Sasha clashed against Belos' staff, pink and red energy pulsing and zapping all across the neighborhood before she punched Belos in the face. Belos stumbled back, but quickly blasted Sasha away.

The Toad Queen slid across the street, but then? Flying right beside her were Anne and Marcy. Marcy fired a storm of energy arrows at Belos, with Anne slashing her sword and sending out an energy burst with a swing.

All the arrows and the burst hit Belos, causing him to growl and clutch his chest. He then looked at Golden Guard. "It appears they are stronger than they appear..."

"And we still don't know where we are, Uncle." Golden Guard said, spinning around his staff.

Belos turned to him. "Or how you're alive..."

Golden Guard's eyes widened. "Huh?"

Belos turned back to the battle and slammed his staff down, sending out a red shockwave. Anne, Marcy, and Sasha slid back, but remained on their feet. All three of them then flew into the air and charged, but Belos quickly created a forcefield to protect himself.

Golden Guard then came out of the forcefield, blasting Anne in the face before jabbing his staff into Marcy's chest. And finally, he clashed with Sasha.

Marcy spun around in the air, firing about three flaming arrows at Golden Guard, causing his and Sasha's clash to break. Anne then flew in, slashing the Golden Guard to the ground.

Golden Guard landed, clutching his chest before he turned his staff into a sword and quickly began fighting with Anne, sparks flying from the blades colliding.

Sasha then grabbed her hammer, slamming it down against Belos' forcefield with a growl. Belos just chuckled, almost amused by Sasha's attempt.

Marcy was about to help before she felt something tight press against her neck and she cried out. She then saw someone on her back. Grom.

"REMEMBER ME!?" Grom roared with evil laughter, choking Marcy with his staff.

Marcy growled before stabbing Grom in the leg with a green energy dagger, causing him to let go of her. She then set her hand ablaze with green fire, punching Grom onto the road. She then landed, turning the dagger and one of her arrows into swords.

Grom cackled and spun around his staff, blasting at Marcy. Marcy quickly dodged, her cape catching ablaze with the power of Grom's blast. She shrieked a bit, but threw her cape off and then clashed with Grom.

Sasha FINALLY smashed through Belos' forcefield, but was then blasted in the chest, causing her to go higher in the air. Belos then teleported beside her and swung his staff down into her, causing her to crash downwards. He then teleported beside her again, only to get hit in the face with her hammer.

Anne slashed at Golden Guard's sword again and again before turning her sword into a bow and arrow and firing at Golden Guard. Golden Guard quickly deflected the arrow, but was then met with another sword.

The battles continued for what felt like ever, with no one reaching a point to where they would win. But then? Belos' eyes glowed a bright red and he slammed his staff down, blasting all The Three Stars.

Grom growled. "SHE WAS MY FIGHT, BELOS-"

"Silence." Belos hissed. "We are needed elsewhere."

Golden Guard turned. "Huh? What do you mean, my liege?"

"Luz Noceda breathes..." Belos said with a demonic tone before he slammed his staff down against the ground, teleporting all three of them away.

Marcy grunted, getting up. "Who's Luz...?"

Anne shrugged. "No clue...but how is Belos alive? Didn't that witch superhero kill him?"

Sasha slowly got up, taking off her helmet. "I...honestly don't know. Golden Guard just crashed in my backyard, and then Belos showed up."

"And that Grom guy showed up at our house..." Anne said, purposely standing beside Marcy and squeezing her hand.

Marcy took a deep breath, remembering Anne's words about her being okay.

Sasha quickly stepped closer. "He didn't hurt you two, did he?"

Anne shook her head. "No, we're okay."

"Thank god..." Sasha breathed. "But we better follow them. Who knows the damage they'll do?"

Marcy hummed. "They said Luz Noceda breathes...and it's likely they'd want revenge against The Witch...maybe this Luz IS The Witch!" She realized. "And The Witch lives in the neighboring city!"

Anne laughed. "Perfect! Then, let's do this!"

The Three Stars then flew up and zoomed into the sky.

Meanwhile...

Luz and Hunter screamed before their little bubble forcefield crashed into a bridge. Cars quickly stopped and a few crashed.

Ignoring all the complaints and possible swearing, Luz and Hunter dispersed the forcefield and looked up. Nothing. Luz then turned to Hunter. "Okay, I think we can rule out the possibility of these two being new bad guys."

"Definitely. Cause they ARE bad guys, so there's no possibility." Hunter said. "...wait...they had the same orange eyes as-"

"The one who attacked Amity and King...they work for her." Luz realized, clenching her staff.

But then, Vee quickly flew over and landed next to her siblings. "Uhh, guys? We gotta look alive!"

Hunter and Luz turned to their sister before hearing mechanical crashing. The three turned around and saw Cloaker zooming over with his saw blade foot acting like a wheel.

Andrias wasn't far behind, somehow getting a new sword...but this time, it was double edged. And still made of the same orange energy/ fire from earlier.

"Oh, boy." Luz gulped before Vee quickly flew over to the citizens, evacuating each and everyone she could find while Hunter and Luz quickly started to fight Andrias and Cloaker.

Luz clashed with Andrias, using any kind of magic she had to clash with Andrias' flaming sword, which she would avoid at all costs. After all, it was basically like a lightsaber from Star Wars, and she did NOT want to be cut in half.

Hunter handled Cloaker, who he shockingly had a tough time with. Cloaker was just as fast and agile as a human being, perhaps even faster. Not to mention, he seemed to be experienced in fighting in general.

Vee quickly joined the fight, jabbing her staff into Andrias' gut and then blasting him in the face despite his giant height. Andrias stumbled back as Vee started blasting her staff at a rapid pace like a machine gun.

Luz smirked before kicking Andrias in the eye, with Vee kicking him in the chin. Andrias dropped his sword, but swung his mighty arm into them and sending the two flying.

Hunter blasted Cloaker onto a car before flying up to Andrias and jabbing his staff into the same eye Luz had kicked. Andrias screamed in pain, stumbling backwards and off the ledge of the highway.

The former Golden Guard couldn't help but laugh. "Have a nice fall! Cya in spring!" He called out before rushing to his siblings, helping them up.

Luz breathed heavily. "I feel like we've been fighting all day!"

"This is my FIRST." Vee breathed, exhausted before her staff slithered again. "LOOK OUT!!!" She screamed, grabbing her brother and sister and ducking with them as they dodged a blue energy blast.

Then, out of nowhere, Grom came flying in, landing right across from them. He then growled at Luz. "THERE YOU ARE!!! NO LITTLE HUMAN GIRLFRIEND TO SAVE YOU THIS TIME!!!"

Luz's eyes widened. "G-GROM!?! YOU'RE ALIVE-"

Grom quickly thrusted his staff forward, blasting all three of them. Hunter and Vee were sent flying, but Luz was the only one who managed to block it. Grom the lunged at her, slamming his staff against hers.

"I-I took you out! H-How did you survive?!" Luz exclaimed, pushing back against Grom.

Grom just laughed. "You're getting ahead of yourself, witch! I don't know how you randomly teleported out of that little school or why you're suddenly much older, but you're not surviving this!" He then broke their clash, but Luz quickly kicked him in the face.

Hunter went to help, but Cloaker quickly drove in and punched Hunter right onto a car, cackling. Hunter growled, getting to his feet and blasting Cloaker away before going over to Grom, helping out Luz.

Grom's eyes widened. "GOLDEN GUARD!?!? YOU WERE JUST WITH- AGH!!!!" He exclaimed, being blasted in the face.

Hunter then spun around, kicking him in the face and sending him crashing onto Cloaker.

Vee then flew over, but her staff kept slithering. "There's more coming!"

Hunter's eyes widened. "WHO ELSE COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?!?! WHY IS GROM ALIVE?!?!? HOW IS A GIANT NEWT AND A KILLER ROBOT SO FRIGGIN' STRONG!?!?!"

Luz started to shake her brother. "I DON'T KNOW!!!"

Vee broke the two up, but only for all three of them to dodge a red energy blast from above. They looked up and Hunter, out of everyone, was the most terrified.

Golden Guard slowly flew down to them with his staff, cackling. "Well, well, well! Noceda's got some friends!"

Vee stood back. "W-What...?"

"Impossible..." Luz breathed, shaking her head as if she was dreaming.

Hunter was dead silent, memories of being brainwashed by his own uncle coming back. "N...No..."

Golden Guard then noticed, well, himself and his eyes widened. "What?! WHO ARE YOU!? IMPOSTOR!!!" He roared, blasting at Hunter.

Hunter snapped out of it and deflected the blast. "LUZ, A LITTLE HELP!!!!"

Luz quickly thrusted her staff forward, blasting at Golden Guard and sending him flying onto the top of a truck.

Vee turned to her brother and sister. "W-What is going on?! T-This is insane!!!"

But then, they were all surrounded in a red aura and separated from each other. Luz was the first to get up, but her eyes only widened in horror at what she saw walking towards her.

Her mother's killer and even HER killer at one point. Emperor Belos.

Belos narrowed his eyes at Luz, stepping forward. "You may have survived me somehow...and somehow, The Titan is not on Earth...but you will not survive this time."

Luz backed up, trembling as she stared at Belos in pure horror. Her entire world was crumbling out of pure fear. It couldn't be...this had to have been a dream. A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE dream. The worst nightmare she could have had.

Belos then took out his staff, grabbing Luz with his telekinesis and lifting her closer. "I am not going to waste anytime, Luz Noceda. It is bittersweet that our longtime battle ends this way." He growled, pointing his staff at Luz and powering it up.

But then, Vee came charging in and jabbed her staff into Belos' face. She screamed, blasting him in the chest.

Belos dropped Luz, stumbling backwards and looking at Vee. He became confused before looking at Vee's eyes. "...you're a Basilisk..."

"YOU'RE NOT TORTURING HER LIKE YOU DID ME!!!" Vee screamed, although deep down? She was terrified of this man. She just wasn't going to allow her sister get hurt by her cowardliness.

Belos blasted at Vee, but Vee quickly spun around her staff and deflected the blast before charging at Belos, only to get blasted and then punched down. Just as Belos was about to blast again, a rumble was heard.

Suddenly, Andrias crawled back up, grinning. "SHE'S HERE..."

Belos turned. "What? What are you? And who do you speak of?!"

Then? A few cars across from them exploded, causing smoke to rise in the air. And from the smoke came out mechanical arms with glowing orange lights. Then, someone else came from the smoke with an evil grin and glowing orange eyes.

Darcy.

She grinned as her mechanical arms lifted her above them all. She then cackled. "Why hello there."

Cloaker and Andrias quickly rushed to their master, standing beside her as their eyes glowed orange, showing their allegiance to Darcy AKA The Core.

Golden Guard and Grom stood beside Belos, with Belos narrowing his red eyes at Darcy. "And you are...?"

"I am The Core." Darcy said, lowering herself down. "Your new ALLY, Emperor Belos."

Belos chuckled. "You are no ally of mine."

Luz stared at Darcy, recalling who this was from Vee's spell...the one who put her wife and son into a coma. Anger quickly built inside of her and she screamed, lunging at Darcy with all her magic powered up in a single move.

Darcy smirked and swung her arm, punching Luz across the face before she could even hit her and then blasting her down.

Luz cried out, tumbling onto the road. Vee and Hunter rushed to her side, helping her get up. Hunter's eyes then widened when he saw his uncle, he shook his head.

"T-This is a nightmare...." Hunter whispered, shaking his head.

Darcy and her team stood beside Belos and his, grinning as she looked at the emperor. "This is your enemy?"

Belos chuckled. "Pathetic, is she not?"

Darcy ignited her sword with evil laughter. "I can't wait to slaughter them all..."

But then? A pink, blue, and green blur zoomed down and started blasting at the villains. Belos quickly created a forcefield around them all, protecting them.

Then, The Three Stars landed right beside Luz and her siblings. Anne had her golden knight's helmet, Sasha had her gladiator helmet, and even Marcy had her hood and mask on as her horns glowed a bright green.

Anne breathed heavily before seeing Darcy and her crew. "H-Huh?!"

Sasha clutched her hammer, shaking her head. "No...NO!!!!"

Marcy was completely silent, staring at her evil alter ego in absolute terror. She tried to be brave and remember Anne's words, but they weren't helping...this had to have been fake.

Darcy smirked. "My old enemies...and I do mean old. This IS my technical future, right? Where I die?"

The heroes and even the villains were left confused, but before Darcy could say another word? Someone ELSE crashed in next to the heroes.

Someone who looked like a combo of Hunter's costume AND Golden Guard's. With the same mask of Golden Guard, but Hunter's new red color.

The Red Guard.

He got in front of the heroes, staring down the villains. "Hate to interrupt, but I will!" He exclaimed before slamming his staff down.

Then? Red Guard, The Three Stars, and The Clawthornes all disappeared in a quick red flash.

Andrias stepped forward. "What the-"

But, almost as if copying the Red Guard? The villains all disappeared in a silver flash, being taken away from causing any more chaos...for now.