After the events on the planet, the tracker soon picked up on a signal as they landed on a freezing cold planet as they disembarked.
"Brrr. It just had to be an ice age planet didn't it?" Indigo said.
"What are you complaining about? Gray and I can handle it just fine." David said.
"Yeah. Its just fine out here." Gray said shirtless.
"That's because your element is ice, also Gray, your clothes." Hisui said.
"What the? When did this happen?" Gray said.
"You've been like that since we arrived." Lacy said sighing.
"Anyway, the signal I got definitely came from this planet. And there are powerful magical readings here." Spectra said.
"It's probably Francisca. It's fitting she'd be in a place like this." David said.
"Yes. And she's got poor creatures in ice. I mean, a yo yo robot, a chef and….Wait...is...is that?" Dedede said looking at a familiar frozen figure. "Taranza?!"
"What?! Him too?!" Sectonia asked.
"Quick, let's get them inside." Volt said as they hurried.
A few moments later, they were melted free as Taranza shook.
"Thank you." He said shivering.
"Thank goodness you're alright. You really shouldn't scare me like that. My heart can't handle the shock." Sectonia said.
"Your majesty?!" Taranza asked in shock. "I am not worthy of your angelic presence." He said quickly bowing.
"Sorry. A lot has happened." Sectonia said.
"Same here. I saw those mages fly into the sky so I decided to step up and try to battle them heroically. Like a hero. However...things did not go like planned. She froze me with one shot and sent me flying." Taranza said.
"Luckily we managed to rescue you and those two just in time." Ace said.
"Who's the show off?" Taranza said.
"Uh...we'll explain later. But it would mean a lot if we had your support." Dedede said.
"Of course. Anything for my queen." Taranza said.
"Y-you didn't have to say it like that. I'm not exactly queen since I died, you know." Sectonia said.
"I know. It's just weird." Taranza said. "I cannot call you anything other than my queen."
"In any case, it's nice to have you with us, like the old days." Sectonia said.
The group continued their exploration of the planet as they came across another dark heart before it flew away.
"No sign of any mages here on the planet." Nana said. "That signal you got had to come from somewhere else, Spectra."
"No, I can feel it… There's still someone here." David said.
"Maybe perhaps...I've been keeping watch." A voice said as Francisca floated above them. "..Hmph. Color me surprised. I didn't expect to run into you lot again. I thought you would've gone down along with the Jambastion. I'm impressed."'
"You'll find that we're tough to kill. The real question is, why are you siding with that Hyness guy? Don't you think you'd do so much more without him breathing down your neck?" David asked.
"Zan and Flamberge are the only family I have left, if I left Hyness's side, where else would we go?" Francisca asked. "Besides...we're already so far in our plans...we cannot allow you to stop us now." She said drawing her axe.
(Cue- Tales of Berseria- The Will that opposes Reason)
"Then I guess I'll just have to show you what you're missing." David said. "Nobody move. This is my fight!"
"This is where your journey ends. Heh, I always wanted a trophy for my collection. Prepare yourself!" Francisca said.
Bringer of Icy Doom
Francisca
"Get her, David!" Hope said.
"Don't bother. He's as good as frozen!" Francisca said firing icicle missiles at David.
"Is that the best you've got?" David said as he unleashed a barrage, breaking all the icicles. "Here's mine. Freeze Lancer!" He said as crystals were flying towards Francisca.
Francisca was knocked back before a wave of surged around her as she decided to pull out her water gun and fired.
"Haaaa!" David cried out as he unleashed his Ice Reaper Claw.
"Aaaaah!" Francisca screamed as she was knocked down to the ground.
(end song)
"Ace, now!" David called.
"Right!" Ace said as he ran over and summoned Shiva as he channeled her energy through him to Francisca.
"It's not working. She's still struggling. We need some sort of help." Tulip said before Kirby went running. "Kirby?"
Kirby ran past them as he jumped into the air making a friend heart as he tossed it as it landed on Francisca.
"It's working!" Kor said as Francisca's body was being split into two as her original body was sent flying as it twinkled in the sky as her new one laid on the ground.
"Phew. Did it work?" Ace asked as he collapsed to his knees.
"Oh...you all are gonna get it." A voice said. "Ugh. My legs. Wait...since when do I?" They said before looking in the ice's reflection to find themselves in a human body. "What?!"
"Whoa...I didn't think the Eidolon's power could make things like that possible." Al said with wide eyes.
"It wasn't. While it was a trigger...I think the friend heart Kirby tossed was what did the deed." Meta Knight said.
"Such wonders of him never cease to this day, it seems." Dark Meta Knight said.
"Well, how are you feeling?" David asked.
"It feels...like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders." Francisca said.
"You know… Looking at your new body, you kind of look like Juvia." David said.
Francisca still had her outfit on as it went down to her legs and bracers on her arms as she had a face similar to Juvia, but her hair had a bit of an icy aura around it.
"My magic...it feels weak. I guess a large portion of it is missing." She said.
"Likely with her original body. The one we sent flying." Lacy said.
"Yes, I sense a bit of my power in her, it's faint, but it is there." Shiva said.
"So, Dave. You gonna ask her to join you?" Hope said.
"Actually, I have a better idea for her." David said smiling.
"And that would be?" Hope asked.
David then looks to Francisca. "How would you like to be my pupil?"
"Truly? After everything I did before?" Francisca asked with a sad look.
"You are sure you wish to make her your inheritor?" Illuma asked. "You can only do it once."
"Yes. I am certain." David said.
"Yes. I will gladly accept." She said bowing as David put a hand on her head as a flow of aura surged through her.
"Is she able to use some of her abilities now?" Shiva asked.
"No. That was the inheritance ceremony. It is something a color fighter can use to bestow the ability to learn color fighting onto another. But it can only be done once." Illuma said.
"I see then overtime as she trains with David, she'll be able to use her abilities once more." Shiva said before she disappeared.
"She clearly did not get it. Still, this lead was obviously a set up." Illuma said.
"Yes. Seems the mages are getting wise to us. I'm getting two tracking signals now." Spectra said.
"Does it say their location?" Aya asked.
"No. But the closest one is nearby. Hmm. The larger one farther off...likely Zan. So the other one has to be Flamberge." Spectra said.
"That's right. She said she was heading for Star Lavadom." Francisca said.
"Guess that's our next stop." Ace said.
"Right. We're off to Lavaworld!" Natsu said.
They soon returned to their ships as they took off towards a lava filled world.
"Huh? Hey look!" Asuna said pointing to a high tech ship floating over it.
"That's...one of the Haltmann Company ships!" Applejack said.
"We're getting a transmission." Tails said as a familiar pink haired robot appeared.
"Attention unidentified ships. You are not allowed near...what? Oh… It's you guys." She said.
"Susie?!" Hope said.
"Sigh. Of course you two and your...sidekicks I assume, would come this far. May as well allow you access into my cruiser." She said as a hatch opened.
The ships flew into the large cruiser as the groups disembarked as they saw the ship filled with strange cell like creatures.
"Solosis and Duosion." Twilight said.
"Yes. A lot has changed since we last encountered one another." Susie said approaching. "Welcome."
"So, there's no hard feeling from last time, right?" Hope asked.
"While I want to fire a laser beam through your chest for the trouble you all caused, you did save the world when that Demon Lord tried to use our technology against us so...I cannot hold you as enemies anymore." Susie said.
"Well...that's a good thing. But what's with the Solosis and Duosion?" Tails asked.
"Like I said, a lot has changed. See, our president, Lord Haltmann...died after our encounter." Susie said.
"Ooh… Sorry to hear that." Hope said.
"After he died, I became president and has been leading the company on a better path. Even allowing the Steel Genius Guild to work for us and help us develop new technology and revolutionary creations." Susie said.
"I can understand your sadness of the event. My president's dead too. Unlike yours, he died in battle." Vera said.
"You have my sympathies." Susie said.
"Wait...you said Steel Genius so that would mean…" Hope said as the doors opened.
"Miss Susie, I have returned from my err-Ah! Test subject 657." Reuniclus said seeing Hope.
"Him. Ugh." Hope groaned.
"Ah...you seem healthy. Looking well. Come back to donate once again?" Reuniclus asked.
"Heck no. One of me is plenty." Hope said.
"How is your research coming, Reuniclus?" Susie asked.
"Wonderful. The cloning technology has been perfectly completed. These are the test results from the scientist I worked with. He used it to revive the bodies of the deceased." Reuniclus said.
"Incredible. If it could restore a body, we could clone extinct species too. This could help many people." Susie said.
"Indeed. I expect zoologists and paleontologists to go wild for it." Reuniclus said.
"He wouldn't be the same guy that revived Kaede and the others, would it?" Shuichi asked.
"Hmm. I don't know the subjects but I know it was a lab in Neo City." Reuniclus said. "Though I cannot take all the credit. If it was not for the DNA of this young lad, my research would have never been finished." He said pointing to Hope.
"So my DNA wasn't just used for Despair and Destiny." Hope said.
"No. I needed to perfectly perfect cloning a human body before I went for anything else." Reuniclus said.
"Ah, I see. So I was just the starting piece of the puzzle in that regard." Hope said.
"Hmm. More like...Expendible pawn." Reuniclus said.
"Whatever I am to you, it's nice to know your cloning research has progressed this far." Hope said. "But we kinda have a problem we need to get to. See, we're in the middle of fighting an evil cult who wants to use something called the Jamba Heart for something evil."
"Oh...you mean the mage we recently captured?" Susie asked.
"Wait… you guys got Zan?" Hope asked.
"Is that what the red haired mage is called?" Susie asked.
"No, that's Flamberge." Francisca said.
Crashing was then heard from the other room.
"Oh, boy…" Hope said. "Ace… get Ifrit ready to go."
"Right." Ace said as he summoned Ifrit and looked at Kirby. "Kirby?"
Kirby pulled out a friend heart as Flamberge flew in.
"You!" Flamberge said. "First I get kidnapped and now I gotta deal with you losers. I'm gonna burn you all and...Oof." She said before she was socked in the gut by Destiny.
"Master...I've captured the attacker." She said.
"Excellent." Reuniclus said.
"Alright. Here goes." Ace said as he channeled Ifrit's power and Kirby tossed the friend heart onto Flamberge as her body was split into two as well.
"Oooooh… my aching head." Flamberge said clutching her beret. "I feel weird in my legs… wait, why do I have legs?!"
"Trust me, Flamberge. That was me and Sectonia's impression when it happened to us." Francisca said.
"My...what a curious process." Reuniclus said.
"Francisca? Is that really you?" Flamberge asked.
"It is. It looks like what happened to me more or less is the same with you." Francisca noted.
Flamberge's outfit was the same as Francisca except she had a face like a female version of Natsu as her short red hair exuded a flame-like aura.
"Wow… this is so weird, but at the same time… really cool." Flamberge said. She stood up and tried to get herself upright. She wobbled around before finding good balance as she held the wall.
"I don't blame you. I had trouble walking on two legs too the first time." Starlight said.
"That makes two mages down and…" Hope said as a hole was blown on the side of the ship as the original Flamberge flew out.
"Such a shame. She would have made a good test subject." Reuniclus said.
"But where is she going?" Vector asked.
"My guess...there." Sam said as they saw a large station set up at the end near a strange energy.
"Hyness is there, along with our sister." Flamberge said.
"Then I guess this is it. The final battle." David said.
"Yup." Ace said.
"Yeah, let's get fired up! Ooooh yeah, I'm ready to punch Hyness right in his ugly face! Right, new leader?" Flamberge said grabbing hope by the shoulder.
"Huh? You wanna join me and the Squad?" Hope asked.
"She's like your twin sister in a way, Natsu." Kohaku said as she giggled a bit.
"Skyler, please tell me that Fire Girl is not serious about joining my overprotective brother." Sahara said.
"Not my decision nor is it yours." Skyler said.
"It's mine and mine alone. Besides, you show a lot of protection for your sisters and teammates. And so do I for Franny and Zan." Flamberge said. "Speaking of which… how are you gonna give her our new bodies?"
"Well, Zan's a lighting mage… so that means the only Eidolon I can think of that can give her a body like yours and Franciscas is…" Hope said
"Ramuh." Ace said.
"Really? Ramuh is a Lighting Eidolon?" Hope asked.
"He used Judgement Bolt back in Valentia, remember?" Ace asked.
"Even I knew he was a lightning Eidolon before he used it." David said.
"We also need Kirby's friend heart too in order for Zan to get a new body." Spade said as he picked up Kirby who waved.
"So, we all know what to do. Let's get in there and stop Hyness!" Hope said.
"Let's go." Azura said.
"Right. Full speed ahead." Susie said as the ship rushed towards the base as they broke through the building.
"Whatever happened to slowing down and thinking things over?" Nami groaned as they all got up.
"We got in, didn't we?" Natsu asked.
"Now all that's left is trek along to the top." Sectonia said.
"Yes. Zan will be overseeing Hyness and the Jamba Heart there." Francisca said.
"I hope we don't really hurt her too bad…" Fluttershy said.
"Yeah. Guess it's time to climb." Stoj said.
"We're coming for you, Hyness." Hope said.
