Episode 5

"*That is a question only Dub would know.*"
— Pyrare, quoting the inevitable's cleverness.

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This is the last episode before the Great Schism.

## Beginning

Pyrare, the other caretakers, and the heroes are sitting in front of a waterfall. Pyrare tells the group that he should finally tell them about Dub and the Tree of Life's origins.

According to Pyrare, Dub used to be a friendly beige monster, until he met Barracuda, who turned out to be the caretaker's son. Dub created the virus while Barracuda thought of ways to spread it, until one day, the latter died. However, Dub kept his determination in continuing to spread the virus ever since. It was for this reason that the Tree of Life created the Heroes and employed the Caretakers to raise them in hopes that they will finally defeat Dub, ending his dubious schemes.

The caretakers were surprised and in slight disbelief when Pyrare finished his story, all of them unaware that Dub was ever nice. With this newfound knowledge, everyone seemed to feel somewhat sympathetic towards the pink shape, the Heroes even seeming sad about it. Though, Cube ponders how Dub created the virus; Pyrare tells him that only Dub would know the answer to that question. Then the intro begins.

## Middle

In the midst of a forest, a lime pentagon can be seen running near the eight's location in a forest. A projectile from offscreen crashes near the Pentagon, the noise being heard by the Caretakers and Heroes. All the caretakers and heroes get shocked, and Pentellow ask what was the boom sound. Tsavorite excitedly proceeds to follow the disturbance, and Orange follows, telling Tsavorite to slow down. Iris and Pentellow then shout both of the duo's names, and Iris teleports them both to the 2 heroes. Cyan then proceeds with his 'levitation' ability to hold Cube, saying that they should follow the four, leaving Pyrare and Gold behind.

The duo (**Orange** and **Tsavorite**) fly over the green Pentagon and the others came, and save him from his attacker by creating a barrier, absorbing the damage. The attacker is then revealed to be a corrupted soldier-like Sphere, he then said to the duo to get out of the way as he was about to join him, who Iris then proceeds to attack. The two fight, with the corrupted Sphere firing at Iris who's able to narrowly dodge the attacks by using teleportation. He orders Cube to restrain the soldier, and this allowed Iris to throw in an orange triangle which he had used for Cube during the events of Episode 2, curing the sphere, but it didn't fully cure him (Due to he got corrupted again Episode 6, which is not fully canon).

The three caretakers go back to Pyrare with Gold, sleeping, with the Pentagon carrying the Sphere, and Pyrare asks who the Pentagon is. Similar to Cube, the Pentagon freezes up in shock while Pyrare asks the group if he broke him as well. Cube wears off the effect by saying that Pyrare is a good shape, and the Pentagon reveals his name to be Cintagon. He then tells the six about how him and his friend were attacked by a corrupted shape who also took their pieces that they were to give to the group. Cyan asked if the shape was in a group, but Cintagon said that he still was not certain if they were, only knowing about the shape's immense strength. This prompts Cube to ask if she was a square, and Cintagon says "Yes", but asks "Why?", then Cube reveals that any square shapes have super strength.

This gives Cyan the idea that him and Cube should go to take the Infected on themselves, and Pentellow suggests it's a good idea, since it'll be a fair battle and also strengthen Cube and his Hero's bond. The mention of such a bond, however, reminds Cube of what Cubic told him in his dream, about how Cubic will become stronger as Cube's bond with Cyan strengthens as well. Cube also remembers Pentellow saying that him and Cyan will become stronger as their bond strengthens as well. The thought of Cubic becoming stronger frightens Cube; however, he chooses to put aside his worries and asks for the location of the Shape. Though, the 3 heroes seem confused by Cube's anxiety.

Back at Dub's lair, he is informed of the failure of Lycanthropy through a video messaging system summoned from the stars on their chest, Lycanthropy then explains everything on how he failed, which makes Dub irate as he sends a group to break the seal. Dub then calls on Ajaceare and George, as they are responsible for the attack of Cintagon. He asks Ajaceare about the piece, and she replies that they had gathered more. He then asks George about the groups, and he says that Commando Circumcannon has been weakened from the Cyan and Orange Caretakers. Dub then grants them permission to continue what they are planning.

Afterward, Dub calls Cubic, who is sitting inside Cube's soul, upon being alerted, Cubic asks who is calling, which Dub answers with annoyance that he is his King. He continues to ask if Cubic has gathered info on Cube, he replies, saying that despite Cube being a sad shape, he has maximum care for Cyan. He also comments that since his bond will not deplete, he will soon have enough power to take control of him. Dub seems pleased, saying that it's good.

Meanwhile, Cube, Iris and Cintagon head towards the corrupted shape's location. Cube asks Iris why they had to come, to which he replies that he does not want Cube to get corrupted or to help spread the infection, which surprises Cintagon because he is afraid of being infected. After Iris reassuring him that he's looking after Cube, Cintagon explains that Ajaceare/the monster that attack him and his friend is near a place with loads of rocks and a huge abyss up ahead. Suddenly, Iris hears something and warns the gang; it's an army of corrupted flowers rushing towards their location. The two run on each side, with Iris grabbing Cube to save him. Fortunately, the army did not see or run over the gang, unharming them.

As the dust clears up and the gang process what just happened, Cyan has a nightmare similar to Dub's, except of the corrupted shape instead, the hero dashes off, with Cube frantically trying to catch up with him, which leads the gang to a gigantic hole. After Cyan explains the dream to the others, Cube punches a hole in a nearby boulder and drops a chunk of it into the hole to see if it is shallow enough to jump into. Unfortunately, that is not the case as it appears to be too deep. Then, Cyan gasps and exclaims that he has an idea.

Back with the other Caretakers and Shapes, Pentellow waits for the gang's return, Pyrare assures her that it will take a while for them to arrive. Pentellow suddenly remembers the Shape that the Chipzel group made out of their pieces and handed to her. She lends it over to Pyrare, who examines the shape and identifies it as the same type of shape to age a hero properly. This makes Pentellow excited, pointing out how she can then mature Tsavorite properly, the aforementioned hero suddenly scoots in along with the other Heroes, saying that the Sphere (which looks familiar to Iris) is waking up. As the said Shape regains conciousness, irritated and confused of his whereabouts, he quickly reacts to the entourage of shapes before him by trapping them in a barrier of some sort and interrogating them. After Orange quickly explains to him what just happened, he gets rid of the barrier and apologizes for his actions.

## End

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The Sphere, now awake and somewhat more calm, introduces himself, saying he is Commando Circumsphere. As Pentellow explains where the gang went, Circumsphere seems shocked, he exclaims that the mysterious cube is a Monster, scaring the rest of the gang, except Pyrare, since he too is a monster. Pyrare proceeds to set off to deal with the shape and prepares himself for battle with Gold by his side.

Meanwhile, in the Abyss, the gang is lowered via Cyan's levitation. A long, cavern-like hallway lies before them, and Iris says that they need to go down. As they head down, they pass through the caves filled with pink, glowing mushrooms and pink liquid. Near the end of the cave is George, who seems to be waiting for Ajaceare. Seeming bored, he asks to himself what is taking her so long, while the four others hide behind a rock.

Ajaceare then appears from the pink water, George then asks of her whereabouts, to which she replies aggressively that she was "doing her job" and asks the same. And George says that there are no shapes that entered, Ajaceare then yells at him with great irritation, wondering how he's not sensing a single Shape. Cube, still hiding, suddenly jerks back, pink tears suddenly flying out of his eyes. Ajaceare beckons Cubic, forcing Cube to begin losing control of himself.

Cube attacks the others with a giant saw, then grabs them with his duotone claws. Cube sweats excessively as his appearance slowly changes to be more like Cubic's, with his hair growing out and the hue on his face becoming half pink. Iris, Cintagon, and Cyan, now captured, and can only turn their heads to look at Ajaceare. She smiles evilly as she reveals her face, which fires a beam from her one eye. The episode ends with the "To Be Continued" card.

## Characters

* Cube
* Cyan
* Iris
* Orange
* Pentellow
* Tsavorite
* Pyrare
* Gold
* Cintagon (Debut)
* Commando Circumsphere (Debut)
* Dub
* Barracuda (In flashbacks)
* Lycanthropy
* Cubic
* Ajaceare (Debut)
* George (Named)