow border on the top, a yellow triangle on each sleeve and another in the middle but is cut by a yellow line. He's wearing yellow wristbands on his hands, light brown shorts, gray socks and dark blue and yellow sneakers with black soles.

"It's obvious Ken's run away to the Digital World," Tai stated.

"I think you're right but it's dangerous to just rush in," Izzy said. He is also wearing some new clothes for the weekend.

"But the longer we wait, the more time he has to plot against us," Kari said.

"We need to make a new plan," Cody said.

Izzy thinks it over.

"We need to know what Ken's planning. Let's check the computer," Izzy said as he turns it on and everyone is stunned by what they're seeing.

"No way!" Tai gasped.

"Does that mean what I think it means!?" TK exclaimed.

There are more black squares than ever meaning more Control Spires.

"Ken is taking over areas in the Digital World faster than ever before!" Izzy said.

"Well, then let's go!" Davis said.

"Hold on, Davis, it's not that simple!" Tai said.

"I strongly agree. We can't afford to be reckless! Remember the expression: fools rush in where angels fear to tread," Izzy said.

"So what do you think we should do?" Kari asked.

"You know…being a fool is low on my priority list, but I can't just sit here and do nothing," TK said.

Cody looks at the picture of Ken on the newspaper with disdain.

"Why do evil geniuses always have to be so evil?!" Cody asked.

"Uh…He doesn't look capable of causing such trouble…you know!" Yolei said.

"Well, he is and don't let yourself forget it!" Izzy reminded the younger DigiDestoned.

Davis speaks up and that stops the Digimons from eating.

"Well I've had enough talk!" Davis said. The clock almost reads 5pm. "The clock keeps ticking away and I'm getting ticked off! I want some action!"

"He's right so let's get it into gear!" Kari agreed.

"Yeah!" TK agreed.

"I'm with you! Let's fight!" Tai said.

Izzy gets up from his chair.

"You've convinced me, no more hesitation!" Izzy proclaimed.

"I'll go with you guys!" Tai said. Davis readies his D3

"Excellent! Digi-port open!"

Davis, Yolei, Cody, TK, Kari and Tai aim their respective D3's and Digivice at the Digi-port.

"Let's go get that evil cute guy!" Yolei said.

"I'll be watching over you! Good luck, guys!" Izzy said.

"It's genius stomping time, let's go!" Yolei said.


Here we go theme

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


Meanwhile while working on his plan, Ken detects the DigiDestined and grins.

"They're here…" Ken said.

The gang have landed in a volcanic area with fire flaring out from the pits and the atmosphere is boiling hot.

Look at this land of fire, it's like that movie 'Land of Fire!'" TK said.

"I know… Sure is hot," Yolei said.

"5 star chilli hot!" Davis said.

Tai looks around and hears his name called out from the distance.

"Tai!" Agumon called out. Tail turns and becomes delighted to see Agumon running in the distance.

"Agumon!" Tai called back.

"Tai you're here, you're really here!" Agumon said.

"You bet I am," Tai said.

Tai runs over and bends down to shake Agumon's hand. The others run over to him as well.

"Agumon!" Kari said.

"Glad everyone could make it because the Digimon Emperor has decided to heat things up around here," Agumon said.

"You mean he turned up the temperature of this area?" Davis asked.

"No, you dummy, it's a figure of speech for the recent Control Spires that have been added," Yolei said.

Davis embarrassingly blushes.

"Oh, I knew that, I was just testing," Davis said.

"What matters is that we're here to help cause some cat-astrophe for that jerk," Gatomon said.

"Good, because I could use it, since the emperor has taken over most of the area I was trying to guard I can't seem to stay as Greymon," Agumon said.

"Well, let's get to work then!" Tai said.


Ken takes a particular interest in Agumon when he sees him on screen and now multiple images of Agumon from different angles appear.

"Why don't you let me fight instead of capturing Agumon?" Wormmon suggested.

Ken gets up and balks at the idea.

"You, fight?" Ken scoffed.

Wormmon cuddles Ken's leg but he kicks him off much to Wormmon's dismay.

"I guess I'll take that as a no?" Wormmon asked. Ken ignores him and gets back to work and Wormmon is stuck on his side. "Um… master can I get a little help here, I'm a having some trouble standing." Wormmon manages to get up. "I'm okay."

Ken ignores him again and snickers.

"That Control Spire will be their doom!" Ken said.


Davis, Veemon and the others walk around, keeping a look out for the Digimon Emperor.

"Keep your eyes open; trouble could be anywhere," Davis said.

Seconds after this 5 fiery humanoid figures jump from the lava and startle everyone. These figures are Meramon with Dark Rings attached to their necks and they're fired up.

"As if this place wasn't hot enough already!" Tai said.

"Uh oh, not good! Those are Meramon!" Agumon gasped. The Digimon Analyzer activates. "Meramon are Champion Digimon and are really dangerous ones at that. These guys can burn you with their Roaring Flame and Fireball attacks or just by touching you." The Digimon Analyzer deactivates.

"Let's show 'em who's boss!" Davis said.

"Agumon, try to Digivolve!" Tai said.

"Mmm-hmm!" Agumon nodded.


Digivolution theme

Agumon is quickly spinning in the Digi-zone

"Agumon Digivolve to…" It fails. "Greymon! Greymon! GREYMON!"


Agumon rants out of control to help but it's a complete dud and all it does is make Davis, Yolei, Veemon and Hawkmon give stupid looks while the others give Agumon sheepish embarrassed looks (With the exception of Patamon and Gatomon who comically deadpan with their mouths open)

"Greymon, yeah I'm Greymon! I'm Greymon, yeah I'm Greymon! I'm big and I'm bad!" Agumon ranted.

Tai covers him up with a look of embarrassment.

"Agumon! Your Digivolve was Digi-dud…again!" Tai said.

Patamon looks at the Control Spire.

"With that Control Spire here, no one can Digivolve!" Patamon pointed out.

"Then we'll Digivolve armor-style! Ready Veemon?" Davis asked.

"I'm right with ya, Davis!" Veemon said.


The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!"

The Digi-egg of Courage comes out.

Armor Digivolution theme

Digimon!

Veemon: Veemon Armour Digivolve to…!

Veemon quickly 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

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Flamedramon, the Fire of Courage!"


Everyone runs to safety and one of the Meramon attack.

"Roaring Flame!" One of the Meramon shouted. He shoots a fireball from his fists."

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon shouted as he launches and even more powerful fireball from his hand.

It blasts through and makes a direct hit but Meramon isn't hurt and just laughs.

"Don't do that anymore, you're just tickling him!" Davis said.

Flamedramon isn't ready to back down but the others don't like their chances.

"He took that Fire Rocket as if it were a rubber ball!" Tai said.

"I don't think fire attacks are gonna work on them!" Kari said.

"My turn!" Yolei said as she smiles at Hawkmon.

"Get 'em Hawkmon!" Yolei said.


She immediately gets serious and The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!"

The Digi-egg of Love comes out.

Armor Digivolve theme

Digimon!

"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to…!"

Hawkmon quickly fuses with the Digi-egg and is engulfed by rings of wind that take shape as images of Biyomon and all of her Digivolutions appear

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Halsemon, the Wings of Love!"


Halsemon takes flight and begins spinning.

"Tempest Wing!" Halsemon shouted.

Halsemon spins at high speed creates a hurricane that engulfs the Meramons but Yolei notices that all the attack is doing is fanning their flames and making them stronger.

"Halsemon stop, you're making the flames bigger!" Yolei called out.

Halsemon stops and everyone gets more worried.

"Nothing's working; it's up to you Armadillomon!" Cody said.


The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!"

The Digi-egg of Knowledge comes out.

Armour Digivolve theme

Digimon!

"Armadillomon Armour Digivolve to…!"

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.

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Digmon, the Drill of Power!"


Digmon faces the Meramon.

"Rock Cracking!" Digmon shouted.

Digmon spins his drills into the ground and it cracks underneath the Meramon. They scream as they fall into the fiery pit.

"Way to go!" Cody happily exclaimed.

The celebration was cut short when the Meramon emerge from the lava unscathed.

"Look!" Kari gasped.

The Meramon jump out with vengeance.

"Watch out!" Yolei shouted.

They land back on the ground.

"Nothing stops 'em," Davis said.

"Meramon's bodies are made out of fire; of course lava won't keep them down," Tai said.

Patamon looks to TK for some action.

"My turn!" Patamon said.

"Let's do it!" TK said.


The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!"

The Digi-egg of Hope comes out.

Armour Digivolve theme

Digimon!

"Patamon Armor Digivolve to…!"

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.

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"


Halsemon goes on the offensive again.

"Tempest Wing!" Halsemon shouted.

This time Halsemon shoot two rings from its eyes that stun two of them Meramon.

"It's working!" TK said.

Pegasusmon spreads his wings and gathers energy. Images of space are seen in his wings.

"Star Shower!" Pegasusmon shouted.

Multitudes of blue stars shoot from his wings and damage the Meramon. Kari turns to Gatomon.

"Are you ready?" Kari asked.

"Always ask!" Gatomon said.


The D-terminal extends.

"Digi Armor Energize!"

The Digi-egg of Light comes out.

Armor Digivolve theme

Digimon!

"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to…!"

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

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

"Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!"


Meanwhile Ken is travelling with a squadron of Airdramon that are carrying a DarkTyrannomon with a Dark Ring attached below his shoulder.

"First I will test Agumon's strength and if I feel he's worthy than I will simply attach him with a Dark Ring, force him to Digivolve into MetalGreymon and have him attack those kids. This is my best plan yet!" Ken said.

"But uh…what about the problems you had with Andromon?" Wormmon asked.

"I've learned from my mistakes; if I can make a Rookie Digimon Digivolve while under my control then I can control its other forms as well," Ken said.

"Master you give me chills when you act all tough," Wormmon said.

"Oh, be quiet!" Ken said.

Meanwhile, back with the DigiDestined things are getting better.

"Cat-Eye Beam" Nefertimon shouted.

The Meramon are shot in their necks and drop on their backs as their Dark Rings break.

"That's what you get for playing with fire!" Kari said.

"Gold Rush!" Digmon shouted.

Digmon launches his drill limbs and they strike a Meramon in the neck, destroying its dark ring.

"Way to go, Digmon!" Cody said.

"Mach Impulse!" Halsemon shouted.

Halsemon fires red energy blades from his helmet that breaks of another Dark Ring.

"Perfecto!" Yolei proclaimed.

The last Meramon tries to punch Flamedramon but he moves to the side and grabs its arm.

"Go, Flamedramon!" Davis called out.

"Pegasusmon, now!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon tosses it over his shoulder and Pegasusmon takes the opportunity.

"Equus Beam!" Pegasusmon shouted.

Pegasusmon fires a green beam from his forehead and blasts Meramon to the ground while destroying its Dark Ring.

"That oughta dowse them!" TK said.

Tai and Agumon shout with glee.

"Alright!" Agumon cheered.

"Now, that's what I'm talking about!" Tai said.

Davis points at something on the horizon.

"Look, over there!" Davis said.

Ken arrives with his air force.

"It's Ken!" TK said.

"What is that?" Cody asked.

"That's DarkTyrannomon!" Agumon Digimon Analyzer activates. "A computer programmed turned Tyrannomon into the evil DarkTyrannomon! Watch out for his Fire Breath attack! It's a scorcher!" The Digimon Analyzer deactivates.

"You Digi-fools never seem to learn, so I'm going to teach you who's in charge the hard way!" Ken said.

"You're not teaching anyone anything, Ken!" Davis said.

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

"You should be ashamed of yourself! How could you use your gifts to hurt innocent creatures Ken?!" Cody hissed angrily.

"I'll do whatever I want! And quite frankly, this is nothing but a game and you're all nothing but glitches that should never have appeared but that can be solved. Attack DarkTyrannomon!" Ken ordered.

DarkTyrannomon roars and is released. He lands on the ground and walks forward.

"He doesn't look so tough! Take him, guys!" Davis said.

The Armour Digimon run and fly forward for an attack.

Flamedramon, "Fire Rocket!"

Halsemon, "Tempest Wing!"

Digmon, "Gold Rush!"

Pegasusmon, "Star Shower!"

Nefertimon, "Rosetta Stone!"

The five of them lunch their respective attacks and one by one they hit but DarkTyrannomon doesn't feel a thing and moves forward, causing them to loudly gasp in shock.

"He didn't even flinch!" Flamedramon exclaimed.

The DigiDestined and Agumon are stunned as well.

"You were saying?" Yolei asked.

"I take it back!" Davis said.

"Golden Noose!" Pegasusmon and Nefertimon shouted.

Pegasusmon and Nefertimon's leg ornaments glow and they create a rope of golden light. They catch DarkTyrannomon by the neck but he easily breaks through.

"It didn't work!" Pegasusmon gasped.

"Fire Breath!" DarkTyrannomon roared.

It launches a large stream of fire from its mouth that engulfs both of them. Pegasusmon and Nefertimon scream in pain as they're blown back. TK and Kari are filled with shock.

"Nefertimon!" Kari gasped.

"Pegasusmon!" TK gasped.

"DarkTyrannomon is too strong! The only one who can take him on is Greymon!" Agumon said.

"Then, you've got to Digivolve, Agumon, but with that lousy control spire here, it's impossible!" TK said.

"Leave that to us!" Davis said as he looks to Yolei and Cody. "Yolei, Cody you two take care of the Control Spire! The rest of us will handle this lizard freak!"

"Consider it done!" Yolei said.

"Digmon, come on! We have to destroy the Control Spire!" Cody said.

"You too ,Halsemon!" Yolei said.

Digmon and Halsemon go to their respective partners.

"We're on our way!" Digmon said.

Cody and Yolei jump onto their respective partners and make their way to the control spire. TK calls out to Flamedramon, Pegasusmon and Nefertimon

"Hey guys, the others are trying to destroy the Control Spire so for now just keep him distracted," TK said.

Flamedramon jumps on Nefertimon and rides on her like a surfboard.

"Pardon me!" Flamedramon said.

"No, go ahead, just don't scratch my wings or I'll be the one scratching you later on!" Nefertimon said.

"Let's keep him busy," Pegasusmon said.

Pegasusmon and Nefertimon fly in random directions making it hard for DarkTyrannomon to swipe them with his claws.

"Mane Wind!" Pegasusmon shouted.

Pegasusmon launches millions of needles from his mane.

"Queen Paw!" Nefertimon shouted.

Nefertimon fires red shaped diamonds from her leg ornaments but DarkTyrannomon blocks them and uses his fire breath attack. Nefertimon descends and Flamedramon jumps to dodge.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon is surrounded in a veil of fire and blasts off like a rocket toward DarkTyrannomon. He meets with his claw and flips in the air. Davis, Tai, Agumon, TK and Kari are getting anxious.

"How much longer can they hold out?" TK asked.

"Long enough!" Davis said.

Yolei and Cody have arrived by the Control Spire.

"Time to get drillin'! Rock Cracking!" Digmon shouted. He cracks the ground with his drills.

"Eagle Eye!" Halsemon ahouted as he launches lasers from his eyes.

Their combined assault destroys the Spire.

"Timber!" Yolei shouted.

Tai and the others see the Spire topple down with glee.

"They did it!" Kari cheered.

Ken isn't deterred at all.

"Master, they just destroyed another Control Spire!" Wormmon said.

"That's no matter!" Ken said. Wormmon looks at his mater in surprise; usually he gets infuriated when his creations get destroyed but now he isn't angry at all. Instead he snickers and motions to the Davis and the others. "Attack! Airdramon!"

3 out of the 7 Airdramon fly in for an attack.

Meanwhile, Tai brings outs his Digivice and the others look at Agumon with excitement.

"Now it's your turn pal! You ready?" Tai asked.

"I'm ready when you are, Tai!" Agumon said.


Digivolution theme

Digimon!

The Digivice beams a light high above. Sparkles of light drop from above

Digimon

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

An orange beam of light pours from the top of the digi-zone and forms an image of a roaring Greymon that soon disappears. Agumon spins in the Digi-zone and gains data.

"Agumon Digivolve to…"

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the champions!

Greymon!

Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon!


Greymon stampedes into the fray and uses his horn to knock away the Airdramon and render them useless. He stops to roar loudly in the air.

Tai, TK and Kari are ecstatic to see Greymon in action while Davis is so amazed he gives the same stupid look he gave when he first met Angemon.

"Now that's what I call using your head! Go get 'em, Greymon!"

"That's Greymon?" Davis said.

Yolei and Cody and their Digimon comeback.

"What did we miss?!" Yolei asked.

Davis resumes his normal face and points at Greymon.

"Just that!" Davis said.

Everyone sees Greymon running/stomping in the distance.

"I assume that's Agumon in his champion form," Halsemon said.

Cody and Yolei give off surprised gasps.

"Wow so that's Greymon?" Cody asked.

Yolei: That was really Agumon? Talk about a growth spurt!" Yolei said.

Ken smiles.

"Excellent, he's here," Ken said.

Greymon runs past the 3 Armor Digimon.

"You guys protect the kids, I'll handle this! Nova Blast!" Greymon roared.

Greymon launches a flame shot from his mouth and makes a direct hit. DarkTyrannomon flinches back in pain but isn't damaged. The two dinosaur Digimon grapple and are pushing against each other with all of their strength and neither of them seem to have the upper hand until Greymon manages push DarkTyrannomon back and whack him with his tail. DarkTyrannomon is knocked off balance and Greymon has him in a headlock.

"That's it, Greymon, show him who's boss!" Tai said.

Greymon starts lifting DarkTyrannomon in the air as everyone roots for him.

"Do it!" Davis shouted.

Greymon lifts him higher and higher.

"That's it, show him what for!" Kari shouted.

He's lifting the black dinosaur even higher.

"Go, go, go, go, GO!" Yolei chanted.

Greymon eventually pile drives his opponent into the ground causing a big tremor. He gets a distant away and aims for the Dark Ring.

"Nova Blast!" Greymon shouted.

Greymon launches another shot of flames and it engulfs DarkTyrannomon, incinerating his Dark Ring. He triumphantly roars. Upon seeing this, Davis, Tai and the others cheer with delight and their Digimons smile.

"Alright! You the Mon!" Tai and Davis cheered.

Everyone runs towards for Greymon who glares at the Digimon Emperor as DarkTyrannomon leaves.

"Looks like your Dark Rings are losing their edge," Greymon said.

"Give yourself up, Ken!" Tai said.

"Yeah, if that's the best you can do this then this'll be over before we know it!" Davis said.

"Number 1, my name is the Digimon Emperor and number 2, this was merely a test," Ken said.

The DigiDestined and their Digimon are baffled by this.

"What did he say?" Yolei asked.

"A test? What do you mean?" Cody asked.

"I mean I've taken a particular interest in Greymon so I merely used DarkTyrannomon to test his strength and he has passed with flying colors. Congratulations, Greymon and as a reward for passing my test you will hereby have the honor of working for me. From now on I will be your new master and you will follow my orders without question! And I'm not requesting your cooperation, Greymon, I'm demanding it!" Ken said.

The kids and their Digimon are appalled.

"Fat chance, like that'll ever happen!" Tai said.

"Dream on, Ken, Greymon will never work for you!" Kari said.

"Yeah, it's obvious your hair gel leaked into your brain!" Davis said.

"You heard 'em, I'd rather swallow a Numemon than serve you! Now, come and get it!" Greymon said. Ken has his arms crossed. "Or should the 2 of us go at it; 1 on 1."

"As much as I appreciate your offer, Greymon, I'd rather we play Spear Throw!" Ken said.

Ken gives the signal and the kids gasp in horror when they look up.

"No…he wouldn't!" TK gasped.

"But he is!" Cody said.

"Greymon, get out of there; he's gonna slam you with a Dark Ring!" Tai shouted.

"WHAT?!" Greymon gasped. Greymon looks up to see the Dark Ring flying towards him at high speed. "But I hate Spear Throw!"

Before Greymon could escape the Dark Ring slams into his neck and he roars in pain. Tai, Davis and Flamedramon, Yolei and Halsemon, Cody and Digmon, TK and Pegasusmon and Kari and Nefertimon gasp in horror.

The Digimon Emperor has captured Greymon, the leading Digimon.

Greymon has his claws over his head and writhes in pain. Tai runs forward.

"Greymon, you've gotta fight it! Don't let the Dark Ring control you!" Tai called out.

Greymon tries to heed his partners support but the ring is too strong.

"Tai…" Greymon said.

When Greymon opens his eyes they are glowing blood red and he turns on his partner who backs up in fear.

"Greymon…You in there, buddy?" Tai asked.

Greymon roars and fires his Nova Blast.

"Look out!" Flamedramon exclaimed.

Flamedramon tackles Tai to the ground, barely avoiding the blast. The others stare in horror.

"I don't believe it, he caught Greymon!" TK gasped.

"It can't be!" Yolei said with disbelief.

Tai gets up and runs forward again.

"Greymon, stop! It's me Tai! I'm your best friend, your partner! Don't you recognize me?" Tai asked.

Kari runs up to help to.

"Greymon, please you have to fight the Dark Ring! We're your friends remember?" Kari asked.

Greymon roars in anger and Ken laughs.

"It's no use! It may have worked on Andromon but it won't work now!" Ken gloated.

"Let him go, Ken, Greymon is not some toy you can use for your sick game!" Tai demanded.

"I'm afraid in this case he is!" Ken said as he holds up his Dark D-3. And now Greymon, Digivolve into MetalGreymon and be my slave!"

Purple light shines from the Digivice and Greymon roars as he is engulfed in black light that forces everyone to cover their faces and walk far back. The Digimons watch in complete shock.


"Greymon Dark Digivolve to…"

Greymon is surrounded in an evil purple light that takes shape but instead of digivolving to MetalGreymon he digivolves into a form that traumatized Tai and Agumon for life.

"SkullGreymon!"

SkullGreymon gives off a roar so loud and frightening it resonates through the area. Kari gasps and Tai becomes pale and is so shocked and horrified he is unable to process what he's just seen. The sight of the monster he once accidentally created is bringing up horrible memories.

"Oh no, it's SkullGreymon!" TK gasped.

"No…It…can't be!? Please not SkullGreymon! Not again!" Tai exclaimed.

(Flashback)

Greymon absorbs dark energy and transforms. He becomes a hideous and deformed skeletal version of himself with and orange missile attached to his back.

(End of Flashback)

The Digimon Analyzer activates

"I'll never forget that face. SkullGreymon is the corrupted Ultimate level form of Agumon and Greymon. The only thing more terrifying than his looks is his fighting skills and thirst for battle, especially his Dark Shot attack!" Tai said as the Digimon Analyzer deactivates.

Ken is confused with what just occurred.

"SkullGreymon?" Ken asked.

SkullGreymon roars with huge ferocity. 3 of the Airdramon attack but SkullGreymon swats them all away like flies.

"Suddenly, this plan doesn't seem so good," Wormmon said.

TK and Kari are feeling nothing but complete terror but they're not as terrified as the traumatized Tai.

"How can we beat that thing?" Davis asked.

"I have no idea!" Kari said.

SkullGreymon walks by and ignores them.

"Not even one?!" Davis asked.

"I have one!" TK said. Davis looks to TK.

"What?" Davis asked.

"I say we run and after that we run some more!" TK said.

"That's not an idea, that's a cowardly retreat! Right Tai?" Davis asked as he looks to Tai to back him up but Tai is incredulous to what he just said. "Tai?"

SkullGreymon roars again and notices Flamedramon, Halsemon and Digmon recklessly charging in to attack him.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon shouted.

Flamedramon launches multiple fireballs but SkullGreymon doesn't feel and thing. Flamedramon grunts as SkullGreymon backhands him away.

"He got Flamedramon!" Davis said

Flamedramon hits the ground and De-Digivolves back to Veemon.

Digmon grunts when he gets ruthlessly kicked away.

"Digmon, no!" Cody gasped.

Digmon has a not so gentle landing and De-Digivolves back to Armadillomon.

Halsemon is the next to fall and SkullGreymon swats him like a fly.

"Halsemon!" Yolei gasped.

Halsemon grunts as he crashes into the ground and degenerates to Hawkmon.

Now it's all up to Pegasusmon and Nefertimon who stand no chance of winning. SkullGreymon approaches the kids.

"Everyone, run!" Nefertimon said.

"But we have to fight SkullGreymon!" Kari argued.

"Yes, great idea, stay clustered together so you'd make an easy target; get to safety!" Pegasusmon said.

SkullGreymon attacks but he doesn't attack Tai and the others.

"Dark Shot!" SkullGreymon roared.

The monster launches his missile at a Distant Control Spire much to Ken's horror.

"He's got good aim," Wormmon said.

The Dark Shot lands a hit and a bright and enormous explosion occurs. Nefertimon and Pegasusmon scream as they're blown back and so do the others.

"I should probably have put on my goggles," Davis said.

The Control Spire disintegrates under SkullGreymon's overwhelming power. Nefertimon and Pegasusmon make their move.

"Golden Noose!" Pegasusmon and Nefertimon shouted.

The two of them attempt to tie up SkullGreymon but he grabs the rope and crashes them into the ground. They both scream as they're crushed down. SkullGreymon ruthlessly kicks Pegasusmon. The Flying Hope screams as he is sent flying.

"No, Pegasusmon!" TK gasped.

Pegasusmon degenerates to Patamon who screams as he drops to the ground unconscious.

SkullGreymon grabs Nefertimon and puts the squeeze on her. Nefertimon screams in pain.

"Ahhh! Nefertimon!" Kari gasped. Nefertimon De-Digivolves back to Gatomon and the digital feline screams in agony as SkullGreymon tightens his grip. "Agumon, stop!" Kari pleaded.

Tai wants to say something but he's still frozen in terror and is unable to speak. Gatomon continues to scream in agony but manages to speak up.

"Agumon, brother, please stop! Fight the rings power!" Gatomon pleaded.

Upon hearing Gatomon call him brother SkullGreymon softens his grip and his eyes become green. Gatomon looks at him in surprise and so do the others.

"Agumon?" Tai asked.

Unfortunately it isn't enough and SkullGreymon's eyes become red again. He releases the small champion Digimon and then delivers a powerful punch. Gatomon screams in pain and slams into a big rock. She drops to the ground, injured and unconscious.

"Gatomon!" Kari gasped.

SkullGreymon roars with fury and launches another Dark Shot at another Control Spire in the distant, destroying it and causing second blinding explosion. This really sets Ken off.

"You wanna play rough!" Ken said as he blows a whistle.

"I'm afraid to find out who he's calling," TK said.

Loud stomps are heard in the distance. The gang look to see 5 DarkTyrannomons approaching SkullGreymon.

"More DarkTyrannomon!" Cody gasped.

"This is gonna get ugly, we should get to safety now!" TK said.

"For once I'm with you, let's go, guys!" Davis said

Everyone attempts to take cover behind a rocky hill but stop to notice Tai not moving and staring at SkullGreymon. Shock, trauma and disbelief are still etched on his face and who can blame him? If anyone else saw their Digimon Dark Digivolve into a monster then they'd be stunned beyond belief but now is a good time to run.

"What's Tai doing?" Cody asked.

"He's standing there like a statue!" Yolei said.

"Tai, move it!" TK called out.

Tai doesn't listen and Kari quickly grabs his arms, desperately trying to bring him back to reality.

"Brother, please we have to get out of here! Come back to reality! Tai!" Kari said, trying to snap her brother out of it.

Tai continues to look at SkullGreymon with unparalleled fear and horror, unable to move.

Memories of him pushing Agumon and the rest of the group too hard, selfishly throwing himself in front of the evil Greymon to force Greymon to Digivolve, SkullGreymon attacking everyone in sight and his De-Digivolution back into Koromon wash over him like a tidal wave.

"I…can't…move…" Tai said.

Davis runs up and grabs his other arm.

"Listen, Tai, we'll free Agumon later! For now, let's bail before we get barbecued!" Davis said.

Tai still refuses to move what-so-ever due to his trauma. Seeing that words won't reach him, Davis turns to TK.

"Hey TA, we're gonna have to drag him! Help me out here!" Davis said.

"Right!" TK said, not caring if Davis misspelled his name on purpose.

TK dashes over helps Davis drag Tai. The three of them and Kari catch up with Yolei and Cody and they watch the DarkTyrannomons head for SkullGreymon from a hill of rocks.

"Why can't we ever fight anything short?" Kari asked.

"Like a mouse!" Yolei said.

The DarkTyrannomon surround SkullGreymon and breathe high powered flamethrowers from their mouths and they engulf SkullGreymon who growls a bit.

"With all that fire they can bake, fry and braze him, if he can't stand the heat, he'd better get out of the kitchen," Davis said.

"Stop, you're making me wanna barbecue!" TK said.

SkullGreymon isn't feeling a thing and some of them away. He grabs one DarkTyrannomon and squeezes it. He tosses it and it slams into a large rise above the ground. The gang watches in fear.

"He's throwing them around like rag dolls! Painful!" Davis said.

"Hope he doesn't get the idea to throw us around!" Yolei said.

SkullGreymon has another one in his merciless grip and throws it down into the lava pit.

"He beat them all single handed!" Kari said. More DarkTyrannomon stampede into battle and launch fire breaths attack but SkullGreymon is getting annoyed. He grabs one of the DarkTyrannomon and does something that'll escape the DigiDestined's mind. He eats it. He inserts the viral dinosaur in his mouth and chews on it. Horror is all the DigiDestined can feel right now. Kari covers her mouth in fear. "Oh…my gosh…"

"He…he…ate it…" Cody said with fear.

Yolei is sick to her stomach and Davis and TK gasp in horror. Tai drops to his knees in absolute shock, unable to watch what his partner is doing.

SkullGreymon goes on a ruthless rampage. He roars and stomps on some of the DarkTyrannomon. He punches them to the ground and destroys them with his Dark Shot attack. The last one attempts to run away but SkullGreymon captures in its bony fingers and bends it, literally ripping him in half, causing it to delete. Even Ken is horrified but what he's seeing. He doesn't care about the DarkTyrannomon but he'd horrified to see how far beyond his control SkullGreymon is.

"I knew SkullGreymon was crazy but this is far beyond that," TK said.

Cody digs his hands into his scalps.

"This is a bad dream…please let this be a bad dream…" Cody said.

Yolei is crying in absolute fear.

"We…we could be next…we've gotta get outta here, I can't watch anymore!" Yolei cried.

"How could Agumon do such a thing?" Kari asked, horrified.

"It's not Agumon's fault, it's that Dark Ring," Davis said.

SkullGreymon roars but this time in exhaustion. Having used up all of his power, SkullGreymon De-Digivolves into an unconscious Agumon with the Dark Ring strapped around his neck. Tai snaps out of his shock and gets back up.

"Agumon!" Tai and Kari called out.

Tai slides down and runs for his fallen partner with the group following after him.

"Agumon! Hang on, buddy, I'm coming!" Tai shouted.

An Airdramon bites onto Agumon's tail and lifts him off the ground.

"That slimy creature's coming after him. And when I say slimy creature I mean Ken," TK said.

Everyone become distraught at the sight of this, especially Tai and Kari.

"Agumon!" Tai shouted.

"Agumon!" Kari called out.

"Let him go!" TK demanded.

"AGUMOOOOON!" Kari screamed.

"You'd better not hurt him Ken!" TK shouted.

"Yeah, jerk!" Davis added.

Tai rushes forward and Davis and the others follow.

"Agumon, hang on, I'm coming pal! Agumon!" Tai yelled.

Ken rides away on his Air force with the captured Agumon.

"From defeat I snatch another victory," Ken said.

Ken insanely laughs as he goes farther and farther.

"Let go of my partner, you creep!" Tai demanded.

"TK, Davis, somebody do something; they're getting away!" Kari cried.

"Agumon! AGUMOOOOOOOON!" Tai screamed at the top of his lungs. Everyone stops when they realize how far out he is. Davis, Tai, Yolei, Cody, TK and Kari helplessly watch Ken fly away. Tai gets on his knees and feels the need to cry. His partner… His best friend has been stolen away from him and is gonna be forced to go through torture beyond belief. Kari kneels down and wraps her arms around her older brother with tears as well while the others look at Tai with pity. Unable to hold back his tears, Tai shouts in the air. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

In the rocky area of the Digital World, Biyomon is forced into hiding after the Control Spires forced her to De-Digivolve. Right now she's in the open and she gasps. She turns her head around with a pale expression, as if she sensed what has happened to her boyfriend.

"Agumon…" Biyomon said. All she can see is the night sky and a cloud that disturbingly looks like Agumon's face. A tear wells up in Biyomon's eyes. "Oh, Agumon…please be okay…"


Its night-time in the Real World and Izzy is stunned when he sees the number of black squares on the computer screen doubles.

"Whoa, that's the strangest thing I've seen since my internet configuration collapsed!" Izzy said. An email is sent by Tai and Izzy gasps and stands up in shock upon reading it. "What?! The letter reads: 'The Digimon Emperor has captured Agumon and now the entire area he was guarding is under his control!'" Izzy is horrified by this piece of news. The most powerful Digimon of the group has been captured. "It can't be?! Agumon! Agumon is under the Digimon Emperor's control?! Then who's next? If he was able to get Agumon that means every one of our Digimon are in danger."

Izzy stares at screen, unable to process what has happened.

How will the DigiDestined rescue Agumon? The answer's on the next Digimon, Digital monsters!

To be continued…