The kids come across a beach with numerous phone booths, but none of them seem to work.

The kids run away from a Monochromon battle. They come across a trolley car on a small island and decide to spend the night in it, until they are attacked by a Seadramon.

Tai and Agumon land on a snow-covered island and are forced to defeat a Frigimon.

While at camp, Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, and T.K. come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange Digital World where they make friends with creatures called Digimon who claim to be their chosen partners.

The kids come to a Yokomon village to rest for the evening until a Meramon attacks.

While escaping the Numemon who attacked the group in the sewers on their way out of the factory, the kids are split up and Mimi ends up in Toy Town.

As the Digimon fight BlackWarGreymon, the DigiDestined attempt to move the Destiny Stone with their D-3s under Davis' advice. This summons Azulongmon, who had appeared when the Destiny Stones were destroyed. BlackWarGreymon is defeated by Azulongmon and leaves to look for his life's purpose. Azulongmon explains to the DigiDestined about Control Spires and Armor Digivolution, while warning them that Arukenimon is not their true enemy.

The kids stumble upon a factory where they find an Andromon in trouble.

The kids meet the ruler of File Island, Devimon, the controller of the Black Gears.

Piedmon begins to turn the kids and Digimon into key chains. After nearly all allies are stopped, T.K. realizes the hope his brother Matt has for him, making Angemon digivolve into MagnaAngemon.

Piedmon and WarGreymon battle, although WarGreymon is no match for him. Matt confronts his inner darkness, as does Sora. All of the DigiDestined, except Mimi, reunite.

Izzy is trapped in Vademon's pocket dimension and robbed of his curiosity. DemiDevimon attempts to buy Izzy's Crest from Vademon and, in the confusion, Izzy recovers his Crest and his curiosity.

Joe and Tai find Mimi being treated like a princess at a palace. Sora convinces her to sing and awaken ShogunGekomom, but ShogunGekomom attacks the kids.

On Christmas Eve, the younger DigiDestined hold a party at Ken's apartment while the older DigiDestined attend Matt's concert. Digimon suddenly arrive in the Real World interrupt the concert, forcing the DigiDestined to send them back into the Digital World. The DigiDestined wake up the next day to find that Control Spires and Digimon are appearing worldwide.

As Davis joins up with Mimi and the American DigiDestined, Kari and Izzy receive help from the Poi Brothers in Hong Kong.

Tai and Matt argue whether they should climb Infinity Mountain. Joe and Gomamon decide to climb the mountain by themselves. While on the mountain, they are attacked by a Unimon.

Mimi and Palmon escape Sukamon and Chuumon and cross over to the next island where Izzy and Tentomon landed, but end up getting lost in a labyrinth and attacked by Centarumon.

Joe goes off on his own to find Matt. Angewomon faces off against LadyDevimon, one of Piedmon's servants. After LadyDevimon's defeat, Piedmon tries to approach the group.

Matt, Gabumon, Joe, and Gomamon are forced to work at Digitamamon's diner to pay off a meal.

As Davis and Ken fight Triceramon in Tamachi, the DigiDestined receive one of Azulongmon's Digicores from a rejuvenated Gennai, which results in not only restoring the original partner Digimons' ability to reach ultimate level, but also allows Paildramon Digivolve into Imperialdramon. The DigiDestined are instructed to meet Gennai's aides and the international DigiDestined worldwide to send the wild Digimon back into the Digital World.

Ken and Matt help out a Mexican DigiDestined, while Sora and Yolei helped those in Russia and Siberia. Yolei and Sora are successful in Russia, but they are rescued from an attack by Imperialdramon. The DigiDestined return home in time for Christmas, but while they were traveling, Arukenimon and Mummymon have been gathering children.

The kids arrive in a Koromon village where they are confronted by Etemon. He uses his Dark Network to prevent the Digimon from digivolving and then traps the group inside a cave where they discover their first Crest, Tai's Crest of Courage.

While traveling in the desert the group is trapped by Etemon in a coliseum.

Etemon returns as MetalEtemon to take revenge on the DigiDestined. Joe and Mimi rescue Ogremon, who was injured when Woodmon attacked him. The others get inside of Puppetmon's mansion with the help of two of his playmates.

Tensions run high as a fight breaks out between Matt and Tai as well as their respective Digimon partners. Kari's body is taken over suddenly by a strange entity, to explain why the children were chosen.