- Wormmon: I hope you're finally proud of yourself. You've officially become worse than the monster you created. Whatever happened to that sweet kid I met a long time ago who had a dream of taking over the Digital World? Okay, so it was a sick and twisted dream, but we still had a lot of laughs together! What happened to the boy I was proud to call master? Of course, you MADE me call you that. You've changed, Ken. But it's not too late for you. For some reason, you started capturing Digimon and you turned them into your slaves instead of into your friends. I didn't agree, but I stuck by your side because I was your Digimon. And then, you started being cruel to me. The one who knows the true you. The others way know and fear you as the Digimon Emperor, but never forget I know the real you. I'll always think of you for your kindness, Ken. No matter what happens. One day I hope you'll realize that the real Ken isn't the Digimon Emperor, but the Ken that's my friend.
- Ken Ichijouji: Your Digimon were all at the soccer game in the real world. I remember now. You are real, not just computer data. I can't believe that I never figured that out.
- DemiVeemon: Ya know, for an evil genius, you really are a slow learner, Ken.
- Davis Motomiya: And you've constantly been abusing Digimon ever since you claimed to be the Digimon Emperor.
- Ken Ichijouji: I had no idea... What have I done? I thought my Dark Rings were a stroke of genius. I never realized I was causing pain. I made them work for me tirelessly, without ever giving them a break, and I was cruel to them beyond imagination! I'm a monster! I can't believe what I've done!
- T.K. Takaishi: It's hard to argue with you there, Ken. You've done some pretty horrible stuff.
- Kari Kamiya: The important thing is you've realized what you've done, and it's not too late to make a fresh start.
- Ken Ichijouji: What have I done?
- [He sheds his Digimon Emperor clothing, and it disintegrates, as he changes back to normal, shedding shameful tears]
- Ken Ichijouji: [Carrying the fallen Wormmon, who looks up to the boy, his eyes growing dim] Wormmon, I'm sorry. Don't go... You're my best friend.
- Wormmon: You're my best friend, too. Goodbye, Ken.
- [He collapses and disintegrates into digital code]
- Ken Ichijouji: [Realizing it is too late] Wormmon, no!