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Episode 6: The Recruit

"Who care's! Let's just come to a conclusion. I win." Xane said satisfied.

"No you don't. Obviously, you have no support for your side of the argument. So I win." Vena argued back.

"Fine." Xane said. He saw Lora and Seth crawling towards him and Vena. "Where were you two?" He asked.

"Thalia…lost…recruit…" Lora collapsed.

"Lost." Seth summed up.

"What? What do you mean, 'Thalia lost recruit lost?'" Vena asked.

"No, no, no, that's not what they meant, I don't think." Xane said, scratching his head. Cyrus got up.

"They saw you two arguing, taking the cue to go and try to get Thalia to join us again. They brawled her to decide the consequence, if they won she'd join, who knows what their consequence was if they lost, but, they lost. That's what they meant, idiots. I saw them leaving, anyway." Cyrus added.

"And you didn't even do anything about it. Who's the idiot now?" Vena replied.

"Are you kidding? How could I break up an intense argument where Xane's getting smoked?" Cyrus asked.

"Haha." Xane faked.

"See! So someone does agree that I won!" Vena concurred. Leonidas flew up from Xane's hand.

"Thalia?" He said.

"Yeah. Someone who used to be on our side, and the number one brawler. But she's been gone and she hasn't brawled in a long time, bringing her down to rank number four, which I still think is pretty good, compared to me…" Xane said.

"And she beat both of them?" Leonidas asked.

"Yeah, but Leo, where are you getting to?"

"We need her as our ally." Leo said.

"Leo, but-"

"No. There's an evil far in the place of Vestroia, home to the bakugan. Vestroia was collapsing, all thanks to this evil. Who is he? I've no clue." Pharonoid popped out of nowhere. "I've heard a legend of six great warriors who locked away a very dangerous bakugan to the core of Vestroia. He was left powerless, and would only recover within millions of years, which, this tale has been passed on for just about millions of years. Perhaps he's recovered if this legend has anything to do with it?" Pharonoid suggested.

"You talked! Finally!" Cyrus gasped.

"Hahaha!" Vena laughed. "So…you're saying that this millennia year old evil bakugan could be what we're up against?" Pharonoid nodded, sending Vena an evil glare. She glared back at him. Cyrus looked back and forth.

"Ehehehehe…" He said, grabbing Pharonoid.

"Anyways, sounds like we really could use Thalia's help." Xane said. Leo nodded. Lora and Seth got up.

"Yes! She's strong though." Lora said. Xane nodded.

"I'll be careful." He said.

"Just you?" Seth asked. Xane nodded.

"I stand the best chance."

"Oh?" Cyrus inquired.

"Really?" Vena asked.

Xane nodded. "Come on! You know I'm the best brawler!"

"Oh?" Cyrus inquired again.

"Really?" Vena asked again.

"Eek!" Xane said as Cyrus and Vena hovered above him. Lora bit her nails. Seth gulped. "I'll hehehe…you know…just be…eheheheeh, off now?" He said.

"Oh?" Cyrus said, grabbing Xane's shirt.

"Really!" Vena said, doing the same.

"Okay! Okay! You guys can come, but I'm brawling firrrrrst!" He shouted.

"Okay," Vena let go, "You'll probably lose anyway. I brawl second!"

"Grrrrrr…I brawl third, cause neither of you are gonna win!" Cyrus shouted.

"Oh, come on! She doesn't like people in her house." Lora said, leading the way.

"House?" Xane said, but followed. Cyrus and Vena followed behind and Seth brought up the rear.

"What house? Didn't the paper say it was abandoned?" Vena asked. Lora nodded.

"That 'abandoned' house, isn't abandoned anymore. Its home to Thalia Grace, it appears." Lora said.

"Why would Thalia stay in an abandoned house?" Vena asked. Lora shrugged.

"It's an important memory, as she says."

"Come on then!" Xane said. They came to the abandoned house.

"Hey Lora," Seth asked, "How did you make those ditches anyway?"

"Unicoid. Hehehehe." She laughed.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh." Seth nodded. Xane entered the house with the others following him. All of a sudden, there was Thalia. Right in front of them. "Ahh!" Seth yelled and fell backwards. Lora ran out of the house screaming. Cyrus seemed startled. Vena froze in her tracks. Xane smiled in triumph.

"So. Thalia." He said.

"I've been expecting you." She replied. "Looks like they didn't keep their end of the bargain." He took out his card.

"Field. Open." He said.

"So, if you won't listen to my warning, then you'll pay dearly. Field open." Thalia said. "Gate card set!"

"Thalia listen. There's an evil out there. You've gotta help." Xane said. She ignored him completely.

"Gate card set! Bakugan brawl! Ventus Monarus stand!"

"That works. Gate card set! Bakugan brawl! Pyrus Saurus!" He said.

"Bakugan brawl! Go, Ventus Hynoid!" She threw it onto Saurus' gate.

"You're over confident Thalia, and that's your downfall. I think. Gate card open! Burn flamer!"

Saurus: 350, Hynoid: 250

"Take it Saurus." Thalia didn't move as Hynoid fell to her feet.

"Bakugan brawl! Stand, Pyrus El condor!" He threw it on Thalia's gate. "I hope you're not scared!" He said.

"You should be. Gate card open! Blast Wing!"

El Condor: 360, Monarus: 360

"Ability activate, Wings of Thunder!"

El Condor: 260, Monarus: 460

El condor flashed red. "Errrr…" Xane said.

"Bakugan brawl! Ventus Plasmal, show him how a true bakugan battles!" Thalia said.

"We got this!" Xane said. "Go Leo!" He said, throwing in Leonidas to fight Plasmal.

"I'll defeat you just like I did Unicoid and Cacaraha!" Plasmal screeched.

Plasmal: 440, Leonidas: 400

"You wish!" Leo said.

"Gate card open! Flying Twister!" Thalia commanded.

Plasmal: 640, Leonidas: 400

"Ah man!" Xane said. Leonidas was consumed in a twister. Leonidas fell at Xane's feet in bakugan ball form.

"Man, that bakugan sure is something." Leo flew up.

"You definitely have to do much better than that to beat me!" Plasmal said as she flew back to Thalia's palm.

"Gate card set! Bakugan brawl!" Xane said, throwing in El condor on the gate.

"Bakugan brawl! Ventus Hynoid stand!" Thalia threw Hynoid onto El condor's gate.

"Gate card open! Scorch trap!" A small hole opened from beneath Hynoid, and Hynoid fell down it, flames at the bottom. He saw Thalia's hands ball up into fists and she seemed even more hostile than she was before, if that was even possible.

El condor: 410, Hynoid: 300

He heard Hynoid howl. Thalia's teeth gritted together. "Ability activate! I'll save you Hynoid, Howl Shatter! This ability nullifies your gate!" Hynoid came back up from the hole and the gate dispersed.

"Well then." Xane said. "Ability card activate! Scan copy! This recreates the gate's effect!" The small hole appeared again beneath Hynoid.

Thalia reacted quickly, "Ability activate, Swift Swipe! This ability turns the gate on you instead." The small hole disappeared and reappeared under El Condor.

"Ability card activate! Box up! This reflects the ability!" He said. The hole appeared beneath Hynoid. Just keep playing Xane. He thought. Why does she react so horribly to it? He wondered.

"I've had enough of your silly games, Xane. Ability activate, Whirl Wings!" Two wings made out of wind appeared on Hynoid's back, allowing it to fly. The hole dispersed and Hynoid took flight. "This ability card removes that gate from play and allows Hynoid to fly."

"Great, El condor can too!"

El condor: 360, Hynoid: 350

El condor shot lasers at Hynoid in the air. The lasers brought Hynoid down and turned it back into ball form. She didn't react at all to this. Weird. Something falling into a hole is the reason she's at this house. Hm…

"Bakugan brawl! Ventus Plasmal! Let's teach them a lesson not to mess with us anymore." Thalia said throwing Plasmal onto his gate.

"Bakugan brawl! Go Pyrus Leonidas!"

"Will do!" Leo screeched as he appeared in bakugan form.

"This is it. Leo vs. Plasmal, and the winner takes all." Leo was looking at Thalia.

"So, what's with the hole, Thalia?" He asked. She glared at him evilly.

"Nothing you need to know." She spat at him. Xane saw right through her.

"Where's your brother?" He asked. Thalia looked so angry, it looked as if she was going to battle Leo instead of Plasmal.

"It's none of your business!" She screamed at Xane.

"What if he didn't fall down a hole? What if the evil Leo told us about has him? Join us. I'll help you find him." Xane offered. Thalia ignored him, it seemed like she'd decided to start doing that.

"Let's get on with this brawl, or I'll take you down right here, right now, if you don't do anything to help your precious Leo." Xane ignored her this time.

"Can you hear him? Come on! Don't spend your time looking for him here! Don't you want to find him? Don't you want to find…Jason?" Xane asked.

Thalia stared at him blankly. "…Jason…? How did you…know that was his name?" She demanded.

"We'll help you find Jason." He said, ignoring her again. She looked frustrated,

"Plasmal, attack!"

"Gate card open!" He shouted.

"Ability activate! Thunder Storm plus Plasma comet cosmic storm!" Thalia said quickly. Xane knew the effect of the gate. It was Duo Duel. Only two abilities allowed. He panicked when she automatically pulled out her two abilities. He reached in his pocket as quick as he could, everything seemed to slow down. He put two abilities in front of his face and yelled,

"Alpha blaster plus Flame wing!" He shouted on the top of his lungs. Then, *boom.*

Plasmal: 1280, Leo: 400

Plasmal: 640, Leo: 600

Plasmal: 640, Leo: 650

"Ahhhhhh!" He shouted as fire and wind consumed the air. Then everything stopped. He fell on the floor. Leo and Plasmal stood on the gate. Then, Plasmal fell and flashed green. He gasped. "I won. I beat her by 10 G's!" He shouted. Leo turned back to ball form and flew into Xane's palm. Thalia stared as Plasmal fell to her feet.

"I…I lost. Plasmal." Thalia knelt down and picked Plasmal up.

"Wh-what happened?" Vena asked as they unfroze and the field faded. They saw Thalia's face and Xane partying with Leo.

"He won!" Cyrus shouted.

"GO XANE AND LEO!" Seth shouted and ran over to party with them. Xane stopped.

"Come on Thalia!" He shouted. She looked up as she stood.

"Consider us….a team…..for now." She said as she walked out of the abandoned house. She took one last glimpse. Xane and the team, including Thalia, left the house.

(preview)

"So now that we have Thalia in our team, things are going to be a lot easier for us, right? Wrong. Now we have to find a way to travel to each planet in Vestroia and find the six legendary bakugan that will help us. But after crash landing, me and Seth are split up from the rest of the group, and to top that off…we're stuck on planet Subterra 101! And to make matters worse, we find a Subterra bakugan. Can you believe it? A bakugan with no brawler and boy is he a battler! Tune in to find out what happens next! Bakugan brawl! Ow, my head hurts."

So...R&R please! ~Ged~