> Realms Unite 2 > by Ninyn > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 Unseen Future > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twinblade sat impatiently in the throne room eyeing the medical room. Ninyn and Thyme were both in comas. Star Bright was working her hardest with Alchelm as Raven had gone to fetch more healing supplies from the other realms. Scarlet and Sniper both eyed the young stallion wearily. Neither had slept quite well the past few days. Melody and Noel hadn't been seen in over two weeks since Ninyn and Thyme had been beaten. "Why must we sit here and wait?!" Twinblade shouted breaking the silence. Scarlet flinched and covered her ears and eyed him curiously. Twinblade glared at her, "All of you got called into battle while I was running simple errands for the sentients! So tell me when do we go and kick Nightwalkers ass?!" he roared. A hand grabbed Twins shoulder. Twin turned to say something but saw that it was Ozrick looking down at him. The Collector had changed greatly regarding physique since he had returned from captivity. The odds of victory against Nightwalker had slimmed greatly since he had taken control of Nightshade. Vlad and Ozrick had also discovered yet another new stream of energy that sparkle bright blue. The new frame had been constructed however the portal was far from being opened. Without Thyme's help it was going to take a lot longer to open it. Gidget had disappeared without anyone noticing. Several scrolls had been taken from Alchelms study. Which meant either Gidget had taken them for studying or Alyra had managed to enter the palace once more without anyone's knowledge of the event. Kisashi and Odion kept constant watch over the other realms as Galaxy continued helping Goku and his friends take care of their realm. Elustar was currently busy in her realm watching the realm go to war from guild to guild. Equestria itself had a couple of minor problems regarding their magic. Tirek had finally surfaced in their realm. After the events of Roark Nightshade had wiped everyone's minds regarding future events and puzzles. Needless to say all the realms were suffering tiny bits at a time regarding Nightwalkers growth in power. In Ponyville Silver and The Doctor were discussing recent events of magic and Princess Twilight's castle. Silver looked over the castle map over and over, "The magic provided by the chest the girls had opened was substantially far more powerful than any magic I've seen used by any of the princesses. Friendship obviously held a lot more power than even the princesses could muster," he said. The Doctor scowled at the grey haired pony, "What are you trying to find out here Strings?" he asked. There was a flash of light in the back and The Doctor turned to see Derpy messing with his electro ball again, "Derpy my dear please quit playing around!" he said. Derpy blushed slightly rubbing her now flattened hair. Silver sighed, "What I'm trying to figure out is if there's a way to condense the magic used by the castle and make magical items of it. To prepare the girls if they head to another realm. It obviously has more capabilities than the normal magic any other pony has," he said. The Doctor sighed shaking his head, "There may be such a way but it's going to take awhile to figure it out," he said. Silver nodded, "The I suppose we ask the Princess herself if we can tour the castle a little bit closer. Just until we understand how the magic works and what it's full capabilities are," he said. The Doctor smiled and nodded as another flash occurred and Derpy came flying past knocking The Doctor over the table. Derpy was now on top of The Doctor with frizzy hair, "I just don't what went wrong," she said. Silver chuckled and rolled up his map and started packing some supplies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Twilight entered the Sentient Palace and found Star Bright resting on her throne with blood shot eyes. The young pony princess approached the sentient slowly, "How is Thyme doing Milady?" she asked sadly. Star Bright sat up smiling softly, "Thanks to Raven's expertise in medical terms we've been able to heal both Thyme and Ninyn to a safe zone… However the two have not shown any signs of waking up… I fear the fight with Nightshade and Walker proved a little more dangerous than we had thought… Even Goku is out for the count right now…" she said. Twilight frowned, "Well I hope we can find a way to bring Nightshade back to the way he was… It's a mystery to us all…" she said. Star Bright sighed sadly, "For all of our sake I hope so…" she said. Twilight looked around, "Maybe there's someone else who can help us figure out a way to get him…. It's a long shot but I think we should do it," she said. Star Brights ears perked up listening. Twilight took a deep breath, "Sunset Shimmer. She's a pony who has gone to Canterlot High's world. Maybe she might know more about other magic that we don't. Maybe something powerful enough to bring Nightshade back to his normal self," she said. Star Bright frowned, "It's gonna take a lot more than just another unicorns help… You both might have to go to Nightshade's realm to learn more about their energy," she said. Twilight nodded, "My thoughts exactly. If you can look through some of Thyme's gadgets maybe you can design a piece of equipment that could temporarily give both Sunset and myself access to our magic while in Nightshade's realm," she said. Star Bright's eyes seemed to brighten, "It's no wonder Princess Celestia gives you such high praise… You ponies never know when to give up… I will do what I can. My knowledge of Thyme's gadgets are limited but with Ozrick I just might be able to make the equipment," she said. Twilight hugged Star Bright, "Some way some how we're going to beat Nightwalker and save Nightshade. I must be off now. I've gotta go find a way to open the portal back to Canterlot High," she said. Star smiled, "Good luck My Little Pony," she said. A wind blew at Star Bright's back and she turned in its direction, "It's been to long old friend," she said. The figure before her was draped in a black starry cloak. If he was here things were really starting to look bad…. > Chapter 2 Remnants > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker sat in his throne room flexing his body. Nightshade was still trying to regain control. Every so often Nightwalker would have The Dazzlings sing and subdue the enraged Sentient King. Nightwalker chuckled and walked through his castle. Things were going a bit more smoothly than he had anticipated. Regardless the onslaught needed to continue full force… The monster eyed his own portal room and smiled, "One by one… I guess I'll start with the most useful one," he said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galaxy was sitting on Kami's lookout meditating as the wind blew violently. The Sentient sighed as he brought up one hand blocking a kick. The Sentient opened his eyes and looked at the boy standing before him. Judging the boys scruffy black hair and bulk it was obvious that he was a Sayain. Galaxy smiled and stood pushing the boy back. The boy growled and threw a punch at him but Galaxy blocked it. Galaxy chuckled softly, "So Odak have you mastered the ability I asked you to study?" he asked. The Sayain boy turned towards Seyron and nodded, "Yea! You bet Shenron!" he exclaimed. Galaxy smiled and patted the boy on the head, "Then you deserve rest… Take care alright," he said. Odak raised an eyebrow and nodded. Galaxy snapped his fingers and his armor appeared over his body. With two fingers to his forehead Galaxy teleported to the Arctic where a warrior stood waiting. Galaxy's eyes blazed with green energy eyeing the monster standing before him. "I suppose you have a very good reason to appear in my realm. You have the body of the king why not just end everything," he said. Nightwalker turned and smiled pulling forth Shin Ryu. Red lightning crackled around the blade in his grasp, "You should've known better than to come and see me Galaxy," he said holding the sword behind his head. With a dark chuckle Nightwalker eyed the sentient and slashed forward with a powerful blast following the strike! Galaxy pushed the blast aside and appeared before the monster knocking him straight in the face. Nightwalker was immediately sent plummeting into the cold waters. The monster laughed and balanced himself out as Galaxy sent out a blast at him. Nightwalker raised Shin Ryu and slashed through the blast sending shards of it in all directions! Galaxy was struck several times by the split attack and tumbled back. Nightwalker cut through the ice and brought his blade down. Galaxy summoned forth his own golden blade to block the strike. The blade was merely an enchantment in his realm, but to Nightwalker it was a holy blade meant to cut through any darkness! Nightwalker laughed at the blade and brought his leg around nailing Galaxy on the side of his face. Galaxy stumbled and used his weight to come around and send a stunning energy blast at the monster. Nightwalker was caught in the rings of the stun and growled. Galaxy made a sigil in the air and held out a hand. Electricity crackled as he sent forth a blast of Ki and lightning! Nightwalker's eyes widened as he broke part of the restraints. The blast erupted across the arctic electrifying the water all around. Galaxy eyed the area and dove into the water. Nightwalker was at the bottom of the sea holding the left side of his face. The monster had broke through ice and barely dodged the blast but still remained quite intact. "You're going to pay for that!" Nightwalker roared. A dark aura began to swallow the waters and Nightwalker became a blur. A cut appeared on Galaxies cheek and another on his leg. Soon the sentient found himself spinning around in a whirl of stinging strikes. Nightwalker pulled forth his energy and slammed it into the back of Galaxy! Galaxy cried out as he was sent flying out of the water. Nightwalker rose from the waters and put his hand back to his face using Sarominae. Dark lightning crackled around his left arm and Galaxy shuddered. Nightwalker smiled, "You caused me a great deal of pain you know that right sentient? I should thank you though… You're just the warm up to the main event. Thanks to your energy I can really test the limits of my new found abilities! Just like this one…. Sarominae Necarose: Dark Symphony!" he yelled. Galaxy was heavily breathing and he laughed, "If this is that kind of battle…" With a wave of his hand the Dragon Balls appeared and surrounded Galaxy. A golden light erupted forth and Nightwalkers blast was canceled out! Galaxy stood wearing the garb of the eternal dragons. His eyes now were emerald green with the slits of a dragon. His canines were now fangs. The hair on his head now was dark red and the weapon he held was that from a dream. The blade was bronze with the four star dragon ball embedded into its hilt. Galaxy eyed Nightwalker furiously, "You may hold the powers of a sentient king… But you cannot wield that which you do not understand. As a prime guardian of the realms I stand here to remind you of what awaits you for the final battle!" he yelled. Without even blinking Galaxy disappeared and reappeared behind Nightwalker. A golden stream spiraled forward from where Galaxy had stood and it slashed across the monsters body! Nightwalker's eyes widened as blood spilled forth from his body. The monster turned and sent a blast at the sentient. Galaxy caught the blast and held it for a moment watching as the little dark orb turned into a golden one! Nightwalker wavered and flew back. Galaxy turned and pointed his blade at the monster. A bolt of white lightning shot forth and pierced through Nightwalker's chest. The monster spat out blood and fell into the sea! Galaxy sighed and coughed up blood. He looked at the red liquid in his hand holding his chest. Galaxy shook the pain away and descended into the sea, *Something about this isn't right… It's almost as if-!" Galaxy paused as he saw the body floating in the water! It was an Exion! Galaxy turned to strike only to find Shin Ryu piercing through his chest! Nightwalker looked up with a sinister smiled, "You forgot one minor detail old man! I control the darkness! You shouldn't have taken your eyes off of me for even a second! Thanks to the body of the sentient king and his abilities… The rules apply even to me! I…." Nightwalker twisted the blade in Galaxy's chest, "Can kill a sentient!" he said. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Bright, Odion, Kisashi, Elustar… The four fell in front of their company with tears stinging their eyes! Star Bright and Elustar began to cry. Odion couldn’t muster any words… A light had been blown out… Kisashi choked and growled, "T-that bastard!" he said. The remaining heroes of equestria, Thyme, Vladimir, and Ozrick helped the sentients to their thrones and eyed them wearily. Odion stood tears rolling down his eyes looking towards Galaxy's portal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Galaxy couldn't speak… The words left his mind as Nightwalker kicked him in the stomach pulling the corrupted blade from his heart. The old man descended into the darkness and he smiled, "You…. May be able to slay me… Maybe even my comrades… But… Our beliefs…" he put a hand out towards the sky and the Dragon Balls left his body towards the home of the Eternal Dragons. They swirled around Odaks small home and a gust of energy filled the area, "Our beliefs will live on… Through those… That matter most…" The smile of the former sentient never faltered as entered a realm with light. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker spat and swiped Shin Ryu through the water cleaning the blade, "Ashes to ashes… Dust to dust… You're all going to burn…" he said as he returned to his fortress. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Odion shook his head, "We have lost a dear friend this very minute," he said sadly. The heroes all had a shocked look on their face as Odions eyes flowed with tears, "The Master of The Realm Of Ki has fallen…" he said. No one said a word after that. Only the stillness of shock filled the room. Even Ninyn, knocked out and unaware, seemed to feel this dark feeling. A remnant of a forgotten time flowed through each of the sentients that day… The feeling they had long since forgotten… The feeling of a heartache… Sorrow and Fear… > Chapter 3 Forsaken Path > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alyra awoke with a start. She was sitting in a cold room tied to a chair. Cold metal restraints were holding her legs and arms down. A rush of nausea passed through her body and she hurled all over the wall she was facing. There were no windows and there were no doors from what she could tell. She knew her leg and arm were broken. Her shadow style had been pulled from her body and her zodiac style was unable to activate. The girl sobbed knowing she had failed both her demented master and the land she loved. A small quake shook her room and the wall gave way to a small door where one of the men she had fought in Equestria stepped in. Alyra immediately remembered the man. It was the yellow pony that had put her to sleep. "Why didn't you kill me?!" she cried. Thunder took a deep breath and looked at the woman, "Because I'm not a killer like your master... And I could see the regret in your eyes the moment I raised my wand to you. You were forced into his servitude. I've been in your mind and out. I saw what happened to your friend back in the Syraic realm... I'm sorry..." he said. Alyra growled, "You nothing of how I feel! You don't-!" Thunder cut her off, "Know about any of the feelings and pain you endured training with Nightshade. The pain you felt killing innocent people and serving the one who killed your dearest friend... Frankly enough Tank Shield... I know plenty," he said. Tank's eyes widened at the sound of her given name. The words that left Thunder's mouth filled her with warmth. The man had clearly endured much like herself... She choked a little on her breathing with a dry throat. Thunder walked up to her and forced down a vial of a rainbow liquid that easily went down her throat. Soon color returned to her body and the pain slowly faded away. Tank felt rejuvenated and alive once more. Thunder pulled up a chair and closed the magical door behind him, "My friends are outside watching. I haven't been able to pull any memories from your mind that could show me any of Nightwalkers plans. I need you to think an tell me everything you know about his plans. In return we can free you," he said. Tank began to tear up slightly and nodded, "Alright," she choked. Thunder took a deep breath and leaned close to her, "I will also help you avenge your friends death... I promise," he said undoing her bonds. Tank moved her limbs slowly, realizing her broken bones were also healed. She looked at herself freely noting she was in some kind of sports clothing that was a little tight and uncomfortable. Thunder waited for a response. Tank ran her hands over her body checking herself and sighed softly, "Alright... I'll tell you," she said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the med bay Thyme woke with a start and looked around the medical bay. Thyme sighed feeling a sharp pain in her back. She had been reverted into her pony form... The only thing that was different, "I'm... I'm wingless," she said with tear filled eyes. The pony began to weep sadly. Alchelm walked in and saw the pony, "So you're finally awake. Wonderful," he said pulling up a scroll. Thyme saw the Ice Elemental man and frowned. Alchelm looked over at the pony, "I understand your pain more than you realize Ms. Flies. I've actually been looking over a lot of your notes and creations. Particularly you fully weapon and style ready blue prints. The wings require some work, but the outfit was easy to craft," he said pulling up a small suitcase. Thyme blew her nose and opened the suitcase. Inside the suitcase was a set of green lens goggles, brown and blue leg and arm wraps with boots for her human form. Multiple braid charms set to entwine in her mane and tail, and the beginning cogs and gears for the metal wings.... Thyme looked up with glossy eyes, "You.... Did this... for me?" she asked choking a sob back. Alchelm smiled warmly at the pegasi, "You ponies may be an odd bunch but I've learned to enjoy your customs and your ideals in my own manner. It's time that our brilliant creator returns to the field with a new spark. The realms are vast and endless. It's only a matter of time before we start connecting to each and every one of them. Thyme is of the essence, its flying by faster than we realize. It's time for a new era to unfold," he said handing her a wrench and paint brush. Thyme smiled and put the clothing back into the suitcase, "Thank you... Thank you very much Alchelm," she said drying her tears. Alchelm bowed and left the room. Thyme started to rise and noticed a blind folded and unconscious Ninyn. Thyme frowned, "Wake up sparkles... Everyone's out and about... The realms need every hero it can spare..." she said shutting off the lights, "Don't let the light inside go away," she whispered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunder sat at the cutie map table tapping a mirage of a mountain ominously thinking about the information he had received from Tank. From what the pony could tell the woman told no lie. He sighed heavily and turned to see the remaining Heroes Of Equestria standing in the castle door way. Scarlet Blitz, the second in command of the heroes, her dark brown mane covered her one eye, her tail was all frizzy from the missions she had been on. The Pegasi's stare was filled with hate and sorrow, "So, what did she tell you?!" she barked. Thunder turned around full swing eyeing Scarlet with concern. Scarlet didn't care, her anger towards Tank was quite noticeable. Thunder cleared his throat as he eyed Twinblade and Silver Strings, "She's revealed to me that Nightwalker, like Roark, has begun gathering beings of darkness from across the realms once more. However, unlike Roark, Nightwalker has actually been true to his word in lending the dark ones aid in grabbing what they wish to hold. Only if they fail will they become part of him," he said. Twinblade nodded listening, "As much as I hate her... I can't doubt your skills Thunder," he said. Silver Strings nodded, "What are you going to do with the girl?" he asked. Thunder looked up to Silver then to the rest of them sitting back twiddling his fingers. Scarlet growled and stormed off not wanting to hear the outcome. Sniper walked in as she galloped out of the castle, "I miss anything?" he asked. Thunder stood and transformed into his pony form, "She's upset because I plan to spare Tank Shield," he said. Sniper shrugged, "I kind of figured as much. Your kind and quite knowledgeable. I'm afraid the loss of a loved one is quite.... Upsetting," he said. Twinblade rolled his eyes, "As if you'd care. All you've known most of your life is follow your orders! URGH!!" he growled as he too left the castle. Silver shrugged his shoulders, "I'll go talk to him. He's not too thrilled about being kept on the side lines. None of us have been called back to the palace since Tank's capture. I suppose it's because Lady Star Bright's influence over Equestria's magic is able to shroud Tank from Nightwalkers gaze. I'll return soon. Carry on my friends," he said. Thunder sighed softly turning to the table, "What would you do Glade?" he asked aloud as he gazed up towards the starry lit sky. > Chapter 4 Courage Lights The Way > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozrick and Vladimir were both busy in the main portal room. They were constructing new frames if any new realms crossed their paths. Two new portals had been created and installed since Nightshade fell, but without a sentient king to secure the path way the new ways had yet to be explored. The new frame Ozrick had created was composed of steel and a peculiar dark metal he had seen in a dream. Luckily Ozrick was able to find the metal in Alchelms work area below. The metal was quite beautiful and it was covered in metal vines with dark metal roses all around it. Ozrick shook his head as the portal began to come to life. Vladimir raised an eyebrow watching the portal take form. The color of the portal was a golden brown that seemed to shift back and forth like a snow storm. Ozrick took a step back clenching at his head, "STOP IT!" he roared. The company around pulled Ozrick to the medical bay putting him into a sleep. The last words leaving the man's mouth was not his own and the words echoed in their minds, "Help her..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The silver haired woman paced the large living room of her manor, she had made up mind completely, and against better judgment, three days after childbirth she had told Hanzo what her plan was... The woman's name was Silver Tataganay. The three day old child with purple hair lay cradled in her bed, her father was up pampering the baby smiling softly. Silver grabbed the closest blade her lightly brushing the hilt of the purple blade, Poison Tip. She tied the black hilt blade and ran out the door. Her eyes were locked to the battle field ahead of her. A battle had broken out in her forest and the wolf was going to deal with this. Edging closer to the battle scene Silver was cut off by six men each with a Hitomi clan symbol, the one clan she despised among others. Slashing out the toxic blade. A blast of black poison cut them all down in one easy blow. Silver took off again, she saw it in front her, Koga standing there a look of pure evil on his face as he held the body of a warrior in his arms, one arm through the body. He tossed the male aside and turned to Silver. "MOM!!" Aomine cried stopping the women. In an instant all her kids and her mate holding the baby where beside her. Silver shook them off as her mate grabbed her hand "Sil please.... Don't...." She looked at him and Cheshire and bit her lip. "I... I have to... P-please... When this is over... Take care of Cheshire for me," She said walking towards the man who was tearing into another man who had changed into his wolf form. Cheshire watched her mommy and started to cry. The wails of the child echoed across the battlefield. Silver had to bite back every urge to turn back, "KOGA!" The wolf princess called out as she erected a small barrier around her and the male she was once mated to. Koga turned around and shifted into his human form, the inhumane black aura ran across his body as he started to laugh "Look here We have a SLUT!" He roared out tossing a knife into her leg. Beyond the barrier The Tataganay's watched, Cheshire was handed off to her elder brother as Hanzo attempted to break the barrier... Silver's ear twitched as she looked back seeing Cheshire crying. The purple haired baby kept thrashing and crying for her momma. Silver walked to Koga and pulled out the toxic rose blade from her sheath "Corrosion mode," She murmured causing the blade to drip a green liquid. Hanzo started to shout in pain watching and gripping his arm as the rose from the blade burned. Koga laughed and looked up to the sky laughing that dark energy rolled off him like a tidal wave. Looking down to the ground a whisper echoed around her "I'm sorry Cheshire," She said slashing the blade out. A wave of corrosion rolled out at Koga, Silvers eyes had turned blood red "DIE!" She cried. Koga only dipped under the stream and ran forward his claws raked against her chest swiftly causing blood to fly out. Silver staggered and pushed the blade into the ground, coughing and wheezing, but she focused her might and launched herself into the air spinning with the blade sending forth acid like a tornado. Koga put his hands up and blocked the acid wincing a bit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Bright had left her company and was gazing at the portal Ozrick had erected. She frowned and looked about. No one was around... Star Bright's eyes lowered as she put up a barrier of harmony around her body. The woman sighed softly and stepped through the portal. Immediately Star Bright was sucked into the portal completely. A man with blue hair that faded to white going down, and Red eyes stood before her. He wore a grey, black and blue jacket, a pair of black jeans with a light purple belt, his shoes were grey and he wore pair of headphones around his neck. He was carrying a small book and feather quill with him. Star Bright kept a hand at the ready to cast some magic. The man held up his hands with a grim expression, "I am not your enemy Lady Sentient. A dear being of my realm is in danger and I have not the heart to save her. If I do the other beings of power within my realm will be angry and take it out upon the realm," he said. Star Bright eyed the man up and down and relaxed a bit, "How did you know about the Sentient Palace?" she asked. The man held up the book in his hand, "This book was made before my time. It spoke of a man referred to as "The Black Wind" and how to call for his aid," he explained. Star Bright nodded listening intently. The man sighed, "I am Kiyo Katsui. I am the God of Bonds and Destiny of this realm. The Black Wind told me of a way to contact the sentients through The Collectors mind. Ozrick Arunsune is a link way to communicate between all realms when needed discovering. It was I who gave him the vision to erect our portal. Please Lady Sentient... My friend needs your help..." he said. Star Bright absorbed every word, "Ok... I believe you... What do you need me to do?" she asked hesitantly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver smirked and ran to him slamming the blade into Koga's chest with ease. Koga's body went limp as he coughed blood ,"S-Silver... W-Why?" He sputtered. Silver blinked as she started to pull the blade free. Koga's hands shot up stopping her from removing it "B-Back up please," He said softly. Silver backed away fear on her face as she realized she may have killed her best friend. She dropped to her knees in pain looking around, surrounding her was pure black Alakaline veins and rocks. Koga removed the blade and smirked. Outside the barrier Cheshire was bawling, she knew what was happening and she didn't like it, she wanted her mommy and she wanted her now! "MOMMA!" She cried. Koga placed the blade up to Silver's chin and smirked "Funny thing about your blade Silver... I made her and... I can kill you with her... Toxic rose, Alakaline mode now," he ordered the blade. The blade radiated with a black aura and the veins etched into the blade laced Silvers chin "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... To all of you..." She cried sadly, "Ha.." words fell short in one swift movement-! Beyond the sight of the realm's inhabitants Star Bright reached out with Alchelms aid in magic pulling the young maidens spirit out of her body as Silver's head went rolling to the ground. Her body hit the earth with a thump as Koga slammed the Alkaline blade into her chest.... All too soon he fell as well and the barrier dispersed. Not even seconds after Hanzo was holding Silvers body crying for his lost mate. Cheshire was being taken to the house she didn't need to see this. She picked his mother's head up and frowned "Mom..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver opened her eyes to see a green haired woman with a silver stripe in the middle of her do standing before her. The area around her was an endless space. Silver screeched and floated around looking in all directions, "Where am I?!" she cried. The woman held up a hand, "You're in a space between realms. My name is Star Bright Silver. I am a sentient. A being between the realms that upholds the balance between light and darkness. We heard the cries of your realm and came to your aid. My friend Alchelm here aided in helping my pull your spirit free. A being of your realm also aided us in learning the spell that pulled you here at a rapid pace," she said. Silver nodded slowly, "Sentient... Star Bright... Got it... Thank you for saving me," she said bowing kind of awkwardly. Alchelm looked at the woman and quickly pulled out a scroll scribbling down some notes and crumpling it up blowing it to dust forming a body similar to her looks in her realm. Silver blinked as she looked the body over, "What's this for?" she asked. Alchelm and Star Bright put out their hands and quickly fused Silver's spirit and the body together. The body fell to the ground making a rough thunk. Silver quickly bolted upright cracking her back, "Crap!!" she cried. Star Bright and Alchelm looked at each other and shrugged. Silver soon turned and stretched getting used to the new body. Star Bright waved her hand around them transporting them back to the Sentient Palace. Silver eyed the area around her and whistled exasperated, "Sooo pretty~!" she cooed softly. Star Bright smiled, "Come we have much to discuss and much to prepare for," she said smiling. Silver turned looking at the anthro woman and nodded, "Right... Tell me everything I need to know," she said. Star Bright looked the woman over smiling. She could feel something strong radiating from the woman's power and she nodded, *Courage drives her forward...* she thought. With a deep breath Star Bright smiled brightly, "Welcome Silver Tataganay. Princess of Wolves and Ambassador from The Realm Of Courage to the next step of your journey." > Chapter 5 Progress > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver had been busy learning about the other realms though she was positive she knew quite well about Elustar's realm and Kisashi's realm. Though as smart and skilled as she was she couldn't quite put her finger on the memory. She had fun kicking the pony Twinblade's butt up and down the training room for practice. Though what bothered the wolf princess most was the battle everyone seemed so worried was imminent. The woman had seen quite enough bloodshed in her time yes but the thought still bothered her. The thoughts of her mate and her loved ones in her realm also bothered her. Though the thought of her 19 year skip reminded her she could not return. Days continued by and Silver began to get along with other heroes she came across. Sessions in crafts and creating with Thyme were a colorful experience. The armor was quite hard to get right but with her weapons abilities she was able to give some new insight for Thyme towards combat. Star Bright and Odion were both fun to be around in her own train of thought, even though Odion seemed quite bothered most of the time. "Geez gramps you've gotta chill!" Silver would spout at him. It came to a time when Silver Strings from Equestria came to visit and the confusion between Princess Silver and Silver Strings became quite irritable between the two. Elustar on a return trip to regain herself popped the joke to call one Silvera and the other Silvero. However Silver Strings disagreed and asked for all to from here on out call him Strings. Silver was overcome with joy hugging the calm pony crushing the air out of him with her strong limbs. Days went by and things began to seem a little more boring for Silver. Then she met Alchelm. The Ice Elemental intrigued her! She wasn't used to seeing one so... So small and actually humanoid! She didn't seem to care for combat with Vladimir but she enjoyed his tales about his adventures... Even if though they were a little dark and dull for her taste. Ozrick got around to introducing himself after taking care of his necessities. Silver smiled and enjoyed the collector's collection and hobbies. The man had much to talk about but there was still something amiss... The feeling of someone to care for. Later on Star Bright passed the young woman in the garden eyeing her. Silver was poking the dirt with her sword with a grim expression. The Lady Sentient sighed softly and walked over to her, "Silver..." she said. Silver's expression changed immediately hearing her name as she turned to look at Star Bright. Star Brights look was of sadness, "I understand how you're feeling right now and I only think it right that I show you our other guest whom you have yet to speak to," she said. Silver blinked, "Other guest?" she asked rising to her feet. Star Bright took a deep breath, "There is some detail we have not informed you on and I think it's time you finally knew the rest of our tale," she said guiding Silver to the medical bay down below. Silver looked around at the wondrous machines as they went down to Alchelms other office. They came to a small room where a young man was lying on a bed. The young man had short messy black hair. He was shirtless revealing many battle scars, his eyes had been bandaged over for some odd reason. Silver ran her hand over the boy's body curiously until she came to a scar on his body between his shoulder and collarbone, "What happened to him?!" she cried. Star Bright lowered her eyes, "One of our own was taken over by Nightwalker. Formally the man who did this is the sentient king. This young man is his adopted brother Ninyn Yamanakou. Nightshade was possessed by Nightwalker and kept under control by a very powerful mind spell. His intentions were well but in the end Nightshade was taken instead of the other heroes. Nightwalker used Nightshade to harm Ninyn severely in hopes of destroying our fighting chances. Ninyn survived the battle but it left him badly wounded," she said. Silver frowned stroking Ninyn's hair, "That's terrible... Is there anything anyone can do for him?" she asked. Star Bright shook her head, "Unfortunately no... It seems Ninyn put himself in this state of mind. He's searching for something or... Possibly trying to find himself once more. The fight with Nightshade probably shook him to the core," she said. Silver eyed Ninyn sadly, "He's lost... And scared... He doesn't know what to do with himself anymore... I bet he's been like this before... But I suppose this time it's a little more serious..." she said. Star Bright nodded sadly, "Unfortunately yes," she said. Silver looked up to Star Bright, "Star Bright please may I care for him until he wakes up?" she asked. Star Bright looked up shocked, "Really? I mean... He's a stranger to you," she said exasperated. Silver nodded, "I may not know him but I have known others who have been in this position before... And his condition seems worse than others I've seen... He needs a stand in sibling and I'm willing to help," she said. Star Bright's eyes lit up at the sound of Silvers determination. A shadow seemed to loom over the woman, guilt? Star Bright peered closer through her sentient mode. The shadow was still unidentifiable but the presence seemed to fill the room with a soothing warmth. Star Bright closed her eyes smiling, *It seems even though you're not here... Your words and teachings reside within the palace Nightshade...* she thought happily. The woman looked back to Silver smiling, "Of course. I trust in your determination Silver. You may watch over Ninyn," she said smiling. Silvers wolf ears perked up causing her to smile as her tail began to sway, "Oh thank you!" she cheered hugging the woman. Star Bright smiled and hugged the woman back, *I believe in you...* Days past by and Silver read tales of heroism and love to the unconscious Ninyn. Every once and awhile she would load him into a wheelchair and take him to the gardens giving his body some fresh air. One night Silver was dosing off in her chair and she ended up passing out over Ninyn quietly and smoothly. The air of the night rolled in and Ninyn's hand slowly grasped her hair stroking it softly, "Thank you......" > Chpater 6 Silver Eyes > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Bright was resting in the throne room. The corruption that Nightwalker was obviously spreading was wearing her down. Odion was trying to comfort her as much as possible. The only thing from keeping Nightwalker out was the barrier that Elustar and Star Bright had constructed to contain the shadow realms portal. Elustar came out of her portal, "I did what I could in my realm to help prepare for the assault. Makarov is lending us Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Natsu, and Lucy Heartfillia. The rest of the guild is on the defense should anything appear," she said. Odion nodded and turned to Star Bright, "Is there anything we can do to even out your illness?" he asked. Star Bright stood wearily and shook her head, "None of you probably can. However Alchelm might know a thing or two… Please help me-!" she paused as Alchelm came from the basement, "Scratch that," she said. Alchelm approached The Sentients with a warm smile, "I have a way to keep you standing my dear. The magic I had collected to create Ms. Sparkles and Ms. Shimmers armor was still plenty after my modifications. I have sewn you a set of clothing and infused it with the equestrian magic and the energy from Onimak. They will most definitely keep you balanced and healthy until this conflict ends," he said. Star Bright held the clothing and felt Equestria's warmth flow through her, and the gentle touch Onimak could be felt as well. The Sentient woman smiled softly, "Thank you Alchelm… This means a lot…" she said. Alchelm nodded, "Now to other matters. I do believe I have found something intriguing," he said. Odion and Elustar both stared at the Elemental, "Yes?" they asked. Alchelm took a breath, "If you would all follow me. Lady Star Bright please if you may, go change immediately," he said. Star Bright nodded and headed off to her room. Alchelm brought the sentients to the portal room. Alchelm pulled out a disk with two holes in it and summoned a staff from his lab to his hand. The was a hole in the floor where exposed gears and wiring could be seen. The wires were radiating a faint glow of magic. Alchelm attached the disk so a hinge and lowered it into the hole. Clicking and gears whirring could be heard. The hinge connected to the disked melted away and the disk started to spin at a rapid pace till it changed color and a spiral symbol became etched into it. The two holes on the disk remained and Alchelm placed the staff he had in his hand into one of the holes. An orange energy shot up into the staff causing it to glow with energy from Silver Tataganay's realm. The two Sentients eyed the Elemental and the staff. Alchelm pulled on the staff and turned the disk slowly. The color of the energy began to change from orange to silver and the frame for the realm of courage turned from black to red and the energy swirling in the portal also changed to silver. Elustar shrugged, "So you can change a couple of sceneries, big deal," she said. Alchelm shook his head, "I was able to catch a tether of energy while helping open this portal. It was very similar to Lady Tataganay's realm but at the same time very different. A whole other kind of energy. So I tugged on the line and discovered another realm, but it also represented courage. It seems multiple aspects of beliefs exist. The designated name of this realm is called Remnant," he said. Elustar frowned. Odion nodded, "Multiple aspects… Very interesting… Have you discovered any other tethers?" he asked. Alchelm shook his head, "Not at the present no. Though I do believe as more realms become more active the more chances of finding other realms will become a tad bit easier," he said. Odion nodded softly as Star Bright returned and tackle hugged the Jedi. Odion hit the ground with a thud, "Hello dear…" he said with a muffled tone. Star Bright giggled and stood back up and examined the portals change. "A new realm… Amazing!" Star Bright cheered. Alchelm chuckled as he helped Odion back to his feet. Star Bright looked from each of her comrades and giggled, "I'm feeling completely energized, and the feeling this realm is giving off is extraordinary!" she said. Odion frowned, "No." he said. Star Bright turned towards him and smiled. Odion paled slightly, "No, no no!" he said. Star Bright grinned cheekily and snapped her fingers. Odion was now dressed in formal clothing and she now had a cloak that was quite beaten up draped around her. Odion shook his head, "We can't keep-!" he was cut off as Star Bright sheathed her sword and knives and tied a rope to Odion. Star Bright turned to the others, "Wish us luck!" she giggled as she fell through the portal. Odion's eyes widened as her weight came to a point that pulled him straight through the portal without a pause. Alchelm turned to Elustar, "Has she always done that to him?" he asked. Elustar busted out laughing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was fall. Beacon Academy… Best school around for younger folk to become a great hunter or huntress. The new classes had begun a couple months beforehand. The school was lively, and the weather was decent. A young girl roamed the courtyards of beacon. She wore a long sleeve, light gray shirt with black belted cuffs near the ends of the sleeves. Over the top of the gray shirt she wore a black pinafore with two vertical lines of red stitching that resembled the lacing on a corset. She also wore a red skirt with a large black-colored print of a rose emblem on the side of it. She a wore black stockings, black and red boots. And she also wore a long red cape, and a scarf. Her Name was Ruby Rose. There was a bright flash in the sky and Ruby blinked as she witnessed two figures falling out of the sky! She pulled out her sniper scythe, Crescent Rose, and pulled the trigger on it taking off in their direction! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Bright and Odion both landed easily on some tree branches. Odion glared at Star Bright. The pony lady giggled, "We haven't been on a true adventure in a long while Odion," she said. Odion sighed and untied himself from the rope, "You should be taking it easy. We don't know how well those clothes will last in another realm," he said. Star Bright shrugged and jumped down. Odion followed and pulled out his lightsaber turning it into a long sword stained blue and gold. Star Bright held her rainbow blade smiling, "This place is filled with so much life and energy. It's interesting to say the least," she said. Odion nodded looking around, "I can still fully connect with the force while in this realm as well. I can sense multitudes of energy across the realm. Barely a single life form is the same. I can even sense dark creatures that are roaming across the continents…" he said. Star Bright nodded, "Light and darkness within this realm is… Interesting," she said. With a giggle Star Bright turned and headed off to the closest location possible with signs of life. The school. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruby hopped from tree branch to tree branch looking for any signs of the people she saw falling. From what she could tell, there should be a man and a woman walking past her at any moment. She heard a distinct growling as she landed on the ground. Ruby turned and saw a Creep Grimm, "I don't have time for you idiot Grimm!" she shrieked. The Creep lunged at Ruby but she easily dodged it's attack and sliced it in half with Crescent Rose. The body of the Creep began to turn to dust and a Beowolf entered the fray slashing hard at the young huntress. Ruby barely managed to block the attack and was sent tumbling into a tree! Stars circled her head as she tried to stand, "Is that all you got?!" she said. As Ruby tried to stand a woman with Silver hair and a green stripe in the middle of her hair stood up wearing gray pants and black boots, a long sleeved blue shirt, and a black corset. She also had a brown cloak draped around her, "You did pretty well girl. Now let the adults have some fun," she said with a grin. Ruby blinked seeing the woman's pink eyes. Lightning came forward on the other side of the Beowolf shocking it harshly. The Beowolf turned towards a sandy haired man wearing a black t-shirt, navy blue leather coat and brown pants and black boots, "Why don't you pick on someone your own size beasty," he said. *Who in the world are these two?!* Ruby thought. The Beowolf ran toward the man full speed. The man smirked and put all of his strength into his one arm. A blue aura swirled around the man's arm as the Beowolf came up to him on its hind legs. The Beowolf began to fall forward meaning to smother the man but the man chuckled swinging forward with his right arm. The sound of thunder could be heard as the man's arm collided with the Beowolfs midsection. The Beowold stumbled back and fell to the ground wheezing heavily. The silver haired woman frowned, "Oh Odion! Why do you always make things suffer?!" she whined. The man named Odion shrugged, "I'm sorry but I wasn't exactly putting everything I had into that one. I figured it would've taken more than that to bring it down," he said. The woman scowled at him and turned to Ruby, "Sorry for cutting in like that. It's our first time in the field like this," she said. Ruby blinked rubbing her head a little as the stars went away. Behind the woman Odion stabbed his long sword into the head of the Beowolf. The crack of the beasts mask could be heard as the sword slid through its skull. "Who are you? And what do you mean first time in the field!? You're too old to be students!" Ruby yelled. The woman looked to Odion and back to Ruby, "Well… It's not something very easily told… I am Star Bright Silver, and this is my husband Odion Calim," she said. Odion looked at Ruby as he sheathed his sword, "What lovely eyes you have my dear. Silver is a very-!" Ruby cut him off, "Yeah I know, Silver eyes. It's one of the biggest features everyone notices about me," she said with a pouty face. Star Bright smiled, "Might there be someone older we may see. Someone who has… A presence par say across your nation?" she asked sweetly. Ruby blinked and looked back at Beacon and sighed, "Well… There's always Professor Ozpin… I mean he is kind of a big deal at Beacon and a lot of other people seem to know about him to. Would that work?" she asked. Odion nodded, "It's a start. Thank you," he said. Star Bright nodded in agreement. Ruby shrugged and showed them the way to the school avoiding Grimm as they continued. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozpin sat in his office sipping a nice cup of freshly brewed coffee. The man wore a plain black suit and also wore a green turtle neck shirt with a cross sewn into the middle under his coat. He had messy gray hair and gray eyes. Glynda Goodwitch, Ozpins colleague and assistant over beacon walked into his office with an annoyed look, "Ozpin… Ms. Ruby Rose requests to see you sir. She's got two visitors bye her side," she said. Ozpin turned to look at her and smiled softly. Glynda was a middle-aged woman with very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face and bright green eyes. She wore a set of thin ovular glasses, white long-sleeved , pleated top that has a wide keyhole neckline and gauntlet cuffs that flare in pleats at the wrist. Her lower body was covered by a black high-waisted pencil skirt with bronze buttons and black-brown stockings, and black high heels. With a sigh Ozpin nodded, "Let her in Glynda. I saw the strangers arrive and I wish to speak with them," he said. Glynda seemed surprised that Ozpin was so laid back about the visitors but nodded and left to fetch Ruby and the new arrivals. Ruby entered the office with Odion and Star Bright Close behind. They saw the man standing with his cane and smiled. Ruby smiled, "Um… Heh… Hello Professor… I don't mean to bother you when the beacon dance is right around the corner," she said a little nervously. Ozpin smiled, "Not to worry Ms. Rose, I can see you've found some new arrivals," he said eyeing the newcomers. Ruby nodded moving aside. Ozpin smiled at them both, "How do you do, I am Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon academy," he said. Ruby looked between the three of them and exited the room quietly. Odion noticed Ruby's leave and sighed, "It's a pleasure to meet you Professor Ozpin. I am Odion Calim," he said. Star Bright took a breath, "I am Star Bright Silver, and we're here to… Well… Honestly what we have to say may sound rather bizarre," she said. Ozpin raised an eyebrow as he set his cup down and looked at the two of them. He noticed that their weapons weren't exactly normal for Remnants liking but they still seemed rather well crafted and…. Powerful in a sense, "I assure you, with the world that we live in nothing could be that bizarre," he said confidently. Star Bright smiled, "We are what is known as Sentients in other "Realms", alternate realties, worlds even. We watch over other realms as well and we recently, very recently, discovered your realm. Each realm represents a different aspect of light or belief. Hope, Will, Bonds, Light, etc. We have reason to believe that you realm is an aspect of courage. The idea of there being multiple realms representing multiple beliefs only just crossed our minds. Our colleagues and friends are watching from above within our domain as we speak," she said. Ozpin blinked and absorbed every word and nodded, "Ok… So… Like gods I presume?" he asked bluntly. Star Bright frowned at the word "gods. Odion sighed, "In a sense yes, but we are not immortal. We do have a time limit to our lives. Any other questions?" he said. Ozpin took a breath and sat at his desk. Taking a sip of coffee he sighed, "This is going to be a long day…" > Chapter 7 Multiple Aspects? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two long days went by, Odion and Star Bright had not emerged from Ozpin's office. Ruby took a breath coming from the mess hall. Her sister Yang followed her, "You seem down. What's wrong sis?" she asked. Yang is 17, two years older than Ruby. She wore a collared cream top over a black shirt, and over top of the former is a black article of clothing that consists of a raised collar, a strap across her collarbone, and mid-length sleeves that are gold at the end. Around her neck is a pendant that has a smooth, round, purple gem set in a round piece of metal that has a point coming off the left and right sides and a small oval shape coming from the bottom. She had a pair of crooked black belts with gold accents across her hips, and a purple piece of fabric with lilac lace around the edges hangs from her left hip. She had a dark gray article of clothing coming down from under her cream top that is either a mini-skirt or part of her black shirt. It has vertical belted straps going down into her thigh-high black stockings, which have her burning heart emblem printed in yellow on the outer side of each leg near the top and a row of four gold pyramid studs above each knee. She wore a pair of black boots with a series of belted straps across them. On the back of each boot at the top is a large white ribbon tied into a bow. Ruby sighed looking up at Yang, "Remember those two older people I found in the forest near beacon?" she said. Yang nodded, "The crazy strength old man named Odion? And the pretty lady named Star Bright?" she said. Ruby nodded as they continued down the hall. Their other team mates Blake Belladonna, and Weiss Schnee joined them. Blake wore a white v-neck zip-up shirt that is black along the bottom and has mid-length sleeves. Her belladonna flower emblem was printed in off-white on the left side of the shirt. She wore black pants that have a vertical gray stripe on the outer side of each leg, and she wore a black belt with them. Attached to the inner side of the belt is a black, somewhat curved, banner-like piece of fabric that hangs from the back and extends forward to her hips. On the underside of this is a thinner, longer, similarly-shaped purple piece of fabric. Her black high-heel boots come halfway up her calves and have a pair of belted straps across them. She wore black ribbons on her arms and a black bow to cover her cat ears. Weiss wore a pure white dress with black edging and two columns of four black buttons on the abdomen. There is a pale-blue print of her snowflake emblem on her back. The inside of the skirt portion of the dress contains black frills. She also wore thigh-high, white high-heel boots with frilly black thigh-high stockings that come up slightly above the top of her boots. Ruby looked at the two of them. Weiss took a breath, "If they haven't been seen leaving the campus then they've still gotta be here. Most likely still in Ozpins office. Personally I'd like to know who these strangers are myself. They sound pretty interesting," she said. Blake nodded in agreement, "You said their weapons looked pretty normal besides the colors they showed. Did you notice any dust or there semblances?" she asked. Ruby thought about the way Odion had hit the Beowolf with just his arm and the… energy?, that had started swirling around it, "There was something odd about Odion… This energy… Maybe his semblance… I'm not entirely sure. Just a lot of glowy stuff started swirling around his left arm just before he punched the Beowolf I had ran into," she said. Weiss rolled her eyes, "He must have been wearing some kind of armor or something closely related to Yang's gauntlets. I've never heard of someone actually using their bare hands to take down a full grown Grimm before," she said. Yang laughed, "Who knows eh? Why don't we find them and try to get a match with one of them!" she said. Ruby's eyes widened in disbelief, but before she could say anything Yang started sprinting off towards Ozpin's office. "Yang WAIIIT!!" Ruby cried trying to catch up to her sister. Blake giggled a little and chased off after the two. Weiss scowled, "Am I the only one with any manners for guests?!" she cried running after her team. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozpin was drinking coffee as per the norm. Odion was also sipping a cup of coffee in a more relaxed position sitting before the Professor. Ozpin took a breath, "Well… You've certainly have mainly tales to tell… Most of the important details are out of the way… Tell me… If we're another aspect of courage… Does that mean you have two Sentients of Courage?" he asked. Star Bright frowned a bit, "Actually… We don't have Sentients for either realm at this current time… We have to find someone worthy of taking the position," she said. Ozpin nodded, "Of course… I wouldn't expect anything less. Now… Will you be staying long in Remnant or is this only for the moment?" he asked. Star Bright smiled, "Well… Quite honestly we're going to be here to recruit some helpers in defending the realms. We can't guarantee safety, but if anyone does make it through this, they'll be more informed of the world around them, and they'll have learned some new experiences," she said. Ozpin nodded pondering her words, "It's obvious nothing is coming to change our realm. You've only recently discovered ours. I know of a select few who may indeed be of service to you. They're young… But I have my faith in them that they can aid you in this time of need," he said. Odion raised an eyebrow, "One of those individuals wouldn't happen to be Ms. Rose would it?" he asked. Ozpin smiled, "Of what interest is she to you Master Jedi?" he asked. Odion shrugged, "She seems smart, well mannered and skilled in sorts. Plus she was the first person we encountered upon entering your realm. It would only seem fit if she got a grasp on a little more information," he said. Ozpin chuckled, "Of course. I do believe we're going to be bombarded with guests in a second," he said. Odion and Star Bright raised an eyebrow as the doors to Ozpin's office flew open. Yang and Ruby fell face first upon entry. Ozpin raised an eyebrow as Glynda stepped over the girls, "Sorry about the noise. I caught these girls trying to listen on your conversation," she said. Yang and Ruby sat up quickly and stood dusting themselves off. Ozpin shook his head, "It's alright Glynda. It's not like they're here. They have a right to be curious about the guests Ruby brought to the school. I assure you they've been well taken care of Ms. Rose. You may have your acquaintances back now," he said with a smile. Odion turned to the man bowed his head, "It was a pleasure getting to know you Professor. Before we are ready to depart we will notify you so you can prepare the individuals," he said. Ozpin nodded and went to a side room. Star Bright walked up to the girls, "Sorry about worrying you Ms. Rose," she said. Ruby smiled, "I was just making sure you guys hadn't been launched out of the school, and just Ruby please," she said with a smile. Star Bright nodded, "Of course… Ruby," she said. Yang rolled her eyes, "Well it's nice to finally meet the ones who helped my sister get out of a rough situation. I'm Yang, Yang Xiao Long," she said extending a hand out to them. Star Bright giggled and shook Yang's hand, Odion followed, "We've discussed a lot with your headmaster. We've heard a lot about your endeavors when you all first started here as well. We we're quiet intrigued to hear what beasts you and your friends took down together," he said. Yang and Ruby nodded, "It was a in the moment kind of deal. Falling debris, adrenaline rushing through our young bodies. It was nothing," Yang said smiling. Blake and Weiss finally appeared in the doorway and saw the two visitors. Weiss gasped looking at Star Bright, "Oh my goodness! You're beautiful!" she said. Star Bright blushed a little, "You two must be Blake Belladonna and Weiss Schnee. The remaining members of team RWBY. Am I correct?" she said. Blake nodded, "I bet Professor Ozpin told you a lot about our school and teams?" she said. Weiss turned to Blake, "Blake!" she cried. Blake rolled her eyes and shook hands with the visitors. Odion looked at the young women, *Looks like we most of the individuals in front of us…*he thought. Odion smiled, "Well it's a pleasure to meet all such young fine skilled huntress'," he said. Yang nodded, "Thank you. Now to the real reason why we came. Ruby told us how you took down a Beowolf with just one punch! I wanna see you in real action! I wanna spar with you Old Man!" she said. Ruby, and Weiss both squeaked, "What?!" Odion smiled and looked to Star Bright, "Will you ladies just give me a moment to think on this?" he asked. Yang nodded smiling. Odion and Star Bright went over the window, "What do you think dear?" he asked. Star bright pursed her lips, "I'm not so sure about it… We don't have the same abilities as they do and vice versa. Our strength may be a little too much," she said. Odion nodded, "Yes that may be true, but if the entire team is going to join our cause for a moment we need them to know what they're kind of up against. Plus it'll prepare us to know how to help them should they need upgrades or other accessories to aid in they're fighting," he said. Star frowned and sighed in defeat. She nodded in agreement, "Don't pulverize the lady, Odion…" she said. Weiss was glaring at Yang, "You do realize it was impolite to call him old man… Not only that but challenging an elder to sparring match!! That’s just insane!!" she hissed. Ruby nodded repeatedly to the statement. Yang chuckled, "Relax girls. He probably knows I was just joking about the old man thing and so what? If we wanna know what they can do it's the perfect way to figure things out!" she said enthusiastically. Odion returned with a smirk, "Alright Yang, I accept your challenge. I'll give you everything I've got with my normal set of skills. No backing out and I want you to go all out on me. I shall also like to request that I take on Ms. Schnee and Ms. Belladonna as well. My wife and I have already seen what Ruby has to offer and we're thoroughly impressed with her work using a scythe," he said. Blake and Weiss both blinked and looked at the man with shocked expressions. Yang smiled, "Perfect!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozpin was sending recordings of his discussion with Odion and Star Bright to his accomplices. Ozpins phone began to ring within a few minutes. Ozpin watched Odion and Star Bright head out the door with Team RWBY and picked up the phone, "Ozpin speaking," He said. "So people from other dimensions huh? Gotta admit Ozpin we sure seem to attract some interesting people don't ya think?" A raspy voice spoke. Ozpin fixed his glasses, "You'd be the last person I'd expect to call me while on a mission… Though I do have to say it's good to hear you're alive Qrow," he said. Sounds of mischievous laughter could be heard on the other end. "So… I take it you believe these newcomers eh?" Qrow asked. Ozpin took a breath, "Believe them yes, Trust them, indifferent, but I am intrigued by their offer to broaden our worlds knowledge to the others. If such places and people do exist it would be good to know what we have on our side and what we might have to fight," he said. Qrow groaned, "Don't we have enough trouble to deal with at the moment without anybody else stepping in and asking for help. I mean with the way The White Fang are growing and the movements of the Grimm I think we're pretty tied up don't you think?" he asked. Ozpin nodded ominously, "That may be true Qrow, but if we're to actually have a higher chance against our enemies we should look to more knowledge and broaden the experience at our grasp and take a chance," he said. Qrow could be heard growling slightly but the growling stopped as he took a shaky breath, "I take it you offered them Ruby and her team then huh?" he asked. "I think they figured out about the rest of Team RWBY on their own. Your niece Yang was ease dropping on our discussion and challenged Odion to a sparring match. Surprisingly enough Odion accepted though Star Bright seemed a little distasteful regarding the decision. I however understand the man's motives. Both ends need to learn of one another, and this might be the fastest way possible," he said. Qrow laughed, "Leave it to my sister's daughter to break the ice! I wish her the best of luck. From what I could tell, that Odion guy is pretty skilled and hardened from battle. Keep me updated. Let me know how the fight goes," he said. Ozpin smirked, "It's just a sparring match," he said. "Ha! A sparring match? Against Yang? You have a better chance of her dad getting laid than this being a normal sparring match. This will end up being a full blown fight if Odion gets his way," Qrow said. Ozpin was about to reply but Qrow hung up. With a sigh Ozpin walked back to his window and looked out across the school and to the courtyard, *What a world we live in…* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruby and her team had ran to their room to grab their weapons. They quickly returned to the courtyard where Odion sat with his sword drawn, "Shall we begin?" he asked standing up. Yang smiled reloading her gauntlets, "If you're ready, then I'm ready," she said. Odion held up his sword and left arm smiling, he motioned for Yang to make the first move. Yang smiled as she pulled her arms back, her gauntlets shot off an exhaust that threw her forward. Odion blinked and brought up his sword as Yang came down punching forward sending out a shockwave between the two. Odion pushed Yang back and swung at her with the flat of his blade. Yang dodged bending under the swing and came around with another punch. Odion took the blow full on and skittered across the ground. His shirt torn slightly. Yang smiled and lunged forward and two shells shot forth at Odion. Odion turned slicing the two shells in half. Upon contact with Odions blade the shells exploded sending both back a bit more. Odion smiled, *So this is the technology of Remnant?* he thought. Yang smiled, "You doing ok Old Timer?" she coaxed. Odion smiled and held his blade up, lightning began to flow around the blade. Odion's eyes turned Navy Blue. Ruby, Weiss and Blake saw the change in Odion and frowned. Odion chuckled, "I must admit your weapon intrigues me. Your skills are lacking, and your energy is strong. Now… It's my turn Ms. Long," > Chapter 8 Shadow Gambit > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natsu was pacing back and forth. The guild was quite lively ever since they won the Grand Magic Games. "I can't take it anymore! Nightshade is out of action and The Sentients are running around like idiots! I say we march into the shadow realm and destroy that guy Nightwalker like we did with Roark!!" he shouted. Makarov sighed, "You know just as well as the rest of us we can't ignore Elustar's orders Natsu. The best we can do is wait…" he said. Natsu snorted and sat at the bar grabbing some soda. Elustar returned to the guild with her large sword on her back. Makarov eyed the sentient curiously, "You've returned mighty quickly Elustar. What's going on?" he asked. Elustar took a deep breath as she sat next to Makarov. "Well… We closed the portal to the Shadow Realm. We can no longer go in or out through that realm at the current time… If we are to get to the shadow realm we'll require a passage of each realm to the shadow realm. There is always a way to the shadow realm…" Elustar said with a sigh. Makarov frowned, "Is there no other way?" he asked. Elustar shook her head, "The portal can't be opened until Star Bright and Odion have finished their business in the newly discovered realm… Other than that we have Goku and Naruto in The Palace discussing plans. The problem is, Kisashi and myself have decided we need to get Natsu and his friends into the shadow realm before the fighting begins. If we can get into the shadow realm without them being detected we'll have the element of surprise against Nightwalker. The only major problem is we not everyone can get into the barrier yet. We magic users can't get into the barrier Nightwalker has set otherwise our magic will be rendered useless," she said. Makarov rubbed his chin, "Well…. For starters I think you and my guild members should get into the realm first. Then devise your plan to enter the barrier. You sentients always have a way of figuring things out. One step at a time my dear, one step at a time," he said. Elustar nodded, "I do have an idea of how we're going to enter undetected… But I don't think the others will quite agree…" she said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Within the palace Obi-Wan and Anakin had re-entered the palace. Team RWBY was also in the palace along with another 4 man team. Naruto, Sasuke, and Goku were discussing the attack plans. Odion looked around, "So the biggest of the plans for the attack are setting up the equipment to amplify the ponies magic. They'll be in human form once more, but the real problem is getting the equipment built and powered. Anakin, I'll need you to build the equipment while in the shadow realm," he said. Anakin looked around, "Where are the ponies?" he asked a little annoyed. Odion blinked and looked around, "I believe the ponies are all in the mess hall. I believe they are speaking… With themselves and Star Bright," he said. Anakin nodded and headed off to the mess hall. Obi-Wan met with Naruto, Goku and Sasuke. The three began discussing something in private. Odion caught a little of their conversation. "A good thing about my different techniques is that I was able to save some of that from when we kicked Roark's ass," Naruto said. Odion raised an eyebrow but left them to their own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the mess hall Anakin came to a halt, *I know I didn't drink that much before coming here!* he thought. Standing before Twilight and her friends were exact replicas of themselves, minus Sunset Shimmer. Star Bright was talking rapidly but it seemed the girls could easily understand her. With a final breath Star Bright slammed a hand into the ground and the two sets of pony/girls fused together! The mane 6 stood in there partial pony forms with different colored streaks going through their hair. Star Bright fell to one knee sweating heavily. Sunset rushed to her side helping her. Anakin blinked, "I hope I'm not interrupting anything important," he said. The girls all turned to see Anakin and tackle hugged him. Anakin blushed darkly, "It's great to see you to girls," he chuckled. Rainbow Dash laughed, "Whatcha doing watching us Fly boy?" she asked. The others nodded to the question. Star Bright and Sunset joined the circle looking at the Jedi. Anakin was about to speak until he noticed the instruments they had laid out across a table. All of the stereos and wiring intrigued him. He had a lot of work ahead of him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "WHAT?!" The group gathered in fairy tail roared. Elustar stood as pale as a ghost drenched in sweat. The group hadn't exactly taken lightly to her plan. "You do realize the amount of risks you are taking don’t you Elustar?" Makarov said. Elustar nodded slowly, "I realize asking for his help isn't exactly in Fairy Tails best interests but it's the only shot we've got. He's the only one who can help us get into the shadow realm undetected. He's not exactly into destroying the world either," she said. Natsu was growling darkly. Gray was turned around with his arms cross. Erza had a sword drawn ready to bat Elustar out of the guild. Lucy frowned looking at all of them and thought about what Elustar might be feeling, "I think we should give it a shot," she said. Natsu and the others turned to her, "What?!" Lucy glared up at Natsu, "You've fought against the likes of Nightwalker before! You know what we're up against, and if he's taken over your friends body then we’re in even bigger trouble. Elustar has a point to all of her plan. If we're to be successful we need all the help we can get, and if it means going to him then so be it!" she yelled. Natsu frowned clenching his fist, "Alright… But I won't be nice…" he said. Elustar let out a deep breath, "Thank you… All of you… I know this isn't the best mission we've come up with… But it's the best chance we have at beating Nightwalker and his followers," he said. The others nodded, "If the fate of the realms are in the balance then so be it… I see no other way around it…" Erza said. The others all looked at Erza with a surprised look and frowned looking back to Elustar. Elustar took a shaky breath, "I know this isn’t an easy decision to make Fairies… And I also understand your concern... Thank you for understanding Erza," she said. Erza nodded and looked to Gray, Natsu, and Lucy, "If Elustar is willing enough to go this far then so am I. We will follow through with her plan. Natsu, I believe you above all else can gain his attention. Let's get away from this area as fast as possible," he said. The others nodded and they all started heading for canyon they had once ventured through once long ago. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Odion sat looking at the gathered heroes and thought of the realm that Nightshade and Thyme had discovered. The realm of tomorrow… He shook the notion off and eyed the second team Ozpin had sent along with Team RWBY. Team JNPR is what Ozpin had called them. The leader of Team JNPR was Jaune Arc. A tall teenage boy with dark-blue eyes with messy blonde hair. He was quite toned, having strong muscles in his arms, shoulders and upper chest. He wore a white diamond-shaped chest plate and white spaulders with rerebrace. Under the armor, he wore a black hoodie with detached reddish-orange sleeves and an image a bunny rabbit named Pumpkin Pete hidden underneath the chest plate. Odion scowled wondering how the boy honestly functioned after seeing his full attire without armor. Jaune also wore blue pants with a white patch on the left knee, as well as black sneakers with "left" and "right" written in black on the respective shoes' soles. He had two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them. Jaune wore brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips and a small metal plate on the back. His sword was strapped to his left hip in a sheath that doubled as a collapsible shield. Next in line was Nora Valkyrie. Nora had short orange hair and turquoise eyes. Her clothing was a mix and match of some sort. She wore a collared black vest that ended at her waist. Her emblem was a hammer with a lightning bolt, it could be found on her back. Under the vest are two layers of clothing, colored red and light-blue. Odion frowned a bit noticing the colors, *Please don’t tell me I’ve got another Pinkie Pie on my case….* he thought. She also wore a white sleeveless top that formed a tiny heart shape between her cleavage and collarbone, with a white detached sleeve on each arm. She wore matching fingerless gloves on each hand. She sported a pink skirt that started at the waist and ends mid-thigh. Her shoes are a mix of pink and white with pink laces, displaying her emblem on their soles. She also wore armor that began in the middle of the shoulder and neck and ended by the waist. Third in line was Pyrrha Nikos. Pyrrha had her red hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet, and had vivid green eyes. She also wore light-green eye shadow around the far upper corners of her eyes. She was tall and quite muscular compared to most of the girls Odion had seen at Beacon. Her top consisted of two layers. The top layer was a light-brown, strapless top split divided vertically with some bronze patterns. It may have been a piece of leather or metal armor as it appeared to be quite stiff, maintaining its shape without support; this layer also seems to have had some kind of riveting or small, round embroidery on the sides, which may also have been heavy stitching. The bottom layer is a low bronze V-neck. Pyrrha wore an elastic, black, A-line miniskirt and brown opera-length gloves on both arms. She wore a red ankle-length drapery that appeared to be wrapped around her skirt. There was a small circular bronze plate by her right hip opposite two pouches with both connected to a belt. The plate bore her "shield and spear" emblem. She wore a bronze circlet headpiece that could be seen above her ear and under her bangs. A pair of small, green, teardrop-shaped emeralds hang from her circlet on thin chains. She also sported a large bronze gorget around her neck, and a bronze bracelet on the upper half of her left arm. She had elaborate bronze greaves that start below her mid-thigh, continuing downwards into her boots and a pair of cuisses that began mid-thigh and end slightly above her knees. She also donned a bronze bracer on top of the sleeve on her left arm, which appears to be able to connect and disconnect from her shield easily. Her high-heeled boots were brown with bronze trim, matching her skirt and sleeves, and reach up to mid-calf. The final member of Team JNPR was Lie Ren. Lie Ren had long black hair tied into a ponytail that ended midway down his back. There was a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. His eyes matched the streak in his hair. He wore a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat that was red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar. The color scheme seemed to be influenced to some degree by the lotus flower, which is his emblem. He wore a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit, and light-tan pants with black shoes. Odion kept looking over each member with interest. This team seemed far more intricate than Team RWBY. They seemed a bit more well put together than them as well. He sensed a writhing emotion deep within three of them… He didn't dare look into Nora's mind due to his past experience with Pinkie Pie. Odion called Obi-Wan over to him. Obi-Wan smiled and bowed before Odion, "It is great to see you once again Master Odion," he said. Odion shook his head, "Here you need not call me "master", Obi-Wan. I wish for you to introduce the two newly arrived Teams from The Realm known as Remnant. I'm sure everyone will get along quite fine," he said. Obi-Wan nodded and walked over to Team RWBY and JNPR. The teams all seemed rather intrigued to hear Obi-Wan introduce himself. They all were quite well mannered and introduced themselves and followed the Jedi Master to see the other companions of the realms. Odion smiled, *May the force be with us all…* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in Fiore Team Natsu had arrived within a spacious canyon with Elustar guiding them. They came to a barren cliff with no sign of any normal life surrounding them. Elustar turned and a black aura surrounded her arms. Natsu stepped forward sweating a tiny bit. Elustar's eyes turned dark pink as she blaster Natsu with the black energy. Natsu's eyes turned violet for a moment as he took in the energy that had been thrust upon him. Natsu closed his eyes as he focused on all the darker energies of other mages across Fiore. With a smile Natsu nodded chuckled as he found a very familiar and powerful aura of magic out in a far off country, "I think I've found him…" he said. Elustar quickly grabbed Natsu's arm and peered into his vision. She helped him focus on the energy and allowed him to contact the mage. Natsu took a shaky breath and growled, "ZEREF!! You bastard! If you can hear me I know you can feel my presence! Come and find me you freak! We need to talk!" he roared. Lucy, Gray and Erza fell over. Gray stood back up, "What are you trying to do you idiot?! Were trying not get him here peacefully not piss him off!" he growled. A cold chill then shot through all of the wizards, "I'm sorry for the short delay… I must say it is quite interesting to hear you off all people to call for a conversation Natsu…" A quiet voice spoke up. Natsu and the others turned to see Zeref smiling at the group, "I do believe my eyes are fooling me or am I seeing Elustar Dragnite… Famed wizard and Sentient of Fiore? My, my… Such an honor to be within your presence milady…" he said taking a knee. Natsu was holding back the urge to yell as Elustar stepped forward, "I know you've felt the fluctuations of dark energy and magic in the realm Zeref. You're too smart to let such details elude your sight…" she said. Zeref rose nodding slightly, "That I have milady. I do have to say it's quite bothersome to have obtained such a boost out of nowhere, I am rather disgusted with the feeling of such a curse that I did not ask for," he said Elustar blinked taken aback, "Curse?! Does this not help you in any way towards your goals?" she asked. Zeref sighed, "Indeed the power would indeed help me achieve my goals now with a wipe of my hand but I never asked for such a thing. I wish to achieve my goals on my own with no one's training or "blessing". This false Shadow Sentient, Nightwalker, is a nuisance. I do not wish to see the realm that which I live in destroyed. I know that is why you've called me here Lady Elustar. The shouting was quite a surprise. Had you called me with a whisper in the wind I would have appeared. With the boost that the shadow realm is giving all other dark wizards including myself it'll be easy to accomplish a cloaking magic that'll keep you hidden from Nightwalkers sight," he said. Elustar nodded, "Thank you… I think… I know of the portal to enter the shadow realm from here I-" she was cut off as they were soon teleported to a dark cave. Zeref's eyes were flowing with magic, "I too know where the portal is as you can see Lady Elustar. I have had many trips into the realm without permission even when the great Roark Lindrake was slumbering away before his defeat of Natsu and the others that were present during the conflict. I saw the birth of Nightwalker while everyone was blind to the darkness that had left The Gallant's being at that precise moment. The favor of which you are asking me is pretty high but I am not one to hold a high price. I ask-" he paused appearing next to Elustar with a mere step and whispered into her ear. Elustar frowned but did not flinch listening to the wizards request, "I understand," she said. Zeref smiled as his magic aura died down, "That is the favor of which I ask of you Lady Sentient of Magic," he said. Zeref waved his hand over the four wizards before him with a blank expression, "The enchantment I have bestowed upon you shall keep you hidden from all beings of darkness. Not even I will be able to find you once you are within the realm of shadows. I am looking forward to our next meeting fairies. Till our final encounter I wish you nothing but the best of luck in your crusade," he said. Natsu looked at Zeref and stepped forward, "Zeref…" he said. Zeref turned around, "Yes Natsu?" he asked with a smile. Natsu blinked, "The next time we meet I'm going to beat you…" With a hearty step Natsu stepped through the portal to the shadow realm with Lucy and Gray following close behind. Erza summoned four swords and slung them over her shoulder, "These won't disappear if my magic is cut off. They'll do for now until we can use our magic at our full potential," she said to Elustar. Elustar nodded, "Good luck," she said. Erza nodded and stepped through the portal. The die had been cast at that moment. Zeref disappeared within a swirl of magic and Elustar was left alone. The Shadow Gambit had begun. > Chapter 9 FORWARD!! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Realm was cold. The fairies holding their own respective weapon given to them by Erza. They came upon a maze where darkness radiated harshly. The four took a breath and marched on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ruby looked around at her friends and to the Heroes of The Realms. Goku, Naruto, Thyme Flies with her newly made metal wings. Then her eyes drifted to girls from Equestria smiling and admiring their multi-colored personalities. Odion, Odak, Star Bright, Elustar, and Kisashi all stood at the Shadow Realms Portal there sentient styles active. They all looked to one another and held their breath focusing on the seal they had made to protect the palace. A large quake began to shake the palace knocking over everyone watching and the seal on the portal shattered. The Sentients stood sweating, their eyes flickering between base and sentient modes slowly. Odion turned to the heroes, "The seal has been broken. Group 1: Naruto, Team RWBY, you all may start heading into the realm as you will. After fifteen minutes Group 2: Goku, Team JNPR, and Obi-Wan follow after. Skywalker, Sasuke, and The Equestria Girls will head into the realm shortly after lead by myself. My energy will mask your entry just long enough for me to cause a distraction while you prepare yourselves. Good luck to us all, and May The Force be with us all," he said. The groups all gathered round nodding and exchanging their goodbye's till next, and good lucks to all. Ruby gave a hug to all of Team JNPR before following Naruto through the portal. As soon as the group entered they felt the pressure on their bodies drop. Yang looked around quiet confused, "This place is really empty," she said. Naruto nodded, "I know it may seem this way but I promise it's a lot more dangerous than you think. There's a lot more here than Nightwalker and his Exion. If Nightwalker did what we expected he'll have evils from all over the realms hidden across the realm like Roark. Only this time he's actually thought out his allies," he said. Naruto's right arm was wrapped completely in bandages. His hair was short and he wore a black elastic forehead protector. Over his pants and sandals, he wore a black uniform jacket with an orange zipper and buttons on the waist and sleeves, he also had a red armband with a red swirling crest on his left arm. Ruby noted every detail and blinked, "Excuse me… Naruto right? Um…. What happened to your right arm?" she asked. Naruto turned around surprised by the question, "You saw Sasuke right?" he said. Ruby nodded recalling the dark haired man. Naruto smiled, "He's my best friend. A couple years ago him and I had a very harsh battle against one another to decide the fate of my people and we both ended blowing each other's arms up. They disintegrated completely and we had to get new prosthetic limbs. I got my arm but Sasuke refused his arm for his own reasons. Now he's on my side and things have changed for the better in our realm," he said. Ruby blinked, "Oh… Ok then… Good to know," she replied nervously. Weiss slapped her on the back of the head whispering something about manners. Ruby rubbed the back of her head tearing up a little at the pain. Naruto looked around his eyes turning yellow and minus signs became his pupils, "This is quite odd…" he said. Weiss looked at the ninja, "What is?" she asked. Naruto frowned, "From what I can tell with Sage Mode, all of Nightwalkers followers and minions are still gathered at his fortress… And the barrier around it has grown as well…" he said darkly. Yang smiled, "If they're all gathered in one area that means we'll have a lot more fun taking each and every one of those jerks down!" she cheered. Blake shook her head pulling out her sword, "If this is what it's going to be like, I suggest we get a move on. The enemy isn't going to be immobile for long if we wait like this," she said. Naruto nodded as he made a hand sign, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!!" he cried. Seven other Naruto's appeared around them! Each of them wore a different set of clothing. Ruby's eyes widened at the sight and she squealed with enthusiasm. Weiss smirked, "Interesting… So many different abilities…" she said. Together the first group charged towards their goal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nightwalker was meditating. Silver Tataganay had escaped with the help of a source unknown to the realms. The power that had radiated from the being was unbelievable and The Sentients had that person on their side. He roared in anger smashing his fist into the ground making large cracks in the ground appear. Anru came into the room. The Exion was obviously still sort of recuperating from an encounter outside the realm, "Lord Nightwalker… A group of nuisances have entered from the Sentient Palace… I've prepared the first line of fighters… Should I send out Viral or one of our assassins?" he asked. Nightwalker stood eyeing Anru, "How many are there?" he asked. Anru frowned, "Five. Four female and Naruto Uzumaki at the lead," he said. Night-walker turned around pacing a minute or so and pulled on some armor and grabbed Nightshade's sword. Anru frowned, "My lord?" he asked. Nightwalker chuckled, "There will be more to come. I want you to send out a line of your top Exion fighters to start. This is the second time the realms have unites against a common enemy. The only problem they have… Is me," he said with a smirk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naruto stopped mid-step and the girls followed suit. Eight Exion blocked their path to the fortress. Naruto smiled and a red cloak with a black flame design trailing the bottom appeared on his body, "Ruby… I'll handle these guys. I want all of you to go ahead of me. This will only take a couple seconds," he said. Weiss blinked hearing him say this, "Are you crazy?! I know you've got your clones but look at these things! They're bulkier than a normal Grimm! How can you-?!" Naruto cut her off with a glare, "The second group will be entering soon. We need to have most of the first group at the front lines against Nightwalker fighting the first line he's got. GO!" he ordered. The girls kind of flinched at his tone but nodded as they started running past the behemoths. On Behemoth swung at the girls but Naruto quickly appeared into front of it and kicked it square in the jaw sending it tumbling away, soon after it crumbled to dust. Naruto glared at the behemoths, "Sorry but got no chance against me," he said. The Behemoths all roared and converged on Naruto. A massive explosion followed causing the girls to turn towards the conflict, "NARUTO!" they cried. Their cries were silenced shortly after as a large yellow and black lined nine tailed fox appeared knocking over each of the behemoths. The behemoths were quickly torn to shreds and blasted to bits by the fox. The girls sighed in relief and continued forward. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naruto sat in the dirt taking a breather. Goku, Team JNPR, and Kenobi all arrived at his side raising an eyebrow, "Where's Team RWBY?" Obi-Wan asked. Naruto chuckled and pointed ahead at the fortress. Team JNPR nearly lost their cool and started charging towards the barrier. Naruto smiled, "Perfect. Those eight are perfectly capable of stalling for us. Obi-Wan, I hate to leave you out of the plan but for now I need you to hurry and go aid them. Goku and I have to save our energy for our ultimate attack. We also have to wait for Twilight and the others to be set and ready, and Natsu isn't around yet either," he said. Obi-Wan nodded not wanting to question the plan and Force Dashed after Team JNPR. Goku sat next to Naruto and began to meditate with him, "You sure this attack will even work?" he asked. Naruto nodded thinking back to the fight against Roark and how their attacks had momentarily combined into a single wave. "If I made the Rasen-Shuriken work with different chakra's, I'm pretty sure with the help of everyone else I can make this work. It's gonna take a lot of time and restraint but I know we can make it work," Naruto said. Goku took a breath, "I hope your right… I don’t exactly wanna miss out on any of the action…" he said. Naruto chuckled at the remark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yang smiled sitting outside the barrier. Thousands of Exion lined the barrier, "This might be a little bit more challenging than I thought," she said. Weiss frowned looking at all of the demons. Ruby tried to fire some of her bullets through the barrier but they merely melted on contact. "It seems we can't hit the barrier with projectiles which might explain why we're the first to enter the realm. It'll-!" A voice cut Blake off, "Help when Team JNPR arrives?" Jaune spoke up. Team RWBY turned smiling, "Exactly," Blake said smiling. Jaune looked at all of the Exion and scanned the rest of the fortress, "Projectiles are a no go… At least not outside the barrier…" he said to himself. The Exions all remained motionless as if they hadn't noticed the new arrivals yet. Jaune looked to how close each of the sentry towers were, "Nora, Weiss, How hard would it be for either you to help Ruby and Pyrrha to reach the sentry towers on either side?" he asked. Weiss looked to one tower, "I should be able to use my Glyphs to send Ruby up on. But I'll have to focus hard on the directions," she said. Nora was jumping for joy, "This is so happening!" she cried. Without a second thought Nora threw Pyrrha over her shoulder, "Oh my!" Pyrrha said blushing a little. Nora stood on her large hammer pulling the trigger and sending the two off into the sky high over the Exion. They safely landed on the tower. Exion quickly began to climb the inside and outside of the tower. Weiss, Ruby and Yang charged into the barrier. Yang sent out two mighty bursts from her gauntlets making a quick path for Ruby and Weiss. Weiss concentrated as a white glyph formed under Ruby. Ruby's cloak began to flake rose petals. Weiss pushed forward with her sword and Ruby shot like a bullet through a line of Exion and up the second sentry tower! Pyrrha and Ruby began firing with their respective weapons picking off nimble enemies one at a time! Jaune, Blake, and Ren all took to Pyrrha's tower defense on the outside. Nora was inside the tower knocking Grimm around left and right with joy. Weiss and Yang held off any Exion trying to get at Ruby with their own respective efforts. A massive wave of Exion were sent sprawling as Obi-Wan came in cutting down any Exion that remained in his wake. The glow of his Force Fury crackled around him brilliantly as he force pushed more and more out of the way. A bald woman with twin red lightsabers stepped forward, "Kenobi!" she shrieked charging at him. Obi-Wan smiled seeing the woman and blocking her first strike. The woman's cold eyes bore into him. "I'm surprised to see you here Ventress. I thought you had given up your reign as an evil doer," Obi-Wan chuckled. Ventress smiled coldly, "Let's just say I was given the right amount of pay," she said as her eyes turned yellow and a red aura of force began to form around her. Obi-Wan frowned jumping back, "So… Nightwalker allowed you your own Force Fury as well… I'm surprised someone such as yourself can wield an ability such as it," he said. Ventress smiled, "You'd be surprised at the many things I can do Kenobi," she said with a bite. Obi-wan held his lightsaber over his head and challenged her forward. Ventress shrieked and ran forward slashing wildly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anakin had finished checking all of the equipment before stowing them in capsules Goku had given him. The Equestria Girls all smiled looking at him, "You ready?" they asked. Anakin nodded, "Our friends are in there, of course I'm ready," he said. The girls all cheered and their Elements of Harmony turned into their Blade forms at will. Rainbow Dash smiled looking at her long sword, "Have to say it feel pretty good wielding these things again. After defending Equestria without the most violent of forms this is gonna be fun," she said. Sasuke looked at the girl and to Anakin, "Things aren't going to be exactly like they used to be," he said. Anakin nodded looking at the girls. He saw Sunset standing on the side in her armor from Alchelm, "You alright?" he asked. Sunset nodded, "I'm just letting them have their fun. I just wanna get his done and over with. I'm glad that I can be a bit of help to the realms. It's weird and a little exciting getting to know all these people and getting to know their stories," she said. Sasuke walked over to her, "Everyone has their own story to tell. We all do. The best thing we can do is learn from our past and to let go of our mistakes, embrace them for what they were and learn from the experience," he said. Sunset smiled nodding, "Thank you Sasuke," she said. Together the third group entered the portal. Odion walked to the portal and looked to his sentients, "Yet another battle to decide what fate has in store for each of us… I do not know if I'll return. If I do not, Kenobi is to take my place," he said firmly. The Sentients all had wide eyes. Star Bright ran up to Odion and kissed him deeply. Odak whistle. Star Bright broke the kiss with tears filling her eyes, "You will come back. I know it," she said. Odak looked to the other Sentients and sighed, "I'm going to," he said. The others turned to him with surprise, "You only just became Sentient Of Ki!" they cried. Odak nodded, "Galaxy would've. Yes I recently became Sentient but I also have duty to protect the realms. This will be my first act as a Sentient, and I'm not afraid. This isn't just for some glorified moment. It's for Galaxy," he said. Odion smiled, "Well said. Let us go," he said. Odak nodded and paused, "That reminds me… We have one more joining us. He's a bit of a brick but he'll be helpful," he said. A man stepped through the Ki portal and growled, "This had better be important to bring me here on my day off!" the man growled. Odak looked at the spikey haired man, "Trust me my friend this is something you don't want to miss," he said smiling. The man smirked, "If you insist Odak then so be it," he said. > Chapter 10 Welcome To The Show > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goku and Naruto were out of sight. The others were converging on the fortress of the battle grounds. Obi-Wan and Ventress were locked in a deadly dance. The two force users were evenly matched in terms of the force, however Obi-Wan had skill on his side. Dodging and leading Ventress' attacks skewering Exion left and right. Ventress was growing impatient, "Hold still Kenobi!" she shrieked. Obi-Wan laughed as she stabbed forward. With a quick jab from the blunt end of his saber handle Obi-Wan hit Ventress' on the back of her neck knocking her out. With a turn Obi-Wan cut her lightsabers in half rendering them useless. Looking above portals began to open all around. Obi-Wan frowned, "That can't be a good sign," he said. Looking at the portals Obi-Wan could see into multiple realms, Wisdom, Canterlot High, and a bunch of others. Turning towards the castle Obi-Wan noticed a stage rising from the ground up, "Oh great…" he said cutting another Exion down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anakin and Sasuke we're quickly tossing capsules up left and right. Speakers popped out all around and The Rainbooms, a name devised by all of the girls, were frantically fending off attacking Exion on the outside of the barrier. Sasuke's sharingan was frantically darting to all sides of their outpost. We're surrounded, outnumbered and we can't fend off any dark equestrian magic until the barrier is down!" he roared. Anakin was sweating heavily, "We're also missing a way to fully generate-" he was cut off as a portal opened above them and a white and blue car fell down out of the sky crushing a good sum of the enemies surrounding them. A girl with blue hair and light blue high lights got out of the car. She had violet shades on and a pair of headphones. The girls all squealed, "Vinyl!" they cheered. Anakin blinked as he watched the car transform into a large set of speakers and DJ stand, "That'll work," he said starting to hook everything up to the car. Sasuke turned sending up a wave of lighting shocking multiple Exion around them. A large wave of fire followed. Sasuke blinked looking over to Sunset Shimmer who was casting out large waves of different magic, "Training did her all fine and well," he said. Anakin growled, "COME ON!!" he roared in frustration. All of power running from the car had gone out from all of the modified equipment. Sasuke frowned and started feeding his electricity into the car as Anakin tinkered with the wiring. Applejack looked at the two and frowned, "I don't mean to rush things, but we don't exactly have enough energy to-!" Pinkie Pie cut her off, "I've got this!" she said quickly disappearing. The girls all stopped as they saw Pinkie Pie quickly run around the Exion hoard and knock them all back with a massive party blast! Anakin shook his head, "Why am I always paired with the weird ones…" he said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Though Ventress was out of the way Obi-Wan was having a hard time keeping up with his new opponent. Viral was gaining ground on the Jedi Master and took pleasure in every moment, "I have to have it to you human. Even though you have no gunman armor or any other protection you fair well against me!" he said. Obi-Wan was sweating heavily, his Force Fury drained at the present moment, "You fight well for a half-man yourself. Though it's nothing in comparison to what a Jedi could ever feel," he said. Viral rolled his eyes as he took one massive swing Obi-Wan. The Jedi tried to jump back but he was gravely tired. A shockwave shook the plains of battle. Obi-Wan looked up and saw Yang standing in front of him blocking Viral's attack, "Sorry to cut in Master Obi-Wan but I wanna have a dance partner that will give me a good time," she said. Viral growled, "You fool! You dare interrupt our honorable battle?!" he shouted. Yang chuckled and looked to Obi-Wan, "Go find Naruto and Goku. I'm sure they're probably waiting for you outside the barrier. We'll handle the rest!" she said. Obi-Wan nodded slowly and started heading off towards where he last saw the ninja and sayain. Viral growled and threw several punches at Yang but she easily dodged each attack while getting in close and punching him in the jaw. The shell that fired from her gauntlet exploded knocking Viral high in the sky. Yang smiled, "I love my job," she giggled. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker was eyeing the battle and nodded slowly, "I figured they'd put up this kind of a fight. Anru… Take to the field and take out the snipers. Those two girls are becoming a thorn in my sight," he said. Anru nodded and started heading down the stairs. Before leaving completely Anru turned to the man, "What of you master?" he asked. Nightwalker smirked, "I'm waiting for Odion," he said --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Odion watched from a distance. Odak and his companion were watching as well, "What should we do?" Odak asked. Odion pulled forth his lightsaber, "Wait until Naruto and Goku have finished meditating. When Obi-Wan arrives heal his wounds and restore his stamina. I must meet Nightwalker in combat," he said. Odak frowned, "Can you beat him?" he asked. Odion shook his head, "No. It is not my destiny to destroy Nightwalker. That is someone else's fate," he said. Odak frowned as he watched his companion go find Naruto and Goku, "I'm going to go discuss something with the clown…" he said. Odak nodded and watched Odion step forward and disappear. Above the portal to the Sentient Palace opened up and Thyme stepped through with two men behind her, "I've brought my own reinforcements," she said smiling. The wings on her back flexed casually. The two men wore gunman armor. One had goggles and a drill like spear. The other had a long katana on his hip. Both wore similar coats. The katana wielder had a red coat on and the other had a blue coat on with similar emblems on them. A flaming skull with sunglasses. Odak smiled feeling the positive energy emitting from the two men and smiled, "Spiral forward," he said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Even with her strength and stamina Yang couldn't seem to get an inch into beating the beast man. Viral had a dark red energy emitting from his body that seemed to fuel his very being. Yang growled, "What is with you?!" she yelled. Viral laughed and pulled out a butcher knife, "Come on little girl. Show me how you humans can dance," he laughed. Yang shrieked and ran forward but was immediately blocked by two men wearing coats. "Fear not Sun Blaze. The Indomitable Kamina is here!" The red coated man cried. The man in the blue coat shook his head, "As cocky and full spirited as usual huh bro?" he said. Kamina smiled pulling out his katana, "Gotta say it's been awhile hasn't it Viral?" he asked. Viral blinked, "Y…. You're alive?!" he shouted. At that moment a shockwave hit one of the sentry towers. Yang and the men turned to see the tower Ruby was on getting knocked over! Yang's eyes widened as she started running for the tower, "Ruby!!| she roared. Kamina watched her run and noticed her hair starting to glowing, "That can't be good," he said. Viral lunged forward at Kamina but Simone got in the way and block the beast man's deadly swing, "I'm a bit older and I know this isn't the real you Viral… But if it means helping bro beating you to a pulp then so be it!" he shouted. Kamina kicked Viral in the face sending him sprawling. Kamina smiled, "The Spiral Bro's… Way to cliché… Why not…-!" Simone cut him off, "The Masters of The Heavens?" he asked. Kamina laughed, "To flashy…" he said. Viral was standing once more, "Let's teach him a lesson," Kamina chuckled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruby and Anru were face to face. The Exions claw gauntlets infused into his arms, "I have to say your skills with that scythe are unparallel. I wonder how did you-!" the long end of a handle smacked the Exion in the face and a man with graying black, spiky hair, red eyes, a red, tattered cloak. He wore a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. "I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to ask you politely to step away from my niece," The man said taking a drink from a silver flask. Ruby's eyes widened, "UNCLE QROW?!" she shrieked. Qrow smiled, "Sorry I'm late to the party kid, but you know the story. Hero's aren't exactly on time," he said. Anru lunged forward at Qrow but the huntsmen easily blocked the strike with his sword, "You've got some serious anger management problems sir," Qrow said twisting his sword and flinging Anru into the air. Ruby was about to say something but Qrow pointed to the area where Weiss, Blake and the Team JNPR had been cornered, "Go help you friends Ruby. Ozpin sent me to even some numbers. I'll see you again back at beacon sometime soon," he said. Ruby frowned and nodded and headed off to help her friends. Qrow saw Yang's fiery aura approaching and he pushed her into Ruby's direction. Exion went flying as the young woman started knocking them left and right, "Leave my friends alone!!" she roared. Qrow shook his head, "That temper…" he said. Anru came back down in a spinning formation. Qrow's sword gears began to turn and the sword became a large gear like scythe far larger than Ruby's Crescent Rose. With a swing coming from the flat of the blade Qrow swung out with it batting Anru across the castle grounds. Anru came dashing back out swinging in rapid succession. Qrow easily blocked each strike and kicked the Exion in the gut, "I'm surprised that you are even a threat-!" Qrow stopped mid sentence as Anru sprouted two new arms below his other ones and he began to grow in size. Qrow sighed, "Okay… Never mind then," he said. Anru now stood two heads taller than Qrow, "You will pay for you arrogance foolish human!" he roared. Qrow nodded and drank more of his flask. Anru swung down on Qrow with great speed but the Huntsmen smiled and stepped in close smacking Anru in the chest with his handle while sliding under the monster. Anru turned with blood shot eyes. Qrow swung his Scythe and stuck the blade into the monsters leg and pulled. Anru fell and cried out in pain as Qrow pulled out the blade and swung down towards Anru's chest. Anru's arms shot up and blocked the strike as he kicked Qrow back. Qrow pulled on his scythe severing two of Anru's arms off. Anru slid back and stood once more. Qrow waggled a finger, "Don't you ever learn? Multiple limbs lead to multiple problems," he said. Anru roared with fury and charged the huntsmen. Qrow knelt and focused some of his semblance. Anru swung his arms down with great speed and power. Qrow flash stepped forward and caught the Exions foot with his sight jumping high into the air using its momentum as a good push. Anru spun in the air head over heels with. Qrow bounced off of the barrier and went flying back down and swung his Scythe out wide. A crater formed under Qrow as he landed outside the barrier. Within the barrier Anru's body could be seen splitting in half from head to toe and an explosion of dark matter followed after. Qrow smiled, "Never play against the pros," he said pushing his hair out of his face. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Odion entered the barrier just after Anru's defeat. Most of the Exion had fallen and the battle was now spreading outside the barrier. Odion wasn't even noticed by the Exion as he entered the fortress. Nightwalker sat on his throne with his lightsaber ignited and in hand, "You're late Odion," he growled. Odion shook his head, "I arrived precisely when I wanted to," he said. With a flick of his wrist his long sword turned into a blue lightsaber. Nightwalker stood and walked towards Odion, his lightsaber cutting into the floor as he moved. "You do know the consequences of fighting me I take it?" Nightwalker asked. Odion smiled, "Do you know the consequences for fighting me?" he said. Nightwalker laughed and swung his lightsaber forward. Odion parried the attack slightly and stepped back a little. Nightwalker swung forward and twisted as Odion tried to turn away but found Nightwalkers foot connecting with his chest. Nightwalker put forth his Ki and knocked Odion into a wall. Odion used the force and repelled the rubble around him, "You've grown to fond of that body…" he said. Nightwalker laughed. With a snap of his fingers the sound of the ground and cries of more Exion could be heard. Odion's eyes widened with worry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outside with most of the Exion gone Team RWBY, and JNPR could be seen kneeling. The two teams were exhausted and drained from the battle. They looked ahead at the castle and saw the ground give way and fold into the ground. Exion strapped with lightsabers and a variety of weapons could be seen marching forward. Jaune took a shaky breath and stood. Pyrrha saw him stand, "Jaune?" but he didn’t respond. A white aura began to glow around him and an aura seemed to be accumulating and forming into a set of armor. Jaune's sword also began to emit the white aura. Odak entered the barrier with Naruto, Goku and Obi-Wan followed behind him, "Worry not… We'll be able to hold them off," Odak said with a smile. Naruto made three shadow clones and started forming and odd colored Rasengan, "Give me some time and this be ready. When Nightwalker enters the field I need all of you to attack him and keep him distracted," he said. Everyone nodded. Energy began to flow and restore the tired teams stamina. Thyme had a canon set up at the ready, "Let-!!" she stopped mid-way as three girls took to the stage. Thyme frowned, "Oh no…" > Chapter 11 For The Light... We Will Stand... > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker pressed Odion with everything he knew from experience. The Sentient was hardly fighting back, but merely stayed on defense. Knicks and bruises lined the Sentients body as he circled the inside of the throne room. Goku entered the throne room in Super Sayain 2 form. Nightwalker smiled and knocked Odion back forming a hand sign. Odion shook his head as Nightwalker made two other copies of himself, "Shadow clones..." Odion growled. Two clones attacked Goku and the main Nightwalker attacked Odion. Goku growled and led the two outside with teleportation. Odion stepped to one side as Nightwalker came forward leaving the man unbalanced. Odion twisted around and Force Pushed Nightwalker out the throne room. Naruto could see Odion and Goku, "Crap! I'm still not ready!" he said. Nightwalker got to his feet looking at Odion, "You accomplished one blow Odion... Well done I must say. Though it looks like none of your heroes are even close to defeating me," he chuckled. Odion glared at Nightwalker, in the back of his mind Odion knew he was right though. Nightwalker focused on himself and his energy rose. He took on the characteristics of The Sentient King, "Back down!" he roared. Odion held up his lightsaber but to no avail Nightwalker shot out purple force lightning knocking the blade from his hand! Odion roared in pain as Nightwalker continued his attack. Though without his knowledge as he had taken on his new form his shadow clones had disappeared and Goku kicked Nightwalker in the head. Odion fell flat on the ground. Goku kneeled next to him putting two fingers to the man's neck. With a sigh of relief Goku smile, "Still kicking...." He said. Nightwalker came flying forward with great speed, "You dare intervene?!" he roared. Goku smirked, "I know you're still in there Nightshade. Even if you aren't in control I can still sense the good in you... Wake up!" he roared lunging forward. Nightwalkers eyes flared with rage as he blocked Goku's first attack. He soon followed up with kneeing the Sayain in the gut. Goku fell back and sent an energy blast at him but it was easily knocked aside. Nightwalker swung at Goku hitting him hard and sending him flying into the fortress depths. Strength wise the two were equals but the aid of the realms increased Nightwalkers speed to a higher degree. *Not even Super Sayain 3 could handle this... I need help...* Goku thought as he barely dodged another of Nightwalkers attacks. Goku kicked forward and sent Nightwalker up high. A small light formed in Goku's hands, "KAMEHAMEHA!!!" he roared. Nightwalker stuck his hands forward, "Chaos Aenimoras!!" he roared. A black energy wave collided with Goku's blue Kamehameha. The sound of a canon blast could be heard as the two collided and half the fortress was blown apart! Goku was in the air looking for Nightwalker but he had forsaken his Ki and started using his other abilities. The sound of the whistling wind caught Goku's attention. Goku turned to block but Nightwalker hit Goku with a blast of pure dark energy. Goku was sent flying into the ground at high speeds. A massive quake shook the realm. Nightwalker lowered himself and held out hand readying an energy blast, "Farwell Son Goku," he chuckled. BOOM! Nightwalker was sent flying outside the barrier. Goku looked up and smiled, "Well, well, well... Never thought I'd see you here... Vegeta," he said. The Sayain Prince shook his head, "Odak was the one who dragged me along, and once I heard you were coming to fight some god like being I couldn't let you have all the fun," he said turning Super Sayain 2. Goku nodded standing, "This guys pretty strong, though I'm pretty sure you already knew that huh?" he asked. Vegeta nodded, "I watch him fight the old swordsman, and you. This won't be an easy fight but I think we can take him," he said stretching himself a little. Goku blinked and looked at Nightwalker who was flying back quickly. "You saw how much of a problem I had fighting him alone. Not even Super Sayain 3 can match that," Goku said. Vegeta chuckled, "That's why we'll fight as one. As much as I hate to say it, after fighting Majin Buu I realized how much of a cause we actually fight for, and this ignorant fool will spoil everything we've built. So for one more time I'll fight with you as an equal Kakarot," he said. Goku's eyes widened with excitement, "You mean it?!" he cried. Vegeta nodded. Goku could hardly contain his excitement, "Alright let's do it!" he cheered. Vegeta and Goku spread far apart. Their energies equal and their bodies in sync, "FU.... SION!!!" Nightwalker sped forward quickly swinging with Shin Ryu, "HA!!!!" The Sayains cried. Their fingers touched and a repulse of raw Ki sent Nightwalker spiraling backwards. The light died down an a new warrior stood before him. The energy emitting from the warrior was solid and immense, "Nightwalker... I stand for the Realm of Ki as a savior... I am Gogeta! Prepare yourself!" he roared. Nightwalker glared at the Sayain, "Fine, I'll play your little game..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naruto's Biju form had begun to glow white with sentient energy. Odak looked back at the Ninja astounded, *You stored energy that Nightshade had given you from your fight with Roark in a tiny pocket of your body... I'm impressed... The energy of The Sentient King and Nightshade's actual living energy... I hope your plan works Naruto...* he thought punching another Exion away. Jaune in his semblance armor was shredding Exion and other enemies to bits. Simone was running enemies through with his drill spear while Kamina face off against Viral with his Gurren Lagann body suit. The three girls at the stage had begun to sing: [The Dazzlings Together] ♪ Ahh, ah-ah, ahh ♪ Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah ♪ Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ahh, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ The sound bounced all around causing the hero's to drop to their knees. Odak turned and put up a barrier around Naruto. The portals that had been opened above began to pour in raw magic and energy that flooded into The Dazzlings! However a white light came forth from the sky above the barrier. It hit the barrier head on with a mighty explosion. The barrier was trying to expel the energy wave but it began to crack under the pressure. With a mighty push the white energy moved forward and the barrier shattered! The energy hit the middle of the fighting area and there stood 7 figures. The Heroes of Equestria stood amongst the battle field. Thunderwing, Noel, Melody, Silver Strings, Scarlet Blitz, and Sniper Streak stood with harmonized energy. The ponies all roared and charged into battle. Odak smiled, "The tides have chaged," he said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker was furious. His eyes bloodshot and full of hate. Gogeta and Nightwalker were equals in terms of strength and speed. The toll of their fighting obvious to both combatants. Gogeta took a breath and stood tall, "Alright... Here we go!" he roared. Nightwalkers eyes widened as he felt Gogeta's energy rise, "BIG BANG KAMEHAMEHA!!!" He roared. The air spilt and the wind screeched as Gogeta fired the massive energy wave. Nightwalker roared and put everything he had into his blast, "You fo-!" he stopped mid-way was a black, blue highlighted, haired man appeared and stabbed him in the led with a blue and violet blade. On the other side... Was Silver who had stabbed his other leg pinning him to his position. The two intruders teleported away by an unknown source. The energy wave Gogeta was putting out engulfed Nightwalkers hitting him full on. The clothes on Nightwalker burned away and slits began to form on his arms! Nightwalker roared in fury and pain as the energy wave died down. The Dazzlings song continued over head. [Adagio Dazzle] ♪ Welcome to the show ♪ [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah ♪ [Adagio Dazzle] ♪ We're here to let you know ♪ [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ [Adagio Dazzle] ♪ Our time is now ♪ [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah ♪ [Adagio Dazzle] ♪ Your time is running out ♪ [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] ♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪ [The Dazzlings] ♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Feel the wave of sound ♪ ♪ As it crashes down ♪ ♪ You can't turn away ♪ ♪ We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay ♪ ♪ We will be adored ♪ ♪ Tell us that you want u ♪s ♪ We won't be ignored ♪ ♪ It's time for our reward ♪ ♪ Now you need us ♪ ♪ Come and heed us ♪ ♪ Nothing can stop us now ♪ The Dazzlings became incased in a spacial magic. The shell around them shattered and they now had wings of their own! To the far side of the battle field The Rainbooms had their instruments and speakers ready. Gogeta was behind Naruto. From above fire, ice, steel, and a barrage of other magic's began to rain down on the enemy lines! Natsu dropped in next to Naruto, "Good to see you pal!" he said. Naruto laughed as the white light from his Biju form faded back to yellow flowing into the Rasengan. Natsu looked at the orb, "That's some pretty sick vibes I'm getting off of that thing. How long have you been putting energy into this?" he asked. Naruto smirked, "Long enough. Listen I need you to start breathing some of your fire into the Rasengan like a small string. I need a connection from all of the realms to finish it," he said. Natsu nodded and blew fire into the Rasengan. Sasuke was still feeding his Lighting into the equipment. Naruto felt the Rasengan begin to hum, "We need The Force!" he growled. Obi-Wan was busy covering around them with Odak for protection. Naruto turned and held up the Rasengan as it started to expand, "ANAKIN HIT THIS!" he roared. Anakin turned and noticed Gogeta getting ready to throw Naruto and forced his force lightning and shot a direct volley into the Rasengan, "ITS READY! NOW!" Naruto roared. Gogeta spun around fast and hard, he threw Naruto straight at Nightwalker!! At that moment The Rainbooms began to sing fiercely. [The Rainbooms] ♪ Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh ♪ ♪ I've got the music in me ♪ ♪ Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh ♪ [Twilight Sparkle] ♪ Don't need to hear a crowd ♪ ♪ Cheering out my name ♪ ♪ I didn't come here seeking ♪ ♪ Infamy or fame ♪ [The Rainbooms] ♪ The one and only thing ♪ ♪ That I am here to bring ♪ ♪ Is music, is the music ♪ ♪ Is the music in my soul ♪ ♪ Gonna break out (Out!) ♪ ♪ Set myself free, yeah ♪ ♪ Let it all go (Go!) ♪ ♪ Just let it be, yeah ♪ ♪ Find the music in your heart ♪ ♪ Let the music make you start ♪ ♪ To set yourself apart!! ♪ The magic hit full on against the darkness within the realm. The Dazzlings spell was being repelled! Naruto flew quickly with the aura of a Super Sayain flowing around him, "Take this! LIGHTNING STYLE: SUPER HARMONIC DRAGON SAROMINAE RASENGAN!!!!" he roared. The Rasengan made contact with Nightwalker, "GIVE US BACK OUR FRIEND!!!!" he screamed. The Rasengan began to twist and the energies flowing through it began to penetrate Nightwalker with a multi-tude of colors. Nightwalker screamed in fury trying to fight back but the concentration of energies over powered his will! Naruto smiled, "This is a reminder of from all of us! NIGHTSHADE! COME BACK TO US!" The dark aura around Nightshade's body faded and a dark shadow leapt away from the body quickly as Nightshade was sent flying into the mountain. The entire valley of the realm shook and the mountain fell on top of Nightshade's body. The rebound of the Rasengan flew across the realm and the dark skies were blown away revealing a true blue sky above! Naruto stood as his Biju mode faded away. He was sweating heavily, "Looks like that did... The trick..." with a sigh Naruto collapsed. Gogeta defused leaving a tired Goku and Vegeta on the ground. The Exion around began to run for their lives. Silver, and the black haired man dug Nightshade out of the rubble. Nightshade's hazel eyes gazed at the two people, "I know one of you..." he croaked. Silver's eyes shined with care but realized Nightshade was looking at the Black, blue highlighted man, "You've changed... Night Glade..." he said. Glade nodded, "Gidget surprised the Realms with my resurrection, and Awkright's helping hand it shocked many more as well," he said putting his blue, violet blade back in its sheath, "Ninyn is catering to Caster and Gidget. Nightwalker did a serious number on Caster with a Dark Matter Lance, and The Ritual put Gidget out cold. He should be here really soon should be my guess," he said. Nightshade nodded and looked to Silver, "And who are you?" he asked. Silver shook her head slowly, "Rest Nightshade. Your body has taken a lot of damage from that attack. It's hard to believe you survived since in a terms it was a Sentient Attack that hit you," she said. Nightshade rolled his eyes trying move, but his muscles quickly responded violently in a spasm of pain, "Alright you win..." he said. Glade looked around and tapped the ground, "We're not done here," he said. Silver turned to him raising an eyebrow. Glade frowned noticing the Dazzlings were kneeling and breathing heavily. A dark shadow began to form over the sky once more. Glade quickly ran to the underground opening and ran inside. In two test tubes were two bodies. One was an exact copy of Nightshade! The other had the body of Nightshade but the face was a little more like Ninyns but it had white hair. Both men opened there eyes and broke through the tubes. Glade drew forth his sword blocking the strike of Nightshade's clone but the other man kicked him hard sending him outside the entrance. The man with white hair laughed, "Continue dears!" he called to the Dazzlings. A dark energy shot out of his hand piercing the girls with unbelievable power! [The Dazzlings] ♪ What we have in store (ah-ah) ♪ ♪ All we want and more (ah-ah) ♪ ♪ We will break on through (ah-ah) ♪ ♪ Now it's time to finish you! ♪ The Rainbooms magic was soon pushed back by the magic The Dazzlings had cast. Dark full body forms of The Sirens took shape and they began to circle The Rainbooms. Sasuke was out of Chakra and Anakin had been blown back by the shockwave of negative energy. In one eye Anakin's eye had turned yellow while the other remained blue. Quickly the Jedi Knight found his Lightsaber meeting with Kenobi's! The White haired man swept a hand out knocking any remaining heroes down. He turned to Glade smiling, "I'm surprised at how well you can manage in that body. Then again a genius such as yourself shouldn't have any problems adjusting to new situations," he laughed. Glade stood, "I shouldn't be surprised. I knew an attack like Naruto's wouldn't be enough to kill you Nightwalker," he said. Nightwalker chuckled pulling forth a red sword slashing forward. A red beam of energy slashed across the landscape heading for Nightshade. Silver stood up but Nightshade caught her hand, "Take this," he said placing Shin Ryu in her hand. Silver blushed taking the blade and felt the warmth of the blade's handle. The light that emitted from the blade had been restored and Shin Ryu's green aura glowed brightly. With a swipe of the blade Shin Ryu's energy canceled out Nightwalker's attack. Night-walker growled, "Cyclone! Finish those two off!" he roared. The clone of Nightshade nodded and flew out over to Silver and Nightshade. Nightwalker smiled, but as he turned around his smile faded. Standing before him was not only Night Glade, but the entire gathering of The Heroes Of Equestria! "I killed a majority of you!" Nightwalker roared. Glade shook his head, "Wrong! I saved them with the remaining energy I had left! You had no chance of killing anyone! Your rematch with us begins now!" he roared. The heroes charges forward. Thunder casting forth the spells he had learned strengthening his comrades. Silver String shot forward like a bullet knocking the man around with immense strength behind every strike. Glade and Twinblade struck across in rapid succession. Nightwalker twisted in the air grabbing Glade and Twinblade throwing them into the ground hard! Melody and Noel ran to join The Rainbooms and began to sing protective music across the plains. The Rainbooms found their footing and stood tried to fight back but the struggle between The Rainbooms and The Dazzlings were obvious. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyclone advanced on Silver and Nightshade with a blood curdling smile, "Run along now Princess. I have some trash to finish off," he said. Silver glared at the man with hate and held her ground. Cyclone rolled his eyes as they turned scarlet red, "You people and your heroic..." he said slashing forward. Silver slipped to one side and punched Cyclone in the face. The man fell back a step and laughed turning around and attacking once more. Silver met Cyclone's strike with Shin Ryu, an aura of lightning crackled around the blades as they grinded against each other, "I'm... No.. Princess!" she roared. A bright silver blue energy light flared from Silver's body as she took on her God form. A large blue and silver fur covered a majority of Silver's curvy body. Unknown to Silver however Shin Ryu had bonded with his somewhat leaving black streaks in her fur. Silver took a step forward and disappeared in an instant reappearing behind Cyclone and kicking the man hard. The sound of his ribs could be heard shattering as he was sent into the mountain. Cyclone's laughter could be heard as he peeled himself from the mountain, "My, my what power you have! I love a freak in fur!" he cackled. Silver's eyes were blood red. A mix of her dark and light side created this form. Her pupils had become thin slits. Cyclone's eyes turned black as he lunged forward slashing with his demonic weapon. Silver blocked multiple times sending out shockwaves between each strike. Nightshade was slowly covering himself in a white aura, and slowly but surely his wounds began to close... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker repelled each of the heroes with ease. His body seeming to grow stronger with every strike and dodge. With most out for the count Nightwalker sped forward and stabbed at Scarlet! The sound of screaming could be heard. Dust cleared the field and Twinblade stood in front of Nightwalker with his swords holding Nightwalkers in place. However Twins block had taken a toll, Nightwalkers blade was sticking out the other side of his body! Nightwalker smiled, "One down," he said smiling. Nightwalker tried to pull the blade out of Twinblade but the blade wouldn't budge. Twinblade smiled, "There's a reason I'm called Firestar...." He said. Glade quickly came forward and got her away. Nightwalkers eyes widened as Twinblade began to glow with a fiery aura. The heat from the ponies aura began to flare to life, "If I'm going to die I might as well try and take you with me!" he roared. Nightwalker let go of his blade but a set of tendrils shot out of the ground pulling him back down. Twinblade roared and his energy flashed around. Glade turned around and put up a barrier around Twinblade and Nightwalker! Twinblade exploded and the barrier Glade held was beginning to crack. "Twinblade!!" Silver and Thunder cried. Nightwalker rose from the smoky barrier and smiled, "To bad so-!" he paused and so did everyone else who breathed. An enormous energy pressure was emitting from the spot Twinblade once was. The smoke cleared and light emitted from the spot. Ninyn Yamanakou's icy glare met Nightwalkers astounded gaze. Ninyn's eyes were electric blue, the eyes of a sentient!! Nightwalker was sweating, "How are you alive?! How do you have that power?!" He cried. Ninyn shook his head, "It does not matter how or why. What matters... Is that I'm here for you..." The Light has awoken. > Chapter 12 I'll Show You... > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker smiled wide at Ninyn and laughed after a minute, "Do you possibly think you can stand against me Ninyn? The rule of sentient killing sentient applies to me forever! I am a perfect creation! DNA from The Ruthless Roark, and The Gallant and yourself as well! What-!?" Nightwalker was quickly silenced as Ninyn flew up and back handed him across the field. Nightwalker stood out of the rubble of his collision and laughed even harder, "Ok! I see what you're going for here and I know you're pissed. You're giving me the strong and silent type impression. I do have to say it's rather intimidating but…" he raised his arm sending a blast that hit Ninyn hard, "It's not that intimidating," he chuckled. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver was now fighting Cyclone toe to toe in matters of strength. Nightshade was focusing hard on Sarominae. The fight would never truly end unless Cyclone was killed. Sadly the rule of sentient killing sentients applied to Cyclone at this very moment. Cyclone laughed hitting Silver hard across the face. Silver turned and slashed Shin Ryu hard in a diagonal motion cutting hard across Cyclone's body from left to right. Cyclone fell back a step gasping for air. Silver kicked the man hard in the chest causing him to skip across the landscape. Simone and Kamina appeared next to Silver turning to Nightshade, "Well… You got pretty fucked up didn’t you?" Kamina said. Simone twirled his drill spear, "Viral's been dealt with and sent back to our realm. Our time here won't be much longer. Thyme time traveled and brought us here to have a better fighting chance. But now that Viral has returned to-!" Simone immediately faded away. Kamina shook his head, "Figured that would happen. Should've waited just a bit longer…" he said. Nightshade glared at Kamina, "Is there a point to you talking?" he asked. Kamina nodded picking up Simone's drill spear, "Not exactly, but at the same time I have a plan. I'm still bonded with Gurren Lagann in this armor Thyme created. I can distract that Cyclone guy while that wolf chic helps you heal up for a concentrated attack," he said. Nightshade blinked, "Sarominae Necarose?" he asked. Kamina nodded, "I know that's the move you're gonna use. It's your go to attack in a last ditch effort. Concentrate a beam directly at Cyclone when I provide the opening," he said. Nightshade nodded, "Be careful… He's got most of my abilities and skills," he said. Kamina laughed, "I know that, but he has no idea who the hell he's up against!" he roared. Nightshade shook his head as Kamina charged forward with Katana and spear in hand. Silver saw Kamina charging and blinked. Kamina smiled winking at her as he threw the spear at Cyclone. Cyclone dodged it and slashed forward at Kamina. Kamina bent down low and caught the strike and kicked Cyclone back. Silver returned to normal and went over to Nightshade and started to heal him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The smoke cleared away from where Ninyn stood to reveal that the blast had not even scratched him! Nightwalker growled and lunged forward but a lance was thrown right through him. Pyrrha and Jaune stood behind Ninyn. Pyrrha's spear returned to her. Nightwalker looked at the three and held up his red blade. Ninyn lowered himself to the ground. His electric blue eyes crackled with lightning. Shiekatsu Ryu radiated a bright blue light, the blade itself could be seen moving a little. Ninyn nodded slowly as if talking to someone. Nightwalkers eyes widened as he turned just in time to get punched in the face by Thyme! Nightwalker skipped across the ground. Ninyn held up a barrier of energy knocking Nightwalker back to his feet. Ninyn turned to Pyrrha and Jaune, "Get the others to safety. I understand your will to fight but this is something for me to handle alone. Nightwalker is mine to deal with," he said darkly. Pyrrha and Jaune looked at Ninyn with pleading eyes but Ninyn didn't budge. The two nodded and ran off. Nightwalker turned and sent a blast at the remaining heroes! Ninyn dashed in front of the blast and easily knocked it aside. Glade appeared and sent out a volley of magic missiles at Nightwalker. Ninyn landed next to him, "I don't need your help," he said. Glade smirked, "No offense sir, but I have a score to settle with the bastard," he said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beyond the battlefield Anakin and Obi-Wan were in a climatic duel. The Mane 6 was getting hit hard by The Dazzlings attacks. Sasuke was drained of chakra. Nightwalker was soon sent flying towards the area smashed into the ground. Ninyn and Glade both quickly followed and shot energy attacks at the monster. Nightwalker slashed an energy wave hard at the both of them. Glade took the hit and crashed to the ground. Sunset was blasting any remaining Exion while trying to help fight the Sirens magic. Ninyn looked to Sunset and growled sensing her magic, "SUNSET SHIMMER SING NOW!!!" He roared. Sunset jumped back surprised. Ninyn formed a microphone out of the ground and threw it at the girls. Sasuke caught it and handed it to Sunset. The girls all looked to Sunset and nodded.  Sunset smiled softly and her expression changed as she looked at the Sirens. [Sunset Shimmer]   ♪ You're never gonna bring me down  ♪   ♪ You're never gonna break this part of me  ♪   ♪ My friends are here to bring me 'round  ♪   ♪ Not singing just for popularity  ♪ [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle]   ♪ We're here to let you know  ♪   ♪ That we won't let it go  ♪ [The Rainbooms]   ♪ Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow  ♪ [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle]   ♪ And you can try to fight  ♪   ♪ But we have got the light of  ♪ [The Rainbooms]   ♪ Friendship on our side!   ♪ A wave of magic erupted across the land. Light returned and Anakin was knocked unconscious! Ninyn smiled wide as he turned towards a very distraught Nightwalker. [The Rainbooms]   ♪ Got the music in our hearts  ♪   ♪ We're here to blow this thing apart  ♪   ♪ And together, we will never  ♪   ♪ Be afraid of the dark  ♪   ♪ Here to sing our song out loud  ♪   ♪ Get you dancing with the crowd  ♪   ♪ As the music of our friendship  ♪   ♪ Survives, survives!   ♪ The remaining heroes were refueled with the light of harmony. Slowly but surely the words of The Rainbooms found a way into their mind syncing there singing. [All against the Dazzlings]   ♪ Got the music in our hearts  ♪   ♪ We're here to blow this thing apart  ♪   ♪ And together, we will never  ♪   ♪ Be afraid of the dark  ♪   ♪ Here to sing our song out loud  ♪   ♪ Get you dancing with the crowd  ♪   ♪ As the music of our friendship  ♪   ♪ Survives, survives, survives!   ♪ A miraculous light rose from The Rainbooms and the power of The Dazzlings faded! Across the way Silver, Kamina, Nightshade, and Kamina felt the effects of the magic. A smile spread across Nightshade's face. His body nearly healed. Kamina stabbed Cyclone through with his sword and pinned him to the ground with the spear! With a turn Kamina jumped as Nightshade held up two fingers, "Sarominae… NECAROSE!" he roared. The energy around Nightshade's arm crackled remembering each of the damage dealt to its wielder. A hot beam of energy shot forward from Nightshade's fingers and pierced through Cyclones heart! A suction of air rebounded as the blast hit Cyclone. Nightshade looked to Silver, "Get us out of here!" he roared. Silver nodded picking him up and grabbing Kamina running hard as Cyclone's body began to implode. The energy from his demise resonated throughout the realm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nightwalker turned looking at the fallen Dazzlings and shook his head as he held out an arm towards them. Ninyn sped forward and slashed upward cutting off the monsters arm. Nightwalker screamed in pain as his arm dissolved into the ground. Ninyn kicked the man back, "There will be no additions of power for you to absorb. I won't let you harm another soul!" he roared. Nightwalker swung his blade at Ninyn. Sparks flew as there blades met. Ninyn pushed the monster back kicking the inside of Nightwalkers leg. The sound of bone shattering and the twist of the monsters leg could be heard. Nightwalker cried out in pain as he fell back. With a roar of desperation Nightwalker lunged forward with an all out energy attack that would destroy the plains around them. Ninyn caught the blade and ran Shiekatsu Ryu through Nightwalkers chest! Another blade protruded from Nightwalkers body from the other side. Glade had pierced the monster with his own blade. The two warriors pulled their blades free letting the black ooze within Nightwalker run free. Nightwalker was choking and gasping for air. Ninyn shook his head turning away. Nightwalker growled and absorbed his sword allowing him to rise, "I will not be thrown aside like an insect!!" he roared. Nightwalker lashed out a tendril at Ninyn. Ninyn turned catching the tendril and pulled hard. Nightwalker went flying at Ninyn. Nightwalker readied a blast and pushed his arm forward. Ninyn met Nightwalkers hand with his own looking the monster in the eye, "Fool…" he growled. Ninyn focused his energy and pushed Nightwalkers energy back making the blast pierce through and blow a large hole through his own body! Ninyn tossed Nightwalker to the ground, "You should've known this would happen… It always happens. This time however you forgot about how we won… You forgot everything Nightshade ever did. You lost because you cared only for yourself. This is what it means to be a hero of the realms. To fight for the ones we care about and protect. For a better tomorrow and never stop moving forward. This is the end for you…" he said. Nightwalker roared putting everything he had into one attack including his own life force. Ninyn shook his head taking on his own Sentient King Form. Nightwalker let loose his attack. Ninyn met the blast with his own attack and pushed it back. The blasts rebounded into the sky. A shockwave spread across the sky. In the distance part of the two blasts had combined and his a pocket of energy breaking a part of the realm open. Nightwalker was turning pale. His spirit began to attempt an escape. Ninyn sped forward slashing with a dark sword, "Exeleon… Feed…" he whispered as he swung the blade. A dark aura lashed out as it cut into Nightwalkers body and it grabbed hold of Nightwalkers spirit! An ear splitting cry of horror ran across the realms as Nightwalker was pulled into the blade by force. As the spirit touched the blade it began to burn away into nothingness. Ninyn held the blade high and watched as the spirit was burned and destroyed. A puff of smoke came from the dark weapon, and Nightwalker was no more… The heroes all watched as light began to shine beautifully across the realm. Thyme landed next to Ninyn, "Is it over?" she asked flexing her metal wings. Ninyn's electric blue eye color faded to its grey blue color, "Yes… Nightwalker is no more…" he said. Ruby and her team cheered, "We did it!! We beat the big bad guy!!" they cried. The mane 7 had all collapsed breathing heavily. Sasuke and Naruto both were laughing. Goku and Vegeta had defused after they threw Naruto against Nightwalker. Nightshade walked as the heroes gathered, "Thank you… Everyone one of you. I can see we have new faces and old faces. I can say I'm proud to know you all united again to fight a common enemy… Thank you. Everyone…" he said. The light began to grow and the heroes all returned to the palace. A lot had happened and not much was needed to explain. The Dazzlings had been returned to Canterlot High without any memory of the events that had occurred. The Mane 6 and Sunset Shimmer also had their memories wiped of the events that had occurred. The only difference was the experience they had gained. Each had their own experience learned and gained from this event. The people returned to their realms respectively. Silver looked around at the Sentients, "So where does this leave everyone now?" she asked. Star Bright laughed lightly, "This leaves us with many more heroes and answers to find. I have to say I'm looking forward to a new set of adventure's that'll lead to yet another common goal. The Heroes all have their duties and moments. Now let's see where it heads," she said. Silver nodded as the two looked at the training room. Ninyn and Nightshade were both putting on gear and sharpening their weapons. Nightshade looked at Ninyn, "So what's this about? We defeated Nightwalker. So.. What's this all about?" he asked. Ninyn smiled, "I want to fight you. All out," he said. Nightshade's eyes widened, "Fight me? For what reason? What do you want to prove?" Ninyn disappeared and reappeared behind Nightshade slashing forward. Both men had their Sentient modes active, "I'll show you…" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Key To Beginnings > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was several weeks after Nightshade and Ninyn's confrontation. It was hard to was hard to watch The Gallant remain as he was. I guess you could say I'm not particularly amused with the factors that have played. I want to add a little twist to my beginnings. To what story shall I link this moment to? I'm unfortunately not allowed to tell you that. What I can tell you is something that this moment I'm telling you is highly important for future events. Without the permission of The Sentients I entered The Palace and I strolled about looking for The Gallant. A spitting image of what I always wanted him to be. Strong, passionate, caring and immensely characterized as role model for future heroes. I wrapped my hand around a lightly colored tether from another plane of existence and made it's presence known to The Gallant. I watched as The Gallant jumped back in surprise to the tethers touch. To The Gallant it was nothing more than another tether to another realm. He looked around quite bewildered and grasped the tether. A flash of energy swirled and knocked him unconscious. I watched as the energy swirled and entered his body. The multiple energies seemed to be mixing for better than I expected. Then again The Gallant wasn't your average character. I masked the power of the tether with my own easily. This was merely child's play compared to some other things I had to face. Though I do have to say I'm quite proud with how far I myself have come with what I've created. The Gallant awoke sometime later completely rejuvenated. I laughed watching him pace. It was interesting to see emotions such as this cross his mind. There wasn't much in the realms that could cause much panic to Nightshade, but this was something no other realm dweller, or jumper had come across before. I watched as the magenta energy flowed around The Gallant calmly. It would take time but he'd soon figure out what he had been blessed and cursed with. The burden of The Gallant was heavier than most could believe. It wasn't pretty but I guess in a way all great things have their endings. After all... That's what being The Creator is all about...