As Shadow landed, having trashed a robotic nutcracker soldier, the ground behind him erupted with explosions as Nanoha and Fate arrived, cutting through the forces as well.

"Well, well... I'm glad people started showing up. I was afraid I'd have to take the lion's share!" Shadow said. As he did, he found more of the ground erupting around as three ninjas shot out from the ground, intending to rain death from above with candy canes.

"You're not going to take me...!" Shadow shouted, launching himself upward, spinning as the candy canes rained down.