Opening-Skillet Undefeated
The camera zooms back, showing legions of Grimm approaching as it turns and faces the city of GrimmFall with a giant shadow winged muscular shadow towering over the city as the title appears:
GRIMMFALL
(I'm undefeated)
The camera shows the ocean of Beach City as Malachite Plasmius bursts from the water, letting out a roar with the waters behind her shooting into the sky.
Hands on my neck, foot on my back
On the beach the Crystal Gems form into Alexandrite and she forms her bow, unleashing an arrow at Malachite.
Closing in from every side
The TurboKat shoots past the energy arrows, firing a missile at Malachite.
Bleeding me dry, I'm fading fast
Malachite lashes out with a tidal wave but Seph lands on the beach and with a slash of his hand, unleashes a burst of light that cuts the wave in half.
Left for dead but I will rise up on my own
Hego lands next to Seph and launches at Malachite like a rocket, slamming into her and knocking her into the water.
I could make it alone
The camera drops into the water, its vision going dark.
I got all that I need to survive (All that I need to survive)
The scene then shifts, showing Moloch's glowing eyes as it zooms back, showing Superboy, Artemis and Dani Phantom ready to fight. A light appears behind Dani as she unleashes a ghostly wail on Moloch while mouthing 'All that I need to survive'.
Through the sweat and the blood,
Vines reach up and grab the three, pulling them into the ground.
I know what I'm made of
The scene then shifts to Gravity Falls, showing Dipper on his bed holding up his book.
It's the hunger that keeps me alive (Keeps me alive)
Behind Dipper's left shoulder appears a spectral image of Bill Cipher and on the other side appears Mabel as she mouths 'Keeps me alive'.
This time (I'm coming like a hurricane)
Nyx then appears with Pericles on her shoulder, smirking as she looked over her shoulder at the camera, mouthing 'I'm coming like a hurricane'.
This time
The sky above the Mystery Shack rips open.
I came to fight for the love of the game, unstoppable
The camera goes dark before showing Blind Ivan with his hood over his face as he looks up at the camera, grinning as the camera shoots back, showing Dipper, Mabel, Wendy, Soos, Nyx, Professor Pericles and Hoagie fleeing from the Blind Eye Society.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
Stanley Pines wield his eight ball cane against Blind Ivan who is smirking as he blocks the cane with his bare arms.
Off the leash, out of the cage, an animal
Dipper runs past a pillar, not noticing Pacifica Northwest behind as she looks over her shoulder, watching as Dipper runs with a smile as her eyes morph to match Bill Cipher's.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
Juniper Lee straps on her armor, watching as Bill Cipher emerged from the rift in the sky.
I, I, I know I can beat it
Joseph 'Dracon' Matthews squares off against Skulker just as they are surrounded by Grimm resembling giant Beatles.
Won't give up 'cause I believe it
Peridot is then shown fleeing from the Crystal Gems, running up a cliff and ducking as a spear thrown by Pearl shoots over her head.
Fight for the love of the game, unstoppable
Zak Saturday is then shown, standing in at the base of a mountain as his eyes glow orange and the shadow of a dragon appears behind him.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
The camera shifts back to Beach City as Vilgax faces off against Ben Tennyson and Steven Universe.
I'm undefeated
Ben changes into Diamondhead, charging straight at Vilgax.
(I'm, I'm) I'm undefeated
Vilgax kicks Ben away but is then attacked by Rex Salazaar who morphs his arms into a big sword.
I came to fight for the love of the game, unstoppable
The Crystal Gems charge at Vilgax, battling the tyrant alongside Rex.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
Vilgax unleashes his eye beams on the Gems but Steven jumps forward, using his shield to block the beams.
Off the leash, out of the cage, an animal
Vilgax roars and charges at Steven, pulling out his sword.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
Ben and Rex jumped forward, Ben changing into Upgrade and merging with Rex as he collides with Vilgax.
I, I, I know I can beat it
The Gems along with Ben and Rex stare up as the shadow of Yellow Diamond looms over them, turning to look at them.
Won't give up 'cause I believe it
Sammael looks up at the dark red skies above his castle, his eyes glowing red.
Fight for the love of the game, unstoppable
Mandy sits in her cell, still wearing her straight jacket, lifting her head to face the camera and opens her red glowing eyes.
That's why I, I'm undefeated (I'm undefeated)
Shadow forms with glowing red eyes stare out from the darkness, facing the many heroes as they prepare to battle.
That's why I, I'm undefeated
The intro ends with a flash of light, showing the title again:
GRIMMFALL
Skillet Undefeated Ends
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"And here we go: a new opening. This is actually the official opening after episode 38. A little late but better late than never. We're moving into a new arc now but the action keep on coming. Keep on watching and hopefully you'll keep on enjoying." TOM gave a thumbs-up to the audience (you) as he signed off.
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Phil Ken Sebben leaned back in his chair, thinking over what he had been told by his latest caller. "And she doesn't represent any form of danger to anyone?"
The image of Genki Sanban stared at him from the wall screen of his office. "She is not. Sensei Splinter was thorough and I have made sure the girl is being kept safe."
"And you plan to keep her under your supervision?"
"Yes." Genki nodded. "What I have seen is enough to tell me that its best this girl is kept away from anything related to Sammael and that includes GrimmFall which sits on the border of the Darklands and especially Moloch."
Phil Ken Sebben had to agree, considering that GrimmFall had been the center of attention in the last several decades, especially with heroes like Major Glory taking in all the fame.
And who better to protect a lost child than the Genki Sanban who was better known by her title: the Demon Blade of the East.
"Still, this matter of Sammael somehow creating portals into other dimensions is troubling. He must be looking for more warriors to add to the organizations he has been creating and financing." Sebben brought a hand to his chin. "There is the Invisible Hand, a small group composed of highly skilled fighters, at least Class IV or even a Class V. They carry out secret missions for Sammael, gathering large amounts of funding through the usual Hunter channels. And then there is a larger organization, the Legion of Super Criminals. A group made of criminals made to strike out against Huntsmen in many countries."
"Sammael is trying to create an army alongside the Grimm. The Fallen have always been small in numbers but strong. These Super Criminals are obviously just cannon fodder. A smokescreen to hide his true agents."
"But strong enough to be a threat, regardless of how expendable they might be." Sebben brought his hand down. "You say they were originally in Nowhere?"
"Yes."
"It's a good thing someone is already out there then." Sebben remarked. "I'll contact them and ask them to look into the matter."
"In the meantime I need something else from you, Sebben." Genki remarked. "Since the girl is not from this dimension and doesn't even have a family aside from her 'cousin' back in her home dimension she will need an identity. I am asking this of you since she is American born."
Sebben nodded. "I can forge the necessary documents."
"You can send them to my husband and we can take care of everything after that."
"And what will the name be?"
"Danielle…Fenton-Phantom."
Sebben raised an eyebrow. "Fenton-Phantom."
Genki gave a small smile. "Those names are connected to the only family she has ever known."
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Skulker grunted as he made his way towards the town up ahead. He needed to find a suitable shop to repair his suit and then he could get back to finding a way home.
"Looking for a nice place to spend the night, newcomer?"
Skulker watched as a tall man covered in a cloak stepped forward, meeting him just as the town limits. "I am Skulker and I seek place with suitable equipment to repair myself." Skulker pointed his wrist rocket at the man. "Stay out of my way and you will not end being a pelt on my wall."
The man didn't seem to react in fear. "That's kind of gross…I think I'll take option b."
"And what is option b?" Skulker narrowed his eyes.
The man lifted his arm. "This."
Skulker fired his missile but to his surprise it collided with some sort of shield the man projected, protecting him from harm. Skulker grunted, unsheathing his ecto-blade and charged at the man with a battle cry. A stream of light erupted from the man's cloak, blocking the ecto-blade as Skulker stabbed at him. Skulker's eyes widened as he saw a pair of green flashing eyes under the hood as he struggled against this unknown prey, their strength being almost equal.
Skulker slashed at the man who raised and blocked his blade with his sword that was made of pure energy. "Some sort of light beam sword. Impressive."
"It's actually a hyper-beam sword." The man corrected.
"I'll be sure to add it to my collection."
"I don't think so." A shield appeared on the man's arm as he swung out, slamming into Skulker's face.
The hunter ghost grunted as he staggered back but only a few feet. His prey on the other hand revealed shoulder mounted gatling weapons on his shoulder and fired them. Skulker immediately turned intangible, allowing the bullets to pass through him.
"That's…new." The man said, halting his attack since it only wasted ammo.
"So, you never fought a ghost before." Skulker grinned, becoming tangible. "How unfortunate for you. I am Skulker, the Greatest Hunter in the Ghost Zone."
"Ghost Zone huh?" The man tilted his head. "Where's that exactly? Anywhere near Empire City, Keystone, GrimmFall…Jersey?"
"What are you babbling about?" Skulker demanded, becoming annoyed by the man's questions.
"I just never heard of your Ghost Zone before. Is that some new fancy town that just got built? Is it a…ghost town?"
Skulker growled, aiming his wrist cannons at the annoying human. "Enough!"
He fired all of his missiles as the man's shield came back online. They exploded on contact but Skulker was confident he had broken through the man's shield.
But when the smoke cleared it wasn't a human that was left standing…
It was a robot!
A robot with a blue and white endo-skeleton and a fierce looking face plate.
"A machine? I have been battling a machine?" Skulker gaped, not expecting this latest twist in a day full of surprises.
"Not just an ordinary machine, pal." The robot said as draconic wings sprouted from its back. "A Gundam!"
The robot shot off like a rocket, slamming into Skulker before he could turn intangible, both of them skidding across the ground as they struggled to overpower the other. Skulker turned both of them intangible and they flew through the ground and back up.
"That's really new!" The robot said, having surprised that he had just gone through solid ground. "you really are like a ghost!"
"Not just a ghost!" Skulker grunted. "I am Skulker, the grea-"
POW!
"Yeah, yeah!" The robot said as he slugged Skulker in the face. "I heard you the first time!"
Both slammed into the ground, rolling away from each other before getting back up, glaring at each other.
"I was at first going to settle for your pelt but now I'll settle for your…endo-skeleton!" Skulker activated his ecto-blade again.
"It's a good thing you added the 'endo' before the 'skeleton' or I would have said that really sounds gross." The robot said before Skulker lunged at him again, engaging him in fierce hand to hand combat.
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"So. Absolutely. AMAZING!"
These were the words of one very excited Steven Universe as Ben Tennyson spent the day showing him the aliens he could change into. He had seen Heatblast, Four-Arms, SwampFly, Diamondhead, and a few others. It was absolutely amazing to the young Gem-Hybrid to know what other kinds of aliens other than Gems existed out in the universe. He had asked so many questions about the Omnitrix and the many adventures Ben must have had and his new friend was more than happy to tell him all about the adventures he had during the summer.
Gwen remained off to the side, rolling her eyes at the few times Ben had exaggerated the story but Steven was too enraptured to care. He was just too happy to meet people who went on adventures like him.
To travel all across the world and to go to places you had never been before.
It all seemed like an absolute wonder to Steven who had remained in Beach City for most of his life under the protection of the Crystal Gems who had been grooming him to become a Crystal Gem just like them and like his mother. His dad had told him about the Grimm and the Huntsmen who protected people from them. Steven had never seen a Grimm before Malachite had appeared, attracting a large number of Grimm with her negative emotions.
Steven wasn't sure what to make of the Grimm.
His dad said they were dangerous but the Gems said the Corrupted Gems they collected and bubbled were dangerous and he made a friend with the Centipeedle.
Maybe the Grimm just needed friends like the Centipeedle did.
But when he told Ben this both he and Gwen shook their heads.
"Steven, the Grimm have tried to kill humanity for thousands of years. They don't want to make friends with us." Gwen stated. "Haven't the Gems encountered Grimm?"
"They stay away from the Grimm. They said the Grimm have something that can hurt Gems." Steven shrugged. "But how can you be sure about the Grimm?"
"I've fought Grimm and so has my grandpa." Ben held up the Omnitrix. "They had no trouble attacking what they thought was a kid."
"But why? Why do they hate us?" Steven asked, not understanding the Grimm's reason.
"I am not sure it has anything to do with hate, Steven. The Grimm are…Programmed to destroy us. They spawned out of the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs over sixty five million years ago. Around that time, the Emperor of Japan tried to save his land because the comet was…consuming his land. But when he tried he accidently created or unleashed the Grimm and it's been that way ever since." Gwen explained. "The Grimm can't produce Aura or magic like we can because they don't have souls so they don't live like us. All they have is this purpose…I guess that's all I can really say on the matter."
Steven wasn't sure he fully understood but he didn't question Gwen anymore.
"So, anything else to do around here?" Ben asked, changing the subject of the conversation.
Steven had taken them on a tour of Beach City, taking them to the arcade, the donut shop, the carnival and ended on the deck of Steven's house.
"Not much else. I could use the Warp Pad inside and show you all the neat places I've been with the Gems but I don't like worrying them." Steven answered, even though he had once spent several days on Mask Island with Sadie and Lars and the Gems never showed up.
It turned out Garnet had used her Future Vision to predict how things would go out and let Steven have his adventure on the island without interfering.
"Well, it's nice to meet someone who thinks before he acts." Gwen remarked, smirking in Ben's direction.
"Hey!"
Gwen chuckled as she looked back up, seeing something in the sky. "Hey, is that a meteor?"
The three kids watched as the so-called meteor came closer, falling from the sky right down towards…
The house!
"Look out!" Ben brought his hand down on the Omnitrix, becoming Four-Arms and grabbed Gwen and Steven.
He jumped and landed down on the beach just as the meteor impacted the house, creating a crater where it used to be.
"My house!" Steven cried out.
From the crater emerged a large hulking figure with glaring red eyes as it looked the children's' direction.
"No…" Ben's eyes widened as he and Gwen instantly recognized who it was.
Vilgax grinned as he stepped out of the crater. "Boy, I have come for the Omnitrix…Is now a bad time?"
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Rex had been relaxing, considering a day in Beach City a small vacation considering he and Six had been sent to track down Van Kleiss.
That vacation went out the window when he saw a meteor hid the beach. "Now what?"
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"Come on, Johnny! A chance to see a meteor up close!" Carl said, pulling a bored Johnny Bravo along.
"Yeah, great." Johnny could only say.
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Max Tennyson's head shot up, seeing a meteor hit Steven's House. "Ben! Gwen!"
"Steven!" Greg shouted.
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"And that's all for now. Short, I know but the annoying thing about build-ups is that they are meant to keep you all excited and no one is immune to trying to build up excitement. And in the meantime here is something new." TOM announced as a new song started to play. "An ending theme."
Amaranth - Afterlife
Break me free
There is no return
It's the start of my rebirth
But as I glow just like a firefly
Time creates a vortex ride
Let it out
Of my sanity
It's a source of my serenity
I'm half the man I used to be
I still resent it's sanity
Walking in circles
As I open up my eyes
It's like I never stop and then wake up
So wake me up to an everlasting afterlife
It is designed from the secrets I hide
So set me free
And this time you'll be electrified
The future leaves nothing behind
It's my afterlife