Episode 6: 鮫柄の歯 The Teeth of Sametsuka!

There are traitors and heroes...beggars who won't belong

In this world

They believe in the same truth, believe in eternal time

Forever more


The Magic Six sat down in a meeting room as Beatrice set up a presentation on the events happening as they already knew but to review and to analyze what has all happened.

Rin took out his piece of the stone and placed it on the table. Beatrice smiled and took out her piece and places it next to the first one, saying, "There are six pieces as you have known. The other four must be collected."

"But where are they at?" asked Alex.

"My spies have seen the other Stones in Honolulu, Panape and Marqueseas," she replied.

"But that only makes 5," said Makoto.

"We're missing one," shrugged Rin.

"Do you know where it is? Or at least suspect?" asked Rei.

"Afraid not," she answered, "However, I've been informed that there's going to be an attack from the Bolsheviks."

"A-Anastasia!" gasped Alex.

"I-is she in danger?" asked Makoto.

"She'll be fine," replied Beatrice, "The last time I contacted the TN in Russia she went on a mission to Chernobyl."

"C-chernobyl?!" asked Rei, "But isn't that dangerous due to the radioactivity?!"

"She's doing fine," she answered, "She's unlocked the powers in her. That kept her immune...As well as allowing you all to reunite."

"H-how do you even know all of this?" asked Nagisa.

"…it's because I am a descendant to the Romanovs," replied Beatrice, "And as a Romanov, we are a team of our own."

The others gasped in shock at the revelation, knowing how the Romanovs died from the Russian Revolution, not a single trace (except for Anastasia) could have possibly made a new generation. And now here is Beatrice standing before them.

"A-Anya…" muttered Alex.

"W-what, how is that possible!?" asked Rei.

"There is also one more person," said Beatrice, looking at Nagisa and Rei with a smile, "You may know him."

"W-who?" asked Nagisa.

Thugisa walked in and smirked, "What's up sluts! Guess who just get out of prison?!"

"T-thugisa?!" gasped the two.

Beatrice sighed and replied, "That's enough now…Andreas…"

She unleashed a wave of magic from her hands, washing away the blonde hair into a reddish-hair color and the red-violet eyes back to a blue-ish color, transforming the cosplayer to his original form; Andreas Romanov.

"Humph!" grunted Andreas, pouting, "You had to ruin that fun!"

She sighed and continued, "You were put in that from to keep an eye on things. Especially for Rei and Nagisa..."

"And you're saying he's the other descendant?" asked Alex, confused.

"Yes I am," said Andreas.

Rei could only stare in disbelief while Nagisa rushed up to him with a hug, saying,"So you were her spy? And you told her where she can find us? OH THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

"Uhhhhh, you're welcome?" asked Andreas, slightly confused on the reaction.

Makoto and Rin could only unleash a sweat drop of nervousness and chuckle as he latter said, "Well then…"

Beatrice smiled and cleared her throat, "It's time to depart soon; you'll have to find the remaining stones."

"And how are we going to do this? Together or in pairs?" asked Rei.

"Yes and which way are we going to go?" asked Nagisa.

"I think the best option is for you to split into three groups," replied Beatrice, "I will give you a potion that will change your form for about 24 hours. That way the other societies won't detect you."


St. Petersburg

Hours after the completion of the mission in Chernobyl, Anastasia made her way over to the abandoned Alexander Palace along with Sousuke and Kisumi. It was already sunet by the time they arrived here, knowing that they cannot afford to get caught by other wandering eyes.

The princess walked through the massive empty ball room as she could feel the warm breeze kicking in as she could somehow feel an echo of memories. Sousuke and Kisumi waited for her on the other end of the hall while they were in a conversation of their own.

"It...it was here," she muttered, "The ball…where it all began."

She climbed up a small series of stairs and saw an empty chair/throne covered in dust and a few cobwebs. After touching it, her vision twisted around and the scene grew livelier with phantoms of the people dancing happily together and celebrating.

"Glowing dim as an amber…"

Anastasia walked her way back downstairs to the crowd as she spilled a few tears to see the people of the past floating before her, dancing happily. Her clothes also transformed into a beautiful, golden dress with a few hues of blue and red as her hairstyle also grew back to her longer length…

Was this all a dream?

"Anya…Anya!" echoed a voice.

She turned to see her family standing before her, all smiling happily. She rushed over to hug all of them but found that she was unable to since they were already dead and intangible.

"You've been so brave, my daughter," smiled the mother.

"W-what are you all doing here?" asked Anastasia.

"We never left," smiled Olga.

She turned to her father and asked, "F-father…why did everyone…?"

"It's very complicated and incredible to explain," said Nicholas II, "A lot of things went wrong in the world and the people blamed me a lot for it."

"But what if I could…?" began Anastasia.

"Right now, the best thing is for you to leave here and help those in need," said Tatiana, "You've always wanted to see the world, right?"

"T-tati…" trembled the living princess as she was ready to cry.

"You're almost there," said Grandma Maria, "You can do it."

"Gr-grandma!" replied Anastasia, "I…I've did what I could so far! Please…I'm so sorry…"

"You have nothing to apologize for," smiled Alexei, walking towards her, "Just help those who are suffering right now. And that way, at least everyone can remember you as the hero."

The family began to vanish away as Anastasia tried to hug her siblings together but fell into the hands of Sousuke and Kisumi, crying.

"I…I saw them, m-my family," she breathed.

"I'm sure they are proud of you," said Sousuke.

Kisumi nodded to agree as she released the hug and answered, "I'm ready…let's go."


Back in Manorial, the Magic Six stood outside on the platform balcony as their clothes were shifted back to their flight armor form with their rockets, wings, and other hi-tech gear. The families and relatives of them stood together as well, smiling with hope and faith to them.

Beatrice handed over the vials and said, "Remember, these will only work for 24 hours. Use them when you get to the village."

The boys nodded and hugged their family and friends as the relatives smiled happily and shed a few tears for good luck.

"Be safe!" said Gou, "And please, if you find Sei…tell him that I'm here safe."

"Right…" replied Rin.

"Do your best onii-chan!" chanted Ran and Ren.

"Brother please be safe," said Sergi.

"You know we will," smirked Alex.

The six took off into the skies, heading up to the clouds at a really high altitude where their clothes adjusted again by providing them some oxygen masks to breathe through the thinner, colder air.

"Wow, it's so nice up here!" said Makoto.

"It is beautiful," agreed Rei.

Alex took out the compendium and checked on the map on where they had to go; they had to retrieve the last pieces of the stone in the three villages but there was still one missing out in the swamp.

"We only got a few days before the Bolsheviks invade here," said Rin.

"But how are we going to save the people though before they get here?" asked Makoto.

Alex closed the book and said, "Perhaps we should just...H-Haru?"

Haruka was sort of looking away as he stared at the clouds below, the white clouds and the green ones further down.

"Haruka-senpai?" asked Rei.

"It's nothing," said Haruka.

"J-just how can you think like that?! Or have you forgotten as well!?" snapped Alex.

"Please tell us, Haru-chan!" said Nagisa.

"Why did we even allow ourselves to be condemned to this?" asked Haruka.

"Haru!" gasped Makoto.

"It's been a heavy burden we all carried...everyone depended on us…to keep this world safe. And once we departed and were reborn on Duniya, we put all our faith into this world…and now look at how it's ended up!" he explained, "What kind of a dream or future we even have like this!?"

"Haru!" said Rin, "Did you think I wanted this world to collapse like this too?!"

"We had no control of this world when we left," added Makoto.

"The people of Panape are pressuring me to be with you...Rin...while the people of Marqueseas are the same with you Makoto," answered Haruka, turning to Alex and said, "But…you are the one that ended up with me the last time we lived together…they have forgotten about you. You are the one that gave a memory to all of us."

"Haru, this isn't our fault that we couldn't stay in this world forever!" replied Makoto.

"We all know who is responsible for this," said Nagisa.

"But…who exactly is 'Lydia'?" asked Alex.

"Well I am sure she has to be a Mahotsukai with those extradordinary powers," answered Rei, "She definitely started all of this."

"We have to find the stones first though," said Rin, "Let's go!"


It took about an hour and a half (since they were flying high above) but once they checked that they were in the airspace of Lynwin-Mu, they stopped to take a breather and float.

"Yaaaah!" gasped Alex as he felt something in his mind, clasping his hands to his head.

"O-oi!" shouted Rin.

"What's the matter!?" asked Rei.

"I-it's them!" said Alex after concentrating on his emotional powers.

"Who?" asked Makoto.

"Seijuurou…Momo…Nitori!" he replied.

The others gapsed as Haruka asked, "Down by the ruins?"

"Yes, we have to go there now!" answered Alex, taking off in a screaming dive.

"WAIT FOR US!" shouted Makoto, angling his rockets and wings.

The others took off, soaring their way back down to the swampy mists.

Back down below, Seijuurou fell to his knees as the others finally got rid of the Chiropterans for another round. It had been at least a few days of fighting and hiding here in the abandoned ruins of the former Lynwin-All University.

Despite the amount of birds that came to protect the trio, there were at least a handful of Chiropterans, some of the human-mutated beings and other terrifying creatures that stalked the city.

"There hasn't been any other monsters, has there?" asked Nitori with his eyes glowing blue.

Momo was just too terrified to even speak as he was unable to do much but to hide from the battles. He was not jealous but rather upset that he had no abilities to use that would help contribute.

Sei looked down at his legs as they were slowly transforming and twisting, knowing that his time is almost up…

He moaned in pain loud enough for the others to hear as Momo ran up to him, screaming, "NII-SAN!"

Nitori turned his head as he saw the Magic Six finally arriving safely to them. He smiled in relief for a moment but turned his head to see Momotarou panicking over his brother.

"W-what's going on?!" asked Rei.

"Ai-chan, what happened!?" asked Nagisa.

Alex rushed over to see Seijuurou's legs twisting to that of a…

"It's too late," he muttered sadly, "The wounds are closing up…"

"W-what are you saying?!" asked Momotarou.

"In a short time, he'll become a Chiropteran," said Alex, lowering his head, "And my blood won't be able to save him…"

"No…NOOO!" screamed Momotaoru, hugging onto Sei, "You can't! You have to stay alive!"

"I…I can only feel the darkness taking o-over," replied Sei.

Alex took out his blood vial again as the elder brother replied, "Don't waste it on me…"

"STOP IT!" shouted Rin, "My sister is alive and she's waiting for you!"

"G-Gou…" muttered Sei, "S-she's a-alive?"

"Gou-san!" gasped Momotarou.

"You can't give in!" shouted Nagisa.

Nitori gasped as he remembered something from Izawa a long time ago…something about his blood being able to help any victims regardless of what species' blood he mixed into. However…

"I'll do it," said Nitori, stepping in, looking at Alex, "Your blood is poisonous to him…but perhaps my blood…I can save him."

"A-ai-chan?!" asked Nagisa.

"Nitori…" muttered Rin, slightly shocked by this.

"Thanks to Izawa…I have become more than human myself," smiled Nitori, "If we can't have Sei alive exactly as a human…it's better for him to be alive and different than to be dead."

Before the others could react, Nitori cut open his wrist a little, drinking some of his own blood into his mouth. He looked into Sei's eyes as his own eyes glowed blue. Nitori locked his lips into Sei's lips, pouring the blood into the mouth for a few moments.

Seijuurou's eyes glowed bright yellow as his body was shaking and moving a bit violently; his legs transformed back to his human-like form. Nitori released the "kiss" as Sei tried to keep himself together.

"Brother!" gasped Momotarou, "Can you hear me!?"

After a few moments, Sei finally relaxed himself and saw the others staring at him. He smiled with a nod as he was already feeling a bit "different" with the change in his body frame. However, he was still strong as every other captain, just that he has a different complexion.

"After that night," said Nitori, "I gained a part of her powers…"

"So no wonder you acted so cheerful!" smirked Nagisa, "When you were with Sora-chan! Tell me, how did it go that night?"

"Oi!" snapped Rin, grabbing Nagisa from walking over, "This isn't the time for memory lane! We got a job to do."

"I know…" sighed Nagisa.

Seijuurou got up and said, "We have to get going."

"Everyone else is in the Easter Peninsula, at the village of Manorial," replied Makoto.

"Why all the way out there?" asked Nitori.

"It's the only safe place left on this continent," answered Nagisa.

"Our families are there too," nodded Makoto, "However, we are set on a mission right now. How will you all get to the peninsula safely?"

"I think I got a solution to this," said Alex, taking out his sword to summon his dragon again.

"WHOA THERE, SINCE WHEN DID YOU OWN A DRAGON!?" gasped Momotarou, shocked.

Sei could only laugh at this scene while Nitori blushed a little with a sweat drop of nervousness.

The three got onto the dragon and Alex sent them off, while Rei was a bit worried that he wouldn't be able to use his sword. Once the three were on their way, Rei asked, "What if something happened that will need your sword?"

"I still got this," he replied, revealing his skyblaster.

"Well that's better than nothing," agreed Nagisa.

From there, the team split off to their partners, one heading north, one heading slightly east and the other to the west. They know that there wasn't much time left but they had to gather the remaining stones before this land would fall into nothingness.


Rin and Nagisa arrived in the forest that led to the village of Panape as the town was filled with red and blue colors along with various attractions that he and his sister learned earlier from their "tours". However, Rin used his x-ray vision and saw the people acting rather…'strange'.

"Why are they acting so different?" asked Rin.

"What do you mean?" asked Nagisa.

"It's like…they're walking around in a daze," shrugged the red-hair.

"Eh? That makes no sense RinRin!" said Nagisa.

Rin took out the vial and replied, "We don't have any time, let's drink this, find the stone and get the hell up out of here!"

After a minute of drinking (and warping/twisting of their bodies), the two older men walked to the gates where they saw the guards standing at their post.

"Who goes there!?" shouted one of the guards.

"We uh…we're passing through," said Rin, "Can you tell us if this village is open for sightseeing?"

"Well it is a nice place indeed but the people here are acting a bit...odd. However, I am sure Annabelle will welcome you in," replied the second guard.

The gated opened up and the two were led inside the town.

"I'll call Annabelle and she can arrange something for you," said one of the guards.

"Thanks," smiled Nagisa.

They better do this quick, though the blonde, 24 hours…


Alex floated high above the clouds with Rei as they arrived in the town of Honolulu. They each got the vial in their hands, wondering what was happening down below.

"Do you think it's a good idea we go down there?" asked Alex, "What if the people find out about what happened?"

"I don't think we have any choice. We can't look for this stone up here. Let's just hope that the people didn't find out," replied Rei.

"You told me that the people were very nice and welcoming..." answered the other partner, "Perhaps they'll be happy to see you okay but it's no doubt they'll be asking for Nagisa...however…"

"Let's see what it will change us into..." smiled Rei as they both took a sip together.


Minutes Later…

The two were walking through the town, looking like old men and having a staff and a cane.

"Ugh…seriously?" muttered Alex.

"Could be worse," chuckled Rei.

Alex looked at his reflection in the water and was already horrified on how he was looking; his own body was like an old fart with floopy skin.

"This is NOT cool!" sighed Alex, "I look exactly like my father and that's scary!"

Rei turned his head as they saw the people in the markets, selling various goods, food, drinks, clothing to the villagers around. The two walked into the markets where they also saw several children playing around happily.

Alex saw a young boy tripping over his feet; in one sweep motion, he got him safely, preventing him from dropping his products.

"Thank you mister!" smiled the young boy.

"I'm sorry if my child was clumsy...but i must say you are quick for an older fellow," said the mother of the young boy.

"Well that's eternal youth as they say, right?" smiled Alex.

"Yes and you should be more careful," smiled Rei, ruffling his hand's through the boy's hair.

"Are you both travelers?" asked the young boy.

"Y-yes?" replied Alex.

"Why don't you stay with us?" he asked, "Mom's cooking is great!"

"But I um…" began Alex.

"At least allow us to make you feel at home," said the mother.

Rei turned to Alex and asked, "What do you think? Maybe we could stay a little but I'm afraid that we have to find our friends."

Alex nodded and the two were led by the merchants to stay at the hut as the sun was beginning to set down.


Meanwhile, Makoto and Haruka arrived in Marqueseas, knowing that the people will be stoked if they find out that they were both truly together and that they would win the "ship wars". However, with careful ingredients that Beatrice made, she made sure that it had given them an extra barrier of protection just in case...

The two older men walked through the town as they saw everyone spreading strange rumors around and enjoying on their tablets, devices, iPhones, etc.

Makoto could only put up a smile while Haruka remained his usual silence. After turning to a corner, Makoto gasped as he saw Atari talking to a few of her guards.

"It's her…" he uttered.

"Who?" asked Haruka.

Makoto made his way over, coughing like an old man to get Atari's attention. She turned to see the elder fellows and greeted them with a smile.

"Excuse me, but do you by chance know if there's anyone we can talk to who's in charge of the city?" asked Makoto.

"Well that would be me," smiled Atari, shaking hands with the elder man, "And you are?"

Makoto quickly thought of a fake name and said, "I'm Kenchi."

"And who is he?" asked Atari, pointing at the other elder man.

"Oh that's my cousin, Kai," smiled Makoto/Kenchi.

"Ah, I welcome the two of you to Marqueseas, home to the Dorka Clan that worships and protects the Legend of Makoto and Haruka. However, I am a bit busy at an emergency situation here, but if you like, I'll have my guards take you to my office," she replied.

"Please follow me," said one of the guards.

"Thanks a lot," smiled Makoto/Kenchi.


Back in Panape, Rin and Nagisa were having a dinner with one of the families in Panape. They were asked earlier after drawing attention to a crowd and were handed over from Annabelle to this family who was kind enough to give them hospitality.

"Your mother is an excellent cook," smiled Rin.

"Thanks!" replied the young girl, "Mother's cooking is always great!"

Her brother smiled and added, 'Oh by the way, we got a festival coming up!"

"A festival?" asked Rin.

"What kind?" asked Nagisa.

"One that celebrates the anniversary of Haruka and Rin's relationship!" smiled the young girl.

Rin gasped to himself as he was feeling a bit annoyed by this but he had to keep his composure and his act like an old man.

"Well that sounds exciting!" smiled Nagisa, pretending to act happy, "I guess we're lucky to be at the right time!"

"Of course," agreed Rin.

What the hell is going on here, thought the red-hair.

After supper, the two were lead into their rooms where they sat down on the bed. However, Rin walked over to check up on himself as his disguise was an old man's body with weak-looking muscles. However, he could still feel his natural strength within him.

"I swear, we better get this mission done…" sighed Rin.

"Me too," agreed Nagisa, "Perhaps we should…"

Rin suddenly felt a bit dizzy and collapsed down to the floor. Nagisa tried to get him up but he too felt something strange in the atmosphere, feeling sleepy a well. The two fell to the floor, resting as the time flow twisted and morphed around…


It was morning in Honolulu when Alex got up to check and see if he still looked like an old man. He shook Rei up and said, "Oi! Rei! We have to hurry!"

"H-huh?" asked the megane, getting up and fetching his glasses.

Alex was already out the door, heading to the kitchen but saw no one around.

"W-what…?" he asked, "Did they leave early?"

"How strange," agreed Rei.

Alex pushed open the door to the outside and they walked to the markets again to see if they could find the child again like yesterday.

"We have to find the stone and fast," said Rei.

"Right," agreed Alex.

Alex saw a young boy tripping over his feet; in one sweep motion, he got him safely, preventing him from dropping his products.

"Thank you mister!" smiled the young boy.

"I'm sorry if my child was clumsy...but i must say you are quick for an older fellow," said the mother of the young boy.

EEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, gasped Alex in his mind, W-what is going on?!

Rei stared at the scene with shock; not sure how he was going to comment on this.

"Are you both travelers?" asked the young boy.

"Y-yes?" replied Alex.

"Why don't you stay with us?" he asked, "Mom's cooking is great!"

"But I um…" began Alex, "Well um...you see, we're looking for something."

"Oh?" asked the young child.

"We've heard of a legendary artifact here in this town," he replied, "Is there a museum or something similar?"

"Yes and we also want to take some photos for our grandchildren," added Rei, "They love myths and fairy tales!"

Before the young child could reply, the two heard a strange splashing sound. Alex turned his head and saw one of the townspeople melting into some gel-like substance before dissolving into the ground as if it was an acid.

"Why don't you stay with us?" asked the young boy, "Mom's cooking is great!"

Alex took a step back as the mother also melted away along with several of the townspeople.

"What kind of magic was put on here?!" asked Rei, "Why are people melting away?!"

"Rei, this isn't the time to get distracted!" said Alex, grabbing the megane, "We have to hurry! These people are not living to move forward, I don't know what happened here...but I'm sure that we have to find the stone and fast!"

"Come stay with us! Come stay with us! Come stay with us!" echoed the young child before he too, was beginning to melt.

Alex could only grip himself while Rei held his hand saying, "This isn't your fault. It's obviously a trap here…"


Back in Marqueseas, Makoto and Haruka walked through the towns in order to avoid getting caught up by yesterday's events. They too, realized that this was all being repeated by every so many hours. However, on each route that they took differently, the people also melted into a gel-like substance.

"Haru, we don't have the time to sulk about this!" said Makoto, "We have to find the stone!"

"How should I know where it is?!" asked Haruka, annoyed.

"Well now that I think about it, they said to me that our statue had something valuable in it. We'll have to get there when no one is around before the time reset," he replied.

The two hid themselves in a small alley, waiting until dusk. After a few hours, the people returned to their homes, allowing an opportunity for them to get to the town square where the fountain stood.

Haruka took a peak over the ledge and after a few seconds of nothing, they saw what looked like something shiny in the water.

"It has to be it!" said Makoto, pointing at the small stone.

Haruka carefully tried to reach out to the stone but the distance there was a bit out of reach. He closed his eyes and called upon the water to create a small current, dragging the stone closer and closer to his hand.

"H-haru!" gasped Makoto as he saw a few of the guards heading this way.

Haruka grabbed the stone safely in his hands as swirls of water wrapped around them, taking them out of the village and into the light…


Back in Panape, Rin and Nagisa struggled their way through the crowed as the trap that they sprung was rather quite disturbing. Unlike the other clans that were melting, these people were multiplying.

"We have to hurry!" said Nagisa, looking through the crowds, "There won't be any room to hide!"

"It's been 3 cycles and…" growled Rin but stopped when he felt the cooling sensation of a strong breeze. Nagisa turned his head and saw the ghostly figure of Johann smiling before them.

"I-Is that!?" gasped Nagisa.

"W-what?! You see something?" asked Rin.

"Yes, it's Johann, the one who led the other clan! She's pointing at the fortress!" replied the blonde.

"We better hurry then!" said Rin.

The ghost nodded and started to walk towards there as the gates suddenly opened with ease, allowing the two to get through.

"I'm sure she's taking us to the stone!" said Nagisa, feeling hopeful.

"I just hope we can get it and get out before more people are multiplied by the next time reset!" sighed Rin.

The two followed their way in with Johann and even though there were people around, somehow Johann made sure that they would not be seen.

"These people…they're not noticing us," said Rin.

"I'm sure Johann is keeping us safe," replied Nagisa.

The two arrived at the office with the ghost while Annabelle was busy writing up her papers and chanting a few spells, never noticing them.

Nagisa saw Johann pointing at the drawer in front of the desk. However before they could go get it, Johann touched Annabelle and vanished.

"R-RIN!?" gasped the blonde but before their eyes, Annabelle's eyes turned into a daze, being hypnotized by her conscious, the leader of the RinHaru clan got up, opened the drawer and unwittingly took out the stone, extending it out towards them.

Johann appeared again with a smile on her face while Rin took the stone, casuing their Suiei necklaces to glow as swirls of water teleported their bodies away.

"We'll be waiting for you…Magic Six," smiled Johann.

"W-WAIT!" shouted Rin as he and Nagisa were teleporting away into the light.


Back in Honolulu, the two walked over by the beach areas as more people were melting and dying around Rei and Alex.

"This is horrible!" said Rei, "We have to find the stone before more people die!"

"But where could the stone be at?!" asked Alex, getting annoyed, "We have little time left before we are reset back and our potion will run out soon!"

"Then how do you suggest we find it?" replied Rei.

Before either could say, a little girl walked up from behind, walking past them. However, Alex saw the swirls of the green cloud flowing around her, making him feel a bit of a daze. He opened his eyes and said, "I know what to do."

"Eh?" asked Rei.

Alex walked up to the girl and sang a song similar to the one that he sang long ago to Rei; before the megane's eyes, the girl's body was glowing in a sickly green color and she turned around, heading back to the town.

"Let's go!" said Alex, "She'll get us there!"

"W-what did you do?!" asked Rei, getting a bit curious.

"I commanded her to take us to the stone," he replied, "She'll only last a few minutes though, so we have to move!"

The two followed the girl as they arrived at a Sakura tree where the stone piece was up on the branches; Alex streteched out his hand and hissed, "Go…get the stone!"

Rei was getting worried and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's fine…I only expect a perfection," he replied.

"A perfection?" asked Rei.

Before his eyes, Alex's own eyes were glowing green and hissed, "Order must be maintained…this world must be perfect…when the box is open, nothing can be turned down…"

"ALEX!" shouted Rei, pushing him down, "Snap out of it! This isn't you!"

The girl got back down from the tree with the stone as Rei grabbed it and said, "I won't let you get this until I KNOW IT IS YOU!"

Alex got back up and growled, "Give it to me…now!"

"NO!" shouted Rei, "I won't let you!"

"Then…die!" he hissed, readying his hand as some strange magic was about to send on its way.

However, their Suiei necklaces glowed brightly, blinding them into the light as their bodies dissolved back to their younger selves once more and reappearing with the others at the Manorial palace.

Beatrice and the others rushed out to see the team back here safely but Alex was already passed out on the ground.

"W-what happened!?" gasped Nagisa while Makoto's and Rin's eyes widened in shock.

"Oh Alex!" said Rei, feeling some tears.

Beatrice rested her hand on the unconscious man and felt his brain wave patterns, "He'll be alright. I won't let him succumb to the power that made turned against my friends."


The Next Day:

Alex woke up in a medical bed, seeing the others waiting for him, "W-where am I?"

Rei hugged him tightly and replied, "You're back safe with us! Oh I was so worried!"

"What happened to me?" he asked.

"The power that turned the clans into fighting one another, it was taking over you too!" replied the megane, "You acted so different and…"

"But I don't remember though," said Alex, looking down at the sheets, "The last thing I recall was…walking towards the beach to find the stone."

"Well either way, we are safe for now," said Rin.

"But we're still missing the last stone though," replied Makoto.

"They're all collected," answered Beatrice, walking into the room to check up on Alex.

"WHAT!?" gasped Makoto.

"Who had the…?" began Haruka.

"We had it," said Nitori, walking in with Seijuurou, Gou, and Momotarou.

"A-Ai-chan!?" gasped Nagisa.

"Once you are ready," said Beatrice, "Meet me by the fire pit and we'll assemble the pieces together."


Hours Later

In the main hall by the fire pit, the six stars held a piece of the Samestuka Stone. They waited for Beatrice to bring out a niche that she created that will keep the stones together as one.

Haruka placed the first one in, followed by Makoto, Rin, Nagisa and Rei. They turned to Alex who then placed the last on in. At the sight of the completed stone, it looked like a nice size shark tooth as if it was from a prehistoric creature but it began to glow.

"W-what is this?!" asked Makoto, feeling a bit dizzy as the world around them began to change.

Haruka's eyes widened as his vision was getting a bit blurry while the others felt like the world spinning around them.

R-Rei!" shouted Alex, "What's happening!?"

"Nagisa!" shouted Rin, "Can you see anything!?"

Rei turned his head and gasped at the sight, "Look you guys!"

The six turned to see their beloved home of Lynwin-Mu back when it was still a complete paradise; the people were walking around, business was in operation, everyone seemed so happy and everything.

"O-our home!" gasped Makoto.

They watched as several people were living out to their days when the dark clouds began to arrive in the town along with the green cloud that changed the entire continent to the swamp. Before their eyes, they saw several of the mutated-looking humans going around like zombies, chasing after people.

"EEEHHH!?" gasped Makoto, hiding behind Haruka.

"T-these must be the memories that were left behind!" said Rin.

An earthquake struck through the city, casuing the towers and buildings to collapse and crash down, forcing them to run for their lives. However, the vision warped around again and showed the gang the campsite where Beatrice first met Lydia.

"It's Lydia!" gasped Rei.

Alex walked over to try to see the mysterious woman's face but his hand couldn't touch the cloak for she was intangible (since this is only a memory scene and not reality).

"Dammit!" he growled.

"I'm sure she had to show her face at one point," said Makoto.

Seconds later, they saw several dead, bloodied bodies all around as they saw the girls fighting over each other and killing various people at the campsite. It was like watching a horror movie but being in it without not getting noticed by the violence. Makoto was already getting sickened by this sight while Rei turned his head and saw Beatrice running.

"Let's go!" said Rin, "She'll get us to Lydia!"

The gang followed Beatrice through the forest where they saw the girl being confronted by the witch.

"This is where she must have revealed her face!" nodded Rei.

"We better ready ourselves," said Haruka, seeing the magical circle teleporting Beatrice out safely while Nagisa saw witch boy in his dog form.

Lydia finally removed her hood and her mask as she saw the Magic Six standing together before her while Beatrice vanished away safely. A gust of wind threw her disguise form away as the true enemy stood tall and mighty before them. Her wings were massive, far larger than the normal Chiropteran's and her face was filled with insanity and sadism at the same time while her blue eyes glowed and her dark midnight indigo hair. She donned in robes of black, red, and white and the staff she carried was like that of a nightmare's design with monstrous faces on it.

Alex could only stand in pure shock and dismay at the person before him and the others. His hands tried to brush his sword out but…

"No…no…" he muttered with stuttering, his face twitching and his breaths getting heavy.

"I've long waited for you….Magic Six," hissed Pandora with her gentle, wicked smile, "Too bad these efforts I made are gone to waste. However, I cannot wait to make your demise a reality…"

The others were also in a state of shock by the enemy before them; realizing that it was HER ALL ALONG:

~For she was the one who cursed the land with the green cloud from the radioactivity in Chernobyl to poison the land to a swamp…

~She was the one who turned the people against each other in the shipping wars…disorganizing them into several societies…

~She gave birth to Alex and Rasputin…corrupting Rasputin to kill his elder brother…

~She created monsters of all kinds and invading both worlds of Duniya and Earth…

~And she was the one who wiped their memories clean from Alex and his relationship to the team

It was all in a matter of heartbeats away…as both parties could feel an explosion of…

"PAAAANDDDDOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" screamed Alex as his eyes glowed dangerously yellow/orange and soared towards her at full speed, readying his sword out for the kill.

"ALEX WAIT!" screamed Rei.

Before he could reach to her, the vision around them melted away back into reality as Alex crashed down onto the floor with the others. Alex's face was filled with tears of raging insanity and sadness all in one, gripping his sword tightly as his eyes were just filled with shock and retribution

Haruka lowered his head while Makoto's face was filled with some tears.

"ALEX!" screamed Rei, trying to get him up on his feet but he was already flinging himself out of Rei's hands as he was still huffing and puffing from such anger he had inside of him.

"I…I don't believe this!" gasped Rin.

"So it was her all along…" growled Nagia, "That bitch!"

"The whole time…" muttered Alex, his hands shaking as if he had lost his sanity, "She knew that we would return to this world…she turned everyone…EVERYONE AGAINST US!"

He turned around to everyone and said, "I'm going back…back to Duniya!"

"W-WHAT?!" gasped Rei as the others were a bit in shock.

"Bu-but how!?" asked Nagisa, "What are you going to do to pay for the trip back!?"

"I will kill her!" he growled, ignoring the question, "I'm GOING TO KILL HERRRRRRR!"

Beatrice rested her hand on his shoulder as he dropped his sword and finally cried down while falling to his knees.

"Oh Alex…" she whispered sadly.

"Wh-why…why was I ALLOWED TO LIVE?!" he moaned loudly.

Rei rushed up to hug him and said, "Please don't say that! Get yourself together now! We're here for you!"

The others grouped up together for a hug as Alex sniffed heavily and moaned with his tears, feeling all the weight of burden on his shoulders. After defeating Rasputin, he really hoped nothing else was seriously wrong but he sort of had a vibe in him after they returned to this world.

And now it was all confirmed…that Pandora was the one who manipulated everything and she will continue to do so while she lives on as a Mahotsukai. And deep down in his mind, Alex vowed to put an end to all of this…nightmare…

"Beatrice! Beatrice!" shouted Desya through her headset.

"Y-yes?" she asked as she turned away to listen to him.

"Beatrice, the attack planes have just taken off!" he answered.

"What?!" she gasped.

"You have to hurry! I've sent the others on their way back as well! However, you must get the people out of the continent!" said Desya.

"No, this is our home and we have to fight," she began but then she stopped as she recalled the bloody mess back in the camp site long ago before she continued, "Alright but we can only get the innocent out of here given that we get our supplies from L.A. soon. Those who are willing to fight will stay."

"Anastasia should be back with the others by sundown, get the Magic Six ready," replied Desya, "We'll try to hack on their flight exact routes too and give you their locations."

"Alrighty," she nodded.

~Chapter 6 END~


~Chapter 7 PV~

Alex: I swear, she'll pay for what she has done!

Rei: Alex, please...we'll do what we can when the time comes to confront her, I promise you!

Rin: Oi, you guys, we better figure out how we are going to save the people of this land!

Makoto: I just hope this will all come to an end soon! No one is even going to accept our existence the way we are!

Gou: That doesn't mean you can't give up! You have our support!

Haruka: They'll remember us…

Alex: YOU GUYS WATCH OUT!

Anastasia: Next Time, Free! Suiei Revolution Part 1: Thousand Lonely Souls, my time has come…I'll put an end to this madness!