I didn't really want to write about all the traps in the entry hall, so this is the aftermath. Tabitha even gets a mention in passing in this part, not by name though.

Yumeí's Comment: WHY? WHY MUST YOU DRAW THIS OUT?

Dreamflight4798: Because your reaction is funny. ;P

ONCE AGAIN: I DO NOT OWN BAKUGAN! JUST MY OC!


Dan breathed out a long sigh of relief. Getting by the traps in the entry hall had been easier said than done. He had almost fallen into four pitfall traps, set off two crossbows, and a dart rifle. Shun's Grandpa really was paranoid.

Marucho was still a little shaky; he had only set off one trap, but he had nearly fallen into a twenty foot deep pit that had been hiding under the welcome mat. Shun's ninja lightning-fast reactions had saved him, but it really had been dangerously close.

The girls, Alice, Runo, and Julie, were not bothered in the slightest. Shun had led them carefully through the trap maze, so nothing had been set off by them. Julie was busy wandering around the living room, observing the furniture and books on the shelves. Runo was hungry and getting really grouchy that nobody was paying attention to this. Alice was being a bit shy, and hadn't moved from the spot on the floor she was standing on.

Shun left them behind to enter the kitchen. He knew Runo was hungry, so Dan would be too within the next few minutes. The only problem was that he lacked the proper skill to make anything for them.

Sure enough, Dan said, "I'm hungry. Hey Shun, you got anything for us to eat?"

"Sorry, but there's nothing instantly eatable in the house. It all has to be cooked. It's one of the ways she has any amount of real authority here."

"Who's she?"Julie asked, suddenly interested.

Shun answered her question with one of his own:"Oh yeah, you don't know I have a younger sister, do you?"

"You have a sister?" Runo exploded.

"Actually I had two sisters, but the one that was older than me disappeared and is presumed dead. My little sister still lives here. Recently she's been alone because our Grandfather will be gone for the next few days, so she'll be...excited to have company."

The way he said that piqued Marucho's interest.

"Why do you seem to think that having your little sister excited would be a bad thing?"

Shun didn't even try to answer. He just inclined his head toward the staircase. Suddenly, they all heard a loud thumping noise. Someone was stomping down the stairs. Then they saw a figure emerge into view at the top and heard a very loud voice.

"NII-SAN! YOU'RE HOME! AT LAST!"


...and thus we get our first glimpse of Shun's immediate family (not counting his grandpa).