Episodes 40-54

Episode 40. Enter The Dark Masters

    The digidestined and their companion Digimon find themselves hurled back to the Digital World after defeating Myostismon.  They fall from the top of the Digiworld all the way down a spiral.  At the bottom, Chuumon, who lost his partner Sukamon, tells them that the four Dark Masters have relocated the Digital World to Spiral Mountain and are taking it over. MetalSeadramon challenges them. The Digimon digivolve to champions, but are unable to defeat him, as he is an mega Digimon. They meet the second Dark Master, Machinedramon and can't defeat him, either. The third Dark Master, Puppetmon, controls them with strings and drops them off to meet the fourth Dark Master, Piedmon. Piximon comes to the rescue and the digidestined escape Piedmon's plan to destroy them.

Episode 41. Sea Sick And Tired

    Piximon sacrifices himself trying to save the digidestined from Piedmon.  He sends them to the base of Spiral Mountain.  The Digidestined find themselves back in the Digiworld, on the shores of MetalSeadramon's ocean domain. Shellmon attacks them, but they defeat him with little difficulty.  They realize that they are stronger and last time they had to digivolve to beet him.  The group realizes that they are hungry and look for something to eat.  They see a snack shop and they run to get their first.  Joe accidentally hits Mimi's shoe and they stop and lag behind.  MetalSeadramon has really sent his henchman, Scorpiomon. Scorpiomon puts the kids to sleep with an attack.  He and his evil master nearly succeed in barbecuing the kids and their Digimon. They're only saved when Togemon and Ikkakumon digivolve into Lillymon and Zudomon. It's a close call, and Tai and the others doubt that the Digimons' abilities have developed enough to defeat their enemies. As if to prove it, Metal Seadramon reappears for another attack.

Episode 42. Under Pressure

    They kids get on Zudomon who races from MetalSeadramon.  When he de-digivolves, Whamon resues them and escapes under the waves.  MetalSeadramon and his henchmen, the Divermon, set out to find them.  Izzy discovers that War Greymon has the ability to destroy Dramon type of Digimon, like MetalSeadramon, with his Dramon destroyer. The Divermon find and attack Whamon, who takes them on a deep pressure chase towards the bottom of the sea. The Divermon can't follow that deeply so the kids escape, temporarily. Using a makeshift SONAR device, Izzy finds a tunnel that leads to safety. However, Metal Seadramon intercepts them before they have a chance to escape. Whamon burrows his way through the tunnel and winds up safely in a bay, near land. But, Metal Seadramon has followed them through and attacks. Agumon warp digivolves into War Greymon and attacks MetalSeadramon.

Episode 43. Playing Games

    MetalSeadramon is about to destroy WarGreymon, but Whamon swims in front and takes the deadly blast. WarGreymon then destroys MetalSeadramon with his own River of Power.  The ocean of the digital world reconfigures off of spiral mountain. Tai is excited to fight the other Dark Masters but some of the others are a little reluctant. They hold a memorial service for their friends who have died, Whamon, Chuumon, Piximon, and Wizardmon.  Puppetmon devises an evil plan to destroy the kids. He makes voodoo dolls of the kids and separates Matt and T.K. from the others. Puppetmon corners T.K. and Kiwimon attacks the other kids. T.K. tricks Puppetmon, smashes his remote and steals the voodoo dolls. The Digimon defeat Kiwimon. Puppetmon swears revenge on T.K. Matt is upset that his brother doesn't need him and then strangely vanishes.

Episode 44. Trash Day

    Tai and the others search for Matt, who's mysteriously walked out on the group. Matt is uncertain of his role in the group and is frustrated that the others are getting stronger and more confident. Cherrymon, a sinister and clever tree-like Digimon working for Puppetmon, finds Matt in this vulnerable condition and convinces him that he must defeat Tai if he's ever to fulfill his potential. Meanwhile, Puppetmon and his nasty henchmen, the Garbagemon, attack the others. They have their hands full until Matt and MetalGarurumon suddenly appear and ice the last of their attackers. Then, to the others' amazement, Matt orders MetalGarurumon turns on Tai's Digimon, Agumon and challenges him to a fight.

Episode 45. The Ultimate Clash

    Matt and Tai have a heated argument. Matt doesn't understand why the kids were chosen to be DigiDestined and wants to leave. MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon start to fight. Matt and Tai aslo begin to fist fight. Everyone starts to get upset and several Digimon begin to get cross with each other. Puppetmon laughs because this was his plan all along. A friendly entity takes over Kari's body. All the kids and their Digimon are suddenly flying into the sky. Kari (the entity) explains that they are surrounded by computer image from the past.  She is a bit of data able to poses Kari's body because of her special understanding of life.  The kids are taken through the past and are shown how they were chosen to be DigiDestined. The crests represent the best quality that each child had four years ago. If that trait is lost, a Digimon can become corrupted. After the story, Kari returns to her body. Matt wants to be alone and leaves. Mimi wants to stay put and not move on with the group.  She says she can't fight anymore.  Joe decides to stay with her and protect her. The rest go on their way to Puppetmon's mansion.

Episode 46. Etemon's Comeback Tour

    Ogremon is being chased by a tribe of Woodmon who are trying to steal his power. A meteor crashes down, scaring the Woodmon away and Ogremon is trapped under a tree. Joe and Mimi rescue him and nurse him back to health. Ogremon is touched by their kindness even though he was mean to them in the past.  He decides to travel with them and becomes their friend. Tai's group explore Puppetmon's mansion. Puppetmon finds Joe and Mimi and MetalEtemon appears. While Puppetmon and MetalEtemon fight, Tai and the group meet the mansion guards who despise Puppetmon. One of the guards, Daramon, agrees to lead a cannon attack against Puppetmon. Ogremon tells Joe and Mimi that he wants to destroy Leomon.  He feels it is his destiny.  MetalEtemon finds the kids hiding in a tree and chases them through the jungle. A creature that resembles Leomon appears during the chase.

Episode 47. Orgemon's Honor

    Mimi and Joe encounter SaberLeomon. He takes them to a safe hiding place with Ogremon. They meet up with some Otamamon and Gekomon who also join thir group. Puppetmon challenges Tai and the other kids and leads them to a crowd of nasty Red Vegiemon, whom they destroy. Puppetmon is angered and makes his house come to life and tries to crush the kids. MetalEtemon confronts Leomon, who digivolves back to SaberLeomon and they fight. Ikkakumon digivolves to Zudomon to help destroy MetalEtemon. Puppetmon tries to enlist MetalGarurumon to attack the kids, but he refuses and destroys Puppetmon.  As he dies, Puppetmon asks what the Digidestined have that he doesn't.  He is answered, "friends."  The forest world starts to reconfigure. Meanwhile, a dying Leomon tells Mimi that he will come back to life in the Primary Village, which has been demolished.  All digimon can return there once it is rebuilt. Ogremon, Mimi, and Joe vow to defeat the Dark Masters and restore the Village.  They go about gathering allies.

Episode 48. My Sister's Keeper

    As Tai and the others wander the desert, Kari becomes ill and collapses. Tai becomes very upset and the others learn that years ago, Kari almost died because of Tai's negligence.  She was sick and Tai wanted to play soccer.  Kari always tried to please others so she agreed and became very ill. Kabuterimon leads them to a deserted city where Kari can rest, while Tai goes to find medicine for her. With Izzy's Internet skills, they finally track the medicine down, only to find that Izzy's computer has led Machinedramon's evil forces to them. Izzy uses his computer to throw them off track and he and Tai manage to escape. They return to the others-- just in time to see their temporary home obliterated in a missile attack. The others had gotten out in time and a happy reunion is shared by all. Machinedramon appears. The kids run into a building and Machinedramon causes it to crumble on top of them.

Episode 49. Crest Of Light

    The kids fall into the sewers beneath Machinedramon's city and get separtated. Sora, Biyomon, and Patamon find Kari, T.K., and Gatomon, as Kari awakens from her fever. Izzy, Tai, and their Digimon landed somewhere else. As Kari's group searches for Tai's group, they run into WaruMonzaemon, who has enslaved the Numemon who were once their friends. A strange light emerges from Kari, which makes the Digimon stronger than ever. With Kari leading, the group overtakes WaruMonzaemon and frees the Numeron. The group decides to follow the light, hoping it will lead them to Tai and the others. Machinedramon destroys WarMonzaemon for his worthlessness. Tai, Izzy, and their Digimon look for Kari's group. They run into Andromon and are attacked by Machinedramon. Soon after, they run into their friends. The strength of Kari's light enables WarGreymon to defeat Machinedramon and "slice him like an onion!"  The metal world starts to join the ocean and forest leaving only Piedmon to destroy.

Episode 50. Joe's Battle

    Tai and his crew are confronted with the powerful and ruthless LadyDevimon, one of Piedmon's henchwomen. Tai decides to divide his forces, sending Sora and T.K. on Birdramon to find the others.  Joe thinks he hears Matt's harmonica but it turns out to be Elecmon.  He says he found it nearby which makes Joe think that Matt's around. They rest in the destroyed Primary Village and convince Elecmon to join their cause with more digimon that they had found. Suddenly, Joe announces that he and Gomamon are going off for a while to find their place in the world. Meanwhile, with WarGreymon's help, Tai and his crew defeat LadyDevimon. But there is no time for celebration, as they are immediately faced with a far deadlier foe: Piedmon, the last  and strongest of the Dark Masters.
 

Episode 51. The Crest Of Friendship

    Joe and Gomamon are on the lookout for Matt, when they discover his boat. Meanwhile, without much success, WarGreymon battles Piedmon. The kids realize they can't defeat Piedmon without the whole group. Lost in a cave of his own feelings, Matt decides that he is not needed, Gabumon comforts him and helps him realize that his friends need him as much as he needs them. They find their way out of the cave. Sora finds Matt's boat to, but becomes depressed when she doesn't find Matt himself. She and Biyomon are sucked into the same cave by black mist.  She can't figure out what she is needed for. Matt, Joe, find TK who tells them what happened.  Matt convinces her that the cave is a result of her depression and she must fight back to break free. She does and the cave disappears. The group goes to help Tai defeat Piedmon. Matt's Digimon gains strength when he realizes that he and Tai are closer friends than ever.

Episode 52. Piedmon's Last Jest

    The kids and their Digimon try to destroy Piedmon, but he begins turning them all into key chains.  He gets Tai and Matt first.  TK gets a hold of them but them he gets Sora, Joe and Izzy.   Sora made T.K. promise to protect Kari and they try to escape.  When it looks like they will be dolls too, the doll of Matt TK is holding gives him hope.  This makes he crest glow and he calls on Angemon to digivolve into MagnaAngemon.  He saves the two kids. MagnaAngemon turns the key chain kids back to normal to join the fight. Piedmon attacks again with his army of Vilemon, but Mimi arrives with her army of Digimon, who are able to defeat the evil forces.  Together they defeat Piedmon. Gennai sends an e-mail explaining that the real enemy is the force that created the Dark Masters. Right then, the ground starts to quake and the Spiral Mountain begins to glow.

Episode 53. Fate Of Two Worlds

    Spiral Mountain begins to crumble and the kids are suspended in darkness. Gennai explains that the evil that created the Dark Masters came from the Wall of Fire. He tells an ancient story about a strange being who walked across the Wall of Fire and threatened the collapse of the Digital World. There were original DigiDestined children who defeated the evil the first time. The new kids were summoned because a new evil stepped out from behind the fire. There's a prophecy that this evil will plunge the world into darkness, which is where the kids are currently floating. The transmission cuts out before Gennai can reveal the identity of the evil force. The villain soon appears in the form of Apocalymon, who has the attacks of all the evil Digimon the kids defeated in the past. He crushes their crests and disables the Digimon's ability to digivolve. He sends the kids and their Digimon to the world of data.  The kids talk about what being a digidestined mean. Their faith in themselves restores the power of their crests in thier hearts. They return to their original forms and are ready to battle Apocalymon.

Episode 54. The End Of Summer

    Just as Apocalymon launches his Total Annihilation attack, the children's power within causes their digivices to contain the blast.  The kids use their digivices to form a box around Apocalymon and he is sent away and defeated. Gennai arrives and explains that the DigiWorld will start over, beginning with File Island. The kids arrive on File Island and decide to stay until summer vacation is over because time is slower in the Digital World. Gennai explains that with the defeat of Apolcalymon, the two worlds now exist at the same rate of time. The portal to transport them back to the real world will soon close. Each DigiDestined and his Digimon say their goodbyes. T.K. and Kari somehow know they will meet again soon. Tai says he will never forget the Digimon and knows that someday they will be reunited.