Baku walked toward the mall. He went there because of the person who called him on the phone after Noboru. He wondered what he wanted with him. They didn't talk to each other's for a while and they were a little distant with their small interaction.

"With everything going on, what he wants to say might not be that important," Baku concluded. Even so, it would have been impolite to refuse to see him after a while.

He reached the fountain and looked around. He didn't see the one who called him and wondered if he was late. Baku heard someone walking near him and turned around.

He recognised the boy with red hair looking at him. It was his cousin, "Retsu.

When Retsu was near Baku, he said, "It has been a while."

"Yes. I am surprise that you suddenly want to see me," Baku went right to the subject. He felt that Retsu was thinking the same thing.

"I have something important to ask you Baku," he started.

Baku nodded and replied, "Tell me."

And so his cousin did.

Chapter 110: Faith

The next day, Zanya had his cellphone opened and called for any of his friends for help. He tried Baku first, but the boy was busy with something and never specified what it was. He called Tasuku, but no one answered. He was surprised that Tasuku didn't answer, knowing enough about him to know he would have answered already. He thought about Tetsuya for a few seconds before not thinking about calling him. He needed help and wanted those who could focus more and took this seriously and not with dance.

He called Gao. After Gao responded, Zanya went right to business, "Hello Gao. I really need your help for something."

"-What is it?-" Gao asked.

"I need you to help me save Tsukikage from whatever is controlling him," Zanya replied.

Gao made a few confusing sounds at the other side of the line, so Zanya explained what happened when he tried to confront Tsukikage, "-You can count on me and Drum.-"

Zanya thought about Tasuku and said, "Can you call Tasuku? We will need his help too. I tried, but-"

"-He disappeared and we cannot find him,-" Gao replied before explaining what happened.

Zanya bit his lips and grumbled, "And even more problems."

"-We'll help Tsukikage and change this from now on,-" Gao said with some enthusiasm, which he was lacking a little.

"Thanks. Just come this afternoon at my house," Zanya replied before giving the adress.

They said a few other things before the boy hung up. Zanya called for the last one and when Kuguru answered, he heard in the background Ironchain and Cat Sith arguing.

It wasn't long before she accepted to help him saving Tsukikage. After this, she asked, "-How are we even going to help him?-"

Zanya replied, "I have a way, but it is too dangerous to do it alone and I need your help when I moved Tsukikage to us."

"-How?-" she asked.

"I'll explain everything when we meet in my backyard. Just come here this afternoon," he also gave her his address.

She hung up and the boy put his hand over his forehead.

"Now, I hope that this spellcard will save him," he looked at a new spellcard that didn't exist before.

He said nothing for a few seconds and wondered if the plan would work. Since he realised the true about his buddy, he knew that he had to save him from whatever was affecting him. The boy's eyes looked down as he thought when he doubted his buddy and how he wanted to kill him, I should have more faith in him like my brother. He thought.

He gasped when he realised that he called and talked with Kuguru who was a girl. He was too focused on saving his buddy that he forgot about it. His face turned red as he panicked since she was coming to his house. He wondered how he would survive that. His skin paled as he thought of her coming there.

Akatsuki joined him and watched his older brother panicking. He didn't know why his brother was panicking, but knowing him, it had something to do with girls.

"Big brother?" he started asking.

Zanya turned toward him and his mood turned toward his usual self, briefly forgetting that a girl was coming and said, "We will save Tsukikage Akatsuki. We will bring him back."

"I know we will big brother!" he replied with all the faith he had in the ninja monster and his older brother.

Drum turned toward Gao and saw the boy lightly shaking. He couldn't see Gao eyes as he dropped his head at the opposite direction of the dragon.

"Are you alright Gao?" the red dragon asked. He knew there was something wrong.

Gao turned toward him and smile, "Of course."

Drum grunted, "Of course... Not! Gao. You are clearly nervous or afraid!"

"Of course I am!" Gao yelled. He was then quiet for a few seconds before continuing, "What if I fail again. We tried to save Tasuku and we failed. We might know where he is, but he could be in danger and we don't know it."

"Gao. Remember that you told Zanya that he could count on you," Drum said as he put his hands on his waist, "We are not going to let him down. We are not going to fail him and Tsukikage! We are not going to let anything turning worse anymore! We will change that! Starting with saving Tsukikage!"

Gao turned toward his buddy and replied, lacking a little in conviction, "You're right. We will save Tsukikage."

Tenbu entered in the chamber and said, "You won't be alone Gao. I'm going with you and other buddyfighters will surely come too. Like your buddy said, it's time to change the path we are currently in and have victory in our grasp. Yes. The Buddy Police Force is controlled by Seichi. Yes. Tasuku disappeared, but he is not dead and surely alright. You know him after all. Yes. Tenchi is in advance in the polls, but nothing will stay that way forever as long as we don't give up."

Gao looked at them and nodded with a small smile, "Yeah," but his words still didn't have strong conviction. He knew he had to do what he could right now. He was still the Mighty Sun Fighter.

It was the afternoon and Zanya was outside with his little brother. He looked at his friends and their buddies, ready to help him save Tsukikage. He took a safe distance from Kuguru since she was a girl and he was nervous around them.

He looked at everyone and wondered how to explain the plan.

"So. How are we going to help rescuing Tsukikage?" Tenbu asked as he flew by his side.

Zanya wasn't sure how to explain it well, but knew he had to say it, "My plan is simple," he showed them the card that could teleport their buddy toward their location and another spellcard, "We will first have to be ready to fight and maintained Tsukikage on the ground and be sure that he won't escape. Once we are ready for that, we will begin the plan. The first part is that I will teleport Tsukikage here and we will have to maintained Tsukikage on the ground or put him in an unescapable situation, which might not be easy since he is a nanomachine ninja."

"Don't worry about it. We are all fired up to save your buddy and have good news on our side," Drum replied to the boy.

The boy nodded with a small smile, "Once he cannot move, I'll use this spellcard made by Axia. This card will ask a lot for me to use it, but I will find what's controlling him and free him from the control of whoever uses him."

"Tsukikage isn't evil. Someone is forcing him to do all this," Akatsuki added.

Zanya nodded.

"And then we will find out who did this and bring them to justice," Kuguru concluded.

"That's going to be good news. We will prove that it was someone who caused this and not the monsters. This will help Hinako in the elections," Gao realised.

"Like I want to leave this world when this is Halberd world now," Ironchain replied as he readied his chains, "Leave it to me to prevent him from escaping. Those chains are made for that!"

"You're not the only who can help you know," Cat Sith replied.

"As if a little car like you can change anything," Ironchain grunted back at him.

The two glared at each other's before Kuguru grunted, "This is not the time for this. We have to rescue one of our friends remember."

They both nervously replied, "Sorry."

Drum flexed his arms and told Zanya and Akatsuki, "Don't worry. We will not fail in this mission."

"Tsukikage is in many capable hands," Tenbu added as he played with his mustaches.

"Thanks," Zanya was a little nervous about bringing Tsukikage back when he thought of how it could go wrong. He wondered if they would hurt Tsukikage or kill him by accident if they weren't careful. At the same time, he was sure that his buddy would prefer that than what he was currently forced to do. He felt a hand on his shoulder and gasped when he thought it was Kuguru, but it was Gao.

"Do not worry about it Zanya. You know we are with you," Gao showed him his deck, "Let's get your buddy back."

Akatsuki grabbed his big brother hand and added, "It's time to save Tsukikage and bring him home! We will show everyone that he's good and didn't want to hurt anyone!"

"You're right Akatsuki," the boy readied himself as he took his cards. He looked at his friends, ready to save his buddy. He even managed to look at Kuguru without nervously reacting, "Everyone. Thank you for being here with me. It's time to save Tsukikage," everyone took position around Zanya. The humans had their spellcard ready while the monsters were ready to act and abush Tsukikage the second he appeared in front of them. Zanya started summoning his energy and made his spell card shined as he was about to summon Tsukikage, "Are you all ready?"

"Yes!" they replied.

"Let's do this!" he yelled, "Tsukikage! I invoke you!"

It took only a few seconds, but Tsukikage appeared in front of them. Everyone was looking at the ninja monster. Tsukikage looked around and took a few seconds to notice where he was.

"Now!" Drum yelled.

The monsters, except Tenbu all jumped at him, but Tsukikage slid under them and drew his katana. He looked at Zanya, one of his prime target he had to kill and was ready to finish his mission.

The boy used his spellcard and created a body replacement. When he reappeared, it was besides Tenbu.

"Everyone come near me. I'll protect you from Tsukikage!" Tenbu ordered.

Drum grunted and said, "It's not going to be as easy as I thought."

Tsukikage was outnumbered, but he could try and hurt the humans again, who were grouped near Tenbu now.

The monsters were ready for a battle where they had to old back if they wanted to save him, but Tsukikage didn't have any reason to do the same. The tension raised and when it reached its peak, the battle really begun.

AC: This is the end of this chapter.

Next: The Reward Of Faith.