*The group land in a large field where a large crab-like machine is blasting at everything in its way.*

Tori: Seriously?

Dexter: We just destroyed a machine! Now we have to destroy another!

Ray: Everyone! That is not one of Nefarious's machines!

Dagger: It's not?

Gamma: no! It is a different machine! I...can not find it's...type on my database!

Jaxon: Well we can't just wait here for it to capture us and tell us what it is! Let's go!

*Everyone runs away in a panic*

*Raiden falls down in a panic. Swordtail runs back in panic and slices three watchers that tried to get at her. Raiden gets up and hurries with him*

*A few corruptors came out of the woods towards the others and they all screamed in terror.*

*The beasts all roared to scare them off but the machines didn't budge. Each beast protecting their master.*

*Raiden gets in front of the group arms spread out to shield them all. Ice Blister opens his moth and frost and chilly air forms in his mouth. Suddenly, a screech is heard. A large storm bird dives down on them. It grabs one of the corruptor's tails and swings it around and smashes the other corruptors.*

*A young girl with bright red hair looks down at the group from the bird*

Gaia: Hey guys! Follow us!

Raiden: Who are you?

Gaia: My name is Gaia! This is Storm Bird. Now come on!

*The group look at each other and shrug before running after her*

*They stop when they come to a tall fortress. Two other girls, a dark-skinned boy and a cat all open the gates and motion for them to come closed them when everyone was inside.*

Gaia: *hops of Storm Bird* That was close...everyone here?

Raiden: Guys?

*Everyone confirms they're here*

Gaia: Good. Everyone's here.

Raiden: Excuse me again but who are you guys?

Gaia: I already told...oh you mean why we rescued you. Well these machines are running a muck around here thanks to HADES.

Raiden: Was that the machine that was causing all that ruckus?

Gaia: No that's a Deathbringer. HADES is the system that's controlling it.

Raiden: Suiting name.

Rifter: I'm Rifter Graves, that's Celeste Clarke, Kitty, and her cat Rusty.

Celste: You guys must be those rebels against Dr. Nefarious.

Colt: You know him?

Kitty: No, we don't. He took my mother and her cat Dusty.

Celeste: He took both of my parents, Isaac and Ellie Clarke.

Rifter: And my dad, Emmet Graves.

Raiden: Wow...so all of you have lost someone to Nefarious?

Gaia: Yes...my mother, Alloy was taken too.

Raiden: I'm sorry you guys. But maybe we can help you.

Gaia: I'm listening.

Raiden: We've already destroyed several machines. If you agree to help us rescue our families, we can help you destroy that Deathbringer.

Rifter: Deal for me.

Celeste: Same here.

Kitty: I would have went with you guys even without the deal.

*Rusty meowed and rubbed his head on Ice Blister*

*Swordtail growled at Storm Bird*

Raiden: Sorry...we've been battling machines for a few weeks now.

Gaia: Don't worry, I don't blame him. All they know are bad machines...that's part of why we need you too. You see, this deathbringer doesn't draw power from just anywhere. This one feeds off of machines. This world is filled with mechanical animals. There's a group of bandits nearby with captured machines. If half of your team can free them. The other half can fight off Hades.

Raiden: Marcus? You think you and your group can free the machines?

Marcus: Yeah.

Cassie: I can help too.

Kaia: So can I

Rebel: Yep

Sony and Neko: Yes!

Kaza: Same.

Colt and Collie: Over here.

Banana: I'm in.

Scap: Right here!

Cake: Same here!

David: As well as I!

Liberty: I'll go too.

*Sacky waves*

Celeste: I'll help them.

Kitten: Me too.

Rifter: Same here.

*Rusty meows*

Raiden: We can't thank you 4 enough.

Gaia: No. Thank you.

Kyzil: Wait...you said you knew of us.

Rifter: When those Blarg freaks came and took our families, we followed them here. We heard the soldiers talking about a large group of monster riders who are ruining Nefarious's plans across dimensions and are planning to take on Nefarious himself.

Dagger: Well, we're not monster riders.

Celeste: If you say so.

Gaia: Regardless, we are on your side.

Raiden: Thank you Gaia. Just tell us how to defeat the deathbringer and we'll do what we can.