Hi everyone, DisneyAnimefan94 here and welcome to my new Zexal fanfiction. So this is a sort of Alternate Opening to my Barian Wars 3. So as always I hope you all enjoy the return of Ryan Oliver for this one shot.

Disclaimer: I don't own Zexal!

On top of the Heartland City hospital building, a young boy with long black hair was knocked out, after having a duel with a barian to protect his brother and sister from him. But in his mind, another battle was brewing. Ryan had awoken as he sat up as he was surrounded by nothing but pitch black.

"Where, where am I?" He asked as he looked around as he then realized something. "That's right, I dueled Dumon." He said as he looked down at his hands and balled them up into fists. "I... I failed to protect them." He then shook his head. "No, Shark would never take anyone without a fight, especially with the condition Rio is in."

Ryan...

A voice familiar echoed in the emptiness around him as Ryan looked around.

"Who's there?" Ryan called out as no one answered.

Ryan, why did you fail to protect us? The voice sounding more clearer to resemble Shark's.

Ryan, we need you, where are you? Another voice sounded revealing it to be Rio's.

"I'm here, I did try to protect you!" Ryan called out looking for where there voices were coming from, but no one was there. Little did Ryan know that an images of the Kastle siblings were right behind him, even though he couldn't see them.

You're weak! Shark's voice yelled out, causing Ryan's heart to skip a beat at his hateful words.

"No, you're wrong!" Ryan called out to the voices again. "I'm not weak. I'm the strongest when you and Rio are in my mind."

No you're wrong! Rio's voice said in the same angry tone of voice Shark's was. Ryan was tearing up at what he was hearing from his two adopted siblings. You abandoned us! You're no brother of ours! Ryan shook his head couldn't believe what he was hearing, there was no way Shark and Rio would say these things to him.

Ryan, do you know, what we've be come? Both Shark and Rio's voices asked simultaneously as the images of Shark and Rio that were right behind him had changed. In Shark's place was a purple male humanoid figure with Shark's hairstyle and a red cape, and in Rio's place was a white female humanoid shape with a her hairstyle but longer. Ryan then could feel something all around him. The same feeling he had when Vetrix tried to control him, negative, dark, cold, hatred and anger.

"No..." He whispered to himself as the tears started to flow down his face like a river. "NO!" He yelled out as he then opened his eyes to realize that he had woken up. Ryan then looked and was horrified at what he saw, the entire sky blanked in a crimson color and the city covered in crystal. "Please, it cannot be."

So yeah, this was playing in mind. So what do you all think? Let me know in the reviews and I'll see you all next time.

This is DisneyAnimefan94, signing out.