"So David, what do you think of our new Allies here in Atlas?" Hope asked. "I'm thinking you and that Alien, Judge have a lot in common."
"You really think so?" David asked.
"Of course." Hope said. "I found out that Judge can control Time. He can create a Time Shift field that slows down time and grants him unlimited weapon energy."
"Oh, just for that, huh?" David asked. "Sorry, I was just thinking about Ace. I know that Jet can be a bit...reckless at times, but he's a nice guy, deep down."
"That's what I told him yesterday. We all care for him, you know."
"I know. It's just… He has a rollercoaster of emotions. No one can tell how he's really feeling most of the time." David said.
"Don't let that discourage you, David. You'll find people like that are always the most willing to get the task done in the long run." Alphamon said.
"I guess you're right about that." David said.
"I would know. It's true that we of the Royal Knights tend to let our individualities get the better of us at times, but we see each other as comrades, through and through, no matter what happens." Alphamon said.
"I agree with Alphamon. This is something those two just need to work out on their own." Magnamon said.
"I hope as well that Jet and Ace can co-exist." Judge said appearing behind them, scaring Hope.
"Wah! Judge!" Hope was startled.
"I am sorry. I could not help but overhear your conversation about your allies." Judge said.
"The Souls of many, gathered into one mind." Litty said using her crystal ball.
"So wait… he's not just one guy in that suit?" Hope asked.
"They are multiple beings with the consciousness of one mind given form." Litty said. "They all share the same thoughts, and act as one being."
"Wow…" Hope said. "Pretty cool, huh David?"
"Uh huh. Pretty sweet." David said.
"St. Grand found me when I was entombed in the Arctic. He discovered I was a living conglomerate of Nova called the Swarm. He constructed this Suit for me to survive. I had hoped that one day that together, St. Grand and I could discover who I am, and where I came from together."
"Is that why you and Starlink came to Atlas in the first place?" Azura asked.
"Yes. He believed Atlas held the key to my origin." Judge nodded.
"So many minds that act as one...You are the first I've ever encountered to share many souls in one body." Litty said.
"To be honest, we've never actually seen an alien race like Judge's anywhere within the Future Universe." Phon said arriving.
"Indeed. He is truly a marvel." Mari said as Meltan looked over Judge in awe.
"Phon...you've been in Atlas for 3 years. You have to know something." Hope said.
"All I know as any foreign ship seen in Atlas is shot down by those monsters called Legion. There's also the outlaws that roam lawless here. What's more...I think there's some sort of cult in his star system." Phon said.
"A cult… Great." David said.
"They got a leader I think. But...well...I do know of how you might find out more about them. There's a prospector on a nearby planet called Haven who claims to know a bit more about them." Phon said.
"Oh great…" Shaid said.
"Shaid, you wanna share something?" Hope asked.
"That prospector, his name is Eli. He was always going on about Legion having a leader." Shaid mentioned. "Legion Hierarchy, he called it."
"Great! Lets go and talk to him." Mason said.
"Hold up, you're actually gonna talk to him? Are all humans this dense?" Shaid asked.
"Not all of us, but it's not like we have other options." Jude said.
"Then let's fly." Rainbow said. "I'm taking the Rapid Rooster to help out."
"No...that's for Mayumi, not you." Miles said.
"Oh." Rainbow said. "Ready to fly, Mayumi?"
"Yep. I'm ready to go." Mayumi said.
Sure enough, the crew took flight, and were on approach to Haven via Hyperdrive.
"Warning: Legion Drakes incoming. Cancelling Hyper Drive." Sage said as the Hyperdrives were cut.
On cue, Legion Drakes appeared. It appeared that they were chasing an Outlaw ship.
"Ugh, knocked out of hyperdrive." Mason said. "Wait, Mayumi, those drakes… are they chasing someone?"
"Looks like it. From the looks of things, it looks like an Outlaw. Anyone think we should interfere?" Mayumi asked.
"The enemy of our enemy is our friend, as some say." Judge said. "Sage, let us speak to that Outlaw Pilot."
"Channel Open." Sage said.
"Hey, Pilot. Looks like you could use a hand." Mason said.
"Beat it, before I beat all of YOU!" the pilot said.
"Look, sir. We're trying to help you out in fighting off those drakes." Mayumi said.
"Ah, whadda you know? Maybe I'm luring Legion into my trap. But, so long as you're all here, I'll let ya take a few potshots at em." the pilot said.
"Yeah, you will. Lets rock and roll, Mayumi!" Fox said.
"Loud and clear, Fox! Let's see what this ship can do!" Mayumi said.
"Mayumi...you wanna have real fun...press the green button." Miles said.
"What? Like this?" Mayumi said pressing it as egg shaped devices shot out of the mechs mouth. "Eggs?"
"Close." Miles said as they started exploding once making contact with the drakes. "They're egg shaped bombs."
"Whoa, that's amazing!" Mayumi said.
"I knew you'd like it. Just glad I didn't put it in back." Miles said. "Just set em around like mines and they explode on contact with anything other than the Rooster."
"So it's best used when setting traps. Nice." Mayumi said.
Soon enough, all the drakes were dispatched.
"Ahahahaha! Nothing like a good battle to get the blood pumpin! You're alright, girl. Even though ya got a puny ship." the pilot said.
"What did he say?!" Miles asked.
"Miles, calm down. I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it." Mayumi said.
"Ha! Your mechanic's feisty, I like it!" the pilot said. "Name's Rankor, by the way. Maybe we'll meet again." he said before leaving.
"Well, that guy was something, huh?" Hope asked.
"We got lucky. Most Outlaws out here only got one code. Shoot first, talk NEVER." Shaid said.
"She's not wrong." Jet said. "Anyway we're approaching Haven and...huh? What's this? Son of a...I'm getting another signal. It's...it's from an exploration fighter. But the ID code...it's a different one. Must be from one of the other ports."
"I'm detecting the signal from a nearby Refinery." Judge said.
"Thats Eli's refinery. We go there, we find your former partner in the Depot, kid." Shaid said to Jet.
"They wouldn't be a former partner. Attention unidentified explorations vessel. Respond." Jet said.
"Yo yo yo. What have we got here? Another explorer, well ain't this fair. A fighter from another port I guess. I welcome ya in. Apologies for the mess." a voice said.
"Hold it, kid." an elderly voice said. "These guys are on private property of mine. You all better move along before you make another mistake."
"Now come on, old man, these kids are aight. No need to be ashamed. They've had a rough fight." the other voice said.
"Listen to your new friend, Eli. We're just here to talk." Shaid said.
"Shaid? I had a feeling you'd lead these guys to me." Eli said. "And he ain't a friend. Just an annoyance who I can't get rid of."
"Way harsh, man." the person said.
"We just have a couple questions to ask you, then we'll be outta your hair." Fox said.
"Uh huh. Look, I ain't in the business of being made a fool. You wanna talk, you gotta make it worth my while." Eli said.
"It's easy guys, you gotta bore. Dig him up some super rare ore." the voice said.
"What he said. Bring some rare minerals back here, and then we'll talk." Eli said.
"Thanks for the info." Mason said. "Hey, what's your name, Pilot?"
"I'm just an explorer, fighter, rapper from Epsilon is where I was paid. As for a name, you can call me Raid!" he said.
"Raid, huh? I like this dude!" Levi said. "Jet, you know anything about this guy?"
"No but I do know the port he's from, Space Port Epsilon is one of the other space ports that explore uncharted places. He must have been from one of their missions." Jet said.
"Let's just remember why we're here. Friends and allies are good, Info is better." Razor said.
The group left to search for the Rare Mineral. All the while, they saw Haven, unlike Kirite, was rich in vegetation and life.
"I've dispatched scanner beacons all over Haven." Tails said. "Wow, this planet definitely outclasses Kirite in terms of life."
"I'm down with that. I'll take a jungle over a desert anyday." David said.
"Even if that jungle had a certain you-know-who?" Leia asked.
"Don't remind me." David said.
"Who are you guys talking about?" Hagakure asked.
"You're talking about Cheetah aren't you?" Lacy asked.
"Yeah. I just can't get her out of my head for some reason." David said.
"It must be your heart telling you that you want to help her." Tsuki said.
"Yeah, that's probably it." David said.
"Don't worry about it too much. The day will come soon enough. You just need to have faith." Omnimon said. "One way or another, I'm sure you'll make it work out."
"Always happy to hear you say that, Omnimon. I think Nokia really is starting to grow on you." David said.
"Nokia?" Midoriya asked.
"She was his partner back when Tokyo was digitized." Dynasmon said.
"Man, we missed a lot back there." Natsu said.
"You sure did." Hope said.
As soon as the group got the Rare Metal, they returned to Eli's refinery.
"Welcome back homies, I thought you would fall, but you came back with some rare metal!" Raid said.
Eli sighed. "Raid, what am i gonna do with ya?" Eli said. "But anyway, thanks for gettin' that mineral. Tell ya what. This Refinery churns out Electrum by the bucket. Every so often, i'll send some of it your way once in awhile. So, let's talk. You guys wanna know whos running Legoin, right?"
"Something like that. My friends are missing their captain, and we thought you knew who did it." Fox said.
"Whoa old man, they dropped the ax. You better leak about evil old Grax." Raid said.
"Grax, huh. So he's the Legion commander." Hope said.
"Yup. He doesn't like to show his face often. Not unless he spotted somethin' real pretty." Eli said. "Raid, tell em about that Drake that crashed here not to long ago. In fact, wasn't that the one you were fighting when I found ya?"
"Yeah. I'll never forget that. It was just a scouting gig. Checking out a portion but then...those dang Legion punks went and blasted at us. I was sent crashing but not before taking one down with me." Raid said.
"Hmm… maybe if your friends hack that drake, they could get some leads on Grax." Eli said.
"We're on it." Mayumi said.
The group headed to the crashed drake site and came across it.
"That info ya want, its lodged inside. So you'll need to hack it." Eli said. "Be careful though, once the hack starts, Legion will come runnin."
"We're ready." Mason said. "Mayumi, link the drake to the Galaxy King so we can hack the drake."
"Got it. Leave it to me." Mayumi said.
Mayumi started the hack and linked it to the Galaxy King.
"We're receiving the info." Tails said.
"Incoming Cyclops!" Jiro called as the robots landed.
"Leave this to me." Judge said as suddenly his pod glowed and suddenly time slowed down. "Time is relative."
"Whoa! I told you, David, I told you! Judge can control time!" Hope said checking the Time Shift readings.
"Whoa, this is impressive!" David said.
Judge then equipped the Iron Fist and Volano, shredding the Cyclops one by one. It wasn't long until they were destroyed, and the hack was complete.
"Not gonna lie...that was cool." Eijiro said.
"It's amazing how Judge was able to slow down time around him. Almost like he uses Zone Speed on his entire ship." Starlight noticed.
"Or Slowga, too." Al added.
"Seems like you've found yourself a kindred Spirit, David." Hope said. "I'd love to see you guys work together."
"Me too. It looks like we'd work really well." David said.
"Alright, hack complete. It's a little garbled, but I got a line on that SOS." Razor said.
"That's strange… the signals coming from some kind of monument." Tails said.
"Yo yo! You homies found a Warden Spire!" Raid said.
"A what?" Hope asked.
"The warden spire, yo. Relics of the wardens found long ago." Raid said. "They made some awesome gear, you gotta power em up to check it out."
"Whaddya say, think we should check it out?" Mason asked Mayumi.
"Sure. Sounds worthwhile." Mayumi said.
The group made it to the Spire as they saw it needed a certain puzzle to activate. They found it needed a combination of a Fire and Ice weapon.
"Guys, get back here immediately." Tails said.
"What's up?" Chase asked.
"I finished the decryption. What I've discovered is pretty bad." Tails said.
"What did you find?" Mason asked.
"It looks like Grax is ready to make his next move. He's activated something on the nearby planet." Tails said.
"Nearby? But that would be Sonatus, right?" Mason asked.
"It sounds pretty dicey. Tails is right, we need to head back." Mayumi said.