Cross-World, Cul-de-Sac…

It was just another day in Peach Creek...until the giant ship materialized in the sky.

"Ah, home sweet home." Eddy said as he looked out over the neighborhood. "Y'know, there were a few times I thought I'd never see this place again."

"Well, we're not staying for very long, so enjoy the view for now." Mark Anarchy, leader of Team Chronicle, responded.

"So this is where you guys live. Pretty lively here." Hope The Victor, leader of The Shining Hope Squad, piped in.

"Yeah, it ain't much, but it's home." Eddy said. "So, where is the old guy anyway?"

"Old guy? Now that I think of it, you never told us who we were picking up." Rainbow said.

"Well, Anakin wasn't the only one to come back with us after our vacation." Scarlet said. "Anakin's wife, Padmè Amidala, came too, as did Count Dooku, a Sith Lord we saved from getting killed."

"Count Dooku?!" Rainbow asked in shock.

"Well, if he's with you, then… I guess we don't have much to worry about, right?" Mayumi asked.

"Ah, don't worry! The guy's pretty much retired anyway. Look, there he is now!" ZS said, pointing towards the ground where the Count himself stood looking up at the Galaxy King.

"So that's Count Dooku?" Ace asked.

"The one and only." Emo responded. "So, where should we land so we can pick him up?"

"I don't think the King can fit in the middle of the circle." Double D observed.

"Don't worry. We have a built-in transporter." Tails said. "It was made during a visit to Paris."

"Alright, then let's go. It is rude to keep elders waiting, after all." CP said.

One use of the teleporter later…

The Former Sith Lord known as Count Dooku was teleported upwards into the Galaxy King as he stepped in front of the groups.

"Young Skywalker, Anarchy, glad to see you again." the Count said. "And these must be the other teams in the Hero Alliance."

"It's uh… good to meet you in person, Dooku." Hope said.

"I can see you have some trepidation. Do not worry, I've put my alliance to Sidious behind me. Skywalker wasn't the only one he manipulated, after all." Dooku said.

"Okay, what exactly happened to you guys over there? Besides Galen getting killed I mean." Hagakure asked.

"Well...we arrived right in the middle of a space battle and landed on The Invisible Hand." Scarlet started. "We had a fight with Anakin and Obi-Wan-"

"Which we won, by the way." SE interrupted.

"-and after the ship crashed, Galen surrendered to the Republic so he could stay with Dooku. In order to get him back, we made a deal with the Jedi Council." Scarlet continued. "In exchange for helping them in the Clone Wars, we would be able to take Galen and Dooku back with us to Cross-World."

"Then Order 66 happened." ZS said. "The total destruction of the Jedi Order."

"And then afterward, you had to fight Anakin on Mustafar, right?" Sunset asked.

"Not Anakin, Darth Vader. Trust me, if you were there, you think they were two totally different people. It's a good thing we were able to bring him back to his senses." Moltar said. "Although, I'm not ashamed to say that if it wasn't for our fusion, I don't think me and Scarlet could've beat him."

"And while all that was going on, I think Galen was fighting Darth Sidious, right?" Hope asked.

"Yes, he was with Yoda and Myself on Coruscant." Dooku said. "During the battle, Galen unlocked something I've never seen before: he somehow managed to combine both sides of the Force and achieved total balance in it. To simplify things, I've taken to calling the ability Balanced Mode."

"That's… new." Sunset said.

"And I think we know the rest." Izuku said. "Galen sacrificed himself to defeat Sidious, which led you guys to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Tournament for the Super Dragon Balls to revive him."

"Yep. But then World of Light happened, then we went to the Forest of Everlasting Life, he didn't come back...and here we are." Alkal said.

"Wow...that had to be the longest explanation we ever heard." Dan said.

"So is there something wrong in the Star Wars Galaxy?" Ace asked.

"But, that's impossible. If Anakin is here, then there's no way The Empire would rise, right?" David asked.

"But if Anakin is here, then… Who's in charge?" Mayumi asked.

"I'm not sure myself, I'm afraid." Dooku admitted. "Senator Amidala hasn't made contact since she left."

"Wait, WHAT?!" Anakin shouted in distress.

"Let's see...oh found her. Apparently, she's in charge of a Rebellion in your home galaxy." Tails said having looked her up.

"Ah, that's right. Padme's death was prevented too." Mayumi said.

"Was she the Empress a few years ago?" Al asked.

"No, it says here that after the Emperor was murdered, there was a power vacuum that was filled by...Wilhuff Tarkin." Tails said.

"Tarkin...I know that name. He was Darth Vader's right hand in the original timeline." Rainbow said.

"Tarkin? I remember him! He was a Captain I met on a mission during the Clone Wars!" Anakin remembered. "He said he was close to Pal-the Chancellor, but to think he could become the Emperor…"

"This is a lot to wrap my head around." Ace said. "So is it possible that Senator Amidala is in danger?"

"We can't be sure, but it is possible." Dooku admitted.

"No, no, no, not again!" Anakin panicked.

"Anakin? Anakin, we're going to need you to calm down. Everything's going to be okay." Omnimon said.

"Please relax." Azura said as she sang a small tune to ease him a bit.

"Right...calm...I'm a leaf in a calm stream…" Anakin breathed. "Okay...I'm fine...I think. Everyone, I don't have any right to ask you, but...can you help me make sure my family is okay?"

"Of course, we will do anything we can to help." Ace said.

"Yeah, we're a team remember? Your problems are our problems, right guys?" Mark asked the other members of Team Chronicle.

"Mark is right, Anakin. We're here for you." Rias answered.

"Yeah, we'll find your wife in no time." Sans added.

"...Thank you." Anakin said as he smiled.

"Yeah...and now we get to go...to a galaxy far, far away." Lemon said.

"We're gonna reach for the stars tonight!" Mari said.

"Uh… Wrong franchise." Mayumi said.

"Yeah. But it's still gonna be epic. Awesome space battles...and we have an excuse to pilot the mechs again." Rainbow said.

"Uh...they don't have mechs, Rainbow." ZS said. "They have X-Wings, though."

"As long as what we have can fly in space, it counts." Mayumi said.

"Especially since we've already got three ace pilots here with us." Gallantmon said.

"The Flight Units will come in handy too." Leviathan said.

"Been waiting for a chance to kick it up back in the airlessness of space." Jet said.

"And I've always wanted to see more of the worlds of the Future Universe." Hope said.

"Then why are we just talking about doing it?" Eddy butted in. "How about we just go and do it?"

"Geez… You can be such a killjoy sometimes." David said. "Alright, Vera. You know what to do."

"Understood. Entering the coordinates and preparing to head out." Vera said.

"(Padmè, Luke, Leia...I'll be there soon.)" Anakin thought as the Galaxy King vanished from Cross-World's sky.