A red dragon in his SD form was beginning to stretch his body as he prepared for a mock fight. He stretched his arms and gazed at the other red dragon who was also in his SD form, "Are you ready for this battle Halberd?"

The other red dragon gazed back, "Yes Drum. Remember to not go all out. We are in the dojo of Miss Suzumi."

Halberd was a red dragon with white cream underbelly and gazed at the other dragon with his amber eyes. He had a pair of her horn pointing behind him, a large pair of wings, a tail on his back. He wore his gold and silver armor, but his halberd and his shield were left on the ground.

"Relax, we won't destroy anything in our SD form," the red dragon replied.

Halberd adjusted his helmet, "Don't underestimate our strength. If I can lift a piano in this form, so can we wreck this place and face her wrath."

Drum gulped and played with his fingers. He recovered and asked, "Why the intense training? I know we've been doing this for a while, but you never told me why you wanted to train that much."

The older dragon sighed, "With the demons and Yamigedo lurking around, I cannot afford to slack off."

"You aren't."

"Agreed. It's mostly you with all the pudding you are eating. It's a miracle you didn't get fat," Halberd honestly said.

It came out of the wrong way as the dragon shook his head, "I do not slack off!" he took off his gauntlet and was ready for the mock battle, "Don't hold back."

"You too," the red dragon replied.

The two dragons charged and grabbed each other's shoulders. Halberd managed to grab the arm of the red dragon and threw him on the ground. He jumped to immobilised him, but the little legs yellow haired dragon threw him in the air and landed on the ground.

Drum quickly stood up and jumped when the other dragon came at him. He landed and tried to a drop kick, but the other dragon blocked it. The two entered in a fist fight as they tried to break each other's guard. Drum punched the snout of his friend who grinned.

"Take this my friend. Thunder Punch!" and he punched the chubby gut of the XIV.

Drum rolled on the ground and painfully puffed as he got over the shock, "And you say friend when you send me on the ground like that!"

"What are you doing?" Gao asked as he joined them.

"It's a mock battle," Halberd replied as he cleaned the blood off his snout.

"Why are you both fighting so seriously? It's been two weeks you are fighting like this. Last time I saw you, you were rolling on the ground like a ball and tried to defeat the others," the human replied.

That came back in their memories and blushed.

Halberd explained, "I need to become stronger Gao. With everything going on, I cannot fandom the possibility of my buddy to get hurt. Hanako might be older, she is still a young child. It's still difficult to accept that even when you are doing the job that should be for the adult," the red dragon scratched the back of his head, "Please. Don't take it the wrong way when I say it."

"I'm not. I know you," the boy replied.

"Anyway. What do you say we eat right now? Hanako is going to the museum, today right?" Drum asked.

"Lucky her. Today is the day we get the result of our exams and I hope I passed. Mom will be furious if I fail," the boy sighed in desperation.

Drum gave a thumb up, "Don't worry. I made sure you study until the end."

The boy made a sad chuckle as they went to take their breakfast.

Episode 7: The Hostage Case

Hanako and her buddy was on the bus guiding them to the museum. For that day, the kids had the authorisation to bring their buddy with them, if they weren't going to school. It was possible because the director of Aido Academy was opened for that and the teacher had no problem with that.

To avoid overwhelming the museum, only the fourth, fifth and sixth grade went there together that day, just like the previous one was from first to third.

The two watched the cars as they went towards the museum in the bus.

"I am still not used to be in a vehicle," Halberd commented as he gazed by the window, "I rather use my wings to fly around."

"Come now. This is going to be a fun day. Akatsuki will also be here with his new friend. I'm curious to see what Ziun looks like," she smiled at her buddy.

The red dragon was also wondering that, he might be an Omni Lord. I hope it won't cause too much trouble if he is there. Though, I believe it won't be his intention to cause problem for anyone, he reassured himself. He asked information's about the possible Omni Lord and Drum told him that it was an amnesiac monster who was kind and a little shy sometimes. What really reassured him was that he wasn't a hostile one.

"Oh. I learned that Silver Chain and Frail will be released soon," Hanako told him.

Halberd nodded and lightly frowned, "As long as they don't cause trouble and just leave… Mostly Frail."

"Hope the brothers will be okay together," she said, thinking about Iron Chain.

"I'm certain they could work this up. Silver Chain isn't a bad dragon. He was simply dragged into trouble by his superior," the red dragon gently replied. He heard a metallic sound and frowned. He checked in his buddy's bag and saw his deck case that was under her care. The dragon made no comment. With everything going on, better be careful.

"We're here," she excitedly said as she pointed at the museum.

It was a large building of many floors. The outside looked a little plain with the many windows, but it had a spherical form instead of squares and rectangles like most buildings of Tokyo. They learned that it had been recently opened and it was at the finest technology it could muster with their budget.

"I've never been into those museums. It contains the history of this world?" the red dragon curiously asked.

"It depends on the floor. We will watch the history of Japan. It will be much more fun that reading a book," she commented as they stood up and get ready to climb down.

Halberd noticed around five kids had a buddy with them. They were more and more of them and it made everything seemed more alive than before. One of them was even a darkness dragon who didn't let the impression of being a trouble maker.

Hanako noticed Akatsuki with his friend and waved at him, "Hi!"

"Hanako?" the teacher asked.

The girl gasped and replied, "S-sorry."

The red dragon saw the monster with the boy and just by seeing its eyes, he was reassured. It was just a fluffy and kind monster who was a little nervous with all the children around.

"For this trip, we will first explore the second floor together. It will take all morning to see everything for your homework. Remember to take notes for this when we will pass the report you will make."

"Yes teacher!" the children replied.

"For the afternoon, you will be free to explore everywhere and satisfy your curiosity," the teacher concluded the basic of the schedule. He then explained in details the rules for the trip and once it was done, they went inside and began the visit.

Hanako was happy to explore the museum, but a little disappointed that she wasn't with Akatsuki but she can wait later. Right now, she had a homework to do.

Meanwhile, Ikazuchi checked at the new demon his friend prepared. The boy looked at the card and it had an orange mark.

"This servant is a special case. When I made him join me, well… I'm not even sure if he understood everything I told him. He is not the brightest but is obedient and powerful. When someone smart is commanding him, he will win the battle," the great fiend gazed at Sofia as he said those words.

Shido sighed, "Somehow, I feel like he was insulting me."

"Probably sha," his buddy giggled.

Ikazuchi said, "Sofia. You will be the one who will accomplish this mission. This demon isn't smart and you are smarter than your ally. As you said, today is the day where Ziun will be with a boy who had no deck case. He won't be protected and vulnerable in the museum."

"I knew it," the other boy commented.

"Yes. We checked the papers when we learned about who would go on there and saw Akatsuki and Ziun going there. They aren't buddies, so no humans will help him when we isolate them in the barrier," the girl briefly resumed the plan.

"And I'm sure our school will wonder where we are when lunch time is over," the boy whispered at his friend.

The Darkness Dragon chuckled, "Let's just say you both have a case of dia- Sha!" he painfully winced when the two humans punched his skull.

"No way!" as their face were lightly red at the excuse he came up with.

"Glad they cut him off."

"Let's go," Sofia told Gallows.

"Okay. Don't sue me when we fuse together," Gallows warned her.

"I won't," she replied.

Shido accompanied them when they teleported out of the cavern.

Once they were gone, the boy sat on the ground and sighed. Ikazuchi was already feeling exhausted by standing up. He grabbed something to eat and ate as much as he could.

His friend worryingly gazed at the boy. Their time was slowly cutting short, you better not fail!

Lunch time came and Hanako was smiling. She finished noting everything for the report and was starting to write it as she ate her diner.

Akatsuki was doing the same by her side with his friend Ziun also eating.

"Good thing you are not like your brother Hanako," Halberd nodded with a small smile.

"I am not the Mighty Sun Fighter," she replied.

The red dragon turned towards the boy, "And you are also in your notes. I thought you weren't as studious as my buddy."

"Tsukikage said that he will teach me a cool technique if I do this well. I won't fail!" he said with conviction as his eyes shined.

The other monster chuckled as he finished eating. He pad his belly and said, "The more I eat things on Earth, the happier I get. The food is the best here. No wonder why many buddy monsters come here."

"I'll imagine that a simple sandwich would see at a very high price in Dragon World," the red dragon commented. Those words came out and felt a little depressed. He hid it, but he missed seeing his old home. He had no regret and was happy with the Mikado families that he considered his new family. Still a little bit of him watched to see the place once again. It mostly happened after a dream of his childhood that came sometimes.

"You miss Dragon World?" Hanako asked.

He gasped as he finished eating, "N-" he dropped his head, I can't lie to her, "Yes. I'm really happy here. I really do but I miss a little the sight of the forest and my family. I'm sure they forgot about me now… Or I'm just not in their mind."

"Maybe we can go camping this summer! We will be in the woods and live there for a while," she suggested to cheer him up.

Halberd thought about it and nodded, "Good idea."

"That will be fun!" Akatsuki agreed as he finished his meal and began his report. It was supposed to be done for next week, but being in advance will make his big brother and ninja from Katana World happy.

"Once we can explore around, there is something Hanako wants to show you," the red dragon brought up.

"What is it?" the boy and his friend asked curiously.

"I found a cool painting of two warriors who fought in a big war long ago. They looked like two people we know," she commented with a smile.

"Who?" the boy asked.

"You'll see later. I wonder if you will guess the same as me," she innocently replied.

Akatsuki pouted, but didn't complain. He was curious now.

When lunch break was over, the four went to the second floor. They walked towards the painting as Hanako explained, "Those two were forgotten samurais and heroes. The painting is the first thing they found about them for a long time. When I saw it, I could think of only two people," she said. They reached the painting and pointed at it, "So?"

Akatsuki looked at it. The painting had two humans who were wearing samurai armors. That couldn't give a hint of their identity. When he looked at their hair, it was familiar. One had black and a bit of red hair, while the other had green-blue hair. The boy looked closely and gasped, "They are like Gao and Kiri!"

"I thought too! You think those are their previous incarnation?" she curiously asked.

"Samurais that brought the Edo Period?" the boy wondered. He asked himself if it would be possible. He did believe in reincarnation, but something like that, "Maybe. I don't know if those were. They could be completely different."

Hanako looked more carefully and had to agree, "Yeah. It would be too weird if they were together during that war."

"That is strange, but those two might just resemble someone from the past," the red dragon commented.

"I understand nothing. Who are they?" Ziun asked.

"I didn't tell you about them," his friend apologised before explaining who they were.

"That is interesting," the lion-like monster commented as he put his hand on his jaw. He thought about it but nothing came.

"Maybe we can do to the fourth floor. They showed many things about Ninjas and their history," Akatsuki said.

The girl nodded with a smile, "I knew you would bring this up," before following him and his buddy.

"He sure loves them," his friend chuckled.

Halberd nodded, "I cannot disagree with this."

As the four were on the fourth floor, trouble was about to begin on the first floor. Sofia and Gallows were in the restroom and finalised their plan.

"You had to bring me here," the Darkness Dragon commented, "I mean. I don't really care, but if any girl sees me, I will be called a pervert. I am not like Azi Dahaka in that regard!" he crossed his arms nervously.

"Then don't yell and no girls will notice you," the girl replied.

The monster put his hands over his face. He had no mouth in the traditional sense, so it wouldn't change anything. "What's the plan?"

"We cannot just search for them, or they might spot us first or we never see then. The museum is much bigger than I thought."

"What do we do then? Do we take some hostage and force the Omni Lord to come to us? Because that will attract the Buddy Police Force quickly," the Darkness Dragon warned her.

Sofia thought about it, "I think taking hostage is the best option. We will attract the Buddy Police Force but with the hostages, we will block many of their options. We will then make sure that Ziun will come to us, trap him in the field and kill him."

"That is if he comes," Gallows commented. He chuckled, "But taking hostage will be fun."

The monster fused with his temporary buddy and they waited. Someone entered in the bathroom. They couldn't get out like that. Sofia took a card to teleport elsewhere. She didn't want to think of the how.

Ziun watched the hologram of a ninja and was confused. His hand passed through it as if it was nothing. Never heard of what a hologram was, he couldn't understand what happened.

"It's just an image made by…" but Hanako didn't know how to explain. She just got it.

The same with Akatsuki who searched for an answer.

It was Halberd who answered, "It's an image made of… 'light'. You can see it but not touch it."

"Ooookay," the monster replied uncertain about it.

They continued to explore the section and its history. The boy was extremely attentive to any new information he could obtain and day dream about doing some of the possible move.

"I'm impress that they are so good at disguising," Halberd commented, "They are much harder to notice than those form Katana World. Thought the reason is obvious. It's not human ninjas against other humans, so it's possible to hide in plain sight."

"That's true and-" Hanako noticed the security was going elsewhere quickly, "Is something going on?"

The two monsters did notice the guards were going elsewhere. Not just that, they could hear something suspicious.

"Something is happening right now," the red dragon warned them.

"Maybe it's just a regular bad guy," the young girl wondered.

The red dragon was more cautious than that, "I rather check, with everything going on. A demon might be here."

"For me," the possible Omni Lord finished the possible reason of their presence.

The two children had to agree at that possibility. They followed the two monsters. It wasn't dangerous to look at what might happen below with how the museum was build. There was a stair in the corner that could be use to observe many floors of the museum. It was obviously used by the security to check everything. When they reached it, no one was there.

They climbed down the stairs. Akatuski was faster and quieter thanks to his training with his older brother buddy. Once they were at the second floor, they gasped.

The monster was a humanoid bird with gray feathers, blue shaded glasses hiding his eyes, having a yellow peak and small wings of the same color. He wore a dark blue vest with a paler jacket and beige shorts. He wore a green headphone with an electronic device attached on it.

"Okay everyone. From what I get, none of you move and I DJ of Graveyard, Bune won't hurt you!" he turned towards Death Shido and asked, "Am I right?"

His buddy sighed, "Right," before ordering, "Nobody moves until you bring the Omni Lord!"

Halberd quickly ordered them to leave when he saw the security unconscious near the hostages. As for the buddy monsters, it was the same. They were knocked out in their SD form before they could do anything. He didn't know what happened, but Bune wasn't to be underestimated if he defeated five monsters before they could act. He noticed many bones on the ground near those securities, "Back away now."

They obeyed him and climbed to the third floor.

"We have to do something," Akatsuki said.

"Maybe I should go down and-"

"No Ziun. This is what they want you to do. If they get you, something horrible might happen to the Earth," the red dragon warned the monster. He respected his wishes, but it would be terrible. If it was the opposite, he will accept the rebuttal just like the furry monster did, "They will not hurt them."

"I don't have my cellphone," Hanako commented.

"We left them at the entrance of the museum," the boy grumbled.

"Maybe there is an alarm on," the red dragon suggested as he thought about it. They didn't hear anything but it can be a quiet one.

"I hope so," the gray monster grumbled as he crossed his arms.

They heard something and the red dragon took charge again, "Quickly hide!"

The four followed him and hid behind a statue. They heard some strange footsteps and wondered what was going on. The sound was clearly not a buddy monsters or a human wearing a pair of shoes. The dragon checked with Akatsuki and gasped when it was a skeleton walking around. They hid once again.

"Skeleton," the boy whispered.

"I guess the demon can control the skeleton somehow," the dragon commented, it explains the bones left on the ground near the security.

"They are searching for me. What do we do Halberd?" Ziun asked as he checked for the skeleton before going into hiding again.

The dragon tried to formulate a plan but nothing came. He was a warrior and hostage situation weren't his forte.

Outside of the museum, the police already were around the scene while the Buddy Police Force members were arriving at their own pace.

Gao and Drum quickly arrived at the scene. The moment Gao touched the ground, he asked the nearby cop, "Excuse me! Is everything okay in there? Do you know what happened to my sister?"

"I-I don't know. The negotiator didn't manage to communicate with them and they didn't try to call us yet."

That pushed the Mighty Sun Fighter close to panicking while his buddy felt his body tensing, he wanted to get in here and fight. He was smart enough to know it would be a horrible idea.

"Gao!" they heard familiar voice coming from the crowed forming outside of the perimeter put by the police.

The boy quickly went there and saw his parents and grand-mother, "Mom. Dad. Grand-ma."

They were as worried as he was. His mother seemed ready to pass the perimeter and fight everyone herself. The red dragon believed she might be able to actually do it.

His father asked, "Do you know what's going on in there? We know she's in there with Halberd!"

"If those bastards hurt anyone, I will make them pay!" Suzumi said, barely holding her rage. She seemed like she was about to be on fire.

"We don't know yet Miss Suzumi. We want to know as much as you do," Drum quickly said.

"I already asked but until the criminals said anything, we have to wait," the boy said, knowing the tactic. He wanted to say it was his first time but it was his second hostage situation with Drum. So, he was a little more familiar with it, "But the police are ready when they make the call. I'll tell you more once I learned more about it."

"Good luck Gao," his grandmother said.

"And be careful. I will jump in there if they hurt you!" his mom said.

She didn't get over his fight with Ikazuchi, the dragon looked at his buddy face. He had a scar from the claws of Yamigedo, that might never go away.

The duo returned to where the police force was assembling.

"I checked the security inside and everyone seemed okay. We found out who the responsible is and it had a buddy with them," someone said.

They heard it and Gao heard, "So it's Death Shido again."

"Commander I!" the red dragon said as they joined him.

"Gao" the man said with Stella by his side.

Stella had her computer opened and checked what the police found, "We managed to see what happened. That bird-like monster is dangerous."

"What do you mean?" Gao asked.

"I'll show you when the others are here. We have to wait for now," she replied.

"Other's," Gao asked but realised that Zanya will surely come. Zanya's brother went to the museum with his classmate.

"Where is Akatsuki?" a voice yelled.

"Nin!" the voice of his buddy came.

Zanya and Tsukikage asked one cop and got the same answer that Gao got earlier.

"Dammit! I thought he would be fine!" he furiously grunted after himself, "Where is dad?"

"Your father is coming right now. He learned the news and someone else bring him here. He would drive like crazy if he was the one behind the wheels. Remember that he is not the only one in there. Many other children are there and their parents are coming as we speaks."

That put pressure on the boy, so he held back his desire to rush inside. He turned around, "Gao?"

"Your brother is in here too," the boy said.

"I'm not the only one worried sick," he said.

"We heard what happened yo," Tetsuya said as he joined them with Asmodai.

"Things are getting pretty intense," the pink demon commented seriously.

"You're all here," Commander I said as he asked them to join.

It was then that Takihara descended from the air with his buddy Card Burn.

"I'm here. How is going inside?" the man immediately asked, mind focused on the mission. He noticed the boys and their buddies and nodded at them.

"Hi," they replied their own different ways.

Stella looked at them and at the commander. The man replied, "Show them."

"Yes Commander I," and she showed them the video.

They watched and already saw that the hostage situation was already going on at the scene she was showing. They guessed that way the important part.

There was a gray bird monster with Death Shido who began to play some music.

"Okay everyone! We have some nice visitors coming!" the demon said as he danced at the rhythm of the music he was playing.

"A DJ?" Takihara asked as he watched the recording more closely.

They saw the security coming to intervene. The demon was alone, but it was still a monster against humans.

The music changed and something strange happened. There were many skeletons that stood up and assaulted the security of the museum. They acted independently as if they had their own mind. Despite that, they were simply disarmed, handcuffed and knocked off, before being thrown with the hostages. It was quick and efficient. Later, more hostages came and the monsters were all knocked out. No one could have done anything and Death Shido simply watched the situation unfold in front of her.

The kids gulped a little nervously at the sight, as they didn't fully understand what happened in that short amount of time.

Drum commented with a grin, "I see. That means we just have to beat the demon and those skeletons will stop moving like they should be," he hit his hand with his fist.

The pink demon grinned and added, "That's the easy part. We have to get to him and right now," his grin left, "he had hostages. We cannot aim at him as long as he has these many kids in danger."

That put the dragon's grin away. He crossed his arms and wondered what they should really be doing.

Commander I raised his finger, "Then we need to let the police handle their part of the job. Some of them are already searching for the map of the museum. There might be a few ways to enter in there undetected."

"We cannot forget that he can control those skeletons. Right now, they are on the ground but for how long? They were quick into action," Takihara commented.

His buddy entered in the conversation, "I also noticed that those skeletons acted as if each of them has their own mind. So, when the demon is calling them with his music, they can be considered like an army," he exaggerated the army part, but the message gets across clearly.

Gao asked, "So we cannot do anything right now?"

Testuya commented, "This is horrible yo! We can't do anything."

"We have to get into contact with them first," Stella explained.

Gao knew that part and nodded. He felt powerless, my sister is in danger and we can't do anything.

"Hold on," Zanya said as he checked the hostages. He looked closely and said, "I don't see My brother and Hanako with them."

That new information was heard and checked it. They realised that some people were missing.

"They didn't catch everyone," Takihara concluded.

Knowing that, Gao and Zanya wondered if they were alright. The Sun Fighter was reassured that his sister was with her buddy and knew that this Thunder Knight dragon will protect her with everything he had.

For Zanya, it wasn't the same. He didn't know if Ziun could use his fighting skills like before, as he still had lost his memory. He also knew that they were probably after him or any Omni Lord.

Inside the bathroom of the third floor, the two children and the two monsters were hiding. Halberd still had no plan to deal with the skeletons and spoke together.

"Do you have a plan now?" the gray monster asked as he listened behind the door.

The red dragon nodded negatively. He admitted, "I am not good to deal with hostage situations. When I was in the army, it was Jackknife who dealt with it. It would have helped if he was here," he gazed at them, "What's important is to remain hidden and make sure that none of you gets hurt."

"And you too Halberd," the child replied.

"Shut," Ziun made as he put his finger on his mouth.

None of them said anything as they heard the sound of something walking. The monster recognised that those sounds were those of bones.

The red dragon looked around while they waited if they would be assaulted or not. He then saw an air duct and found a way they might be on the move; glad I watched some spies' movies with the family. Thought… I feel weird about it, he waited for the signal that they could talk.

"Okay," the probable Omni Lord said.

Halberd said, "I think I found a way we can move more freely. We should do like in those movies Hanako," he pointed at the air duct.

"Yeah," she replied.

"Are we going to make some sounds inside?" Akatsuki asked.

"Surely, but I don't know how those bones works," Halberd said as he looked up.

"How do we go inside?" the boy asked.

"One at the time but let's keep some distance between us. We will get out of here and if no one is there, call for help," the red dragon said.

"We are leaving the hostage behind," the boy commented.

Halberd nodded, "I know but if I try anything, it will hurt them much more."

The red dragon stood under the vent and turned into his real form. He tried to open it as quietly as possible. Once he opened it, he put it on the ground and showed his hands, "Hanako first."

The girl climbed on his hands and was raised to the air duct and entered.

They repeated the procedure with the boy and then with Ziun. Once they were inside, he turned into his SD form and climbed into the air duct. The four were inside and began crawling. Eventually, they reached a path splitting in two.

"Where do we go?" the girl whispered as she turned back at them.

They stopped and thought about it. None of them knew where it would bring them and were improvising. The dragon punished himself from it. Behind them, they heard the door opening.

"I guess we would have been busted if we stayed," Halberd whispered.

Akatsuki thought about it and said, "To the left. I remembered the map and the outside if to the left."

Hanako took the lead and they followed her. They continued and eventually, reached another split path. Akatsuki said to go to the right and went on.

The sound they made as they crawled made loud sounds inside but outside, it wasn't as loud as expected.

They eventually stopped near a vent. Hanako looked through it and saw Skeletons looking back.

"They know," the girl had time to say when the vent opened and a skeletal hand grabbed her. She yelped loudly.

"Hanako!" the red dragon yelled as he went forward.

Akatsuki jumped out the vent and landed on the skeleton holding the girl and fought against it. He was quickly controlled by another skeleton.

Ziun yelled, "Let the children go!" before jumping down and turning into his real form. He quickly attacked one holding his friend in one punch, it might be history but my friends are in danger!

Halberd was neck and used his halberd to free his buddy and used his tail to grab her behind him. The two monsters were around the children and began fighting the skeletons.

The girl took out her deck case from her back and used a spell to pushed the skeletons away with a Dragon Breath spells. They were quickly controlled. The two monsters grabbed the humans and began running.

"We have to get out and fast!" the red dragon said.

They could play that they weren't aware of the hostages to avoid any trouble to them. They kept running until they were surrounded by more skeletons and moving armors surrounding them. They were ready to fight when they saw a few children in their arms, pointing weapons at them.

They gazed at them and knew what would happen if they kept fighting. The two monsters turned into their SD form, after the children were put on the ground.

"Show us the way," the red dragon furiously said.

They followed them, seeing no opportunity to escape. They were trapped now. They saw hostages and no excuse could come now. They were brought to the demon and Death Shido.

"We finally found you Omni Lord," the girl said.

That took a while, the darkness dragon commented.

The four looked at everyone who were taken as hostages. Most of the children were there with the teachers and supervisors of their academy. There were also most of the securities and other employees.

"You know what we want right?" Death Shido asked calmly.

Halberd stood in front of them and said, "Yes but using hostages like this," he held back his venom coming out of his mouth. The dragon knew it was a terrible idea to say all. He almost bit his tongue to force himself to watch his words.

Bune played his music and looked at them, "Maybe you find this disgusting, but master Yamigedo wants an Omni Lord dead as fast as possible. Protecting them will just kill someone else! From what I get," he continued playing his music as he nodded with his head.

What?, the four thought.

"I do not want to hurt the hostages but if you fight back," the human fused with the monster looked at the camera, "and anyone else. There will be consequences."

The four grunted but Halberd was the loudest about it.

"Maybe we will begin by one you care the most dragon. Your attitude isn't really appreciated and is killing my grove!" the humanoid bird monster said. He changed his music and the skeleton brought the two children towards him.

The dragon paled and yelled, "Leave Hanako and Akatsuki alone!"

Death Shido frowned while the Darkness Dragon said, "Aiming at Gao's sister is the worst idea anyone could have. He is surely outside and will jump inside in Future Force the moment he believes we will do something. Adding Akatsuki is just worsening our situation."

"Well-" she was cut.

The gray monster yelled loudly, "Do not hurt anyone!"

The three gazed at Ziun.

"Ziun?" Akatsuki asked.

The monster gazed at the skeleton monsters and the armors, before turning back to the two enemies, "They have nothing to do with this! Taking hostage is cowardly and dishonorable. Is that how this Yamigedo is?"

Bune yelled, "He is no cowards! He will do anything to save his friend!"

"Enough Bune," she warned her current demon buddy. The servant of Yamigedo pointed her finger at the possible Omnilord, "You better watch your words. Insulting the master is a bad idea."

"Don't do anything!" Ziun suddenly said as he waved his hands. He gulped anything else he wanted to say and went back to what he said. He raised his head and looked at them, "None of them deserve to suffer. This is between you and the Omni Lords," he sighed, gave an apologised gazed at his friend and turning back at them, "My life is worth less than anyone else. Leave those children alone and take my life," he took a deep breath, "Please."

"Don't do it! Don't listen to them!" Akatsuki yelled.

The gray monster gazed at them boy, "I'm sorry. Our time together was short but I'll treasure it."

"No," the boy protested and tried to fight the skeleton.

The red dragon grunted and made a few sounds in his voice, I can't do anything! Dammit!

Death Shido could have used the barrier to bring them to another space but she was aware that the moment she activated it, they would come at them since the hostage would be release. She had to do the execution here and hoped that no one intervene. It was riskier to use the barrier.

The Police and the Buddy Police Forces watched how the situation unfolded. When the saw the children brought forward, that made the two older brothers almost getting in a frenzy mood when they saw Ziun talking and asking to leave everyone alone and taking his life only.

Commander I grunted, "And Yamigedo is getting what he wants."

"Our world will be in danger if we don't do something," Takihara said.

"But they have hostages. It's too risky to make any move," Card Burn said.

"We just need to get the demon and everything will be in our favor," the red dragon declared but his words lacked some conviction.

"Nin," we would need to get him first. The shinobi monster said.

"And my buddy special skill will be too dangerous to use if they are that many watching everywhere. We don't know how those skeletons can see," Zanya said.

"Do not worry. It won't be a problem for long," someone suddenly said.

They turned around and Zanya recognised him, "D-dad."

His father continued, "Someone is already inside and ready to end this situation. Please remain on standby. They have noticed us but not him."

"Who?" they asked.

Commander I crossed his arms. He saw the confidence in the commissioner eyes and calmed down, "You are better in dealing with this."

"I met someone on the way here. The moment he learned the problem I told him everything going on right now and went on the scene. He knows everything and already is inside," Kisaragi told them, "You can trust them. Because I know my son will be safe."

The man was also boiling inside. It was clear that justice would come next. A little rougher than usual but justice nonetheless.

Ziun was pushed on the ground and winced at the impact. He remained his knees and looked at them, "There. Promise me to let everyone go after I'm dead. I cannot ask before anyway," he sighed.

"Of course not. That will give you a chance to kill the mood Omni Lord," the demon replied at the rhythm of the music. He adjusted his headphone and added, "Look on the bright side. A kid's life will still be on the go with your death."

"Don't kill my friend! Let me go!" Akatsuki grunted as tears came out of his eyes.

Hanako was also sobbing but held it the best she could, like her big brother.

"Brace yourself," Death Shido said.

This is sounding cool with that cold voice Sofia, the darkness dragon commented.

One of the animated armors came with a katana and prepared to strike.

"Drop your head," Death Shido ordered.

Ziun did as ordered and prepared to be beheaded. He knew his life came to an end. Despite little memories he had, he cherished them, farewell Akatsuki.

Suddenly they heard, "Move Ziun!"

A sound was made and the demon gasped, "My gear. That dart is ruining my tune!" he yelled when the dart released electricity.

The immediate effect was that everything reanimated by the demon were falling on the ground, dead as they should be.

"My music is ruined! I cannot enjoy life like this! I have to repair it now," he furiously searched around for the one responsible.

Death Shido searched around, "Who's there?"

"We are!" another voice yelled.

It was a dragon in his SD form, turning into his real form as he descended from the vent with his buddy by his side, flying with his buddyskill.

The green dragon landed on the demon violently and with one hit of his tail. It was one powerful hit at the back of the skull and knocked the demon out. The boy landed next with the seal spell and turned the demon back into its card. He stood up and turned towards Death Shido, "Looks like we are back in time Jack."

"You're right Tasuku," he stood up and was by the side of his buddy. The duo faced their last enemy.

The boy was now wearing a silver armor with shoulder plates. Under it, he wore a black metallic suit to protect him from attacks.

Jackknife was now wearing a silver armor with gold on the extremity of it. He emitted pale blue energy from his helmet chest and gauntlets. His wings were now metallic with blue crystal inside of his pale blue energy wings. He looked less like an organic dragon by a cyborg one.

What happened to Fingar The 100th, the darkness dragon wondered.

"Who are you?" Death Shido asked.

You know who they are! Oh… Right. First time you meet them, Gallows commented.

"I am Tasuku from the Buddy Police Force."

"And I am Star Guardian Jackknife!"

The duo said at the same time, "And you are under arrest for taking hostage, threatening the life of many children and trying to murder a monster!"

"No thanks," she replied before teleporting away.

"Dammit!" they yelled in synchronicity.

Everyone was relieved once the danger was over. The police forces entered in the museum and proceeded for the evacuation and collecting any information's they had on the witness. The Buddy Police Force followed next and proceeded for the same thing but had to wait as something more important was happening.

"Hanako!" Gao hugged his sister, "You're okay!"

The girl smiled, knowing how relieved her big brother was, "I'm okay. Everyone is too."

"We're sorry," the red dragon commented.

Halberd replied to Drum, "Don't be. I wasn't really helpful at all. I couldn't even fight the demon to help anyone."

"They were hostages and it is greatly limiting you," Commander I said.

Meanwhile, Zanya was also near his brother. He checked if the little boy had any injuries. He sighed in relief when nothing was apparent, "You're okay," he let out a small smile while their father joined them.

"I was really brave Zanya. I made sure to protect Hanako when she needed help," the young boy said.

That put the other two members of the family uneasy.

"It's my fault. I should have taken the lead in the ventilation thing," Ziun apologised to the family who hosted him.

"You couldn't know," Hanako replied as she joined them with her brother and his buddy, "I wasn't careful and got caught."

Commander I came and said, "It is best that we learned everything that happened in there before we let you return to your parents and back home."

Stella smiled and said, "Please. Tell us what happened."

The children and the two monsters explained their version of what they had been through in the museum. Eventually, they concluded with the Commander giving them a satisfied note.

Tasuku and his buddy joined them. Once the report was done, Gao gave attention to his friend and smiled, "Tasuku! Thank you for saving everyone!" he joined him and his buddy. He noticed the armor and asked, "What happened to you while you were gone? You are both different."

The two looked at each other before replying, "A lot actually."

"Long story short… very short. I am now a dragon from Star Dragon World," Jackknife resumed.

At that, no one understood what he meant.

"What's a… Star Dragon?" Drum asked confused.

Tasuku nervously chuckled, "Can we wait a little for the explanation? We have a long day and we have more important things to do today," he turned towards the civilians who tried to recover from their dangerous situation.

The group agreed and let it go for now.

Gao and his sister joined their parents and had a long talk together. It took a while for the parents to be reassured.

Halberd looked at everyone and then at his buddy, I failed her, he thought. He sighed and kept a small smile, so he wouldn't worry anyone, I have to keep getting stronger. Like Drum.

Ikazuchi was infuriated by another defeat, "It seems like there is always something going against our plans. If it isn't one demon going rogue, then its them who somehow turn everything around!"

"We almost have them!" the Great Fiend yelled, as frustrated as his friend. He crossed his spectral hands and looked at the trio who helped them, "Can you just defeat them and kill one Omnilord? Is it that difficult?"

Ikazuchi translated it to them.

"It is," Sofia admitted, "They are powerful and resourceful. One demon isn't going to be enough and fighting fair won't be possible."

"Maybe we should wait until we have multiple demons and-" Shido realised that him and his friend couldn't be both Death Shido at the same time.

"You also failed to get him," the girl said to Ikazuchi. It wasn't to be mean but a reminder that he also failed twice, which the boy in question didn't appreciate.

Yamigedo thought about it and gazed at his friend. He saw that Ikazuchi strength were still decreasing. The night was soon coming and the boy still had some energy at least, must also be the better food he is eating, gazing at what remained of the human previous meal. His thought ended when the boy tried to zap Sofia, "Ikazuchi. We will take the risk and sent more demons. I know who to sent for this," he let out a small grin. He was about to say more when Shido yelped. The shield deflected the electricity at Shido and his buddy, "Enough! Save you strength," I'll tell you that she was kinda right later. "As I said. I know who to sent. Tell them that the next battle will be in three weeks."

The boy told them the upcoming plan but not the details. The trio nodded and left, returning to their home.

The day came to an end in the Kisaragi house. After they talked about everything that happened during that day, they listened to a few tips and warnings from their father. He wanted to be sure that they would be careful if something happened once again. None of the children argue and the monsters also listened.

Ziun was quiet during diner time and looked at his plate. He ate with less appetite than before. Now that everyone was safe, he felt a little guilty for hurting his friend. He gazed at his friend. Akatsuki also had less appetite and didn't look at the gray monster right in the eyes.

Once diner was over and everyone went to bed, ready to end the eventful day. Akatsuki was already on his bed and gazed at his friend, who had taken out his breastplate and looked at the boy.

The gray monster sighed and began talking, "Akatsuki…" but nothing else came out.

The young boy asked, "Why did you say that?"

Ziun knew it was when he was about to give up his life. His eyes looked into the eyes of the boy, "Because… I couldn't think of letting you getting hurt," he put his hands on his fluffy chest, "I don't want to lose you and-"

The boy hugged his friend and sobbed, "I don't want to lose you too!" he cried, letting out everything he cumulated during the day, "Why did you want to die? I would be sad you know!" his words then became incomprehensible.

The possible Omni Lord hugged the boy back, "There were too many people in dangers. I… I just couldn't ignore it. I'm sorry I scared you Akatsuki. I'm sorry."

"Don't do it again," the boy ordered between his sobs.

Ziun wanted to say more but felt he was a little too small to respond to it. He grabbed the boy and gently threw him in the air, turning into his real form. He grabbed the boy back and embraced him. He closed his eyes and replied, "I never wanted to do it Akatsuki. But I promise I won't. Because I will never let anyone hurt you when I can do something to protect them."

After this, they talked a little more and when they were asleep. Akatsuki hugged his friend who was back into his SD form.

AC: This is the end of this episode.

Next: A Battle In Two Worlds Part 1.