Chapter 21: Revival at the End
The next day, after the battle between Gao and Daisuke, everyone, including Gao's monster, Suzumi have came to inspect Gao's body.
"Come on, Batzz! We still need to get me back to normal again!" Ghost Gao complained, "Time's almost up! Surely there must be something we can do! I don't wanna die!" He panicked.
"Gao's really panicking, isn't he?" Chibi Panda asked.
"Just relax there, kid. Even after a certain thing we did, we only need a half more in order to save you, kid." Batzz said.
"And just how am I suppose to relax when I could be a goner soon?! Don't you understand that?!" Ghost Gao asked.
"That won't happen!"
"Is he going to be okay?" Suzumi asked for her concern of her son.
"It hinges on his Miracle Life points." Tasuku explained.
"What's his count at, bro?" Baku asked.
"Well..." Chibi Panda said as he was going to explain though. Batzz grunted as Gao was getting a bit nervous for his Miracle Life, "He got 5 after battling against Daisuke last time." They got a bit surprised.
"He fought my brother? But why?" Haruka wondered.
"Nevermind that! That's not enough to recovered the rest of Gao's Miracle Life points?!" Noboru said.
"Just what that strange old man told..." Kuguru said as she recalled.
"Well! Well slight my head and call me serious. This fella's been sealed away by the dragon's mighty power!" The old man said.
"That's me." Batzz said.
"I'll be. His Miracle Life's down to 0! If it's not back to 10 within 3 days, he'll be as useful as a steering wheel on a mule!"
"3 days?" Ghost Gao asked.
"Yep. If your dragon here can start being nice to humans, this boy will be right as rain by nightfall!" The old man explained.
"That's just it! Today is the third day!" Kuguru realized the time limit.
"If Gao's Miracle Life doesn't hit to 10 by the end of the day, then that's it. He'll never return to normal. It'll be the same for Daisuke if we don't hurry up and save him too." Baku said.
"No..." Haruka said as she felt sad then Kuguru comforted her.
"Don't worry, Haruka. I promise we will save your brother by the end of the day." Kuguru swore as Haruka nodded slightly.
At the other room, where Daisuke's body is. Daisuke returned to his body as he was getting ready. He took his Core Deck and then put a glove on his right hand for a reason.
"Ryuuga." Daisuke said as Ryuuga came out.
"Yeah, Daisuke?" Ryuuga asked.
"Let's go. It's time to help out, Gao." He said as he leaves the room.
"Coming right up!" Ryuuga said as he follows him.
"Quick, Batzz! You gotta do something that'll help others!" Ghost Gao said desperately, "Otherwise, it's game over, man!" He started to slow fell as he was glowing in purple aura.
"Oh no!" Chibi Panda was surprised.
"What's wrong wit him?" Batzz asked.
"The Dragonicification has starting to progress." Tasuku informed.
"This isn't good, bro." Baku said.
"My Gao!" Suzumi said sadly.
"We need to hurry!" Haruka said.
"Yeah." Kuguru said.
"Sorry. I just feel like my strength is draining out of me. But I feel better now." Ghost Gao said.
"I think he's looking more transparent than usual." Chibi Panda noticed.
"He is." Batzz said.
"You seriously?!" Ghost Gao asked as he looked at himself as he noticed that he was fading, "What's happening?!"
"At this rate, he could vanished into thin air." Kuguru said.
"But that means he won't go back to his body ever." Haruka said.
"No, he can't." Suzumi said, "Cause we're not going to allow that happen."
"Let's think of a plan." Baku advised.
"But how?" Haruka asked.
"First, we must undone the Dragonification. And then we can deal with the Daisuke with his crystallization." Tasuku said as Batzz was getting frustrated after for what he has done.
"What are you standing around here, Batzz?!" Noboru asked.
"Huh?" Batzz was caught in the attention.
"You should be increasing his Miracle Life! And it's not enough just because of the battle you have yesterday." Noboru complained.
"I know." Batzz said in frustration tone.
"We'll help anyway we can." Kuguru said.
"Yeah me too!" Noboru said.
"Me three!" Haruka said as they leave to find something to help Gao and restoring the Miracle Life. As they leave, Daisuke saw them left the room, wondering what's going on.
"Tasuku. Mrs. Mikado." Daisuke said as he came with his Buddy.
"Daisuke." Tasuku said.
"You're back to normal." Suzumi said.
"Yeah." Daisuke nodded, "It's thank to your son that I managed to get back to my body." He looked at the Gao's body as he saw the aura, "It's deteriorating, isn't it?" He asked as Tasuku and Suzumi nodded. Daisuke felt bad as he bowed, "I'm very sorry for this. I'm the one who let Gao Buddyfight me which would allow me to recover first. It's not fair for him." Suzumi and Tasuku looked at each other as she walked to Daisuke.
"Daisuke." Suzumi said as Daisuke looked at her as she pulled his cheeks.
"Mhm?!"
"Don't blame yourself. You did it to help my son, right? I don't know what's going on yesterday." She let go of his cheeks, "But I wanna thank you for helping him out." Daisuke rubbed his painful cheeks.
"Mrs. Mikado..."
"I'm going to go and help them out. You take care of things here."
"Understood." Tasuku said.
"Of course." Daisuke nodded as Suzumi left.
"I'm glad to see you're back to normal." Tasuku said as he smiled.
"What can I say? It's thanks to the Lords, that I managed to restore myself for once." Daisuke said as Tasuku looked at the glove on Daisuke's right hand.
"Why are you wearing that glove?" He asked as Daisuke looked as he was in sad mood. He removed the glove to show Tasuku as he was surprised of the condition his hand is, "How did this...?"
Daisuke put on his glove, "It's the price I paid for recklessly using that Impact when Wisdom used that spell."
"Are you going to tell the others about this?"
"I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Then Gao would blame for what he did. He'll blame himself for realizing the efforts I made for stopping Wisdom. I don't want him to deserve that. That's why I'll make an excuse and keep it a secret. Can you, I assume, keep this whole thing a secret?" Tasuku gave it some thought as he sighed.
"Very well. I'll keep this thing a secret." He agreed as Daisuke slightly smiled.
"Thank you."
"But..."
"Hm?"
"You're going to tell him someday. It won't last forever."
"I understand. I'll be sure to do that." Daisuke said as Tasuku nodded.
At the shopping district...
"Okay, Batzz. Don't zap at anyone with your lightning." Noboru issued.
"Right. And don't needlessly destroy things either." Kuguru issued as well.
"And obviously, don't go doing something bad, like go on a rampage." Haruka issued as well.
"Basically, anything that lowers Gao's Miracle Life is off-limits!" Chibi Panda said as Batzz is getting angry.
"Okay! Enough! I get it!" Batzz said.
"Now we just need to find some ways you can help people." Kuguru said as she looked around to see anything that can help restore Gao's Miracle Life to 10 again.
"But who should we start with?" Haruka asked.
"It can't be that hard! Come on, Batzz! Hurry!" Gao said impatiently. The others looked around while walking until Chibi Panda saw something.
"Hey! What about that over there?!" Chibi Panda asked as he saw something.
"Is it a robber?" Baku assumed.
"No! That old lady!" Chibi Panda pointed out a tired old lady, near the stairs while the stuff and luggage with her, "She definitely need some help! Okay! It's your time to shine, Big Boss!"
"It's perfect!" Baku said.
"Miracle Life points, here we come!" Noboru said.
"Piece of cake! Just leave it to me!" Batzz said with confidence as he came near the tired old lady. He quickly carried everything she has, even herself. It raise Gao's life to 6 now.
"Yes! The Miracle Life is increased!" Chibi Panda said.
"Batzz's Express, coming right up!" Batzz said as he rushed upstairs as he placed her down, finishing his good deed, "How's that?"
"Oh, thank you so much! You're a very kind young man!" The old lady thanked and complimented Batzz. It raised Gao's life to 7.
"We're almost there! Just a few more to go!" Chibi Panda said.
"It was no trouble at all." Batzz said with his thumb up.
"Thank you so much again." The old lady thanked as she picked up her grocery but the bag ripped as the apples were falling downstairs.
"Got them!" Batzz said as he went downstairs and quickly grabbed all the apples.
"You're my hero!" The old lady said so happily as Gao's life increased to 10.
"Alright! We got them back again!" Chibi Panda said but then all of the sudden. Three monsters are pulling carts with stuff as they were running.
"Hey, hey! Get out of the way! We got express packages coming through here!" One of the monsters said as Batzz was getting angry, thinking this would destroys him and the apples. The others noticed that Batzz is going to do something dangerous again.
"Please don't, Big Boss!" Chibi Panda whined but it was too late.
"You're annoying me!" Batzz yelled as he unleashed his lightning, shocking the delivery monsters, "Oh! What have I done?" Batzz realized his mistake as Gao's life slowly decreases and then instantly reduced to -5.
"Oh why, Big Boss Batzz?! Why?!" Chibi Panda cried after coming so close to regained Gao's body.
"I'm done for!" Ghost Gao said.
"What an oaf!" Baku complained.
"Oh come on! He was getting close there!" Haruka said.
"Oh I can't look!" Kuguru said after covering her eyes.
"We told you not to hurt anyone, you lizard brain!" Noboru complained, "You better fix this!"
"I will." Batzz said as he heard Gao panicking as he saw Ghost Gao, fading more now as Ghost Gao has no legs.
"What's going on?!" Ghost Gao panicked.
"Gao's about to completely disappear!" Chibi Panda cried.
"Okay, I hear you, bro. We'll head back there, right away." Baku said after receiving the call and then end it, "Tasuku wants all back at HQ." He informed.
Back at HQ. They noticed Daisuke was back to normal. Then Haruka hugged for relief to see her brother back to normal. But it was not the same for Gao as Gao's body was almost getting Dragonified completely.
"I don't understand. Three days isn't up yet." Noboru was getting confused for seeing Gao's condition worsen.
"No, but it will be soon." Baku said.
"But why do we need to rush back here?" Kuguru asked.
"Is there a reason besides my brother?" Haruka asked.
"Yes. The Dragonification is progressing quickly, it's why Gao's vanishing. We've hope to reverse but..." Tasuku said.
"I don't think we have much time left to reverse this." Daisuke said.
"Hang on. Are you saying...?" Kuguru said.
"Yes. His final moments are drawing near." Tasuku said.
"I'm afraid Gao won't make it at the end of the day." Daisuke said as the others gasped.
"It can't be! There must be more time!" Noboru said.
"Surely we can do something!" Chibi Panda said.
"We hope to make a miracle out of this. But it's not going to happen that easily." Daisuke said.
"Let me go try it again." Batzz considered the option.
"I'm counting on you, Batzz!" Ghost Gao said.
"But at the rate of this is progressing. He'll be completely dragonicified by sunset." Tasuku estimated the time limit.
"So we have less amount of time before that happened. This is the only time limit we have left." Daisuke said.
"I can't believe it's been 3 days already! It's happening exactly as the old man told us!" Kuguru said.
"I have to believe that he'll pull through. But my Gao will be back to normal soon." Suzumi believed.
"But he needs all of the Miracle Life points." Chibi Panda said.
"Can we get it up to 10, Batzz?" Tasuku asked.
"That's what I've been trying to do!" Batzz said as he was trying to hold his anger. Kuguru covered her eyes as she was getting sad.
"Why did this even have to happen?! Why did Daisuke have to come back and not Gao?!" Noboru yelled.
"Noboru." Tasuku said as Daisuke turned.
"Oh. I didn't mean..." Noboru said.
"It's okay. I got what I deserve." Daisuke said.
"Big brother..." Haruka said with concern.
"Look. Let's just all keep calm." Baku said, "Gao never gave up. No matter how bad things got." He takes Gao's Core Deck, "Remember that." He looked at Gao's deck as he noticed something odd.
Outside the room, Baku explained the news to his friends.
"Thunder Lance, X-Tempest Buster is missing?!" Noboru asked as he was surprised.
"Yeah. It's the only card missing from the deck." Baku said.
"That's strange. It's the card that means the most to Gao and Batzz." Kuguru said.
"But... we saw Gao used the Impact card when he was a ghost. How come he lost it now?" Haruka asked.
"That puzzles me as well." Kuguru said.
"But it's their Impact card though." Chibi Panda said, "And more importantly, the symbol of their Buddy Friendship!"
"Yeah, if you say so." Batzz said.
"Any idea where he could've lost it?" Chibi Panda asked but then he gasped as he sees Ghost Gao fading more now.
"Kid, are you okay?!" Batzz asked.
"Oh! Gao's on the verge of disappearing forever!" Chibi Panda said. Kuguru gasped after hearing that.
"No, Gao!" Haruka said.
"There's still time." Baku said.
"Let's go find the X-Tempest Buster before it's too late..." Ghost Gao said as he swirled into disappearing. Chibi Panda screamed.
"Look! We can't even see Gao anymore!"
"Does that mean that he..." Kuguru said.
"No, it can't be..." Haruka said as Baku grunted in frustration.
"I promise kid, I'll find that card if it's the last thing I ever do!" Batzz swore to save Gao as he ran off to find the card.
"Wait! You also have to increase his Miracle Life!" Noboru reminded him as Chibi Panda catches up and bumped into Noboru and going ahead.
"Wait for me!"
"Watch it, Panda!" Noboru yelled.
At the city, Batzz and Chibi Panda were flying, trying to find Gao's Impact card.
"First, why don't we check on Aibo Academy?" Chibi Panda recommend as they reached the school, "This is where Gao Buddyfighting last night right before he fought against Daisuke."
"Well, we do know that the card is not at the HQ since we already checked. Come on! Let's check down there!" Batzz said.
"I'm right with you, Big Boss!"
At the courtyard, they landed as they searched for the card on the ground.
"Nah, it's not here." Chibi Panda said after looking on the ground as he recalled, "Ah, being here reminds me when you first came to Aibo Academy, Big Boss. Remember when you cause that big commotion?" He recalled the time.
Outside, the teachers carries tool as they thought they need to stop Batzz.
"Just stand your ground, gentlemen. We must protect the school!" Nitsuke said as they shocked by Batzz's lightning.
"You insects!" Batzz yelled as he laughed.
"Hey, dragon!" Batzz heard a voice, "Down here!" He looked down as he sees Kanata.
"Hm?"
"Why are you here bothering everyone? Would you please go away?!" Kanata requested. But then Batzz started to get angry.
"Grr! You call me a bother?! Do you have any idea who I am?!" Batzz shoots his lightning but Kanata evaded. Batzz keep attacking but Kanata kept on avoiding. But then a card got out as Athora transforms to his true form.
"An attack on Kanata is an attack on me!" Athora said as he flies up and dives down to attack Batzz.
"You're too pretty to be a dragon!" Batzz said as he used his gauntlet, releasing dark energy blast, as it hits Athora but Athora used a barrier to protect himself from the attack. It reflected the attack back at Batzz.
"That card is not around here!" Batzz said after looking around the field. Chibi Panda got confused.
"Well, where is some other places that Gao might've been?" He asked as he thought of something.
At CASTLE, Batzz and Chibi Panda have arrived to their next place where Gao would be at last time.
"This is the same store where Gao and Gaito Kurozu had a Buddyfight!" Chibi Panda said as Batzz went into the store and Chibi Panda recalled the time.
Batzz walks to Gaito as he makes his attack with his gauntlet.
"Once again! Black Dragon Shield!" He nullified the attack as he regained one life.
"Double Attack!" Batzz grabs Gaito as he plans to crush.
"Now I cast! Midnight Shadow!" He used a spell to escape Batzz's hand as he evaded the attack, "Your pitiful attacks won't work on me!" Gaito said.
"I wouldn't be so sure!" Gao said, "Feel the Sun Fighter and Batzz's true power! Let's go, Batzz!"
"What?!" Gaito got surprised.
"You're madness! A Triple Attack!" Abygale asked as Batzz crushes Gaito as he inflicted 2 damage, "Gaito!" He yelled.
"This is where you and Gao crush them with the Thunder Lance, X-tempest Buster! Do you remember that, Big Boss?" Chibi Panda asked but noticed Batzz didn't responded, "Big Boss! Oh no! Now he's disappeared on me too!"
Back at HQ, Noboru angrily slammed the wall with his fist.
"That jerk Batzz!" Noboru said angrily, "What's he gonna about Gao's Miracle Life?"
"We're running out of time." Kuguru said.
"Will he make it in time?" Haruka asked.
"I'm sure he'll make it. Because finding that card might actually help us out a bit." Baku said as he looked at Tasuku, Daisuke, Suzumi, and Jack and Ryuusei, watching Gao's body, getting dragonicified, "It might give Gao some courage to hang on and fight a little longer. And give us the time we need, to save him."
At the arena, where the tournament takes place at. Chibi Panda made it to next place where Gao would be at, while searching for Batzz.
"Yoohoo! Big Boss! Where did you go?!" Chibi asked to see if he responded, but no luck as Chibi Panda got disappointed. But then he realized something, "Hey, what do you know? This is the stage, where the World Buddy Masters Tournament was! Big Boss was determined to prove that he was the strongest in all the worlds! So he decided to participated in the tournament. And he and Gao won it all!" He recalled the time.
"I Buddycall to the right, my favorite homie! Fervent Demon Lord Teacher, Asmodai! And I return Dance Asmodai to my hand!" He paid two gauge to Buddycalled as Dance Asmodai returns again and regains one life.
"It's the one you've been waiting for! The Fervent Teacher form of Demon Lord Asmodai!" Paruko announced.
"Waiting for me, my little Demon Dragon?!" He asked, "When I show my handsome look, I can destroy one enemy monster!" He explained his effect. Then he used his clothesline move as he hit Chibi Panda, destroying him at once.
"Chibi Panda!" Gao yelled as he noticed Batzz is recklessly attacking again at Asmodai.
"Phony Demon Lord!" Batzz attacks as Asmodai jumps to evade it.
"You're a bad boy! Getting up during a test?! Teacher's recommend for the body slam for brains!" He grew into a giant size as he body slammed at Batzz, destroying him.
At the Drop Zone, Batzz in the true form appeared with Chibi Panda as he was sitting there, disappointed.
"That faced clown! No one makes a fool out of me!" He yelled.
Next flashback with Gao, battling against Ku...
"Ku Teito! Station to Koyomi Class Fifth Fleet, Satsuki as the Admiral!" She paid 1 gauge as she regained one life.
"Saluting the admiral station. Satsuki Launching!" Satsuki transforms to his true form. Her form raises from the waters as she appears.
"Koyomi Class Fifth Fleet, Satsuki! She is 12000 power, 5000 defense and a critical of 3! And just like transformer ride, this monster can be equip like an item! Station ability!" She explained as the beam lifted her into Satsuki.
"An item?!" Gao asked as he was surprised.
"We need to crush this together. Fighter and All!" Batzz said.
"Now the Admiral and I are united in body and soul! And I will protect my Admiral, no matter what!" Satsuki said.
Inside of Satsuki...
"Now I'll show them Satsuki's true power!" Ku said.
"Satsuki can load two troopers from the Drop Zone!" Ku said as two cards from the Drop Zone, appeared on both sides, "And launch them on the field! I call Quinq Lada, Cloaking Frame to the left! Due to the effect, my gauge increases by 1!" She gains a gauge.
Inside, Ku began to tinkle on the keypad.
"Satsuki's ability launch! If I pay 1 gauge, she can launch the crew troopers that she brought on board! Quinq Lada, Swift Mobile Frame, launch from the right!" She paid one gauge as she calls him out. Then Swift Mobile Frame jets through the front of Satsuki, "Swift Mobile Frame's ability, activate! Destroy Replenisher, Pentar!" Swift mobile Frame used his gatling guns as it shoots at Pentar, destroying it.
"Pentar!" Gao yelled.
"Cloaking Fram! Swift Mobile Frame! Attack the fighter!" Ku ordered as they make their attack. First, Cloaking Frame shoots Gao, inflicting 2 damage. Then Swift Mobile Frame used his laser blade as he slashed Gao, inflicting 2 damage, "Satsuki! Attack the fighter!"
"Yes, Admiral! Launching attack!" Satsuki opens the hatches, revealing four laser cannons as it shoots down at Gao.
"I cast! Green Dragon Shield!" Gao cast as he nullified the attack and regained one life.
At the battle against Sakate...
Sakate laughed evilly, "I'm not done yet, do-gooder!" Sakate jumps up to attack.
"I cast! Blue Dragon Shield!" He cast to nullified the attack as he gained a gauge.
"Gao uses a defense spell to nullify the attack while increasing his gauge by 1!" Paruko announced.
"You're going to suffer a humiliating defeat!" Sakate said.
"We'll see!" Gao said.
"You're finished. I cast! Optics OperationL Shrouded Strawcoat!" He cast, "This spell can reduce the damage by 2. But it has another effect as well." He explained as Kid Ibuki splits into two. And then Kid Toraguma destroys the facedown card with his claws and Sakate gains gauge, "I take a soul card from the field and place in the Drop Zone to increase my gauge by 1." Two Kid Ibukis danced as the bell crashes on them, as it revealed Onis Boss, "Buddycall to the center!" He Buddycalled as he regained one life and paid 2 gauge to call, "Oni Boss, Kid Ibuki!"
"I'm gonna crush you!" Kid Ibuki said as Kid Kaneguma and Kid Toraguma were destroyed due to the size limit.
"Kid Ibuki's effect destroys Delta!" Sakate said.
"And you'll take damag equals Delta's size!" Kid Ibuki as he held a red orb from his hand as Oni Boss crushes Delta with his fist, "Take this!" Kid Ibuki attacks Gao with the orb as he inflicted 1 damage.
"Don't hold back, Kid Ibuki. Give our friend a real bloodbath. " Sakate said.
"Just leave it to me!" Oni Boss then raise his fist to attack, "Beat the light out of him!" He makes his finishing blow, however...
"I cast! Arc Dragon Shield!" He cast to nullify the attack as he paid one gauge to activate.
"Gao blocks the attack with a defense spell! However..." Paruko announced, "Kid Ibuki has Double Attack! Meaning he can attack one time!" Gao looked at his hand as he noticed there's no more defense spells left in his hand cards.
'I've got to draw a Dragon Shield using Arc Dragon Shield's effect, or I can't win this fight!' Gao thinks as he predicted the outcome, 'Come on!' He then draw a card, "I draw a card!" He looked at his hand cards as he actually got a White Dragon Shield. He sighed in relief that he actually got it.
"Punish him, Kid Ibuki!" Sakate commanded, "Double Attack on the goody two-shoes!" Oni Boss prepares his attack on Gao as he was about to crush Gao.
"I cast! White Dragon Shield!" He cast as he reduced the damage by, leaving him 0 damage.
At the next flashback for Kanata going against Gao.
"Quintessence Crystal Dragon, Athora to the center!" He calls out his Buddy again to the center. Paruko was shockingly surprised.
"Unbelievable! The card that Kanata drew was Quintessence Crystal Dragon, Athora!"
"Let me at that rainbow." Batzz said.
"What a timely defensive card to pull. A beautiful crystal wall in his center position! With just one card in his hand, is this the end for the Mighty Sun Fighter?!" Paruko announced.
"Rizzling! Attack the fighter!" Rizzling was about to attack Gao, however...
"I cast! Arc Dragon Shield! He paid one gauge as he cast and nullify the attack.
"Gao defends brilliantly! The attack's nullified!" Paruko announced.
"Cool, he defended it but now he's used up his last hand card!" Noboru said.
"And Athora still has his Double Attack!" Zanya recalled.
"This isn't good!" Haruka said.
"But Gao has options." Baku said.
"Are you talking about Arc Dragon Shield's effect?!" Kuguru asked.
"I can draw one card!" Gao said as he drew a card.
"Athora! Attack the fighter!" Kanata said as Batzz was getting enraged.
"I'll bring Kanata to victory!" Athora said as he makes his attack, "Batzz! You're not capable, protecting Gao!"
"Hey, kid! You better know what you're doing!" Batzz said.
"You bet! Have I ever let you down before, big guy!" Gao said as he used the card he drew, "I cast! Arc Dragon Shield!" He paid one gauge as he cast another Arc Dragon Shield.
"Whoa! What are the odds! The hand card that Gao gained from the card's effect was yet another Arc Dragon Shield!" Paruko announced.
"That's Gao for you." Athora said, "We knew defeating him wouldn't be easy!"
"He really is amazing! He's gotta be the greatest Buddyfight ever!" Kanata believed. Gao chuckled, "But that doesn't matter cause I'm still gonna win! Athora! Double Attack!" He got on Athora to join in to attack.
"Right! Here we go!" Athora said. Then Gao reaches his Core Gadget.
"Gao draws a card with Arc Dragon Shield's effect!" Paruko announced as Gao drew a card. Gao's friend were hoping he got something to protect himself and Batzz smiled, hoping that Gao will survive, "Everything hinges on this card, it is going to determine the victor today!"
"Won't matter, Gao!" We are gonna win this!" Kanata said as he was going to dealt the final blow at Gao.
"As if! You do know that we're all connected to our decks! That's why no matter what, our decks are always respond to our will! I cast! Dragon! Shield! Green Dragon Shield! Yeah!" He cast the Green Dragon Shield as he nullified and regained one life. Kanata and Athora were surprised at the card that Gao drew.
"He's like an invincible tree! Three times in a row, Gao used a Dragon Shield from his hand! It's remarkable!" Paruko announced. Kanata got off Athora as he landed back on his position.
"You okay?" Athora asked with a concerned expression.
"Well, this is it, Athora." Kanata said as he turned to Gao, "Hey, Gao. A great match." He complimented.
"It was." Gao agreed for the expectations.
"I did the best that I could until the end. And now my turn's over. You win, Gao." Kanata was automatically resigned due to the effect of the spell.
"Now that I think about it. There's no way, the X-Tempest Buster would be here." Chibi Panda said as he put his arms behind his head and then flies off, "Hey, Big Boss!"
Later, at sunset, Batzz was staring at the ocean as the sun is setting. He knew the time was running out and realized his mistake.
"This is my fault!" He blamed himself as he recalled the time when Gao used the Impact and got Dragonicified.
"Gao just declared Final Phase! Could this be the end?!" Paruko announced, "Of this long and ferocious battle!"
"Takochu!"
"This will finish you off!" Gao said.
"Hey! Take my rage! Take my power! I give it all to you!" Batzz jumps as he transforms into the Thunder Lance, Gao grabs it as the darkness shrouds his entire body. But then the sun appears on Gao's back as the armor breaks in half. He jumps up, "I cast!" He runs towards the top of the Thunder Lance as he grabs the tip and throws it with all his might, "Impact!" He dashes down, "Thunder Lance!"
"I cast! A Selfish Purification!" Wisdom cast as his life was regained by 3.
"X-Tempest Buster!" He hits the lance as the X flames around the Earth as the center gushing a geyser of fire.
"A Selfish Purification allows me to return 3 cards from the Drop Zone to the bottom of my deck, to regained 3 life points!" Wisdom said as he lose 5 life. Gao's face was surprised and Batzz is getting angry, "Did you honestly believe that you can defeat me? Haven't you learned about this since the last match?" He asked.
"This isn't over yet, man!" Gao said as he suddenly felt a pain from his arm when it was shrouded, it started to go berserk.
"What's happening?!" Kuguru asked after seeing Gao in pain.
"Is this like the crystallization I heard about?" Noboru asked.
"I don't know but it's from Gao's Impact." Abygale said, "When he becomes one with Batzz. It seems..."
"Batzz's power is overwhelming him! Just like what that Cosmic monster did with Daisuke!" Athora recalled, "They can't remain like this!"
"Yeah, but if Gao can't withstand it, he'll lose!" Dai said.
"Come on! Pull it together! Come on!" Batzz said while Gao holds on the pain.
"Do you think you can handle it easy? Daisuke couldn't handle it and he's already got himself crystallized. That energy is coming from your own power, Batzz." Wisdom said as Batzz grunted in frustration, "Because of you and your ignorance reptilian brain, your Buddy is suffering before your very eyes and ensure that I win the match!" He explained as Gao's gauntlet broke and fell to the ground, "I don't even need to land a finishing blow, it's like killing two birds in one stone. Once again, I'm victorious!" He declared himself the winner.
"There you are!" Chibi Panda said after finding Batzz as he noticed him, "I've been looking everywhere for you! You okay?" He asked as Batzz gripped his fist and grunted.
"It's because of me, that the kid's dying!" Batzz blamed himself.
"Big Boss!" Chibi Panda said in concerned.
"No matter what, I'm going to find the kid's card!" Batzz said as he flies up to find it.
"That's great! But I'm here to help you! So stop taking off from me, okay?!" Chibi Panda asked as he flies to follow him.
At the Aibo Academy, Batzz and Chibi Panda landed there, they searched the restroom.
"It's not over here!" Chibi Panda said as they searched.
They checked at the gym storage room.
"I can't find it anywhere!" Chibi Panda said as they looked.
At the soccerfield, they searched but still nothing at all.
At the Buddy Police HQ, Noboru screamed.
"Ahhh! The sun's setting!" Noboru said.
Inside the room...
"We don't have time left! Gao's going to disappear!" Haruka said.
"And not even a single word from Batzz!" Baku said.
"What are we gonna do? Will Gao be frozen like this, forever?" Kuguru asked.
"We must believe. Until the last second." Tasuku said as he looked at Gao, getting close to complete Dragonicification. Daisuke puts his hand on Tasuku's shoulder.
"I really wish I could help but I can't..." Daisuke said as he looked at Gao, "Gao... This is my fault. I shouldn't have let you fight Wisdom. If only, I could control it..."
"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. Wisdom was the only one who used that spell against you. And what's wrong he stole your Tyrant, that's why we can't let this go any further."
"Tasuku..."
"That's why..." He turned to Gao, "I know that Batzz and Chibi Panda will find it eventually."
At the park...
"It's not here." Chibi Panda said as he searched and they gave up, "There's no point to we keep looking."
"It's possible that somebody stole it." Batzz assumed.
"But there's no time!" Chibi Panda said as he got frustrated, "It's no use! We won't find it and Gao will never go back to normal!"
"I will never give up hope!" Batzz said as he heard a sound of children, playing Buddyfight.
"Kay so I'll call...!" The boy said.
"It's not your turn yet, silly!" The girl said. A short haired girl saw a card floating in the air as she chased after it. It was Gao's Impact card as she picked it up.
"Wow!" She got amazed.
"Big Boss! Look! That's the Thunder Lance X-Tempest Buster card!" Chibi Panda pointed out as he noticed the card in the girl's hand.
"Really?!" He asked, "Hey! That's our card!" Batzz yelled as the girl got surprised and then Batzz walked towards her.
"Ahhh! Don't do it, Big Boss! If you're rude, mean to her, or too rough it in anyway, Gao will definitely be gone forever!" Chibi Panda issued a warning to Batzz about the consequence. Then the girl got scared after seeing Batzz's face.
"Well..."
"I don't feel so good." Chibi Panda said as he got nervous and the girl is too. But then Batzz started to pleaded to the ground for begging.
"Please, my child! That card... It belongs to the kid, my Buddy! It's very important to him!" He bowed down, "Please! Give it back! I beg of you!" He cried.
"What a surprise." Chibi Panda said as he was amazed that Batzz is actually begging for once. The girl then smiled.
"Well why didn't you say so?" She handed the card to Batzz, "Here."
"Huh?" Batzz looked at the card as he never thought that would worked. Then Batzz happily, takes the card.
"Alright! We did it, Big Boss!" Chibi Panda cheered.
Later, night has fallen. Chibi Panda and Batzz were sitting as Chibi Panda was sending a text to Tasuku about the card.
"I sent the message." Chibi Panda sent the message to Tasuku. Batzz looked at the Impact card.
"That's alright." Batzz said quietly.
"But the sun set hours ago." Chibi Panda said as he was in tears, "Which would mean that by now, Gao must probably be..." He assumed that it's the end for Gao.
"Hey!" They heard Gao's voice as Chibi Panda got scared.
"Now he has come back to haunt us as a real ghost!"
"Hey, Batzz!" Chibi Panda heard Gao's voice as he turned and saw Gao was back in his body again with his friends with him, including his mom, "You did it, pal! I'm totally fine now!"
"You kidding me?!" Chibi Panda got shocked from seeing Gao, back to normal.
"I did it?" Batzz asked confusingly as Gao got his card back and placed it in the deck and put it back in the Core Deck Case.
"Cool, bro. So I guess the second, Batzz got the X-Tempest Buster card back..." Baku said.
"Gao's Miracle Life points shot right up to 10!" Noboru said.
"And my brother's Photonic Lords managed to help recover Gao's body just in time after the 10 Miracle Life has been restored!" Haruka said.
"All's well that ends well!" Chibi Panda said.
"Yup." Batzz nodded in agreement.
"Well... Don't you have something to say to your friends, Gao?" Suzumi asked her son.
"Thanks, you guys. Especially to you, Batzz. I don't know how I'll ever repay you." Gao said as he felt like he was in debt to Batzz.
"I'll tell you how. By getting that nasty grim who started all this!" Batzz referred to Wisdom.
"You mean Wisdom. Yeah, I hear ya. I'll tell you what, we'll crush them together!" Gao said.
"Deal." He nodded. Then Gao is starting to get excited.
"It feels good to be myself again!"
Daisuke chuckled as he put his arm around Gao, "You and me both, Buddy. We got back to ourselves. And you have me to thank for restoring your body."
"Oh come on, don't push it." Gao said as the others laughed.
At the CHAOS Company... All members of the CHAOS Four assembled as they were in the meeting with their master.
"Hords confirmed that Mikado has made a complete recovery." Brutal informed.
"He and Demon Lord Batzz together are powerful. We must deal with them." Sakate recommended.
"We'll take your word for it, Sakate. I mean you were defeated by Mikado full times you faced him." Keisetsu insulted Sakate.
"Wasn't my fault!" Sakate yelled.
"Don't embarrass yourselves in front of Master Wisdom." Brutal said.
"Like she would care." Sakate pointed to Tenko, "She hardly ever speaks to us, except Master Wisdom!"
"Shall I. Take care. Of eliminating Gao Mikado. Master?" Tenko requested.
"No. We shall travel to different Worlds. Capture powerful monsters and CHAOSified them." Wisdom recommended.
"Brilliant, Master." Brutal agreed, "Turning monsters into our weapons."
"Understood. Master Wisdom." Tenko said.
"We'll do the same to Barlbatzz Dragoroyale the First when we capture him." Wisdom said as his butler offered him cup of tea, "And then..." He drinks the tea, "With him under my control and with the Tyrant card I stole from Daisuke along with the CHAOS, I'll upgrade the World!"
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appeared.
"Welcome back to More Corner Time!" Daisuke said.
"Bad news is that, no more cards to show for the audience. Looks like we ran out for now." Ryuusei said.
"Don't feel bad. We'll get more soon. In the meantime, the next chapter will be about meeting the old man. Who somehow has a history that will be surprising for us."
"What kind of surprise?" Ryuusei asked.
"Just wait and see. Give us a review of what you think and provide us with more card ideas. Because we don't have any more cards to show. Til then bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.