Mike was sitting on the cliff looking at the ocean.

"I thought I might find you here." said a voice. Mike looked back to see Emma walking towards him.

"Is everything okay?" Mike let out a sigh.

"I don't know. I mean sure, Tiger isn't trying to kill me anymore but it still feels like everyone is walking on eggshells around me.

'Sometimes I wish that they'll finally see me for me and not a replacement."

"Some things take time. I'm sure they'll open up." said Emma.

"What if I was able to show them. That way they'll know for sure." said Mike.

"What are you proposing?" Mike stood up and reached for his gem. Emma just thought he was going to summon something but soon realized how wrong she was.

Mike began to pull on his gem. Before Emma could even think about stopping him, Mike managed to pull his gem out.

Mike started to get woozy as he began to collapse. Emma managed to grab Mike before he fell off the cliff.

She laid him down as she held his upper body.

"Mike! Mike! Please say something." called out Emma.

Edom was quick to come over. "Emma, what happened?" asked Edom as he looked over Mike.

Mike wasn't responding at all and was barely breathing.

"He was talking about wanting the others to see him for him and then pulled out his gem."

Edom's eyes widened.

"He, he didn't poof." Before Emma could ask what he was talking about, Edom quickly stood up and looked around.

"Do you know where his gem is?" asked Edom.

Emma looked at Mike's hands but didn't see his gem. She looked around and didn't see it on the ground.

"N-no. It must have fallen somewhere when he collapsed." said Emma. Edom brushed his hair back as he took a deep breath.

"Try to keep him stable. I'll try get the Topazes and on the way see if I can find his gem on the way." said Edom before leaping off the cliff.

Emma's gem glowed as one of her hands were covered in a dark green aura. She placed it over Mike's chest.

"Just stay with me, Mike. Help is on the way." said Emma.

Edom ran inside Steven's house, startling Erin, Thuilite, and Claire. Tal, Mal, Tiger, and Onyx looked at him.

"Is everything alright?" asked Thuilite. Edom looked directly at Tal, Mal, and Erin.

"I don't know if you know where they are but we need the Topazes here now." said Edom.

"Why, what's going on?" asked Erin. "Just do it...please."

Tal's gem glowed as he reached for something. Edom turned to Thuilite.

"Thuilite, please help Emma. She is on the cliff doing the best she can but with you there it can ease the burden." said Edom.

"Edom, please. What is going on?" pleaded Thuilite.

"Mike pulled out his gem and Emma is doing her best to stabilize him. Besides Steven, you're the only other person that can help her heal him until the Topazes arrive."

Tiger was the only one that wasn't as surprised. Thuilite quickly ran out the door without a second thought.

"That settles it." said a voice. Everyone but Tal looked over to see the hybrid holding a small orb that projected Wira.

"Vishala and Latin will be there shortly to retrieve Mike. Erin, Mal, Claire, and Tal gather everyone and send them to Rose's fountain.

'Onyx, Edom, and Tiger please try to find the gem." said Wira.

With that, Wira ended the transmission before anyone could say anything. All of the hybrids quickly headed for the warp pad as they warped away.

"We should get started." said Edom walking for the door.

"Why should we help? You're the one that wants him back so bad." said Tiger.

"I don't have time for this. Either you can help or not." Edom went out of the door.

"You know Mike has nothing to do with what Leon-" started Onyx.

"Don't you think I know that! You may have forgiven his actions but how are we be sure that he can't come back. That he's just using Mike as a pawn." interrupted Tiger.

Onyx didn't know what to say and decided to say nothing as he went to go help Edom. Tiger let out a frustrated groan before going outside.

He looked up to see Latin's ship speeding off and Edom coming down from the cliff. Neither said anything to the other as they began searching the ground.

Onyx jumped down when he didn't see it on the statue. Edom didn't see anything in front of the house and decided to look on the side.

He saw Tiger under the house on the way and thought nothing of it. That was, until he saw Tiger's gem glowing and quickly hurried over.

Before Tiger could even think about making a move, a sonic blast knocked him away. Tiger quickly caught his bearings as he looked back.

"What do you think you're doing?!" yelled Tiger.

"I should be asking you the same thing." said Edom as he came closer. It was then that Tiger caught on at where Edom was getting at.

"You don't actually think I was going to shatter him?"

"Him? For someone who doesn't like him, you're keen on the idea of him still being able to reform."

"And you don't? What makes you so sure he isn't playing us for fools? You know he's capable of something like that. Especially with how he poofed-" started Tiger.

"That's enough! He's gone! What is going to take for you get it through that thick head of yours?!" interrupted Edom.

"Then prove it. They said they could use a new gem. Shatter this one and I'll truly believe he's gone."

"I won't do that nor will I allow you too. In the off chance you're wrong, Mike will die."

The pair stared each other down. Onyx quickly ran over when he heard all the commotion. He saw Edom and Tiger were on the verge of fighting. However, Onyx's attention was more on the gem in between them on the ground.

Onyx barely had time to raise a hand as walls of rocks rose up to block the Edom and Tiger's view of the other.

"Guys, I'm sure we can just talk this out." said Onyx as he cautiously came closer with his hand up.

"Talk? Talk?! ALL WE DO IS TALK! THERE THE ONES THAT WON'T GET IT THROUGH THEIR HEADS!" yelled Tiger.

"Look, we don't have time for this. The longer we take, the smaller Mike's chances of surviving are." said Edom as he went for the gem.

Before he could even take a step the gem began to glow. The three of them could stare in surprise as the gem hovered for a bit. A figure started to take form before changing into another shape.

The form of the figure kept changing as it fell to the ground. The figure grip at the sand before finally taking a for as the light faded away.

Leon or at what trio believed to be Leon struggled to stand up.

"I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU WAS JUST HIDING IN THERE!"yelled Tiger.

"That's not Leon." said Edom. "What are you talking about?! He's standing right in front of you!"

"That looks like him but that can't be him."

The figure that stood in front of them looked almost like Leon after being remade with a mix of Mike. They also had cyan blue skin as well as wore an outfit nearly identical to Mike's.

The three of them watched the figure closely as it looked at its hands before looking at them. The figure frowned at them before beginning to walk off.

"HEY!" yelled Tiger. When the figure didn't acknowledge him, Tiger charged at them. The figure dogged Tiger's charge and had a set of water wings form.

Tiger skidded to a halt and quickly turned back. The ends of the figure's wings turned into large hands and flicked Tiger away.

Tiger gritted his teeth as skidded back a few feet. He saw the figure coming towards him but of continuing the assault, the figure ran right past him.

Before Tiger could stop them, the figure quickly took to the sky and flew off. Onyx was stunned, not sure what to make of what he just saw.

"Uh, can one of you please explain what just happened?" asked Onyx.

"No but I think I know who can." said Edom as he started to walk off.

~At Rose's Fountain~

The warp pad activated as Edom, Tiger, and Onyx arrived.

"I guess that makes all of us." said a voice. The trio saw Jade walking towards them.

"Do you know where the Topazes are?" asked Edom.

"They're by the fountain. They sealed off so that the only way in is through the main entrance."

Edom looked up to see Wira, Melena, Latin, and Ares' respective ships over the fountain. They each had a line of energy connecting each ship as it made a dome over the fountain.

"Thank you." Edom heading toward the fountain with Tiger and Onyx behind him. The trio saw Galeun off to the side talking with Star, Hauk, and Kitty.

Labradorite and Variscite were near the entrance with mainly Variscite talking. Inside they saw the hybrids, with the exception of Emma, off to side.

Bellona was the only Topaz not working on a holographic screen and keyboard.

"We need to talk." said Edom.

"I take it you didn't retrieve his gem." said Wira not even looking back.

"That and the fact that something reformed from it and flew off somewhere."

That caused everyone to look at the trio.

"What do you mean something reformed. If anything it would've been Leon."

"It looked like him but it resembled more of a gem that shapeshifted into him but also Mike as well." said Edom.

"How is that even possible? I thought removing a gem would poof them." said Bellona.

"It might have something to do with the fact that he's also part organic as well." said Vishala.

"If that is the case then, that must have been the gem half you three saw reforming." said Latin.

"Which will only cause problems for us. When creating them, the human and gem half didn't mix well at first.

'The human aspect made them more primal. As we reduced the percentage of the human side, it did help with their intelligence.

'However, the humans we initially used were more dimwitted compared to the humans of today. Mike has all of the intellect and what reformed must be the more primal half." said Wira.

"We still need to be careful. We have no clue where it is nor what it wants. For all, we know it may head here, it may head to Homeworld, it may head to one of the former colonies, or any number of things." said Erwin.

"So what is your plan?" asked Edom. "The same as before. Repair Mike to the best of our abilities by using a new gem as his new core.

'Meanwhile, you gather who you need to track that thing down. If it shows up here and hostile, try to stop it without killing it." said Erwin.

Edom nodded as he went out with Tiger and Onyx following him.

When they were far enough Tiger began to whisper something. "Can we really trust them?" question Tiger.

"What choice do we have. They're the only ones in this entire galaxy that knows anything about hybrids on a deep level like they do." said Edom