Drake: Well, I guess I now know the truth. (to Lebia) Lebia, you seem to know the Ronin Warriors well. Can you give me a brief explanation of them?
Lebia Maverick: The only thing I can tell you is that they are defenders of the world against demons of another world.(sarcastically) That helps.Well, the thing is, they are my friends from off the show. They are true defenders. How they got here is a mystery to me.
Seiji: (entering the room) Well, we were brought here by Bastian.(Lebia turns around)
Damn it, Seiji, don't do that. Or I'll call you by your English name.Is that a threat? Lebia, you could make up bigger one than that, like "I'm gonna eat your heart."Damn, you took the words out of my mouth. So, you're Seiji, huh?I am Seiji of Wisdom. And you must be Drake. Bastian filled me on the details. Your friend, King, must be a big fan of ours.
King: (popping out of no where) You got that right.Where did you come from?I don't know.Come on, Drake, we might as well introduce you to the other Ronin Warriors. You already seem to know Touma of Life.(The four walk to another room. But in the shadows, two red eyes flash.)
Opening Theme: Sailor War
(Drake gets led to a room that is with the other Ronin Warriors.)
Drake, the one in the red armor, that's Ryo of Virtue.
Ryo: (looking at Drake) Oh, you're Drake. Bastian told us about you.The one in the light blue is Shin of Trust.
Shin: (looking to Drake) Well, good to see you.That one wearing the orange is Shuu of Justice.
Shuu: Pleased to meet you.
Touma: You already know me. We weren't on the same page with each other when we first met, but we're over it.Hopefully. So, you're all the Ronin Warriors? King's been telling me about you guys. So, you guys were brought here by Bastian to fight Keiri?More than that, I'm afraid. We were also brought here to try and wipe out the other source of Keiri: the Wirusu King.But he's inside Willis.Whoa whoa whoa, you mean to tell me that the blond kid that's with you is carrying the virus king in him? I guess we won't have trouble tearing it out then.Don't even think about it, Shin. We know that the virus inside him takes control of him every once and a while, but he fights it and regains his consciousness.Dang, Lebia, you always did have a way of keeping us straightened out. And I mean that in a good way.Hm.... Speaking of which, where is Willis?I saw him walking around the place. He couldn't have gone far. He couldn't have.This could be serious, guys. He's got the virus inside him. If he goes to the Black Hearts and meets with his future self, we're probably gonna have a 25% chance of surviving their next attack.We were barely able to hold back Keiri this time. But who knows when that monster might show up again.(Outside the base)
Willis: (with red eyes) Do you see what my wirusu and the Black Heart can do to your world, boy? You gave us a fight, but we beat you in the end. (his eyes revert back to blue) How do you know all this? You possessed me in the past. Not this time. (his eyes turn red) You really want to know? We wirusu and Black Hearts traveled through time and space to find the one destined to unlock us from our eternal prison. Leknaat knew that someday we would return. That's why she kept Kuja in captivity. And now I hear that Kimmeria is dead. (his eyes revert to blue) Don't you care that your daughter is dead?Willis, there you are. (Willis turns to him) What's up? Who were you talking to?The virus. He's getting stronger. It's as if there is more fighting, the closer he gets to the Radiant Star. And if he destroys it, he'll take permanent control over me. I'm scared.It's okay to be scared sometimes, Willis. You can admit it.Drake...... If the virus possesses me fully..... then I want you to destroy me.What? You're not serious, are you?I am. I don't want Terriermon and Lopmon to look at their friend as the destroyer of the world's future. Will you make that promise? Would you destroy me to save the future?I.....I will, Willis. You got it.(Willis smiles at that. The ground starts to rumble a bit. A red aura surrounds Willis.)
Keiri......(in the present)
Ken: I'm almost done with the Gateway.
Tuxedo Mask: That's good, Ken. I just hope the others are doing fine without us. But I'm a little worried. Drake, King, Lebia, and Willis are gone. Where are they?
Wormmon: You're right. I'm beginning to worry, too.Hmm....It's not normal for those three to vanish into thin air. Unless...... You don't think the virus woke up, do you?Don't think that, Ken. Just continue working. We need that thing finished.(Back in the future)
You mean Keiri's coming this way? Shit.We better get in our armor quick. It's look like another big battle to emerge.Who could ask for more action?(The symbols of Virtue, Justice, Life, Trust, and Wisdom flash on the Ronin Warrior's forehead. Seconds later, they are in their armor.)
I'm impressed.
Ryo: Well, Drake, you guys can stay here. Leave this to us.Hey, we can fight, too.
Touma: The last time you fought Keiri, you were almost killed.
Shin: Yeah, and we can't allow you guys to get killed. Especially you, Drake.Why Drake?
Shuu: If Drake gets killed, Bastian won't exist. And another thing is that the Soul Eater will vanish as well. Bastian is Drake's son. We can't let any of you get killed.
Seiji: Just stay here until we return.(The Ronin Warriors charge into battle. Seconds later, the Radiant Star starts to flash.)
Guys, the star is reacting to something.("Stardust Eyes" plays as the star emerges from Willis' body. It glides to King, then Lebia, then Drake. Then, it starts spinning around rapidly. Meanwhile, outside.)
Arrow Shockwave!(Touma uses his attack on Keiri, but it hardly does any damage. Keiri laughs.)
Keiri: Hyuuman hisou! (Pathetic human)I'll show you pathetic! Iron Rock Crusher!(Shuu uses his attack on Keiri. Keiri laughs again.)
Anata gujin! (You fools!)Keep it up! We have to keep fighting this thing! Thunderbolt Cut!(Seiji uses his attack on Keiri, but it doesn't seem to hurt it. Its eyes flash red and it blasts them with a red beam of energy. They fall backwards, hurt.)
Ow! Keiri's improved itself. But how? Double Flame Cut!(Ryo uses his attack on Keiri, sending it spiraling back a few paces.)
Superwave Smasher!(Shin uses his attack, sending Keiri back a few more paces.)
Ronin Warriors, anata kane no mangaichi chansu no heihoupa! (You have an 10000-1 chance of defeating me, Ronin Warriors!)(Back in the base)
(The Radiant Star spins rapidly, shining a bright light. The light forms a sword, a staff, and a harp. The weapons float to Drake, King, and Lebia.)
Ha....Have we been chosen?Incredible. I can feel the awesome power of the star.(thinking) I can't believe this. They're all warriors of the star?Let's help the Ronin Warriors.(Drake grabs the sword. As he does, a golden light consumes him. He transforms into StarDrake. King grabs the staff and Lebia grabs the harp.)
Higher Templar Light Transformation!Radiant Star Light Transformation!(A golden light consumes King and Lebia. King's hair turns white and grows out. He transforms into what looks like Kaosu from the Ronin Warriors. Lebia's hair grows out more and she transforms into a Sailor Senshi-like warrior.)
Ancient: What happened?
StarDrake: Cool, huh?
Star Lebia: I can feel the power. The light as well.Come on, guys. We got to help the Ronin Warriors.(The Ronin Warriors are trying to fight back Keiri. But Keiri laughs even more at their attempt to fight.)
This is not good. We're losing this fight.Great. We can't destroy this thing.We haven't been in this hard of a fight since we infiltrated Talpa's castle.(Keiri's eyes flash red. It's about to blast the Ronin Warriors with another blast.)
Shinei. (Die.)Here we go, guys. I guess we served our purpose well.(gulp) Terrific. (sarcastically) I always did want to go out with a bang.???: Did someone call for reinforcements?
(The Ronin Warriors and Keiri look in the voice's direction. They see StarDrake, Ancient, and Star Lebia.)
Guarded by the bright Radiant Star, the pure light of the universe, I am Star Lebia, hear my song.Guarded by the Radiant Star, the pure light of the universe, I am the Ancient, feel my rage.And I am the guardian of the Radiant Star, StarDrake.Everyone's here.It spoke English?I've been waiting to fight you all again. But this time, I will destroy you.Ryo, Seiji, Shin, Touma, Shuu, get out of here. This is going to get messy.Very well. Good luck.(The Ronin Warriors step back from the battle. Keiri laughs. The three Radiant Star warriors get in a battle position.)
NEXT EPISODE: Execution, part 5: The Executioner's Last Battle
Ending Song: Forever Love