Revenge Paid in Full

Howdy! I'm Hope10032 and I am ready to bring you my latest story! This will contain a few OCs because I feel like it, and I might make the canon people a bit OOC, so I apologize in advance. I began writing this some time back and have finally decided to post it. I will be using the Japanese anime names as best as I can.

I know I haven't finished up with my Digimon story, Memories Out of Reach, but this was just floating around on my computer so I decided to polish it up a bit before I submit it. There seems to be a severe lack of stories in this category, which just so happens to be one of my favorite animes.

Without further adieu, I present to thee, Revenge Paid in Full!

Disclaimer: I do not under any circumstances own Danburo Senki/Danball Senki/LBX (whatever you want to call it)

Chapter 1: Confrontation

It was late at night when Ban Yamano stormed out of Seekers headquarters. Jin Kaidou followed shortly after.

"Ban! What was that about? You literally explode at me every possible second, and you're not much better around the others," he questioned his friend and rival.

It had been one year after the events of the brain-jacking incident, and things had finally started to calm down. The Seekers were still in operation, in case new threats arise, and the gang had stayed together. Even Jessica had decided to stay with Ami so she could stay connected with the others. Nothing out of the ordinary had occurred, so it had been relatively peaceful for the group of friends.

That is, until Ban started acting up.

Over the past week, Ban's patience has begun to run short and his temper bitter. Towards Jin, mostly. It started off with him being more moody than normal, then grew to him snapping at his friend at random moments. Now it has come to the point of him yelling at Jin, even if the boy hadn't spoken a word.

"Why do you care?! Can't you take a hint!" Ban retorted. Jin gave him a long look before taking a deep breath.

"Maybe not, but I might understand if you just tell me what's wrong. Please, I only want to help."

"Why would you want to help me?!" Ban shot back.

"I don't need a reason to help you, Ban. You're one of my closest friends, and I only want to make sure that there's nothing wrong." Jin said softly. After Jin had decided to stay instead of heading back to Country A to continue his studies, he and Ban had grown much closer as friends.

"I don't want, nor need your help and I definitely don't want your stupid friendship!" Ban snarled angrily. 'Wait, why did I just say that?! That wasn't true!' he thought. But the words were already out there in the open for all to see.

Jin had a hurt look in his eyes, with his mouth agape. Ban had been the first person to accept him after he had worked for his grandfather, the infamous Yoshimitsu Kaidou. His face hardened to one of determination.

"I don't believe that for a second. The Ban I know would never say anything like that to anyone. Friend or otherwise. We've been through thick and thin, fought side by side, and have achieved the impossible. Doesn't that mean anything to you anymore?" Jin narrowed his eyes. "Ban, you were the one to open my eyes to what was really going on around me. If it comes down to it, I'd like to return the favor."

Ban snorted.

"Yeah, well don't flatter yourself. As if I'd save worthless enemy on purpose. You need to get your head out of the clouds, hop off your high horse, and accept the fact that I don't care what happens to you. You never were my friend and never will be. You can't possibly believe that any of us actually forgive you for the things you've done. We've never liked nor trusted you, and never will! You never were much of a rival, mostly because you're useless and weak." Ban spat.

"I refuse to listen to that Ban!" Jin roared. "I don't know what happened to you, but you aren't yourself. The Ban I know cares about everyone and everything. You are the one who needs to come off your high horse, and come to your senses!"

"Maybe you should just leave. Go back to your precious Country A for all I care! I don't need you here, nor do I want you here. Just go away and leave me alone!" Ban yelled, a crazed look in his eyes.

Jin was silent for a moment, until he said quietly, "Ban, for your own sake, I hope you get your head back where it should be, but if you truly, honestly wish it, I will leave. But only if you, the real you, is sure."

'No! I don't want you to go back! You really are my friend! I didn't mean those things!' Ban inwardly cried. But since he couldn't say this out loud, Jin, of course, didn't hear it. The response was immediately out of his mouth.

"Yes! I'm positive! Take a hint and just leave! When you're gone, we might actually get some real work done, without having to suffer your stupid, incompetent company. It's not my job to babysit a pathetic orphan boy!"

That last comment struck Jin hard. His parents had died many years ago, but it was still a sore subject. He nodded stiffly and walked back inside. He was crestfallen at the words a boy he had come to respect had spoken to him.

When Ban was all alone, he finally had his freedom to say what he wanted. He broke down and cried right where he had been standing when he was badmouthing his friend.

"Why?! Why did I say those things?! None of it was true! Now one of my best friends is leaving and might not come back, all because of me!" Ban sobbed. He didn't know what had come over him, but lately he hadn't had control over what he said around Jin. It was like, he took the backseat in his own consciousness whenever he was confronted by his best friend and rival.

Now he was driving that friend away from him, when he needed his help the most.

-Inside-

"What happened out there? We heard yelling and were worried," Yuuya asked Jin as soon as he came back. The rest of the group had been told to stay put, while Jin had slipped away to confront Ban himself.

"Ban isn't acting himself, and has ordered me to leave. I'm packing up tonight and heading back to Country A in the morning," Jin answered. Yuuya stared at him in shock. He finally managed to stutter out;

"B-but why? We need you here! You can't just head back!"

"Can and will," Jin retorted in reply. His expression softened when he looked Yuuya in the eye. "I asked him if he was positively sure that he wanted me gone, and he affirmed with absolutely no hesitation. As his friend, I will respect his decision and carry through on my part. While I'm gone, I need you to make sure everything's running smoothly and make sure that Ban doesn't do anything stupid."

"You mean besides chasing you away in the first place?" Yuuya asked sarcastically. Jin chuckled lightly.

"Yes, besides that. Please tell the others of Ban and I's decision. Oh, but," Jin added before Yuuya left, "tell them that I don't know when, or if I'll return, but between the two of us, I intend to return and figure out what exactly is happening to Ban. Don't tell the others about my suspicions just yet. I want to come to a solid conclusion and don't want to cause unnecessary panic. I need you to keep an eye on Ban and report any other strange behavior back to me."

Yuuya nodded wordlessly.

The next day

"Are you sure about this?" Yuuya asked hesitantly. He still wasn't sure if he was the right one for the job that Jin had given to him, even after he had informed the others of what had happened, minus Jin's suspicions, of course.

Everyone had come to wish Jin off, excluding Ban. Jessica and Ami had tears in their eyes, Asuka's were trained on the ground, and the guy's eyes were extremely saddened. Ran, on the other hand, was outraged.

"Who does Ban think he is?! Just 'ordering' someone to just up and leave! He may be the leader, but that doesn't give him an 'I can be a jerk whenever I want, to whomever I please' pass!" she exclaimed.

Though the comment was a bit blunt, the others had to agree. Their kind, caring leader was no longer kind and caring.

When they had heard the news about Jin leaving, they knew something was wrong with Ban. He wouldn't do that to anyone, or at least, the old Ban wouldn't.

"Do you really want to go?" Yuuya asked quietly.

"Want to? No. Need to? Yes. It doesn't matter what I want to do, compared to what I need to do," Jin answered. He didn't want to leave, in fact. He wanted to stay and try to help his friends, but he knew that, for the time being, he needed to trust them to take care of things while he was gone.

Yuuya tried one last time to get him to stay.

"What the heck are we supposed to do without you here guiding us? I mean, you lead us half the time if not more!"

Jin smiled faintly at that.

"I wasn't leading so much, more like assisting Ban and you all in strategic battle, helping to direct, etc."

"You seemed like a great leader to me," Yuuya muttered defeatedly.

"This is for the best, I guess. Maybe if I give Ban some space, he'll have time to calm down and get his head straight," Jin mused. He then climbed into his private jet and waved farewell.

"I wish you all the best of luck. Farewell for now, for I don't know when or if I'll return. Keep your chins up, and watch out for each other, especially look out for Ban," Jin added, allowing his gaze to wander to the window he knew Ban's room was.

He then gave the signal to his butler/pilot, and they took off.

Everyone stayed on the launch pad until the plane disappeared in the distance. They then headed back in, some to think, others to practice LBX to relieve stress, and others to just talk to each other.

While that was going on, Ban had locked himself up in his room. He was trying to figure out exactly what had happened to him. When he looked out the window to see Jin's plane leaving, he silently thought to himself,

'Please don't leave, Jin. I don't know what has gotten into me.'

Thank you for reading! Please review if you'd like or feel free to do whatever else this website allows. PM me if there are any questions, because I'd be happy to answer them!

For all the MOoR fans, I'd like to clear up the fact that I am NOT abandoning MOoR. I'm only going through a few editing procedures on all of the chapters. Still haven't found a beta yet, so I'm taking some advice from a review I received. The plot isn't changing, I'm only cleaning the story up a bit.

Farewell my friends! Please stay with me on this, because I think this might be good! Hope is out!