[Galvantula]

Gamou had just about had enough of Vilgax's plan and his utter reluctance to share the details on just what he wanted to do. He would never reach the Presenters if he was going to stick with the somewhat stupid plan of a squid alien and his dress wearing lackey, that's for sure. He was always one to tell people what was on his mind, barring any and all details regarding the Zodiarts and he always was pleasant and supporting to everyone he meets, but Vilgax was working his last good nerve. He felt it was time he learnt the true power of Sagittarius, the strongest of all the Horoscopes! With a click of his Switch he was now said Zodiart as he barged in to the room where Vilgax and Psyphon were keeping the Switches of the defeated members. "When you told me all the members would be mine I was willing to follow you anywhere, even to your universe. But now I have my doubts on whenever I will see the Presenters. Tell me I wasn't a fool to trust you. It isn't wise to challenge the one who shall evolve the human race to become worthy of the stars." To his right stood Emoto as Virgo, silent and watchful as ever. But deep in his mind he was troubled. It was bad enough he was forced to harm innocent students for the man he thought of as a friend, but if Vilgax is so blinded by revenge then he will have no more part of anything he nor Gamou had planned..

The ruler of Vilgaxia just grinned his slyest smile and gave them the news of what he really wanted to do." Diagon told me more than I let on. It is true I needed all 12 Horoscope Switches for my plan but I had never intended to let you go see these 'Presenters' you hold so dearly to your heart. No, I have greater plans in store for these marvels of human engineering! The Great One told me of the dark side of the Zodiac, the Shadow Zodiac. Thanks to the power Psyphon was so wise to save from Diagon before his untimely demise I shall bring about true power beyond what you're ever dreamt about! Now bear witness to the coming of true evolution!" Soon Psyphon flicked a switch on the evil device that had slain Ultimous among the other champions that had their power and/or weapons given to Vilgax and soon five dark balls of light bled out of the machine and each went into a Switch. They began to hum evilly and then they were changed into something Gamou had never thought possible until now. Now the red parts were black and the parts that were black before were now purple with the button that triggered the mutation into a Horoscope darkening into purple with the gold parts faded into a dull bronze." Behold the Dark Horoscope Switches! The future of my rule over not only this universe, but all others as well!" Gamou has heard enough of this madness as did Emoto.

"LEO! Punish this fool for what he has done to us!" Gamou roared. Kou wasted no time in rushing to his master's defense as he transformed into the Leo Zodiarts, growling at Vilgax and Psyphon. While the later was worried about dying at the claws of a monster Vilgax was as calm as this was nothing new. Snapping his fingers Driscoll, Will Harange, Darkstar and Overlord each grabbed the Aries, Gemini, Aquarius and Pisces Switches respectfully and clicked them on. The three Horoscopes were stunned to see four flashes of milky light where they were formerly standing as shadowy orbs formed into each Switch's constellation namesake. When the light died down there were four Horoscopes that Gamou would never have thought to see, except in his darkest nightmares.

Driscoll knew that Sir George would be deeply ashamed at what he was now. He quickly put it out of his mind as he was past the point of caring about what he thought of him. Flexing his new hands he looked over at a nearby mirror and saw just what he was no longer human. He had four wings on his back, a demonic ram head, cast-iron hoofs and evil looking knight armor with the Aries constellation on the breastplate. Drawing the sword Jason from its shelve he proclaimed that he was now Dark Aries.

Will wasn't too pleased about being Gemini but if it meant dealing with Ben faster then so be it. He hated Ben ever since he fought out that he was the alien beings that he so hated. He hated how he was once a new caster that followed stories about things that normal humans would need to know. Then around the time Ben found the Prototype Omnitrix he was stuck with following these freaks for the last seven years. When Jimmy Jones leaked the info that Ben and the alien 'heroes' were one and the same he finally had something to focus his hated on. But after the Flame Keepers showed their true colors after all the good he praised about these he was ruined. So it was a surprise that Vilgax went to him with a offer of revenge he couldn't refuse. Now he was a purple and blue jester with white and dark grey highlights with the Gemini constellation on his chest.. But his Gemini form has razor sharp shoulder pads, spots instead of stripes and a less puffy and more muscled look to it than Yuki's. Wearing armored boots with spikes on the tips of them and clawed gloves with a jester hat with spiked ball on the ends with a bronze visor he looked like the stuff nightmare are made from. His face was a pale blue and looked gaunt and cold. He stated in a professional voice that he was now Dark Gemini.

Dying from lack of mana changed Darkstar more than anything else. He wanted power even since he knew about his powers. But Ben and his group kept him from his goals for far too long and for the last time. Now wearing a red duster with water jug shoulder pads on it with matching gloves and boots with a black helmet covering all but his charcoal gray lips and lower face. On his chest was bronze armor with a water theme and the Aquarius constellation on it. His Neater whip was longer and sharper than Erin's model with metal bards on the ends of it. He boldly and loudly said that he is Dark Aquarius, the ruin of Ben Tennyson. Vilgax would let that slide for now as he wanted to be his ruin. No one would take that away from him.

Overlord was always greedy but he still cared about saving lives. When Ben's identity went public he struggled with trying to keep up with the younger man until he reached a breaking point. Not even Jennifer's love could soothe his rage. But now he had the means to make things right by him. He was a dark grey piranha man with clay red armor on his shins, forearms, upper chest and a helmet with the Pisces constellation on its brim. On the forearm armor were two sharp blades and a jagged metal fishfin was on the back of him. Two blades were pointing up on his shin armor and his mouth was full of teeth that were sharper and stronger than his normal ones. Looking up with his glassy white eyes he thundered to the sky that he is no longer Captain Nemesis but Dark Pisces!

Gamou was a little shaken by this but he knew that his dream of seeing the Presenters was gone for good now that four of the Switches were tainted by a power darker than he ever dreamt of. All his life he never thought of himself as having a friend, not even Emoto nor Rokuro. He was the Sun that all others revolve around. But now would be a good time for friends right now as he knew that he stood no chance at beating these new beast borne of Vilgax's ill mind and Diagon's power. With a nod Emoto knew to get the other Horoscopes out of Vilgax's lair right now. But the dark ruler had other plans in store for the others. As Virgo ran to where the others were he saw Psyphon's REDs attacking Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn. So far only Capricorn was doing well as the others look like they were on death's doorstep. Knowing that this is a losing battle he grabbed Capricorn and tried to teleport him out of there. But the youth had other plans.

"Let go of me you weirdo chick! I'm rockin it hard out there! You can't pull me out now, I'm in the zone!" he protested. Virgo glared at him and almost immediately he went silent, too afraid to say anything more." But leaving's good too. I can always rock out later" he laughed nevously. Deep within the Virgo form Emoto sighed sadly. The Taurus Switcher could not be saved after all nor can Scorpio's and Cancer's. With a silent last look he was forced to leave the others to their fate as at long last the three of them felt, only to rise no more. Capricorn looked on shocked that the most powerful Zodiarts were beaten by an onslaught of robots, but Virgo kept shoving him to move on as the portal soon closed as they left the lair that was no longer their home.

Psyphon angrily cursed the fact that the last of his REDs were destoryed in dealing with Scorpio, Cancer and Taurus once and for all. But he doubt Vilgax cared all that much and so kept that in his head. He knew that Vilgax's whims were above all others and he was wise to keep that in mind. As the new Dark Horoscopes watched on Sagittarius fired off a barrage of Apostolos arrows form his arm mounted bow Gilgamesh but Vilgax used his Shield to block the attack to Gamou's horror. Knowing that long ranged combat was out of the question he and Leo charged the former avatar of Diagon and attacked him with profound rage. Even though their blows were damaging his armor and drawing blood Vilgax was still on the winning side as the battle raged on for a good half hour. When it neared its end he grabbed Leo's claws and broke them with utmost ease then while Kou was stunned by that happening Vilgax grabbed his forearms and with a swift movement he broke his arms and kicked him away. Kou was in disbelief that they was someone stronger and more skilled than he was and he was the second strongest of all the Horoscopes, second only to his master Sagittarius. With a smooth motion Vilgax swung his sword at Gamou's bow, breaking it into Cosmic Energy dust. As he leapt back to avoid another attack from Vilgax. Kou tried to jumpkick Vilgax but he saw the attack coming and fired off a blast from his Ruby Ray, knocking him down and back to human form. As Gamou saw his loyal bodyguard fade away into Cosmic Energy he knew that there was no other choice. He knew better than anyone that using Zodiart Switches was a big risk as it is a huge physical toll on the users and there was always the risk of the longest term users fading away in stardust when defeated as Kou soon found out. While Horoscopes can use Supernova powers to draw out all the power of their respective constellations they couldn't be used for too lond as overuse will spell the Switcher's doom. But Gamou didn't care about the risk as his life dream was crashing down around him. Electing to use his Supernova power he shed his normal armor to gain a light orange form with greater power, speed and mobility. But he knew the form lacks in defense might but if he could defeat Vilgax before he succumbed to the dark power then he could restart again from scratch. He was always a optimist and this didn't change that fact in the slightest. Gamou then tried to jumpkick Vilgax with a fiery aura around his foot. The attack stuck true and Vilgax fell back as he howled in utter pain, blood gushing out of the fresh wound. Soon Vilgax was firing off lasers from his eyes as he tried to punch and kick Sagittarius Nova to no such luck. As Gamou's blows caused burn marks to form on his skin Vilgax's rage grew more and more terrible with every hit landed. But Gamou's luck soon ran out as a failed fiery punch was caught by the Ruler of Vilgaxia. He soon crushed his hand like someone crushes a paper cup and before the shock could register in Gamou's mind Vilgax leapt into the air and did a backbreaker on Sagittarius, causing the Zodiart form to explode in flames. As Gamou's limp form faded away into dust he dreamt about how much space meant to him. Before he passed on he felt deep regret at what he did to his students. Hopefully someone else would take better care of them than he did.

Vilgax was pleased that Gamou was now gone as his contast talk about 'Presenters' was finally getting on his nerves. Psyphon went over to where the bodies of Sarina, Natsuji and Yuta were finishing fading away. As Yuta sadly thought of the fact he'd never see his beloved Sayaka his final sight was Psyphon grabbing the Switches of Taurus, Scorpio and Cancer and then he felt life no more as his body as well as the other two crumbed into stardust. Placing them as well as the Leo and Sagittarius Switches onto the dark device five more dark energy balls turned the Switches into Dark Switches. Vilgax was quite happy with himself with this indeed. Gamou thought too small for his liking. He likes his dreams to be big and when he gains the last two Swtiches he shall be ruler over both universes! Ben Tennyson shall finally die!