Author's Note: A LOT of inspiration for this fic right now. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan.
Everything went bright. It scared her at first but when she finally arrived in New Vestroia, she was ok. It was already dark out and Alice was starting to feel cold. It didn't occur to her until that very moment that when dark came, she had to camp out somewhere safe.
"I can't give up now. I just came. Maybe I can find some Bakugan to help me out."
Alice started walking into a nearby forest. She expected to see some very huge and hopefully friendly Bakugan but there were none. But she could still hear voices.
As she continued walking, she stepped on something.
"Hey!" a voice said.
Alice jumped. She looked around for the owner of the voice but she found no one.
"Down here!" the voice said.
Alice did what she was told. To her amazement, it was a bakugan… in ball form.
"Wait, aren't you supposed to be free to roam around in your normal form?" Alice asked.
The Ventus bakugan laughed. "Are you kiddin'? You know, for a Vestal, you haven't been informed of what's happening."
Alice raised an eyebrow. "A Vestal?"
"You seriously don't have any idea what's going on?"
Alice shook her head. "I'm from Earth, I'm one of the Bakugan Brawlers."
"Earth? Bakugan Brawlers? Then, you must be here to save us!"
This also took Alice by surprise; she couldn't believe that the Bakugan were in trouble again, after what they've already been through.
"Please, you must tell me what happened! I can help."
"I wish I could, Brawler but I must be going. You never know when a Vestal will show up. All I can say now is that they're holding the five legendary warrior Bakugan up in a tower. Good luck!" The Bakugan rolled away.
Alice called for it but it never did. Once again, she was alone in a strange land. Even stranger that something bad was going on and she didn't even know what it was. Wait, five warrior Bakugan? Could he be talking about Hydranoid and the others? But he only mentioned five, which meant that one of them didn't get captured. She knew it had to be Drago since he had the power of the Perfect Core.
It was getting clearer now as to why Dan was sent here, Drago must have asked him to come and save New Vestroia. How Marucho and Shun came was still a mystery to her. The Darkus brawler reminded herself to ask them when she'd see them. And what exactly is a "Vestal"? Maybe they're the ones who captured Hydranoid and the other Bakugan.
This made Alice angry. There were so many questions unanswered; but she told herself to calm down. She'd find the answers sooner or later. Right now, she had to keep moving. She wasn't tired yet so she'd only waste time if she'd camp out just after she arrived.
Alice tried looking for some more Bakugan to give her the answers he needed but whenever she'd approach one, they'd just roll away. The Ventus Bakugan she encountered awhile ago thought that she was a Vestal, maybe they treated Bakugan cruelly, and when it said that a Vestal might come at any moment made her even surer that they were the enemy.
"He also said that the five Bakugan were held in a tower…" she thought. "Dan and the others must be heading to that tower. In that case, that's where I should be going to."
Once Alice was out of the forest and was now in a barren land, she spotted a building in the distance. The Darkus Brawler thought that was a good place to start. She just didn't know how long it would take her to get there.
"No turning back now. Hold on Hydranoid. I'm coming."
Alice only took a few steps when she heard a noise not too far from where she was. In the distance, she saw an explosion. That could mean that there was brawl going on. The Darkus brawler quickened her pace; maybe it was Dan, or maybe it was a Vestal, either way, it was already on the way to the palace.
As Alice got closer, she saw a huge figure. It looked like a Dragon.
"That's not Drago. I haven't seen that Bakugan before…" This made Alice even more curious.
She tried to look for who exactly the unknown Bakugan was attacking but she didn't find any opponent. The Bakugan must have been training. The Darkus Brawler was even closer now; the figure got even taller, the Bakugan had intimidating look.
Then, she saw who was with the Bakugan. The person was wearing a red coat. It looked like something a boy band would wear. He had spiky blond hair; he was looking very serious at his Bakugan.
Alice was now only meters away. She expected the Brawler to turn around and look at her but he continued to concentrate on his Bakugan. Alice decided to approach him.
She tapped him on the shoulder. The Brawler with a red coat swiftly turned around. His Bakugan stopped firing and looked at Alice as well.
When he faced Alice, she was able to see his face, well most of it anyway. The one thing that got Alice's attention was that he was wearing a mask. A masked brawler; like someone Alice knew all too well. She shook that thought away when the masked brawler approached her.
"And who exactly are you?" he said in a tone that only suggested that he was annoyed that someone had interrupted their training session.
This did not scare Alice, however. "My name is Alice Gehabich. I'm from Earth. Who are you?"
The masked brawler smirked. "Well hello there, Alice. My name is Spectra Phantom, and this is my partner, Pyrus Helios."
"Greetings." Helios said in a voice that sent chills through Alice's spine. Those two were meant to be partners, was what Alice thought.
Spectra turned to look at his Bakugan. "That's enough for now, Helios. We need to help our friend here find her way home."
Helios snarled but agreed anyway. The Bakugan returned to ball form then landed in Spectra's hand. The Pyrus Brawler placed Helios on his shoulder before he looked at Alice again.
"Now then, care to tell me how you arrived in New Vestroia?"
Author's Note: Yep, cliff-hanger. But chapter 3 will be up soon. Until then!