Suffering
By: Aubrie1234
Dear Readers, this is my first Alex Rider and Bakugan crossover. I also have an idea for a sequel to this, but I have to write this thing first. I also made up my own Bakugan for this story, so I hope you like him.
Alex didn't want to be involved in anything again except normal things. He should have stayed away from Chelsea Square that morning; it was a Saturday and he was walking through the park, taking a short-cut to Tom's house, when it happened. The sun seemed to get brighter and when he looked up to investigate, there was a bright flash of light, making him shield his eyes. He heard something that sounded like a lower key version of a glass breaking, and then the light was gone. He blinked, then looked around, wondering what had happened.
If this has anything to do with MI6 again... he thought, until he looked down; there seemed to be a purple ball by his foot, barely bigger than a marble. He lent down and picked it up, examining it. It wasn't completely purple; it had streaks of black, yellow, and green on it, and it looked like it could be taken apart. He was about to see if he could take it apart when it popped open, showing a miniature horse.
"What the-?!" Alex said, eyes widening.
"I could ask you the same thing, human!" it said, and Alex blinked.
"You...you can talk?"
"Of course I can!"
"Then what are you?"
"I'm a bakugan. Now, where am I?"
"Chelsea, London."
"Dimension, human."
"Earth, then. Where did you come from?" Alex stood as he asked this.
"The Doom Dimension. It's like the graveyard for bakugan, but I came from there, so I'm not affected like most are." This disturbed Alex slightly, but he didn't show it.
"Who are you? I'm Alex, by the way."
"Darkus Sleiphnir."
"Like in the horse from Norse Mythology?"
"You know your history, human." Sleiphnir said, surprised.
"I told you, my name is Alex. You look like you have no place to go, so why don't you stay with me?" Sleiphnir thought about it.
"You're right, I have no choice, so I guess I will take you up on that offer."
"Alright, then. Do you want me to hold onto you or-?"
"I can ride on your shoulder." he hopped up and did just that as Alex went back to his house, forgetting to go to Tom's house.
"This is your home? It looks... shabby." Sleiphnir commented as they made it to Alex's house.
"On the outside it might, but it's the only place I have; plus, it's better on the inside." Alex said, going up the steps to the front door., "So, mind telling me more about bakugan?"
"Well, when we're in a certain place, we can become our bigger, original forms, but when we're on Earth or places like it, we stay in our ball forms. If we're partnered with a human, they can help us in battle by activating gate and ability cards."
"Then where are your's?"
"I don't know. I have no idea where they could be." Alex was inside, heading towards the kitchen, when he noticed something on the table. There were a few cards lying face-down on the tabletop, and their backs were black. Sleiphnir noticed them as well.
"Didn't expect that." he muttered, "Those are cards that activate only with me. I wonder how they got here." Alex picked them up and examined the fronts of them.
"I bet they appeared here the same time you did." Alex said, "But how did they know you and I would be partners?"
"They didn't; they aren't living things, you know. I think it was just a game of chance."
"A game?!" Alex said incredulously, surprising Sleiphnir, "Without these cards, you wouldn't be able to fight with me! Would you really want that? Going into a fight, knowing you won't win?"
"...No. You're right, Alex. I'm sorry." Alex softened, gently picking him off his shoulder.
"I should be the one who's apologizing; I didn't mean to get onto you, but I've been through some tough times; times that would horrify many and drive some insane."
"What do you mean?" Alex shook his head, putting Sleiphnir on the table.
"You don't want to know." he then took the cards before he leaving the kitchen, going upstairs for some reason. Since Sleiphnir wasn't used to being in ball form, he couldn't follow, though he did have wings. After a while, Alex came back down, carrying something. It was a metal tin and inside were the cards. He picked Sleiphnir back up.
"I thought it would be a good idea to keep them together in a safe place, or as safe as I can get it." he explained, "So, while you're in ball form, do you need anything to eat?"
"No. Bakugan can survive without food while we are in ball form for long periods of time, but I will need to eat once in a while."
"Like when?"
"I'd say...in a few days."
"How many?"
"I can't say for sure." Alex sighed.
"This is going to be a long day..." he then remembered, "Oh man, I can't believe it!" He put down Sleiphnir again and ran to get the phone, leaving the bakugan confused. After a while, he came back in.
"Before I met you, I was on my way to my friend Tom's house, so I had to call him and tell him I couldn't really make it today."
"Why? I could come with you."
"I want to get used to you before I introduce you to any of my friends." he said, then sat at the table, bringing out the cards and laying them on the tabletop, "Speaking of bakugan, what can your cards do?" Sleiphnir hopped over.
"The thick one is a gate card. You throw it out at the start of a battle and you can activate it during the battle, changing the rules. It could be good for either you or your opponent, depending on what card it is. And, you can only activate the card if it's yours." Alex nodded.
"What about the others?"
"They're ability cards; they can power me up in battle if needed, and you can also activate two or three at once for a combo. They can also power up your opponent if you aren't careful."
"Interesting." he read over the cards, "The gate card is called Dark Vent, and it looks made for you."
"It should. It will power me up while draining the power of my opponent."
"The ability cards are Darkus Charge and Nighttime Shower."
"Darkus Charge covers me in darkness while I charge at my opponents and Nighttime Shower is where I fly up and shoot a shower of stars from my wings; it also turns the day into night temporarily." Alex nodded.
"By the way, you said you were a Darkus bakugan. Are there other types?" Sleiphnir nodded.
"There are six types including Darkus. The others are Pyrus, Haos, Aquos, Ventus, and Subterra."
"Darkness, Fire, Light, Water, Wind, and Earth, right?"
"Yes, those are the types in simplified terms. They have advantages or weaknesses over other types as well. For example: Pyrus is strong against Darkus, yet weak against Aquos; Aquos is weak against Ventus, Ventus is weak against Subterra, Subterra is weak against Haos, and Haos is weak against Darkus." Alex nodded in understanding.
"So, since you're Darkus, you would be strong against Haos but weak against Pyrus?" Sleiphnir nodded.
"You're getting it." he then turned back to the cards, "You see, since these cards are made for me, they won't work with anyone else. But, regular cards will power up the different types with different amounts of G-Power."
"G-Power?"
"It's the power we bakugan have. The higher the G-Power, the stronger we are, and if a bakugan has higher G-Power at the end of the battle, they win." Alex nodded as Sleiphnir continued, "As I was saying, the different cards give the types different amounts of G-Power based on what type they are. You see Darkus Charge? It gives the most G-Power to a Darkus Sleiphnir and the least G-Power to a Pyrus Sleiphnir. Gate cards can also do this, but they can also change the rules of battle. I'm not sure of the card's names, but there are gate cards that can freeze you in place, allow you to move to another gate card if there is one, allow you to have more than two bakugan on a card at the same time, and so on."
"This is a lot for learning about your cards and bakugan." Sleiphnir laughed.
"This is nothing! If you were an expert, this would be much more!"
"You mean that there are other people who have done this?" Sleiphnir nodded.
"Yes. Two years ago, there was a disturbance and the bakugan came here, to Earth. Other kids all over the world battled with them. The strongest were a group of six kids known as the Battle Brawlers, and they defeated an evil bakugan known as Naga before their bakugan had to return to their own world. Things have changed since then and now our world is in danger once again; a new race of people, known as vestals, has invaded and made almost all of the bakugan slaves. A six-person group with three of the humans from the Battle Brawlers and three vestals and been made, known as the Resistance, and they're trying to save the bakugan. A group of vestals known as the Vexos is trying to stop them at every place they can. I know all of this, since I heard it in the Doom Dimension form other bakugan."
"You said it was a graveyard."
"I did, because bakugan sent there are turned to stone with nothing to do. I was the only one that wasn't besides another bakugan, but he wasn't there. Anyway, I could hear the stoned bakugan talk somehow, and I hear some of the new arrivals say some of that stuff. Honestly, I'm not sure if it's true, but that's what I know." Alex nodded, putting the cards back in the box and then put it in his pocket.
"Alright." he glimpsed out the window, seeing that it was about noon.
"Well, now that you've told me all of this, what do you want to do for the rest of the day?"
"You could show me around my new home." Alex smiled.
"Okay." he picked up Sleiphnir, "I'll show you my room first..."
An Alex Rider and Bakugan crossover! This is also set during the New Vestroia season as well. Can you guess who that other bakugan was that Sleiphnir mentioned? Well, read and review, readers!