The time is now. Clate is fighting the evil within himself and Marucho is freeing Daniel from his bane. However, nothing else is peaceful. The Destruction is edging ever closer to Invasion Core, with the intent to destroy it to gain access to Bakugan! We have very little time, so we must make the most of it!
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
Atom's signal vanished from the sensors. "Sir, we just lost Atom!"
"Well, what else is new?" Grumbled the Commander. "Is there anything new in the Reality?"
"Well, Garfield was able to open a Dimensional Gate." Said Syark. "That has to mean something, right?"
"If I had to guess, Atom taught him how." Said Claip. "Why else would he have been sent there?" The Commander sighed.
"That's beside the point right now. What's the status on the Destruction?"
"Still approaching the Reality, no change in velocity. If we're lucky, it'll take another fifteen hours to get there."
"Then that's fifteen hours we'll have to hold it off." Said the Commander. He turned to Claip. "Get the propulsors ready."
"But sir, we haven't moved in over"
"I said get them ready!" Said the Commander. "We must hurry! Without the five there, we have to protect Invasion Core! If it falls, everything crumbles with it." Claip nodded.
"Understood sir. I'll have them ready within the hour." He hurried off.
"Syark, prepare a general quarters. I want everybody ready for battle by the time we get there."
"On it." A small alarm went off. The Commander grabbed the mic for the intercom.
"All hands, be ready! We're getting the Infinity Matrix moving to protect a Reality! All hands on deck! I want all weapon systems on standby and our specialists in Bakugan, Digimon, Magic, Pokémon and Gravity Falls all prepared to face the Destruction. I repeat, all hands be ready!" Everybody aboard the Infinity Matrix got moving.
Setne was looking through the Book of Thoth when the being entered the room. "How's your search coming?"
"I've made some progress, being that I've removed some possibilities. But I'm no closer to finding a spell to bring me back to life."
"Well, keep looking. You're bound to find something." Setne found something intriguing. He glossed over it, worriedly.
"If this is right," he thought. He shivered involuntarily.
"What's wrong?" Asked the being.
"Nothing, just a chill." Lied Setne.
"Keep up your search. As soon as you find it, you'll be back to life." The being left.
"Maybe it won't be such a bad idea to ask for help against this guy." Thought Setne. "If this is right, then I'm doing the opposite of what I want."
Clate stared down his dark half. He grabbed a card. "Gate Card, Set!" It expanded in a brown glow. "Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand!" The Subterra Bakugan rose.
"You are done tormenting Clate!" It appeared to have the body of Cycloid, but was armored like a Siege. He also carried a large hammer that looked similar to Gorem's. "I am Subterra Reginas, and you are done!"
"As if." Said Dark Clate. As dark cloud formed in his hand. "Time for me to call upon my strength! Bakugan, Brawl!" The cloud collapsed and got shot. "Bakugan, Stand! Rise Mythical Leonidas!" A dark form of Leonidas rose.
"It can't be!" Said Leonidas.
"It's the clone we fought when we first met Clate." Said Atom. Dark Clate laughed.
"You'd be amazed at what you never got to see, Atom." He said. "After I win, I'll show you!"
"As if you're going to win!" Said Clate.
"Oh, I think I will." Said Dark Clate. "Ability, Activate! Infinity Strike!" Dark Leonidas charged forward.
"I think not." Said Clate. "Ability Activate! Hammer Swing-Back!" Reginas swung his hammer, hitting Dark Leonidas's hand. The attack faltered. Clate looked at the Gs to see that they were equal.
"That won't stop me!" Said Dark Clate. "Ability Activate! Mythical Wave!" The attack was sent at Reginas, knocking him back a bit. "Ability Activate! Blinding Haos Speed!" Dark Leonidas again attacked, placing him at 500 Gs ahead. However, Reginas didn't falter. Despite Dark Leonidas's best attempts, Reginas didn't budge.
"Now Clate!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Clate. "Just Retribution!" Reginas drew his fist back and punched Dark Leonidas. He was sent flying back as the Gs switched, placing Reginas 500 ahead. "What was that you said about winning?"
"Oh, I'm not done yet!" Said Dark Clate. He raised a new ability. "Ability Activate! Dark Reversal!"
"I don't remember that Ability!" Said Atom. The 500 Gs transferred back, then another 500 Gs transferred.
"That's because it's not one of yours." Said Dark Clate. "You of all people should know that it's possible to make new cards for any Bakugan!" Dark Clate laughed. "Now Leonidas!" Dark Leonidas charged forward.
"If you think you're going to stop us, you're dead wrong!" Said Marucho.
"Wanna bet?" Asked Kirdua. "The way I see it, I have every advantage."
"Marucho." Whispered Daniel. "Do you have anything with abilities that he can't copy?"
"What do you mean?" Asked Marucho.
"Clonusium uses the abilities of his opponent against them. If you have something with an ability that it can't copy"
"I get it now!" Said Marucho. He grabbed Slight. "Bakugan, Brawl! Rise Slight!" Slight rose.
"Clonusium, Transform!" Said Kirdua. Clonusium changed into Slight. "Ability Activate! Crashing Wave!"
"Wanna bet?" Asked Marucho. His Attribute Wheel glowed. "Form Change! Haos!" Slight turned Haos. "Ability Activate! Blinding Reversal!" The wave approached Slight, who glowed brightly. It stopped, then reversed, heading towards Clonusium. Kirdua grinned slightly.
"Time for me to summon upon my power! Form Change! Haos!" Clonusium changed to Haos. "Ability Activate! Blinding Reversal!" The wave again stopped, but started heading towards Slight once again. "Ability Activate! Glowing Boost!" Clonusium glowed brightly and the wave grew in size. It crashed down onto Slight, draining his life gauge, defeating him.
"Didn't expect that." Said Slight as he returned to Marucho.
"Down to one." Said Kirdua. "I probably don't even have to worry. Go ahead, send out your best! I'm waiting!"
Reginas kept blocking with his hammer as Dark Leonidas continued to attack. "I'm running out of options here!" He said.
"Face it, this battle is lost!" Said Dark Clate. Dark Leonidas threw another punch, sending Reginas back.
"I'm never going to give up!" Said Clate. "You used to be me, but no more! I am not going back to you!"
"Then prove it." Said Dark Clate.
"Ability Activate!" Said Clate. "Crushing Blow!" Reginas gained 500 Gs and hit Dark Leonidas backwards. "Ability Activate! Earthquake!" The ground rumbled under Dark Leonidas, knocking him over. He lost 300 Gs. "Ability Activate! Core Rotation!" Reginas began spinning and rushed Dark Leonidas. Dark Leonidas got continuously hit and lost another 400 Gs. "Still think you got this in the bag?"
"I beg to differ." Said Dark Clate. "Unlike you, I'm not afraid to take chances!" He rose an evil looking card.
"What the?" Asked Azion. "I've never seen that kind of card before."
"That's because this category never existed before." Said Dark Clate. The card began to glow. "Think of it as the big brother of Forbidden Cards!" Atom gasped.
"This is bad!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Dark Clate. "Destructive Revelry!" He threw the card, and it expanded in size. It covered Dark Leonidas, who growled. The card bound tightly over him, and glew brighter. The card began to distort as the form under it began to grow. Everybody could only watch as Dark Leonidas seemed to grow stronger and larger. The card began to lift up, revealing that his legs had become veiny, similarly to how the Forbidden Cards did. However, they continued to bulk up, seeming to gain speed as they went. The card continued to creep higher, revealing more and more of Dark Leonidas. The card soon vanished, fully revealing him. His core was glowing brightly, his veins were popping out everywhere. His core continued pulsating, as if sending even more power out. "This is the end for you, Clate! The Destruction will reign supreme!"
"Looks like I'm down to Renas." Thought Marucho. He looked at him. "I just have to hope for the best!" Then he mentally slapped himself. "Of course!"
"If you're not going to send out anybody, then stop wasting my time." Said Kirdua.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Marucho. "Bakugan, Stand! Rise Renas!"
"Finally!" Said Kirdua. "Clonusium, Transform!" Clonusium changed into a mirror copy of Renas. "Time for me to use your best against you!" Kirdua tried to activate an ability. "Hold on, what's wrong? Why aren't there any abilities?"
"That's the thing about Renas!" Said Marucho. "He doesn't have any abilities of his own. Instead, he can use others abilities!" Marucho looked back to the group. "You guys ready?"
"You bet!" Said Dan.
"What kind of card is that?" Asked Clate. "I've never seen anything like it!"
"This would be a Destructive Card." Said Dark Clate. "They are a superior form of the Forbidden Cards, granting far more power. The only problem is that the Bakugan in question will be destroyed at the end. Luckily, being a minion of the Destruction, I can always summon any creature copied by a Negative Shifter!" Dark Leonidas roared and got larger. "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that his power is still growing." Dark Leonidas grew a little. "It's filling him up like a liquid, and every time he's full" Dark Leonidas grew again. "That happens. Face it, your defeat is imminent. Especially after I use this card!" He held up another Destructive Card. "Ability Activate! Unified Elements!" The card covered Dark Leonidas again, but pulled back a lot faster. When it pulled back completely, Dark Leonidas had changed colors to reflect all six attributes. "Unified Elements is an ability that prevents any Attributed ability from damaging my Bakugan and makes my Bakugan's gains in power multiply tenfold!" Dark Leonidas began growing consistently. "Good luck beating that!"
Kirdua was fuming. He was going to lose his first battle just because his opponent couldn't attack on its own! "I think I'm ready now." Said Marucho. He looked at the cards he had gotten from his friends. "Time to do this!" He grabbed his Baku-Power. "DigiAbility Activate! Tauros Hammer!" Renas generated a brown light that took the form of Gorem's hammer. He threw it at Clonusium. It hit, dealing a significant amount of damage to it. Kirdua looked worriedly at the battle. "Keep the pressure on Renas! DigiAbility Activate! Saber Glowcer!" Renas generated yellow claws from his hands and struck Clonusium. Its life gauge fell to critical.
Dark Leonidas was still growing, getting more and more powerful. Clate was scrambling through his cards, trying to figure something out, but nothing came to him. "Face it, you're finished!" Said Dark Clate. Clate stopped looking through his cards.
"He's right. I can't beat him." He sank to his knees. "It's hopeless!" That got Atom moving.
"And why is it hopeless?" He asked.
"The odds are insurmountable. I've got no chance!" Said Clate. Tears began coming down his face.
"I have a question for you." Said Atom. "If he can make cards, why can't you?" Clate looked up. "He is using a power that is shared between you, right? So what's stopping you from using it?" Clate sniffled.
"I'm afraid." He said. "I'm afraid that if I use my power, I won't be able to resist his darkness. I'm afraid of going back to the Destruction. I'm afraid of losing myself." He continued crying, but his hand began to glow.
"What's this?" Asked Dark Clate. The glow took on a brown light. "No! It cannot be!" Clate wiped his eyes.
"I'm afraid of losing myself to darkness, but only because I don't want to become you!" He proclaimed. He stood back up. "You are the very image of what I wish to prevent! You are the me who will try to destroy everything!" The glow enveloped Clate. "I will not allow that!" His hand glowed brighter, and a card came out of it. "Time for my Ability! Ability Activate! Entropy Reduction!" Reginas glowed with a bright, yellow light. "Entropy Reduction is part of another new category of abilities. I think I'll call them the Creation Abilities. But, for now, Reginas!"
"On it!" The glow encompassed Reginas's hands, and he charged in.
"Fools! You cannot defeat me!" Said Dark Clate. "I am the more powerful one! I will win this day!"
"Sorry, but that's not true." Said Clate. "You are a shadow of who I truly am. You will never defeat me! And this is proof of that!" Reginas jumped at Dark Leonidas. "Now!"
"Your time is over!" Yelled Reginas. Reginas struck Dark Leonidas, who instantly shrunk down to his normal size. But, just after that, he vanished. Dark Clate's body began to dissolve as his gauge hit zero.
"Impossible. I, I never lose! You cheated!"
"I didn't cheat." Said Clate. "We were on an equal field. I just had more to fight for." Dark Clate yelled in defiance as he vanished. "And that's the end of that." The area began to glow, then slowly dissolved to white.
"DigiAbility Activate!" Said Marucho. Two purple heads appeared on Renas. "Trident of Doom!" The attack rocketed at Clonusium, defeating it. Kirdua looked on in shock before vanishing.
"This isn't over!" Echoed around. Renas returned to Marucho, who looked at the rest of the group.
"Well, that was fun." He said. Nobody noticed someone nearby.
"You have truly rediscovered yourself." Said the Fourth Shifter. A small glow emerged from him and went into Daniel. A Master Ball appeared on his hand, but vanished just as quickly. "Good luck." The surrounding area slowly lost all color and turned white. Everybody began looking around.
"What's going on?" Asked Dan.
"We did it!" Said Mabel. "We saved Daniel!"
"Indeed, you did." Said the voice. "And now, the next step is to realign all of our forces. That means one thing."
"We're being reunited with our teammates?" Asked Takato.
"Sort of." Atom, Azion, Tom, Chaos, Cassie and Clate appeared around them, in their Attribute positions on an Attribute Wheel. One appeared under them.
"What's going on?" Asked Shun.
"We have tested your friends, and helped four of them unlock their abilities." Said Atom. He began glowing yellow.
"Atom?" Asked Dan. "What's going on?"
"We have taken the appearance of your friends to communicate to you." Said the Azion look alike. He glowed as well, but red.
"Taken the form of them?" Asked Rika.
"All of the trials have been passed. Now the real battle begins." Said the Tom look alike. He glowed blue.
"The five who have been saved from their curses are similar to these five." Said the Chaos look alike. He glowed purple. "But many differences will cause disarray."
"The time is now for them to meet, and to understand each other when they greet." Said the Cassie look alike. She glowed green.
"However, Clate will return to you within a minute." Said the Clate look alike. "He has dissolved his own darkness and now will not fear it." He glowed brown.
"May all of your visions become one." Said all six. Andrew, Cindy, Hanabi, Daniel and Cam all began glowing, followed by their partners. A small ball appeared next to Cam, and began to glow green. Then, Slight, Pyreon, Janthide, Vladitor and Dragonomon began to glow. All of them vanished. In the next instant, Clate appeared before them.
"What the?" Asked Clate. "What just happened?"
"Why don't you tell us?" Asked Ford. "We've been separated for how long now?"
Atom, Azion, Cassie, Chaos and Tom all appeared next to a fountain." Where are we?" Asked Atom.
Cassie looked around. "It's the fountain." She said.
"Hm?" Asked Azion. "Hey, you're right! This is where everybody else was."
"But what are we doing here?" Asked Tom.
"It must be another trial." Said Chaos. "But why are we having it?" Several more forms began to appear. Andrew, Cindy, Hanabi, Daniel and Cam all appeared before them. Slight, Pyreon, Vladitor and Janthide all appeared on their partner's shoulders. Dragonomon appeared next to Azion.
"Whoa!" Said Andrew. He looked around, trying to figure out where he was. Cindy, Hanabi and Daniel did the same. Cam, however, looked directly at the fountain. None of them could see Atom, Azion, Cassie, Chaos or Tom, and vice versa.
"Greetings, all of you." Said a voice.
"Genesis Dragonoid." Said Atom and Andrew.
"This is the final trial." Said another voice.
"Omnimon." Said Azion and Cindy.
"This is where everything comes together." Said a third voice.
"Arceus." Said Tom and Daniel.
For better or worse, this is it."
"Axolotl." Said Cassie and Cam.
"This is where all of you must meet on the field of battle against your strongest opponents." Said a final voice. "You must prevail to succeed!"
"That voice." Said Hanabi. "It can't be." The five beings appeared, in the order that they spoke.
"You are not fighting each other." Said a sixth voice. "You are to become allied with each other through the heat of battle." The sixth being appeared, and both groups could see each other. A new form took shape in front of them. "We wish you luck, for you will need it." The form solidified, revealing Spectra.
"This should be interesting." Said Spectra.
"This is it." Said Atom.
"This is the trial where we succeed or fail." Said Chaos.
"We'll have to work together with them." Said Cassie, signifying Andrew, Cindy, Hanabi, Cam and Daniel.
"Who are you guys?" Asked Andrew. "I've never seen you before."
"Whoever they are, we have to work with them." Said Hanabi. "It is the only way forward."
"Here's hoping!" Said Cam. She noticed something on her shoulder. "Huh? What's that?"
"That's a clone of Janthide for you to use in this battle." Said Axolotl. "Do not worry, it will not harm you."
"Okay then!" Said Cam. "Let's do this!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Spectra. "Bakugan, Stand! Rise Probability Helios!" Probability Helios rose.
"What the heck happened to him?" Asked Azion. Cassie and Cam noticed something in his chest.
"Oh no, it's an" started Cassie.
"Infinity Die." Finished Cam. "That means that"
"He can do anything!" Finished Cassie. The two looked at each other. "Let's try not to do that again."
"Yeah, I agree." Said Cam.
"Come and face your nightmare!" Said Spectra. Helios roared.
"Okay guys, let's do this!" Said Atom. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Azion.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Chaos.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Cassie.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Tom.
"You heard the man!" Said Andrew. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"With you all the way!" Said Cindy. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Hanabi.
"Bakugan, Brawl?" Asked Cam.
"Well this is unfair." Said Daniel. "I don't have one."
"Use your Pokémon." Said Arceus.
"Okay, I like that idea!" Said Daniel. "I choose you Charizard!" A Charizard appeared on the battlefield.
"Bakugan, Stand!" Said Tom, Cassie, Hanabi, Andrew, Cindy, Cam and Azion.
"Baku-Sky Raider, Jump!" Said Atom and Chaos.
"Descend Darkus Magnatron!"
"Rise Pyrus Magnaliger! Let's go Crocolomon!"
"Light them up Haos Mythical Leonidas!"
"Poison their day Darkus Toxigon!"
"Burn them to the ground Pyrus Pyrokinetic Pyreon! Join the fray Dragonomon!"
"Darken their day Darkus Doomic Vladitor!"
"Drown them Aquos Tsunami Slight!"
"Blow them away Ventus Windstorm Janthide!" Said Cassie and Cam.
"We really need to stop doing that." Said Cassie. Everybody glared at the battle.
"That's where you're wrong." Said Atom. "You are not our nightmare!"
"This battle is the battle that will show us the way!" Agreed Andrew.
"Are you all willing to battle alongside us?" Asked Magnatron.
"I don't think there is a single being here besides them that would say no." Said Leonidas.
"Ability, Activate!" Said everybody except Daniel and Spectra.
"Blinding Haos Speed!"
"Fire Welder!"
"Crashing Wave!"
"Demolition Hammer!"
"Tornado Watch!"
"Stardust Lancer!"
"Power Pounce!"
"Poison Jab Barrage!" Said Hanabi.
"Charizard, use Flamethrower!"
"Igneo Sphere!" Said Dragonomon.
"Predator Jab!" Said Crocolomon. All the attacks went towards Probability Helios.
"Ability, Activate!" Said Spectra. "Attribute Roulette!" The area flashed several colors, quickly changing. "This ability will allow me to change the attributes of every Bakugan here excluding Helios! Even Digimon and Pokémon are affected!" The area glowed blue. "And it looks like Aquos is the attribute of choice." Everybody except Slight turned Aquos, and all of the attacks except his faltered, deactivating. The Crashing Wave continued on, ramming into Probability Helios.
"What?" Asked Andrew. He looked at his cards. "We don't have Aquos Abilities!"
"Precisely." Said Spectra. "Ability Activate! Power Roulette!" Everybody began to glow. "This ability will draw a random amount of power from all fighting beings except Helios, and adds it to his power!" Helios glowed Red and Purple. "Try facing him now!"
"You think that's going to stop us?" Asked Azion. "You forget that we're Shifters! We have abilities beyond the normal!" He grabbed a card. "Ability Activate! Water Dashing!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Atom. "Hydro Regulator!" Leonidas spewed more water, adding to Pyreon's attack. The area glowed again.
"Sorry, but every time an attack is brought against Helios, the Attribute Roulette reactivates!" The area continued glowing blue. "A one in six shot, and it goes Aquos again?" Pyreon crashed into Helios, knocking him over.
"That Attribute Roulette is gone!" Said Azion. "Water Dashing allows Pyreon to disable an opponent's ability!" The area returned to normal. "And because of Leo's Hydro Regulator, it increases the power, allowing Pyreon to disable another ability, making both your Roulettes useless!" Power flowed out from Helios.
"I would say you're wrong on that!" Said Spectra. "Go ahead, hit me with your best!" Azion looked at everybody and nodded. They all nodded back.
"Go for it!" They yelled. Everybody attacked again.
"Ability Activate!" Said Spectra. "Attack Roulette!" Everybody attacking froze. "This ability makes only one attacker go at a time." Magnatron unfroze. "And it looks like he's first! Give it you best."
"Ability Activate!" Said Andrew. "Nebula Blazer!"
"Time for the counter." Said Spectra. "Ability Activate! Darkus Reduction!" The Nebula Blazer froze, shrank, then continued on. "That'll reduce your ability!" The attack hit Helios, but dealt no damage. Magnatron froze, unfreezing Pyreon.
"Ability Activate!" Said Azion. "Plasma Inferno!" Pyreon began charging up his attack.
"It won't work!" Said Spectra. "Ability Activate! Pyro Blocker!"
"You wanna bet?" Asked Azion. "Now Pyreon!" Pyreon launched his attack, and it hit the shield hard. It began to crack.
"What?" Asked Spectra.
"This ability is capable of defeating a Mechtogan Titan!" Said Pyreon. "You think your flimsy shield will hold?" The shield continued to crack, but managed to hold. Pyreon's attack slowly began to peter out.
"Come on Pyreon! You can do it!" The shield broke, but Pyreon's attack didn't have enough strength left to hit Helios. It vanished. Pyreon froze, unfreezing Vladitor.
"Looks like it's our turn." Said Chaos. "Ready?"
"Always." Said Vladitor.
"Ability Activate! Cancellation Hammer!" Vladitor generated his hammer, and it glowed with a purifying light. He threw it.
"Is that supposed to scare me?" Asked Spectra. "Ability Activate! Attack Blocker!" A shield formed in front of Helios.
"It's not attack." Said Chaos. The hammer hit the shield and broke through it. "Cancellation Hammer will negate every ability you've used thus far!" Everybody unfroze as the hammer hit Helios. "Hey Cassie, what do you say to bringing this back to United brawling?"
"Huh?" Asked Cassie.
"I'm ready if you are!" Said Janthide.
"I like that idea!" Said Azion. "Ready Tom?"
"What?"
"Let's just show you." Said Slight. He and Pyreon ran at each other.
"Bakugan, Unite!" They said. They combined into Corenago.
"Bakugan Fusion?" Asked Tom. "Unreal!"
"Bakugan, Unite!" Said Vladitor and Janthide. They combined into Mercurial.
"No way!" Said Cassie.
"Time to use my power!" Said Cindy. Her arm glowed, showing a D-Power and the Perfect Core. "BakuDigitize!" Crocolomon and Magnaliger combined. "Now we can truly use our power!" Azion pressed a button on his D-Power. It changed into a DATA Link. "D.N.A. Charge! Overdrive!" Dragonomon turned into Fusion Dragonomon.
"We can do this!" Said Atom. His hand began to glow. "You with me Andrew? We have similar powers!"
"You talking about a split? I'm up for it!" His arm began to glow.
"Attributic," started Atom.
"Primal" started Andrew.
"Split!" Finished Leonidas and Magnatron. They each split.
"We're ready!" Said Hanabi. Toxigon got into a fighting stance.
"With you all the way!" She said.
"Wait, you can talk?"
"Not important right now. Focus on the battle!"
"Right! Let's do this!" Her hand glowed, and her symbol glowed brighter. Her deck came out and floated in front of her. "Huh?"
"You have unlocked your power. Consider it a blessing." Hanabi grabbed her deck, and it stopped glowing along with her hand.
"Let's do this Toxigon!" She grabbed a card. "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon!" It appeared next to Toxigon.
"I may not know much of what's going on, but I know I can learn it!" Said Cam. "Let's go!" Her hand glowed, showing the seven fingered hand. Something formed from it. She looked at it in curiosity. "What is this?" Cassie looked at it.
"It looks like a Bakumeter, but very different." Cam put it on as the hand glowed again, and something else formed from it. It was a small ball. Cam's Janthide glowed and returned to her. However, the glow didn't fade as it went into the ball. It shook, took on a Ventus coloring, then opened.
"Throw me in." It said.
"Huh?"
"Just do it!"
"Okay." Said Cam. She grabbed it. "Bakugan, Brawl!" The ball transformed, turning into something familiar to Atom, Azion, Chaos, Cassie and Tom.
"I am Biagron!" Proclaimed the Bakugan.
"Whoa!" Said Cam.
"But I thought Biagron was destroyed!" Said Chaos. "But I guess when Cellos was absorbed into Rak Taal, she wasn't truly destroyed."
"This is big!" Said Atom. He looked at Azion and Daniel. "Three left. We've got to unlock our powers!"
Well, what am I supposed to do?" Asked Daniel. "I have no clue what's going on!"
"I know what I need to do." Said Azion. "But I'm not sure if I can do it."
"All of you are still weak!" Said Spectra. "No matter how you combine or split, you're still no match for my Probability Helios! Ability Activate! Destructive Chance!" The symbol began changing rapidly in Probability Helios's chest. It settled on a symbol nobody knew, and several orbs of light came out of it. They spread around the arena, forming a circle Energy flowed from each one to its neighbors, completing the circle. Then it began to contract. "This ability will destroy all of you! The only one unaffected is Helios!" He began laughing. "And the best part? You can't negate it!"
"This is bad." Said Azion. He looked to his teammates, both old and new, and came to a decision. "I'm going to need help for this, but I think I can stop it!"
"Good luck with that!" Said Spectra.
"We have to work together on this." Said Azion. "None of us can do it alone, especially me. We have to work together!" The orbs continued to get closer. "Let's do this together! It's not about negating them, it's about avoiding them!"
"Charizard, use fly!" Said Daniel.
"Ability Activate!" Said Chaos. "Hammering Winds!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Tom. "Boiling Reduction!" The two fired at two of the orbs, but the rest continued coming in closer.
"Ability Activate!" Said Andrew. "Star Buster!" The eight Magnatrons fired at different orbs, but didn't stop their advance. The Bakugan were beginning to struggle against the attack and it began coming in faster.
"This isn't working!" Said Azion. "Why isn't it working?"
"Because it will never work!" Said Spectra. "All because you can't get over the fact that you can't beat everything!" That hit Azion hard.
"Azion, you need to stay focused." Said Atom. "Don't let him get into your head!"
"But, he's right!" Said Azion. "I'm arrogant. I have no thinking about anything being better than I am. I've never even considered it until after my trial." He fell to his knees. "I just can't accept that there might be others more powerful than I am, others who could beat me with a snap of their fingers. I've just never been able to think like that!" His hand began to glow softly.
"Azion, you need to focus!" Said Cassie. "Think about it! Your arrogance is what makes you, you! You can't just say that you won't be arrogant anymore! You have to admit to yourself that you are arrogant and learn to control it!" Azion looked at her and smiled. His hand glowed powerfully.
"You're right!" He said. "I can't wallow in my own pity about not completing my trial. I have to understand who I am and be able to use my strengths!" The attacks failed and the orbs closed in.
"Things are getting kind of tight here!" Said Leonidas.
"You're all doomed!" Said Spectra.
"No, we're not!" Said Azion. His hands glowed and he pointed them at the ground. A ring of stone came up from it, surrounding everybody fighting. The orbs hit the ring and vanished. The stone crumbled. "It takes more than just avoiding. It take redirecting!" He glared at Spectra. "Your turn to fall!" He aimed his hands again, and stone began rising around the arena. Platforms floated around, making an intricate obstacle course. "Let's go! Pyreon, start the course!" A stone glowed green and Pyreon jumped onto it.
"What's going on?" Asked Atom.
"We're doing something simple yet complex." Said Azion. "Want to help out?" Six more stones glowed.
"Let's try it!" Atom looked at his partner. "Let's do this!"
"On it!" Said Leonidas. He and his clones jumped onto the glowing platforms. Helios kept looking at all of them, as if trying to figure out his next target. A stone passed in front of him, blinding him for a second. As it went past, all of the stones turned, hiding if they had a Bakugan on them or not. Helios looked at all of them in sequence.
"What do you think you're doing?" Asked Spectra. "Ability Activate! Melting Point!" Helios fired at the stones, melting them one by one. However, he didn't reveal any Bakugan standing on them. "What the? Where did they go?" He heard something behind him and turned to see all seven Bakugan jumping at Helios. "No!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Atom and Azion.
"Infinity Strike!" Said Atom.
"Scalding Wave!" Said Azion. The Scalding Wave hit Helios first, causing several burn marks to appear. Then, all six Leonidases stuck Helios at once, blasting him forward. He went towards Mercurial and Magnalomon.
"Ability Activate!" Said Cassie. "Turbine Blade!"
"DigiAbility Activate! Digital Enforcement!" The Turbine Blade rammed into Helios hard, sending him towards Toxigon and Charizard.
"Ability Activate!" Said Hanabi. "Venoshock!" The attack went into Helios's eyes, blinding him.
"Charizard! Blast Burn!" Yelled Daniel. Charizard obliged, hitting Helios with everything he had. Helios wobbled backwards, towards Magnatron and Biagron.
"Time to make you vanish!" Said Magnatron.
"Ability Activate!" Said Andrew. "Darkstar Crusher!" Magnatron prepared his attack, making three discs in front of him.
"Ability Activate!" Said Cam. "Blow Down!" Helios was sent to the ground, then got hit by Magnatron. He glowed Red and Purple, defeated. Spectra vanished. The six beings began to glow.
"You have all done well." Said Genesis.
"These trials are now complete." Said Omnimon.
"You now have all the strength you need." Said Axolotl.
"And your powers will continue to grow stronger." Said Arceus.
"But be warned, these were only tests to help you unlock your power."
"Now your true battle begins." The area began to glow even more, then vanished.
"And that's all I know." Said Clate.
"Well, that's quite the story." Said Yuri. "But how does that help us find Hanabi and the others?"
"It doesn't yet." Said Ford. The area behind Clate began to glow. "But I don't think it needs to." All ten people appeared.
"Where have you guys been?" Asked Dan. "We've been waiting!"
"I think that's guys talk for we missed you." Said Runo. Dan glared at her.
"In any case, it's good to have you guys back." Said Rika
"Indeed." Said Renamon.
"So, what happened?" Asked Takato.
"All I care about right now is getting out of here!" Said Stan. "Where is that voice to tell us what we need to do?"
"Right here." Above everybody, the air began to glow. Someone took form, but didn't reveal their face. "All the trials have been completed, and all of you are free to go. But be warned, this is a peace that will not last. The Destruction is still consuming more every moment that passes. All of you must work together to prevail!" The being vanished, and the area began to glow. "Be free to explore, but hurry on your quest." The area vanished, leaving everybody staring at an infinite number of lines.
"We're back between Realities." Said Atom. "About time!"
"So, what's the plan?" Asked Ford. Everybody looked at each other, then something came near them.
"The plan is for all of you to come aboard!" Said someone. Everybody looked at the thing to see a very, very large infinity symbol. "I am the Commander of the Infinity Matrix. We are on our way to Invasion Core to protect it from the Destruction. However, our resources are limited. We are asking for your help. Will you help us?" Everybody looked at the Infinity Matrix and saw a hatch open. "If you want to help, climb aboard." Atom looked at everybody else, then back to the Infinity Matrix.
"I think we can all agree that we should help!" He headed for the hatch.
"Hey! You're not leaving me behind!" Said Azion. He charged at Atom.
"So, it's a race huh?" Asked Chaos. "You're on!" He followed. Dipper and Mabel began pulling Stan.
"Let's go Grunkle Stan!" Said Dipper.
"No! I'm not trusting them!" Ford began pushing him.
"Will you stop being a stubborn oaf!" They headed for the hatch.
"Well, we don't need any more invitation than that!" Said Dan. Everybody else began to follow, heading for the hatch.
We might be heading for Invasion Core to oppose the Destruction, but our powers aren't going to last long enough for us to hold it back. That's where Syark and Claip come in. With their quick planning and decisive action, we might just be able to outlast the Destruction! But with the time dilation within the Reality being a big deal, we might not be able to last long enough. We have to last long enough for the Neo Battle Brawlers to complete their task!