A/N: Yeah, I pretty much got lazy. -_- But to make up for it, this will be the longest chapter yet.

Also, I'm switching to writing in past tense for the rest of the story. I'm finding writing in present tense to be too much of a drag. (Not sure why I even decided to do that anyway.)

Chapter 16: Into the Shadow Realm

Above the ocean was the huge dark sphere in the sky that had earlier engulfed the Isle of the Ancients. Suddenly, an unfathomably large futuristic-looking airship, armed with a slender, tank-like cannon on the front and several turrets stationed on top, emerged from the sphere. The main cannon gathered a ball of purple energy for a few seconds before it fired towards the horizon. The blast landed somewhere on shore, resulting in a similar reaction to a Shadow Realm Bomb igniting, but on a much grander scale. In one fell swoop, the remaining inland of the Anime World of Trophies was sent to the Shadow Realm. Standing on a small platform atop of the battleship was none other than Frieza and Light.

"Ha, ha, ha! This is stupendous!" Frieza laughed evilly. "So THIS is the power of Haruhi's secret weapon!"

"That's right. And all it took to bring it out into this world was to destroy all those mobile suits and their pathetic little island," Light gloated.

Frieza chuckles to himself in amusement. "And they call ME ruthless. If you humans weren't so weak, I'd hire you as a part of my organization."

Light glared at the midget tyrant. "Don't lump me with the likes of you! I'm doing this for the betterment of mankind!" Light replied in delusion.

"Sure you are," the alien said in sarcasm. "Sheesh! At least I'm honest about being evil!"

Before the two villains could continue their argument, a familiar aircraft headed their way at top speed caught their attention.

Light gave off an evil smirk in amusement. "So, it appears that Kaiba has reclaimed his little blimp. No matter, he may be one of the big men on campus when it comes to a children's card game, but here, he's just a fish out of water."

With a simple motion of his arm, Light commanded the cannon's turrets to open fire on the Kaiba Craft 3. A few shots graced the Kaiba Craft on the sides, but that didn't stop the airship from advancing. However, the next shot fired straight through the whole ship, which caused it to fragment into pieces before it exploded violently.

"Just as planned," Light grinned in triumph.

But his gloating was cut short when he and Frieza both notice that several smaller vehicles emerged from the explosion. Amongst them being Trixie's airplane, the Red Tail, the Flying Nimbus, a Blue-Eyes White Dragon shaped jet, and Ryo-Ohki in her spaceship form, as well as Goku flying by himself.

Light snarled in disbelief. "But…the plan!"

"Well, well. Look at the all-powerful Kira now that his plans are unraveling," Frieza openly mocked.

"If you weren't an alien, I'd kill you with the Death Note right here and now!" Light threatened.

Meanwhile, at the heroes…

"NOOOOOO! MY KAIBA CRAFT!" Kaiba yelled from the pilot seat of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon shaped jet. He turned his head over to Goku, who was flying right beside the jet. "Hey, Saiyan, you said my ship would be fine!"

Goku stroked his chin with a finger. "No, I'm pretty sure I said it would be fine as a distraction."

"Why, you little-!"

"Oh please, Kaiba! You can just make another one, you have money!" Yusuke interrupted from the backseat of the dragon-shaped jet.

Back at the gunship, Light again motioned the cannon turrets to shoot. Unfortunately for him, the smaller ships were much harder to hit, and they all maneuvered through the firings with ease.

The combatants inside Ryo-Ohki (which consisted of most of the heroes) rocked back and forth as the cabbit avoided the blasts.

"Will you stop moving around so much? We're getting whiplash over here!" Asuna yelled to the person piloting Ryo-Ohki.

"I'm trying to stop us from getting shot down here! And I really don't know what I'm doing here! This is NOTHING like piloting an Eva!" Shinji shouted back from Ryo-Ohki's pilot seat. Gripped in his hands were two spheres suspended in midair, functioning as some sort of steering wheel. "Sheesh, she's starting to remind me of someone I know," Shinji muttered to himself.

Asuna then took out her pactio card and applied it directly to her forehead. "OK, Negi-sensei! Anytime now!" she communicated telepathically to her teacher.

After hearing Asuna's call, something flew down from the sky toward the Shadow Realm Gunship; it was Negi riding his staff, with Kenshin also on board. Frieza and Light didn't notice, as they're busy being distracted by the other ships.

"Alright, Kenshin, it's now or never!" said Negi.

Kenshin sprung off of Negi's staff with his sword outstretched in front of him.

"HITEN MITSURUGI-STYLE: KUZU-RYUSEN!"

Kenshin cut clean through the gigantic battleship, somehow attacking it in nine different places simultaneously.

Light and Frieza struggled to maintain balance as the Shadow Realm Gunship broke apart around them. "How? Seriously, HOW?" Light uttered in disbelief.

"I knew I should've destroyed this planet when I had the chance!" Frieza tried to yell over the sound of the explosions. He then turned to his partner. "Well, I hope you have a backup plan for this!"

"Who do you think you're talking to, Frieza? I ALWAYS have a plan!"

And with that, Light retreated into the portal to the Shadow Realm. Frieza hesitated momentarily before following suit.

"Alright! We have them on the run now," Negi observed from his staff. "Now I just need to pick up Kenshin."

As he said this, Kenshin landed on a small stepping stone in the ocean, halting his fall. Using the stone as leverage, Kenshin launched himself into the air, and, in a single bound, leaped hundreds of feet into the air and entered the Shadow Realm portal without any assistance.

Negi's mouth hung in awe for a moment before any words could come to him. "That. Was. AWESOME! It's like he's from a COMPLETELY different manga!" In all of the excitement, it took a few seconds before the young mage realized the obvious. "Oh yeah, that's right. He IS from another manga!"

Negi pursued the former manslayer into the darkness. The other heroes weren't too far behind, and they all entered the giant sphere just as the Shadow Realm Gunship collapsed completely.

All of the heroes were gathered together in the Shadow Realm. They couldn't see anything but a thick fog of darkness ahead of them.

"So, this is the Shadow Realm," said Alphonse.

"Stay focused. If we defeat whoever is behind all of this, our world should go back to the way it was, that it should," Kenshin stated.

"Yes, but we must do this quickly. Not everyone can survive in the Shadow Realm for long," Yami warned his companions.

Luffy cracked his knuckles, eagerly awaiting the coming battle. "So what are we waiting for?"

"For all of the people that have been sent here, and for all of my people who have lost their lives…" SD Gundam chanted.

"IT'S REVOLUTION TIME!" Huey finished.

Further into the Shadow Realm, Frieza and Light walked towards the edge of a cliff.

"So THIS is your plan? Us running with our tails between our legs and begging Haruhi to help us?" Frieza complained.

"No, but a criminal like you needn't concern yourself about my plans anymore," Light snickered.

"Oh, and why is th-AAH!" Frieza was cut off by Light shooting him in the back with a Dark Cannon. Frieza resisted the effects of the Dark Cannon just long enough to turn around and see Light stare at him with evil red eyes.

"Light…Yagami…" Frieza said weakly before becoming a trophy.

Light examined the weapon he had just used. "Well, it's no Death Note, but it'll have to do against nonhumans."

Ryuk laughed at Light's display of cruelty. "Looks like things are finally getting interesting here! So I take it that even after witnessing her power, you were never really loyal to Haruhi afterall?"

"Of course not, Ryuk," Light stated calmly. He kicked the Frieza trophy aside and casually continued walking towards the cliff. "Like I would ever willingly work with a tyrant like Frieza, who has terrorized countless planets. Someone like him has no place a world ruled by Kira. And I'll never forget the humiliation I received from that Haruhi!" Light gritted his teeth at the mere memory of the incident.

"I feel a flashback coming on," Ryuk lampshaded.

Several days earlier

"Who are you! Where are you taking me!" Light demanded.

"Stop struggling and you'll find out soon! Or do you want me to turn you into my mind slave!" Marik spat back.

The Egyptian was dragging the reluctant Death Note owner to the same cliff that Light and Ryuk were in the present. Awaiting the two upon their arrival were Frieza and a very impatient Haruhi.

"You're late! Penalty!" Haruhi angrily pointed at Marik.

"Well I would've been here sooner if he didn't resist so much!" Marik argued.

Haruhi then took a look at Marik's company. "WHAT! You DARE bring Light to my lair? YOU MUST DIE!"

"But, you ORDERED me to bring him here!" Marik pleaded.

"Yeah, I know. I just always wanted to say that," Haruhi laughed.

But Light was not amused. "Will someone please explain to me what's going on here!"

"Oh, don't worry, Kira. I'm going to explain everything in a second," Haruhi said casually.

Light blinked in surprise. "What are you talking about? I'm not Kira. I'm just a regular student concerned about his studies," Light lied flawlessly.

"Oh cut the crap, Light! I know you're Kira and I know all about the Death Note!" Haruhi countered. She looked to Light's side, her gaze fixated on nothing immediately apparent to the outside observer. She then waved her hand. "Hi, Ryuk!" she greeted.

"Ooh, it seems she can see me," Ryuk said, intrigued.

"But HOW?" Light lamented. "Did she touch the Death Note somehow?" he thought to himself.

"No," she stated flatly, somehow reading Light's thoughts. "I am simply so much more powerful than the shinigami that I am not bound by the rules of their petty little Death Notes of theirs."

Light snarled at the cocky teenager. "Just who the hell are you anyway!"

"I am Haruhi Suzumiya, God of this world!" she announced proudly.

The declaration got a laugh out of Light.

"Pardon?" said Haruhi, annoyed.

"I think you're a little mistaken, little girl. There's only one god of this world, and that's Kira!" Light explained.

One puff of smoke later, Light was suddenly transformed into a dog or something. Ryuk, Marik, and Frieza are completely incapable of containing their laughter at the sight of Light's new makeover.

"Do you want me to further demonstrate my power?" Haruhi asked darkly.

Light whimpered and yielded in a submissive position in defeat. The laughs from the others got even louder.

"OK, now that that's taken care of, it's time to reveal why I've summoned you three here."

"Yes, do tell. We're dying to know," Frieza finally spoke.

"Alright. In a nutshell, I'm kinda bored, so I decided that things might get more interesting around here if I send this entire world into the Shadow Realm."

Marik's eyes light up in interest. "Sending the world into the Shadow Realm? Count me in! I can't wait to hear all those cries of anguish!"

But Frieza wasn't quite as enthusiastic. "Now don't get me wrong, I'd love to see all the weakling humans on this planet suffer eternally, but destruction without death bores me." Frieza stated as he turned around to leave.

"Does the prospect of exacting revenge on a certain Super Saiyan and all of his loved ones interest you?"

The alien stopped in his tracks. "I'm listening."

"I'm willing to reward all of you handsomely for your services. Whatever your desires are, I can make it happen. That is, IF you help me." The melancholic teen turned to the transformed Light and snapped her fingers. An instant later, Light reverted back to normal. "So how about it, Kira? Join my cause?"

"If I refuse, will you force me to do it anyway?"

"Yep!" Haruhi admitted with no shame.

Light sighed loudly. "Fine! I'll join your little group!" Light grudgingly accepted.

"Yay!" Haruhi jumped up and down in excitement, behaving like the teen that she was. "The Shadow Realm Army is now born! With my god-like powers, Frieza's strength, Light's brilliant mind, and Marik's bat-shit insanity working as one, there's no one who can stop us!"

"Except me," Light muttered under his breath.

Back at the present, Light and Ryuk were now at the edge of the cliff.

"So, what's your plan?" Ryuk asked curiously.

"Well, I've been doing some research on that silly children's card game, and I discovered something rather interesting. It's possible, by sorcery, to drag a simple game of Duel Monsters into the Shadow Realm to initiate what is known as a Shadow Game. Once that happens, the challenger creates a set of rules that both duelists must abide by. Any attempt at breaking these established rules by either duelist results in the Shadow Realm dealing a severe karmic punishment to the cheater." The genius smiled evilly in satisfaction, knowing that everything was going according to his plan.

Light continued his long-winded explanation. "That fool Haruhi thought she was using me, but the truth is, I've been using her all of this time! With her assistance, the entire world has been engulfed into the Shadow Realm. And those so-called heroes who oppose Kira's rule foolishly followed me into this place. Now, no one will be unaffected once I take over this realm and turn the entire Shadow Realm itself into a Shadow Game, where all must obey the laws set out by Kira, lest they suffer the consequences. Of course, I'll need to seek out and manipulate the creator of the Shadow Realm, Zorc Necrophades, in order for my plans to see fruition. But all of that is phase two of my plan. I just need to tie a few loose ends of phase one first."

Light outstretched his arms to his sides. "Haruhi! I am in need of your assistance! Our enemies will be here any minute now!" Light feigned.

Haruhi, answering his call, appeared before Light. She looked annoyed at being called out. "I guess I should've known that you just can't find good help these da…Help me, Light!" she suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh?" That sudden outburst caught Light off-guard. "What're trying to pull, Haruhi?" he asked suspiciously.

"Look behind me, you idiot! In case you haven't noticed, I'm being enslaved from beyond dimensions!"

It was only then when Light noticed that there were five strings attached to Haruhi, controlling her like a puppet. He looked further back and saw the one who was literally pulling her strings. It was a man with spiky green hair and a purple left eye, wearing blue pants, a jacket, and a red shirt underneath it. Several purple horn-like things protruded from his forehead, with most (and the longest ones) being above his purple eye.

"And just who the hell are you?" Light demanded.

"Z0001332536893. But that's kinda long, so you can just call me Z, and I must thank you, Frieza, and Marik for all of your assistance into bringing this world into the Shadow Realm. I guess you can say that everything went just as planned!" the figure answered.

"What! You mean I was the one being manipulated?" Light's confusion soon gave way to anger. "No one manipulates me OR steals my favorite phrase and lives!"

The Death Note owner impulsively pulled out a scythe and jumped up at Z, preparing to slice him in half, but Z effortlessly blasted him out of the sky. Light fell on Haruhi on the way down, tearing her off of the strings in the process, and they both slam into the ground hard. Haruhi weakly stood up.

"How dare you treat the leader of the SOS Brigade in such a matter! I hereby challenge you!" Haruhi declared before launching herself at Z with her legs outstretched. "It's time for a CROWNING MOMENT OF AWESOME!" she invoked.

A forcefield surrounding Z suddenly appeared, blocking Haruhi's dropkick and propelling her back to the ground.

"Indeed," Z agreed.

Upon impact on the ground, Haruhi laid limp and motionless.

The heroes, led by Goku, arrived right at that moment.

Chihiro gasped in horror. "Haruhi! Is she…dead?"

Light was next to Haruhi, squirming and swimming in a pool of his own blood. "Kill him! Kill him! KILL HIM!" Light pleaded before finally succumbing to trophization.

The others looked up and noticed Z. "So you must be the final boss!" said Asuna, readying herself for battle.

"Yeah, I guess you can say that," Z admitted proudly.

Goku took a step forward. "Our world. Millions of innocent people. SD Gundam's entire race. They're all gone because of your doing! You'll PAY for all the wrongs you've committed!"

Goku powered up to his Super Saiyan 3 form, causing his hair to turn gold and grow down past his waist, as well as his eyebrows to disappear completely. Goku rushed forward ready to attack Z, but Z countered with a simple slap, which was enough to slam Goku into the ground so hard that it created a huge crater. A cloud of dust kicked up and completely obscured everyone's view of Goku.

"Goku! Are you okay?" Sailor Moon called out to him in concern.

"Oh, don't worry, this type of thing happens ALL THE TIME in Dragonball Z," Yusuke reassured her. "Once the dust clears up, we'll see that Goku is completely unharmed."

When the dust did clear up, Goku was unconscious and reverted back to trophy form.

Yusuke retracted his statement. "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK!"

"WE'RE DOOMED!" Yami yelled out epically. "If he was able defeat GOKU with a mere gesture, than what hope do we have of defeating him?"

"You don't defeat me, that's what. And don't worry about your world. I'll put all the pieces back together, making it good as new. But you all will have to die once," Z answered.

Five wings made out of pure energy materialized behind Z. The Light Hawk Wings then began gathering energy for a powerful attack.

"Here it comes!" Ichigo braced himself.

"AAH!" gasped Speed Racer.

Before anyone could react, the Light Hawk Wings released a fast and powerful wave of energy that sent the remaining fighters into the air like thrown ragdolls.

"Oh, shit! He even got me-!" Ryuk managed to say before being turning into a trophy.

One by one, the rest of the heroes all reverted back to their trophy forms. They laid there motionless as Z gathered the pieces of the world to himself. He then moved a flight of stairs to the edge of the cliff, providing a pathway to the cluster of spheres.

"And with that, all of your nightmare's are over," Z said to the idle fighters.

And with a motion of his hand, all of the trophies were randomly scattered throughout the Shadow Realm.

The heroes failed in their mission.