In the lanes between worlds, on the Last Crusade, the Brave Adventurers, minus David and Sectonia, for obvious reasons, are talking amongst themselves.
"He really come a long way, has he?" Zelos asked.
"Yeah. At first, he was just a demon hunter who wanted to help Sectonia with her burden. Now he's really coming into his own." Scott said.
"Speaking of which, he used something when he fought that Antlion earlier. Arctic Style, I think he said." Leia said.
"We suspected it was from the Blue Orb, but if that was the case, his crystal eye would've been glowing." Regal said.
"I figured something was up about it, so I did some research." Vera said. "Arctic Style is a style of Color Fighting, originally practiced by Sayuri."
"Sayuri? She never told us about that." Jesse said.
"There must be some kind of reason she kept it a secret. But what does that have to do with David?" Leia asked.
"At the time, his Lunarian blood was giving him uncontrollable power surges. It might be possible that the adrenaline has caused him to replicate some of her techniques." Genis said.
"Although, the Frigid Axe Kick was the only technique from it that we saw from him. Is he really Sayuri's successor for the Arctic Style?" Sheena asked.
"For now, it doesn't seem to have fully awakened yet." Kurochi said.
"We will have to wait and see if he has access to God Mode like Jexi and Hope. That's the only way we can confirm this theory." Presea said.
"He would be the quickest to reach it if that's the case. However, since he has access to a lot of ice abilities, he just might pull it off." Kabuki said. "However, I doubt my master is aware of this development."
"Speaking of which, shouldn't you and the Tapu Guardians be keeping an eye on him?" Ming asked.
"He and Sectonia are very close. You know that." Kabuki said, much to Ming's chagrin.
"Oh ho! Looks like the guy is finally starting to make his move!" Zelos said.
"Of course you would say it like that, Zelos." Mayumi said.
"What are you guys talking about over there?" Nana asked snacking on her signature Oden Sandwich.
"David and his progress." Ross said.
"Yeah...he has been growing a lot as a person lately hasn't he?" Jexi said arriving.
"He has. I mean… i don't even know a lot about Dark Meta Knight. I mean Hell, we didn't even know about him when Sectionia was battling us in Floralia when she was all evil and stuff." Nana said taking another bite. "No offense, Sectonia."
"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad that Taranza was able to bring me back." Sectonia said.
"And that's how you managed to rescue David and cause him to spring into the hero scene in the first place." Ming said.
"Yes and since then he's been getting stronger and stronger." Jexi said.
"But now, we still have the rest of the Elements to deal with. Some of them have already deserted Dragon when his true intentions were revealed, but those still loyal to him will obviously see David as a threat." Mayumi said.
"True. With David's way with words, he was able to influence some of the Elements. Dragon obviously wants to keep all of them under his thumb and won't let David disrupt his plans, whatever they are." Jexi said.
"And what about Dark Meta Knight? We haven't heard a lick from him at all. Is he just biding his time or what?" Nana asked.
"Hard to say. Though if he hasn't made a move yet. He's gotta be waiting for something." Jexi said.
Meanwhile with David, he was looking outside the ship from the quarters before writing a letter to Sayuri.
"Hey, Sayuri." David wrote. "I'm not sure if these letters are getting to you, but if they are, then I'm glad that you're okay. Of everyone back home, you and my parents are the only ones that I know wouldn't go down without a fight. Speaking of which, I've been hearing that you've been dealing a chunk of damage to Dragon's Emotionless force lately. It's good to hear, because now we know we don't have to worry about them. I've been looking back to when I fought that Antlion in the Magic Universe. When I used an Arctic Style move, it really got me thinking. I'm not sure if it was just adrenaline or some other works, but...I think I'm about to inherit some sort of power from you. I'm not sure if it's one of those Color Fighting Styles, but I know one thing. Whatever it is, I have a feeling that it will determine the fate of the multiverse in the coming times. Oh, and say hi to Mother and Father for me, and tell them that Harumi is in good hands now. Hope to see you soon. David."
"Such a heartwarming letter." a voice said as David turned to see Yellow sitting in the chair behind him.
"Oh, it's just you. What's the occasion this time?" David asked.
"I understand how you feel that way given last time. Rest assured I have not come to bring trouble. Actually...I need your help as well as the help of Jexi and Hope and your groups." Yellow said.
"Let me guess, something big is about to go down in the Warrior Universe." David said.
"One of the largest wars that have occurred there up to date." Yellow said.
"They would probably want to hear about this. Hang on. I'll patch you through." David said.
After a patch was established in all three ships, Yellow then spoke.
"In the center of my universe is a world where an enchanted spring sits. It provides life for that world. However, the king of that world has died and now the spring is losing its power. One of the descendants of that king, Tamaki, has used its power to collect warriors from not just my universe but others as well. They have been scattered across this land, allying with those wanting the throne. Tamaki, Shiki and Setsuna. But they do not know of the true threat. So...here is what I propose. I wish to send each group into a separate timeline, so you won't fight one another, and help the three reach the throne. Once that is accomplished...I will fuse them all together so we may stop the real threat." Yellow said.
"You sure about that? Sending each of our teams to a separate faction may be an opportunity to see how they stack against one another." David said.
"You were complaining about your friends in separate factions and fighting each other last time." Yellow said.
"That was because you mind controlled them all into it." David said.
"Maybe I'm not being clear about the threat...if that world dies, so does my universe!" Yellow said.
"And you know that's something we cannot ignore." David said.
"Don't worry about David. That was just his competitive side kicking in again." Mayumi said.
"He will be competitive, just not against the other teams. But...there is something I should mention. Those...elements people. Three of them were sighted on that world." he said.
"Three?" Hope asked.
"From their description, they are Bug, Rock and Poison. Bug was escaping from the two of them with some girl, likely someone Dragon wants. When Rock and Poison had them cornered there, some boy went and cut into Rock. Strange thing is...the cuts that went into Rock, they didn't regenerate." Yellow said.
"That's strange. The only way to ensure that was to remove the Z-Crystal." Sunset said.
"That's the thing, he did not attack the Z-Crystal. He slashed Rock's chest with a sword and those cuts still remain." Yellow said. "The boy looks like this." he said showing an image of a silver haired boy in black with green eyes and a pouch on his side and a black headband.
"Hmm. And he's not from your universe?" Aelita asked.
"No. It's possible he was someone brought there by accident during the summoning." Yellow said.
"From the looks of this boy and the way he slashed Rock, it's possible he's from the Magic Universe." Kurochi said.
"I came to the same conclusion. I was going to speak with Blue after I was done convincing all of you to help me." Yellow said.
"Well, it seems like a very big deal… Alright, we'll do it." David said.
"Very well. Dimensional Heroes will go with Tamaki, Shining Hope Squad will go with Setsuna and Brave Adventurers go with Shiki." Yellow said.
"Okay." Hope said. "Everyone else okay with that?"
"Yep." David said.
"No complaints here." Jexi said.
"Very well. Then I will now separate you all!" he said as the groups glowed before they vanished.