*Atlas Ruins; June 7, 2021, 7:16 AM*

The Ruins of Atlas began to glow with a strange blue light.

Not many people remained, almost none, in fact, after the Kingdom was destroyed roughly 3 years before. It was a volcanic wasteland filled with twisted metal, broken rock, and the ashes of thousands of people who had died.

The light began to take shape... or rather, shapes. People began to reappear by the thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands.

Millions now had begun to check if they were dreaming... examining their bodies.

Many had been wearing normal clothes, many more were in full military gear. Uniforms of the Equestrian Remnant Coalition and The Red Star had materialized.

Of course, there were a special few...

A stone-faced, half-Latin American man in light combat gear had soon materialized.

"Am I... Alive..?" Rufio Vincent, AKA Gamma, wondered in surprise.

An emotionally unstable young man with dark hair was the next to appear, with noticable scars on his chest.

"Scarecrow?" Gamma gasped in surprise.

Many more Inquisitors began to appear. Mercury with his legs fully restored, alongside Emerald were revived.

"Emerald?!" Mercury gasped in shock.

"We're alive again..?" Emerald wondered as she turned and saw Gamma.

Adam Taurus was the next to be revived, glaring wickedly at the millions of people around him, eventually gathering with the Inquisitors.

"Children." Adam scowled.

Another man reappeared. This one in his late forties at least, with greying hair and stone-cold blue eyes.

Beta.

"Inquisitors, Form up. We seem to be facing a large-scale revival event, what's the plan?"

"The plan is we herd these people together to a ship." The last Inquisitor explained.

This man was in roughly his fifties with greying gold hair, blue and purple eyes, and several scars.

Alpha himself. The original son of Alex Walker.

"Alpha?" Gamma gasped in shock.

"Nice to see you all again. I have an announcement to make." Alpha said, levitating above to look down on the millions confused.

"EVERYONE!" Alpha shouted.

They all turned their eyes on Alpha. The average citizens were scared, and the E.R.C merely glared.

"I doubt you are all aware of this, But three years ago, Cinder Fall and Morning Star had planned to finish what we had started: Starting catastrophies all across the universes. This was one of the first, and you see the results before you." Alpha explained.

"We've had our differences, but now we have nothing but each other. If we are to survive, we must band together and leave Atlas undiscovered. Remnant's Authorities cannot discover our existence. I'm sure you all know why.

"Everyone, start collecting scrap. Collect all the scrap you can find! We don't know what horrors Cinder Fall may have unleashed!" Alpha ordered.

"And what if we don't?" E.R.C Commander Bliken demanded

"Give us one reason we should do anything you say!" Commander Locust added.

"You have one of three options. You stay with us, we kill you, or we throw you out at whatever's out there." Alpha explained.

*Location Unknown; June 7, 2021; 8:45 AM*

"Breaking News, thousands of people being revived on a Multi-Dimensional Scale, more on that?"

"Thanks, Jane. Strange blue lights have been appearing across Earth, Fiore, Adenien, Remnant, and Equestria. Strangely enough, the people coming out of these lights include people who have been dead for up to 16 years..."

Alex and Yang had followed Summer and Omega onto the small airship they had entered Equestria with. Where they were going and why? Only they knew.

Alex was deeply confused as he stared at the TV Screen.. The Illuminati revived everybody... Their allies, their enemies... all at once... It would be nigh impossible to imagine the repercussions of such a bold wish.

Even more vexing... Why did Summer and Omega, victim and killer, show up together?

"Don't worry, kid. I'm just as confused as you are." Yang stated, placing a hand on his shoulder.

Alex instinctively flinched, simply stating "We're the same age now. Hyperbolic Time Chamber, remember?"

Yang nodded slightly.

"What, no comeback?" Alex scoffed.

"It's not that... It's..."

"What?"

"Look at it this way.. I killed so many while Corvus had me at her beck and call... I'll have to explain myself to all those people..."

"Welcome to my freaky little world."

Summer and Omega then stepped into the small room they were in.

"Can either one of you explain what the hell is going on?" Alex glared.

"It's not that hard. You two idiots gathered the Stardust Dragon Balls, and the Illuminati resurrected everyone. We were revived at Vale, so stealing an airship and making our way here was almost too easy." Omega explained.

"Then... why work together..?"Yang asked

"Yeah. He killed you." Alex added.

"We have a singular goal in mind. Osiris' coming is not far. We need to assemble an army, and I know just the place." Summer explained.

"... I'm listening." Alex decided.

"Remember the very start of the E.R.C Invasion? How all your ships blew each other apart? There are millions of newly revived soldiers making their way to the docks." Omega explained.

"You mean swimming the entire goddamn way..? We were about 14 miles away!" Yang gasped.

"Vale's Coast Guard air-dropped life rafts to the men. They're practically halfway there already."

"So, we're going to Vale. Then what?" Alex asked.

"Once we have an army, we can start recruiting warriors. Your children would definitely be a start." Summer explained.

"Ruby'd definitely be up for it! So would Weiss and Blake once we find them!" Yang gasped.

"Right... They were revived as well. I think they were in Egypt." Omega nodded.

"Chūkan would probably be up for it. Same deal with mom and dad." Alex decided.

"We've arrived at Vale, land at the beach!" Summer called.

"On it!" Omega yelled, landing the ship and opening the doors.

"Alex, we need permission to secure more Bullheads. Your call, Captain."

Alex smirked slightly, reaching for the comms link Summer had in her hand.

"This is Captain Walker of the E.R.C requesting additional VTOLs for transport."

"The E.R.C? They've been dismantled for years! Not to mention, there's a war going on!"

"Vale is allied with Equestria, right?"

"Y-Yes, of course..!"

"Then there is still an alliance. Send the VTOLs. That's an order."

"Y-Yes, sir!"

Yang privately smiled to herself, having flashbacks of her husband... How brave he had been.. How selfless he was...

"We're landing." Omega stated.

"Get as many men as you can on-board." Alex ordered.

"Move it, you sons of bitches! We've got shit to do!" Yang shouted as soldiers piled into the ship.

"I'll debrief you all on the way!" Summer added.

Additional VTOLs landed by the dozens, gathering more and more troops as they all took of in a flying V formation.

"Captain, I'm going to need a place to put them!"

"Any ideas, Summer?" Alex asked.

"Do you remember the Subterrains, Saigo? The base may be in need of repairs, but it's in this dimension." Omega stated.

"Plot a course for Vytal's Subterrains. We have the fuel and the means to make it."

"Roger that. Plotting a course for Vytal's Subterrains."

"Yang, Call Cade, Auburn, and Ruby. Tell them to make their way to the Subterrains." Alex ordered.

"On it!" Yang grinned.

"Omega, if you can, contact Chūkan, Mom, and Dad." Alex coldly demanded.

Omega merely glared in Alex's direction.

*Xavier Callan's Laboratory; June 7, 2021; 12:00 PM*

Xavier shut off the TV in his laboratory, immediately sprinting to return to work.

"I must hurry... With both the Inquisitors and Walker's Allies after me, I'll stand no chance..!"

Opening a large tube of liquid, light shined through, revealing a highly developed embryo.

The embryo, even in it's earliest stages, was a hybrid. Human, Equestrian, Remnant-Human, and, a more recent addition, Saiyan.

Xavier had plans for this one...

This one...

Author's Notes:

I'M BACK, SKRUBS!

The start of the Osiris Arc has begun!

Unfortunately, Tale of Shadows I is pretty much on the backburner due to lack of interest.

But hey, better than being on hiatus, ain't it?

More on the way!

-The Destoyer