Disclaimer: I don't own any of the animé or Japanese classics in this fanfic.
But I do own the Blackhearted, Otaku, and the ADI.
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UNITED WE STAND AS ONE
Saving Private Rena
The attack came unexpectedly. Before long, several black creature had infiltrated GUTS headquarters. The first to fall was Shinjoh. The next one down was Commander Munakata. Then Horii. Even Captain Iruma and Yazumi fell at the hands of the Blackhearted. Daigo had done his best to help them all, but failed.
"It's no use trying to save them anymore," the young GUTS officer said to himself, "My friends are gone. I should at least try to save the rest of the mankind!" And with that, he whipped out the Spark Lens and held it over his head. The golden bindings opened and the crystal shone, transforming Daigo into the giant warrior of light: Ultraman Tiga.
As soon as Ultraman emerged outside of the Citagon, several larger minions appeared and attacked. The massive fighter quickly delivered a kick to one in the stomach before punching another one and throwing it into a third. However, more still appeared. Two of them tried to swipe him with their claws, but he rolled out of the way. As soon as he had dodged the attack, Ultraman held his arms across his chest and threw them forward, firing a Tiga Slicer at them. The cutter beam hit one of the two that had just attacked Ultraman and destroyed it.
Suddenly, the creatures began to combine. Soon, Ultraman faced a massive black creature unlike any he had ever seen, which proved to be more than a match for the great hero. Quickly regaining his composure, a red light flashed on his helmet and Ultraman's purple patches changed to red, switching him to Power Mode.
With newfound power, he rushed into the monster and delivered a series of blows. The creature was clearly taken off-guard.
"Don't let him win!" a voice cried out. Hearing this, the monster opened its mouth and shot streams of acid at Ultraman. The warrior of light quickly moved out of the way and built up a ball of energy between his hands. Unfortunately, the monster struck him down before he had a chance to launch his Delacium Light-Stream. To make matters worse, the Biotic Sensor was blinking red. Ultraman looked up to see the monster looming over him.
Then, everything went black.
* * *
Daigo couldn't shake the memory from his mind. He had failed his friends at GUTS and the world.
"Are you okay?" asked Rokusho, who happened to be in the same room as Daigo.
"Yeah," said the young GUTS officer.
"You seem troubled," said Rokusho.
"Who isn't?" asked Daigo.
"I see your point," said Rokusho, "But you can't let that keep you down. We've all lost our worlds and loved ones, but we shall get them back. Besides, they aren't truly gone. They're with us, even now. They're here, deep within our hearts. As long as there's hope, there's a future for us all."
"I guess you're right," said Daigo.
"Come on, the others are waiting," said Rokusho.
Daigo got up and followed the noble Medabot down to the lounge, where the rest of the stone holders and the ADI staff were.
* * *
"So, what are we going to plan to do with her?" asked Yami Bakura.
"It's simple. If he really does care so deeply for her, he will give up the key to save her life," said Cherubimon.
"Indeed," said Dr. Meda-Evil.
"If he truly loves her, he'll give us what we need," said Ganondorf.
"Yes, he would," said Cell, "Or he'll die trying to save her." The evil android turned and looked into the cell where a young woman in a GUTS uniform was chained to the wall.
These fools all have such simple weaknesses, said a voice.
* * *
"Well, what've you got?" asked Trunks.
"Three jacks and two fours," said Li.
"Two eights," said Richie.
"Straight, all diamonds," said Trunks, "What about you, Takuya?"
"This," said the goggle boy as he put his cards down, "A royal flush." Everyone just gaped at his hand.
"No wonder you didn't discard any," said Richie.
Meanwhile, Otaku was in his office still trying to work on finding the location of the four missing stones.
"Any luck yet?" asked Kai.
"None, whatsoever," said Otaku.
"Figures that the Blackhearted would try to take the strongest powers," said Albert.
"Well, they succeeded to take some of them," said Otaku, "However, every element has its weakness. For example, Fire is weak against Water, but powerful against Wood and Ice. Wood can help us regain the Earth. And we can use Light to recover Darkness. I'm still working on a way to recover the power of Psychic and coming close."
"What about the power of Chaos?" asked Ryo.
"Honestly, I don't know what to do about that one," answered Otaku, "Chaos is the most powerful, and the deadliest, power there is. And it's in the possession of the Blackhearted."
"That stinks," said Sora, "So what do we do about it?"
"We let the team take care of it," said Kai.
"Considering the fact that they're our only hope, I guess we don't have much of a choice," said Otaku, "We'll have them try to locate the missing stones."
"I'm just afraid of who the Blackhearted might have chosen to hold them," said Albert.
"People who have undoubtedly been influenced by the powers of darkness," said Duero.
"Shouldn't you be in the infirmary?" Ryo asked.
"There's no reason for that right now," Duero replied.
"So I'm assuming Sakura's back on her feet," said Otaku.
"She is much better now," said Duero.
"Good," said Otaku, "I don't want Li to be affected by any of this."
"Hopefully, he won't," said Kai as he turned to leave.
* * *
Towards dinner time, everyone was beginning to gather in the cafeteria. Li was certainly happy that Sakura was alright, seeing as he was seated right next to her. Even Kaiba had been showing visible signs of happiness ever since Mokuba was rescued. For once, his scowl wasn't etched into his face like it normally was.
"Okay, dinner's ready!" said Albert.
"Well, what are we having?" asked Takuya.
"Catch!" said Albert. And with that, he grabbed a few plates and slid them down the table to each person. Each one contained a small rack of ribs, a dome of fried rice, a corn on the cob, and shrimp fried in batter.
"This looks good," said Takuya as he took a bite, "Hey, it IS good!"
"Let me try," said Mokuba. He took a shrimp into his mouth and his eyes lit up. "Wow! I've never tasted anything this good before!" Everyone else acknowledged their agreement with either a comment or a nod, depending on whether or not they had food in their mouths and how much of it.
"Hey Daigo, you okay?" asked Trunks.
"You haven't touched your food," observed Yomiko.
"I was just thinking about my world," said Daigo.
Everyone in the room nodded their heads with understanding.
"My world was completely destroyed," said Albert as he put the tray he had in his hand down.
"Mine, too," said Kai.
"The Blackhearted are relentless. They consume worlds and harness their powers to fortify their own," said Otaku as he walked in, "There isn't a single world now that hasn't been overrun or destroyed by those accursed creatures."
"Well, we have to do something!" said Takuya, "We're losing family and friends here!"
"I know this may sound harsh, but your loved ones are not the main concern," said Otaku, "It's the keys we're trying to recover. As long as we can prevent the Blackhearted from obtaining the keys, we should be able to save the worlds."
"When the key is used to unlock the core of a world, it makes that would vulnerable to anything that may happen," said Ryo, "The Blackhearted found the key to my world and entered its core. They infected it with their evil and destroyed everything there. My home, my friends, my family, everything."
"My world was also completely destroyed," said Kai.
"Mine, too," said Richie, "Only my world wasn't destroyed by the Blackhearted, themselves. They had help."
"What exactly happened?" asked Ashitaka.
"The Blackhearted are drawn to the darkness in people's hearts," said Otaku, "It's their source of sustenance. They hone in on ones whose hearts are tainted by darkness and then use it to their advantage. When they feel that their chosen being's heart has reached its limit, they consume that individual's heart and turn them into Blackhearted."
"That's what happened in my world," said Richie, "They found someone who had a heart consumed by so much darkness and hatred that they were able to use him to find the key and destroyed the world. What I don't know is who they chose."
"Pikachu," said Sparky.
"Sparky thinks it might've been Team Rocket, Team Magma, or Team Aqua, but we haven't made any conclusions yet," Richie added.
"Still, be alert for the unexpected," said Ryo.
"It's just like Kero used to say, 'expect the unexpected'," said Sakura.
"Wise words," said Kai, "This Kero must have been a wise man."
"Actually, Kero was the Guardian Beast of the Clow Cards," said Sakura, "He's wise in his true form. But in his borrowed form, he's more into video games and sweets."
"Uh, yeah," Shinji said.
"Err…right," said Takuya, "So, about the Blackhearted. Like, when did they first appear and stuff?"
"You guys ever heard of a someone named Chernyl?" asked Jim.
"No, I don't think so," said Link.
"Chernyl was once the protector of all worlds," explained Otaku, "He dedicated his life to studying the Blackhearted. But one day, he disappeared without a trace. The only thing he left behind was his report, which contained all of his findings on the Blackhearted."
"Anyone have any idea as to how he disappeared?" asked Ami.
"None," said Otaku, "It happened almost a decade ago. It won't be long before the anniversary of his disappearance arrives."
"What about his report?" asked Ashitaka.
"Lost," said Otaku, "We're trying to locate it, but the pages have been spread everywhere. It'll be next to impossible to find them."
"I'll be the Blackhearted have been searching, too," said Kaiba.
"No doubt about it," said Rokusho.
"The Blackhearted are relentless. They'll stop at nothing to accomplish their goal," said Meta Knight.
"We're monitoring their activities as best we can," said Albert, "We think they have a pattern, but we're not sure about it, yet."
"Well, where else have they attacked side from each of our own worlds?" asked Yomiko.
"Well, it's obvious that all your worlds have been attacked, but none of them have been destroyed yet," said Otaku.
That's a relief, thought Takuya as his mind wandered towards the thought of his friends.
"The realm of Love Hina has been totally destroyed," said Otaku, "Squall's world is gone, too."
"Any other places?" asked Trunks.
"Let me see," said Otaku, "Ryo, can you go get the hard copy of the world log?"
"Sure," said Ryo. He put his napkin and walked away. He returned later with an enormous black binder at least five inches in thickness and handed it to his boss, who set it on the table and began to flip through it.
"Let's see. The worlds of Gatekeepers, .hack//SIGN, Gunsmith Cats, Puni Puni Poemi, Yu Yu Hakusho, Excel Saga, most of the Gundam worlds, and several others," said Otaku, "You can read through this log if you want to know the details." Everyone just looked at the size of the binder.
"I think I'll pass," said Trunks.
* * *
"I'm still surprised at those fools. Even their leader, Otaku," said Cell.
"They still remain unaware of our true plan," said Yami Malik. As soon as those words left his mouth, several Armored Blackhearted walked in carrying an unconscious Shinobu (from Love Hina).
"Completely unaware," said Cherubimon.
"At any rate, it's time to lure the Spark Lens out," said Dr. Meda-Evil.
"We'll use the same monster that attacked his world," said Ganondorf, "It should be able to bring him painful memories."
"Déjà vu. It never fails," said Yami Bakura. He walked over to the computer screen and switched it on. Immediately, the face of the N.M.E. salesman appeared.
"Welcome back to Blackhearted Enterprises," he said.
"Send us that nightmare monster again," said Dr. Meda-Evil.
"One super-deluxe Alptraumar coming up," said the salesman.
The villains waited eagerly as their order was processed and delivered. Within a minute, the massive hulking creature appeared.
"Now, to the world of Ultraman Tiga!" ordered Yami Malik.
* * *
ADI headquarters was completely quiet. Mainly due to the fact that everyone was in their quarters either asleep or getting ready to go to sleep. At least half of the stone holders were already out like lights. Ryo and Kai were on monitor duty, closely watching for any Blackhearted activity.
"Looks like it'll be another long night," said Ryo as he wheeled himself over in his chair to the coffee maker and poured himself another cup.
"Long night or not, we can't let our guard down," said Kai as he sat in front of one of the consoles watching the monitors and sensors.
"Come on, Kai. Relax for once," said Ryo, "Here, have a donut."
"You can relax if you want to," said Kai, "I won't. Especially since I just saw another world become engulfed into the darkness."
"What?" Ryo asked, "Which one?"
"The GaoGaiGar world," answered Kai, "Apparently, the key to that world was two objects: they key and keycard used to unlock the Golden Hammer." He then scoffed. "And you told me to relax."
"Shut up," said Ryo as he sat back down in his chair and pulled on a headset, "Try to trace their next target from there."
"Already on it," said Kai, "And see if you can wake Jim and the stone holders while you're at it."
"It's an emergency," said Ryo, "All you have to do is flip up the lid and press the big red button."
"Which covered big red button? There's more than one!" said Kai.
"God! You'd think that Otaku could at least label the important ones," said Ryo as he flipped up the lid nearest him and pushed the button. Immediately, the red lights began to flash and the alarm started blaring.
"That'll certainly make several of them angry," said Kai.
* * *
Takuya was dreaming. In his dream, he was back home with his friends and family. His little brother, Shinya; the twin, Kouji and Kouichi; Tomoki; Junpei; Izumi; Bokomon; Neemon; and Patamon were all there. In his dream, he saw himself with Izumi leaning against him with his arms wrapped around her. Things seemed perfect.
That was until a loud noise shattered the dream and caused Takuya to fall out of bed.
"Ouch! Damn alarm!" he cursed as he got up off the floor and rubbed his head. He quickly threw on his clothes and grabbed he Pyro Stone as he rushed off to the briefing room. As he stepped out into the hall, he ran into Daigo.
"Daigo, any idea on what this one about?" asked the goggle boy.
"No idea," replied Daigo as the both ran to the room. When they got there, everyone but Yomiko and Shinji was there, but those two came soon after Takuya and Daigo's arrival.
"You all made it," said Otaku, "I'm glad of it. Especially you, Daigo, because this mission would concern you the most. The Blackhearted are attacking again. This time, their target is Tokyo in the year 2049.
"Tokyo in the year 2049? That's my world!" exclaimed Daigo.
"But why attack there?" asked Link, "Daigo already has the Spark Lens, which is the key to that world."
"They intend to lure Daigo in and take it from him," answered Otaku.
"They're not getting their hands on the Spark Lens," said Daigo.
"They've got a hostage, too," continued Otaku, "A Rena Yanase."
"Did you say Rena?" asked Daigo.
"Yes, I did," said Otaku.
"Girlfriend?" asked Trunks.
Under other circumstances, Daigo would have been embarrassed. But at the moment, he mind was too preoccupied with other thoughts.
"Jim, get the portal ready," ordered Otaku.
"Already on it," said Jim.
"Good luck to you all. And especially you, Daigo," said Otaku.
* * *
"Why do we have to go on this late-night missions, anyway?" yawned Takuya as they exited the portal into the world of Ultraman Tiga. The city was in complete ruins. Buildings that had once stood as a bustling metropolis now lay crumbling in the dust. The Citagon, the headquarters of GUTS, had been almost completely obliterated. Charred skeletons could be found everywhere.
"It's even worse than I thought," said Daigo.
"It's hard to believe that the Blackhearted can do this much damage," said Ami.
"Do not forget that we do not know the true extent of their power," said Meta Knight, "The Blackhearted have destroyed many worlds. They may have powers that even we may not be able to comprehend."
"You're right," said Ashitaka.
"We have to end this terror fast," said Kaiba, "In the past, the only person I really cared about was my brother, Mokuba. But after seeing all the destruction those creatures have caused, I'm willing to help save as many live as possible."
"We all do," said Link.
"Too bad you won't be around long enough to carry that out," said a sinister voice. The stone holders turned and saw Yami Malik standing on some fallen debris.
"It's you!" exclaimed Kaiba.
"Yes, it is me," said Yami Malik as he walked towards the stone holders, "The Blackhearted certainly are something. They are the perfect tools for universal destruction."
"Why do you want to destroy all the worlds?" asked Li.
"It's just what the Blackhearted do," answered Yami Malik, "And soon, this world will be gone, as well."
"You're not getting the Spark Lens!" said Daigo.
"I think I can change that," said Malik. He snapped his fingers and several Blackhearted Shadows appeared with a young woman chained and beaten.
"RENA!" shouted Daigo.
"Surrender the key to this world and she will be freed," said Yami Malik.
"Don't do it!" said Trunks.
"What will it be? The world or the girl?" asked Yami Malik.
"I will not let you have either," said Daigo.
"Then say farewell to the girl," said Malik. As he removed the sheath from his Millennium Rod.
"Someone do something!" shouted Rena.
Meta Knight quickly tore his sword from his scabbard and threw the weapon at Malik's hand. It connected with the Millennium Rod and knocked it out of his hand.
"Fools! You do not know the power of the Blackhearted!" shouted Yami Malik, "Alptraumar, arise!"
The ground began to shake. Large cracks appeared where there were no cracks while making the existent ones even bigger. A massive black monster suddenly burst out from under their feet and roared loudly. It resembled Ultraman's old nemesis, Kilieroid (Kilialien, for those who don't know their original names) Sky Type, but the wings were different and the red light on the side of its chest wasn't there. In addition to that, it also has sharp spines running down its back as well as a few others projecting from its shoulders and elbows.
"It's him," said Daigo.
"I'll take care of him," said Kaiba, "And I have just the monster to deal with it: God of the Obelisk, arise!"
"Wait!" said Daigo, "I want to do this."
"Are you sure?" asked Takuya.
"Positive," said Daigo.
"Good luck," said Ami.
Daigo stepped forward and took the Spark Lens out. As he did so, it touched the Shine Stone. There was a brilliant flash of light and a moment later, the crystal of light had replaced the Spark Lens' crystal. Daigo held up the ancient treasure and the bindings released the Shine Stone, which glowed bright.
OMNI! POWER! SPEED!
The Spark Lens, combined with the power of the Shine Stone, empowered Daigo and he transformed into the warrior of light, Ultraman Tiga.
"Good luck, Daigo," said Li.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck," said Kaiba.
"Well, by the looks of things, our luck is running short," said Meta Knight, backing closer to the group as several Blackhearted Shadows and Armored Blackhearted appeared.
"Farewell," said Yami Malik. He retrieved the Millennium Rod and slipped it back into its sheath before disappearing into a dark portal.
"I'm ready," said Takuya, "SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
"AGNIMON!"
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER!" shouted Ami.
Link, Trunks, Li, Meta Knight, and Ashitaka drew their swords and stood ready. Yomiko opened her briefcase and took out several sheets of paper. Kaiba pulled out several cards from his deck and summoned his Battle Ox, Mystic Horseman, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Maha Vailo, and Saggi the Dark Clown. Rokusho unfastened his cape and threw it aside.
"Let's go!" said Agnimon, "SALAMANDER BREAK!" He spun around rapidly, surrounding himself with a tornado of flames. A loud crunching sound was heard and the flames dissipated, revealing Agnimon with his foot slammed right into the chest of an Armored Blackhearted.
"Battle Ox, Axe Slam attack!" ordered Kaiba, "Saggi the Dark Clown, attack with Dark Light!" The two monsters complied immediately. While the Battle Ox hacked away with its axe, Saggi the Dark Clown powered up several balls of black light and launched them one at a time.
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Meanwhile, Ultraman Tiga and Alptraumar were ready to commence fighting. The warrior of light and the monster of darkness circled each other for a moment, their eyes never leaving each other for even one moment. Alptraumar suddenly rushed in and swung a fist at Ultraman. The armor-clad giant dodged the punch and countered with one of his own. It connected with Alptraumar's chest, causing the massive monster to stumble back a bit. Ultraman quickly grabbed the back of his opponent's head and began to knee him continuously in the stomach.
Alptraumar tried to break free from Tiga's hold, but to no avail. Thinking fast, the giant monster suddenly became a shapeless mass of darkness and escaped his position before re-materializing into his solid form. Truth be told, Ultraman was surprised by such a move, which allowed Alptraumar a chance to attack. He ran up to the warrior of light from behind and smashed his foot into his back. He delivered more blows before tossing him aside. Fortunately, Ultraman was able to roll back onto his feet. Staying down on one knee, he placed both arms across his chest then threw them both forward, firing the Tiga Slicer cutter beam. The beam hit Alptraumar and Ultraman was immediately on him once again.
The ancient warrior grabbed the nightmarish creature and slammed him into the ground. He then got onto his back and started punching while keeping Alptraumar's head down with one hand. However, just as he had escaped Ultraman's previous hold on him, the Blackhearted monster simply de-materialized into darkness and re-materialized once he was away. Ultraman could clearly see that this was not going to be an easy battle.
* * *
"There's still too many!" said Trunks. He had already transformed into a Super Saiyan in order to increase his power to defeat more Blackhearted at once, but they just seemed to keep on multiplying.
"We have to keep fighting," said Link as he cast Din's Fire once again for the eleventh time.
"This may take a while," said Rokusho, "CHANBARA SWORD!"
Meta Knight kept dashing back and forth from one enemy to another slashing away with his sword and firing Sword Beams at distance ones. Even though his was only about the size and shape of a bowling ball, he was still able to keep up with a constant pace.
"I'm going to bring in more firepower!" said Agnimon right before several Digicodes surrounded his body.
"Agnimon Slide Evolution! VRITRAMON!"
The Digicodes disappeared and in Agnimon's place stood a big red armored dragon with wings covered with orange feathers.
"FLAME STORM!" shouted Vritramon. His entire body was engulfed in flames as he flew through the enemy ranks, burning them as he passed.
"ELEMENT FIRE! COME TO MY AID!" shouted Li. Pressing the hilt of his sword against the incantation, he sent a stream of flames at the Armored Blackhearted. However, he was completely unaware of the twelve Blackhearted that was right behind him. That was until Vritramon blasted them all into oblivion with his Corona Blaster.
"Thanks," said Li as a stream of sparking white energy passed over their head and hit yet another minion.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack again with White Lightning!" ordered Kaiba. His dragon roared in acknowledgement and shot another beam at another group of Blackhearted.
A spear made out of paper impaled another Blackhearted through the chest as Yomiko moved as fast as she could. She had done a good job of keeping the dark minions down. Unfortunately, though, she was beginning to run out of paper.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!" shouted Sailor Mercury. Her attack hit several of the Shadows at once and destroyed them.
* * *
By now, Alptraumar was beginning to use his own energy attacks. He was firing bolts of dark energy from his hands at Ultraman, who kept evading them, but was beginning to show some signs of fatigue. He stopped dodging and stood up. As soon as Alptraumar fired more shots, Ultraman quickly put up an Ultra Shield to protect himself. The blasts hit the barrier of light, doing no damage.
However, Alptraumar didn't seem to care. His eyes lit up bright red and he stared straight into Ultraman's eyes. The warrior of light suddenly grabbed his head in pain and collapsed onto the ground. As this happened, the biotic sensor on his chest began to flash red.
"What's happening to him?" asked Vritramon as he watched from down on the ground.
"Alptraumar's name is derived from the German word for 'nightmare,'" explained Meta Knight, "And just as his name suggests, he is plunging Ultraman Tiga's mind into one massive nightmare with no chance of escape."
"No escape?!" exclaimed Ashitaka.
"Then how is he supposed to get free?" asked Vritramon.
"Guess we have to help Ultraman," said Trunks.
"Alright, then. I summon the Lord of Destruction: GOD OF THE OBELISK!" announced Kaiba. The card glowed brightly and the massive blue monster appeared. It went over to Alptraumar and attempted to attack, but the deadly creature was able to avoid Obelisk's fist.
"BURNING ATTACK!" shouted Trunks.
"ELEMENT LIGHTNING!" shouted Li.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!" Sailor Mercury cried out.
"CORONA BLASTER!" shouted Vritramon.
The rest of the stone holders did everything they could, but nothing would work. Alptraumar was ready to kill Ultraman for good.
Suddenly, a bright white light shone from the crystal on Ultraman's helmet. The light shot upward into the sky and took on the form of a mythical winged creature.
"The Stone of Light's spirit has awakened," said Link, "It's the Griffin."
The Griffin descended down on the fallen Ultraman and shone brightly. The darkness in the warrior's mind disappeared and he was soon back on his feet.
"Take him down!" shouted Vritramon.
Ultraman rushed towards Alptraumar and kicked him in the chest. He grabbed the monster's arm and began to smash his free fist into his solar plexus, severely weakening the Blackhearted creature. He then grabbed Alptraumar from behind and tossed him over himself onto the ground. The warrior from Tiga quickly stood up and watched as his opponent slowly rose to his feet.
Ultraman then placed his hands together in front of himself and spread them apart. As he did this, the Griffin reverted back into normal light and added its power to that of Ultraman. The massive giant faced his opponent and placed his arms in an L-style fashion with the right forearm vertical and the left forearm horizontal to support his right arm, creating an L-shape and fired his most devastating attack: the Zepellion Ray.
Alptraumar roared in pain as the white-hit beam of light hit the Blackhearted symbol on his chest and pierced right through it. He stumbled back clutching his wound as he looked up at Ultraman. The giant monster let out one final roar as his body went pitch black and dissipated into darkness.
* * *
"You did it, Daigo!" said Takuya.
"Yeah. I'm just glad Rena's now in safe hands," said Daigo.
"And we've managed to save this world, too," said Shinji.
"I don't think so," a voice rang out.
The stone holders turned to see a boy no older than fifteen years of age with silver hair and turquoise eyes standing on a large pile of rubble. He was dressed in dark blue armor with some red on his arms and some sort of white fur cloak around his waist. In his hand was some sort of black and red key.
"Who are you?" asked Link.
"My name…is Riku," said the boy.
"Look at what he has around his neck," said Meta Knight.
The stone holders looked and gasped. Around Riku's neck was a black crystal attached to a black lanyard.
"But that…" began Li.
"Yes, it is. A Stone," said Riku, "This is the Shadow Stone of Darkness."
"So the Blackhearted have their own stone holders, too," Link thought out loud.
"So why did you come here?" asked Yomiko.
"I've come to destroy this world," said Riku.
"You can't," said Daigo, "You don't have the key."
"I don't intend to use this world's key," said Riku, "I have my own."
"WHAT?!" exclaimed the stone holders.
"This Keyblade shall unlock this world's core, allowing me to consume it into darkness," said Riku as he held up the key in his hand.
"We won't let you do that!" said Takuya.
"What's there to stop me?" asked Riku. He turned his Keyblade around in his hand and plunged the end of it into the ground and turned it as though he were unlocked a door. The spot he had struck began to give off an eerie dark purple aura as Riku's Shadow Stone began to glow.
"We have to stop him now!" said Kaiba.
"Spirit of the Shadow Stone, consume this world's core with your eternal darkness!" said Riku. The Shadow Stone responded and a mass of darkness emerged and took on the shaped of a winged creature with the body of a lion and a humanoid head.
"It's a sphinx!" exclaimed Ami.
"Spirit of darkness, do your stuff. Unleash your power upon this world!" ordered Riku. The Sphinx nodded and plunged into the abyss created by Riku's Keyblade.
"We have to get out of here now!" said Rokusho as things began to disappear into the shadows, which were now increasing exponentially in size.
"Jim, get us outta here now!" Takuya screamed into the com device Otaku had given him. The portal appeared and the stone holders left with Rena as quickly as possible.
"It's no use running," said Riku. The Sphinx emerged from the abyss and returned to the Shadow Stone as the boy pulled the Keyblade from the ground. A black sphere appeared behind him and he stepped back into it as the city, and the rest of the world, was destroyed by the darkness.
* * *
"Damnit! I can't believe we let that world get destroyed!" said Takuya.
"But now we know for sure that the Blackhearted have at least one stone holder on their side," said Ryo, "All the more reason why our missions are now more important than ever."
"With even one stone holder on their side, the Blackhearted can do incredible amounts of damage and destruction," said Otaku, "Be ready for anything."
TO BE CONTINUED…
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NEXT TIME
The stone holders embark on a journey to save Dreamland from the Blackhearted. But will Meta Knight's noble soul and his sword be enough to stop the new Blackhearted that lurk on his world?
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Now you all know who possesses the Shadows Stone and its powers of Darkness.
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