"In tonight's news, shock in the country of France, as the nation's capital city of Paris has disappeared. No footage was recorded and no wreckage was left behind. The city has simply ceased to be in a split second. Bizarrely, while the city of lights has vanished from the face of the earth, the inhabitants, for the most part seem to have remained behind. We now take you live to Simon Tibb on the scene."

"We'll as you can see Michael, a city full of people has become a crater full of people in the face of a split second. However, many eyewitnesses are claiming that time seemed to stop for 30 minutes before the disappearance, from their perspective. We asked a local secondary education student for a full account."

(Translated from French) "Well, I was minding my own business, when suddenly a light flashed from out of nowhere. The sun wasn't even up and it was a dark alley, so this wasn't electrical. When it cleared, I saw that the sky had become a multicoloured Sky, with colours resembling the colours of the rainbow. I also noticed that the clock on my phone and my watch had both stopped and looped at the same sencond of time. It was then that I knew I had to get footage for my website, the Ladybird blog, even if it was seemingly unconnected to Ladybird. But then I saw a giant creature with wings, flying towards the north of the city with her and the Black Cat in its grip. I also saw a giant dragon and a green version of the same creature battling fantastical looking Akuma on the road near the river, along with a few people I assume were brainwashed servants. But then the flash reappeared nd they were gone, as was the city and a few people who I swear I saw as their Akumatised selves."

"Analysis of the footage has lead experts to notice similarities with an incident from 6 years ago, where giant dragons clashed above the city of Wardington. However, due to the footage's low quality, any similarities have yet to be confirmed. What will happen to the survivors of this incident now is still yet to be decided. And now, the sports report."


Dan was shocked at the person who had just responded to his conversation. It was Lena Isis, former agent of the Gundalian invasion force, who was responsible for helping to oversee the abductions of many of the children in Interspace. Then she had been seemingly killed after one too many failures, only to show up alive again under Kazarina's brainwashing. The last Dan had seen of her was when she was allowed to return to Gundalia after the war had ended and Barodius seemingly killed. Now, what he had to say to her after 2 years was "What are you doing here, Lena?"

"I'm working undercover as a request from Spectra.", was the reply the girl gave to him. "In case there were any incidents on Gundalia after Mag Mel, I was to uncover the perpetrators and their scheme so that they could be dealt with."

This left Mira confused. "Why didn't he tell any of us about you? It seems like something we should be privy to."

"The Brawlers can't be around for every problem that Vestroia, Neathia or Gundalia faces.", was the reply. "Sometimes, we have to solve our own problems. Spectra just wanted to make sure that we could do it. Now, I think we should all make our way to the citadel," Lena pointed to the de-transformed Ladybug "except for her. She may be a superhero, but now she's nothing more than a girl with a dying pet."

Though reluctant, Dan's group eventually agreed to leave her behind in Paris. They then used Lena's Bakugan Phosphos to teleport out of the city, closer to the Neathian citadel. "Okay, we may have made it here, but we need to be on the lookout for any defence they may have left for us.", Dan warned.

Sure enough, two grey-cloaked figures leapt down from the rafters to challenge them to a battle. Runo and Chan volunteered to stay behind in order to hold these 2 off, to which Dan reluctantly agreed. Despite this, the now dwindled party only managed to get so far before they encountered 2 familiar Bakugan.

"Druman And Centorrior!", Drago exclaimed.

"That's right, Dragonoid. We're back and better than ever.", Druman exclaimed.

"But I thought we destroyed you guys years ago.", Dan said, confused.

"You did.", Centorrior replied. "But the power of Plana brought us back from the Doom Dimension to serve him."

Dan was about to throw Drago into the fray, only for Alice to stop him. "Dan, let me and Hydranoid handle these two. You need to get to the citadel in time to save those poor creatures that Plana is draining to death. Don't worry about me, just go."

"Just a minute there, girl.", Julie interrupted. "I can't let you do this alone. So I'm staying with you to help out with this one."

And so, Dan, Mira and Lena continued on, now down to 3 out of the 7 that had set off from Paris. If their party diminished any further, then that meant that Dan would have to face Plana on his own. A thought that filled him with dread.