Chapter 4

Dan, Runo, Deuce and Kiera were riding on the train to the next town, looking at the landmarks as they pass by them. But Dan was deep in his thoughts. That dark green clothed figure...he seemed so familiar...could he be...? "Hey, I see the next town!" Kiera said, interrupting Dan's thoughts. The Brawlers looked out the window and saw a town with many buildings, and what looked like a town sized party. "Oh man, I LOVE this town. New Obilvia." Deuce said.

The Brawlers got off the train and into the town, which was bustling with people doing parkour over buildings and music playing everywhere. "This place is heaven." Deuce said. "Uh, care to explain man?" Dan asked. "Hey, baby...how about a little kiss?" A drunk Haroxian asked Runo. "No thanks." Runo said as she turned the Haroxian around and kicked him away. "Well, New Obilvia is a town where me and Dharak grew up here for a few years. We even had brawls around the streets, along with everyone else here, which would usually piss off the authorities here, but they were too busy with other stuff." Deuce explained as one of the guards was seen being seduced by a female Haroxian, and all of a sudden, about a few miles away, a Bakugan exploded out from a building and another tackled it into the ocean and began landing punches to it. The Bakugan being beaten up then turned back into his ball form in defeat, and the winner roared loudly before turning back into his ball form as the brawlers watched on and the townspeople cheered on. "See? Heaven." Dharak said. "Does Queen Sirenlea know about this place?" Drago asked. "Yeah, but as long as the guys here keep out of trouble from the other cities and villages, they're fine." Deuce said. "Great, we're stuck in a town filled with peaceful fanatics and it turns out we're walking along with a pair." Dan murmured. "What'd you call us Kuso?! Do you wanna go?!"

"If that's fine by me!"

"Hey, Deuce!" Someone called out. The Brawlers turned to where the voice came from. "HEY GUYS! DEUCE AND DHARAK ARE BACK!" Another Haroxian called out. Soon a large crowd surrounded the Brawlers, as Deuce and Dharak felt welcomed, while Dan and the others felt a bit uncomfortable. "Aw man, you can't be serious! You brought the Battle Brawlers!?" A Haroxian asked. "Hey Dan Kuso! Can I get your autograph?!" Another asked. Soon, the crowd got even larger and were chanting out even louder. "Guys, GUYS! I get it, you miss us. It's good to be back everybody." Deuce said to the crowd. "Hey Deuce! Can you tell us how you met the Battle Brawlers?" A young Haroxian asked. "Maybe later guys. How bout I show them around town? They're kinda new here."

"Alright..."

Later...

As Deuce led the Brawlers through the town streets, he was meeting and greeting with the whole town. "Hey Deuce! Why don't ya come over to the bar some time? We got the good stuff!" A Haroxian called out. "Maybe some other time, dude!" Deuce said. "Hi Deuce honey!" A female Haroxian called out with two more Haroxian women in dresses. Dharak gave out a wolf whistle. "Damn. They're eyeballing you Deuce." Dharak said. "Aw, shut up man." Deuce said with a chuckle. As the Brawlers reached the town centre-

"Incoming." Deuce said as all of a sudden, two more Bakugan were in the middle of a fight and they flew into a building, right in front of the Brawlers' faces, shocking them except for Deuce. They turned to the two Bakugan fighting, crashing through buildings. "Is it always like this here?!" Drago asked. "Pretty much, give or take." Dharak said. They continued walk to the centre of the town hall and they saw a statue of the Original Dharak. "Now I see why those people easily remembered you. They praise you because you're the descendant of the Original Dharak." Wavern said. "Yep, you can tell this place relates to how my old man loves brawling. Every time, all the time." Dharak said.

The Brawlers wandered to the South side of the town, only to see the bridges of South New Obilvia were lifted and walls of mesh were surrounding the South side of North Obilvia. "What's with this part of town?" Dan asked. "I don't know. Never seen this last time I was here." Deuce answered. "Hey, why are the bridges to South Obilvia lifted? What's going on?" Deuce asked a Haroxian town member. "Oh, we forgot to tell you. There's someone else with a Dharak like you in South Obilvia." The Haroxian said. "What?" Dharak asked. "He keeps saying his Dharak is the true descendant of the Original Dharak. We believe he and his partner are frauds but the peeps at South side won't buy it. So, we lifted up the bridges, hoping you would return and show 'em who's boss."

"Why that little...who is he?" Deuce asked. "Name's Liam Osmo. He's a bit of an asshole. His Dharak is a tough customer. Barely anyone can beat him. But with you, we can turn the tables around."

"Heh, no problem. As the descendant of the Original Dharak, me and Deuce will never be defeated." Dharak said. "Actually Dharak...there's...something we need to tell you. You weren't the only descendant of the Original Dharak." Drago said. "What?!"

"There was another descendant that was owned by the Gundalian emperor, Barodius. Unlike you, Barodius' Dharak was power hungry and evil. One day, at the final days of the Neathian and Gundalian civil war, Barodius and his Dharak tried to absorb the power of the Sacred Orb, but the energy was too much for Dharak to handle, and Code Eve, the mother light of all Bakugan, sealed the two away. But the two mutated into Mag Mel and Razenoid, thanks to all of the chaos energy we used by brawling. After a final showdown, Mag Mel ad Razenoid were forever sealed, never to escape again."

"And you didn't tell me about this?! I had a brother this whole time?!"

"Listen! I didn't know that there was another descendant of the Original Dharaknoid."

"Grrrr...I just need some time to focus." Dharak floated away to a nearby forest as Deuce followed.

Dharak sliced through many trees with his claymore and then flew up and used his Tenebrae Thunder to the remaining trees, leaving them into smouldering ash in a large crater. "Jeez Dharak, you sure are putting in a lot of pressure." Deuce said. "I can't believe I had a brother. Out of all the six Original Bakugan, and it had to be my father!" Dharak exclaimed. "You're still pissed about that? Look Dharak. Drago said that your bro is sealed forever. Never to break out again. He beat him."

"But wouldn't that mean he's powerful enough to beat me?!

"Look Dharak. You just need to have faith man, not about who we are, but who we can be." Dharak turned to his partner and Deuce nodded. "Alright. I'm in." Dharak said. He turned back into his ball form and Deuce caught him. "Let's show that son of a bitch of a fraud who's boss." Dharak said. "Yo, Deuce!" A Haroxian called out. "The bridges are lowering!"

The bridges between North and South Obilvia were lowered and a Haroxian with a dark purple coat, white hair, purple eyes, pale purple skin, black pants and black boots led the townsfolk of South Obilvia, as Deuce led the people of North Obilvia. "So you finally came back. I was wondering, I thought you forgot about this place by now." Liam said. "I see you're the asshole fraud who lied to the town." Deuce said back, with the people of North Obilvia cheering to him. "You got some balls, I'll give you that. What do you think Dharak?" A Darkus Bakugan floated above Liam's shoulder. "I think we need to teach him a lesson." The Darkus Bakugan said as the people of South Obilvia cheered on. "Fine then, LET'S DO IT!" Deuce yelled. The two of them placed a card in their Gauntlets. "GAUNTLET POWER STRIKE!" The two of them yelled. GATE CARD SET!" Deuce threw a Gate Card to the river to the right of the bridge. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" Deuce launched Dharak out from his Gauntlet and onto the river. "BAKUGAN STAND! RISE DEVIL DHARAK!" Dharak animated to his true form, as the people of North Obilvia cheered on. "If that's how you wanna play it. BAKUGAN BRAWL!" Liam launched his Bakugan to the river. "BAKUGAN STAND! TAKE EM DOWN TURBINE DHARAK!" When the Darkus Bakugan popped open, the top half spun around and created a tornado of Darkus energy. The Darkus Bakugan animated to it's true form, which looked like Phantom Dharak but missing the two heads on it's shoulders and his wings were merged with two turbine engines. "So you are a Dharak. I thought you were going to be some cheap imitation of one." Devil Dharak said. "Funny, I was gonna say the same thing about you!" Turbine Dharak said. "Me first! ABILITY ACTIVATE! TURBINE PHASER!" Liam called out as Turbine Dharak shot a ball of dark fire towards Devil Dharak. "Oh no you don't! ABILITY ACTIVATE! TENEBRAE THUNDER!" Deuce called out as Devil Dharak breathed out a beam of dark energy, which obliterated Turbine Dharak's Turbine Phaser and rushed toward him. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! BOOSTER SHIELD!" Turbine Dharak quickly generated a shield and stopped Devil Dharak's Tenebrae Thunder. "Alright, now I gotcha! GATE CARD OPEN! FREEZE ENEMY!" Deuce called out as the Gate Card activated and illuminated the river pure white and Turbine Dharak couldn't move. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! EXODUS CORE!" Devil Dharak reached out his hands and two beam of dark energy shot out from them and hit Turbine Dharak. He transformed back into his ball form and landed by Liam's feet while Devil Dharak roared loudly, transformed back into ball form and was caught by Deuce. Liam's life force dropped by 50%. "Nice! Deuce and Dharak got this one in the bag!" Dan said. "Don't be too sure Dan, something tells me Liam is going to pull off something to turn the tables." Drago said. "Oh, you're good. But still won't be enough! GATE CARD SET!" Liam threw a Gate Card onto the river and it illuminated the river. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" The two of them launched their Bakugan onto the river. "BAKUGAN STAND!" The two Dharak's animated into their true forms and prepared for their next attack. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! TENEBRAE THUNDER!" Devil Dharak fired a beam of dark energy from his mouth at Turbine Dharak. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! BARRIER BAZOOKA!" Turbine Dharak's turbines on his wings rotated and the exhausts began charging and fired two beams of Darkus energy. The two beams obliterated through Devil Dharak's Tenebrae Thunder and rocketed toward him. "DOUBLE ABILITY ACTIVATE! DEUS GLADIATOR PLUS GLADIOS SHIELD!" Devil Dharak's forearms and forelegs were coated in amethyst armour and he generated a shield in front of him, which stopped Turbine Dharak's Barrier Bazooka. "Screw this! DOUBLE ABILITY ACTIVATE! TURBINE PHASER PLUS BARRIER BAZOOKA!" Turbine Dharak began charging his turbines and prepared to fire a beam from his mouth. "Deuce!" Dharak called out. "On it! BAKUGAN TRAP, LUCIFIX!" Deuce called out as he threw Lucifix in the air and he animated to his true form. "FIRE!" Liam called out as Turbine Dharak fired both his Turbine Phaser and his Barrier Bazooka at once. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! MAGNA ROD!" Deuce called out as Lucifix slammed his arms into the river and large blade shaped electrified rods emerged from the river. The three beams of dark energy then collided with the rods and then, before anybody knew, Turbine Dharak's Attack was relayed back at him! Turbine Dharak was caught in an explosion by the three beams of dark energy, but he was still standing but barely. "He almost done! Let's finish this!"Devil Dharak said. "Right! ABILITY ACTIVATE! HYPER BUSTER DESTRUCTION!" Deuce called out as Devil Dharak began Charing with a massive amount of energy and soon he fired a large ball of Darkus energy from his mouth and, in mid air, the ball exploded into several meteorites, falling toward Turbine Dharak. "I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT!" Liam yelled with a large psychotic smile on his face. That look got Deuce concerned. "GATE CARD OPEN! SHADOW MIRROR!" Liam called out as the Gate Card activated and suddenly, Devil Dharak's Hyper Buster Destruction stopped in mid air, and then, they shot back up and fell toward Devil Dharak and Lucifix! "DHARAK, NO!" Deuce yelled. The meteorites struck to the ground and onto the two Bakugan and they reverted back to their ball form and landed by Deuce's feet in defeat. Deuce's life force went down by 75%. "FACE! HAHAAA! Suck on that, bitch!" Liam yelled. "What just happened?!" Runo asked. "Shadow Mirror swaps the power level and reflects the opponent's ability back at him if all Bakugan being used in the battle are Darkus." A Haroxian bystander said. "Man, this is not looking good." Another Haroxian said. "Come on Deuce! You can do it!" Dan called out. Other North Obilvia Haroxians began cheering out to Deuce as well. "Alright. Let's make this count Dharak. We just have to have faith. GATE CARD SET!" Deuce threw a Gate Card on the river and it illuminated purple. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" Deuce launched Dharak out onto the river. "BAKUGAN STAND!" Everyone expected Dharak to pop open and animate into his true form...but instead...

He sank into the river.

Deuce and everyone else was completely dumbstruck over the sight. "Whohoa! Looks like that last ability knocked your Dharak out cold! Hope he wakes up sooner or I'll start to get bored." Liam called out. Deuce then climbed over the railings off the street and jumped into the river, much to Liam's surprise. "Whoa! Is this guy nuts?!" Liam asked. Deuce swam underwater. "Oh yeah. He's definitely nuts." Turbine Dharak said. Deuce looked everywhere at the river floor, until he found Devil Dharak. He grabbed him and the swam up to the surface. He climbed up back on the street back to his side of the battle. "Dharak! Come on, say something! Wake up! Dharak!" Deuce yelled.

Dharak looked around to find himself in a white void. "Hello?! Deuce?! Anybody?!" Dharak called out. "Welcome son." Someone called out. A silhouette appeared in front of Dharak. It was the Original Dharaknoid. Dharak's father. "Dad!? What's going on?! Where am I?!" Dharak asked frantically. "Dharak...I understand that you may be mad at me right now." The Original Dharaknoid said. "You're damn right I am! Why wasn't I told that I had a brother?!"

"It's funny..."

"What's funny?!"

"I hated your brother as much as you hate me right now." Dharak was shocked. "You hated him? Why?" He asked. The Original Dharaknoid gave a long sigh. "During my time, when I faced the Original Dragonoid, my power increased to unthinkable results and I grew unstable. I nearly killed my brother, Dharak. That's why that man knew you were going to use that final blow on him and used it against yourself." Dharak was shocked. He nearly killed the Original Dragonoid because of too much energy? And he was his brother? "Does that mean Drago and I are...?" Dharak asked. "Yes, you and Drago are cousins. The reason I had two sons, is that Code Eve, the mother light of all Bakugan, separated my unstable power and created two children, you and your brother. But you had three quarters of the unstable energy, while your brother had only the one quarter. Your brother grew jealous. He demanded more power, and all of it. That was when he tried to kill you to gain the remains of the energy separated from me and passed on to you." The Original Dharaknoid explained. Dharak just became even more shocked by the second. His own brother tried to kill him? "Me and the other Original Bakugan banished him from Vestroia, only leaving you with me as my only child. That is why I hated your brother." The Orginal Dharak explained. "But hold on a second...where exactly did you get all of that unstable power from?" Dharak asked. The Original Dharaknoid stood silently. "I made a mistake. I...I made a deal with the Original Naganoid." The Original Dharaknoid asked. "You did WHAT?!" Dharak exclaimed. "I was too arrogant to foresee it. I wanted to see who was stronger. My brother or me. Naga promised me the power that would've helped me defeat him. But it was too much for me. It was too much for me to handle. Code Eve saved our lives, yet I still blame myself for what I did. That's why I am here. To tell you that too much power will doom yourselves. Your brother faced the same mistake, but it was too late for him to realise." An image of Barodius' Dharak appeared next to the two, and it showed Phantom Dharak absorbing the Sacred Orb in Neathia years ago. A blinding light began to envelop around him and soon, he was gone. Dharak just stared over, bewildered he just witnessed. "Now you know. It's time for you to return. Your friends are waiting. Including Deuce...and Aranjano."

Dharak gasped for air as he popped open in Deuce's hands. "Jesus dude, you scared the crap out of me!" Deuce said. "What happened?" Dharak asked. "You fell unconscious after that last battle for a few minutes." Drago said. "About time you woke up! I was starting to get bored. But let me tell ya, your buddy sure is a nutjob!" Liam yelled. "Huh?" Dharak asked. "I jumped into the river to get you." Deuce said. "Aw, damn man! You really are nuts!" Dharak laughed. "I'm waiting!" Liam said. "Alright, let's finish this!" Deuce said. "Wait, Deuce, we need to think about this. What if he does something just like last time?" Dharak asked. "Now you're having second thoughts? Did that last ability mess with your head or something?"

"When I was out, I met face to face with my father." Everyone crowding around gasped in surprise. " You mean the original Dharak? Are you serious?" Dan asked. "And there's more. You know why there was more than one Dharak? Well, my dad made a deal with the Original Naga and gave him unstable power that would've killed both my dad and my uncle." Everyone was shocked. "He did WHAT?! So that's how Liam knew I was going to use Hyper Buster Destruction to finish him." Deuce realised. "Wait, did you say uncle? As in...the original Dragonoid?" Drago asked. "Yeah." Dharak said. "So that means..."

"Yup, you and I are cousins, just Wavern and Aranjano. And a little trivia Drago, my dad hated my brother."

"OI! ARE WE GONNA FINISH THIS OR NOT?!" Liam bellowed angrily. Deuce and Dharak nodded. Deuce grabbed Dharak and placed him inside his Gauntlet. "BAKUGAN BRAWL!" Devil Dharak launched onto the river. "BAKUGAN STAND!" Dharak popped open this time and and animated into his true form. "About freaking time! BAKUGAN BRAWL!" Liam launched Turbine Dharak onto the river. "BAKUGAN STAND!" Turbine Dharak animated to his true form. "This time, I'm taking you down, you fraud!" Deuce said.

(You're Going Down by Sick Puppies starts playing)

"ABILITY ACTIVATE! BOLT BUSTER!" Two balls of dark energy were generated between Devil Dharak's wings tips and fired two large beams of Darkus energy at Turbine Dharak. "ABILITY ACTIVATE! BARRIER BAZOOKA!" Turbine Dharak's jet turbines fired two beams of Darkus energy. The four beams collided each other, creating an explosion, and smoke was every where so Turbine Dharak couldn't see. "Where is he?" Turbine Dharak asked. He soon got his answer as a large blade launched toward him and he dodged out of the way. The smoke cleared to reveal Devil Dharak with his claymore sword. Deuce had activated his Gladios Claymore ability. "Heh, nice blade." Turbine Dharak said. "Thanks. You could say it was a memento of my father." Devil Dharak said. "I think you mean my father!" Turbine Dharak then lunged forward to claw him but he dodged out of the way. Soon, to two were fighting hand to hand combat. "Keep it up Dharak!" Deuce yelled. "Give it up, noob. We all know this brawl is gonna come down to me as the victor! The true descendant of the Original Dharaknoid is mine!" Liam said. "Why are you doing this? Is this because you're jealous of me taking all the fame from you when you were the top brawler of Obilvia years ago? Despite that you're basically a jerkass brawler who picks on people like little kids?! Where's your proof?!"

"What about you?! You just happened to be a lowly human who just showed up here years ago, with a Dharak like mine, who also happened to be stronger than any other Bakugan here but mine! So why didn't you face me before when you had the chance?! Is it because that you were afraid of facing me because you weren't strong enough!?" Deuce just stood there shocked over Liam's words. "What's the matter?! Cat got your tongue?!" Liam asked laughing. "The reason I didn't fight you...is because you weren't worth it." Deuce said. "Huh?!"

"The way you just behave is like a stubborn rich girl who keeps on bragging about having everything she wants, non-stop. It pisses me off. You know what I say about you? Stop being such a stubborn coward and grow up already!"

"Deuce..." Kiera murmured quietly. "THAT STILL DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING! If your Dharak really is the true descendant, where's the proof we need?! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK WE SHOULD BELIEVE IN SOME HUMAN PUNK WITH A DHARAK WITH NO OBVIOUS LINK TO THE ORIGINAL?!" Liam bellowed. Deuce stood quiet as everyone stared at him in concern. The two Dharak's pulled back to their respectful partners after one last attack at each other. Deuce suddenly began to be shrouded in dark mist, and the Dharak. "Wh-What's going on?!" Turbine Dharak asked. Suddenly, something glowing purple appeared over Deuce's right hand, and then Dharak as well on his core (the diamond on his chest).

A Gate and Key.

Dan and Drago felt a jolt in their heads and then their Gate and Key appeared as well, as everyone watched in awe. "Drago, this feels..." Dan began. "You're right, this feeling...it's so familiar...it feels like the same when we faced Mag Mel and Razenoid!" Drago said. Dan saw Deuce's Key. "Deuce's key...it looks just like Mag Mel's!" Dan said. "And Dharak's Gate looks the same as Razenoid's!" Drago said. "You want proof of the real deal?! HERE'S PROOF!" Deuce and Devil Dharak then roared into the air and a purple beam of Darkus energy erupted from them to the sky and soon a Mechtogan descended.

A Dreadeon. The same as Mag Mel and Razenoid's.

It landed on the ground next to Devil Dharak and Turbine Dharak and roared into the air. "I am Dreadeon. I am Mechtogan. In the name of my masters, I will show the truth of our existence!" Dreadeon said. "Drago, is that...?" Dan said. "Yes, that's the same Mechtogan that Mag Mel and Razenoid summoned before. Perhaps Dreadeon was already in their possession before they were mutated. Perhaps...it runs in the family." Drago said. "Now then, where's you gate and key Liam? Where's your Mechtogan?! WHERE'S YOUR PROOF?!" Deuce demanded. Liam was just bewildered and said nothing over the sight of Deadeon. "That's what I thought. YOU TWO WERE NOTHING BUT A PAIR OF FRAUDS!" Deuce yelled. Dreadeon went into Battle Mode and fired his cannons at Turbine Dharak, firing laser and mortars of Darkus energy, explosions everywhere. "DHARAK!" Liam exclaimed as he watched his partner turn back into ball form and landed by his feet. Liam's Life Gauge went down to zero.

(Music ends)

The whole town cheered on over Deuce's victory. "You...you bastard!" Liam yelled...right before the people of South Obilvia began lifting him up and threw him into the river. "Serves you right!" Devil Dharak said. "Deuce!" Dan yelled as he and the other Brawler's hugged him. "You did it!" Runo said. "Yeah, all thanks to Dreadeon. If it weren't for him, we probably wouldn't have one." Dharak said. "Damn right." Deuce said. "I will be here whenever you call." Dreadeon said. "See ya around, you big ass tin can." Deuce said. Dreadeon turned to Dharak. "You can take that as a compliment." Dharak said. Dreadeon nodded and then turned into purple energy and bolted up into the air.

Later...

The Brawlers boarded on the train to the next town, as Haroxian townspeople crowded around the train. "Do you really have to go Deuce?" A Haroxian asked. "I'll be fine guys. Besides we have to find the other descendants of the Original Six Bakugan and their partners." Deuce said. "Yeah, and then we'll be ready for whatever comes for us." Dan said. "Alright. Be sure to come back whenever!" A Haroxian said. "Okay! I'll make sure to send a post card!" Deuce said. The train then began to move. "Bye guys! See ya soon!" Kiera said. Dan and Drago noticed someone in the crowd. The same dark green cloaked figure. Then a Ventus Bakugan popped open over his shoulder. Could that be the...? At the second a Haroxian walked into the line of sight, the cloaked figure and Ventus Bakugan was gone.

Meanwhile...

Queen Sirenlea sat on her throne, looking on a tablet, showing a news article, "Descendant of Original Dharaknoid Found!", viewing a photo of the Brawlers with a crowd of Haroxian, but Sirenlea was more concerned of someone in the crowd. The dark green cloaked figure that stood awfully close to the Brawlers.

On the train, Dan and Drago pondered over the dark green cloaked figure and his Ventus Bakugan. "Do you really think they're...?" Drago asked. "Yep, there's no doubt about it." Dan said.