Reality Shifters are beings of incredible power. However, that power hinges on Realities themselves. In order for them to be able to keep the Realities safe, they must learn how to protect themselves.

Powers locked away inside

Step up to give the gift of divine

There is no knowing what we face

But we know it to be unsafe

The time now to find

Our guiding light

And save everything that is known

To protect our home

There is one location throughout the entirety of between realities that holds the secrets of Reality Shifters. And within its hold, there are few who can know of the current crisis. "Sir! We just got reports of Reality 22986056 vanishing!"

"Another one?" Asked the Commander. He went by no other name, having lost it to time.

"Yes sir, the wave is speeding up! At this rate, we have weeks at best!"

"What is going on?" Wondered the Commander. "Syark, look in all databases to figure out what is going on!"

"Sir, yes sir!" Syark, a Shifter from Reality 10, began typing on his keyboard, pulling up everything he could think of to figure out what was going on. When he found something, it didn't look good. "Sir, I found something."

"What is it?"

"Well, it's good news and bad news."

"Let's get the bad news over with."

"This is identical to the event that happened when the First Shifter came about." The Commander gasped.

"But, how? That evil was sealed away in the Negative Reality! Not even Reality Shifters can escape there!"

"I'm not sure sir, but there is good news."

"What is it?"

"There's a way to stop it."

"How!" Demanded the Commander.

"It's an ancient text, but I think the computer can decipher it. Hold on." Syark's hands flew over the keys, translating the document. "I got it." He gave it a brief overview. "It says here that the wave will not stop until it devours Reality One, and the first Shifter stopped it with others. The wave is weak against specific Realities."

"Which ones?"

"That's just it, sir. We don't know. The only word the computer could decrypt was 'Bakugan'. The rest are still translating."

"Bakugan?" Asked the Commander. "Preposterous! The Bakugan Reality was destroyed long ago from within!"

"Actually, it wasn't." Said Claip. He had just walked in.

"How so?" Asked the Commander.

"You see, there was A Bakugan Reality that was destroyed, but it was not the original. The original timeline is still there, although it is changed."

"Changed how?"

"For one thing, there have been Shifters reported there. And each one bears a different attribute."

"Shifters?" Bellowed the Commander. "Why have we never heard of them before?"

"Because, sir, they were ingrained in the reality by the Timeline Bakugan."

"Bull. Chronogian faded years ago. There is no way that they were ingrained by him."

"On the contrary, they were not ingrained by Chronogian, but by his successor."

"And who the heck was his successor?"

"Haos Leonidas, partner of Atom."

"Leonidas?"

"Yes sir, Leonidas. And there's more to it as well. Leonidas was created when Atom entered the reality."

"Unbelievable! We have Realities being consumed by darkness and now we have uncatalogued Shifters? This is ridiculous!"

"But there's even more than that, I'm afraid." Said Claip.

"Well spit it out already!"

"Atom has an Alpha Gene."

"What!" Yelled the Commander.

Atom sat down at his desk, intent of finishing the last chapter of his story. "It's too bad everybody who reads this will only think of it as a Fanfiction, but I guess small sacrifices must be made." He began to type out what had happened in the final battle with Mechtavius Destroyer and the Bakugan in general. His mom called him.

"I need you to take out the trash!"

"Coming!" Atom got back up. "Man, I wish my shifting days weren't over. They were fun. But I guess everything has to come to an end eventually." He thought back to the Bakugan Reality. "Still, it's an open wound when I think about Leonidas. I hope he's doing okay in the Bakugan Reality."

A Shifter transported just outside of the Bakugan Reality, and Leonidas took notice. "Who are you?"

"I am a negative Shifter, born of darkness. And you, Doomic Dragon, are coming with me!"

"Negative Shifter? The only Shifters I've ever heard of were Atom and his friends."

"Oh, but you're so very, very wrong. Negative Shifters are Shifters, just far more powerful!" The strange person rushed at Leonidas and placed his palm on him. Leonidas roared in pain. Then, the Negative Shifter backed away, with a black cloud in his hand. "Thank you for the means of which I need to destroy you!" The cloud collapsed in on itself, and became a Bakugan. "Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand!" Before Leonidas rose another. A Dark version of himself.

"You think all it takes to defeat me is that?"

"You'd be surprised." Said the Shifter. "Very much surprised." The Dark Leonidas attacked.

"Sir, we're detecting an anomaly near the Bakugan Reality!" Said someone.

"Pin its location and get me details!"

"Yes sir!" The techs began to triangulate where the anomaly was and get a visual. "We got something, putting it on screen now!" On screen it showed the Negative Shifter copying Leonidas and creating another one.

"Mother of! Get me Claip!"

"Sir yes sir!" Said a guard. He ran off.

"I can only hope that we can get there in time."

Atom was just throwing the garbage bag into the trash can when he got a major headache. He gripped his head. "What's going on? Why am I getting a headache now of all times?" Within his mind, he was able to see just outside of the Bakugan Reality. "What the? Why can I see the Bakugan Reality? I thought my gene was damaged!" Then he saw Leonidas. "And there's Leonidas!" Then he noticed the other one. "What the? I thought Leonidas was the only one of his species! How did this happen?"

"Atom." Said a voice.

"Huh? Who said that?"

"Atom." Said the same voice, more insistently.

"Show yourself!"

"Atom, it is time once again."

"Time again for what?"

"Your partner is in danger, and you're the only one who can keep him safe."

"But how? My gene is damaged, I can't travel through the Realities anymore!"

"Your gene is not damaged. It is merely weakened. You are more unique than you know. Now, you need to save Leonidas before It happens."

"What's It?" Asked Atom. The voice was silent. He looked back to the vision, hoping against all hope to be able to figure out what to do.

Leonidas was hit and sent backwards. "Stand down Leonidas, even you cannot resist the power of the Destruction!"

"The Destruction?" Asked Leonidas. "What are you talking about?"

"The Destruction is the wave of energy that is decimating all Realities in its way! Nothing can stop it, and it won't stop until it consumes Reality One!"

"Reality One? But that's where Atom is! I cannot let that happen!"

"Oh, but you're already too late." Said the Shifter. Leonidas turned around to see a large, purple mass approaching.

"Wh-what is that?"

"That is your Doom! Concede now, or prepare to feel the wrath of all you have slain!"

"This thing is massive. How do I combat it?" Wondered Leonidas. "No, I can't think that way. I am the Timeline Bakugan, and I will defend this Reality with my life!" Leonidas flew towards the mass.

"You fool! Nothing can withstand the Destruction! Nothing!"

"We'll see about that!" Said Leonidas. His eyes began to glow, then his body followed suit.

Atom's Attributic wheel began to glow. "Atom."

"Huh?"

"Atom, please, I need your help!"

"Leo! What can I do?"

"I need you to return!"

"Return? But, my gene is" then he remembered what the voice had said. "But I've lost the ability to shift. How am I supposed to get there?"

"I am calling to you, you just need to do what another has done before." A black gate opened up and it had many different colored lines in it.

"I'm coming partner!" Atom jumped into the gate and it closed just as the garage door opened.

"Are you finished taking out the garbage yet?" Asked Atom's mom. She looked around the garage. "Huh, I wonder where he got to."

"This is my chance, I will not fail!" Said Atom as he rushed towards the Bakugan Reality. "I just hope Leonidas can hold out for a little longer."

Leonidas was being chased by his dark version. "Leave me alone!" The dark version just hissed.

"This is too funny." Said the Shifter. "Leonidas being beaten by himself. It's such a pity."

"Sir, we've detected another anomaly near the first one!"

"On screen, now!" On screen, it showed another Shifter coming onto the scene. "No way. I thought he was unshiftable!"

"It appears he has regained a small part of his power." Said Claip.

"Claip, thanks for coming. Have you figured anything else out?"

"Yes Commander, I have. It seems that the wave is targeting the Bakugan Reality."

"What?"

"Yes, and it is already starting. Take a look." The Commander looked on screen to see a purple mass approaching the Reality.

"How could we have missed that?" He asked weakly.

"Sir, it just appeared out of nowhere! I don't understand it, but it seems that this energy is targeting specific Realities!" The second anomaly vanished.

"Where did the anomaly go?"

"Sir, it just vanished. I don't know what happened to it!"

Atom looked around. "It sure has been a while since I've been here. But now is not the time for remembering the old days. I need to help Leo!" Atom began to move in the direction he thought Leonidas was. "Leo! I'm coming!"

"Zoom in on the location of the second anomaly!"

"Yes sir." The screen zoomed in on the location, and the Commander noticed something.

"Move in on the gamma octant." The screen zoomed in on Atom's location. "It's Atom!"

"But I thought you said he was unshiftable." Said a guard.

"Never mind that! We need to help him." Said Claip. "If I'm right, he may be the only one who can save the Bakugan Reality!"

"Atom, over here!" Yelled Leonidas.

"I'm coming!"

"You think one Shifter will be enough to stop me?" Asked the Negative Shifter. "Especially when I have the advantage?"

"You will not succeed!" Bellowed Leonidas.

"On the contrary, I will."

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Yelled Atom. He came to a stop in front of Leonidas. "This Reality is not for you to invade! I will protect those within with my life!"

"Then prepare to die." Said the Negative Shifter.

"This mass, it's unnatural." Thought the Commander. "There must be something we can do." Then he remembered something. "Claip, how are the Omega Genes going?"

"They're nearly done. We got a few perfected."

"Send one to Atom, right away!"

"Sir, we've never tried to inject a Realital Gene into somebody who already has one! We don't know what could happen!"

"Well I'm not one to sit around and do nothing while a Reality is threatened. Especially one that might be important to stopping this. Launch the gene!"

"It shall be done." Claip ran off to the engineers.

"Hang in there, you'll have more power soon." Thought the Commander.

"Time for me to stop you!" Shouted Atom. "Ability Activate!"

"Nope! Ability Activate! Negative Burst!" Atom's card stopped glowing.

"Why?"

"Because I can. Go Dark Leonidas!" The dark copy charged forward and bashed Leonidas. He nearly fell into the purple mass that was drawing ever closer to the Reality.

"Ok man, we're cut short on time here!" Said Atom. "We need more of us!" A beam of light came from somewhere. "What the?" Atom was hit by it, and it went into him. "That was new." Then, his attribute wheel began to glow.

"What's happening?" Asked the Negative Shifter.

"I wish I knew!" Said Atom. The glow became brighter, and enveloped Atom. Then the glow concentrated on his other hand, where it made a triangle. Atom looked at it. "That's new."

"It won't be enough to save you!" Said the Negative Shifter. "Go!" The Dark Leonidas charged as Atom got a vision. It showed him other brawlers using the same triangle he had on his hand, and how it could be used. He smiled.

"I think it will. Ready Leonidas?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." Atom held up his hands.

"Time for me to unleash my new power! Energy Twist! Light!" Leonidas began to glow white, and it only became brighter.

"What's happening?" Asked the Negative Shifter. Leonidas continued to glow, then it stopped abruptly. Where he was before was something different.

"I can feel the power of positive energy!" Said Leonidas, now evolved again.

"I think we can agree to that!" Said Atom. "What do you think this new evolution is called?"

"I'm not sure, but let's make the most of it!"

"Agreed! Ability Activate! Haos Light!" Leonidas brought his hands together and shot a beam from them. It struck the Dark Leonidas and defeated it.

"Impossible!" Said the Negative Shifter. "That's entirely impossible! Nobody has ever beaten a dark clone before!"

"First time for everything!" Said Atom. He turned to the mass. "I think it's time we took care of that!"

"I couldn't agree more!" Said Leonidas. Atom climbed onto Leonidas's head and the duo took off. They approached the mass quickly.

"Ability Activate!" Said Atom. "Negative's Blight!" Leonidas shot three beams, one from his horn and one from each hand. The three beams combined into one and created a blinding light. Atom had to shield his eyes.

Dan looked up. "Man, I wish I could know what was going on these days. First the new Bakugan, and now this." Up above, there was a light brighter than the Sun. Dan had to look away. "Whatever it is, I'm sure it has to do with Atom and the others. But, just to make sure, I better call Marucho."

The mass was slowly abating, retreating. "Keep it up Leo!" Shouted Atom.

"I'm trying, but this is taxing!"

"Nothing can defeat the Destruction!" Said the Negative Shifter.

"I thought you would've known." Said Atom. "If you ever tell a Shifter the odds, they will always beat them! Ability Activate! Primal Force!" Leonidas's power skyrocketed, and he redoubled his efforts into defeating the mass. The light became brighter, and began to break through the mass. The Negative Shifter was affected as well.

"No! I must resist, I must not be taken by the light!" Leonidas's beam broke through the mass and it dissipated. The light burned away the darkness tainting the Shifter. Only then did the light die down. Atom looked back to where the mass was only to see nothing.

"I never knew we were so powerful!" Said Atom.

"Neither did I." Agreed Leonidas. He glowed again and returned to his previous form. He looked over himself. "I guess that form is temporary."

"I guess so." Said Atom. He turned to the other Shifter. "We should probably help him."

"I hate that idea, but we probably should."

The Commander was able to hear cheering from all across the Infinity Matrix. Claip walked up. "Good choice in sending the Gene, commander. It seems to have done the job."

"Yes, it has, but I worry about its stability. They have been known to disintegrate."

"I wouldn't worry. We can only detect one gene in Atom's body, and it's neither an Alpha nor an Omega."

"So you mean to tell me that they"

"Yes Commander, the two genes fused together to create one far more powerful."

"Let's hope that it's enough for the coming storm, otherwise we may be doomed."

Leonidas floated over to the other Shifter and Atom jumped off of him to grab the Shifter. "We need to get him inside a Reality, otherwise he may be lost."

"Well, we have one right here." Said Leonidas.

"It'll be nice to return, even if it's only for a day."

"Then let's be on our way."

"Hey Marucho, can I talk to you?" Asked Dan.

"Sure Dan, just give me a minute." Marucho grabbed a few more papers and got up.

"You know, you really should get somebody to help you. Even you can't do everything about the stadium." Said Dan.

"Yeah, I know. But I also know that the Shifters were the only ones capable of working with me on them. And we both know where they've gone." A bright light appeared next to them, and Atom came out of it. "Well that just flew out the window."

"Hey guys." Said Atom. "Miss me?"

"Only as much as you missed us." Said Dan. "What brings you back?"

"This guy." Said Atom, mentioning the person on his back.

"Who's he?" Asked Marucho.

"I don't know yet, but he was a Negative Shifter."

"What's a Negative Shifter?" Asked Dan.

"That's something we're trying to figure out." Said Leonidas.

"Well, whatever he is, we aren't getting anything out of him right now." Said Marucho.

"But there was more." Said Atom. "He kept going on about something called the Destruction."

"The Destruction?" Asked Dan.

"It may have been related to the strange mass that was coming to this Reality." Said Atom. "From the looks of it, it wasn't friendly."

"Something strange is going on here." Said Dan. "But we can't do anything to help you."

"I know."

"Sir, Atom has entered the Reality."

"Is that so? Who is he communicating with?"

"It seems to be one Dan Kuso and one Chōji Marukura."

"Well color me impressed. I'm surprised he even knows about them."

"You should probably read his profile, sir." Said Claip. "He's very impressive."

"Well I could care less about that, I want to know what they're talking about. Plant a bug."

"Yes sir." One of the techs launched a bug to transmit what they were talking about.

"I don't know yet, but he was a Negative Shifter."

"What's a Negative Shifter?"

"That's something we're trying to figure out."

"Well, whatever he is, we aren't getting anything out of him right now."

"But there was more. He kept going on about something called the Destruction."

"The Destruction?"

"It may have been related to the strange mass that was coming to this Reality. From the looks of it, it wasn't friendly."

"Something strange is going on here. But we can't do anything to help you."

"I know."

"So, they want to help?" Asked Claip.

"Perhaps we should give them the means to help. Launch some genes, Claip. But make sure they're regular ones. I don't want anymore Omegas running around than needed."

"On it sir."

"Well, even if we can't help you, we know something we can do!" Said Marucho.

"And that is?" Asked Atom.

"Well, lately I've been trying to develop technology that will allow us to take a look outside of our Reality. It's still under development, but maybe it can work."

"Perhaps." Said Leonidas. "But without having seen the place outside of your Reality, how can you know if you're looking at the right thing?" Just then, Slight and Pyreon floated in.

"Hey, you called for us Marucho?" Asked Pyreon.

"Wait a minute, is that Atom?" Asked Slight.

"In person." Said Atom. "It's good to see you two."

"Same here, old friend!" Said Pyreon. "Same here!" The other Shifter began to move.

"Where am I?"

"Relax." Said Atom. "You're among friends."

"Friends? But, I tried to bring the Destruction upon you! How could you call me a friend?"

"Well, how about you answer a few questions." Said Dan. "Could you do that?"

"I don't feel like I should, but I know that I have to. I will answer to the best of my ability."

"Okay, first question." Said Atom. "What is the Destruction?"

"The Destruction is a being that plans to destroy all Realities. Before you ask, I don't know who it is or what it is, I just know its intent."

"Okay." Said Dan. "What is a Negative Shifter?"

"A Negative Shifter is the same as a regular Shifter, just created out of Darkness instead of Light."

"Okay, one more question." Said Marucho. "Who are you?"

"My name was never given to me, I was only called upon by the Destruction when I got a message from him."

"Final question." Said Atom. "Do you want a name?"

"Why, do I need one?"

"It's kind of annoying to be constantly referring to you as the other Shifter or a negative Shifter."

"Okay then. What would you suggest?"

"I'm not sure." Said Marucho.

"How about Clate?" Asked Dan.

"Clate?" Asked the other Shifter.

"Yeah!" Said Dan. "I think it fits."

"Okay, it's better than nothing." Said Clate. "So, how long have you three been Shifters?"

"What do you mean you three?" Asked Marucho.

"I'm the only Shifter here besides you." Said Atom.

"Really? But why would a Shifter associate himself with nonshifters? It doesn't make sense!"

"Because they are my friends, and I could care less if they are Shifters or not. We've fought through thick and thin together and we would never be held back by something as simple as a Realital Gene." Leonidas's eyes glowed.

"I sense something coming!" Suddenly, two beams of light came into the room. One hit Dan while the other hit Marucho. They both fell backwards from the impact.

"Dan! Marucho!" Said Atom. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, we're fine." Said Marucho as he got up.

"What was that?" Asked Dan.

"I don't know, but the same thing happened to me just before I came into the Reality." Said Atom. "That's when I got this ability." He held up his hand with the triangle on it.

"But didn't your Form Change ability come from your Realital Gene?" Asked Dan.

"It did. But I'm not sure what caused this one to happen. I just got hit by a beam of light and it appeared." Nobody noticed Dan and Marucho's hands glowing a little as they each got an Attribute Wheel.

"Well, whatever happened it didn't seem to harm us." Said Marucho. He helped Dan up and Clate noticed something on his hand.

"Hey, what's that?" He asked as he pointed to Marucho's hand.

"What do you mean?" Asked Marucho. After he got Dan up he looked at his hand. "What!?"

"What's wrong Marucho?" Asked Dan. Then he looked at his own hand. "Whoa!"

"What's going on here?" Asked Atom. Marucho and Dan both turned to him.

"I'm not sure of the cause, but I think each of us just got a Realital Gene!" Said Marucho.

"What?" Asked Atom. Marucho and Dan showed their hands to Atom. "What the!"

"I don't get it either, but something has changed." Said Dan. His phone rang. Dan grabbed it, and saw something peculiar. "It's Shun!"

"But he never calls." Said Marucho.

"Well, answer it." Said Atom. Dan did so, then put it on speaker.

"Guys, something strange just happened!" Said Shun. "A beam of light came at me and now I have"

"An attribute wheel on your hand?" Asked Marucho.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"The same thing happened to us!" Said Dan.

"You guys too? This is going to be interesting."

"I don't know what's going on here, but I don't like it." Said Leonidas.

"I know." Said Atom. "There was no reason for any of you to suddenly get a Realital Gene, much less have one before. However, something or someone decided to make it happen."

"Do you think it was Chronogian?" Asked Pyreon.

"Even as part of the timeline, he is quite powerful." Agreed Slight.

"No." Said Leonidas. "Even Timeline Bakugan cannot bestow Realital Genes."

"Could it be the Infinity Matrix?" Wondered Atom out loud.

"What's the Infinity Matrix?" Asked Clate.

"That's something I wish I knew." Said Atom. Marucho's phone went off. He answered it quickly.

"What the heck is going on?!" Yelled Runo.

"Runo, calm down!" Said Dan.

"I will not calm down!"

"Well, could you at least talk quieter so I can put you on speaker?" Asked Marucho.

"Fine." Marucho put her on speaker. "You guys are not going to believe what happened!"

"Beam of light and now an Attribute wheel?" Asked Atom.

"How did you know?" She was quiet for a moment. "And when did you come back?"

"Same thing happened to us and Shun." Said Dan.

"If it happened to the four of us, do you think it could've happened to" started Runo before Marucho's computer went off. He walked over to it and accepted the video call.

"Guys, you're not going to believe this, but look!" Said Julie. She held her hand up to the webcam.

"We can believe it, Julie." Said Dan as he walked in front of the screen. "It happened to us too."

"We need to slow down and think about this rationally!" Said Marucho. We don't even know how this happened or why!"

"I think I know." Said Clate. Everybody looked at him who could. "It has to do with the Destruction. From what I remember, it was a force capable of destroying anything in its path. However, it had one major problem. There are several Realities it cannot destroy without destroying others, and even then they are hard to destroy. My memory is still fuzzy, but I think this Reality was one of those."

"So, what you're saying is that we might've been given Realital Genes to try and protect this Reality?" Asked Marucho.

"This is going to be the best thing since we stopped Mechtavius Destroyer!" Said Dan.

"Dan, why do you have to talk like that?" Asked Runo. Then, the room we were in began to glow.

"What's happening?" Asked Julie as her room began to glow too.

"I don't know, but I'm guessing where you guys are is glowing too!" Said Shun.

"Same here!" Said Runo.

"This is insanity!" Yelled Atom. Then, all of them transported from their locations leaving empty rooms, excluding the Bakugan. All of them found themselves outside of the Reality.

"Whoa!" Said Dan as he looked around. "So this is what you guys see when you leave a Reality."

"It's intimidating at first, but it looks good!" Said Julie.

"I never thought it would look like this!" Said Marucho.

"But what are we doing out here?" Asked Alice. We all turned to her.

"You too?" Asked Runo.

"If you mean I'm suddenly out here with you guys, then yes. Anybody have any ideas what's happening?"

"The only thing I know is that this isn't normal." Said Shun.

"This is utter insanity!" Said Atom. "What the heck is going on?!" Then he calmed down. "Okay, I need to think more rationally about this." He looked at the Brawlers. "Guess I should give you guys a quick heads up on being a Shifter."

"That would be appreciated!" Said Runo.

"For one thing, Shifters are anomalies in timelines. They usually don't stay long in any timeline, no more than a day or two. However, I guess that's not to be the case this time."

"How would you know if it's to be the case or not?" Asked Shun.

"Considering the strange way you guys all got out here, anything's valid." Said Atom.

"Anything else we should know?" Asked Julie.

"I just need to warn you not to travel too far." Said Atom. "If you venture out too far, you may be locked from your home."

"You mean like when you couldn't return to Reality One?" Asked Marucho.

"Precisely. However, I don't know if that is the case with you guys. It may be different, but I'm not sure. So please, be careful."

"What about Drago and the others?" Asked Dan.

"I think I might be able to help with that." Said Leonidas, in Bakugan form. He began to glow and energy came out of him. Eleven beams went into the Reality.

"I can't believe they just left us like that!" Said Pyreon. "I mean, come on!"

"I know what you mean." Said Drago. "But I don't really think they had a choice."

"Well whatever happened, I'm worried!" Said Preyas. "Marucho's never been so far away before!"

"We all are." Said Slight. "But it doesn't change anything." Then, the beams of light hit them.

"Again with the lights!" Complained Drago. The four of them began glowing, and transported out of the area.

"Three, two, one." Said Leonidas. More lights appeared out of the Timeline, and took the form of Bakugan.

"Drago!" Said Dan.

"Dan! Where are we?"

"We're between Realities pal."

"So, you guys are Shifters now?" Asked Tigrerra.

"It seems so Tig." Said Runo.

"So, how did we get out here?" Asked Hydranoid.

"That would be because of me." Said Leonidas. "I gave all of you the ability to exist outside of the Timeline so that you could all be with your partners."

"But what about us?" Asked Pyreon.

"Yeah, our partners are who knows where!" Agreed Slight.

"Even if you gave us the ability to exist out here, we're useless without our partners." Said Vladitor.

"Calm down!" Said Atom. "Keep in mind that me and my friends are from Reality One. Assuming I was the only one summoned by Leo, they should all be back home! And until we find them, I'll be a partner to all of you." He looked at a Bakugan next to the others, one he had never seen before. "Wait a minute, I don't remember you."

"Who? Me?" Asked the Subterra Bakugan. "Well, uh. I kinda just appeared here. I don't know what happened."

"Just appeared?" Asked Leo. He thought back to what he did. "Whoops. I guess I added a little too much power into giving you all the ability to exist out here."

"But who are you?" Asked Atom.

"I don't really know. I don't know my name."

"Don't know your name?" Asked Dan.

"Hold on a second." Said Atom. He looked from Clate to the Bakugan, then back to Clate. "Seems that we've hit a lucky break."

"How so?" Asked Marucho.

"I think I just found the Subterra Brawler for my team."

"Sir, the Genes have been imprinted onto the original six." Said a Tech.

"Good. If we're lucky we won't need any more from the Reality. But I doubt we'll get lucky."

"Sir, the computer has translated another of the Timelines!" Said one of the techs.

"What does it say?"

"It's a riddle and the computer can't crack it."

"Put it on screen!" The tech did so. "The power of this Reality is a Virus to the Destruction, of which whose Data is corrupted. It takes a Vaccine to administer the cure."

"That's a heck of a riddle." Said Syark.

"Any ideas Commander?" Asked Claip.

"I don't know, but the words that are capitalized make me think." A small alarm went off. "What now?" The screen turned to the Bakugan coming out of the Reality.

"Looks like Leonidas has given them the ability to exist outside." Said Claip.

"Sir, we just analyzed their DNA." Said a tech. "One of them doesn't match any known patterns."

"Wait, what?" Asked the Commander. "But I thought we had every species cataloged!"

"It seems that we have a new one." Said Claip.

"I don't know about you guys, but I don't think I want to be a Reality Shifter." Said Alice.

"I'm with you." Said Runo. "Seems too chaotic out there."

"Well, like it or not, you are all Shifters now." Said Atom.

"But why were we made Shifters?" Asked Marucho. "From what I've seen, you guys were all that was ever needed."

"Apparently, something or someone decided that we weren't enough." Said Atom.

"So, the first wave was defeated." Thought a being. "I guess we'll have to move onto the next phase for now." The being cackled. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised." He looked through a strange plane. "After all, this one is capable of many things. Perhaps it will be possible to turn him." The image on the plane showed Atom. "If I could turn him, my plans will be accelerated tenfold! Then nothing will be able to get in my way again!" The being cackled again as it turned towards its next target.

Sure, Atom may have been the first to be called upon for saving Realities, but when the one I found for myself is put under the same threat, I can't just stand by and let it be destroyed! Looks like I'm going to have to merge with my partner for this one. If only there was a better way to combat this thing more effectively. Wait a minute, what's with that light? And what is this new power? I thought I knew everything I needed to know with this Reality! I guess I'll have to figure this one out, just like I did with Form Change. If only I had my friends to help me, their imagination would be useful here. I guess just being a Shifter will be enough.