The episode begins with Ranamon and Mercuremon discussing their retreat, while in another area Duskmon tries to recall how he somehow knows Koji.

When we join the chosen children, J.P. has appointed himself the leader as they venture across the ledge of some mountains. All of a sudden, tornadic winds suck the children into cave-like surroundings, but there is no exit. A eerie looking hand pushes J.P. through an eye shaped entry port.

Once inside, J.P. finds he is all alone. The huge Digimon, Volcamon, appears and begins attacking. He plays on J.P.'s self-doubts by saying that no one would help him, and he has no friends. The chosen youth evolves to Beetlemon and eventually defeats Volcamon with his "Thunder attack,." but as he's absorbing the evil digimon's fractal code, he is told again that he has no friends. That triggers flashbacks of his experiences at school. How he tried to win friends with his magic and chocolate, but when he needed help in a rain storm, no one was there for him. J.P. yells he learned from the others that you cannot buy friendship.

Just then, J.P. comes face-to-face with a dark Beetlemon, a shadow of himself. The floor raises, and they face each other in a wrestling arena. Many duplicates of Takuya and the others appear jeering at the poor boy. A small doubt in himself was enough to allow shadow Beetlemon an attack that resulted in J.P.'s de-evolution. Thank goodness, he was able to pick himself up and gain enough confidence so he could beast spirit evolve to MetalKabuterimon.

Meanwhile Takuya is sensing that J.P. is in trouble. They are able to break through the entry port and witness J.P.'s fight. J.P. sees his friends and aims his cannon at his shadow self and fires. The others run to their fallen friend to see if he is alright. J.P. apologizes for doubting their friendship. The reunion is short-lived when the eerie arms appear again pushing each of them into different portals.

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