Well then, things sure have been changed a bit. The main Shifters are unlocking their hidden powers, but they're still separated. And let's not forget a little surprise that happened earlier. Enjoy this chapter!

The powers are reuniting, returning to them one by one. However, darkness and evil don't sleep. The Destruction is working behind the scenes and it about ready to unleash his evil plot. We can only hope that our heroes are prepared.

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

Azion was worried. The Vexos Dragonomon he had wasn't settling down and continued to hit itself in its weak spots. Azion wasn't sure how long his Fusion Loader could hold, even boosted by his D-Power. "Come on! Will you please stop that?" In answer, the Vexos Dragonomon increased the speed at which he was hitting his weak spots. "What is it that you want?"

"Freedom." Said the Vexos Dragonomon. "I want freedom!"

"Is that really all you want?"

"It's all I want for now. After I am free, I have a want for you and for Omnimon! I will crush you both!"

"I knew there was a part two."

"And by absorbing your data, I could increase my power even more than it already is! Then my power curve will go up even faster!" The Vexos Dragonomon laughed.

"Too bad you won't have the chance." Said Azion.

"Oh, but that's where you're wrong, boy. So very, very wrong." Azion's cloud bumped into something and knocked him off his feet. His Fusion Loader fell through the cloud. "Freedom!" Yelled the Vexos Dragonomon.

"Crud!" Said Azion.

"Don't worry, I got it!" Said Cassie. Her little drone came out of nowhere and caught the Fusion Loader. It was brought back up to Azion. "You're welcome!"

"Cassie?" Asked Azion. "Where did you learn to do that?"

"It's half of my power." Said Cassie. "Didn't you unlock yours?" The wall separating the two vanished.

"Not quite. I wasn't able to pass half my trial, but the other half I did. And it led to this guy." Azion showed Cassie his Fusion Loader and the Vexos Dragonomon within it. "It's a Vexos Dragonomon."

"Let me take a guess, he's becoming more powerful?"

"Tom?" Asked Cassie.

"The one and only." Another cloud wall vanished, revealing Tom. "Was I right?"

"Yes, you were." Said Azion. "But how did you know?"

"Do you seriously not remember the massive fight we had against Spectra when Atom and Chronogian summoned another Shifter from another Reality?"

"Right." Said Azion. "That whole fiasco that I've tried to forget my part in starting."

"We've all made bad choices in the past." Said Cassie. "Mine was trying to unlock all the secrets of Gravity Falls that were left unanswered."

"Anyways, how powerful is he?" Asked Tom.

"Have either of you ever watched Digimon back home?" Both shook their heads. "Well, let's just say it started about as powerful as Vexos Dragonoid, and it now several times his power by the time we defeated him."

"Okay then, that's powerful." Said Tom. "Good thing I used my newfound powers to bring us together once again."

"Yeah, I was wondering why we came together." Said Cassie. She looked back to Azion. "Can I see your device for a second?"

"Sure." Said Azion. He handed her the Fusion Loader and she studied it.

"I think I can do something with it." She said. The symbol on her hand began to glow, then the Fusion Loader did. "Come on, come on." The Fusion Loader turned a dark gray, then separated into its component parts.

"No!" Said Azion. Then the Fusion Loader began to piece itself back together.

"I think I can move this there and that there." Mumbled Cassie. Her symbol stopped glowing, then the Fusion Loader stopped glowing. It returned to its original color. "That should hold him."

"What did you do?" Asked Azion.

"Well, I just modified its molecular relays and its data analysis systems. And no, I'm not entirely sure what I just said either. But, I know its effect. Unless it experiences a massive power surge, there's no chance of him escaping." The Vexos Dragonomon got to work. "And by massive, I mean more than any being can hope to possess." That didn't deter the Vexos Dragonomon.

"So, do we have any idea what's going on?" Asked Azion.

"From what I understand, we're supposed to unlock our abilities that are similar to the originals." Said Tom. "At least, that's what I think."

"I would agree." Said Cassie. "After all, that voice said the first Shifter of Gravity Falls was capable of manipulating technology to her will, and now I can do that."

"I remember the voice saying something about the first Shifter of Pokémon being able to control the elements of nature." Said Tom.

"And the first Shifter of Digimon was able to manipulate the surrounding area to benefit himself." Said Azion. "Too bad I didn't unlock my ability."

"You'll get it!" Said Cassie.

"I just hope I unlock it in time." Said Azion.

"I think I have chosen the next Reality we need to take over and destroy." Said a being. Spectra was bowed before him and Bill floated nearby. "Did you two figure out how to combine your abilities?"

"I believe so, Master." Said Spectra. "Would you like a demonstration?"

"Show me." Said the being.

"We'll need a few test subjects in order to do so. Is that agreeable?" Asked Bill.

"Done." Instantly, three negative shifters poofed into existence behind Spectra and Bill.

"Ready Cipher?" Asked Spectra.

"Let's do it!" Said Bill. Spectra placed his hands together and Bill went in front of them. Energy began to build between the two, then beamed out into the three negative shifters. Each of them went rigid and stared blankly at Spectra and Bill.

"What exactly is it that you have done?" Asked the being.

"We've taken control of their minds." Said Spectra.

"It was quite easy to do so once we figured out how to use the energy Spectra is capable of channeling." Said Bill.

"Let's put it to the test." Said the being. "The three of you, leave now." The three negative shifters didn't respond. "Leave now!" They still didn't respond. The being looked at Spectra and Bill. "Impressive. You've managed to make them out of my control. I believe you two have succeeded."

"Thank you, Master." Said Spectra.

"Now, if you would be so kind as to relinquish your control" Bill snapped his fingers.

"Done." The three negative shifters seemed to jolt a little as they regained their senses. They looked at the being, and then realized what had just transpired. They fled the room quickly.

"I believe we can use your newfound power to our extreme benefit, once we figure out where those blasted Shifters are."

"Understood, my liege." Said Spectra. "We await your orders."

"As long as your end of the bargain is completed, I don't care what I have to do!" Said Bill. "Just show us the way."

"I look forward to doing that, once we find them."

"Are we getting close?" Asked Robbie. "I'm getting tired."

"Speak for yourself!" Huffed Gideon. "I have to take five steps for every one you take!"

"Okay you two, enough fighting!" Said Mabel. "We're all tired."

"Bread!" Yelled Guilmon.

"Except him." Said Wendy. "Does he ever slow down?"

"No." Said Takato. "When he smells bread, he will chase it to the ends of time to get it." He realized what he said. "I hope I'm not being literal this time."

"Hopefully we're getting close." Said Dragonomon. "I don't relish the thought of much more walking."

"I don't think any of us do." Said Dan. Shun jumped down, startling him. "Where did you come from?"

Ignoring Dan's question, Shun began talking. "We don't have much further, only about another mile."

"Ugh." Groaned Marucho. "I'm not sure how much longer I can last."

"Don't worry Marucho!" Said Preyas. "We can make it!"

"If we couldn't then we wouldn't still be going." Agreed Renas.

"Thanks guys." Said Marucho. "But I still don't know how much longer I can go."

"Will all of you quit complaining and keep walking?" Asked Runo. "I'm getting a headache!"

"Well at least we're passing the time!" Argued Dan. A tree branch slapped him.

"Sorry, was that me?" Asked Runo.

"Get back here Runo!" Yelled Dan. He began chasing her. Ford sighed.

"Remember when we used to play like that?" He asked Stan.

"Not really." Said Stan. "We never played like that, and he's chasing her for revenge, not for a game of tag."

"It still reminds me of when we were that young. Time sure have changed."

"If you're done remembering the past, why don't you catch up?" Asked Henry. "Come on! We can't lose Guilmon!" The two looked at Henry to see that he was right, they were falling behind a lot. They quickly sped up to the group and continued walking.

Chaos fell down to the ground. He drew a card. "Fleetfeather Sandals!" The pair appeared on his feet and slowed his fall. He then flipped over and landed on his feet. "Okay, not my favorite thing ever, but effective."

"Perhaps you need to understand a great pain in order to understand your true power." Chaos began looking around.

"Okay, who said that?" A being appeared in front of him, a ghostly form of Vladitor.

"I did. And no, I am not Vladitor. I am merely using his appearance."

"Okay, so what am I here for?" Asked Chaos.

"You are here to unlock something dormant within you. Something only you can do."

"Just bring me to the trial."

"Fine. Prepare yourself for the most complicated thing you have ever seen. This will push your mind to the limits." Walls began erupting from the ground around Chaos, and he was soon enclosed. "This is your trial. You must figure out how to escape."

"Sounds easy." Said Chaos. He looked down at the walls that came up to his waist. But, as he moved, the wall he was trying to go over surged higher, blocking him. "Wait, what?" He went to another wall, only to be blocked again. "These walls are cheating!"

"No, they are not. They are giving you your trial. You are to escape, but you are in an inescapable place. That is what the walls are doing." Chaos considered his options.

"So, these walls are designed to stop me. I guess I just need to break free." He tried to draw a card, only for one to not come. "Wait, why isn't this working?"

"The deck is not your own power. You must create your own way out." Chaos's deck glowed, and vanished. "Figure your own way out."

"Really?" Asked Chaos. "Fine. Let's try this." Chaos ran as fast as he could, which was about two steps, to one of the walls. He jumped up and grabbed the top of it, only for it to become slanted. He slid off of it. "So these walls are capable of manipulating themselves to keep me trapped." He tried jumping up again, only for the wall to get even higher. He continued to try several common methods to get past a wall. The ghostly being watched him.

"Chaos is smart, but perhaps too smart. I need to refine his thinking to be more creative." Chaos began banging on the wall, trying to find a weak spot, but to no avail. "However, I doubt his ability to think differently."

"Come on, come on!" Said Chaos. "How do I escape something inescapable?" He looked down. "Maybe I can try this!" He began scooping the dirt out from under the wall, trying to get free. When it looked like he would break through, the wall suddenly slammed down, stopping him. "What?!"

"He will never get out this way." Chaos looked down at the area the wall closed off, then looked back up. Part of the top of the wall was missing. Something clicked in Chaos's head.

"The walls are finite in materials." He thought. He grabbed onto the wall. "Let me try climbing out!"

"What does he think he's doing?" The walls began to creep higher and higher, and Chaos held on tightly. As he went up, the walls went up, causing him to go up.

"I've figured out your weakness. You can't go forever!" It was true. The walls were beginning to thin.

"He may have figured out a weakness of the walls, but can he use it properly?" The walls continued to thin as Chaos held on with everything her could. Soon, the wall he was on began to wobble as it continued to lose structural integrity. "He can't defeat these walls that easily." Chaos took the chance, and punched through the wall. It was becoming flimsier and easier to break. He pushed his arm through the hole and held on. He continued to break through the wall, eventually creating a hole big enough to get through. He climbed to the other side, mostly freed.

"Okay, I got past the walls, but now I need to worry about the rest." He looked down the dizzying height. "I really didn't think this through!" He heard a crumbling sound, and dared to look back. He could see cracks running up and down the wall he was on. "Crud!" The wall broke apart and he began falling. He screamed on the way down, as the trees began to take shape once again.

"He cannot die, but he can be scarred. Let's hope he can figure out how to save himself." Chaos began fumbling in the air for something, anything to slow his fall. "However, I give him little chance of success." Chaos's body stopped responding as he faced his doom, or his perceived doom.

"So this is it." He thought. "This is how I die." He thought back to what led up to this moment, his life literally flashing before his eyes. Then he realized something. "No. I cannot die yet. This is not the end! Come on, there has to be something!" He renewed his frantic searching, to discover the one thing that could save him. "The wall. How can I use it?" He glanced back down to see the ground coming up close to him. "Here it goes!" He said. He turned around and jabbed his fingers into the wall.

"What is he" the ghostly being realized what Chaos was doing. "Smart. But not smart enough." He snapped his fingers and the walls vanished. Chaos again began falling.

"No! No no no no no!" He yelled. He covered his eyes and closed them as he anticipated splatting on the ground, but it never came. Instead, his mind seemed to be on fire. He uncovered his eyes to see the ground mere inches away from him. He looked up to see nothing holding him. But he felt a pressure on him, like something was keeping him up. He continued looking around in wonder, then realized what had happened. He had a pair of Fleetfeather Sandals on. "What's going on?" He didn't notice a symbol appear on his hand, a pentagon with five different colored points.

"I believe you can answer that."

"You mean I'm actually being held up by them? But how did they appear?"

"You summoned them using telekinetic powers."

"I remember Atom trying to teach me about those a while back. But how do I turn it off?" As he thought that, the sandals vanished and fell the last few inches, landing on his face. "Ow."

"You managed to escape, and I was surprised by that. You also managed to keep yourself from hitting the ground hard enough to become a crater by unlocking your power."

"Wait, so you mean that"

"Yes, you passed your trial. You are now capable of discovering what you need to know." The entire area flashed and was replaced by white. "I believe in you now. Your powers will be unmatched later on. For now, take a small break. When you are freed, the real battle begins." The being flashed and revealed itself to be something akin to a human. "I have no qualms about revealing my true form to you, now that you have learned of your power. However, you still need to fully unlock it to use it properly." The area flashed again, revealing to Chaos that he was within a cloud. "You are all needed, but I can sense a massive darkness within your future. Stay strong, and face it head on." The being vanished, leaving Chaos to his thoughts.

"What did he mean?" Chaos sent a cursory glance down to see everybody else down below. He saw them chasing Guilmon. "If only my trial was that easy. I wish you all luck."

Ryo looked left and right, still following Guilmon. "I thought I heard Chaos." Said Vladitor. "I wonder why."

"I heard him too." Said Ryo. "Maybe it's because we chose him?"

"Anything's possible." Said Vladitor.

"So, we've tested four of the six." Said Omnimon. "So, how should we go about the other two?"

"The one of Bakugan and the one of Darkness." Said Axolotl. "It might be difficult to determine what each needs."

"I think we should let each of the teachers decide." Said Arceus. It looked at the final two figures.

"I agree." Said the humanoid being. "I sense that something must be done."

"I think I have a solution." Said the leader. "Atom, the one of Bakugan, must be able to teach as well as learn. I believe there is one he can try to help. But as for Clate, the one of Darkness, that I don't know."

"He still faces disposition about who he is." Said the final being. "He needs to learn that his being part of the Destruction was his past, not his future. The same lesson I learned long ago when you all freed me. I have an idea for him, but it must wait until after Atom."

"Very well." Said the leader. He leaned forward into the light. "I suppose it is time for me to test him." Genesis Dragonoid, in his Blitzon form, leaned into the light. "He is smart, too smart for his own good. He uses that knowledge to predict his opponents attacks. I wonder what happens if he is thrust into a situation where he can't predict the next move." Blitzon Dragonoid vanished into the light.

"So, does anybody know what he intends?" Asked Arceus.

"If we had an idea, it would probably be wrong." Said Axolotl. "Genesis is very unpredictable."

Atom felt like he was falling, but couldn't see where to. A bright light flashed in front of him, blinding him for a second. When it died down, it seemed as if a light had flicked on. The darkness that surrounded him vanished, revealing that he was laying on the ground, not free falling. He sat up. "Where am I?"

"You are within your testing realm. One similar to when you were trialed by Chronogian."

"I know that voice." Said Atom. He turned around to see a ghostly form of Leonidas. "You can drop the disguise. I know it's you, Genesis Dragonoid." The ghostly being flashed, and revealed Genesis.

"I should've known that you wouldn't be tricked by a flimsy disguise such as that. However, I must commend you for figuring it out so quickly."

"If I couldn't figure it out, I couldn't call myself a Shifter." Genesis's stance changed slightly.

"Yes, that is true. However, it is that thinking which blocks your abilities."

"Blocks my abilities?" Asked Atom. "What do you mean?"

"You rely too heavily on what you know to win your battles. However, not every battle is predictable. You must learn how to adapt on the fly so that you may figure out a better way."

"And how exactly do I do that?" Genesis placed his hands together and then separated them. Something resembling a screen appeared between them.

"Look into the lens so that you may learn of your trial." Atom looked into it to see Garfield trying to open a dimensional gate.

"Wait, isn't that"

"Yes. It is Garfield, the same one you met all that time ago. However, he is having a bit of trouble. You see, he is attempting to figure out his Shifter abilities, but he has no base to do so. He does not have a teacher like you did, nor has he ever shifted. That is where you come in."

"You want me to teach him, don't you?"

"Not just teach him, but guide him. He is still young, and has just recently learned about who he is in his timeline."

"Okay, I think I can do that."

"However, there is another stipulation. You will have no powers there because of your origins. No Form Change, no Attributic Split, no ability to make gates, no Energy Twist. You will be powerless, except for your brawling ability."

"Powerless?" Asked Atom. "Why?"

"You rely too heavily on being a Reality Shifter to win your battles. You must learn, as I said, to adapt more quickly than you have been. Thus, you will start from the beginning, with Leonidas the same."

"But how can I bring Leo with me? In case you hadn't noticed, he's not exactly here right now."

"That is the easiest problem to be solved." Genesis's eyes glowed.

"Okay, so we got here, now what?" Asked Rika.

"Where's the bread?" Asked Guilmon. Dan looked around, then noticed another stone tablet.

"What about that thing?" He asked. Ford walked over to it and grabbed it.

"Bah. It says the same thing the other one said. Someone else needs to hold it."

"Let me try." Said Marucho. Ford handed the tablet to him and Marucho began analyzing it. He checked every side of the thing, then shook his head. "Looks like I can't figure it out either."

"Maybe this part is for Digimon only?" Suggested Henry. Marucho handed him the tablet and it flashed. "Okay, so my theory seems correct."

"What does it say?" Asked Shun.

"Yeah! Tell us already!" Said Julie.

"Come on!" Said Mabel.

"Maybe you guys should be quiet so he can read it!" Said Renamon. "Honestly, give him a chance to start before you interrupt him." Henry read over the tablet.

"So, you've found the first of three, I congratulate thee. The next path is of you, not he, so follow it to finally be free." Henry sighed. "Just as cryptic as the last one."

"It could be worse." Said Suzie.

"She's right!" Said Lopmon. "What are the symbols?"

"It shows a DNA strand and a cube." Said Henry. The tablet flashed again. "And now it shows something green and something blue."

"Green and blue?" Asked Keith. "Show me, but don't hand it to me." Henry walked over to him and tilted the tablet. "Those two symbols are Ventus and Aquos."

"Where have I heard those words before?" Asked Rika. Leonidas began glowing.

"What's happening?" Asked Dan.

"I feel like I'm being taken from here!" Said Leonidas. He vanished without a trace.

"Leonidas!" Said Drago. "Where did he go?"

"Oh boy." Said Marucho. "If Leo isn't here, Atom's going to be mad at us when he gets back."

"If we had to take a guess as to where he went, then I would say to Atom." Said Pyreon.

"Why would you say that?" Asked Runo.

"Call it a hunch."

"So, what are you doing?" Asked Atom.

"Just a few moments more." Said Genesis. A light appeared nearby, and something came out of it.

"Leo?" Asked Atom.

"Atom?" The light flew at Atom and landed on his shoulder. Leonidas took form once again.

"Now then." Said Genesis. "You two are now once again together. It is time for you to go."

"And how exactly are we going to do that?" Asked Atom. "I don't know where the Invasion Core Reality is."

"I will send you there, but you will have to return. It will take the power of you and he to do so."

"You mean Garfield?"

"Garfield?" Asked Leonidas.

"Yes. You need his help, and probably that of the Neo Battle Brawlers he has teamed up with." Genesis held out his arm. "Are you prepared to enter a world where you have no abilities?"

"I think so." Said Atom. "My goal is to teach, not do. It is to help not hurt. And then I must return with Garfield, and possibly the Neo Battle Brawlers. Do I have everything?"

"Atom, what's going on?" Asked Leo.

"Then be on your way." Said Genesis. A Realital Gate opened up next to him. "You will face your trial soon!" Atom grabbed Leonidas and ran into the gate. It closed behind him. "And may you succeed in your trial."

"We've got a big test ahead of us, Leo." Said Atom. "Are you ready?"

"How can I know if I'm ready if I don't know what's going on?"

"Let's just say that we need to help Garfield, just as he helped us in the past. He needs help learning his Shifter Abilities."

"So you're saying that"

"Yes Leo, we're going to his home Reality." A light flashed in front of them. "And we're almost there."

"Come on, come on!" Said Garfield. He was focusing on the image imparted to them by Venus. "Why isn't this working?"

"What's taking so long?" Asked Cera. "I thought you could do this."

"My mother did say you were capable." Said Zavanna.

"I know that." Said Garfield. "But it doesn't make it any easier! I don't know anything about what I'm doing! I just know that I have this ability, but I don't know how to use it." Garfield stopped trying for a second. "It would be so much easier if the guy I met in the other Dimension was here."

"Speaking of which, who is that Atom guy anyway?" Asked Aisha.

"Yeah, you haven't exactly given much information on him." Said Jayden.

"Nothing except that his partner is a Leonidas." Said Velocirex, shaking a little.

"Whoever he is, he sounds powerful from what you've said." Said Cameron. "But we still don't know much more past that." A gate opened above him.

"Cameron, you might want to move!" Said Garfield. His warning came a second too late as Cameron looked up. Atom came through the gate and landed on him. They both fell to the floor.

"What the heck?" Asked Cameron. Leonidas floated up and looked around.

"Where are we?" He asked. Jayden looked at him.

"Who are you?"

"I am Mythical Leonidas." Said Leonidas. "And you?"

"A Leonidas?" Asked Velocirex, with fear in his voice. Atom slowly got up.

"That was a hard landing."

"You're telling me." Groaned Cameron. Atom looked down, then got up quickly.

"Sorry." He said. "I didn't really have any control over where I transported to." Cameron got up too.

"It's not that big of a deal. I'll be fine!" He looked at Atom with a cursory glance. "Who are you?" Leonidas floated back to Atom's shoulder.

"Wait a second." Said Garfield. "Atom?"

"I was told you needed some help." Said Atom.

"Wait, this is Atom?" Asked Akira. She looked him over. "He doesn't seem that strong to me."

"That's where you're wrong, Akira." Said Atom.

"Wait, how did you"

"I know your name because there is a Fanfiction in my home Reality that details your story. But I don't know much more than name alone."

"If you know her name, then do you know mine?" Asked Jayden.

"You're Jayden." Said Atom. "And your partner is Velocirex. Speaking of him." Atom looked at him. "You don't need to be afraid of Leo. He's not the same one you faced long ago, at least I don't think he is."

"How did you"

"As I said, I know of all of you."

"So, why are you here?" Asked Cera. "It's not like you came here on a whim."

"I'm here because of him." Said Atom, pointing to Garfield. "I was told by someone that he needed help."

"Well, if nothing else, I do need help." Said Garfield. "And it's good to see you again."

"Same here, bud." Said Atom. "But right now, it's time for me to help you. Think of it as a return investment for when you helped me."

"Okay then." Said Garfield.

"So, if it has two sets of symbols, then what can we do with them?" Asked Keith.

"Well, if it shows both Digimon and Bakugan, does that mean we need to do both?" Asked Henry.

"That makes sense!" Said Rika.

"Any idea what's going on?" Asked Wendy.

"Nope." Said Robbie.

"Not a clue." Said Dipper.

"Why would I know?" Asked Stan.

"Okay, so if we need both Digimon and Bakugan, we should swipe the special cards Marucho made." Said Rika.

"I guess we could try." Said Henry. "But it might be dangerous. It's only been tested on Guilmon and that was when we were in a Digital World."

"Only one way to find out!" Said Terriermon.

"I guess." Said Henry.

"Rika, are you sure?" Asked Renamon.

"Let's give it a try." Said Rika. She grabbed her card as Henry grabbed his.

"DigiModify!" They said. Terriermon and Renamon got bursts of energy.

"Hopefully this works!" Said Marucho. Renamon and Terriermon began to gain size, soon towering over the trees. They began looking around as they finished their change. Renamon noticed something.

"I think I see something glowing over there." Renamon pointed at the glow she saw.

"I think I see something over there." Said Terriermon. Another glow was visible. Their change timed out and they shrank back to their normal size, still pointing.

"Great, so now we have two locations to look into." Said Henry. "Why does this have to be complicated?"

"I say we split up." Said Dan. "Half of us one way, half of us the other." Ford began counting.

"Well, I see no problem with that plan." He said. "We have 24 of us."

"But who goes where?" Asked Dragonomon.

"Half of each of us go each way." Said Marucho. "So, on each team, we should have 3 brawlers, 3 tamers and 5 others. The last tamer and Keith can decide their own way." The teams split up. Rika went with Renamon and Henry with Terriermon, for obvious reasons. Dan, Runo, Shun, Ryo, Takato, Kazu, Mabel, Robbie, Dipper, Ford and Soos went with Rika while the rest went with Henry. "We'll meet up back here, okay?"

"We got it." Said McGucket. "But I'm still not sure what the full plan is."

"None of us are sure of it Fiddleford." Said Ford. "But we're trying to figure it out."

"Well, this is goodbye for now." Said Rika. "Good luck guys."

"You too." Said Henry. The two groups, led by Renamon and Terriermon respectively, left the area, leaving it barren once again.

"I sense something new." Said the being. It delved into its mind to figure out what it felt. "It's a fresh breath of evil, a darkness uncontained. I must find it!" The being followed the path of darkness it felt, visualizing where it was. "I can see a cloud, and one very annoying Shifter. I think this new evil is exactly what I needed." The being turned to the two images it had set aside, and placed the new image with it. "Farbregian, Eldrazi, and now Vexos Dragonomon. All of you I will require." A new sense came to the being. "I can detect a new gate, and I can feel another of the Shifters. I can feel Atom's presence, and it's sickening. So much power and knowledge within one being, and it's not under my control. I need to change that. The next Reality I'm going after is Invasion Core!"

The fact they we're separated now makes our job that much harder! If only there was a way to speed things up a bit. But, when we get to the glowing area Renamon mentioned, we find something new entirely! I can't believe I'm about to say this, but it's like a whole new world! And then we learn of the trial we face. We need to find one kid in the entire place and get him to talk to us about his love for Bakugan. But, he's very tight lipped and doesn't want to mention it, even to his best friends. We've got our work cut out for us with this one, so let's hope it isn't too difficult or time consuming. After all, we've got everything to save!

Follow Atom to Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Invasion Core to see what ensues. Who knows what Switch - On - 97 might do?