You are probably going to think I'm insane when I tell you this but one day everything changed when these strange cards fell from the sky one. At first everyone thought they were just harmless cards. So kids gathered together and created the rules for this awesome game called Bakugan. A game using these strange cards and creatures that come from this strange sphere. However it soon became clear what those cards really were. They were holding incredible powers from this other world known as Vestroia. Where all the Bakugan really are from. There are six different types of Bakugan. Pyrus (The Fire attribute), Aquos (The Water Attribute), Haos (The Light Attribute), Darkus (The Dark Attribute), Subterra (The Earth Attribute), and Ventus (The Wind Attribute). However there is a great evil stirring about in Vestroia, but six individuals will be able to stop them.

Dan Kuso leader of the Bakugan Brawlers, Pyrus user, he is a hot head and a very stubborn boy, but he's a good leader and an even better brawler. His partner Bakugan is a Pyrus Dragonoid or Drago for short. Drago is the one who explained to Dan about Vestroia, He can be stubborn at times a lot like Dan, but he really appeals to Dan as a partner. Though they didn't get along at first Drago and Dan both agreed to be partners and do their best to listen to each other and vowed to defend Vestroia no matter the cost.

The second is Runo Misaki, Haos user, has a bit of a temper but she is cool and helps keep Dan out of trouble, her partner Bakugan is Haos Tigerra. An honorable noble tiger like bakugan. Tigerra can be like a proper lady, but when it comes to battling watch out cause she will strike. While it was unknown how these two met one thing was clear they are great partners for each other.

The third member of this group is Marucho Marukura, Aquos user, he's a friendly guy and is super smart, he comes up with great strategies and has a way of being tricky at times. His partner is Aquos Preyas. Preyas is one of the very few bakugan with the ability to change his attribute from Aquos, to Subterra, to Darkus. He's a real goofball and tends to get on others nerves especially Drago's, but he is a good fighter and has a good heart. He met Marucho when he was caught 'stealing' pearls, but the two became a real team and have been ever since.

The fourth member is a girl named Julie Makimoto. Subterra user. Julie is an interesting type. She has a sparky personality off the battle field but when it comes to bakugan she is quite serious and won't go down so easily. She has this crush on Dan ever since they met online. Her partner bakugan is Subterra Gorem. A very proud and gigantic bakugan. He looks out for Julie like a true guardian and like most big guys they look tough on the outside but on the inside has a heart as pure as gold. Julie and Gorem met after Julie went in search of a bakugan in a place called Bakugan Valley. After a rough first start the two became partners in no time and became an unbeatable pair. T

he fifth member is the Ventus user Shun Kazami. Shun is a clever strategist when it comes to bakugan since he and Dan set all the rules together. He and Dan were in separate friends for a time until Shun's mother fell ill and was trying to recover at the hospital. She was in a critical for a time and Shun had to go live with his grandfather who was a ninja master, but not before his mother gave him a bakugan, the Ventus Bakugan known as Skyruss. Skyruss is like a mother figure to Shun and looks out for him like a mother should. She tries to steer Shun down the right path, but also lets Shun make choices of his own free will. Shun and Dan met back up in his house and the two duked it out with a third person known as Masquerade, but I'll get to him in a second. Anyways after beating Masquerade Shun and Dan had a battle of the life time and found their long lost friendship. After the battle ended with a victorious Shun. He joined up with Dan once again.

Now Masquerade well he's no member of this group. He's one of the bad guys. He's a clever strategist and has one goal in mind. To have his partner bakugan become the strongest Bakugan. He has this scary card known as the doom card where if your Bakugan loses a battle its sent to the Doom Dimension. A sorta prison from which Bakugan could never escape from. His partner Bakugan is a Darkus Hydronoid. He loves to feed off of other Bakugan's power, to overpower his opponents with devastating power, and will crush anyone that stands in his way even if that of which is an ally.

Going back though the sixth member of this group of individuals is a girl named Alice Gehabich. She's a sweet girl and isn't found of battling. She may not have a partner bakugan but she knows her way around a battle. She's a kind and gentle type and wishes to help her friends in anyway she can.

Together (exclude Masquerade) These six are known as the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. With one goal in mind, save the home world of the Bakugan. How do I know all of this...well my name is West. West Zenko and this is my story on how I met my partner Bakugan and became a member of the battle brawlers

Chapter 1: Meet West

The sun shined bright on this great morning as a young boy about the same age as Dan slept in bed. That was until his alarm clock went off. *BEEP BEEP BEEP* The young boy then jumped from his bed. "WHAT THE WHOA!" He then fell flat on his face as he groaned for a bit. "Ow that kinda smarts." He said. He then stood up and yawned a bit wearing his PJ's. He looked out the window and smirked. "Today's a fresh start Hah!" The boy then went over to his closet and took out a fresh White t-shirt, with a red jacket, blue sweat pants, and Red and Blue sneakers. After putting on his clothes he heard a woman call. "WEST! YOU AWAKE!' She called. The young boy who we know as West called back. "YEAH MOM I'M AWAKE!" He called back. West then walked over and opened one of his shelves and pulled it out. Inside were six red spheres and 18 cards. "Alright...its time for me to join the battle." Ever since the cards for the game known as Bakugan fell from the sky the game became a popular thing. However this young boy had never dared pick it up until today. He then reached in and picked up three of the spheres and 6 cards. After closing the draw he exited his room. "I'M HEADING TO THE PARK! I'LL SEE YA LATER!"

"Alright but take your cellphone with you!" His mother called back. "Yeah I will! Laters!" West called as he walked out the front door. He then started to run for the park, but little did he know what was about to come his way.

Meanwhile in The center of Vestroia

A strange man with a green face, wearing red glasses, draped in a blue robe and suit approached a black sphere with what looked to be a dragon inside. The dragon was in shadow so it made it hard to tell what he looked like. He then turned its sights to this man. "Hal-G. Has your experiments held any results?" The dragon asked. Hal-G then gave a grin. "Oh yes Master Naga in fact I have even come to a conclusion of something quite fascinating you might take interest in." He said. Naga became curious. "What is it?" He asked. Hal-G then raised his staff. "I have found a way to help spread your power and make all Bakugan bow to you using the Silent Core's energy. If you allow me to use it." He said. Naga then thought about it but spoke quickly. "Very well Hal-G. If what you say is true then I will be able to control all Bakugan even if I'm trapped here." Hal-G then smirked as he raised his staff anf like that purple lightning bolts began to pour from what they called the Silent core and flood into the staff. "Soon... SOON ALL BAKUGAN WILL BOW TO THE GREAT NAGA HAHAHAHA!"

Back on earth

West had arrived in the park and was looking around. "Ah its sure a nice day for a walk in the park" He said to himself. As he was looking around he saw two teens talking with each other. One was tall with dark, black, spiky hair, with an orange jacket, brown/goldish colored pants, black fingerless gloves, and orange sneakers. The other was a little shorter than the black hair one wearing a white hat with a green long sleeves shirt, orange fingerless gloves, black shorts, and blue and white sneakers. He noticed the white cap one was putting a Subterra Bakugan in his pocket. He then goes up to them "Hi there. You guys must be Bakugan players right?"

The two then turned to him. "Yeah whose asking?" The tall one said. "Well...My name's West... West Zenko. I'm new around here. I was also hoping to find an easy opponent to battle." Though that's when the tall one spoke again. "What was that? Are you making fun of me kid?" West then gave a surprised look. "What no way. I wasn't making fun of you I swear." Though the tall one then uncrossed his arms

"Yeah right kid. You were making fun of my Bakugan skills. Right Akira?" He asked as he turned to the short one we know as Akira. "That's what I heard Shuji. What's your problem kid?" He asked. West was kinda stuck as he tried to get out of it. "N...n...Nothing I just like Bakugan is all." Shuji as we know then opened his left palm side ways and his right in a fist as he hit them together and closed the palm over his fist. "Well guess what so do I and now I'm going to show you how its really suppose to be played kid."

"W...wait hold on. I'm still new at Bakugan Shuji...I don't even know all the rules about it." West said. Shuji then crossed his arms and smirked. "Well then your gonna learn the hard way kid." He said as he crossed his arms. "TEACH THAT PUNK A LESSON SHUJI!" Akira exclaimed. West was worried as he backed away a bit. "This was a bad idea. I...I can't battle...I...I don't even know how to-"

"Back off Shuji" Someone said from behind. They all looked in the direction of the voice which originated from behind West. It was a boy with brown hair in a red small like vest with a yellow T-shirt underneath, blue googles, red pants, and black sneakers. On his shoulder was a Pyrus Bakugan. It looked like it had the shape of a dragon with a yellow horn and green eyes, but the rest of its body was red. The boy was no other than Dan Kuso with his partner Drago. "Huh Dan! This is none of your business get lost."

"Right cause ganging up and picking on the newcomers is something I should allow tough guys like you to do." He asked with sarcasm.

"Wait... Dan... as in Dan Kuso from the battle brawlers! No way. I have heard so much about you guys. Your all over the net!" He said with excitement in his voice. Dan just scratched the back of his head. "Heh guess my reputation precedes me." He said. Though the Pyrus bakugan then turned to Dan. "Daniel." He said trying to get Dan to focus. Dan turns and nods to Drago. "So kid your new to Bakugan right?"

West scratched the side of his head. "Y...yeah I just started today, but...I've never been in a battle before." He said. Dan smirks. "Well tell ya what why don't I give ya a few pointers on how to play?" He offered. West looked at him with a surprised look. "Are you serious? That would be awesome Dan. Oh by the way my name is West. West Zenko." He said as he held his hand out for a handshake. Dan smirked and did the same as they shook hands. Shuji just stood there a little miffed. "HEY ARE WE BRAWLING OR NOT?"

Dan though looked over West's shoulder as West turned around. "Keep your shirt on Shuji." He then turned to West. "You ready to do this?" Dan asked with a confident look. West nodded. "Born ready." West, Dan, Shuji, and Akira then took out this black card with a circle on it.

"Bakugan! FEILD OPEN!" West and Shuji shouted simultaneously as they flipped their cards to reveal a side with a circle and 6 symbols. However the card in West hands then glowed a red color while Shuji's glowed an orange color. Dan and Akira too turned their cards around with Dan's glowing the same as West's and Akira's glowing the same as Shuji's. That's when there was a white flash as time began to slow down and like that everything that was moving had froze in time. Every object, person, and animal was stuck in some kind of time zone. Well all except for West, Dan, Shuji, and Akira who were in this dimensional rift.

In this dimension it was all white on the floor with a multi colored sky. West was in awe as he looked around. "Whoa! So... this is what the field looks like... this is amazing!" He said. Dan just shook his head. "Sigh sometimes I hate rookies." He said himself before approaching West. "Alright West time to go to work." He said. West turned to him and then back at Shuji. "Haha this is going to be fun." Shuji said as he took another black card from his pocket. West then gave a serious look. "Ok West time to get serious. Dan is watching you. So its time to show him what your made of."

"Ok Shuji lets go!" West said as he took his own card from his pocket. "GATE CARD! SET!" The two shouted as they threw their cards on to the white field. The cards then grew big enough to fit buildings. Shuji then spoke. "I'll start it off." He said as he took out a brown sphere which was a Subterra bakugan. "BAKUGAN!... BRAWL!" He shouted. He then threw the Bakugan as it landed on his gate card. "BAKUGAN! STAND!" Shuji shouted and just like that the sphere opened up and its eyes glowed. There was then a bright light and before you knew it out popped what looked like a giant mantis, but with razor sharp silver blades below its arms, had dark brown metal, and was standing upright with its six legs. Shuji then smirked as he brushed a finger under his nose. "Hehe how do you like that kid? Still think you can take me and my Mantris?" West then growled a bit before looking at his Bakupod. A small rectangular device that had a screen on it that displayed the battle field, as well as how many Bakugan each player had, and the Bakugan's G-Power level.

"Mantris Power level at 310 G's waiting for further data." West's Bakupod said. West then looked back at the Subterra Mantris. Dan then spoke. "Alright kid remember Shuji has lots of tricks up his sleeve. If you want to win your gonna have to outsmart him." He said. West looked back and nodded in understanding before turning his sights to the battle field. He then took out one of his bakugan and spoke. "Alright this is it Juggernoid. Our first battle... lets give our best shot ok?" He asked the sphere as if it could talk back. West then nodded and smirked as if he knew Juggernoid felt the same way. "Alright here we go! First GATE CARD SET!" West shouted as he threw a gate card to the right of Shuji's card. "Bakugan BRAWL!" West then threw the Pyrus bakugan as it landed on his own Gate card North of Shuji's gate card. "Bakugan STAND!" He shouted and just like that the sphere opened up and the eyes flashed before there was a bright light and just like that Juggernoid had emerged. It looked like an ancient turtle from earth only ten times bigger. The Bakupod then displayed Juggernoid's power level at 280 G's. Shuji then chuckled. "Sorry but that won't help you kid! GATE CARD SET!" He then tossed a gate card out to the field to the right of West's card where Juggernoid stood. "Bakugan BRAWL!" He shouted as he threw a bakugan over to his own Gate card. "Fear ripper STAND!" He shouted and just like that a creepy Bakugan emerged. It looked like something you would see in a horror movie. It had a body structure of a man in red armor with two big hands that had razor sharp claws at the end. "Fear Ripper Power level at 290 G's" The Bakupod said. Shuji then took out another card but it was green on the front with 3 red dots. "Ability card activate! Marionette." He said as the green card opened up and showed a silhouette of Mantris. Mantris on the field then closed its arms over its face and its arms shot out bolts of orange electricity that surrounded poor Juggernoid.

"JUGGERNOID!" West shouted as Juggernoid was lifted from the gate card. "HAHA sorry kid but your Bakugan isn't going to help you. Marionette allows me to move him to whichever card I choose and I think my Fear Ripper needs someone to play with." He said as Mantris moved Juggernoid over the card and placed him on there. West then growled. "OH NO YOU DON'T ABILITY CARD ACTIVATE." He said as he took a card from his pocket and threw it towards Juggernoid. "FIRE WALL!" Just like that the fire from the card had engulfed Juggernoid but it wasn't burning it alive. It had merged with it as it roared at Fear Ripper. "Fire wall detected. Fear Ripper's power level decrease to 240 G's" It said as the screen displaying Fear Ripper showed its G power was subtracted by 50 G's. Shuji and Akira just laughed at West. "Oh please kid you think that's going to stop my big brother?" Akira asked. Shuji then chuckled as he spoke. "GATE CARD OPEN!" He said as he threw his hand out and that's when the gate card he threw glowed orange and revealed a black card like before with those six symbols in a circle. That's when the whole field turned into a rocky plain. The Bakupod then showed Fear Rippers power level increased by 150 G's. This put its power at 390 G's which was way more than West's Juggernoid. "Haha now Fear Ripper. Time to teach this kid a lesson. Tear that Bakugan DOWN!" He shouted Fear Ripper then jumped at Juggernoid and started slashing at it. "Juggernoid please hang in there!" West said. Juggernoid did its best to hold its ground as the slashes were starting to take its toll, but because of the power level difference all it took was one last slash and just like that Juggernoid was thrown off the gate card as it reverted back to its ball form and fell behind West. "Aw... No way." He said as he looked at the defeated Juggernoid.

Shuji then caught his Fear Ripper as it came to his hand. "Hehe that will teach you kid." He said. West then started to growl as he turned to Juggernoid. He then looked at the it. "Sorry Juggernoid. I didn't anticipate his trick and now your out of the battle. Hope u can forgive me." He said. It was silent for a sec as West turned away from Juggernoid with a disappointed face "It's not your fault West. You did your best and so what if you lost one battle. You haven't lost the match right?" Dan said. West then turned to Dan. "You just have to strategize a bit that's all." West then looked at Juggernoid and then back at Dan. "Your right Dan. Thanks." He said. Shuji then shouted. "HEY ARE WE GOING TO KEEP GOING OR ARE YA THROWING IN THE TOWEL?!" He called. West then gave a serious look as he turned back. "Oh you wish Shuji"

Shuji then gave an look that showed he was not pleased with West's answer. "Alright then guess you didn't learn your lesson, but you'll learn soon enough. GATE CARD SET!" He called out as he threw another card this time right next to his Subterra Mantris. After its size grew he then shouted. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" He said as he threw his Fear Ripper back out onto the Gate Card he just threw out. "Fear Ripper stand!" He shouted as Fear Ripper stood again showing its razor bladed claws. West then gave a serious look as he took out his next Bakugan. "Alright Saurus its your turn. We can do it pal." He said as he gripped the red sphere. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" He shouted as he threw the Pyrus Bakugan out and it lands on the Gate card where Shuji's Mantris stood. "BAKUGAN STAND!" West shouted as his Bakugan opened up and out popped what looked to be an anthro Rhinoceros with red plated armor. The Bakupod then spoke.

"New Battle recognized. Saurus standing at 320 G's" West then spoke. "Alright Saurus go to town on Mantris. Show it what your made of!" Just like that Saurus went into a stance showing he was about to run and side tackle Mantris. Shuji though smirked. "Nice try kid. Gate card open!" He shouted as the card below opened up. Upon revealing below it looked to be a gray card that had a symbol that looked like a Bakugan sphere and had some writing that looked to be Japanese. As the card reacted Saurus stopped its charge as it roared in pain as it looked like its energy was being drained. "Sorry kid but my Positive delta gate card lowers any Haos, Pyrus, or Aquos Bakugan's G power by 200 G's." He said and he was correct as Saurus power level was dropped by 200. Dan then spoke. "I hope you anticipated that West" West smirked.

"I sure did. Ability activate. BACKFIRE" He said as he revealed an ability card. At the moment he activated the Gate card turned a dull color and the aura that was surrounding Saurus and draining him of his power had stopped. "Nice try Shuji but with my Backfire ability card I can nullify your Gate card with ease." He said. However Shuji pulled out an ability of his own. "Nice try kid but you can't slip by me that easily. Ability card activate. Whirlwind." A sandstorm then arose and started blowing around as it covered over the battlefield. West then shielded his eyes. "AGH Can't see a thing." Neither could poor Saurus as a blade arm came out of the sand and slashed at it knocking Saurus on its back as it reverted to its sphere form. The dust then cleared as West looked to see Mantris still standing. It then changed right back to its ball form and returned back to Shuji.

"Hehe you better give it up kid. Your down two Bakugan and I still have one last trick up my selve." Shuji said. West looked at his hand and saw he was holding only one Bakugan left. He then looked down. "Sigh... maybe he's right... I mean... I played some of my best moves and they weren't good enough... maybe... maybe I should just throw in the towel." He then started to lower his hand, but that's when Dan spoke. "Hey West."

West then turned and looked at Dan. "Don't give up kid. The battle isn't over till the last Bakugan is thrown. You still have one more and that's all you need. You can beat him kid. Just trust yourself and have faith in your Bakugan." He said with a nod. Drago then floated in front of West. "He's right you know. Just keep on going till the very end." He then looked at his last Bakugan and then at the battlefield. That's when he shook off his doubts and gave a confident smile. "Thanks Dan, Drago. Your both right. It's not over... not by a long shot" He then looked down at his Bakugan and smiled. "Ok Serpenoid it's all us. The odds are against us but I know we can pull a victory. So you with me?" He asked. That's when a voice spoke back. "I am West. Lets do it." It said. West smirked and then turned to the battle field as he took a gat card. "GATE CARD! SET!" He called as he threw the gate card onto the field. He then threw his card out as it landed near where Fear ripper was standing. "Bakugan! BRAWL!" West shouted as he threw his Bakugan. "Bakugan Stand" Just like that his Bakugan arose. It looked like a red serpent with yellow markings on the back. It then hissed out to Shuji. "Serpenoid power level at 290 G's wait for third battle to commence"

Shuji then laughed. "If you think that's going to help you. Your wrong." He said. "Bakugan Brawl!" He then threw his Subterra Mantris as it landed on West gate card with Serpenoid. As it landed the whirlwind ability was still in effect as a sandstorm blew in again. "Agh!" West said as he shielded his eyes and looked at his Bakupod. "Serpenoid power level decrease detected" It said as Serpenoids power level decreased by 100 G's. "Its over now kid. Mantris finish that snake." He said. Dan who had shielded his eyes spoke. "West you better do something otherwise this battle is finished." He said.

West smirked. "Don't worry Dan I know what to do. GATE CARD OPEN! CHARACTER CARD!" He shouted. As the gate card revealed itself and showed an image of Serpenoid. "Check this out Shuji. Character card doubles my Serpenoids G power to 380 G's." He said. Mantris had tried to strike at Serpenoid but Serpenoid was able to dodge it and began to wrap around Mantris like a cobra does to its victims. It then started to squeeze Mantris tight. It screeched as it tried to wiggle out, but unfortunately it wasn't enough as it then turned back into its ball form and fell to the ground next to Shuji.

For a little bit it was all quiet. Shuji then spoke. "What the?" Je said. West then looked on "We...we won?" He asked. That's when Serpenoid turned back into ball form and flew right back to West and landed in his hand. West then gave a big smile as he closed his eyes and threw his fist in the air. "YES! WE WON OUT FIRST BATTLE!" He called out. Dan just smirked and shook his head "Rookies." He said to himself. Dan then spoke. "Hey West." He said. West then turned to him. "Don't get so excited. You won one round but not the brawl. Keep your guard up" He said. West nods in agreement. "Right. Alright Serpenoid lets do it again ok?"

West then smirked cause he had a feeling Serpenoid was ready. He then looked at the battle field. "Alright here we go BAKUGAN BRAWL!" He shouted as he threw Serpenoid over to his gate card from the very start. "Bakugan Stand." He shouted as his Serpenoid stand and then let out a loud hissing sound. Shuji then took his last Subterra Bakugan and yelled. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" He shouted as he threw it. "BAKUGAN STAND!" The bakugan stood as its eyes flashed. It looked like Serpenoid but resembled more of a rattle snake with arrow stripe pattern pointing in the direction it was looking. "RATTLEOID STAND!" He called out. According to the Bakupod rattleoid had a power level of 320 G's about 30 more than Serpenoid. "Hehe this time kid... your finished." He said as Rattleoid came in and bashed Serpenoids head with its own. Serpenoid was doing his best not to wobble but then turned to West as if hoping he had a plan. West turned and looked up at Serpenoid.

"Don't worry pal I have you covered. Gate card open! WARP!" He shouted. The card then opened as Serpenoid and Rattleoid were starting to fade away for a bit. Shuji, Akira, and even Dan were a little memorized with what was happening. "W...whats going on? WHAT DID YOU DO?" Shuji called out as both bakugan disappeared, West however smiled at this. "Oh you'll see Shuji. Look to my other Gate card. The one I had Juggernoid on before ya moved him." He said. All sight was turned and they saw what West had known. The Bakugan had moved over to the Gate card. "See Warp is a gate card where the Bakugan who stand on it move to an unused card that no other Bakugan is standing on." He said. "Now for my other one. GATE CARD OPEN! ENERGY MERGE!" He shouted. Just like that his card opened and a strange aura covered both Bakugan. "Power level switch detected. Serpenoid increased to 390 G's, Rattleoid decreases to 220 G's" The Bakupod said. Shuji then growled but then smirked. "I may lose but not before using this. "Ability card ACTIVATE! POISON FANG" He said. Rattleoid's eyes then flashed as it leaped and bit down on Serpenoid. He screeched a bit. "SERPENOID!" West shouted. Serpenoid then shook Rattleoid off and shook its head. "Don't worry West. I'm ok." He said. West then smiled seeing his Bakugan friend was ok. Serpenoid then hissed as it then spun around as it whacked the Rattleoid twice before the third hit knock it in the air and off the gate card. Serpenoid then turned back into ball form and flew back to West.

"Alright Serpenoid that was awesome. One more and we win." West said. Shuji unknown to West smirked. "Don't be so sure punk. Thanks to my poison fang ability card your in for a surprise." He thought. West then looked at the only Bakugan and Gate card on the battle field and then at Serpenoid. "Alright pal its just you and Fear Ripper. You ready?" He asked. Dan couldn't help but take notice of West talking to his Bakugan like that. "Hey Drago you notice how West is talking with his Bakugan like that?" He asked. Drago nodded. "Yes. It seems this person has a deep connection with his Bakugan. Curious really." He said.

West then turned to the battle field and readied his launch. "Here we go Serpenoid. BAKUGAN BRAWL!" He shouted as he threw Serpenoid on to Shuji's gate card where fear ripper was standing however he then let out a grunt as if her was in pain West took notice. "Serpenoid what's wrong." He asked. Serpenoid grunted. "I'm not sure... it feels like my strength is being drained away..." He said. West took a look at his Bakupod and then went wide eyed. "NO WAY!" He exclaimed. On the Bakupod it was noticed that Serpenoids power level was starting to decrease and that his sphere image was flashing purple. Shuji then chuckled as West looked up and in his direction. "Haha you like that kid! Its my poison fang ability card. When a Bakugan is hit with it they become poison and lose 50 of their G's. So unfortunately that's what your Serpenoid is feeling as his G's decrease. However I think he needs to learn some manners like you. FEAR RIPPER TAKE IT DOWN!" He called out. Subterra Fear ripper acknowledged this and started clawing at Serpenoid. As he slashed Serpenoid tried desperately to fight back but it felt like he was battling on two fronts. Fear Ripper easily blocked its attacks and struck back twice as fast and hard.

West then grunted. "Oh man this is not good. Serpenoid can't take many more hits and worst of all is I'm on Shuji's gate card so it could be anything. I need to do something but what... Wait that's it!" He exclaimed as he reached for his ability card. He then took it and looked at it. Shuji noticed and smirked "Oh no you don't. GATE CARD OPEN! CHARACTER CARD" He shouted as the card revealed an image of Fear ripper and just like with Serpenoid Fear ripper doubled its G power to 580 G's. "Hehe sorry kid but whatever G power you were hoping to give your Bakugan well... that's out of the question." He said. West's eyes were in shadow for a bit. Everything was quiet. Akira then laughed as well. "Yeah kid face it this battle is over. My big brother won hehe." He said. Serpenoid turned to West and even though he couldn't exactly show it he was worried West had given up. "West?" He asked. Though that's when West smirked and then started to chuckle. "You know what Akira you are right this battles over, but... Shuji isn't winning this." He said. Shuji, Dan, and Akira all looked at West like he lost it. "What are you talking about you lose look at the G power difference. Your Serpenoid is the one whose losing." West then looked up and showed in his eyes he was as confident as ever. "You sure about that take another look." Shuji then looked at his Bakupod and then gave a wide eye. He had noticed that Fear Rippers G power level had dropped down to 240 G's while Serpenoids had increased to 580 G's instead. Everyone was surprised when they saw this. "But... but... how?" Shuji asked. That's when West revealed his ability card. "It's a little something called Pyrus swap." He said. Dan upon realizing what he had done shook his head. "Hah so that's why he waited." He said with a smirk. Drago though turned to Dan confused. "Daniel please explain." He said. "Pyrus swap is an ability card only Pyrus Bakugan can use. When activated you can either transfer G power from one of your Bakugan to another already on the battlefield or swap the G's with yours and your opponents Bakugan. West was waiting in Shuji to open his gate card knowing full and well it had to be a gate card to help boost Fear Rippers power level." Shuji didn't like where this was going as Serpenoid now back at strength and better than ever let out a loud hiss and turned to West. "Thanks for that West I feel like my old self again." West then gave a thumbs up. "Always Serpenoid now let's take it home." Serpenoid nodded as he turned to Fear Ripper "Payback time" he said as he tackled Fear Ripper with its fangs clamping on him. Fear Ripper did its best to shake him off as he threw Serpenoid in the air but that's when he came back down spinning like a wheel of a car.

It then hit with the end of the tail knocking Fear Ripper and making him fall to the ground. Fear Ripper then turned back into ball form and fell to the ground. West then smiled as he then gave a thumbs up. "Yeah Serpenoid. WE WON!" Serpenoid then game a smile and nodded. "We sure did West." He said as he turned back to ball form and flew to West. That's when there was a flash and like that they were taken back to the real world as well as that everything was starting to pick back up where it was left off.

Time had resumed. A bunch of cards were left on the floor right next to Shuji's feat. "I lost?" He said to himself. Akira was just as shocked. "H-How did you beat my big brother?" He asked. Shuji then growled. "This isn't over kid. Next time we battle I'll whip you good. Just you wait." He said as he picked up his cards and put them in his pockets. He then turned and with Akira the two ran off but you could still here Shuji in the distance. "And he didn't beat me Akira... I... I let him win." He said. West just scratched his head for a bit kinda confused with Shujis actions. That's when Dan approached him and gave a smirk. "Nice job there kid." He said as he patted West's shoulder. West smirked. "Thanks Dan."

"You know a little practice and who knows. You might even beat me one day." Dan said. West smiled. "Heh that would be the day, but come on Dan I'm just a beginner and besides... if I ever really wanted to beat ya... I would need a wicked Bakugan... you know something like Drago. Uh no offense." He said to the Bakugan in his hand. They all then popped out of ball form. "Eh no offense taken West." Serpenoid said.

Dan then looked at West. "Heh you sure have a deep connection with these guys huh. How long have you been able to talk to them?" He asked. West scratched the back of his head. "Its kinda a long story." He said. Dan then smirked. "Well no need to get into details I guess, but I'm glad you can. Its real important to have a tight relationship with your Bakugan and its also important to understand that Bakugan are more than just a piece of the game." West nodded. "Of course. Anyways thanks Dan. For all that you taught me." He said. Dan then patted West shoulder. "No problem. Anyways gotta roll catch later West and good luck. Hope to see ya again." He said as he walked away. West smiled as he looked at his Bakugan and smirked. Then he walked the opposite way.

A little while later West had returned home walking into his house. "Hey mom I'm home" he called out as he tossed his shoes off. "Hey Sweetie. How was your day today?" She called out from the kitchen. West then entered with a smirk. "It was awesome. I won my very first ever Bakugan Battle today." He said. His mom who was making dinner had put lettuce under the sink and started to wash it. "Really now?"

"Yeah you should've seen them it was amazing." He said. "Sounds like it. Hey could you be a dear and set the table?" She asked West. West then sighed as he nodded compiling. "Yes ma'am. Hey can my Bakugan come to the table tonight please?" He asked. Though West's mom didn't quite understand the truth about how Bakugan are actually alive and just giggled. "Sweetie you know toys are not allowed at the table. House rules." She said. West then sighed. He had tried to explain to her but she thought West was making it up and unfortunately she couldn't hear the Bakugan's voices. "Ok." He said.

Later after Dinner West had put on his PJ's and was looking at his cards. "Ok guys tomorrows a brand new day. I have some cool ideas for new strategies we can try out on our next opponents." He said as he had his three Bakugan he took today plus 7 others behind them. West looked at each one. "Ok so I think I'll take Stinglash, Serpenoid, and Robotallion tomorrow sound good guys." Everyone turned and nodded. "Sounds good West." Serpenoid said. West then smirked. "By the way Serpenoid, Saurus, Juggernoid you guys were awesome out there today. Sorry I let you two down though" He said referring to Juggernoid and Saurus. THe two turned to each other and then back at West. "Hey don't beat yourself up West. You did your best and you get better when you lose rather than winning." Juggernoid said. Saurus spoke. "Yes I agree. Don't worry West. Next tune fir sure we'll win." He said with confidence. West smiled and then yawned as he put his cards down. "Alright guys I'm getting tired. You guys get some rest. First thing in the morning we find ourselves a new opponent to battle." He said. Everyone had nodded as West turn the lights off and hopped in his bed for a well deserve good night sleep.

Meanwhile the center of Vestroia.

Hal-G had finished with his creation and as he looked at his accomplishment he gave a toothy grin. "Finally... This Silent Orb is now complete. Now all Bakugan will bow to you NAGA!" He called as he raised the orb to the Bakugan like dragon trapped in the silent core as it roared loudly. However unknown to Hal-G was that his creation of the silent orb has ultimately been his greatest mistake.

Back on Earth

West was fidgeting left and right as he was dreaming. In West's dream he was in total darkness as he walked trekking forward into the unknown. "Where am I?" He asked himself. He continued walking forward until the floor below him lit up. "Huh?" He looked down as a red sphere came up from the ground. It just floated there right in front of him. West was very confused by this for a bit but something told him the sphere was calling out to him. He then moved his hand underneath it and held it there. "Ok... now what?" His question was then answered with a huge flash of light as he covered his eyes due to the brightness of the light.

For a few seconds West covered his eyes, but then as he removed his arms so he could see what just occurred what he saw next stunned him. In front of him were what looked like Bakugan, but they were all frozen... turned to stone, buried in the dirt. The sky was all black and the land was lifeless. "Is this... Serpenoid told me about... where that creep Masquerade I keep hearing about over the internet sends all the Bakugan he's beaten... the Doom Dimension?!" He said in fear. Though that's when that same flickering little light came floating by which spooked him a bit. "What the- You again?" He asked. It then flew upwards to the sky. West then noticed another sphere emerging from the ground. It was a blue sphere. It did the same thing as it flew upwards and eventually there more and more of them popping out of the ground. Each a different color like green, orange, purple, yellow, blue, or red. "What is going on here?" He asked.

However he then looked up and was shocked as he saw a huge red sphere and noticed that's where all the other spheres were gathering. Eventually there was a big flash as the sphere broke. West was so surprised as he covered his eyes. "Agh what is that?" He asked as he tried to look through the light. The only thing he could make out was a black sillouette of some creature. It looked like some kind of dragon, but he was able to make out its eye. They were green a lot like Drago's was. He looked in the direction of West as West did the same. They may have been far away but something between the two made West feel a connection however that wasn't before it then just took to the air and blew West away as he found himself falling through some interdimensional portal. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" He shouted as he fell.

To be Continued

Next time on Bakugan Bonds of Partners

West is still trying to reel in from the dream that had occurred. He decides he needed time to think and takes Serpenoid, Stinglash, and Robotallion with him as he heads to the park. West recalls how Dan helped him and dreams of becoming a member of the Battle Brawlers however that is when he gets an unexpected introduction to a new Bakugan and to make matters worse Akira shows up wanting payback on West for how he beat Shuji. Can this new Bakugan help West in his fight against Akira? One things for sure you don't want to miss the next exciting chapter. BAKUGAN BRAWL!

So guys yeah this story is here. I've been into Sonic, Mlp, Mario, Spyro lately I needed a break from them so I decided to try a subject far from that for a bit. Not saying I'm stoping on the stories no of course not. I just needed a break from writing about them and expand my horizon. Bakugan really touched me when I was a kid and recently I got ahold of the game so I thought hey why not. Now be aware this will not be like the game if that wasn't clear. There will be many different ideas to make this my story. Anyways thanks again guys for reading and I'll see you next time. Til then stay awesome and have a awesome day. This is NSH signing off. Bye everyone