Hearing what Lineer has planned for the world is certainly a surprise. Seeing what Marinda just did to her own mother was an even bigger surprise. Marinda's claiming that she's turning against her mother and Harina.

"What the hell's going on?!" Davis said.

"Marinda just stabbed her own mother in the back and literally." Ichika said.

"Does this mean she's on our side?" Lita questioned.

"Marinda! Explain yourself young lady." Lineer said. Somehow she was still alive despite being stabbed and pinned to a cross.

"It's simple. I'm putting an end to your threat across all humanity." Marinda said. "I've been plotting this for many years."

"Are you kidding me?!" Davis called out. "If you were planning this all along, why did it seem like you were trying to kill us? Why didn't you ask for our help?"

"I have no need for allies such as yourselves. You see the I.S. as pieces of a game when it's so much more." Marinda said.

"You little…" Davis grunted as he was starting to get annoyed with her.

"What's done is done and if you don't like it, I'll fight you later. Only after Lineer is finished." Marinda said. "If you wish for humanity to survive, you will fight alongside me."

"Why her! The way she just said that like she's some sort of queen…. Quit acting like you're better than the rest of us!" Davis said.

"Do you honestly think this will make you some sort of angel?" Lineer questioned.

"I care not for titles such as hero or villain." Marinda said as she turned to her. "All that matters to me is that a monster like you is stopped."

"Really? You would call your own mother a monster?" Lineer said.

"You traded away all the qualities that make you human. You're still alive despite your position. What else could you be?" Marinda said.

"Sneaky. We didn't suspect a thing." Harina said.

"So when exactly did you turn against me?" Lineer asked.

"When I learned the truth of my father's death. When I learned that you were the one who was behind it." Marinda said. "I learned the truth when I was five. I was on one of your computers when I noticed what appeared to be a journal on it. It was there I learned the truth about your plans and what became of my father. My father died in an accident, but it was no accident. You were the one behind it. It was from that day that I swore to avenge him and now that day has come."

"So she really is turning against her!" Cecilia said.

"I thought she was scary before, but this takes it to a new level. I actually feel sorry for her." Kimi said.

"Lineer! In the name of humanity, I sentence you to death!" Marinda said as she was ready to end her life, but Lineer smirked at her sentence.

"I think not." Lineer said and she began to crumble away. Everyone saw it and couldn't believe it.

"Some sort of clone that is almost life-like!" Marinda said. They all heard Lineer's laughter as the electrical cages around the stands were shut off.

"Marinda, you should know me better than that. Do you think I wouldn't be prepared for someone trying to end my life? You did give me some time." Lineer said. The screams of some students gave her away and saw her in the stands. She held up a robotic pad with a needle on it. "Now these students are mine." Almost all the students had those devices on their heads and when they activated, all their minds went blank and they stood by her side.

"Oh man! She went and turned everyone into zombies!" Davis said.

"Mind pads. Handy little devices that allow me to freely control anyone who has one embedded to their heads." Lineer said. "Get her my puppets." All the students under her control dove down and went on the attack at Lineer's command.

"Kanzashi, hack your way in and get the barrier up to keep them all back." Tatenashi said as she went to fight while Kanzashi got to work. As for Marinda, she wasn't the least bit worried as she brought out her sword and tossed her cloak away.

"You think that will stop me? My heart has become as hard as steel!" Marinda said. She slammed her sword on the ground and knocked some of the students down.

"I don't believe it! She's attacking people who aren't even in control of themselves." Davis said, but noticed some of the control students was going to attack him. He was saved when Chifuyu showed up and knocked them all away.

"Stay sharp, all of you!" Chifuyu said. "We'll have to consider all around us as an enemy. Don't forget why we came here." Some of them didn't like it, but they understood. All of them went on the offense and held back some of the controlled students. "Motomiya, maybe you should go for Lineer."

"Gladly." Davis said and went on the attack.

"I still can't believe Marinda had this all planned." Maya said.

"I know, but it doesn't really matter who takes Lineer down." Chifuyu said and all of them went and fight. Lineer jumped out of the stands to get a better look at the show.

"Harina, go and play with some of them." Lineer said.

"Okay!" Harina said, but she didn't have to wait long. Fria unleashed her I.S. and swung her halberd down at Harina, but Harina pulled out her scythe and was able to block the attack. "That wasn't very smart."

"Silence. The time has to come to redeem myself for the humiliation you brought upon me." Fria said.

"Oopsie. I think I forgot. I usually do forget some of the weaklings I beat." Harina said and pushed Fria out of the way as she released Orochi.

"I got your back, Fria!" Ichika said as he released Byakushiki and helped her fight, but Harina blocked his attack as well.

"And I've got yours, Ichika!" Tatenashi said as she released her I.S., Mysterious Lady. Tatenashi held her lance out, but Harina moved away and avoided her attack as well.

"You guys are too boring." Harina said. As all this madness was going on, Marinda cleared a path and had Lineer in her sights.

"Lineer, you won't escape me!" Marinda said.

"You're put a good show, but I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to kill me." Lineer said. "I have one other pawn that can handle you." She tossed another mad and it flew right through all of it and headed straight to Davis with it hitting Davis right in the head.

"Motomiya!" Marinda called out as she knew was going to happen and that would be a problem. Her call had the girls notice the problem.

"What the hell?!" Davis said as he tried to get it out, but it was too late as he has fallen under Lineer's power and had her sights on Marinda.

"Bringing the male I.S. pilot wasn't smart. Now he's my puppet and he appears to want to finish you himself." Lineer said. He unleashed Sutapisa and jumped into the air. He swung his weapon down, but Marinda blocked it. The force of that one swung caused the ground under Marinda to break apart.

"That much power with only a partial deployment? He's stronger than I thought." Lineer said as she went over to her stage and continued to watch all that has happened.

"Control yourself." Marinda said as she tried to reach the real Davis.

"Damn. She got Davis." Lita said.

"She can't!" Sierra said.

"She won't after I get my hands on her." Kimi said.

"Hang on, Davis!" Ichika said as he was going to help, but Harina stood in the way.

"Orochi Ikikaera!" The mechanical snakes detached and some regrew. She kept going at it like that and everyone was surrounded by mechanical snakes.

"You've got to be kidding. Those things can detach from her and operate on their own." Ichika said.

"You guys would be more fun if you weren't uptight." Harina said. "I'll let my cute little pets play with you." Harina left them to be fed by the snakes while she joined Lineer. As for Kanzashi, she tried hacking her way into the school's systems, but nothing.

"Urgh! No good. I'm completely locked out." Kanzashi said. She heard a noise and saw some of the controlled students coming to attack her. Kanzashi thought she was done for, but Veemon showed up and bashed himself against them and knocked them down. "Aw! What are you?"

"That's not important. I've got to help Davis." Veemon said and hurried down to the arena. As for Davis, he continued to fight off Marinda under Lineer's control and this fight was more even. Davis swung at her, but she blocked the attack and was trying to hold him back.

"Motomiya, snap out of it." Marinda said.

"It's no use. His mind is mine." Lineer said. Davis pushed against the blade and tossed both of them in the air. He pulled his fist back and was going to hit her.

"I said control yourself!" Marinda shouted as she was about to meet the attack and one of them had a fist against their face. The thing is that Davis had his fist against his own face.

"Don't…underestimate….me." Davis said as he was regaining control.

"No!" Lineer said.

"We humans aren't your puppets and we're not your batteries either." Davis said as he reached for the pad and tried to pull it out. "You can't….tie me down!" He shouted as he pulled the device right out of his hand with some blood running down his head. He dropped to his knee, but he was still strong.

"How'd he do that? No one should have able to resist." Harina said.

'This feeling…. It can't be.' Lineer thought as she felt something from Davis.

"Ha. It seems your stubbornness actually saved you." Marinda said.

"Bite me. You're not out of the woods yet." Davis said, but he kept his eye on the real goal. "That queen bee is going down."

"You'll have to get through me first." Harina said as she jumped in front of Davis. Davis was starting to get fed up with all of this.

"I'll leave her to you while I deal with Lineer." Marinda said.

"Marinda!" Davis said and got her attention as he looked right at her. "Just know that when this is over, I'm coming for you."

"Whatever." Marinda said as she walked towards her. "Defeating Lineer has been my life's goal." Davis hated it, but he knew he was going to need Marinda's help with this.

"Here goes! Dragonic Heaven!" Davis said and fully released his I.S. He charged right at Harina and the two collided weapons against each other. Harina swung her scythe at Davis, but Davis avoided it and got behind her.

"What's up? I don't remember you being so slow." Davis said. Harina wasn't too worried about him as she backed away.

"Orochi Ikikaera!" She unleashed more of her mechanical snakes and unleashed them upon Davis.

"You think your little toys can stop me?" Davis said. He sliced against them and destroyed the snakes instantly.

"No way!" Harina said as she couldn't believe how easy Davis made it work.

"What's wrong? You look a little worry." Davis said. He swung his sword down at her, but Harina blocked it. The problem was that she felt so much power behind it and she couldn't believe how much Davis had inside him all along.

"How can he have so much power?!" Harina said. As all this madness continued, Lineer kept her eyes on Davis. When he broke free from her control, she felt something and she was very curious about something. She saw Marinda coming her way as Marinda flipped over and landed on the stage with her releasing Tartarus.

"Lineer, your threat to humanity ends here. You will suffer for taking the life of my father!" Marinda said and charged right at her with her sword held horizontally.

"Really? All this over a vendetta? You don't even know your father. It just doesn't seem like you." Lineer said.

"I would know him if it weren't for you. Only a human can understand." Marinda said.

"And just how do you plan on finishing me?" Lineer said.

"I doubt even someone like you can live without a head!" Marinda said. She was aiming to cut her head right off and she made contact with something. However, it wasn't her sword cutting her neck, she hit a piece of purple armor over her arms. "What?!"

"Marinda, did you really think someone in my own position wouldn't have her own personal I.S.?" Lineer said. She was able to easily knock Marinda's sword right out of her hands with just one hand and grabbed her by the neck. "What we have here is a simple miscalculation. You do get an A for effort."

"What are you talking about?" Marinda said as she tried to get free.

"You are strong, my dear, but I'm afraid you made a big mistake." Lineer said. She released Marinda and gave her a powerful blow to the face. She kept pounding Marinda around as she tried to bring her down. "Your mistake was wearing Tartarus in this battle! A terrible mistake! The power it gives you is the reason you even have the nerve to face me! You would collapse in a heap without it!"

"Shut up!" Marinda shouted as she tried to fight back, but Lineer drove her fist right into Marinda's gut and knocked the wind right out of her as her I.S. disappeared.

"You've put up a good fight, but I suppose I should discipline you as your mother." Lineer said with someone as powerful as Marinda right at her mercy. It's been nothing, but absolute chaos as everyone kept fighting against any form of an enemy. As Maya continued to fight, she received some sort of alert. She looked up to the sky and was shocked as to what was up there.

"Everyone! Look up in the sky!" Maya shouted. Everyone cut off from an enemy and looked up, but they were all surprised as well. Up in the sky was an entire army of the robots coming down.

"Are those what I think they are?!" Davis said.

"Yes!" Lineer said as she stepped to the edge of her stage. "Those are my lovely machines that I call Sensationals. They will bring you your happiness." Davis looked towards her, but was surprised to see that she was holding Marinda by her hair.

"Marinda…" Davis said. He just couldn't believe that Marinda was actually beaten so easily. Lineer lifted Marinda and tossed her across the arena and had her wedged in the wall. "How could you do that to your own daughter?!"

"That's what happens to anyone who would dare defy me." Lineer said. "You seem to handle yourself well against their I.S. units, but let's see how you deal with mine." Her necklace glowed and released her I.S. Hers was scrawny as it fit her body perfectly like a thin piece of armor. It was purple with heeled feet that made her a few feet taller with the arm pieces reaching her elbows. She also had a triangular shaped piece on her head. She also had a ring floating around her back made out of five fragments connected by energy. "This is my I.S. It's called Dusk Star."

"No way!" Davis said. He couldn't believe this was happening, but he wasn't giving up the fight yet. "Okay! Let's see how tough you are!" He shouted as he went on the attack and swung his sword at her, but Lineer moved so fast that he couldn't keep track of her.

"You'll have to move faster than that." Lineer said as she appeared behind Davis. Davis turned to her, but she drove her fist against his gut and had him stunned.

"Davis!" Everyone shouted.

"Now let me just get a good look at your face." Lineer said as she lifted his face up by grabbing his chin. She got a good look at his face and it confirmed what she thought.

"Get your hands off him!" Lita shouted.

"Amazing!" Lineer said. "I thought I lost you, but I was wrong." What she was about to say completely turned everything around and no one could even comprehend it. "Davis Motomiya….you are my long lost son."

…

Davis: No! It's all lies! It has to be! I'm the son of Lineer? That also means that Marinda would by my sister. There's no way. I'm nowhere near as psycho as those two are. Things only get worse when those Sensationals are released upon all of Japan and everyone is struggling to survive. It feels like this could be the end of the world as we know it and it just might.

Next Time: Sensation of Destruction

It's all lies! It has to be! It just has to be!"