And here we ramp up even more with Reality shift - Destruction. This time, troubles arise in more ways than one. Enjoy, all!

With everything happening, it's a wonder nothing has broken yet. However, not everything can run smoothly forever. It sometimes takes loss and suffering to bring about the best in everyone.

Powers locked away inside

Step up to give the gift of divine

There is no knowing what we face

But we know it to be unsafe

The time now to find

Our guiding light

And save everything that is known

To protect our home

We had returned to Marucho's house with the two new Bakugan. Azion was just finishing his story. "And with that, Dan and Drago, along with Dragonoid Destroyer, took out Mechtavius Destroyer. It was then decided that us Shifters were going to leave, and two of us left swiftly. Atom remained and left with Dan on his boat. As far as I know, that's the end of the story."

"I told Dan about how I thought my gene was damaged, and then left the Reality telling him that he helped me." Said Atom. "After all, if it wasn't for him and the Battle Brawlers, I don't think I would've ever returned home." The tamers were quiet for a second.

"Wow." Said Takato. He looked at Azion. "I never would've thought you were that powerful here."

"Believe me, I wasn't that powerful." Said Azion. "Atom here, now he was powerful. He was capable of besting Dan quite easily, but always held back."

"Wait, are you saying that Atom's better than me?" Asked Dan.

"Not the time or place, Dan." Said Atom. "And he was including Attributic Split into what he said."

"Oh, okay then. That makes sense."

"But one question still remains." Said Rika. "Why are we here?"

"Breaking news!" Blared the TV. Chaos ran up to it to try and turn it off, but to no avail as his dad was already there. "Another area has been destroyed for unknown reasons!" The screen showed what used to be a lake, but everything was gone from it. "Officials say is was a natural occurrence, but skeptics are saying otherwise."

"It's a conspiracy to stop us from discovering their weapons of mass destruction!"

"Weapons? Try a cover up for aliens!"

"In other news, two boys have been reported missing around the same time both of the previous acts of destruction had occurred. Are they related?" The screen then showed the park that was destroyed and the lake, with Atom and Azion above them.

"Hold on, aren't those your friends?" Asked Chaos's dad.

"They are." Said Chaos. "Let me call them." He grabbed his phone and dialed Atom. It rang and rang, but to no avail.

"This phone has been disconnected."

"Okay, let me try again." He called Azion, only for the same thing to happen. "I'm going to go over to his house, I think I might find something there."

"Drive safe." Said his dad. "And be home by noon!"

"Okay dad!" Chaos left the apartment room and walked down the stairs.

"Chaos." Chaos turned around quickly, but saw nobody. "Chaos."

"Who are you?" Asked Chaos. He continued to look around. "The only ones who call me that are my friends."

"Chaos! The time is now!"

"Time for what?"

"Your knowledge is required, and your magic as well." Chaos kept looking around, not seeing anyone. Then, in a flash of light, something appeared. Chaos reached out to catch it as it fell to him, and the glowing stopped. He was perplexed about it being a deck of cards.

"Wait, is this a Magic: The Gathering deck?"

"You must return!" A card glowed in the deck, and pulled itself out. Chaos looked at it. It was called 'Shift' and had no mana cost. He grabbed it..

"And how exactly do I use this?" Suddenly, the card flared brighter and a strange gate appeared. It sucked Chaos in and closed just as his dad opened the apartment door.

"You forgot the keys!" He called. He looked around, not seeing Chaos. "Huh? I wonder where he went."

"What's happening?" Asked Chaos. "Where the heck am I going?" The tunnel the lit up like a christmas tree, revealing that he was between Realities. "Whoa! But I thought I couldn't get back here!"

"Sir, we're reading another warning!"

"Which Reality?" Asked the Commander. An image pulled up, showing a Reality and five symbols. "Wait, isn't that the"

"Magic Reality?" Asked Claip. "Yes, it is." The Commander began thinking.

"Put up the symbols shown by the ancient text!" Within seconds, the symbols were on another screen. The Commander and Claip examined them.

"No way." Said Syark as he looked up. "You mean those five symbols are?"

"The five colors of Magic." Said the Commander. "Who do we have skilled with this Reality?"

"Sir, we're reading another anomaly!"

"Let me guess, another Shifter?"

"Yes sir!" The screen zoomed in on Chaos as he exited his gate.

"Who is that?" Asked Syark.

"I believe his Shifter name is Chaos." Said Claip. "Should I prepare an Omega Gene?"

"Yes, prepare one, but don't launch it yet." Said the Commander. Claip ran down to the engineering room. "I hope that we don't need it."

Chaos looked around. "Where am I?" He then turned and saw the nearest Reality. "Okay, how did I get here so fast?"

"Destroy!" Yelled someone. Chaos looked quickly at the source of the noise and saw another Shifter. Chaos went over to him.

"Who are you?" The other Shifter stiffened as he heard Chaos, and turned slowly to him. "I'll ask again, who are you?"

"Destroy!" Yelled the other Shifter. A small, purple mass suddenly appeared next to Chaos and struck him. He flew backwards as his shirt sleeve melted.

"Okay, not the friendly type I see."

"Destroy!" Yelled the other Shifter. He held up a card. "Might Beyond Reason!" The purple mass got stronger.

"So, this is the Magic Reality." Said Chaos. He looked at his new deck, then back to the approaching mass. "I think I can do this!" He drew a card. "Lightning Axe!" The card turned into a large Axe and Chaos gripped it hard. The mass approached, and he swung. The mass dissolved.

"You cannot win!" Yelled the other Shifter. "Destroy Doom!" Several more masses appeared. A few stayed by the Shifter, but the rest went after the Reality itself. Chaos grabbed another card.

"Not on my watch! Attack Order!" The masses changed their target from the Reality to Chaos. He was hit several times. "Okay, that hurt a little." He looked at his deck, then to his hand. "I think I might need some help here! I just hope he can."

"That is a good question." Said Marucho. "And it's one we've been trying to figure out for ourselves."

"Well, there's the idea that we aren't enough." Said Azion. "After all, there was only five of us."

"Five?" Asked Henry. "I only see you and Atom here."

"He's right." Said Atom. "Our other friends are still back home."

"Back home?" Asked Dan. "You mean the first Reality?" Atom nodded.

"And if I remember correctly, none of them were capable of Shifting." He and Azion suddenly got a message. "Okay, I just got some sort of message."

"Same here." Said Azion.

"It's almost like when you contacted me, Azion." Said Atom. Then they heard Chaos.

"If you guys can hear me, I need some help! I'm by the Magic Reality!"

"Magic?" Asked Atom. "As in Magic: The Gathering?"

"One and the same!" The communication was suddenly shut down. Atom and Azion looked at each other.

"We need to go"

"Right now."

"No, you're not leaving us behind!" Said Runo. "Either we all go, or none of us go!"

"Yeah, you're not leaving us behind for this!" Said Rika. The two looked at each other. "We sound somewhat similar."

"I never noticed before." Said Runo.

"That's beside the point." Said Dan. "So, are we going or not?"

"Fine." Said Atom. "All those who want to go can. We might as well teach you how to leave a Reality while we're at it."

"Awesome!" Said Dan. "Let's get to it!"

"Okay, let's get started." Said Atom. "First, focus on what you know about this Reality. Then, focus on the space beyond. Finally, feel yourself go out of phase with the Reality, and leave it."

"I don't think we can do that." Said Henry. "After all, we don't really know this Reality."

"Don't worry." Said Azion. "You just need to separate the layers of this Reality to make an opening." The others seemed even more dumbfounded than before. "Okay, maybe we should show you. Grab on!" The tamers grabbed onto Azion while the Brawlers grabbed onto Atom. The Digimon and Bakugan partners made sure to be connected to their partners. "Here we go, ready Atom?"

"Always." Clate then let go. "Clate? What's wrong?"

"I think I should try getting out there myself." He said. "I just feel like I need to."

"Don't worry, you'll get it." Said Azion. "But we need to be off." He glowed and vanished, along with the Tamers.

"We'll meet you out there." Said Atom as he glowed and vanished, along with the Brawlers. Clate sighed.

"I wish I could get these visions out of my head, but I can't. The Destruction still taints me, and I can't break free. I feel like I should tell them, but I don't think I can."

"Why not?" Asked the Subterra Bakugan.

"I don't know. It's something I hope to figure out." He began to glow. "For now, though, I will learn everything I can and figure out my own path." He closed his eyes and vanished along with the Subterra Bakugan. When he opened them again, he saw the others.

"Are we ready?" Asked Atom.

"Let's go." Said Azion. The entire group began heading away from the Bakugan Reality.

"Sir, the Brawlers, Shifters and Tamers have left the Bakugan Reality!"

"They have?" Asked the Commander. "What for?"

"Could it be for Chaos, sir?" Asked Syark.

"The possibility is there." Said the Commander. "Open a gate!"

"On it, sir."

Chaos was blown back again by another attack. "Face it, your destruction is now! Everything you remember about it is history!"

"Remember about what?" Asked Chaos. Then he recalled something.

"Your knowledge is required, and your magic as well."

"I need to defend this place." Said Chaos. He looked at the other Shifter. "And I will defend it!"

"Sir, I think we need to launch the gene." Said Claip. "Chaos is losing his battle." An alarm began blaring as an image of the Reality pulled up. A large mass was closing in on it.

"Launch it." Said the Commander. "He needs it."

"And sir, just because I know you're forgetting this, Chaos does have an Alpha gene."

"Just launch it." Claip ran off again. "We can't fool around anymore. We just can't."

The entire group was floating along, trying to figure out where to go. Dan pulled up close to Atom. "So, why can't the others get genes?"

"The others?"

"You know, everybody else we've ever met in our travels?"

"I don't know." Said Atom. "But it's something I want to find out." He heard a dull noise. "I think we found our ride!" He looked ahead and saw a silver gate. "Last one in isn't a Shifter!" He called. Azion got there first, followed by the Tamers. Then the Brawlers and Atom got there, moments ahead of Dan."

"I only lost because you pushed me back." Said Dan.

"Yeah, yeah." Said Atom. "The important thing is" the gate closed.

"I will not go down!" Said Chaos.

"Your choice." Said the other Shifter. "I guess I should tell you something, though. This Reality is Doomed!"

"Doomed?"

"The Destruction is upon it!"

"The Destruction?" The other Shifter just laughed as Chaos saw a large, purple mass floating near the Reality. "Whoa! How did you summon that?"

"I didn't. It summoned itself!" A golden gate appeared above.

"Chaos!" Yelled Atom. Chaos and the other Shifter looked up.

"No! It can't be!" Yelled the other Shifter.

"Down here!" Yelled Chaos. Atom, Azion, the Brawlers and Tamers went down to him. They all faced the other Shifter.

"It's good to see you again." Said Vladitor.

"It sure is." Said Chaos.

"I will not let this be my last stand!" Yelled the Shifter.

"Oh, shut up Negative Shifter!" Shouted Atom. "We've faced your kind and won easily!"

"But this time is different!"

"Different how?" Asked Azion.

"It's the decks." Said Chaos, worriedly. "We both have decks, but you guys don't! You can't fight!"

"What?" Asked Atom.

"Now is the time!" Said the Negative Shifter. He grabbed another card. "Demolition!" More small masses appeared and attacked Chaos. He was blown backwards again, nearly defeated.

"Chaos, you need to heal up!" Said Azion.

"I can't." Said Chaos. "This deck has no life gain." A flash of light flared up.

"Incoming!" Yelled Takato. A beam of light hit Chaos. The familiar triangle appeared on his deck as it glowed.

"What just happened?" Asked Chaos.

"I'll explain later!" Said Atom. "Quickly, say Energy Twist! Light!"

"Okay, here it goes." Said Chaos. "Energy Twist! Light!" His deck changed from its normal coloring to a brighter one as the Light symbol glowed. Then, Chaos glowed, revitalized. "What's happening?"

"Something that needed to." Said Azion. "Now fight, fight like your life depends on it!" Chaos's deck glowed again and the top card floated in front of him. He grabbed it to see the very card he needed.

"I think I can use this." He played it. "This is a new one for me! Time for me to bring down Heaven's Light!" The card flashed a bright, golden color as it sent a large beam of energy at the Negative Shifter. "This card is capable of destroying anything with darkness in their heart. That makes you a valid target!" The Negative Shifter began to dissolve.

"Even as I die," he started, "you are too late." He faded out of existence. The card stopped glowing.

"I did it." He said. "I really did it!"

"No time for celebrations yet." Said Atom. "There's still another problem." He pointed at the giant mass.

"Whoa!" Yelled Dan. "What is that thing?"

"That would be the Destruction." Said Azion. "And the only one here who can combat it is Chaos."

"Him?" Asked Rika. "What about you two?"

"We cannot fight it here." Said Atom. "I am of Bakugan and he is of Digimon. Chaos is the only one here of Magic."

"Wait, what?!" Asked Chaos.

"You need to focus." Said Atom. "Send everything you have at that thing!"

"I'll try." Said Chaos. He focused, and drew a card. It flashed brightly and he looked at it. "I hope this works!" He played it. "Time for Heaven's Banishing!" A giant cloud of light formed above the mass, and lightning rained down. It struck the mass, causing it to pull back a little. "I will not let up, not now, not ever!" The cloud produced more lightning and began to cage the mass. It continued to reel, seeming to shrink. Then, the lightning began to compress onto it. The light got brighter and brighter and everybody shielded their eyes. Then, nothing. The light vanished and the mass disappeared. "Whoa."

"I'll say." Said Dan. He turned to Atom and Azion. "Is that what happened with both of you?"

"Not quite." Said Atom. "We destroyed the masses, yes, but not like that." Chaos turned from the void to Atom and Azion as his deck returned to normal. "So, what's been going on with you two?"

"Nothing much, just saving Realities." Said Azion. "You?"

"Well, I was back home when I suddenly heard a voice."

"You heard a voice too?" Asked Atom.

"Wait, did all of us hear a voice?" Asked Azion. Dan floated over.

"Um, what's going on over here?"

"I'm asking that too." Said Marucho as he floated over.

"Well, apparently each of us heard a voice just before we shifted again." Said Atom. "It allowed me to regain my Attribute Wheel."

"It gave me my D-Power." Said Azion.

"And it gave me a deck." Said Chaos.

"So, any idea what this voice belongs to?" Asked Alice. Everybody else began floating over.

"What voice?" Asked Takato.

"Who's hearing voices, big brother?" Asked Suzie.

"I'm not sure." Said Henry. "That's what we're over here to find out."

"My plans keep getting delayed." Said a being. "I must figure out how to combat them, otherwise I may be locked away forever." The being looked at the image of Atom. "You will have to wait. I need to stop these setbacks." The being began to think. "I think I have an idea." More images began to appear. "I think I can combat them with the villains of their past." The being was able to see Naga, King Zenoheld, Emperor Barodius, Mag Mel, Mechtavius Destroyer and the D-Reaper. "Now, who to use first." Another screen appeared, surprising the being. Then it got an idea. "I believe this one will work nicely." The image shown was Spectra, as he was first seen. "All I need to do is take him."

Keith was sitting down in his room, thinking. "That light I saw earlier, what could it have been? Perhaps the Brawlers have an idea."

"What are you thinking about Keith?" Asked Mira as she walked in. "You seemed distracted."

"I was just wondering about the light we saw earlier. There's no data on it, but everybody saw it."

"I know." Said Mira.

"Do you think it has to do with the Shifters?" Asked Helios. No one noticed the black smoke entering the room.

"Anything is possible." Said Keith.

"I just hope everything is okay." Said Wilda. The smoke crawled toward Keith and Mira, then lunged. Keith noticed it, grabbed Mira and jumped out of the way just in time. The smoke missed them.

"What is that thing?" Asked Helios as he floated up.

"I don't know, but I feel like it has to do with that light we saw earlier." Said Keith. The smoke lunged again, and Keith pushed Mira out of the way. The smoke grabbed him.

"Keith!" Keith was trying to force his way out of the smoke, but failed to.

"No! I won't let you take him!" Yelled Helios. He began trying to pull on Keith's hand, but being in ball form made it impossible for him to do anything. Instead, the smoke reached out and grabbed him too.

"Keith! Helios!" Yelled Mira.

"Don't worry about us for now!" Said Keith. "Tell Dan and the others, maybe they'll be able to help!" The smoke reached out onto a nearby table and grabbed Spectra's red mask. Mira gasped.

"Keith!" The smoke vanished, taking Keith, Helios and the mask with it. A small paper fell to the ground. Mira fell to her knees, unable to understand why Keith was taken.

"Mira, are you okay?" Asked Wilda. Mira was beginning to cry.

"I don't understand it. We've been at peace for years. What changed?" Mira then noticed the piece of paper on the ground. She grabbed it, and saw Keith's picture on it. She managed to stop crying, and got back up. "We need to tell Dan and the others. Hopefully they'll be able to help."

"Let's go then!" Said Wilda. Mira ran out of the room, and didn't notice the smoke coming in again to grab something from Keith's closet. It was his old, red outfit.

"Okay, we need to head back to the Bakugan Reality." Said Marucho. "We need something that has massive computational power to be able to compile all the data we have and figure out what the heck is going on."

"Actually, the Hypnos corporation in the Digimon Reality has all the computational power we need." Said Henry. "It was scanning the entire Digital world in the past."

"But in the Bakugan Reality, we have more people to help." Argued Marucho.

"More isn't always better." Said Henry. Atom then felt something.

"Hold on guys, something feels off." He said. Then he got a vision of Keith being taken. "Back to Bakugan, now!"

"What for?" Asked Dan.

"I don't know how and I don't know why, but Keith was taken from Vestal." Dan, Shun and Marucho gasped.

"We need to get back there, now!" Said Dan. As if in answer, a golden gate opened nearby. Dan looked at it. "Let's go!" He floated off first, followed quickly by everybody else.

"What do you mean you can't find them?" Asked Mira.

"I'm sorry, Miss Mira, but Master Marucho and the others are nowhere to be found on any of the known planets."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Complained Mira. She didn't notice the air shimmering behind her. Kato gasped. "What's wrong?"

"We're getting a reading of them now." Said Kato. "And it seems that they're right behind you."

"Right behind me?" Asked Mira. We entered the Reality. "I don't think that's" she turned to see us. "Uh, what?"

"We'll explain later." Said Dan. "Right now, we need to find Keith!"

"How did you know?" Asked Mira. She saw a hand go up, and followed the arm to see Atom. "When did you get back?"

"Not just me, Azion and Chaos too." Said Atom.

"Hold on, what's going on?" Asked Mira.

"Let's just say I got a vision of Keith being taken by some smoke." Said Atom. "Now, we need to figure out where he went."

A light flashed onto Keith, momentarily blinding him. When he was able to see again, he was restrained on an angled table and Helios was inside a tube. "Where am I?" He asked. He could hear an evil laugh.

"Nowhere special, just at the very edge of existence."

"The edge of existence?" Keith began struggling. "Who are you? Why are we here?"

"Me? I'm everyone's worst nightmare." A being appeared behind the light, shrouded by shadow. "As for why you are here, it is time for me to get the evils across Realities. You're the first, so you should feel lucky."

"The evils across Realities?" Asked Keith. He struggled against the bindings again. "I'm no longer evil! I've changed my ways thanks to the Brawlers!"

"Oh, but that's where you're wrong." Said the being. "All you've managed to do is restrain your evil. It's still there, buried deep inside. I think it's time we release it." Keith continued to struggle as something appeared to his right. It was his old Vexos outfit. "Now, all you need to do is remain right there." The being laughed. Keith continued to struggle as he noticed his outfit had some technology in it. "What's in there?"

"Nothing much, just some neural controlling machinery. Basically, I'll be able to control you until your evil returns." Keith was able to do nothing as his old cloak was put over him and he lost control of his body. It was only then that the restraints were released. Keith stood not of his own volition and looked at the being.

"What have you done to me?" His body acted on its own accord and turned the cloak the correct way.

"I have control of you now. Deal with it." The being held out his mask, or at least a copy of it, out. Keith's hand reached out and grabbed the red mask. "Also, your current Helios will not be of use to you, so I've taken the liberty of making another one." The being held out its hand again, showing a Pyrus Viper Helios. "It is also loaded with Forbidden Abilities so that you can completely decimate the Brawlers." Keith's hand started to bring the mask to his face.

"No." Said Keith. His hand stuttered a little, but resumed course.

"Too bad you don't have a choice." Said the being. "Your mask has the same capabilities as your cloak, so it'll take over your mind. You'll be entirely under my control soon. Don't fight it, embrace it! Let the evil flow once again!" Keith's hand put the mask on, and it activated. Keith was forced into the back of his mind, able to see but unable to interact. Spectra had taken over.

"My liege." Said Spectra as he kneeled down.

"At ease." Said the being. "Now, take this special Bakugan and destroy the brawlers! Bring the Destruction upon Bakugan! But if you encounter the Shifter known as Atom, defeat him, destroy Leonidas, I don't care. But leave him alive. Do you understand your orders?"

"Yes master." Said Spectra as he grabbed the Viper Helios. "I will not fail." The being cackled.

"An eager one, I see. You are not dispatched yet. I still need to destroy a few more Realities in order to be able to destroy the Bakugan Reality. And I still have several I need to attempt to defeat. Stay vigilant, you begin your training tomorrow."

"Training?"

"Why yes. Training to be able to fully unlock the abilities of the Forbidden Cards I have given you. You need to be able to utilize the powers found across all Realities I plan to destroy in order to be able to defeat them. This is the first one. Now go, rest up. You'll need it."

"Yes sire." Spectra left the room and the being turned to Helios.

"I know you're awake." Helios remained motionless. "You have a tortured past, but it's one you asked for. I will make sure your misery continues to grow. Now, be gone!" The tube Helios was in vanished, and was sent out into the Realities. As Helios looked back at where he had came from, he saw the shape of an Infinity sign.

"I have to save Keith." He thought. "I cannot fail to save him, otherwise the others are as good as dead!" A strange force then acted upon his prison, and he was flung away. "I will not fail you Keith! I swear upon my life!" He lost sight of the Infinity sign as he thought one last thing. "If only I could call out to the others." He went through a black gate and it closed behind him. However, his last thought created a ripple effect. It began to grow in power as it raced across the vast expanse, but it went out with a goal in mind. It went to find Pyreon.

The craziness continues even now. Since we got Chaos back, we still haven't been able to decipher anything else pertaining to what we know as The Destruction. However, when Pyreon gets a signal from a lost friend, it's up to us to find him and return him home. Unfortunately for us, the Shifters fall under their weakness: deep sleep. With them out of commission, we can't do anything until they wake up. That's when the Tamers decide to go on a little field trip to Bakugan Interspace. There, they need our help more than ever against a foe long thought defeated. Hopefully they can pull through!