Meanwhile, back in the Digiworld, Gabumon is helping some Gazimon escape from the emperor's jail. He is caught by RedVegiemon and is beaten until he falls off a cliff into the water below. He washes up on shore next to an old television, desperate to find Matt.

At that moment, Matt is performing in a concert with his band. He and T.K. talk after the show, and they meet Davis' sister, Jun Motomiya. They then receive an emergency message from Yolei. She got a message from Gabumon saying that he needed help. The DigiDestined ready themselves to go, but Yolei is unable to because Izzy is still examining her Digivice.

Once in the DigiWorld, Matt reunites with his partner Gabumon. Before going back into the jail, they decide that this might be part of the emperor's plan, and much to Davis' dismay, that they should rescue all the hostages. The kids (and Gabumon) pretend to be captured slaves, while their partner Digimon pretend to be the ones who captured them. They easily gain access from the Vegiemon and escape from the cell they are put in, but are once again caught freeing Digimon.

When they are trying to escape, Davis begins to lose his temper again because no one listens to what he has to say, and he also gets mad about T.K. and Matt meeting his sister. This makes Matt mad, saying that he needs to learn more respect. Kari also gets mad because Davis was trash talking his sibling, and he becomes upset because he thinks Kari hates him. The Vegiemon catch up to the group and then begin attacking them. Their Digimon are unable to Digivolve because their partners are constricted by the Vegiemon. Veemon gets beat repeatedly by RedVegiemon, and Davis is struggling, frustrated that he is unable to help. Gabumon is also unable to Digivolve because apparently Digimon cannot Digivolve naturally because of the Control Spires.