Sorry this took so long, but trying to learn Yu-Gi-Oh quickly enough is hard at best, impossible at worst. But, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! And Daniel Kazami, I might've gone a little further than we agreed upon, but I hope you enjoy it! In fact, I hope all of you enjoy it! And if I made any mistakes on the playing, I don't know anything about Yu-Gi-Oh, so don't hold it against me please. With that, enjoy!
Andrew and Cindy are back together, and stronger than ever. But now we're faced with a decision unlike any other. We need to choose who we save first. But, we don't even know where to start!
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
Cassie's drone watched above. "Okay, back up a second." Said Azion. "What just happened?"
"From what we saw, Andrew and Cindy found their friendships again and took out copies of both you and Atom." Said Chaos.
"I saw that much, but this choice is absurd!" Said Azion. "I mean, who in their right mind would force people to choose someone to save above others? It takes a special kind of twisted to do that."
"Please stop arguing." Said Tom. "I already have a headache from trying to wrap my head around what they did."
"It is mind boggling." Said Cassie, looking through her book. "But it kinda makes you wonder what the other three will be capable of, doesn't it?" She found an interesting page. "Huh, this is new."
"Ugh." Said Azion. "Will you please stop going through that book? You've been through it about twenty times so far!"
"What else am I supposed to do?" Asked Cassie. "As far as I know, this is all I can do besides watch them endlessly. And plus, this page might be interesting to all of us."
"Well, don't keep us in the dark." Said Chaos. "Enlighten us. It beats just waiting around."
"One second. Just gotta check something." Cassie's hand symbol glowed and a flashlight appeared above it. She grabbed it and turned it on, revealing it to be a blacklight. "Okay, it's clear of Invisible Ink. Now then, this page shows something very strange. An Infinity Sided Die and the six attributes of Bakugan."
"Wait, what?" Asked Tom. "What's an Infinity Sided Die?"
"It's a die that can make anything happen." Said Cassie. "But it's very unpredictable. Anyways, here's what the page says. Dragon of Flame and Darkness shall roll the die, to which all fate is cast. Unless prevented, none can defy, for it erases the past." Cassie looked up. "Well, that seems ominous."
"Dragon of Flame and Darkness, huh?" Asked Azion. "The Die is obviously the Infinity Sided Die, but what could the Dragon of Flame and Darkness be?"
"Well, it's probably from Bakugan." Said Chaos. "So, that narrows it down a bit."
"What Bakugan are capable of being both Flame and Darkness?" Asked Tom, holding his head. "It would be really nice if I could get some headache medicine in here!" He called.
"Flame and Darkness." Said Azion. "Pyrus and Darkus. But then the Bakugan being a Dragon," his mind flashed to every dragon-like Bakugan. "There aren't many dragon-like Bakugan out there. There's Leonidas, Pyreon, Drago, Dharak and" he realized something and gasped. "Helios."
"What about him?" Asked Cassie.
"Think about it." Said Azion. "Helios started out as Pyrus. But when we saw him again in Interspace, Helios had become Darkus!"
"Okay, but that doesn't rule out any of the others." Said Tom. "Leonidas and Pyreon are both capable of Form Change, and Drago and Dharak are basically the same, just opposites."
"Well, Drago and Dharak are kinda out since Mag Mel was destroyed." Said Chaos. He shivered. "I still don't like what I did as Rak Taal."
"So that leaves Leonidas, Pyreon and Helios." Said Cassie. "But which one?"
Spectra walked into the room, holding the Infinity Sided Die. "So, you have returned." Said the Being.
"Yes sire. And I have brought what you requested of me." Spectra prepared to place it on a table when he was stopped by Bill.
"Hold it!" He said. He checked the table to see if it was wobbly. It was. "You need to be careful. If that thing rolls, it could completely wipe us out!" Spectra looked at the Die again.
"Is that true?" The being nodded.
"Unfortunately. If that thing rolls, there is an infinite number of possibilities that can happen. It could create a small bunny, it could vanish, it could explode, it could implode, it could even destroy every single Reality within its vicinity. While that last option is preferable, it's still very unpredictable. That is why we must have your Helios absorb its power."
"And how exactly do we do that?" Asked Spectra.
"I have just the idea!" Said Bill. His body flashed, showing an image. "It's called a transposer. This specific variant can take the energy from something and put it into another."
"I believe I have access to one." Said the Being. It got up and walked out of the room. Spectra and Bill followed, but Spectra lost his grip on the Die. It fell and rolled.
"Aw crud!" Said Bill. "Well, there's no stopping it now. Let's see what it does!" The being sighed. The Die continued its roll for a little longer, the symbols flashing. When it came to a rest, the top image changed into six circles in a ring with one in the center. Spectra looked at it to notice that it was the six attributes and some sort of symbol. Nothing happened.
"Well, that was anticlimactic." Said Bill. A beam of light then shot out of the Die. "I stand corrected!" The light continued to grow.
"Oh boy." Said the Being. "Is luck on our side?" Something started coming out of the light. "Seems like it." A frail man came out, then promptly collapsed, unable to breath. "Of course he doesn't have a gene. One moment." The being glowed, then the man glowed. His breathing returned to normal as the glow faded.
"Who is this?" Asked Spectra. Something else fell out of the light, landing on the man. Bill looked at it.
"Whoa!" He said. "I remember these symbols! It was millennia ago, back in Egypt. This is the same book I helped someone steal. Unfortunately, someone convinced him to return it. His name was Setne."
"Setne?" Asked the Being. "Of course. Of course! The Die brought to us the most powerful Magician across all Realities! This Setne isn't the same one you helped, Bill. This is the one from Reality 3345096, otherwise known as the Mythology Reality. In this Reality, ancient gods and forces live, forever intertwined. Setne is, as Bill stated, from Egyptian Mythology. However, he attempted to combine both Greek and Egyptian Mythology to achieve immortality! And he nearly succeeded, one of the biggest feats I've ever seen!"
"Where am I?" Asked Setne, waking up.
"Relax." Said the Being. "You are among friends here." Setne looked up to see Spectra, Bill and the Being.
"Who are you?" He asked, getting up quickly.
"I am Spectra."
"Bill's the name, deals are the game!"
"And I am what's known as the Destruction."
"Where am I? I thought I was trapped by the Kanes!"
"You are between Realities." Said the Being, calmly. "You have been freed from your prison."
"So, I'm free to do what I want?"
"Partially." Said the Being. "Despite having a physical form, you are still dead. Thus, your ability to perform magic is still limited. However, you are still quite powerful." The being thought for a second. "Here, I have an idea. Bill, why don't you bring him somewhere to lie down and recover while me and Spectra infuse Helios with the Infinity Die?"
"Why do I have to do it?" Asked Bill.
"Because, Spectra is the only one capable of keeping Helios calm, even under extreme duress. You, on the other hand, are free because I have to control the transposer."
"Fine." Said Bill. "But I reserve my right to complain about it!" Bill directed Setne to go with him. The Being looked at Spectra.
"Come now, let's do this. And I'll hold the Die this time."
"What kind of choice is that?" Asked Dan. "How are we supposed to decide?"
"Yeah!" Said Runo. "How are we?"
"We've got nothing to go off of." Said Ryo. "Nothing to give us a clue."
"Peculiar." Said Ford. "This kind of choice must have some kind of implications."
"Indeed, it does." Said the voice. "More than most could ever know. For each one you rescue, the others become that much harder. Trust me when I say you want to tackle them in a good order."
"Ugh, this is impossible!" Said Dan. "What are we supposed to do?"
"Maybe we should just go with whoever seems to be best." Said Drago.
"I concur." Said Marucho. "If we all vote for whoever we want to save first, we can just go with them." Almost everybody nodded, and began lining themselves up. Ford, Gideon, Runo, Ryo, Kazu, Rika, Shun and Keith went with Hanabi. Dipper, Mabel, Wendy, McGucket, Julie, Alice, Marucho and Takato went with Daniel. Andrew, Cindy, Soos, Pacifica, Robbie, Kenta, Henry and Suzie went with Cameron. Stan didn't really care, and stood to the side. That left Dan as the deciding vote.
"Why does it always fall to me?" He asked.
"Oh, stop complaining." Said Drago. "Just choose somebody."
"Uh, okay. Uh." Dan looked between all three options. "I guess I'll choose, Hanabi."
"Excellent choice." Said the voice. "But, before you go, I'll tell you a little bit about the world she believes she inhabits. It's all in her mind, and she's dueling an evil within her that could destroy her if not defeated soon. That is your goal. You must figure out how to enter her mind and help to defeat this evil. The path will be laid before you." The ground began to glow, then the surrounding area did. "Keep this in mind: the power that you all share could break her. Be careful." The voice fell silent as the area became surrounded by buildings. People began appearing, walking around. Trees popped up, followed by benches and garbage cans. Finally, a few tables under umbrellas appeared. The group began to look around.
"So, what is this place?" Asked Dan.
"I'm not sure." Said Marucho. He noticed two people nearby placing devices on their arms. "Are those" the devices expanded into duel discs. "I guess not." A few people began to notice them.
"Who are they?" Asked someone.
"I don't know. Maybe they're actors!"
"Not that I mind being noticed, but perhaps we should avoid the limelight." Said Ford.
"Good idea." Said Rika. She looked at Renamon, who nodded. Renamon vanished.
"I'll scope out the area." Said Shun. He too vanished. Takato looked around a bit more, and saw two people facing each other with strange devices on their heads.
"What are those?" He asked.
"I'd be interested to find out." Said Henry. One on the people frowned, then took off the device.
"Man, I never lose that easily." The other person walked away as he looked over at the group. "Huh? Who are they?" It was Hanabi's brother, Yuri. "Maybe I should go talk to them." He began walking towards the group. Shun and Renamon reappeared. "What the? Where did they come from?"
"Come on, this way." Said Shun. "There's several places we can hide in this direction."
"Let's go then!" Said Runo. "I don't want to draw any more attention to ourselves than needed." The group followed Shun while Renamon vanished again.
"Where did she go?" Asked Yuri. Renamon appeared behind him, grabbed him, then vanished again. She followed the group to the first hiding spot that Shun found, an alley.
"So, what's our first move towards finding this Hanabi?" Asked Stan. "It's not like we have much to go off of."
"If only I could figure out who she is." Said Ford. "Then I might be able to triangulate her location based off of her residual energy."
"And all that mumbo jumbo means what, exactly?" Asked Takato.
"Basically it means that if we knew who she was, we would be able to find her." Said Marucho.
"I think I found someone who might be able to help." Said Renamon. She released Yuri.
"What the heck was that for?" He asked. He then looked around the group. "Oh boy. What have I gotten myself into this time?"
"Renamon, why did you grab her?" Asked Rika.
"I noticed him looking at us, trying to figure out who we were. So, I grabbed him to bring him here so that we could introduce ourselves and possibly figure out who Hanabi is."
"Wait, you know Hanabi?" Asked Yuri.
"Well, we know of her." Said Dipper. "Why, do you know her?"
"Yeah, I'm her brother." Said Yuri. "The name's Yuri. Who are all of you?" The group quickly introduced themselves. "Wait, what the heck are Bakugan and Digimon?"
"Can I ask a question first?" Asked Cindy. "Where are we?"
"Dual Academia." Said Yuri. "Why?"
"Okay then." Said Andrew. "We both know this place, sort of."
"You do?" Asked Julie. "Awesome! What can you tell us?"
"We must be trying to help someone of Yu Gi Oh GX or Arc V." Said Cindy. "It's the only explanation."
"Back to my question, what are Bakugan and Digimon?"
"Think of them as monsters that just always exist." Said Andrew. "To put it in terms that you would understand."
"Awesome!" Said Yuri. Then she remembered something. "Wait, you guys said you were here to see Hanabi. Why?"
"Well, you see, we've kinda been sent here to save her from something." Said Ryo. "We don't know what exactly." Yuri gasped.
"Follow me, quickly!" He dashed out of the alley.
"Should we trust him?" Asked Drago.
"He seems trustworthy." Said Dragonomon.
"He's our only lead." Said Mable. "I say we follow him!" She took off after Yuri.
"Mable! Wait!" Said Dipper. He took off after her.
"I don't want to be separated." Said Soos. "Let's go!" The rest of the group took off after them. Yuri kept dodging past others quickly, almost losing everybody else. He soon stopped in front of a building that looked fairly normal, until he opened the door. Inside was somewhat weird, relatively speaking. However, it was the person inside that surprised them. It was Hanabi. She was laying on the floor, unmoving.
"What the heck happened to her?" Asked Dan.
"It happened a few days ago." Said Yuri. "She was dueling someone we've never seen before. He was dressed in all black, and his eyes were an unnatural black. After Yuri beat him, he grabbed at something and threw it at her. She collapsed after that, with no warning. I had to drag her all the way back here, and as I did she continued to get heavier. When I got her there, I couldn't get her to move at all. It's like she's frozen in place."
"Frozen in place?" Asked Magnaliger. "Hm. Let me take a look." He floated off of Cindy's shoulder and began looking at Hanabi closely. He began glowing. "Since I was frozen in time, I know the symptoms of it." He stopped glowing. "However, that's not what's wrong with her."
"Then what is?" Asked Wendy. "If we can't wake her up, we're stuck here!"
"If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here?" Asked Yuri.
"Would it surprise you if we said we're here to save her so she can help us stop the destruction of all Realities?" Asked Andrew. Yuri smiled.
"I knew it wouldn't be long before she had to help save the world again." She sighed. "I just wish it was under better circumstances."
"We'll save her." Said Ford. "Don't worry." He looked at Hanabi. "Now, if I could just get my hands on some wires and a metal bowl." He reached into his pocket, taking out a piece of glass.
"What do you need those for?" Asked Yuri.
"I'm going to make a device to let us see into her mind." Said Ford.
"Wait, what?" Asked Yuri.
"Just trust me on this." Said Mable. "It's better to just let him work."
"Uh, okay." Said Yuri. He walked off. "Where do we have wires?" Ford took a rubber band and attached it to the glass. Then, he grabbed a small flashlight and attached it. Yuri came back with a few lengths of wires. Ford connected them then grabbed a small device from his coat. Yuri walked away again to find a metal bowl. Ford attached the device as Yuri came back with the bowl.
"What are you making?" Asked Marucho.
"Well, I usually carry a device to measure brainwaves. But, by connecting it like this," he connected it to the bowl then to the new device, "I can make a projector to let us see into her mind." He placed it on her head. "Let's hope that it works." He turned on the flashlight, and the entire thing sparked a little. Then, an image appeared on the ceiling. "Yes! I knew it would work!" Yuri looked close at the image and gasped.
"No way!" He yelled. In the image, Hanabi was facing off against something.
"And now, I attack!" Said the thing. A large monkey attacked Hanabi's creature, destroying it. A small image appeared on the screen, showing the number 1000. It dropped by 500. "Your move!" Hanabi looked at her hand and the group saw that she had only one card. To everybody but Yuri, it looked like just a dragon.
"She's down to her last play." Said Yuri. "If it fails, she's gone!"
"Wait, what?" Asked Dan. "What do you mean gone?"
"I mean she loses." Said Yuri. Hanabi was about to draw a card.
"What can we do?" Asked Takato.
"We have to help her!" Said Yuri. "Please, can't you do anything?!"
"What can we do?" Asked Shun. "We can't go into her mind." Hanabi drew the card, revealing nothing useful. She played the dragon.
"And now, I play Toxic Beauty Fusion Dragon!" The thing laughed.
"You just activated my trap card!" It said. A card flipped up. "Virtuous Grace! If a Sin Dragon is played, this card will send it to the graveyard while also dealing 400 points of damage!" The dragon on Hanabi's side exploded and the force generated by it blasted her back. Her life fell to 100.
"Hanabi!" Yelled Yuri. Hanabi slowly got up.
"Face it, you're toast." Said the thing. "And now you will never learn of your destiny."
"My destiny?" Asked Hanabi.
"It doesn't matter now, your power is nothing compared to mine!"
"If she doesn't pull this around, she's a goner!" Said Yuri.
"Are you done yet?" Asked the thing. "Next turn, you're gone!"
"We have to do something!" Said Dan. "Otherwise, we'll never be able to save her!"
"Dan, calm down!" Said Drago. "We need to think this through!"
"I'm not waiting!" Said Dan. "We need to help her now!" His hand glowed.
"Dan, your hand is glowing." Said Runo. Dan looked at it. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" The Attribute Wheel began cycling through the attributes, before all six eventually glowed. Lines extended from then towards the center, generating a new image. What seemed to be a vortex formed on it, then became encased by a square. His hand stopped glowing.
"Uh, what?" Asked Dan. The new symbol began to glow, followed by Drago.
"What's going on?" He asked. Drago vanished and a light streaked from where he was to Hanabi's head. The image began to glow.
"What's happening?" Asked Hanabi.
"No, it cannot be!" Said the thing. Hanabi looked at her hand to see the useless card change to another Dragon.
"What the?" Asked Dan. "Drago?
"How did he get in there?" Asked Julie.
"Dan, can I see your hand really quick?" Asked Alice. Dan held his hand out and Alice looked at Yuri.
"Can you come over here really quick?"
"Sure." Said Yuri. He walked over and looked at Dan's hand. "Wait, since when do you have a card?"
"A card?" Asked Dan.
"It's a symbol of the Reality!" Said Marucho. "Just like the Attribute Wheels!"
"What card is this?" Asked Hanabi. "I've never seen it before."
"Don't you dare play it!" Said the thing.
"Come on Hanabi, do it!" Said Yuri.
"If I will give me a chance, I have no choice but to play it!" Said Hanabi. "I play Fusion Dragonoid!" Hanabi played the card, summoning Drago. He appeared in front of her.
"What? Where am I?" He asked. He began looking around, then saw Hanabi. "What? What's going on?"
"What just happened?" Asked Dan.
"Your Realital Gene must've reacted to your desire to save her, and allowed you to send her help!" Said Ford. "Now we just have to hope that she can succeed."
"It cannot be!" Said the thing. "I guess I must reveal myself now, for it is the only way to boost my power!" It began to glow, and change. Its body turned humanoid, and clothing appeared on it. As its form settled, Yuri gasped again.
"It's him!" Piercing, black eyes formed, completing the person.
"It can't be." Said Hanabi. "Who are you? What do you want with me?"
"You shouldn't be asking the second question, because it deals with your destiny!" Said the person. "However, I do believe you could know who I am. I am a dark warrior, created by the Destruction to destroy you and any others who would seek the powers of the originals! I am Tan, a Dark Shifter created from the same DNA that fills you! My power is granted by chaos, while you is order. And that is why you cannot win! And your hand is empty, which makes it my turn!" He drew a card. "You know, I really must thank you. If you weren't around, I wouldn't be here. For that, I will give you this mercy. Your death will be quick and painless!" He played the card. "Time for this Spell Card! This one was created by the Destruction, specifically to target any being not originating in this Reality! Goodbye, Drago! I'm certain Dan will miss you. I play Destruction's Boon!" Dark clouds formed over Drago and Hanabi, shrouding them in darkness. Lightning flashed, hitting Drago.
"No!" Yelled Hanabi. Her hand glowed, slowly revealing the same vortex that Dan had. It glowed brightly.
"Impossible! How could you activate it?" Asked Tan. In the real world, Hanabi's hand glowed, gaining the symbol. Drago glowed, then his card did. Hanabi looked at it.
"Can use his power to end the battle by swapping the current life." She said. She looked at Tan. "Time for the victor to be changed. I activate Fusion Dragonoid's Special Ability! Our Life is now swapped!" Her Duel Disk showed the change, putting her at 4000 and Tan at 100. "And now, I attack your monster! With an attack this high, you're gone!" Drago began charging up a fireball, then fired it. It blasted into the monkey, destroying it. The fireball continued on towards Tan.
"No!" He yelled. The fireball hit him, finishing him off. He vanished. Drago began to glow, then vanished.
"Where did he go?" Asked Hanabi. She too began to glow. "What's happening to me?" As the glow faded, she faded as well. The image vanished on the ceiling as a light popped out of Hanabi's head. It landed on Dan's shoulder and turned back into Drago.
"What just happened?" Asked Dan. Hanabi twitched and Yuri noticed. Nobody noticed a light go into her.
"You will do well, Hanabi." Said the Third Shifter, hidden in the room. "This trial has awakened you."
"Hanabi!" Cried Yuri. "You're okay!" He quickly hugged her, surprising her a little.
"What's going on brother, darling?" Yuri let go of her.
"Don't you remember anything?" Asked Yuri. "The duel, the strange person, how you collapsing?"
"Nothing." Said Hanabi. "I, I don't remember anything." She looked around. "Who are all these people?"
"They're friends." Said Yuri. "In fact, he's the one who helped you." He pointed to Dan.
"Uh, yeah, well, it was kind of an accident how I helped you." Said Dan.
"Well, no matter the circumstances, I thank you for your help." Said Hanabi. "Even though I don't remember what you helped me with." The room began to glow.
"What's happening?" Asked Yuri.
"This is actually good." Said Takato. "It means we've completed our goal." The area continued to get brighter, then vanished, revealing the wooded area yet again.
"Where are we?" Asked Hanabi.
"I don't know." Said Yuri. "But it looks awesome!" He ran off a little to explore.
"Brother, Darling, don't wander off!" She ran after him.
"Surprise, surprise." Said the voice. Yuri stopped running and Hanabi ran into him. "So, the Deadly Sin Duet both have Realital Genes. That's both good and bad. However, it changes nothing. Now then, to explain your roles. You and Yuri were able to leave your home and travel to a new one because of your genes. Your parents only opened the gate for you to go through. Hanabi, you are a very important Shifter. You are one of the few connected to the originals through your power. It is very important that you learn your power well. But, for now, you just need to learn what you are. You and Yuri are both Reality Shifters, each with a different Realital Gene. Your destiny, as Tan was calling it, is to help stop the Destruction from destroying everything. However, Hanabi is playing a stronger role than Yuri. But, Yuri must be added to our ranks so that we may become ever stronger. And they is why I gift to you these Bakugan." Two small orbs began to glow in front of Hanabi and Yuri. "For Hanabi, I gift you Toxigon. Based off of your Toxic Beauty Fusion Dragon, it has poison based abilities and is of the Darkus Attribute. Yuri, I grant to you Hungeron. Based off of your Starve Venom Fusion Dragon, it has the ability to take your opponents power as its own. But be wary, it will often try to take more than it can handle. It is of the Darkus Attribute as well." The two Bakugan took form and opened. "Do you accept your new roles?"
"Are you kidding?" Asked Yuri. "Of course we do!"
"I concur." Said Hanabi. "It would be rude of us not to." Toxigon went to her while Hungeron went to Yuri.
"Then you are now in this with your comrades. But the next trials are still to come." Something roared nearby.
With new teammates, we've got new powers. But, will those new powers be enough to save us? How are we going to stop this thing! And just mysteries does it hold when we do? There are too many unanswered questions, but one is still very prominent. Where the heck did Atom, Tom, Azion, Chaos and Cassie go? We need them! If only one of us could figure it out. Wait, what's the glowing spot? What's coming out of it? I don't think any of us know, but you probably don't want to miss it!