The ripple is approaching, and we've got one chance to stop it! We have to hit it at exactly the right time, which is going to be very difficult. But we will do it, because we will always beat the odds!
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
The beings met up again. "So, even with their newfound powers, they were unable to defeat the Destruction." Said Omnimon.
"Indeed." Said Axolotl. "And I believe we all the know the reason why."
"Regardless," said Arceus, "it's a shame with what we've lost." Arceus looked at the empty space fo the group. "Genesis has gone missing, and with him our greatest power."
"We have to help them somehow." Said a being. He lowered his hood for the first time in years, revealing himself to be Jace. "The Destruction has only gotten more powerful because of the loss. Unless something is done, all will be lost."
"But they've already unlocked all of their powers." Said another being.
"Why must you be so negative?" Asked Axolotl. "Seriously, you would've thought that millennia after being freed from the Destruction you would've learned to be hopeful, Sylate." Sylate sighed.
"Just like Clate, I can still feel its presence within me. I'm a Negative Shifter, I can never be fully cured of the Destruction. And as for why I'm so negative, you should all know why. The odds are too far stacked against them. Their allies have been defeated. One of the only Shifters we had that could combat him directly is now powerless and has no memory. Another has gone missing, even to us. What odds do you expect them to beat? Record for number of times defeated?"
"Sylate, we get it." Said Omnimon. "You have your concerns. But we also have ours. You need to look on the bright side every once in a while. What do they have that they can use? Think about that for a second. Three of them remain, including the one of Digimon. Bakugan is gone, yes, but that gives us no reason to despair. Remember, this did happen before and it was resolved before."
"And yet it has returned." Countered Sylate. "And if he discovers his new powers," Sylate shivered, "I don't even want to think about it."
"Don't worry." Said Arceus. "They have a way of pulling through. They always do."
The Neo Battle Brawlers stood in front of their home, ready for the ripple. "So, are you all clear on the plan?" Asked Ford, over the speaker.
"Just to make sure, can you run through it one more time?" Asked Cameron.
"As the ripple draws closer, we will tell you. As you guys have said, it takes about ten seconds to change into your reversion forms. Then it'll take you guys a few seconds to activate your abilities. We'll tell you when it's two minutes out and when it's a minute out. Then you have to count fifty nine seconds exactly after we tell you when its a minute out, then fire the attack. If all goes well, you'll hit it just as it crosses the boundary, and stop the destruction of your home Reality. Understood?"
"Got it." Said Akira. She looked at her teammates. "Don't mess this up."
"I'm more worried about you messing it up." Said Cera.
"Guys, can you focus please?" Asked Garfield. "This is our one shot. We can't mess it up!"
"He's right, you know." Said Aquafibian.
"Let's just stop the banter and focus, okay guys?" Asked Cameron. He took a deep breath.
Sadie's phone rang in the 21st Nome. She looked at the new recruits in front of her. "Just one moment." She said. She walked out of the room and answered the call. "Hello?"
"Hey Sadie, it's me, Annabeth. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure. What's up?"
"To make a long story short, we've got someone down here at Camp Half-Blood who's lost her memory. She has a book with her that has a symbol that I've never seen before. I was wondering if you might be able to come and help us out with figuring it out." Sadie was quiet for a moment.
"Well, I have a lot of new people here who bear the blood of Pharaohs. I can't just leave them here." She thought for a second. "I'll be over in about half an hour."
"See you then." Said Annabeth. She hung up.
"What sort of symbol could she be talking about?" Wondered Sadie. "From the way she said it, it's not of Greek origin. Why does she think it would be of Egyptian origin?" She poked her head back in the room. "Okay, I've got to step out for a bit. All of you wait here until Carter comes, okay?"
Annabeth put the phone down. "Hopefully Sadie will be able to help us out." Percy entered the room.
"Okay, she's bunked in Hermes' cabin." He said. "Although, I will say that she seems older than thirteen. I wonder why she hasn't been claimed yet."
"It's probably a reason similar to Jason, Leo and Piper. To keep her safe."
"Yeah, probably." Said Percy. "But it still doesn't help me shake the feeling that something's wrong."
Cassie began flipping through her book, trying to figure something, anything out. But every page she turned to was blank. Several of the other campers in the cabin watched her. Cassie flipped to the last few pages, then closed the book. "Nothing." She said. Connor walked up to her, the first to do so.
"So, how'd you know you were a half-blood?" Asked Connor. Cassie looked at him.
"What's a half-blood?" She asked. Connor looked shocked.
"How the heck do you not know what a half-blood is when you're here?"
"Let it go, Connor." Said someone. "She has amnesia, remember?"
"Do you blame me for trying to jog her memory?" Called Connor. He looked at Cassie again. "Everybody's been a little high strung for the past week or so. Sorry about that."
"High strung about what?"
"Simple things. Increasing monster attacks, distrust, random destruction. The works."
"Wait, did you say Destruction?" Asked Cassie. Her eyes flashed a little.
"Uh, yeah, why?" Her book glowed, making both Cassie and Connor look at it. "Uh, what just happened?"
"I don't know." Said Cassie. She looked at the pages to see that one was glowing. She opened her book again and flipped to the page. It stopped glowing as it came up. "Destruction." She read. "A force born at the beginning of time that chose its path to destroy all Realities." She and Connor looked at each other.
"What's a Reality?" He asked.
"As my cousin has said, a Reality is just a story. A different set of unlimited choices." Cassie thought of something. "Wait, who's my cousin?"
"That's something you should know, not me!" Said Connor. Cassie held her head.
"So much that I can't remember. Clovis was able to help, but there's still big blanks in my memory." She sighed. "I just wish I was able to figure out what the heck is going on." Someone came up to the door.
"Mind if I come in?" Asked Annabeth. Nobody responded, so she walked in. She saw that Cassie's book was open. "What'd you find?"
"Well, it's something that jogged my memory a little." Said Cassie. She held her book up for Annabeth to see. "It's a being called the Destruction." Annabeth quickly read the page, then looked at Connor.
"You don't think"
"You know I don't!" Said Connor, giving her a grin. Annabeth glared at him.
"As I was saying," she started, "you don't think it could be the cause of the random destruction we've been seeing, right?" Connor shrugged.
"Anything could be the cause." Annabeth shook her head, then looked at Cassie again.
"Okay, we've got someone on the way that might be able to help a bit more. Come on, she should be here any minute." Cassie stood up.
"Anything to help me regain my memory." The two began to walk out.
"Good luck." Said Connor. He pulled something out of his pocket. "I might not be as much of a prankster these days, but even I won't pass up a golden opportunity." He looked at the jar of sleeping powder. "Enjoy your nap, guys!"
Annabeth and Cassie walked out of the cabin. Annabeth stepped next to her. "So, did you figure anything else out?" Cassie shook her head.
"Nothing. The only thing that happened was my book getting something on a page." Cassie sighed. "At this point, I don't have high hopes for getting the rest of my memory back." She looked down.
"Don't think like that." Said Annabeth. "The more you think like that, the more likely it is to happen." She yawned. "Why do I feel tired all of a sudden?"
"I feel fine." Said Cassie. She looked at her book and thought she saw some dust on the cover. She wiped it off a bit, and saw a small cloud of powder come off." It wafted up in front of both of them, and went right in their faces.
"Connor!" Yelled Annabeth. Cassie just blinker her eyes and sneezed.
"What was that?" She asked.
"A dumb prank by Connor." Said Annabeth. She yawned again. "Based on my reaction, it's probably sleeping powd" she didn't finish as the powder took effect on her. She slumped to the ground, asleep.
"Uh." Said Cassie. She looked around, seeing nobody. She looked down at Annabeth again and picked her up. She slung Annabeth's arm over her shoulder and lifted her. She began walking back to the cabins and saw Percy. He quickly ran over.
"What happened?" He asked.
"According to Annabeth, a prank by Connor." He sighed.
"Well, she's out for a while." He said. "We can't wake anybody he puts to sleep without the exact powder he used." Cassie looked at her book again, and saw some powder was still on it.
"You mean like this stuff?" She asked, pointing to the remaining powder on her book. Percy looked at the book, then back to her.
"I know this might sound like a dumb question, but, how come you're not asleep too? I mean, you had to have gotten dusted by it too, right?"
"I don't know and yes." Replied Cassie. "So, can we use this to wake her?"
"Yeah, just give me a moment." He lifted Annabeth onto his shoulder. "I'm going to need to borrow your book for a minute. Hand it to me slowly." Cassie slowly moved it to him and he grabbed it carefully. "I'm going to go give this to Chiron. He'll probably be able to use it to heal Annabeth of this ailment." He quickly, but carefully, ran towards the biggest cabin, at the end of all of them. Cassie looked around a bit, trying to figure out what to do until either Percy or Annabeth came back. To her left, however, she saw something that shouldn't have been there. It looked like a small pyramid.
"That's strange." She said. "That looks nothing like anything else around here." The pyramid began to glow and Cassie backed away from it. A portal appeared, and someone walked out of it. Cassie was stunned. Sadie began to look around a bit.
"Wow." She said. "I'm surprised I hit the right target this time." She looked at Cassie. "Huh, who are you? I don't recall Annabeth describing somebody who looked like you. Speaking of which, where's Annabeth?"
"Well, uh." Said Cassie. "She was hit by a prank and fell asleep. Percy brought her to see someone named Chiron."
"Let me guess, Connor?" Asked Sadie.
"Yeah."
"Figures." Sadie sighed. "Anyways, I was called her by Annabeth to try and help her with something regarding a symbol she's never seen before. Any idea where it could be?"
"I have no clue." Admitted Cassie. "But, I do know where Annabeth went. Follow me." Cassie led the way to the big cabin, Sadie following close behind. They got there quickly, and Sadie opened the door. Cassie followed her inside. What she saw shocked her yet again. She saw Annabeth and Percy, but also someone else. He looked like a normal guy from the waist up, but from the waist down he was a white stallion. "What the?" The guy muttered some sort of incantation, then placed his hand of Annabeth's head. A little light came out of his hand and encircled her head. The glowing stopped as he pulled away.
"She'll wake up in a few minutes." He said. He looked at Cassie and Sadie. He looked mildly surprised. "You're here early, Sadie."
"What?" She asked. "It seemed urgent." The guy shook his head.
"And it is, to a degree. I see you've already met the person who makes it so."
"Wait, you're telling me that she's the one who brought the symbol?" Asked Sadie, pointing at Cassie. She looked at her. "And here I thought you were just someone new."
"That's beside the point." Said the guy. "I'm certain that you're curious as to who I am. And knowing your current problem with your amnesia, you have no clue whatsoever, correct?"
"How'd you"
"He asked me a few questions while he was treating Annabeth." Said Percy.
"Oh."
"I'm guessing Percy told you he was coming to see Chiron, right? Well, I'm Chiron. Teacher of Heroes. And you are?" He held out his hand.
"Cassie." She took his hand and shook it.
"Before you ask, no, I cannot cure your amnesia."
"Darn." Annabeth's eyes fluttered a bit, then opened. She held her head as she sat up.
"This is quite the headache." She looked around and saw Sadie. "I see you're here, Sadie. Thanks for coming quickly."
"No problem. What do you need deciphered?"
"This." Annabeth grabbed Cassie's book from Percy and showed the cover to Sadie. She began studying them. "It's a set of symbols that I've never seen before. I figured you might be able to make something out of them." Sadie grabbed the book and stared at it for a minute.
"I'm going to head out for a bit." Said Percy. He walked out.
"Good luck." Said Chiron. He left as well.
"Well, the symbols mean nothing to me. But there might be a way for me to change them to something else." She put the book on a flat surface and put her hand over it. A blue symbol appeared under her hand, extending over all three symbols.
"What's she doing?" Asked Cassie.
"It's Egyptian Magic." Said Annabeth. "Don't interrupt." Sadie's symbol started flashing.
"Huh, that's strange." She said. She put a bit more concentration into it, and something in her shirt began to glow. The symbol glowed gold. "Med-wah." She said. The symbol glowed brightly before fading. Sadie entered her mind. "Thanks for the help, Isis." She said to the other being in her mind.
"Don't think it was given for no reason." Responded Isis. "The one who owns the book has more knowledge locked away than Thoth has ever learned."
"What?" Isis vanished from Sadie's mind, and she returned her focus to the real world. She removed her hand from the book to see that the symbols had changed.
"Did it work?" Asked Annabeth.
"It did, but," said Sadie, "it didn't work the way it should've. The symbols changed, but they're not all readable. I can only translate one." She showed the book to everybody else in the room. "The only symbol I can translate is this hieroglyph." She pointed to one of the symbols. "This one. Grh. It translates to night, but can also mean dark, or darkness." Annabeth and Cassie looked at the symbol Sadie pointed at.
"Well, I can read that symbol." Said Annabeth, pointing at one. "It's the ancient Greek word for light."
"But what about the third symbol?" Asked Cassie. Before either Annabeth or Sadie could answer, the book flashed. A few pages glowed.
"Any luck?" Asked Percy, poking his head in.
"Not much, yet." Said Annabeth. "We'll tell you when we figure it out." Percy left the room again. Annabeth turned back to the book to see it in Cassie's hands. She was flipping through it quickly, getting to the glowing pages. Sadie looked over her shoulder. Cassie stopped flipping pages and Sadie's face turned from interest to shock. "What's wrong?"
"I don't understand it, but these pages have lots of words that have no meaning to me on them." Cassie turned the book to Annabeth. On two of pages that glowed, there was a long list of words and what they meant. Annabeth studied them for a moment.
"Those aren't just any words." Said Sadie, getting attention from both other girls. "They're Divine Words. The most powerful form of Egyptian Magic." Cassie turned the page again, and looked at it. She read the title of the page.
"Energy Twist." She said. Her mind pulsed, and she held it.
"What's wrong?" Asked Annabeth, worried.
"My mind, it feels like something's changing." Muttered Cassie. Several things filled in. Memories of her past, who she is, who her family is, even what she is. Her Attribute Wheel burst to life on her hand, startling both Annabeth and Sadie. Cassie's ming stopped hurting as all the memories cemented themselves again in her mind. She looked around. "I, I remember."
"What?" Asked Annabeth.
"What just happened?" Asked Sadie. She looked at Annabeth. "No wonder you called me here. This is something big."
"What just happened was me regaining most of my memories." Said Cassie. "I was wiped clean because of someone trying to take control of me when I can't be controlled through mind control." Annabeth and Sadie looked at each other. "Then I was sent through the endless Realities without my memories, with only this book. And that was the greatest mistake the Destruction has ever made regarding me. He didn't take my book from me, which is, as I now know, capable of restoring my memory. And of learning new things. Energy Twist was the trigger."
"The trigger?" Asked Sadie.
"The thing that kick started my mind back to where it should be. But," Cassie took a deep breath, "my memory isn't fully restored. I can't remember how to leave a Reality to go back to help my friends."
"Leave a Reality?" Asked Annabeth.
"Your friends?" Asked Sadie.
"I'm going to have to start from the beginning, aren't I?" Asked Cassie.
"Yeah, that would be helpful." Said Annabeth.
"Okay, it all started when I got into an argument with a friend." Started Cassie.
Ford, McGucket and Syark were all monitoring the ripple. "Okay, its about two and a half minutes out." Said Ford. "Be ready to tell them." Syark got the speaker ready. "Okay guys, it's approaching." Ford checked the clock again to see that it was ten seconds until the two minute mark. "Two minutes as of" he watched the clock closely, and when it crossed the threshold for one second left, he called it out. "Now!"
"Let's go guys, into Reversion forms!" Said Cameron. All twelve began to glow in their respective Attributes, before the glow erupted from them, revealing their reversion forms.
"This will be our only chance to save our Reality." Said Akira. "We will not fail." She loaded an ability for her and Radion.
"You know we won't!"
"This is where everything we've learned comes together." Said Cameron, activating an ability.
"Let's put it to use, then." Said Blazeon.
"Whether we fail or not doesn't matter." Said Jayden, activating an ability. "At least, not to me. I'll know I did something with my life."
"Spoken like you always do." Said Velocirex. "Couldn't have said it better myself."
"We will succeed." Said Cera.
"Count on it." Said Lunaris.
"Here's the one minute mark." Said Ford. "Right, about, now!" The Neo Brawlers began counting.
"Here's hoping!" Said Ashia. "There's still so much left to do. We can't quit now!" She activated an ability.
"And the more that you do, the more everybody else does." Said Bearth. They could see the ripple, and it was approaching fast. Garfield took a deep breath.
"Well, even if we go out," he said, activating an ability, "we'll go out with a bang!"
"You said it!" Said Aquafibian. The ripple drew closer, and the Neo Brawlers passed the thirty second mark. They all prepared to use their attacks as they passed forty, and continued counting past forty five, coming to the final ten seconds at forty nine.
"This" thought Cameron
"Is" thought Akira.
"Where" thought Jayden.
"It" thought Cera.
"Will" thought Ashia.
"End." Finished Garfield. They passed the fifty eight second mark, and counted fifty nine. The ripple came up almost right next to them, and they attacked. Their attacks combined, creating a much larger attack. It hit the ripple, creating a very blinding light. Everybody shielded their eyes.
Zelda, Link and Atom walked up to the Hateno Research Lab. Zelda knocked on the door. "Purah, are you in there?" The door opened, revealing a grown man. "Hello there Symin." Said Zelda.
"Ah, Princess Zelda and Link." Said Symin. "What can we do for you today?"
"It's not actually what you can do for us, but for him." Said Zelda. She gestured to Atom.
"And who is this young man?" Asked Symin.
"That's part of the problem." Said Zelda. "He has amnesia. He can't remember anything, much less his own name." Symin thought for a moment.
"Oh, I see. No wonder you came here for help. Come in. I'll go get Purah. Since Ganon's defeat, she's been taking some time off to relax from her more, strenuous research."
"Is she really doing it again?" Asked Zelda. Symin sighed.
"If she wants to tell you, she will tell you. I'll back in a minute." He left the building, leaving the other three alone.
"So, why are we here again?" Asked Atom.
"Purah's been doing some research into other uses for the Sheikah Slate." Explained Zelda. "You see, she's been trying to develop runes for us to use to help people. The only one that's worked so far is the Lux Rune, which makes the slate emit a large amount of light. But, she's got a lot of notes to go through, so she might just have a good one for helping you." The door opened again, revealing Symin again, and a small girl.
"Okay, what's the big news?" Asked the girl. She looked quickly around the room, and narrowed her focus on Atom. "I see you've brought a guest. I suppose I should introduce myself. I'm Purah, director of the Hateno Research Lab. And you are?"
"I wish I knew." Said Atom. Purah stared at him in confusion.
"What do you mean 'you wish you knew'?" She asked. "You're you! You should know what much!"
"He has amnesia." Said Zelda, for the umpteenth time. "We were hoping that your research came across something that could help him regain his memories."
"Hm, let me think." Said Purah. She closed her eyes in concentration, then snapped them open. "Snap!" She yelled. "There is something!" She rushed inside and grabbed one of her books. "Let's see here." She began flipping through the pages quickly before stopping on one. "Ah ha! Here it is!" She turned the book to everybody else. "The Shrine of Resurrection is capable of healing any ailment." She thought for a second. "I wish we knew this when Linky here woke up. Anyways, if we tune it correctly, we should be able to restore his memories." Zelda looked at Link, who nodded. She handed him the slate.
"Purah, can you tell Link how to tune it so that we can restore his memories?"
"Sure thing!" Said Purah. "If you insert the slate into the receptacle, you'll be given a few instructions and settings. Set it for a mental fix, then in the submenu, select memory. And that should do it. Then, he'll have to go into the hub for, at most, two or three hours for his memory to be restored. Got all that?" Link nodded.
"I think so." Said Atom. "But how are we supposed to" Link grabbed onto him tightly, then selected a location using the slate. Both he and Atom turned blue and began to vanish into the sky.
"Do you think he'll be upset as what Link just did?" Asked Zelda.
"Not a clue." Said Purah. The blue glow vanished.
A blue glow appeared in the Shrine of Resurrection, and it began to coagulate into Atom and Link. "get there?" Finished Atom. He looked around, then at Link. "How did we get here?" Link showed him the slate, and showed him what he did. "A little warning next time, maybe?" Link shrugged, then pointed down the tunnel. At the end was a large pod that was open. A small, tree-like creature hovered in it.
"Hey there Mr. Hero!" Said the being. "What brings you here to see this Korok?" Link motioned for it to move. "Oh, so you need to use this thing? Ok!" The Korok moved out of the way. Link placed the slate in the receptacle, and the options came up like Purah said they would. Link set the options, and the shrine activated.
"So, I need to go in there, wait, and then come out, right?" Link nodded. He then pointed to the slate and motioned picking it up. "And when I come out, grab it. Got it." Link left the room, and the door closed. Atom looked at the pod, then jumped when a voice started speaking. It spoke something Atom couldn't understand.
"Uh, can you try another language?" He asked. A beep resounded through the room.
Language analysis complete. Please remove upper clothing and lay down in the medical bay.
"Why do I need to remove my shirt?" Wondered Atom. A memory filled his mind about Link waking up in only his underwear while liquid drained from the pod. "Okay, makes sense." Atom removed his shirt and laid down in the pod. The lid lowered down, darkening the entire area to Atom.
The light began to die down, slowly fading. Everybody began to uncover their eyes to see what the result was. The sensors on the Infinity Matrix booted up again, and Syark began analysing the Reality. What he saw seemed promising, but wasn't the desired outcome. "I've got good news and bad news, everyone." He said as the light vanished. "The good news, the Reality won't be destroyed because of the ripple."
"So, does that mean it worked?" Asked Garfield.
"It must've!" Said Cameron.
"The bad news is that it's destabilized." Continued Syark. "There's no telling how long it'll last before it destroys itself."
"It can't ever be easy, can it?" Asked Jayden. He looked at himself to make sure that he wasn't starting to vanish, which he wasn't.
"Anyways, we did what we could here." Said Syark. "Can you deactivate your reversions and come back aboard? We need to get on our way to the Digimon Realities."
"Yeah, we can do that." Said Cameron. They deactivated their Reversion forms and went back aboard the Infinity Matrix. Syark plotted a course to the Digimon Realities and they got moving. The Commander went to his room to be alone for a few minutes. As soon as he closed the door, he took a deep breath.
"I'm glad nobody has noticed the change yet." He said. He looked at his arm, then pulled back his sleeve. On it were five symbols, each one representing one of the first five Shifters. The top one was grayed out while the other four still glowed. "My own life force has been reduced drastically. And with what's coming, I fear what may happen in the near future." He pulled his sleeve down. "I can only hope now."
Vexos Dragonomon appeared in front of a Reality, with a Negative Shifter. "Are you ready?" Asked the Shifter.
"Time to destroy!" Said Vexos Dragonomon.
"Very well." The Negative Shifter grabbed a pure black D-Power and a very dark card. "DigiModify! Destructive Boost!" Vexos Dragonomon glowed with a dark energy, and began to grow, both in size and power. He launched an attack, and with his power blasted through the Reality. Most of it vanished, erasing its history. The Destruction felt it, and began to laugh.
We're undermanned, underpowered, and beaten. Does that mean we'll stop trying to defeat the Destruction? No way, Jose! We're on our way to the Digimon Realities to defend them, but we'll be met with some serious opposition. So much so that the Tamers might need a Digivice upgrade, but what could they get to become more powerful to help ward off Destruction? Who knows what it'll take? And will our lost friends be able to regain their memories and get out here in time to help us? Another mystery that we cannot solve until more time passes.