Hopefully this one will upload correctly. If it seems like it only half-uploaded, tell me and I'll get it fixed. This happened with the last chapter, so if you read it and it felt like it cut off, please go back and finish reading it. Anyways, here's the next chapter of Destruction. Now, before you dive in, I need to tell you something. I've been slacking off of Gravity Falls. I'm sorry about that, but I just haven't been feeling it as much as I did with Bakugan. It's nothing against you guys, I just don't want to spend 4 hours every Sunday to write a chapter. So, I'm going to try and get a chapter done every two weeks, instead of every week. Again, sorry about the inconvenience for some of you, but like that I should be able to get more out than this once every great once in a while. Anyways, hopefully you enjoy the longest chapter I have ever written for any of my stories.

Great. Just great. We've come this far, only to discover that both plans that were in place were wrong! The Destruction outmaneuvered us again. Why can't we figure out his plans beforehand? And now, to top it off, we've got two empowered enemies to face! Could anything else go wrong?

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

Magantron looked over himself. "Incredible. I can still feel the power rising up inside of me!" He looked at Azion, Rika, Mystic Dragonomon and the Pyreons. "This is going to be very fun." His gem glowed. "Time for my first powered up ability. Indomitable Burst!" A large blast radiated out from his dark gem, quickly heading for the Pyreons. Azion readied a card.

"Ability Activate!" He called. "Infernium Shield!" All six Pyreons created shields, but they all bucked quickly when the blast hit them. They got blasted back, enough to be out of range from another attack.

"I like this." Said Magantron. "Makes me feel invincible." He looked at the Negative Shifter. "You there! Tell me, what else can you do?"

"I can make your power continue to grow." Said the Negative Shifter.

"Perfect. Do just that." Magantron laughed. "Soon, none of you will be able to face me!" Mystic Dragonomon jumped at him quickly and hit him on his forehead.

"Guess again." Said Dragonomon. "We're stronger together!"

"You've got that right!" Said Renamon. "We'll beat you, no matter what strength you possess! Ours is stronger because we bond with others."

"Quiet, will you?" Asked Magantron. "I'm relishing this moment!" He swatted his tail at Mystic Dragonomon, sending him right at Azion and Rika, who barely got out of the way. "There's nothing any of you can do at this point in time to defeat me!"

"Even with your Realital Genes, none of you can defeat Darkness itself!" Proclaimed Spectra. "There's nothing you can do against my all powerful Destruction Helios!"

"We've heard this all before, Spectra." Said Dan. "And we've beaten you before, as well."

"But this time is far, far different from before, Dan." Said Spectra. "And I'll prove why right now! Ability Activate!" Destruction Helios took a wider stance. "Power of Darkness!" Destruction Helios began to glow pitch black, and he roared. He moved, unnoticed by everybody else.

"Where'd he go?" Asked Dan. Biagron was struck, and she returned to ball form.

"No way!" Yelled Cam. Toxigon was hit next, followed by Teressmon.

"No!" Called Shun.

"Impossible." Said Hanabi.

"Now do you understand?" Asked Spectra. "This is the power you now face!" He laughed. "And it'll only grow more powerful! As long as he is in darkness, his power will grow exponentially!" Drago was struck, sending him flying.

"Drago!" Dan looked at Spectra, who snapped his fingers. Drago got hit again, and again. "What're you trying to do?!"

"Isn't it obvious?" Asked Spectra. "Reducing your numbers. And the only way to do that is to kill!" Drago kept on getting hit as Dan gasped.

"Not on my watch!" Said Andrew. "Time for us to use something special!"

"You said it!" Said Magnatron.

"Ability" Magnatron was struck before Andrew could activate his ability. "What?"

"You just don't get it, do you?" Asked Spectra. "We're not weak anymore! You will all fall before me!"

"Don't forget about me!" Said Bill. Magnatron shook his head.

"Andrew, let's try it again."

"You got it." Said Andrew. "Ability"

"Activate!" Interrupted Cindy. "Predator Jab! And to add to the mix, Form Change! Haos!" Magnaliger changed from Pyrus to Haos, which changed his attack from Fire to Light. He struck Destruction Helios, and broke the darkness around him.

"How do you like that?" He asked. Destruction Helios's response was to punch Magnaliger, sending him crashing into Magnatron.

"Ability Activate!" Yelled Spectra. "Argumentative!" Destruction Helios took aim at Magnatron and Magnaliger, then fired a red beam at them. They were encased in a sphere, and both began to glow red. Magnatron held his head, and began thrashing.

"What's happening to me?" He growled, and his eyes flashed red.

"I think," started Magnaliger before his eyes flashed red. He roared, and attacked Magnatron.

"What the?!" Asked Andrew. "Magnatron!"

"Stop Magnaliger!" Yelled Cindy. Spectra laughed.

"They're not going to stop." Said Spectra. "That bubble around them is impenetrable. And while they're inside, rage is going to build up inside of them, making them attack each other. What's better is that their power will continue to grow, making them stronger, and better able to kill each other. Additionally, the bubble prevents them from going into ball form. Any damage they take will stack up, until one of them dies!" Magnatron took a swipe at Magnaliger, claws glinting with power. They lengthened slightly as his body bulked up. Magnaliger jumped back, also bulking up. "Oh yeah, and did I forget to mention that they're undergoing effects similar to the Forbidden Cards? As their power grows, their chance for death from power overload rises as well. So, even if they don't kill each other, they'll die from too much. It's a win-win for us!" Spectra returned his focus to the Tamers. "Now, I have something very special in mind for all of you. Bill, get over here!"

"This is my favorite part of the plan!" Bill quickly got in front of Spectra, who charged up.

"Take aim." Spectra aimed at Ryo, Suzie and Kenta. "Fire!" He and Bill launched their control rays at them, quickly taking them over.

"Are you kidding me?" Asked Takato.

"And to make it better." Said Spectra. He and Bill took aim again, at Guilmon, Terriermon and MarineAngemon. All three were struck, and brought under control. "Now, it's partner against partner, friend against friend, sibling against sibling!" Henry gasped.

"No." He said. "Why?" He looked at Suzie. "Suzie, don't listen to him!" Suzie looked at him, then lunged.

"Don't tell me what to do and what not to do!" She yelled as she tackled him.

"Suzie! Stop!" Yelled Lopmon. She was struck by Terriermon.

"Guilmon, snap out of it buddy." Guilmon tackled Takato. "Stop! This isn't you!" Guilmon just growled.

"Now, I know what you may be thinking" started Guardromon, before he was struck by Kenta, followed by Ryo ground-pounding him. "Okay, I see talking isn't going to work!" MarineAngemon blew a bubble at Kazu, trapping him.

"Hey! Let me out!" Cyberdramon growled, then lunged at MarineAngemon, only for Ryo to get in the way. He growled again. Then Spectra looked at Tom, Chaos and Clate.

"So, we're down to you three. The Positive Shifters and the betrayer. Who's going to fall first?" Destruction Helios flew in front of Slight, Vladitor and Reginas.

"I think you're forgetting someone!" Called Daniel. "I choose you Charizard!" He threw the Pokeball directly at Spectra, and Charizard came out of it to ram into him. Spectra and Charizard were both flung away quite a bit, nearly entering the Reality. That gave Daniel an idea.

"I have an idea!" He yelled. "Push Spectra, Bill and Destruction Helios into the Reality! They'll be trapped!" Chaos looked at him.

"Doubtful, but it's worth a shot!" He readied an ability. "Ready Vladitor?"

"On it!"

"Ability Activate! Demolition Hammer!" Vladitor generated his signature hammer, and rushed towards Destruction Helios.

"Bad move!" Said Spectra. "Ability Activate!" He threw the card, and it glowed purple. "Absorption X Tier II!" The chains wrapped around Destruction Helios, who bulked up. As Vladitor went in to strike, Destruction Helios caught his hammer. "Unlike the original, where the Bakugan would normally have to be struck by it before absorbing the power, Absorption X Tier II allows Destruction Helios to just take any and all extra power from any opponent!" He looked at Magnatron and Magnaliger, who were still fighting. "Time to step that bubble up a notch." He grabbed another card. "Ability Activate! Redouble X!" He threw the card at the bubble, and it got wrapped. Magnatron and Magnaliger both glowed, much to the horror of their partners. The glow left them, returning them to normal size, then cycled to the bubble, and beamed back into them. They bulked up even further than before, and the cycle began again. "Redouble X can only be used on another Ability. It'll take whatever power it gave away, double it, and send it back in. Then it loops forever!" Spectra laughed. "You know what to do, Destruction Helios!"

Atom and Link appeared back at the Shrine of Resurrection, and Link walked out. Atom quickly followed. When they got outside, Link looked side to side, then walked down the path. He apparently had to remember exactly how he started. Atom again followed. "So, not to be impatient or anything, but how far away are we going?" Link smiled, then stopped. He crouched down, dragging Atom down with him. When they were both on the ground, Link pointed at something up ahead. Atom looked through the grass to see a Bokoblin. Link tapped Atom on the shoulder to get his attention, then mimicked slicing his throat. "Kill it?" Link nodded, then stood up. Atom started to follow, but Link pushed him back down. Then he rushed forward. The Bokoblin noticed him, then rushed him. Link pulled out his Traveller's Sword and a shield, and charged in. The Bokoblin swung down, but Link was ready, and thrust his shield out. The Bokoblin dropped its weapon as it struggled to keep its balance. Then, Link jumped at it, and swung the sword down, killing it. It vanished in a puff of purple smoke. Link sheathed his sword and put the shield back on his back, then looked at Atom. He gestured for him to come over. Atom got up and ran over. Link grabbed Atom by the shoulders, and aimed him towards another Bokoblin. He mimicked slicing his throat again, then tapped Atom on the chest. "Me?" Link nodded. "I can try." Atom looked at the Bokoblin again as Link crouched down. Then, he drew his sword as he walked forward, slowly. The Bokoblin looked the other way. Atom picked up his pace, but as he got close the Bokoblin turned around. It growled, then swung at him. Atom ducked, and narrowly dodged. The Bokoblin spun around before regaining its footing, then swung down at Atom. Atom put his sword up to try and block the strike, but didn't feel anything. He looked up to see that the Bokoblin was flying back after getting struck in the head by an arrow. He looked back at Link to see him putting away a bow. Link shook his head. He motioned for Atom to come back. Atom reluctantly did so. Link patted his shoulder, then sat him down. He motioned for Atom to watch. "Watch? Watch what?" Link pointed at his sword with one finger, then himself. He then pointed at Atom's sword with two, then Atom. He held up one finger, then dashed forward. He sliced at where the Bokoblin was, then sliced again. He walked back to Atom, then held up two fingers. He walked forward slowly, then faster He then ducked and held up his sword. He got back up, then walked back over to Atom. He pointed to himself again with one hand, then at Atom with the other. He held them both up. He nodded at his hand, then shook his head at Atom's. "What? You're saying I didn't do what you would do?" Link nodded. "Then what am I supposed to do?" Link pointed at Atom's sword, then grabbed his. Atom stood back up, and grabbed his sword. Link pointed away from him, and did a simple downward slash. He repeated, then pointed at Atom. "You want me to copy you?" Link nodded, then redid the simple action. "Okay." Atom gripped his sword, lifted it up, then swung down. His sword got lodged in the ground. He tried to pull it back up, only for it to flip up and land behind him as he fell onto his back. "That didn't go well." Link put his hand on his head and shook it. "Hey, it's not like you were much better when you started!" Link looked at him, then Atom grabbed his head as a vision came to him. "Oh, wait, you were." Link smiled, then crouched down. He grabbed Atom's hand, then pulled him back up. He pointed to the sword the Atom had, then turned away and repeated his downward slash. "So, just keep doing it until I get better?" Link nodded. "Okay. I'll give it a shot." Atom walked over to grab the sword, when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He jumped back as a Bokoblin slashed down at him with a wooden club. It growled, then lunged at Atom again. Atom rolled to the side, and managed to grab the sword as he did so. He got up again behind the Bokoblin. Link stepped back and sheathed his sword, but prepared his bow. He looked at his quiver, and saw he was running low. He shrugged, then got ready as the Bokoblin turned around. "Okay." Thought Atom. "I can't be so timid. This thing will kill me if I'm not careful." The Bokoblin swung down again, and Atom dodged to his right. He swung his sword forward, but it wobbled as he did. He hit the Bokoblin with the flat side, dealing minimal damage. The Bokoblin retaliated by swinging at him sideways. Atom got struck and was sent to the side. He landed hard on his left shoulder, and yelled in pain. He slowly got back up to see the Bokoblin over him. Link drew back his bow, and took aim. The Bokoblin swung down, and Link launched the arrow. It struck the Bokoblin, but missed anything vital. Atom discreetly got up and went around it. The Bokoblin took it out of its side, then tossed it away. It focused on Atom again, but he was missing. It looked around, and didn't see Atom behind it. Atom took a quick breath, the swung his sword again. It wobbled, but less. The sharp side didn't hit, but it wasn't the flat side. The Bokoblin recoiled, but quickly returned the strike. Atom ducked again, and stood back up as the Bokoblin staggered. Link put down his bow. Atom swung again, and this time his sword didn't wobble. It hit the Bokoblin in the side, cutting into it. It vanished in a puff of purple smoke. Atom didn't move for a few seconds as he registered what just happened. He took a deep breath, then lowered the sword. "What just happened?" He looked down at his hands, then at the sword. "What just came over me?" He looked at Link, then sheathed his sword. Link nodded, then motioned for Atom to come over again. Atom walked over, and Link gave him a thumbs up. Then he drew his sword again, the pointed it at an angle, towards Atom. Atom looked at Link confused. "Uh, what?" Link pointed at Atom's sword, then at his. "Oh!" Atom grabbed his sword, then pointed it in the same way as Link. Link nodded, then lowered his sword. Atom did the same. "So, what was that for?" Link smiled, then backed up a few steps. He turned, and did the same downward slice as before. Atom sighed, then turned. He brought the sword up again, then sliced down, copying Link. They both brought up their swords again, and repeated the motion. They continued on.

Mystic Dragonomon slowly got back up. "Man, this guy is tough." Said Dragonomon.

"And he hasn't even used anything overly powerful yet." Said Renamon. "Rika!"

"Me?" Asked Rika. "What can I do right now? Azion's the one in control right now! I'm just here as, I don't know what kind but, some kind of backup!" Azion sighed, then looked at the battle again.

"Mystic Dragonomon! Get ready!" Azion grabbed his D-Power, and pressed the button on it. It changed into a DATA Link Digivice. "DNA Charge! Overdrive!" The digivice began to glow.

The Reality darkened even further before the Destruction. "Just a few more seconds." Darkness flowed forwards more quickly, and the Reality destabilized. It detonated, vanishing from sight. "Perfect. Now the real fun can begin!"

The light from the Digivice reached out for Mystic Dragonomon, but fell short. "Huh?" Asked Azion. "DNA Charge! Overdrive!" He slapped the top of the DATA Link, but it didn't glow. "No." Azion got shocked by his Digivice as it returned to being a D-Power. "Why?" He looked down at it, then pressed the button. Nothing. He pressed it again, and still nothing happened. "This can't be. No!" Rika looked at him.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"The Reality that the Destruction was going for. It was DATA Squad! Without it, I can't use the DATA Link Digivice, which means no Mega Form!" Rika looked at him, then back to the battle. Mystic Dragonomon was dodging blasts from Magantron, but she knew they couldn't avoid them them forever.

"Well, you better figure something out quickly!" Azion looked at the battle again just in time to see Mystic Dragonomon get struck.

"Pyreon!" Called Azion. The six Pyreons rushed in, avoiding blasts. "Double Ability Activate! Flash Bang plus Water Dashing!" The Pyrus, Haos and Aquos Pyreons rushed forward, ahead of the Darkus, Ventus and Subterra ones. The Pyrus and Haos ones glowed brightly, blinding Magantron. The Aquos Pyreon rushed around him, and jabbed at him.

"Keep doing that!" Said Magantron. "All you're doing is annoying me!"

"Uh," said Azion. "Ability Activate! Plasma Inferno!" Pyrus Pyreon went forward, and blasted at Magantron from point-blank range. A large smoke cloud emerged from the blast. "I think that got him." The smoke began to vanish, revealing a shield around Magantron and Pyrus Pyreon.

"Sorry, but no can do." Said Magantron. A smaller shield vanished inside the larger one. "That attack only did damage to you. So sad, too bad." Azion looked through his cards, trying to come up with something. "Forget it. You can't stop me now!" Magantron fired at Pyrus Pyreon, defeating him. The other five Pyreons vanished as the Shield did, sending Pyreon back to Azion. Azion gasped.

"It's no good! My strategies can't compensate for his massive surge in power!" Azion looked at his Digivice. "And of course, this thing is basically useless now! Without Mega, we can't do anything!"

Cassie walked back to the main part of camp, having been practicing her new abilities in the woods. She continued to think about her predicament. "On one hand, Annabeth is much smarter, and could probably outthink the Destruction. On the other hand, Sadie has lots of experience with magic, and could show me the best ways to use it against the Destruction. Why must this be so difficult?" She walked to the edge of the woods, then stopped. She turned around, ready with a Ha-Di spell, but saw nobody. "Huh. Must've been my imagination." Annabeth removed her magic cap and became visible again.

"Impressive reflexes." She complimented. "And senses. Not many people can detect me when I'm invisible." Cassie looked at her, both amazed and surprised. "So, have you figured out what you're doing yet?" Cassie sighed.

"Unfortunately, no. I haven't. It's just so daunting, the task in front of us. I just can't decide who would be better here. Your intelligence, or Sadie's magical experience. On one hand, you'd be able to outthink and outplay him within a heartbeat. On the other hand, Sadie would be able to help me the most in regards to my new abilities. Either way, one of you would be a major boon. I just can't decide who would be the greater boon." Cassie looked down. "And, what's worse, is that I know that with each passing day, each passing minute actually, my friends, my cousin, everything needs my help more and more. I feel like I have the burden of everything on my shoulders. And I can't escape." Cassie looked down further, and curled her fists. "Sometimes, I wish I had just been a normal kid. No Realital Gene, no destiny outside of where I lived. Ignorant of everything beyond my Reality. I guess what they say is true, huh? Ignorance is bliss." Annabeth shook her head, then lifted Cassie's head.

"And what sort of Bliss would you have had? Your cousin would've gone missing, and you wouldn't have known where he was. You never would've met Janthide, or helped to end a war. You never would've experienced living through the weirdness with the Pines family. I don't fully know what your life was before you started Shifting, but I'm willing to bet it wasn't anything like what you've experienced." Cassie looked away.

"And yet, I still can't figure anything out."

"And that's okay." Said Annabeth. "You don't have to know everything to do anything." That hit Cassie, as something clicked in her head.

"Don't have to know everything," she started, "to do anything." She looked at her book, then opened it. She saw blank page after blank page. "Come on, come on!" Annabeth looked over her shoulder. Cassie continued flipping through, trying to find one thing.

"What are you looking for?"

"Something I thought I remembered." Answered Cassie. She continued flipping through, but didn't find anything. "Darn it! Without all my memory, I can't find it!" She closed her book. "It's impossible. I can't do anything unless I remember everything!" She began walking away.

"Where are you going?" Asked Annabeth.

"Somewhere to sit and think." Replied Cassie.

Spectra smiled at what was going on in front of him. The Tamers were scattered, partner against partner, friends against friends, even brother against sister. He looked at Magnatron, Magnaliger, Andrew and Cindy. The Bakugan were busy trying to kill each other as both their power and hatred rose to new heights. Hanabi, Yuri and Cam were already out of the fight. Spectra again focused on the remaining four. "So, who should I target first? The loudmouth who doesn't have a Bakugan,"

"Hey!" Complained Daniel.

"Or perhaps the betrayer, who turned his back to the Destruction."

"It's more than you'll ever do." Replied Clate.

"Or maybe, just maybe, I should go after the last two defenders." Spectra held up an ability. "I've got it! All four at once! Ability Activate! Group Desolation!" Destruction Helios charged up. "This ability first makes it impossible for your partners to move." Chaos went to activate an ability.

"Ability Activate!" It glowed, then stopped.

"Then it prevents you from activating abilities." Destruction Helios finished charging up.

"Charizard! Use Flamethrower!" Charizard obliged, and sent his flames at Destruction Helios, who just shrugged it off. "Use It again!" It again did nothing.

"Are you done yet?" Asked Spectra. "Finally, Helios will unleash the power he's charged up. It'll destroy all of you!" Destruction Helios took aim.

"Time to change the outcome." Said Chaos. He grabbed his deck, and drew a card.

"You said it." Said Tom. He grabbed his Pokeball.

"Attack!" Yelled Spectra. Destruction Helios launched his attack.

"I cast Mystic Shield!" Called Chaos. The card glowed, and a transparent, purple shield appeared in front of the attack.

"I'll use a simple defense booster!" Yelled Tom. The shield thickened. Destruction Helios's attack slammed into it, and broke it instantly. "No way!"

"Impossible!" Said Chaos. The attack struck Vladitor, Reginas, Slight and Charizard. The three Bakugan glowed, defeated as Charizard fell unconscious.

"Charizard, return!" Charizard returned to his Pokeball. Spectra laughed.

"Now you get it. There's nothing you can do to stop us now!" Terriermon attacked Lopmon and Henry, forcing them back.

"This is bad!" Said Henry.

"You're telling me!" Said Lopmon. Suzie charged Henry, and knocked him over. "They're not listening to anything we're saying!" Takato dodged Guilmon, but barely.

"Come on buddy, you gotta snap out of it! Listen to me!"

"MarineAngemon! Snap out of it! Come on, I know you can do it!" MarineAngemon blew bubbles at Kazu, trapping him.

"Come on, can't we talk about this?" Asked Guardromon as both Kenta and Ryo ganged up on him. Cyberdramon growled, unable to do anything.

"Magnatron, you've got to stop!" Magnatron sliced at Magnaliger, who returned the strike. Their bodies began to pulsate.

"We're running out of time!" Said Cindy. Andrew grabbed his cards.

"I wouldn't do that." Said Spectra. "Any ability you activate while that bubble is around them is instead used by Helios." Andrew growled.

"Magnatron!" The two Bakugan just kept fighting.

Link sliced down, then to the right, then to the left. To finish it off, he spun in place, holding his sword out. Atom followed suit, slicing down, right, then left. When he spun, he lost balance and fell over. As he looked up, Link reached his hand down to help him up again. "Thanks." Atom got lifted up. "I just don't get it. I have a good handle on most of the things you're showing me, but I just can't keep my balance when trying to spin. Any idea why?" Link shook his head, then put his hand to his chin. He thought of something, and grabbed Atom's shoulder. "What's up?" The two glowed blue and teleported. They rematerialized outside of Kakariko Village. Atom looked around and saw it all, from right next to a shrine. Link tapped his shoulder and turned him around. Atom looked at him as he gestured for Atom to step inside. Atom looked at him confused, then took a step. Link pushed him in, and Atom stumbled onto a circle that bore the Sheikah symbol. He looked back at Link as it began to descend, who gave him a thumbs up. The circle continued to lower, pushing Link out of Atom's sight. He began thinking to himself as he went down. "Why would Link push me in here? Was he worried that I wouldn't go in myself?" He felt like he was reaching the bottom. He focused forward as the circle got out of the tube. Atom looked around, and saw a fairly basic room. When he looked ahead, he saw a much larger room. He walked off the circle, and heard a voice in his head.

"Greeting, young one. My name is Ta'loh Naeg. The Goddess's chosen one has brought you here so you may learn as he once did. Come forward, and learn." Atom looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. Within a minute, he gave up looking, and stepped into the larger room. He looked to his left, and to his right, and saw two chests. He walked up to one to open it, but found it was locked. It began to glow orange. Atom was hit by a sudden vision, showing him what was needed to open them.

"Well, guess I'm not opening these." He stood back up.

"I see the first problem." Said the voice again. "You've given up too easily. You will never beat this trial until you can figure it out." The voice fell silent. Atom looked back to the chest.

"Okay, so how can I open you?" He began poking and prodding at different locations, but the glow never changed. He looked at the front again, and remembered that the circle on the front twisted to open it. He got as good of a grip as he could on the circle, and began to twist. His hands slipped. "Come on grip, don't fail me now!" He grabbed on again, and tried to twist again. He didn't notice the Subterra symbol glowing slightly. His hands gripped harder, and he began to twist with more strength. "Come on, come on!" The latch suddenly turned into place, sending Atom to the side. The chest glowed blue, then opened. Atom got himself back up and looked inside it, to find a wooden shield. He grabbed it, and put it on his arm. He then looked up.

"First steps to success. Now, for the rest. Draw your blade." A platform rose in the center of the room, revealing a smaller version of the guardian the attacked Atom when he first got to Hyrule. Atom instinctively stepped back. "Draw your blade." Atom quickly grabbed the hilt, and began to pull it out. It got stuck. Atom pulled harder, trying to dislodge it.

"Come on, come on!" He fear was getting to him, causing him to make simple mistakes.

"You must control your fear. Don't let it control you." Atom continued pulling on his sword. He felt it begin to loosen, then got stuck again. He began to pull harder. "Enough!" Declared the voice. Atom stopped. "Take a deep breath, and pull calmly. Don't let fear take over." Atom let go of the hilt, and took a deep breath. He looked at the small guardian again, then grabbed the hilt. He pulled swiftly, and it came out easily. He adjusted his grip a bit. "Good. Now, focus on the Guardian Scout in front of you. When it swings, dodge it." The Guardian Scout began to move towards Atom. He felt fear rising up again, but shoved it down.

"Fear will not control me." He thought to himself. He took a few steps forward as the Guardian Scout moved towards him. Atom held his shield in front of him, and gripped his sword tightly. The Guardian Scout moved forward, and brought its sword up. Atom held his shield up to block it. It sword bounced off, but Atom felt the recoil. He backed up to give his arm a moment to recover. "That thing is strong." Atom saw it coming for him again. It raised up again, and Atom prepared to use his shield again. Atom then remembered what the voice told him. When it swings, dodge it. Atom lowered his shield and watched the Guardian Scout's movements carefully. When it began to swing down, he jumped to the right. Time seemed to slow down around him as the Guardian Scout missed. Atom swung his sword quickly, hitting it several times. The Scout got sent back a bit.

"Good. Now, again." The Scout recovered quickly, and came after Atom again. Atom braced himself to jump to the side again, but saw the Scout ready to swing sideways. He put his shield in front of him again to block it.

"What does he expect me to do?" Wondered Atom. "Jump over it?" The Scout swung again, and Atom again blocked it with his shield. He jumped back, trying to figure out what he needed to do. He got hit by another sudden vision, showing him Link backflipping over the blade. "Great. I can't do that!" The Scout came forward again, and prepared to swing. "Well, I guess I have nothing to lose." He prepared to jump. The Scout swung, and Atom jumped backwards. Time began to slow again as he flipped to face the floor. "How did I just do that?" He looked at the Scout. "Time to strike!" He somehow dashed forward in the air and began striking it with his sword again. It was sent back.

"Impressive. Now, for the shield. When it swings at you, knock it away." The Scout came forward again, and prepared to swing. Atom held his shield in front of him.

"Okay, I've seen Link do this before, when he faced that Guardian. I can do it." He Scout swung down, and Atom thrust his shield forward and out. He was too late, as the blade already clashed into it. The Scout prepared to swing again. "Okay, focus." He thrust forward and out again, and the blade bounced off the shield. Atom swung twice. The Scout recovered quickly.

"Good. Now, to go on the offensive. Charge up your attack, and swing." Atom gripped his blade as the Scout came closer. He began to focus closely on the Scout, and put some energy into his arm for the swing. The Scout came close, and Atom swung. The sword forced him to spin in place, and he lost his balance, falling over. The scout swung down, and Atom blocked with his shield. He quickly got up, blocking another blow. The shield began to splinter, so Atom knew it was almost broken.

"Crud! I've got to make this one count." Atom again focused on the Scout, and put some more energy into his arm to charge up his swing. "I need to hit it right this time!" The Scout came in close, and Atom swung. "I will not go down!" He yelled. The sword swung in a perfect circle, and Atom stayed upright. The Scout was knocked back again.

"Impressive. Now, for the final part of your training." The scout approached him again. "You must use an element to defeat the Guardian Scout."

"And element?" Asked Atom.

"Draw on the power you can to infuse it into your weapon."

"What?" The Scout rammed into Atom, knocking him back into a pillar. "Okay, that hurt." Atom gripped his sword again. "Draw on the power I can? What does that mean?" He wondered. He held up his shield again, and took notice of his Attribute Wheel. "Hold on, didn't this thing vanish when Bakugan was destroyed?" He thought of something. "An element?" He looked at the Scout as it approached. "Here goes nothing!" He held his blade with both hands. "Form Change!" He called. His Attribute Wheel glowed brightly, followed by his sword. "Pyrus!" The blade went aflame, burning blisteringly hot. Atom held it away from himself. "Okay, that's really, really hot!" He looked at the Guardian again, and charged forward. "This is where it ends!" He swung at it with his flaming sword, and cut through it. He didn't stop until he nearly fell to the floor. He then looked back to see that a section of it was melted. The top slid off the bottom, and the entire thing exploded.

"Will done." Said the voice. "You have learned all I can teach you. In the name of the Goddess Hylia, I have taught you everything you will need to know. Now go, and help the world." Atom began to glow a soft yellow as his sword returned to normal. He vanished.

"What do you mean without Mega?" Asked Rika.

"The DATA Link was the only way I had to bring Dragonomon up to Mega without Biomerging. And since he's combined, I'm not sure we can undergo Biomerge." Azion fell to his knees. "I can't figure it out." Magantron seemed to smile.

"Now you get it, boy. It's impossible! You cannot defeat me! You were outplayed, and are outmatched. Whatever strength you had is now gone." Azion looked down.

"He's right." He sputtered. "We're outmatched here. His strength is just too great!" Tears started rolling down his face. Rika went up to him, then slapped him hard. Azion fell over, landing on his side and holding his cheek.

"Will you shut up already?!" Asked Rika. "Listen to yourself, you're blubbering like a baby! And why are you doing that? Just because our opponent gained a bit of power? You need to focus, Azion, and do what you can!" Rika held her hand out again. "Don't make me slap you again." Azion looked at her hand, then looked away.

"But what can I do?" He asked. "Face it, we're way out of our league here. He's too strong, and we're too weak. I don't know what we can do!" He looked at Pyreon. "Even with the numbers, we couldn't make a dent in him." He looked away. "I just feel so useless!" Rika got an idea.

"Hopefully this will work." Thought Rika. She looked at Azion. "If you feel so useless, then why is Mystic Dragonomon still fighting?" Azion looked at her, then back to the battle. Mystic Dragonomon was dodging attacks left and right, barely able to avoid them. "They need us right now. We can't lose our focus. If we do, not only will they be defeated, but possibly deleted." Azion gasped. "You need to snap out of it, Azion! The more to moan and groan about how impossible it is for us to defeat him, the more likely it'll be true!" Azion looked at the battle again. He gripped his fists.

"I can't believe I'm saying this." He started. "But Atom was right." He grabbed Rika's hand, and she pulled him up. "I did always have too big of an Ego. I always thought there was nothing that could defeat me. And now that I'm faced with something that could defeat me, I can't pull my head out of the gutter. I need to focus. I can't let out partners down!" He looked at the Fusion Loader, then his D-Power. He got a vision of two Fusion Loaders being used together to combine more Digimon. He looked at his D-Power, and thought of something. "Rika, bear with me on this, but I have an idea."

"Don't worry about me." Said Rika. "We just need to do something!" Azion gripped his D-Power.

"Okay Rika, here's the plan. Our Digimon are fused together, and that means we can't Biomerge with them alone."

"Yeah." Said Rika. "What's your point?"

"What I'm suggesting is that we both Biomerge at the same time." Rika looked at him.

"Are you sure? It could be dangerous."

"I'm positive." Said Azion. "It's the only way we will be able to defeat Magantron."

"Defeat me? Please." Said Magantron. "You don't have the power to do so!" Azion gripped his D-Power tightly.

"Are you with me?" Rika smiled.

"All the way." The two held their D-Powers in front of them.

"What are they doing?" Asked the Negative Shifter.

"Showing you our true power!" Yelled Azion. "On three, we need to call it out." Said Azion.

"Got it." Said Rika.

"One."

"Two."

"Three." They said together. "Biomerge Activate!" They both glowed along with Mystic Dragonomon. Their D-Powers flashed.

Dual Biomerge Activated. The two were encased in the familiar bubbles, and began to fall towards Mystic Dragonomon. Azion from the front, Rika from the back. The two fell into their Digimon, and they began to glow brightly.

"What's happening?" Asked Magantron. Mystic Dragonomon emerged from the glow, changed. His arms were encased in gauntlets with sharp tips. His legs were similarly clad. His head looked like Sakuyamon's, but was tipped with a large horn like Fusion Dragonomon. The back of the head was also less foxlike and more draconic. Everything else was covered in yellow and red plated armor. Magantron began laughing at the being in front of him. "This is the best you could come up with? Really?" He continued laughing.

"You think you're so mighty, don't you?" Asked Dragonomon.

"Well, it's time for you to face our true power." Said Azion.

"We might not be more powerful than you," started Renamon.

"But we're more than a match for you!" Finished Rika.

"We are Draconic Sakuyamon!" They all declared. "The combination of two Digimon and two Humans in one body!" A staff appeared in their hand, and they grabbed it.

"Don't make me laugh." Said Magantron. "Just because of a small change doesn't make up my" Draconic Sakuyamon rushed forward and punched him in the gut before he could finish. Then, they hit him on the head, sending him flying back a bit. Magantron shook his head to regain his senses. "So, the little ones have some bite to them. Very well." Magantron prepared himself. "This will not end well for you!"

"Even if we fall, we will never end!" All four yelled.

Cassie leaned against a tree, looking through her book. "I just wish I had some kind of sign as to who I should have come with. They'll both be extremely helpful, but I can only bring one. Why must this be so difficult?" She closed her book. "Forget it. I'm never getting out of here at this rate to help anybody." As if hearing her, something responded.

"Even if we fall, we will never end!" Cassie stood up quickly.

"That voice." she said. "It sounds like Azion and Dragonomon!" The same message repeated itself. "Now it sounds like Rika and Renamon. What's going on?" Her book flashed, and the last page glowed. She opened it and began to read.

"To my future self, wherever you may be, never forget who you are. Since we came to defend Bakugan, I've felt an ominous presence. Neither good nor bad, but it felt like it was slightly directing me to make this entry. I suppose you'll find out why. Anyways, this is the message I needed to send myself. Hopefully it gets through!" Cassie reread the passage. "How is this possible? Why would I write a message to myself in the future?" Cassie thought of something. "Unless, the past me knew that I would need this and wrote it to help herself!" Cassie's head began to hurt, and she held it. "Huh? What's going on?" Memories began to flow into her, everything that had happened. From when she first shifted to being tossed away by the Destruction, everything realigned itself perfectly in her head. She gasped as the last memory settled into place. "Everything just came back to me." Her Attribute Wheel glowed brightly. She lifted her arm, and felt energy building at her hand. She looked at it to see a glowing symbol. In front of her was the same hand as was on Ford's Journals. Within it, instead of a number, was a bolded C. Around it was two symbols. An Egyptian Hieroglyph and two Greek letters, Alpha and Omega. Cassie closed her hand, and the symbol vanished. She opened it again, and it reappeared. She thought about it vanishing, and it did. Her book flashed again, and she opened it. Every page was filled in. She looked at the last page again. "Never forget who you are." She read. She looked up. "I know what I have to do now." She ran off to find Annabeth and Sadie. "I just hope I can get there in time!"

Atom reappeared outside of the shrine, facing towards Kakariko Village. He looked to the side to see Link resting against the cliff. "I think I know why you brought me here now." Said Atom. Link looked at him. "You had to learn this stuff too, didn't you?" Link smiled, and nodded. "So, this was all just to help me, wasn't it?" Link again nodded. Atom smiled. "Thanks." He walked over to Link, when he heard something.

"Magantron!" Atom looked around confusing Link.

"Did you hear that?" Link shrugged.

"We're running out of time!"

"Those voices." Said Atom. "It's Andrew and Cindy!" He looked at Link. "Do you know where Zelda is? I need to talk to her!" Link started getting up, but Atom felt a huge pain in his head. "What the?" He asked as he fell over. His hand glowed, and a bit of smoke came from the ground. His mind began to reboot, filling in all the gaps he was missing in his memory. "My, my memories." The last one fell into place, and Atom looked up again. "I, I remember everything. I, I can't believe it!" He looked at Link. "My name is Atom. And I know what needs to be done."

Syark looked over his calculations again, and checked on the stability of the Digimon Reality. "So far, so good. If they can just keep their focus, then we shouldn't have any problems." An alarm went off. "What the?" The timer for Invasion Core was pulled up, drastically changed. "Impossible. Were my calculations really that off?" The timer began to tick down the last ten seconds.

"Hey guys, do you think it's time we crash the party?" Asked Cameron. "Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Rise Pyrus Blazeon!"

"I think it is!"

"Bakugan Brawl!" Said Ashia. "Bearth, Stand!"

"No time like the present!"

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Jayden.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Akira.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Cera. Velocirex, Radion and Lunaris rose.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Garfield. "Bakugan, Stand! Rise Aquos Aquafibian!"

"You know it!"

"Too bad it's too late." Said Spectra.

"What?" Asked Cameron.

"Did you really think we would let that happen?" Asked Bill. "After what happened last time, we took precautions. Your Home Reality is about to burst!"

"Impossible." Said Cera. "We should still have"

"Another trick played by darkness!" Said Bill.

"At every turn you have been outplayed. Why should this one be any different?" Asked Spectra. "You only have a limited time before the ripples come for you. And they should be leaving now."

Syark could only watch as Invasion Core destabilized, and detonated. The ripples got sent out, travelling much faster than the ones from the Bakugan Reality. "This is bad." Syark pulled up what he could about the ripples, including the travel time. "Oh no! They have less than ten minutes before they're struck! I've got to" Every instrument on the Infinity Matrix failed again, as a being appeared inside.

"So, Syark, this is where you've been hiding out." Said the Destruction.

"Stay away from me, you coward!" Said Syark. "Leave me alone!"

"And why would I leave one of my own alone?" Asked the Destruction.

With two battles raging at the same time, it is up to the strength of everybody working together to win. However, with each passing moment, the odds of success drop further. Have those facing off against Spectra, Bill and Destruction Helios met their match? And what of those facing off against Chaos Magantron? What will come of the Neo Battle Brawlers? Will they all be able to come together again to defeat these sources of darkness, or are they all doomed to fail, all cast into the endless abyss between Realities?