"Whoa!" the group said as they looked upon a large crystal palace that sit atop the moon as the Lunar Whale flew close to it surface.
"What is with this palace?" Mayumi asked.
"It's so beautiful and so grand." Sectonia said.
They soon touched down in front of the palace where the doors opened as floating there was a man with purple skin, floating with his hair flying with stars in it and all dressed in white.
"Humans of the lower worlds. Welcome to the crystal palace." he said.
"Uh...who is this dude?" Hope asked.
"Don't be rude. That is Tsuki no Yami. The prince of the moon." Fuyunyan whispered.
"Wait, you're a Yo-kai?" Rainbow asked.
"That is correct." Tsuki no Yami said before looking at David. "Hmm. Ah. I see. I welcome you back, child of the moon."
"Child of the moon? What's he talking about?" David asked.
"Hmm? Oh. So you really don't know." Tsuki No Yami said before looking to Hope. "This other scent. Its of a Lunala correct?"
"Yes. She is my link." Hope said.
"So you're the reason. Hmm. The rest of you are free to continue to the main chamber to see elder Fusoya. I'd like to speak with the blue one and the child of the moon." Tsuki no Yami said.
"Alright." Sunset said as the others continued inside as Tsuki no Yami lead Hope and David into a private chamber.
"Please, have a seat." Tsuki no Yami said. "I imagine you have questions."
"Yeah. For starters, what's this child of the moon business?" David asked.
"Yes. I should start with that. Tell me, do any of you two know of the lunar species known as the Lunarians?" Tsuki no Yami asked.
"I've read about them, yes." David said. "They are said to be well-gifted mages that draw their power from the moon itself."
"Yes. They once tried to live in peace on different worlds, but were rejected at every turn. So now they wait in sleep until the day they can live at peace. As prince of the moon, it's my duty to look over every last one of them. But, there was a couple of them that left impressions on me and refused slumber. One male, the other female. The male was named Kluya and the other was Kuraya. While Kluya went down to this Earth, Kuraya went far away from the Magic Universe entirely and went to Standard, adopting the identity of a human woman." Tsuki no Kami said.
"So, what does this have to do with David?" Hope asked.
"Are you saying that...my mother is actually…" David started.
"She changed her name to Cassidy and married a human named Chikasu Ishihara and had two children. Do you understand? You share Lunarian blood." Tsuki no Yami said.
"I'm...of Lunarian blood?" David said. "That...does explain a few things."
"Uh… can i ask you something?" Hope asked. "Lately, David has been getting these weird surges of power. It started when he was fighting Brainiac. Do you know anything about the surges?"
"Ah. That's actually normal. He's been tapping into some latent power within his Lunarian Blood. It had been laying dormant but I suppose he could have awoken to it during that battle." Tsuki no Yami said.
"That explains something about him. Least you know, right David?" Hope asked.
"Besides, while the Tapus and I were fighting him, he said something. He said 'There's no way organics should have that much power.'"David said. "At the time, he was under the assumption that I was a full-blooded human. But with his 12th level intellect, he should've known that there was something off about it."
"Humans and Lunarians share a very identical biology. It's so similar even the smartest of people would have trouble identifying the difference." Tsuki no Yami said.
"Thats pretty impressive." Hope said as Lunala nodded. "When did you…"
"Ah...seems you could feel my presence after so long apart." Tsuki no Yami said as he scratched under Lunala's chin as it lowly growled with happiness.
"She seems to like you a lot." Hope said petting her head.
"She should. I raised it when it first appeared in our world." Tsuki no Yami said. "Of course, it was a lot smaller back then."
"Wait..what do you mean?" Hope said.
"Years ago, a rift opened on one of the moons in the universe. Coming through was a small star like creature. It didn't move or anything but I did care for it. I dubbed it a Cosmoem since it was so small. I looked after it for years until it reacted to something. It saw a young boy in blue battling an insectoid like monster and he was on the losing side. The creature...it didn't want to see the boy fall, so it took on this form by absorbing the moon's light and flew down to protect him. I know for a fact this boy was you, blue one." Tsuki no Yami said.
"That must've been when Hope fought Sectonia." David said.
"Is that what the monster was called. Huh. I would have retrieved it but it seemed to enjoy the boy's company so I let it be." Tsuki no Yami said.
"At the time, Sectonia was possessed by the Dimension Mirror. Her actions back then were beyond her control." David said.
"And now, you are linked with this Lunala, blue one." Tsuki no Yami said.
"Yeah. She really has it going for me." Hope said as Lunala nuzzled him. "We've fought together on more than one occasion. But… I've never really attempted trying to Burst with her."
"You've never used Burst? Not even once?" Tsuki no Yami asked.
"No, he hasn't. He's been using his own fighting style the whole time." David said.
"In all honesty, I'm really nervous to try it. The guys say it's pretty cool. But it's hard for me to use Burst when i've come so far on my own. Guess I'm a little nervous about fusing with Lunala." Hope said.
"If you don't want to use Burst then don't use it. That's all there is to it." Tsuki no Yami said.
"Oh...yeah. Thanks." Hope said.
"So...then you have to do...when is Golbez coming to the moon?" David asked.
"Oh, he doesn't plan to come to the moon, he want's to bring something down from the moon." Tsuki no Yami said.
"Bring something down? He told Kain to bring the crystal to the Tower of Babil..." David said. "No… Is there something sealed in there?!"
"Yes. A long time ago, there was a Lunarian named Zemus who did not share the same peaceful ideals of the rest of his race. So he constructed a large machine known as the Giant of Babil. A doomsday machine created to wipe out the human race and colonize the Earth for the Lunarians." Tsuki no Yami said. "But it was sealed away, though I suppose the seal is broken now thanks to Golbez."
"More like...it's about to be." David said.
"No...I'm afraid it is." Tsuki no Yami said showing images from the earth as a large giant of a machine slowly touched down.
"What the heck is that?!" Hope said.
"The Giant of Babil or as you better know it, the Tower of Babil, but in its true destructive form." Tsuki no Yami said.
"And Zemus constructed that monstrosity?!" Hope said in shock.
"That might mean that Zemus may have found his way to Golbez, and has been controlling him all this time." David said.
"Yes. All of this does seem a bit complicated for a simple human to know." Tsuki no Yami said. "But that is beside the point. If this thing continues to function, all human life will be wiped out."
"All the more reason to go back down there." David said.
"Not without the rest of your little party and Fusoya. He is the only one that can part the barrier protecting it." Tsuki no Yami said. "He should be finishing Cecil's Lunarian heritage as we speak."
"Wait, Cecil's half-Lunarian too?" Hope asked.
"Yes. His father was the male Lunarian I mentioned." Tsuki no Yami said. "But...we can delve more into that later. If you do not leave now, that world will not survive. Oh, just one other thing." he said before giving his medal to the two. "A token of our new friendship."
"Thank you." the two of them said as they ran out and rejoined with the others.
"Well?" Luffy said.
"Well, it turns out David is also Half-Lunarian. It explains the power surges from Brainiac's battle." Hope said.
"Are you serious?!" Zelos asked.
"It's true. His father told us about this, saying that they were passed off as a human family to avoid unwanted attention." Jesse said.
"My money says this 'unwanted attention' is Zemus." David said.
"Maybe. If Zemus found out about your Lunarian blood, he probably would've used it to control you too." Hope said.
"Wait, too?" Lloyd asked.
"We'll explain on the way. Right now, we need to get going. We don't have much time!" David said.
"Lets go!" Rainbow said as they all rushed onto the ship as it took off back to Earth. Getting closer, they see the giant being blocked by forces all over to keep it back. Faces among them they recognized were Edward, Yang Fang, Palom, Porom, Karasu Tengu and Cid.
"It's...our allies!" Cecil said.
"They're giving us a chance to get into the giant." Gray said.
"Then let us not waste this chance they are giving us." Fusoya said using his magic as the barrier opened, allowing them inside of the giant.
"So this is the inside of a metal giant." Korra said.
"Okay. So how do we end this monster?" Edge asked.
"The giant has a CPU that controls all of its functions. We destroy it, it will self destruct." Fusoya said.
"Alright. Let's make like viruses and destroy that CPU." David said.
"Don't even think about it." four voices said as four familiar archfiends appeared around them. Cagnazzo, Scarmiglione, Barbariccia and Rubicante.
"Aw, no. Not these guys again…" David said before his old group and Rainbow stood up.
"Go on without us...we can handle these guys." Rainbow said.
"You guys sure about this?" David asked.
"Yep. Just leave it to us." Mayumi said. "Just like old times, huh guys?"
"Oh yeah. Boy do I miss this?" Jesse said.
"Alright. I'll leave to you. Don't die on me!" David said as the old group and Rainbow battled against the archfiends, quickly overpowering the revived monsters.
"Honestly, I don't even know why Rubicante even bothered healing us." Mayumi said.
"Yes. Though...didn't this seem a little easy? We were able to handle these archfiends with ease." Jesse said.
"Could it be that...there is something else here?" Petra asked before Ross fell over. "Ross!"
"I...can't move my body. Its as if...life was taken from me." Ross said.
"Life?" Rainbow asked before she realized. "Ghost! She's here!"
Petra and Leonora both groaned as they fell next. One by one, The group fell. Until Rainbow was left with Kokoro, standing in front of Ghost.
"So, is this what you want? Saving me for last so you can avenge flying?" Rainbow asked before she fell as Ghost passed through her and then Kokoro.
"I am going to kill you for murdering Flying, but first...I have my own job to do." she said taking Rainbow's sword as she approached the downed Mayumi.
"No...don't touch her!" Kokoro shouted.
"She is a plague on this universe. And she will be exterminated." Ghost said raising it high.
"No!" Rainbow shouted.
But before she could deal the final blow, something moved past them all and knocked the sword out of her hands while leaving a cut.
"A cut? But...how can this be? Solid objects shouldn't be able to touch me." Ghost said.
"Yohoho. Solid objects maybe...but what about objects using one's soul?" a voice asked as someone picked up Rainbow's sword. It was Brook.
"Brook!" Rainbow said, happy to see him.
"Just sit tight Rainbow. I'm not about to let this woman kill my comrades. Over my dead body. Then again, I'm already dead. Yohohoho!" Brook said.
"You..is this some kind of big joke to you?! You are facing the weapon of your demise!" Ghost said.
"A weapon of demise? Hardly. All I see is a woman who thinks she's above everyone else." Brook said drawing his sword. "Now...fight me!" Brook said.
"Shadow Ball!" Ghost said firing a ball of darkness as Brook before he thrusted his sword at it, splitting it in two as both missed. In the wake of the thrust, a chilling wave cut through the air and sliced ghost, freezing the wound.
"Ice? But,...this shouldn't touch me either." Ghost said.
"You can call that...a chill from the underworld." Brook said.
"You little...Shadow Claw!" Ghost shouted moving at Brook before he grabbed his sword backhanded.
"Soul Parade!" he said blocking the attack while freezing some of Ghost on contact.
"Urk.." Ghost grunted.
"Give it up. You cannot win this battle." Brook said before Ghost went and knocked his head off.
"No!" Petra said.
"Hehehaha! Not much of a smart ass now are….what?" Ghost said seeing the body stab her with a thrust as his head started floating. "How can this…"
"I do not exist through muscles or power. I live on through a single soul." Brook said as both his head and body rejoined.
"Oh, right. I forgot he can do that." Petra said.
"That is it. I'll have to kill you all at once." Ghost said as she placed her feet on the ground. She made eerie movements left to right before doing a scary pose. "Here is comes! The move that ends all of you! Never Ending Nightmare!" she shouted as the area became dark as multiple arms arose from the ground and went at them. "Now you will be gone!" she said before she felt a presence behind her and saw Brook there.
"I'm sorry, but I've already cut you." Brook said slowly putting his sword away. "It's going to be cold on your way out. Take care of yourself."
"No...wait. Please don't. I don't wanna…" Ghost started.
"Song of Scratches...Blizzard Slice!" Brook said sheathing it as ice rose up all over Ghosts body, entrapping her in a prison of ice as she fell over.
"What are you waiting for? Finish her! You gotta put an end to her! Stop her…" Rainbow said before Brook slapped her.
"We...are not killers. I am not...and neither are you." Brook said. "These things...may have been made in a lab...but don't they also have a right to life?"
"I… I just… I was so caught up in Flying's nonsense that...I lost it." Rainbow said. "I shattered the crystal this was his heart! That was the first time ever that I killed someone, and down deep I couldn't stomach the idea that someone like me, a highschool girl, killed a person!"
"I do not blame you. Not everyone can keep rage held back for long. But sometimes, one has to learn to keep such feelings in the back of your mind." Brook said. "Now, is everyone here okay?"
"We kind of feel like we're in the 8th round of a heavyweight boxing match, but besides that, we're okay." Kurochi said.
"Yeah. Thanks for the save." Mayumi said.
"Think nothing of it. But...there is one thing I would like to know. Would you be so kind as to show me your panties?" Brook asked.
"Sorry, Brook. I may be enhanced with a succubus and requip, but you won't be getting to them that easily." Mayumi said.
"It was still worth asking." Brook said. "I just hope everyone else is doing okay."
"So is Ghost…" Jesse asked.
"Frozen but alive. I don't see her getting out anytime soon." Brook said.
"Hey Brook, I'm sorry I lost my cool back there. No hard feelings, right?" Rainbow asked.
"Of course not. We're good friends." Brook said.
"I may have killed once, but I'm not gonna let it get to me. From now on, there is gonna be another way for these guys. They are human too like you said. Don't know about Dave, though." Rainbow said.
"He may be seen as a killer, but that's mostly towards demons. He prefers not to kill non-demon life if it can be helped." Kokoro said.
"Yes. We did get that feeling from him through only a short while together." Brook said.
"And what you said...you have a point. These...Elements. They don't need to die." Jesse said.
"From now until it's over, contain or defeat only." Leonora said.
"Now that that's settled, let's catch up to the others." Kurochi said as they hurried up the stairs to see the group battling with the giants CPU.
"Guys!" Hope said dodging a laser. "Okay, that's it!"
"Don't get frustrated! I think an electric attack should short it out." Jeremie said.
"I've got it!" Carrot said jumping around the blasts, even changing direction in mid-air.
"Dang, she's amazing!" Toma said.
"Well she is quite the fighter. I did have my doubts about her coming along before, but quick situations are her specialty." Pedro said.
"Rahh!" Carrot said as her paws puffed up with electricity as she lunged at the CPU, blasting it with electricity and destroying it.
"And that takes care of that." Ramona said. "Now, we better get out of here before this giant blows and take us with it."
"Uh...I don't think an easy route is gonna happen." Zelos said as Golbez stood there blocking there path, ready to fight.
"Golbez…" David said as Fusoya walked up to Golbez. "Fusoya, wait!"
"Do not worry. He has merely lost his way. He must remember who he really is!" Fusoya said as he shined a light on Golbez.
"What happened…? How was I consumed by so much hatred?" Golbez asked.
"You've regained your senses, then. Do you remember your father's name?" Fusoya asked.
"Kl...uya." he slowly said.
"What?" Cecil asked.
"Then that makes...you and Cecil…" David said.
"Brothers?!" Most of the group said in shock.
"Fusoya...what has happened?" Golbez asked.
"Zemus has been controlling you. Your Lunarian blood has made you an easy target for his curse and thus he used you in his plans." Fusoya said. "To think that Kluya's sons would be made... to fight...one another,.." Fusoya said as he collapsed.
"Zemus...I remember. Our mother...she died giving birth...and I thought my brother was... He...manipulated my sadness, my feelings...He used me." Golbez said in anger.
"But...were it me, David, or Harumi that Zemus chose to control… Any one of us could've been in that position…" Cecil said.
"No… There was evil in me long before all of this." Golbez said. "I hated humans, ever since they butchered our father. Zemus...he will not get away with any of this." he said picking Fusoya up before vanishing with him.
"Where is he going?" Sakura asked.
"My guess...back to the moon to fight Zemus." Pit said.
"Then that's where we should go too." Hope said.
"Specifically you, David. Zemus is pretty much your problem just as much as theirs." Soul said.
"He's right. David, I think you and Cecil's group should head up there." Jexi said.
"By myself? You're sure about this?" David asked.
"You won't be by yourself, you'll have the Tapu Guardians with you." Sectonia said. "This is business for not just you but your entire race."
"Im coming too." Hope said. "I can feel that Lunala wants to protect those who raised her."
Lunala nodded in response to.
"Hope are you sure?" Jexi asked.
"Yes." Hope said.
Jexi looked serious. "Luffy, Dan, Natsu, Ranma, Pit. Make sure everyone gets out safely." Jexi said.
"What? Where are you going?" Ranma said.
"I'm not letting my best friends go off and fight on their own. I'll be fighting beside you no matter what!" Jexi shouted.
"Just take him with you. Once he gets like this, there's no stopping him." Natsu said.
"I was going to." David said. "Now then. Let us go. The final battle is upon us!"
"Here we go." Hope said.
"Everyone's future depends on us." Jexi said as the Lunar Whale took off.
"Zemus...we're coming for you!" the three shouted.