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["Bolero" by Maurice Ravel playing]

Hey!

[crowd gasping]

[explosive bursts]

[explosive bursts]

[in German] What is all of this?!

[phone alerts beeping]

Hey, what's this?

Hmm?

[explosive bursts]

[electronic beeping]

[music ends]

[Lui] Ukkomon!

[news announcer] The massive object,

which has been identified as a Digi-Egg,

an object of Digimon origin, even now continues to hover

above Tokyo Tower, where it first appeared a week ago.

The message that it's apparently broadcasting has been seen

by countless numbers of people all around the world,

but so far, no one is completely certain of just what it means,

as the government remains on heightened alert...

Oh, look! It's Tai!

A whole week's passed,

and that thing's still floating up there.

[Yolei] It's been really overwhelming for Izzy.

He keeps getting called into all these interviews

and brainstorming sessions.

I can never get a hold of him anymore.

I saw him on another television show

just before this one.

Well, he is the world's foremost expert on Digimon.

Judging by the look of things,

I doubt heeven has time to sleep.

-Yeah, right. Also!

When I tried calling Tai ge got all upset with me

and told me that he's way too busy for small talk.

What? That's not like him.

I don't know. Humans are always changing.

-That's what I always say. -What do we think?

Any theories as to why that Digi-Egg appeared?

If Izzy hasn't been able to figure it out,

then I doubt we'll be able to.

You know what'll happen?

The longer it's up there, the less attention it'll get.

People will just get used to it.

After all...

Forget about that.

It's time for a bowl of tasty goodness.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

Let the eating begin.

[all] Hmm!

It smells yummy!

Looks delicious, doesn't it, Ken?

You did a surprisingly good job.

It seems like you've really upped your game.

-What's that mean? -Breaking news...

A man has been spotted climbing up Tokyo Tower's antenna.

How dangerous.

He has no wings. If he falls, he's done for.

-Is this some kind of stunt? -You know what they say.

Turn up the heat and watch the weirdos come out.

Wait. They say that?

You only think it's hot because you're making ramen.

Nothing's better than a hot kitchen.

Hey, wait a sec. Look what's in his hand.

A Digivice?

Then that means...

That guy's a DigiDestined?

[breathing hard]

[Lui] Why would you show up again now?

After everything, why now?

[thudding]

[grunts]

[grunts]

You're a...Digimon?

Huh?

Whoa.

That was close.

-Are you all right? -Were you hurt when you fell?

You didn't get scraped up, did you?

If it hurts anywhere, just tell us.

Yeah. Don't be a hero.

I think it's best you go to the hospital.

Well, that's a lot of Digimon and their partners.

Hey, just a tip.

When someone saves your life,

usually the first thing you do is say thanks.

[sighs]

I don't recall asking anyone to do anything.

That's really how you're gonna play it?

You know, we sacrifice perfectly good ramen to rescue you.

If that's how you're gonna be, you can pay for it.

-Just give it a rest, Davis. -[Davis] Sorry, Yolei!

So, what were you doing up there?

Do you have some connection to that Digi-Egg?

It has nothing to do with any of you.

Well, that's not really true, though.

You're a DigiDestined too, aren't you?

[Lui] Destined. That's one way of putting it.

That's a Digivice in your hand. So where's your Digimon?

I don't have a Digimon. Okay?

Huh? But then...

[Lui] If you must know,

I don't have a Digimon.

I don't, because I killed the Digimon who was my partner.

[gasping]

Hey, listen, just who are you?

Who am I?

I guess I was the first.

The first person to form a partnership with the Digimon.

Huh? Seriously? Is that true?

You're the first DigiDestined?

So long.

Thanks for saving me.

[Yoeli] Wait a minute.

You can't drop a bomb like that and then just say goodbye.

Now get back here and tell us more about yourself

and that Digi-Egg.

Hawkmon.

You got it. I won't let you go any further.

You poor thing.

You bark out an order and he obediently

does whatever he's told.

Don't you dare imply that Hawkmon is my slave.

She's right.

I am doing this because I want to.

I'm sure you are. And I bet it makes you happy.

Get to the point already. Tell us what's going on.

You know, the message that played all over the world?

The one that appeared when the Digi-Egg first showed up?

It's completely wrong.

Humans and Digimon aren't meant to be together.

When they are they only make each other miserable.

Huh, what are you talking about?

We make each other miserable?

Come on. What kind of nonsense is that?

That's utterly ridiculous.

Yeah. That's right.

My bond with Cody's ironclad and unshakable.

Your bond?

That's what you call it when you take advantage of each other?

Those kinds of bonds aren't real.

Every human being getting a partner Digimon.

I'd call that hell on earth.

Hey, just hold on one moment.

Get off me!

[yelps]

Oh!

Your eye.

Hey. What's that? What the heck's going on?

-[sirens blaring] -Huh?

[man on loudspeaker] What are you doing in there?

Come out now!

Oh, man. How'd they find us?

Are you kidding me?

Someone just climbed up Tokyo Tower illegally and fell off.

And then Stingmon caught him.

I'd be more amazed if they hadn't found us.

-We should get out of here. -You think?

Oh, no you don't. You're not sneaking off.

Let go of me!

I told you it has nothing to do with you.

You bet it does. We're plenty involved.

You got that?

Now...

it's time you started talking.

All right. My name is Lui.

And as you've already figured out,

there's a connection between this eye and that Digi-Egg.

I'd hoped to make contact with it.

I thought that maybe I could straighten things out.

So you're saying that the Digi-Egg might be your...

What do you mean by straighten out?

[Davis] So that's it!

In other words, you were climbing Tokyo Tower

so that you could have a word or twelve

with that egg up there.

Yeah.

You know what?

I think you're right on the money.

Huh?

You've got a lot of spirit, I like that.

All right, then we'll help you out.

Davis, we don't even know this guy.

-[Davis] We do now... -Here we go again...

...so let's get going. -...as usual.

[Ken] I'm just saying, we need to hear the whole story.

Come on, man, don't be a stick in the mud.

[Veemon] No one likes mud.

Look, if you really want to get to the Digi-Egg,

we'll take you up there.

What? Really?

Sure. Just leave it to us.

♪♪

V-mon, Digivolve two!

XV-mon!

Wormmon, Digivolve two!

Stingmon!

XV-mon!

Stingmon.

DNA Digivolve two!

Paildoramon!

You think doing it this way is a bit too flashy?

It's fine.

No one will notice if we do it quickly.

Come on, let's do it already.

[Paildoramon] Right!

[Patamon] How cool!

Must they be so brazen about this?

The cops are probably ready and waiting.

-[Ken] So what now? -[Lui] I don't know.

You don't know?

Can't you talk to it with your Digivice?

I tried doing that before when I was climbing the tower,

but I didn't get any response.

Oh, man.

So we formed Paildoramon for nothing?

[loud explosive bursts]

[grunts]

-No, wait! -Davis!

Davis!

[screaming]

[grunts]

[gasping]

[groans]

[groans]

[grunting and groaning]

[Davis] Where are we?

Hey! Hold on.

Where's the Digi-Egg? And the tower?

Mmm? Hey, Ken, look over there.

What is it?

Aren't those two...

The one with the spiky hair looks a little familiar.

Anyway, isn't this Hikarigaoka?

-Huh? -Mmm?

Hey, what's going on with you?

No way.

It can't be.

What's the big deal? Do you know them or something?

It's me.

-Huh? -Huh?

That's my mother and that's me as a child.

[mother] I need to make something for Lui to eat.

And then get his bath ready.

Then change Dear's clothes and diaper and clean him up.

This oxygen should be okay for now.

We're home now.

[low electronic hum]

So, Mom and I just got back from doing some shopping.

I hope you get better soon so that you can come next time.

[mother] Lui!

I've told you not to come in here with your father

without my permission.

Oh, how many times do I have to tell you?

If you touch that machine wrong, it could break

and then your father will die.

[whimpers]

I'm so sorry.

I'm going to make some dinner, so go occupy yourself.

Watch TV or something.

[Lui] Okay.

[TV host] Hey, everybody.

Today I'd like to introduce someone very special to you.

This is my friend...

Lui! Dinner is ready.

I made your favorite. Hamburger steak.

Oh... oh...

I'm going to need your help, okay?

So when I ask what your favorite game is...

Seriously? What do you think you're doing?

I've just been watching TV.

Huh?

Who told you to keep watching till you wet yourself?

How old are you, anyway?

Stay out there till I clean this up.

Mom, please, no! Please, open up!

I'm sorry! I won't do it again! Please! Mom, please! I'm sorry!

Lui.

Some mother she is!

That's it, I'm going over there!

I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind.

[Ken] Davis, stop!

If we really have gone back into the past,

we can end up changing the future if we interfere.

So what? We can't ignore that.

[Lui] Forget it.

This is my past.

I'm not asking you to do anything about it.

Besides...

[wind blowing]

[shivering]

[Young Lui] Mom...

I'm sorry.

I won't wet myself again, I swear.

I turned four today.

I'm a big boy now.

I promise I won't do it again.

Today's my birthday.

I'm a big boy now.

[shivering]

It's so cold.

Huh?

[shell crackling]

Ukkomon.

Don't make that promise!

[screaming]

What just happened?

Angemon!

Are you okay?

What about...

[whimpering]

[sighs]

That was close. Thanks for saving us.

Huh?

[wings fluttering]

T.K.!

-Nice catch there, Patemon. -Are you okay?

-Yeah. -You did really great.

I'm sorry to worry you.

We were all so scared when we saw you fall.

Good thing you passed right through the Digi-Egg.

and nothing happened.

What? We went back in time.

We traveled to, like, 15 years ago.

Huh?

Time travel is certainly what it seemed like.

We aren't certain, but it did feel like we spent

over two hours inside the Digi-Egg.

But Ken, it wasn't that long. We just saw you guys fall.

From start to finish. It only took a few seconds.

From where we stood, it looked like you fell right

through the Digi-Egg.

Hmm.

[thunder rumbling]

How'd they find us now?

Paildoramon flying up there,

you falling through the Digi-Egg,

Angemon and the others rescuing you,

I'd be more amazed if they hadn't found us.

Hardly the best laid plans, I'm afraid.

Oh, shut up!

Did any of you try to stop me, huh?

Just calm down, Davis.

Guys, enough talking! For now, just run!

Scatter, everyone!

[knocking]

-[Yolei] Digi-Digi. -[Hawkmon] Mon-Mon.

As usual, the best solution we have is this.

Most definitely.

[all chuckling]

But isn't it kind of embarrassing

to do this at our age?

I think I can safely say we're a little past those

kind of reenactments.

Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right!

Anyway...

let's hear it for the Hyper Multi Computer Club president.

Thanks for setting us up with this awesome room.

Actually, I'm just an alum now.

I asked the current president for permission to use it.

Same difference. Let's get started.

Yes, yes. Let's.

[Ken] Let's go over everything we know so far.

A week ago, the Digi-Egg suddenly appeared

in the sky above Tokyo Tower.

-And then... -[squawking]

...it sent out that mysterious

"May everyone in the world have a Digimon" message

and then did absolutely nothing more.

For the entire week, the Digi-Egg was simply

floating there, unmoving and taking no action.

But then someone showed up on the scene.

Lui.

The first human to make contact with the Digimon

since the Hikarigaoka incident.

Also the first individual to ever become

partners with a Digimon.

The very first DigiDestined in human history.

While Davis and Ken were inside that Digi-Egg, they witnessed

the moment Lui became partnered with his Digimon.

[Hawkmon] And its name is Ukkomon.

That's whose Digi-Egg is floating up there in the sky.

So then the obvious question is why didUkkomondecide

to show up now?

Not to mention that you told us you had killed him.

Ukkomon is a special kind of Digimon.

He can make people's wishes come true.

You realize that sounds completely bonkers, right?

-How does he do that? -[Lui] Who knows?

All he told me is that he had some kind of a link

to this great being.

A great being?

You mean like some kind of Digimon deity or something?

Could it be homeostasis?

Or something unique that only worked for the first

human Digimon partnership?

I mean, that is something special.

How... how interesting.

Patamon...

You don't really understand this, do you?

Nope.

[both chuckling]

Well, if he was really able to grant any wish,

what was it you asked for back then?

What did Ukkomon give you?

[sighs]

Look! It's snowing!

[Davis] No wonder it's so cold.

[Yolei] You only say that 'cause you're always

in shorts and tee shirts.

-[Davis] Yeah, Digi's get hot. -[Lui] What I...

What I wished for.

[wind blowing]

[gasping]

Oh, it's so warm.

What's your name?

My name's Lui.

Today's my birthday. I just turned four.

Are you all alone? I'm all alone too.

Sad, huh?

It's awful being alone.

[Digi-Egg] Alone... Sad...

Yeah, I wish I had some friends.

[Digi-Egg] Friends?

Friends who cared for me, who would be kind to me.

We'd always be together and they'd always protect me.

[Digi-Egg] Hide, protect.

I bet it'd be fun to have lots of friends.

You know what?

When I'm all grown up, I'm going to make friends

with people all over the world.

[Digi-Egg] All over the world. Friends...

[gasping]

[gentle music playing]

It's nice to meet you, Lui. My name is Ukkomon.

I'm going to be your friend forever.

[gasps]

[Young Lui] Yoko-mon?

It's Ukko. But more importantly...

[humming]

Happy birthday, Lui.

What is that?

A special cake I made out of snow for you!

Wow, a cake!

And it's so cold too!

You don't like it like that? Too cold.

What's this? Is it a toy?

[Ukkomon] It's a Digivice. It's the bond between us.

It's my very first present to you.

Oh, wow, a present.

I'm so happy.

This is my first present ever.

Thank you so much.

Glad you like it.

And now I'm going to keep on celebrating your birthday.

Watch!

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday dear Lui... ♪

What's with all the noise out here?

Why can't you ever keep your promises to me?

I feel like I'm always having to remind you

what you're supposed to do.

I mean, I am going to have to put--

[shivering]

Oh, I bet you're cold. Are you cold, Lui?

Come warm up inside.

So you forgive me?

Yes, of course I do.

Would it be okay if Ukkomon came inside, too?

-He's my friend. -Sure.

Come on. Before you catch a cold.

I'll heat up some milk for you right away.

Really?

Come on, Ukkomon. Let's go!

[laughing]

This is it. This is where I live.

Hey, Lui?

Yeah?

I'm your friend.

So from here on out, I'm always going to protect you.

No bad or sad stuff will get you.

I'll protect you from all of it.

Really?

Mm-hmm. Because we're friends.

Yep.

We are friends! That's right!

Would you be happier with even more friends?

Yeah, I want lots of 'em.

Okay, then!

By the next time your birthday comes around,

I'll make sure that you have some more.

Yeah. Awesome.

But my birthday only comes once every four years.

I was born on kind of a weird day.

No problem.

I'll just have to give you an incredible present

to make up for it.

I'll work really hard on it.

[laughing]

[laughing together]

So all that happened afterward?

[Kari] You wished for friends?

That's what you asked Ukkomon for?

From what you told us, it seems like you owe

Ukkomon your life.

I was worried about how that scene turned out.

Good thing he rescued you that night, huh?

But it doesn't really fit with what's going on now.

Based on your story, wasn't what happened

to you a really good thing?

Wait, that isn't where the story ends, is it?

Can you share the rest of it with us?

After that day my whole life did a complete 180.

Dad woke up.

Ukkomon protected me from bullies.

Going to school was actually fun.

I had everything that I'd ever wanted.

He helped save me from bad things.

We grew closer as a family. We were really happy together.

[Ukkomon] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday, dear Lui ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

[laughing]

It's your second true birthday so that makes you eight.

Thanks so much, Ukkomon.

That's how it is when you're born in a leap year.

-A leap year? -Once every four years.

February gets an extra day.

Oh, that's the day your birthday falls on.

So let's have a happy birthday with four years of waiting.

[giggling]

[laughing]

Hey, Lui... I have to tell you something:

I owe you a big apology.

What for?

For your birthday present.

I was supposed to make a bunch of new friends so that you

could hang out with them, but it looks like they're all busy,

so I couldn't bring them here.

Oh, that's okay.

But just hold on.

I brought Mom and Dad and some friends from the neighborhood.

[all] Happy birthday, Lui.

Time to open presents.

You guys, thanks so much.

[Ukkomon] By the time your next birthday arrives,

I'll bring over lots of friends who are just like you.

Oh... That sounds good, I can't wait.

Ukkomon, I know you can make me friends all over the world.

Yeah, you bet I can.

And I'm sure you'll all get along the same way you

and I do, Lui.

'Cause they'll be just like us.

Digimon and children who bonded with each other.

There aren't all that many just yet, but I know

that someday they're sure to be a whole lot of them,

and they'll come from all over the world.

I'll make sure they become your friends.

The Digivice is the mark of our friendship.

Wow! So cool!

You can do anything, Ukkomon.

Mm-hmm. That's right.

It's all because I'm connected to a great being.

Hey! Let's celebrate!

Hurry up and blow out all the candles!

Yeah.

Thanks for everything, Ukkomon. You make me so happy.

Mom and dad are here to celebrate my birthday

and so are my friends.

And more than anything,

you're here and always will be, Ukkomon

[laughing]

-[Ukkomon] Go on. Hurry! Hurry! -[Young Lui] Sure.

[inhales deeply]

[exhales]

[Yolei] Hang on. What are you saying?

Do you mean Ukkomon's the one responsible for the partnerships

between humans and Digimon?

But that's...

Yeah, that's not what we've been led to believe.

And yet Lui just said that Ukkomon

created the DigiDestined to grant his wish for friends.

But how?

I had to go get Gatomon. No one put us together.

Yeah, that's right.

Whatever it is that creates a bond between a Digimon

and a human, that's a mystery to me.

Is it this Digivice?

A chance encounter or Ukkomon really the one behind it?

If he really is capable of such a thing,

Ukkomon may be the most exceptional Digimon ever.

I told you.

Ukkomon is a Digimon who's able to make

anybody's wishes come true.

Back then,

I wished to have a friend who would always be with me.

Someone who would protect me.

And I wanted to be friends with people

who lived all over the world.

You're telling us that wish is the foundation for all

Digimon human partnerships?

No way.

You're saying friendships between Digimon

and humans are phony?

That someone made them up?

Calm down, Davis.

It might be hard to hear, but we can't deny

the possibility outright.

Wait. Huh?

There are more DigiDestined appearing every year.

Is it really that hard to believe that there

could be some bigger power at work behind all this?

And even if you flat out deny it.

Don't you want to know more about it?

[Lui] Do you really believe it?

You think unconditional friendship truly exists?

Something as incredible as that. How could it be real?

Huh? Are you kidding?

-Of course it's real. -[Veemon] What's your deal?

Why are you just sitting there brooding

over what friendship is?

Hey, Davis.

Huh?

Oh.

You see, that's what friendship is.

Hmm?

[chuckles]

[laughs]

[Ken] The relationships we share with our Digimon

didn't just automatically happen.

We've had misunderstandings and arguments.

Facing them is how we have come to trust in each other.

You got that right.

The bonds between us didn't simply arrive pre-made.

We've built them together.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm!

It doesn't matter.

Hmm?

No matter how strong your friendship may be, the truth is

that you never really know what the other person is thinking.

Isn't that right?

Because Ukkomon misunderstood me...

and what would really make me happy.

[news broadcaster] We still don't have an answer

as to what the giant creatures that suddenly appeared

in Odaiba might be.

We'll continue to monitor the situation closely

until we're able to find an answer.

The footage you're seeing now was shot at the scene

a short time ago.

We've brought in a specialist to share their thoughts on these

rather unusual events.

Oh! Look, look!

-Those are your friends, Lui. -Huh?

Let me start by saying that while...

[Ukkomon] You see?

The Digimon are doing battle to protect the children.

They fight so the children don't have to.

They're even willing to die doing it.

Why would they do that?

Because it's what you wanted, Lui.

You said you wanted to have friends who'd protect you.

-Thank you for coming in today. -Oh!

So now you do.

Those are the kind of friends I'm going

to keep making for you.

...gaining a full understanding of it now.

But that isn't-- That's not what I meant.

[door opens and closes]

[father] I'm home!

Welcome back. So, how did things go?

Mom? Dad!

What's wrong? Hey!

Get up! What's the matter with you guys?

Answer me.

[Ukkomon] You'll have to try harder, mom and dad.

Or else Lui will be sad,

What are you doing, Ukkomon?

Hi, Lui. I just got home, son.

Welcome back.

Lui, your father's home from work now.

All better.

Ukkomon...

What is this? What have you done?

I'm making it so they're nice to you so that you can be happy.

-Ukkomon! -What's wrong?

You have to stop this.

But why?

Mom and Dad are being so kind to you.

Doesn't it make you happy to be with them?

[grunting]

[Ukkomon giggles]

It's okay.

You can do this until you feel better, if you want.

I don't want you to be sad.

I really hate to see you like that.

I just want you to smile.

That's why I'm always trying to think of ways to cheer you up.

All I want is to make you happy.

Are you kidding?

Because of you my mom and dad are...

[Ukkomon] They're so much better now. Don't you agree?

You love them the way they are now, right?

[Young Lui] Because of what you've done children are--

Digimon are fighting each other.

I've made lots of children like you and me.

It's what you wanted the most.

You said you wanted true friends.

Ones who'd always be with you and protect you.

Lui, the whole reason I'm here is for your happiness.

That's it.

Baseball? Great! Let's play.

You're really going out to play at this late hour, Lui?

Are you sure?

[mother] Let's stay inside, Lui.

Now go and wash your hands. You too, Ukkomon.

We're just about ready to have dinner.

It's your favorite, Lui. Hamburger steak.

[Young Lui] I can't do this anymore.

[Ukkomon] Hmm?

[screaming]

Take that and this!

[smashing]

[Lui groans]

[Ukkomon] Lui!

[groaning]

Lui! You okay? Lui?

What do I do? What do I do?

Wait, I know.

I'll just give you my eye.

Now you'll be just fine.

[Lui breathing heavily]

[Lui] What?

Why do you do things like this?

Now it's just like...

Oh, good! Now you're able to see again.

I know that as long as I'm with you,

you're sure to be just fine!

I'll do anything if it makes you happy.

Anything at all.

-[Young Lui] But I'm not happy. -[Ukkomon] Huh?

Can't you see?

I've never been less happy than right now.

How would any of this make me happy?

Just think about it for a second.

It's so messed up. It's a horror show.

I don't want any of this!

I never asked you to do this for me!

You don't understand me.

You don't know the first thing about me.

[whimpering]

But you and I are...

[Ukkomon crying]

Huh?

[whimpering]

[whimpering]

What a sad story. It's so heartbreaking.

I feel bad for poor Ukkomon.

I mean, he was always thinking of you.

Everything that he did was to try to help you.

He made more DigiDestined so that you wouldn't feel lonely.

And then he even gave you his eye to replace yours.

[Lui] So whatever he does is fine

as long as he's thinking of me.

Yeah, he created all those Digimon partnerships,

but in the end, I haven't become friends with any of them.

Not to mention what he did to my parents.

Anyway you look at it, what Ukkomon did

was just plain wrong.

[Digimons] Mmm.

[Digimons] Mmm.

So what happened after Ukkomon disappeared?

[Lui] I moved in with some relatives. Now I live alone.

What is Ukkomon been doing all this time?

Don't know. Honestly, I thought that I'd killed him.

Serving me was his whole reason for living.

So if I took that away, I figured what purpose

would he have left?

Then why, after all this time, did he decide to show up here

as that huge Digi-Egg?

Hey, Lui, with Ukkomon, did you really--

[rumbling]

[all gasping]

[electronic music]

What the heck?

[Yolei] It's the same message that played

when the Digi-Egg first appeared.

[crowd murmuring]

[woman] Oh, again?

[murmuring]

[electronic roar]

[Ken] The Digi-Egg.

Ukkomon.

It's hatching.

[rumbling]

[crowd gasping]

[growling]

[Lui] So that's...

[Yolei] Ukkomon.

But why? I don't get why.

Ugh!

Are you okay?

[Ukkomon] ♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ To you ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ To you ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ Dear Lui ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ To you ♪

It's my birthday.

Which means this is supposed to be a birthday present for me.

Then, all those Digi-Eggs that have appeared up there...

[Hawkmon] Are they intended to be used to force partnerships

between Digimon and people all over the world?

[Patamon] No way.

[Wormmon] What about how the Digimon

and all those people feel about it?

It's wrong to try to force them into it.

Also there are 7 billion people in the world.

If they all got partner Digimon...

[gasps]

There would be chaos all over the globe.

It could be worse than we could even imagine.

We gotta stop this!

For every human around the world and for the Digimon too.

-[Gatomon] Let's do this, Kari! -Yeah.

Hold on.

Huh?

-What are we waiting for, T.K.? -Let's just think for a sec.

We need to consider what we know about Ukkomon's abilities.

If he really is the one responsible for the partnerships

between people and Digimon,

and if we fight him, and were able to defeat him,

then our bonds with our Digimon would cease to exist.

Our bonds?

Yours and mine too?

[all gasping]

Even so, we shouldn't be thinking

about ourselves right now.

We have to do something about this or the whole world

will suffer.

You do understand that, don't you, T.K.?

Yeah, of course. I get it, but...

And besides that, I believe in my bond with Gatomon.

Ukkomon's power didn't build it.

We did.

That's right.

Yeah, I understand all of that.

But the thing is, we aren't the only DigiDestined anymore.

Izzy's showing me the figures. There's a lot more DigiDestined.

Apparently, every single year, the number of us doubles.

I've heard that too.

It's estimated that there are sixty thousand of us now.

Sixty thousand?

If we defeat Ukkomon and break those bonds,

what'll those sixty thousand people do?

All of them are going to be really sad.

Yeah, maybe.

But we can't just turn our backs on 7 billion people.

We have to defeat Ukkomon.

Uh-huh. Cody's right.

Yeah, I guess.

Defeating him does seem like our only option.

Look, I understand that we have to save everyone we can.

I do.

But still, your bond with your Digimon.

Isn't that something special that's worth protecting?

There's a good argument for fighting,

but is it the best choice?

Perhaps there's some way to do both.

I'm sure that we can think of one.

We don't have the time.

[gasps]

All right, we'll fight then.

If there's a solution out there, you will definitely find it.

Don't give up on us, Ken.

Let's all think on it. I know we can figure this out.

Thanks, Yolei.

Hey, Davis?

-Veemon. -What's up?

-Being with me is... -Is fun, right?

[Davis] Want to make ramen again?

[Veemon ] Let's make it tomorrow.

We'll do the prep when we get home.

And double the pork bone broth.

So you do get it.

How many conversations do you think we've had?

-And that makes us... -A good team.

[Davis] Yeah.

[together] 'Cause we can make great ramen.

[Ken] I still don't understand.

Why did we go to the past? -[Yolei] Huh?

When we all fell into the Digi-Egg,

why did we go back to the day when Lui and Ukkomon first met?

I think we were sent there on purpose.

Hmm. Well, if it wasn't just a coincidence...

-Hey, Hawkmon. -[Hawkmon] Right here!

[Yolei] That's it!

See that?

After Lui's eye glowed earlier,

the Digi-Egg lit up like it was responding,

and then an invisible tentacle reached out.

It's like Ukkomon sent Lui an invitation.

[snapping finger] Bingo!

You see, Ukkomon deliberately brought Lui

into the Digi-Egg earlier.

So the key to stopping Ukkomon is Lui.

Hey, Lui, don't run away from Ukkomon.

You should talk to him. That's probably why he's here.

[Lui] I have nothing to say to him.

He just does whatever he wants, no matter what I say.

You're wrong.

This all started because of what you said.

Because of your wish.

Listen.

What do you really know about him?

Do you know what kind of stuff he likes or what he dislikes?

-Any of that? -What he likes?

Back when you were a kid, he was trying to understand you.

He obviously cares about you a lot.

Maybe he went about it the wrong way.

But didn't he want you to be happy?

He's been trying to figure out what you really want

this whole time.

No, you don't get it.

He never even bothered trying to listen to me.

If he had, you wouldn't have done what he did to my parents.

Or gave me this eye.

A Digimon partnership shouldn't just be one-sided.

Digimon are just like us. They're alive.

They have their own thoughts and feelings.

You have to meet one another in the middle and try to see things

from each other's perspective.

That's the way Ken and I do it.

We see each other for who we really are.

Even now Ukkomon wants to talk to you.

That's why he took you into the past.

[whimpers]

Look.

The only one who can reach out to Ukkomon

and stop him is you.

Go talk to him. Make this right.

Let's go.

Please take me up there so I can go see Ukkomon.

Sure you got it, Lui.

[Lui] I'll talk to him.

Ukkomon!

Okay, guys, let's go.

[together] All right.

Tailmon!

V-Mon! Wormmon! Hawkmon!

V-mon! Stingmon!

Aquilomon! Angemon! Ankyloman! Angewomon!

Right. Let's go.

Aquilamon!

Stigmon!

DNA Digivolve two!

Paildoramon!

Paildoramon! DNA Digivolve two!

Imperialdramon!

♪♪

Lui, go on and see Ukkomon! And say what you have to say!

♪♪

♪♪

And go!

Watch out! Incoming!

[Ankylomon] Take that!

Ankylomon!

-We made it! -Here come more.

So many. Too many.

Thanks, Aquilamon!

Ankylomon! Yeah!

Hey, T.K.!

Now let's do this.

Ankylomon!

Angemon!

DNA Digivolve two!

Shakkoumon!

Let's DNA Digivolve, Tailmon!

All right!

Kari, let's go!

-Mmm! -Mmm!

Aquilamon!

Tailmon!

[together] DNA Digivolve two!

Silphymon!

Now, mode change! Let's go!

Imperialdramon! Mode change!

Fighter mode!

Imperialdramon!

Shakkoumon! Silphymon!

[Gatomon] Hurry!

Got it.

[fighter yell]

-Imperialdramon! -Nice! Now pull!

[roaring]

[yells]

-Now, Lui! -It's time. Go!

[grunts]

Yeah. Bullseye!

[Luis] This is...

No!

Just let go. Talk things out with Ukkomon.

Don't do it that way.

[grunts]

Trying to do it that way won't work.

Don't rely on Ukkomon for everything.

Ukkomon...

I...

Hey, Ukkomon! I came here to talk to you.

[Ken] The attack has stopped.

You got this, Lui. I believe in you.

Well, that's a surprise.

I'm not used to hearing you be so calm like that.

I have to say, it's actually kind of nice.

There are some things you just can't solve

by racing ahead at full speed.

It's a lesson I learned the hard way while making ramen.

And besides...

Besides?

We owe it to Lui to try to understand him

and let him do things his way.

Huh?

You know, this introspective side of you isn't so bad.

Hmm.

[Yolei] What's with all the flirting, you two?

Come on. We are not flirting!

Uh.huh.

Anyway, we're in position.

If Lui isn't able to resolve this situation...

Then, as we've already discussed,

we'll launch a combined all out attack.

You still on board for that?

Yeah, I know what we have to do, but I have full faith in Lui.

[quick breathing]

[breathing faster]

Hmm.

[mother] What are you doing, grabbing my hand?

[Lui] Listen.

I realize it's very painful.

I'm sure it must be difficult.

It probably seems hopeless.

Huh? What?

I know because I'm in the same situation.

But please just try to listen a little bit harder

to what Lui says to you.

Because after all...

he loves you very much. He really does.

[gentle music plays]

Oh, Lui.

Lui.

[electronic whirring]

Here I am, Ukkomon.

I knew you'd come. Lui. I just knew it.

Yeah.

And now we have to have a celebration.

It's your birthday.

Oh, I...

Actually...

I don't need anything.

I have no wishes.

Just as I suspected.

I thought you'd say that.

I remember when you were younger,

when you still needed me to help you out.

I wanted to give you all the things

that I thought you'd enjoy.

I just wanted you to be happy. That's why I did what I did.

I did everything in my power for you.

And at some point, I started believing everything

that pleased you must be a good thing, no matter what it was.

I thought as long as you smiled,

that meant you were truly happy.

I thought I understood your feelings.

For a long time

I wondered why you couldn't understand what I was feeling

when it seemed so obvious to me.

Although I guess I never learned what things you like.

Oh, what things you don't like.

I didn't really know anything about you.

And even now I still don't.

I think that maybe what we needed to do...

...was to have some more.

[together] Conversations.

Yeah.

Like they do.

But still, there are some things I know you like for sure.

Like hamburger steak and cake and baseball.

[Lui chuckles]

Truth is, I don't like any of that.

What? You meanie!

All right, then. You know what I didn't like?

How quick you were to rely on me.

And something I didn't like was how pushy it was of you to say

you just wanted to make me happy without knowing what would.

[laughs]

It was all stuff we didn't like,huh?

Yeah, it's true.

I really want to keep talking with you about everything.

I'd like that too. Talking sounds great.

I want to get to know you better.

I want to get to know you too.

Both the old you and the person you're becoming.

Let's meet again.

And this time we won't need any presents.

Yeah. Sounds good to me.

I'm sure we can start over again from any point we want.

[gasps]

Which means right now, what you're going to have to do is...

[strong wind blowing]

How'd it go?

Please defeat him.

It didn't work?

No, it's not that.

We just talked.

We know what we have to do in order to meet each other again.

This was the conclusion that we reached.

Huh...

All right, then, let's all give it everything we've got.

No, you don't!

Ha!

Top gun.

[people screaming]

Justice Beam!

Clay bomb!

Go!

Mega Crusher.

The Digi-Eggs. They're disappearing.

[gasps]

That's it. It's all over now.

So pretty.

Yeah it is.

Mission completed.

[Lui] The whole time...

he was just searching for a way to do things over again with me.

A Digi-Egg.

He reverted?

Always thinking of me no matter what.

The two of us

are seriously bad at conversations.

So do you think that anything happened to the bond between

DigiDestined and Digimon then?

Cause to me, it looks like nothing's changed.

[electronic shimmering]

Huh?

[Lui] The Digivice.

-The D-3's too. -No way.

-The D-3s... -They're disappearing.

[Lui] I didn't wish for anything this time around,

so nothing was created to form bonds

between people and Digimon.

You guys knew this'd happen, but that things would be okay

even without these, didn't you?

-Uh-uh. -Mm-hmm.

Well, that means true friendship is indestructible.

Yeah, you got that right.

Cheesy way to put it, Davis.

Yeah, I'll say.

So in the end, what were the Digivices anyway?

They're what connected us. Forged our bonds.

Or at least that's what they were at first.

But maybe we haven't needed them for a long time.

Devices and programs don't connect us.

That takes a heart to heart relationship.

And that means always thinking about each other

and talking things out.

Bye bye then. See ya, D-3.

Thanks for everything. Goodbye now.

Goodbye. And thank you.

So now begin?

What was that all about?

What's with that sad look on your face, huh?

The snowball fight is on.

-No you didn't! -Take this!

-Extra helping bomber! -You are so gonna get it, Davis!

[all laughing playfully

Guess we'll just take things as they come

and think up solutions along the way.

If we put our minds to it, I'm certain that we'll be

able to figure it all out.

Well, until we can do that, do you maybe want to

think on it together?

Huh? Togeth--

[giggling]

Yolei?

Come on, Ken, let's join the snowball fight.

Wait up! Hey, Yolei!

Look at you.

You get older, but you still behave like children.

Ah!

Stop acting all mature and come play with us.

Oh, now you've done it. Kari.

[all laughing]

[narrator] There's a saying that nothing is permanent

except change.

Even if something at first seems perfect,

there's no guarantee that it won't eventually be different.

In this case, the grip wrapped so tightly around

important bonds was loosened, bringing an end to a story

that would have simply continued toward a predestined future.

As a result of that change,

with those sturdy and heavy shackles at last cut away,

the world took its first step toward

a host of new possibilities.

♪♪

[wind blowing]

[gasps]

[whimpers]