A dream of oblivion
Teo: Shiga and Minobe are witness to Teo being overwhelmed by Vialoga II and Sodera, vanishing. Minobe notes Vialoga II's features are just slightly different, so it is a different member of the same species to the one that Teo defeated whose body disappeared. He also admits to stealing part of the first Vialoga's tail, to her annoyance. Sodera vanishes again, then ambushes and consumes Vialoga II, before flying away and leaving the city in rubbish. Minobe and Shige subsequently find Ibuki as he regains consciousness in the rubble, Minobe now believes Sodera also ate the other Vialoga's remains. Ibuki leaves them, discovers the Teo Crystal won't let him transform again so soon, and wonders why Kaiju are now appearing on earth. Sodera's projected flight path implies it is heading towards the university, Shige guessing it wants the tail Minobe took and asking to take it away, as the University orders evacuation. Unwilling to abandon Pucchi but aware they cannot possibly bring it to the shelter, the Astronomy Club seek out the cart Ibuki used to bring Pucchi there, with Bechi and Emma seeking a cart, Kana and Rentaro a tarp. Ibuki runs back, fearing Sodera is targeting Pucchi. The club members return to find Pucchi has left the club room. As Shiga and Minobe rush to the lab, they manage to miss Pucchi. As Sodera arrives at the campus, UTTF drones engage but are all brought down. Minobe brings out the tail sample, only a tiny piece in solution, clearly not enough to be worth Sodera's notice. Ibuki meets up with the others and explains Sodera is after Pucchi, only to learn they've lost the small Kaiju, and when they explain fear of the unknown will lead others to suspect Pucchi just as much as other Kaiju, or the giant, Ibuki basically lets slip his identity, barely covering. Shiga tries to lure Sodera with the sample, but it ignores it. The others arrive just in time to see Sodera's tongue grab Pucchi. Ibuki sees and becomes Teo in just enough time to save Pucchi, placing him where the others can reunite, Emma forgetting any fear she had for the creature and hugging it. Teo struggles against Sodera's invisibility, but Pucchi acts to distract attention and enable Teo to fight, Teo using an indigo form to launch Slash halos, which also catches Sodera when is tries to consume him, then uses the beam to defeat Sodera completely, then flying away. Shiga returns the sample to Minobe, who believes they got good intel from this, but posits how Sodera was surviving until now if it's food is all Kaiju, and why it was headed there if not for the sample. Everyone settles in at the club, though Rintaro insists on remaining cynical about the giant, Kanna is more positive from what she's seen so far. Emma proposes an amendment to club activities, adding looking after Pucchi to their duties.
Tourism: As the other Dogengers eat, Ohgaman reads the news from Shizuoka, and KitaQman introduces the perceived audience to the heroes, annoying Great 2 and Kaguyano Hime. Keizuka has been unable to recontact Ohgaman, and Sato approves of Loveka Taisa trying to train Kezuka into a proper hero, and his lecturing on how he came to be, transforming from one of the fish in the bay. They start training, Loveka Taisa has to trigger the transformation for him, and then decides the only solution to training him up is learning in Fukuoka, arranging with Sato to allow them to go, then chasing him to Fukuoka while riding a trike, Kezuka has to run. Kezuka collapses at one point, but then finds his resolve, running past Loveka. Aku no Himitsu Kessya has had a bit of a change in membership to celebrate the 10th anniversary, Yabai Kamen frustrated by the lack of success, and orders Shaberryman out with his underlings, Hibiki Noisia and Yakamashin. They disrupt KitaQman's relaxation at the park with their AHK celebration song. Before any battle can commence, KitaQman stops them, hearing the arrival of Kezuka "mucha mode" who transforms into Hanamaruman on his own, and is ready to make his debut only to be told to leave by KitaQman.
Zeztz: Nem's memories of the decaying environment are fading, and The Lady tells her to forget it, none of it should matter to her. Nem wants to know what she means, The Lady says their beautiful world is being born, noting that as ZEZTZ told her, she only wants to protect Nem, but destiny has been altered thanks to Sieg learning of the premonition and doing all he could to evolve the Nightmare within her, and when she could no longer escape the bad dreams, her subconscious engineered the solution, Oblivion, which will soon erase the real world. Nem is distraught at this, but The Lady insists they don't need it and she can use her illusions to give Nem a happy life. Nem refuses and runs away, but is witness to numerous people being erased before her, and Sieg coming to laugh about the situation, but he seems unconcerned about his own impending non-existence, or that Nem will surely forget him, because this is the future he dreamed of, viewing it as an extension of the punishment of sin he yearned for since he was a child, he might have been able to deliver that punishment to others, but who could give him his own? CODE? Nightmares? ZEZTZ? In the end though only Nem could do it, as his opposite, who sought to fulfill everyone's dreams where he sought to bring bad dreams to fruition, she bore the most terrible Nightmare of all. He fades from her memories, and vanishes from existence with a smile on his face. Nem is cognizant enough of what The Lady told her to know this isn't what she wants. She manages to summon a door, stepping through she finds NOX in the old house. She asks him to help her, but he insists he has fulfilled his mission by destroying CODE and has no further part to play, and his NOX Driver being destroyed means even if he wants to help he can't. He vanishes from her memory, and tells her not to forget her own dream. Aware people are vanishing even if she can't remember them ,she runs again to the ZEZTZ Room, and witnesses Baku in despair as Minami vanishes, and once she has Nem can't even tell immediately why Baku is upset. Fujimi and Nasuka both vanish as they try to enter the Yorozu home. Seeing her despair, Baki comforts her, but also starts to vanish, she despairs at the thought of losing him too. He assures her he overcame everything so far because of her support, and swears he will save her, even as he fades completely, apologising for not finding her as she forgets him, handing her a flower and promising to make it come true. Phantom/The Lady declares he cannot anymore, the world needs ZEZTZ no longer, but Baku is defiant before vanishing. The Lady tells her the dream is passed, she can forget it now. Telling her it is time to make her dream come true, The Lady assures her she can be happy. Nem drops the flower she doesn't recall why she is holding, and The Lady begins to make a world just for her.
Series of Sister's Substory: Nem engages in some dance practice, when Minami arrives at the ZEZTZ Room. Nem, now that reality is back to normal Nd the fighting over, wants to focus her efforts in helping everyone smile again, so is practicing to return to being an idol. Minami thinks there's a movie she'd be perfect for. Seeing Minami is acting like a Manager, Nem initiates her, though Minami notes the look she's gone with is closer to her Agent self. Nem does want Minami to be her Manager/Agent I'm effect, but Minami couldn't have predicted it would really happen. A man playing with Three's Ring studies a CODE Hit List; Odaka Kensei, Yorozu Baku, Nem, and readies a Lord Invoker.
Gavan Infinity: With their status as Gavan restored, Gavan Infinity returns to the battle . Raiya is now handling Lulugie well, so Reiji leaves to confront Death Gavan. Death Gavan declares he came to his revelation when Aza Zolth saved him, learning that humanity was just a plaything for the Higher Will and Aza Zolth's games, he believes he is freeing humanity in his actions, but Infinity will it accept the loss of life he is causing. Bushido and Amou have dealt with the rest of Karasumaro's men, Bushido then striking down the criminal. Luminous and Koto battle Miya's allies, and any attack sent at Koto by Miya is intercepted using the Gavarion Dornado, defeating her, they hope to understand what drove her to ecil. Raiya too defeats Lulugie, recognising despite her bluster she now fears him. Death Gavan tells Infinity he will feed the darkness with him, fleeing aboard Ark Gavarion, Carel sends Infinity Cosmo Gavarion, and both assume GC-R formation. The Cosmo falls, but Infinity leaps from the explosion, slices into the control panel of the Ark, and engages Death. Death still seeks to make Infinity join him in the universal truth, forcibly using Makuucholia, showing him how, back when Gavan Destiny was a celebrated hero, the young Reiji first met Gato when he encountered the gang of youths he was part of. They were a group of outcasts, but when Gato caught them Reiji attacked, allowing the others to get away. Gato took him under his wing, as Tesshin claims this encounter warped Reiji. Much later, when Reiji was already a cadet, Gato warned the corruption he was investigating might get wise to their investigation soon, the present Reiji despairs that Gato was right, and killed for it. The shooting, Gato sent Reiji after the perp, then entrusted Yukaider to watch over Reiji, but once both were gone Death Gavan appeared and executed Gato. In the present Tesshin declares it was a rite of passage, so he could be baptised by a greater evil. Reiji explodes, even if he did believe Tesshin had a noble goal, he, no, Gavan cannot accept such a plan which requires the sacrifice of human life. Is unfocused rage is restrained by Daisuke reminding him he has himself and Kunai for support, and he takes a moment to center himself, focus his rage properly, and rejoin the battle with Raiya, before preparing to use his positive Makuucholia to do the most damage to Death Gavan he can initiating a D-Jump. Iota, they appear at exactly the right time for Luminous to use Dornado to blast Death Gavan, thanks to coordination supplied by AGI across the dimensions, Hatsune is shocked this is possible. Death Gavan drags Infinity into Makuu Space, arguing he is free in evil while serving as Gavan will only cause Reiji to suffer, but Reiji knows this, he chose to bear others suffering as Gavan as Gavan saved him. He D-Jumps them to a 2D world, then from there to Lambda, where AGI is able to give Bushido the timing to join, then Infinity drags them to Alpha.
Infinity knows they cannot erase just good or bad emotions, he accepts that, but the Makuucholia has broadened his horizons by allowing him to see other worlds, Death Gavan incredulous he dares to enjoy it, as Infinity declares humanity doesn't live for the sake of Aza Zolth or for the Higher Will, but that doesn't mean he accepts Death Gavan or his way. He knows what it is as Gavan to feel sorrow over those you couldn't save, the burden of so many emotions, those same feelings Tesshin must have felt, and swears he will bear Tesshin's rage as well. Death Gavan has nothing to entrust him with. Before they can continue the battle, Death Gavan is seized by the Makuucholia, becoming a vessel for Aza Zolth. Enraged by the interference, Infinity's rage evolves Gekido. A flaming power becomes a whip, and then a Laser Blade, and with what can only be called the Gavan Dynamic, he lays a blow that afterwards there is no trace of Aza Zolth or Mikage Tesshin. And exhausted Reiji complains they weren't done, he still needed to know one thing. Carel explains to Wanibuchi and Patrun his use of the Records Division to conceal Reiji's abilities from spies in the Galactic Federation Police and Nega-Emorgear criminals, as part of this a story spread of a major blunder by Gavan that had him demoted. Accepting the fact he is telling them this means he has trust in them, though after Himuro they're also not sure who to trust. Patrun starts brooching the question of if they could use another Gavan, when Wohlan reports Himuro suddenly vanished from interrogation before any useful intel could be extracted. Once the communication is cut, Carel confirms what they've been thinking, he too is certain Wohlan is the root of the spies in the GFP, and orders them to monitor him. Reiji has been pretty quiet since everything happened, Daisuke and AGI worry for him. The Death Gavan case is cold for now, but Space Sheriff Gavan will continue to fight. Amou, Koto, Hatsune all notice something troubling their partners, but what is mostly a feeling. In the depths of space, Daisuke, AGI, Wanibuchi and Patrun discover, a Gavarion Trigger, it's damaged exterior from the battle with Gavan Killer the proof this is Reiji's, Daisuke knows Reiji isn't the one to turn from his course once he decides in something.
Supplemental Investigation: the others catch up to the struggling Amigo. Reiji reaches Amigo, who communicates something, and continues the fight. The others are ready to join the fight, but Reiji stops them, having sensed Amigo's will, to prove themself as Gavan by fighting their hardest without backup, to prove they can win alone. The others still offer their support in words, but the odds look bad, as Amigo thinks of all they have learnt from everyone. A voice calls out, and a Gavarion Blade is thrown to Amigo, a special delivery from Kunai, who has gone to Qoppa specially, Amigo slays the Emons, before collapsing. Acknowledged by the others as Gavan, Amigo weakly takes Reiji's hand, managing to thank him before being returned home. They're all hopeful they'll see them again, but it's rather sooner than expected, as they appear now wielding their Gavarion Trigger.
Gavan Amigo appears in a desert, terrified by the horned shadow that appears above them.













