(Takes place between during chapters 24-25 of the Ridonculous Underdogs)

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"Since the beginning of time, before the event you have come to know as the Big Bang, there have always been 6 singularities, 6 forces of ultimate power. Then the universe exploded into existence with the Big Bang and the remnants of these systems were forged into concentrated physical forms each with a consciousness of its own. These beings have come to be known as the Cosmic Elemental Masters. Each being has mastery over one of the 6 elemental forces of the universe: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning and Metal. These beings are the most powerful in all of the universe and cannot be defeated by any normal being lest their existence be wiped from the face of the universe upon contact, and the only being capable of defeating a Cosmic Elemental is a Cosmic Elemental, or one with the powers of a Cosmic Elemental. Many eons ago, a great war was raged between the Daagons, the inhabitants of the cosmic ocean Varuna and their ruler Hiidrala, and Metallum, the Cosmic Elemental of Metal. With them were their greatest protectors, the Wind and Lightning Cosmic Elementals known as Tatsumaki and Kaminari. The two clashed in an epic battle that scarred the very universe itself, but before a victor could be decided Metallum betrayed Kaminari and attempted to take both their powers for himself in order to conquer not only Varuna, but the entire universe itself. In the face of this betrayal, Tatsumaki and Kaminari agreed to combine their power to face Metallum and end him, and in doing so they performed an ancient ritual known only to the Cosmic Elementals: Elemental Fusion, in which they would fuse into one new being altogether with both of their powers but at the cost of their fusion being permanent. With this they forged a new being with a new elemental force: Tempestatis, the Cosmic Elemental of the Hurricane. The battle was fierce and ravaged the universe, but the the end the battle was lost. Metallium was badly injured nearly beyond recovery but he had triumphed. With his dying breath, Tempestatis made a vow: even if it took him thousands upon thousands of lifetimes, he would see that Metallum would fall for his betrayal. However, that is not the whole story. What very few are aware of is that there are two other Cosmic Elementals who refused to take part in the war, two who refused to take sides because they were unsure of how the evolution or mortals would turn out in the end. These two were known as Illuminare and Tenebris, the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness. As the war between their fellow Cosmic Elementals raged on and ravaged the universe, they had retreated into the shadows to observe how the mortals would react. They had wondered if the mortals of the lower realms of each universe were creatures that were truly deserving of the protection of the gods. I have observed the dealings than I would care to count. Mortals thrive, they quarrel, they perish, and they repeat this same cycle time and time again on an endless loop. At that time it seemed to me that for them to keep doing this would be the height of futility. I had even gone so far as to wonder what sense there was in protecting such flawed beings when they would consistently repeat the same tragic mistakes time and time again without showing any signs of developing, and ponder if it were to be more merciful on our part to put an end to such hopeless cycles once and for all. However, after the fated battle between Metallum and Tempestatis had at last come to a close and the mortals began to rebuild the remains of their civilizations across the universe, that was when Metallum appeared and offered a solution to their dilemma. They would pool their power into one point and create a warrior that was mixed of both light and darkness, intended to follow the spirit of Tempestatis for as long as he reincarnated through over one hundred lifetimes in over one hundred different races. Now the mission of the Warrior of the Hurricane has become much more grave, and if both Metallum and his warrior of darkness are not slain then the legacy of the Cosmic Elementals will be forever tarnished and lost to the memory of time."

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Mike sat on the large hill outside of the city, his mind drifting with the wind 'Days as peaceful like this might not last forever.'

"So did you manage to get Zoey off of your back?" Adam appeared on the hill and laid down next to him in a nonchalant sort of way.

"Yeah, I just told him that you dragged me to another pilates class."

"Hey for the last time that was not my fault!" they glared at each other for a moment before the both burst out laughing.

"Man it feels like it's been ages since you and I were able to just hang out in peace like this without a care in the world, and of all times right before we might end up fighting for the fate of the world and maybe even the entire universe and we can't even tell anybody. Which reminds me, you told Devin about Mal and all of that stuff?"

"Yep, he was actually pretty chill about it. He continues to surprise me both in good and bad ways, but mostly good."

"I see, that's good."

"...You know you're the only one left who really gets it Mike."

"Gets what?"

"You know damn well what I mean. They just don't get it, not even the likes of Bridgette, Cody or Alejandro get the weight on my shoulders. I feel it every single day even now, before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning and it even haunts my dreams. Sometimes I can only stop and wonder, do I have what it takes to do this?"

"...Wow, I had no idea that this whole thing with Mal and Sordibus was still getting to you as bad as this."

"No that part I pretty much got, it's the whole thing with Metallum and these other two Cosmic Elementals that's f*cking me up so bad. Metallum was insanely powerful and he nearly killed me and Bridgette, if it wasn't for Sir George then he would've succeeded. The problem is that I fought him with everything that I had and I was barely strong enough to put a dent in him even after I transformed. And now that I know that there are two more out there that are even more powerful than him… it's messing with my head. They've gotta be stopped one way or another and I feel like I'm the only one who has a chance but I can feel the pressure crushing me over and over again. Look Mike this fight is gonna be a huge one and even I might not make it out alive, if you wanna back out then I won't stop you."

"Is that what you really believe? Do you really think that I would just up and abandon you like that now of all times? Did I really spend the last two days letting Aurora unlock my Second Origin just to back out now?" he summoned a white light in his left fist and a sword made of black energy in his right hand "Do you really think that I did all of that just so that I could back out now? Sure it's all really scary but you're my best friend Adam and it's been that way for our entire lives, you've always been there for me so now I'm gonna be there for you."

"...Thanks Mike, really. So what's next on our path of the power cosmic?"

"Aurora said to give you some time to deal with this and then meet her at the Sanctum, she has one last thing that we have to do before we're ready to fight Metallum again."

"Alright, let's do it my friend." he grabbed onto Mike by the shoulder "Hey by the way did you and Cody and Alejandro do the thing with Shelley that I asked you to do while I went over and saw Devin in India?"

"Oh yeah, it was awesome."

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Aurora glanced back and noticed Adam and Mike standing behind her, the former being fully equipped with his Hurricane Gauntlets, Windstormer Boots, Dragon's Cloak and his Starlight Armor with Ascalon strapped to his side, and the latter wearing a simple white martial arts gi with a black belt, black shin guards and black shoes "I take it you accomplished what you needed to?"

Adam nodded "Yeah I did, and to be honest it felt pretty damn good to finally get that weight lifted off of my shoulders. Now enough wasting time Aurora, we've got work to do and it's gotta be done now."

"I agree but you must not be so hasty, what I'm about to tell you is actually rather heavy. But before that…" she opened a portal and reached into it, and then pulled out Alejandro and the others by the bull necklace "As much as I hate to interrupt your training, you should hear this as well." she pulled something else out of the portal in the form of what looked like some sort of symbol "This is the symbol of the Masters of the Mystic Arts Adam, you and Mike will need it to prove yourselves as allies when you reach it."

"Reach what?"

"A place you should know very well… the planet of Ostium."

"Ostium, why does that name sound so familiar?" Adam paused, and he and Alejandro shared a very long look "Oh. OH. Oh… shit."

"You once journeyed to the planet of Ostium through artificial means along with Alejandro here, which is one of the main reasons as to why I brought him here. Ostium is mainly intended to serve as a passageway into the abyss between dimensions, Adam you once were sent there during your battle with Vilgax and Diagon but you could feel the effects of travelling there through man made means. It is not for the weak, those weak hearted would succumb to the inevitable insanity within mere moments."

"Yeah it felt like I was reliving the emotional turmoil of the night that I lost my parents coupled with a gallon of LSD out of a milk jug. It f*cks you up man, it just f*cks you up bad."

"As interesting as that analogy is, it does hold a great deal of accuracy. As I was saying, Ostium serves as a gateway to into the void between dimensions. That is where the two you seek currently reside."

"You mean Illuminare and Tenebris, the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness."

"Yes. Once you meet them there, they will judge you and if they see you as worthy then they will grant you their Cosmic Lacrimas, all four of them, two Light and two Darkness."

"...Looks like we've got another hell of a wild ride waiting for us now don't we?"

Mike nodded "Yeah I guess we do, I feel like Ben 10 now."

"Dude Ben 10's got nothing on us now. Now come on, we're gonna go and save the entire universe." he turned back to Bridgette and gently put his hands on her shoulders "Well I guess we've gotta get going but I'll be back with my head held high, I promise."

"I'll be waiting." Bridgette gave him a quick peck on the lips "Just don't do anything really stupid okay?"

"I can make no such promise."

"I didn't expect you to."

"Glad to see that you know me as well as you claim. Alright Aurora, we're ready to do what we've gotta do."

"Remember that time passes differently on Ostium in comparison to this planet, 1 hour on that planet is 1 entire day here, but due to the power of Cosmic within the both of you as well as these charms that you have, you won't age physically." Aurora handed Adam and Mike both mystic bracelet charms to prevent them from aging "Just be sure to keep that in mind, and above all be sure to be careful."

"We can make no such promises."

"Of course you can't. After spending as many eons observing the universe as they have, there is no way to tell what side Illuminare and Tenebris will take in the Cosmic scheme of things. If the two of them judge you as worthy then they will give you their Cosmic Lacrimas, but if not then you will perish."

"Then that's a chance that we'll have to take."

"I anticipated such a response. I will open a portal that will take you to Ostium, once there you will meet the Gatekeeper who will give you a test and if you pass then he will open a gate for you into the void between dimensions and once you are there you will find them and be judged by them. That is all I can do for you, from this point forward the rest is up to you."

"I gotcha Aurora, and thanks." he sat down in one of the chairs in the corner and motioned for the others to do the same "You know it feel like just yesterday I was coming to you with no idea how much about myself and my destiny I still needed to learn."

"It might as well have been yesterday, it was only about two months ago. But still in just two short months I've done what I can to honor the memory of my student and guide you through the shadows, tried to shed as much light as I could on what you could be, but now you've gone beyond even what I had anticipated to be possible. And as I'm sure that you're already aware by now, there are times when the more you see the less clear some things may become."

"I thought I knew all of it, I thought I was just some little punk who got dealt an unfortunate hand by fate. It took my best friend, it took my family, and it even scarred both my body and my spirit. But now I feel like maybe I was chosen by the universe for a reason, like Tempestatis needed someone who would never give up to carry out his legacy and make sure the universe is a safer place."

"Your parents would be proud of you, especially your mother. She was actually a personal friend of mine."

Adam's head snapped up "Wait a second, Aurora are you saying that my mother was a Master of the Mystic Arts like you and Carlos?"

"No, she was actually a friend from high school. We met in a book club."

"Oh. Well that was kind of anticlimactic."

"Assumptions can lead to death in this line of work. But regardless, now both you and Mike are on your own as you fumble around between dimensions and find the answers that you both desperately need."

"So that's it then."

"Yes it is."

"Mike, are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." Mike readied his martial arts gi.

"Alright, just give me a minute." Adam turned to the other three "You guys just be careful while we're gone, train hard and stay true to who you are. I don't know when we're gonna be back but we will be back, that much I can promise you." he turned to Cody first "Listen to me little brother, keep training hard with the Hero's Chi, have some faith in yourself and be sure that you can protect Gwen with your life. Got it?"

Cody nodded "Got it."

"Good." then he turned to Alejandro "As far as I'm concerned and as far as Carlos is concerned, at least what I know about how he'd feel, you've already done more than enough to redeem yourself for what you did in Total Drama World Tour, but if you still wanna make things right then do this for me. Keep training, protect these two, and do some good."

Alejandro nodded "I understand mi amigo."

"Good, I'm counting on you." then he turned to Bridgette and gently put both of his hands on her shoulders "It's time for me to get going but I promise you, one way or another we will make it back here. I don't know when, I don't know how, but I know that will."

Bridgette gave him a gentle smile "And I'll be waiting."

"Alright, I think I'm ready now."

"So you are." Aurora snapped her fingers and a white colored portal opened "I wish the two of you the best of luck."

"Thanks again Aurora, for everything." so with a final sign of a finger from both of them (the finger symbol that they introduce in episode 48 of Fairy Tail), Adam and Mike both jumped into the portal.

Aurora then proceeded to seal the portal up once they had gone through all the way "No matter where they may be, they will always be watching over you. That is what that symbol means and what it will always mean."

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The planet of Ostium was once home to the Osmostians, a strong and proud race of warriors, until the Cosmic war thousands of years prior, when Metallum and Tempestatis, in their previous battle, had rendered the population of the planet all but extinct, as the sun of the planet had been obliterated, which left survival on the planet next to impossible.

This is what Adam and Mike saw when they arrived on the planet through the portal, which promptly shut behind them, leaving them alone on the path up the mountain, the only visible landmark remaining on this planet "How much strife this one planet must've endured, it's beyond anything I could ever imagine."

"Well if you could imagine it then I'm sure that you would've by now." Mike pointed out "So this is it then, there's no going back."

"No there isn't. Let's do this Mike, just you and me again just like old times."

"Yeah, who would've thought that it would be you and me on a desolate planet void of any life, travelling to the void in between dimensions, trying to find two cosmic monsters and convince them to grant us the power that we need in order to save the world."

"Not me I can assure you of that much, but what's really crazy is that now it feels like this is the norm for us. Or at least for me."

"So you've come…" a lone figured appeared before the two of them, his appearance concealed by a black cloak "Welcome, I have been anticipating your arrival. Mike, son of Lucy and Steve. Adam, son of Timothy and Kate. I have waited for many years for you two to arrive."

"So you know who we are?"

"It is my curse to know all who journey here, as well as all who bare the power of a Cosmic Lacrima."

"And you are?"

"My name is not important, all you must understand before you proceed is how this planet became as isolated and uninhabitable as it is now. However, if you must address me as something then address me as Gatekeeper. I am an Osmostian from many eons ago, the last of my kind whose purpose was to prove peace and stability throughout the universe. But alas, the civil war amongst the Cosmic Elementals led to Metallum, the one you know as the Cosmic Elemental of Metal, wiping out my kind as he saw them as a threat to his conquest of the 10 dimensions and the rest of the universe. I survived, but at the same time I was cursed to watch over the Cosmic Door of Destiny, the gateway to the void between dimensions, in search of the two that could end this war that has raged for eons, whether it be by saving the universe or destroying it."

"We came here in order to pass through this doorway."

"I am aware, but at the same time I should warn you, it extracts a heavy price for you to travel through it."

"And we're prepared for it."

"We all think that at first, and we are all wrong. But regardless, if you wish to travel to the void and meet the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness then follow me." and so he walked up the path without another word.

Adam and Mike shared a mute glance, and then proceeded to follow him "So you've been all alone on this planet for thousands of years?"

"I have, waiting for the inevitable day in which someone would come in search of the Cosmic Door of Destiny. After Metallum wiped out my kind and I was the only one to survive through sheer luck, I was cast out and banished by him here, forced to spend eternity guiding others to a gate that I myself can never use, for any mere mortal who uses the gateway will be instantly turned to dust and scattered throughout the void between dimensions, doomed to suffer in eternal damnation for all of eternity. I cannot fathom how many times I have wished to do just that, for it would be better than the pain of isolation that I have endure up until now."

"Then why didn't you?"

"Because I knew that the day would come when there would be at least one warrior who could pass through this gate, and if one can pass through the gate then that means that they are the warrior destined to defeat Metallum and restore peace to the universe. And once they pass through this gate, my purpose will be fulfilled, and I will at long last be able to move on into the afterlife and reunite with my family." he led them up the path along the side of the mountain until they came to the end of the path, which was blocked by a large stone gateway standing in front of them "What you seek lies in front of you."

"This is the Cosmic Door of Destiny?"

"And the price is a heavy one, for if those who are worthy enter it then they will spend eternity in their own madness."

"...Then we just have to be sure that we're both strong enough to pass through the gate. Now come on Mike, let's go." Adam suddenly grabbed Mike by the arm and threw him into the gate before he could react, and then he glanced back at the Gatekeeper "I'll make sure you can reunite with your family, I promise." and with that, he jumped through the gateway and disappeared in a white light.

"Such a truly kind and gentle soul riddled by the pain of loss and mistrust. Little does he know that he already has freed my soul." without uttering so much as another word, the Gatekeeper's body suddenly crumbled into ash and scattered into the wind.

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Adam burst out of the gateway on the other side, only to be rather disappointed by what he was seeing "You've gotta be kidding me, this is exactly the same as where we just were only it's black and white!"

"Speak for yourself." Mike picked himself up off of the ground and spat out some rubble "So this is the void between dimensions? Not what I expected."

"What the hell are we supposed to expect?"

"Knowing what your mind is capable of, I would not be surprised regardless of the convoluted theories you would be able to create." a new voice commented dryly.

Adam whipped around and his eyes shot wide "No way… Sir George?"

Sure enough, before him stood Sir George, the first Forever Knight, but now in his elderly form donning a black cloak "It has been some time Sir Cosmic Knight and friend I had yet to previously meet, I must say you've grown quite a great deal since our previous meeting. You've reached full knighthood have you not?"

"And you… well to put it bluntly you're more wrinkly than me after I get out of Carlos' hot tub on weekends."

"I had attempted to absorb the attack from Diagon using Ascalon, but the backlash cost me my renewed eternal youth and transported me here. I do not regret it though, for even then my link with Ascalon allowed me to see what had taken place during the battle. You and Young Master Tennyson both did very well."

"I had a little bit of help though from the last person I would've expected. Mal appeared before me when I ended up in the void between dimensions and lent me some of his fire powers."

"I saw you manifest those flames and Lady Aurora informed me of the situation and your reason for coming here. We had best be moving." he snapped his fingers and a large dragon like creature suddenly appeared behind him "Come, we have much to do and much ground to cover and we have little time."

"...Yeah okay." the two of them hopped onto the dragon, which promptly took off into the gray colored skies "So this is the void between dimensions?"

"Most simply refer to it as the Void, we simply consider it to be a reflection that runs underneath each dimension. In some ways it is very similar, however in other ways it could not be more different."

"Different good or different bad?"

"...Yes. Anyway you have come here in search of Illuminare and Tenebris, the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness."

"We need their power if we're gonna take down Metallum and his little shadow lapdog hiding inside Mike's head."

"Today is your lucky day gentlemen, I will take you to them. But we have to go through various different sections of the Void in order to reach them, they lie in wait for your arrival." he whipped around "But you had best brace yourself, we have unwanted company."

Adam glanced back and saw several black creatures with wings flying towards them "Okay what the hell are those things?" this was followed by lightning randomly flashing all around the three of them "And that's just unnerving."

"The Voids naturally unstable, its intended purpose is to be a general reflection of the instability of the ten dimensions that has been caused by the civil war between the Cosmic Elementals, as well as the presence of two those eight here. Going back to those creatures following us they are known as Void Seekers, they are unfortunate souls who became lost in between dimensions and as a result they are now forever trapped in those disturbing forms void of any humanity or living consciousness, consumed by a never ending appetite for destruction."

"Is there any way to survive?"

"Only those with unique gifts and abilities like the three of us will be able to survive in here without being completely consumed. Now enough talk, we must hurry." Sir George had his dragon open a portal "This will take us into another area of the Void, now we must be sure to make haste!" and so they raced through the portal, leaving the Void creatures behind screeching in unrelenting fury.

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Adam looked around in the next area of the Void "This is your world Sir George, but isn't this the canyon where you sealed away Diagon? Ben and I pretty much demolished it when we took out Vilgax, how is it back to normal?"

"As I told you before, things are different here in the Void." Sir George told him "Now pay attention, we have company." he gestured to the Void Seekers charging towards him "I believe this is what you would refer to as things getting a bit more complicated."

"Hey tell me something Sir George, is it possible to destroy these things?"

"Of course it is, did you hear me say otherwise?"

"Good enough for me. Cosmic Fire… ROAR!" Adam breathed out a blast of fire, engulfing the Void Seekers in explosions of black flames "That one was for you Natsu!"

"Well done now we must get moving, before more of them come looking for us. The sector will destabilize the longer that we stay here due to you two discharging so much energy, you must hurry while you can." Sir George opened another portal and de summoned his dragon, causing them to fall to the ground "This is as far as I can take the two of you, the rest of this journey you will have to take on your own."

"And I don't suppose there's any way we can convince you to try and come back to our dimension with us?"

"My purpose in that plain of existence is complete, I have no place there anymore. Now my only goal is to try and maintain the balance of the void to the best of my ability. I can do no more for you Sir Cosmic Knight, the rest is up to you." and with that, he disappeared in a white flash of light.

"...Come on Mike, let's go." and on that semi sorrowful note, Adam and Mike both jumped into the portal, which promptly closed behind them.

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Adam and Mike exited the portal, which closed behind them, and looked around at where they had ended up "Well isn't that just f*cking typical, we're in some kind of flipside version of Ocean Falls. Seriously, there's the pizza place right over there."

"And I can see your apartment from here." Mike pointed out "I think you left your TV on in there, no wait there's Cody and Gwen and I think the two of them are- Oh god I didn't need to see that!"

"Alright enough with the jokes about Cody's sex life which is better than either of ours, we'd better find out wherever the hell Illuminare and Tenebris are hiding out in here. And I think I know the perfect place for us to start looking."

"...I think I'm following your logic. Come on, let's just blitz up there."

"No can do, I don't wanna risk blitzing anywhere using my powers so that we don't attract anymore Void Seekers. Besides, I kind of want to take in some of the scenery that the Void has to offer."

"If you say so." and so the two of them nonchalantly walked down the street in the Void version of their hometown, intent on finding the two Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness and being judged by them.

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Hours passed, and the gray colored sun was beginning to set in the Void Ocean Falls, causing the sky to turn from light gray to a darker gray.

Adam and Mike slowly made their way towards the hill outside of the city limits when the former of the two suddenly stopped "You can sense it right? They're watching us from afar right now. Alright I know you're there, go ahead and come on out already."

Sure enough, in a burst of light two figures appeared before them, one of them being covered in purest white scales, the other in midnight black scales, both of them having visible Cosmic Lacrimas implanted in their chests, as well as visibly eyes and mouths, but aside from that they had no other visible characteristics "So you have come at last."

"I'm guessing the white one is Illuminare and the black one is Tenebris, respectively the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness."

"And you are the latest life of Tempestatis, born on a primitive water based planet known to your kind as Earth. The other one is the latest host for Sordibus, the shadow creature that Metallum had created using Cosmic energy that he had managed to steal from us. That wretch disgusts both of us in every sense of the word, and yet at the same time so do many humans from your planet Earth, such as the wretch Chris McLean."

"Not inaccurate but go on."

"Both of us have observed mortals from this planet and countless others from the lower realms of the universe for one eon after another in order to see how they would survive and thrive. Are they truly deserving of salvation from the likes of Metallum, Terrae and Urere? Over the years we have observed the dealings than I would care to count. Mortals thrive, they quarrel, they perish, and they repeat this same cycle time and time again on an endless loop. And now it would appear that for them to keep doing this would be the height of futility. And yet now here the two of you are, so the question remains. Are mere human beings capable of surpassing the likes of our kind, or is such thing so impossible to attain that it will forever remain little more than a fantasy?"

"Well I guess we're about to find out." Adam dropped into a combat stance, with Mike backing up slightly, both surrounded by glowing auras, the former's being electric blue with a tint of red and white, and the latter's being a mix of both black and white.

"I suppose we will." Illuminare dropped into a combat stance, with Tenebris quietly doing the same.

"Remember Mike we're facing what may very well be the two most powerful beings in the universe. If we're gonna win this one so we can go home then we'll need to give it everything that we've got."

"Yeah I know Adam, but if it's all the same to you I'm gonna try and follow your lead for the time being." Mike told him.

"That's probably for the best, Sordibus power inside of you or not I'm still a lot stronger than you are."

"Oh believe me I know, now let's do this. For the sake of our friends."

"For the sake of our friends." and with the sound of a pebble dropping the two charged forward before either Illuminare or Tenebris could react and dealt them two simultaneous uppercuts to the jaw, sending the two of them.

"Cosmic Light Uproar!" Illuminare was the first one to rebound and unleashed a blast of white light from his mouth, manipulating its path.

"Mike get out of the way!"

"I know!" Mike suddenly switched to Svetlana "The power of Cosmic or not, they cannot match the greatness of Svetlana!" he/ she leapt into the air to avoid the attack, only to be cornered at what happened next.

"Cosmic Shadow Slash!" Tenebris charged at Mike and unleashed a sword made of pure black energy.

"Cosmic Shadow Slash!" Svetlana ripped off their shirt, causing her to change to Vito, and then countered the shadow sword with his very own before dealing Tenebris a spin kick to the face, sending him tumbling away.

"And now you're mine!" Adam grabbed Tenebris by the face and then forced him to the smoke as he grabbed Illuminare as well "Cosmic Lightning… DOUBLE STRIKE!" he attacked them both with simultaneous blasts of lightning from each arm.

Illuminare picked himself up off of the ground, with Tenebris doing the same "Well well not bad, rather impressive actually. I can see why you were able to give Metallum as much difficulty as you did when you sent him here."

"And you guys really call yourselves the two most powerful Cosmic Elementals? Come on stop holding out on us, if we're gonna kill Metallum then I need to know just how far I'll be able to go with this power."

"Very well then, if that is your wish then so be it." Illuminare was engulfed in a potent white aura, with Tenebris being engulfed in a potent black aura "Now we are ready to take this battle seriously."

"Then go ahead and make a move already."

"If you say so." Illuminare burst forward and started dealing Adam a furious barrage of punches and kicks.

"Adam hold on!" Mike took back control of his body and started attacking Tenebris in a frantic frenzy, only to find himself unable to land a single hit.

"Try as you might boy, it is impossible to touch a shadow." Tenebris suddenly morphed into a shadow and shot towards Mike at full speed, phasing through all of his punches and kicks and dealing him a solid kick to the face, before both he and Illuminare managed to quickly get the drop on both Adam and Mike and dealt them both furious attacks from above, driving them into the ground.

Adam pulled himself and Mike back to their feet and spat out some blood "You know it's bad manners to hold out on someone when you're in a fight."

"You have no room to speak boy." Illuminare dealt Adam another fierce barrage of attacks, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Well this is bad."

"I think it's some kind of power amplification technique." Mike noted "Plus they're Light and Darkness so they're bound to be similar, combine those factors with their teamwork and they're practically unstoppable."

"Practically meaning that we can still kick their asses of course."

"You say those things as if you still have even a chance of victory!" Illuminare and Tenebris both charged at Adam and Mike and started dealing the two of them a furious two man barrage of punches and kicks "I must admit though, having the chance to beat down someone who claims to have the same power as us is rather satisfying!" he finished his combo by dealing Adam a fierce fist to the gut, followed by an energy blast.

Adam barely managed to stop himself, only to suddenly freeze in plane as a white circle appeared on his chest "What the hell… What is this? What did you do to me? Why the hell can't I move?"

"That would be my Cosmic Light Talon, with it I am capable of creating a stigmata on the body of my opponent wherever I strike them, thereby paralyzing them. Now you're helpless before the true Light of the Cosmic Elementals.

"Adam!" Mike tried to rush over to help him.

However, Tenebris started blocking him and cutting him off at every single turn "In the end the Shadow will always engulf its prey in darkness, and there will never even be a moment in which you see it coming. Cosmic Shadow Crushing Fang!" he blitzed behind Mike and prepared to close in for the kill.

That is, before Mike somehow managed to slip his shirt off, turning him to Vito, the enhanced strength accompanied by this allowing him to catch the attack before he could take any damage, despite being sent skidding back a few feet "Yo I wouldn't be too sure of that punk, now let me show you what Mike's got up his sleeve in the form of the V Man." he dealt Tenebris a sharp spin kick to the face.

Illuminare charged at Adam, white energy gathering around his arm "Any last words before I finish this battle boy?"

"Yeah I've actually got one. BURNING SHOOT!" Adam suddenly burst forward and landed a flame enhanced uppercut kick to the jaw on Illuminare, sending him crashing to the ground in a heap.

"How… How did you break free of my stigmata? You should not be able to move, let alone attack."

"You didn't count on me being able to burn off the stigmata did you? Alejandro of the Crimson Jaguar made that mistake with me before and now you've done the exact same thing. You're definitely a lot stronger than I thought you'd be though, I'm not one to deny credit where credit is due. But that being said, at least I don't make a bullshit habit of underestimating my enemies in a fight."

"You are insane, and yet at the same time you're quite clever."

"It's what I do, hey Vito how are you holding up?"

As it turns out, Vito had caught Tenebris by the throat "Hey what's the matter, I thought you were getting so cocky a second ago. What you mad bro? Don't underestimate the proud people from Ocean Falls Canada ya cocky bastard! Cosmic Shadow ERUPTION!" Vito threw a ball of black energy at Tenebris, sending him crashing through several buildings.

"Cosmic Elemental Secret Art: ROARING THUNDER!" Adam hit Illuminare with his most power blast of lightning, sending him crashing through several buildings, leaving him landing right next to Tenebris, allowing Adam and Vito to go on the offensive, dealing the Cosmic Elementals of Light and Darkness a fierce and rapid barrage of attacks, landing clear and visible wounds on them.

Illuminare and Tenebris pulled themselves out of the rubble, still surprisingly confident despite the beatings that they had received, a white aura surrounding the body of the former "The power that the two of you wield as well as your mastery over said power is quite impressive. I suppose now we will have to show you all of the power at our disposal but you should be warned, when we decide to go all out your measly imitations could stop us."

'His power level just shot up higher than anything else I've ever felt before, whatever this is he's about to try something big.'

"You had best be ready Tempestatis, for now I am coming for you! Secret Art: DIVINE COSMIC NOVA!" Illuminare charged forward and unleashed a powerful blast of light, resulting in a blinding explosion, only to receive a shock as the smoke cleared "That shouldn't be possible!"

Sure enough, when the smoke cleared, Adam's body was crackling with white electricity, blue markings covering his body, having stopped the attack with a single hand "You know I really do have to give you credit, I didn't think I would have to resort to this technique. See it's kind of a support technique that I created with Alejandro inside of Aurora's Time Dilation Zone, it's meant to amplify my powers without fully transforming."

"YOU WILL BE MINE!" Tenebris charged at Vito in a blind rage.

However, Vito dealt Tenebris a simple backhand to the face, sending Tenebris crashing to the ground "You ready for this Adam?"

"You bet I am." Adam threw Ascalon over to Vito and together the two of them went on the counterattack once again "Man this feels insane, and I never even had my Second Origin awakened like you and the others did."

"You didn't? Then how the hell are you so strong?"

"A couple of pick me ups from you know who, still though I knew that we'd be stronger but I never imagined we'd be able to thrash these guys like this! I don't think I've ever felt as alive as I do right now!"

"Yeah you got that right." and then Vito switched back to Mike "Combine your limitless amount of power and all of the skills provided by my personalities and my own Cosmic power and the two of us are on a whole different level."

"Together you and I are totally unstoppable."

"You should not become so overconfident as this boys, for neither of us have reached the limits of our power as of yet." Illuminare pulled himself out of the ground, with Tenebris doing the same "Regardless of that the two of you are doing far better than we had anticipated. Now myself and Tenebris believe that for your performance here today, you have earned the right to see it."

"See what exactly?"

"The true power of Light and Darkness unrestrained!" Illuminare was suddenly engulfed in a very potent white aura, with Tenebris being engulfed in a potent black aura, all distinguishable features no longer visible on either of them aside from the Cosmic Lacrimas that could be seen in their chests.

"Oh crap. Get ready Mike, they're not playing around anymore."

"What is that though?" asked Mike "Is that like your Cosmic Knight transformation or something?"

"Actually that's their version of it, despite the numerous enhancements my form has received over the course of the past few weeks. Cosmic Knight is just what I call it, the true term for the form is called Cosmic Force and according to my understanding it's pretty much the power capable of destroying everything."

"Oh. Oh crap."

"Yeah you'd better get ready, now they're coming at us at full power."

"R-Right." Mike brandished Ascalon.

"You will only be facing me from now on." Illuminare stepped forward, with Tenebris staying in the back slightly "The two of you may come and face me both at the same time, show me what you can do against me true power." and before either Adam or Mike could react he burst forward and slugged Adam across the face, sending him flying.

Mike tried to slash Illuminare with Ascalon, only to miss and instead be hit with a blast of light energy, but he was able to quickly recover and transform into Svetlana.

"Cosmic Flame BURST!" Adam rocketed forward with a blast of fire from his feet and he and Svetlana began attacking Illuminare with a two man barrage of punches and kicks, to no avail 'He's so much stronger and faster now, you wouldn't think.'

Illuminare brushed aside their attacks with ease and leapt high into the air "And now see for yourselves the true power of a Cosmic Elemental! Cosmic Light's HOLY ROAR!" he unleashed a massive energy blast from his mouth, engulfing both Adam and Svetlana in a massive explosion that engulfed the entirety of the city, forcing Tenebris to back away a great distance.

When the smoke finally cleared, Adam and Svetlana both suddenly burst up into the air and tried to go on the offensive "Cosmic Lightning ROAR!" he breathed out a powerful blast of lightning.

"Cosmic Shadow ROAR!" Svetlana breathed out a blast of black energy, the two simultaneous attacks engulfing.

When the smoke cleared, it revealed that Illuminare wasn't even scratched by their combined onslaught and he just landed on the ground, white energy gathering in his hands "The radiance of a Light shining through out the cosmos and purifies everything that it touches. Cosmic Light's DIVINE LASER BARRAGE!" he unleashed a barrage of white laser energy blasts, bombarding both Adam and Svetlana, sending the two of them flying high into the air while he constantly dodged their attacks, before they ended up crashing to the ground in two separate heaps, much to his joy "Do you see that mortals? Do you now truly understand the power that a true Cosmic Elemental is capable of? Now the two of you may ponder this defeat in the afterlife and know that you never had the power nor the resolve to defeat either of us!"

"Such things are inevitable." Tenebris returned to the battlefield "This is proof of such a claim such as that, these boys are now lying battered and beaten at the hands of a true Cosmic Elemental of Light, they persevered well up until now but now it has come to an end."

"That is the truth, it is a shame but that is how the universe works." Illuminare deactivated his Cosmic Force and looked down at the bodies of Adam and Mike "You both fought hard and fought well, but in the end I suppose it just wasn't meant to be. And here I thought you could actually be able to defeat Metallum."

"Don't get so ahead of yourself." Adam slowly staggered his way back onto his feet, and he looked over at Mike's unconscious body "You put up a great fight Mike but leave the rest to me, I'll take care of it from here." he quickly moved Mike's body out of harm's way, leaving Ascalon with him in the process "Not gonna lie I'll be feeling that little onslaught for a while though, but that being said you shouldn't have shown me all of your tricks so early in the fight. Now I know the timing of your attacks, the way you defend against my attacks and even the way that you blink with those eyes that I can't see. But most importantly you underestimate your opponents because they're mere mortals, and that's just a few reasons as to why I'm gonna beat you here and now."

"No that's impossible! I used the full power of my Cosmic Force, you shouldn't be able to stand let alone fight."

"Yeah well look how that turned out."

"Your companion has already been defeated, do you really think that you can defeat either of us on your own?"

"Oh I don't think I can, I know I can."

Venit aveus ille

O Messiah, O Messiah

"You possess unrivaled determination to win and a passion for battle that burns as brightly as the fire that you control." Adam's body began radiating an electric blue colored aura as he began powering up.

Yuduliya ~ Vele

Yuduliya ~ Vele

Yuduliya ~ Vele

Yuduliya Iyaliya

"In order to walk the path of a warrior and eventually reach the end of that path, I was always taught that there's one thing that I need to truly understand. Let me show you what that is, only when you understand how and why I'm going to take Metallum down!" and so with a furious strain filled roar, Adam was engulfed in a massive white light and a force that shook the entire Void between dimensions itself.

Feel it drawing nearer

An endless fear that takes you hold

Feel it getting closer

Revealing such an evil soul

Illuminare and Tenebris both stood there in disbelief of the power being put out by the transformation "What… How could this be? This boy has tapped into the power of the Cosmic Force?"

I can't surrender at the turning point of destiny

Right now it's do or die; my life is on the line and I will not flee

By my power

Woah-woah, it's clear to me!

My spirit grows and I will face this demon

Woah-woah, with burning energy

The day of fate has finally come!

The light dissipated to reveal Adam standing there, his hair now a shade of pure silver with blood crimson on the sides his eyes a shade of electric blue, lightning bolt marks running down his right arm with a tornado mark on his left arm, the image of a flame appearing on his right leg and the symbol of a brightly shining light on his left leg, his entire body crackling with silver colored electricity "And for the record my name is no Tempestatis, it's Adam, Adam Anderson of Ocean Falls, Canada."

"It does not matter if you have the power of the Cosmic Force, do you really believe that you can take us on by yourself and expect to win? That is one mistake that you will not live to regret in the end."

"Well I guess we're about to find out soon enough."

"I suppose we will, but there is one thing that you had best not forget boy." Illuminare was engulfed in a white aura, with Tenebris being engulfed in a black aura as they both entered their Cosmic Force forms once again "Keep in mind that we also have control over the power of the Cosmic Force, there is nothing in any of the 10 dimensions or this entire universe that can surpass that power and all three of us wield that power, and now you're about to learn that first hand!" and he charged forward at full speed.

Adam suddenly stopped Illuminare by catching his attack with one hand "Well then I guess that makes three of us!"

"BE SILENT BOY! THIS IS THE POWER OF A TRUE COSMIC ELEMENTAL AND I SHOULD KNOW, IT IS HOW I WIELD THE POWER TO CONQUER THE UNIVERSE IF I DO SO WISH!"

"Is that right? Then I guess it's only right that I show you first hand how I use this power at my disposal to protect my friends that you dared to mock! You may call them weak but they are what give me the strength I need to keep fighting, it's my desire to protect them that make me that much stronger!" Adam dealt Illuminare a Roaring Thunder blast, sending him tumbling backwards.

"Cosmic Shadow UPROAR!" Tenebris unleashed a blast of black colored energy from his mouth.

"Cosmic Tempest ROAR!" Adam breathed out a powerful blast of wind, overpowering the black energy blast and engulfing Tenebris in an explosion.

"I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU!" Illuminare charged at Adam in a blind rage, with Tenebris doing the same.

Adam started fending off their attacks with ease "You see there's something that you oughta know about me, I'm the kind of guy who just keeps getting stronger depending on the opponent that I'm fighting, so the stronger you guys get the stronger that I have to get in order to match what you guys put out!" and to prove this point he fired another Roaring Thunder blast at the two of them, engulfing them in a massive explosion.

Illuminare and Tenebris both charged through the explosion and attempted to go back on the offensive, using unique combinations of Light and Darkness in the form of various combination attacks.

Adam managed to maneuver around the attacks and countered with his own fire and lightning attacks "Now do you get it? I'm as strong as I am not because I fight for myself, but because I fight to protect my friends!"

"THEN WE'LL PUT THAT RESOLVE TO THE TEST!" Illuminare and Tenebris were both engulfed in white and black spheres of pure energy respectively.

'They must be trying to merge their attacks into one, creating a single attack strong enough to take me out. You know I'll give you guys the credit you deserve, you really do deserve to be called the most powerful of all of the Cosmic Elementals. But that being said, you can never reach your full potential with power alone! You need the reason and the resolve in order to back it up! My reason and my resolve are one in the same, I fight for the sake of protecting my friends and that will never change!" he cupped his hands at his side, Cosmic energy of Wind, Lightning, Fire and Light building in a ball in between his palms "Ka… Me… Ha… Me…"

"WE SHALL SEE ABOUT THAT! COSMIC DIVINE SHADOW LASER FANG!" pooling all of their combined power into one final attack, combining Light and Darkness into one concentrated energy.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" pouring every last ounce of his power that he could spare, Adam unleashed an energy blast straight out of the Dragon Ball handbook, the clash between the two techniques engulfing the entirety of the Void Ocean Falls, but after a moment the Kamehameha won out and overcame the Divine Shadow Laser Fang before finally engulfing both Illuminare and Tenebris in a massive explosion that covered the limits of the entire city and beyond.

When the smoke finally cleared after a few moments, both Illuminare and Tenebris stood back up "Adam… Son of Ander… your power… knows no bounds… and no limits…" and then they both fell forward

The smoke cleared even further, it revealed Adam, heavily exhausted and bleeding, tired but triumphant, and he let out a roar of victory before it died down "Alright you don't have to hide in the smoke, come on out already Mike."

Sure enough, Mike limped his way out of the shadows "I just wanted to watch the great Cosmic Knight in action… you never cease to amaze Adam and I don't think that's ever gonna change…"

"No it's not now come on, let's go claim our prizes." he slung Mike's arm over his shoulder and helped him over to their down opponents "So what do you have to say now?"

Illuminare slowly struggled to lift his head and look at them "Such courage and mastery of the power of a Cosmic Elemental. Perhaps… Perhaps there is some hope for the inhabitants of the universe yet."

"I don't speak for everyone in the universe, I only speak for myself, and all I want to do with that power is protect my friends to the best of my ability."

"We are not like you and the rest of your kind Adam, Son of Ander. We are Cosmic Elementals, we cannot and do not understand your human affection and empathy. However we can feel the resolve that yourself and Mike share, and that we do understand very well. We have both made our decision, our power is now ours to use however you may see fit. Vanquish Metallum and the others, and then do what you see fit with this power."

"And how do we do that exactly?"

"Their is a ritual that we are able to use to transfer our Cosmic Lacrimas into another… You each need only to place a hand on one of us… One of you will receive the power of Light… the other the power of Darkness… Our consciousness will cease… only our Cosmic Lacrimas and powers will persist… and survive in the two of you…"

"Uh huh." Adam glanced back at Mike "Are you comfortable with this? I mean having one of their powers in your body?"

"Adam I haven't been comfortable since we were 8." Mike pointed out dryly "If anything this will be a nice change of pace. How about you take the Light and I take the Darkness, kind of fitting considering what's gonna happen in the next few months."

"...Yeah okay fair enough." Adam placed a hand down on top of Illuminare, with Mike doing the same to Tenebris "Just for the sake of being clear, you try anything funny and we're both driving your asses right back out."

"How very… kind of you…" Illuminare ground out "And here we are… passing onto two human children… the greatest gift… a Cosmic Elemental can offer…"

"Yeah sure that's great. In case it wasn't clear we're a little strapped for time, Metallum could show up back on Earth at any minute."

"Just be sure… that Metallum… suffers for… for what he's done…"

"Yeah well that is what we had in mind, now hurry up and do it before I have second thoughts about this."

"So be it… I bid you… the best of luck…" and with that Illuminare was engulfed in a white light, with Tenebris being engulfed in a black light, both of these thing being followed by a powerful surge, and when everything settled down both Illuminare and Tenebris had disappeared, never to be seen again.

"Woah, shit that got crazy."

Mike was somewhat less vocal about his feelings about his new power "Woah, just woah…"

"You have such a way with words Mike, but seriously this feels insane! I feel like we're unstoppable now! And now we're gonna head back to Earth and show Metallum what the Cosmic Knight and his Five-Faced Court Jester can do!"

"Yeah, yeah you're right. Now let's head back to Earth- Wait a second."

"What?"

"Did you just dub me as your sidekick?"

"You say that like you weren't already." and thus began their very long trip back to Earth of Dimension 8.

A/N:

Now that Adam has told Devin and Carrie the whole truth behind his lifelong ordeal with Mal I figured it was time to begin the wrap up of his story arc before we move onto the two part finale of the Ridonculous Race.

The scene with Adam and Mike on the hill is loosely based on the scene from episode 56 of DBZ Abridged by Team Four Star.

The scene where Adam and Mike say their goodbyes to Bridgette and the others is based on the scene from Yu Yu Hakusho where Yusuke says his goodbyes to everybody before he goes to Demon World. Also, in case there was some confusion for non Fairy Tail fan readers, here's the link to show what that sign means: /c/fairy-tail/page/item/fairytale-symbol/R4Qe_WnTvIn4375qwqKkBEkVmLMxYzdKo

The scene with Adam and Mike on the planet Ostium (Latin for Gateway) with the guardian known as Guide is based on the scene with Thanos, Gamora and the Red Skull on the planet Vormir from Avengers: Infinity War, with them mostly filling the roles of Thanos and Gamora and the role of the Red Skull/ Stonekeeper, or Gatekeeper in this case, being filled by the last native survivor of the planet. Also, if any of you are made about this spoiler for Infinity War then I say that it's not my problem. It's been more than 6 months, if you haven't bothered to see the movie yet then that's your own fault.

The idea of the Void between dimensions being shadow voids based on dimensions that Adam and Mike and the others had visited before is actually based on the concept behind the Shadow Zone from the Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 cartoon from a few years ago, and the role of Rawkus is played by Sir George, who was sent to the Void when Diagon's energy blast struck the blade of Ascalon.

The Adam & Mike vs Illuminare & Tenebris fight is based on the Natsu and Gajeel vs Sting and Rogue fight from Fairy Tail. I figured that if I was going to have my two main characters fight creatures with power over Light and Darkness then I would need a similar source. Plus it was a lot of fun incorporation Mike's alternate personalities like Vito and Svetlana into the mix.

The scene where Illuminare and Tenebris grant their powers to Adam and Mike respectively is based on the Namekian Fusion process from the Dragon Ball Z anime. This will not be the last time I use that as a basis for a plot point, expect that in the final story of this series which, as I've stated before, will be covering Total Drama All Stars.