Dai: So, why did you raid that particular area?
Verity: You try finding that stuff in one day!
Tsukaimon: Nothing owned here, move along.
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One night, Runo and Dan were talking about meeting up before school when Dan mentioned something that Mark really didn't like.
"You threw Drago in the river? Dan, that was stupid, even for you!"
"What would you know about it?"
"Dan, need I remind you that I know more about Bakugan than you?"
"He's right, you know." Julie pointed out.
"Say, where's Alice?"
"She probably couldn't get on."
Mark sighed. "Dan, Runo, if you need me, I'll be at the river."
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Mark was wading in deep water. He had no clue in which part of the river Drago was, but at least knew it was around the bridge. All in all, finding him would take a stroke of luck.
Suddenly, he heard a splash and saw Alice in the water near him.
"Hey, Mark, need some help?"
"Alice, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, this and that..." She looked down, as if she had no clue what to say. "I found a Bakugan for myself, though. Of course, I left him at home."
"Alright, then." He decided not to question it. After all, in the old timeline, him, Dan, and Runo had all gone to different schools. So, her having a Bakugan wouldn't be that much of a stretch. "It's about time, anyway."
"Yes, I suppose so. Have you told them?"
"About being from the future, and the fact that Leo's originally from the Doom Dimension? I'm not suicidal."
Alice nodded. "So, let's get looking."
"My question is, why are you here?"
"Well, I didn't want to say anything to anyone if you hadn't mentioned it."
"And you wanted to see Shun. Admit it, Alice, you like him."
Her face turned red. "Look, let's just find Drago, okay?"
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After about fifteen minutes of searching, due to there being a large number of rocks in the river, and the fact that they kept tripping, Alice finally managed to find Drago.
Mark ran over. "Hey, are you alright?"
"No."
"Yeah, thought so." He took Drago from Alice. "You should get going now."
"Okay." She turned and ran behind the bridge. When Mark arrived, walking at a normal pace, Alice was gone.
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The next day, Mark took Leo and Drago to school with him. He didn't want to take any risks.
Before class, Runo went into the room. "Mark, is Dan sick or something? We were supposed to meet up before school, but I didn't see him."
"He didn't seem sick yesterday. Tell you what, we'll go to his house after school and see."
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Dan was not home. His mother had seen him leave for school earlier that day. Mark and Runo weren't worried yet, he had done that before. Just blown off school and gone to the park. No one knew how he still managed to pass his classes.
However, when they got to the park, he wasn't there, either. Of course, there was one other place that he might be. It was a long shot, but if he weren't there, they might need help, and that was the best place to look for it.
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When they arrived at Shun's house, Mark turned to Runo.
"Now, he lives with his grandfather, and, well, we aren't on the best of terms. Actually, Shun and I aren't on the best of terms, either. So, we obviously can't use the front door. Fortunately, he usually keeps his window open a bit."
"How does that help us?"
Mark looked at Leo, who was sitting on his shoulder. "Mark, you will not drag me into this."
"Too late." With that, he tossed Leo through the window. He turned to Runo. "Don't worry. I do this kind of stuff all the time."
"Honestly?"
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Leo landed in Shun's bedroom and popped open. Shun's Bakugan, Skyress, was already there.
"What are you doing here?"
"My partner wants to talk to Shun. He didn't want to use the door."
Skyress sighed. Always the same with them. She had met Mark exactly three times before, and each time he and Shun had fought about something. It just made her wonder why they were here.
"Alright, then."
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Mark was glad when Shun finally came outside, as the last time he had spoken to his grandfather, it had ended poorly. When Shun threw Leo at him, Mark showed the reflexes that came from playing baseball with Dan. When Runo looked at him, he shrugged.
"Dan talked me into playing baseball with him a while back. He was much more annoying back then, but for some reason, I still hero worshipped him. I suppose it was from being a few months younger than him."
Shun sighed. "And it was even more annoying than Dan was. Speaking of which, were is he?"
"We were hoping you would know. He wasn't at his house, school, or the park today. If he isn't here, than we have a problem."
"What makes you think that?"
"Shun, you know Dan as well as I do. What else would you think?"
"Good point. So, what will you do about it?"
"Shun, don't think you can ignore this. Remember how close you two used to be? Well, we kind of need you. Not only are you the highest ranked Brawler out of us, but we might need a ninja to cover us."
"And your going to bother me until I agree?"
"More or less."
After a while, they managed to get him to agree to come along. If Dan was in trouble, he didn't even have Drago to look out for him. This could be bad.
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Fortunately, they weren't the only ones who would be searching for him.
"Masquerade, why are you doing this?"
"Because I want to fight Dan at his full power, and I can't do that if he goes missing."
"I think a certain someone has finally gotten to you."
"Shut up, Hydranoid."
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Dai: And this is why you don't mess with the timeline. Bad things always seem to happen.