Daniel sat at the side of a repair table as Barry was hooked up to another Machine which kept him online. Both Alpha and the others didn't know if he would survive, but if he did he would likely suffer from memory loss. As he lay there on the table, his eyes was looking around and his jaw was hanging open. It was like he was trying to take in information but any that he tried to was instantly deleted. Taking his mechanical hoof, Daniel saw him suddenly turn his head instantly towards him and look right at him as his eye ran over him again...and again...and again. He was malfunctioning.

"D...D..." He tried to say but then with a spark and a small pop, he went back to looking around. Daniel saw Alpha enter the room and look over to him. Letting go of his mechanical hoof, he walked up to Alpha and out of the room.

"How is he?" Daniel asked with worry.

"Not good. His memory has been heavily damaged. While he does have a 50% chance of surviving...i'm afraid his personality and memories are not going to stay. They are too corrupted with parts burnt out. Repair is impossible and using parts of his previous personality is too risky." Daniel looked back into the room and at Barry who was looking back at the same spot on the roof for about the 10th time.

"Do what you can for him." Daniel told him and left it to Alpha. Looking at Barry through the glass, he wondered if the 50% chance of survival would fail and he would be lost. He felt like blaming himself for what happened to him but then remembered who he was fighting during the battle and sighed. "Don't you die." He whispered while looking at him.

Daniel left the repair wing and headed outside for some fresh air. His mind started to hit him with all that has happened. He came here after Earth was consumed and now that it was back, all that he had done and been through in these past few years all came crashing back. Annabelle was now a teenager, he had made more friends than he thought he would when being here. He had met Nature and got a job and an Entity. To say he was chuckling on the inside would be an understatement. Nobody would have ever believed such things back home.

He knew however that there was still Xaveroth to deal with and he was more than worried when he saw how easily he beat him even in his total merge form, even if their battle lasted only a few seconds. So he needed to get more control than he had before, to understand his form more so he could have a more advanced combat style of fighting when they meet again.

With that he decided to open a portal to a random location in a random universe. All he needed was an abandoned solar system or something like that to train. He knew how to get to the hangout and could then get back to home from there.

He found a system that seemed just perfect for training. A blue star with a surrounding 12 other planets. 2 of them being gas giants. Finding a barren world he chose to train there and sat down. He then decided to try and access his form. It took a few seconds but with a repeat process, he was soon in it and smiled. That smile however was cut short as his senses were bombarded with extra information and stimulation. He felt like he was in a stream. A bubble and buried in something like sand. Even breathing was hard for him to do as he felt like his lungs were replaced with something like bricks.

"Focus Daniel. What is the stream you feel?" The stream he was feeling was...everywhere. He felt it hit off everything around him. Looking at the gas giant that was not too far from the planet he was on he tried to tell the stream to stop and to his shock the gas giant was frozen. "Wait a moment." Daniel got an idea and told the stream to reverse quickly and the gas giant was going around the other way. Daniel kept pushing it and after a while the gas giant seemed to have the gasses come off it and a short while later it's core was visable as a large amount of the solar system was consumed with a gas cloud.

"Time? That's the stream i feel?" A portal opened behind him and Archie appeared.

"Daniel. What's wrong?" As Daniel looked at Archie, he realised the time stream wasn't touching him. It couldn't touch him.

"I'm just training. Testing my new form out." Daniel decided to try and see what the bubble he felt was and he gently push on it with his energy, a moment later he heard what sounded like cracking and a rip. Looking up he was a rip across the cosmos and realised, the bubble was the universe he was in. "Sorry about that." He almost panicked and quickly closed it back together and chuckled nervously.

"So you can feel them too? Time, Space and matter?"

"Is that what the sand i feel is?" Archie nodded. Daniel decided to try something and used his hands like he was playing with sand or clay and used his mind to imagine what he was making and he saw it start to materialise in front of him. It was a small version of the Eiffel tower which he soon turned back to normal as the rocks fell to the ground. He spent a while longer on the ground, getting use to the feeling of his new form and his new senses and while he found out most of them, he still felt some kind of nagging at the back of his mind. Saying that this was not all planned.

After about 2 hours of him being in his new form he decided to stop and power down. Soon all his scenes returned to normal and he felt more human again. He sat down on a nearby rock and Archie stood beside him.

"So is Nature looking to have another battle with you again?" He asked jokingly like he already knew the answer.

"You bet she is. It will likely be the first thing she does when shes fully recovered."

"Think you can handle her?" Archie asked.

"On the battlefield? Yeah." Daniel said as he looked up at the blue star that this barren planet orbited. To see a different coloured star in real life was a strange experience, it reminded him of what he wanted to do when this was all over. To explore the universe. There was so much out there he could see and discover, even just simple barren planets like the one he was currently on could offer spectacular views or secrets under it's surface.

"Hey Archie, what is the most unique planet you have ever seen?" Daniel asked and Archie thought for a moment.

"Well there was this one planet. It was a mess but that is what made it unique. It was about 4 times bigger than your Earth but what made it special was the crystals that grew on and the was the life that lived on it changed the world. It was normal like Earth was but as the life changed and interbreeding happened, more forms of life took hold. Soon there was underground worlds that had the ceiling to the surface that was as far up as the clouds. Floating islands held down by gravity but held up by the crystals that grew." All of this got Daniel attention. It was a world he liked the sound of.

"Is it still around?"

"Yeah it is but the life on the world has gotten out of control. There is almost constant tribal warfare between different species. They haven't managed to harness electricity yet. Or at least when i last checked on it over 300 years ago, they didn't."

"What name did you give it?"

"Pandora." Archie answered. Daniel looked at him as to as 'Are you serious?' but all Archie did was nod "Yeah i did name it that."

"When will the trail for King N start?"

"2 Days. Until then, just rest." Archie teleported away, leaving Daniel alone on a barren world as he sat down, looking up at the cosmos.

Annabelle was with Twilight and the rest of their friends as they helped clean the battlefield. She was a little unnerved from the sheer scale of the battle but not what it was like to fight. She learned that beforehand at Canterlot and she was barely a teen, but she also knew she had to if she wanted to defend her home.

"Daniel sure spends a lot of time away from Equestria." Dash said as she was lifting up 2 fried battle bots. The silver metal now a charcoal black.

"I know. He is spending more time with Miss Nature. I am happy for him but..." Annabelle sighed. She missed when it was just him and her facing the world. It was a hard time for them both, but she spent more time with Daniel then than any other time.

"But what?" Twilight asked as she tried to life another robot, only for the rocket launcher on it's shoulder to fall and go off. Thankfully, Annabelle grabbed it within less than a second and threw it away.

"Careful." Annabelle took the rocket launcher and placed it with the other weapons in a pile.

"So you said something about Nature?"

"I'm happy for him but i feel like he is forgetting me." She said with a hint of hurt in her voice. Twilight saw this and walked up to her to comfort her.

"I don't really know what to say as to me it seemed like my brother married Cadence out of the blue. It was a shock. But i know he will never forget about you." Annabelle got a small smile on her face.

"Thanks Twilight."

"Now come on. We have a battlefield to clean up." Annabelle used her speed and the battlefield started to rapidly get cleaned. But it still took several minutes for it to happen.

Nature walked the newly built halls of the hangout as she looked over the entities who survived the battle. She saw sad to see some old friends didn't return and saw their names being written on a monument which was put up in their memory. Blade still hadn't recovered from the battle and Bravacho was back at his home with Darvia.

Nature herself had almost fully recovered, besides a few red blisters on her she looked like her old healthy self. Her powers had also partly returned but she wasn't near full yet.

She felt her heart almost make a fluttering motion as she saw Daniel in the crowd. Her student who had surpassed all of her expectations and her lover. He approached her and greeted her with a smile.

"Look who's almost recovered." He said as he saw her mover her un-bloomed hair to the side to get a more clear view of him.

"Welcome back hero." She said with a smile. The word 'Hero' seemed to make Daniel tense up for a moment as it sunk into his mind that he was a hero now.

"Could you please not say that." He asked her nicely.

"Why? You deserve some praise from your victory." She said nudging him.

"You are all i need. I'm glad you're safe." While Daniel was smiling he suddenly lost it when he remembered Xaveroth. He was still out there and he had a scary feeling he would be much worse that King N.

"Getting more flirty and confident. Much different from the timid person i met a few years ago after talking to Thag." Standing beside him, she put her arm around his and they walked together. They passed the 2nd Heart which was still in the same place as before. It hadn't moved or been slightly damaged in the fire.

Daniel walked along with Nature in the garden on the outside of the building and there was no sign the plants had to deal with fire. The garden was untouched and thriving with colourful flowers and and flowing river. As they approached the river, both of them sat down and Daniel looked as Nature rested her head on his shoulder.

"What's wrong. I can tell something is bothering you." She asked but Daniel tried to play it off.

"What do you mean?" He asked with an almost forced smile which turned into a real one when he found himself looking into her eyes.

"I have gotten to know you well and i can tell something is off. You are....worried?" She asked with concern.

"Let's not talk about it yet. I will tell you when you have fully recovered." She was about to object but she stopped herself when she saw it was worrisome for him.

"Fine. But remember. You and i will have a battle when i have fully recovered." He just chuckled at that.

"How could i forget?" He rested his head on hers and they both stayed on the ground for a while. Just enjoying each others embrace.

"Come on. Move it. We don't have forever." Xaveroth called out to the guards as they carried The Great Projector. They had arrived in the Dark Multiverse and were now searching for what Xaveroth called 'The first Rift'

"Permission to speak sir?" One of the Guards asked

"Permission granted."

"What is the plan for this? The great projector is able to multiply whatever is put into it and project it out at at least hundred fold times the about." Xaveroth chuckled.

"The idea is in what you just said. Thinks about it. Why would i bring such a thing to such a place?" Xaveroth didn't tell them what he had planned. "When i am done here, even the heart hearer won't be able to stop me."

Xaveroth was about to laugh until the image of that...thing from before appeared in his mind. That thing didn't exist as he had used the strongest search power he knew and it found nothing. That single tinge of fear in him if this creature appeared was still there. But he had a good feeling that he would be able to win as long as he completes his plan before it arrives.

Pulling out a ice coloured orb, he activated it and a stream of mist started to flow through space. The Dark Multiverse was less of a single multiverse and less of a Multidimensional plane of existence that seeped into different worlds as it composed one third of the 1st all the way up to the 24th dimension so he it looked mostly normal to him. But the hard part would be getting to the rift.

He was fully aware he and his men might be attacked by the inhabitants of it but he didn't worry about them as the effect of the Dark Multiverse didn't work on him.

"We don't have long to go. A day or two and i can find the rift, so rest up, you have 3 hours and you will only get one more break." Xaveroth had his guards carry the projector so he could focus on finding the rift which was easier said than done.

He sat down himself and held the orb. Looking into it as he tried to see the exact location of the rift. The stream of mist would only lead him to within 3 miles of it. So it could be 3 miles under him when he arrives or at the other side and 3 miles upwards. Not only that but the rift was quite small so he decided to give them rest. Even with his speed, he might pass by the rift many times and not realise it, so he wanted to make sure he knew where it was when he arrived.

Daniel would be a minor problem in the future as he would strike the entity hangout when his new form starts to appear. That way when they follow him they will be lead into a trap and the best they have will be wiped out before he destroys the rest.

"It's all down to timing." Xaveroth said to himself. He already got revenge on the queen from her actions before, so now he needed to secure his victory permanently.

2 Days Later

Daniel stood outside the court chambers as he waited for his turn to give his testimony to what he experienced during the battle and what he knew. King N seemed to be much different ever since he beat him. He's almost a complete 180 of what he was before in terms of personality but Daniel wasn't that surprised as he did manage to piece together that Xaveroth was controlling him. However that only made Daniel more scared as of Xaveroth was able to control someone that strong...that smart and prepared...what odds did he have at beating him? Not only that but he remembered King N was also a heart bearer like him and Xaveroth still beat him. Then he used him to defeat his mother and now wit him free. It seems like it's just him and Daniel and Daniel was really worried of a repeat event where he ends up in King N's place.

"Calm down." He heard a voice next to him and saw Nature standing there, looking him in the eyes.

"Me? I'm calm." He told her but she just shook her head and grinned.

"You're bad at telling a lie. You need to improve." She had just recently came out from the court room as she told them what she knew about King N which wasn't really that much. Right now Bravacho was giving his account of his dad and after him it would be Darvia and then Daniel.

"So how much longer till you're healed?" He asked nerviously.

"No more than 1 week. Get yourself repaired boy." She said with a grin and he in turn tried to act tough by cracking his neck.

"I'm ready for anything you throw at me." Nature chuckled.

"We will see about that." She said as she nuzzled up to him. She looked as good as new. She just needed to wait for the last of her powers to return.

The two of them chatted for a while longer with Nature joking around with him. Soon Bravacho wand Darvia were both out of the court chambers and it was Daniel's turn to give his account of the event.

Daniel told them of how King N acted and the things he said but he also made a mention of Xaveroth which got the attention of all in the court. Daniel explained to them that the queen of the 5th dimension said that Xaveroth was likely an escaped criminal from their reality who after he discovered this only met him after he almost beat King N. This seemed to get the court into a heated debate about what to do as different judges had different accounts of what this meant. Some saying that Xaveroth was an Illusion that King N made. Others saying it was a real person and all this made a split sentence.

After 4 hours of debate between them all, it ended with a hung court and a incomplete sentence. King N was to be held in captivity until they got the full story and more evidence of what happened.

"Want me to teleport you back home?" Daniel asked Bravacho.

"No thanks. I need to talk to my dad."

"I don't think they will let you meet him." Daniel informed him

"Perhaps not. But it's worth trying." He said as he went to his holding cell.