Now we go back to the others! About time too.
Yumeí: Strange how nobody noticed I was gone.
Dream: And then Dan had to break it to them. That's just sad.
Ash: Tut tut, I thought they were faster than this...
Dream: How did you get in here?
Ash:*nonchalantly* My beeswax. Anyway, you want to do the disclaimer, or shall I?
Yumeí:DREAM-ONLY-OWNS-THE-PLOT-ME-AND-MY-BAKUGAN!
Dream: Way to steal the thunder.
Ash: And I own myself :) Let us continue with the story!
"Hey guys," Dan said, sounding concerned. "Did you know Yumeí's missing?"
"What?!" Baron cried. Shun pressed his first two fingers to his brow as the only outward sign of exasperation. Ace folded his arms, scowling.
"I knew it. I knew she wasn't trustworthy. I'll be she's gone to join the Vexos."
Shun rose, his arms crossed. The ferocity of his glare was enough to make Ace flinch and drop his gaze. Baron squirmed uncomfortably.
"Yumeí," Shun snarled. "is not a deserter, and she would never join the Vexos."
Marucho suddenly ran into the room, breaking through some of the tension.
"Guys!" he cried looking positively alarmed. "There's someone outside!"
Mira automatically went to the front window, the rest of the resistance in her wake. It was hard to see what was going on outside because of the wind storm that was carrying large dust clouds everywhere.
"Definitely Vestal," Mira confirmed after a few minutes of observation.
"What do we do?" Baron asked nervously.
"We go see what they want, obviously," Mira replied firmly.
After filing outside, into the wind and dust, the resistance faced the strange violet-haired Vestal girl, squinting to try and see her face, which was hidden in the hood of her trench coat. Mira instantly asked her why she was here and what she wanted.
"To pit myself against the legendary Pyrus battler in your resistance," she replied without missing beat. "I've been wanting to try it for a while now."
Slowly, the girl raised her arm to reveal a gauntlet...
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Yumeí pulled out her freshly obtained gauntlet and waited for someone to notice the design.
"She's one of the Vexos!" Ace yelled. Dan predictably accepted the challenge without any more hesitation.
"Gauntlet Power Strike!"
"Gate Card, Set!" Dan cried. "Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand!"
As Drago rose in a flaming tornado, Yumeí reached into the pocket of her new coat and pulled out a small, black bakugan ball.
"Ready?" she asked it.
"Of course, My Queen," it responded in a young male voice.
Yumeí tossed him into the air once, before throwing him onto the Gate Card with a "Bakugan Brawl!"
"Bakugan Stand!"
An enormous black winged snake with arms rose into the air. There were round purple markings around each of his red eyes, a purple crest on top of his head, a thick golden collar around his neck, and a long jagged purple slash on his chest. Dan checked the field and saw that the opposing Darkus bakugan had a raw G-power of 1000.
"1000 G's?! How is that even possible?!"
"Just play the game," Yumeí told him. "This should be just the right amount of difficulty for you to really amp it up."
"Okay Drago. You up for this?" Dan asked his partner.
"Just say the word."
"So you are Pyrus Neo Dragonoid. Holder of the Perfect Core," Yumeí's winged snake mused. "I am Darkus Haloid. It is truly an honor to be opposite you on the battlefield."
"Let's just keep this short and sweet, kay Hal?" Yumeí said mischievously.
"As you wish," Haloid responded.
Take 5 people!
Yumeí: I am GONE! *leaves*
Dream: Kay.
Ash: That's the bell. Come on.
Dream: Yay!
Yumeí: *from somewhere unseen* Tell the reader peeps to review!
Dream: Just did.