The others made it in time to the Demo Derby.
"Are you sure the tracker put Hope here?" Usagi asked.
"Of course I'm sure. I'm the one who hid it in his food when it was made." Sci-Twi said. "It says...on the track?"
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a last minute competitor endering the arena, and it's…. A DUO!" Pandergast said. "Driving one of the most flashy cars i have ever seen, and riding with the Gymnast that kicks like a kangaroo and has an appetite as big as elephant. Give it up for….The Blue….Gorilla?" Pandergast said.
"I told you not to use that name." Hope said.
"What? It sounded tough." Akane said.
"His name is Hope the Victor, and hes riding with a class mate of these two lovely ladies in their own right. Its Akane Owari, the Ultimate Gymnast!" Pandergast said.
"Wait, two?" Fuyuhiko said looking to where Pandergast was. "Its Ibuki and Hiyoko."
"Classmates huh?" Sanji asked.
"Hiyoko Saionji, the Ultimate Traditional Dancer and Ibuki Miota, the Ultimate Musician." Peko said.
"This challenger has made it clear that if he wins, he takes these two ladies back on his side for an old friend of theirs along with Glumshanks. He'll have to fight through three champs and a whole lot of baddies to get there. Let's face it folks, he's gonna die out there, but I'm gonna make a lot of money off of it." Pandergast said as the audience cheered.
"He;s crazy if he thinks he can drive that car against these guys." Cali said. "Kazuichi, you made that car, is it really suited for this?"
"Well, I made it to be durable considering how reckless the kid is. I also added a few weapons so...50-50?" Kazuichi said.
"Lets just hope he wins." Sunset said.
"Now, lets get this Derby started! Ibuki, chord this arena up a notch!" Pandergast said.
"You got it man." Ibuki said hitting a chord on the electric guitar as flames erupted all over the stadium as lots of enemy cars got onto the track. "Stickin it to the hope man!"
"Oh yeah?" Hope said braking hard and turning around an enemy. "Well I'm sticking it to all of them!"
As soon as he said it, a large tank rolled out on its treads.
"Oh! Looks like Dread Roller couldn't wait and is ready to go on the warpath!" Pandergast said.
"A tank? Seriously?!" Akane asked.
"No worries. I got this." Hope said pressing a red button as a missile fired, hitting the tank and blowing it up completely. "Target destroyed!"
"Incredible! This Blue Beast has beaten the super class champion and taken his place! But look out, it looks like we have some rift turbulence!" Pandergast said as the arena crumbled a bit as a short interlude was held.
"Wowzers! That was some zoomin and booming you did out there, buddy!" Flynn said.
"I never knew you could drive like that." Sunset said.
"Well, I am pretty good behind a car." Hope said before a horn buzzed. "Interludes over, gotta get back out there." Hope said driving back out.
"The rookie duo has come outta nowwhere and ascended the ranks to super class, can they do it again?" Pandergast said as a flying vehicle with razor parts all over it. "Because now, they face the the fiercest, most ferocious flying predator in all of Skylands! Give it up for the mighty mint-sized champ: TURBO TEETH!"
"Alright, I dunno what idiot made that, but its going down!: Akane said.
"Couldn't have said it better myself." Hope said pressing the button again as a missile flew out taking out Turbo Teeth. "Target Destroyed."
"You said 50-50 right? How much boom did you put in those missles?" Flynn asked.
"Well he's got no boom now...That was the last one." Kazuichi said.
"He's gonna have to get creative with this last one." Kali said.
The crowd then chanted a name as Ibuki Struck more chords and Hyoko began her dance. A massive vehicle roared into the arena chocked full of weapons and a head like a triceratops.
"Now entering the arena, a creature so terrifying that looking at it directly could melt your brains! The towering titan of tussle and teeth, the wreck-tacular: WRECK O' SAURUS!" Pandergast said as a large dinosaur made of scrap junk rolled out.
"Okay. Now that is a challenge." Akane said.
"And I'm out of ammo. But I still got something." Hope said. He revved up and accel right to the charging beast.
"Is he nuts?! Hes playin chicken with a dinosaur! Even with the durability, he'll be crushed if he does that!" Kazuichi said.
"Come on robosaur! Let's see how brave you are!" Hope shouted as they charged at each other.
"He's going right at the beast that gets between him and total victory! Is this the end?" Pandergast said.
Hope drifted and evaded the jurassic junkpile as the last second and got behind its tail.
"Okay akane, lets do some real damage!" Hope said.
Kicking it into overdrive, Hope charged right at him from behind as he plowed right through Wreck O Saurus as it exploded it a massive fireball.
"Oh! And we have a new champion!" Pandergast said.
"Now as promised, give us Glumshanks back." Hope said.
"And we had a deal that youd also give Ibuki and Hiyoko." Akane said.
"Deal. Both are yours." Pandergast said.
Hope moved quickly, surprising the two girls as he jabbed his hands into their hearts. "Didn't wanna make a hassle chasing after ya." he said as they fainted.
"How many more of these guys are there?" Zoro asked.
"There were 14 students. And the rocker and geisha make 13, so...only one left." Rainbow said.
"Just one, huh?" Flynn said. "Whos it gonna be?"
"By process of elimination with all of us here, the only one left is…" Sonia began.
"I know who it is. That guy. Nagito Komaeda." Kazuichi said.
"If he was the best for last, he must be pretty special." Hope said.
"His title is the Ultimate Lucky Student. Dudes got a crazy amount of good luck." Fuyuhiko said.
"The guys is insane. He goes way too much into the hope and despair thing. There isn't any length he won't go." Kazuichi said.
"He must be the one closest to Kaos and Despair. But we cant do anything unless we have something to seal or beat the darkness. Wait, wheres Daimien, the one with the poison?" Kali said.
"Um… just in case it happened, I set him to the Vault of the Ancients to get the Dark Rift Engine, which bring the Darkness here." Glumsanks said getting Glares. "What? It talks in its sleep. But the vault is full of traps, no doubt he isnt gonna make it back in…"
A large black object was floating over the group as standing on top of it was Damien.
"Hi! I got the Dark Rift Engine like I said I would!" Damien shouted.
"He's good." Fuyuhiko said.
Later…
"Shes all ready to go, y'all. One Weaponized Dark Rift engine ready to reseal the Darkness once and for all!" Mags said.
"So we arent waiting around? Cool! We're gonna hit that fricken darkness with everything we got!" Ibuki said. "We're stickin it to the dictator."
"So, youre all gonna help out? And, youre all gonna join me after wards?" Hope said.
"Hey, we all decided on it kid. Besides, think of this as atonement for our past sins." Nekomaru said.
"You saved us, and survived a hopes peak experience of your own. Plus, youre really fun to be around. We can all agree that joining you is gonna be better than going it alone." Fuyuhiko said.
"So like it or not, you're stuck with us." Hiyoko said.
Hope smiled. "Like it? I LOVE it!" Hope said. "I knew the minute I saw the classmates I saw the first time, I had to see if more were out there. We all share the same dream, and hope for the future, like a family. Just like he always does." Hope said.
"Jexi's always treated us on his team like a family. Its pretty damn good to be honest." Sanji said.
"And families always stick by one another." Sunset said before seeing a black slime on her arm. "What the…" she said before it jumped off and took form as a small Wobblewok.
"Ah! Its that thing from the undead land! But mini sized!" Pinkie screamed.
"I guess a piece of it must have gotten on me. But why is it…" Sunset said as it looked at her with a smile. "Wait, do you….wanna be friends?"
It smiled as it shook its head yes before handing over its medal.
"Yeah. Families do keep growing….so, let's go and get back our last family member and go towards a hope filled future." Hope said.