Meta-Verse Arc 6: Reality Shift

by Tamama 900

(In collaboration with Zavoren) The Nazi saga ends here. When different realities are being swept into the Meta-Verse reality, these realities must work with the Meta-Verse Agents to fight off against the Nazis and other formidable foes that will stop at nothing to destroy the multiverse for good. And one robotic AI that wants to unleash a horrible darkness upon the multiverse...

7. Chapter 7: Four Realms

And we're back with the next chapter of Meta-Verse. I am so sorry that it took so long to post this chapter. I wish I've posted this chapter last month, but didn't. Last Month was hell hectic and super busy. I never took a break last month. But now that this chapter is done, this chapter will finally, finally be posted. So now, in this long-awaiting chapter, Katy Caterpillar, Phosphophyllite, Meta-Verse Reg and Raggedy Ann falls into four different realities. They'll face surprises along the way. And the third Pinnacle will be revealed. Now, let's finally get to this chapter, shall we?

Disclaimer: We don't own any characters appearing in this fic.

Shadows House

On Earth-31, we enter the chasms of a dark place known as Shadows House, a mansion where Living Dolls and Shadows reside. The Living Dolls take care of the Shadows' rooms, cleaning up the place of the soot that they emit when they're anxious or angered. We focus on one room with a Living Doll that is different from the rest, Emilico, and her Shadow Master, Kate.

Kate watched Emilico clean and tidy up with interest. Just like usual, Emilico was chipper and happy. "If you're getting tired, Emilico, you may take a rest," Kate said.

"I'm just fine, Mistress Kate," Emilico said with a wide smile. "Besides, I'm almost done."

Kate sighed but knew that there just wasn't any talking Emilico out of work, but she could try. "It would please Kate if you would take a seat and have some tea with me."

Emilico nodded, understanding the new instructions. She took a seat beside her Shadow Master and happily accepted the teacup that Kate had given to her. She grinned and took a sip of the hot beverage, feeling even more energized now.

There came a knock at the door, and Emilico eagerly hopped up to go get it. When she answered, she found two of their friends, John and Shaun. John was the Shadow Master while Shaun was his living doll. The two got along well, for the most part. Shaun was a little too stubborn for John's taste, but he liked him all the same.

"Ah, my dear, Kate," John began. "Have you thought any more about my proposal?"

Kate chuckled and shook her head. "I've had other things on my mind," she answered politely.

"I understand," John said, jovial as ever. "After everything we went through with Edward, it certainly feels like the last few days have been a bit overwhelming."

While they were distracted talking to each other, a small portal opened, and a caterpillar came out of it. The portal closes. They all don't know this. But, the only thing that they heard was a splash in the tea cup.

"I say, did you hear something?" John asked.

"Sounded like a splash of some kind," Shaun agreed.

Kate looked down into her tea cup and gasped. She spotted a little, green caterpillar floating at the top. She quickly reached in and plucked her out, placing her down on the table. She handed the little caterpillar a handkerchief to dry off.

"Are you okay?" Emilico asked, wide-eyed.

The caterpillar, Katy Caterpillar, dried herself off. "I am fine. That is the first time I dropped into a tea cup."

"Wherever did you come from, little one?" John asked.

Katy got herself dried off, and she sighed. "The Meta-Verse Department Agency. It is an agency where different beings from different worlds go to different worlds to protect them from the forces of evil." She turned to John. "There is another world than just this one. Multiple more in fact."

The four turned to each other, shocked by what they had just heard. None of them knew of life outside of the Shadows House, so the thought of multiple worlds existing was a lot for them to take in.

"Does this mean that there are evil forces here?" Kate asked.

"Who knows. If someone were to reach into this world, then probably. There's a high chance of it." Katy nodded.

"Then just what are you doing here then?" Shaun asked. "If there isn't any evil here at the moment, then why did you come to our world?"

"Well, you see, the portal incident, an event where portals to different worlds open up, getting people from their home worlds to entirely different worlds, happened. But instead of portals opening up where it might put you in a different world, it got me instead. Not just me, but three others as well." Katy then worries. "That makes me wonder where the other three go."

"Well, we'll help you," Emilico said. "We'll find a way to get you and your friends back together."

"Sure, but how?" Shaun asked. "We're just children, we don't have much power here in Shadows House."

Katy then reluctantly is curious. "What do I need to know about this place?"

"All the rules are set by Lord Grandfather," John explained. "He oversees all of us in Shadows House." He then went on to explain that he and Kate were called Shadow Masters, beings made out of soot, while Emilico and Shaun were Living Dolls. They told her all about the debut and how they had to pass a test in order to continue living in Shadows House.

"Only those that pass the debut may continue to reside here," Kate explained, remembering how they had lost Shirley during the test. That particular memory left a bad taste in all their mouths.

Katy takes in everything they said and thought about this. "So there were more than I thought. Then we all thought. I remember going there last Halloween, but it seems there is a secret that has been kept. Something that probably Slappy and Chucky doesn't even know either. Not even Chapa's group." She sighed. "Alright." She nodded. "Well, that gives me an answer then." She then looks at Emilico and Kate. "And…to tell you the truth, you're gonna be surprised when I say this, but…there is actually another you in our reality."

"There really are more of us…" Kate said with disbelief. "I'm sorry, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around all of this."

"It is a lot to take in," Emilico added. "But, if our other selves are friends with her, then we should be too."

"Is there anything we need to look for?" Shaun asked. "Does anything strange happen before a portal opens up?"

"To tell you the truth, no." Katy confirmed.

"Then… what should we do?" John said. "Surely we aren't going to wait around? We should take immediate action."

"Do your other friends in this agency know how to find you?" Shaun asked Katy.

Katy shrugged. "I have no idea. It is so hard to find realities already. There are multiple realities that we can't track. So…I don't know at this point. If I wanna rely on someone there at this point, it probably would be Izzy…maybe…if he figures something out."

"I have an idea," John said. "Why don't we get the others together and try to think something up? There must be something we can do to help."

"That probably is an idea." Katy nodded. "I like it. Let's do that."

Meanwhile, somewhere else in the Shadows House, a mysterious being enters a room. And in this room, we see the Morph that resembles Shirley, and more apparently, Rum, who's memories just got erased after the Debut and her Shadow Master's…death, maybe?

"I have come to give you the second chance you have, you two. Come, gather around, and I'll give you what you need." The mysterious shadow figure said.

Rum looked up at the figure, dead-eyed, and nodded. She stood up and drew closer to the mysterious shadow figure.

She looks down at the Morph, who also came to the figure. The figure then drew a deep breath and flew a few inches off the ground. "By the memories of the Gods, by the memories of Hestaestas, the powers of the mormon ensaious, these two will be given the chance they have. They don't deserve this, and they will be the way they were before. So I give to you, your chance! Hephaseus, immortus!" She then made a magic wave on both Rum and the Morph, with her plan working: The Morph transformed into Rum's Shadow Master, Shirley, and Rum's memories of the day she met Emilico and her friends and throughout has been restored. Her ribbon on her index finger, Rummy, also got restored. The light died out. "Now, how do you feel?"

Shirley look herself over but didn't speak. This was normal for her. Rum turned to Shirley and pulled her into a tight embrace. Rum was sobbing.

"I thought I had lost you," she said to Shirley.

Shirley mumbled something back to her, but it was barely audible to anyone other than Rum, and that was fine for her.

Rum turned to the mysterious figure and said with tear stained eyes, "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

The mysterious shadow figure then reveals herself.

She has long flowing blonde hair and wears a white crown and wears a white long-sleeved robe. This is Galadriel.

"Now, find your friends. Because you need them. Because a dark evil is coming. And I'm afraid it will destroy this world and everyone in it." Galadriel put her hand on Rum's shoulder. "You have to be brave."

"Brave?" Rum hiccuped through her crying. She wasn't very good at being brave, but Emilico helped her overcome so much. She knew she needed to be strong now, so as to never lose her Shadow Master again. "Yes, I will do my very best to be brave."

Galadriel nodded. "Now go. The time has come for the both of you." She then opens the door to let them out. "And do remember, do not let any of Lord Grandfather's assistants find you. Otherwise, it will all be over."

Rum and Shirley nodded and the two of them ran out the door. While they were running, Rum looked at her index finger, the one with the little lilac ribbon on it. "We'll be brave, right Rummy?"

"That's right, we must be brave," she replied to herself in a smaller voice while flexing her finger, as if acting as if it was the one speaking.

Opening theme: Run For Your Life by Haruka Shimotsuki

Hashiridase Run for your life

Ano hi no yume made

Akiramezu ni Try & Try

Kirameki wa nakushita kunai

Itsumo to onaji asa beru ga naru

Sujigaki toori no mainichi

Hurry up!

Kyou mo Restless life

Taikutsu na rizumu ni shibarareru

Sanketsugumi na seikatsu

Wake up!

Kanari Restriction

Yume o wasureru nande dekinai yo

Hashiridase Run for your life

Mirai no watashi o

Mitsukedashite Try & Try

Egao ni kaetai

Tokihanate Your precious soul

Shinjiiru tsuyosa ni

Kidzuita ni Try & Try

Yakusoku wa chikai ni kawaru

Pure Illusion

On Earth-19992992, we enter a weirder place known as Pure Illusion. And in this bizarre world, we see two girls, Cocona and Papika, doing their own thing.

It was another strange world that they had found themselves in. A world full of geometric shapes that floated in the air and could be touched. A technicolor sky lit up the world in a full spectrum of colors. It was all a great deal to take in, and Cocona wasn't sure just how much more of this she could put up with.

Papika, on the other hand, was having a blast, flying around on her hoverboard while bouncing off the various geometric shapes. She cheered and laughed as she nearly crashed into Cocona.

"Watch it," Cocona said. "You almost crushed me with your board."

"Sorry about that," Papika said. "So, where do you think the shard is?"

"In this world? Who knows?" Cocona replied.

And speaking of shards, a portal opened in the sky.

"That's new," Cocona said. "Have you ever seen something like that happen in Pure Illusion before, Papika?"

Papika shook her head. "Nope, never. Let's check it out."

The girls hopped onto Papika's hoverboard and flew over to the portal, trying to see if they could catch a glimpse inside.

They did catch something though. Someone is falling out of the portal and into Pure Illusion. Without wasting any time, the two soared over to the falling person and managed to catch her. They slowly lowered themselves to the ground and looked the newcomer over for any injuries.

"Whoa!" Papika exclaimed. "That was a close one. Glad you're okay though. Who are you, anyway?"

The person, Phosphophyllite, sighed. "Phosphophyllite. But, you can just call me Phos. And I am a Lustrous."

What surprised Papika is that she wasn't human at all. It seems that Phos herself is pretty hard and crystallized.

"A Lustrous?" Cocona replied. "So, you aren't human? Are you part of Pure Illusion?"

"I'm not human, no." Phos turns to the portal, which is now closed. She sighed. "I am not from Pure Illusion. That portal leads to a different world. Which is the Meta-Verse Department Agency. Multiple people from multiple worlds protect worlds from evil. I just don't know how the hell I ended up here. That's just great!" She started to sound upset.

"Hey, don't get so glum," Papika said, patting Phos on the back. "Don't you worry, we've got all kinds of scientists that can help you get back to your world."

Much to Phosphophyllite's surprise, they didn't seem all that shocked by her appearance. To them, this was just another day in the world of Pure Illusion. With all the strange adventures and even stranger faces they had met, they weren't all that surprised to meet someone from another world.

"We have to find the shard and then we can leave Pure Illusion," Papika explained. "You should probably stick close to us. We'll get you out of here in one piece."

"Hopefully," Cocona muttered.

Phos gets up. "So, what is this shard, anyways? Does it hold some sort of power or something?"

"Yes!" Papika said. "If we gather all of them, it will grant you a wish. They're incredibly powerful, which is why we need to get them before someone else does."

"If it is someone, it might be Wheatley. He is a robot that is after one thing: The Four Pinnacles, the conduits of which can revive the goddess of death, Myonora, to which can cause extinction to the world." Phos sighed.

Papika flipped her hair back and said, "Well, we won't let that happen. Don't worry, we'll help you stop that Wheatley guy."

"Now hold on," Cocona said, stopping in her tracks. "I'm all for helping her get home, but we have a job to do, find those shards."

"We can do both, you know."

"Can we? Because Yayaka's been on our trail, and she always seems to be one step ahead of us. Can we really afford to stop searching for them now?"

The ground began to quake and part of the ground around them gave way and collapsed, creating a seemingly never ending crater.

"Is this world collapsing?" Cocona asked.

"Looks like it. We need to find that shard now!" Papika said, hopping onto her hoverboard and giving enough room for Cocona and Phos to get on as well. They flew into the air just as the ground began to cave in under them as well.

Above the sky, we see a giant head in a golden mechanical suit watching them. "I'll find that shard first. And when I do, I'll get my normal body back instead of this fucking head I was transformed into." He gritted his teeth.

The Great Valley

On Earth Zero, in the beginning of time, the earth was made, and when the earth was made, walked among the ferocious, big and can be friendly creatures of them all: Dinosaurs.

We zoom in on one particular spot, a beautiful paradise just for the herbivores known as the Great Valley. Within the valley, we find seven friends, playing together by the lake, splashing about in the water.

Littlefoot, the long neck, found a nice, round rock that they were using as a ball, seeing how far they could throw it and how big of a splash it could make.

Cera, Spike, Ducky, and Petrie were watching as Littlefoot used his tail to fling the rock into the water. They made sounds of awe as it skidded across the lake.

"Let me try too," Ruby said as she found a pebble and skipped it across the lake as well. Chomper, the baby sharp tooth, attempted to do the same but ended up dropping his rock instead. His arms were just too short to properly throw a stone.

"I'm getting kind of hungry," Littlefoot said. "Want to go get some tree stars?"

"I do!" Ducky said. "Yup, yup, yup, I'm hungry!"

The seven headed back into the forest and found a tree with leaves low enough for them to reach. While the herbivores ate, Ruby and Chomper headed out to find some bugs and fish to eat.

Ruby and Chomper were there, but then, they saw a portal opened up in the sky.

"What do you think that is, Ruby?" Chomper asked, pointing up to the gaping portal in the sky.

Ruby hummed as she thought about it. She had never seen anything quite like that before. "It looks like some kind of sky tear."

The two moved in closer to examine it, standing just beneath the portal and gazing up at it.

Someone then falls out of the portal and starts falling to the ground. The portal closes, and that someone falls to the ground. Something was thrown and it stopped a few inches to Ruby and Chomper. And that thing that was thrown was Meta-Verse Reg's helmet.

Ruby stopped to pick up the helmet, but quickly shifted her attention back to the person who fell from the sky. He didn't look like a dinosaur like them.

"Excuse me," Chomper said to the person. "Are you okay?"

The person revealed to be Meta-Verse Reg. He opened his eyes and saw both Chomper and Ruby. He screamed and readied his Incinerator. "What in the world are you?!"

"I'm Chomper, and this is Ruby," the little sharp tooth replied, not aware at all of the danger he was in because of that Incinerator.

Meta-Verse Reg breathed. He saw that they ain't dangerous, and so he lowered his hand and the Incinerator calmed down. "Sorry. Where am I?" He then saw that Ruby had his helmet. "Um, do you mind handing that back to me?" He points at the helmet.

Ruby hands him back the helmet. "What's your name, by the way?" she asked.

"My name's Reg." He puts the helmet on, and it does reveal a symbol on the lens when he puts it on.

"I've never seen anyone like you before, Reg. And you're in the Great Valley, which means you'll be safe from other Sharp Teeth," Chomper explained.

Meta-Verse Reg knew what Chomper meant when he mentioned Sharp Teeth. This means that predators are in this world, just like how the predators in the Abyss are. The symbol in his helmet faded. He sighed. "The Great Valley, huh? I don't know what happened. I was in another world, and yet, here I am, through that portal in the sky."

"You mean that sky tear you fell out of?" Ruby asked. "That must have been scary. I don't know what I would do if I was suddenly taken away from the Great Valley."

"I'm almost certain it might be bound to happen. Because, everyone has been dropping out of their home worlds here lately. And it is getting out of control." Meta-Verse Reg said.

"That sounds awful!" Chomper said. "Is there anything we can do to help you?"

"I don't know." Meta-Verse Reg shook his head. "Are you the only two here?"

"No, our friends are nearby," Chomper replied. "Here, I'll introduce you to them. I'm sure you'll like them a lot."

Meta-Verse Reg nodded. Him, Chomper and Ruby walked out of the lake and into the forest, where they found that Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Spike and Petrie were still enjoying their tree stars.

"Guys, we just made a new friend!" Ruby said excitedly. "This is Reg, he's from another world."

The five plant eaters nearly dropped their food out of their mouths when they set their sights on Meta-Verse Reg. They had never met a Dinosaur like him before.

Littlefoot swallowed his mouthful of tree stars and walked over to Meta-Verse Reg. "I'm Littlefoot," he said, "and these are my friends." He introduced each of them to Meta-Verse Reg.

"It's nice to meet you," Ducky said. "It is, it is."

Meta–Verse Reg sighed. "I'm sorry I dropped in unnoticeably. It just…it happened too fast that I wasn't where I was gonna end up being."

"It's alright," Petrie said as he fluttered around Meta-Verse Reg's head. "We have plenty of room in the Great Valley for you."

"I appreciate it. Until I find a way back home. I have never even seen you before, you're new to me. And you think I'm new. I am an Obot, a type of robot." Meta-Verse Reg said.

"I've never heard of a ro-bot before," Ruby said, trying to sound out the odd word. "We're Dinosaurs."

Meta-Verse Reg realized something when Ruby said it. It came to him now. Back last year, when Chapa's group was still around, he did meet up with a couple of dinosaurs: A long neck named Arlo and a sharp tooth named Blue. He nodded. "You know…I think I saw some before."

"I can't wait to introduce you to everyone in the Great Valley," Littlefoot said.

"Hold on, shouldn't we show him around the valley first?" Cera interjected. "We can introduce him to everyone later. There's lots of cool places to show him first."

"I don't mind you showing me around." Meta-Verse Reg said.

First, they led him to the massive waterfall, with a huge lake. "This is our drinking water," Ducky said, diving into the lake and popping her head out. "I love the water."

"This is where we come to drink up, and there's always plenty for everyone," Littlefoot explained.

"Oh wow. This would save us all the trouble if we're still in the Abyss." Meta-Verse Reg thinks to himself.

On the other side of the waterfall, a mysterious predator lies in wait, waiting to strike them when the chance comes.

Tomoeda

On Earth-7209, we are now in city life, everybody. And we focus on one girl that is the captor of all cards, her lion friend with wings, and a girl with a camera. Sounds decent.

"The card's getting away," Keroberos said. "Hurry, Sakura."

"Alright," Sakura Kinomoto said as she readied her staff. "Windy, unleash your power!"

A powerful gust of wind flew out of the card that Sakura tapped with her staff, surrounding a little rabbit creature. The creature was trapped in the vortex and couldn't escape.

"Now, return to your power confined," Sakura said as she used her staff to seal away the card. In a bright flash of light, both the windy vortex and the little rabbit disappeared. In the rabbit's place was a card that flew over to Sakura. It was the Jump Card.

Tomoyo Daidouji smiled as she turned the camera off. "That went really well, Sakura," she said.

Sakura blushed and returned her staff into its key form. Keroberos also reverted back to his little teddy bear form, and hovered beside Sakura.

"That's another card down," Kero said. "Good work today, Sakura."

A portal opens up in the sky. The three turn and look towards the portal, shocked by what they are seeing.

"Is that… some kind of portal?" Sakura said, surprised.

"It looks like it," Kero replied.

And what came out of the portal is the rag doll, Raggedy Ann. She was screaming and falling and the portal closed.

"I've got to help her," Sakura said. She looked at her new card and summoned her staff again. She tapped the Jump Card and she leapt into the air, catching Raggedy Ann and landing back to the ground gracefully.

"Are you alright?" Sakura asked Ann.

"Yeah, thanks. God, I thought I might die. Well, I am a rag doll, but that was scary." Ann said, looking quite shaken up.

"Just what happened to you?" Tomoyo asked, walking over and joining Sakura and Kero.

"You see, the portal incident, an event where people from their home worlds are being snatched out of their worlds and into an entirely different world, exists. Instead of what would have happened, I got sucked out of a place known as the Meta-Verse Department Agency and into this world. This reality." Ann explained.

"That sounds really scary," Sakura said. She turned back to the sky but saw that the portal had already closed. "We need to find a way to get you home," she said.

"Hey, Sakura, do you think your dad might have anything that may help us down in his library?"

"It's not a bad idea," Sakura said. "It was how I found the Clow Cards in the first place. Maybe there's a book about traveling to different worlds."

"Maybe there might be a book on the multiverse. Because multiple worlds have come to be known as the multiverse. So, if your dad has something like what you said, then maybe we can get me out of this, as well as three others who I assume might be in totally different worlds completely." Ann said.

They each nodded and Sakura led the way back to her house. When they arrived, they headed into the basement, where Sakura's father kept all his books and notes.

"A library in a basement? Well, there's something you don't see everyday." Ann said.

"Like I said before, this is where I found the book that had all the Clow Cards in it, but I kind of accidentally released them all. Now I have to go and capture all the cards before they cause problems for anyone."

"That's a Cardcaptor for you. I have heard of Cardcaptors before, so I am definitely familiar with them." Ann then turns to see the bookshelf. "Huh…where do we start?"

They searched through the library, finding all kinds of odd and interesting books. Sakura had never really tried to read any of her dad's books before, but now she was very curious.

"What's this one?" Tomoyo asked as she pulled the book down. It was a blank, gray cover with no title. They opened it up and found that it was written in English, but Sakura and Tomoyo only knew Japanese. They turned to Ann, and asked, "Do you know how to read English?"

"I am from America, so yeah, I know how to read English. I did teach myself to learn other languages, really. But, yeah, I read English. Why? You can't read it?" Ann asked.

"We haven't learned any other languages in school yet," Tomoyo said. "I think that might be in the next grade up from ours when we can start taking classes for that."

"Let me see the book." Ann said.

Sakura handed the book over to Ann. The rag doll goes on to read its content. From what she is getting at, she is lost in all this. She did find a page that is of strange language. A chant. "Isetol, minaestoru, mineritys, morso, sindols, sighejustast."

The lights began to flicker, and this caused Ann to be alarmed.

"What did you do?" Sakura asked, startled by the flickering lights.

"I don't know." Ann said, looking scared.

The whole place is transforming into rust. The whole place begins to take the form of something haunted. Something dark. Something evil…

"What is happening?" Sakura demanded as she watched her house quickly transform.

"This isn't good, and I don't think a Clow Card is behind this," Kero said, sounding rather alarmed.

Ann looks at the book, then turns the page, then sees a picture that literally haunts her. The Devil. "Oh no…what did I do?" She closes the book and looks at the transformed house. "The Further….a place between heaven, earth and hell. A place…of the souls…of the damned…"

"What do we do now?" Sakura asked nervously, holding her staff close to her.

"One thing you should know. Do not let anything possess you. Because demons will possess your whole entire body…and that will end up in hellish consequences." Ann said, still in fear.

"Will this work?" Sakura said aloud as she pulled out the Return Card. "If I use this, maybe we can go back in time before you said that spell."

"Hurry, Sakura," Tomoyo said frantically.

"Return Card! Release your power and return us to ten minutes ago," Sakura said, tapping the card.

But nothing happened.

"We're done for." Ann said, frightened.

Shadows House

Back in the Shadows House, Katy, Emilico, Kate, Shaun and John all visited Ricky and Patrick's room. And with them is Lou and her Shadow Master, Louise. They are discussing the matter at hand.

"As you can see," John said, concluding the explanation, "our little friend is stuck here in our world with no way back to hers. Isn't that just awful!"

"Quite awful indeed," Louise said. "But how exactly were you expecting us to help her? We have no more power than you do in this house."

Kate had remained silent up till that point, thinking hard about what they could do to help Katy. Suddenly, Kate had an idea. It was a foolish one, and she had serious doubts that her friends were going to agree with her, but it was worth a shot.

"Why don't we ask Lord Grandfather for assistance?" She asked.

Katy's eyes widened. She didn't like where this would be heading. She hadn't met Lord Grandfather in person, but after hearing everything that has been going on from John, this might not end well. "Are you sure about this?"

"Wait," Emilico said. "Why don't we ask Rosemary first? She's been around her longer than we have and she may know something."

"Yes, I have to agree, it may not be wise to go to Lord Grandfather," John added. "We don't really know him all that well."

"Besides, he set up the Debut knowing that there would be Shadow Masters who fail," Patrick said. "Do you really think he would be the kind to assist us?"

"That's true," Ricky said. "Besides, he may end up deciding to step on Katy instead of helping her."

This gives Katy a lot of chills hearing Ricky say that. "Whippity Pow, Lord Grandfather is such a tough cookie, ain't he? Never wanna meet him." Before she begins to speak up, a knock on the door is heard.

"Who could that be?" Louise asked.

Emilico stood up to answer it. She opened the door, and, a glimmering spark of hope already arisen when she saw her dear friend already: Rum and Shirley.

Without wasting a second, Emilico practically tackled into Rum. "You're okay!" she cried. "I've been so worried about you!"

"Quickly, inside," Kate said as she ushered everyone back into the room. Everyone began talking at once, trying to understand how Shirley was able to return to them. Once everyone had quieted down, Rum explained everything that had happened, or at least, as best she could. She didn't really understand what happened either, she was just happy to be reunited with her Shadow Master and her dear friends.

Katy smiled. "It is nice to meet you Rum. Shirley." She then noticed the ribbon on Rum's index finger. "Should I know?" She points at it.

"That's Rummy," Emilico replied. "She's Rum's friend and she helps her to be brave."

Katy nodded. "Nice to meet you too, Rummy."

Rum blushed and held out her hand, waving her index finger with the ribbon. "It's nice to meet you, too," she replied softly.

"You literally couldn't believe what happened when you were out of the picture. I was-" Katy got interrupted when a bomb dropped onto the table.

"Tick tock. You know who I am? Death itself. Oh, don't forget, one of you is the third of the Four Pinnacles. I wanna pinpoint on who." A voice from the bomb said.

Smoke erupted from the bomb, leaving everyone in a choking haze. "Who are you?" Kate demanded. "What are you after?"

"I am Assassin Bug. I am after one of you Shadow Masters, who is one of the Four Pinnacles. And I am also after someone I wanna assassinate: Katy Caterpillar."

"We'll see about that," John said as he began hurling balls of soot at the bomb.

Assassin Bug got out of the bomb and he sliced the soot balls with his front legs.

Assassin Bug is gray and has yellow front legs and translucent wings. "Hmm. Very good soot volume you got there. I am impressed. If you think I'm from Edward, then I'm not. I'm here for various reasons."

"Just what do you want with us?" Patrick demanded.

"Oh, who's being hasty right now?" Assassin Bug drops to Katy and draws a sword out of his right eye and has it almost close to Katy's throat. "You know I have been sent for a reason, right? This caterpillar caused my boss a lot of problems."

"And who is your boss?" Katy demanded.

"Oh, you'll see who it is…not." Assassin Bug then looks at the Shadow Masters, and is quite shocked to see Shirley here. "I literally thought you were still a Morph. Huh. But I know you aren't a Pinnacle. I am actually looking for the Malcontent. Because the Malcontent is the third of the Four Pinnacles: The Outcast Shadow."

"There are no outcast Shadows here," John said sharply. "Now leave us be."

"Oh, there is. A rebel to this house itself, an enemy to this house itself I should say, and it is one of you, so who is it?" Assassin Bug points his sword at the Shadow Masters, except Shirley.

"I'm getting tired of this bug." John readied another blast of soot at Assassin Bug.

"Try, but that isn't gonna get anywhere." Assassin Bug sneered.

Katy gets out her Big Impact Gun and shoots Assassin Bug in the face, blasting him with a ball of energy. She then turns to the group. "Someone carry me and let's get out of here!"

Emilico scooped Katy up and the group ran out of the room and down the hall. "Just where are we going?" Shaun asked.

"I have an idea," Kate said. "We'll hide out where the Debut took place."

The maze garden. It would at least give them a chance to lose Assassin Bug and give them a moment to regroup. They needed to come up with a plan, because it seemed that their soot powers weren't going to be enough to stop him.

When they arrived at the maze garden, they quickly took off down one path and followed it for some time, eventually coming up to a bridge that was still collapsed from the last Debut. There was no sign of Assassin Bug anywhere, which meant they had a chance to catch their breaths. They all collectively sighed in relief when they realized they weren't in any immediate danger. At least, not yet.

"I should have known. One of the Four Pinnacles is here. He did give us a hint on that though. A rebel to Shadows House, an enemy to Shadows House. Meaning, one of you Shadow Masters is in mortal danger." Katy said. "I need to know who the enemy to Shadows House is, because he is serious about that, and it's gonna start nagging me."

The Shadow Masters each glanced at each other. "We have no idea who this enemy of Shadows House is," Louise said. "There must be a mistake. Perhaps he's really after one of the Star Bearers but got confused?"

"No." Katy thinks about this straight. She thinks real hard on this. Then she realized he did mention one person: Edward. Did him and Edward share the same mind? "If I'm thinking this correctly, then I think he might be after what Edward is after."

Everyone turned to Kate. She sighed. "Edward was after me. I believe he was angry about me hiding my soot powers before the Debut. Does this mean that they're after me?"

"I'm afraid someone worse is after you. And that is Wheatley. It's not just Assassin Bug himself. Wheatley wants the Four Pinnacles, the conduits of which will revive a goddess of death that has been dead for 2,000 years. Seems like you're the third: The Outcast Shadow. I can understand what that means." Katy then turns to Emilico. "If you're the Pinnacle, then that means your Living Doll is the Pinnacle Protector."

"I'm a protector?" Emilico said. "Of course, I'll do my best to serve Mistress Kate in any way I can."

"Who are these other Pinnacles?" Kate asked.

"The Light One, Kari and the Whistle Blower, Riko. The fourth Pinnacle, we're not sure." Katy confirmed.

"But now we're stuck on the first question we had," John said. "What do we do now? We can't hide from that bug forever, and it sounds like more creatures are going to be coming after Kate now. We can't let that happen."

"Assassin Bug is not just after Kate, he wants to assassinate me. What type of vendetta do we have against each other? That does bother me the most." Katy thinks for a moment. "Dang it. Literally we need to know how to shut that psycho bug down. But he is a good of an assassin from what I'm seeing here. Well, he didn't assassinate anyone yet."

"Why not let the Scorches get him?" Rum said softly.

"That's it!" Emilico exclaimed. "We'll lead him to the Scorches and they'll take care of him."

"Scorches?" Katy is confused.

"They're these creatures that appear if the house isn't cleaned properly. The Shadow Masters' soot becomes Scorches."

"I didn't realize they have a type of power like that." Katy nodded. "We'll put this plan into action then. And hopefully it'll work."

Pure Illusion

Back in Pure Illusion, Cocona, Papika and Phos are still trying to find the shard in this collapsing place. The ground had almost completely given way, and the sky was now flashing a multitude of colors. This dimension within Pure Illusion was destroying itself, and soon, it would consume them and the shard with it.

"Look, over there!" Papika said. High in the sky was something glimmering. They soared upward and found it. It was a shard.

"Now, let's get out of-" Cocona began but was interrupted by a cable flying past her, knicking her cheek and causing a little blood to seep out of the light scrape.

They turned to see Yayaka, readying another cable. "Hand over the shard."

"Who the hell-" Phos begins before the shard is actually being taken.

"I am taking the shard." The giant head has the shard in his hand. "Yes. Now it's mine. Now I can find the other ones to grant my dearest wish of them all. While you…all be consumed in this place with no way out."

"That's what you think!" Papika said. "It's time for Flip Flapping!"

With a brilliant flash of light, Papika had transformed into a blue haired magical girl, with twin shields sticking out of her shoulders that had rainbow scales decorating the outside. Papika threw a ball of liquid at the giant head, which exploded upon impact.

The giant head gets thrown a few feet away from the team, and accidentally loses the shard. "NO! WHERE'S THE SHARD?!"

Papika saw it falling and shot off like a rocket after it, flying at such high speeds that she was nothing but a blur. She reached the shard and quickly grabbed it. But an energy blast gets Papika shot at, making her lose the shard. The giant head grabbed the shard.

"No one's missing with me: MODOK." The giant head, revealed to be MODOK, flies to Papika and punches her in the face.

"It's time for Flip Flapping!" Cocona shouted as she, too, transformed into a pink haired magical girl. She drew her blade and charged for MODOK, slashing and hacking away at him with her sword.

MODOK tried his best to block the attacks from Cocona. While he isn't watching, golden slime grabs the shard and is out of his reach.

It is revealed that Phos has the shard. "I got the shard!"

"Damnit!" Yayaka growls but she realizes that she's outmatched. Besides, let those three handle the giant head. She warped out of Pure Illusion.

"We need to get out of here!" Cocona cried out as the geometric shapes that had been floating in the air were now falling out of the sky and into the nothingness.

"Oh God. We really need to get out of here." Phos sees the swallowing hole of nothingness, then she turns to Cocona and Papika. "HURRY!"

Quickly flying back over to Phos, the three warped out of Pure Illusion and found themselves back in the lab of Flip Flap.

Fukushima

"I have the shard. Hopefully that head guy didn't follow us." But, unfortunately, Phos was sliced into pieces, with her falling to the ground in pieces.

Papika and Cocona stared in shock at the shattered pieces of Phos. They looked around to see just what had caused that to happen.

Seems like nothing. Silence. Then, a hand came out of the floor and grabbed the shard, then the girl came out of the floor. And it was the evil magical girl, Swim Swim.

"What did you do?" Cocona screamed. "You killed her!"

"She didn't actually kill me. I am still alive." Phos said.

"But how?" Cocona said. "You're in pieces."

"This is going to need a lot of glue," Papika said. She then turned to Swim Swim. "Who are you and what do you want?"

"Since you left MODOK in Pure Illusion, I decided to actually get to him and give him the shard." Swim Swim still holds the shard.

"Give that back, right now!" Papika said. "It's time for Flip Flapping!"

There came no flash of light. Nothing happened. Papika remained the same.

Swim Swim sighed. "Really? That looks stupid on you." She grabs out her spear. "I should kill you both all in one spot. None of your lives are gonna be kept alive."

"Papika, we used up too much energy in Pure Illusion," Cocona said.

"We can't just let them have the shard."

Suddenly, red alarm lights came on and a siren blared throughout the lab. "Intruder Alert!" the alarm shouted.

Several robots with guns and riot shields came barreling into the room and immediately opened fire on Swim Swim.

Unfortunately, the bullets go through Swim Swim, not even causing a single scratch at all. She charges at the robots with her spear and slashes at them.

"Quick, now that she's distracted-" Papika quickly looked around and found a bag and a broom tucked away in the corner. "Phos, I'm sorry for this, but no one gets left behind."

Before she could say anything, Papika swept up all of Phos into the bag and threw it over her shoulder. "Now, let's run!"

The two took off down a hallway while Swim Swim was distracted fighting the robot guards.

Once Swim Swim is done, she turns to see that they're gone. She looks at the shard she still has. "Well, that seems easy. I wasn't expecting that to be easy." She then looks at the place, then she transforms into her civilian form, to which her civilian form is a 7-year-old girl. "Now, to see if I have Pure Illusion come to this world."

The Great Valley

Back in the Great Valley, Meta-Verse Reg has gotten to know the Great Valley pretty well. He did meet up with some of the dinosaurs there as well, as well as some of their parents. Now, the seven dinosaurs and Meta-Verse Reg meet up with the toughest dinosaur of them all: Cera's father.

Cera ran up to her father and said, "Daddy, we have a new friend. His name is Reg." She then motioned for Meta-Verse Reg to step forward.

Meta-Verse Reg nodded and walked towards Cera's father. "Hello."

The massive three-horn snorted and turned his nose up. "Just what kind of Dinosaur is that?" he demanded. "I've never seen one like this before."

"I am actually an Obot, a type of robot." Meta-Verse Reg confirmed.

"A what now?" Mr. Three-horn growled. "If you aren't a Dinosaur then you need to leave. The Great Valley doesn't have room for your kind."

Meta-Verse Reg sighed. "I am sorry for the predicament, but, it seems I was out of my world and into here, trying to find my way back. For now, I'm just stuck here until I find my way back."

"Daddy," Cera pleaded. "Don't make him leave. He's really nice."

"Besides, Mr. Three-horn," Littlefoot said as politely as possible. He knew that the three-horn was rough around the edges and didn't take kindly to anyone who wasn't of his species. "We have plenty of room in the Great Valley for him."

"Think of him as migrating," Petrie said. "He is migrating."

"So, please don't make him leave," Cera said.

Mr. Three-horn thought it over and shook his head. "Fine, but only because my daughter wants you to stay," he grumbled and stomped away.

Meta-Verse Reg sighed. "Your father sure is rough around the edges, ain't he?"

"He takes some getting used to," she replied.

"That's right," Ducky added. "Even some of us aren't used to him yet and we've lived here a long time."

Meta-Verse Reg nodded. "I see."

Later, they then go to meet up with Littlefoot's grandpa and grandma, who Meta-Verse Reg hadn't met yet.

The two older longnecks were eating some treestars, their necks stretching up high to reach the top of the trees. Littlefoot approached them, and it was clear that all the young dinosaurs were much more relaxed around them than they were with Mr. Three-horn.

"Grandma, Grandpa," Littlefoot said as he bounded over to them. "We have a new friend."

The two longnecks lowered their heads so they were closer to the children and Meta-Verse Reg. "Why, who is this?" Grandma Longneck asked.

"My name is Reg. And I am an Obot, a type of robot. I am sorry to barge in here, but it seems that I was sucked out of my world and into here. I'm stuck here for a while until I find my way back."

"Well, stay as long as you like, Reg," Grandpa Longneck said. "The Great Valley is home to all."

Meta-Verse Reg turns to Littlefoot. "Almost all of your parents here appreciate me staying, except for that three-horn, that is."

The two elder longnecks chuckled. "Yes, he's… something else," Grandpa Longneck said. "But don't mind him. You're welcome to live within the Great Valley with the rest of us. Despite Mr. Three-horn, we do appreciate visitors."

"I appreciate the kind offer. Thank-" Meta-Verse Reg gets interrupted when his senses are up.

"Is something wrong, Reg?" Littlefoot asked, noticing his pause. "Is everything alright?"

"I sense something here. I don't know, but they're fast." Meta-Verse Reg said, trying to pinpoint what he is sensing.

"Maybe it is one of my siblings?" Petrie said. "They are very fast."

A scream can be heard from afar, but it stopped right afterwards.

"What was that?" Cera asked.

"We need to find out who that was," Grandpa Longneck said. He and Grandma Longneck began walking in the direction of the scream, and the younger Dinosaurs followed behind them.

Meta-Verse Reg also followed them as well. When they get there, it seems that what they're seeing is a dinosaur that has been ripped to shreds. His eyes widened. "Oh my God."

Grandpa Longneck quickly slid his tail in front of the children to shield them from the gorey sight. "What in the world happened here?" he said, noticeable fear in his tone.

"One of the sharp teeth must have gotten into the valley," Grandma Longneck said.

Meta-Verse Reg goes up to the site and examines it. "Whatever did it, it's killing for sport. These markings…I've never seen them before. They're not tooth marks…they're claw marks."

"We must warn the rest of the Valley," Grandpa Longneck said. He and Grandma Longneck led the young Dinosaurs back the way they came and urged them to not look back no matter what. The seven young dinosaurs did as they were told.

Littlefoot's grandparents got to work spreading the news of the incident. Petrie's mother took to the skies to see if she could find any trace of the creature that had killed the other Dinosaur.

She did spot grayish-black alien ape-like creatures with a pink and red opened sensitive plate on their foreheads, hunting.

She returned to where most of the Great Valley had gathered, by the waterfall. She landed in the middle of the herd and said, "I think I found the culprit." She went on to describe what the creatures looked like.

"We need to put a stop to them," Mr. Three-horn said. "I say we go and teach them a lesson."

They heard a growl.

Meta-Verse Reg's eyes widened. "They caught up?"

One of the creatures leaped out of a bush and ran very fast to Meta-Verse Reg, to which he screamed and got himself landed on his back by the creature. It roared at the robot boy.

The creature was suddenly thrown off of Reg as a tail swiped at it, sending it hurtling. It was Grandpa Longneck.

Meta-Verse Reg gets up. More roars can be heard. "Just how? I thought they were far from here."

"They were," Petrie's mother said.

"Then that must mean that some of them were already in the valley," Mr. Three-horn said.

"We need to stop them before they hurt anyone else," Grandma Longneck said. "We should split up in groups and search the valley."

Meta-Verse Reg wanted to test something before that happens. He found a stone and he threw it at a tree, to which one of the creatures responded to it and it ran to the tree. "That must be it. They respond to sound. Oh, this won't be easy."

"I have an idea," Littlefoot said. "What if we cause a landslide to wipe them out? There's a spot on the other side of the waterfall with a bunch of rocks."

"I think I can cause one. With my Incinerator, that is." Meta-Verse Reg shows Littlefoot his hand, to which it glows.

"Whoa!" Littlefoot said with amazement. "That's so cool!"

"You haven't seen anything yet." Meta-Verse Reg said.

The Further

Back in Sakura's group, we do see Ann coming out of Sakura's house, only to find that the outside is black and misty. She goes out and looks at the house, but the problem is, it's only a red door. No house. She goes back inside and tells Sakura, Kero and Tomoyo. "You're not going out there."

"What is going on?" Sakura asked, fearfully. "What's happened here?"

"It seems I casted a spell that took us to a dark realm…the Further. Dang it, I should have never read that." Ann shook her head. "Outside, you can't go out there. If you do, you can't find your way back if you wander too far."

"How are we going to get out of this place?" Tomoyo said.

Kero's wings wrapped around himself and he grew larger, taking the form of Keroberos. "Ann, do you know any way out of this?" he said.

"Well, it isn't gonna be easy. Finding a way out is difficult. While we're in what seems to be Sakura's house, the house can shift, meaning you can get lost easily if you're unlucky enough. So, finding the way out is difficult. Not unless we find the demon lord of this realm…the Lipstick-Face Demon." Ann explained.

"Then, we need to find and defeat this demon? We should get looking then," Keroberos said. He took the lead down the hallway.

"There's one thing I wanna state here. No one defeats him. He is dead. No one kills him. He is immortal. Chances of defeating him are zero." Ann said.

"So what are we supposed to do?" Sakura asked. "Talk to him or what?"

"Could be our best bet." Ann said.

Tomoyo felt that she got stabbed from behind.

Ann turned around, and her eyes widened. "TOMOYO!"

Tomoyo has her back down, revealing to have a black gear on her.

Ann's fear worsens. "Annabelle…"

"Tomoyo!" Sakura screamed as she ran over to her friend. She saw the gear in her back and felt tears beginning to well in her eyes. She had never been so scared in all her life. "What is that thing in her back?"

"Sakura, stay back!" Ann shouted.

Tomoyo immediately shot up and took a swing at Sakura. The Cardcaptor managed to step back just in time to avoid being punched. "Tomoyo!" she cried out. "What is wrong with you?"

"Something has possessed her," Keroberos said. "It must be the work of that gear. Ann, do you know how to get that out of Tomoyo?"

"I think I can." Ann readies her red yarn hair to try and get the gear out of Tomoyo.

"Oh no, you don't."

Ann and Keroberos have been dropped to the floor by a supernatural force. White hands with eyes came out of the wall that Sakura is at and they grabbed her.

Then, Annabelle, in her rag doll form, came to them. "My, my, what a surprise."

"What the-?" Sakura began and struggled to get free. "What are you?"

"I am the devil." Annabelle goes up to Sakura. "The Lipstick Face Demon would love to have you by his side. Your power is what he wants. There is a reason why my sister sent you here."

"IT WAS A MISTAKE!" Ann shouted.

"Oh no, sister, it's not. It's fate." Annabelle snickered, evilly.

Sakura still struggled to free herself. "What do you want my powers for?"

"World annihilation. The coming of hell. Now, no more questions. Time for you to meet him." Annabelle made Sakura disappear into the wall.

"SAKURA!" Ann shouted.

"And for you, you're coming with me." Annabelle motioned for Tomoyo to follow her.

Tomoyo said nothing and followed behind Annabelle.

Once they are gone, Ann and Keroberos have been freed from the supernatural force, and Ann begins to go on a meltdown. "It's my fault! It's my fault your friends are captured! I doomed us all!"

"That doesn't matter now, Ann," Keroberos said, his voice a deep rumble. "Right now, we must focus on finding Sakura and Tomoyo."

Ann is in tears. "You're right." She climbs on Keroberos' back. "This is my fault. And we must reverse my mistake."

Keroberos took off down the hall as the walls and floor began to shift. The once familiar home was now an endless maze.

Shadows House

Back in Shadows House, Assassin Bug goes up to the area with the Soot Glass and he looks around the entrances of the Maze Garden. "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe. Where would you be, I wonder."

Assassin Bug heard a whistle and saw that it was John. "Over here, you cockroach," he said. "This way now!" he then ran back into the maze.

"I'm an assassin bug, not a cockroach. I hate being compared to that." Assassin Bug then flew to where John was running from.

John came up to a long path that led to a door. John threw open the door and ran inside. Behind the door is a long, dark tunnel.

"You think you can run, but you can't hide!" Assassin Bug gets into the tunnel.

"And this is where we part ways," John said, having hidden behind the door and snuck around the Assassin Bug. "Good bye, little bug." he then slammed the door shut, locking Assassin Bug inside.

"What?" Assassin Bug turned around and saw the door closed. "Crap." He then has a feeling something else was in here. He turned around and saw a swarm of shadow creatures known as Scorches. "Oh shit."

The Scorches crashed into Assassin Bug like a tidal wave.

Outside, Assassin Bug's scream can be heard and the slamming of the door that is caused by the Scorches can also be heard. Emilico, Rum and Katy have gotten to John.

"Nice work." Katy said.

"Yay! It worked!" Emilico cheered. "Now we don't have to worry about that bug anymore."

Katy wiped her forehead. "That was a close call." She was in Emilico's apron pocket with her plush toy, Rolly, and she petted the plush toy. "Well, that was what I wasn't expecting. So, we might as well join the others then."

Everyone gathered back at the entrance to the garden maze. "Shall we return to Shadows House?" Louise asked.

"I think that's a good idea," Kate agreed. "We don't want anyone getting suspicious of us."

"What you think."

A Scorch got thrown into the entrance.

"Oh come on. How?!" Katy said in disbelief.

Unfortunately, Assassin Bug got to the entrance, with electricity on his front legs. "You don't think I can call Thunder to destroy the door?" He zapped the Scorch, ending the shadow creature's life. "Now, one of you is gonna come to Wheatley at once. One of you Pinnacles."

The Shadow Masters and Dolls stared in disbelief. "But… that should have worked," Shaun said.

"Now what do we do?" Ricky demanded. "How are we going to get out of this?"

John threw more soot bursts at Assassin Bug. "Just leave us be already!" he shouted as he hurled balls of soot at the bug with rapid succession.

"Don't think it will save your shadowy skin." Assassin Bug electrocuted the soot bursts and, unfortunately, electrocuted John in the process.

John collapsed to the ground. "Th-that's not fair," he groaned.

"That's enough!" Kate shouted. She stepped forward and said. "I am the one you want. If I go with you, will you stop hurting my friends?"

"Kate, no." Katy said, concerned.

Assassin Bug snickered. "I thought it was you. It makes sense. You're not like the other Shadows. Like I said, I'm not from Edward, but it seems he and I have the same opinion about you. Nice."

Katy then felt something. She turned around and saw Rolly moving. She tugs on Emilico's apron. "Emilico." She whispered.

Emilico glances down at her apron. "Rolly?" she said curiously. "What are you doing?"

Katy looks at the plush. She realizes what it means. "I think it wants you to throw it at him." She whispered.

Without a moment of hesitation, Emilico reached into her apron and grabbed Rolly. She then threw the toy at Assassin Bug.

Assassin Bug's eyes widened. "What?!" He got smacked by a flying Rolly, to which he got sent to the garden wall. Then the toy flew back to Emilico.

"Wow! Great job, Rolly," Emilico said.

Assassin Bug groaned. "What was that for?"

"Well, you asked for it." Katy said.

"I am gonna assassinate you more deadlier than I originally planned." Assassin Bug tries to get to Emilico.

"No you don't." Katy, surprisingly, shoots out sticky webs at the killer bug and he is now stuck to the ground. She was surprised by what just happened. "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. Whippity pow, what did I just do?"

"It looks like you can shoot webs!" Emilico said. "That's so neat, Katy."

"I didn't realize. But this isn't webs. It's something of a cocoon." Katy looks at what she did and has noticed that.

"Shall I crush this bug?" Ricky asked his Shadow Maser, and Patrick nodded. Ricky then made his way over to Assassin Bug and lifted his foot, ready to bring it down on the bug.

Assassin Bug snickered. "I know what you're thinking. Will this end me? Well, what do you think would happen? End, or no end? Sometimes, things come back…and haunt you. You dare to think all that…dare if you may."

"You talk way too much," Ricky said as he stomped his foot down and crushed Assassin Bug under his heel.

Katy sighed in relief. "That's over. I thought it would never end."

John was beginning to pick himself back up and appeared to be chipper again. "Well, now that that's settled. Shall we return to Shadows House and figure out a way to get Katy back home?"

The others nodded and they headed back to the mansion. Unfortunately, on the way there, a light shined from under them.

"Um… this is new," Shaun said.

"Oh crap." Katy said.

A portal opens underneath them. The group found themselves swallowed up by the ground as they tumbled down into the portal.

The portal closes

Fukushima

Back with the Flip Flappers, they've gotten out of the lab of Flip Flap and found themselves in the park, with Papika holding the bag that the shattered Phos is in.

"Alright, how are we gonna get the shard from that swimming magical girl now?" Phos asked.

Cocona sighed. "I have no idea. We just used up too much energy in Pure Illusion so now we can't transform."

"For the moment," Papika said. "Give it a little bit of time and we'll be able to transform again."

Unfortunately for them, they saw something off above the sky.

"Hey, what's that?" Cocona said, pointing to the object in the sky.

"I'll go check it out," Papika said as she hopped onto her hoverboard and flew towards the thing in the sky.

But Papika noticed one thing. The object is growing. It isn't an object. It's a portal. And where does that portal lead to? Well, geometric shapes fall from the sky, and she sees the technicolor sky in the portal as well.

"What the-? Is that a portal to Pure Illusion?" Papika asked.

"What the hell is going on out there?" Phos asked, not knowing what's going on.

Papika landed and quickly told them what she saw. "It's another portal, but this time it's to Pure Illusion."

"That can't be right," Cocona said. "There can't be a portal to Pure Illusion… can there?"

"That's me alright." Swim Swim came out of the ground, then looked up at the sky filled Pure Illusion. "Isn't it lovely, for this world to consume yours?"

"What are you talking about?" Papika said, fearful. "What do you mean that it's going to consume our world?"

"I have plans to make a Pure Illusion consume a world. I tried numerous times. Didn't work. This time? It's working. According to my calculations." Swim Swim got out her spear and pointed it at Cocona and Papika. "Your world will be nothing, but an illusion."

"That's what you think!" Papika said as she took her hoverboard and tried to slam it over Swim Swim's head.

Swim Swim got thrown back, and fell to the ground, face first. She is reverted back to her civilian form, to which she gets up and grabs the spear. What is shocking to the both of them though, is that her civilian form is a child.

"Wait, you're just a kid?" Papika said with surprise.

"Surprised?" Swim Swim's civilian form, Ayana Sakanagi, walks to Papika. "I was chosen by Fav for the Magical Girl Raising Project, but not what you think. I am not here to do good…I'm here to do what fits my needs."

"What need do you have to make Pure Illusion take over our world?" Cocona said. "You're insane!"

"Everyone says that. But I don't think I am. I am collective. Calm. Calculative of my plans. What Ruler would have taught me." Ayana then looks up and sees MODOK coming out of the Pure Illusion.

"Oh… Oh no…" Cocona said, her mouth hanging agape as she watched MODOK appear from the portal.

"You think you can just leave me to die?! Well, now you're in some real trouble now!" MODOK then drops a light ball into the water. And it opened up a portal to the Digital World.

"What now?" Cocona said.

Papika stared at the new portal. "Where does that lead to, I wonder?"

Silence

Then, a giant monster came out of it. And that monster was a Digimon named Shellmon.

"That thing is gross," Cocona noted. "We need to transform."

"Let's see if it will work now," Papika said.

"It's time for Flip Flapping!" The two girls cried out, and with a bright flash of light, the two had transformed back into magical girls.

"We did it!" Papika exclaimed. "Now, let's teach these guys a lesson."

Cocona drew her sword and went after Shellmon, while Papika flew towards MODOK. Papika threw a ball of water at him, which exploded.

MODOK took the blow and was thrown a few inches back. "Now you're making MAD!" He then makes a suit filled with tentacle ray guns and he fires at Papika.

Papika zipped around through the air and dodged the lasers. She got up close and hurled more balls of water at him, making explosions all around him. While she was bombarding MODOK, Cocona was fighting off Shellmon.

She got up close and swung her sword at Shellmon, but it ducked back into its shell and dodged the slash. It then lifted its head out and fired a blast of water at her, sending Cocona flying back.

"Cocona!" Papika cried out as she broke away from MODOK and dived on the Shellmon. She threw more balls of water, creating explosions all around Shellmon. Even retracted back into its shell, it was still being hurt by the bursts.

Cocona had recovered and saw that Papika had taken over fighting Shellmon. She turned back up to see what MODOK was doing.

Unnoticeably, Ayana was behind Cocona, ready to slash at her, but she got kicked in the side by someone.

Cocona heard the commotion behind her and turned to see what it was.

Who saved Cocona was a girl.

This girl has red ochre eyes and auburn hair that goes down to the nape of her neck. She wears a blue and red dress, red coat and black boots. This is Karen Aijo.

"You okay?" Karen Aijo asked.

"I am, thank you," Cocona said, pushing herself up and brushing herself off. "Thank you for the save back there, but who exactly are you?"

"I am Karen Aijo of 99th Class, and you won't be doing this alone." She grabs out her rapier. "I'm here to help you out. Heard you have a problem here."

"You could say that again. We have about three problems right now. That Swim Swim girl, that big head in the sky, and the monster that appeared from the water." She turned to MODOK and said, "I'm gonna go after him, do you think you could assist Papika with fighting that monster?"

"Sure thing." Karen turns around. "Ranka!"

A wolf girl appeared, walking to Karen.

This cat girl has long pink hair and brown eyes and a pair of pink wolf ears and a pink wolf tail. She wears a purple long-sleeve shirt, white skirt, black socks and brown loafers. This is Ranka Ookami.

"Yes?" Ranka asked.

"We got some work to do." Karen said.

"Let's do this then." Ranka grabs out a chicken drumstick (I know, dumb weapon choice), and the both of them run towards Shellmon.

Papika created an energy shield just as Shellmon was firing another Hydro Water attack at her. The shield was holding but for how long was uncertain. Papika could feel the strain of keeping the barrier up.

Shellmon stopped and roared, trying to ram itself into Papika. She hurled another exploding ball of water at Shellmon and blasted it back. The monster growled and lowered its head again, ready to fire another Hydro Water attack.

"Here to help!" Ranka jumps onto Shellmon and tries to beat it up with the drumstick.

"Hey!" Papika said excitedly when she saw that she had assistance. "Glad to have you here. Now, let's destroy this thing!" She hurled another blast at Shellmon and the creature roared in pain.

Karen ran up to Shellmon and stabbed it in the eye with her rapier. The Shellmon reared its head back and bellowed.

Papika get a bit closer and hurled one more exploding water burst at Shellmon, hitting it in the chest. The Shellmon bellowed and exploded into data particles.

"NO!" MODOK tries to fly towards the three, but fortunately, he gets attacked by Cocona.

Cocona sped towards him and swiped at him with her sword. She didn't stop slashing either, she kept going.

"Get back into that portal!" she said. "And leave our world alone!"

MODOK screamed in rage, and grabbed Cocona and threw her to the ground.

Karen saw this and was gonna check up on Cocona, only to be smacked by Ayana in the back.

Papika, having seen this, dived down and landed right behind Ayana and punched her in the back.

It succeeded. And, most importantly, Ayana seems to have dropped the shard in the process.

Seeing the shard roll out of her hand, Papika quickly snatched it up and held it close to her. "Finally, we have it back."

"Give me the shard!" MODOK flew towards the team, but Ranka got onto him and tried to sabotage his suit.

"You guys better run! Protect that thing you have there!" Ranka ordered. "We'll deal with the rest from here!"

"But what about you guys?" Papika argued, but Cocona flew down and landed beside Papika.

"They're giving us a chance to run. We should probably take it."

Feeling their energy levels beginning to drop, Papika knew they may not be able to hold their magical girl forms for much longer. She nodded and said, "Thank you, both of you!"

Grabbing the bag that had Phos in it, the two flew off with the shard.

"Now what? What do we do?" Phos asked.

The portal to Pure Illusion and the Digital World now has closed. It seems that MODOK and Swim Swim's power has been drained out.

"We need to get this shard back to Flip Flap. It will be safe there," Papika said, flying towards the lab.

Unfortunately, a portal to somewhere unknown opens up, and Cocona, Papika and Phos are flying right into it.

Papika and Cocona gasped and cried out as they flew headfirst into the portal, flying straight into the unknown.

The portal closes.

The Great Valley

Back in the Great Valley, the deadly creatures are trying to find more herbivores to kill. The Great Valley was oddly quiet, however. No Dinosaurs could be seen no matter how far they looked.

Suddenly they heard a loud thump as a rock fell to their feet. From above the rocky walls of the Great Valley was Littlefoot and his friends, hurling rocks at the creatures.

"Catch us if you can!" Cera said as they turned and fled.

The creatures roared, and their sensitive plates opened up, and they ran towards the seven little dinosaurs.

The seven little Dinosaurs made their way over to the steep slope where the landslide would take place. They found a cave and quickly hid inside and watched as the creatures made their way over to the slope.

Meta-Verse Reg saw them coming, then he finally used his Incinerator to create the landslide. The top of the slope exploded from the blast from Meta-Verse Reg's Incinerator, causing huge boulders to come tumbling down on top of the creatures.

The creatures roared and they got killed. One of them gets a speech. "We, Death Angels, will not be eradicated yet." It got killed by a boulder.

Silence fell over the area as the rocks and debris settled. The dust cleared away and Littlefoot and his friends emerged from the cave they had taken shelter in. "We did it!" Littlefoot cried out. "And you were amazing, Reg!"

"Thanks." Meta-Verse Reg nodded. "I have only about 10 minutes before I pass out because of using the Incinerator. It will take me 2 hours to get back up again. You think you can watch over me while I'm passed out at that time?"

"You've got it, buddy," Cera said.

Littlefoot knelt down so Meta-Verse Reg could climb on his back.

Meta-Verse Reg was about to, but he saw a light underneath them. "What the-"

"What's that light?" Littlefoot asked.

"Me don't know," Petrie said.

Suddenly, a portal opened up under them and sucked them inside. The seven Dinosaurs and Meta-Verse Reg cried out as they fell through the portal into a new world.

The portal closes.

The Further

Back in the Further, Keroberos and Ann run into a man with millions of eyes covering his body.

"What do you seek?" The million-eyed man asked.

"Our friends have been taken from us," Keroberos said. "We need to get them back."

"You seek those that you love most. Do you have a price to pay for that?" The million-eyed man asked.

"Neither of us have anything to give. We just want our friends back so we can return home. Please, help us."

The million-eyed man was silent. Then he points at the wall, to which the wall reveals a door. "This door will lead you to the death master himself. Save your friends from him, or it will be too late. Oh, and Ann, you still have a debt to pay."

Ann nodded. "I know that."

Keroberos and Ann proceed to go through the door, to which it leads into another dark hallway. Keroberos continued with caution, his senses on high alert. They followed the corridor until they finally reached the end. At the end, they saw a red door.

Ann sighed. "I don't wanna pay the debt. I really don't."

"What debt is it that you owe?" Keroberos asked.

Ann sighed, sadly. "You see, my sister, Annabelle, she was once a good doll. But one day, she got possessed by demons, and I lost her. She's now a demonic entity. In order to ensure my sister's future, her happy future, I have to sacrifice myself in order to save her. I don't wanna do that though. I am scared of sacrifices."

"I'm sure it won't come to that," Keroberos said. "At least, I refuse to allow that to happen. I promise to protect you."

Ann's eyes were teary. "Thank you." She hugged him. "At least I have someone to protect me from this all."

"Are you ready, Ann?" Keroberos asked as he took a step towards the red door.

Ann was dragged as Keroberos took a step forward. She breaks up the hug, looking determined now. "Let's go." She goes up to the door and opens it.

What they saw inside was a room of glass and mirrors.

"SAKURA! TOMOYO!" Keroberos cried out. "Where are you two?"

"You came at the right time." A red-faced demon that has a black body and black horns came down to them, with him holding both Sakura and Tomoyo with supernatural force. Tomoyo doesn't seem to have the Black Gear anymore.

"Free our friends, demon," Keroberos said with a growl.

"I'm afraid you're dealing with the master of hell, the Lipstick-Face Demon." The red-faced demon turns to a demon priest. "You," He throws both Sakura and Tomoyo to the priest. "Make sure their energies are drained."

"Yes, master." The demon priest used supernatural force to put both Sakura and Tomoyo in their chairs.

"Now, it's time you face hell." The Lipstick-Face Demon shoots fire out of his mouth towards Keroberos and Ann.

Keroberos' jaws flung open and with a roar, flames shot out of his mouth at the Lipstick-Face Demon. The Lipstick-Face Demon teleported to Keroberos' back and tried to stab him with his claws, but Ann saved Keroberos with her stretched out red yarn hair.

"You go and save them, I'll hold this demon!" Ann shouted as she used her red yarn hair to try and attack the Lipstick-Face Demon.

Keroberos nodded and ran towards the priest. He lunged at him with claws and teeth ready to sink into him. The priest laughed and he created multiple ghosts, surrounding Keroberos.

"Give me back Sakura and Tomoyo!" he bellowed as he breathed a jet of fire at the ghosts, turning about to hit each one of them.

"You can't stop the powers of hell. The demon lord will only destroy you for good." The priest roared and tried to blow Keroberos away.

Keroberos created a barrier around himself that shielded him from the priest's attack. "I'll tear you apart if you don't give them back to me," Keroberos snarled.

The priest laughed evilly, and he began to drain Sakura and Tomoyo of their energy.

Keroberos roared in anger as he charged for the priest, breathing more fire. The priest got burned and he screamed, to which it caused a supersonic scream, breaking the whole entire room of glass.

Sakura began to stir and realized where she was. "What happened?" she asked.

"Sakura! The Return Card! Use it now!" Ann shouted.

The Lipstick-Face Demon turns to Sakura and tries to stop her.

Sakura first called upon the Windy card. "Windy! Release!" she cried out as she tapped the card with her staff. A blast of wind struck the Lipstick-Faced Demon, blowing him back. She then pulled out the Return Card.

"Please work this time," she prayed. "Return! Release! Return us to an hour ago"

The Return appeared from its card and time began to reverse.

Tomoeda

After that, everything returned to normal.

Ann panted. "It worked. The Demon's power was broken from the scream. The Demon's power was actually the cause of the Card's power not working."

Sakura breathed a heavy sigh. "I'm just glad that's all over," she said.

Keroberos looked at the book that had caused the problems in the first place. "I'm going to burn that book to ensure nothing like that happens again."

"Please do." Ann said.

But, the book disappears.

"Oh wow. Um. That was not me." Ann said.

"I have a feeling that book wasn't originally part of my dad's collection," Sakura said. "That demon must have planted it here."

Ann sighed. "He seems to know you somehow. Maybe it's because of me. He must have wanted me the whole time and you are just some type of object he should use to make me go into insanity."

Tomoyo took a seat on the ground, exhausted by the ordeal they had just gone through. "Well, I now hate reading thanks to that demon."

"It seems you're out of the gear's effect. That's good. Trust me, we dealt with those gears once." Ann said. "And those gears are still out there. Because of my sister."

"I sure hope that doesn't happen to me again," Tomoyo said. "That wasn't fun at all."

"Well, I say we'll rest upstairs," Sakura said. "I can grab us something to eat and we can just calm down after that incident."

Keroberos goes back into his smaller form. "Did you say food?" He said excitedly. "I'm starving!"

But, a light appeared underneath them.

"Aw crap, a portal." Ann said.

The four fell through the portal, being pulled into the unknown. As they fell, Kero dived closer to Ann and asked, "Does this happen to you often?"

"This is the second time." Ann said.

Sakura and Tomoyo screamed as they plummeted downwards. They grabbed for each other's hands and held on tightly for dear life as they tumbled further and further into a new world.

The portal closes.

Meta-Verse Department Agency

In the Meta-Verse Department Agency, we see Paiman pasting around in Lain's computer room. "This is great. Katy, Phos, Reg and Ann are missing. This isn't supposed to happen!" He turned to Milk Chan. "Did it actually happen?!"

"Yes it did." Milk said.

"What are we supposed to do now? There's no trace of them anywhere, is there?" Bijou was on top of Faputa's head, feeling worried.

"Just like that, sosu, they were gone," Faputa said. "No idea where they are though. Isn't that Izzy guy working on finding them?"

Paiman turns to Izzy, who is working with Lain Iwakura on this. "Any luck, you two?"

"No sign." Lain confirmed.

"This could take a while," Izzy said. "There's millions of universes out there, not to mention alternate realities. They could be anywhere."

"Goddammit." Paiman sighed. "I wish this didn't happen."

"Trust me, we all don't." Yotsuba Koiwai said.

But then, four flashes appeared on the ceiling.

"What in the world is that?" Bijou pointed up at the ceiling.

Many people, animals, and dinosaurs fell out of the portals, all landing in a heap on the floor.

The portals closed.

Paiman was in shock. "Oh God. More people?"

"Would you kindly remove your elbow from my rib?" John asked.

"Sorry," Sakura said as she tried to untangle herself from the mess of limbs. Once everyone was back on their feets, about a million questions were all being asked at once by the newcomers.

"QUIET DOWN A BIT!" Paiman yelled, then he breathed a bit. "Okay, now then. You're in the Meta-Verse Department Agency. This is an agency where different beings go to different worlds to fight off against the forces of evil, most notably the Nazis."

"So, this was the place you had told us about," Kate said to Katy.

"Wow, what is this place?" Littlefoot asked as he wandered about the room, sniffing at everything with curiosity.

"I ALREADY TOLD YOU, YOU IDIOT!" Paiman then passes out, with bubbles coming out of his mouth.

"Are there any tree stars around here?" Petrie asked, worried they wouldn't have any food.

"What in the world are tree stars?" Phos asked, still in the bag.

"That's it, we really are gonna starve in this weird place," Cera said.

"I'm sure we can find something for you to eat," Izzy said.

"Amen." Paiman said, still passed out.

"Well, I have an unlucky experience. We have gone through a dark realm, and this girl." Ann points at Tomoyo. "Got injected by a black gear."

"It was really scary," Sakura added. "And then there was this demon that attacked us."

"What demon?" Milk asked.

"The Lipstick-Face Demon." Ann answered.

"Oh shit. Why the Insidious universe?" Milk turns to…us. "Folks, you should know Insidious is kind of rejected these days."

"Huh. The black gears are still around. Not surprised. Me and these guys here got attacked by these monsters that only respond to sound." Meta-Verse Reg said.

"But we dropped rocks on them and that stopped them," Chomper explained. "But then we got pulled into this world."

"I don't know what the hell happened with me, but I know that I was in Pure Illusion, and then I got attacked by Swim Swim, and Papika, I think, put me in this bag. Rest of the story, you should ask them, because I was in this bag the whole damned time." Phos explained.

"Swim Swim stole our shard and tried to make Pure Illusion take over our world," Cocona explained. "Then some giant head appeared and opened a portal that brought some kind of pink shellfish monster into our world."

Izzy pulled up Shellmon on his Digimon Analyzer and showed everyone.

"That was it," Papika said. "That - what's it called? - Shellmon attacked us, but then we got some help from two other people. We were just about to go back to the lab but a portal opened up and swallowed us up."

"Wheatley was not involved when Shellmon appeared? That circular robot with a blue eye?" Ann asked Papika.

Papika shook her head. "Didn't see a robot or anything. Just some giant head guy."

"MODOK. Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing. That's literally what it means." Milk said.

"Yes, yes, that's all well and good, but what about our daring adventure?" John asked. "We fought off this Assassin Bug."

"That wants to assassinate me." Katy said.

Paiman gets up in shock. "Why?"

"Because I caused his boss some problems." Katy said.

Paiman shook his head. "Dear God. Now that's bad."

"There's more," Kate said. "It appears that I am the third Pinnacle and Emilico, my Doll, is my protector."

Ann's eyes widened. Faputa heard this as well.

"The third…" Faputa said thoughtfully. "Only one left to find."

"Oh God. Why you?" Ann asked.

"Assassin Bug entitled Kate as the Outcast Shadow." Katy confirmed.

Ann mulls this over, and she nodded. "That makes a lot of sense. Kate is different from every Shadow there is. She has a uniqueness that most Shadows don't have." She looks at Kate. "I'm quite shocked you are a Pinnacle yourself."

"I am just as shocked, if not more," Kate replied. "I'm not entirely sure what this entails for me, but I do what I can to assist you all."

"Well, welcome to the Agency." Paiman greeted.

"Thank you," she said.

Later, everyone settled down. Ann takes Emilico to where Reg, Faputa and Gatomon are.

"Everyone, we finally found our third Pinnacle, and this is the third Pinnacle Protector, Emilico." Ann said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Emilico said with a little bow.

"I am quite shocked she's not a Pinnacle. Her Shadow Master is. The Outcast Shadow. I might not wanna ask Amanda Waller about that since she might have the same opinion as I do on this Shadow." Ann said.

"Well, with there being three Pinnacles on our side, the enemy will be even more aggressive than they were before," Gatomon said. "We'll need to be prepared for them."

Ann gives Emilico the folder that she gave Gatomon, Reg and Faputa. "This does contain the info on the Light One and the Whistle Blower."

"Got it," Emilco said as she took the folder from Ann.

Someone else came to them. And that was the captain of the Agency, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

"I see that you have gathered. One more to go and you're all gathered together to protect them." Picard said.

"Yes, we will do everything we can to protect them," Reg said. Faputa climbed on top of his head and laid down, yawning.

"I'm afraid the reason you're here is not because someone is trying to pull you out…it is an event." Picard explained.

"What do you mean by an event?" Gatomon asked.

"This happens every five years. This event has come to be known as the Reality Shift." Picard said.

"I've heard of it before. Every five years, different realities fall into different realities unknown to them. But it didn't happen to us five years ago. We're experiencing it now." Ann said.

"Do you know what causes this Reality Shift?" Reg asked.

"I don't." Picard shook his head. "Do keep in mind, someone will take advantage of this…him."

Ann's eyes widened. "You don't mean Kang, do you?"

"I'm afraid so." Picard nodded.

"Kang?" Faputa questioned from where she was lying lazily across Reg's helmet.

"Kang the Conqueror. He is also known as Nathaniel Richards. He is a scientist from a very far future. From the year…well I don't know, but from the year 3000." Ann explained.

"What exactly is this Kang's goal?" Gatomon asked. "What exactly is he after?"

"Multiversal Uprising. Of all of his counterparts, the Council of Kangs. He plans to rid the multiverse, creating a new world order in every universe with his technology so advanced that even humans can't understand. But, he is trapped in one dimension. The Quantum Realm. A microscopic world beneath ours. His vehicle, the Multiversal Time Chair, a chair that can travel across universes, has been destroyed. But Kang one day will bring it back into power and escape the Quantum Realm." Ann goes up to Gatomon. "Whatever you do, do not ever, ever, fight him. If you do, your chances of dying are a hundred percent."

Gatomon's fur bristled at that. "If he's really that dangerous then we will do just that," she replied.

Ann turns serious. "I'm serious. I don't want you to die under his hands." She turns to Reg, Faputa and Emilico. "That goes for the three of you. Do not ever engage Kang. Do I make myself clear?"

Reg and Emilico nodded but Faputa just stared at her, curiously. Faputa had no fears and didn't completely believe Ann's words. To Faputa, there wasn't a foe she couldn't defeat.

Ann nodded, then she left.

Picard sighed. "I'm sorry. She has a worry for all those who died by Kang, and she worries of future generations dying under his hands."

"This guy sure sounds like bad news," Gatomon said. "I don't plan on fighting him, but if it comes to defending Kari, then I'll fight whoever I have to."

Picard nodded. "You better be sure to prepare then." He then leaves the four of them alone. Afterwards, the four talk amongst themselves.

"I'm with you on this, Gatomon," Reg said. "I don't want to fight this guy either, but I won't let any harm come to Riko."

"Don't worry, sosu. Faputa will protect everyone," the wild child said as she hopped off Reg's head.

"But what about what you said to Ann?" Emilico asked. "Didn't you agree not to fight him at all?"

"My destiny is to protect my partner. I would happily give my life to save Kari," Gatomon replied.

Emilico felt a little alone amongst these three. They were clearly powerful fighters, but Emilico didn't have any powers of her own. What could she possibly do to help protect Mistress Kate from such powerful foes?

"Well, we should probably head back now," Gatomon said. As the four walked down the hallway, Reg stopped for a moment and said, "Do you guys want to spar sometime? The three of us?"

"That's not a bad idea," Gatomon agreed. "We need to be prepared for anything."

Emilico said nothing as they walked down the hall and returned to where the others were.

Meanwhile, Katy was with Rum at the moment in her office at the Revengers' Base.

"So it actually happened? That's how your Shadow Master and yourself got to normal?" Katy asked.

"That's right," Rum replied softly. "I don't quite understand it either, but that's what happened.

Katy then pulls up a picture of the woman Rum saw on her computer. "Is this her?"

Rum looked at the image and nodded. "Yes, that is her. Who is she?"

"Her name is Galadriel. She is…what your world doesn't even have…an elf. Royal of both the Noldor and the Teleri in Middle-Earth, to which Middle-Earth is a fantasy-like realm. The most famous rumor of Middle-Earth is the Rings of Power. One is corrupted though. Whoever puts on the corrupted Ring, brings them into insanity for eternity. But no, you actually met Galadriel." Katy nodded.

"I can't believe someone with the power to restore my Shadow Master and my memories actually exists," Rum said with awe. "Is she part of this agency as well?"

Katy shook her head. "We never actually met her. And, seeing that she did restore everything of yours, she is a queen that ruled over the woods of Lothlorien, so I wouldn't be surprised by that. We never actually met her."

"I wonder why she saved us though," Rum pondered. "I'm very grateful she did it, but I'm curious why she helped us. Either way, I'm relieved to have Mistress Shirley back."

Katy nodded, then she sighed. "Well, that was all I wanted to discuss. Now I'll send you and Rummy off."

Rum gave a little bow and took her leave.

Katy looked back at the picture and pondered to herself. "Galadriel. You finally showed yourself."

Meanwhile, in the research room, we see Kyubey inspecting the shard that Papika has gotten. Papika, Riko, Kate, Unico, Koyuki Himekawa and Lirio were in the room with him.

"I am quite curious as to how this shard works." Kyubey said.

"It's not much on its own," Papika replied, "but if you get all the shards together, you can make a wish."

"I've heard of wishing objects before. I am not unfamiliar with them." Kyubey turns to Papika. "If I may ask, what is your dearest wish?"

"My wish?" Papika said thoughtfully. "I haven't really thought about the wish I would ask it to grant me yet. I've been so busy collecting the shards I hadn't thought of it. But if I had to make any wish… it would be to be with Cocana forever."

"Wow, that's your wish?" Unico asked curiously.

Papika nodded. "Yup, that's all I really want."

Kyubey nodded. "I can see that." He then walks out of the room. He stopped at the door. "These shards must be important to you." He turns to Papika. "Keep them safe." He then leaves the room.

"What would you wish for, Riko?" Unico asked, turning to the cave raider.

"I know what I would wish for. I would wish to meet my mom and go on lots of adventures with her," Riko replied.

"I haven't got the chance to ask since we first met. What happened to your mother?" Koyuki asked.

"She's a cave raider, like me," Riko explained. "We venture into the Abyss and search for treasure, and she was one of the greatest cave raiders that ever lived. She went down to the Abyss, but never came back, but she sent me a message. She said, "In the Netherworld's bottom, I'll be waiting." That's why Reg and I first went into the Abyss. To find her and bring her back to the surface."

"Partner, literally that's what yer other self said when they first met me. I won't forget that day." Lirio turns to Kate. "Do ya have a wish, partner?" She tips her cowboy hat.

Kate thought for a moment. She had never once thought of a wish. "Perhaps, if I had to make just one wish…" she thought and thought and then realized just what it was. "I would wish to see the world. To step out of Shadows House and see what the outside world is like."

Lirio nodded. "Not a bad wish, partner." She tipped her hat. "Literally."

"My wish is to have the Magical Girl Raising Project stop altogether. So magical girls don't have to kill each other anymore. They'll just help people out. Just like me." Koyuki said, looking a bit sad.

"I'm sorry, Koyuki," Riko said, "I'm sure we'll be able to take down that project."

"That's right!" Unico agreed. "We've been doing great so far. We'll stop them for sure."

"You guys." Koyuki smiled. "Thank you."

Lirio stretched. "I say we head back, partner. We might as well get ourselves goin' and I'll get myself a cat nap. Today must have been tirin', partner."

The others nodded. "Yes, let's head back," Kate agreed.

Somewhere in Japan

3 days later, we see Wheatley with an army of Flymon flying behind him. He turns to his army. "You guard out here, make sure the Meta-Verse Agents don't get anywhere near this building." He points to the abandoned warehouse.

"Yesss, sssir," the Flymon hissed as they flew about and stationed themselves around the warehouse. There wasn't a single blindspot now. The Flymon would guard the building with the utmost diligence.

Wheatley turns to the abandoned warehouse. "Etemon…you'll be revived now."

Ending theme: Surreal by Ayumi Hamasaki

Suki na mono dake wo erande kuno ga

Musekinin datte wake janai

Suki na mono sae wo mitsuke rarezu ni

Sekinin nante tori you mo nai

Seou kakugo no bundake kanousei wo te ni shiteru

Iranai mono nara sono doujoujin

Marude yakuni mo tatanai ne

Daiji na mono nara soko ni kanarazu

Itami tomou hazu dayo ne

Hitoribocchi de kanjiru kodoku yori

Futari de itemo kanjiru kodoku no hou ga

Tsurai koto no you ni

Ah- Katari akashita itsuka no yume datte

Hitori ja kanae you mo nai

Dare ni mo ienai dareka ni iitai

Ano hito ga dare yori taisetsutte

La la la

Dokoni mo nai basho de

Watashi wa watashi no mama de tatteru yo

Nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne

Sono mama no kimi de ite hoshii

La la la

Dokoni mo nai basho de

Watashi wa watashi no mama de tatteru yo

Nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne

Itsumade mo kimi de ite hoshii

Post-credit scene

Meta-Verse Department Agency

In Peni Parker's lab, we see Peni with Louise's Living Doll, Lou.

"So, I've been talking to some of you, about this Debut and all, and Ricky told me you used the shears during that time." Peni said.

"That is correct," Lou replied with little emotion. "Although I ended up giving them away once I was done with them."

Peni nodded. "I think I can help with this." She pressed a button, and a case came out of the floor. The case opens up. "Introducing the Blade Shears. It acts like shears, but it does have a sword-like ability in it as well."

Lou looked over the shears before she reached down and took them. She held the shears for a moment, snipping them a few times. "Yes, these are quite nice," she said.

"When they're closed, it acts like a sword. When they're opened, just what you did, they act like shears. What do you think? This might help you out on missions from here on out while you're here." Peni said.

Lou hummed as she took one more look over the weapon. "Yes, I think these will do well in our missions." She turned to Peni and said, "Thank you for this. I will use them well."

"Alright. Well, I'll send you-" Peni gets interrupted when SP/DR comes to them. "What is it, SP/DR?"

SP/DR makes a concerned face, presses a button on a device he was holding, and the alarm has been sounded.

"Oh, why did you not tell me this sooner?" Peni gets herself prepared.

"What is going on?" Lou asked.

Peni turns to Lou. "It seems like your weapon will be put to the test. Because we got a mission to attend to. Let's go to the meeting room and see what's up."

Lou nodded and they headed off to the meeting room where the others were gathering as well.

"Alright, people. We have a problem. And a really big one. It seems that Wheatley has already started the resurrection of Etemon. He is located in an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Japan." Katy turns on the screen to reveal the location.

"Great," Sora said sarcastically. "Now we have to deal with that guy all over again."

"We beat Etemon once, we can do it again," Tai said without a hint of fear in his voice.

Katy nodded. "Protect your Pinnacles. Because when Wheatley's involved, he'll want them for sure."

"Don't worry," Gatomon said. "We Pinnacle Protectors are ready."

"Let's just hope so." A gray and white cat came to them. "Because we'll need it."

These are the characters that appears in this chapter:

From Tamama 900:

Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings

Karen Aijo from Revue Starlight

Ranka Ookami from Murenase! Seton Gakuon

MODOK from Avengers

Death Angels from A Quiet Place

Lipstick-Face Demon from Insidious

Assassin Bug is an OC of Tamama 900

From Zavoren:

Emilico, Kate, Shaun, John, Rum, Rummy, Shirley, Lou, Louise, Ricky and Patrick from Shadows House

Cocona, Papika and Yayaka from Flip Flappers

Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Spike, Petrie, Chomper, Ruby, Mr. Three-horn, Grandma Longneck, Grandpa Longneck and Petrie's Mother from The Land Before Time

Sakura Kinomoto, Keroberos and Tomoyo Daidouji from Cardcaptor Sakura

Shellmon and Flymon from Digimon: Digital Monsters

Next time: Overshock

And that's a wrap! Like I said, I am sorry for the delay. I wish this chapter was posted sooner than later. Next time, the Meta-Verse Agents and the other reality members gets even more other reality members when another portal incident hits. And Wheatley gets a very bad surprise for Tai...

See you all in the next chapter of Meta-Verse.