[Opening: FusionFall Legacy Theme]

FusionFall Infinite

Season 4

Chapter 26: Unveiling the Darkness Within


[Unknown area of space, Gwenniverse]

It had close to the end of August with Kenji being rather drained. Killing off Omnitrix wielders were for one, a pain in the ass. Erasing the Paradox, if the universe had one, was usually the hardest part. So far, he obtained the Hero Watch of Ben 23, an Ultramatrix, the Unitrix core, and even got two Polymorphic Crystals. One universe destroyed, six more to go. At the moment, he was in the next universe up to bag and tag, the Gwenniverse.

He got up from his chair and headed to the labs to check on 'progress'.

"Please tell me removing the thing is almost done." Kenji asked annoyed.

"You'll never get it out off me!" Gwen said defiantly.

Stewie was working his way to deactivate the thing as delicately as possible while Gwen was strapped down to a table. Gwen kept spewing lines of how she would break free and kick their butts. Brian and Megan were merely rolling their eyes at this.

"Ugh, you're delaying this and making us waste time. You could have surrendered, but no you protest for a damn week. September's right around the corner. Bad enough 2020 had to be a lousy year, but I don't need more shi-" Kenji said as Gwen spat in his eye.

"It's 2006, stupid." Gwen said.

WHAP! Kenji slugged her no longer caring if Gwen was unharmed or not.

"Little shit. I swear she's just got a PG-rated version of Ellie." Kenji said wiping the spit out of his eyes.

"What do you going to do with her after you get the watch?" Brian said checking his phone.

"I was going to kill the little shit, but you know what…sell her. Considering we're destroying the sub-universe, we can at least make a profit." Kenji remarked as he looked to his BlackTab. "I need a make a family call. Keep an eye on her, Stewie. Brian, deal with the communication channels. Seeing that Lana's escaped, we need to locate her."

Megan left with Kenji went up to their shared bedroom. He looked at the family photo briefly before turning to his BlackTab. Time for a call that was long due…

-o-

[SM-U256]

Ring! Ring!

"Dim?"

Ring! Ring!

"Dim!"

Ring! Ring!

"DIMENTIO!"

"WHAT!? What is it, Shadoo!?"

"Answer the damn BlackTab already! It's been ringing for hours and you still haven't picked it up! At this point, I don't think the BlackTab CARES about who answers it, now!"

Dimentio growled out, "FINE! I'll answer it! Just... just leave the room for a bit. I get the feeling this call isn't going to go over well."

Shadoo starred at Dimentio, who starred back in return, before Shadoo sighed and said "Alright, boss. G'luck.", before he sank into the floor, and disappeared into another part of the mansion.

Dimentio sighed, pulling his half-mask off, and tiredly rubbed his face, before hissing in pain, yanking his hand away from the burnt, exposed part of his face, and growling, as he slipped his half-mask back on.

It's been about close to a month since Dymmi, Dabi, and Magne were caught. It's been some time since he received word that, not only was his brother, Dimensio, along with his crew, caught AND in critical condition (he was reassured that his brother would survive, thankfully- and knowing him, he was already planning an escape), not only that his brother "revived" Ryker's worst enemy AND Ryo's worst enemies, but ALSO that his daughter was hurt and was currently unable to walk... or stand, or use her legs whatsoever.

And it's been a day since Kurogiri himself contacted him to inform him that a person by the name of "Lady DD" took over Dymmi's position until she returned. And throughout all that, he's kept getting calls, voicemails, texts, and more, from not only Katsumi and Evie, but also from Akira and Genevieve themselves, along with Ryker, Ryo (which despite the circumstances, was an honest-to-Grambi surprise), and even Kenji... and they were... *miffed*, to put it lightly. He noticed Kenji was already trying to call him.

Shaking his head, Dimentio said "Fuck it, if they want an answer, I'll bloody well give them one... at the same time.", before he picked the BlackTab up... and, going into his contacts, selected Katsumi, Evie, Akira, Genevieve, Ryker, and Ryo to add to make a group call.

'And,' Dimentio mused, as he waited for them to answer, 'they all were asking the same fucking thing...'

Before he could finish that thought, the BlackTab beeped, his gaze landing on it, as six discs soon flew out of it, landing in front of him, in an arcing formation... and the tops of each disc opened up, revealing a holographic projector in each disc... and one by one, they turned on.

First, Katsumi appeared, who looked absolutely pissed, but, Dimentio held his hand up, as she opened her mouth to speak... and soon, Kenji followed. Then Akira and Genevieve, then Ryker, then Ryo, and finally Evie. Ryker had his son in his arms cradling, Ryo had his fiancée Towa next to him, Akira and Geneieve were clearly traveling, Evie was clearly off-world, and Kenji had Megan next to him. Out of the seven, Akira and Genevieve looked the calmest at the moment just wanting the answer. Ryker and Ryo were clearly pissed, but they were also partly afraid. Dimentio realized they must have been told of Elvin and Shadlyn's return as mechanical monsters already. Kenji looked like he was just fed up with everything as Megan rubbed his arm. Evie... it was hard to say- she was angry, but not as angry as Dimentio expected her to. Towa looked just as upset, but worried for her love. The children of the Blackthorns looked their parents/extended family as Akira signaled, he'd want Dimentio speak first much to Dimentio's relief.

"You're all asking why haven't I intervened yet and put a stop to Dymmi's plans, much less my brother's plans?" Dimentio said with his gaze landing back on Akira and Genevieve. "That's the big question all of you want answered, isn't it? Why haven't I?"

They all nodded slowly, making him sigh and say "Well, let's get the big detail out of the way, then.", before he turned to Katsumi.

"I knew about my daughter's plan the entire time. Ever since her attack on the League of Villains Hideout."

He expected Katsumi to explode on him and scream, and he could hear Shin Warper's Will flare out of her body. She was trying to remain composed and not scream at him. The others moving to use their own Warper's Will to try and keep Katsumi's own Will from causing her to blow a blood vessel... only for Dimentio to merely narrow his eyes, his visible eye suddenly becoming slitted- not like a snake or a cat... but instead, like a dragon's. Then he flared his own Warper's Will... his own Shin Warper's Will.

It was something that EVERYONE felt it, with Ryker visibly reeling back in surprise, Rai crying in response, Kenji holding his head with a massive headache forming, Megan and Towa were barely hanging onto consciousness, Evie stepping back in shock, Akira and Genevieve's eyes narrowing at it, and Katsumi...

Her Shin Warper's Will was, much to Dimentio's surprise, hanging on against his gaze even if she was visibly shaking. Even when his Shin Warper's Will slowly taking a more identifiable shape, the white, blistering Warper Flames of Creation shifting behind him, like a beautiful yet horrifying maelstrom, the white turning to black, as it began to form a humanoid shape. A large, humanoid figure, with no legs, floating behind him, with three pairs of large, dark, draconic wings sprouting from it's back, each one wide and easily bigger than the figure itself, with three heads soon forming where the neck would be, before each head sprouted their own necks, being long, and serpent-like, the heads soon becoming dragon heads, each set of eyes being a different color- one the cold, frigid colors of ice, another the dark blacks and purples of the Void, and the last being a shadowy, yet hauntingly bright blue, wisps and streaks of fire, the same blue color mentioned previously... and, finally, instead of arms, the figure had three pairs of sharp, disembodied claws, each having an odd, light purple rune where their wrists would be, the rune being a circle, with six, separate, triangular points floating around the circle. The figure's three heads gazed at everyone present, before each head huffed as one, and slowly disappeared in a whirlwind, spinning itself around, wrapping it's wings around itself, shrinking and condensing into a small, completely black ball, which then flew into Dimentio's chest, his eyes returning to normal, his expression calm, as if nothing had happened.

"So, he can mold his Will too?" Akira thought. "Certainly impressive."

"Damn it, what a force of nature." Geneivieve thought. "I haven't even perfected molding my will to his nor my husband's level yet."

He then spoke, calmly, "Yes. I knew. She told me. She knew that if she were to have her plan succeed, she needed someone with the right connections and resources to help her. So, she came to me, and I listened. And I helped her. The day All For One and the others were killed? I provided Dymmi with a distraction to kill AFO and allow her to take his Quirk. When she approached Spinel, asking her for rods of Pure Warping Energy, and left with Mewni DNA, instead? When she returned home, I gave her rods of my OWN Warping Energy, saying that it would be just enough to go on with the next step of her plan. The entire time, I helped her."

Everyone was silent, as Dimentio then chuckled, his laugh eerie and chilling, as he said "And the reason WHY I helped her?", before he turned to Evie, and said "Did you know that, with enough training and practice, oracles can possibly share their visions with non-oracles? I didn't, until Dymmi shared the one that kickstarted her plans.", Evie's eyes wide, as a result...

He then turned back to the others and said "She had shown me her vision, of what made her start planning all this. It was hard, focusing on everything... but then, she told me to focus on the center. When I did... I saw the Master Metsu Emerald, within a massive, water-like leviathan, made entirely out of Pure Warping Energy. I looked around, and saw everyone I know and love, trying to stop the monster. I saw Kenji trying to shield his team from one of the monster's attacks, several holes forming in his body, as a result. I saw Ryder flying headfirst into the monster, his Sekirei helping assist the others, acting as supports and medics. I saw Jōsho firing as much electricity as he could into it, his wife and team holding off smaller, but faster versions of the monster. I saw Ryker and Ryo fighting back-to-back in the air, firing off Ki attack after Ki attack, my brother helping from the sidelines, healing them with his dwindling Chakra and Mana reserves. I saw myself, Israphel, and T.M.S. fighting together, creating a destructive tempest of fire, ice, and earth, while also forming shields around those who needed them. I saw Israphille, Nyx, M.S.3.0 Jr., Spooky, Katsumi, AND Evie, using Ki, Chakra, Magic, and Elemental abilities, slowly trying to form a massive dome around the monster, the others doing their best to keep it from falling apart..."...

He then sighed, and continued, "...I saw Akira, standing over Genevieve, his Metsu Blade in hand, and one of his arms missing, while Genevieve remained unmoving, as Akira fought of the smaller monsters in a blind, but cold rage... and in the middle of it all, was my daughter, a golden gauntlet on one hand, her Metsu Marauders running around, helping everyone- Twice, using an immense army of clones, of Ryker, Ryder, Kenji, Jōsho- EVERYONE- to assist in the fight, and with healing others, Kurogiri, using his Warp portals, strings, and blasters to redirect attacks from the monster back to it, Magne, hurling herself around and using her Magnetism Quirk to make shields out of metal debris, Mustard, using his Quirk to produce a gas that healed everyone, but also poisoned the monster, Spinner, using his speed, agility, and unholy strength to carry multiple people in and out of the fight, and Dabi, using his flames to vaporize the monster as best he can, while using his ice to create durable, icy shields and safe zones."

"...and my daughter, she stood there, her gauntlet-covered hand high, empowering everyone with the gems embedded in it, before she began to channel the gems power and energy into her hand, before launching it at the monster, carving a hole straight through it, and being just enough to reach the Master Metsu Emerald... and then the vision ended." Dimentio finished, his eyes closed...

...not opening them, he sighed and said "That is why I haven't stopped Dymmi. If I do... well... I doubt any of us want to know what would happen if her plan doesn't succeed."

He then opened his eyes, taking in their haunted expressions, and asked "Does that answer your question?"

"Yes, but it just raises another question. Why the absolute fuck did you come to us for help?! Considering most of our clan has the Metsu Emeralds, you didn't think that we should be warned about this!" Kenji said fuming.

"I'm surprised you're the first on-"

"Dimentio! This year has been a rough one for all of us. I got a conga line of shit. I lost my teammates to your asshole of a brother. He caused the death of another cutting my team's strength and numbers. I lost brothers in arms." Kenji said cutting in.

Tears were forming in his eyes as Megan spoke up, "And we're not exactly pleased to see that such a threat was not informed to us sooner."

Katsumi, on the other hand, blew a fuse saying, "It's bad enough we have cybernetic psychopaths on the loose, but there's a vision of Metsu Chaos coming out of the Master Metsu Emerald. Which means someone gets all seven to open the gate! The vision raises too many questions. Is it the Metsu Emeralds being used or the Metsu Sol Emeralds? Because the Sol ones are still in the wind with the Green, Purple, and Orange ones not in anyone's hands..."

Katsumi was interrupted by Jeremy who looked rather concerned.

"Israphille came by, he wanted me to give you this. He got T.M.S. to hand over some information regarding Dymmi's oddities in her blood. He says you should read it on your way to the prison, and to hold off on making any judgements on Dimentio…yet." Jeremy said handing her a USB stick.

Katsumi took it up having a worried look on her face before facing Dimentio.

"Dimentio. My job is to be one of the Elite to keep the multiverse at the very least safe for all. I know that the Order has not the best reputation, but I took an oath to improve things and do my job. On the matter of things, I would have to ask for your arrest. However, I'm going to hold judgement on that. Zen Kuro's Japan is going to want an explanation." Katsumi said firmly.

"Can't Ryker just bribe them to silence?" Towa asked.

"No. I may be terraformer of CN Zen-Kuro, but I don't exactly have all that political clout. Plus, the MHA add-ons are recent warpers to the fold. They're rightfully freaking because someone made mincemeat out of the villain that was their boogeyman. Canonically as we speak, their prime canon world is in the middle of an all-out war with the villain's lackies. So of course, they're scared. I'm pretty sure Prime Minister Inko is more than angry with me over all this and a lack of explanation." Ryker relayed.

"If we're going to deal with all of this. We need to all be on the same page, and we need to keep each other posted." Ryo said. "Ace would want us too."

Ryker looked down as his son was already taken by his mother out of his hands.

"Regardless, I want to break Dimensio's legs for this insult!" Kenji said with his energy flaring.

"And you will not do that. I understand your anger, but I must deal with him personally. He's not mentally well…and I'm working on undoing the damage he had to did to himself." Dimentio said with a tired look. "You have every right to be livid, but I'm asking you to back off."

"If he comes near me again, near Megan, near my team. I will fucking kill him." Kenji said with his Will and his ki flaring with a flash of blue in his eyes. "I know I may not be a damn prodigy like the others, but I will find a way to tear his soul out!"

Kenji was pushed to the brink and back. Dimentio could see it which had the scarred warper offer a place at his universe for him.

"The offer is nice, but I can't. If I am going to train, I need to go a place I can work on bettering my skills. Kenji and Megan out." Kenji said as his hologram faded out as the disc returned to the BlackTab.

"I need to attend to my son. I need to relay this information to my group…hell I need to get this to my allies first. Ryker out." Ryker said before hanging up.

"Katsumi, keep me posted. I'm going to have make a call to Tatsuya about this." Ryo said concerned. "Ryo and Towa-"

"Wait, Ryo. When you and Towa getting married? I want to know so I can get you a wedding gift. Your father's probably not going to bother." Akira asked.

"By either September or October. We're not really having a grand wedding…just a small gathering. We're getting the paperwork processed." Ryo said before he hung up.

"I'm going to train. Katsumi, I'm going to peer into this with my own Oracle powers." Evie said before hanging up right before Katsumi.

"Dimentio, we understand what you had to do, but take into account we're all in this together." Akira said.

"By the way, what's with the new clothes?" Dimentio asked. "Not that they're bad."

"We're on our way to a tournament with a friend. And that friend is going to need some help…let's just say he didn't do some paperwork." Genevieve said. "Thankfully, we dealt with it. So, we're just delivering the IDs and stuff."

"So, we'll be seeing you." Akira said hanging up leaving Dimentio.

Dimentio had only one thing on his mind, Israphille. How did he get T.M.S. to hand over the medical documents?

-o-

[Unknown area of space, Gwenniverse]

Kenji wiped his tears. He was frustrated at this point as Megan hugged him. She was rather upset about this as well.

"Hey, you want to…you know…" Megan said trailing a finger around his chest. "It could brighten your mood."

Kenji chuckled kissing his wife's forehead tenderly.

"Tempting, but I'm going to check on the prisoner. You can, however, get ready for me." Kenji mused leaving for the labs.

He came down to the labs to see Stewie had gotten Gwen's watch off and secured right as Gwen was waking off with a headache and a black eye.

"You, I…what? NO!" Gwen screamed seeing her Omnitrix removed from her.

"And now we got we wanted." Kenji said as Brian put down the phone. "And he's going to arm the Neutrino Bomb."

"The what?" Gwen murmured.

Kenji looked upon the young and restrained Gwen who had fearful eyes as he explained exactly what that bomb was going to do. She could only ask what he was going to do with her…if she was going to die.

"Oh no, I was going to give you that mercy, but you made a shitty day for me even worse. So, no. You won't get that. No, I'm going to make you regret that act of defiance. You won't see your cousin or your family ever again, your days are damned, and frankly, you'll wish I had killed you." Kenji said readying a syringe. "Now sleep."

She squirmed and screamed, but Kenji jabbed her with it putting her back to being unconscious. She was taken out of the restraint and sealed away within a Capture Cube.

"What do you intend to do with her?" Stewie asked.

"If we had gotten the older version, I'd say keep her around. But, I'm not into lolis. We can sell her off…her not being an Andoite will make it easier to do." Kenji said tossing the cube to Stewie. "Ready yourself, we're leaving."

-o-

[Shadows Home, Neo Bayview, Earth, CN-Zen Kuro]

Ryker had expected that the Fusion Force would not exactly take this news well. They did…not. Mandy punched him in the face after using her Omnitrix to transform into a Tertamand. Sure, it had not hurt as much but Saki sighed at having to repair the wall because she could not control her temper.

"So, basically…that little psycho was the good guy all along?" Saki said furiously. "That still doesn't justify any of her actions."

"It doesn't. There's clearly something wrong with the girl. All those mutations are probably scrambling her mind." Ryker said rubbing his jaw.

"Shouldn't we be focusing on gathering the Metsu Sol Emeralds? Hell, does your ninja-loving cousin know about this?" Frankie asked Ryker.

If anything, Ryker did not want to tell her neither the Crystal Squadron. However, considering he had ratted her out initially according to Katsumi, he decided to call it in. By the time he hung up on his cousin, he could hear his cousin screaming in frustration.

"Shouldn't we be putting effort into finding the other Metsu Sol Emeralds?" Gwen asked.

"I would, but we can't. I don't exactly want to leave Rai alone. Plus, we're deal with another issue." Ryker said looking to Saki.

"The return of Elvin, of all things. Personally, if Dimensio wasn't such a well-protected bastard, I'd tear his entrials out!" Saki said punching the wall leaving spider web cracks on it.

"Easy on the house, we're still paying for it!" Mandy snapped rather hypocritically.

"And we already have issues with the fact that some lone group had been rumored to have been experimenting with Fusion Matter to make their own monsters." Kevin said as the others looked in disdain. "And with the fact that Elvin's back as a mechanical horror is going to put everyone on edge."

"I've double checked to ensure that no surprise seals are on me or my children. But I fear we may have to go into hiding. With this robotic Elvin on the loose, I don't think it's safe for me or my kids here. Maybe I should meet up the Toru…" Frankie said only for Saki to cut in, "Don't bother. Your search won't end well…I can see that."

"Right now, the safest place would be a place that's not stomping grounds for Elvin or those three psychos. Ugh, could you imagine if Rebecca was still alive?" Ryker said as he got nods of agreement.

"Actually…she could be. I hate to say it, but she may not be dead. I wouldn't be seeing vague visions of her soul." Saki said concerned. "I could be wrong, but you know…"

"For now, we're on defense. But who wants to give some of the details to Madame President?" Ryker said.

Ryker was thrown out of the house. He had to call a meeting with Desmond…and also his own squadron.

-o-

[Impel Down, World of One Piece, OPU69]

Katsumi arrived at the infamous prison sporting the same outfit she had worn meeting Dimentio for the first time as she was escorted to Dymmi's cell. She was lain up in the bed looking weary.

"Katsumi Blackthorn the Second…what brings you to me?" Dymmi said in near monotone.

"Dymmi, I'm here because after reading through your medical history and talking with your father…I think you may be damaged mentally." Katsumi said sitting next to her.

"What do you mean? I'm perfectly fine mentally." Dymmi said.

"No…you're not. Among what was done to you on top of your mutations, your brain is underdeveloped in many ways. You can speak, retain knowledge, and so on. But your right temporo-parietal junction never fully developed. In many ways, you're still a child whose Oracle powers are out of control." Katsumi said stroking Dymmi's hair. "Your mental state simply isn't healthy to handle your oracle powers. You acted rashly driving everyone to a panic."

"Does this mean I'm being released?" She asked.

"Yes and no. I'm having you transferred out of the prison into a medical center on a secure world. Your mutations have made you unstable and I fear your vision was right for the wrong reasons. Evie's been using her Oracle powers to look into things…while there is a threat. Your attempts to stop it may lead it your vision to become a self-fulfilling prophecy and the possibility that you may end up killing everything in the process." Katsumi said as Dymmi took it all in. "So, we're going to help heal your mental wounds."

"My teammates?" Dymmi asked.

"Still staying in prison. They did help you assault another warper. I will pardon you for the death of All of One, but that's the only favor I'm doing for you. Right now, I'll be readying your transfer to Wukong Recovery Center." Katsumi said getting up. "I expect you to behave."

Dymmi nodded as Katsumi left. The next room she went to was for Dimensio and that mask of care faded fast.

"Well, if it isn-"

"Silence. Dimensio, seeing you crashed into a prison, and you've had outstanding warrants, you can be placed under arrest. I'm just here to let you know that I will see you it that you are punished. You've killed innocent lives and revived some of the multiverses' worst. If I wasn't a professional, I'd have Kenji kill you personally, but he can settle for seeing you suffer another way." Katsumi said crossing her arms.

"Physical torture, then? By a teenaged girl! Don't make me laugh!" Dimensio cackled. "What pain could you possibly inflict on me?"

"Well, I can ensure you five days in prison…." Katsumi said as Dimensio laughed at her.

"Five days? You may as well make it a week, you gutless bitch." Dimensio said before noticing Katsumi's grin. "I…"

"You'll be taken and dumped into our special prison, the Hyperbolic Time Prison….in solitary confinement." Katsumi said as Dimensio's laugh faded fast. "While there, your ship will be impounded. Your crew all separated and serving three-month sentences in the worst prisons I will find. Considering they have new sentences and Kenji's willing to sue, let's see if they don't get executed. When you get out, you'll have to start from scratch. I'll make sure that your assets are seized to not only pay taxes, but the grief payments for those you killed. Goodbye, Dimensio."

"You can't do this!" He roared as men for the Order entered the room. "When Dim…"

"Dimentio can't bail you out of this. You did the crime, and you will pay for it. And if he has anything to say about it, he'll have to deal with me." Katsumi said leaving him to his fate.


(A/N: This was going to come out yesterday, but I had to delay it. Yes, we're back for now. A new story arc with new problems and issues. Dymmi's apparently not the bad guy in all of this and lines are drawn. More important, Katsumi shows us all why she's fit for the job of Elite Council.)

[Edit: 9/19/20 – I altered a notable scene because I realized that Ryker was supposed to tell his own team and Desmond last. Also, this edit to keep things consistent with upcoming updates.]