It was another day on the Sunny…
"Jeremie's been acting a little weird lately, don't you think?" Jesse asked.
"Yeah...he's been setting up all those RTTP's everytime XANA strikes. Heck, during the recent one, XANA's attack hadn't even reached Earth yet." Lucy said.
"He should keep in mind that every trip is just going to make XANA stronger." Dark Metaknight said.
"I'm sure he's well aware of that, but still…" David said. "He's been missing both History and Gym class."
"Gym, I can understand, but History? That's so not like him." Mayumi said.
"Aelita went to check on him after he left class. I just hope everything's alright." Lilliana said.
"All we can do is wait and see how it goes." Aluche said.
"Thanks to Papelne, Leonis, Chopper, and Petra. We managed to learn about the Smash Scrolls and the Yo-Kai Watch. Which also gave us a bit more info on Cretaceous." Simon said.
"Yeah...the guy studied a lot of things. We knew that." Hope said.
"We only met the guy once and he is still a total mystery." Jexi said.
"Wait...you mentioned a Yo-kai Watch?" Tails asked. "This may be coincidental timing but...I decrypted the passage describing that."
"What? Why didn't you say anything earlier?" Connor asked.
"With all the stuff going on, it was hard to find a good time." Tails said.
"Alright. Can you tell everyone what you found out, Tails?" Camilla asked.
"There's a video on it." Tails said playing it.
"Log number 134: Yo-kai. I have recently entered the Beast Universe where I have begun studying the spirits of Japan known only as the Yo-kai. Though through study, some of it puzzles me. Yo-kai were only inhabitants of the Shinto Universe. My theory is that when it was consumed by Yamigedo, all of them migrated here. Recently, I had the honor of meeting with the current Enma of this age. He has told me tales of these legends but there is one that got my attention: Fudou Myouou."
"Fudou Myouou?!" Kabuki said in shock.
"You know about this guy?" Takeshi asked.
"Yes...not a single soul in the Shinto Universe has not heard of him. He was once a powerful being that roamed our universe. Our strongest. Even stronger than Enma himself. Of course, he could not control this power so...the Enma's of past generations came together in order to seal him and his uncontrollable power as well as his four followers away. This legend has been passed down in multiple homes in order to prevent anyone from becoming too powerful." Kabuki said.
"Damn… If he's stronger than Enma, then he really must be dangerous." Jesse said.
"Is there anymore on the video, Tails?" Stoj asked.
"It wasn't finished. Now unpause." Tails said.
"After listening to the story, I soon saw scrolls depicting a long lost Yo-kai watch. The Yo-kai Watch Ogre. I knew I must try and find it. But while I did not find the watch...I found something even more powerful...the four stones Fudou's followers were sealed in. I chipped away parts of these stones for a purpose...to create a replica of said watch." He said.
"He's a brilliant man. But he must be crazy to chip the stones that Fudou's followers were in." Al said.
"Like I said many times, no one can tell what is on his mind most of the time." Sayuri said.
"While chipping the stones can't free his followers, their spirits can still be embedded. After weeks of trying...I have created it. My replica." He said holding a black watch with four faces on the dial. "Unlike normal ones, this one can only summon the Yo-kai shown. Goemon, Omatsu, Yoshitsune and Benkei."
"Four of Japan's greatest legends." David said.
"Yoshitsune, a Military Commander of the Heian and Kamakura periods along with Benkei who was a warrior monk of the Heian period as well. Though Goemon and Omatsu are unfamiliar to me." Spade said.
"Goemon Ishikawa… A renowned thief that was much like Robin Hood." David said.
"He stole gold and gave it to the poor. Right?" Simon asked.
"Exactly. However… After a failed assassination attempt on Hideyoshi Toyotomi… He and his family were publicly executed." David said.
"How horrible… And as for Omatsu, it's possible it's a Yo-Kai based on Maede Matsu, also known as Omatsu No Kata, a Japanese woman who had a reputation for intelligence at literary and Martial Arts." Ace said.
"Sounds pretty strong to me." Akane said.
"But after construction of the watch, I have come to realize that there may be others who would like to take it for themselves for power. As such, I've hidden it away in this town in order to keep it safe. Though for how long...I do not know." He said before the video deleted itself.
"Alright, so it's in this town, but where? And when it's located, should we destroy it so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands or is it too risky?" Linde asked.
"If we know Cretaceous, he definitely wouldn't just tell whoever hears about his research. Why do all of his notes turn into scavenger hunts?" Mayumi asked.
"Do you think he wanted us to find them for some reason?" Kohaku asked.
"Nah, that'd be impossible. Sure, his findings could lead to catastrophic results in the wrong hands, but he is no clairvoyant. He wouldn't expect anyone to find them in the first place." Jesse said.
"Just how much of his research did he leave behind before disappearing?" Reflet asked.
"None can say for sure. That guy is just a walking puzzle that no one can even come close to solving." Takeshi said.
"But the thing about this is, we've come across more than one of Cretaceous' secrets. We have a right to know what we can about what he's found." Hope said.
"I agree. I saw my dad for the first time in a long time. I want to know all I can about him." Damien added.
"Yeah. We'll just have to leave it to our researchers to see if they can decode anymore files." Ace said before Anna's comm rang.
"Yumi? …Alright, I'll let the others know." Anna said. "XANA's launched an attack, he's taken control of an ambulance that Jeremie is in and Yumi is chasing after it."
"Great. We'll discuss this later. We need to get to Lyoko now and stop this." Connor said.
"I'll go after the ambulance in case they need backup." David said.
"How do you plan to do that?" Sectonia asked.
"On my motorcycle, of course." David said.
"How do you… Nevermind. Me and Eleanor will head to Lyoko with Colette." Marta said.
"Miu, Jeremie is out of commission, so you'll have to handle things in the factory." David said.
"Roger dodger!" Miu said.
"Good luck guys." Jexi said as they split off.
"Come on. I'll help ya." Rainbow said as she and David headed out quickly.
David and Rainbow were soon on the road chasing down the ambulance by foot or in David's case motorcycle as it kept driving.
"Man, XANA really has no care for the rules of the road." Rainbow said. "Wait...I know this route. And up ahead...that's a river!"
"Oh, that's not good…" David muttered.
"He's trying to drown them. And I realize that you could freeze the river but you would have to get ahead of them." Rainbow said.
"I'll try. But it looks like we're about to get some uninvited guests." David said.
"You catch up to that ambulance. I'll take care of them." Rainbow said.
"Alright. I'm counting on you!" David said as he sped up, managing to pass a blockade of rocks that fell behind him.
"Nuts! One of them slipped by!" said a strange tree creature.
"Let's just keep it up." another said as they kept throwing rocks.
"Sudowoodo? Seriously?" Rainbow said. "Okay...you guys are about to learn how not to mess with a teenager." She said summoning her keyblade. "Let me show you what a real earthquake is." She said plunging it into the earth as the ground started to shake as large rock spires emerged and hit the Sudowoodo dead on. "I learned that trick during the little war that went down."
"Come on…" David said getting close to the ambulance. "Almost…" David soon managed to pull ahead. "Yes." he said touching the ground as the ice traveled across the road before forming into a large wall of ice.
"Yes. That oughta….he's...he's not slowing down. David, divert him! He's gonna ram the wall!" Rainbow shouted.
"I'll manage what I can." David said.
"What the heck is taking Eleanor and Marta so long? We can't keep XANA occupied forever." Rainbow wondered.
On Lyoko…
"Back off you creepy crawly!" Eleanor yelled as she swung her hammer at a Tarantula while Colette threw her chakrams at it. "How are you doing over there, you guys?" She called out to Odd, Aelita, and Marta.
"We've almost got Aelita through." Odd said. "Just a little more."
"Marta...you're up. Clear the way." Aelita said.
"Alright. Ready...Prism Sword!" Marta chanted as she casted the arte, clearing a path. "Alright, Aelita, go on ahead."
Aelita hurried down the path as she entered the tower. Upon entering the code, the ambulance on the outside soon slid to a halt as it was just seconds away from an open river.
"Phew… Talk about cutting it close." David said.
"Even though CutMan's gone, you're still doing cut puns. Heh." Ace said as he laughed a bit on the comm.
"I know. It's infectious, I tell you." David said.
"Let's just get Jeremie and Yumi outta there before something else goes wrong." Rainbow said.
Later on the Sunny…
"Okay, found out Jeremie's whole thing. He was using notes from Hopper to try and increase his intellect. But this was a trick by XANA to increase his own." Tails said.
"I'd bet. Hopper's notes seem very complicated." Petra said.
"Well thankfully, Jeremie won't be doing that again. All of the equipment he used for it has been gotten rid of." Lacy said.
"Yeah...if something like that ever happens again, I am smashing computers." Akane said.
"Okay that's...something. For now...let's just focus on what's what for now." Jexi said.
"Cragspur attacked again. They tried to send a blockade, but I managed to slip past while Rainbow took them out." David said.
"They're starting to get more daring in their assaults." Ming said. "We need to begin preparing for an assault on their kingdom."
"Yeah. We'll need to take care of them ASAP before their attacks get worse." Ace said.
"They actually tore up road and buildings to make that blockade. I would hate to imagine their next move. We attack Cragspur then." Jexi said.