Wander Arc

### Fraction

The sun is starting to set at the southern town known as Pallet. Out in the fields, a couple of young kids are taking turns to attempt a capture on a wild Nidorino and a little girl is about is try her luck. She holds up the red and white device called a pokeball, and throws it directly at the poison pin pokemon's face, but the purple creature knocks the ball off with its horn and an indifferent look on its face, and leaves the kids to despair. A light-hearted chuckle comes from behind and a slightly older boy with a red cap on his head appears. He tells the kids that weakening the wild pokemon is crucial to its capture, and sends out a Poliwhirl. The blue frog pokemon releases a water gun to knock the Nidorino dizzy, and the boy traps it in a pokeball without much effort as the kids cheer delightfully for him.

His name is Red, and has made himself known to many of his neighbours in Pallet as one of few pokemon trainers around. The creature he just trapped in a pokeball is known as a pokemon, living things that inhabit the world alongside humans. Red has no idea exactly how many differents kinds of pokemons exist in the world, but he aims to capture them all one day.

As the sun decorates the sky with a faint hint of purple and orange, the kids ask Red if he has ever come across Professor Oak, a well-known authority in the pokemon world. Red says that he doesn't intend to and remarks that he probably knows more about pokemons than an old man. The kids tell him that the grandson of Prof. Oak has just returned to town from a far away land in the west and rumour has it that the professor has put much effort in training him as a great pokemon trainer. Red assures them that no trainer could be greater than himself, then waves to say goodbye.

Apparently what the kids have said has intrigued something in Red and the boy keeps thinking about the professor on his way back home. Without paying much attention to his path, he accidentally bumps into a tall figure in black outfit who turns to scowl at him with an unpleasant face. Red watches as the man walks off to join a few others dressed exactly him, black cap, white boots and gloves, and a black trainer suit with a red R in front. What interests Red most are the pokemons hanging around the belts. The boy then crouches in the tall grasses and overhears the men talk about their plan to capture a rare and exotic pokemon in the forest that night. Right there and then, Red decides to make that pokemon his own.

It is night time in the forest west to Pallet Town and Red has brought with him an armful of pokeballs. He hasn't ventured too far in the woods when he spots another boy his own age wearing a purple sweater facing off a white pokemon with his Charmander. The white pokemon has very lean features with a long tail and a pair of big eyes. It seems to float in the air and glow in the dark and Red realizes its something he has never seen before. The boy in purple orders another fire attack from the Charmander but the white pokemon counters with a storm of sparks. Red is still enjoying the show when the other boy suddenly withdraws his little fire lizard. Red leaps out from the bush and yells at the boy for giving up so easily. The other pays little attention to him and Red releases his Poliwhirl to face off the mysterious pokemon. He orders a water gun attack but the white pokemon returns the attack and knocks the blue frog out in one hit before flying off.

Red is shocked at his defeat and the other boy coldly remarks that a good trainer should be able to spot the huge difference in strength while facing off an opponent. He tells Red that upon his second attempt to attack, he has already realized his Charmander was no match to the wild one. He shoots a look of disdain at Red and tells him to have a better sense next time before walking off into the woods. Red, on the other hand, is still nursing his Poliwhirl on the floor, unable to believe his own defeat.

### Forest Travel

Not long after, the men in black suits are searching through the forest and they see the mass destruction done to the grass land, apparently caused by a fierce pokemon battle. One guy approaches Red, who's still upset and on the ground, and questions him about the whereabouts of the exotic pokemon, Mew. No response comes from Red but the other members of the gang have spotted a trail left behind by Mew and the whole group gives chase.

Morning has arrived in Pallet and Red finds himself wandering hestitantly in front of Prof. Oak's lab. He takes out his pokemon with his fainted Poliwhirl inside and decides that meeting the professor is the only way he knows right now to further his pokemon skills and knowledge. Red walks up to the lab's door, extends his shaky hand, and reaches for the doorbell...

Red finally makes up his mind to meet Prof. Oak and has come to the old man's door. Unfortunately, no one seems to respond to the doorbell ringing and so Red tries on the door knob. To his surpise, it is not locked and the boy decides to venture into the lab and wait for the professor inside. The professor's lab is filled with machines and pokeballs all over. Red picks up one ball and sees a Bulbasaur inside. He brings it up to meet his Poliwhirl, which is also in a pokeball and the Bulbasaur seems to have a look of agitation on its face.

Just then, the door swings open and Prof. Oak steps into the room. The old man immediately deems Red a burglar and walks up to grab him. Red backs away and accidentally pushes a release button on one of Oak's machines. This causes all the pokeballs to snap open and the pokemons inside instantly flee and run. Within seconds, the whole lab is crowded with Pidgeys, Rattattas and all sort of bug pokemons, some even crack through the window and escape from the lab. Oak's face turns red with fury and he is about to yell at Red when an escaped Pidgey flies above him and drops a blob of dump on his forehead. The professor goes mad and demands the boy to retrieve all the lost pokemons immediately. Red complies and within half an hour, most pokemons have been recaptured and Oak says they should be going after the ones that escaped through the window. Red makes his way to the door but the professor grabs him and says he would be going with him, for fear that he would flee.

The sun is about to set when Red and Prof. Oak, who rode on a bike, arrive in Viridian City. They immediately spot an escaped Meowth and return it to its pokeball, and the professor happily says that they are down to one. After searching through the city for a little longer, the two see the last pokmon that fled, Bulbasaur, standing right in front of the abandoned Viridian Gym, but the little seed pokemon rushes into the building to hide as soon as it sees them. Oak and Red enter the gym and see spider webs hanging all over the dusty place, and find Bulbasaur crouching at a dark corner glaring at them. The professor walks up to it and prepares to retrieve it when the pokemon tackles him in the stomach. Oak wonders what has caused Bulbasaur's sudden hostile behavior. Red walks up to it with an understanding look and says it is probably sick of staying in the lab all day and wants to see the world outside. He explains that he realizes that when he saw Bulbasaur's look upon meeting his own Poliwhirl. Oak is still confused but Bulbasaur happily trot up to Red and the boy pats it on the head.

Suddenly, the three hear a deep growl from behind and turn to find a furious wild Machoke looking at them. The fighting pokemon charges at Red and the Oak as the two dodge and flee. The Machoke is about to throw a punch at Red's face when Bulbasaur releases a bundle of vines to strangle its arms. Red marvels at Bulbasaur's skills but turns to see that the professor has already been knocked out. The Machoke breaks off the vines and edges Red and Bulbasaur to a corner. Red is still trying to come up with a strategy when he notices sunlight pouring through the cracks of the wooden windows behind him. Without much thought, he swings them open and wide just as the seed on Bulbasaur's back glows and instantly releases a blinding beam towards the Machoke, fainting it.

Apparently, Oak has awaken by the time and sees the whole thing. He compliments on Red for knowing Bulbasaur's strongest attack, Solar Beam, but the boy confesses that he doesn't and just rationalizes that plants grow stronger with sunlight. Oak lets out a big laugh and tells Red that he can take Bulbasaur with him. The boy is overjoyed and tells Oak that he visited his lab that morning to ask him about what it takes to become a great pokemon trainer. The professor turns around, closes his eyes, and has Red think on the question for a while. He then explains that power and skills alone would not serve to make a trainer strong, but a caring heart and devotion to one's own pokemons are the keys to success.

Oak asks Red his name, then fumbles out a Pokedex from his lab coat and hands it to the boy. He explains that the dex records the data of all pokemons Red would come across and remarks that by the time the dex is complete, Red would be the ultimate pokemon trainer...

Following the river, Taiju eventually comes upon the Camphor Tree that Yuzuriha was holding on to, and finds her held tight to the trunk. Next to her head, Senku had written a letter for Taiju, and he soon finds him as well. Once reunited, Senku tells Taiju of his plan to bring back humanity, and the pair team up.

The first task is to collect food, which Taiju does well despite not knowing what's edible. He eventually comes upon a cave which Senku is collecting nitric acid from. He theorizes that the reason they both woke up was because of the nitric acid and that they stayed awake. Senku wants alcohol to test with as well, to create nital. Taiju tells him of the grapes he found, and they make wine and distill it into something stronger. After countless tests, Senku manages to create the Revival Fluid.

Next, they want to revive Yuzuriha, but before they can find her, a pack of lions discover them and gives chase. Since neither of them are fighters, Taiju suggests reviving Tsukasa, an MMA fighter. He easily defeats the lions, then asks for a knife so as to not waste the kill. They walk back to Senku's hut and greet each other properly. Afterwards, they go to the beach to collect sea shells for calcium carbonate. That evening, Tsukasa and Senku discuss their world views and goals, and Senku realizes that Tsukasa wants to create a pure world rather than simply reviving everyone.

#### Ultimate Elixir part 1

Taiju accidentally lets slip the secret of the Cave of Miracles as he didn't hear Tsukasa's plan. Senku pretends that they don't have enough nitric acid to make the Revival Fluid as a ploy to get Tsukasa away from seeing the recipe. They act quickly and manage to revive Yuzuriha Ogawa before Tsukasa gets back, and Senku makes Taiju and Yuzuriha decide whether to run and live somewhere else, or to fight Tsukasa.

They decide to fight Tsukasa just as he arrives from the cave, bringing more nitric acid. Tsukasa throws down some rocks which Taiju recognizes as broken statue and realizes what sort of person Tsukasa is. He runs at him to fight, and takes one of Tsukasa's kicks, but doesn't fight back since fighting is wrong. Instead, Tsukasa wonders out loud if he should kill Yuzuriha instead, which Taiju responds by blocking her with his body. Tsukasa simply tells them to not get in his way and leaves. Senku suggests they make gunpowder.

Faking escaping out of fear, the trio head to Hakone. They get lost on the way, but the The Great Buddha of Kamakura puts them back on the correct path. It's revealed that Yuzuriha still had some stone left on her foot, which Senku undoes with more revival fluid. She comments that it feels like the pain is washing away. Meanwhile, Tsukasa sees they've escaped and understands they left to get better weapons, and chases after them. Red has earned Prof. Oak's recognition as a pokemon trainer and received a Pokedex from the professor. Oak says that different pokemons inhabit different areas in the world and he suggests the boy head towards Viridian Forest to begin his quest to become the ultimate pokemon trainer. The professor is about to say something more but then pauses and brushes it aside. A few moments later, Red arrives at the entrance to the forest and ensures that he has brought along some pokeballs with him. He then releases Poliwhirl and Bulbasaur to walk alongside and dreams about the many kinds of pokemons he would come across.

Deep in the Viridian Forest, the boy in purple sweater that Red met earlier stands calmly in the woods with his eyes closed and listens to the movements of the wild pokemon he is tracking. A muffle comes from a nearby bush and he snaps his eyes open and orders an ember attack from his Charmander towards the source of the sound. A thud immediately follows and the boy walks up to see that he has fainted a wild Venomoth. He checks on his Pokedex and realizes that he already owns one, then leaves it behind and continues with his search.

#### Ultimate Elixir part 2

Meanwhile, Red is fervently looking around for a wild Caterpie but can't seem is find any. He sees a sudden movement in the bush and tells Poliwhirl, which he calls Poli, to charge in. But as he makes his way through the bush not long after, he is surprised to see Poli burnt and fainted on the ground. Red looks up to find a Charmander and the boy in purple sweater. The boy chuckles and says he didn't realize it was a trainer's pokemon because it was awfully weak and this immediately ticks Red off. Red charges towards the boy but the other easily blocks his punch and calls him an illiterate who only knows how to use brutal force. It is only then that Red recognizes the boy as the same one he met earlier on the night he encountered Mew.

Suddenly, the ground begins to shake and the two turn to find a wild Kangaskhan heading towards them. Red excalims at its size while the other boy smirks and remarks that it is the pokemon he was searching for. The boy orders his Charmander to attack and pulls out his Pokedex exactly the same time Red does. Both are shocked at the sight but the other boy immediately bursts out in laughter and says that he couldn't believe that it was Red his grandfather was talking about when he told him that only one other person besides himself received a Pokedex. Red, on the other hand, is shocked to learn that the boy is Oak's grandson.

The boy says it is a waste to give a Pokedex to people like Red and tells him to learn from great pokemon trainers like himself. He orders his Charmander to power up the flames and prepares to attempt a capture. He aims the pokeball right at the back of the Kangaskhan but the large pokemon turns around just in time to swipe it off. The boy tries a second time but to no avail again. While he commands his little fire lizard to power up the fire attacks even more, Red notices that the Kangaskhan does not retaliate at all but always turns its pouch away from the fire. He immediately realizes something is wrong with the infant pokemon inside. He tries to get the other boy to stop and when the other wouldn't, Red releases his Poliwhirl to put out the flames and water gun the Charmander. The other boy yells in rage after him as Red runs up to the severely burnt Kangaskhan. A baby Kangaskhan pops up weakly from the pouch and Red realizes that it has been poisoned by some poison pokemons in the area. He heals it with some antidote and praises the parent pokemon for its care of the child. The Kangaskhan lets out a gentle smile and turns to go back into the woods.

#### Ultimate Elixir part 3

The other boy is still upset and angry over not being able to capture the pokemon but Red tells him that it is immoral to capture a pokemon when you have the upperhand. The other boy snorts and begins to walk away when Red runs after him to introduce himself. At first the boy gives no response when Red asks about his name but eventually gets annoyed by the other's persistance and turns around to impatiently introduce himself as Green. Red yells out from behind that he is going to train hard and would not lose to Green if they should meet again someday. Green continues to walk off annoyed and the two take their separate ways. Behind some trees and bushes not far away, Prof. Oak watches the two part and secretly hopes that they would both one day return as great pokemon trainers...

Relaxing in the hot springs of Hakone, Taiju and Yuzuriha talk, and Taiju decides he'll confess when humanity is restored. While they do that, Senku makes gunpowder. Senku and Tsukasa acknowledge that this battle will result in someone getting killed. After accidentally setting off the gunpowder, Yuzuriha notices that there's a fire in the distance, and Senku tells them to set it off more to try signalling to whoever lit the fire, as the direction means it wasn't Tsukasa.

#### Survive

The pair head off to collect more wood for fires, but Yuzuriha is captured by Tsukasa. He leads her back to Senku, and they try to discuss a compromise. Neither agrees, and ultimately Tsukasa kills Senku by snapping his neck. Slightly too late arriving, Taiju seems to get angry and throws a rock at Tsukasa, which distracts Tsukasa long enough for Yuzuriha to throw the remaining gunpowder at them, and the pair escape with Senku's body. Knowing Senku would find a way to save everyone, they remember about the revival fluid and pour it onto Senku's neck, where a stone piece remained.

Senku comes back to life. The trio decide to pretend Senku is still dead, and have Taiju and Yuzuriha return to Tsukasa, while Senku goes to find the person who lit the fires from before. Vyse and Aika bring Fina back to their clan's ship, which Vyse pilots back to their secret hideout, Pirate Island (disguised as a small village).

While watching the sunset, Vyse and Aika see a Moonstone fall from the skies onto nearby Shrine Island. The next day they travel to Shrine Island to retrieve the Moonstone, a concentrated form of airship fuel, leaving Fina behind in the care of their clan.

#### Pulse Evo

However, when they reach the area, they also encounter Agnus forces which sparks a battle. During the fight, the airship is shot down. Noah and his team arrive at the crash site at the same time as an Agnus squad consisting of Mio, Sena, and Taion. Ground Zero is an area located between the Embryon territory of Muladhara and the Vanguards' territory of Svadhisthana. A mysterious object appeared in this location, which caused conflict between the two tribes. Each side believed it belonged to the other tribe.

As they battle, the airship's sole survivor, Guernica Vandham, intervenes and stops the fighting, claiming he knows their "true enemy". Eventually, the object exploded.

However, he is shot by the Consul D, who is a member of the organization Moebius. D then attacks Noah and Mio's teams and quickly gains the upper hand until Vandham activates the Ouroboros Stone he was smuggling, imbuing Noah and Mio's teams with its power. Awakening the Atma within everyone in the Junkyard. The Embryon tribe unknowingly massacre and consume many of the Vanguard soldiers, leaving the survivors to flee in fear. Within the crater, they find a girl named Sera. Noah and Mio then inadvertently Interlink together into an Ouroboros, which D explains is the natural enemy of Moebius. D is forced to retreat, and a mortally wounded Vandham instructs the party to head for the "City" at Swordmarch where they can find answers. It's also revealed that Mio is near the end of her tenth term and only has three months left to live.

#### Capture

After recovering the moonstone, Vyse and Aika return to Pirate Island to find it obliterated by the Valuan Armada. Fina, Dyne, and his crew have been captured by the Armada and taken to the capital city, with the Albatross destroyed. What starts as a simple rescue mission becomes a struggle for survival amid a looming world war.

Realizing that the Consuls have ordered both Keves and Agnus to hunt them down, Noah and Mio's teams are forced to band together into a single party and start making their way to Swordmarch.

### The Dead Zone

A Commander comments that the most fearsome thing as a soldier is to lose pride as a Parthevian soldier. He encourages them to advance to conquer a Dungeon, which were trying to do both Parthevian and Reim's soldiers. Somewhere else, Sinbad saves some women from the thieves, for which he is thanked. He offers his help with escorting them, but it's impossible. Instead, he is offered fruits, but when one of the girls opens a barrel, she notices a weird guy inside. Afterwards, he introduces himself as Yunan, a traveler. He thanks Sinbad for clearing their misunderstanding and adds that he didn't know that sitting in a barrel isn't right without asking first, since it was such a comfortable place. The two of them go back to Sinbad's village. Sinbad is warmly welcomed by the villagers as Badr's last words changed their way of thinking. Yunan is also accepted because it's Sinbad's decision.

Elsewhere, two soldiers are complaining that they have to stay in such a place, what isn't liked by their leader, Captain Dragul.

Soldiers, commanded by Dragul, look for Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad comes to an already awakened Yunan and gives him breakfast. After he leaves, Yunan talks with an ill Esra. She is in bad shape, so Yunan helps her a little. During the talk, Esra says about Sinbad being special and asks Yunan to guide him if something ever happens to him, which shocks Yunan, but he agrees when Esra adds that it's because of his experience as a traveler. Then, news comes that Sinbad has trouble with the military, so Yunan goes in Esra's place. Dragul is hurting Sinbad for refusing to enlist into the military. Dragul notices that in the Tison Village there are only women and children, which is not enough workforce, which makes Sinbad angry. Dragul thinks that workforce is military service, but Sinbad retorts that his father and other men never came back, stating that he won't enlist. Dragul says about Dungeons and leaves.

Afterwards, Sinbad explains Parthevia's situation to Yunan, and about Dungeons and its victims. He thinks that he can't die, but whichever he'll choose the Dungeon or resisting, he's going to die. Sinbad screams that unless the country changes everyone will suffer, but Sinbad himself can do nothing. Yunan disagrees but adds that right now, he lacks power: the king's power to change the world.

Sinbad laughs off Yunan's said power, but he would take it if it existed. Yunan tells him that this power is in the Dungeon, and Sinbad decides to go for it. After that, Yunan bids Sinbad a farewell for three days. After coming home, Sinbad can't bear himself to tell Esra what he wants to do. Esra, however, gives him Badr's sword and says that he can't be always considerate of her. She tells him that she will be fine and to go accomplish what he has to. In the Parthevia Empire Palace, Dragul is appointed as commander of dungeon conquest, which doesn't make him happy. He thinks that his older brothers would never be appointed such a mission, which is overheard by the Princess Serendine, who is his childhood friend. Dragul promises her to get good results, but Serendine proudly tells him her nickname given to her by a scared enemy, and in this name, she won't forgive him if he dies. This gives Dragul a resolution.

Parthevia's soldiers notices that everyone but Sinbad are present. Sinbad appears from behind and screams that he will be the one to conquer the Dungeon. Yunan then guides him into Baal's Sacred Gate. Sinbad says that he is grateful for what Yunan did and wants to meet him again. After Sinbad's departure, Yunan wonders who Sinbad will become with the Dungeon's power, even though he's looking forward to it, he's terrified. Meanwhile, Dragul orders his troops to advance and to not lose Sinbad.

Sinbad goes through the light towards the inside of the Dungeon. He is amazed by his appearance. He then notices Dragul and his two soldiers getting beaten and killed by monsters. He saves Dragul, but without any reason, isn't liked by him. Sinbad thinks that Dragul himself is a kid, so he reveals his name. It's too long, so Sinbad just shortens it to *Drakon*, which once again isn't appreciated by Dragul. As they start fighting, a monstrous dragon appears.

### Syu Village

#### The Lair

The little dragons gather around the huge dragon, of whom Sinbad thinks as the king. The huge dragon suddenly kills a smaller one. Sinbad comments that he's like a human king. He then sorts out the information he got from Drakon, including the number of people dead and the differences between Drakon's group and Sinbad's arriving in the Dungeon. He realizes that the dragon is guarding the only door in the room. Drakon offers Sinbad to be his shield, which isn't liked by Sinbad, so Drakon explains that he's making him his direct subordinate despite him being an ex-patriot. Sinbad gets annoyed at not only being all over again called an ex-patriot, but also by Drakon's behavior. Drakon decides to do the job by himself. As he thinks that he won, the dragon appears again, but Sinbad saves him. Drakon asks to be killed, as he hesitated in front of an enemy, but Sinbad thinks that it's natural for a human being to not want to die. He asks the Dragon that if he died, would Parthevia save the citizens and concludes that a country that abandons its citizens shouldn't exist. Then, the dragon is defeated with geyser burst. Drakon asks Sinbad about his identity, and hears that he is him, *"Sinbad the Sailor"*.

Sinbad and Drakon fight against some Dungeon monsters. Drakon realizes that Sinbad is a special, interesting person. After some time, they finally reach the Treasure Room. There, Sinbad finds a lamp with a Metal Vessel symbol and touches it, making Baal appear. When asked who will become King, Sinbad and Drakon start fighting which one is better, with Sinbad stating that he won't give away the power to the country who tramples citizens. They decide to duel, to which Baal agrees. Drakon has the advantage, but as he is about to kill Sinbad, who admits that his sword skills are inferior to Drakon's, Sinbad strongly punches him and seemingly defeats.

Drakon stands up and continues to fight. During the fight, he recalls the reason he can't afford to lose. He remembers the day in which he congratulated Serendine and his brother on their marriage. He was lately told that the whole marriage was just a political ploy and he doesn't love his wife-to-be at all. Drakon realizes how weak he is, not being able to protect Serendine nor expressing his feelings for her. He regrets being weak and wants the power to become strong and then, he will return to Serendine's side. Sinabd and Drakon charge on themselves with their own reasons and Sinbad wins. Baal approves Sinbad as his master and joins him in his Metal Vessel. The three of them leave the Dungeon.

Outside, Sinbad is surrounded by the soldiers who want to take his newly attained power. Yunan appears and brings Baal to help them.

Thank to Yunan's guidance, Sinbad learns how to use his own Magoi to control Djinn and quickly defeats the soldiers, which run away afterwards. Yunan starts flying along with a shocked Sinbad and the two return to the Tison Village. There, Sinbad finds out that it has been 2 months since he left and Esra is on the verge of dying. When he visits her, she thinks that it's Badr whom she sees and talks to him about Sinbad. She then says to her son, *"I love you... Sin..."* and passes away.

Sinbad's name became famous in Parthevia. Parthevia's Princess, Serendine, comes to capture him. She stars acting violently when the citizens badmouth her father. Sinbad stops the enraged Princess Serendine from killing one of them. He makes her angry by calling her a "girl" and they start fighting. Serendine fights by using poisons but she is tricked as Sinbad stole an antidote earlier. Soon after, her armor breaks and Serendine's chest is fully exposed, making her easy to kidnap. He takes her on the sea and leaves her all alone in a barrel. Sinbad sets out on a journey.

#### The adoption

Top Cat poses as a federal health inspector, Felix Snagglepuss, with his crew of Fancy-Fancy, Brain and Choo-Choo, and threatens to close the Starlight Club so he can see the owner, Mr. Big. The boss is wise to the ruse and sends his goons to beat up T.C. and the gang. The cats make a run for it but get stuck in an elevator shaft. A helmeted cat arrives, asking why he should help them, so T.C. relates a tale.

New to the city, Top Cat begins to busk on the sidewalk when he hears a squawking around the corner. There he finds Benny trying to play the violin. Hitting it off, they head to Benny's place so his mother can cook them a meal, but they bump into two kittens running from a policeman. T.C. gets the cop off their back and say they don't need to steal things. They explain that if they don't steal things for him, Bad Dog will burn down their orphanage. After dinner at Mrs. Ball's, T.C. and Benny become fast friends, then begin running scams to make money.

The policeman, Officer Dibble, is summoned to the Chief's office. He promotes Dibble and gives him the Hoagy's Alley beat, but says it's in Mr. Big's territory. He also warns him about some cats running scams in the area. When T.C. and Benny try to scam him, a chase ensues. They escape, but run into Bad Dog, who demands they stop running scams in Mr. Big's turf.

### Prank

Top Cat reads in the newspaper that Bad Dog just stole a fortune in diamonds. He pretends to be Dr. Sylvester Garfield, and has Benny pose as an infected patient to trick Bad Dog and steal the diamonds from him. They celebrate at the Starlight Club and pay with a diamond, alerting Mr. Big to their presence. He sends Bad Dog with them to retrieve the rest of the gems.

Back at Mrs. Ball's, Benny realizes the diamonds are missing. He and T.C. escape while Bad Dog and his crew wreck the place.

### New Hope

Optimus Prime and Megatron suffer mortal injuries, and a number of others are also killed. Eventually the Decepticons retreat, but the damage suffered by the Autobots is severe.
If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
Shortly after the battle, Prime lies on his deathbed. He passes the reins of leadership to Ultra Magnus and gives him the Matrix of Leadership. (Though Hot Rod actually touches the Matrix before Magnus does.) Prime relates a prophecy: "One day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our darkest hour." He then gives the oath, "'Til all are one", and dies. This sequence of events is observed remotely by Unicron, the monstrous planet, who appears unusually concerned by the survival of the Matrix.

The Decepticons are making their escape aboard Astrotrain, but are too heavy for him to get them all home under his own power. After putting the matter to a fair vote, the Decepticons decide to throw their injured members off the ship to better the chance of survival for the rest, including the mortally wounded Megatron. Too injured to save himself, Starscream tosses Megatron out into space and claims leadership of the Decepticon army.
Into the garbage chute, flyboy.
Megatron and the other adrift Decepticons then encounter Unicron in interstellar space. Unicron offers to rebuild Megatron and his minions in exchange for their service. After some coercion on the planetoid's part, Megatron agrees, and is reformatted into Galvatron. The other Decepticons are turned into Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps. Unicron provides them with a ship, and sends them to kill Ultra Magnus and destroy the Matrix, stating that the Matrix is the only thing which can stand in his way.

The cats seek help from Officer Dibble. Chief Thumbton puts out a reward for them to draw out the crooks, and assigns Dibble to protect them.

#### The Hunt

This causes Ryoko to cry and then Mihoshi arrives on the scene. She talks about her infatuation with Tenchi, which bores the heck out of Ryoko and Ayeka. Soon Sasami barges into the hot spring area and caught off by the smell of sake and is joined by Ryo-Oki who jumps onto Ryoko. At that moment, Kagato arrives and captures Ryoko.

Tenchi then arrives on the scene and they all pursue Kagato to the Shrine Tree, where Kagato greets them. He returns Ryoko and then focuses his attention on Mihoshi, Sasami, and Ayeka. Mihoshi after warning Kagato fires her gun at Kagato, but her efforts prove futile. Acting amicable, Kagoto invites them all to his ship, the Sōja. On the other hand, Tenchi pulls out his Tenchi-ken and threatens Kagato, who overpowers Tenchi with his energy. Desiring the sword of the "King", Kagato tries to take it from Tenchi, but Ryoko grabs Tenchi out of the way of Kagato's grasp. Summoning a special sword that resonates into Ryoko's mind, she becomes under Kagato's control and restrains Tenchi. Kagato then asks Tenchi twice if he's "A suitable owner of the sword", to which, Tenchi doesn't have a clue. While Ryoko tightens her grip around Tenchi's neck, Ryo-Oki bites Kagato's hand allowing Tenchi to be released from Ryoko's grip. He then attacks Kagato with his sword, making a small cut on his face. Furious now, Kagato and Tenchi in a sword battle, where Kagato easily wins and tries to take the Tenchi-ken for himself. Tenchi's Grandfather Katsuhito arrives at the scene and summons the Tenchi-ken to him. After revealing Kasuthito's real identity, Kagato demands him to disclose the secret behind the energy of the universe. Katsuhito, however, plays ignorant, to the question and the two duel with one another. When the turn of the battle shifts to Katsuhito's favor, Kagato switches places with Ryoko. During the fight, Katsuhito slices off Ryoko's left hand and throws the Tenchi-ken into the tree. The moment, Kagato tries to retrieve the Tenchi-ken, it expels a powerful shocking energy that nearly immobilizes him. Realizing then that Tenchi is Katsuhito's "Successor", Kagato retreats and takes Ryoko along with him.

Ayeka then embraces Katsuhito and he reveals to her why he left Jurai and about his mother. He also reveals to Tenchi that he's the crown prince of Jurai. Right after a scene where Katsuhito plays matchmaker for Tenchi and Ayeka, Ryo-Ohki transforms and fuses with Ayeka's ship in the pond. Tenchi and the ladies board Ryo-Ohki and ride it to the Sōja. As the group heads to the ship, Kagato and Ryoko have a brief chat. Kagato then attacks Ryo-Ohki with a barrage of laser beams and after being hit with several volleys. Mihoshi gives Ryo-Ohki some sake, making her drunk. This unintentionally allows her to dodge incoming laser fires. Frustrated that they're making little progress, Tenchi uses Ayeka's ship to utilize the ship's White Hawk Wings to defend against further attacks. Impressed that they managed to awaken the power of the White Hawk Wings, Kagato then fires off a high powered beam at Ayeka's ship. While the blast destroys the White Hawk Wings and Ryo-Ohki is unscathed, Ayeka's ship was destroyed in the process. Freeing herself from Kagato's entrapment, Ryoko desperately searches for Tenchi, but all she finds is a bloody scarf. Enraged, Ryoko vows vengeance against Kagato.

### Hong Kong

#### The Curse Lord

Kagato's last attack blew Ryu-Oh's module apart, while Tenchi was still aboard, and all that Ryoko could find in the wreckage was his bloodied bandanna. Tenchi appears to have been killed in the attack, and an enraged Ryoko plans to make Kagato pay. Ryoko teleports back to Ryo-Ohki and uses her earring to make a new gem for her right wrist, before setting a direct course for the Sōja. Ayeka and Mihoshi, fearing that their beloved Tenchi is dead, gladly follow her.

Back on Earth, Sasami senses that Tenchi is still alive, but that he will die soon if she doesn't act swiftly. Sasami rushes out to the Royal Tree Funaho, wipes away her tears and begins chanting a prayer that will allow her access to the powers of the ancestral Juraian space trees.

The other three girls have made it aboard the Sōja, and start destroying Kagato's traps, hoping to reach the central chapel where he confidently awaits their arrival. Meanwhile, out in space, Tenchi lies unconscious in a protective force field created by Azaka and Kamidake- and it seems that the entity summoned by Sasami has arrived just in time to find him and teleport him away to a safer and more comfortable location.

Back onboard the Sōja, the eager Ryoko and Ayeka forge ahead into the depths of the ship, leaving Mihoshi behind. While attempting to catch up, the hapless GP officer ‘reflects' through the floor, ending up in a reversed mirror version of the Souja.

### Vs Kagato

Ryoko and Ayeka do not notice their companion's absence, however, for they have finally reached Kagato's chamber. The room resembles a chapel and contains a protective force field capable of absorbing energy attacks, as Ayeka discovers when she makes an unsuccessful attack against the space pirate. When Ayeka has knocked away, Ryoko spears Kagato with a couple of energy bolts, but as he melts away, she realizes that she wasn't fighting him at all- just his shadow. In short order, the real Kagato grabs hold of Ryoko and turns her to stone, before turning his attention to Ayeka. As a princess of Jurai, she is sure to know the secrets that he longs to discover.

Meanwhile, Mihoshi continues to wander through the reversed world, finally stumbling into a room containing a woman in crystal and two giant guardian snakes. As the snakes begin attacking, Mihoshi fires at them, eventually encasing the two creatures in crystal. However, the seal soon proves to be merely temporary, but even as the snakes break free, so does something else. Mihoshi attempts to use her control cube to see if it can stop the snakes, but unknown to her the device is weakening the seal that holds Washu captive. The snakes break free from their prison and attack Mihoshi.

Fortunately for Mihoshi, once freed, Washu easily deals with the snakes, first turning them to stone before making them crumble into dust. Whilst an astonished Mihoshi looks on, the woman summons the stone Ryoko into the reverse world and revives her. To Ryoko's annoyance, the woman gives her the once over and decides that Ryoko is starting to sag a little.

Ryoko is naturally none too pleased to hear this, but the woman tells her to be quiet, as she should be more respectful to her mother! Introducing herself as the great scientist Washu, the woman explains that she is the creator of the Souja, Ryo-Ohki, and Ryoko. In Ryoko's case, she used her own eggs, so she likes to think of herself as Ryoko's mother. What's more, she is also telepathically linked to her ‘daughter', so she already knows about Ryoko's feelings for Tenchi, and how badly she wants revenge on Kagato.

Washu is certain that Kagato can be no match for Ryoko, so she is happy to let her return, even though Washu and Mihoshi cannot accompany her. As Washu unsuccessfully tries to explain to Mihoshi, Ryoko was able to return because only her astral body entered the mirror world. The two of them are physically within the mirror world, and unless Kagato is destroyed, there is no way to get back.

Meanwhile, Kagato is trying to penetrate Ayeka's mind in order to divine the secret of the ultimate Juraian power known as Tsunami. Ayeka struggles to resist Kagato's probing, but soon he is thrown out by the power of Tsunami herself. As Kagato prepares to try a different tactic, Ryoko returns and launches an attack. Now the real fight can begin.

Finally reawakening, Tenchi finds himself onboard Tsunami. Appearing to him as a young woman, Tsunami introduces herself as Sasami's space ship. After explaining that his friends are engaged in battle, Tsunami offers to send him to the Souja to help, even though she herself cannot accompany him.

Washu and Mihoshi cannot do more than cheer on the sidelines as Ryoko faces off against Kagato, and as the battle drags on, Washu becomes uneasy. At her full power, Ryoko should easily be able to destroy Kagato, and yet instead, the two are sparring as if they were evenly matched. Finally, Washu realizes the problem- if Ryoko uses her full power, she will end up destroying Ayeka as well. In fact, despite their usual rivalry, Ryoko is actually protecting Ayeka in this battle- and that is putting her at a severe disadvantage to the more ruthless Kagato.

Fortunately, Washu is able to solve this problem- she draws Ayeka into the reversed world, thus putting the princess beyond Kagato's reach and giving Ryoko free rein to go all out. Kagato, however, has developed some tricks of his own. He has a weapon that can gather all of the energy from the Sōja's gems, and he plans to demonstrate its power in a test firing- with planet Earth as the target.

With her gem power also drained by Kagato's weapon, Ryoko is as powerless as the others, and can only watch as Kagato fires his weapon at the Earth. Fortunately, there is a defender ready to intercept it: Tsunami, the legendary ship with ten Light Hawk wings. After absorbing Kagato's attack, Tsunami counters with blue energy bolts that easily rip through the Sōja's shield.

Kagato is far from giving up, however- he has many more plans for the power of the Sōja's gems, but first, he plans to knock out Ryoko so that her gem power can be used as well. As Kagato grabs her, Ryoko calls out for Tenchi, and to her great surprise, he actually appears. Tenchi is here to fight Kagato, that is if he ever manages to get his sword: Tenchi-ken from where he tucked it inside his clothing!

While Azaka and Kamidake buy him a little time with an attack of their own. Tenchi draws his sword, and when the two guardians are knocked away, he charges into battle. However, it soon becomes apparent that the sword is practically ineffective against Kagato now that Tenchi is onboard the Souja and cut off from Tsunami. Ryoko tried to help but can't move she then ordered Azaka and Kamidake to help Tenchi, but Azaka said that Kagato's energy is growing at an incredible rate and they are using all their powers just to shield it. Kagato told Tenchi if he left all the girls behind he would live. However, Tenchi replied he would rather die than forsake them. Kagato than knocks Tenchi aside, and draws in the power of all the gems, even those from Ryoko and the Tenchi sword. Armed with this new power, Kagato attempts to exert his control over Tsunami herself- and to everyone's horror, he seems to be successful.

As Tsunami is drawn closer to Sōja, Kagato delightedly anticipates their fusion- a joining that will finally give him the power he craves. Looking on, Tenchi is convinced that he has failed, until he remembers Tsunami's words. Trusting in the sword alone was never going to be enough- he must find the power that rests within himself.

As Kagato turns to finish him, Tenchi tosses his sword aside. Believing that his adversary has given up, Kagato confidently prepares to kill Tenchi. Ryoko now shedding tears begs Kagato to spare Tenchi. However, he replies that Ryoko and Ayeka will join with Tenchi soon. Ryoko cried out as Kagato fires an energy blast at Tenchi. Kagato is sure that it is enough to finish Tenchi, but even as he turns to do the same to Ryoko, the smoke clears to reveal that Tenchi is still standing, protected by three Light Hawk Wings!

Tenchi has finally awakened the sleeping power within, and as the girls watch, he takes control of his Light Hawk Wings, creating a sword a shield and armor to use against Kagato. Filled with this new power, Tenchi is easily a match for Kagato's attacks, forcing the space pirate to put his all into an ultimate sword attack.

Kagato fries an energy blast out Tenchi who stops it with his shield. Kagato then sent five crystals to get him but they are easily cut down by him. Kagato and Tenchi soon were locked in an intense sword fight. But while Tenchi is protected by the Light Hawk power around his body, Kagato is not so lucky. Cleaved in two, his body disintegrates, turning to dust. Before dying, Kagato says that Tsunami was clever, as Tenchi cannot be copied, and accepts that Tenchi has won.

With Kagato destroyed, Washu, Mihoshi, and Ayeka are released from the reversed world, and soon all the girls are competing to be the first to hug Tenchi. Ayeka and Mihoshi tried to hug Tenchi, but tripped. Ryoko thinks she will be the first to give Tenchi a hug but was stopped by Ryo-Ohki who was on Tenchi's shoulder. Ryoko pulls Ryo-Ohki away saying she's first. However, Washu got to Tenchi first, introducing herself to Tenchi and asking if he could be her guinea pig. Washu is pulled away by Ryoko as well. However, Sasami appears on board and manages to reach Tenchi and hugs him, after which she is joined by the others, leaving poor Ryoko as the last one to reach him. Within moments, however, that becomes the least of their worries as they realize the Souja has also been cut in half- causing everyone to shout to run for it as the ship explodes.

It is time for everyone to return home, and hopefully, things will settle down a little, even if life is going to be somewhat different with five girls now living at the Masaki house. Azaka and Kamidake have taken up residence at the gates as talking guards/post-boxes, and these days a quiet morning is one where the fighting causes minimal damage to the house. Still, things could be much worse…

### Formation

Emily Elizabeth Howard is a young middle school student living with her mother Maggie in New York City. Emily is regularly bullied while finding comfort in her only friend Owen Yu. One day, Emily is left in the hands of her homeless and irresponsible uncle Casey while Maggie goes to Chicago for a business trip.

Mr. Bridwell, who runs an animal rescue tent at a carnival, introduces Emily to a small red puppy whose family had been stolen by a dogcatcher. He tells her that the puppy will grow bigger in size based on how much love he receives.

### Downfall

Casey says no to the adoption, knowing that his sister will never allow it and that dogs are prohibited in her apartment building. When Emily gets home from school that day, after being bullied once again, she finds that the puppy has stowed away in her backpack and names him Clifford. Emily tries to convince Casey to let her keep him and he allows her to keep Clifford only for one night. A heartbroken Emily tearfully wishes for Clifford to be big and strong as her tears trickle onto his nose while falling asleep with him.

The next day, Emily wakes up to realize Clifford is gigantic in size. Casey also learns about this and they both attempt to hide him from the building's superintendent, Mr. Packard, as he fixes the dishwasher. They take him to the vet, thinking he is possibly ill while attempting to hide him from everyone. This fails dramatically since Clifford's dog instincts cause him to chase and play with a man in an inflatable bubble, seeing it as a game of fetch. This attracts large crowds and the word of his existence quickly spreads online. After learning from the vet's secretary of Mr. Bridwell's past miracles with animals and their owners, they plan to get information on his whereabouts from the private school's computer. As Emily is getting lunch for Clifford from the cafeteria, Clifford escapes from Casey's truck while one of the bullies, Florence, bumps into and bullies Emily again, only for Clifford to enter the cafeteria and humiliate Florence. This finally gives Emily the friends she always wanted.

Zac Tieran, the owner of a biotechnology company named Lyfegro, discovers Clifford on social media. He lies to the police that it is his dog and has them search for Clifford. Emily and Casey are evicted by Mr. Packard because of Clifford. After being chased by the police and Lyfegro guards, they take shelter in Owen's lavish apartment. Casey then makes a deal with Emily that if they find Mr. Bridwell and take his advice, he will allow her to keep him. But if he is unable to help, then they have to send him away to Shanghai by boat. They race to the hospital only to find Bridwell's empty bed, and a patient sitting next to them who tells that Mr. Bridwell died. Clifford is then sent away by a boat arranged by Owen's father, as Emily tearfully says goodbye to him.

### Fight or Flight part 1

The next day, Clifford is captured on the ship and sent to Lyfegro. Emily learns Mr. Bridwell did not die, but that the information they received at the hospital was false. They try to save Clifford from being operated on at Lyfegro, aided by friends from their neighborhood. They break into Lyfegro and rescue Clifford as they flee in Casey's truck with him, and race to Mr. Bridwell while being pursued by the police and Lyfegro's security guards. They eventually reach Mr. Bridwell at a carnival at Manhattan Bridge Park.

A large crowd gathers as Emily desperately asks Mr. Bridwell to help, and he tells her that the only way to solve her problem is by standing up for herself and for Clifford and that being different is a gift. Emily then gives an inspirational speech to the crowd, explaining to everyone that love is more important than anything, and they should ignore their differences. However, Zac intervenes and forces the police to see who the owner is by checking an ID chip he had implanted. Through a bit of magic, the chip identifies Emily as Clifford's rightful owner, and Zac is arrested for fraud and theft. The whole crowd attempts to take a picture with Clifford in celebration, but then Clifford sees another giant ball and chases it with Casey suddenly riding on his back.

### Vs Unicron

Galvatron attempts to open the Matrix to use its power against Unicron and force his master into submission, but is unable to open it. Unicron, not pleased with this attempted treachery, shocks Galvatron by transforming from a planet into a planet-sized robot. Unicron plucks Galvatron off his chest and swallows him, Matrix and all, and then begins attacking Cybertron itself. Shockwave scrambles the Decepticon forces to defend the planet, but they are ineffective against so large an enemy. Shortly the Autobots arrive from Junkion, and fly the Quintesson ship straight through Unicron's eye. This impact destroys the ship, and the Autobots fall out inside Unicron. Hot Rod, separated from the others, eventually runs into Galvatron. During their fight, Hot Rod gets his hands on the Matrix and hears Optimus's voice speak the words, "Arise, Rodimus Prime." Hot Rod grows in stature, adopts a much sterner demeanor, and quickly dispatches Galvatron by tossing him through Unicron's hull out into space. He then opens the Matrix, which fills Unicron with light and begins destroying him.

In the meantime, the other Autobots inside Unicron have located some of their comrades from the moon bases who had been presumed dead, including Bumblebee and Daniel's father, Spike. The Autobots, including Rodimus, escape through Unicron's remaining eye just as he begins to fall apart and explode. The scene then immediately shifts to the surface of Cybertron, where—for unclear reasons—the Autobots seem to be in charge again. Rodimus predicts an era of peace and prosperity, and the film closes with a shot of Unicron's severed head still floating in orbit around Cybertron.

'Til all are one.