Azulongmon Explains It All

Synopsis
The Monster Makers, plus Yamaki, are trying to construct the ark to get the children home. The only problem is that even Hypnos is slow at handling the complex problems they require. In the digital world, Zhuqiaomon attacks, so Renamon warp digivolves to Taomon. Taomon protects the tamers and other Digimon with a seal. Taomon moves the seal out of the way of Zhuqiaomon's next attack, but is getting tired, and the next attack hits. Terriermon and Guilmon jump out of the seal to attack Zhuqiaomon, but don't hurt him at all. Zhuqiaomon attacks with a stream of fire but is stopped by a burst of lightning. Azulongmon, one of the sovereign Digimon, appears. Zhuqiaomon turns and attacks Azulongmon, and the explosion blocks the view. As the smoke clears, Azulongmon tells Zhuqiaomon to stop attacking the humans, and focus on the true enemy. Henry asks Lopmon who the true enemy is, and Lopmon tells him that the enemy is not a human, Digimon or a Digi-Gnome, but something unknown. Azulongmon says that the enemy has started attacking again because of evolution, and that he hid the catalyst in the form of a Digimon. Zhuqiaomon wants the humans to prove themselves and attacks. Guilmon and Takato biomerge to Gallantmon. The two of them fight until Azulongmon interrupts, and tells them to fight the true enemy. Ryo and Cyberdramon enter Baihumon's domain, and find Ebonwumon instead. Ebonwumon tells Ryo and Cyberdramon that Baihumon is busy fighting something, as the ground shakes around the crevice Baihumon is in. Kenta, Kazu, and Jeri arrive riding Guardramon, having seen the large explosion earlier. Azulongmon explains that the true enemy disappeared long ago to its own world outside of the digital world. With the true enemy gone, the digital world expanded until the sovereigns accidently awoke it with the enormous power. Azulongmon explained that the catalyst was hidden to put the enemy to rest. Zhuqiaomon said it was ridiculous for the Azulongmon to turn the catalyst into a Digimon, but Azulongmon tells him it was the Digi-Gnomes who did that. At this point Digi-Gnomes appear carrying Shibumi who explains that the true enemy is a program called the D-Reaper. It is a program designed to reduce artificial intelligence to its original state if it exceeds its original parameters. What's troubling, though, is that the D-Reaper wasn't designed to take on Digimon as powerful as the Sovereigns. Shibumi then theorizes that perhaps it has mutated, utilizing the data of the Digimon it deleted and evolve past them, making itself stronger than they are. He wakes up in the real world before he can finish explaining. Calumon tries to escape the deep hole he is imprisoned in, and sees red blobs floating upwards.

Major events

 * First appearance of Azulongmon, Ebonwumon, and Baihumon
 * Azulongmon convinces Zhuqiaomon to end his vendetta against the humans
 * Beginning of the D-Reaper arc