Chapter 24: Save Star Guardian, Jackknife!

"Might be my antiphonal talking, but try and cut Gao some slack, huh?" Drum asked.

"I will! I'll start by giving him the victory! Dera Corom!" He raised his cane as the green water attack hits Kazane as she was inflicted with one damage thus ending the game. But what she felt wasn't pain.

"Huh? Is this some kind of attack? Oh, it feels so warm." Kazane said after feeling the attack.

At night, Tasuku, Daisuke and their Buddies are on the roof, preparing for the fight.

"Tomorrow's a big day." Jack said.

"For the fight against Suzaku, right?" Ryuusei asked.

"Yeah." Daisuke nodded as he looked at Tasuku. Then they remembered of what Suzaku said.

At the next Buddyfight Club, Tasuku will fight me! And if I win, I will take his Buddy monster, the Star Guardian, Jackknife! And then I'll fight Daisuke next, and it will be the same for his buddy if he loses, the Galactic Fighter, Ryuusei!"

"It's crazy. Me helping that criminal, Death Shido for all she's done to Gao." Tasuku said.

"We have no choice. She doesn't deserved to get punished by Suzaku." Daisuke said.

"But imagine. All this time, it was Sofia Sakharov. In order to save her, we have to risk losing our buddies. Do you want that to happen?!" Tasuku asked as Daisuke was surprised.

"No, but we need to save her. Like I said, she doesn't deserved this." Daisuke said as Tasuku clenched his fist.

"Don't worry, we know you can take this guy. We're your buddies and we stand behind you two."Jack said.

"Yeah! We'll stay through to the end!" Ryuusei said.

"Thanks, you two. But we can't help thinking."

"What'll happen if you don't beat Suzaku? Or if Daisuke can't beat him too?" Jack asked as it surprised them.

"That can't happen! I won't lose you again!" Tasuku said, "The same goes for Ryuusei! You don't want to lose him too, right?!" He asked.

"Course not. I wouldn't dream of losing him because he and I understand the means of teamwork." Daisuke said.

"But there are no guarantees in life." Jack said as Tasuku remembered about the Omni Lord he saw.

"That's right! The amazing Variable Cord lets you put as many as your help cards you like into its soul!" The crow in the coat explained.

"Think I should back out of the fight?" Tasuku asked.

"Hold on! Are you trying to say you won't save Sofia? That's not the right thing to do!" Daisuke said.

"He's right. This is no time to doubt yourself." Jack said.

"There must be another way. Why should we have to sacrifice you two? All for that selfish servant, Sofia Sakharov?!" Tasuku asked.

"But think of the bigger picture. Questioning her will give us valuable intent on Yamigedo." Jack said.

"That's why we have to save her, so she'll repaid our debt by telling us what she knows." Daisuke said.

"Yeah, you're right. It's just so unfair!" Tasuku said as Jack's core begins to malfunctioning. Then he felt the pain as he was getting shocked, "What's wrong?! Speak to me, Jack! Jack!"

"Ryuusei! Help him up!" Daisuke said.

"Right!" Ryuusei helps with Jack.

At the location where the Buddyfight Club take place at.

"That Neo Dragons, Star Guardian Jackknife should experience the consequence of his transformation about it. I'm not sure how Ryuusei didn't get affected but truth be told, he doesn't have much time." Suzaku said as he opened his fan.

"What are you saying, Suzaku?" Matrix asked.

"Unlike you guys, he didn't go through the necessary safeguard against Star Dragon World that allows him to function in other worlds." Suzaku explains.

"Then his systems are under significant stress." Akision assumed, "But what I don't get is why Ryuusei managed to through the necessary safeguard."

"We don't know the reason but we are gonna do something."

"What are you going to do?" Tesslamagna asked.

"Leave them be." Suzaku recommended as it surprised them. He laughed, "I'm only joking. Hm?" He noticed that the three dragons aren't really amused for Suzaku's joke. He cleared his throat, "Well, his only hope is return to Star Dragon World and to received proper maintenance."

"We understand." Matrix said.

"Hold that thought." Suzaku sensed something as he launched an attack. Through the hole, it was Cerberus who overheard them.

"They're onto us!" Cerberus said as Suzaku attacked but Cerberus escaped in time to warn Rouga. The three dragons are planning of going after him.

"Let him go." Suzaku advised, "He is as of no threat to us."

At the Sky Home...

"What do you mean you don't know what's wrong?" Tasuku asked as Jack was in the incubator to get recovered, "Jack is wasting away before our very eyes! Daisuke and Ryuusei saw what happened!" He said to Count Dawn as he was checking onto Jack's condition, "How can you not know the cause of his pain?"

"Well, Star Guardian, Jackknife is sort of a mechanical life form like Ryuusei but working on his Buddy is a complete mystery." Count Dawn said.

"So how come Ryuusei isn't suffering the same condition as Jack?!" Tasuku asked.

"That's one of the mysterious I don't know as well. It's rare for Ryuusei to managed not obtain the same condition as Jack. I'm sure you know the reason why." He said to Daisuke.

"I'm not sure either. Star Dragon World is new to us. I don't even know this could happened at all." Daisuke said.

"Well there are just too many things that we yet don't understand." Count Dawn said as Tasuku felt frustrated.

"Let me help you, sir. I can analyze on Jack." Ryuusei recommended.

"You can?" Count Dawn asked.

"He can?" Daisuke asked.

"Of course I can! I got a scope on my helmet!" He pointed the blue scope, "I can try to see if something's wrong with him!"

"Can you do that?!" Tasuku asked as he ran to him, "Can you really see what's wrong with Jack?!"

"Calm down, Tasuku. Ryuusei's new to this. Rushing only makes it worst." Daisuke said.

"You're right, I'm sorry." Tasuku apologized as Count Dawn received a call on the monitor.

"That's strange, I'm receiving a call for you." Count Dawn said to Tasuku.

"Who could it be at this hour?" Daisuke asked as they accepted the call. It was Rouga who was the one calling.

"It's Rouga Aragami!" Tasuku recognized who it is, "You got nerve!"

"What do you want?" Daisuke asked.

"Is it me or do you seem more tempted than usual?" Rouga asked, "Nothing's happening to your Buddy, has it?"

Tasuku was surprised, "Ryuusei was analyzing Jack's condition. What do you know about it!?"

At the roof, where Rouga is making contact.

"I thought I repay my debt to you two by rescuing Sofia from Suzaku Kenran. So I sent my Buddy to scout a way out of Chohonoge Castle. That's when he heard the news. That your Buddy, Jack is long from this world."

"That's not true! That's impossible!" Tasuku refused to admit it.

"Kenran said something else. You must return Jack to Star Dragon World so he can go for some maintenance." Rouga recommended, "If you don't, he's a goner."

Tasuku gasped, "I'll do whatever I have to do to save them!"

Later, Tasuku returned to the Castle. Daisuke joined him.

"Suzaku Kenran! Come on out! I wanna talk to you!" Tasuku yelled.

"Tasuku, calm down. He'll come out soon." Daisuke said.

"You didn't have to come. This is my problem."

"And as do I. I'm the one who suggest of having the same world as you do when you battled against your other self. But the only difference is that Ryuusei didn't get it. So it's particularly my fault for this."

"He's right. You didn't have to yell." Suzaku said as he appears and yawned, "So what brings you two here on such a terribly early in the morning?" He asked, "Don't tell me you both here to beg me to cancel our fight with Star Guardian, Jackknife and Galactic Fighter, Ryuusei as the prizes? I made it quite clear what would happen to that deceitful girlfriend of yours if we don't do battle?"

Then Tasuku fell to the knee for a begging position.

"Tasuku?! What are you trying to do?" Daisuke asked.

"I came here to ask, please save Jack!" Tasuku pleaded.

"Ah uh, what do you mean? What's the matter with him?" Suzaku asked.

"As if you don't know!" Daisuke said.

"Daisuke! I said this is problem. He's gotta go to Star Dragon World or else the unthinkable will happen! You already know!" Tasuku said.

"So. You two know about that." Suzaku said.

"We do." Tasuku said.

"Do you two even know what Star Dragon World is?" He asked.

"Of course, we do! We hear it from a certain someone." Daisuke said as they remembered about what Dynamis said to them.

"Star Dragon World?" Tasuku asked.

"It's a planet with highly advanced civilization and it lies far far away." Dynamis said.

"But we know it lies far away from here." Tasuku said.

"True. But Star Dragon World is not just a vast distant from earth at approximately of place. But also in time. You see, it's the future reality of Dragon World." Suzaku explained.

"The future?" Tasuku asked.

"Of Dragon World?" Daisuke asked.

"What do you mean?" Tasuku and Daisuke then thought of something, "Are you saying that you come from the future?"

"Not from here?" Daisuke asked.

"That's right. Long ago, when the heartless beast, Yamigedo is spearheaded of the Hundred Demons army in a merciless assault to the universe, destroying countless worlds. The Armordeity, Dynamis was forced to act. Her desperate search for individuals worthy of becoming Omni Lords, required her to travel through time to the distant future's version of Dragon World, known as Star Dragon World. There, she found me and brought me here to your time." Suzaku explained his story.

"So you're...!" Tasuku realized something.

"No way. You couldn't be-!" Daisuke said.

"I am." Suzaku transformed as he revealed his true self to Tasuku and Daisuke.

"You're the Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord!" Tasuku said.

"You're actually him all this time?!" Daisuke asked.

"Suzaku Kenran is an identify I created to live incognito among you humans. And I started Buddyfight Club to attract and meet this world's most powerful Buddyfighters." Variable said as he reverted back to Suzaku.

"Why would you do this?" Daisuke asked.

"And for what purpose?" Tasuku asked.

"To help in our crusade against Yamigedo. The only way that we can ensure of sealing him away again is by befriending and recruiting the No.1 Buddfighters in this world." Suzaku explained.

"No.1?" Daisuke asked.

"I'm curious. Would you allow us to join such a cause?" Tasuku asked.

"Hm? You two ranked yourselves to be the most powerful Buddyfighters on Earth?" Suzaku asked.

"Yes. And I'll prove it by defeating you in your next club meeting. Daisuke will go after me. But not without Jack." Tasuku said as Suzaku is deciding, "So we have to get Jack to Star Dragon World to get him the help he needs! Ryuusei will accompany him to help speed up the process!"

"I will agree on one condition."

"Oh boy." Daisuke said.

"Here we go."

"You must let me win the fight. The same goes for Daisuke." Suzaku said as it surprised Tasuku and Daisuke, "I have my reputation and cover to uphold. As you two know, I never lost a match. And though I can't imagine that I ever lose to someone like you two. I learn that you humans are full of surprises."

"Hang on a second. You're telling us to throw the fight?" Tasuku asked.

"You can't be serious!" Daisuke said as Suzaku laughs.

"Well, I guess it's one way to put it. Good! It's agreed!" Suzaku said as he left.

"It's so weird. Why is this happening to Jack?" Tasuku asked.

"Tasuku..." Daisuke said as he was trying to help but then heard someone coming as it was Jack and Ryuusei, coming to them.

"Tasuku!" Jack said as he came down.

"Jack! You can't just leave! You need time to recover!" Ryuusei said.

"Why did you leave me and come here with Daisuke?" Jack asked.

"I didn't want to. I just don't know what to do!" Tasuku said as he started to cry, "I need your advice! Help me!" He begged.

"Ryuusei, why did you bring him here? This is getting out of hands." Daisuke said.

"I tried but he said he wanted to see Tasuku for the reason why he left him behind. I guess their friendships really are strong." Ryuusei said.

"Well what about his condition? Did you find anything?"

Ryuusei shook his head, "No. The results I calculated are far too advanced for me so I think it's best for him to go to Star Dragon World for the maintenance."

"I guess you're right." Daisuke said as he looked at Tasuku, getting comforted to Jack, "Let's get him the help he needs. Can't let Tasuku be sad forever.

The next day...

"He really ask you to lose on purpose? And letting Daisuke to lose as well?" Jack asked after Tasuku told him what Suzaku told him.

"I just don't see the point. Why would Variable Cord want us to let him win. If he's looking for the most powerful Buddyfighter in the world?" Tasuku asked.

"There must be some reason why would he wanted us to fix the match." Daisuke said.

"I wish I have an answer for you two. Either way, you two can't give in to his demands." Jack said.

"That's right. It won't be a fair fight if you two played in his hands." Ryuusei said.

"But if we don't do what he wants, you know what it'll happen." Tasuku said.

"Don't let that influence your decision." Jack said, "I prefer to have my remaining hours, live honorably. And I'll have Ryuusei to do the best he can make sure I'll survive."

"Can you do that, Ryuusei?" Daisuke asked.

"Not sure. But I'll do the best I can to help him. I maybe not a mechanic but I will try to keep him stable for the time being." Ryuusei said.

"Listen. Let's defeat Kenran together. Think of it as my last wish and to Ryuusei's wish." Jack said, "What we want the most is winning the moments of my time is to fight alongside with our Buddies as your Buddies." Then Count Dawn's bat appears as it watches them.

At the Buddyfight Club...

"The First Rule of Buddyfight Club! You do not tell about Buddyfight Club! The Second Rule! You do not talk about Buddfight Club! The Third Rule! When betting on a fight, the stakes must be valued most in your life! The Fourth Rule! The winner can do whatever they want with the loser's most prized possession! The Fifth Rule! If you win 5 fights, you earn the right to challenge Suzaku Kenran!" The audience explained the rules. Rouga was there to watch the match.

"I feel like I'm gonna cry!" The crow in the suit said as he held a tissue.

"The big day's finally arrived!" The crow in the coat said.

"In the circle of destiny since the beautiful young girl who infiltrated our last meeting, under the disguise of Death Shido." The crow in the suit said. Sofia was tied to the chair as Gallows was held to the wall.

"And our very own, Suzaku Kenran will fight Tasuku Ryuenji of the Buddy Police to decide her fate. And let's not forget that if Tasuku loses, Daisuke Masamune will fight Suzaku to decide their fate. The first ever Star Dragon World battle is about to begin!" The crow in the coat said as Count Dawn's bat is watching the match.

At the Sky Home. Count Dawn is watching the match.

"We have an expanded audience." Suzaku said as he noticed the bat, "I better put on a good show." He said quietly, "Twinkly stars that light the cosmos, dance like an electric storm and unite as one! Luminize! Gorgeous Galaxy!"

"Unite, elite warriors from the future! Radiating Evolution, Luminize!"

"Time to Raise the Flag!"

"I'm with Star Dragon World!"

"I'm with Star Dragon World too!"

(T: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)

(S: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)

Jack still got the pain from his core again.

"You okay?" Tasuku asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Ryuusei managed to fix some of the parts but that's all he can do." Jack said.

"The first move goes to Tasuku of the Buddy Police!" The crow in the suit said.

"He calls Photon Crown, Geocorona to the center! Who attacks causing 2 damage!" The crow in the coat said as it was Suzaku's turn next.

"Draw! Charge and Draw! I call Brun Deus, Akision to the left! Azul Deus, Tesslamagna to the right! And lastly, I call Vert Deus, Matrix to the center!" He called his usual formation.

"Suzaku starts out with his Tri-True Formation! He destroys Geocorona but the move ends with Tasuku's 10 life points!" The crow in the suit said.

"Tasuku responds with some Draw Spells to put more cards in his hands and call Shadowscare and Buddycalls Jackknife!" Crow in the coat said.

Tasuku looked at his Buddy for his condition, "Okay! Let's Crossnize!" Suzaku figured Tasuku would do that.

"You heard right! Crossnize is a unique ability to Star Dragon World monsters!" The crow in a suit explained.

"Fighters can use this super skill to put Dragonarms or Galacticarms in the card soul to get more power!" The crow in a coat said as Tasuku calls Cavalier Sword to crossnize with Jack.

Dragonarms Loaded. Roll Shift. Verified Form. All Devices Engage! SCF Active! Load Finish!

Jackknife equipped himself with Cavalier Sword in his arms, "Cavalier Sword!" Then his core is started to get damaged.

"You sure?" Tasuku asked.

"We have to! And stop worrying!" Jack said.

"What's going on with Jack?" Daisuke asked.

"It looks like his core is getting more damaged. It looks like crossnizing is making it worst." Ryuuga said.

"How can that be? How could Crossnize give a serious side effect?"

"I pay one gauge and one life and equip Star Saber, Asteroid!" He paid one life and gauge to equip his item, "Shadowscare and Jack! Do a Link Attack!"

"Cavalier Sword!" Shadowscare and Jack attacked together as they destroyed Matrix, "Penetrate!" He inflicted 3 damage at Suzaku. Then Tasuku is going to attack next.

"I cast! Earth Barrier!" He nullified the attack as he regained one life, "Ha! Are you just gonna stand by and let Jackknife go? Or even let Daisuke let Ryuusei go?" He asked as Tasuku was surprised as he stepped back. Rouga noticed something odd on Tasuku, "Matrix."

"Yes, master. I know your mind very well." Matrix stomped his ground to attack Jack as he destroyed him.

"Disarm!" Jack came back due to Soulguard but Cavalier Sword was sent to the Drop Zone.

"Jackknife revives, using Soulguard!" The crow in a suit said as Jack is becoming exhausting.

"Poor Jack." Tasuku said after seeing his partner, getting tired.

"Tesslamagna." Suzaku said.

"We are sworn to protect Suzaku! All those who opposed him will be destroyed!" Tesslamagna attacks at Shadowscare as he destroyed him.

"Akision!"

"Understood! Commencing attack maneuver!" He comes in a blue aura as he attacked Tasuku as he inflicted 1 damage.

End of Move

(T: 9/ Item: Asteroid/ G: 4: None/None/Jack)

(S: 6/ Item: None/ G: 3: Akision/Matrix/Tesslamagna)

"I will activate an ability and draw 3 cards." Suzaku said.

"And Suzaku continues to replenish the cards in his hand!" The crow in the suit said.

"I Draw! Charge and Draw! I cast! Sudden Wormhole!" He paid one gauge.

"That timely spell card lets Tasuku to call a monster from the Drop Zone." The crow in the suit explained.

"I call Shadowscare from the Drop one to the left!" He revived Shadowscare, "Attack with me! Star Saber, Asteroid!" They destroyed Matrix together, "Okay, Jack! I want you to go after the fighter!"

"Right! Star Blade Terminate!" He inflicted 3 damage at Suzaku.

End of Move

(T: 9/ Item: Asteroid/ G: 3: Shadowscare/None/Jack)

(S: 3/ Item: None/ G: 4: Akision/Matrix/Tesslamagna)

"So how are you holding up, Jack?" Tasuku asked.

"This is bad. Jack's getting worst by the minute." Daisuke said.

"What should we do?" Ryuuga asked.

"We'll let Tasuku decide for this. Let's hope Suzaku can let him win for Jack." Daisuke said.

Your Move

"I Draw! Charge and Draw! If I didn't know about our agreement, I say you're trying to beat me." Suzaku assumed as it surprised Tasuku, "I knew you be far too honest to engage to deception. But I did tell you, I couldn't imagine losing to someone like you and now I'm sure that I won't. Playtime is over! I pay 2 gauge and Buddycall to the center." He paid 2 gauge to Buddycall and regained one life, "Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord!" Variable Cord is transported to the center.

"Suzaku's call his Buddy, Variable Cord! This has the potential to get nasty, gentlemen!" The crow in a coat said.

"I place my nine held cards to Variable Cord's soul." Suzaku revealed the nine cards as all of them are Dragoarms and got sent to Variable Cord's soul.

"Amazing! Look at that! 4 Elgar Cannons and 4 Divisigators and 1 Vogel!" The crow in the suit said as Variable has crossnized, "All 9 cards in his hand are Dragonarms!"

"Variable Cord has 15000 power and 10000 defense! Not to mention a knockout Critical of 7!" The crow in the coat said.

"Then I guess my fate is sealed." Sofia said.

"Variable Cord. Attack the fighter with... Variable Typhoon!" He attacks Tasuku as he inflicted 7 damage at him.

"Tasuku!" Daisuke yelled.

"In a blink of an eye! He's reduced to two life!" The crow in the suit said.

"And Akision's closing in to clean up!" The crow in the coat said for Akision to make his attack.

"I cast Barrcal Bullet!" Tasuku cast as he paid one gauge.

"He pays one gauge and desperately fires all that Counterspell!" The crow in the coat said.

"He can destroy one monster with 3000 defense or less." The crow in the suit explained.

"I cast on Akision!" He sends it to Akision as he destroyed him.

"He's rather persistent for a human. He leaves me no choice." Suzaku whispered as he plans to take it seriously, "Tesslamagna."

"I will destroy him!" Tesslamagna destroyed Shadowscare.

End of Move

(T: 2/ Item: Asteroid/ G: 2: None/None/Jack)

(S: 4/ Item: None/ G: 3: None/Variable/Tesslamagna)

Your Move

"Draw! Charge and Draw!"

"How can you keep going when your Buddy is suffering so?" Suzaku asked as Tasuku looked at Jack.

"He's right. What am I gonna do?" He asked as he felt bad.

"Hold on a second, turn the headlights there." The crow in the suit said.

"Is he injured?" The crow in the coat asked.

"What's he doing? Why isn't he making his move?" Ryuusei asked as Daisuke noticed something.

"I don't think he's going to keep going." Daisuke said.

"You mean...?"

Daisuke nodded, "He doesn't want Jack to reach his limit. But if he doesn't snap out of it. He'll lose Jack for certain."

"You maybe right. Looks like Suzaku somehow force him into throwing the fight to save Jack." Rouga said.

"You think so?" Cerberus asked.

"But he's too noble for such dishonorable schemes. Bet he's having second thoughts. Will he do it?"

"Tasuku. Don't lose hope, you need to win for Jack." Daisuke said.

"Tasuku." Jack said to him, "We agreed. You won't let my conditions sway your principles!" He recalled, "Letting your emotion is affecting your decision is never the right choice!"

"But Jack..."

"I tell you this, if you choose to throw this fight for my sake. Then I can't continue to be your Buddy any longer."

"You mean you'll really perished for me?" Tasuku asked, "But what Ryuusei's help?"

"His skill are not good enough to repair me. It won't be enough."

"No..."

At the Sky Home. Count Dawn watches.

"It's my wish to be your Buddy until the end!" Jack said.

"Then you will be." Tasuku said as he clenched his fist, "I will honor you and fight in a way that will make you proud! I call Dragonarms, Artiliger to the center!"

"That's my buddy, Tasuku out there!" Jack complimented.

"Looks like Tasuku's got his confidence back." Daisuke said.

"And with that Dragonarms, I hope it will be strong enough to defeat Variable Cord." Ryuuga said.

"Time to Crossnize!" Tasuku said as Artiliger began to Crossnized with Jack.

Dragonarms Loaded. Roll Shift. Verified Form. All Devices Engage! SCF Active! Load Finish!

Jackknife combine with Artiliger Railgun with his arms, "Artil Railgun!"

"Looks like he means business." Suzaku whispered.

"By crossnizing with Artiliger, Jack gains the power to neutralize the abilities of all monsters he faces that are Size 2 or smaller! Let em have it, Jack!" Tasuku explained.

"Right!" Jack said.

"You risk logic if you continue down this path, young man." Suzaku said.

"I know! Jack! Let's do a Link Attack!"

"Artil Railgun!" Jack and Tasuku performed a Link Attack as they destroyed Variable Cord.

"Unbelievable! This kid just wiped down Variable Cord with a beautiful Link Attack!" The crow in the suit said.

"It's in the history of the making? Suzaku's first loss?" The crow in the coat asked.

"That's as close as you can get!" Suzaku said.

"I'm not done! Final Phase!" Tasuku cast.

"But how?!" Suzaku asked.

"Alright! He got it in time!" Daisuke said.

"Excellent! Show it to me! Let me see your Impact!" Rouga said as Tasuku's Impact is activated.

"The light that displays a path to the future! Edge of the sorrowing star! Impact! Radiant Punisher!" He sends his impact as it attacked Suzaku, inflicting damage as the game ended.

(T: 2/ Item: Asteroid/ G: 0: None/None/Jack)

(S: 0/ Item: None/ G: 3: None/None/None)

Game Over. Winner: Tasuku Ryuenji

The crowd cheered for Tasuku's victory.

"If I didn't see it, I wouldn't believe it!" The crow in the suit said.

"An Impact for the ages for the name of Tasuku Ryuenji! The first and only fighter to beat Suzaku Kenran!" The crow in the coat said.

"I knew he could do it." Daisuke said.

"There are two sides of every coin. Suzaku, this time you lost the toss." Rouga said as Sofia and Gallows have been set free.

"Jack!" Sofia heard and saw Tasuku trying to help Jack who fell unconscious, "Speak to me! Hold on, pal! Jack! Come on! Please wake up! Ryuusei! Help him!"

"Ryuusei!" Daisuke said as Ryuuga nodded as he transformed to Ryuusei as he came to help him.

"Hold on, Jack! I'll try to fix you up!" Ryuusei said as he is using his scope to find the condition to fix.

"You fought well, Tasuku." Suzaku said as he came to him in a glow aura, "You have convinced me. You are no doubt one of the World's Best Buddyfighters." He then transformed to Variable Cord.

"This day just keeps getting weirder! Suzaku's just changed into Variable Cord!" The crow in the coat said.

"I may be going out on a limp but does this mean he's been the same Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord all along?" The crow in the suit asked.

"In my exhausted search for the most powerful Buddyfighter on your planet, I was watching for someone who not only possess physical potentate, but demonstrated strength of character as well. If you are one composed of weaker resolve, who went along with my tainted back role offered to throw the fight, I would never lend you my power. For this, I commend you." Variable Cord said

"You mean that you're gonna...?" Tasuku assumed.

"Let us create a bond of friendship to for seal Yamigedo together." He offered.

"Sure! But let's help Jack first!" Tasuku recommended.

"You're the only ones who can help him!" Ryuusei said.

"As you wish." Variable agreed as Tasuku was happy.

At the Sky Home. Count Dawn watches.

Rouga smiled for seeing Tasuku getting his buddy fixed.

Daisuke sighed, "Finally. Our work is done."

"Rouga." Cerberus said.

"What is it?" Rouga asked.

"Tell me. What would you do if you were in Tasuku's shoe? Would you have done the same as him and risk your Buddy's life?"

"What do you think?"

Variable Cord then laughed, "You humans are so gullible!" Tasuku gasped.

"What are you saying? Aren't you going to help Jack?" Ryuusei asked.

"No. We were about to lose patience. We've been waiting thousands of years for Star Guardian, Jackknife to appear before us!" Variable Cord said as he recalled his discussion with Dynamis.

At Star Dragon World...

"Once we're sent to the distant past, what would happen to us after we seal Yamigedo." Variable Cord asked.

"You shall have to remain living that world." Dynamis said.

"After we complete this monumental task for you, you won't let us return to Star Dragon World?!"

"Fear not. One day, I will send you a Neodragon that holds the ability to travel through time."

Variable Cord thinks of that.

Tasuku then realized something, "And Jack is that dragon!"

"Ryuusei is just a Galactic who has the ability of analyzing any monsters, he doesn't possess the ability to travel through time. And now..." Variable Cord then was about to attack.

At the Sky Home...

"He can't!" Count Dawn yelled.

Variable is about to launch his Typhoon but it sealed Jack in a dark orb.

"Jack! What are you doing to him?!" Tasuku asked.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm going to use his ability to travel through time. I regret it will be impossible for me to return him to you though." Variable said as it surprised Tasuku, "Your Buddy's time has come to an end. The stress of traveling to the future won't be kind to his frail condition. I'm sorry things worked out this way."

"No, you can't!" Tasuku said.

"I won't let you take him away!" Ryuusei said as he jumps to save Jack but Variable Cord used his Typhoon to destroy Ryuusei.

"Ryuusei!" Daisuke yelled.

"I bid Earth farewell as I head back to the future. We'll leave Yamigedo to you this time." Variable Cord said as the portal opened up as his three dragons went in and Variable Cord went in to. The Neo Star Pulsar then was being sent to the future too as the portal has been closed shut.

"Variable Cord! No!" Tasuku yelled.

"This can't be!" Daisuke yelled.

At the Sky Home...

"Please arrest the girl!" Count Dawn said.

Then Count Dawn's bat began to multiple as they were about to capture Sofia but she used her card to transport herself and Gallows away to escape.

Count Dawn growled in frustration.

Daisuke then jumped down to see Tasuku.

"Tasuku. I'm sorry." He apologized.

"This isn't over. I know that Jack's still alive, and I'll do whatever it takes to get him back! Even if it means traveling to the future! Jack is my buddy and I'll never give up on him! And I need your help to save him. What do you say?" Tasuku said as he asked Daisuke.

"Yeah. Ryuusei and I will do everything we can to save Jack. Ryuusei and I will help you no matter what!" Daisuke said.

"Thank you, Daisuke."

Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei came on stage.

"Welcome back to more Corner Time!" Daisuke said as Ryuusei was crying, "Hey, how come you're crying?"

"I couldn't save him in time. I could've stopped Variable Cord."

Daisuke sighed, "Don't blame yourself. Anyways, the next chapter will be about Gao's battle against Noboru who has come back again. Give a review of what you think and give me good Galactic ideas. But one more thing, can you guys help make an Impact card for me? Anything's fine."

"Hold on, don't we have an Impact card?"

"Not for Star Dragon World. Til then bye for now!" He waved goodbye as the screen faded black.