A/N: The arc now transitions into its finale. In Cross Generations, it was Sojourner's Travels and told mostly from the YYGDM POV and stretched to three parts. For Ascendancy, it will be called Ascendant's Travels now told from the DF-616 POV.
So if you've already read the Sojourner's Travel mini-arc in Cross Generations, I'd still give this a look to see what I've cut out and what new scenes I've incorporated to this version of the narrative.
This will have YYGDM and other universe crossover interactions, so just giving y'all a heads-up.
Anyway, enjoy!
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(Cue Justice League Unlimited OST - Fatal Intentions and the Truth)
"Hey, guys. It's Tai and boy is there never a dull moment in our lives. Well today just turned out to be eventful. Just as we were settling down from dimension missions, wouldn't you know it? Not only do TK and Kari go missing, and whoever I find out kidnapped my sister is really asking for it, but someone unleashed the freaking Justice League on our world!
Now it's up to us to take on the Justice League, who seem to be under some mind control. Apparently word is someone's been capturing and collecting heroes from all over the Nexus as if they were rare collectibles. How twisted can this person get?!
Luckily, we're about to get some help in form of Sailor Pluto, Homura Akemi, some John Smith guy who looks like David Tennant, and a Sailor Spirit person. Well, whatever, the more help the merrier!
Now watch as I'm about to clean Clark Kent's clock!"
"Tai, heads up!"
"Whoa, thanks, Dimitri! Let's put a leash on the League before they wreck our home!"
(End theme)
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Dimension: DF-616/Odaiba District/Highton View Terrace
Boom!
(Cue Justice League Unlimited OST - Joker's Gang Fight)
A powerful shockwave erupted above them. The group looked up as Superman clashed with Omega X. Omega X parried and dodged Superman's punches. As Superman fired Heat Vision, the Ascendant responded with a Tsunami Wave. The two were locked in a beam struggle until Omega X's attack pushed back Superman's. Omega X shot across and decked Superman, sending him crashing.
Sailor Pluto, John Smith, Homura, and Sailor Spirit & Alma arrived just in time to see the battles erupt all over Odaiba.
"That's Taichi fighting Superman!" Homura shouted. "Madoka! Where is she?!"
Suddenly, the group watched as Madoka dodging Wonder Woman's attacks.
"There!" Pluto pointed.
"Homura!" Madoka cried out as she dodged Wonder Woman's fierce strikes.
"Hang on!" Homura rushed forward to aid Madoka.
"No doubt these are the same heroes Specter used to fight your friends, Sailor Pluto," Spirit analyzed the Justice League heroes.
Suddenly, Shu Ouma and Gai Tsutsugami ran out of a building while Batman and Green Arrow chased them out. Shu engaged the Dark Knight. Green Arrow fired his arrows, which Gai countered with his Dancer's Sword.
"Shu! Gai!" Homura noticed the young men fiercely fighting the street-level heroes. "Where's Inori and Mana?"
"We've left them in Sora and Mimi's care!" Shu replied as he stopped Batman's Batarangs. "By the way, so good to see you again, Homura!"
"Shu, look out!" Gai called to his colleague.
Batman lunged at Shu, but the young man sidestepped the Dark Knight. Shu smashed and leveled the concrete, sending Batman running for cover.
Homura swiftly fired gunshots at Wonder Woman. The Amazonian princess quickly stopped with her bracelets. Madoka struck Wonder Woman from behind and sent her falling. Homura jumped up to Madoka and hugged her.
"Homura!"
"I'm glad you're ok, Madoka."
Wonder Woman slowly rose looking perturbed than ever before. Madoka and Homura faced her down.
Metalla X flew around batting away Green Lantern's beams. The Ascendant flew up and went for a punch, but John Stewart forged a wall construct. However, that didn't stop Metalla X from pounding the ring construct hard enough to shatter it. Green Lantern took to the air and lured Metalla X away.
"You can't run from me for long," scoffed Metalla X, whose patience with the Green Lantern ran thin. He hastily pursued Green Lantern.
Dramon X and Martian Manhunter faced off on a rooftop. J'onn J'onzz shapeshifted into a giant dragon and expelled green energy at Dramon X. Dramon X phased away, evading the Martian's blast. Dramon X reappeared and punched the dragon's back, causing it to fall on top of a large pickup truck.
"Give up! I don't want to have to fight any League members!" Dramon X chided J'onn. "I know you're all being controlled by someone!"
Despite Dramon X's pleas, J'onn got up ready to fight some more. Dramon X scoffed in response.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you."
Angemon X engaged Hawkgirl. The Thanagarian found herself completely outmatched and outsped by the Ascendant. As Angemon X went for a knockout blow, Hawkgirl swung her mace and defended herself. Her mace ignited and blasted Angemon X, knocking him back. As Angemon X crashed onto the street, he realized her mace dealt him some pain.
"Damn, magic. Should've known," Angemon X gritted.
Hawkgirl dove at Angemon X with mace ready. As she brought down her mace, Angemon X quickly phased away and let the mace smash the ground in his place. Hawkgirl whirled around as Angemon X stood far away behind her.
"I wish we didn't have to fight, but we have to stop you and find out who's controlling you," Angemon X stated. "Now give up."
Hawkgirl growled and charged up her mace for battle again.
Athena and her Digimon partner, Andromedamon, fought Supergirl together. Despite her young age and size, Athena was able to match Kara's speed, but lacked the physical power to defeat the Kryptonian. However, with Andromedamon aiding her, she dealt some blows to Supergirl that slowed her down.
Supergirl fired her own Heat Vision. Andromedamon pushed Athena away. Athena charged up a Ki blast and tossed it at Supergirl. Supergirl backhanded Athena's beam and flew up to attack her.
"Here she comes, Athena!" Andromedamon said.
"I've got her!" Athena declared, flying out of Andromedamon's arms. She flew into Supergirl and headbutted her in the gut, knocking the wind out of Kara.
Athena cringed, holding her head. "Ow!"
Supergirl growled and reached for Athena, but the Ascendant child swerved out of reach and got behind Supergirl. Athena locked her legs over Supergirl's waist. The child then put Supergirl in a headlock.
"You've got her, Athena! Don't let her go!" Andromedamon cheered her on.
Omega X landed where Superman fell and dropped into a fighting stance. The Man of Steel stood with his garb ripped and cape tattered. Superman's intense disposition never left him.
"Man, never in my life did I think I'd fight Superman," Omega X stared intently at the Justice League's leader.
"Tai!" Called Pluto, who ran over to his location with John, Spirit, and Alma.
"Huh? Sailor Pluto? What are you doing here?!" Omega X asked her in confusion.
"We're here to find the one who sent these controlled heroes to fight you."
Spirit nodded. "Yes, my enemy, Specter, has to be here!"
Alma narrowed her eyes, probing Specter's aura. "There's no doubt she's here and close by."
"Then if she's here…" Spirit gasped realizing the other group's fate. "No, it can't be."
"Can't be what? What's going on…?!" Omega X called out, but as he dropped his guard, Superman flew at him ready to punch him with full force. Shit!
"TAICHI!" Pluto shouted as she and John prepared to save the Ascendant. However, a red blur came out of nowhere and cut them off.
The Flash barricaded Pluto, John, Spirit, and Alma.
"Cripes, just what we didn't need!" John gritted, holding back Sailor Pluto.
(End theme)
Omega X's eyes widened as Superman's fist went straight for his face.
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Digimon Fusion Ascendancy
Act II: Dimension Missions
Chapter XVIII: Ascendant's Travels Part I - A Better World
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Dimension: DF-616/Odaiba District (お台場)/Highton View Terrace
At a hair's breadth, Omega X used Instant Movement to evade getting his head punched off by Superman. Omega X reappeared behind the Man of Steel. Omega X quickly booted Superman before the Man of Steel could even react. The Ascendant sent Superman crashing through a nearby building.
(Cue OC ReMix #1389: Ecco: The Tides of Time (GG) - 'Fury of Medusa' [Vents of Medusa] by Sadorf)
"Whew! That was close!" Omega X wiped his brow, knowing full well of Superman's strength simply assessing him in battle. He turned to Pluto, John, Homura, and Spirit. "Hey!"
"Hey yourself, goldilocks!" John retorted, raising his hands against the Flash. "A little hand here would be nice, y'know!"
"No, Taichi. We can take care of this," Pluto said as she slammed her staff down.
As Flash zoomed toward them, Pluto and Homura both slowed the flow of time around them. The Flash's speed was slowed. John took the opportunity to clock Flash right in the face. As the time manipulators ceased their magic, Flash was knocked aside as John's punch took full effect.
"Thanks, my fair ladies," John winked to Pluto and Homura.
"Shouldn't time stoppage be taboo for you?" Homura asked Pluto.
"Not anymore. That taboo's been lifted long ago," she replied.
"Specter! I know you're here!" Spirit yelled out for her nemesis to come out. "We're not leaving until we find you! Get out here and face me! Leave these heroes alone!"
"I doubt she's just going to come out in the open. Hiding in the shadows has always been her preferred strategy," Alma said.
"No doubt that's how she's been able to get the drop on capturing these heroes," John added. "Because there's no bloody way she can capture Superman in a confrontation."
Suddenly, Superman fired heat vision blasts through the building he fell in. He stepped through a debris cloud and intently glared down Omega X. The Ascendant readily dropped into a fighting stance.
"You want another go at me? Fine, but I'm not holding back," Omega X walked over to confront Superman.
"Taichi, don't destroy him! He's been placed under control by the true enemy!" Pluto called to him. "We're going to search for the perpetrator behind this!"
"Hurry and find this enemy then," Omega X replied as he and Superman encircled one another. "I really don't want to use lethal force if I have to. Mind controlled or not, I'm not letting him wreck my town."
Superman snarled. "Let's go." His eyes burned bright red as he fired heat vision toward Omega X.
Omega X sidestepped the heat vision blast. Flying up to Superman, Omega X decked him in the face and sent him flying up. Omega X flew up and landed a flurry of punches. Superman crossed his arms, barely able to keep track of the Ascendant's blows. Superman spun around, turning himself into a tornado and knocked Omega X away.
Superman jetted across and bypassed Omega X. The Man of Steel quickly slipped behind Omega X and prepared to clobber him with a punch. Omega X phased out of Superman's reach, throwing off the Kryptonian.
Pow!
Omega X punched Superman jaw, sending him flying far back. Omega X flew down and landed where Superman crashed. Having crashed into a big truck, Superman slowly stood as spectators looked on in awe.
Omega X beckoned Superman to follow him. Superman wiped blood from his side lip and accepted Omega X's invite.
"I don't want these people in the middle of our fight. A hero of truth and justice like you, even mind controlled, knows that better than anybody," Omega X said.
Superman frowned as he and Omega X flew off together.
"Whew, that's good they're drawing their fight elsewhere!" John said much relieved. "Now we can focus primarily finding Specter, Spirit!"
"Yes, but…" Spirit paused as Alma's eyes flashed. "She's near, isn't she?"
"Yes, Specter's on the move!" Alma said, hopping off Spirit's shoulder. She quickly spotted a shadowed figure sprinting out of an alleyway. "There!"
"SPECTER!" Sailor Spirit shouted and pursued the dark traveler.
"Wait, Spirit!" Homura called out.
"Homura!" Madoka called to her friend. "You go on without me! I'll try and handle Wonder Woman here!"
"Be careful, Madoka," nodded the dark-haired time traveler.
"Follow Spirit and Specter!" Pluto commanded.
With that, Pluto, John, and Homura went for Spirit's direction. They eventually caught up and helped Spirit corner Specter, who hopped over a fence.
"You're not getting far!" Spirit shouted. She acrobatically jumped over the fence as Alma and sprinted after Specter.
Scowling, Specter caught Spirit closing in on her.
"You continue to be so persistent, Spirit! Just wait when I'm finally done with you!" Specter sneered. She looked up and saw a billboard sign hanging on a building. "This will get you off!" She fired a dark blast at the sign, knocking it off some hinges and causing it to fall in between her and Spirit.
"Damn!" Spirit cursed as the billboard blocked her way.
"Don't let her get away, Spirit!" Alma called out.
Nodding, Spirit launched a white beam that cut a dividing path through the large sign. She hastily raced ahead to catch up to Specter.
As Spirit arrived near the Odaiba Ferris Wheel, a dark beam exploded behind her. She jumped up and ran away from more dark blasts heading her way. Spirit barrel-rolled away, avoiding more dark blasts. She looked up and saw Specter landing in front of her.
"You want me, dear Spirit? Well, here's your chance!" Specter shouted as she charged Spirit.
Spirit and Specter went head-to-head. Spirit kicked Specter back and rushed her. Spirit and Specter traded quick punches and kicks. Spirit and Specter's feet connected at the same time, causing them both to go flying back.
"You best give up, Specter!" Spirit demanded.
"You're sounding a lot more confident now that you have new friends." Specter smirked devilishly. She ran up to fight Spirit again, but Spirit sidestepped her and snatched a few Hero Keys from her nemesis' belt. "Hey, give those back! They're mine!"
"These heroes aren't your tools to use!" Spirit chided her.
"Feh, like that matters. I have more where they came from," Specter rebuked.
Suddenly, Pluto, John, Homura, and Alma arrived on the scene. They saw Spirit and Specter facing off.
"Spirit, you've got her!" Alma called out.
"Or, have you?" chortled Specter.
Just then, a ball of green light crashed into the bay, distracting everyone. Specter took advantage of this distraction and formed a black airboard. She quickly got on and flew away.
"You're not getting away!" Spirit called out. "Alma! Airboard mode!"
With that, Alma vanished in a veil of smoke and transformed into a white airboard. Spirit got on the Alma board and flew off after her nemesis.
Emerging from the water was Green Lantern, who was quickly beaten by Metalla X. Metalla X descended near the bay and watched Green Lantern crawl on the bay.
"Did you really think those green shields of yours could handle my blasts?" Metalla X scoffed while standing over Green Lantern. "What a disappointment you turned out to be."
Green Lantern tried to activate his ring, but its power expended.
"What did I tell you?" Metalla X shrugged. He veered to where Pluto and the others were. "Huh? What are you all doing here?"
"To apprehend the one who summoned the Justice League in your world," John answered. "Blimey, just how many of you blonde-haired ruffians are there?"
"You should be less worried about how many of us ruffians there are and more concerned catching the one who's causing this mess," Metalla X chastised him.
"We need to ensure the Justice League are all freed from Specter's control," Homura stated. "Spirit said we can break Specter's spell if he destroy the Hero Keys that contained them."
"We have one so far," Pluto noted Green Lantern laying on the bay. "We need the others."
"Did you say you needed more?" Called a voice.
The group turned around as Madoka, Shu, and Gai came with their catches. Madoka used a magic seal to contain Wonder Woman, Batman, and Green Arrow in a bubble. The three defeated League members were set down next to Green Lantern.
"Last I counted there's still five of them left," Shu said.
"Yeah, Superman, the Flash, the Martian, Hawkgirl, and Supergirl," Gai confirmed.
Madoka and Homura hugged each other.
"Wonder Woman was tough, but I was able to contain her," Madoka said with a smile.
Homura patted Madoka's head. "I knew you could do it, Madoka."
"Feh, Taichi just has to hog Superman to himself, doesn't he?" Metalla X scoffed irritably.
"Why are you complaining? This isn't a competition," John remarked.
"I realize that… I just don't want him clowning around," Metalla X grumbled. "The hell, are you waiting for, Tai? Get it over with."
"Madoka, could you possibly remove Specter's dark spell on these heroes?" Pluto asked the pink-haired Puella.
"Hmm, I can give it a go," Madoka replied. She casted a pink light that covered the four League members. She concentrated and removed the magical impurities that corrupted the heroes.
"It's working!" Homura said elatedly.
(End theme)
As they came to, Batman, John Stewart, Wonder Woman, and Green Arrow were astonished by the group's presence.
"Where are we?" Green Lantern groggily asked while his mind was still foggy over the past events.
Wonder Woman turned to Madoka and Homura. "Are we in Metropolis?"
"Nope, miss, you're in Tokyo in a different dimension," Madoka answered happily.
"A different dimension? We're not in our own world?" Green Arrow asked. "Heh, that explains a lot."
"It's nothing unusual, after all we recently had two visitors from another dimension arrive unexpectedly in our world," Batman said, referring to two previous visitors from dimension YYGDM-01.
"Yes, I do remember our friends Sailor Mars and Hiei, I recall?" Diana said, eyeing Sailor Pluto, Homura, and Homura. "I take it you're friends of theirs?"
Pluto nodded. "Indeed, they haven't forgotten you."
"So, why are we here? The last I recall was helping Superman avert some Parademon invasion and then my mind went blank," Green Lantern said.
"We all suffered similar mind blackouts and are just now recalling our last instances," Batman said.
"You were all attacked, captured by Sailor Specter's Hero Keys, and turned into mind-controlled slaves to do her bidding," Homura explained to them.
"Slaves? Don't tell me she had us do some kinky stuff without us knowing?" Green Arrow inquired, to which earned him glares from his League colleagues. "What did I say?"
"Watch what you say around young ladies," Wonder Woman said, pointing to Madoka and Homura.
"It's quite all right. I'm much wiser and older than I look," Homura said.
"Yeah, we're teens now," Madoka nodded.
"Speaking of Superman, where are he and the others?" Green Lantern asked, noticing the missing League members. "Shayera? Where's Shayera?!"
"J'onn and Supergirl are missing, too!" Wonder Woman realized.
Batman tried his communicator to reach the other League members. "Of course they wouldn't answer me if they're in the middle of fighting your friends. And they're likely still under mind control."
"Then, we need to find the others," Shu said. "Gai, you and me can look for Dimitri. He was still fighting Hawkgirl last I checked."
"Then, I'll go with you two," Green Lantern insisted. "Though, my ring's juice ran out. I'll try catching up."
"Sure, just keep up," Gai said.
"I'll go, too," Batman offered.
"I'm going for Tai," Metalla X said. "And just me alone. I need to make sure he brings Superman in one piece."
"The rest of us will go check on Dimitri and Athena," Madoka said. "Pluto and John, you two go get Athena and help her stop Supergirl. Homura, you and me are going to Kensuke to stop J'onn."
"Very well," Homura said, summoning a pair of magical pistols.
"Guess I'll tag with you two," Green Arrow said to Madoka and Homura.
"What about Spirit?" John asked.
"We can leave her with Specter using her own devices," Pluto stated. "Now let's go retrieve the other League members."
Wasting no time, Metalla X flew off to find Omega X and Superman.
"That guy sure wasn't in a hurry," Green Lantern said. "He thinks he can handle Superman? Good luck to that guy."
"I wouldn't say that. That man fought and beat your arse handily," John revealed, to which baffled the Green Lantern. "Yeah? Cat got your tongue? Oh wait, I just yanked it out."
"Well, if he defeated me easily, then he might have a chance," Green Lantern admitted.
"Come on, we have heroes we need to save!" Madoka rallied everyone. "Ready, Homura?"
The dark-haired time traveler nodded. "Lead the way, Madoka."
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(Cue OC ReMix #1997: Ecco: The Tides of Time (GG) - 'Waves of Stone' [Vents of Medusa] by OA, Level 99…)
Hawkgirl swung her mace at Angemon X, but the Ascendant swerved around her. He then disarmed Shayera and chopped her in the back of the neck. Having knocked out Hawkgirl, Angemon X caught her.
He looked ahead to see Gai, Shu, Batman, and Green Lantern heading for him. Green Lantern hurried over to retrieve Hawkgirl from Angemon X. Green Lantern sighed in relief knowing Hawkgirl was merely knocked out.
"Did she give you trouble, Dimitri?" Shu asked him.
"Her mace kinda hurt, but I held back as much as I could," Angemon X said.
"At least we can save her along with the others, Lantern," Batman said, checking over Hawkgirl's condition.
"Well, that's one other League member we've found," Gai added.
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Despite his efforts, Martian Manhunter was easily defeated by Dramon X. Like Angemon X, Dramon X held back from dealing serious injury to J'onn. However, that didn't stop Kensuke from dealing pain to the Martian.
Dramon X watched Wonder Woman, Madoka, Homura, and Green Arrow arrive in the same vicinity.
"J'onn!" Wonder Woman called out as she landed next to the fallen Martian.
"I take it the other League members are themselves again?" Dramon X asked the magical girls.
"Indeed, Madoka can use her healing magic on the Martian," Homura said, letting Madoka go over to treat J'onn and remove the impurities from him.
Wonder Woman watched as the Martian stirred, "J'onn?"
"He'll be ok now," Madoka reassured the Amazon princess.
Green Arrow rubbed his chin. "Ah, that's how you healed us. Interesting."
"That just leaves Superman, Supergirl, and the Flash, wherever they are," Wonder Woman said.
"Well, I know Tai's handling Superman," Dramon X replied. "Don't know where Flash could be. But, my niece, Athena, is fighting Supergirl!" He recalled.
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Supergirl flew around Athena and fired a heat vision beam. Athena barely swerved around the beam. The Kryptonian quickly propelled and slammed Athena into a wall. As Athena stirred, Supergirl threw a punch. Athena put her hands out, catching Supergirl's fist.
"Andromedamon now!" Athena beckoned her Digimon.
Andromedamon swiftly came up behind Supergirl. The Digimon tossed her chains, seizing Supergirl by her arm. Andromedamon flung Supergirl around and tossed her away. Athena propelled into the air and flew over Supergirl. She spun around and kicked Supergirl in the chest, sending her falling to the ground.
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Suddenly, Supergirl crashed into the ground several blocks from Madoka's group.
"What was that?!" Madoka shrieked.
"Why don't we find out?" Homura said.
The group raced over (with Wonder Woman carrying J'onn) toward the site of the crash. They saw Supergirl sitting up and stirring. Dramon X looked up as Athena and Andromedamon descended toward them.
"Uncle Ken! We stopped Supergirl!" Athena waved to Dramon X.
"Way to go, Athena!" Dramon X nodded in approval. "I knew you could do it." As he patted Athena's head, he eyed Supergirl. "Bet she gave you a tough fight, huh?"
"Yeah, she's strong like me," Athena said.
Andromedamon interjected. "She was a tough opponent for us both, but we worked together and overwhelmed Supergirl."
"This little kid fought Kara and won? Well, I'll be Batman's drinking buddy," Green Arrow balked at the notion of Athena being strong enough to fight and defeat Supergirl.
"Well, I didn't win alone," Athena said, smiling to Andromedamon.
Madoka used her magic to heal Supergirl. Supergirl awoke as Specter's dark power was purged from her.
"Ugh, where am I?" Supergirl muttered, groaning and holding her head.
"Welcome back, sleeping beauty," Green Arrow joked.
"You were under enemy control like the rest of us, Supergirl," Wonder Woman stated.
Supergirl blinked twice. "Huh? I don't even remember that."
"That's because your minds went blank," Sailor Pluto spoke up as she and John arrived to check on the group. "Athena, you've certainly grown in strength, dear child."
"And you said Athena could potentially get stronger, Pluto?" John asked the Time Guardian.
"Considering Sedna and Dimitri are her parents, she plenty of room to grow in strength," Pluto explained. "She's a heir to both a Sailor Senshi and an Ascendant."
"I'll be damned," John was flabbergasted by Athena's Ascendant prowess.
"Is there room for another?!" Called Green Lantern, who came toward them carrying Hawkgirl. He was also joined by Angemon X, Gai, Shu, and Batman.
"They've managed to secure Hawkgirl, thank Hera," Wonder Woman sighed with relief.
"Bring her over here. I'll heal her," Madoka offered as the Green Lantern placed Hawkgirl down.
As Madoka healed Hawkgirl, Dramon X and Angemon X sensed Omega X's power emanating from far away.
"No surprise Tai's handling Superman," Dramon X muttered.
"Uncle Tai will win!" Athena said with cheery enthusiasm. "Superman is good, but Omega X can take him!"
"For Tai's sake, I hope so," Angemon X was won over by his future daughter's optimism. "I also sense father's on his way over to see that Tai gets the job done."
"Madoka, we'll to go to where Taichi is fighting Superman," Pluto advised the Puella magical girl.
"Right, let's hurry and go over!" Madoka said.
(End theme)
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(Cue Morganstudios - Battle of the Supers (Goku vs Superman Theme))
Metalla X landed on a billboard. He came just in time to watch Omega X engage Superman. He sensed shockwaves emanate from Omega X and Superman's physical blows.
Omega X and Superman collided, elbow to elbow. The Ascendant powered up and unleashed an aura, pushing Superman away. Superman flew at Omega X and punched at him. Omega X used Instant Movement to evade Superman. Omega X reappeared on Superman's left and kicked him away. Superman grabbed Omega X's foot and tossed him away. Omega X landed on a rooftop and watched Superman diving at him.
Omega X raised both hands and flung Dual Terra Forces at Superman. Superman swerved around one and destroyed the other with heat vision. Omega X phased right in front of Superman and quickly fired a Super Tsunami Wave. Catching Superman with the blast, Omega X quickly felled Superman.
(End theme)
Metalla X headed over to Omega X and and scanned Superman's fallen form. The Ascendants noticed Pluto's group approach.
"Wait, how are the League now on our side? Did someone break the spell over them?" Omega X asked.
"What's Madoka doing?" Omega X asked Metalla X.
"Yes, Madoka healed them and removed the evil power controlling them," Metalla X plainly answered him.
"I see. I guess me dragging my fight out with Superman worked out in the end. At least you got his friends off my back," Omega X landed beside Superman. "I tried hard not to go all out, but there were times this guy just wouldn't let up."
"Well, he is Superman," Metalla X reminded him.
"Taichi! Has Superman being subdued?!" Pluto called to the Ascendant.
"If so, bring him down! Madoka can treat him!" John said.
As he picked Superman on his back, Omega X waved. "Special delivery on the way!"
Dramon X noted Omega X carrying Superman. "It's a good thing these two didn't tear up the city."
"What if it was you fighting Superman?" Angemon X asked his brother-in-law.
"I… Well, I couldn't tell you."
"If Uncle Tai could win, then so could you, Uncle Ken!" Athena chirped, earning her a head pat from Dramon X.
"Ok, Madoka! Let's give Superman a good healing treatment!" Omega X beckoned the pink-haired Puella over.
"Ready!" Madoka nodded.
Before Madoka could finish healing Superman, the Kryptonian vanished.
"Superman!" The League yelled out in shock.
"Clark!" Supergirl cried out.
"What the hell just happened?! Where did he go?!" Shu exclaimed.
"Looks like Specter called him back," John speculated. "She must've now realized we freed Superman's friends."
"She didn't want to take the chance of losing the League's best hand," Pluto stated.
Omega X probed Superman's location and pointed northwest. "Superman went that way and then his energy just went poof. Like he was never even here!"
"Well, that's where we'll be going," Batman said.
"Y'all better get close to me," Omega X stated. "I can teleport us there."
"Wait, you can teleport?" Green Arrow inquired. "You a magician?"
"Nah, it's a technique called Instant Movement."
"Instant Tran-what?"
"Forget it, Oliver," Batman sighed. "Just get us where we need to be."
"That might be where we'll find Spirit and Specter," Homura said.
"Ok, then huddle close to me, everyone!" Omega X said as his friends, Pluto's group, and the League amassed behind him. Then, he teleported them to Spirit and Specter's current location.
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(Cue Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix - The 13th Reflection)
"Superman is mine again!" Specter laughed.
Spirit lunged at Specter and kicked her back. Specter nearly fell off the edge of the roof. Specter prepared another Hero Key, but stopped as soon as Omega X and company teleported in.
"Damn, not good," grumbled Specter.
"Spirit, are you ok?!" John called out to her.
"Yes, and even better you brought along everyone else!"
Pluto unleashed Dead Scream at Specter, who dodged the Time Guardian's attack. Specter pulled out another Hero Key.
"So you want to play it like that? How's this?!" Specter summoned Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. "Heh, would you attack your own friends?"
"Uranus! Neptune!" Pluto called out to her colleagues.
Sailor Uranus ran at Pluto with her Space Sword. Homura fired magical bullets, stopping Uranus at her tracks. Sailor Neptune unleashed Deep Submerge, knocking away Pluto and Homura.
"Excellent! I'll have you two now!" Specter threw Hero Keys toward Pluto and Homura.
Suddenly, Madoka fired magic arrows that destroyed the two Hero Keys.
"You're not capturing anyone anymore!" Madoka chided Specter.
"Damn you!" Specter howled as she activated three more Hero Keys. She summoned Red Ranger, Naruto Uzumaki, and to Pluto's surprise, Sora of Kingdom Hearts.
"No, you captured Sora?!" Pluto was flabbergasted by this reveal.
Specter beckoned her three slaves. "Go and intercede them, my slaves!"
Red Ranger, Naruto, and Sora rushed Pluto, Homura, and Madoka. John tackled Red Ranger and pushed him away. Naruto readied a Double Rasengan on Madoka and Homura. Sora confronted Pluto.
"I can't believe she captured you, Sora," Pluto muttered, readying her Garnet Staff.
Sora brandished his Keyblade and attacked Pluto. Not recognizing her face, he mercilessly attacked Pluto. Pluto kept up with Sora and blocked his Keyblade strikes.
"Don't think you'll get away!" Omega X yelled at Specter, who tried to make a hasty retreat. He flew over to stop her.
As he reached for Specter, a red blur cut him off from her. He jumped back and saw the Flash zoom around him.
"Flash!" Green Lantern barked.
"He's still under Specter's control!" Wonder Woman called out.
The Flash landed quick consecutive blows all over Omega X. Omega X folded his arms, guarding himself from Flash's blows. As Flash zoomed right behind Omega X, the Ascendant phased out of the way. Omega X reappeared behind Flash and tried to grab him, but Flash moved out of his reach.
"You shouldn't have trouble catching him!" Metalla X berated Omega X. He flew down and fired a blast near the Flash, forcing Wally to evade.
Omega X used Instant Movement to get in front of Flash and gut punched him.
"Ugh, that does it!" Specter scowled as she took out three Hero Keys. "Hey, you two golden-haired goons! How's this for a surprise?" She activated the Hero Keys, releasing two familiar faces that shocked Omega X and Metalla X.
"No way! You didn't…!" Omega X was aghast. "So, you're the one responsible for Kari, TK, Gatomon, and Patamon going missing!"
"Now you've made this personal, bitch!" Metalla X spat out.
Celesta X and WarAngemon emerged as Specter's latest captures. Celesta X faced off with Omega X. WarAngemon stood off against Metalla X.
"TK!" Angemon X shouted in horror. He shot a fierce and angry glare toward Specter. "You're not getting away with this!" He drew out his sword and prepared to slice her, but WarAngemon swiftly got in his path. "No, TK! She has you under control! We're family!"
Metalla X prepared to fire a blast at Specter, but Sailor Uranus threw her Space Sword at his way. Metalla X backhanded the Space Sword and growled.
"Stay out of this!" Metalla X vehemently warned Uranus.
"Why would she stop? She's under my control just like your friend over here," Specter smirked evilly, referring to WarAngemon becoming her slave.
Celesta X lunged forward and attacked Omega X. Omega X quickly parried his sister's fierce chops.
"Kari! Snap out of it! You're under her control!" Omega X tried reasoning with his sister.
"Uncle Ken! We can't let this go on!" Athena said.
Heeding Athena's pleas, Dramon X turned and faced Specter's way. Before he could even reach her, Specter pulled out more Hero Keys. This time she summoned Natsu Dragneel and Erza Scarlet. The Fairy Tail duo confronted Dramon X.
"Wish I didn't have to fight any heroes, but you're getting in the way," Dramon X sighed regretfully.
Just then, from out of Dramon X's B.A.X. Digivice, two Digimon emerged: CyberBeelzemon and Titaniamon. The latter noticed her uncanny resemblance to Erza Scarlet.
"Want us to deal with these two?" CyberBeelzemon asked Dramon X. He faced off with Natsu.
Titaniamon gasped upon meeting Erza Scarlet. "It's as if I'm staring at a mirror." She and Erza both drew out their swords at the same time.
As CyberBeelzemon and Titaniamon dealt with Natsu and Erza, Dramon X headed for Specter, but the villainess summoned Superman again.
"Bring it!" Dramon X flew at Superman, who met him on a head-on collision course. Both punched each other. It was Dramon X who gained advantage and knocked Superman away.
The other League members attempted to retrieve Superman, but the Man of Steel flew back at Dramon X. Superman unloaded on Dramon X, hitting him with earth shattering blows. Dramon X fired back with a Ryuken Wave, driving Superman back.
Superman kept coming for Dramon X.
"Uncle Ken!" Athena cheered him on. She and Andromedamon were immediately confronted by Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.
Amidst the chaos, Shu and Gai bypassed everyone to get to Specter. Specter unlocked two more Hero Keys, releasing Noctis from Final Fantasy XV. Shu and Gai stood their ground as Noctis relentlessly attacked them.
"Ohohoh, now this is what I call entertainment! Don't you agree, Spirit?!" Specter laughed in a haughty manner. She spotted Spirit getting up and meeting her eye to eye. "Still have some fight left? Well, I can oblige you with another duel. Which Hero Key would you like to use now?"
Both Spirit and Specter threw down their next Hero Keys.
Spirit summoned the Five Pillars from My-Otome: Sara Gallagher, Natsuki Kruger, Shizuru Viola, Juliet Nao Zhang, and Mahya Blythe.
Specter smirked darkly. "Ah, you summoned the Otomes? Well, look who I summoned?"
Spirit balked at the sight of Sailor Saturn, who brandished her Silence Glaive.
"Your Otomes are strong, but I've got a world destroyer on my side," Specter dropped a thumbs down. "Check mate!"
Sailor Saturn flew at the Otomes and mercilessly attacked them with her Silence Glaive. The Otomes put up as much as a fight as they could, but Saturn proved too much for them. Spirit watched as Saturn quickly dropped Juliet and Mahya with ease.
"Wish to surrender now, Spirit?" Specter asked.
"Never not as long as there's still breath in my body!"
"Knew you'd say that. Such a shame, but no worries you'll join your fellow Zodiac sisters soon," she said with a fiendish grin while brandishing a dagger.
Spirit dropped into a fighting stance. "I'll make sure they rest peacefully knowing I've defeated you!" She dashed at Specter and engaged her again. She dodged a dagger strike and jumped up kicking the blade out of her nemesis' hands. "See? I'm not finished yet!"
"We'll see!" snarled Specter.
(End theme)
xxxxx
Other World/X's Planet
Having witnessed the insane developments unfold, Max Kamiya gathered the D3s. He informed them about Sailor Specter and her shenanigans. When they learned a few of their own allies got captured by her Hero Keys, they decided now was time to lend Omega X and the others the help they may need.
"That bitch captured TK and Kari!" Tike cursed.
"Her ass is so dead!" Kara added with anger.
"Well, you've got a chance to get your hands on Specter, you two," Max said, putting on some wristbands.
"And there's no telling how many more heroes Specter has yet to release. Things are getting hectic down there," Sam stated.
"We're ready to go, Max," Keke nodded to him.
"All right, let's move, D3s!" Max declared.
xxxxx
Dimension: DF-616/Odaiba District (お台場)/Highton View Terrace
After parrying some blows from Superman, Dramon X blasted him back with a Ryuken Wave. He paused as he received a mental link from Sailor Sedna, who was trapped with others in a separate dimension.
Karin?! Where are you?! Dramon X telepathically replied. Sorry, but I was in the middle of a fight!
With who?
Would you believe me if I said a brainwashed Superman and a bunch of heroes?
Yeah, I would actually.
Dramon X responded. That's the least of my worries, sis. Where are you and the others?
We're locked up in a cell by alternate universe counterparts of ourselves. Think more fascist versions of Moon, Takato, myself, Yugi, and the other leaders! Sedna went on to explain their situation.
We're now dealing with Justice Lord versions of y'all? And the Lord version of you is with you? Has she hurt you?! Dramon X asked with worry.
No, she hasn't. Out of all these Divine Enforcers, she's the one least in line with her colleagues. We gave her a reality check and it seems to have worked… maybe too well. She's on her knees and contemplating releasing us.
Maybe I should convince her, sis.
If you do, be gentle. The last thing she wants is to freak out seeing your face.
I understand. I'm on my way with a few others. I've got a lock on your location thanks to our Light Legacy bond. Hang in there, sis! We're busting y'all out! Dramon X finished as he turned to Omega X, who was fighting off Celesta X. "Tai, we've got a real dilemma!"
"Yeah, no kidding!" Omega X said, parrying Celesta X's hand strikes.
"That's not what I meant…!"
"I know, I heard your conversation with Karin!" Omega X phased past Celesta X with Instant Movement. "Some bad versions of our friends captured Karin and the others."
(Cue Dragon Ball Kai OST - The Fierce Battle)
"To make matters worse, they left our friends behind and left for their world to take their place! No way I'm letting that slide!" Dramon X exclaimed.
"In that case, we better wrap things up here!" Omega X nodded.
"Then, we better get going, Tai!" A voice belonging to Max shouted out of nowhere.
Suddenly, to the surprise of Specter, Max, the D3s, BW, Pikkan, and BanchoLeomon dropped in to help their friends and Pluto's group handle the brainwashed heroes. Tike, Kara, and David held off Celesta X. Keke and Sam stepped to confront WarAngemon. BW, Pikkan and BanchoLeomon stepped up to fight Superman.
"Matt, it's up to you if you want to join us," Max offered Metalla X.
"Keke, can I leave it to you and Sam to handle TK?" Metalla X asked them.
"Sure, that's why we're here!" Keke nodded. She turned to Angemon X. "Bro, you go with dad!"
"Thanks, sis. Besides, Karin is in danger and I have to go!" Angemon X said.
"What happened to Karin?! " Athena overheard.
"Athena, you stay here help aunt Keke and the others, ok?" Angemon X asked his future daughter. "Don't worry. I'm bringing mom back safe!"
"Ok, poppa! Be careful!"
Omega X, Metalla X, Angemon X, Dramon X, and Max amassed together, which garnered Specter's attention.
"Huh? Oh no, you don't!" Specter growled, taking out a few Hero Keys. "No way I'm letting any of you go so soon!" As she prepared to throw the Hero Keys, Spirit intercepted her with a beam. "Ugh!"
Spirit knocked down Specter and picked her up. She tossed her overhead and threw her on Green Ranger.
"Go, my friends! We'll handle the situation here!" Pluto beckoned the Ascendants. "Free our friends from their confinement and get to dimension YYGDM-01!"
"Right, here we come, sis!" Dramon X called out as he opened a portal for him and the Ascendants to cross over.
"NO!" Specter yelled out angrily.
Too late, the Ascendants already made it through as the portal closed. Specter was left seething mad.
"Looks like you got nothing left, Specter." Spirit taunted.
"NO! NOT YET IT HASN'T!" Specter yelled out as she attacked Spirit and her allies. "Green Ranger, come forth!"
The Green Ranger stood in front of Specter. He raised his Dragon Dagger to strike Spirit. Samurai Jack intervened and stopped Green Ranger.
"Let's see what this Hero Key contains?" Spirit picked out a Key she stole. "Well now." She grinned as she activated the Key, which released the White Ranger.
White Ranger jumped over Jack and engaged Green Ranger.
As Specter tried to give Spirit the slip, Alma jumped on her face. Specter grabbed Alma and tossed her aside. Spirit fired a blast at Specter's way, but Sailor Saturn formed Silence Wall. Spirit's blast was nullified.
"You forget I still have a few of your allies' friends on my side!"
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune joined Sailor Saturn. They stood off against Spirit and Alma.
"Spirit!" Homura called out as she and Madoka knocked away Naruto. She hurried over to Spirit and Alma.
"Hold on, lady Spirit!" John hollered as he kicked Red Ranger back. "Madoka, heal these heroes!"
"Ok!" Madoka started healing Red Ranger and Naruto.
While the Justice League and the D3s fought Superman and the other corrupted heroes, Pluto continued her duel with Sora.
"Sora, we must cease this fighting and confront the real enemy!" Pluto reasoned.
Sora swung his Keyblade, which struck Pluto's Time Staff. Sora unleashed energy from his Keyblade, repelling Pluto back. Pluto briefly turned to see the Outers, who were now Specter's pawns.
"My friends…" Pluto gritted. Upon seeing her friends, she regained her resolve and transformed into her Dai-Valkyrie state. She summoned her spirit wolf, Lupe, who lunged at Sora and snatched away the Keyblade.
Before Sora can grab Lupe, Pluto whacked him in the back, knocking him down.
"Sorry, Sora," Pluto muttered. "Madoka, please treat Sora!"
"Leave it to me, Miss Pluto!" Madoka said as she finished healing Naruto and Red Ranger.
As Specter sent the three Outers to attack Spirit, Dai-Valkyrie Pluto, Homura, and John stopped them.
"Your servants are dwindling, Specter," Pluto said, pointing her Time Staff toward the dark Senshi. "Release my friends now!"
"Not a chance. In fact, I think we should relocate," Specter suggested.
Homura fired a shot at Specter, who dodged. "You're not going anywhere. We end this here!"
"Whatever else you got in mind, doesn't matter since you're done!" John said.
Specter grinned mischievously. "Not quite yet…" She took out Spirit's dimension key.
"She's going to get away!" Spirit yelled out.
"My friends, I have more surprises waiting in store in my fortress. You're all welcome!" Specter announced as she opened a portal with the dimension key.
Pluto, Homura, and John tried to stop her, but Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn intercepted them. However, Spirit bypassed them and went straight for Specter.
"Spirit!" Homura called to her.
Pluto swung her Time Staff, unleashing a powerful wave that knocked down the Outer trio.
"Hurry and get into the portal!" Alma cried.
"Madoka, we'll leave it to you to heal these heroes!" Homura called to her friend.
"We've got this!" Shu called out as he and Gai kept Noctis at bay.
With that, Pluto, Homura, John, and Alma crossed over into the portal with Specter and Spirit.
"Go get her!" Madoka cheered them on. She watched as Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn stand. "Looks like I've got my work cut out for me." She readied healing arrows to hit them with. Come back to me safe, Homura!
(End theme)
xxxxx
Dimension: YYGDM-DE/Maximum Security Containment/Legend HQ
As their portal opened, Omega X, Angemon X, Dramon X, Metalla X, and Max came out and saw the YYGDM Founders in their cells. Besides them, the Ascendants saw Divine Enforcer Sedna, whose facial expressions are shocked to see 'two ghosts' (Angemon X and Dramon X).
"No! It can't be!" DE Sedna cried out. "Dimitri?" She turned to Dramon X with an aghast look. "Brother, is that really you?"
"Karin?!" Dramon X blanched at the sight of the two Sailor Sednas. He already could discern which is his sister. "You guys are in a really tight spot!"
"Tell me about it!" Sedna replied.
"Can't you get out?!" Omega X asked them.
"We can't! This containment has nullified our powers!" Takato added. "And this barrier's an extra security obstacle we can't seem to break!"
Angemon X hurried over and placed his hand against Sedna's. He was instantly shocked by the barrier's field.
"Careful, sweetie," Sedna warned.
"These Divine Enforcers really went out of their way, didn't they?" Omega X asked.
"Yes, because we have one of them with us," Moon turned to DE Sedna, who looked at Angemon X and Dramon X in shock.
"Karin?" Angemon X balked at DE Sedna.
"She's not me, Dimitri," Sedna nodded sadly. "She's physically me, but she's spiritually not the same. She's been broken because of all the tragedy she faced."
"And she still willingly joined the Divine Enforcers," Dramon X frowned disapprovingly at DE Sedna.
"Brother… Dimitri… you have no idea how happy…" DE Sedna trembled. She smiled at them with tears. "How happy I am to see you two! I never thought I'd see your faces."
"Stop," Dramon X turned away, not giving DE Sedna so much as a glance.
"Brother…"
"Stop calling me that. Tell me. Is it true you killed parallel me out of mercy? Because I went on a rampage?"
DE Sedna nodded. "Yes, and it was the most painful decision I've ever had to make. You asked me to kill you… I refused, but you begged me. When Orcus died in the battle with the Defiants, you snapped and massacred most of the Defiant rankings. When I subdued you, you asked me to give you the mercy killing you've always wanted should you ever lose control." She covered her face, sobbing hard.
"I see. So, you actually went through with it…" Dramon X veered from DE Sedna and faced Sedna. "Sis…"
Sedna smiled. "You know I'll never do it. We'll prevent whatever future is ahead for us. We can change it so the Defiant conflict doesn't need to happen and so Takuya doesn't die."
"But Zagato said…!" DE Sedna stopped as Omega X patted her shoulder.
"Not every future is set in stone. Right, Dimitri?" Omega X asked the time traveler. "After all, you saved me from that heart virus I was supposed to get."
"Yeah, that's right," Angemon X replied. "But, we have to consider whatever actions we take could splinter and create another future. Whether it turns out good or bad remains to be seen."
Max added. "That about sounds right. Then again, time travel logic is rarely ever consistent."
Dramon X confronted DE Sedna, looking her dead in the eyes. "Listen to me close. You may look like my sister, but you're nowhere close to her. You have her body and face, but not her spirit!" These words minced with DE Sedna, knocking some sense into her.
"Brother," Sedna dismissively nodded. "That's enough."
"Only because you told me to," Dramon X addressed Sedna. "So, whose side is she on now?"
"She's conflicted," Sedna said as her doppelganger walked over and deactivated the barrier.
"I'm doing this because it's the right thing," DE Sedna sighed. "I'm not willing to follow my colleagues' path if it's to take your places in your own world. All I wanted was a better world, but this is not what I wanted. But, you all have a chance to keep your from collapsing like ours has."
With that, the YYGDM Founders are freed from their cells thanks to DE Sedna, who was convinced thanks to Kensuke.
"Hell yeah, I got my spirit power back!" Yusuke charged power into his finger.
"And I got my flames back! Let's go get those stuck-up doppelgangers!" Brunhilde said.
"Now let's go teach those jerks we're not to be messed with!" Agunimon pumped his fist up, fully determined.
"Thank you, other Sedna," Moon addressed DE Sedna.
"You didn't have to do this," Marty said.
"No, I'm doing what I think is right," DE Sedna stated, causing Sedna to smile. When she faced Dramon X and Angemon X, both gave her stern looks.
"Time's a wastin', we have to get going." Max informed to the unified group.
"Feh, so am I allowed to cut loose on these doppelgangers?" Metalla X scoffed.
"Nah, we need them alive so we can bring them back here," Omega X replied to him. "But if you wanna knock one of them out, be my guest."
"Hey, if you wanna knock out my doppelganger, you have my blessing!" Brunhilde encouraged Metalla X.
"Yeah, we're going to stop our counterparts from messing with our friends!" Takato said in determination.
"I'm with you Takato!" Guilmon exclaimed.
As the group amassed together, both Sedna and Dramon X open a portal for them to leave the dimension, and then head forth into dimension YYGDM-01.
"Divine Enforcers, here we come!" Moon boldly declared.
xxxxx
Dimension: DF-616/Odaiba District (お台場)/Highton View Terrace
(Cue Sailor Moon Crystal OST - Daimon)
Shu and Gai both knocked Noctis with the swing of their swords. As Superman flew into Pikkan, the Alterian blasted him with Thunder Flash Attack. BW then clubbed Superman in the back.
Tike, Kara, and David tried holding off Celesta X. However with Tike and Kara hesitating to fight their mother, Celesta X took advantage and beat them down. WarAngemon blasted Sam back. Keke got up and went toe to toe with WarAngemon.
"The kids are in trouble, Keke! I'm gonna help them!" Sam called, recovering from WarAngemon's attack.
"Leave that with me, Sam," BanchoLeomon interjected as he flew behind and kicked Celesta X from behind.
"Whoa, nice save, BanchoLeomon!" David cried out.
"Thanks for saving our asses," Tike said.
As Celesta X intently glaring down BanchoLeomon, the lion warrior powered up into his Burst Mode state. BanchoLeomon shifted between WarAngemon and Celesta X.
"I wished it didn't have to come down to this, Kari and TK," BanchoLeomon Burst Mode muttered regretfully. He rushed at Celesta X and unleashed his Burning Bancho Punch, but the Ascendant of Light dodged and shot up kicking BanchoLeomon BM. BanchoLeomon BM crossed his arms, barely able to block Celesta X's feet. Celesta X phased behind BanchoLeomon BM and fired a Holy Beam. Then, Ki beam knocked Celesta X's blast away.
Celesta X scowled as she saw Tike and Kara stopped her beam.
"Thanks, kids," BanchoLeomon BM nodded.
"No matter what it takes, we're gonna free Kari and TK from that bitch's control!" Tike insulted Specter.
WarAngemon caught Keke with a Seraphi Fist, knocking her back. Keke backflipped and prepared for WarAngemon, who charged at her. Keke sidestepped WarAngemon and kicked him back. WarAngemon landed on his toes and threw a beam at her. Keke jumped up dodging WarAngemon's blast.
"Hera, this is getting out of hand!" Wonder Woman yelled out as she and the other League members had their hands tied up with the Flash.
Madoka received help from the Fillar Pillar Otome to fight Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn. Natsuki and Shizuru dealt with Uranus and Neptune. Madoka and the other Otomes engaged Saturn. Saturn quickly swung down her Silence Glaive, sending a destructive wave that forced Madoka and the Otome to move.
"Saturn's so powerful, but I can't give up!" Madoka declared, preparing to shoot the Senshi of Destruction with her arrows.
"Andromedamon and I can help!" Athena offered as she and her Digimon confronted Saturn.
"Thanks, Athena," the pink-haired Puella approved.
Sora intervened on Noctis' behalf as they double teamed Shu and Gai.
"Man, this is getting out of hand, Gai!" Shu cried out.
"I know, but this is not the best time to pull back," Gai replied. "Besides, they left us with the task of purging Specter's control over these heroes."
"Yeah, I get that…"
Suddenly, a portal opened up above the entire group fighting in the vicinity. Everyone stopped to look at the portal.
"What is that?!" Sam exclaimed.
"That looks like the portal Specter used to escape!" Shu recalled. "Don't tell me she's coming back?"
"No, worse…" Gai noticed everyone being pulled into the portal by force. "It seems she's bringing us to where she and Pluto's group are!"
"Brace yourselves!" BanchoLeomon BM bellowed.
"We're probably going to where Homura is!" Madoka cried out.
The entire group was immediately pulled into the portal and transported from dimension to the next.
(End theme)
xxxxx
Dimension: YYGDM-01/Specter Fortress/Late-November 2011
(Cue Final Fantasy 13-2 OST - Disc Four - 15 - Invisible Depths)
Madoka, Shu, Gai, the D3s, the Outer Senshi trio, Sora, Athena & Andromedamon, the Legendary Warriors, Samurai Jack, the Rangers, the Justice League, Celesta X, WarAngemon, and the other heroes were dropped into Specter's chamber.
"Man, where are we now?!" Shu surveyed Specter's chamber.
"Well, we've been relocated, but where? I have no earthly clue," Gai replied to his friend. He and Shu noticed Pluto and the others. "Look!"
"Pluto, where's Sedna and Dimitri?!" Athena called out to the Time Guardian.
"Well, this is quite a large gathering," Andromedamon noticed the amassed heroes.
"Homura! We're here, but how did we get here?!" Madoka called out to her friend.
"I've relocated you all here using Spirit's own dimension key," Specter revealed, displaying the key for all to see. "I've decided that my battle fortress will be the venue for our final battle."
"We're in some flying fortress?!" Athena exclaimed.
"Indeed, little brat and wait until all of you see what it can do," Specter declared. "But first things first…" She beckoned more Hero Keys from the walls. "Let's liven things up a little more! Come forth, my enslaved heroes!" She activated and tossed more Hero Keys.
"Everyone brace yourselves!" Sailor Pluto called to her allies.
From these Hero Keys, one emerged a giant nude humanoid with shaggy, wild brown hair and a beast face. The 'titan' stood raising his clenched fists in a boxer's stance. Shu was the first to recognize the humanoid titan.
"Eren?! She got him, too?!" Shu exclaimed in disbelief.
"This is that guy who can turn into a titan?" Inquired Gai.
"Yeah, and he's what I heard them call a Titan Shifter."
"Whoa, she summoned a giant!" Madoka cried out as she backed off.
Homura quickly stood in Madoka's way. "Don't worry, Madoka. We're going to free him along with everyone else. By the way, did you manage to free the other heroes?"
"As many as I could, but I missed a few," Madoka replied.
As soon as Madoka said this, Superman, Sora, Luffy, and the Green Ranger started to attack the League, Red Ranger, White Ranger, and Naruto. Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and J'onn held off Superman. Green Arrow, Batman, and Green Lantern resisted Sora and Luffy. Red and White Ranger fought off the Green Ranger. Naruto confronted the Outer Senshi trio. CyberBeelzemon and Titaniamon continued their duel with Natsu and Erza.
"Andromedamon, let's go!" Athena declared as she and her Digimon engaged Beowulfmon, Fairymon, Chakkoumon, and Borgmon. She fired a Ki barrage, sending the Legendary Warriors scattering.
"We're sorry, Legendary Warriors!" Athena apologized, tossing blasts on them.
Andromedamon swooped down and engaged Beowulfmon. "Oh yeah like they're gonna listen to us, child."
"You did the best you can, but you'll get another chance, Madoka!" Homura reassured her.
"I won't miss!" Madoka said, taking out her bow and a few arrows.
"So, care to tell where we are now?" Sam asked his D3 colleagues.
"In some fortress," Keke vaguely answered.
"Doesn't matter where we've been transported, we've got bigger problems," BanchoLeomon BM pointed to WarAngemon and Celesta X.
"Don't worry, TK and Kari! We're gonna free ya!" Tike cried out.
"Let's do it, bro!" Kara said.
With that, Tike and Kara both transformed into Ascendants. They flew at WarAngemon and Celesta X. Tike tackled WarAngemon. Kara grabbed Celesta X's hands. However, the Bearers of Light and Hope quickly brushed aside the Ascendant kids. WarAngemon booted Tike back. Celesta X blasted Kara away with her aura. David flew in catching his friends.
"I've got y'all!" David said, setting Tike and Kara down.
"It's our turn now!" Keke called out as she and Sam turned Ascendant.
Keke and Sam engaged Celesta X and WarAngemon. Keke and Celesta X went at it with each other. Sam and WarAngemon exchanged fisticuffs.
"Now we've got a bigger problem!" BW pointed to Titan Eren, who bellowed like a beast and charged at them.
"Piece of cake!" Pikkan scoffed as he flew at Eren and dodged the Titan's fist. He kicked Eren's side and knocked him down.
"Geez, just look at all this, Tike!" David pointed to Samurai Jack dueling Obi-Wan and Anakin.
"No kidding, dude! And over there, too!" Tike noticed Spirit's partner, Alma, transform into a massive, white-furred nine-tailed fox attacking Titan Eren with unbridled fury. He was in awe as the two titans clashed and slammed each other into the fortress' walls.
"And there!" Kara witnessed Naruto summoning Gamabunta to help Alma beat Titan Eren. "And there, too!" She pointed to Naruto summoning his Kurama cloak to fight Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn with.
"This is getting crazy! And we're in the middle of it!" David cried out as Sailor Pluto and Volodramon confronted the Doctors Ten, Eleven, and Twelve.
"Yeah, I'm never gonna forget this!" Tike said while Shu transformed into a Titan and helped beat down Titan Eren.
"Kids, stay focused! We've gotta put down Kari and TK so Madoka can use her magic to remove Specter's control over them!" BW called out to the Ascendant kid trio.
"Right! C'mon, you two! Let's kick ass and save the day!" Tike declared as he, Kara, and David turned Ascendant.
(End theme)
xxxxx
Dimension: YYGDM-01/Shinjuku District (新宿区)/Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (東京都庁舎)/Legend HQ
(Cue Injustice: Gods Among Us OST - Hall Of Justice)
As they arrived on the rooftop, the heroes and the Divine Enforcers amassed to meet Specter's giant robot fortress, which stood a staggering 90 feet tall and towered over Legend HQ. In spite of the mechanized behemoth's appearance, the heroes held their ground and prepared to defend their headquarters.
"Geez, like we're totally outsized here," Kazu blanched at the giant fortress robot.
"Are kidding? We've faced giants before and won, dude," Kenta reminded him.
"Man if Himura were here, I'd be able to evolve," Inumon gritted.
"And if Renamon were here, we'd Biomerge and become StormSakuyamon," Rika turned to Divine Enforcer Takato. "Let's get this over with and save our friends, Takato."
"Ok, Tamers, time for action!" DE Takato declared as he and DE Guilmon stood at the forefront.
DE Moon raised her Henshin Dagger and transformed into Dai-Valkyrie mode. "Everyone, defend the headquarters and let's free our friends!"
The heroes rushed ahead to attack Specter's giant robot, but then a portal quickly opened right in front of them. The Divine Enforcers beckoned the heroes back.
"Stand down, everyone!" DE Moon ordered them back.
"What's the meaning of this?" DE Yugi scowled.
"Look, it's Sedna!" DE Yusuke pointed ahead as DE Sedna passed through the portal.
"What a relief," DE Takato smiled upon seeing her. "What was the hold up?"
DE Sailor Sedna stepped out of the portal.
Shaking her head, DE Sedna raised a hand and dropped it.
"Sedna, what is this?" DE Marty inquisitively asked.
"I'm so sorry," DE Sedna replied apathetically as she stepped aside for 'them' to make their move.
"There's the signal, guys! Let's move!" Another voice called out, which belonged to the other Sailor Sedna.
"I see our friends just ahead! We're definitely back home!" Takato shouted excitedly.
"And there's our dictator selves! Let's go show them up and kick their asses!" Brunhilde called out.
"All right, let's teach them not to mess with real heroes!" Sailor Moon yelled out as she flew out of the portal and tackled DE Sailor Moon down.
DE Moon quickly found herself locked up with Moon, who clashed swords with her. "What's this?! You've managed to escape?!"
"That's right and we're here to send you back where you belong!" Moon declared.
"SAILOR MOON!" The Senshi yelled out together.
Suzakato and Gallantmon immediately charged to attack DE Takato and DE Guilmon. DE Takato transformed into DE Suzakato while DE Guilmon evolved into DE Gallantmon. Suzakato unleashed a fiery wave toward DE Suzakato, who narrowly dodged the flames. DE Gallantmon and Gallantmon crossed swords.
"Didn't think you'd find a way to escape imprisonment, Takato!" DE Suzakato said.
"For being me, you don't know me that well," Suzakato retorted.
"Yeah, and we had some help!" Gallantmon exclaimed.
"Help? Don't tell me!" DE Yugi gasped as he turned toward DE Sedna. "You're responsible for this?!"
"Yes, and thanks to them I've started to see the error of our ways. Though personally, I was adamantly against all the wrongdoings we've done to our world," DE Sedna revealed to the other Divine Enforcers.
"You've gone soft on us, Sedna?" DE Marty reproved her decision. As he advanced toward her, Marty intercepted him with a punch. "Ugh! Damn you, Martin!"
Marty stood over his Divine Enforcer self. "I'm not in favor of hitting myself, but I can make an exception here." He grabbed DE Marty and tossed him away.
"You're making a mistake, Sedna!" DE Yugi chastised his colleague. He was then blasted off the roof by Yugi's Dark Magician.
DE Yugi quickly summoned Cursed Dragon and used him to catch his fall. Cursed Dragon descended and let DE Yugi off.
"Curse you, Yugi," DE Yugi gritted angrily.
After Yugi, Omega X, Metalla X, Angemon X, Sailor Sedna, Yusuke, Agunimon, and Brunhilde emerged through the portal.
"Hey, Divine jerks, we're pulling the plug on your dictatorship reign!" Omega X declared, vowing to end the Divine Enforcers.
(End theme)
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Next chapter: Ascendant's Travels Part II
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A/N: And there it is, the Sojourner's Travels mini-arc cut down and told from the DF-616 POV. This chapter contains and combines scenes from Cross Generations Chapters 11-12 and Chapter 13's opening scenes. Hopefully I cut enough that the context still makes sense, especially if you're those who read this arc in Cross Generations. I've trimmed enough of the story fat to showcase mostly the DF-616 cast members, but some scenes will have YYGDM and other universe characters share screen time with them. I simply couldn't just cut out the other dimension characters so easily. They were too entrenched in the story's context to simply remove. So, I've simplified things to show who our heroes are fighting against and hopefully making smooth transitions between scenes.
To recap: Sailor Spirit and Sailor Specter are central characters in this mini-arc. Both are OCs created by Belletiger (same with Alma). They both come from a Zodiac Senshi dimension, in which Spirit and Specter were members of. Spirit's road to revenge begins after Specter killed their Zodiac Senshi sisterhood.
In regards to these Hero Keys, they are a reference to the Ranger Keys from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. With these devices, Specter can turn any hero, even Ascendants like Celesta X and WarAngemon, ino 'Hero Keys', which is a reference to Piedmon turning people to keychains.
Besides, Specter, we have these Divine Enforcer versions of the YuYuGiDigiMoon leaders. This AU dimension just happens to be that 'Justice Lord' alternate future that splintered off the mainstream YYGDM-01 timeline. This dimension is not only a nod to the Justice Lord arc of the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited series, but also Injustice: Gods Among Us. This alternate future is a direct end result of the Defiant conflict that will eventually come to pass in YYGDM-01. There's no Cross Generations event to occur there and the Defiant war ends with the death of many other heroes, including DE!Takuya. DE!Takuya's death is a homage to Flash's death that caused this alternate reality to happen. With takuya's death, Sailor Moon kills the extremist Cain Bearer (just like Superman kills Luthor to set off the chain of events that leads to the Justice Lord future). Now that've learned of the YYGDM-01 mainstream timeline, the Divine Enforcers trapped the YYGDM leaders and hopped over into their world to take their places to spread their Divine Enforcer rhetoric, claiming another world as their own. But, DE Sedna shows she still has more empathy than her colleagues and helps our heroes to stop the Divine Enforcers.
Oh yeah, how about that brief Omega X vs. Superman fight? ;)
Also can't forget the other League members fighting our heroes. Thankfully no one got killed. Man, looking back, this mini-arc was one huge tribute to the Justice League's legacy (well, except the DCEU one).
There were a lot of other heroes summoned by both Spirit and Specter. Namely Samurai Jack, Sora, Eren, and others. Oh, can't forget Celesta X and WarAngemon. Needless to say, Omega X and Metalla X weren't happy with this.
The mayhem shall continue for another chapter and will adapt the rest of Cross Generations chapter 13. How do they manage to take down both Specter and the Divine Enforcers?
Until the next update, send a review and see you soon!