The Revenge of Runo

The Moment

Summary: With a raging war going on, who can you trust among the tricks played against you? DanxRuno ShunxAlice JuliexBilly RenxFabia

"Hold on, what is going on?"

"What are you guys doing here?"

"Shut up; I'll explain everything once Dan wakes. By the way, we're good now."

"You're going to try and wake up Dan? Good luck with that, Lechur."

"She's not. I am."

"Lord have mercy."

Dan sighed in his sleep, rolling over with a small smile gracing his features.

Runo grasped her boyfriend's arm, hiding behind him to assure Shun didn't see her giggles. She knew the ninja saw her anyways, but she couldn't allow him to see her reddened face. "Hey, don't look at me! It was Dan's idea!" Her boyfriend glanced over his shoulder to look at her, eyebrows raised comically.

"What now?" He exclaimed. "I'm the one that tried to convince you it was a bad idea! You should never put eggs with tie-dye especially with my mom's soup!"

"But you're the one who put the chicken in the toilet…"

As the couple began bickering, Shun's vein popped. He heard Alice giggling in the background, calling out to her boyfriend, "Gobble gaz ding dong." He looked at her, his face pink before his eyes went blank and he started doing the Macarena/chicken dance/Egyptian combo the couple had hypnotized him to do so. Inside, Shun mentally cursed at his friends.

Unconsciously, Dan let out a chuckle in his sleep as he relived the memory. There were so many fond memories with the Brawlers, and definitely some with his beautiful blue haired frenzy…

"Dan…"

Nothing but a smile.

"Dan…"

A slight moan.

"Hey Kuso…"

"Mm…god, Runo…"

"Dan."

"Ah, you're so beautiful Ru…"

With a red face, Runo threw the hardest punch she could into her boyfriend's stomach and shouted, "WAKE UP YOU NO GOOD SCUMBAG!" The Warriors and other Brawlers, including the boys, snickered as Dan shot up in his bed. He let out a loud moan as his forehead collided with hers, forcing her to the floor. She rubbed her head, glaring at him. "How is it even when I don't have a body, you still cause me pain?"

Dan blinked, staring at his surroundings. Around his bed were Shun, Marucho, Fabia, Jake, and Ren…along with Estelle, Amaris, Nedra, a ghostly looking Alice, and an equally ghostly looking Julie. All that was left was… He glanced down onto the floor, giving Runo a sheepish look before realization hit him. "Wait, what are you doing here? Why are the Warriors here? Why do you three look like you're stuck between dimensions? Runo, did you get all depressed again and…"

Runo shoved her boyfriend across the bed, making him fall off the other side, as she stood up. She glared at him. "Will you shut up for once, Daniel?"

He clutched the blanket, pulling himself up as he muttered, "She used my full name; that's never good."

"No, especially since she's peeved off," piped up Nedra. "Listen, this is extremely important. First thing's first, Ren. Do you recognize this girl here?" She gestured towards Runo, still dressed up in her warrior getup. Ren peered at her for several moments, no recognition once so ever.

"No, I don't think so…" He stopped himself, golden eyes widening as he stumbled back in shock. "No, no…that's impossible…I, we thought you dead…" Runo chuckled, walking up and hugging him tightly, much to the Brawlers' surprise. Well, Fabia lowered her eyes as jealousy rang through them.

"It's really good to see you again, Ren," she said softly. "It has been a long time." The Gundalian returned the embrace, burying his face in her shoulder as tears fogged his vision.

"Almost ten years," he agreed, muffled by her clothing. They pulled away and he held her at arms length. "Well, I certainly can't call you Little Blue anymore Renelle. Well, I suppose you're still blue but…" Runo chuckled before turning to the baffled Brawlers.

"I assume you're confused or just jealous," She remarked, her eyes flickering back and forth between her boyfriend and sister. Fabia blushed, looking away pointedly, while Dan nodded angrily. "Don't be; it's not attractive. Long story short; Fabia, you and Ren know me better as Renelle. Brawlers, I am the long lost twin sister of Fabia here and an heiress to the throne. I was wrongly accused of a crime when I was seven and was banished, saved from execution by my parents who established a new identity in Wardington, Japan. I suspect it was either Jin or Barodius who framed me; now Fabia, I accuse him because they both hated me for refusing the betrothal contracts they signed with me. Yes, I was betrothed to Jin and he seemingly fell in love with you after I was banished. I'm sorry but he was a slimy greaseball that I wish I had gotten to earlier before he was so wrongly killed. Now, Barodius hated me because he was sixteen or so when we were betrothed-disgusting, I know-and I would always kindly tell him to screw off whenever he tried to advance on me. Perhaps that is why he has started a war against Neathia and hates you two so very badly; I don't know, but that is just a suspicion." Runo paused to breathe, having seemingly said this all in one breath. "ALSO, we were kidnapped by Kazarina and hypnotized similar to what happened to Jake here, only it went a step further and we became different people. AKA, the Warriors here; it's pretty much the same thing with what happened to Masquerade and Alice. That's why we're not totally solid; we're still severed from the real world and using this scepter is the only way I can be solid, though it is rather weak here. Now we're all teamed up to find the assassin that tried to kill me ten years ago, take down Barodius and claim the throne since I assume Fabia will want to take Neathia and it is fair, beat the crap out of my boyfriend for ditching us again, figure out a way to rejoin our souls with the Warriors, and possibly go out for ice cream. Any questions?"

"Yeah," Dan said, breaking the shocked silence. "Can you put off beating me up until we get back home?" Runo grinned, shaking her head. "Also, am I going to pay hell for this during the whole adventure?"

"Pretty much," replied his girlfriend. "I mean, you might not get as heavy blows since I have to make Kazami and Marukuro here pay as well."

"She used our last names," whispered Marucho worriedly. Shun gave a small nod, eyes filled with worry as he stared at the blue haired girl. Alice and Julie chuckled behind them, shaking their heads while the others looked on with confusion.

It was Estelle who explained to the confused brawlers, "Runo here makes all three of us combined look weak. She can literally destroy the whole universe if she's that pissed off." Runo blushed while her friends nodded in agreement, looking completely serious.

"I cannot," she protested weakly. Everyone raised an eyebrow at her. "I mean, if I was really pissed off…I could probably destroy a planet or at least a city, but not a whole universe…" They all waited expectantly at her and she scowled. "D-Don't we have a planet to save anyhow? Stop dwindling and let me go see my older sister, for goodness sake!" With that, a pink faced Runo-or Renelle; however you looked at it-stormed out of the bedroom, dragging Fabia and Estelle with her.

Finally, Dan spoke with a panicked expression. "Wait a minute; does this mean she's been going easy on me when we pick on each other?" Shun raised an eyebrow as the others slammed their foreheads with their palms. "Is that a yes?"

"You do remember me, right?" Runo asked timidly, twiddling her thumbs anxiously as she eyed Fabia. Estelle walked behind them in silence, understanding they needed to talk about this. The navy haired girl was silent for a moment.

"Yes," she admitted, her voice quiet. "I remember you…Reni."

Fabiana shrieked with delight as her water balloon hit her older sister square in the face. Twelve year old Serena Sheen scowled at her ruined outfit before turning to her mischievous little sister. "I don't care if you're six or if your birthday is today, I will get you for that!"

Renelle watched from her spot in the tree branches as Serena stormed over to Fabiana, a smirk forming on the six year old's lips. "Bombs away," she whispered, dropping the basket of balloons. Two seconds later, the paint filled balloons landed all over Serena who let out an angry shriek as her golden eyes snapped up to her smirking sister while the other roared with laughter.

"Renelle Avrila Sheen," she screeched, hands balling into tight fists as her magic aura centered angrily around her. "I'm going to kill you!" Renelle laughed, teleporting away from the tree while Fabiana fled from the scene.

They met in the hidden garden, still laughing over their prank. Finally, a wheezing Fabiana said, "That'll teach her for calling us brats!" Renelle could only nod, her laughs now silent so she more or less resembled a retarded looking seal as her golden eyes filled with tears. "Ooh, she looked so mad!"

They heard a sigh behind them, Ren looking bemused. "What did you two do now?"

Fabiana blushed, looking away from the Gundalian boy while her twin finally calmed herself. Renelle said, "Well, we were talking about the homework Madam Lisa gave us the other day and said it was easy when Serena said she could help because she had done it before. She had gotten all frigid about it, sticking her nose in the air like a mean girl in high school, and called us 'know-it-all brats'. Apparently, according to Madam Lisa, Serena had a really hard time on that."

"And instead of feeling bad…?" Ren raised an eyebrow. Fabiana huffed.

"Well, she started it," she said indignantly. "We had denied her help, but we allowed her to look over it. She said every answer was wrong even though we knew it was right; I love Serena, but she can be so uptight."

"Well," Renelle cut in, biting her lip. "She sort of has to be; I mean, she's the oldest so she'll be taking the throne when she turns eighteen. That's only six years away, and apparently it's not enough considering the amount of pressure she must be under. We have the rest of our lives to goof off and play pranks, but Serena has to take on a big responsibility." Ren nodded in agreement while Fabiana sighed.

"I suppose," she drawled before brightening, a smirk on her lips. "Speaking of taking on big responsibilities, where's your lover boy Barodius?" Ren made a face while her sister scowled. "Well?"

"I don't know and I don't care," spat Renelle. "If that creep so much as touches me, he'll find his bits in his soup next time he comes over for dinner. I mean, he's sixteen and I'm six! We're ten years apart, for crying out loud!" Ren smirked.

"So, if you had to choose," he started. "Would you choose Barodius or Jin?" Fabiana frowned, her eyes twinkling with jealousy while her sister gagged.

"I think I would rather die than choosing those two imbeciles," muttered Renelle, plucking a white flower from the ground. Fabiana frowned again while the Gundalian snickered. "Those two can go to hell for all I care."

"Language," said her sister softly. "We should head back soon or Serena will never calm down." Renelle nodded, calming.

"Right," she agreed. "Sorry, but nothing provokes me more than those two."

"You know," said Ren. "I heard that when a guy argues with or picks on a girl, it means he likes her. Maybe they just like you, Reni." Fabiana chuckled at her sister's expression.

"I don't think that's the case here, Ren," she replied.

Renelle added in a repulsed tone, "I would never, ever date a guy that was stupid enough to believe in that! If I did, I had to be mentally ill or something!" Ren simply chuckled as they walked back up to the castle, Fabiana smirking.

"I'll remember that when we're older," she warned and her sister stuck her tongue out at her.

Fabia raised an eyebrow as she said coolly, "Mentally ill, huh?" Runo blushed, evidently remembering that day as well.

"Oh, be quiet," she muttered, her face pink. "At least I got the nerve to ask the guy out."

"I thought you grasped his hand in the midst of a battle and had lovey-dovey hearts surrounding you as you took on an evil Bakugan," cut in Estelle. Runo glanced over her shoulder, scowling at her alter ego while she and Fabia smirked. "Well, that's what happened isn't it? Two twelve year old kids that bickered like an old married couple finally realizing they love-ow!" Estelle glared at the Haos Brawler venomously, rubbing her arm. "That was childish."

"So?" Runo replied, grinning wickedly. "Let's not forget that I was a huge prankster and am now apparently a mentally unstable psychopath. I have every right to be childish and get away with murder at the same time."

"You're Runo, alright," muttered both Fabia and Estelle as they approached the throne room.

"Enter," called the queen when they knocked. Exchanging anxious looks, the three girls stepped inside to await their fate.

Serena Sheen, at only twenty-five, considered herself rather successful as queen of Neathia. She had stressed much over it as a child, and she still often did. While Serena remembered her younger sister, she considered ruling the planet a bigger priority than one person who had usually gotten in her way. Yet…it still hurt when Renelle disappeared with their parents.

Perhaps that was why Serena pushed Fabia so hard and wanted this war over more than anyone; the young woman had already lost one sister, could she really lose another?

The queen shook her head slightly, desperately trying to avoid getting emotional. Her family never understood her; all she wanted in life was to make her parents proud by becoming the greatest queen Neathia had to offer, but all they focused on was her baby sisters. Renelle and Fabia (Fabiana then) had been the diamonds of the rough in their parents' life, who apparently weren't happy with their studious daughter. No one, not even her parents or sisters, cared about her.

No, that wasn't true. Serena reminded herself, a certain memory tugging to the front of her mind.

Serena sniffled, frantically wiping her bleary eyes with her sleeve as she watched from her spot in the courtyard. Her boyfriend, Jacques, smiled his toothy grin at the pretty green haired girl as she giggled at his joke. No, he was her ex boyfriend now…

The thirteen year old looked up, seeing the two seven-year-old devils sandwiching her in on the bench. Renelle was nibbling on a cookie as Fabiana asked, "What's wrong, Serena?" The older girl said nothing, trying not show emotion as she glanced at the blossoming couple. Unfortunately for her, the twins were extremely intelligent like her.

Renelle spoke softly, "He's a jerk if he doesn't realize how special you are, Reena." The eldest Sheen glared, wiping her eyes once more as she abruptly stood. She didn't need relationship advice from her bratty sisters.

"I don't know what you're talking about," said Serena stiffly. "It's better this way, anyways. He was distracting me from my studies, just like you two are now. Get out of my way." She heard Renelle say something rude while Fabiana muttered under her breath.

To her surprise, the next week, a green skinned, purple haired Jacques walked over to her and begged for her forgiveness. She timidly accepted, as he also begged her to call off her sisters. An eyebrow raised, Serena had agreed and allowed him to walk her to class.

Serena admired the ring on her finger, sighing longingly as she thought of her husband. She had never thanked her sisters for helping her, and it was because of them she had found the love of life, one of the few people who could tolerate her and her coldhearted attitude.

"What am I doing with my life?" She asked herself, closing her eyes tiredly as a knock came to the grand doors. "Enter."

"Serena."

Serena snapped her eyes open to face her sister, or rather, sisters. She recognized Renelle immediately, eyes becoming watery. She never realized how much she treasured the young girls before now, her whole suddenly empty life meaningless to her as she dashed off her throne and grasped the girls in a tight hug. Serena never noticed the Warrior slipping away, back outside as the three sisters reunited, all sobbing into each other's shoulders.

"I'm sp sorry," she sobbed, her whole body shuddering as she squeezed the twins as if her life depended on it. "I'm so sorry; I love you both so much. I love you…I love you."

I do not own Bakugan.

AN: I apologize for the wait; writer's block. I had half of this chapter written before I realized I was stuck and didn't like it, so I rewrote it. It's a bit shorter than the others, but I hope you don't mind. Still longer than only 1,000 words so…

AN 2: Readers of my original story, you probably know what's going on here. I was going to use the original scene and memory, but this worked out well too. I was watching a few episodes from Gundalian Invaders again and I realized Serena treated her sister like another soldier, giving off an icy aura. It makes me think maybe she was always like that, especially after her parents were never mentioned. Perhaps she worked hard as a queen to try and please them, I don't know.

AN 3: Lies, I was actually swamped with schoolwork and uh…watching my anime shows (Kamisama Hajimemashita, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Lovely Complex, Romeo X Juliet, in case you're wondering), obsessing over a virtual dating game (My Candy Love, whoo!), reading Maximum Ride, and stalking Harry Potter pages on Facebook. I mean, I had writer's block but that wasn't the main reason I didn't update sooner. Anyways, thanks to my author's note, this chapter is officially 3,000 words so I can publish this. Haha.

I hoped you liked this chapter. And if you like romantic comedies, I suggest you check out the anime I listed above. Except for Romeo X Juliet. Obviously, that's not much of a romantic comedy but it's certainly different. And if you haven't read Maximum Ride or Harry Potter, even the first book, OMFG. Go read it, like NOW. BTW, I totally ship Harmony and Fax if you do read those series.