I live! Man has it been a while since I last uploaded, but I think I got a good one for you guys! And if any of you have any fanfictions you know of that might be something aside from Bakugan (let's face it, I only really know about Bakugan fanfictions) that might fit in this story, then please, let me know. We're coming to the end of the first major arc of the story so stay tuned and enjoy!
Defense is the best we can do. We can't overpower the Destruction. We have to outlast it, just long enough for the Neo Battle Brawlers in Invasion Core to complete their mission. But we know we're outmatched. We just have to endure and hope that the time dilation is on our side!
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, Tom and Chaos, along with their partners, looked at Spectra and Bill. "What do you need of us?" Asked Azion. Spectra chuckled.
"Looks like the plan worked flawlessly." He said.
"Looks like it." Agreed Bill. "So what should we do with them?"
"How about you let them go?" Asked Dragonomon. Spectra glared at him.
"How were you not affected?" He asked.
"In all honesty, I don't know." Said Dragonomon. "But I know that I need to stop you!" He charged Spectra.
"Azion, stop Dragonomon." Said Spectra. Azion got in Dragonomon's way.
"Azion, stop listening to him! This isn't you!" Said Dragonomon.
"What do you mean?" Asked Azion. "This has always been me." Dragonomon gasped, then growled.
"Then you leave me no choice." Dragonomon charged Azion, and knocked him over. Then he continued on towards Spectra. Azion got in the way again.
"As humorous as this is, we have bigger fish to fry." Said Bill. "Azion, leave your Digivices here. Let Dragonomon hang onto his false memories."
"Sure thing." Said Azion. He grabbed his D-Power and his Fusion Loader, and tossed them at Dragonomon, who caught them.
"Let's go." Said Bill. "Phase one is done. Now we have to meet up with him at Invasion Core." Spectra and Bill began to glow, followed by Azion, Tom and Chaos. Pyreon, Vladitor and Slight began to glow as well.
"Hey! Don't you dare take them!" Yelled Dragonomon. They all vanished, leaving him. "No!" Dragonomon looked around, then noticed the Reality. "Well, at least it looks like the Reality is safe, for now." He looked back at where the mass was, and noticed it had vanished. "Oh man, what am I going to do?" He looked at the Digivices. "I know what this one does," he looked away from the D-Power, "but what does this one do?" He pressed a button on the Fusion Loader and it buzzed. He dropped it out of surprise and it began floating away. He quickly grabbed it, and noticed that it seemed to have a map above it. "What?" He turned and the map turned with him. "Weird." He pressed another button, and the map changed. It highlighted a couple things. A dot appeared where he was, and another dot appeared off the map. A couple more appeared in a group, but Dragonomon was interested in the lone dot. He tapped it, and the map changed to its location. He saw something, and tried to zoom in. After a few seconds of fiddling, he figured out how to and saw everybody else as the dot separated. "The others!" The map, seeming to understand his intentions, zoomed out and created a path to follow. "If this is the fastest way, then I've got to take it!" He turned a little, figured out the direction he needed to travel, then started on his journey. He didn't notice a mass approaching from the other side of the Reality.
Everybody was in place. Dan was heading the front line, leading Keith, Andrew, Stan, Mabel, Takato, Runo, Julie, Ryo, Kazu and Kenta. Rika and Henry lead everybody else in the defense line. "Okay, we're ready." Said Atom.
"We just better hope for the best!" Said Kazu.
"We all have to." Said Keith. "But let's make the best happen."
"We can do this!" Said Alice. Runo looked at her.
"Wow, you must be feeling really good about this!" Said Julie. "You never get this excited!" Cassie's Bakumeter buzzed. She looked at it.
"Are you guys in place?" Asked Syark.
"Yeah, we're ready." Said Cassie.
"I had hoped that was the answer." Said Syark. He looked elsewhere. "According to the latest info, you've got less than ten minutes before it comes."
"Got it." Said Cassie. "Thanks." Syark ended the call. "Okay guys, we've got less than ten minutes before it comes!"
"Then let's finish the setup!" Said Dan. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"I second you on that, Dan!" Said Keith. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Runo and Julie.
"Digimodify!" Said Ryo, Kazu and Kenta.
"We just need to call out when it gets past you and where so we can hold the line!" Said Runo.
The being was floating through the area between the infinite Realities. It looked back to see Vexos Dragonomon. "Are you certain of the plan?"
"Destroy those who would restrict my freedom!" Said Vexos Dragonomon.
"Name those who you shall destroy first."
"Magnatron and Andrew." Said Vexos Dragonomon. "Cindy and Magnaliger."
"Good." The being sensed something. "Who's there?"
"I heard you say the name Magnatron." The being looked to where the voice came from to see a being that looked similar to Magnatron. "I am his brother, Magantron!" Vexos Dragonomon heard something else.
"Magnatron!" He yelled. "I will destroy you!" Vexos Dragonomon lunged at Magantron.
"Give me your best shot!" Said Magantron. "Star Detonator!" Energy built up in Magantron and blasted out through the gem in his chest. It rocketed towards Vexos Dragonomon, who hit it, making it vanish.
"Destroy!" Yelled Vexos Dragonomon. He charged again, hitting Magantron.
"Starbit Lance!" Said Magantron. He fired from his tail at Vexos Dragonomon, who in turn bit him.
"As much as this dance is amusing, it's time to stop!" Yelled the being. Vexos Dragonomon and Magantron backed away from each other, still battle ready. "Vexos Dragonomon, this is not Magnatron. This is his brother, Magantron." It made sure to emphasize the difference. Vexos Dragonomon stood down.
"He won't try to take my freedom from me?"
"Who do you think I am?" Asked Magantron. "I just want to destroy my brother and his partner!"
"In that, we have a common goal." Said the being. "You see, I'm trying to destroy them and their companions."
"Companions?" Asked Magantron. The being smiled.
"Yes." Said the being. "In fact, I bet you know some of them. If my guess is correct, Magnatron was summoned to Andrew. Is that right?"
"It is." Said Magantron. "And if it wasn't for those encouraging him to speak up about his interests, it never would've happened!"
"I seek to destroy those who helped him." Magantron looked at the being.
"If what you say is true, then it would be in both of our best interests to join together."
"I got him." Thought the being. "This just gets better and better." The being looked up at Magantron. "Agreed." The being looked forward. "Let's get going then. Our attack awaits."
Spectra and Bill were rocketing towards where the being was supposed to be. "I still can't believe it was that easy to turn them!" Said Bill. "And we've got them good." He looked at Azion, Chaos and Tom.
"Indeed." Said Spectra. "But I feel as if it was too easy."
"What do you mean?" Asked Bill.
"It could be a trick."
"A trick?" Laughed Bill. "You think they would sink so low as to fake joining us, especially leaving Dragonomon behind?" Bill continued to laugh. "You're a riot!" He looked at Azion, Chaos and Tom again. "Hey, you three, who are your leaders?"
"You and Spectra." Replied Chaos immediately.
"Who will you fight for us?" Asked Bill.
"Any who you command us to fight." Said Tom.
"And what will you do?"
"Anything you tell us to do." Said Azion. Bill laughed again.
"See what I mean?"
"I still say we should be cautious." Said Spectra. He stared ahead, then looked at his data tablet. "We should meet up with him momentarily."
"Finally!" Said Bill. "I was getting bored!" A dark mass took form in front of them. Three beings could be seen next to it.
"I know he took Vexos Dragonomon with him, but who is this new being?" Asked Spectra. The group approached, and the being looked at them.
"Ah, there they are." As the being looked at Spectra and Bill, it caught memories of what occurred. "So, they captured Azion, Chaos and Tom. That'll drastically reduce the strength of our opposition. Good." The group approached.
"So, who's the new guy?" Asked Bill.
"I am Magantron."
"So did you just find him out here?" Asked Spectra.
"Indeed." Said the being. "And I sense you found a nice prize as well."
"We did, sire." Said Spectra. He looked at Azion, Chaos and Tom. "Azion, Chaos and Tom, along with their partners."
"I don't see Dragonomon." Said the being.
"Well, about that" started Spectra.
"Apparently, he was resistant to our attempts to control him." Said Bill. "We don't know how, but we left him in the dust! He's stuck near that Reality!"
"And what of Azion's Digivices?" Asked the being.
"We told him to toss them to Dragonomon to hold onto his 'false memories'." The being snapped his attention to Bill.
"You did what?!" Yelled the being. Bill was unfazed.
"What's the matter? It's not like he can do anything with them."
"Don't you fools know what you've done?" Asked the being. "Azion had a D-Power and a Fusion Loader! The latter is capable of generating a map, and the former can track other Digivices! He had them linked. Put the pieces together." Bill's color faded. "I see you figured it out. Dragonomon is far from helpless. If anything, he's even more powerful right now! With the Fusion Loader, any Digimon put into it can be fused with another and healed! So, because you left the Digivices there, not only can he find his way to the others, which he has probably already started on, but he can combine the Digimon to make them more powerful!" The being imagined Dragonomon. "Imagine Dragonomon combined with any of the Tamer's Digimon. Or worse, with any Digimon we don't know of yet!" The being calmed down. "At this point, we can't change that fact. But we can change how it affects us. If we get to the Reality quickly, we can prevent that from happening. But we need to move now!" The being got on his way. "It's a good thing none of them know that Digimon cannot use Digivices." Thought the being.
"Well, let's go!" Said Magantron. "If I want to destroy my brother, the best way is to follow him." Magantron followed the being, followed by everybody else.
Dragonomon was still going as fast as he could, trying to make his way back to the others. Then, the map went fuzzy and vanished. "What? Really? Now?" Dragonomon began fiddling with the Fusion Loader again, but to no avail. "Now what am I supposed to do?" A light raced past him. "What was that?" He turned and saw an image of Azion. "Azion?"
"Dragonomon, you need to focus!" Said Azion.
"But, how?" Asked Dragonomon. "You're with them now. I can't do anything."
"You can't do anything because you say you can't do anything. But you can do a lot. Just try different things."
"But how can I when you're now against me?" Something clicked in Dragonomon's head. "Wait, how are you talking to me?" Azion laughed.
"I'm not actually Azion." The image faded, revealing Omnimon. "You hold power in your hands greater than any know before. All you need to do is think about what you can accomplish." Omnimon turned away from Dragonomon. "What do you know so far?"
"Azion was turned against me by Bill and Spectra." Said Dragonomon. "He left his Digivices with me. One of them had a map that showed me where the others were, but it vanished. And now you're here, trying to help me." Omnimon was silent for a moment.
"Very informative, but not what I was talking about. I was talking about the Digivices."
"Oh." Said Dragonomon. "Well, I know what the D-Power does. It allows someone to swipe a card through to modify their Digimon with different abilities or traits."
"Good. What else can it do?"
"It allows the Digimon to Digivolve, Matrix Digivolve and Biomerge, depending on what is used."
"And what of the Fusion Loader?"
"Fusion Loader?" Asked Dragonomon. "Is that what this is?" He looked at the Fusion Loader.
"Precisely. A Fusion Loader is capable of combining Digimon together, summoning them through the use of Digicards and is capable of healing any Digimon put inside of it. But there's more too. That particular one was created with a Reality Shifter in mind. Thus, it has an extra ability. Digimon can use it as well."
"What?" Asked Dragonomon.
"In fact, both of them can be used by Digimon. It's just a matter of it being the right Digimon." Omnimon looked at Dragonomon. "The partner of the one who owns them can use them." Dragonomon looked from Omnimon to the Digivices, then back to Omnimon. "All you need is a gentle push, right? I think I know of a Digimon that can help." Omnimon glowed, and something appeared in front of him. It went towards Dragonomon, who caught it. It stopped glowing, revealing a Sparrowmon Digicard.
"What is this?" Asked Dragonomon.
"That is a Digicard and the Digimon is Sparrowmon. Being a flying Digimon, she can help you on your way much faster than you can travel alone. Place the card into the loader and call out 'Reload! Sparrowmon!' Understood?"
"I think so." Said Dragonomon. He grabbed the card and put it into the Digicard slot. "Reload! Sparrowmon!" Data began appearing all around Dragonomon as Sparrowmon was projected above.
"Good job." Said Omnimon. He began glowing again. "I give you the power to make Digicards as you need them. The only caveat is that they are one time use only, and you must make them again to use them again."
"Got it." Said Dragonomon. He got onto Sparrowmon. "Thank you!" The glow extended from Omnimon to Dragonomon, then faded. Sparrowmon got ready to go.
"Good luck in the future. You will need it." Sparrowmon launched, nearly knocking Dragonomon off. Omnimon vanished. Dragonomon looked at Sparrowmon.
"You know where you're going, right?" Sparrowmon didn't reply and just continued on.
A dark mass began to approach. "Are you ready guys?" Asked Dan.
"Born ready." Said Keith.
"Let's do this." Said Runo.
"Oh yeah!" Said Julie. "Let's show them what we're made of!" The dark mass loomed forward as two figures appeared to head it. It was the being and Vexos Dragonomon.
"Looks like they really have teamed up." Said Kenta.
"Okay guys, this is it." Said Andrew. "We can do this!" The mass continued to approach, then stopped a distance away.
"So this is the defense put into place." Said the being. "Such a pity and a waste. Why don't you all join me?"
"We'd never do that!" Said Dan. "You want to destroy all of our homes, and every Reality you find!" The being smirked.
"Suit yourself." The being looked at Vexos Dragonomon. "I see Magnatron. Go do your thing."
"Freedom!" Yelled Vexos Dragonomon. He charged Magnatron. Magantron was revealed to be behind Vexos Dragonomon.
"Don't think you're getting to destroy him!" He yelled. "Save the final blow for me!"
"Magantron." Said Andrew.
"We'll take him down for good!" Said Magantron. He blocked Vexos Dragonomon.
"Time to go on the attack!" Said Dan. "Ability Activate! Dragon Thrasher!" Drago went in to help Magnatron.
"Time to kick it up a notch." Said the being. "Time for me to shed this form and be who I truly am! My true power will destroy all of you!" The being began to glow. When it faded, the appearance of a fairly normal boy took form. The only odd thing about him was his eyes, being both red and blue. "I am the Destruction!" Darkness radiated from him, forming copies of all the Bakugan and Digimon, except Magnatron, Magnaliger, Crocolomon, Biagron, Toxigon and Hungeron. "None can survive me!" The darkness cloaked him again, hiding his face. "So this battle was over before it started. Attack!" All the Bakugan attacked their counterparts. The Destruction glared at Atom and Cassie. "I will deal with you two personally." He charged at them.
"As if!" Said Atom.
"Take this!" Cassie's hand glowed and a small device came out of it. She pressed a button, and light spewed out of it, aimed at the Destruction. Darkness blocked it.
"So, you have unlocked your ability, have you? It won't matter." The darkness began pushing harder on the light, and it began to retreat. Atom put his hand on Cassie's device.
"We work together, which makes us more powerful!" The light fought back against the darkness, and pushed it back.
"But you're without your entire team." Said the Destruction.
"They're off protecting the other Reality you were trying to destroy." Said Atom. "But even divided, we're strong!" The light glowed even brighter.
"You cannot defeat me, Atom." Said the Destruction. "Neither of you can." The darkness pushed forward again. Something glinted in the distance.
"We will never give up!" Said Cassie. The glinting got brighter. The light pushed through the darkness, hitting the Destruction, who shielded his eyes.
"Is that supposed to hurt me?" He asked.
"No." Said Cassie. "But it is meant to distract you."
"Let's go!" Said Atom. "Energy Twist! Light!" Leonidas changed. "Ability Activate! Negative's Blight!" Leonidas fired a beam of light and swept it across the battlefield. Every dark clone it touched vanished. The only one left was his, and the other Bakugan turned their attentions to it. Magnatron and Drago were still fighting against Vexos Dragonomon.
"Clever." Said the Destruction. "But not clever enough!" The darkness again left him and formed more clones. It was then that Cassie struck.
"You reveal a weak point whenever you do that!" She said. She rammed into the Destruction, punching him in the gut and knocking him off kilter. The clones vanished just as swiftly as they came.
"You two are really getting on my nerves." Said the Destruction.
"Energy Twist!" Said Cassie. The Ventus symbol on her hand glowed. "Light!" Janthide got covered in blindingly white armor while everything else remained the same. The Destruction sighed.
"Apparently, you don't know when you're beat. But I've got a surprise for you."
"I'll tell them, not you!" Yelled someone. Something rammed into the Destruction, pushing him away as Dragonomon floated next to Atom. "Bad news, guys. They got Azion, Chaos and Tom."
"What?" Asked Atom. He looked at the Destruction to see Sparrowmon vanish. "Wait, what was Sparrowmon doing here?"
"As I was coming here, Omnimon spoke to me and told me how to use a Fusion Loader." Said Dragonomon. "He also gave me a special power."
"Fool." Said the Destruction. He got back up. "You think that simple Fusion Loader will do anything against me?"
"No." Said Dragonomon. "But it doesn't have to." Leonidas's dark clone was defeated. "You want to know why?"
"Don't tell me that you can use it!" Said the Destruction. "Only the ones who they are gifted to can use them!"
"But these are a Reality Shifter's." Said Dragonomon. "And there was a failsafe installed into it, which allows me to use them!" Dragonomon began glowing. "And I know the best way to deal with you!" He looked at Atom. "Give me a Digimon that's specialized in light attacks." Atom smiled.
"One of the Patamon or Gatomon species will do the trick. But I'd say Angewomon would be best."
"You got it!" Said Dragonomon. A card appeared in front of him that he then put into the Fusion Loader. "Reload! Angewomon!" Data appeared around him as Angewomon appeared. Her hands began glowing. She spread them, creating a massive, pink arc. It launched at the Destruction, but something blocked it.
"Infernium Shield!"
"That ability." Thought Atom. "It can't be." As the shield faded, Pyreon appeared.
"You're not taking him down that easily!" Said Azion.
"Azion." Said Atom. "No!"
"Sorry, but all three of your friends are now under our control." Said Spectra. "Bakugan, Brawl! Rise Pyrus Darkus Probability Helios!" Chaos and Tom floated next to him and Bill.
"Their only thoughts right now are to accomplish our agendas." Said Bill. "By any means necessary."
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Chaos. "Baku-Sky Raider, Jump!" Vladitor jumped at Leonidas, still in his Light form.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Tom. "Bakugan, Stand!" Slight charged at Janthide.
"Face it, your powers are no match for ours." Said the Destruction. He charged at Atom and Cassie again. They dodged out of the way.
"Ability Activate!" Said Atom. "Primal Force!" Leonidas again attacked.
"This'll show you!"
"Azion, use the other half of your power." Said Spectra. Azion prepared himself.
"Time for the second symbol!" He said. His Energy Twist triangle glowed.
"No!" Yelled Atom. Azion's Pyrus symbol began to glow.
"Energy Twist! Dark!" Dark energy exploded from him, covering Pyreon. Pyreon took the appearance of a Darkus Bakugan. "Ability Activate! Pyrus Shrouding!" Pyreon created a dark wall, stopping Leonidas's attack.
"What?" Asked Leonidas. The Destruction laughed.
"This is the opposite half of your Energy Twist power. Where there is light, there must be darkness!" Pyreon charged.
"Sir, the attack has begun." Said Syark. He pulled up the info onto the screen. The Commander looked it over quickly.
"Well, it seems as if everything is going to plan. By the computer's estimates, how long will they last?"
"According to all the data gotten so far, they should be able to last until long after we get there." The Commander sighed.
"Good." An alarm went off. "What's going on?" The warning activated.
Warning, Propulsors overheating. Please take caution. Warning, Propulsors overheating. Please take
The commander slammed the comms button. "Claip! What's going on down there?"
"I tried to tell you, sir!" Said Claip. Hissing could be heard. "The Propulsors were unfit to work, so I cobbled together a way to make them work. It's had the nasty side effect of limiting the coolant, however. And now, they're overheating and the shutoff switch is broken!" The Commander sighed.
"Is there any good news?"
"Well, they won't destroy this place." Said Claip. Something crashed. "I think, at least. I'm going to try and fix it!" The comms cracked to the sound of "What the heck do I do?" Syark continued monitoring the battle, and noticed something very off.
"What the heck?" He asked. He analyzed the data that was coming in, and gasped. "No. No, this can't be!"
"What can't be?" Asked the Commander.
"I'm detecting signs of two different Energy Twists. Light and Dark!"
"Light and Dark?" Asked the Commander. "Who is using what?"
"Atom and Cassie are using Light, while Azion is using Dark."
"Azion?" Asked the Commander. He began thinking, then gasped. "Check True Evil, quickly!" Syark understood the grave idea the Commander had and quickly brought it up. It was gone.
"True Evil is gone." Said Syark. "That means that"
"Bakugan is vulnerable." Finished the Commander.
Pyreon kept fighting against both Janthide and Leonidas. "Face it Atom, you cannot win this battle." Said the Destruction. "It is a lost cause."
"A lost cause?" Asked Atom. "Are you sure about that?"
"Positive." Said the Destruction. "And do you know why?"
"Why?" Asked Atom.
"Because your friends were supposed to defend the other Reality, and failed to!" The Destruction laughed. "Whether you win this battle or not is a moot point! The Prime Bakugan Reality is vulnerable!" Atom gasped.
"Did I just hear that right?" Asked Dan. Drago turned his attention away from Vexos Dragonomon, who hit him.
"This is taking too long!" Said Magantron. He charged Magnatron.
"Ability Activate!" Said Andrew. "Stardust Lance!"
"Starbit Lance!" Said Magantron. Dragonomon charged Azion.
"Azion! You have to remember!" He yelled. Azion looked at him just as he struck, knocking Azion over. "Come on! You have to remember!"
"Remember what? Your false memories?" Asked Azion. He laughed. "Who do you think I am?" Dragonomon sighed.
"I didn't want to do this, but you leave me no choice!" Dragonomon began to glow again, and put his hands on Azion's head. "This is an ability I've never used before, but if it works I can free you!" Azion began to glow. "Enlightening!" The glow continued to grow in strength, and a shadow seemed to be leaving Azion. However, it went back into him as the glow faded. "Did it work?"
"Will you get off of me, you big oaf?" Asked Azion. He shoved Dragonomon out of the way. "You don't seem to get it! Whatever memories you have are false! They never happened!" Those words stung Dragonomon.
"You can't remember anything?" Dragonomon looked down, then back up. "That just means I have to try harder!" He swiped a Digimodify card and tried again. Atom looked back at the Reality to see another mass approaching.
"Oh come on!" He yelled.
"Oh yes." Said the Destruction. "Please, be my guest. Leave this fight to save the Reality. It'll be fun to watch!" The Destruction laughed. "Face it Atom, you've lost this battle! Concede now, and you'll have the chance to save the prime Bakugan Reality. If you don't, well, take a guess as to what will happen." Atom switch his gaze from the Destruction to the looming mass.
"What the heck do I do?" He remembered something vital and his mind travelled to that time.
Atom's mind travelled back to the first time he met Garfield in person. "But you're welcome to try!" Said past Spectra. It was the battle against Spectra when he had taken Drago and Leonidas. "The more your resist, the stronger they get!" He laughed.
"So what?" Asked past Atom. Spectra stopped laughing. "It doesn't matter the odds, for Reality Shifters will always beat them!" His Attributic wheel began to glow. Atom's mind jumped again, to a later point in the battle. It right at the point where he almost gave up.
"Garfield, Tom, I'm not sure what we can do." Said past Atom.
"Atom, never give up hope!" Said past Garfield. "We need to stick together, and come up with a plan. Like you said, never tell us the odds, because we will always beat them!"
"Yeah, Atom!" Said past Tom. "You have never given up, not even on me! You were willing to lose to me so that I could be freed from the Doom Dimension! You aren't just someone who looks at what is going on, then says he can't do it! You always try, no matter the odds! So now I'm asking you to do it again. We can do this!" Atom's mind jumped to another battle, this time in Invasion Core. He watched the battle take place, going from the end of the first round to the end of the second. The odds were not in his favor, given that he had no Reversion Abilities, but he never let it get to him. He fought on, no matter what!
"Atom, it is time once again." Atom's mind went blank, and he looked around.
"Who's there?" A light began shining, and took a form. It was Chronogian. "Chronogian?"
"Indeed. You have grown since I last saw you, but yet you still doubt yourself."
"Well, what can I do?" Asked Atom. "I'm faced with impossible odds. I can't stop both attacks at once."
"Who says you can't?" Atom looked at Chronogian. "You are capable of far more than you think. Use the strengths around you. I assume you understand what I'm talking about."
"You can't honestly mean"
"Yes Atom. I do. Now, go. Unlock your hidden power. Invasion Core will guide you." Chronogian began to glow. "You can bring about the change needed." Chronogian vanished.
"I will do my best." Said Atom. He focused again on the real world, and looked between the Destruction and the mass again. "I have to do this. Not only for my friends, but for everybody across all Realities!" His Attribute wheel began to glow, followed by him and Leonidas.
"What's happening?" Asked the Destruction. The glow got brighter. Magnatron and Magantron looked over, followed by Drago and Vexos Dragonomon. Everybody turned their attention to Atom and Leonidas. "No, it cannot be!" The glow continued to brighten. "Why didn't I see this before?" The Destruction realized something. "Leonidas is the first Timeline Bakugan, reborn!"
"What's going on Atom?" Asked Leonidas.
"Leo, it's time for us to upgrade our power." Atom smiled. "Invasion Core will guide the way. We have to draw on its strength!" The Reality began pulsing and glowing. The light hit the mass and stopped it. "The time is now to end this!" The light from Atom and Leonidas raced towards the Destruction.
"So, this is your power." He said. "No matter. You will fall, just like the others!"
A bright light glowed in the sky. Garfield looked at it. "Whoa! What's happening?" His phone rang.
"Are you seeing this?" Asked Cameron.
"If you mean the giant light, then yeah." Said Garfield. The light pulsed.
"We've got to get everybody together!" Said Cameron. "Let's plan to meet at Cera's."
"Got it." Said Garfield. He looked at the light again. "Is that happening inside or outside the Reality?" He shook his head. "I really, really need to learn what the heck is going on out there, especially since we don't have to worry about the Fabregans attacking." He made a break for Cera's house.
The Destruction began to glow with a dark light. "Fools! You think the power of one Reality is enough to stop me? I've destroyed many! Your power is no match for mine!"
"It's not about how much power you have." Said Atom. He looked at his friends and comrades. "It's about how much you are willing to give for your friends!" The light extended more, hitting Azion and Dragonomon. Dragonomon glowed brightly.
"Let's try this again!" He said. "Enlightening!" The power boost from Atom and Leonidas helped, and the shadow began to leave Azion. It was destroyed in the light, freeing him. The light encompassed the Destruction, who was protecting himself with his darkness. But the glow from the Reality began to fade slightly, and the mass pushed forward.
"Atom, whatever you're doing, do it fast!" Yelled Dan. Atom looked back at the Reality and noticed the mass. He took a deep breath.
"Here we go." He said. He looked up quickly. "Ready Leo?"
"Let's do it!" The light that surrounded them quickly went into them They glowed very brightly, making it impossible to see them. Five points of light entered the Reality, followed by another six. The Destruction gasped.
"What do you think you're doing?" He asked. A few lights came from him and went into the Reality. Atom and Leonidas began to change. Leonidas's head grew two extra horns while his wings became cloaked in light. The claws on his hands covered his fingers. Atom changed to look similar to Leonidas, but at a smaller scale. His face remained unchanged, aside from scales covering the sides. The light began to die, revealing them slowly. "The true fight has begin. But it will not be fought today."
"Okay, so what's the current problem?" Asked Cera. "Why did we need to meet?"
"Did the Fabregans come back?" Asked Ashia.
"I hope not!" Said Bearth.
"Well, actually, did all of you see the light in the sky?" Asked Cameron.
"How could we have missed it?" Asked Akira. "It was brighter than the sun!"
"It's about that."
"What's so important about the light?" Asked Cera.
"Could it be a warning?" Asked Zavanna. Five lights appeared around them and Garfield's Attribute Wheel began to glow.
"What's going on?" He asked, looking at his hand. One light went above each of the Neo Brawlers, except Garfield and Zavanna, and floated down into them. They glowed slightly. Cameron broke the silence.
"Uh, what the heck just happened!?"
"Ditto." Said Jayden. Their hands glowed.
"What's wrong with your hands?" Asked Zavanna. The brawlers who just glowed looked at their hands, seeing Attribute Wheels.
"Well, this is surprising." Said Akira.
"You think?!" Asked Ashia.
"Did we just become Reality Shifters like you?" Asked Cameron, signifying Garfield.
"I honestly have no clue!" Said Garfield. "Remember, I know nothing about this!" Six more lights appeared and went into the Bakugan.
"Okay, this is getting weird!" Said Blazeon.
"What is causing this?" Asked Aquafibian. The room began to glow.
"Now what?" Asked Cera. The Neo Battle Brawlers vanished, leaving Zavanna.
"Where did they go?"
The light vanished completely, revealing Atom and Leonidas, changed. "Dude, what's going on?" Asked Dan.
"This is the power of Invasion Core." Said Atom. He looked at his hands, seeing draconic ones.
"This is very strange." Leonidas looked himself over, seeing several things different. He looked at the Destruction again. "But let's use this power!"
"Agreed." Said Atom. "All of you, back away!" He directed it towards everybody else.
"You can't honestly think you can beat him by yourself!" Called Marucho.
"I know I can't." Said Atom. "But I don't know the extent of this power, so I don't know what could happen. As much as I want to just go for it, I know that your safety is more important. Now go!" Everybody mentioned backed up a bit, including Azion.
"Azion, are you back?" Asked Dragonomon.
"Yes." Said Azion. "Thanks." He looked at Pyreon. "Think we can help him?" They didn't notice Spectra and Bill behind them.
"Yeah, you're not leaving us yet!" Said Spectra. Energy raced from them at Azion again. But it stopped short when they were head-butted by someone. Azion looked at the person to see Garfield.
"Garfield?" Cameron came next, followed by Akira.
"What's going on?" Asked Dan. Jayden appeared.
"Who are you guys?" Asked Takato. Cera and Ashia came next, finishing the group.
"Well, I recognize one of them." Said Keith. "Do you remember me, Garfield?" Garfield looked at him.
"Keith?" Garfield took a deep breath. "Quick question. How long has it been since we saw each other?"
"Oh, about four years."
"So, you're not Spectra anymore?"
"No, that's him." Said Keith, pointing at Spectra. Garfield did a double take.
"How are you two separated? Aren't you the same person?!"
"Long story with that one." Said Keith.
"Well, I never expected this." Said the Destruction. "But I know when I should take my victories. I've captured your friends and I've made Bakugan vulnerable. So as much as I would like to destroy you here and now, I'd rather break your spirit first! Goodbye!" The Destruction glowed, followed by Spectra, Bill, Magantron, Vexos Dragonomon, Chaos and Tom. Their Bakugan returned to them, followed by Pyreon to Spectra.
"Pyreon!" Called Azion.
"We'll be seeing you around!" Said Bill.
"I will keep my freedom!" Said Vexos Dragonomon.
"You will lose, brother!"
"Hold onto those false memories, Atom." Said Chaos.
"And then falter before us!" Said Tom.
"This is getting interesting." Said Spectra. They all vanished, including the mass behind the Reality. Atom looked at the Neo Battle Brawlers.
"Well, I guess we've got a few more to help us." He said.
"Atom?" Asked Garfield.
"Man, you sure do look weird like that!" Said Jayden. Energy began leaving Atom and Leonidas, returning them to normal.
"It felt weird to be like that." Said Atom. Leonidas returned to ball form and Atom caught him.
"I'm very tired all of a sudden." He said.
"Me too." Said Atom. Cameron laughed.
"Reversion will do that to you."
"So that's what I got from tapping into the Reality. I guess it really did guide the way." He thought back to what Genesis said. "And I guess my Shifter abilities really were my key." He took a deep breath and fell over.
"Atom!" Yelled Cassie. He fell asleep.
"Well, the first time is very taxing." Said Cameron. "I'm surprised he lasted that long!" Cassie glared at him.
"How could you make fun at this point in time? Didn't you hear what was said? The Prime Bakugan Reality is vulnerable! Atom's the only one here who can combat the Destruction!"
"What do you expect us to do?" Asked Jayden. "We're not the ones who knocked him out!"
"Maybe we could get to a bigger question." Said Cera. Everybody present looked at her. "Actually two questions. What the heck are we doing out here and who are most of you?"
Well, we've come to the first breakpoint. Bakugan is vulnerable. The Destruction is heading for it. If we can't stop it, we lose. Game Over. And the only person capable of actually stopping it is out of commission for a while! Could our luck get any worse? Gah! Why did I say that? Now what's going to happen?
I did ask Switch - On - 97 for permission to use his idea of Reversion and use of his characters. Cameron, Garfield, Jayden, Cera, Akira, Ashia, Zavanna, Blazeon, Aquafibian and Bearth (All characters mentioned this chapter) belong to him/the people who created them (Jayden and Cera specifically). I own no rights to them except the ability to use them in this story. Also, this is written as post-story, in regards to Invasion Core.