Geargod 99 wasted no time in introducing CHAOS Gao to the heroes. CHAOS Gao was more brash and cocky, declaring him and Geargod the strongest. The robot Gao even had data of Gao's deck and monsters, making an Autodeity army, and copies of Batzz and members of the Thunder Empire, even replicating Thunder Lance X Tempest Buster. After a devastating loss, Batzz declared his buddy pact with Gao over, and returned to seal himself in Dragon World.
"I can't believe Batzz would return to Dragon World after all that… losing to Geargod multiple times must be really devastating." Erica said.
"Losses are pretty heavy on the right people." Luna said. "David, what do you think of all this?"
"Why are you asking me?" David asked sweat dropping.
"Sorry, thought you knew something about loss and all." Luna said.
"He's lost only to certain people once, not repeatedly." Jexi said.
"Oh…" Luna said. "Point is, it's nothing to quit being buddies over. Batzz can't leave gao like this."
"It's not your place to decide. Besides, it's nothing to do with losing. It's a pride thing. It's something only Batzz can figure out for himself." Zoro said.
"Pride, huh? Hmmm…" David thought.
"Odds are, Gao's probably gonna go after Batzz. Should we follow him to Dragon World?" Hope asked.
"This is something Gao and Batzz have to work out. We've got no right to butt into it." Ichiro said.
"For now we'll give them some space…" Ace said.
"Both statements are true. All we can do is sit and wait." Elementa said.
"And there's still Mime and his cronies to worry about, he only has two subordinates left right?" Aluche asked.
"Right. Tigre and Tin. But I don't see either Mime or Wisdom making a move until Geargod resurfaces again." Tails said.
"Hmm...So what should we do in the meantime?" Stoj asked as she was eating a piece of cake.
"Hard to say at this point." Jexi said.
"Man, this almost reminds me of the 8th Sigma incident." Axl said.
"But this isn't like Sigma at all." X said. "I saw that look in Geargod's eyes. He's nothing like Sigma at all...he gained something Sigma never had...a soul."
"Yes, that was an unexpected turn of events, I bet Wisdom was surprised as well." Anna said.
"We all were." Fulgore said.
"Now he's plotting something that we don't know about." Leviathan said as she held Fulgore's hand.
"All we can do now is wait." Selena said.
"Speaking of back then...thanks for the save with that pillar, Elementa. So you have some sort of steel magic?" Hope asked.
"Not just steel. My magic can manipulate all ten prime elements." Elementa said.
"Interesting." Ace said.
"Prime elements?" Stoj asked.
"Yes. You know: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Steel, Wood, Ice, Thunder, Light and Darkness." Lucy said.
"Kinda like the Six Heroes in a way except they only control 8 of the 10 elements." Al said.
"By the way...you said you were looking for someone...since you've been here with us...who were you looking for?" Dan asked.
"My mother." Elementa said.
"What is her name?" Azura asked.
"Azura, not the time." Hope said.
"I've actually been searching for her for...I'd say about 15 years now." Elementa said.
"Your journey must've been a long one." Litty said.
"It has been. Most of those first ten was learning my magic. The remaining five was my search." Elementa said.
"And no luck at that time. It must've been rough." Sectonia said.
"It has been. I honestly have no idea what had become of her. I have only been going on theories. Recently I suspected she might have been a slave...but I checked through Slav's list of current and sold slaves...she wasn't on any of them." She said.
"Well...is there anyway we can help you search for her?" Saaya asked.
"No. I will travel with you but I will continue the search on my own terms." She said.
"Hmm…?" Medusa hummed as she looked up.
"Something up Medusa?" Lacy asked.
"Someone approaches." Medusa said.
"Is it an ally or an enemy?" Iida asked.
"Enemy. Ready yourselves everyone." Medusa said.
"Tails...check the cameras." Sonic said.
"On it. Ah!" Tails said as the cameras turned on to show Tigre at the door.
"Tigre!" Simon said.
"Dimensional Heroes...turn over Geargod at once. Do not deny he is with you...I can smell his scent within." Tigre said.
"Scent? What would...Ah crap. He's been following X and the Maverick Hunters." Jexi said.
"Dammit! I don't think convincing him is going to work." Aya said.
"Fine...if you will not turn him over...I will take him myself." Tigre said as he started growing orange with black stripes fur and feline features as he roared.
"Now we know why he's called Tigre!" Papelne said.
"He's a Beastman." Tetsu said as Tigre tore the door open as he marched right inside.
"No way the security system is going to hold up to this guy. Tigers are one of the strongest felines in the entire world." Hope said.
"Wait...I think I might have an idea. I know we can't stop him but can we change his path?" Francisca asked.
"Yeah. What did you have in mind?" Tails asked.
"Fransisca, are you saying you want to bring him to Dragon World?" Hope asked.
"What? No. I mean we're luring him to the fighting arena." Francisca said. "The one on our ship?"
"Oh, sorry. I thought you meant other wise." Hope said.
"Why would I send him to another world? Besides, even if we did, he'd just come back here." Francisca said.
"Good point. So, what's the plan?" David asked.
It was a little later Tigre followed the path set before him. "Strange...it feels like I'm being driven into a trap...yet I don't sense anyone trying to attack me. Something doesn't feel right." Tigre thought before he arrived in the fighting stage. "A battling platform?"
"Surprise! This is our buddyfight stage!" Lemon said on the commentators platform.
"Silence, fool. But I do get it now...you lured me here for a one on one fight. I see no problem with that. Now...who is my opponent?" Tigre demanded.
"I am." Francisca said entering the ring.
"Hmm. I will have no arguments in fighting you. I agree to battle you." Tigre said.
"Then let's not waste time beating around the bush." Francisca said.
"From the wilds of the jungles, to the savage wastes! We bare our fangs and show our claws! Luminize! Predatory Masters!" Tigre said.
"Even the coldest blanket of snow...cannot smother the growth of a flower! A flower of serenity, a flower of peace! Lumenize! Cold Dungeon!" Francisca said.
"Here we go! Buddy…" Lemon said.
"FIGHT!" the group shouted.
"Raise the flag!" the two said.
"Danger World!" Tigre said.
"Dungeon World." Francisca said.
"I will take the first move. Charge and draw! I pay one gauge and equip Hades Axe, Demon Wind Slash. To the left, I call Armorknight Werewolf and to the right I buddycall Armorknight Tiger." Tigre said before he lunged at Francisca. "The first move is mine!" he said chopping at Francisca.
10-7
"I end my turn." He said.
"He's using an Armorknight deck!" Marco said. "And it looks like Francisca is a little worse for wear."
"No kidding, she's lost 3 life already. She'll need to come up with some clever moves here." David said.
"Not bad for an opening move. But from what I know, that item he has forbids him from calling monsters to the center." Marco said.
"Unless his monsters have Move, he's practically left himself wide open. Danger World really is risky to use."
"Now then, my turn! Draw! Charge and Draw! First off, I'll call Fledging Warrior, Ocker Glaser to the left, Knight of Thunder Tale, Nils to the right, and Missile Magician, Addrick to the center!" Francisca said.
"Let your adventurers come at me." Tigre said. "I would gladly take on 1000 more!"
"I'm afraid it'll take more than taunts for me to lose my cool. Everyone, it's time for an all-out attack! Oh yeah, and one thing I should mention. If Addrick link attacks with another Adventurer, you lose 1 life point as damage." Francisca said.
"So all together...its four damage." Tigre said as he withstood the attacks without making any movement.
10-6
"And that's the end of my turn." Francisca said.
"What is with this guy? He didn't even flinch." Hope said.
"Beasts and predators...fight in many battles just to survive. I'm like them in a way...a natural born predator meant only to fight and survive." Tigre said.
"But don't you wish that there was something more for you?" Francisca asked.
"What you are describing is a fantasy...one that is forever lost to someone like me." Tigre said.
"Somehow, I doubt that to be true." Francisca said. "My master is trying his hardest to rekindle someone much like you."
"Then he is facing a lost cause. Just like how any chance for a peaceful life has already be lost to me!" Tigre said. "And all of it...was because of this!" he said ripping his sleeve off his right arm to show a mark resembling Danger World.
"Wait… He's a descendant, too?" Sectonia asked.
"No way…" Ace muttered in shock.
"To quote Robot Chicken…. What a twist!" Hope said.
"This damned mark...I've had for as long as I can remember...I try to live in peace but end up being hunted because of it. This mark...its no blessing...but a damn curse! So...I will make you suffer as much as I do!" Tigre shouted. "Draw! Charge and draw! I cast! Crimson Slash. By paying one gauge I can destroy a size 1 or 2 monster on the field. I choose to eliminate Armorknight Werewolf." Tigre said destroying it.
"Why would he destroy his own monster? I have a bad feeling about this…" David said. "Usually, this kind of move is to clear the field for something even more powerful."
"Now I will call a terrifying beast. Outclassing my tiger...I call Armorknight Tiger Ace to the left!" Tigre said as a purple tiger with more weapons appeared. "Now...the counter attack begins! Armorknight Tiger Ace attacks Addrick!" he said as it ripped right through. "Your life is mine!" Tigre said charging in at Francisca.
7-4
"Regular tiger...attack her again!" he ordered.
"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" Francisca said.
4-5
End of Move.
"I can't believe Tigre thinks his hereditary mark that signals his descendance to one of the Ten Kingdoms is a curse…." Hope said.
"Well, there's got to be some sort of explanation for it." Lloyd said.
"Should I read his thoughts?" Litty asked.
"I use Telepathy as well, but… I don't think that's going to do any good." Yoko said.
"Then there's only one thing to do. We have to let Fransisca do the talking… in buddyfight." Hope said.
"Lloyd's right. There has to be an explanation for it. And there's only one way I'm going to get it! Draw! Charge and Draw!" Francisca said. "I call, Wandering Knight, Roy! Now, everyone! All-out attack!"
6-2
End of move.
"Tigre, you say that mark is a curse, but that's not true. You were granted something from it, but you get to choose what to make of it with." Francisca said. "I know, because...I was once the same way."
"I know. I could tell from the moment I caught your scent." Tigre said.
"Caught my scent? From when you attacked?" Francisca asked.
"Yes. Your scent has small traces of regret and sadness...yet its overshadowed by...joy." Tigre said.
"It's true. The things I have done under Hyness were things that...I'd rather not describe. But my master, David, he showed me the potential that I've been missing. He and his companions showed me the brighter side of things. The side Hyness never showed." Francisca said.
"Then you are lucky. But...this is my path and I must choose to live with what has been placed before me! Draw! Charge and draw! Now...Armorknight Tiger Ace...fuse with my item!" Tigre said as Armorknight Tiger Ace entered his item. "Now I discard it from my items soul. For this turn only, my item gains double attack. Now...regular tiger...destroy Roy!" Tigre said as Armorknight Tiger bit into Roy and destroyed him. "Now I go!" he said chopping at Francisca.
5-2
"This next attack...will finish you!" Tigre said.
"Cast! Thunderbolt Marked Urn!" Francisca said nullifying the attack.
End of move.
"Fine...next turn….I will destroy you." Tigre said.
Francisca smirked. "Sorry, but there won't be a next turn."
"What did you say?" Tigre asked.
"You can resist all you want, but deep down, I know that there's a part of you, just waiting for a chance to show the multiverse that even someone like you has a life worth living." Francisca said. "And I'm willing to help you draw it out." she said as shining blue sparkles glitter all around.
"This...this rise in power! Is she really about to…" David said.
Francisca's aura erupts as she enters Sapphire God Mode.
"How the hell?!" Toma asked "Oh wait… she's your apprentice, David. Doy on me."
"A light show will not deter me from my ideals. I will fight to the very end!" Tigre said.
"Maybe not, but this will! Draw! Charge and...Draw!" Francisca said as she looked at her new card. "Perfect. First, I'll cast Oracle of Tuval! If I have five life or less, I can discard my entire hand and draw three cards. Next I'll cast Trap Room! This spell allows me to destroy a card on your field depending on the monster I have on mine. Since I have an Adventurer out, I can destroy your item!"
"Damn it!" Tigre said as his Demon Wind Slash was destroyed.
"Next I'll cast Pre-emptive Strike! By paying one life, I can destroy a size 2 or less monster on your field." Francisca said.
2-1
Armorknight Tiger roared before it vanished.
"No moves left. Nature's law has spoken." Tigre said.
"That's right. And that means this match is over! Ocker, Nils! Wrap this up!" Francisca said.
2-0
Game over! Winner: Francisca!
"Yes! Go, Franny!" Flamberge said.
"Well done sister." Zan added.
Tigre looked on at her and smiled as he fell backwards.
"Whoa...is he okay?" Hope asked.
"He's fine. He's just exhausted. He really gave his all in that fight." Chopper said.
"For now, put him in the hold until he wakes up." Jexi said.
"It's quite a shock, one of Mime's top 4, a descendant. We've got a lot of questions for him once he wakes up." Anna said.
"Though this does make things easier now. 2 descendants left and Mime and Tin are the only ones left to fight." Jexi said.
"Yes. Also, Gao's been gone for quite awhile now." Ace said.
"I'm sure he's fine. He's probably buddies with Barlbatzz right at this very moment." Hope said.
"It's nothing for us to mess with. Now...we just need to leave the matter alone." Jexi said.