Chapter 9: Light vs Dark

The chapter opens with Jaden waking up in the morning to Tiger's constant mewling. He wants to play with him and he refers to Jaden as an uncle. Jaden asks where his parents are as another young Louie calls the little one to come and play a game of tag. Faeyra then runs in and tells Jaden that he has to come and see Flare but Jaden says that he can't at the moment and has to go out and train with his mentor. He tells Faeyra that he will come and visit her and Flare later that day.

Jaden sets out to find Windsor and train. He soon meets up with his new mentor as he begins teaching Jaden how to balance on his staff. Jaden keeps falling over and decides that he should give up but Windsor tells him that if he straightens out his tail, he could keep his balance. Jaden still wants to give up as Windsor finally finds out that he is thinking about something else. He tells Jaden to clear his mind as Jaden tries to do so but he sees his younger self playing with Boxer. Boxer is teaching him how to run on his two feet and the younger Jaden mewls in excitement. Jaden feels guilt tug at his own heart as he is pulled back into reality. Windsor asks Jaden if his mind is clear and Jaden says that it is but looks very sad and worried. Windsor hits Jaden on the head because he has not cleared his mind as his mentor explains that he saw what happened. Jaden gasps and cannot believe that his own mentor understands what he did to Boxer yesterday morning. Jaden then explains that he will tell his father what he did when the time comes. He quickly asks if they could continue the training session. Windsor looks at Jaden with a smile of courage and tells the apprentice that he loves how he can stand back up when he is feeling down. Jaden is shown training and learning new moves and things that he hasn't known before. Windsor is proud of Jaden's progress. Soon, his mentor allows him to take a break and let him relax before he goes off to see Faeyra. Jaden talks about some more of his past life and Windsor asks the young Louie if he misses Super Clan. Jaden ignores his questions and decides to go and find Faeyra and Flare.

When Jaden reaches Flare and Faeyra, he gives Faeyra a rub on the side of her cheek as they embrace each other. Faeyra tells Jaden that she's been waiting for him and that he needs to take a glance at Flare. Jaden turns around and he is shocked that Flare's leaves turned pink. Faeyra says that Fantasy Oak trees tend to change colors in rare instances. Jaden loves how Flare looks and wonders if he is really connected to the tree due to it's leaves turning colors. Faeyra explains that in the legends each Fantasy Oak tree is connected to someone. Jaden gets the wrong idea of himself being the tree and Faeyra clears everything up for him, making the young Louie calm again. Jaden admits that he loves Flare and Faeyra tells him that the tree loves him too. Soon, Faeyra hears something in the bushes as Jaden goes to check it out. As he is looking through the bushes, he finds his old friend, Tiara. The female Louie is upset and jealous of Faeyra and lies to Jaden, telling him that Faeyra is a curse and that she is the reason that a Louie of Tornado Clan died. Jaden, not wanting to believe her, snaps at her and tells her that she is lying. Tiara doesn't care what Jaden calls her and thinks of her as long as Faeyra is dead. Jaden stands in front of her, ready to fight and block her path to protect the one he loves the most. Tiara leaps at Jaden in an attempt to kill him but Jaden is able to fling the angry female Louie off of him as he runs to get Faeyra while leaving Tiara in fatal condition.

Jaden returns to Faeyra with the horrible news that Tiara is going to kill them though he doesn't say her name or who she is. Faeyra is confused and scared at the same time as she wonders who is chasing them. Tiara, feeling badly injured in her stomach, decides to let them both run off as she will catch them later. Jaden explains that once they are in the den, he will explain his entire story. Shay then sees them and is about to welcome Jaden and Faeyra back into the camp. Jaden explains to Shay that he needs to speak with Shiro about his girl, Tiara. Shay asks about Tiara and explains that she was gone for a while and never came back. Faeyra flips out at the fact that her own clan mate wants her to die. Shiro who looks better wakes up and tells them to keep the noise level down. Jaden explains to Shiro that Tiara is after them. He also explains that he's met his girl before and Shiro gets very upset at Jaden. He tells Jaden that he may have gotten her pregnant as Jaden is about to argue but he hears the sound of a Louie wheezing in agony. Tiara is seen wheezing and huffing as she looks injured from the kick she received from Jaden. Tiara, not feeling well, falls on the ground. The others are in shock and so is Shiro. He gets upset with Faeyra and says that it is her fault that she was injured but Jaden jumps in and admits that he kicked Tiara in self defense. Shiro is about to get upset but Shay says that they don't have time to argue as Shiro agrees and they said that they should get her to the medicine den so that she can heal and explain everything to them. Shiro said that if Jaden can bring back food, he will forgive him as Jaden goes out to hunt with Faeyra and bring back food. Jaden says that Shiro should be upset with Tiara instead of them. Faeyra responds by telling Jaden not to let his stress anger him.

The scene cuts back to Shiro and Tiara. Shiro wants answers on why she ran off and why she was with Jaden. Tiara is cowering in fear as the scene moves to Shade, Toby and John. They are looking for a way to defeat Warey as Don finally catches up to them. Don tells Shade that Warey needs him. Shade decides that they are no longer going back to Dark Clan. Aqua comes in and agrees that they should become a team and go against Warey and his clan. Shade asks about the dead body and Deva says that she placed the scent on the body but some Louie over heard their plan. Toby is uncertain about fighting but both Aqua and Jessie give him the courage to fight and Don decides to stop being a coward and joins their new team. Shade decides that they need to make a den in the forest area that they've found.

The next scene features Gem and Sara. Sara is still upset with Boxer and will not go in the den and speak to him but Gem tells her that she needs to stop fighting wih Boxer and come in the den in order for him to share the news about Dark Clan's betrayal to the clans. Sara decides to go into the den as Gem tells everyone what happened by replaying Deva's recording. He then plays Gyus's recording for all of them to hear. After hearing the news, Boxer takes in the information stern but calmly as he explains what they have to do. Sara is very sad that Jaden won't be with them in the fight. Boxer explains that they've been Super Clan before Gem and Jaden were around. Magic agrees that they have been fine without them but he still looks worried. Big.B panicks at the fact that he might not live through the battle but Boxer brings his spirits up high. Boxer thanks Gem for his service and he also thanks his clan. Boxer hopes that they can win the fight in such little time that they have.

The scene then cuts to Jaden and Faeyra. Faeyra is being taught how to hunt since she's only a songtress and artist of Tornado Clan. She thinks that taking out a male Fantasy Deer is dangerous but Jaden takes down his prey but locking his jaws on the Fantasy Deer's throat, killing it with a hard and sastifying bite. Faeyra examines the dead deer and says that he is fresh to eat and agrees that it should go back to the camp as their meal. The scene then cuts to Shiro and Tiara arguing in the medicine den. Shiro asks Tiara that because of his aggression towards her, she chooses Jaden over him. Tiara explains that she does love Jaden. She goes as far to say that Shiro doesn't give her alone time when she wants and needs it the most. Shiro gets up in her face and says that she is free to chase after someone else and that he is no longer her mate. Jaden and Faeyra come home in time as Tiger is outside with a friend waiting for their meal. Jaden says that his catch is too big to fit in the den and he has Tiger fetch everyone including Aria and Ace. Tiger goes in the den to wake up his mother who yawns and lets her son know that she will be there as soon as she can wake up her mate. Faeyra soon wants Jaden to come with her after they eat as she has a serect area on their border to show him. Jaden is surprised and wonders what the secret is but Faeyra says that he has to see it for himself first. Tiger is seen eating as he asks Shiro about the food. Shiro states that the food is good but it's not fun to be alone. Jaden sees Shiro upset and gets worried about him but Faeyra says that the strong Louie may need some time alone to himself. Jaden can't help himself but go over and talk to him. Faeyra tells Jaden to be careful. When Jaden approaches Shiro, he asks him what the issue is. Shiro says that no female likes him and that he is seen as aggressive. Jaden says that he will find love but it takes time. Shiro tells Jaden that he doesn't understand. He tells Jaden about his past and that his brother is all that he has left. Shiro says that he is only seen as a bully rather than being seen as handsome. Jaden cheers up Shiro by telling him that everything will be okay and that he will always have his friends to get them through his journeys. Shiro responds by mentioning that he called Faeyra a curse. Jaden says that they forgive him and he invites him to eat with them. Shiro is feeling a bit better.

In Dark Clan, Warey is having issues with Shade and Toby's disappearance. Some of his clan mates suggests that Shade got scared and left the clan for good. An elder says that Warey is nothing but a bully as Warey says to forget about Shade. He decides that his clan must focus on killing the light. Bandit asks Warey about fighting something that they cannot even touch as Warey explains that the light takes the form of it's host. He even states that if the light defeats them, Dark Clan will perish. Warey says that the only way to weaken the light is to cut Jaden's throat but since Jaden is fast, he cannot cut him in that area. Tim then explains that they can split up and travel to all of the clans to find and kill Jaden. Warey likes the idea but a spirit begs him not to hurt the other clans. He also begs him to leave the light alone. Warey feels super faint as if someone is messing with him as the feeling worsens, he can't help but lie down. The evil spirit comes in contact with the good spirit, telling it to back off. In refusal, the good spirit tells the evil spirit to think about Toby but the evil spirit tells him that he is going to make Dark Clan suffer as he pins the good spirit down. Warey wakes up in the medicine den and discovers that Holly and Bandit put him in a nest. Bandit tells Holly to keep an eye on Warey. Holly says that she will watch Warey while he is gone with the rest of the clan to take care of the other clans. Warey finally seems to be in his right mind as he tells Holly that Bandit can't go to the other clans. Holly argues and says that he must be confused. Warey argues that he is not confused. He explains that if Bandit and the others go into the clans, he will end up pissing them all off. Holly is still unsure about Warey leaving as Warey soon feels a bunch of pain from his past injuries. He asks Holly if she can take his collar off because it is too hot for him. Holly says that next time, he needs to ask because she was scared. Warey apologizes and allows her to make an attempt to take off the collar. The evil spirit within his body sees what's going on as he takes control of Warey's body again. Warey kicked Holly off of him and growls in defense. He asks what she was trying to do. Holly gets scared and is backed into the corner of the medicine den as Warey comes closer to her. He growls and says that he is going to pull on her neck as hard as she pulled on his collar. Holly not wanting to fight against his wish, decides that she'd rather die than try to escape. Warey tears out her throat in anger, leaving her to die. As she is having a hard time breathing, Warey states that he cannot allow her blood to spill in the den as he allows Holly to fall onto his back. He carries her away from the camp as Fantasy Clan gets ready to take Holly into their paws.

The next scene opens up with the stars as it is a sign that Holly is now with Fantasy Clan. Jaden and Faeyra are looking at the sunset. While enjoying the best part of their afternoon, Jaden confesses that he loves Faeyra and asks her if she wants to be his mate. Faeyra taken aback, says that she didn't know that he loved her. She says yes to his proposal. Jaden then pulls Faeyra into a hug as the female Louie pulls away gently, her fur is covered with the medicine that was for healing Jaden's throat scar. Jaden apologizes for the medicine getting into her fur but she laughs and explains that she is not mad at him. Jaden offers to take her to a lake to clean off the medicine. During their time in the secret place, they chase each other in the forest before going back to the main borders of Tornado Clan. Faeyra tells Flare that her and Jaden are mates. Jaden soon looks up at the stars and is happy that Flare agrees with them being mates. He soon sees a constellation that reminds him of what happened between himself and Boxer as he gets up and returns to the lake to think about what he must do. He then sees a Louie that looks just like him when he was younger. Jaden's younger self introduces himself as he tells his older self that he has a new mission to complete. Jaden is confused and wonders what his younger self is talking about, but sadly the younger version of himself must go as Shiro arrives deep within the forest near the lake and calls Jaden by Bingal's name. Jaden tells Shiro that he is not Bingal. Shiro asks about Bingal and Jaden decides to help him look for the deputy of the clan because Shiro explains that Bingal always sneaks out of the camp at night and he's been wanting to know what he is up to. Jaden and Shiro soon hear voices as they look through the bushes to find Bingal speaking to a rogue Louie. Bingal and the rogue Louie do a trade in return, the smart Louie wants Shiro and Folan dead. The rogue Louie accepts the meat that she is given and will kill Shiro in return while Bingal handles Folan. Shiro understands Bingal's idea and Jaden states that they have to tell Folan about Bingal and his plan. Shiro then wonders about their proof as Jaden sees that both Louies left the light blue cloth lying on the ground when the rogue threw it over to them without even noticing. Jaden picks up the cloth as it has Bingal and the rogue's scent on it. They decide to take the small cloth back to the camp as proof that Bingal has been doing treason. Once they both reach the den, they attempt to wake up Folan during the night and tell him about Bingal's plan. Folan thinks that the two must be losing it until he smells the cloth and says that it smells like both Bingal and the Rogue. Folan starts to believe Shiro and Jaden and says that a clan meeting will be held the next day.

In the forest, Warey is taking a walk back to his camp after getting rid of Holly's carcass. He soon meets Gyus face to face as the leader of Blade Clan has a bone to pick with him about what he has done. As Warey tries to explain what could have happened to Zack by defending his own clan, Gyus tells Warey that his stories are full of lies. Warey is worried about what Gyus will ask of him as the brown Louie bends down to the gray Louie's level and declares a war. Warey who is shocked, finally decides to try and escape the war but Gyus will not let him through unless he consents to the war. Warey finally decides to tell Gyus that he will bring his best warriors to the fight and that he will win the war. Gyus turns his back on Warey and tells the gray Louie that he will see about that. The scene finally cuts to John who is worried about the war as Shade says that he is the leader of the group and will fight very hard to save his clan mates. Shade gives John confidence that they will win and Don also states that he will make sure the evil Louies will be dumped in a fast river current. Shade laughs and decides that everyone should get some rest.

The next morning, the scene is cut back to Tornado Clan as Jaden tells Shiro that there is nothing to be afraid of. Shiro fears that Bingal will start a fight and he will take over the entire clan. Jaden says that he won't allow him to do so. Shiro can hear Folan calling everyone for a meeting from inside of the den. Jaden and the others come out the den to join the meeting as Folan apologizes for only trusting Jaden. Everyone forgives Folan as the leader finally announces that someone is a traitor in the clan. Folan tells Bingal that he is a traitor and that he has to give up his cloth as he attempts to banish him. Bingal apologizes for everything that he has done to the whole clan including Wayne and Kolo. This makes Shay pissed off as the four legged Louie runs up to the traitor and rips out his guts. Bingal screams in agony from the pain as he is on the ground, crying for help. Shay is now in shock about what he did to Bingal as the deputy is on the ground calling for help. Shay says that he killed his dad and Bingal tries to apologize for it. Folan says that Bingal deserves is innards being torn out for what he did to his prime friends a long time ago. They do not offer help for the drying Louie. Shay starts crying and tells Folan that he did not mean to hurt Bingal as the Louie on the ground continues to cry in agony. Shiro tells Bingal that his bloodline has ended and that he will die from his gut injury. Bingal pins the blame on Jaden for his death. Jaden is about to ask how everything is his fault until Krishie comes out of the den to lecture the entire clan about treating others when they are dying. Folan states that Bingal should not be honored and Shiro agrees. Jaden starts to feel uneasy and asks about what clan they are. Bingal apologizes to Shiro about his brother. After hearing more of what Bingal says, Folan remembers Bongo. He was the father of Bingal who was brutally murdered within the camp years ago. Folan understands and apologizes to Bingal but the dying Louie says that he should be sorry and hopes that the clan gets a better deputy. Bingal finally dies from blood loss. Folan feels awful about what he said to Bingal as he forgives him for his anger. Jaden says that they should have let him go while Shay and Shiro are very sorry for what they've done as well. Bingal is shown in darkness with a special Louie that is coming for him. Folan tells everyone that he will get Roxanne and Borix to move the body until Jaden is snapped out of a day dream about the trial. Shiro and Ace have been calling him to move Bingal's body as Jaden is confused and finally realizes that Shay really killed Bingal and he is still upset about what happened to his father. He also notices that Krishie wasn't really there to defend Bingal. Jaden feels guilty for day dreaming as Shiro talks to him about it for a moment. Jaden takes Bingal's body away from the camp and Folan is left to think about what will happen to the traitor next.

The next scenes opens with Super Clan as Hane playfully makes fun of Boxer because he made Jaden run away. Boxer is forced to eat berries that help him heal. Boxer asks for fantasy deer meat but Magic says that he has to eat the berries before the war. Big.B soon tells Boxer that the sun is still up high and they have time to train. Boxer wonders where Keroo is and Big.B tells him that they are looking for herbs with Lexi. Boxer doesn't believe that herbs are important and asks Magic about his skills. Magic says that he cannot pull off any magic tricks at all as Boxer turns to Hane and asks him if he has his skills ready. Hane says that he still has his pogo stick ready. Boxer is excited and tells Hane that he's glad about his body mending. Sara, Keroo and Lexi return with herbs that they need for the battle. Sara tells Boxer that Gem is coming back to the den to show him his new moves. Boxer tells them all that he excited to see what Gem has to show them. Gem comes into the den and shows Boxer his hidden teeth and arm gun. Everyone says that Gem's powers are amazing as Boxer believes that their clan will be great in the fight without Jaden. He says that Jaden is brave and they will all fight for him and the clans.

The next scene starts with Shay talking to Krishie about his issue with Bingal at the clan meeting which shows what really happened during the meeting. Kuro enters the medicine den and tries to help speak with Shay but Shay says that the apprentice knows nothing about his own father and what Bingal has done. Shay keeps yelling at Kuro about the issue until Tiger's name is dropped in the conversation. Shay realizes that he might be a bad uncle because he killed Bingal, the one Tiger was also bonded with. Shay tells Jaden and Kuro that he will apologize to Tiger because he doesn't understand why Bingal had to suffer. Jaden goes over to his father and asks if he really said strange things at the meeting. Folan admits that he never said much. He tells his son that Bingal threatened to get his spirit to kill the entire clan before he died. Jaden feels like he caused a bunch of bad events to happen as Tiger is seen yelling at Shay for killing his most favorite uncle. Shay attempts to apologize but Tiger isn't accepting it. Folan lets Jaden know that Tiger needs comforting words. Jaden goes over to Tiger and lies down in a nest with him and talks about the issues that he is having. Tiger says that Shay killed his favorite uncle but Jaden tells Tiger what really happened at the meeting. He also states that Bingal really didn't love him. Tiger gets very upset at Jaden and explains that Bingal did love him and made a promise to him. Jaden apologizes and says that Bingal may have loved him but his actions were no excuse and that he could have done better. Jaden then tells Tiger that his mother was killed years ago but he was able to keep it behind him because his mother lives in him. Tiger asks about Bingal and Jaden says that his uncle lives in him as well. He says that his uncle may have a change of heart. This makes Tiger feel a lot better. Tiger then bites Jaden's nose after he is given advice and tells Jaden that he should be careful about his words. Jaden admits that he deserved to get bit on his nose for what he said about the young Louie's uncle. Jaden then tells Tiger that he needs to speak with Shay and make up but Tiger does not think he can do that because the big Louie killed his favorite uncle. Jaden states that Shay saved the entire clan from his uncle's evil plot. Tiger suddenly asks if Shay was really saving him. Before Jaden can answer Tiger's question, Shiro arrives in the den and tells Jaden that Shay is outside in the rain. Jaden says that he needs his cloth but asks where Shay is. Shiro lets Jaden know that he is outside and will not speak to anyone all at. Jaden goes out side to talk to Shay, he sees how miserable Shay looks and lets the sad Louie know that Tiger has calmed down a bit. Shay says that he cannot go back in the den and talk to him. Jaden explains that if he does not tell Tiger what happened in order for Bingal to face his fate, he will never know that he was being protected from an evil deputy and a future leader. Shay finally decides to go back into the den and speak to Tiger about why he killed Bingal and why it had to be done. Jaden is happy that Shay is willing to make things better for the young Louie. Jaden looks up into the sky and realizes that the rain has stopped but lightning is still up in the sky. He goes to get Faeyra and tells her to cone back to the camp before she gets shocked. Back in the den, Shay attempts to tell Tiger what really happened at the meeting. Tiger looks back at him while feeling unsure about his uncle's point of view. While Shay explains what really happened, Tiger brain storms it all and his horrified to see that his favorite uncle did plan to attack his leader. After seeing Bingal's gut getting torn out, he asks Shay if his guts got torn out. Shay admits that he tore out Bingal's guts to protect his clan. Tiger is even more upset that Shay did that to his uncle and feels like crying. Tiger tells everyone to leave him alone. Jaden asks if Faeyra can cheer up Tiger while he talks to his father about his own destiny. Folan talks with Jaden and the young Louie explains that Green came to him in a dream. Jaden admits that he has to go back to Super Clan and fight a war against Dark Clan. He also admits that Boxer was around recently and he attacked him. Folan chuckles and says that Jaden does not need to apologize to him and that he should see Boxer and apologize for his actions. Jaden then says that he will apologize to Boxer but Folan says that he should say good bye to the rest of the clan. Everyone is upset at Jaden because he is leaving. Jaden asks Shiro if he can talk care of Tiger, Faeyra and his father. Shiro says that he will take care of the entire clan as Jaden leaves and heads back to Super Clan.

The scene cuts to Blade Clan where Gyus is preparing his warriors for battle. He asks Rex to be on the front lines as Graydon stops him and says that he wants to be on the front lines of the battle. Gyus allows this and tells Rex that he has to be in the back lines like the rest of the other warriors. Graydon thinks he should lead the charge but Gyus says that he will do it instead.

The scene cuts to Jaden, he is on the borders of Super Clan and is ready to face his friends and Boxer. When he comes into the den, he notices all the scars that Boxer got from their battle back on the edge of the Tornado Clan border. Jaden feels bad for what he did and licks Boxer's forehead wound. Boxer wakes up and barely sees the person who licked his forehead. He asks Magic if it is time for battle but Jaden says that it is him. Boxer is surprised that Jaden returned. Jaden apologizes to Boxer but Boxer apologizes to him for what he did. They both forgive each other as Sara wakes up and sees Jaden. She runs over to Jaden and tells him how much they missed him. Jaden embraces the moment with Sara as the rest of the clan wakes up and welcomes him back home. Jaden tells everyone that he is sorry for being gone for so long. He explains that they must stop Warey and put an end to his leadership in Dark Clan. Everyone agrees as they prepare to leave. Jaden tells the entire clan that before they get prepared, Toby was a nice Louie and everyone freaks out. Gem thinks that Jaden is a traitor and was working with Dark Clan but Jaden says that he was not and tries to explain that Toby is a good Dark Clan Louie. Boxer says that they will have to find out about that when they get to the battle field. Once each of the groups make it to the war grounds (Part of Super Clan territory), Gyus is angry at Warey. Warey laughs and tells Gyus that he is a cry baby and he sees that Super Clan joined forces with them. He also says hello to Jaden in a teasing fashion as Jaden growls at him in response. Jaden growls and tells Warey that he doesn't need to give out a warm welcome as Shade leaps in to stop the fight before it begins. He tells Boxer and Gyus that his own sister died in the paws of his evil Dark Clan leader. Warey argues that Shade needs to shut up or he will end up dead like Kiara. Aqua steps in and says that Warey is a terrible leader before someone's cry for help rings across the battle grounds. Bandit shows up with a bad eye injury and tells the Louies that are ready to battle that his group tried to take down Fury Clan but it never worked. Jaden gets upset and tells Warey that he is a bad leader but Renko says that Warey is a great leader. Jessie states that Warey is using him to take over the forest. Gyus is suspicious of Warey's behavior towards his own clan mates as Warey argues that Shade is a lying prick. But Boxer wonders if Warey is telling the truth. Shade explains that Warey has been planning to kill Jaden the entire time to take over the forest. Bandit is told that his (to be) mate, Holly would still be alive if he was able to rule the forest and the angry Louie growls at him for what he did. Warey, not wanting to hear anymore of the truth decides to start the battle and everyone charges at each other. Jaden starts to attack a member of Dark Clan when he is bitten by another Dark Clan Louie. The fight continues as Gem is seen punching a Dark Clan Louie from the blast of bombs that Keroo is kicking due to Magic learning how to use his hat. Boxer is seen punching Warey's face as his glasses fly off and he falls to the ground.

Hane and John knock out a bunch of Warey's warriors. Jaden is seen fighting the same Louies that won't leave him alone as he bites down on the blue Louie's toe and hurts it badly causing the upset warrior to retreat. A tiger colored Dark Clan Louie tries get everyone on his side to give up the war because because they are losing the fight. Jaden proceeds to find and defeat Warey as Big B tells Jaden that they need to take down Warey's warriors first. Each side of the clans corner Warey slowly and tells him everything that he has done wrong. Jaden also speaks out against him until Hane laughs at the evil Louie. Warey gets frustrated and tells everyone that he is not doing all of his evil deeds to them all as his darker side shows more and more. His eyes turn a different color as his voice deepens and becomes much more darker than his normal tone of voice. Gem notices that Warey's level of power cannot be read anymore due to his appearance and power changing. Warey's claws grow big, his collar turns color and is resistant to being pulled off, his teeth turn yellow, his fur changes from gray to a blue/gray color and he grows bigger. Everyone is seen cornering him as he growls at all of angry Louies around him. Shade and Jaden are shocked at seeing the new Louie as he introduces himself as Stratus. Stratus vows to make everyone's lives hell. Jaden realizes that Warey disappeared and needs his help. Toby tells his big brother that he doesn't want to fight him but Stratus taunts him as Jessie steps in and explains that he took her love's life away. Gyus also explains all of the deaths he caused and Boxer growls at Stratus saying that he had enough and gets everyone to charge at the evil Louie. All of the Louies try and attack Stratus but all of their attacks don't effect him. Shade tries to leap up and attack him but he is caught by Stratus's roots as the evil Louie speaks to him about Kiara. It is revealed that Stratus murdered Kiara to keep her silent about his existence. He then mocks Shade, making the spotted Louie mad. Gyus comes over and slashes off one of Stratus's roots and hurts the evil Louie immensely. Stratus gets upset and decides to smack Sara with a tree since one of his roots got cut off. Sara lands on the ground as it is unknown what happened to her at the moment while Jaden growls at Stratus for what he did to his foster mother.

Big.B and Hane initiate plan B as they both roll onto Stratus's back. Hane uses his pogo stick as a weapon to stab Stratus as the evil Louie feels a bit more pain, he turns around and ask why they won't give up as Gem and Jaden attack his roots with their own beams and blasts. Gem is seen flying in the air as he taunts Stratus and laughs at him. Stratus looks up at Gem, who is ready to strike him. Stratus uses his super blast on Gem causing the poor robot to lose his metal coat and reveal his chaises as he hits the ground. Jaden screams out at his friend who is hurt as Stratus turns his attention to Hane and Big.B as they are stuck in his roots. Gyus and Rex attack him by throwing the pearl and slashing his other roots. Boxer gets stomped on by Stratus's left paw. Boxer turns to Jaden and asks him to help them take care of Stratus but the young adult cannot find his true weak point as Stratus catches the pearl that Rex threw at him. The evil Louie bites into the pearl and shatters it to pieces as he eats it. Rex is surprised as Stratus uses his roots to whip the Blade Clan Louie away. Toby, Don, Jessie and Aqua come to the rescue as Bandit wonders if anyone is helping him out of Stratus's roots. From below, Gem is telling Jaden not to give up on the fight and that he will video record the entire battle with the strength he has left. Jaden is seen almost crying, knowing that Gem is on his last ounce of power. Gem tells Jaden to show Stratus who is the boss. Jaden says that he will avenge Gem as he leaps on Stratus's back wondering where his weak spot is. He hears a voice that tells him to aim for his neck. Before Jaden can remove the collar from Stratus's neck, he turns around and yells at the brown Louie. He says that the collar won't come off while Warey's face appears for a brief moment before he picks up Jaden in his teeth and throws him to the ground. After doing so, Jaden says that he needs someone else to distract Stratus as Don is caught by the roots. Jessie tells Don that the battle is not over yet as she chomps another one of Stratus's roots in half. Keroo kicks bombs at Stratus as the evil Louie gets mad and makes his roots turn into a fist and knocks Keroo out. He then proceeds to pick up Magic by his left foot as Gyus is on the ground. Gyus is seen injured as he was attacked off screen by Stratus's roots. Stratus then sees Jaden's eyes glowing as the young Louie tells him to stop hurting his friends. Stratus notices that Jaden is the one that is holding the light and he says that he must stop it before it kills him. He picks up Jaden and tells the Louie that he only wants to talk as a familiar face comes in to help save the day. The new Louie that came into the fight is Raymond!

Raymond tries to fight off Stratus to save Jaden and his team but Stratus chokes him within his roots and slams him on the ground hard enough to stop him as Jaden calls Stratus out for his behavior. Stratus then tells Jaden to open his eyes and look at him in which Jaden refuses because he knows what the evil Louie is capable of. Stratus finally forces Jaden's eyes open with a few more roots that he has left, knowing that no one else will save him as he forces Jaden to remember the night of the full moon, the night in which Jaden was with his mother and they were on the run. Jaden tries to help his mother but Stratus reminds him that she cannot hear or see him as it is revealed that he murdered her. Jaden then realizes and wakes up from the nightmare that Stratus placed him in as he is about to speak his mind. Stratus's root that holds him starts to reveal static electricity as it travels up the elemental root as everyone tries to tell Stratus not to harm Jaden but it is too late. As Jaden gets shocked with electricity, the light inside him begins to get weaker and weaker. Jaden falls to the ground and looks as if he is lifeless as Boxer is free from Stratus's grasp and he runs over to Jaden. Boxer starts crying as he lies against Jaden's body and apologizes for hurting him and asks for the injured Louie's forgiveness. Stratus laughs at Boxer and calls him a pathetic cry baby. Boxer turns and yells at Stratus for harming Jaden. Stratus says that he will show Boxer that he has no honor as he attacks him. Jaden wakes up in complete darkness and asks why he is there as he sees Boxer getting attacked by Stratus. Jaden calls for the others to fight Stratus as he says that his body is no longer alive. As he turns to see Kiara who tells him that he just needs to catch his breath after getting shocked. Jaden knows that she is Shade's sister and tells her that he is also dead and that he is no longer outside in the forest with everyone else.

Kiara argues that she did her best to fight him and she would have never given up so easily. She tells Jaden that he is still in the fight and he has to give it his all. Before Jaden decides to get up and fight, Kiara returns the light to him and also gives some of her strength to him as well. The light goes into Jaden's mouth as a white light shines bright within him. During the rest of the battle, a couple of Dark Clan and Blade Clan Louies watch from the bushes as Ria tells the others to get back to the clan. Some of them don't want to miss the action but the same tiger colored Louie growls at everyone to go home. They all nod as the tiger Louie and Ria follow their clan mates home. Ria wishes Shade, Gyus, Rex, Raymond and the rest of Super Clan good luck before she leaves. As Stratus is about to end Boxer by stabbing him in the head with his roots, Hane yells out a few jokes while he is tied up in his roots. This makes Stratus so mad that he changes his mind and decides to kill Hane first but John also laughs at him from afar. Before Stratus is seen doing anymore damage, Jaden wakes up as his eyes start to glow blue instead of yellow, he growls and gets back up while leaping in the air to attack Stratus. Stratus lets Hane go as the small Louie drops to the ground and looks up at Jaden. Boxer and Magic tells the others to give Jaden their prayers. Everyone prays that Jaden will take down the evil Louie but Stratus still manages to push Jaden off of him. Stratus tells Jaden no matter how many power ups he gets, he will still lose. Jaden then looks at the remaining roots that Stratus has left and goes after them, he bites them all in half, making them all disappear as Stratus growls in pain. He starts to get smaller in size as Jaden and Stratus are now even.

Jaden and Stratus fight for a while until the evil Louie is pinned down. Jaden growls and attempts to pull off Stratus's collar as the evil Louie tells him that if he were to remove the collar from his neck, he will cause destruction to the entire forest but Magic urges Jaden to remove the collar. With one mighty pull, Jaden snaps off Stratus's collar as the good spirit escapes and the evil Louie turns into a black spirit as the ground splits in two, sucking Stratus into the cracks in the ground. Stratus, not wanting to accept his death, grabs Jaden's leg and tries to take the hero with him. But Big.B and Hane try to pull Jaden away and soon the others join in and help Jaden. Warey finally wakes up and growls at Stratus which causes the evil spirit to let go of Jaden by mistake. Stratus gets pulled into the Place Of No Light and shouts at everyone that he will return someday. The ground closes up as Jaden is curious about the things that happened but before he could find out further, the light and Kiara's strength leave his body as he falls to the ground, weak and tired. Boxer asks Jaden if he is alright and the young adult nods before looking at Gem. Jaden runs over to his friend and tries to wake him up as he notices Gem's forehead light is becoming dim. Jaden tells Gem to talk to him as he finally starts crying. From the other side of the battle grounds, Shade and his group are happy that Warey is back, Warey tells them all how grateful he is until he suddenly collapses to the ground and he starts bleeding. Shade gasps and asks Warey what is going on. Warey turns to face Shade and let's him know that his body is no longer stable. Aqua tries to use some herbs but Warey tells her that it won't work because of the wounds he got. He explains that Stratus helped his body become stable but without him, he is dying.

Shade tells Warey that it is not the end for him but Jessie tells him that it's too late. Warey then calls Jaden over as the brown Louie sniffles and walks away from Gem's body to meet him. Warey thanks Jaden for all that he has done to save the clans as Jaden asks Warey some questions about his life. Warey says that if he can re-do the past, he would have gotten rid of Stratus when he was born but he can't. Jaden says that wishing for Stratus to be disowned is wrong. Warey then smiles at Jaden and tells him how smart he is. Jaden smiles back at Warey as he thanks him for his kindness and for saving his life. Warey slowly looks back up at Shade and tells the spotted Louie that he has to take over as the new leader of Dark Clan. Shade understands but doesn't want to lose his friend. Shade starts to cry and tells Warey that he would make a great elder and he would be able to tell stories to the young ones. Warey chuckles a little bit and says that he can't. Shade asks Warey to stay with him but Warey's last words are: "Good Luck, Shade." Before he goes limp. Shade cries even more and lets out a strong howl, the others do the same as Jaden watches. After their howl, Shade looks down at Warey's body and sniffles. Jaden comes over to Shade and hugs him, he tells the spotted Louie that he did his best and he helped saved his own clan from a dark monster who took over his leader's body. He even tells Shade that Warey helped save the clans and he will be remembered for the good things he did. Shade smiles at Jaden and thanks him before calling his group to come home.

Boxer and the others come up to Jaden. Gyus tells Super Clan and Raymond that he is going to visit Luck Clan with Rex and apologize to them for attacking their clan. Boxer wishes Blade Clan good luck. Raymond follows Gyus and Rex while keeping an eye on them, telling Gyus that he is sorry for how he acted towards him. Jaden picks up Gem and takes his body near the Super Clan camp and places him next to a tree and puts flowers on his body. After he leaves, a two feet comes out of the bushes and recognizes the robot Louie. Jaden sits in his nest and takes a long rest after the battle. He regrets leaving Super Clan and causing issues within Tornado Clan. He hopes that Faeyra is okay before he falls asleep.

**The end of chapter 9.**