I don't know if you guys are as excited as I am, but it doesn't matter. I know what I'm doing now, and that's all it takes. If you guys want me to, I can get to work on fixing up the original Reality Shift to be similar to New Vestroia and this one. If not, then you don't have to let me know. Anyways, it's time to enjoy!
Me and Dan met up with Jake and took him to Interspace. There, he met Marucho and Ren, the latter who mixed around the battles and brawled me! It ended in a draw, and me and Dan ended up having a strange vision, showing Bakugan at war! I wasn't phased, but Dan certainly was, and now he wants answers.
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The upper twelve orders were in Barodius's throne room, awaiting a status report. "Nurzak, were you successful in finding the source of the dimensional disturbance?" Asked Gill. Nurzak was kneeling down in front of the throne.
"As per your orders, Emperor Barodius, I immediately began my search, and it lead me to a virtual gaming interface on the planet Earth known as Bakugan Interspace. During a recent battle, the energy exerted by the two combatants caused an explosion. The fallout from this extended all the way to our world."
"Those were some powerful Bakugan if they created an explosion so big that it rocked our world!" Exclaimed Stoica. He giggled a little.
"There's nothing funny about this, Stoica." Said Airzel "Perhaps you should take things seriously for once. This could affect us greatly."
"Oh relax!" Replied Stoica.
"Kazarina, what do you have to say?" Asked Barodius. "As the director of the Bakugan Biology lab, what's your opinion?"
"Well, Stoica has a point about how powerful the Bakugan who created the explosion was." Said Kazarina. "Unfortunately, none of my research has demonstrated that such a mighty creature even exists."
"Well well well, something about the Bakugan that the brilliant Kazarina doesn't know." Kazarina looked away from him.
"Yes. Well, whatever the case may be,"
"I hate to interrupt." Said Someone. Barodius sighed.
"How many times have I told you not to interrupt a meeting? You are not to bother us!"
"Like I said, I hate to interrupt, but I know what Bakugan it could be." Said the same person. Everybody turned to the entrance to see what he was talking about. "This Bakugan is unlike any you have ever seen, and it powerful enough to challenge you, Emperor Barodius."
"Get on with it." Said Kazarina. Barodius put his hand up to silence her.
"Go on, you have me intrigued."
"This Bakugan is the one who has saved his own race several times, and is capable of stopping your best soldiers in their tracks. It is Pyrus Helix Dragonoid, and his partner is someone your advance team has met, Dan Kuso." Said Chaos, unknowing that his old friends were in the same reality.
"Pyrus Helix Dragonoid, huh?" Asked Gill. "Seems like an interesting name."
"If this might Bakugan does exist, we cannot afford to have him join our enemy's side." Said Barodius. "Get word to our agents in Earth that we want this Bakugan brought into our stable." He turned to Chaos. "And you, I have a special assignment for you."
"Of course, yes sir." Said Gill. "As you command."
"This ought to be interesting, Emperor." Said Chaos.
A whistle blew, and the Football teams got ready. The cheerleaders started up, and Julie was in their ranks. She looked to her left to see me and Dan in the stands. Dan was in deep thought. "I'm not crazy, what I saw wasn't a dream!" He thought back to the Bakugan.
"Dan?" Asked Julie.
"Wha?" Asked Dan, shocked.
"You've been sitting here like a zombie all afternoon. Are you okay?"
"You do seem out of it, Dan." Said Jake. "Are you and Atom daydreaming more about the warring Bakugan?"
"Why would you be daydreaming about that?" Asked Julie.
"We weren't!" Said Dan. "But we saw it, it was the real thing. I swear it."
Ren and Marucho were in a small dining room. "Running Bakugan Interspace has really wiped me out, I slept like a log last night. How about you? Asked Marucho.
"Yep." Said Ren. Marucho took a sip of his soup.
"So, um, I was thinking after Breakfast we could have a look at the system, make sure we fixed all the damage. I'm pretty sure we're good but I think that"
"Sure." Interrupted Ren.
"Is everything all right with you sir?" Asked Kato.
"Huh? Yes, I'm fine, thank you."
"You seem distracted Ren, talk to me." Said Marucho.
"Huh?"
"You and I are responsible for Bakugan Interspace, we're partners. If there's something wrong, please tell me. I'm here for you. Are you listening Ren?"
"Please excuse me." Said Kato. "I'll leave you gentlemen to your discussion." Kato bowed and left the room. The duo was quiet for a moment, then Ren started speaking.
"Actually, I've been thinking about the visions that Dan and Atom have been having."
"I'm worried too, Dan keeps talking about them like they're real, I think the explosion did a number on him."
"Well, I actually do know something about his visions, but first I must confess." Ren seemed reluctant to continue.
"Go on, you were saying?"
"It's me."
"Tell me." Said Marucho calmly.
"As some of your friends already know, I am not from this planet. I am actually an"
"Alien?" Asked Marucho. "Are you serious?" He yelled.
Me, Dan and Jake were walking home. "Dan the Man, it's not that I don't want to believe you, but I was there. You two were only out a few seconds, what else could it have been but a dream?"
"That's great Jake, you think I'm crazy too." Said Dan.
"No, that's not what I'm saying. I know you two know a lot, but sometimes you can get confused." Our Bakupods beeped.
"It's the Brawlers emergency beacon!" Said Dan.
"It's coming from Marucho, come on!" Said Jake.
"I'll meet you guys there." I said.
"Come on, let's go!" Said Dan as they headed to where the beacon said. I created a gate in front of myself, and stepped through to Vestal.
Shun was meditating in the forest when the beacon went off. He tilted his head up and opened his eyes.
Dan and Jake ran into the transporters, and quickly digitized themselves into Interspace. They got there and went through the door, approaching Shun, Marucho, Ren and Tom. "We got the call." Said Dan. What's up?"
"Is everything okay?" Asked Shun.
"It's about Ren, isn't it?" Asked Tom.
"Yes and yes, we should go to me office to talk." Said Marucho.
"We can't go yet, Atom said he would meet us here!" Said Jake. Then a gate opened up next to them, and I walked out of it with Azion.
"We're here." Said Azion.
"Now we can go." Said Jake. Marucho opened up a doorway to his office in Interspace, and we all walked through. Before long, Ren told us what he needed to tell us.
"What did you say?" Asked Dan.
"An Alien!" Asked Jake.
"I'm sorry to have to spring the news on you. I'll understand if you're mad, but for now we have more pressing issues."
"We're listening." Said Shun. "So let's have it."
"I come from a planet in a distant dimension called Gundalia. Much like you human here on Earth, we existed peacefully with our Bakugan. But then, one day, a hostile tribe called the Neathians invaded our planet using their Bakugan. I'm pretty sure that Dan and Atom's visions of warring Bakugan were coming from my world. The explosion from Leo and Linehalt's battle must have caused some kind of distortion, which allowed their minds to travel there in their unconscious state."
"So the legends are true." Said Drago as he opened up. "I remember hearing the stories when I was young, but thought they were just fables. A long time ago, when the core of Vestroia split, and it became the world of the six attributes, the enormous energy created is said to have blown some Bakugan to another dimension."
"Even if all this stuff is true," started Jake, "it doesn't explain what you're doing on Earth."
"The Neathian Bakugan were trained as soldiers from birth, whereas the Bakugan on Gundalia were raised in an atmosphere of peace and calm. Because of that, we lack the skills to evenly match them in battle. Our peaceful existence has been attacked by these Neathians, and our very freedom is at stake. I too heard the legends, but in reverse of Bakugan existing elsewhere. I also learned of the mighty warriors known as the Bakugan Battle Brawlers."
"Yeah." Said Shun. "So now, I suppose you want our help, but why should we believe you?
"Perhaps you'd like to see the cities on my planet that have been left in ruins, or maybe I can show you the Neathian moles who have already infiltrated Bakugan Interspace."
"Moles like sleeper agents?" Asked Dan. "What do they want?"
"The same thing I do, of course." Said Ren. "To recruit the Battle Brawlers to their so they can crush their enemies once and for all."
"BI is not for war!" Said Marucho.
"I understand, we never asked to be attacked. And we'd like the fighting to be over as soon as possible. Which is why I'm coming to you, Brawlers. So please, will you help me?"
Dan clenched his fists. "I'm fed up with people using the Bakugan for evil reasons!"
"Yeah, we can't let these Neathian creeps get away with this!" Said Jake.
"They infiltrated Bakugan Interspace, which is meant for peaceful purposes! They're gonna pay for that!"
"Yeah, we have to protect the kids inside." Said Shun.
Ren knew that he had gotten the support of the brawlers, but us shifters were another matter altogether. "How will I be able to convince them?" He thought to himself. "If the rumors are true, then they already know of my lies."
"We're up for protecting the populace." Said Tom.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Said Azion.
"Let's do it." I said.
"Okay, it's unanimous!" Said Dan. "We're in! You can count on us!"
"Okay then." Said Ren as he stood up. "Thank you for agreeing to help out. Gundalia's in your debt." He pressed the table and it became a screen. "I've managed to identify two sleeper agents. They are Sid Arkale and Lena Isis."
"So what do you think of this?"
"Yeah yeah, I like turtles!" Two people walked up.
"Hey, you two nose wipes." Said Sid. "How about taking us on in battle?"
They seemed hesitant, so Lena spoke up. "Just a little, friendly brawl."
"You wanna?"
"What, you need permission from your mothers? Give us an answer!" Said Sid, harshly. The two boys ran away.
"Could you have been any more menacing?" Asked Lena.
"Excuse me guys." Said Marucho. The two turned to us. "Any chance you two are Sid and Lena?"
"Depends on who's asking." Said Lena.
"We are!" Said Dan. "The Battle Brawlers!"
"Uh, technically, I'm just a brawler in training." Said Jake.
"Great, now that we're well acquainted with each other, how about you tell us what you want." Said Lena.
"We heard you two were looking to battle." Said Marucho. "So we're here to grant your wish. Bakugan Interspace is for gaming, now war! I won't let you Neathians exploit it for those purposes!"
"Easy now, we're just here to have fun." Said Sid. We walked into an arena. It was devoid of anybody else. Marucho turned to the group.
"Since you like secrecy so much, I got us a private arena to do battle in."
"We can go full on in here, no holds barred!" Said Dan.
"That's just how we like it." Said Lena.
"So, which two rodents are gonna take us on?" Asked Sid.
"Ha, that'll be me and" said Dan.
"Me. So get ready to be taken down!" Said Marucho. The rest of us went to the stands as the two groups got ready.
Bakugan Battle will commence with Dan and Marucho facing off against Sid and Lena. The Bakugan Field is open!
"I'll get this party started." Said Sid. "Gate Card, Set!" It expanded in a red glow. He flicked his Bakugan up, and caught it. "Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Rise Pyrus Rubanoid!"
"Heads up, Drago! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Go Pyrus Helix Dragonoid!"
"He doesn't look so tough." Said Sid. "Ability Activate! Corundum Tusk!" Rubanoid shot small projectiles at Drago, who dodged them. "Ability Activate! Joule Deeper!" Rubanoid fired a blast that went around Drago, tracking him as he dodged.
"Enough of this ballet nonsense! Ability Activate! Burning Reflector!" The blast hit Drago's shield, and was stopped. "Pucker up! Double Ability Activate! Galactic Dragon plus Fusion Ability Activate! Dragon Impulse!" Drago shot a fireball and a ball of energy at Rubanoid. As the two came closer, they combined. It hit Rubanoid, who just shrugged it off.
"Looks like your attacks have a little kick to them." He said.
"What?" Asked Drago.
"Whoa! That one can talk!" Said Dan.
"That means he's not a digital clone then." Said Marucho.
"Remember, the Neathians use real Bakugan in battle." Said Ren. "They're from the same lineage as Drago."
"Wow." Said Jake. "That's pretty cool."
"Real or digital, Drago will win this battle." Said Shun.
"Okay, it's my turn now." Said Marucho. "Bakugan, Brawl!" He threw Akwimos. "Bakugan Stand! Come on, Aquos Akwimos!"
Lena adjusted her glasses. "Based on my initial analysis, I predict a win for my side! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Rise Aquos Phosphos!"
"Whoa! That thing totally freaks me out dude!" Said Dan.
"Ability Activate!" Said Lena. "Tri Viper!" Phosphos shot three beams at Drago, and they surrounded him with a blue aura.
"Drago!" Yelled Dan.
"My body's going numb!"
"You've been stung by Phosphos's paralysis Venom. Drago can't activate any abilities now."
"Man!" Said Dan as Drago went down by 200 Gs.
"Sit tight, Dan, I got it! Ability Activate! Heal Blue!" Akwimos shone a blue light on Drago, curing him and adding 300 Gs to himself and Drago.
"Awesome!" Said Jake. "He nullified her ability!"
"Not only that, Drago and Awkimos's power levels went up." Said Shun.
"Yeah yeah, big deal. Gate Card, Open!" Said Sid. "Enemy Down!" Drago and Akwimos lost 300 Gs each.
"He brought my power level down!" Said Dan.
"Don't sweat it Dan, I've got a good plan! Ability Activate! Ninja Eraser!" Akwimos jumped up, then came crashing down, nullifying the Gate Card. Their power levels went back up.
"Thanks a lot, Marucho. Ability Activate! Galactic Dragon!" Drago shot a huge fireball.
"Ability Activate!" Said Sid. "Mirage Field!" Rubanoid's wing-like crystals moved a bit and showed reflections of both Drago and Akwimos just as the fireball hit. It went into the crystals and disappeared. Rubanoid laughed.
"Try getting one of your attacks through now, Drago! It's hopeless!"
"Here we go, Phosphos! Ability, Activate! Gorgon Viper!"
"You ever heard the saying seven heads are better that one?" He laughed. Dan and Marucho screamed.
"And I thought the last guy was creepy!" Said Dan. Phosphos then fired at Akwimos and Drago.
"No! Not the venom again!" Said Drago. Both of them lost 500 Gs, and Akwimos was defeated.
"No! Akwimos!" Said Marucho.
"Don't worry Drago, we won't leave you out!" Said Lena. The other half of Phosphos's ability activated, and he began to freeze Drago.
"Drago!" Yelled Dan.
"It's too late, Drago. Soon the Venom will travel throughout your body so that all that's left for you is the end!"
"This is bad, everything's going hazy!" Said Drago as his vision started to fail.
"Drago!" Said Dan.
"Hang on!" Said Shun.
"Dan better think of something fast, or it's lights out for Drago!" Said Jake.
"The big oaf is right, how is he going to get out of this one?" Thought Ren.
"Come on, think! For every problem there is a solution. For every problem there is a solution! For every of course! How could I miss that?" He pressed a few buttons on his Bakumeter, and Jet Kor began to form. Ready, Jet Kor. "Battle Gear, Boost!"
"What?" Asked Sid.
"He was able to launch his Battle Gear!" Said Rubanoid.
"You guys forgot one thing! You may have frozen Drago's lower half,"
"But my Battle Gear mounts on top!" Finished Drago.
"Battle Gear Ability Activate! Jet Kor Delta!" Drago fired at Phosphos, and defeated him.
"So much for that strategy." Said Lena. Drago then turned the blast to Rubanoid.
"This is gonna hurt!" It hit him and he was defeated.
"That's right! That's how we roll!"
"That is some heavy firepower!" Said Sid.
"Indeed." Agreed Lena. They both lost 100 Gs off their life gauge.
"That's it! Dan the Man for the win!" Said Jake.
"It's not over yet." Said Tom.
"They both still have 400 Gs left." Agreed Azion.
"Gate Card, Set!" Said Dan. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Lena.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Sid.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Marucho.
"Ability Activate!" Said Lena. "Tri Viper!" Akwimos was hit by the attack.
"Oh man, she pulled out the venom attack again!" Said Marucho.
"After seeing how well it worked on Akwimos last time, it would have been foolish not to." Akwimos was defeated, and Marucho's life gauge fell to zero.
"Oh no. I can't believe they beat us."
"But why? He knew about the venom!" Said Jake.
"Most brawlers would vary their method of attack in battle. She, however, stayed with one and faked him out." Said Shun.
"Ability Activate!" Said Sid. "Joule Deeper!" Rubanoid fired a beam at Drago.
"Ability Activate!" Said Dan. "Spinning Wall!" Drago was surrounded by flames, and they blocked the attack as he gained 500 Gs. Then, Drago went straight into Phosphos. Sid laughed.
"This is fun."
"Keep it up!" Said Dan.
"That's pretty tough talk considering you're down a brawling partner, not to mention on the ropes yourself." Said Lena.
"Lena, no more talk, okay?"
"All right, very well then." The duo pressed a few buttons on their Bakumeters. Ready Destrakon. Ready Terrorcrest.
"Ready whatever gear you want, it doesn't matter! You're going down suckers! Ha, get ready to hurt!" Dan pressed a few buttons, and Jet Kor began to form. He grabbed it as soon as it was ready.
"Battle Gear Boost!" Said The trio.
"Battle Gear Ability Activate!" Said Sid. "Destrakon Gear Brinel!" Rubanoid fired from his battle gear straight at Drago. This froze him in crystals.
"I can't move!" Rubanoid then fired three more lasers that cut through the crystal, but hurt Drago. Then he fired a sound wave that shattered the crystal, and sent Drago backwards.
"Drago!" Said Dan.
"I'm not done yet!" Said Rubanoid. One piece of his battle gear came out from the ground and entangled Drago.
"Battle Gear Ability Activate!" Said Lena. "Terrorcrest Stigma!" Phosphos fired four beams from one hand, and hit Drago dead on.
"This is the end." Laughed Sid.
"Victory is ours now." Said Lena as she adjusted her glasses.
"Really, are you sure?" Asked Dan. "Think again punks! Ha, Gate Card Open! Capacity Booster!" The Gate Card opened, and gave Drago power. He broke free from his restraints.
"What?" Asked Sid.
"Their powers returned to base level." Said Lena, shocked. "Why won't he go down? I don't get it!"
"Maybe it's because I've been in hundreds of battles, and have faced far tougher opponents than you." Said Drago as he stood up. "Perhaps you forgot that I'm Pyrus Helix Dragonoid!"
"That's right." Said Dan. "I should explain something else to you guys, the command card also increases the power of Drago's Battle Gear!"
"What?" Asked Sid. "That means that"
Lena gasped. "He's going to activate level 2 class ability!"
"You ready Drago?"
"Absolutely!"
"Battle Gear Ability Activate!"
"Jet Kor Flame Impact!" Said Drago. Both Rubanoid and Phosphos looked on in worry as Drago flew up.
"Target, locked on!" Two lights came off of Drago's gear. "Fire!" He aimed down, and shot at them. The two Bakugan were defeated, and returned to Sid and Lena.
Winner of the battle, Dan and Marucho!
"Yeah!" Said Dan as he caught Drago. "Ah, that's right!"
"You did it Dan, way to go!" Said Marucho.
"Thank you for the exciting battle, gentlemen." Said Lena.
"Ha, yeah, it was real educational." He looked at Rubanoid. "All right, come on Rubanoid."
"Time to go friend." Said Lena. The two transported.
"Guys!" Said Jake as we all ran over. "Dan the Man delivers a body Slam!"
"Dude, what did I tell you about the rhyming?" Asked Dan.
Shun turned to Ren. "Ren, those two battlers aren't the only moles from Neathia, are they?"
"No, I highly doubt it."
"Ah, who cares?" Asked Dan. "I'll take a thousand of them on. Whatever, they're no match for the battle brawlers!"
"You're nuts." Said Marucho.
"Well Dan Kuso," thought Ren, "your strength, ingenuity and finesse in battle are all very impressive." He closed his eyes. "You are indeed a most powerful brawler. However, you're still not number one." Ren opened his eyes. I leaned over to Ren, and whispered in his ear.
"You're right, he's not number one, yet. He will be thought, just you wait."
Dan woke up late to his alarm blaring, and he has to rush to get to Interspace for a meeting. Little does he know he's going to be finding something a bit different from normal. When he's literally thrown after running into someone, he finds out a partial truth for Shun, who begins to question further. How long will Ren's lie hold out?