Okay anyway I have not updated the first chapter yet but I hope I can make this soon after I release it. Anyway this'll be more of a filler the real plot comes after this. Alice's first battle and she has to use Masquerade's Bakugans. I'll try to make this a long battle but I cannot promise anything. Anyway hopefully despite being more of a filler chapter you will like this. I'll hope I can finish this story this year because I think this will be like 6 chapters long. This one would then be my first non one shot story I would finish.

After little walking I had found myself sitting in one of the benches in the park and all I could do was cry again. 'How could I have betrayed them?' I asked myself. It wasn't like I could control Masquerade but still the others see that I betrayed them.

Looking at the beautiful evening sky wasn't helping me either. Usually always looking at beautiful nature would help me to calm my mind but, even that doesn't help me right now. In fact soon the evening would turn into a night and it only gave me one question.

What will I do from now on? Go back to Russia? I'm not, even sure if I have enough money for a plane ticket. And Hal G could expect me to go back to Russia after this and turn me back into Masquerade. I can't become Masquerade ever again! But is there anything I can do to prevent it? Just because I don't have the mask on does it mean I can control myself? I would become Masquerade before I would, even put the mask on so does it make any difference? Am I even freed from his grasp right now?

No Alice don't think it that way. I have to make sure I don't become Masquerade again. I then took Hydronoids Bakugan and placed it in my hand. "At least you Hydronoid have an excuse that you just followed my orders." Hydronoid just stayed in his ball form and didn't respond at all. In fact he had been in his ball form all the time ever since it was revealed that I was Masquerade. What is he thinking currently? Trying to find a way to get me off to get more evil master. I would hope that he is currently thinking all of his actions and hoping to change.

Well if there is any good in his heart which I believe there is he is doing that right now.

After just sitting there for even more minutes I began to think about Dan. The almost really killed him. Sure he is probably alive right now but for how long? And there is no way to return from there.

What is her mother feeling right now? Her son never coming back home and losing him forever. All because of me. Just thinking about it made me burst into tears again. There is no way I can forgive myself ever for what I did. No one should be feeling the way Dan's mother is feeling right now.

After crying for so long that I ran out of tears eventually I couldn't keep my eyes open and had to sleep on the bench.


I woke up in a beautiful morning, and it would probably have been a good day had it not been ruined by the memories of yesterday. In fact just remembering them made me cry again. There isn't a single way I can make up to them for what I did.

"Alice!" A voice called for me. The voice belonged to a young kid and when I looked at him it was Christopher. The young kid I helped to teach how to brawl. "Alice is everything okay I saw you crying?" He asked his voice full of concern, something I didn't deserve.

"Christopher there is nothing to worry about I'm fine see." I forced myself to stop crying and did a fake smile to prove him that, but judging by his expression he clearly didn't fall for it. "Alice be honest. What really happened?"

I sighed and thought about it. I couldn't just say to him "Yeah I have been Masquerade all along, even though I didn't control my body and my friends found out and hate me now." I needed to make up a proper lie which was something I wasn't that good at. But for once it needs to work.

"uhh. Runo and I got into a fight and she kicked me out." Looking at the expression Christopher made it seemed to work. "I'm sorry that I made you uncomfortable." He said to me and the apology sounded genuine. It made me feel, even worse because I lied to him and he actually believed it. But the only other option was to tell him the truth which was not something I could do now.

There was a little silence after that. Then Christopher began looking at the side of the bench. At first I thought what is she staring at but then I realized that while I was sleeping I probably dropped Hydronoid. Once I realized that I quickly put it back to my bakubelt.

"Wait Alice you have a Bakugan?" Christopher asked and then I realized how big of a mistake I actually did. "Y-yeah." I answered. Please do not challenge me to a battle anything but that. "Do you have more?" I nodded at him and hoped that he would just drop the topic.

"Then it means you can brawl?" He asked and I panicked. "No no no no I can't brawl." I said panicked. Christopher seemed disappointing by my answer. "Well why not? You are good at it." He asked. Great now it just

I gulped before I answered. "I am good at making strategies and in simulation battles but I'm not good in the real thing."

"Confidence Alice." W-what? Then I remembered that was exactly what I said to him. "Isn't that what you said to me? Alice you need to be confident yourself as well and I think a battle against me would help that." He asked me. Great now he is going to use what I said to him back then against me on this one. I'm now desperate for whatever excuse I can use so I don't need to battle against him.

"I don't, even have a bakupod so I can't even battle you." I said to him hoping that he would just drop the subject and I wouldn't need to battle him. "Well I can just tell you the G powers from my bakupod." And there now I have no reason to not battle him. I gave a defeated sigh and raised my Bakugan card.

"Field open." Christopher said. I didn't even say that because I was too scared at what was going to happen. The attribute triangle came from bottom and the outside world slowly froze. Had this really been the first time I did this it would feel strange seeing this for causing this for the first time but the memories of being Masquerade had made this a not so special thing.

Then we both were transported into the battle field. "Gate card set!" Christopher threw his gate card to the field while I was still thinking of the strategy. I didn't want Christopher knowing that I'm Masquerade so a loss to me is that I need to use Hydronoid. I looked at the cards I had and what is the best strategy for a quick win.

The Masquerade sacrifice cards like mind ghost were immediately off the table. Looking at the cards I figured out a strategy that worked by just using Laserman and Wormquake. "Gate card set."

Christopher started out by throwing his Robotallion at his own card. "Okay Alice my Robotallion's power level has increased a little so it's at 300g's right now." The card that Robotallion currently is on is either a level down card or Double battle or a card I haven't seen him use before. I could throw Wormquake at his card and risk it or I could go on with my strategy. While I was thinking Christopher didn't yell at me because I didn't do anything like most people would do rather he allowed me to take my time.

"Bakugan brawl! Wormquake stand." The gigantic worm then appeared on my gate card and when Christopher looked at his bakupod he couldn't believe his own eyes. "380G's! Wow Alice that is a strong Bakugan." Christopher now seemed to think of a strategy and like he gave me time to think I gave him. "Bakugan brawl! Limulus stand."

His Limulus then appeared on my gate card. "Okay my Limulus is at 310G's." He said. What is he thinking? Does Limulus have any good ability cards against my Wormquake? Sending in his Juggernoid is a much better option. Wormquake then went and got Limulus to it's hold and Christopher did nothing while at it.

Then the gate card opened and Limulus exploded and went back to him. "W-what was that?" He asked clearly confused why his bakugan just exploded and went back to him. "It's the jokers wild card. The Darkus Bakugan wins unconditionally." And I just wasted that card. Had he sent Juggernoid who would have had a chance at beating Wormquake it would have not gone to waste.

In fact what was his strategy even sending Limulus there? Since this is more of a practice match I might as well ask him. "Why did you send Limulus to attack Wormquake in the first place?" He thought about it for a moment before answering. "My strategy was to wait until the gate card would open assuming that it's a card that increases power or decreases my Bakugans power. Then I would have used Holograph divide and the battle would have ended in draw and it would give me more time to create a strategy."

The plan wasn't that bad really. Double dimension could have countered the move and ended the battle in victory for me but Christopher has probably never seen that card in action so he wouldn't know. "Well Christopher your plan wasn't that bad." However this battle needs to end quickly if I don't want to reveal Hydronoid to him. "Gate card set!" I didn't, even look at what gate card I chose because it didn't really matter.

"Bakugan brawl! Laserman stand!" Christopher seemed again surprised by the high G power from my Laserman. "Ability card activate Leap sting." Lasermans middle body moved and faced Robotallion and then it began shooting at it. "W-what?" Christopher asked before Robtotallion couldn't handle the shots it took and turned into a ball as well. Christopher then picked up Robotallions ball and stared at it.

The more concerning thing was the look on his face, I recognized it. The same look would be on those kids faces when I was Masquerade and they realized that they couldn't win and that their Bakugan was going to be sent to doom dimension. But why? T-the tricks I used. It would be something that Masquerade would do not me.

"You and I aren't so different after all." I heard his voice in my head.

NO NO NO it can't be! We are nothing alike. There is no way we are the same no way! I can't become him I promised I would never do that. "Alice!" Huh. It was Christopher "You okay?" He asked concern in his voice. I nodded at him in return.

He had placed an another gate card in the field and put Juggernoid there. "Bakugan brawl! Wormquake stand!" The battle has to end here. "Okay 330G's vs 380G's." Christopher said. His Juggernoids power level was still the same it was when I taught him to battle.

"Gate card open!" However Juggernoids power level didn't increase nor did my Wormquakes power level decrease. What card is that?

"Ability card activate! Depth tornado!" I didn't even do anything and just watched as Juggernoid hit Wormquake and Wormquake turned into a ball. However after Juggernoid returned to him he got Limulus and Robotallion somehow back. Probably because of the command card he used during battle.

However this was a major setback in the battle for me. I'm now back in square one.

"You could have just used double dimension and the battle would have been over." I heard Masquerade's voice say. "SHUT UP!" I yelled which seemed weird to Christopher but had he known what was going on in my head at the moment he would understand.

"Bakugan brawl! Limulus stand!" The 310G limulus was now against my 370G Laserman. Hopefully whatever card I put there is going to be in my favor. "Ability card activate! Abyss ruler." Limulus then started to glow blue indicating a power increase. "This card increases Limulus' power level by 100 G's."

310 plus 100 is 410G's Limulus as of now has the advantage but once the gate card opens this battle is over. "Gate card open!" However nothing happened. "W-what it didn't open." Limulus then charged itself towards Laserman causing Laserman to turn into a ball and coming back to me. Then the card opened and Limulus didn't return to Christopher. The card was frozen quicksand and Christopher seemed to be surprised by what happened.

But even if that happened how could this battle turn 180 so quickly. Just moments before I had all my Bakugan and he had only one but now he has all and I only one. In fact this battle has been lost already. Not in a traditional sense, but a lose for me in this battle is that I have to use Hydranoid in turn revealing that I'm Masquerade.

Sure I can hope that he has never heard of him or at least never heard of him using Hydranoid but I doubt it.

"You wouldn't be in this situation had you just used an ability card for Laserman." I heard Masquerade's voice in my head. it just made me lose it. "I SAID SHUT UP!" And I threw Hydronoid at the nearest gate card.

However Hydronoid never opened instead of returning to me. When he was in my hand he opened and said. "The time... is not now Alice." His other head finished the sentence off. "What do you mean?" I asked Hydronoid.

"You need to... forgive yourself." Forgive myself for being Masquerade? How can I, even do that? "Bakugan brawl! Robotallion stand." He put his Robotallion on the card he put him before I used Leap sting.

I threw Hydronoid at the gate card where Robotallion was. I didn't say it's name because I knew what his reaction was going to be once he finds out. Hydronoid grew to it's full size and Christopher's eyes went wide when he saw the two headed hydra. Even more after he saw the G power.

"I'm ready" The one head said. "To battle." The other head finished off. "T-that's the Bakugan that Masquerade uses!" Christopher cried when he recognized the Bakugan. "But how can you have that if... You aren't him?" When he said that I knew I was revealed and couldn't look him in the eye.

"Alice that's not true right? There is no way you can be him? Right? Please tell me it's not true." At that moment I couldn't control it anymore and the tears began coming. "I'm sorry." I whispered even though he couldn't hear it.

Even though I didn't admit it to him Christopher just by looking at me seemed to figure it out. "It can't be." Before he could say anything else he noticed that his Robotallion was in trouble when Hydronoid almost finished him off.

"Gate card open!" The whole battlefield turned blue. Robotallion also started to glow blue and then it hit Hydronoid but it didn't even look like it hurt him. "Even 450 G's isn't enough." Christopher said when he looked at his bakupod. "Ability card activate! Robotallion Enforcement! This'll increase Robotallions G power by 50 G's raising it to 500."

This gave robotallion even more strength and it's chest cannons shot energy at Hydronoid. It was clear that few more hits and Hydronoid was finished. Christopher reaction still haunted me. The little kid clearly didn't want to believe it like I didn't want to believe it either. Did the brawlers feel the same when they found out about me?

"Alice!" One of the heads of Hydronoid said. "We need help." The other one finished. But how can I do anything? And if I do something what if Masquerade takes control? I can't I'm sorry Hydronoid for failing you.

"Forgive yourself." Hydronoid said to me. H-he is right. I need to do that but it's not easy to do. "Ability card activate dual gazer!" Two giant balls of energy began forming and then Hydronoid shot one at Robotallion causing it to return to Christopher.

Then he shot the other ball of energy at Limulus turning it to ball as well returning it to Christopher. "How did Hydronoid also get Limulus?" Christopher asked confused.

"Dual Gazer ability card not only boosts Hydronoid by 50 G's it also allows it to shoot pretty much anywhere." I answered him. Hydronoid is for a reason considered to be one of the strongest Bakugan there is. That move had turned also the battle. Now we both only had one Bakugan and Christopher had already used all of his abilities putting the clear advantage for me.

Christopher looked at his cards for a minute trying to figure out a strategy. "Gate card set!" He cried and then he threw his Juggernoid there.

"Bakugan brawl! Hydronoid stand!" The dual headed Hydra then grew to it's full size. "This battle." One head started. "Is over." The other head finished. "I wouldn't be so sure if I were you." Juggernoid said to Hydronoid.

What does Christopher plan using? As long as it isn't mind ghost which I don't remember him having it's something I can counter. However looking at him it was clear that while he tried act like he was focusing on the battle 100% his mind was clearly elsewhere. He clearly is still shocked that I'm Masquerade. "Gate card open. Character card!" That doubles Juggernoids G power to 660 G's.

"Hydronoid you are going down!" Juggernoid said as he began charging at Hydronoid. "Not so fast." I said and then raised my final ability card. "Ability card activate! Grand down! This card nullifies you gate card." Juggernoid's power level now decreased back to 330 G's.

When Juggernoid realized that he didn't have the power boost from the gate card anymore it stopped this time trying to run away from Hydronoid. However Hydronoid was much faster and with one hit Juggernoid turned back into a ball and returned to Christopher. After that we left the arena and were back in park.

Christopher was holding in his hands his Bakugans just staring at them. "Christopher." I said trying to hold his hand. He then moved his hand that I couldn't touch him. "No Alice." No why did it have to happen. It's clearly about me being Masquerade that he is upset about.

"Please Christopher just listen to me." I tried to say to him but it was futile. He wouldn't listen to me just like the brawlers. He then began running way from me until I didn't see him. Then the first sob came followed by others and soon tears.

What did I expect when Christopher was going to find out? Him to accept it? You knew already that his reaction to you was going to be same as the brawlers.

That still didn't change how much it hurt. If only they listened. Hydronoid then opened and started to float next to me. "It's not your fault Alice." He said to me in the most calming voice Hydronoid could make. "How can you say that Hydronoid? I sent Dan to doom dimension."

"It wasn't you that did it. The one who ordered me to send all those Bakugan to doom dimension was Masquerade not Alice." I wanted to believe what Hydronoid said I did. Even if what he says is true no one else even listens to me. "I'm sorry Hydronoid it's just so hard."

I continued to cry for few minutes and then I heard someone calling my name. It was Runo but what could she be doing here? "Alice. There you are!" She didn't sound nowhere near as angry as she did yesterday but I could still hear the anger in her voice towards me. She was charging towards me. Before I could do anything she had me tackled to the ground and was on top of me.

"Bring back Dan." She yelled.

Okay here is the end. Hopefully you liked this chapter and this will be released tomorrow. Today as of writing this it's Friday and in Saturday I'm going to refine it a little and then release it. Alice started out by brawling Christopher similarly as Masquerade but when she was reminded of Masquerade she became a complete coward who couldn't brawl. Alice is slowly going to go from self hating to normal in this story and I think this is a vital part of it. Hydronoid also turned good in this though there isn't really an explanation. In fact in every story like this where Alice gets Hydronoid early he turns good so I don't think it's that big of a problem. Anyway chapter is finished... Oh I also forgot to tell you. The abyss ruler card Christopher isn't in Bakugan wiki as a card used on Limulus but I saw it as a card that all aguos Bakugan can use rather than just Stinglash.

Viva out