Episode 6: 北の危機！- Dangers to the North!
Aoi kajitsu wo kajiri futari wakeau shiawase
Aragaenai SUPIIDO de bokura wa tokeatteku
Next Morning: Miracle Palace
Yuuri Katsuki sat down on the bed in one of the guest rooms of the palace, staying warm as possible. He took a silent deep breath and took a moment to reflect. After he and the others and their families were cursed to this land, they found each other quickly and immigrated to Sportsbrooke like all other teams. When he couldn't find Victor, he disappeared from his family and took a tent for himself to isolate from the rest of the immigrants.
However, Viktor was missing for the time being until he explained that he entered the city from a different entrance. He contacted the police to find Yuuri for the last few days but with no success.
That was until Alexa reunited them and despite the piece of memory returned a terrible time of their lives, their love did not shatter away. But it was definitely a traumatizing revelation nonetheless between them. So with that, a few drinks and some fun games temporally healed but forgiveness and figuring out why was another part of the process.
"Morning my champion," a familiar voice said into Yuri's ears as he turned to see his beloved Viktor Nikiforov with a towel around his waist after taking a shower.
"Are you still drunk?" asked Yuuri, "I know you had a bit last night..."
"Nah, but the hangover is finally over…" he chuckled before he grew serious and looked at Yuuri's fingers.
"Oh good, it's still there," Victor said as the golden ring was on Yuuri's finger while hugging him from behind and resting his chin on Yuuri's shoulder.
"This ring…you gave it to me…right?" asked Yuuri, "You go this when we both got invited by the El Dorado's council to promote our shows."
"Indeed, I am so grateful you did not remove it after that spout we had," Victor answered.
"I know. Maybe it's because I had hope in my heart still. I am just as upset as you but when he found me in my tent yesterday…I felt pain and sadness through him as if a part of him wanted to break out to tell the truth," Yuuri said.
"His teammates apologized for this mess but I know it's not their fault," Viktor replied, "Whatever happened during those three weeks, I am sure it was something disastrous that Alexa had to hide."
"I know he has to be a great man, I mean isn't he the lost prince? I know the others love him…but this darkness…it's…tragic," Yuuri began as he silently spilled some tears.
"Then perhaps hiding ourselves away isn't the best idea," Viktor said, "We should help them. I know you've been through a lot especially so I understand if you need more time…"
"Oi! Lovebirds, we gotta go!" Yuri Plisetsky called out from the hallway, "The arena will be used now for us again!"
The other Yuuri and Viktor smiled as they grabbed their bags before heading to one of the arenas, holding hands in a reunion.
"No, we'll help them," Yuuri said with a small smile, "You told me to keep faith…and that hope is indeed a choice if one chooses to believe. That's also the meaning of my last name: peace and hope."
Pocket Dimension: Nightmare Realm
Tak and Theagenes clashed with the nightmare creatures while Eijun tried to strike the former down.
"STOP THIS EIJUN!" Theagenes cried out.
Momotarou turned to see the drama of the three as Sou and Aone barely got their heads up from the crash. Shouyou helped them out to heal and they sprung back into the fight.
"There he is!" Sou said, "We have to stop him!"
"No one is stopping me till I am done with Theagenes!" Eijun announced, "Either he dies or the king dies!"
The nightmare creatures vanished away as Eijun took out a vial that Alexa gave to him earlier.
"Alexa forced me to drink this…and now you must decide what you are going to do," Eijun explained, taking a sip before his body twisted and morphed around. The group watched in horror as the baseball player's body took on a darker, demonic skin color with a pair of wings growing in a massive dragon-like body.
"No…that monster is…" Theagenes gasped.
Flashback: El Dorado (1.5 Weeks ago)
Cosmos walked down through dark passageways of Tak's castle along with Shouyou, Natsu, Akashi, Nagisa, and Momotarou. After knowing that Tak learned the truth, it was not safe to stay in the Pupununu village segment. Most of the Generation of Miracles and Vorpal Swords found either some discrete inns or made their own campsites in the forests surrounding the city.
Several of the bamboo girls offered assistance and even Alexandra, Daigo, and Katsunori provided some shelter as well. The last week and a half so far in this new land was nothing but constant secrecy and now it's beginning of a potential war.
Akashi used his emperor eye to put several of the guards to sleep while Cosmos released the bars of several innocent prisoners who were treated unfairly by the king. Momotarou and Nagisa knocked down a few of the guards as well.
As soon as the mini group found Kenma, Takao, and Nishinoya, Cosmos released them as well with a simple hand gesture. The trio happily embraced their freedom and wanted to explain what happened…
"Wait a sec," Cosmos said as he gestured them to the wall as a group of guards patrolled around the hallway.
"Wow, you really do see the future," Nagisa smiled silently.
"Bits and pieces of course," the Master of Order and Complex replied before turning to the released trio and said, "I believe you have a message from the future. It's as I feared, isn't it?"
Takao nodded silently and whispered, "Yes…that future came to pass."
"Not even my will can change it…well it can but it would alter the course of everything," Cosmos answered.
"What future are you talking about?" Momo asked with a hint of suspicion.
"Let's get going for now. We got work to do," Cosmos replied.
With the revelation of Alexa's identity to Tak and the vicinity of the nightmare staff and the orb, the heroes knew that time was running out before the king could declare a war against them.
So once again, they all split off into groups into the following:
The complete Iwasame Senshi and the two Yuri's were drafted by Cosmos to join him and Alexa to the Great Lakes region where one of the great temples rested. (Team A)
Pandora was assigned to train Kagami and Eijun on their savior magic as well as go on a separate mission that she did not reveal after receiving the news from her father. (Team B)
The Vorpal Swords and the White Doves decided to remain in the city to try to stage a siege against Tak and the Pupununu people in order to buy the others some time. (Team C)
Team A: Journey to the Great Lakes & Chicken Temple
Yuuri and Yuri walked with the Iwasame Senshi as they brought the map with them that will lead the group to the Great Lakes. The senshi learned that Yuuri Katsuki was born in Reykjavik of the Northern Frost but his family relocated themselves to Lake Erie a bit south and utilized some of the geothermal resources to produce a business for travelers around the forest realm. The other Yuri was also from the same village as Yuuri but his family did not move out.
"Sounds like something Haru would do," Rin chuckled, "Water is always his thing."
"Oi," Haru said.
"Oh come on!" Nagisa added, "Can't we go there!?"
"Time is of the essence," Cosmos said, "I know this has been a stressful journey for all of you but you have a king to take care of. Neo King Julius is counting on you guys."
"I'll keep the promise for them when I turn back to normal," smiled Alexa, "We will set something up."
"YAAAAYYY!" Nagisa cheered happily as Yuuri smiled a little. He was happy to see such a cheerful guy like one of his ice skating pals.
Yuri P. looked at the other Yuuri and asked more quietly, "Did he…"
"Please don't ask me any questions about him," the other Yuuri replied.
"I…uh…ok…I didn't mean to poke you the wrong way," Yuri shrugged, "But he's my friend too and if his family finds out he's missing…"
"I'm going to move to El Dorado, that's what I've decided," the other Yuuri answered.
"EEEEHHHH!?" Yuri gasped, "But what about your family!? What about the other guys!?"
Alexa remained deathly silent while Makoto looked at him with some concern. The damage was done but something had to be fixed on a short-term.
I'm gonna have to remove his and Viktor's memories…
"Whatever it is you're thinking, don't give into the darkness," Cosmos said, "That should be said for all of you."
Dammit, Alexa thought.
The group continued through endless miles of forest, grasslands, and hills before finally reaching a rocky slope that led to a massive meadow with large bodies of water that almost looked like the oceans of Aqua Duniya. Far ahead to the horizon was dotted patterns of white that represented the Northern Frost.
"Welcome friends to Lake Erie Hotsprings! My house is right with the family business. I kindly request for a few moments to check in with my folks," Yuuri said, "It won't be long."
The others nodded as he rushed down through the tall grasses before arriving at the cabins while the other Yuri joined him as well.
Toshiya, Hiroko, and Mari gasped upon seeing Yuuri and Yuri together but Viktor being absent.
"Oh honey how was your trip in El Dorado!?" asked Hiroko, hugging her son.
"What happened to Viktor?" Mari asked.
"It was a very nice time…the city is huge with so much legends and beauty!" Yuuri said, "So many sight seeings and things to do and stuff..."
Toshiya remained silent as he knew about Viktor and Yuuri's relationship for many years and seeing the former absent gave him a red flag.
"Honey, is everything okay?" the mother asked.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine," he smiled.
"…no, you're not!" Mari said, holding his hand, "You know you can't hide your thoughts from us."
"I can't stay for long. I have to help a group of friends on a journey. After that, I plan to move to El Dorado," Yuuri answered, "I'm sorry."
His father grabbed him swiftly and said, "You have some time. What happened?"
Yuuri looked at him as his heart raced so quickly. He lowered his head as his eyes began to tear up.
"…it's over. I learned the truth about him…and he didn't want anything to do with me except for the training," he trembled before crying. He was really not wanting to share this story but this was his family and knowing that this quest he is about to go onto…well…
"In this world…I'll never be a hero," Yuuri sniffed.
"Oh honey, you might not be one in his world…but you will be for us and the other skaters," Hiroko replied, "You shouldn't stress yourself right now. Not after all the hard work you've done so far. Listen, bring the travelers here to our hot springs. I'm sure it has been a long walk."
"But the situation is an emergency," Yuuri answered, "One of them…is under a terrible condition."
"I think we can make ourselves at home for one night," Cosmos replied as he stepped into the scene, "Please take this as my gift to your business."
He handed them a small bag of gold coins to accommodate for him and the others.
"This is much too much!" Mari said.
"Please keep it, I insist," Cosmos smiled.
The Iwasame Senshi settled into their rooms and prepared to undress for the spa while the two Yuri's checked in with their supplies.
"So where does your group need to go?" asked Toshiya.
"We need to get to the Chicken Temple," Cosmos said.
Hiroko turned sharply that she almost broke one of her tea sets but Mari caught the falling cups.
"That temple hasn't been accessed for eons…I don't think you'll find any chickens there," Toshiya said.
"The chickens in that temple actually have lived for many years without the need of outside forces," Cosmos explained, "And their eggs are actually keys."
"Keys?" Mari asked.
"Well I shouldn't be saying this but we are actually locating the Sun Temple," the master replied.
"That's worse than the Chicken Temple!" Toshiya answered, "People have tried to rob its secrets but never returned!"
"Someone of great magic can survive its deadly traps," Cosmos winked, "But that's enough for one night. I wanna try to dip myself into the spas like everyone else."
Alexa waited for the other senshi to head to the water room before sneaking off to practice more of his Dark Magic. He could hear Theagenes instructing him to "patch up" a few things in order for a more 'effective' travel.
"I'm very impressed at what you've done to those star-crossed lovers…didn't think you had it in you," Theagenes chuckled.
"Just shut up and leave me be. Once I cut this darkness off I'll banish you with my solar crystal!" Alexa growled.
"I suppose you have no idea what happened to the Solar Crystal…do you want to find out where it went?" Theagenes teased.
Alexa gasped and answered, "NO! YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE IT!"
"Hehehe, maybe yes…maybe no," Theagenes said before vanishing.
The Dark One made his way to the kitchen area where he saw a pot of water boiling. He saw a set of thermoses with Yuuri and Yuri's name of them each. Alexa turned to made sure no one was nearby before he conjured a memory vial in his hands with a forgetting potion in it. He opened it up and put a few squirts into Yuuri's when Cosmos suddenly appeared with a towel wrapped around his male beauty form that almost made Alexa blush.
"Come on, Alexa! Everyone's waiting!" Cosmos chuckled as he grabbed his hand and the next moment the two were in the water room where everyone else waited.
"I'm sorry to keep you all waiting," the Dark One said before dipping inside.
"Are you alright?" Makoto asked, hugging behind him.
"Yeah, I'm fine…I'm just a bit tired…" Alexa said before looking at Yuuri and Yuri.
Cosmos chuckled and splashed with Nagisa, Rei, Momo and Nitori as they acted like little kids. Sousuke, Rin and Haruka were already in the middle of a conversation about their past lives together and that mysterious dancing scene they both envisioned back during the dance.
Alexa, Cosmos thought, you cannot be so liberal with Dark Magic…the more you use it…the higher the chances you'll not survive what comes next. Don't forget what I told you…your heart must be ready to be free from the darkness.
"Remember what I told you, put your trust in me," Makoto smiled as he gently pressed a kiss to his partner's lips.
The Dark One smiled and stayed close to him, feeling their bodies intertwine as one. Makoto was tempted to play but of course there was no place for privacy plus he didn't want to irritate his senses.
"When this darkness is off…we'll have our fun times again," Alexa replied.
"I look forward to it," Makoto chuckled.
Present Day: Sportsbrooke Basketball/Ice Arena
Toshiya, Hiroko, and Mari made their way to the arena after receiving a message from Yuuri about the location of practice. They sat at the very front row and watched Yuuri and Viktor mastering new moves on the rink. The two agreed to not tell anyone else about this painful story and move on.
"He's so happy," smiled Mari, "But I feel they had a hardship of not finding each other…"
"Whatever his heart desires, I am sure he will make the right decision," Hiroko nodded.
Toshiya watched his son making an impressive quad flip that he recalled Viktor mastering many times in the past.
"You're doing great!" Viktor smiled, "This is a new story!"
The other Yuri made his debut in while making a bow and a combination spin. The love birds chuckled before joining him in a synchronized pattern.
"They became their own family," Mari said, "Just look at them!"
"No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path," Toshiya muttered a quote before clearing his throat.
Shop of the Mystics
Pandora looked at her phone camera where she took a picture of the box from Alexa's house the other day. Somehow, the back of her mind was telling her that she had seen it before but where and when was a blank.
It had to be during those three weeks, she thought, if this box is correct, then then contents inside were meant to fuse the staff of dreams together.
She found the entries where she actually was told by her father that Alexa commanded Viktor to break Yuuri's heart but the issue was never addressed for it would tear the team apart.
"So we divided into teams…" she muttered, "I took Kagami and Eijun into finding Viktor but somehow…he acted normally as if nothing went wrong. Alexa must have used dark magic to wipe their memories there about their 'break up' so their relationship would heal."
The door opened as Jeera walked in, "Excuse me…have you see my husband around?"
"Queen Jeera, it is an honor," Pandora bowed, "Your excellency."
"Please don't be formal," Jeera said, "I just wanted to know where his mad head went."
"I'm afraid I cannot detect his presence right now…" Pandora replied, "But I can try to locate him..."
Nightmare Realm Dimension
The Eijun-Dream Guardian hybrid roared and fired various blasts of fire energy towards the group. Momo and Nitori managed to throw up a shield while Rin and Sousuke tried to attack the beast from two sides. The monster roared and smacked his hands into them, slapping them back and blasting them towards one of the stone pillars.
Tak twirled his Spirit Rattle to call upon a Thunder Strike, stunning the beast with electrical shocks.
"FINISH HIM THEAGENES!" Tak shouted.
The ex-Dark One readied his dagger and charged up towards the monster. He was about to stab the beast down but his legs stopped running and his heart went through a series of conflictions between his morals.
W-why can't I kill him, Theagenes thought but his mind raced back to when he killed Ptolemy and became the next Dark One.
"DAMMIT HE'S GONNA GET BACK!" Tak cried out.
The beast got back on his foot and roared in vengeance.
Magic did this to him…I have to use magic to undo this, thought Theagenes, and thankfully I was quick clever to remember…
He quickly pulled out a bag of fine gray powder while the monster prepared another energy blast attack. With all of his strength, Theagenes threw the bag towards the monster's roaring mouth while be blasted by the attack. Tak screamed out for Theagenes as the powder was digested by the monster as blasts of light undid the transformation.
Momo and Nitori approached to Eijun as the ex-baseball player slowly woke up in confusion. The two got him back on his feet while the scene around them transformed back into the shop.
"T-Tak!" gasped Jeera as she approached him as the two reunited.
"I thought you…" Tak began.
"You're such an idiot…and about what I said…I got angry and disappointed for the lack of our relationship. Can't we just put our trust into these people? This isn't our home anymore," she replied, "I know you want to stop the darkness…but you being sick about it doesn't make you any of a better person! Don't you remember why we got married!?"
"We got married after we created the new villages and expanded the territories to the other societies…" Tak replied.
"And…" she started.
"I promised to become a true mighty warrior of the Pupununu people and guided them based on the Moon Juju's Virtues of Purity, Nobility, Charity, and Temperance," he replied.
"And I promised to become a Queen of Humility, Serenity, Diligence, and Chasity," she smiled.
"Jeera…what have we done all this time?" he asked.
"More like what have YOU done all this time," she answered, "Your mother…Aurora…told me while we were growing up that fighting villains is important but there is a time when one has to make a sacrifice for the good of his people…people that you might never meet…can live."
"But when why…was I after Cosmos' prophecies…they were in the same language as the Pupununu's!" Tak argued, "All those years I spent in that tower…after fulfilling the last story of the Punpnunu's people prophecy…I thought this was a continuation!"
"You can leave this mission to us," Sousuke said.
"We get and appreciate your heroism but whatever happened in those last three weeks…it just had to have been a huge misunderstanding," Nitori added.
"Please entrust us to the staff of dreams so we can save our king," Rin concluded.
Tak closed his eyes for a moment and sighed, finally answering, "I give you my blessing. But I must warn you…the Staff of Dreams is not just a weapon…is a living…breathing magic that when it is whole, its true power can be used multiple times…but the price of it is very high."
"We know where the Dream Shaker is at…but Alexa has it well guarded," Pandora said as she tried not to give it away too much on its location
"It's no doubt he's got the nightmare half and the orb," muttered Momo, "He had the orb that night we returned…"
"But why has The Dark One enrolled Theagenes to kill Eijun?" asked Nitori.
"Tak…how did you get the Dream Shaker back in your time?" Pandora asked while a theory was being developed in her mind.
"Well…the prophecy said that I would find it embed in rock," Tak revealed, "I pulled it out but it was only half of it."
"Uh guys…where's Theagenes?" asked Rin as the ex-Dark One was not in the room.
Pandora's mind clicked as she realized to her thoughts, Alexa…you tried to turn Theagenes into a hero so he can pull the Dream Shaker out!
"I'm afraid he's already ahead of the game," Pandora revealed, "Rin, you lead your senshi back to the others. Tak, Jeera, and Eijun, I need you to come with me back to the Camp Site."
Shougo lied on the cot while still sitting in the psychiatric ward. His stomach growled as he stared at the organic produce on his plate. Giving in, he finally tried to eat some of the fruits which tasted decent. Grabbing a broccoli, he nearly had a gag reflex while the vegetable juice was at his limit of wit's end.
"I swear I'm gonna…" he growled when he heard a magical poof.
"Trust me, if anyone wants to know what it's like to be messed up while the world goes on, it's me," Alexa said.
"The Black Dragon…" awed Shougo, "To who do I owe this honor?"
"Just wanted to have a little chat," Alexa answered.
"Afraid I'm not in the mood," the ex-druggie replied.
The Dark One raised up his eyebrows as the two vanished and reappear at Alexa's house in the kitchen. Alexa revealed a bag from the Sportsbrooke Diner filled with fast food and a little bit spice of the C-Durabolin drug.
"Well I suppose I can listen," Shougo shrugged as he took the hamburger and fries and sitting down, "So tell me…what kind of trouble do you want to get into?"
"Come in," Alexa said to the side as a young lady walked into the scene. Shougo was a bit confused but was busy eating while keeping an eye on her.
"Back in El Dorado you met this fine woman named Chikako Ubukata…and you told her about our problem and betraying all of us," The Dark One revealed.
"Did I now? I must say she is pretty," Shougo whistled while gnawing on his food.
"You better watch your mouth," Chikako said, "And keep it shut while you eat."
"So why is she here?" Shougo asked but then he realized, "Oh…I get the feeling that despite these greedy treats…this isn't a social call. What do you want?"
"Direct I like that," The Black Dragon said, "Take a look at this."
Alexa conjured the wand of Cosmos, "You were strong enough to wheel this magic's power and lived to tell about it."
"Well that's definitely much of an appreciation I ever got," Shougo smirked.
Alexa sat down and replied, "If all goes according to plan, I'll need your help."
"OOoooohhh how exciting! I can't wait to see what I get in return!" Shougo laughed.
"You and her will have freedom and protection from the others," Alexa answered.
"So the Dark One really wants to make a deal," Shougo replied, "How dreadfully unoriginal. By the way, I've heard what happened to you thanks to this cleaning bitch who mops around all day. They said that you used your magic to break a star-crossed lover's heart! Haha! Kudos…that's next level up of darkness, well done! Have fun if you ever go back to normal to earn their forgiveness!"
"And you think you're allow to judge after what you've done to her?" Alexa said.
"Eh?" Shougo answered, "What the hell are you saying!?"
"Well since your memories were wiped clean…I'll give you one itty-bitty tiny spoiler: this girl before you…is pregnant with your child," Alexa replied, keeping his expression as neutral.
Shougo's smirk turned into a frown with a hint of horror, "What…IS THIS TRUE!? It shouldn't be! When I took the drugs, it was said to freeze my sperm in the body from reproducing and…"
"Your withdrawal of the drugs is undoing that," Alexa revealed.
"Go figure. Well anyway, I guess I did say that I was going to help you in the past…though I just said that as an excuse to get out of the ward," Shougo answered, "So tell me…Dark One. What are you asking me to do?"
"I just wanted to know if you would be available soon when the next phase of my plan begins," Alexa said.
"Well now that I got this new leaf happening, I guess I won't," Shougo shrugged, "Aggh…looks like my troubling days will be over."
"I would like to have my memories back," Chikako suggested.
"No one is getting their memories back until this whole scheme is completed," Alexa growled.
"Well I'd like to stay and argue but thanks for the food. I would at least like to be back in the cell before someone else tries to hunt me down," Shougo belched.
"You will need an ally in this town…maybe not now but soon," Alexa convinced.
"To be honest, unlike you…I don't mind being alone," he said.
Alexa waved his hand and cast him back to the cell before replying to Chikako, "I won't give you the complete memories back but this here…is when you and him and the affair together."
She took the vial and drank it and sure enough saw the scenes of their first meeting up to the time when Noya, Takao, and Kenma broke into their room to stop them. After that, the memories were still not complete. Alexa cast her back to the ward as well.
It's ironic that their rooms are next to each other, The Black Dragon thought as he got up before heading downstairs to the basement
Flashback: Lake Erie Springs (1.5 weeks ago) – Team A's Quest
The next morning was a nice and busy breakfast as the Katsuki family prepared a nice big breakfast for the travelers, Yuuri, and Yuri. Alexa of course couldn't sleep so he stayed up talking to Comos about his "special mission"
"Do you remember what I told you…well…your mother told you the message for me," Cosmos said.
"Yeah, she…or you…told me about the staff of dreams," Alexa replied.
"To leave it alone…yes. However, if this mission goes in favor, you can use your power to rebuild the staff but someone must wheel its power to you…someone of great love," the master explained.
"Mako-chan…he has to use it on me," the Dark One said, "Is he going to kill me?"
"It will end the darkness in you and you will be back to normal. But…we have to find the spark that will fuse both halves together. Only the fires in the Sun Temple will have it," Cosmos revealed.
"But to get to the Sun Temple…we need to get the eggs from the Chicken Temple," Alexa answered.
"Correct," Cosmos replied, "Then we go to the Sun Temple and that's where you test really begins."
"Are you okay Alexa?" Makoto asked.
He sniffed, "Y-yeah, I just can't wait for this to be over, you know?"
"Me too," the taller man smiled, "Now eat your food. You'll need strength."
"Dark Ones don't need to eat," Alexa replied, "I'm immortal."
"The Dark One is…but not Alexa," Makoto said, taking the omelet to his mouth like a little baby. Yuri almost snickered at this while a sharp glare from Cosmos kept him in silence.
"I'm afraid we have a bigger problem back from the frost," Toshiya said as he revealed the newspaper showing a massive meltdown of the ice in Reykjavik.
"N-No!" Yuri gasped, "Are we out of time?!"
Dammit, he thought, why can't these powers get out soon enough!?
"Is something wrong Yurio?" asked Mari.
"…I guess there's no need for me to hide anymore," he answered as he cleared his throat, standing up to his audience, "I am...or it was believed that I was the Ice Prince of Reykjavik."
Yuuri and his family gasped while the others were a bit confused but Yuri continued, "My father, the so-called King Arkady and his late father Nikolai, along many others, were said to be descendants of Triglav, the Master of the North. But the complete story of them...well it got twisted."
Alexa's mind toggled a little as he recalled Triglav back when he was still Julius…
"Triglav…" he muttered.
"You know him?" Yuri asked.
"He asked for a sample of my ocean to create his own frosty kingdom to the high north. I granted his wish…but because he couldn't survive on ice alone…five great lakes were made to resupply the ice endlessly," Alexa revealed, "That means…"
"This is one of the great lakes!" Rin said, "But if the water is said to be in endless supply…why is the ice melting?"
"After the world shattered eons ago, the greenhouse gases from El Dorado and the southern forests beyond are dominating the climate. This world is much smaller than it used to be," Yuri answered.
"The three saviors…Yuri listen; myself, Kagami, and Eijun are the three saviors you need to restore the lost world! Even though I am the Dark One now…once this is removed, we'll do what we can to help you preserve all the ice!"
The Ice Prince closed his eyes to remember…
Inner-Flashback: Yuri! On Ice Backstory – The Northern Frost
The City of Reykjavik – 13 Years Ago:
If anyone from El Dorado heard of the Northern Frost, they say it was a freezing hell and a death wish. For many years, even before the world was shattered, a small empire was formed in isolation from the rest of the societies. A few of the citizens would be sent out to spy on the other kingdoms and blend into their citizens while giving data back to the Master of North.
This empire was created around the time Julius was of age into principality. Many people did live up towards the northern pole but the amount of ice was much smaller than what it was during the height of its civilization.
The City of Reykjavik had an ice castle surrounded by villages with houses made of igloos, rock, or even some metals that were scavenged and collected overtime. Some of the citizens managed to smuggle some of the gold from El Dorado to Reykjavik for the castle designs.
A 6-year old Yuuri Katsuki was walking with his mother and sister as they were bringing their heated oil lanterns for refill when the young child saw someone at the Pond of the Purity.
10-year old Viktor skated his way gracefully across the ice while his mentor Yakov Feltsman watched his performance with a keen eye. Viktor's eyes turned to see the young boy watching him so he gave a smile and a wink before resuming his composure.
"You must not be distracted by anyone," Yakov said, "Your mind must be at the willpower you possess. Anyone or anything that gets into your mind will break things apart."
Yuuri watched this performance before his mother called him out to hurry. He took his lamp and continued the walk with his sister and mother to the oil shop.
I want to do that too, he thought, be free to jump, fly, skate…and…
Master of Ice Palace
Arkady Plisetsky and his impregnated wife Shiho watched their kingdom high above in the fortress. Just the other day the newlyweds were married and had taken on king and queen title. Nikolai retired from the throne but the people in the kingdom still revered him as their "Great Father".
"Do you think this kingdom will care for us?" asked Arkady.
"You mustn't doubt yourself…I know you," Shiho smiled, "You made great friends here including Atsushi Hiruma and Takuya Kongo, our liaisons. Their children will become our son's guardians."
"Your majesties! We got a visitor!" one of the servants called out.
"A visitor? At this hour?" the queen asked, confused.
The two made their way over to see where Theagenes stood in his Dark One glory.
"So you finally showed up here," Arkady said, "I didn't think the cold would get you."
"Hehehe, no elements can bother me dearie," Theagenes replied, "But it would appear that the global warming of this land is thawing your kingdom out."
"What do you want?" Shiho asked, annoyed.
"Both of you have great powers of the cold and ice from Lord Triglav. And this power is extended through your royal subjects and servants and inhabitants. However, not everyone is as disciplined as you are which means that there's some rebels here that is causing this meltdown to happen," Theagenes explained.
"How can we stop this meltdown?" asked Shiho.
"Well I'm glad you ask. It's simple…bring all the ice powers into your child," the Dark One said.
"No…" gasped Shiho, looking at her husband, "Our son cannot be burden with this!"
"It is of tradition that every royal blood member participates in the ability to ice skate," Arkady explained, "Without the ice our son won't be able to skate nor will the others."
"Hehe, the choice is yours," Theagenes replied, "I shall wait for your response by the day of your son's birth."
5 Years Later:
11-Year old Yuuri skated around the ice pond just as 16-year old Viktor arrived for his training as well. The weather was very sunny as usual yet the cold from the palace maintained the kingdom after the birth of Prince Yuri Plisetsky. However, some of the rumors of The Dark One's presence during the birth frightened several of the citizens.
When it was confirmed that the Dark One was going to unleash a blizzard to this town, several of the inhabitants began to pack up and leave the kingdom. Only those of royal blood or in the guards refused to let their only realm fallen to the darkness.
Yuuri stopped skating to see Viktor smiling at his performance so far. The two have always noticed each other's existence but they have hardly exchanged words. However, Yuuri decided to muster up his courage to say hi as he could hear the echo of a song his mother would sing to him:
I hear a voice crying far away
Have you been abandoned as well?
Come now, let's empty this glass of wine soon
I'll start getting ready
Now be silent.
He skated his way over to him and said, "H-Hi."
"Hello to you too," Viktor smiled, "You like it here as well."
"I do!" he cheerfully replied, "But I'm scared…"
"Huh?" Viktor asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"…my family, they were affected by the Dark One's curse…and they already booked a new home to the south," Yuuri said, "I don't wanna leave! I don't wanna be scared!"
"The future is always uncertain…but the bonds that you've made during your time here…won't be gone," Viktor, "While it's hard to not be scared…it's harder to sacrifice the thing you love most."
The two turned to see a group of other young ice skaters including JJ, Otabek, Chris, Phichit, the Crispino Twins, and a few others arriving for their group class.
"These students…" Yuuri began, amazed.
"Yes, they're also skaters. And soon the prince will be here," Viktor replied.
Yuuri was about to answer when the clock tower began to struck noon. He immediately recalled by the warning of his father to not skate this morning and pack up his things to get ready to move out. However, the night before, he packed up everything so he could go back to the rink one last time. But now…
"I better go…" Yuuri said, "Father will get angry with me if he sees me here still. They said we were going to leave town after the stroke of twelve! I'll be left behind!"
"W-WAIT!" Viktor shouted but Yuuri skated his way out while accidently dropping his glasses but had no time to pick it up. Viktor picked up the glasses as the others approached him.
"W-what's going on?" Chris asked.
"The stroke of twelve…we have to hurry! We can't let him leave!" Viktor said, following Yuuri as the latter got off the rink and switching to his boots. The clock already stroke the third as time was running out.
"W-WAIT!" Viktor cried out, "I don't even know your name!"
Yuuri began running back to his family as he could hear his father's warning echoing his mind last night about ice skating. Growing up to ice skate sort of displeased his father for some unknown reason. His mother was the opposite and persuaded him to ice skate. It was like as if he life was torn between to skate or not to skate.
The clock continued to ding-dong slowly in a low, ominous tone as Yuuri ran faster and faster while Viktor, Phichit, and JJ tried to find him as the snowfall began to drift down.
I'm so sorry, Yuuri thought, I was too intimidated by all of you…and now I will lose this chance forever…
By the tenth stroke, Yuuri made it to his family hut where the carriage was ready to go with his family waiting. He jumped in as the driver yanked the reins to drive the horses. By the time Viktor, JJ, and Phichit arrived, it was too late as sure enough, the twelfth stroke indicated the departure of the Katsuki Family.
Viktor looked at the glasses with a hint of sadness.
"Did he ever told you his name?" Phichit asked.
"No…" he replied after a moment of silence but sure enough there was an engraved name on the band of the glasses.
"Yuuri Katsuki…" he read.
"EEEH!?" the others gasped.
"He was named after our great prince!?" JJ blushed.
"No…it can't be. He's older than him," Viktor answered.
Phichit looked up to see the clouds darkening as a blizzard was slamming into the kingdom.
"We gotta get to shelter!" he shouted, "The storm is here!"
Inside the Palace:
5-year old Yuri Plisetsky stared out at the window as the snow storm struck through the kingdom. It was something that he never seen before as the massive white blanket swept through the village an avalanche.
His parents have told him that he would be tested for his powers. Now it was the time. Yuri closed his eyes and blew a fog to the window with his hands glowing blue frost. The storm dissipated into the mist and the sun shined once more.
"Y-you did it!" Arkady gasped.
"The storm…it's stopped," Shiho answered.
"We have to stop the departures before..." Arkady began when he felt something dripping on his face.
The queen looked up and realized in horror that the castle was beginning to melt.
"Yuri! Fix this!" Arkady said.
Yuri nodded and raised up his hand and tried to summon an ice blast out but nothing happened. He tried it again but it wasn't working.
"W-what's going on?!" Arkady shouted.
"It's because it's what you wished for," Theagenes chuckled, "You wanted to stop the meltdown and it's been granted but now you must pay the price…"
"WHAT PRICE!?" growled the king, "BUT WHY IS THIS PALACE MELTING AGAIN!?"
"As a descendant to Triglav, you know that the only way to pass down the crown…" the Dark One said.
"N…No…NO! YOU BASTARD!" Arkady growled, "I HAVE WORKED HARD TO GAIN ALL OF THIS!"
"Hmmm, so why didn't I see this last time?" Theagenes replied, "You rebelled the original king and used something of MINE. I do recall when you first summoned me."
The Dark One revealed the golden orb and continued, "Yes…you stumbled across this one day while you a kid on ice skating where it was embedded in the ice."
"Honey, what is he talking about?" Shiho asked.
"Papa?" the young Yuri asked.
"You used the orb to destroy the legacy of King Katsuki who was one of the true descendants of the Triglav. With the orb you demanded of me to make you an army and start anew before giving your son the powers of this kingdom," Theagenes continued, "And since because you failed to pay the price and that your son is not a descendant…he will never unlock his magic! He is cursed to only absorb the coldness which is why your palace and soon this entire kingdom will melt!"
"I will not let them return to this land!" growled Arkady as he tried to attack Theagenes but the Dark One vanished with a chuckle.
Yuri, horrified but what he was hearing, began to run. Arkady called out the guards to get his son back but Yuri knew the shortcuts of the hallways and the escape routes. Despite at young age, he came to realize that this was all just for pleasure of his father and not his own happiness.
All I ever wanted was to skate, not to be king, he thought, grabbing his bag before escaping the palace.
He ran through the icy fields before bumping into Viktor by accident. The older peasant gasped but Yuri also kept on running.
"W-what's going on!?" Viktor shouted.
"We have to get out of here! This kingdom is bewitched!" Yuri said, "I'm not the real prince!"
"W-what!?" Viktor replied, "What do you mean?!"
"This has been treason!" Yuri answered, "That's why everyone's leaving!"
By nightfall, the kingdom fell into an unrest situation as the people initially looked for the prince but after finding out about the silent treason and the rise of King Arkady, the people launched a rebellion, killing both the king and queen.
A bunch of the children were drawn into carriages and evacuated from the city as the fate remains unknown…
Back to Regular Flashback: The Hot Springs
"In truth, I was thought to have been the Ice Prince but…I cannot use the power…I can only drawn in and absorb ice," Yuri said.
He looked at the parents of Katsuki and replied, "It was you. Both of you were the original rulers but my father used Dark Magic to wipe your memories clean instead of killing you all. I was fortunate to return to the kingdom one last time and retrieve these after the chaos ended."
Yuri presented the memory vials to them and they both drank it. After several moments, the two looked at each other with a kiss.
"So what now?" asked Nagisa, "How will the kingdom be saved?"
"We have to start anew," Yuri answered, "When I returned there, I absorbed all the ice but…"
"This is impossible!" Yuuri Katsuki replied, "How could I have magic?!"
"Magic works in mysterious ways," Cosmos replied, "You just have to believe."
"My son," Toshiya said, "It is up to you what your future beholds."
"I do not wish to be king but...i will start anew," Yuuri said, "Including Viktor…but we have to find him."
"I actually sent my daughter to find him," Cosmos revealed, "You and him will reunite soon."
"Well as much as we are sorry to listen to this story," Rin added, "We have to save our Prince Julius."
"After the darkness is off of me, we'll do what we can to help," Alexa smiled.
"T-Thank you," Yuuri blushed.
The Chicken Temple
After departing from the Hot Springs, the Iwasame Senshi, Alexa, Cosmos and the two Yuri's finally made it to the Chicken Temple as they got onto a massive elevator platform that spawned eight different directions.
"Sounds like a lot of egg collecting we gotta do," Rei analyzed.
"It's not gonna be as simple as you think," Cosmos said, "Some of the rooms have explosives that you'll need to break through."
"Well we can take care of those obstacles ourselves," Momo replied.
"I think it's best that we split up individually," suggested Alexa, "The sooner we can get the eggs the better."
"How do you think so? Or is this the Darkness talking?" asked Rin, slightly skeptical.
"It's him talking," Cosmos replied, "I assure you."
"Just transform to your Masters," Alexa said, "I cannot transform but I have faith in all of you."
Nagisa walked up to him, "It's really not the same without you but we'll do what we can Alexa-chan."
"Everyone, transform to your Masters!" Makoto called out as they readied their Animal Creature Wand Daggers.
"DOLPHIN PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" shouted Haruka, raising his Dolphin Creature Wand Dagger. His nails glowed in ocean blue as the symbol of dolphin spun out of the wand. The background turned blue, sky blue, and navy blue with small stars of light exploding in with ripples of water.
Haruka kept a grip on his wand as he skated around the scene with dolphins swimming around him and his body before spinning fast circles in one place. Upon standing still, he flipped his hair to the left and right as the white and blue turban with his scarf appeared on his head and neck. He raised up his arms and hands as a pair of golden cuffs appeared on his biceps and triceps.
He extended his left foot out as a pair of his black shoes formed as swirls of water formed his black pants, his golden belt, and his black top with a white cloak. The neon dolphin symbol appeared on his forehead just as his Dolphin Razor Sword flared to his side, waiting to be unsheathed. Finally, he donned his Suiei Dolphin Necklace just tucked safely inside his clothing.
Haru opened his eyes, pulled out his sword and twirled it before making his solid pose to the viewer's left, extending out his weapon to his enemies before him.
"ORCA PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" shouted Makoto, raising the Orca Creature Wand Dagger. His nails glowed forest green with the orca symbol spinning out from the wand. An electric green flowed through the background of emerald and lime with several stars flowing in space.
He kept tight on the dagger and raised it up with an explosion of water and electricity flowing around him as a pair of orca whales splashed around with gentle calls for a few seconds. He stretched out his back muscles of the Posterior deltoids, Teres Major, Latissimus Dorsi, Oblique Abdominals, Triceps, and Thoracolumbar Fascia while spinning in circles.
Makoto donned his two-layer green outfit with the black-white stripes. His pants shimmered in cream-colored with a pair of shoes. An orca floated by his side and swam around him to transform his body to his warrior form.
He angled his head up several degrees as his golden-yellow turban covered his head with his Suiei Orca Necklace along with a neon symbol of the orca appearing on his forehead. Makoto clasped his hands together as water and electricity crafted his Blue Killer Whale Etched Vase as he separated his hands outwards.
Makoto opened his eyes and smiled his innocent expression that hid his deeper badass attitude, ready to face off his prey. He grabbed the vase and spun briefly in circle while raising it up and pointing the opening outwards.
"SHARK PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" chanted Rin, raising the Shark Creature Wand Dagger. His nails glowed fire red with the shark symbol spinning out from the wand. The background was crimson with hints of maroon, and vermillion as the wind and Sakura petals gently blew past his hair.
Rin kept his grip on the dagger and made several air slashes with it as if he was in combat. The slashes transformed into streaks of water swirling around his body as a pair of shark fins appeared on his shoulders before it dissolved into his white tunic and black and gold cloak.
His hair flowed slowly as his red turban hat with the red-gold-blue scarf appeared with his Suiei Shark Necklace and his Malia Bee Pendant and blue-green beads. Rin spun around as his white pants and shirt appeared along with his red velvet belt as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Rin raised up his hands to don his cuffs while his Razor Shark Blade upgraded into a Full-Sized Shark-Toothed Cutlass on his side. His forehead glowed a neon symbol of the shark before he opened his eyes and showed off his badass smirk.
The dual sensation of the warrior and competitive swimmer radiated around his aura as he grabbed his sword out and pointed it out to his prey in battle pose.
"BUTTERFLY PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" shouted Rei, raising his Butterfly Creature Wand Dagger. The nails glowed purple as the butterfly symbol spun out from the wand. The scenery turned violet with indigo vibrant, and lavender swirling around.
A swarm of butterflies flew side by side as he skated around in circles while his hands and arms circled the butterfly stroke. He kept tight on the dagger as he unleashed an explosion of light and butterflies from it that donned his clothing piece by piece.
His red glasses turned to silver while Rei stretched out his shoulder, biceps, and triceps to don a pair of black sleeves and golden cuffs each side. The lower half exposed his white pair of loose pants and black shoes after lifting each leg up by the stretch as his purple, black and golden vest grew out from the sleeves.
The butterflies fused together to form his red turban with a white feather while Rei spun around in place to unleash his sash on his waist that was multicolored. The Butterfly Long Riffle landed in his hands after more butterflies joined together to shape out the weapon. A few smaller butterflies fused together to form his Suiei Butterfly Necklace.
A single butterfly landed on his nose, prompting him to open his eyes and ready himself for battle. It turned transparent as the symbol glowed neon on his forehead. He took out his riffle and narrowed his eyes with his badass expression and beauty by his side while the butterfly landed on his left shoulder for good luck.
"PENGUIN PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" Nagisa cried out, raising the Penguin Creature Wand Dagger. His nails glowed pink while the neon symbol of the penguin spun off of the wand. The background turned to magenta, fuchsia, and hints of red while his hair flowed through the breeze.
The blond kept his grip on the wand while skating around with the water with a bunch of penguins swimming side by side as if they were flying. Nagisa jumped and made a somersault into the air as his body donned the red and white vest, golden cuffs, and a two-shaded colored pants with red sashes.
Nagisa's spell book floated by him as his hands reached out to it. The pages flipped rapidly as his left hand welded his Two-handed Broadsword while his Suiei Penguin Necklace appeared beneath his vest with the rest of his jewelry.
A pair of ruby slippers glowed on Nagisa's feet that matched his vest while he lifted his head up to don his light green and yellow head veil with a stripped color crown and head jewelry. His right hand waved in the air from his chest to mimic the breaststroke for a few moments as he finally opened his eyes.
His right hand clutched the book tightly while the penguin neon symbol glowed on his forehead before taking his battle stance.
"RHINCODON PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" Sousuke chanted, raising his Rhincodon Creature Wand Dagger with the whale shark symbol appearing. His nails glowed into teal as the symbol flew out of the wand, spinning rapidly and enlarging the scene of transformation.
He flung his wand outwards and it transformed into a whale shark swimming around slowly but it unleashed waves of power around the aquamarine, green, and dark teal background with hints of purple hexagons. Sousuke extend his hands out as they donned a pair of golden cuffs with green and aqua jewels. His dark denim shirt appeared with gold streaks as his Suiei Whale Shark Necklace blended in with his golden-chain necklace.
Sousuke spun around as his cloak of dark forest green covered around him but left his abdomen and part of his chest exposed. The whale shark soared above his head, donning his turban with the teal-yellow scarf. The turban had white and electric blue hues and his pants appeared in white color with ropes of gold and silver as a pair of aquamarine slippers were displayed on his feet.
He opened his eyes, flexed his arms a little as he could feel the muscles across his body coming to life with greater definition. His forehead glowed a neon symbol of the whale shark. At that moment, the Rhincodon Glaive appeared as well as his Deep Sea Sword. He grabbed them both and briefly crossed them together to generate a little wave of power before taking his proper battle stance.
"ENHYDRA PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" Momo shouted, raising the Enhydra Creature Wand Dagger with the sea otter symbol. His nails glowed bright orange as the symbol spun its way out, transforming the scene into sunset orange, yellow, and Persian orange with star lights shimmering.
Momo flung his wand outwards and it transformed into three sea otters swimming around in circles as he spun around. A black headband appeared with gold, yellow, and red jewels with two feathers handing from the opposite sides. He raised out his hands with a pair of wrist bands of black and gold while his stag beetle crawled and jumped off from his shoulder and transformed into the Scarab Shield with horn-like designs protruding out from the center.
One of the sea otters dissolved into ribbons of energy that donned into his open-vested jacket with orange, yellow and black designs while his scarf appeared in shades of brown. Momo grabbed the shield with his left hand just as the other two sea otters dissolved away and transformed into the rest of his clothing.
Momotarou donned his pair of shoes in brown hues and his Suiei Sea Otter Necklace appeared on his neck with other jewelry on his wrists and ankles. He flipped his hair a little with his hand before opening his eyes. His long pole appeared with double-bladed knives attached were held in his right hand. The symbol of the sea otter glowed in neon color across his forehead as he finally took on his pose for battle.
"CAIRINA PRIMAL POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKKEEEEE UP!" Nitori cried out with his Cairina Creature Wand Dagger with a duck as the symbol. His nails shimmered light blue as the symbol flew and spun out from the magical item.
Nitori slashed the wand in the air to make a symbol of infinity as it transformed into a storm of domesticated ducks flying in the background of celeste, azure, and hints of lavender and highlights of sky blue. Several stars glittered around as soon as Nitori threw his wand outwards and transformed into a bright swan flying around.
He skated his way across the scene with the birds as he slowly shimmered his Arabian clothing piece by piece, starting with the blue head band. Swirls of water spun around his legs and arms, granting him a black pair of pants and long-sleeved uniform of black, white, and vivid blue.
A gray inner shirt tucked his Suiei Duckling Necklace inside but his new pants showed a bit of his lower abdomen while a pair of white slippers appeared. The birds shimmered away into magical energy that radiated in bright lights of the stars.
He stopped in place as a cluster of feathers fused together and transformed into his long pole-arm and his winged-shield. Nitori opened his eyes finally, flipped his hair a little as the neon symbol of the duck glowed on his forehead. His innocent smile mixed his fierce courage of his heart as he took his battle pose at the ready.
Makoto took the north chamber while Haruka went South. Nagisa went to the East and Rei to the west. Momotarou walked through the Northwest chamber and Nitori stepped into the Northeast chamber. Sousuke took the Southeast route and Rin to the Southwest.
While the two Yuri's were stunned by their transformation sequences, the Ice Prince turned to Alexa, "Your teammates are very strong…and different than I've seen."
"Thank you," he chuckled.
The four waited for about a half hour or so as Nagisa, Nitori, Momo, and Rin made it back without any injuries. Sousuke was slightly battered from using his weapon and Haruka and Rei returned with a few angry chickens trying to chase them still but Momo used his attacks to knock them off.
"Where's Mako-chan?!" Alexa gasped.
Everything was silent.
"We have to find him, I can't lose him now!" The Dark One trembled.
"Have patience Alexa…" Cosmos replied, "I know how you and him are close…"
But Alexa wasn't listening as he used his dark magic to probe into Makoto's mind and sure enough he detected some crisis going on with him against several chickens and a pair of voodoo-like entities.
"I know where he is but I can't transform!" Alexa said, "We have to find him!"
The gang crossed the spire to the north chamber as they dodged several traps and followed Makoto's foot prints. Sure enough, they saw several dozens of chickens trying to attack Makoto as Alexa somehow recognized the main enemy.
"I've confronted them in the past before I became the Dark One," Theagenes echoed in Alexa's mind, "Go kill them!"
"I…I can't!" he growled.
"You killed Kenma and Noya back on your quest to save Makoto from the Karasuno Black Crows…" Theagenes reminded him.
"Yes but Neo King Julius saved them!" Alexa said, "I'll save them!"
"Are you so sure about that?" Theagenes asked.
"Don't listen to him!" Cosmos replied, "Focus on saving Makoto!"
"I got this!" Nagisa said as he shouted out, "FREEZING…ICY…SERPAAANNNNNTTTT!"
The ice blasts froze the chickens in place as they continued their labyrinth through the temple. Yuri P. was a bit stunned to see such an attack from the blond.
J-just how did he…do that, he thought.
The gang arrived at the final room where Makoto was tied up to a post by two voodoo-doll like entities.
"Hehe, looks like the heroes have arrived," Pins smirked.
Alexa's dark mind probed knowledge from the two of them as he realized that they were servants to a pair of evil twins that Tak had fought them against. How was it…?
"Wondering how we are still alive eh?" Pins continued, "Truth is, we can't die. Not unless our masters have broken our spell!"
"Dark Magic made you like this!" Alexa growled, "And Dark Magic shall end you!"
"ALEXA STOP!" Cosmos shouted, holding his wrist.
"You release Mako-chan right now," Alexa continued.
"Or else?" a voice asked as the gang turned to see the twins Traloc and Tlaloc
"I see the newest Dark One has fallen into the Great Prince Julius!" Tlaloc smirked, "How fitting…after what the powers of the Solar Crystal can really do!"
"The Solar Crystal is meant for peace!" Alexa said, "Not for war!"
"Funny how that it can also be used for power and that was what you had done so in the past," Traloc replied.
"Just how the hell do you even know me!?" Alexa answered.
"Your birthright…Atlantis…the Solar Crystal…its legend has reached to the entire world…including ours," Tlaloc explained.
"Release Makoto!" Alexa ordered.
"No," Traloc said, "Not unless you hand over the Solar Crystal."
"I don't have the Solar Crystal! Not since I've became the Dark One!" Alexa argued, "I refuse to hand it over even if I don't hold the darkness in me!"
"Such ambition you have," Tlaloc said before snapping his fingers to summon a flock of nerbils. Momo, Nitori, and Rin fought back with their attacks.
Sousuke twirled his sword and shouted out, "SEA SWOORRDDD…BLASTER!"
Traloc snapped his fingers as a group of massive looking Venus-flytrap plants. The senshi narrowly dodged the eating plants while Cosmos unleashed light-universal blasts to incinerate them.
Yuuri trembled in fear for a moment, worried that he might not be able to see Viktor again. But he could hear those same words in his mind:
I will always find you…
"There will be no more darkness…" he sang to himself as he could feel his hands getting cold with ice energy forming. Yuri gasped as he realized that this was the other half of his magic was awakening at last.
"Freeze!" Yuuri said calmly as blasts of ice froze the evil twins and the voodoo dolls before shattering them into shards. Makoto was released from the plants and slowly stirred awake with the last egg.
"Mako-chan!" Alexa smiled.
"I got it, the last egg," Makoto said.
"Yeah," he replied, "We're one step closer to our freedom."
Rin's ears perked up as the others turned to see an army of angry chickens heading their way. Nagisa winked with the two Yuri's and they both combined their ice powers to freeze them up.
"Now that's not beautiful," Rei sighed.
"Those chickens are psycho Rei-chan," Nagisa answered.
"Come then, let us proceed the way out," Cosmos smiled as they all departed from the chamber.
~Episode 6 END~
~Episode 7 PV~
Rei: So how many sports do you think this world has?
Nagisa: Well there's us, basketball, volleyball, stride, ice skating, football, kendo…
Rin: Too many to count that's for sure!
Makoto: But it is becoming a beautiful city now that we are putting them all together. Hopefully the past will never repeat itself.
Haruka: …I just only swim free.
Rin: HARU! WE GET IT!
Sousuke: You guys, I don't think that's the problem right now…
Yuuri Katsuki: Next Time, Free! Fool's Gold Rebellion!, Someone was foolish?
Momo: I get the feeling our friends haven't had much luck while we failed to save Alexa…