On the way to China, David walked up to the Card Realizor.
"Waiting for our new teammates? Don't worry, they've already been inserted into the Realizor. They've been in there for awhile getting their new bodies." Miu said.
"I know. It's just that they've been in my deck since the start of my Buddyfight career. It's gonna be kind of weird seeing them now." David said.
"Ah, don't worry about it. They're basically the same, just got new looks." Miu said. "Well almost new. Actually pretty similar to how they looked in the card art." Miu said.
"Also...you might want to consider getting rid of that anxiety...they'll be out in a minute." Tails said. "Oh...make that 45 seconds."
The machine then hissed as the capsule on the other side opened as out of it stood the now realized messengers of sunlight and moonlight, Sol and Luna.
"Aaaaaaah…. Oh, it feels SO good to be outta there!" Sol said as she stretched. She is now wearing a short-sleeved shirt with red shorts and sneakers. "Love the clothes, too!"
"Huh. Don't remember that being part of the design." Miu said.
"Me neither." Tails said.
"Well...seems this is us now." Luna said appearing in jean shorts with black leggings going down to brown boots, black arm sleeves, a belt holding her jean shorts, and a blue double strapped shirt with a white cross on the left and exposing her side on the right. She also had her blue hair in a small right braid and in a ponytail in the back.
"Still, we are glad to be by your side, David!" both said with a bow. "With greetings and heartfelt thanks all the way from Magic World!"
"You're very welcome, ladies." David said. "Though, we might need to do something about the names since we already have a Luna with us."
"Well, we could give them code names. Hmm...How about...Dawn and Dusk?" Jack said.
"Yeah… Those are perfect!" David said.
"Dawn's a great name for me. Perfect for the sun rising." Dawn said pointing at herself.
"Same for me as well. Dusk is a great name for the ending of the day and welcoming the moon." Dusk said.
"Dawn and Dusk it is, then." Double D confirmed.
"In that case, welcome to the crew, ladies." David said.
"And just in time for your first job. We've almost arrived at the temple." Joker said.
"Akira, you've donned your phantom thief outfit." Tails said.
"We were taking a break cause of the heat. But now that we're after treasure, the Phantom Thieves are back at it." Jack said.
The ship soon descended down onto a clearing in a bamboo thicket as they approached a old temple.
"Wow...it looks so...old." Lacy said.
"Probably because no one's been here for a long time except for the person that resides in it." Ace said.
"By the way...didn't you tell us our Ranma would be here, Sunset?" Hope asked.
"Yes, he was supposed to find a place to break the seal and…" Sunset said before they saw him climbing the stairs.
"Finally found it. Now to call the guys and…" Ranma said before seeing the groups. "Oh."
"No need. We're already here." Kokoro said.
"Yeah...I can see that." Ranma said.
"Well...no time to waste. Let's head on in." Hope said as they marched into the temple. "Okay! Exorcist...where are…" he said seeing dust covering the entire place. "I don't think anyone lives here."
"How strange." Reflet said as she walked around.
"Yes...you were supposed to arrive a few minutes into the future." a voice said.
"Wait...I know that voice." Indigo said as they saw a familiar color fighter. "Chrono!"
"An old friend?" Ace asked.
"Uh...sort of. He's the user of the Time Style and one of the guys who makes sure time runs smoothly." Hope said.
"A keeper of time then." Al said.
"What are you doing here? You aren't planning to have me get killed again, are you?" Hope asked.
"No. You no longer are involved with anything that could end the Universes...for the time being." Chrono said.
"I feel I should ask what he's talking about, but I'll save that for later." Eddy said. "For now, we got a Redux to get to!"
"What are you talking about?" Chrono said.
"Uh...never mind him. We just had some wild thoughts. We came because of this." Sunset said showing the scroll.
"Ah yes. The Youseiken Scroll. You came to me to try and remove the seal." Chrono said.
"Well...can you?" Neu asked.
"I don't possess the magic that is equal to Enma's...but time is on my side. I can simply rewind the time around the scroll to a point before Enma placed the seal." Chrono said.
"Great! So do it." Gemini said.
"Oh no. I am afraid you will not get my help so easily. Before I can even do that...I'll have to test you of your worth to possess this." Chrono said.
"What kind of test?" Zoro asked.
"Tell me...you remember this being right?" Chrono said showing a photo of Ogudomon.
"Ogudumon? But...We sealed him away back in…" Alphamon started.
"You're kidding. Don't tell us…" David said.
"While he is sealed away in this timeline, he will return in the other one." Chrono said.
"The other?" Hope asked.
"The phenomenon you call Redux's...they are actually points in alternative timelines. Ones where you had or didn't have people you have now. And in a recent one, instead of letting them escape, you slew six of the seven great demon lords." Chrono said.
"I was afraid of this. Lucemon and Arojam are still alive…" David said.
"Oh, it's worse than we thought…" Alphamon said.
"Indeed. And if things are as similar between the two, Lucemon will attempt to create a new Demon Lord and resurrect Ogudomon once more." Chrono said.
"Then we'll just have to stop him before he does." Mark spoke up.
"Easier said than done. While Lucemon's strength was diminished when he lost his arm, Arojam is still a powerful being of magic, so they have hidden somewhere in Ylisse. But I cannot pinpoint where they have appeared. This is where you all come in. Hope, you showed me that the future is not set in stone so...this is the test. Find Lucemon and Arojam and finish them for good." Chrono said.
"..." David remained silent.
"Is something the Matter, David?" Dusk asked.
"Yeah, what's eating at you?" Dawn followed.
"It's just… Well…" David said motioning to the Royal Knights.
"Oh yeah...that's where they got stuck, wasn't it?" Alkal asked.
"Not stuck. Sealed away. Ogudomon was too powerful at the state we were all in at that point, so the only way we could think of to rid his influence was to seal ourselves away with him." Leopardmon said. "And well… You can all tell what happened afterward…"
"Yeah. Everyone remembers. A statue was put in Ylisse so the people could never forget their sacrifice." Jexi said.
"Not only that, but the All Science Go Corporation bastards brainwashed them and sent them to Tokyo years later." David said.
"Yes. That was a very unpleasant experience." Omnimon said.
"Though...perhaps this is time's way of giving us a second chance. We might be able to find a way to stop him without sealing him and us away." Jesmon said.
"I hope there is. I really don't want to fight you guys like that again." David said.
"Ylisse." Reflet said.
"Not technically your Ylisse, Reflet. But that does bring up an issue." Hope said.
"Her presence might. Though she comes from an alternate timeline, she is still the same as the one you call Sir Robin. Her appearance there might change the course of history there." Chrono said.
"I might have a solution for that." Himiko said.
"You do, Himiko?" Hope asked.
"Well, there are two options for that." Himiko said. "The first is to simply change her hair color."
"And the second?" Maki asked.
"With this." Himiko said bringing out an item much like the Master Seal, but blue.
"A second seal? Oh I get it, if Reflet changes classes, she won't cause any problems." Hope said. "Will that work?"
"Hmm...65%." Chrono said.
"Good enough for me." Jexi said.
"So, Reflet. If you weren't a Tactician, what class would you have wanted?" Himiko asked.
"Hmm… That's a good question. I never considered that." Reflet said.
"If I may interject, I would say a simple hair color change and an outfit palette swap might simplify things." Rarity said. "I could dye her hair Black. The outfit is tricky however."
"I got it!" Mari said dashing back to the ship before coming back with a Tactician Robe, but with a White Mage design. "Ta-Da!"
"You made some garbs for Reflet? Sweet!" Rainbow said.
"It's one of my outfit colors for when I compete in the Smash tournaments." Reflet said as she took it.
"In her timeline, I might add." Chrono said. "I feel like I'm going to regret letting her through...but if worse come to worse I'll go back and erase this moment."
"Wait, what?" Reflet asked.
"I mean...let us begin! Gate of Time!" Chrono said as appearing behind him was a large gate with a clock at the top of it ticking away.
"Whoa...so what do we have to do?" Hope asked.
"Simply this." Chrono said kicking Hope down the tunnel. "That was for trying to slug me back then. You didn't hit me but I'm still offended you even tried."
"That was a little extreme, don't you think?" David asked looking at the Royal Knights. "Don't worry, you guys. We will find a way to defeat Ogudumon without sealing you all away. We're all getting out of this alive!"
"We will. We will." Omnimon said. "Well...here we go." he said as everyone else started going through the gate into the world of Awakening.
"Hmm...since they created those alternate timelines...even I cannot predict what will happen within them. All I can do is observe." Chrono said. "You changed the future once...do it again. Please."