A Rival Appears

MadLeomon is given a final chance to conquer the Forest Zone, while another General offers Mikey his assistance against the Bagra Army if only Mikey will bow down to him.

Synopsis
<!--COPYEDIT, REMOVE PLAYBYPLAY, GRAMMAR The generals, , and are summoned by  for a council meeting. After telling that he can not participant as he of lower range, Bagramon states the appearance of Mikey Kudo is a worse threat than the Blue Army and Tactimon offers to handle the situation. From there, Tactimon releases from prison with last chance to redeem himself acting out a plan he has conducted involving a  digging under the Village of Light. By that time, after settling on their logo, tries to think up a name for Mikey's army when large shoots of bamboo suddenly erupt from underground. mentions this as the Day of Rising Ground but adds that it is too early for this event to be taking place. Unfortunately, Jeremy gets caught by one of the bamboo spires, causing him to be suspended high in the air. While he is stuck, Jeremy tells Mikey that he is afraid of heights begs him to get him down.

As Mikey attempts to climb up the shoot, he is confronted by a mysterious youth who introduces himself Christopher Aonuma. Christopher proceeds to reveal the soots to be Bagra Army's doing with their forces making their way to the village while offering aid in return that Mikey becomes his lacky in the Blue Army. But Mikey is more concerned with saving his friend as Christopher mentions something called a "Code Crown". Refusing to let him insult Mickey further, Shoutmon and his friends end up fighting before Christopher Digifuses a  onto him to overwhelm Shoutmon. But once seeing Christopher and MailBirdramon discard Golemom like unwanted trash once he served his purpose in the DigiFusion, Mikey declines Christopher's offer on the grounds that he does not value his Digimon. Christopher then departs on MailBirdramon to watch the fight unfold alongside the mystery girl as MadLeomon attacks the Village with a trio of and a. Though is formed, MadLeomon absorbs the Apemon to become  and overwhelms Shoutmon X2 using the bamboo as leverage.

With appearing to help rescue the villagers,  supports Shoutmon X2 as Mikey remembers Dorulumon from his dream. Upon being told by Jeremy of a shiny area within the bamboo, Mikey digifuses the to make a sword for Jeremy to throw at Drimogemon. With Drimogemon dead, the bamboo retracts and MadLeomon is defeated. However, MadLeomon then expands into a ball-like self-destruct mode while breaking up Shoutmon X2. Recalling his dream, Mikey digifuses Shoutmon, Ballistamon, and Dorulumon into who tosses MadLeomon into the sky and finishes him off with his "Victorize Boomerang". Christopher is impressed with Mikey's skills and still plans to recruit him as he and MailBirdramon take their leave while Dorulumon and Cutemon do the same. From there, Mikey decides on a team name to reflect the bonds of their members: the Fusion Fighters. As the Fusion Fighters celebrate, a gold diamond appears in the sky from MadLeomon's data. The mystery girl, introducing herself as Nene Amano, appears and reveals the object within the gold diamond is a "Code Crown".

The generals, , and meet with  to discuss their current problem with the humans after a brief appearance from. Not only does Bagramon state that Team Blue Flare isn't the only problem, he also mentions another bunch of humans with one of them wielding a red Fusion Loader. Bagramon tells them to dispose of the humans at once. They do not want the humans to have the power to DigiFuse. Tactimon releases from prison as a last chance to redeem himself by destroying the humans. It is his plot to destroy the village of Smiles by having a Drimogemon dig underground, thus causing all the giant bamboo shoots to erupt.

Meanwhile, at the Village of Light, Shoutmon tries to decide on a logo for his and Mikey's forces as well as a name for the team. They are interrupted when the ground begins to shake and break apart, revealing large shoots of bamboo. mentions this as the Day of Rising Ground but adds that it is too early for this event to be taking place. Unfortunately, Jeremy gets caught by one of the bamboo spires, causing him to be suspended high in the air. While he is stuck, Jeremy tells Mikey that he is afraid of heights begs him to get him down.

The human known as Christopher then appears and informs Mikey and the others about Tactimon's plan, offering his help but only if Mikey joins his side and serves under him. He also mentions something known as the "Code Crown". Issuing a challenge to Mikey, Christopher reloads and a  and digifuses to fight Shoutmon and his friends. After MailBirdramon finishes attacking with the DigiFuse with Golemon, he knocks him aside like unwanted trash. Mikey declines Christopher's offer, saying he doesn't like Christopher and there seems to be something dark about him. Christopher then departs on MailBirdramon just as MadLeomon attacks the Village with several and a. and digifuse into  while MadLeomon absorbs the Apemon to become  and overwhelms Shoutmon X2.

Nene appears and talks to Christopher as they watch the battle from afar stating she "likes to watch strong guys". appears to help rescue the villagers, following close behind to protect his charge. Dorulumon comes to Shoutmon X2's aid, and Mikey remembers Dorulumon from his dream. Upon being told by Jeremy of a shiny area within the bamboo, Mikey digifuses the to make a sword for Jeremy to throw at the  who is causing the destruction underground. Destroying the problem Digimon, the bamboo roots retreat back underground. When MadLeomon gets distracted by the bamboo disappearing upon Drimogemon's destruction, Shoutmon X2 and Dorulumon take this chance and attack MadLeomon, forcing him back to his normal form. MadLeomon then expands into a ball-like self-destruct mode and breaks up Shoutmon X2.

Recalling his dream, Mikey digifuses Shoutmon, Ballistamon, and Dorulumon into. Shoutmon X3 manages to toss MadLeomon into the sky and finishes him off with his "Victorize Boomerang". Christopher is impressed with Mikey's skills and plans to recruit him as he and MailBirdramon flee. Dorulumon and Cutemon leave while Tactimon learns of MadLeomon's destruction. After defeating MadLeomon for good, Mikey decides on a team name: Fusion Fighters. As the team is celebrating, a gold diamond appears in the sky from MadLeomon's data. Nene then appears before the gang for the first time, introducing herself and telling them that the gold diamond that appeared is the "Code Crown".-->

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