A world where the Miraculous super hero team in Paris are actually spiritual descendants of various mythological creatures, such as Marinette Dupain-Cheng being a descendant of the Myrmekes, a gold-hoarding ant species from ancient Greece, and Adrien Agreste, alongside his father, Gabriel Agreste, being descended from the Cat-Sìth. The Miraculous are heirlooms passed down in order to harness the powers of these creatures, but Gabriel Agreste ends up stealing the Miraculous of other families to become a villain terrorizing their home, absorbing the blessings and leaving them helpless...

This is the sixth world the Anomalice will be entering in search of the Mystical Travel Miraculous. But with the new revelation shaking the Dimension Keepers, how will they move forward?

All the while, the clock ticks and one light on the mysterious box still stands... What can they do now?

That... Remains to be seen.

"They are decidedly NOT okay," Bakera finally declared to Sandayuu, Solarmon, Connex, Shiift, Goromi, Bluepon, Kumadillo and Kusamimi Kayuchi as the group huddled together in the base.

The final member of the Youkai band, and the newest one to boot, frowned. "I totally get you. Tsuchiyume has not left his room at all. I think he's mealing on granola and oatmeal again!"

Bluepon nodded. "I heard from Fubuki that Jinpei's outright skipping class now...."

"Ranto is submerging himself in work," Goromi added. "I thought he was bad before all this, oh I was very wrong...."

"Kuma kuma!!" Kumadillo spoke up.

"Gangsan-senpai and Daun-senpai have been checking on their cousin, not even visiting here once... Solarmon is worried..." Sandayuu looked down. "And Skyla-san has yet to show up at all."

Solarmon turned her gears, eyes conveying her feelings. (Gangsan had only been as broken as this when they had found out about what could have been, who he could have been were fate not so cruel...)

Connex was crying, and Bluepon took to patting her as the blue moon-themed Youkai spoke, "The only two who are remotely okay are Sandayuu and Wuliang for obvious reasons..."

Sandayuu hadn't looked up, tears trying to pierce through so they could come out. Shiift was buried deep into his hair, shaking as well.

(How had that truth broken them so hard? Sandayuu thought Nura was the worst, but... The way they were all so, so scared. So... Not their usual selves. The what-ifs had consumed them...

Jinpei had been on the mark when he said fighting this new threat would test them. And, of course, once again, Sandayuu was helpless. Like during the fight against Nura, he couldn't do ****...

He had underestimated stuff... Of course he would... He wasn't an Anomalice... Of course he wouldn't get it... Skyla was right. He was useless...)

"Where IS Wuliang anyway? Did the kid just up and vanish? Been empty here for the past few days minus us," Goromi asked. The yellow cat Youkai hoped the other could help since he was used to all this.

"I think he went back to his world. Something about checking on his family and mentors," Kusamimi answered. "Didn't say much, though."

(Maybe he WAS affected by this, but chose not to mention anything...

That thought alone scared everyone.)

"What do we do now...? Acheelmon is still out there..." Bakera then brought up the elephant in the room.

"We do need to figure that out..." Bluepon agreed. "Sandayuu, are you up to do that? In their stead?"

"Can I even?..." the YSP user gripped his blue pants. "Can I truly...?"

(The sadness for his friends, the helplessness, it was eating him up so badly... Did he truly deserve to stand with them when he wasn't like them?)

A pair of hands took his own, and he looked up to see those azure eyes as Bluepon firmly spoke, "Jinpei chose to let you join for a reason. You have resilience and emotional strength. Even if you can't see that in yourself right now... Don't you trust Jinpei's judgement?"

(To anyone who barely knows the guy, they would doubt. Jinpei has the lowest scores in class, he often sleeps during it, even! Why would his judgement be SOUND in any way?

But Sandayuu sees beyond all that. Sees Jinpei, in all his neurodiversity, and how creative he can be. Despite the deficits that come out more often, he makes up for them with his faith, belief, and quick thinking. Able to figure out ways to solve issues without fail, as... Unorthodox as they are. Sandayuu himself has been affected by this approach, has used it some days.

He knows Jinpei must have chosen him for a reason. Not Mera, not Ryuusuke-senpai, not Fubuki-san, not Matarou-kun, even if he's in America, not Chiaki-senpai, not Nozuchika-senpai, not Suguru-senpai, not Oujirou-senpai. There has to be a reason he, of all the people he knew, chose the weakest of the lot.

So... Maybe, he can try for their sake?)

He closed his eyes, and wiped his tears as he got up. "I can. I... I think I can."

"And the will to try matters," Bluepon answered with a smile. "Moderation shouldn't be forgotten either."

"No worries," Sandayuu said. "I'll keep that in mind."

(The others share a relieved smile. They're doing great.)

Beep! Beep!

Solarmon paused and turned around to see the computer on the table light up. The new program Kumako had made for detecting worlds entered by the Anomalice was now whirring at top speed, it seemed.

Sandayuu rushed over and read the specifics, but as he did, he noticed something about the path Acheelmon had taken. Could it be....?

He shook his head. He could crosscheck with Skyla later on. For now...

"What's the time of interference?" Kusamimi asked.

"It's TLCN-1591, a Miraculous Ladybug world, and the time of interference is... January 20, 2024, when the team has saved the Miraculous stolen by Gabriel Agreste."

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

~~ January 20, 2024 ~~

"Are we ready, guys?" Ladybug asked the group. Her red earrings shone in the waning sun, aquamarine eyes contrasting the orange and purple hues of the sky.

Chat Noir smirked. "Of course, milady." He even made a show of taking her hand and pressing a light kiss onto the front. His girlfriend looked stunning as per usual. Marinette was a wonderful individual in both civilian and fighting forms. "I would fight even the cruelest person to preserve your beauty."

(His father had gone too far. He had ripped power after power away from their rightful owners. His desire to become a ruler, but daring, oh he dared use his MOTHER as an excuse for his greed. Never again would he use the surname Agreste. Monarch was going down to face the repercussions of his actions.)

Bunnyx scoffed at their ttheatrics, more so at Marinette blushing, but nonetheless agreed with their sentiment with a smirk. "Time to get all of those Miraculous back and protect the Mother Box."

Azure Dragon nodded. The pigtailed blonde was prepared to take him down once and for all. "Let's go."

"Good luck, everyone! This is probably not going to get easy..." While relatively new to all of this, Mona was still worried for her friends.

"Make sure you don't do anything reckless," Kagami offered, aiming it directly at Chat Noir, who sheepishly smiled.

"You too, Ladybug," Luka said while looking pointedly at his friend. Marinette laughed in reply.

"Get him good and win this battle!" Kim added.

Max grinned as Chloé scoffed, but her eyes noticeably softened as Sabrina giggled. Rose, Juleka, Mylene, and Alya gave them a thumbs up while Nino, Ivan, Nathaniel and Marc gave them encouraging grins.

This was it. They were finally going to take down the monster of greed. The one who wanted to rule Paris with an iron fist, a dictator worse than Marie Antoinette and her obsession with cake.

Mona rubbed her neck, still worried. She really, really hoped that they would be fine...

(Something feels off. Like something is about to go so, so wrong. Something, no, someone is coming, and Mona doesn't like that her mind suggests not doing anything...)

Watching all of this from above, Félix clicked his tongue, but held his Miraculous as he channeled the power required into it, even cutting his thumb and letting a drop touch the small black gem at the center.

It registered, of course. Flames surrounded him as the silhouette of a phoenix then closed its wings around him. The blessing of his mother's side. Then a loud howl echoed through his eardrums alone. A bulgae rushed right at him. His father's side blessed him, descended from a Korean fire dog, and soon Flairgos stood on the rooftop, prepared to jump down, unaware of the eyes watching him.

Acheelmon was impressed. This human could help them in their quest to change the multiverse. She could sense it in him; a burning hatred for the world's injustice.

"What do you think, Mona?" She asked quietly.

(Aesopia hums, [REDACTED]'s eyes glowing. "Good question. Let's see first, Acchan.")

"Got it."

She sunk back into the shadows, eyes never leaving that young man, who reminded her so, so much of Mona before they were sealed away. Before Pascatmon got rid of them for being useless in her quest to undermine others.

Gabriel Agreste's office was spacious, white, empty, and spotless. As expected of him, really.

Ladybug's eyes scanned the room, her metal detector sense tuning in and eventually finding a safe under his table. "Chat, any souls under the table?"

"Let me check," He said while closing his eyes. The blessing of the Cat-sìth took over, smelling the air to find that indeed, the distinct smell of souls were under the table. "Your guess as astute, milady."

"Let me take over," Bunnyx said while summoning her mochi hammer. With a loud swing, the table slammed into the wall and broke into little bits, revealing a secret safe embedded into the ground. "We may need some tech help here."

"Or a master lockpicker?" Flairgos offered as he landed on the ground.

Ladybug scowled a bit. "You."

"I'm only here for the Miraculous," He said. "I want to return them back to their rightful owners. That's all. Even if..."

(No one says it aloud, but they know the blessings are gone. Monarch absorbed all of it to become stronger...

Flairgos may regret it, though he got what he wanted. He just wants to stop his uncle now.)

"What makes you think we'll trust you?" Azure Dragon brandished her sword, its venom at the ready while lightning crackled. Water puddles began to dry as they floated upwards and became water balls. Those close to her sword soon crackled with lightning as well. "You're the reason we're in this situation."

"True. But you also want to break that safe open right? And I sincerely doubt the mochi mallet can get through."

Bunnyx snarled, but Alix knew he was right. It was annoying as **** to admit... Yet none of them could break that thing without possibly harming the Miraculous. They didn't know how he arranged the items, and the last thing anyone needed was a repeat of Nathalie. No one wanted a broken Miraculous. (But that was because she was not blessed. Gabriel only made it work by injecting the genes of the various bloodlines into his bloodstream. The true holder was Félix. Even if the blessings were gone... they wanted to return them in pristine condition.)

Ladybug frowned, looking over at Chat Noir as the two mentally conversed on what to do. Obviously, Félix couldn't be 100% trusted, yet they still had to get the Miraculous out. How would they compromise on this?

The answer, after some back-and-forth talking, was given to Flairgos, "Fine. But we'll be keeping a close eye on you. You don't touch the Miraculous either. We'll get them and bring them back to their rightful owners."

He nodded. (If, somehow, the blessings could return after they're returned... Maybe they can get rid of Monarch once and for all. He was banking on that possibility.)

Taking a deep breath, he got his phone out and connected a cable to the safe, beginning the process and waiting with bated breath.

After a while, the tell-tale Click! made him sigh in relief, as did the rest. Flairgos handled the door delicately as he turned the handle and opened it up to reveal-

He felt relief rush through his veins, a breathy laugh escaping his lips. (He could finally make up for his mistake. For letting the blessings of others be taken to preserve his own.)

Ladybug and Chat Noir took over from there, putting the Miraculous into a small jewelry pouch they had prepared one by one, mentally counting until... they reached the final one.

Marinette was on cloud nine. They had... finally... they had gotten the Miraculous back. Months of planning, of quiet collaboration with everyone... had finally bore fruit.

Adrien gently took her hands, and smiled. "We did it, milady."

She wiped the hot tears off, smiling back. "We did, little chat."

Bunnyx grinned widely, and Azure Dragon let out a sigh of relief, a small smile forming on her own face.

(Marinette had been so tired but determined to get the Miraculous back. She had been so, so tired, the guilt making her run on fumes until her boyfriend sat her down and reassured her that no, it was not her fault it happened. Félix had manipulated her, it was okay to make mistakes some days.

The burden is not fully off her shoulders, but it's better than none of it at all.)

"Let's get out of here," Flairgos said, turning around. (A tear falls down his cheeks. No one brings it up.) "I trust the returning into your hands."

"Hey, erm, thanks a lot, Flairgos," Chat Noir was a bit unsure how to approach his cousin, but still tried to.

".... Don't thank me. You guys put in the hard work. I just helped you speed things up." (A smile forms as he jumps out.)

The rest shared a glance, but soon they were gone as well, leaving... well, a mess for Gabriel Agreste to return to.

And he was... not happy.

"W-WHAT HAPPENED HERE?!" He was only gone for thirty minutes, answering questions during the Bourgeois' fashion show! How did it all fall apart so quickly!? "No, no, my MIRACULOUS!!!!!"

He rushed to the safe, and the void of emptiness greeted him. Nothing. It was empty.

It.

Was.

Empty.

He let out a guttural scream. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, LADYBUG, CHAT NOIR!! I WILL END YOU!!!! YOU DARE TAKE WHAT IS MINE! I WILL MAKE YOU PAY! THE POWER OF THE TRIPEDAL CROW WILL END YOU ALL!!!"

"I don't think that's your decision to make."

What?!

"Who are y-"

His voice vanished the moment he turned around. Those predatory eyes stared into his soul.

He took a step back. Fear, an emotion he thought had long vanished after absorbing so many blessings, vanquished the invulnerability in a split second.

"I was thinking that letting you off would be a good idea, but it seems like you villains never change," Acheelmon remarked. "People like you, like Pascatmon should burn to the depths of the world. Your comeuppance was long overdue. I'm just speeding it up."

"Comeuppance? This world is MINE! Mine to rule, mine to command!" He scoffed, regaining his voice and taking out the crown he had. "I will not let you stand in the way of my plan! Just because the Miraculous is gone doesn't mean the blessings remain! They're just glorified jewels!"

That made her eyes narrow. People like him...

(Pascatmon had the same face when she assisted in sealing them away. Hypocrites, liars, sheep, the lot of them. Someone called them Anomalice. Fell for the lies of that "priest".

The name stuck ever since. Not once had someone corrected it.

That was all going to change once they had all the Miraculous.)

"I'm going to have fun ending your pathetic life. ACHILLEAN JOUST!" her tail held a golden spear, and she threw it right at him.

Too fast! Too fast!

Execute!

Cosmic Big Bang

The blast knocked the spear AND the crown away, causing A-Gabriel to fall into the safe while the crown clattered onto the end of the room, the gems surrounding it cracking.

"You!!" Acheelmon hissed.

"Killing a life is wrong. Even if they deserve it," The Youkai Hero said as he grabbed the crown. "Wouldn't that make you the same as him?"

"Don't give me that ****! We have standards at least! We don't cause havoc all for the sake of power! We're not Haavik or Pascatmon!" She snapped back. "I'm doing the world a service by killing him off!"

"Maybe." He trained his eyes on the cheetah Digimon. "Maybe he doesn't deserve a second chance. So why waste your breath on him? Give him more attention, the narcissist will soak it up. Nura was the same way. He just ate up all the attention. The best punishment is to move on and leave him to rot and face the consequences of his actions."

"You act as if he won't smuggle his way out of it. People like him will just keep on coming back until THEY get what THEY want. No matter how many people they sacrifice, they don't give a **** about them. They just want their desires granted. *******s like him should rot in eternal suffering."

"That..."

(He can't lie. People are nasty. They are selfish, cruel, downright evil. They make other creatures look tame.)

(But he also knows that there is a potential for kindness in everyone.)

"I can't deny it, yet it doesn't excuse you from taking matters into your own hands. I'm sure this world would deal with him either way. All it takes is time."

"So what? Let fate take the wheels? Our fate as Anomalice is to die without people remembering us for any good traits. To be remembered and embedded in the archive as glitches. It's a wonder the Borrowed Actor ended up in Saviour Datand."

"Times are changing. Even the... Even the system can change. The real question is, are you willing to trust that things will get better?"

Acheelmon laughed bitterly. "Of course you would say that. YOU aren't a glitch in the system. YOU aren't scorned by others for the existence YOU never wanted. Your friends know better than you what kind of suffering we went through. This fake sympathy makes me sick and nauseous!"

F-Fake sympathy?

Little Kommander Ace froze. His body shook as he took a step back. What did she... He didn't lie! He wasn't looking down on the others! W-Why would anyone suggest th-

"GOT IT!!"

"AHHH!"

"SANDAYUU!" Bakera gasped as the hero tried to pull the crown away from A-Gabriel's grasp. The two were definitely in a tug of war right now, Sandayuu grunting even when A-Gabriel had his knee pressed down exponentially hard onto the young boy's stomach, causing him to grit his teeth in pain, his grip slowly but surely loosening. No no no!!! He couldn't give in!!

Yet the pain was too unbearable, and soon, the man kicked him out of his transformation, leaving Sandayuu to cough out blood as he dusted himself. "What a filthy and stupid boy."

"Die!!" Acheelmon roared, lunging at him, but he smirked as he cut his pinkie and let the blood seep into the golden crown, imbuing his own energy to activate his Monarch form as the crow flew to perch onto his head with its three legs, revealing his form to the two. "You two will die!"

"You shouldn't have interfered!" Acheelmon snapped at Sandayuu, who was still holding his stomach in pain. That hurt so badly...

"INTERFERING MORTALS! YOU WILL DIE!!" A-Monarch cackled before sending a sun disk with bee stingers dripping with poison at them. A HUGE one.

Somethin- no, someONE zoomed past both of them, but as they turned around they both didn't register the attack until-

"TCH!" Acheelmon scowled, scooping up Sandayuu and jumping out of the way as the attack nearly impaled them both, leading her to drop to the ground, letting Sandayuu land on the ground before she snarled, "You stupid human! You shouldn't have interfered! I TOLD you fate won't save the day! It long died because of the stupid Creators and this stupid system! You just want things to remain the same because it's convenient for YOU! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE WHO ARE HATED GO THROUGH! YOU'RE JUST A HYPOCRITE LIKE THE REST!"

She then stormed away, and Sandayuu finally felt the wounds catching up to him as he collapsed on the ground. His vision blurred.

"Hey are you alright?! Stay with us!"

But the only thing he can think about, as black consumed him, was one thing.

I'm so sorry guys... I... I really underestimated how bad your suffering is...

"Hey, are you alright?"

Sandayuu blinked at the group of people in front of him as he slowly got up. "I-I'm fine."

"That's a relief. We were all so worried," A-Alya said.

"Let me go get the doctor," A-Chloé spoke as she turned around to exit the room, A-Sabrina joining her while A-Luka frowned. "You look pretty worn out. Why were you at Gabriel Agreste's tower, and why were you saved by a weird-looking creature?"

"I..." Sandayuu looked down. His grip tightened. "That was a Digimon. A digital creature. And... She was there to kill Gabriel Agreste."

A-Adrien's eyes widened.

"But I... I interfered. He managed to... Get his Miraculous, and nearly... If it weren't for her, I would be dead now..." His tears were at his throat now. "I was so... So naïve. I thought I wasn't judging people but..."

He didn't know his friends' suffering. He said he did, but...

Acheelmon was right. He couldn't, he may never understand their suffering.

"I messed up. I really shouldn't have... agreed to help them in the first place. I shouldn't have tried so hard in the first place."

Hearing this, A-Marinette stepped forward and sat down at his bedside. "Hey, what's your name, kid?"

"I-I'm Koma Sandayuu. B-But you can call me Sandayuu," he mumbled, realising that he had never introduced himself. He really messed up there huh?

"I'm Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and this is my partner, Adrien Agreste, Gabriel's son," she introduced herself as well. "I... Sorta get what you mean, honestly."

"H-Huh?" he paused. "What do you... mean?"

A-Marinette looked down, and A-Adrien placed a hand on her shoulder as he explained, "Mary blamed herself when something bad happened as well. It had really bad consequences. I had to talk her down from ignoring her needs because she was that deep in the hole of despair. She kept on saying, 'I should have done better. I should have known.'"

(Everyone knew that A-Marinette wasn't to blame. A-Alya had her hands grasping her friend's slender fingers quietly. Not even A-Chloé spoke a word.

They all knew that at one point, they had screwed up as well, so who were they to judge their friend who had been burdened so hard by her mistake?)

"But we reminded her that it wasn't her fault. She was trying too hard, pushing herself to rectify the mistake, yet... all it did was nearly kill her. Sandayuu, I do not know too well what is going on for you, but I do believe that making mistakes is normal. It's not the end of the world. It doesn't negate the good you've done. All you need is to learn and grow from it."

"I... I guess so, but..."

"Doesn't trying bear fruit anyway? All it takes is resilience and emotional strength. And I can tell you that you and ma chérie have that as your strengths."

Bluepon had said the same thing. And...

Sandayuu looked down at his hands. Bandaged lightly, signs of how he had tried to help...

"The core of goodness in you, never faded. You still want to believe in others, you wanted to believe in a tyrant. It's not your fault people take advantage of your kindness. Being cautious does help, but... above all, go with what the heart tells you to do," A-Adrien said while pointing his index finger at Sandayuu's chest.

(It's how he finally managed to tell Marinette he loved her, unveiling his identity long before things got complicated. There were ups and downs, sure, but they always made it through, together, as partners in crime.)

"And personally, if you were judging people, I do think that you can amend that by working through it. See things from their perspective. Connect with them on a deeper level. Empathise. If you truly want to understand what they go through, be prepared for the pain, the sorrow, but also remember that you are stronger than you think."

"Mister Adrien..."

"Oh please, don't use Mister! I feel old!" A-Adrien laughed.

A-Marinette snorted, and the others all expressed their amusement while Sandayuu blushed, but felt pretty good despite all of this.

(That's right. He can try his best. He won't, he can't give up. Not while Acheelmon is around. He needs to protect the multiverse as much as he can, hold the fort down with the others. He's not alone, he CAN do this.)

"T-Thank you. I will... I will fight. So... You guys should too. Win against your Monarch no matter what," He said while wiping his tears.

"As if that was a doubt," A-Alix snorted. "We're taking him down regardless."

"Thanks. Also, I think I figured out a way to get the blessings back." He thought back to the cracked jewels, the ones on the crown.

What were the chances that each gem held a blessing?

"Try destroying his Miraculous. I think it's probably an artificial one," He said.

Then he paused, seeing their shocked looks before he realised that they hadn't mentioned blessings whatsoever.

Oh, and he told them to win against Monarch.

He could hear Bluepon facepalming while Goromi and Bakera laughed, Kusamimi sighed, Solarmon whirred her gears, and the two Kwamis laughed.

"C-Can I expla-"

"We had a feeling you knew more than you were letting on," A-Nino said. "But we didn't know how to approach you."

"Turns out you made your own opening," A-Kagami said with a smile.

THIS WAS SO EMBARRASSING!

Sandayuu blushed heavily while looking down, causing even A-May Foster to crack a smile.

A-Mona watched from outside, a smile on her fac-

("Looks like he's also interfering in his own way."

She blinks. What was that thought?...)

"Either way, tag team battle against that... Digital creature?" A-Marinette offered a fist bump.

He smiled a bit and reciprocated it. (It was like him and Jinpei. That.... Was nice.) "Digimon. And Monarch, of course. We'll take both of them down for sure."

Time to g-

The glass suddenly burst into bits and everyone dodged as the man himself showed up, the others already transforming into their hero personas. The ones that could, at least.

"I WILL MURDER THE LOT OF YOU! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT NUISANCES AND PEASANTS!" Monarch snarled.

A-Chat Noir's nose wrinkled. "He has gone completely insane."

"That we can agree on," A-Bunnyx mumbled.

"Focus on getting the crown and destroying it. Sandayuu, we leave the
... Digimon to you once it shows up," A-Azure Dragon told the youngest.

He nodded, getting his usual medal out while getting down from the bed. "Let's g-"

"Hang on right there, buckaroo!" He nearly jumped at the voice speaking through his earpiece. Mikettio?! When did he fuse up with the three cats?! "The idiots over here want to help you! Use my medal to summon me there then Henshin!"

"E-Eh?!" His eyes widened. "You want me to-"

"Same here," Kusamimi said. "We want to help however we can. Our partners aren't around so we can't do anything."

Sandayuu felt honored. Truly, he did. "I..."

"Kuma! Kuma kuma kuma!" Komadillo sounded very. Very. Upset. Don't take his partner away from him!!!

"Don't worry, Komadillo. I'm still going to use Little Kommander. Kusamimi and Mikettio are strong without possessing people, so I'm sure that we can work it out," He reassured him.

"That's the spirit!" Shiift said out of nowhere, and Sandayuu jumped as she and Connex just... Showed up. "What? We can create portals. Big deal. All Anomalice can."

"T-True, but what are you doing here? Skyla-san and Jinpei-kun aren't-"

"We had a talk. And we decided that we want to unify to work with you, Sandayuu," The wolf Kwami said.

Connex nodded. "I-I really want to help you too!"

We'll pick up the slack when our partners can't. Sandayuu picked up on the unsaid last part, and he smiled. "Then, if you'll have me!"

The two grinned. The bracelet and the gloves appeared on him as he got the medals out. "I need your help, Komadillo! Mikettio! Kusamimi Kayushi!"

Come on Ghost~

The jingle rang as the gears turned in the watch. A wisp of mist formed a ghost as he jumped, allowing the three to be summoned.

"Anomalous Field, Set!"

This time, he wasn't as surprised when the heroes were also dragged in with A-Monarch. Instead, he focused on the task at hand.

"Henshin!" Sandayuu inserted the medal into his watch.

Changing form, Youkai Hero!

Little Kommander

Something shimmered. The air hummed as the other two Youkai felt like something was sucking them in.

"Wha-"

"HUH?!"

(Shiift gasps. It can't be-

Nearby, an owl snake Kwami with a skull mask sighs in relief. This gylph's exhausting but it'll keep him safe against Acheelmon.)

A new medal formed as the Little Kommander Ace one popped out of the watch, and the yellow armour soon had pink and blue splotches with darker shades while the dome covering his face was now green. A red morning star with an orange chain attached to it formed, and he grabbed it.

Rainbow Ruler

"Niji wa chikyuu ga mamotte, yami wo korosu! Rainbow Ruler!" He yelled. (The rainbow protects the earth and kills the darkness!) "Time to add onto this!"

A-Monarch finally took notice of the two items on him. Their aura...!!

"Miraculous.... MINE MINE MINE!!!!" He rushed towards the hero, only for A-Ladybug to use her yo-yo to grab his arm and pull him back while A-Chat Noir used his staff to smack him back.

"Go! We'll hold him off!" A-Bunnyx yelled while wielding her umbrella, its moon pattern blasting him back. A-Azure Dragon nodded, using her sword to send lightning attacks at the man.

"Thank you! Let's go, Connex, Shiift!"

(Their ears perk up. He's acting as if the Miraculous have souls.)

"O-Okay!"

"Yahooooooo!!!!"

"Time to unify! Connect this family, you guys!"

(He doesn't require blood to activate it?!)

"This is... Surprising," A winged figure spoke from a building's rooftop. A-Su-Han definitely didn't expect THIS of all things. "That Miraculous... Could shift reality as it stands... Can it... Even be called a Miraculous at this rate?"

Being blessed by the drangùe, Su-Han could sense the immense power from those gloves and bracelet...

"I fear what would happen if they fell into the wrong hands. Perhaps... That is why the Creator made them all sentient..." He mused. "I must do more research."

As he disappeared, the process began. A spectral wisp materialised from behind him, forming a pair of kunais that glowed with various elements while psychic energy wafted off him, various items floating all around them.

"Woah...." A-Marinette mumbled. This was... New...

"Rainbow Ruler Circus Ace!" He posed once more.

"Not once, but twice?!" A-Chloé gasped as the rest watched.

"How did he... Do that?" A-Luka asked.

He didn't get an answer. No one knew.

"MINE MINE MINE! YOU WILL GIVE ME WHAT'S MINE!" The crazed villain snarled while lunging, but he simply inserted a medal into the watch.

Execute!

Rainbow Slope Slide!

He slid underneath while punching the villain, a spectrum of colours exploding into his chest as he was sent into a wall, the jewels shattering due to the sheer force, making it deactivate. The others' Miraculous finally glowed as the spirits flew back to their rightful owner. Sandayuu had been right on the spot there!

It was the perfect time to take him down!

Acheelmon bounded into the scene suddenly, but Sandayuu had a counter for that!

Execute!

Cirkinesis!

The various objects were swung right at her as Rainbow Ruler looked back at the group. "Take down Monarch! I'll handle Acheelmon!"

"Alright. Stay safe, Rainbow Ruler," A-Ladybug said before they turned to their friends, who had already transformed, and nodded as they faced the ever-insane man, already transformed into Hawk Moth and looking downright angry at them.

Rainbow Ruler Circus Ace looked at Acheelmon. "I'm taking you down."

"We'll see about that!" She hissed back.

He immediately inserted a new medal into his watch.

Execute!

Howl of the Spirits!

He swung his morning star before he threw it her way, but she dodged. "You know nothing about our suffering! I won't let a stupid heretic like you get in the way!"

"I don't know what it's like to be an Anomalice! I admit that! But I want to know!" He yelled. "I want to make the effort to connect with people! That includes you and everyone else! I want to know why you think the way you do! I want to be friends! Sure, I'm naïve but I want to believe in the best of people! And I WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL ALL THE ANOMALICE ARE ACCEPTED BY OTHERS!!"

(Because the Anomalice are not to blame for their status. But the system blames them for it. He wants to change that system. He's not an Anomalice, yes, but he wants to understand. He wants to keep fighting, to know the truth.

He's happy with the team. He's willing to keep fighting for them. No matter what, he WILL help them!)

[The fourth gem lights up. The gears begin to whir a bit.

The being, no, Hiuliyoull, watches. Feels the determination in the fourth destined.

... Curious.]

"Grrrrr!! I've had it with you!!" She snarled. "TROY'S FINAL SEIGE!!" Her eyes glowed dangerously as data seemed to burn up, forming a huge flame wheel that she aimed towards him.

Sandayuu steeled himself. He heard the scream of pain in that wheel. She was using more of Pascatmon's data for this. "Time to end this!"

He inserted a medal twice.

Execute!

F I N A L E

Psychic Bond Galaxy!

The morning star swung and swung until it became nothing but a blur, and he threw it upwards, following it until it reached a certain altitude, then he mentally calculated how it would hit, and aimed his kick that way.

"THIS! IS! WHAT! WE'RE! MADE! OF!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, using the rest of his energy to send it straight at the Digimon.

Acheelmon couldn't help the breathy laugh that escaped her as the attack raced towards her. It was... A beauty to behold.

She closed her eyes, ready-

"NO!"

H-Huh?

As Sandayuu detransformed, exhausted, he could barely make out someone rushing forward, something, something shifting in reality.

"NO, MASTER! YOU SHOULDN'T! YOU CAN'T POSSESS-"

"I WON'T LET YOU DIE, YOU IDIOT!"

Everyone's eyes widened.

"MONA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" A-Rena Rouge screamed.

But she saw. She saw the Kwami watching. She had seen it.

And as her hands reached forward towards the hybrid Kwami, Tiggan yelpe-

The space ShIfTeD. Portals opened up. Sandayuu screamed as he and his group were pulled in.

In the Ghost Game main world, Gangsan and Daun were taking a break in the park outside of Toei University Hospital when the portal appeared and pulled them in. Solisamon shot up, panting, fear in her eyes.

In the Youkai Watch Jam timeline, Jinpei was in his room, Ranto was working, Tsuchiyume was curled up in bed. The portals took them too.

Skyla was visiting Konju's grave, but it struck and she screamed, falling into it as well.

A-Flairgos didn't have any time to react either before he fell in, spiraling out of control easily as he detransformed.

Acheelmon got sucked in as well, but her paw reached out to the person who had done this. "MASTER!"

And her eyes FlIcKeReD.

Aesopia smiled sadly. "I can't lose anyone else, Acchan. Go get Tiggan in the next world."

"NO!!!" She was going to die if she-

....

And they.... Were gone. The attack instead hit A-Hawk Moth-

He screamed. The crown was nothing now as it burned into a crisp, but still left him alive as he collapsed on the ground, exposed to the world.

And even though their greatest threat was gone...

They had another mystery to solve.

That being their friend, Mona Artemision, who was also lost as she looked at her hands.

"W-What just... Happened?"