Let's get this out of the way, I DO NOT claim ownership over Bakugan: Battle Planet. I'm just merely telling an alternate (and in my opinion, MUCH better) story from the one SpinMaster and Nelvana came up with. I have no problem with it... mostly. But since I'm doing a review of it on YouTube, I figured I might as well let my imagination run wild an try my own luck. Who knows, if this gets enough attention, maybe those companies will clean up their act and actually get 2 craps about the show. Its just like all Reboots, they tend to play everything safe and not utilize everything the source material had to offer
Since Fanfiction doesn't have a Battle Planet tab at the time of writing this, it'll have to be in the Battle Brawlers archive. Hope you enjoy the show. This is only an intro, but there will be a battle scene in the next chapter.
Just a month ago, I had the craziest Birthday ever. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, but I'm one of the firs people to make friends with an alien species known as Bakugan. A strange event on Earth called the Great Collusion happened 12 years ago. Now it happened all over again, and suddenly these things calling themselves Bakugan arrived in our world. Let me explain what exactly happened... oh! Name's Dan Kouzo by the way. One night, me and my friends wanted to make a video for YouTube, so we snuck into the sight of the Great Collusion...
Chapter 0: Introduction - Meeting the Species, Part 1
"Dan, we aren't even supposed to BE here. What if we get caught?"
"Chill out, Wynton. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!"
"RUFF!"
Walking/Sneaking alongside Dan Kouzo one night were 2 other children, a boy and a girl, along with a dog. There names were Lia Venegas, Wynton Styles and Lightning. As they popped up from behind a bush, a cop looked behind him, hearing a noise... but there was no one there. "Hey, Frank. You ok?" Asked a cop walking over to the other. "... eh, nothing. I thought I heard something" he said, as he and his coworker walked away. Behind the bushes, the children and dog heaved out large sighs of relief... they almost got caught! Ahead of them was a large fence, blocking entrance to a huge crater in the ground. " Hurry up! It's almost midnight!" Said Lia, as Dan and Wynton ran up to her. "I can't be-LIEVE, we are waltzing, right into a restricted area! My momma'll kill me if she found out I snuck out so late, how do your parents let you guys?" Asked Wynton. "They didn't" said Dan and Lia in unison, with Lightning barking in agreement. "Well, they will once we upload this video" Wynton sweatdropped.
The group climbed up the high fence and sat on the top, admiring the view. "Ok guys, just remain calm, and quiet" said Dan.
Wynton: (over nervous) I'M CALM! I'M CALM! I'M-CALM-I'M-CALM-I'M-CALM!
Lia: (also over nervous) I'M QUIET! I'M QUIET! I'M-QUIET-QUIET-QUIET!
Lightning and Dan were not amused. "Shut up!" He ordered, annoyed. Jumping down and landing on his feet, Lea followed suit, but Wynton lost his balance. "OH! Mind doing again... just with more slapstick?" Asked Lia. She was actually the recorder of this little group, so she assumed the role as director. So also had a drone following her around, which she controlled with her iPhone. Wynton, who loved being funny and pulling pranks, did as he was asked and climbed back up the fence and jumped down overdramatically. "I'm Super-Ninjaboy! HIIIIIIYA!"
Lightning just doggy groaned at the sight, face-pawing.
Looking at the large hole in the ground, Lia put her fingers together like a camera. "Amazing... no ones been here for 12 years, this must be how it looked back then" she commented. "How would you know that? None of us were even born yet" asked Wynton. "Maybe... but I was born on the exact same day. My mom told me while she was in the hospital, she was holding me and happened to look out the window to see a bright light. The next minute, stars or something fell from the sky, and this giant bubble slammed dead center into the park; so much that even she felt the impact on the 4th floor of the hospital as the power went out all over the city. That was at 12 o' clock midnight, everyone thought the world might be ending or something" explained Dan.
None of the friends' noticed a tiny glint in the sky.
"Whatever. Let's hurry up and start filming" said Lia. Taking their places smack in the middle of the crater, the friends began making their video. While Dan was talking, Wynton and Lea set off sparklers and confetti cannons, making Dan jump out of his socks. "SURPRISE, BIRTHDAY BOY!" They shouted, sporting birthday cake hats. "What the...? What's this about?" Asked Dan. "Your Birthday, silly" said Lia, grinning evilly. "And the look on your face was priceless! HAHA! You got it, Lea?" Said Wynton, peeking at Lia's phone. "In all it's HD glory" said chuckled, but then her phone suddenly died along with her drone.
"Huh? That's weird, I'm sure I charged it before I left" said Lia, confused as to why this happened. "Maybe you should've put it on Low-Power Mode?" Asked Wynton. "There's no need if its at 92%, is this one of your dumb jokes?" Asked Lia, giving Wynton a death glare. "Come on, Lia. You know my jokes are WAAAAAAY dumber than that" Wynton said with a smile. "No problem, you can burrow mi- what? Mine's dead too" said Dan, attempted to be nice and let Lea burrow his phone, but it was also drained of power for an odd reason. "Hmm... so's mine" said Wynton, checking his own cellular device.
"Uh... anyone know what time it is?" Asked Lia. Wynton pulled out a pocket-watch from the 70's that his grandfather gave him. "Never thought this would come in handy. It says its 11:59... nevermind, its 12" he said and as soon as those words left his lips, the sky brightened up for an unknown reason, and thousands of tiny particles of light rained down among the group as they scrambled to avoid them; since there was no cover to hide beneath. A bright blue light blinded them as they crashed into each other due to dots filling their vision; as they braced for the end...
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Only for the light show to be over. They all sighed after realizing they were still in one piece. "That was seriously weird, we better held home befo-" Dan suggested, but then an echoing voice called out to all of them. 'Hello?... Hello!... Can anyone hear me?'... HELLO!' It called out. "W-Who's there?" Asked Lia, a little scared. "Dan! By your feet!" Gasped Wynton and sure enough, there was some mass behind Dan that wasn't there a minute ago. A few seconds after that, Lia's drone started moving again, and their phones beeped to let them know they turned back on... strange. "Hey! It's working again!" She cheered, happy her expensive robot wasn't broken. "Ok, but where did that voice come from? This thing?" Asked Dan, kneeling down to the mass behind him. It was odd-looking to say the least. It appeared to be some kind of slime or goo... the weird part was that it was moving as if it was a small planet with water that had a current. "What, is that?" Asked Wynton. Dan just gazed down at it, he felt like something was calling to him. "I think... there's something in there" he said, reaching over. "EW! Your not gonna touch it, are you?" Asked Lia, getting grossed out just watching Dan do this.
The boy slowly reached down... and put his hand inside. "Ugh! He's actually touching it!" Cried Wynton. Dan had his entire hand inside, and he FELT something within the blob. Clasping his fingers around whatever was inside, the blob then exploded right in his face, covering him in gooey substance. "Gross! Really gross!" Said his friends, swallowing a gag in their throats. Looking down at what he caught, Dan saw he was holding a ball of some sort. It glowed for a split second before thousands of light-colored panels spread across the crater. It looked like a game of Twister, only cooler. He hopped around, liking what he was seeing, and asked his friends to join him.
What they saw, was him dabbing like the moron from Disney Channel.
"Uh... Dan? You ok?" Asked Lia, wide-eyed. "I think some goop got inside his brain" Wynton commented, fixing his glasses. He walked over to his friend. "Ok Dan, I think you've had... whoa, snap! What the heck is this?!" He asked because as soon as he touched Dan, Wynton was now seeing exactly what Dan saw... and he ended up acting as stupid as he did. "KNOCK IT OFF, YOU IDIOTS!" Shouted Lia, getting annoyed. She went over and just like Wynton, she saw the same thing... and did the same thing while Lightning was left out, dog-moaning about it. "This is pretty cool" said Wynton. "What's causing it?" Asked Lia. "Is it... because of this?" Asked Dan, looking at the ball he picked up. This only started happening the moment he touched it.
Wynton walked away, looking around with a hand over his forehead. "What are you doing?" Asked Lia. "Looking for more. You saw how many lights fell out of the sky, maybe some fell over here!" He said, pointed where he was going. "Me too! I'll look over here" said Lia, running in the opposite direction. As she did, Dan saw a title that was different colored from the others. It was red, like the ball he was holding. Was it some kind of game, like that sandbag tossing game? Gently tossing the ball in his hands, he aimed for the glowing title.
He didn't expect what happened next.
As soon as the ball made contact, an energy field of some kind surrounded it and with a flash of red light, the ball was gone... "ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" And a giant, dragon-like monster took its place!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The kids screamed. Not wanting to be this things lunch, they ran away, only for a large foot to stomp in front and block their path. They tried the other way with the same result, now this beast was standing over them, looking down with an unreadable expression. Terrified, the friends didn't make a move as this thing grunted at them, as if trying to speak. The monster make no additional moves to attack, just stared down at them. Looking up, Dan looked straight into the beasts eyes. As they locked orbs with each other, Dan didn't know why, but sensed no hostility from this creature. "Hey guys... don't be afraid. I don't think... it's trying to hurt us" said Dan, walking further up to the monster. In truth, he was still scared, but didn't show his fear. His friends only watched as he approached the dragon while shaking in their boots.
Dan and the dragon still stared at one another for a few more seconds, no words exchanged... only grunts from the dragon. "Are you... ok?... Did you... call for help?... Were you... the thing trapped?" Asked Dan, remembering the voice from before. Unless his dog learned how to suddenly speak, the only logical explanation for the voice would be the dragon standing in front of him.
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"... I was... Thank you, for releasing me."