EBEmon didn't have proper facial features to form expressions, but if he did, he probably would have frowned, particularly at Daigo. "So you know who I am," he said, keeping his voice calm. "And therefore you must know you've been brought here for a reason." He gazed at each of the children and their Digimon. "Why should you want to go back?"

"Erm, because our parents will be worrying about us?" Alison said, with raised eyebrow. "What is so important that you need to bring us here, anyway?"

"Alison..." Phascomon whispered, almost scoldingly.

"The missing Digimon," EBEmon said gravely.

That shut Alison up.

"Digimon have been going to missing from your world," EBEmon continued. "And we no longer have contact with the Digital World. Do all of you understand what this means?" EBEmon glanced at the group again, slowly moving his gaze from person to person. "Some force must have pulled the Digimon back into the Digital World, and I have a strong theory about what it is. What does confuse me though is your Digimon were spared." EBEmon's eyes narrowed. "But that's not important. What is important is that you, as the only tamers left, are the only ones who can do anything to help me, and that's why I need you here. To help me get back into the Digital World."

"You can't get there yourself?" Alison said.

EBEmon shook his head slowly. "No," he said. "I can't. I'm trapped here, unable to go into the Digital World or make contact with my lady Minervamon."