After having disabled the fifth and final leg of the Access Ark, the group had entered said base from the very bottom and made their way up as they had soon reached the main office. As soon as they entered, they found Susie waiting for them.

"We were wondering why our productivity had been reduced so much. It seems you were responsible." Susie remarked. "Regardless, you've reached the Haltmann Works Company's head office, the heart of the company. And you all stroll in as if it were your own living room."

"This mechanization has gone on long enough. We're taking Popstar back." X said.

"*Sigh* You natives will never understand the joys of working in a perfectly controlled environment." Susie replied. "Regardless, I have something special for you today. I had hoped we would be able to finish upgrading our Mecha Knight model, but your interference put an end to that. So…we focused our efforts on a different, more recent acquisition." she said, pulling out her remote and pushing a button as a crane brought down a cat Yo-kai with medium silver-grey fur, silver blue inner ears, a blue tongue and mouth, and high glowing blue flames on the tails, wearing a gray shirt, a black leather jack with pants of the same color. The most notable feature were his black shades, in which his left eye glowed red.

Terminyanator

'Merican Yo-kai

Tough Tribe

"Um…is that a Terminator Jibanyan?" Haruto asked with a dotted eye expression.

"This is the final acquisition we have at our disposal." Susie explained. "Its combat capabilities and power output far exceed the other models we obtained. Some improvements have been made on the original design, using the newest technology. It's Capable of working for over 24 hours without recharging, and programmed to be a merciless killing machine. We call it, Terminyanator+!" the assistant introduced the Yo-kai. "Speaking off the record, I am quite confident it will finally put an end to your resistance. Have a nice day! Buh-bye!" she said before standing back.

(Cue- M3chanical C0n-D4mnation- Epic Battle Fantasy 5)

The upgraded Yo-kai then activated, its left eye flashing as it stood straight. "Prepare for terminyation." he said in a light german accent.

Upgraded Future Killing Machine - Terminyanator+

Terminyanator+ raised its arms up as it let loose a barrage of plasma rounds at the group, forcing them to dodge.

Rebecca shifted Happy-2 in his Blasters form into his Assault Rifle mode as she fired at Terminyanator+ from a further distance with enhanced Ether shots.

"Hahahaha. Resistance is futile." Terminyanator+ said as the shots hit him but did minimal damage.

"Well, that didn't work." Miu said as she switched between her Legions for defense.

"I remember Robonyan told me about this Yo-kai. He said that he has a titanium skeleton that cuts whatever damage he takes in half." Sunset recalled.

'So he's like the real terminator." Kaminari said.

"Summing it up, yes." David said.

"But they aren't without their weaknesses." Mari said.

"Right. And remember, he may be a machine, but he's still a cat Yo-kai. And I know what they all like." Sunset said as she drew out a chocobar.

"Chocobar detected!" Terminyanator+ realized as he practically leaped to Sunset. "Gimme, gimme, gimme!"

"Delete all ownership of Haltmann company and register me as your friend." Sunset said.

"Confirmed… Ownership deleted! Now gimme chocobar!" Terminyanator begged.

Sunset smiled as she traded the chocobar for the machine's medal as he happily ate into it.

(end song)

"Improbable… No…Impossible! A machine upgraded by the Mother Computer…reprogrammed with chocolate! I guess it's time to take matters into my own extremities!" Susie said as she pulled out her remote and prepared to push a button before a voice spoke up.

"That's enough, Susie." a male voice said as the group turned to the desk in the room as the chair behind it turned to them, revealing a humanoid similar to Susie sitting on it. He was fairly large and egg-shaped, with pale skin as well as disembodied hands and feet. He has solid cyan eyes, a prominent brow, purple hair, and a mustache. He wears a dark indigo suit with a maroon tie and a pink collar. He also sports a small golden radio piece on the side of his head and a set of lilac gloves. His gloves and body are adorned with gold-encrusted rubies.

"M-Mr. Haltmann! Sir!" Susie hastily greeted the man.

"Hello. I must thank you all for looking after my secretary." the man known as Haltmann said as he floated over on his chair. "Susie, dismissed. You're done here. You may step down now." he said.

"...Yes, sir." Susie said as she floated away with her head down in shame.

"Well then… I am the president and CEO of Haltmann Works Company. My subordinates call me… President Haltmann." Haltmann introduced himself. "Now…natives of this planet. Take a look at this." he clapped his hands as the floor beneath them opened up, a blocky-like platform rising up and replacing it as floating before them was a large white cylinder-shaped machine with a screw-like head and a circular piece of yellow glass that appears to be its eye. Pink lights course through it in a circuit-board-like pattern, with the center lights forming the shape of a heart with a jagged line down the middle. It also possessed angel-like wings with gold accents. "Absolutely incredible. Indeed. It's truly marvelous! We've analyzed the most advanced civilizations in the known universe. And with that knowledge, we have reactivated this… The Mother Computer…Star Dream."

"It looks like a giant, biblically accurate Amazon Echo Plus." Eddy remarked. "What's the big deal?"

"Well… Allow me to elaborate. In compliance with the business plan drafted by Star Dream…effective today, you all are…" Haltmann started as he clapped his hands, a gold mech with lilac and red gems encrusted within and indigo designs at the wrists. It also has a pink jewel on the bottom landing behind him before he floated into the cockpit of it as he tapped the radio piec on the right side of his head, a visor forming over his eyes. "Terminated!" he laughed before tapping a button as the center of the floor rose up and four gold mech statues of Susie materialized next to him, two on each side.

CEO of Haltmann Works - President Haltmann

"Well, that really didn't answer my question…" Eddy pointed out.

"Do not bother…he is lost in his own mind." a voice called out as a hole opened up in the ceiling as descending was a blue and white cat robot as he flew down. "But do not worry…I am here!"

Robonyan F

Tough Tribe

"Your upgrades! They finished?!" Franky asked.

"Yes! I am back in proper order!" Robonyan F said.

"Well that was faster than we expected." Cap-P said.

"He was under Edison's care, of course he'd be upgraded quickly!" Double D stated.

"Now…let us take care of this out-dated president." Robonyan F said.

"Out-dated? I will show how outdated I am!" Haltmann said as he drilled towards the robot, only for him to grab hold of the mech and slow it to a halt.

"I am more powerful than when I originally was. Now…begone!" Robonyan F said as he started swinging the president like a mallet, hitting him against multiple surfaces before finally trashing the mech.

The mech then began sparking and smoking before it soon exploded as Haltmann screamed being launched into the air before falling back down in his chair as he tried to get back up only give up as burnt dollar bills with his logo slowly fell down. He slowly sat up as he held his head before opening his eyes as he looked at the group, his cheeks flushed red with anger. "You ungrateful natives! You all need to be taught your place! Savages! Savages! Savages! Savages! You're all wild savages!" he ranted before floating his chair up to Star Dream. "Your insolence must be punished! Watch me activate Star Dream, the most powerful machine in existence." he said as he floated to the top of it before looking down at the group. "And you filthy natives will be…" he started as he hopped into the cockpit. "Eradicated!" he said as he typed on as a helmet of some kind materialized above him and began floating down as he attached it to his head, only for it to be snatched by Susie.

"What?! You! Susie! What did you…?!" Haltmann exclaimed as electricity surged around his head. "I…I can't…cont…rol…" he gasped out before he slumped over in his chair.

"Yippee! I thought this day would never come!" Susie said in joy. "Star Dream is all mine now, Mr. Haltmann. Some start-up company will pay top dollar for this!" she said before turning to the group. "Hee! How do I look? Like a cool corporate spy, don't you think? Whatever… The program controller is all I need. Poor Star Dream! Your entire database will soon be mine!" she said as she placed the controller on her head, when suddenly Star Dream's eye lit up as it began shooting out bolts of electricity, one of them hitting Susie and knocking the controller off her head as she cried out.

"A little too eager, this one…" David said.

"Beep beep boop… I…this…am…is…infinite…operating…sys…Star Dream… Syntax error… I am…Haltmann…?" Star Dream spoke through Haltmann as he sat up, his eyes glowing yellow. "Overwriting irrelevant error… Please wait… Beep boop… A…hem. Through…this organic body… I have studied…all forms of life. The goal of this company has always been prosperity. Unfortunately, you imperfect, fragil life-forms were a liability. So you are all invited to witness the end of history. A new age sgall begin-an age of infinite prosperity. Enjoy your destruction." the advanced computer spoke as the roof opened up, Star Dream taking off and flying towards Planet Popstar.

"Okay, so…Star Dream is still evil even when Metal Sonic and a demon lord aren't in the driver's seat. Good to know." ZS said. "So, how we gonna stop it?"

"Robonyan, be honest: can you take that thing on?" Mark asked.

"Yes, but…I must invoke…a super top secret transformation!" Robonyan F said.

"Wha?!" some of the guys said with stars in their eyes.

"Now! Behold!" Robonyan F said as he started to transform before their eyes before standing there as a more humanoid cat robot. "Ultimate Robonyan!"

Ultimate Robonyan

Tough Tribe

"Now…acquiring materials!" Ultimate Robonyan said as he went and captured Kirby, Jibanyan, Komasan and Usapyon. "I'll be back!" he called out as he rocketed after Star Dream.

"Uh…so…this is a new one for you too, right?" Penny asked Sunset.

"Nah. He's actually done this once before. But…I know he and those four got this." Sunset said, smiling proudly.

Ultimate Robonyan soared high in the depths of space as he faced against Star Dream. "Star Dream…this is your end. You face the might of the swallowed union. Ultimate Robonyan!" he said. "Priming missiles!" he said as he converted into a cannon with four missile, each of them being Jibanyan, Komasan, Kirby and Usapyon transformed into them.

"Looks like we're doing this again." Jibanyan said. Star Dream simply started firing off its weapons at the lone robot.

"Fire!" Ultimate Robonyan said firing off all four missiles, all of which were expertly dodging each of Star Dream's attacks.

"Oh my swirls!" Komasan cried as he dodged through projected letters and gravitated meteors. "This is mighty confusing, y'all…"

"Keep yer cool, Komasan! We're almost at the end!" Usapyon encouraged as the four missiles converged onto Star Dream.

"Now's our turn!" Jibanyan said as all four of them broke free of their missile forms. "Let's do it!"

"One Million Paws of Fury!" all of them cried out as they started punching away at Star Dream, the machine itself being torn into multiple metallic pieces with each strike.

"And the last hit! Meteor Punch!" Ultimate Robonyan declared, flying straight towards Star Dream, its projected shields barely slowing him down as he struck the machine with a mighty blow, cracking it.

Star Dream let out a mechanical roar as its core overloaded, causing it to explode, its pieces floating through the void of space.

"Take that, you outdated computer!" Jibanyan said.

"Say Robonyan, did we do everything we had ta do in this here redux?" USApyon asked.

"Affirmative. All Yo-kai, robot or organic, that were used by Haltmann Works have been successfully reclaimed, and I have regained my upgrades thanks to T. Energison. In conclusion, our mission in this redux…is a complete success!" Ultimate Robonyan said.

"Thank goodness…" Sectonia said in relief.

"Yes!" Jibanyan said. "So, what're we gonna do now?"

"If y'dont mind me recommendin' something ya'll, I've got an idea." Komasan said. "What Kyubot said had me worried about our old pal Squigly. We should try and find her."

"That's right. Let's get back to the others and start headin' over to where she lives." Usapyon said.

"Well, I'd say that was a fun excursion!" ZS stretched as the group was back on the Galaxy King. "Going through these Reduxes really helps us see how simple things were for you guys at the start."

"You're calling an ancient supercomputer that wanted to destroy all organic life 'simple'...?" Kieran remarked with a sweatdrop. "...And I'm agreeing with that statement?"

"It's too late for you Kieran, you've already succumbed to the insanity that is our lives." Emo stated. "Once you stare into the abyss, there's no escape. Mwahaha." he said, the laugh being deadpan.

"Aw c'mon Emo, this is fun! Don't act like you don't enjoy it." Makoto said.

"I didn't say I didn't enjoy it. I said it's insanity, which doesn't automatically mean bad." the warlock corrected.

"...You know what, I can't argue with that." Rin sighed.

"So, Komasan suggested we find Squigly next. Kyubot said so himself too." Mahiru said.

"But where even is she? Haven't seen or heard a peep outta her since the Coalition she was a part of split. It's like she dropped off the face of the Multiverse or somethin'." Peacock said. "She ever write to you guys after she left the team?"

"Yeah, all the time. Even after the coalition split. She's living in the Yo-kai World with her Yo-kai family. I even have an address." Sunset said.

"...Well, blow me down." Peacock said in disbelief. "How come she never did it to me?"

"Let's see, you're rude, you're bossy, you're lazy…" Rarity listed off.

"Alright, alright, I get it, I'm not the best person to talk to! Sheesh…" Peacock said.

"Let's hope we can make a good impression on Squigly's Yo-kai family when we pay her a visit. We don't wanna come out of the gate and say she's in potential danger." Fuyuhiko said.

"That all depends on the Yo-kai she lives with." Hope said.

"What do we know about them?" Double D asked.

"Yeah…it's…quite a family." Sunset said just thinking about it. "Just…don't be too surprised if a visit turns into a spectacle."

"If it involves us, then what hasn't at this point?" David asked.

Meanwhile, in an unknown location…

"Let me see if I understand this." the Ghoulfather said as Agent X and Kelly stood before him. "Not only did almost all the future robot Yo-kai get away, but they're now all reconnected to this Shimmer dame?"

"It would seem so." Agent X said. "This girl is making friends with hundreds of Yo-kai at an alarming rate."

"Yeah, she's gonna be a problem. But it don't matter. We got those strong Yo-kai under our thumb. However…that girl…we need to do something about her. If she gets here, she could ruin everything." the Ghoulfather said.

"I must admit, that seems quite the daunting task." Kelly spoke up. "If what I've heard of this so-called Hero Alliance is true…not even you stand a chance. We simply cannot beat Sunset Shimmer as of now."

"So what, you sayin' we just roll over?!" Agent X said in surprise.

"No. I suggest we break her." Kelly said. "It seems this girl has, what some people refer to as a 'guilt complex'. She blames herself for any misfortune those she cares for go through. That, I believe, is a crack we can exploit."

"Hmm…is that right?" Ghoulfather said. "Would she blame herself if the deaths involved…human children?"

Kelly gave the Ghoulfather a wicked smile. "I feel we should reconsider your stance on leaving the Watch bearers of your world alone…"

"That's fine. Agent X…I got a job for you." The Ghoulfather said, handing him two pictures. "Capture these two and bring them to the Sunset Mall where Slackerjack's been takin' the abducted kids and Yo-kai."

"Hmm… them, eh?" Agent X asked, revealing the pictures were of Nate and Katie.

"Apparently, the first one is a close friend to the alliance. If we're lucky, we might break them in the process." the Ghoulfather said.

"Consider it done." Agent X said.

"But…do not kill them…at least…not until our trap is set." the Ghoulfather said.

"Got it." Agent X said as he walked off.

"Kelly, I want you to be the one acting in charge of it all. And…make it a good show." the Ghoulfather said.

"But of course, Ghoulfather." Kelly assured with a bow. "I will make sure to leave a…lasting impression." he grinned.