Chapter 4: The Dreadful Truth About Doom
Dan - My whole world changed one day when all these random cards started raining down everywhere! At first, they seemed harmless enough, so a bunch of us kids invented this cool new game! That's when we realized those cards weren't so harmless after all! They were packed with incredible powers from another world! My name is Dan! And together with my friends, Runo! Marucho! Julie! Not to mention Mr. Hotshot himself, Shun! And Alice! We are...
Battle Brawlers - The Bakugan Battle Brawlers!
Dan - Bakugan! One goal, two worlds!
(Bakugan Battle Brawlers Opening 1)
What are ya gonna do?
(Dan enters into battle with the field revealing itself)
The odds are stacked against you,
Back against the wall,
(Dan and Masquerade activate their cards to begin battle)
(The two brawlers launch their Bakugan against each other)
You gotta give it your all,
(Sora floats around with his Guardian Bakugan, Leonidas)
This is the final stand,
(Multiple scenes of different Bakugan appear)
The powers in your hand!
(Dan throws a Gate Card)
Two worlds collide,
On the inside,
(Naga reaches for the Infinity and the Silent Core)
(Vestroia gets affected by Naga's actions)
(Drago uses Boosted Dragon on an opponent)
(Scenes of a masked brawler, and his Darkus Bakugan appear)
You got to fight for what's right,
(Sora raises an unknown card before the card glows)
Before it's gone,
Gone, gone,
This is Bakugan!
(Dan and Marucho prepares for battle while Sora and Runo waits)
(Dan returns a Bakugan with a grin)
(The title appears)
[Opening Ends]
"So what's the real reason you called me here today, Marucho?" Sora asked as he walked with the Aquos Brawler in the hallway of the new house Marucho has lived in for the past few weeks after he had met the Darkus Brawler.
"Well, since it's been a while since we last saw you after your battle with Runo, I thought you might want to spend some time with one of us, starting with me!" Marucho explained, having the small smile on his face.
The Darkus Brawler raised an eyebrow, but understood the point of Marucho's words. Ever since his harsh battle with Runo, Sora hasn't made any contact with any of the three, due to the guilt he had gained after Leonidas' brutal attack against Tigrerra.
His Guardian Bakugan still wasn't convinced that his actions were enough to hurt a Bakugan deeply... just enough to defeat them in battle and humiliate them in any way he can. That caused the relationship between Sora and Leonidas to deteriorate a little.
And as the days went by, the two didn't speak to each other much, other than giving each other glances. No full sentences and no thoughts to think about for each other.
But it was this day when Marucho contacted him, which caught the Darkus Brawler by surprise. But nevertheless, he accepted the Aquos Brawler's invitation, which was why he was currently walking around Marucho's house, with Marucho giving him a tour.
So far, the Darkus Brawler felt a little overwhelmed due to the size of the house, which seemed to be more of a tower now that he thought about it more. And with the many rooms around, Sora didn't know what to think or feel about it anymore.
Soon, the two boys reached Marucho's room, which was where the plasma screen was at. The Darkus Brawler was told to wait for a minute, causing Sora to wait before he felt something rustling in his sweater pocket.
Glancing at it, he noticed Leonidas opening up from his ball form, sounding rather impatient for the lack of action they had done for the past few days.
"Ugh... Just how long will it take before we battle? Ever since we battled against that human girl and that Tigrerra, we've been doing nothing for the past few days! What's up with that?" Leonidas asked in annoyance.
"Leo... the reason why we didn't continue with any more Bakugan battling was because I'm completely against your way of battling. The way you tried to strike Tigrerra was just... I don't know... too shocking to see?" Sora asked silently.
His tone of annoyance wasn't unheard of from the Darkus Bakugan, who scoffed at his words.
"That's because you're too soft when it comes to real Bakugan battling! All I ever done was battle hard like any other Bakugan would've done when they've reached a higher level of power during battle!" Leonidas retorted, earning a glare from Sora.
"Still! Couldn't you have at least turn it down a little? You could've... You could've hurt those Bakugan fatally if I hadn't called you back that time!" Sora asked back, only to get a grumble in response.
"Is everything alright here?" Marucho asked, causing the Darkus Brawler to turn and see the Aquos Brawler watching him in concern with something in his hands.
"N-No... It's fine. What's that you have there? A launcher of some sort?" Sora asked, causing Preyas to give the answer to his question.
"Yes, sir! It's the same Bakugan Launcher that Marucho and the others have! Except that yours are a bit dark, due to... you know, your use of the Dark Attributed Bakugan?" Preyas explained, causing Sora to understand the reason for the color.
"I see... So, this is what I'll be using in some battles whenever I feel like it?" Sora asked, earning a nod from the Aquos Brawler.
"Right! The first time Dan and I used those launchers was when we had to fight against Jenny and Jewls! They were brainwashed by this creepy masked Brawler named Masquerade, who used other people to steal our Bakugan!" Marucho explained.
"Masquerade..." Sora breathed out, repeating the name. He was well aware of who the Rank #1 Brawler was, who was also the same person who started to cause trouble to many other Bakugan Players by sending their Bakugan to the Doom Dimension.
Other than that, the Darkus Brawler had seen many Bakugan players wearing launchers of some sort that seemed different than the one Marucho has given him. Furthermore, the Brawlers with those launchers had a card called the Doom Card that was able to open the portal to the Doom Dimension.
Once a Bakugan was defeated by the enemy's Bakugan, then that Bakugan would be sent to the afterlife...
"...But why give me this? Why not find someone else that could make a better use of this launcher during battle?" Sora asked, causing Marucho to give a sheepish smile.
"Well... It's kind of a present, and a way for me to apologize for what I said about before about Leonidas when we first met..." Marucho explained, causing Sora to blink before he sighed, coming to a realization of what Marucho meant.
Flashback
"Perhaps... Maybe he's secretly planning something beyond just Bakugan battles?" Marucho asked, causing Dan to widen his eyes in surprise. Drago tensed on this while Runo bit her lips, understanding a little from what her short friend was saying.
Tigrerra and Preyas said nothing else, as they seemed to get the point from what the Aquos Brawler was saying. But one person retorted those words, making a surprising entrance in the process.
"Wait a sec, what's that supposed to mean!? What makes you say that!?" Sora called out. Hearing a new voice, the three Brawlers and their Bakugan all turned to see Sora standing not too far from them with Leonidas on his shoulder.
"Sora! And Leonidas?" Dan blurted out in surprise. Marucho and Runo both widened their eyes as they recognized the name from what the Pyrus Brawler had just said as they looked to see Sora glaring at them!
"You may be right with the fact that Leonidas did come later than how all the other Bakugan did, but that doesn't give you the right to conclude that he's an evil Bakugan!" Sora said, annoyed with how Marucho seemingly accused Leonidas of one.
"N-No! I didn't meant to say that Leonidas was a bad guy..." Marucho said, trying to calm the Darkus Brawler down.
Flashback End
"Ah... You mean the time when I thought you were accusing Leo of being an evil Bakugan?" Sora asked, earning a sheepish smile from the Aquos Brawler.
"Yeah... I'm sorry if I made you think that way because of the way I said it..." Marucho apologized while Preyas grumbled.
"Yeah... And you didn't have to make an outburst of it just because of a small misunderstanding..." Preyas added silently, enough to make Sora as he twitched his eyes at the Aquos Bakugan.
"Like you're any better, Preyas..." Sora shot back, causing the Aquos Bakugan to flinch before he turned back to the Aquos Brawler.
"No problem... Besides, after the things I've seen with Leonidas in battle, I'm starting to believe that there might be something that he's hiding from me... I just don't know what it is." Sora admitted, admitting to the mistrust he had for his Guardian Bakugan.
The Darkus Bakugan tensed for a moment before he scoffed a little. But deep down, what Leonidas didn't know was that he felt a little hurt from those words as Marucho frowned at the confession from Sora.
Before he could speak however, a sound came from his Baku-Pod, causing the Aquos Brawler to pause what he was about to say and check on who it was. To his surprise, it was Dan, who seemed to be trying to get to him.
"Dan? What's going on?" Marucho asked, catching Sora's attention.
"Hey, buddy... I just got a letter from Masquerade!" Dan explained, catching both Sora and Marucho by surprise.
"Whoa, really!?" Marucho exclaimed, earning a nod from the Pyrus Brawler.
"He's waiting for me inside a warehouse somewhere around town... I'm going to go look for it, so I thought that you might want to come along and check with me. Runo already agreed to it since she saw the letter, too!" Dan explained.
"I'll meet you over there then, Dan! And by the way..." Marucho assured before he changed to a different subject, catching Dan's attention.
"What is it?" Dan started to ask before he noticed Sora coming in to see his Bakugan teacher.
"Would it be alright if I tagged along? I want to see how you would be able to pummel that creepy mask to the ground." Sora asked, causing the Pyrus Brawler to chuckle at the Darkus Brawler's appearance.
"Hah! Didn't see you there, Sora! And sure! You and the others can watch me wipe the floor with that creep!" Dan exclaimed with a grin, causing Sora to nod in thanks before the Baku-Pod screen turned off, ending the call.
"You sure about this? No second thoughts about this?" Marucho asked, causing Sora to fold his arms.
"I'm sure... And hey, if there are any other Brawlers that are trying to get in our way to help Dan out, then this is something we all might have to do." Sora reminded, allowing the Aquos Brawler to understand Sora's words.
"I understand..." was all Marucho needed to say before the two began to make their way out of the house, which the Aquos Brawler taking the lead. Unknown to the two of them and Preyas, the Darkus Guardian Bakugan had heard the whole thing.
"Masquerade, huh... The human that rises above all other Bakugan and the humans they team up with... That's interesting." Leonidas thought before he turned back into his ball form to sleep through the trip before the real battle would begin.
Later...
Soon, the Aquos and Darkus Brawler arrived to where the warehouse was. While they got there, they spotted Dan and Runo together, both of them having their launchers in case if they were to be forced into a battle.
At noticing them, Dan called out to his two friends.
"Hey, guys! Over here!" Dan shouted out, catching Sora and Marucho's attention. The two went over to their two friends, with Runo widening her eyes at the appearance of the Darkus Brawler.
Sora noticed the look she was giving him, before he slightly turned his head away. The guilt of letting Leonidas brutally defeat Tigrerra was still fresh on his mind, the same going for Haos Brawler.
At noticing the tense atmosphere, the Pyrus Brawler looked at the Aquos Brawler, who shrugged in response. Then, wanting to change the subject of why they were all here in the first place, the Pyrus Brawler called out to his masked enemy.
"Alright, now that we're all here... Hey, Masquerade! Show yourself already! I'm here and I'm ready to battle!" Dan demanded out loud. Drago got onto his shoulder, searching around to know where the masked brawler was.
The same went for the other Brawlers and their Guardian Bakugan as they searched to see where Masquerade could be. But just before Dan could make another demand, something shadowed over both him and Runo, with Runo giving a shriek.
"AHH!" Runo shrieked, causing the Pyrus Brawler to widen his eyes before he pushed himself and Runo out of the way to dodge a falling crate. The two managed to get out of the way in time, while shocking both Sora and Marucho.
"Dan!"
"Runo!" The two called out as the Pyrus Brawler shook his head before getting up.
"Aw, geez... That smarts. Hey, Runo... You okay?" Dan asked, causing the Haos Brawler to shake her head and recover from the sudden push.
"I'll be fine, I think. What was that just now!?" Runo assured before she snapped to where the broken crate was. Tigrerra growled, realizing that the enemy is near.
"Be on your guard, my lady! I believe that the enemy is here somewhere!" Tigrerra reminded seriously, causing the four Brawlers to be more cautious of their surroundings. Just then...
"AHHH! TO OUR LEFT! OUR LEFT!" Preyas wailed, causing Marucho to yelp in surprise as another crate started to come crashing down.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Sora yelled as he pulled Marucho out of the way, before the two dove down to evade the impact of the falling object. This time, Dan and Runo were the next ones to be surprised as they called for their two friends.
"Sora!"
"Marucho!" The two shouted out as the two boys quickly got up to get ready for the other things that might come crashing down towards them.
"Okay, who's there!? Show yourself right now!" Dan demanded angrily. He wasn't liking this one bit, since it wasn't just once, but twice that he and his friends were nearly crushed by the falling crates!
Just as he asked, a group of snickering came from around them as the four Brawlers got ready to face whatever's coming to them. Two sneaky looking boys faced Sora and Marucho on one side, while a girl and boy came to face Dan and Runo on the other side!
"We're surrounded!" Runo exclaimed, causing the girl to sneer at her.
"Good eye, princess. Now then, let's get down to business, shall we?" The girl asked as she revealed the Subterra colored launcher she had, only for hers to look a little more dark. The boy next to her revealed an Aquos colored launcher of his own.
The two boys facing Sora and Marucho revealed the Ventus and Haos colored launchers, causing the four Brawlers to recognize on who they're from.
"Great... More of Masquerade's lackeys! Why can't he ever show up on his own to fight against me!?" Dan groaned, only for Drago to remind him of the serious battle everyone has got themselves in.
"As much as I want to agree with you, Daniel... I don't believe this is the time for complaining! We have to get ready!" Drago reminded seriously, causing Dan to take out his Field Card, with Runo doing the same.
Sora and Marucho did the same, as did the four Brawlers working for Masquerade.
"FIELD, OPEN!"
The Field Cards all glowed, creating two Attribute Hexagram to surround each of the two groups, causing two separate battlefields to appear for the eight Brawlers to battle in.
Haos Brawler and Ventus Brawler VS Sora and Marucho
With the field open, the Darkus Brawler took notice of Dan and Runo being missing from the field.
"Dan and Runo aren't here... They must be in a different battlefield since the four of us made distance from each other because of the crates separating us into two groups. That must be why they surrounded us..." Sora pointed out in realization.
"It's a clever strategy for sure... I just hope that we don't get outnumbered by their tactics in battle." Marucho agreed as the two Brawlers took out familiar cards for both Sora and Marucho to see.
"Doom Card, set!" The two called out as they threw the cards. The field grew a bit more dark and tense before the four Brawlers sent their Gate Cards out to begin the battle.
"Gate Card, set!" The four players threw their Gate Cards, allowing the cards to enlarge themselves for their Bakugan to battle in. The first Brawler to throw in his Bakugan was the one with the Haos launcher.
01T
"Guess it's my turn! Bakugan, brawl! Haos Manion, stand!" The Haos Brawler called out, launching his Haos Bakugan onto his own Gate Card. The Haos sphinx Bakugan appeared, roaring at being summoned on the Gate Card.
02T
"I'll take the next round! Bakugan, brawl! Aquos Limulus, stand!" Marucho shouted out, as he launched his Aquos Bakugan to where his Gate Card was! The Darkus Brawler watched carefully as the next opponent began his move.
03T
"Hah! That horseshoe crab is nothing compared to the big thing I'm about to bring! Bakugan, brawl! Ventus Beestriker, stand!" The Ventus Brawler called out, calling a bee-like Bakugan to buzz into the field, before he played a card.
"Ability Card, activate! Blow Away!" The Ventus Brawler cried out, causing a tornado to immobilize Limulus and send it flying to where Beestriker was!
"Ah! Oh no!" Marucho gasped as he watched his Bakugan get dragged into a battle, catching Sora by surprise.
"What was that just now!?" Sora exclaimed, allowing the Ventus Brawler to sneer and explain.
"Doesn't that look obvious? I just blew away your short friend's Bakugan to where my Bakugan is, since he seems to be too afraid to battle with one of us right now!" The Ventus Brawler sneered as Beestriker looked ready to strike.
"I won't let you take my Bakugan that easily! Ability Card, activate! Dive Mirage! Swim to another card, Limulus!" Marucho exclaimed, causing the horseshoe crab Bakugan to swim to where it originally was before the Ventus Ability Card had activated.
"Tch... What are you, running away from a battle!? You little coward!" The Ventus Brawler snapped, as Leonidas floated up, sounding rather eager and impatient for a tough battle up ahead.
04T
"Looks like it's my turn. Sora! Throw me in!" Leonidas called out, causing the Darkus Brawler to blink. Remembering the savage personality Leonidas had shown during the past battles, the Darkus Brawler at first wanted to go against the wish.
But just as he was about to speak, he recalled as to what Dan said about earlier of making partners with a Bakugan that seems to be tough for a player to have.
Flashback
"I see what you mean. It's important to have a tight relationship with your Bakugan! Of course, that's something what Drago taught me when Bakugan were more than just fun and games..." Dan explained in understanding.
Flashback End
"A tight relationship with your Bakugan... But, can I trust Leonidas with this?" Sora thought as he began to have doubts in his mind for his Guardian Bakugan. But before he could think any further, the opponents were starting to get impatient for Sora's next move.
"Hey, you there! Quit stalling and get ready to brawl! Unless you just want to forfeit the match here!?" The Haos Brawler demanded, causing Marucho to look up at the Darkus Brawler in concern until Sora opened his eyes, showing his determined expression.
"All right, Leonidas. You've got yourself a deal. Just... try not to be too rough on these Bakugan here. They might not know what they're doing..." Sora reminded, only to get a scoff from his Guardian Bakugan for making such a request.
"Hmph... I'm making no promise here." Leonidas assured, before Sora launched his Guardian Bakugan out for battle.
"Bakugan, brawl! Leonidas, stand!" Sora shouted out, as the Darkus Guardian Bakugan stood on Haos Manion's Gate Card, where the Haos Brawler narrowed his eyes at the power that Leonidas had.
"So that's the savage Bakugan everyone has been talking about, huh?" The Haos Brawler asked as he checked his Baku-Pod.
"Let the battle begin." The Baku-Pod buzzed as Manion's Power Level was revealed to be 330 G's, with Leonidas' power being 400 G's.
"A power level of 400? This won't be easy... Careful, man." The Ventus Brawler warned, causing the Haos Brawler to smirk.
"No biggie... This won't take long! Gate Card, open! Character!" The Haos Brawler called out, as the Manion Character card was activated, doubling the sphinx Bakugan's power level up to 660 G's.
"A power level of 660 G's!? That's a huge problem for Leonidas there!" Marucho exclaimed as the Haos Brawler wasn't exactly done with his move.
"And that's not all! Ability Card, activate! Alan Ray! This should shoot Manion's Power Level up more by a 100 G's!" The Haos Brawler declared as the Ability Card boosted Manion's Power Level even further!
"Manion's Power Level increases to 760 G's. Leonidas remains at 400 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, causing the Darkus Brawler to bite his lips before he pulled out an Ability Card to counter the power boost so that Leonidas could strike back.
"Don't count us out just yet! Ability Card, activate! Shadow Scratch!" Sora called out as the Ability Card pierced onto Manion's shadow, making the power boost it gained disappear!
"Gate Card cancelled... Reducing Manion's power by 150 G's due to Counter Ability..." The Baku-Pod buzzed, bewildering the Haos Brawler as he watched Leonidas slash Manion away into the air!
"Huh!? No way!" The Haos Brawler exclaimed as he watched Manion return to ball form in its defeat.
Haos Brawler: 2 Bakugan
05T
Returning Leonidas to his hand, the Darkus Brawler sighed in relief to see Leonidas hasn't gotten really angry yet by battling against an opponent as the Haos Brawler prepared another Bakugan to launch.
"Argh! You're gonna pay for that kid! Watch and learn! Gate Card, set! Bakugan, brawl!" The Haos Brawler exclaimed as he threw a Gate Card next to Marucho's before sending in another Haos Bakugan to avenge its fallen comrade.
"Haos El Condor, stand!" The Haos Brawler declared, as a floating statue like Bakugan appeared to face the opponent.
06T
"Okay, my turn! Gate Card, set! Bakugan, brawl! Juggernoid, stand!" Marucho exclaimed as he threw another Gate Card next to the card where Beestriker was standing at. An Aquos Bakugan that looked like a turtle appeared to battle!
07T
"Okay, kid! So that's how you want to play? Bakugan, brawl! Ventus Gargonoid, stand!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed as he sent out the gargoyle Bakugan to face Juggernoid, allowing the second battle to begin.
"Battle continues... Gargonoid at 320 G's. Juggernoid at 330 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, as the Gate Card was the first to open.
"Okay! Gate Card, open!" Marucho exclaimed, as the Aquos Reactor Gate Card opened up, boosting the turtle Bakugan's power level to 430 G's. But the Ventus Brawler wasn't going to let victory get away from him as he countered with an Ability Card.
"So you're not going to run away again, huh? That's perfectly fine! Ability Card, activate! Solar Plexus!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed, as the sky turned dark, before a bright light shined on the Gate Card, causing Juggernoid to flinch.
"What the!?" Marucho exclaimed as he watched his Gate Card get nullified.
"Juggernoid's Power Level decrease to 280 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, causing Sora to realize what this meant.
"This is bad! Juggernoid is going to be defeated if this keeps up! Marucho, do something!" Sora exclaimed, only for Marucho's reaction to come too late when Gargonoid knocked Juggernoid into the air!
Marucho: 2 Bakugan
The two Brawlers watched as Juggernoid was forced into a dark dimension, before the portal to the dimension closed up. At seeing the portal, Sora realized what it led to as he widened his eyes in horror.
"N-No way... So that portal... it led Juggernoid into..." Sora started to say before Leonidas interrupted him.
"Yes... It led the Bakugan to the Doom Dimension. Once it's sent there, there's no coming back out of it." Leonidas explained sternly, causing Sora to glare at the two Brawlers, that were sneering in amusement for having defeated one enemy in battle!
08T
"They think this is just a game... Leonidas..." Sora started to say, before the Guardian Bakugan rose up, understanding the new intention Sora had inside him now that he's seen what the Doom Dimension will be like for those that loses.
"Right..." was all Leonidas needed to say before he was inserted into Sora's Bakugan Launcher, as the Darkus Brawler launched Leonidas to where Beestriker flew.
"Bakugan, brawl! Leonidas, stand!" Sora exclaimed as the Guardian Bakugan faced Beestriker, causing the Ventus Brawler to be surprised at the sudden appearance, before he smirked devilishly.
"HAH! You fell for it, idiot! Gate Card, open! Mind Ghost!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed, causing the Command Card to open and shine brightly! Marucho widened his eyes as he tried to warn Sora of what could happen.
"That's bad! Sora, you have to do something! Otherwise, that Mind Ghost card will send both Beestriker and Leonidas into the Doom Dimension!" Marucho exclaimed, shocking Sora before he quickly countered with an Ability Card.
"What!? No! Ability Card, activate! Grand Down!" Sora exclaimed, as he quickly negated the Gate Card's effect, preventing it from exploding both Bakugan standing on the Gate Card.
"Gate Card cancelled..." The Baku-Pod informed the battlers, much to the Ventus Brawler's dismay and anger.
"Why you...!" The Ventus Brawler started to say before he watched Leonidas slash Beestriker away, causing it to be sent back to him in defeat in ball form.
Ventus Brawler: 2 Bakugan
09T
Getting Leonidas back from winning the battle, the Darkus Brawler took several deep breaths, confusing Marucho as he watched Sora in concern.
"Sora...? Is something wrong?" Marucho asked, as Leonidas opened up to hear what the Darkus Brawler was about to say.
"That was... close... Too close for comfort... If it weren't for you, Marucho... then Leonidas would've been sent to the Doom Dimension..." Sora breathed out, causing the Aquos Brawler to widen his eyes before he gave a small nod of understanding.
"Looks like he's a bit too scared to battle now..." Preyas stated, earning a glare from the Aquos Brawler.
"Preyas, that's not an appropriate thing to say right now! He nearly lost Leonidas in that battle!" Marucho scolded, causing the Aquos Bakugan to flinch at the stern tone before the Haos Brawler got ready to brawl again.
"So that's how you want to play, huh? Gate Card, set! Bakugan, brawl! Haos Fear Ripper, stand!" The Haos Brawler called out, as he sent his third Gate Card next to where his El Condor stood. The ripper-like Bakugan appeared, allowing Marucho to make his turn.
10T
"Let's be careful on this one, Preyas!" Marucho exclaimed, causing Preyas to gulp at this.
"W-Wait a minute! Shouldn't we talk about this before- Ah!" Preyas yelped as he was forced into the launcher for battle.
"Bakugan, brawl! Preyas, stand!" Marucho exclaimed as the Guardian Bakugan let out a loud battle cry before he faced Fear Ripper in battle!
"Aquos Preyas has arrived!" Preyas exclaimed, causing the Haos Brawler to scoff before he made the first move.
"Big mouth... But let's see if you can talk big after this! Gate Card, open! Triple Battle!" The Haos Brawler exclaimed, as a barrier formed to prevent Preyas from touching the opponent as he protested at this.
"What... Hey!? It's me you're fighting, for crying out loud!" Preyas exclaimed, causing the Ventus Brawler to sneer.
10T
"He knows that, dumb Bakugan. The Command Card, Triple Battle, allows the teammate to send his own Bakugan to lend him some assistance! You're toast after this! Bakugan, brawl! Ventus Gargonoid, stand!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed.
The gargoyle Bakugan roared as it joined forces with Fear Ripper, much to both Sora and Marucho's horror as the Aquos Brawler checked the Baku-Pod.
"This isn't good!" Marucho exclaimed as the combined power level doubled over Preyas' power!
"Gargonoid and Fear Ripper's Power Level combined to 620 G's. Preyas' Power Level at 300 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, as the two Bakugan were ready to launch to where Preyas was!
"Preyas, look out!" Marucho exclaimed as the Guardian Bakugan paled in fear at being outnumbered in battle!
"No you don't! Ability Card, activate! Co-Relationship Between Aquos and Darkus! Leonidas, back Preyas up!" Sora called out as the Guardian Bakugan was sent to assist the Aquos Bakugan in battle!
The move bewildered the opponents and Marucho as Leonidas blocked the incoming attack with his wings!
"Leonidas and Preyas combined together 700 G's. Each Bakugan's Power Level increases by 100 G's, totaling to 900 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, as Preyas watched the Darkus Bakugan in bewilderment.
"H-Hey... what's the big idea interrupting my big moment!? I was handling the situation here, Mr. Leo!" Preyas stuttered while trying to sound fearless, only to wince as the Darkus Bakugan glared at him in annoyance.
"If this 'big moment' of yours went on, you would've been sent on a one way trip to the Doom Dimension! Besides, I need some more warm-up for the real battles to begin!" Leonidas scoffed as he slashed Gargonoid away!
The same went for Fear Ripper was both Bakugan returned to their ball forms, both defeated in battle.
Haos Brawler: 1 Bakugan
Ventus Brawler: 1 Bakugan
"I don't believe it! We've been bested by them!?" The Haos Brawler exclaimed, as Sora was ready for more once Leonidas got back to his hand. The launcher was already set for another launch, with Leonidas being set and ready.
11T
"And it'll start to get worse here now! Bakugan, brawl! Leonidas, stand!" Sora exclaimed as he launched Leonidas onto his first Gate Card, allowing him to appear, much to the Haos Brawler's annoyance.
"So now you're not battling!? So much for the 'get worse' part!" The Haos Brawler snapped angrily, before the Ventus Brawler set his final Bakugan to be ready.
"Of course he wouldn't be battling you now, especially since he doesn't have any more Ability Cards left, due to the stunt he had to pull because of that. But this doesn't change the fact that the victorious ones will be us!" The Ventus Brawler assured confidently.
"Foolish humans... Then be my guest and try to prove it!" Leonidas called out, causing the Ventus Brawler to shoot his last Bakugan.
"You asked for it, you savage excuse for a Bakugan! Bakugan, brawl! Ventus Griffon, stand!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed as the griffin Bakugan roared to challenge Leonidas, who just glared back in response.
"Griffon's Power Level 350 G's. Leonidas' Power Level 400 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed. Marucho gave a glance towards the Darkus Brawler, noticing the change in him from when he was battling on.
Earlier, he looked a little timid, but determined enough to let the battle go on. But as the battle was progressing, he was looking a little more aggressive than before.
"Something's different about Sora now... Could it have to do with Juggernoid being sent to the Doom Dimension? Now that I think about it, he hasn't sent any of his other Bakugan besides Leonidas out in the entire battle..." Marucho thought as the battle went on.
"You're mine! Ability Card, activate! Wing Burst!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed as the wind surrounded the two battling Bakugan, with Griffon stealing a little bit of power from the Darkus Guardian Bakugan.
"Power Level transferred. Griffon's Power Level increases to 400 G's. Leonidas' Power Level decreases to 350 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, only for Sora to counter with the first Gate Card he had on the field.
"Don't think it's going to work that easily! Gate Card, open! Energy Merge! This will reverse the power exchange, but even worse for you!" Sora declared, as the Command Card drained Griffon's Power, before transferring it to Leonidas this time!
"Leonidas' Power Level increases to 450 G's. Griffon's Power Level decreases to 300 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, much to the Ventus Brawler's horror.
"Are you kidding me!?" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed in shock as he watched Leonidas slam Griffon down with his tail! The griffin Bakugan roared in pain before it was returned to its ball form in defeat.
Ventus Brawler: 0 Bakugan
12T
"No! This can't be happening!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed as he fell to his knees. The Haos Brawler just scoffed before Marucho began his move.
"Let's do this, Preyas! Bakugan, brawl!" Marucho exclaimed as he sent Preyas out to battle El Condor, who was the only remaining Bakugan left on the enemy's side. The Aquos Guardian Bakugan let out a battle cry again before he faced the Haos Bakugan.
"I'll be the one taking the glory this time, thank you very much!" Preyas assured confidently, before the Haos Brawler began the battle.
"Yeah, right! The only thing you'll be accomplishing is spouting out nonsense!" The Haos Brawler exclaimed until Marucho activated a card first.
"Then how's this for an answer!? Ability Card, activate! Blue Stealth!" Marucho exclaimed as the Ability Card made Preyas start to disappear and be invisible to El Condor's eyes!
"Now you see me... now you don't! Hah!" Preyas taunted eagerly, as the power exchange was done, with Preyas having 350 G's, and with El Condor having its power reduced to 290 G's. The exchange caused the Haos Brawler to try and counter such an ability.
"That won't help you! Gate Card, open!" The Haos Brawler exclaimed as he tried to open the Gate Card. But to his surprise...
"Why won't the Gate Card open!?" The Haos Brawler snapped angrily, causing Marucho to smirk and explain.
"Ah, yes... I must've forgotten! Blue Stealth not only steals 50 G's from your Bakugan to Preyas... It can even prevent your Gate Card from opening up, such as it is doing now!" Marucho explained with a confident expression.
"Why you little...!" The Haos Brawler snapped as he watched Preyas take El Condor down.
"HAI... YAH!" Preyas yelled as he kicked the Haos Bakugan to the ground, causing it to return to its ball form in defeat. The Haos Brawler fell to his knees, angry and upset for the loss he was forced to accept.
"Damn it!" was all the opponent could say as the field closed, due to the battle ending.
Haos Brawler: 0 Bakugan
WIN: Sora and Marucho
By the time the real world was returned to the four Brawlers' eyes, the four opponents that tried to corner them were all on the ground, all defeated from the battles they've had just now!
"Ugh... We lost!? I can't believe it!?" The Haos Brawler snapped angrily, before the Ventus Brawler started to get up to make his escape.
"These guys are no joke! Let's get out of here!" The Ventus Brawler exclaimed. No one needed to be told twice as the four enemies all made a run for it, much to the Darkus Bakugan's annoyance as he scoffed at the retreat.
"Hmph... Cowards." Leonidas scoffed, as Dan and Runo ran up to their two friends.
"Hey, guys... You two okay?" Dan asked, causing Marucho to respond back with the same question.
"We should be asking the two of you that! How are you guys?" Marucho asked, causing the Haos Brawler to shake her head in reassurance.
"We're fine... Those guys were pretty tough, though. They nearly cornered us, leaving us with only Drago and Tigrerra..." Runo explained, causing Sora to bite his lips. This meant that four of their Bakugan were sent to the Doom Dimension because of their defeat.
"And...? Looks like you both won that battle with those other two creeps!" Dan exclaimed, noticing on how Leonidas and Preyas were still with their Brawler partners.
"Yeah... I only lost one Bakugan. Sora didn't lose any because he only used Leonidas in that battle!" Marucho explained, catching both Dan and Runo by surprise. They looked at the Darkus Brawler, who winced at the attention he was getting from the two.
"Whoa, seriously...?" Dan breathed out in disbelief.
"But why just Leonidas? You had other Bakugan you were able to use in those battles, right?" Runo asked, causing Sora to shake his head before he tried to explain.
"I... didn't want to risk any of my Bakugan to be sent to the Doom Dimension... Leonidas was an exception, since he was probably used to battling difficult opponents he had to face during battles..." Sora explained sheepishly, despite his tone being a bit shaky.
Drago tensed, understanding on how Leonidas would battle. But to be used during the entire battle without any assistance from Sora's other Bakugan, it was kind of surprising... even for a Dragonoid like himself.
"Ah... I see..." Dan whispered out in understanding. The Haos Brawler said nothing before the Darkus Brawler started to take his leave.
"I... need some time for myself. I'll see you guy tomorrow if I could." Sora assured as he began to make his leave.
"Sora...?" Dan called out, only to be not heard as the Darkus Brawler was already quite a distance away from him, Runo, and Marucho. The three Brawlers looked at each other, before looking back to the walking Sora in concern.
"I think... the battle we were forced to be part of just now... made Sora a bit more concerned and probably... traumatized?" Marucho guessed, unsure of what to say after the battle.
"Traumatized...? Because he saw a Bakugan being sent to the Doom Dimension?" Runo asked, earning a nod from the Aquos Brawler. The Pyrus Brawler said nothing before he folded his arms, trying to think of something.
"Dan? Something wrong?" Marucho asked, only to get a shaking head from the Pyrus Brawler.
"Huh? Oh... It's nothing." Dan assured before he widened his eyes at something.
"Aw, nuts... I forgot! I was also supposed to buy something for Mom for dinner later! I'll catch you guys later!" Dan exclaimed as he dashed to make his quick leave, leaving Runo and Marucho be by their own.
"Okay...?" Runo spoke with a baffled expression.
Meanwhile...
Sora was making his way towards his home, his face being darkened for what he had to experience today. Leonidas remained quiet on his shoulder, before he broke the silence with a serious question in mind.
"Were you that scared of the Doom Dimension?" Leonidas asked, causing Sora to stop in his tracks.
"What...?" Sora tried to ask, only to get a scoff from his Guardian Bakugan.
"Don't play dumb with me, Sora. I could tell just by looking at your face and watching your movements! You do realize that we'll be facing opponents like those kinds for a while? Especially when this masked human named Masquerade is still around..." Leonidas snapped.
But before he could lecture his human partner any further, that's when everything went crazy.
"I know..." Sora breathed out a whisper, catching Leonidas's attention.
"What?" Leonidas asked before Sora snapped.
"I KNOW, OKAY!? I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS IN CASE IF THERE ARE MORE BRAWLERS LIKE THAT WORKING FOR MASQUERADE!" Sora bellowed angrily, with tears starting to well in his eyes.
The outburst caught Leonidas completely off guard as he nearly fell back before he looked up at his human partner. To his surprise, the Darkus Brawler had tears welling up in his eyes before he continued to make his outburst.
"But still... BUT STILL! I hate it! I hate it so much! Why does the Doom Dimension even exist in the first place!? Why is it that there has to be a horrible dimension like that when Bakugan live in Vestroia! WHY!?" Sora snapped angrily.
At this point, tears were streaming down from his eyes, as his expression showed on how upset and frustrated he was. That one battle... That one battle where he got to see a Bakugan get sent to the Doom Dimension really hurt Sora...
The Guardian Bakugan couldn't say anything, as he knew that the next words he says might end up hurting his human partner even more. At remembering the question from Sora as to why such a dimension even existed, the Darkus Bakugan began to ponder over it.
"A horrible dimension... huh..." Leonidas thought before he began to speak to his human partner, gentler than before.
"Sora..." Leonidas started to say, catching Sora's attention as he turned his face to where Leonidas was, who was still on his shoulder.
"I... I'm sorry." Leonidas apologized, catching the Darkus Brawler by surprise as he never expected to hear Leonidas saying something like that, especially when he was a Bakugan that always itched to battle, while offending those for who he believes that were weak.
"I may not... be able to understand your fear and hurt, but... all I do know is, is that I can at least be there for you whenever you need me, such as when we're in battle. If you truly hate the Doom Dimension and for the ones that send Bakugan there, then I believe you know what must be done." Leonidas explained calmly.
Sora knew the answer too, but remained silent. His face darkened once more as he slowly wiped away the tears that were streaming down his cheeks.
"Even as we speak now, Bakugan are probably being sent to the Doom Dimension because of the ones that are working for that masked human. In order to prevent more of this from happening..." Leonidas continued on before Sora finished for him.
"...I'll need to stand and fight." Sora finished, stopping the Guardian Bakugan from speaking any further, as he watched his human partner slowly start to stand, before he wiped the welling tears in his eyes.
"I'll... I'll stand and fight. Leonidas, if may be a hassle, but... I'm willing to fight hard if you're willing to lend me your strength." Sora said shakily, before the shaky tone started to lose its shakiness, causing Leonidas to gaze at him.
Then, a chuckle came from the Darkus Bakugan before he spoke his approval of willing to lend his power.
"Those are the words that I wanted to hear... Let's do this, Sora." Leonidas chuckled, causing Sora to smile back in response and give a small nod.
Neither of the two noticed that Dan was watching not too far from behind. The Pyrus Brawler smiled, with Drago seemingly approving of the two building a bond together with the fear Sora had inside him.
Realizing that Sora will be fine with Leonidas at his side, the Pyrus Brawler silently took his leave without having the need to say any words.
To be continued...
Sora's Ranking and Battles:
Rank: 474
W/L: 6/0
Next chapters:
Chapter 5: The Strongest Masked Brawler Is!?
Chapter 6: Challenge to be a Battle Brawler!
Chapter 7: Take the Fight or Flight!
Chapter 8: The Challenge from the Mask
Chapter 9: We Need Our Ventus Friend!
Preview:
Sora - Hey... This is Sora. Next time on Bakugan Battle Brawlers, I suddenly get a message from an unknown sender... It says that Dan was beaten in battle! And not only that, it's some battler who mopped the floor with him and play dirty! Just who does that!? No matter who it was, I just know that Leonidas and I will have to face him someday. Right, Leonidas? Let's show this guy where his place is!
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