The wind flowed smoothly around Cory as he fell through the air down toward the army below. He focused on the energy around him and closed his eyes. His bandana, his heart, and his katana formed a triangle, a trinity. He was one with the power of kek and his katana. They were part of him. His eyes glowed golden as he landed, leaving an impact crater around him and causing many soldiers to fly backward.

As the dust cleared, Cory stepped from the crater in his seppuku form, a golden aura surrounding him. He held up his katana above his head, which extended into a shining blade. Behind him, Newt landed gracefully and held his katana at the ready, followed by Espio and Alex, who each held up their weapons. The battle was about to begin.

Cory ran through the ranks of the army, blocking and countering attacks. He sliced through a soldier as they started to close in on him. Cory was better than them though. He did a spin move with his blade and cut through all the soldiers around him. Obsidian tipped arrows flew toward him, and he swung his sword in an arc above his head, sending the arrows flying miles into the air above him.

Newt held his katana at the ready, fighting off any soldiers that came his way. As they began to close in, Newt jumped atop one of them and gracefully slashed at all the soldiers around him, killing them all. A spear flew his way and hit him square in the chest, but that was merely a substitution, the real Newt appeared and grabbed the spear, returning it to its sender.

Espio jumped from head to head of the soldiers, digging his cleats into their heads and throwing kunais and shurikens at the soldiers around him. Meanwhile, Alex used his radiation gun to turn crowds of people into dust, some screaming as the radiation rotted their brains.

Suddenly, waves of soldiers flew into the air, powerless as they were catapulted by a yellow blur. Chris ran through the soldiers as sonichu, throwing soldiers up with his momentum. Up in the air, Tails fired lasers down into the soldiers from the battle bus.

Once the initial shock of the attack wore off, the soldiers began to regroup and attack more strategically, knowing they were now defending their homeland. The archers shot arrows at Cory from two directions, Causing a few to hit him and lodge themselves into his arms. Cory fell down to the ground in pain as blood flowed down his arm. Soldiers ran up to him and tried to finish him, but were shot by Alex and his radiation gun, which luckily missed Cory.

Newt struggled as spears began flying toward him from all directions. He slashed at them, only one grazing his shoulder. He grunted and ran at the spearman with his arms behind his back, only to be hit from the side from a man on a horse. Newt flew backwards, stopped by Espio.

"Thanks, man," Newt said.

"Just shut up and try harder," Espio said as he jumped away, throwing kunais down on the enemies.

Newt nodded and went back to battle.

The catapults began targeting the battle bus. Tails and the battle bus attempted to maneuver around the rocks catapulted into the sky, but weren't successful. One made contact, causing the engines to begin to smoke. Tails had no choice but to retreat, leaving for a nearby field for repairs.

Cory watched as the bus went away, leaving them alone down on the battlefield. Cory began to lose hope, could they ever win this battle?

As if to answer his question, time began to freeze and the ghost of Michael Jackson floated out from the ground.

"You can do it Cory, I believe in you."

"But what if I'm not strong enough?" Cory said to the ghost.

"Your power comes from your heart, Cory. Your headband and katana are just extensions to your power. Use your heart and you'll reach a new level."

Cory focused on his heart and his aura began to change. Out of his back came a glowing aura, turning into wings. Cory floated off the ground, his eyes closed. Arrows seemed to bend at his will as the golden aura turned into a rainbow aura. He opened his eyes as a strong wind blew across the battlefield. Cory had entered a new state. His massive legend form.

Cory's wings flapped as he flew across the battlefield with his massive sword, slashing down any and all soldiers that came his way.

"Oh, we're going into our overpowered forms now?" Espio said sarcastically, pulling out his ultimate emerald. His entire body turned pure white and his eyes glowed golden. This was ultimate Espio form. Kunais appeared out of thin air around him and began targeting the soldiers.

Knuckles appeared on the battlefield behind Espio in his omega form. The huge beast roared and swiped at rows of soldiers with its massive claws.

"I see you've perfected the emerald," Knuckles said.

"Hm. I thought you used the master emerald to power up that form?" Espio asked.

"I do, but there are more master emeralds in the universe. The form just gets weaker the further away from the emerald I am," he said, pointing down to his size, which was smaller than when he had used the emerald at the temple.

Newt looked up at a blue crane flying over the battlefield and remembered the one that had opened the gate to the Japanese vault. He fought bravely onward, even without an overpowered form.

The group fought onward until they reached the border. Behind them sat the few remaining soldiers from the Neo Aztec army, cowering in fear from the awesome power shown to them on this day. Everyone reverted to their normal forms. Cory turned around and held his katana above him.

"I must go in alone. I am the only one who can defeat Caesar. You guys are going to have to stay behind and protect the border for now."

"No way, man. I'm coming with you!" Newt shouted as he jumped over the border.

Instantly a forcefield blocked access to the border and a massive figure appeared from the heavens, falling before them. Newt narrowed his eyes.

"Thoth. So you're working with the Neo Aztecs?" Newt said.

"Ah, of course I am. I was hired to defend the border in case of a breech."

"Um, who is this guy?" Cory asked.

"He's Thoth, the egyptian god of wisdom and knowledge, but he's possessed by the darkness."

"THE DARKNESS?" Cory shouted with fear.

"Haha, it's not as bad as you think, Cory Baxter. Maybe we'll see eye to eye someday, if only you survived until that day!"

He drew his khopesh which turned into the black distorted mess that the darkness is known for. He slashed downward between Cory and Newt, who jumped opposite ways. The blade seemed to create a wall of darkness.

"Cory, you need to go on to the city, I'll take out this guy!" Newt shouted at the fat boy.

Cory nodded and began to run away. Thoth threw an egyptian style spear at him, which homed in on the boy. Cory turned around and cut the spear in half with his katana, running off with his arms behind his back toward the massive pyramid in the distance.

Newt drew his katana. A wind flowed through the field, blowing up dust. He stood before the massive Thoth who wielded a blade of darkness as Cory ran toward a town far different from anything he had ever seen.