The third Digimon Adventure tri. film opens with Meicoomon vanished into a distortion and the DigiDestined searching for the cause of the spreading infection. Koushirou quarantines the partner Digimon as the illness reaches even Patamon, while Meiko stays withdrawn and unable to explain what happened to her partner. A messenger speaking through Hikari warns Taichi and the others that the corruption now threatens both the human and Digital Worlds. This is the third of six chapters, continuing directly from the previous installment.