Out in the reaches of space, not many could hear the screams of the dead, least of all the screams of the living.

As it stood, this dimension held many interesting secrets. And he was not one to ignore a potential new actor.

There were just so many to pick from.

The boy with the unicorn.

The man with the lion.

The lady with the eagle.

And countless others, some dead, others living.

But there was one that really stood out.

The man who could become the dragon itself.

A sneer crossed his lips as he held out a hand, his touch warping space and time as his abilities activated. He could see into spacetime, and he knew where to strike.

Unseen to the naked eye, a rift appeared in space and a ghostly, purple spectral hand reached out, its fingertips phasing into the device that was being used to bore into new universes. A dark chuckle escaped him as he sensed its functions activating. This would be very interesting, indeed. He targeted the dimension in which he had taken residence, linking them together and activating the device long before its charge time was completed - at beyond its rated power output.

And then things went to hell.

*ALARMS BLARING*

"We got trouble! The Gate's malfunctioning!"

"What's causing it?!"

"I...I have no idea, sir! It's... It's like it's got a mind of its own!"

"Shut it down!"

"We can't!"

"Just do it! If not, then destroy it!"

"The mobile suits are still out there though! Who knows what could happen!?"

"JUST DO WHATEVER IT TAKES!"

*ALARMS BLARING*

"Sir! A message from the captain! The Gate's sucking in the other units!"

"Patch it through!"

"Sir, it's me! We got a problem!"

*SCREEN SHOWS A WHITE MOBILE SUIT, A BLACK MOBILE SUIT, AND A BLUE-WHITE MOBILE SUIT BEING DRAWN TOWARDS A MULTICOLORED PORTAL*

"The Gate's gone out of control!"

"I can see that! Can you save them?"

"Already on it!"

*A DARK BLUE MOBILE SUIT WEARING A TATTERED CLOAK GRABS ONTO ONE OF THE MACHINES BEFORE THROWING IT AWAY FROM THE PORTAL. THE SAME THING IS COMPLETED WITH THE OTHER TWO UNITS BEFORE THE DARK BLUE ONE IS CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD.*

"NO! CAPTAIN!"

"AGH! I..."

*THE DARK COLORED UNIT LASHES OUT A HAND AND GRABS ONTO SOME OF THE SCAFFOLDING CLOSE TO THE PORTAL. THE SCAFFOLDING JERKS AS THE MOBILE SUIT STRUGGLES TO PULL ITSELF OUT OF THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD, BUT IT'S NO GOOD. THE SCAFFOLDING STRAINS... AND THEN BREAKS. THE DARK COLORED MOBILE SUIT IS DRAWN INTO THE PORTAL, A SCREAM ECHOING OVER THE COMMS.*

"CAPTAIN!"

"It's no good! He's being drawn in!"

"SHUT DOWN THE DAMN DEVICE!"

"It's no good! We can't! The device is acting on its own!"

"Captain!"

*THE PORTAL STARTS TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AS THE DARK BLUE MOBILE SUIT VANISHES INTO ITS MULTICOLORED CENTER. THE COMPUTERS SHORT OUT, CAUSING THE PERSONNEL IN CHARGE TO COVER THEIR FACES OR RETREAT FROM THEIR CONSOLES. THE ALARM CONTINUES TO BLARE BEFORE THE DEVICE OUTSIDE THE SHIP EXPLODES, LEAVING THE OTHER THREE MACHINES STARING IN SHOCK AT WHERE THE PORTAL HAS BEEN.*