Chapter 7: Take the Flight or Fight!

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! Sora! 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 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 Marduk and Vladitor 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]


Three Brawlers were heading over to where they could all see a girl walking ahead of them, looking like she had just gotten off of her flight. Runo was the first one to call her out with a bright smile on her face.

"Hey! Alice!" Runo called out.

At hearing her name being called, the supporter of the Battle Brawlers turned and smiled happily to see some familiar faces coming to her way.


Sora's POV

In case you guys were wondering on what the Battle Brawlers and I were doing, we were heading to the airport so we could meet up with one of the members of the Battle Brawlers. Her name, is Alice Gehabich.

She's a girl who doesn't really play Bakugan, but can be a great advisor and supporter for the team. When someone could be having trouble with coming up a good strategy, then Alice is the right girl to go to when you're having trouble.

She seems to be related to Dr. Michael... I mean, they share the same last name, so they might be connected. Dan and Drago told me everything about the truth after I became a new member of the Bakugan Battle Brawlers.

It was all about how Bakugan became affected by the negative energy, all because of Naga tampering with both the Silent Core and the Infinity Core. But Naga was absorbed by the Silent Core while the Infinity Core was nowhere to be found.

So it turns out the Battle Brawlers' mission was to find the Infinity Core before Naga could. Otherwise, Vestroia could be doomed... And maybe not just Vestroia, but the Earth as well.

For beings that came out of nowhere when the cards fell out from the sky, this was big... Pretty big for us humans and the Bakugan. But anyways... regarding of what was going on now... I think I should be focused on what's happening right now.

End POV


"Alice, you must be beat after that long flight." Runo guessed, only to get a soft smile from the Battle Brawler supporter.

"Not really... I slept on the plane from all the way to Moscow, so it didn't feel like it took that long." Alice admitted, causing Marucho to smile at her.

"Had you made prior arrangements with me, I could've gotten you a seat on our private plane. I believe your journey would've taken you as half as long." Marucho assured until Preyas jumped over, opening up to see Alice.

"So you're Alice, huh? Wow...! You sure are pretty!" Preyas exclaimed happily, earning a smile from the supporter.

"Why, thanks! So are you, Preyas!" Alice giggled, until Tigrerra rolled over to see the supporter of the Battle Brawlers.

"My lady, you are indeed a sight to behold." Tigrerra complimented, causing Runo to try and calm the two Guardian Bakugan down a little.

"Aw, come on! Give the poor girl a break, you guys!" Runo requested, causing the supporter to smile before she took notice of Sora behind her.

"Oh! And you must be the newest member of the Battle Brawlers. You're Sora, right? It's nice to finally meet you face to face!" Alice said politely, causing Sora to blink in surprise before he smiled timidly.

"Y-Yeah... Nice to meet you too, Alice. I've heard a lot about you from Dan and the others... They tell me on how you're an expert on making Bakugan strategies, despite the fact that you never played Bakugan before..." Sora explained.

"I heard about you, too. Runo and Dan kept saying on how timid you can be with socializing with others, but when it comes to Bakugan battles, you can be quite determined and caring to your Bakugan." Alice explained.

"Say what...? Runo..." Sora grunted, before he gave a quick glare to the Haos Brawler.

"Sorry, sorry... But it's true! I mean, when we talked last night during the group chat, you looked completely unsure on what to talk about. You looked a little funny, turning red like that during the chat!" Runo giggled.

"That's because I've basically never made friends before in my life that are around almost the same age as me... It wasn't that funny to begin with..." Sora grumbled with a small pout, until Leonidas opened up.

"Don't let her get to you, kid... She's just messing with you." Leonidas advised, earning a sigh from the Darkus Brawler.

"Yeah... I think I can see that, judging from the way she talks, Leonidas." Sora sighed.

At seeing the Darkus Bakugan, Alice greeted the Bakugan as well with a polite smile on her face.

"So you must be Leonidas. It's nice to meet you... The others kept saying on how tough and merciless you kind of are during battle..." Alice explained, causing Leonidas to turn his back on her with a scoff.

"Hmph! That's because unlike some Bakugan, I tend to battle so that I can become much stronger... so that I could become the ultimate Bakugan someday... surpassing Vladitor... Drago... and all other Bakugan!" Leonidas declared proudly.

"You do realize that getting arrogant could be fatal to you someday, Leo?" Sora asked with a sweat drop.

"That's coming from the kid who struggles to make the right choices during battle..." Leonidas shot back, earning a glare from the Darkus Brawler as he gained a tick mark on his head comically.

"Excuse me...!?" Sora snapped a little with his eyes twitching.

"Come on, you two. Don't fight. You're both starting to fight like how Dan and Drago are!" Marucho chuckled, causing the two to sigh and turn away from each other. That earned more giggles from the girls until Alice blinked at realizing something.

"Oh, that's right! I brought something for the three of you back home!" Alice explained, much to Tigrerra and Preyas' surprise. Leonidas just turned as the two Guardian Bakugan sounded rather surprised.

"For us? You shouldn't have..." Tigrerra started to say until the Aquos Bakugan butted in.

"Oh yes she should have! I love presents..." Preyas started to say before Alice brought out something for the three Guardian Bakugan to see. As they looked at it, all three of them sounded rather confused.

"Huh? What's that?" Preyas asked, causing Alice to explain.

"Here's some fresh battle simulations. They're set up to match your Attributes! You like them? You can use them the next time you do battle!" Alice explained, much to Preyas' disinterest while Leonidas sighed.

"Yeah, great..." Preyas spoke out until Marucho explained of what their supporter friend does.

"Lucky! You see, Alice is the brains of the Bakugan Battle Brawler! She knows about the game more than any of us!" Marucho explained, with Runo adding in on the details on what she does.

"She doesn't battle, but if you ever want to know more about the game, she's the one to go for the info." Runo explained, causing the three Guardian Bakugan to sound rather amused or disinterested as they turned back to Alice.

"You don't say..." The three spoke in unison as Runo giggled.

"Come on, you three. Be nice... She came all this way to spend some time with us, well... I guess to stay at Runo's, but it's nice having a friend over to the same country or state, right?" Sora asked.

"Sure... Whatever." Leonidas responded in disinterest, causing the Darkus Brawler to twitch his eyes before he sighed.

"You're hopeless, you know that, Leo?" Sora commented, earning a scoff from his Guardian Bakugan.

At seeing the two argue a little again, both Runo and Marucho chuckle together. Alice does the same too, until she takes notice of someone familiar being missing in the group as she looked around.

"Uh, hey... Is Dan around here?" Alice asked, causing the three Battle Brawlers to smile at each other. For Sora, he sweat dropped, knowing what might've happened to the Pyrus Brawler...


Meanwhile...

"Aw, man... This bites! Where did they go!? How could they get lost in an airport?" Dan asked, sounding rather irritated. The Pyrus Brawler had came out of the restroom earlier and had taken notice of the others going missing.

"You should know all about that, Dan... Haven't you noticed we've been walking in circles?" Drago asked, causing Dan to glare down at his Guardian Bakugan.

"Hey, I just went to the restroom and forgot which direction we were walking in!" Dan protested, only for Drago to point out the obvious.

"That sounds like lost to me..." Drago reminded, causing the Pyrus Brawler to sweat drop before he continued walking with a huff.

"Technically, yes... but... Ah, forget it!" Dan grumbled as he continued to make his way around the airport to search for his friends.


Back to the others...

"We all came here together to pick you up, but I can only guess Dan must've gotten lost in the crowds... I mean, it makes sense since this is a large airport we're all in..." Sora guessed, looking around.

"Dan will never change, will he...?" Alice giggled before Marucho raised a question for their supporter.

"Hey, Alice... If you don't mind me asking, what made you decide to pay a visit here so suddenly? Are you here on important business?" Marucho asked, causing Alice to blink before explained her reason for being here.

"No... Marucho, I just felt like seeing you all in person." Alice assured before she turned to the Haos Brawler.

"Runo, thanks for letting me stay with you." Alice said gratefully, causing Sora to raise an eyebrow.

"Alice is staying with you, Runo? Since when?" Sora asked, causing the Haos Brawler to explain.

"Oh, right... I never told you, didn't I? I told my parents that Alice was coming to visit. They were so stoked about her coming to visit, so that's why they arranged for her to stay in my home for a while!" Runo explained, allowing Sora to understand.

"That sounds nice..." Sora admitted, earning a nod from the Haos Brawler before she turned to the supporter.

"Isn't it? My Mom even made a big fat of tuna surprise special, just for you, Alice!" Runo explained, causing Marucho to agree with a smile.

"Yeah! You're lucky, Alice! That's the one thing Runo's mom knows how to make! You'll be eating tuna for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! And even dessert, if you're really lucky..." Marucho commented.

"Hey... That's a bit too much tuna for one day, isn't it? You eat the same thing everyday, it gets unappetizing..." Sora advised, causing Leonidas to scoff.

"Of course you would know that, considering you eat pancakes almost every day..." Leonidas grunted, earning another glare from the Darkus Brawler.

"That's because pancakes are the only thing I know how to make, Leo! Excuse me for not being able to cook my own meals!" Sora snapped as Runo giggled, before she sighed with a small blush again.

"I don't really eat tuna myself, so I'm sure there'll be lots of leftovers to take home with you! I guess I'll have to eat pizza again... Total bummer." Runo sighed with a smile, causing the boys to stare at her.

"Don't feel sorry for yourself. You're lucky..." Marucho reminded with a frown.

"Yeah, I know... Hey, would you two care for a couple of slices?" Runo asked, causing the boys to sweat drop as the chat went on. But for Alice, she recalled of what Drago said earlier before she even knew about Sora...

"For the sake of your world and mine, we must find the human who corrupted Naga's mind. I remember his name... His name... is Michael." Drago's words rang through the supporter's mind as Alice frowned.

"These visions I keep having... What do they mean...? And what does Grandfather Michael have to do with it all? Is he somehow connected to Masquerade and the potential of the destruction of Vestroia, the home world of the Bakugan? It doesn't make any sense... I can tell my friends of this, but what would they think of me?"

Alice frowned before she looked down, feeling unsure of what to say to her friends. That's when Sora noticed her feeling down as he called to her while Marucho and Runo continued to chat together with Tigrerra and Preyas.

"Something wrong, Alice? You look a little down for someone's paying a friend for a visit." Sora asked, causing the supporter to blink in surprise to turn and see the Darkus Brawler looking rather concerned.

"Uh... no! I'm... I'm okay... There's nothing to be worried about, Sora." Alice reassured sheepishly.

"When you say it like that, it kinda gives me a reason to be worried... You know that?" Sora asked, causing the supporter of the Battle Brawlers to blink in surprise before she frowned.

"So he noticed me thinking... Oh... What do I say? What do I say...?" Alice thought, unsure of what she wanted to say to comfort her friend that everything was fine with her. But before she could talk...

"Hey, you!"

An unfamiliar voice caught the Brawlers' attention as they looked up to see two boys glaring at them with a girl standing behind them. The boy with the glasses pointed at them, like he was accusing the Brawlers of something.

"You're Dan Kuso's buddies, right?" The boy with the glasses snapped, causing Alice to respond.

"That's right... Who are you?" Alice asked back. But what the boys revealed shocked the four Brawlers and their Guardian Bakugan...

Each of them revealed a Doom Card in their hand!

"Doom Cards!?" Sora gasped in disbelief as Runo knew what this meant.

"They were sent by Masquerade!?" Runo exclaimed in disbelief as the four Brawlers got up, glaring at the boys, as the boys glared back at them.


Sora's POV

I just couldn't believe it. Of all the rotten luck to run into today, we had to face off against more of the Brawlers that were tricked by Masquerade to battle us and send our Bakugan to the Doom Dimension!

The boys demanded that we all follow, while the girl frowned. She didn't seem to like this much as the four of us Brawlers did. Nevertheless, we all started to follow them so that Runo, Marucho, and I could face them.

But before I could start following the others completely, I felt a presence behind me as I swiftly turned to see... no one behind me. I frowned, feeling that something was watching me when Leonidas alerted me.

"What are you waiting for, Sora? The others have already gone on ahead..." Leonidas reminded, as I silenced him with my explanation.

"I know that, Leo... I just... have a creepy feeling that someone's watching us." I explained, as I continued to look around and see if there was anyone that was staring at me or something.

"Wait... Now that you mention it, I feel like we're being watched, too. You think it's another enemy?" Leonidas asked as I could only narrow my eyes in suspicion as I continued to look around.

"I think so..." I started to say, until an unfamiliar voice spoke out to me.

"You're Sora Minazuki, right?" The voice sounded like a girl as I turned to see... a girl behind me. She wasn't too far, just close enough to look like she was trying to confront me or something.

She had black hair, and wore an ankle length flowery purple dress... She seemed to be an ordinary girl that was either rich or just plain, but she didn't seem to be plain at all, especially with the cold expression she was giving me...

"Yes, that's right... Who are you?" Sora asked, before the girl revealed a Field Card for me to see. Wait... is she... challenging me to a Bakugan battle? Right now, when I have more important things to deal with?

"I'm someone... who's about to teach you to learn your place in this game... Battle me, Minazuki! Right here and right now!" The girl demanded calmly as I frowned at her. I wanted to refuse her challenge, knowing that the others were already far from me.

"Sorry, but I don't have time to battle you... I-" I started to say until she cut me off.

"Your friends will be fine on their own while we battle. Trust me... even if you go after them now, the battle will already have started." The girl spoke, causing me to frown... She was right about one thing.

Even if I do catch up to them, the battle might already begin... And I might miss all the action to it...

Gritting my teeth a little, I took out my Field Card to prepare for battle. Leonidas seemed to have caught me doing so, as he scoffed in amusement.

"So we're actually doing this, then?" Leonidas asked, causing me to explain.

"Even if I don't accept her challenge, I still won't be able to help the others. If this girl works for Masquerade, then there might be a chance I could end up helping them by making one less threat go away..." I explained calmly.

Thankfully, my Guardian Bakugan seemed to understand as he didn't say anymore.

"So then... Are you ready to lose?" The girl asked, causing me to get ready.

"I'm ready... But not to lose... I'm ready to win and get some answers from you!" I assured bravely as we both got ready to battle.

End POV


But as both Sora and the girl took out their Field Cards, Dan came into view as he panted for all the walking he had to do to find the others.

"Ah... This is the place!" Dan panted, until Drago didn't seem to notice anyone that they knew.

"But where are your friends?" Drago asked, causing the Pyrus Brawler to blink before he looked around, until he saw...

"That's...! Sora! He's getting ready to battle...?" Dan pointed out as he ran over to where his Darkus Brawler might be at.

"Hey! Sora!" Dan called out, catching the Darkus Brawler's attention.

"Dan...?" was all the Darkus Brawler could say while the girl narrowed her eyes, looking rather annoyed for the interference.

"So that's Dan Kuso..." The girl breathed out to herself as a Bakugan got onto her shoulder, revealing itself to be a Darkus Siege.

"Do not worry, my lady... Even if it should be two against one, we can still take them on." Siege spoke, causing the girl to smile a little, feeling rather comforted by her Bakugan's words.

"Thanks, Hakumei... Let's win together..." The girl said, earning a nod from the Darkus Bakugan.


Meanwhile...

Near where the planes are running to move, Runo, Marucho, and Alice got ready to face the two boys, as they were named Kosuke and Takashi... The girl behind them was named Miu as Runo and Marucho were ready to battle.

"Runo, do you really think we can beat these two? Maybe we should go find Dan and Sora before we start the battle." Marucho suggested, only to have his suggestion swat down by the annoyed Haos Brawler.

"No way! We don't need Sora or Dan here! Look, I know we can take these two! Besides, we've got Alice here to help us!" Runo reminded, much to the supporter's concern as she frowned at the situation.

Before she could protest, the Haos Brawler pointed out on how even both sides were as there were two Bakugan Brawlers on each side, with Alice and Miu being the supporters.

"There's two of us and two of them! So we're good to go! Let's get it on!" Runo declared as she attached her Bakugan Launcher onto her right arm, causing the boys to snicker at her determination.

"Takashi, did you hear that...?" Kosuke asked, causing the Pyrus player to turn to his Darkus teammate.

"Yeah, this ought to be fun. Finally, we found some decent competition." Takashi agreed, as Mui tried to reason with the two.

"Hey guys... Are you sure about this?" Miu asked. She recalled of what the boys agreed to do earlier for Masquerade, and she did not like the way this was going.

"You don't want us to battle?" Takashi asked, as he sounded bewildered for what she was about to say. Kosuke seemed to agree as he tried to convince the girl that this was the best way to get what they want.

"Miu, if we beat them... You get to see your brother again." Kosuke reminded, causing the girl to hesitate. Yet, she didn't say anymore as she knew that with the way things are going, she couldn't change their minds about the battle.

But to the Brawlers' perceptive, the Aquos Brawler took it as Miu strategizing for them.

"That girl must be planning their strategy for them..." Marucho guessed.

But the Haos Brawler was impatient for a fight as she demanded her two opponents to bring out their cards.

"Hey! Quit yapping and let's brawl!" Runo snapped, allowing the four Brawlers to get ready as they brought out their Field Cards.


Back to Sora and Dan...

"Wait, so this girl is the one that challenged you all of a sudden?" Dan asked, earning a nod from the Darkus Brawler.

"Yeah... I need to see for sure whether if she's the enemy of Bakugan or not..." Sora explained as the girl watched the two boys speak as she tapped her foot, sounding rather impatient for Sora to accept her challenge.

"If you two boys are done talking, then can we get on with this battle? I don't like to waste my time around people that talks too much, really..." The girl reminded, causing the boys to turn their attention back to her.

"Well, that's just rude..." Dan grumbled as Sora took out his Field Card. The girl did the same while the Pyrus Brawler got ready to watch the battle.

"FIELD, OPEN!"

The three Brawlers activated their Field Cards, as the Attribute Hexagram surrounded the three Brawlers. While they were doing that...


Back to Marucho and Runo...

"FIELD, OPEN!"

Runo, Marucho, Kosuke, and Takashi activated their Field Cards to begin their battle as well, as both sides held onto Alice and Miu, allowing their own battle to begin.


Back to Sora and Dan...

Sora VS Imelda

"So her name is Imelda...? Where have I heard that name before...?" Sora thought as he took notice of the name of his opponent, thanks to his Baku-Pod.

Nevertheless, the Pyrus Brawler watched as both Darkus Brawlers took out their Gate Cards and threw them onto the field.

"Gate Card, set!"

The two Gate Cards enlarged themselves as they landed on the ground, allowing the two Brawlers to get ready for battling.

01T

"Allow me to make the first move... Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Mantris, stand!"

Imelda throws her first Darkus Bakugan onto where her Gate Card is... As it opens, it reveals to be the dark mantis-like Bakugan!

02T

"Mantris, huh... In that case... Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Griffon, stand!"

The griffin-like Bakugan roars and faces Mantris as the first battle begins with the girl activating the Gate Card.

"Gate Card, open! Triple Battle!" Imelda calls out, as the Command Card opens, creating a wall to prevent Griffon from attacking Mantris!

"It was a trap card! Now the battle can't go on unless that girl sends out another Bakugan to fight against Sora's Griffon!" Dan pointed out, as Sora narrowed his eyes. But just as he got ready, the girl took out another Gate Card!

03T

"Gate Card, set! Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Hakumei, stand!"

The second Darkus Bakugan appeared, revealing itself to be... a Darkus Siege?

"Darkus Siege...? Yet, she called it Hakumei...?" Sora expressed his confusion as Leonidas scoffed.

"That human girl must be mental to think Bakugan can just have nicknames..." Leonidas grunted until the Bakugan stared down to where Sora and Leonidas were.

"Silence, you insignificant worm! I serve the lady here in order to become stronger, as she uses me in battle so that we can become much stronger together as a team!" Siege, now known as Hakumei snapped angrily.

"Whoa, creepy! It talked!?" Dan gasped until Drago pointed out on what's really confusing.

"Hold on, Dan. Look again at the battlefield. Why is Siege on another Gate Card when it could've helped that girl's Mantris on defeating Griffon?" Drago pointed out. The boys turned in surprise to see what the Pyrus Bakugan was saying.

"Drago's right... She should've sent her Bakugan to the Triple Battle Card, so that would've made it easier for her to beat Griffon..." Sora commented as the girl narrowed her eyes.

"What are you waiting for? Are you just gonna stand there or are we gonna battle?" Imelda asked, causing the Darkus Brawler to glare back at her.

04T

"I'm ready for you! Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Hynoid, stand!" Sora called out as he threw his Bakugan to where Griffon and Mantris were at. But the moment Hynoid stood with Griffon, the girl smirked.

"Hah... You're all mine now." Imelda smirked, catching the Darkus Brawler by surprise.

"Say what...?!" Sora started to ask until the Darkus girl activated an Ability Card, one that caught both Dan and Sora by surprise.

"Ability Card, activate! Sling Blazer!" Imelda called out, allowing Mantris to fly in the air and grab onto Griffon!

"What!?" was all Sora could say as Mantris threw Griffon onto where Hakumei was standing on, which was Imelda's second Gate Card.

"Sling Blazer is an Ability that only Mantris can use. It can force another Bakugan into another card, just like how the Marionette Ability Card works." Imelda explained, causing Sora to widen his eyes as he watched to see Griffon struggle against Hakumei.

Hynoid on the other hand, was completely dominated by Mantris, as both of his Pokémon were slashed apart and knocked high into the air in defeat! Both of his Darkus Bakugan returned to their ball form and rolled to him in defeat.

Sora: 1 Bakugan

"No way... She beat both Griffon and Hynoid... at the same time!" Sora gasped as Dan gaped on how well done the playing was done.

"That was some sneak attack... She tricked Sora into another trap, and then dragged his first Bakugan into her stronger Bakugan..." Dan breathed out, causing Drago to point out the disadvantage Sora was in.

"And now Sora is just left with one Bakugan, which is Leonidas. If this girl is more skilled than we think she is, then even Leonidas might have a little trouble to try and beat her and her Bakugan." Drago pointed out.

Dan could only watch as Sora got ready for the next battle. Imelda looked ready as she took out Mantris to fight again

05T

"This is too easy... Think you can survive my next assault? Bakugan, brawl! Mantris, stand!" Imelda called out as the mantis-like Bakugan appeared to face Sora and his remaining Bakugan once again.

At seeing Mantris being sent out to fight once more, the Darkus Brawler took a deep breath and sighed, before he turned to his Guardian Bakugan for some assistance in the battle.

"Well, Leonidas... I have to rely on you again for this. Think you can take it?" Sora asked, only to get an amused scoff from his Guardian Bakugan.

"I don't think, Sora. I know that I'll be able to win this battle for us." Leonidas said as he closed himself into a ball, allowing his human partner to take him and throw him out to the battlefield.

"Here goes, then! Bakugan, brawl! Leonidas, stand!" Sora called out, allowing the dark dragon Bakugan to roar and appear on the battlefield. Imelda took notice of it as she frowned at the sight of him.

"So that's the aggressive Bakugan, Leonidas..." Imelda breathed out before she activated an Ability Card.

"Ability Card, activate! Spice Slayer!" Imelda shouted out, as the Ability Card began to drain Leonidas' power, so that Mantris would take it as its own!

"Leonidas' Power Level decreases to 300 G's. Mantris' Power Level increases to 400 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, until Sora countered back with his own Ability Card, along with the Gate Card.

"Don't think that'll work! Gate Card, open! Character!" Sora called out, as Leonidas' Power Level doubled to 600.

"And... Ability Card, activate! Alpha Blaster!" Sora exclaimed as the Ability Card raised his Power Level even more!

"Power Level increases to 1000 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, much to the Darkus girl's surprise.

"A Power Level of 1000!? That's impossible...!" Imelda breathed out in disbelief, before she watched Leonidas completely eliminate Mantris from the game, defeating it and causing it to return to its ball form.

Imelda: 2 Bakugan

06T

Imelda clenches her fist a little, before she lets them go as she takes a deep breath before turning back to where Sora stood, who got Leonidas back into his hand.

"Not bad... but I do wonder if you can continue this battle up...? Gate Card, set! Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Warius, stand!" Imelda called out, as the warrior-like Bakugan roared as it got ready to make its attack.

07T

"We can take it... Leonidas! Bakugan, brawl! Bakugan, stand!" Sora called out as Leonidas faced Warius this time! But it was at that moment when the Darkus girl activated her trap card once more to try and take the win.

"You're mine now! Gate Card, open! Mind Ghost!" Imelda called out, causing the boys to widen their eyes as the Command Card activated to defeat both Leonidas and Warius to make the battle a draw!

"No way! Not happening! Ability Card, activate! Grand Down!" Sora shouted out, as the Ability Card managed to cancel out the Gate Card, preventing it from defeating both Leonidas and Warius at the same time.

"Gate Card cancelled..." The Baku-Pod buzzed, much to the girl's annoyance as she narrowed her eyes.

"He just made my Gate Card useless!" Imelda breathed out in disbelief before she watched Warius get slashed and knocked high into the air by Leonidas, before returning to its ball form in defeat.

Imelda: 1 Bakugan

08T

Leonidas returned to Sora's hand once again as Dan grinned at the sight of his comrade making a comeback during the battle.

"That was sweet, dude! Now she's just got one Bakugan left! Plus, she's only left with one Ability Card, since she used all three of her Gate Cards and two of her Ability Cards!" Dan pointed out with a grin.

"Right... Just one more and it's over..." Sora agreed, until the boys turned to see Imelda getting ready for another battle...

"Hakumei... can I count on you to finish this battle off?" Imelda asked, as Siege, now known as Hakumei opened up and comforted the Darkus girl into trusting him for the victory of this battle.

"Of course, my lady. I won't let you down in this battle." Hakumei assured before he reverted into his ball form to allow Imelda to throw him out to the battlefield. Sora on the other hand, just watched before he took out his Gate Card.

"This is it... It all comes down to this! Gate Card, set!" Sora called out as the Gate Card enlarged itself for Imelda to send her Bakugan out, as she didn't have any Gate Cards remaining left.

"It's on... Bakugan, brawl! Darkus Hakumei, stand!" Imelda called out, as Siege rose to the field, prepared for battle.

"This battle shall be won by my lady and I! Prepare yourself, worms! Because this is going to get very ugly for you!" Hakumei yelled as he spun his spear to get ready for some battle action.

09T

"I still can't get over on how that Bakugan could talk, but... no matter." Sora grumbled to himself before he checked his Baku-Pod.

"Siege's Power Level 370 G's. No other data available." The Baku-Pod buzzed before Sora got ready to fight once more.

"Just one more, Leonidas! Ready?" Sora asked, causing the Darkus Bakugan to sound amused.

"No problem... Let's go!" Leonidas called out as he turned into a ball to let the Darkus Brawler throw him out to the battlefield.

"Bakugan, brawl! Leonidas, stand!" Sora shouted out, as he sent out his Guardian Bakugan to face Hakumei.

"Bakugan, brawl!" The two Brawlers called out as Hakumei began to clash with Leonidas, as the knight-like Bakugan thrusted his spear to try and strike the dark dragon, only for Leonidas to keep dodging and evading every strike that's thrown at him!

"Stay still, worm! You're nothing compared to what I'm about to give you!" Hakumei demanded, earning an angry glare from the Darkus Bakugan.

"Did you just call me worm!? Your Power Level is nothing compared to mine, Siege! It's time we teach you on how to learn your place!" Leonidas snapped, as Sora opened the Gate Card to boost more power into the battle.

"Gate Card, open!" Sora shouted out as the Darkus Reactor card activated, boosting both Hakumei and Leonidas' Power Level by 200! Now Hakumei is left with 570 G's while Leonidas now has 600 G's.

It was at that moment when Sora activated an Ability Card to seal the battle's victory for himself.

"Ability Card, activate! Alpha Blaster!" Sora called out, as the Darkus Bakugan got ready to launch his attack.

"Prepare yourself! This is the end of the line for you, Siege!" Leonidas roared as he launched his attack, until Imelda countered with her final Ability Card.

"Don't think so... Ability Card, activate! Dark Spear!" Imelda called out as the Gate Card was suddenly cancelled!

"What!?" Sora gasped as he took notice of both Leonidas and Hakumei's Power Level decreasing by 200 as the boost was negated.

"With the Gate Card cancelled, each Bakugan's Power Level decreases by 200. Siege's Power Level increases to 470 G's. Leonidas' Power Level decreases to 500 G's." The Baku-Pod buzzed, much to Imelda's frustration.

"Ugh, no... it's not enough!" Imelda grunted as she watched the Alpha Blaster Ability blast through the Dark Spear Ability!

"My lady... Please forgive me!" Hakumei grunted as he was defeated before he reverted back to his ball form, rolling to where Imelda's feet was in defeat. The Darkus girl clenched her fist while biting her lips as she fell to her knees in defeat.

Imelda: 0 Bakugan

WIN: Sora


With the battle over, time was restored to normal as Imelda was still on the ground, before she picked herself up and glared to where the Darkus Brawler stood.

"This isn't over, Sora Minazuki... I will beat you one day..." Imelda grunted angrily before she ran off, much to the Darkus Brawler's surprise.

"Hey, wait!" Sora called out, until Dan put a hand on his shoulder, stopping his friend from going after the girl that Sora defeated just now.

"Drop it, dude... Going after her isn't going to help us right now, especially since we're apart from the others, now." Dan reminded, causing the Darkus Brawler to calm down and stop, before he sighed in agreement.

"Yeah... I guess..." Sora agreed, before the two sat on the chair together to wait for their friends to come by if they were still around.


Later...

The boys were still waiting around for Runo, Marucho, and Alice to come by as the Darkus Brawler explained to the Pyrus Brawler of what the others were up to before Imelda had intervened with him.

"Say what!? So they were challenged by more of Masquerade's goons!? Man... I wished I was a part of that action... But say, who do you think that girl was? She seemed kinda familiar, but I don't know what it is..." Dan asked.

"Don't know... All I know, is that she has a talking Bakugan, which she calls Hakumei... which is actually a Darkus Siege." Sora lied, as he was unsure of whether to tell the Pyrus Brawler about the girl's name.

"Mm... Well, she didn't have a Doom Card. I guess that proves that she's not one of those clowns from Masquerade." Dan sighed, before Drago opened up.

"Still... she seemed to view you two as enemies, judging by the way she looked at you two. There's no telling of when she might come around again. So be sharp." Drago advised, causing the Pyrus Brawler to frown.

"Yeah, I guess..." Dan agreed before he put his hands behind the back of his head and sighed.

"Something up, Dan? I mean, besides the frustration on how you missed the action..." Sora asked, causing the Pyrus Brawler to frown before he raised a question to the Darkus Brawler.

"Hey... You know... I once heard about a guy who got lost in an airport for a whole year! Hope that doesn't happen to us..." Dan said, causing the Darkus Brawler to sweat drop as Drago scoffed.

"Well, if it does... it'll be your fault! And it'll also be your fault for dragging Sora into this mess!" Drago snapped, only to get the Pyrus Brawler to glare at him.

"Hey! Don't blame me! It's that girl's fault that Sora got held up in here anyway..." Dan started to argue, causing Leonidas to turn away with an unamused scoff while the Darkus Brawler tried to calm the two down.

"Don't fight, you guys... I'm sure the others will find us eventually..." Sora started to say until a new voice piped up, expressing his amazement!

"Wow, that's cool! I heard your Bakugan talking to you! You're lucky!" A little boy called out, causing the two Brawlers to turn and see a little boy expressing his excitement to see or hear Drago being able to talk to them.

Dan chuckled as he walked over in amusement, with Sora following behind him. The Pyrus Brawler crouched down to the boy's level, before asking him a question.

"Do you like playing Bakugan?" Dan asked, earning a nod from the little boy.

"Mm hm! My sister's friends, Takashi and Kosuke taught me how to play the game! You both should see the two of them play! I'm sure they're the best Bakugan players in the whole world!" The boy exclaimed.

"Takashi and Kosuke...? Wait, those guys I've seen with that girl... Could those guys be the ones this kid is talking about? And that girl... Could she be this kid's sister, too...?" Sora thought while Dan grinned at hearing about the two.

"Yeah? Well, if they're that good, I wouldn't mind battling them sometime. What do you think, Sora?" Dan asked, causing the Darkus Brawler to blink before he nodded sheepishly, along with a sheepish smile.

"Huh? Oh... yeah... Yeah I would like that, too." Sora explained sheepishly before the boy blinked, realizing something.

"Oh... I forgot! I have to go meet up with my sister right now!" The boy realized, causing Drago to question the little boy.

"Your sister?" Drago asked, allowing the boy to explain.

"My sister's name is Miu! And she lives here in the city! I asked my Dad if we could come visit, and that's why I'm here!" The boy explained, causing Sora to smile in understanding, as did Dan.

"Gotcha... Well, say hi to your sister for me. And tell Takashi and Kosuke to keep on battling!" Dan chuckled, before he offered a shake to the boy, which he immediately accepted with a bright smile.

"Sure!" The boy said as he shook hands with Dan, before turning to the Darkus Brawler.

"It was nice meeting you both! Goodbye!" The boy said after he shook hands with Sora as well, much to the Darkus Brawler's surprise as he and Dan watched the boy leave from their sight.

"Huh..." Sora breathed out, catching the Pyrus Brawler's attention.

"What's the problem, dude? Don't tell me you've never talked to a kid in his age before...?" Dan asked, sounding like he was teasing the Darkus Brawler, causing Sora to give a sheepish smile to the Pyrus Brawler.

Before he could speak however, a familiar voice snapped them both out!

"AHA! There you both are!" Runo called out, causing the two boys to turn and see where Runo, Alice, and Marucho were!

"Oh... Uh... hi?" Dan said sheepishly while Sora raised his hands in a surrender.

"Look... I can explain perfectly on why I wasn't with you guys earlier on battling those goons from Masquerade..." Sora assured, causing the Haos Brawler to raise an eyebrow.

"Oh really...? What's that, kid?" Runo asked dangerously...


Later...

"What...? You had a battle against a girl who suddenly challenged you?" Runo asked, earning a nod from the Darkus Brawler.

"Yeah... she ended up distracting me long enough to stop me from going after you guys... By the time the battle was over, I guess your battle with those guys ended as well, considering on how you guys spotted us..." Sora explained.

"Well, that makes sense... But it's kinda weird on how the girl challenged you like that while knowing your name. She didn't use the Doom Card during the battle, right?" Marucho asked, causing Dan to shake his head.

"Nope... No Doom Card. I guess that kinda proves she's not with Masquerade, but it kinda doesn't make her a friend for us, either..." Dan explained with a frown, before he glared at the others.

"And speaking of... Sora told me you guys were battling against some creeps from Masquerade the whole time!? You couldn't have just waited for the two of us to come over and help you guys!? Thanks for nothing, you guys." Dan grumbled angrily.

The Haos Brawler glared back at the Pyrus Brawler, reminding on whose fault it was for getting lost.

"Don't blame us! It's your fault for getting lost!" Runo retorted, only to have the argument stopped by Marucho, who gave a sheepish smile to his two friends.

"Don't fight, you two..." Marucho pleaded, causing the Pyrus Brawler to end the argument there before he gave a small smile to his friends.

"So... Sounds like you did alright without me. Or did you have some help? Was it Alice?" Dan asked, causing Sora to raise an eyebrow at the Pyrus Brawler while Alice just gave a small smile to Dan.

"Oh, no..." Alice reassured before she began to think again.

"Maybe now I should tell everyone about my Grandfather Michael and the strange dreams I've been having..." Alice thought before she tried to bring it up with the others.

"Guys... There's something I want to talk to you about..." Alice started to say until Dan brought out an ugly conversation about their masked enemy.

"So Runo... What was that you were saying about Masquerade?" Dan asked with folded arms and a small glare... a glare meant for the masked Brawler.

"He was messing with Miu's emotions, just so he could take our Bakugan!" Runo snapped, earning a nod from the Aquos Brawler. At the mention of the girl's name, the Darkus Brawler raised an eyebrow.

"So the girl we saw with those two must've been that boy's sister... Huh... What a coincidence..." Sora thought before he noticed the supporter of the Battle Brawlers struggling on what she wanted to say.

The others didn't seem to notice as Dan went on about the masked Brawler.

"That dude has no class and he'll do anything to get his own way!" Dan grumbled, which was when Alice tried to intervene again.

"Wait, Dan-" Alice tried again, only for the Pyrus Brawler to continue on rambling.

"He's joined forces with that guy Michael! They're planning to wipe out Drago's home world Vestroia, but we won't let that happen!" Dan snapped, earning nods from both Runo and Marucho.

That seemed to have caught Alice off guard before she stopped herself from wanting to say anymore. Taking notice of this, the Darkus Brawler tried to ask on what problems the supporter was having.

"Alice... Is something wrong?" Sora asked, causing the others to turn and see their friend looking like she was struggling again.

"Huh...? Oh... Oh, it's nothing, Sora." Alice assured, causing the Darkus Brawler to raise an eyebrow before the others got back to what they wanted to say again, until Marucho brought up the topic of wanting to eat something!

"I'm famished! Let's go to Runo's house for tuna surprise! Who's in?" Marucho asked, causing Dan and Runo to immediately say that they were in. While the others were doing that, Sora turned to the supporter, who still seemed down on something.

"Something is definitely bugging Alice... I need to know what's biting her, but... I shouldn't press her. Yet it still bothers me... What is she really thinking in her mind?" Sora thought before he glanced back to see the others chatting about the tuna surprise.

To be continued...


Sora's Ranking and Battles:

Rank: 302

W/L: 8/1

Next chapters:

Chapter 8: The Challenge from the Mask!

Chapter 9: We Need Our Ventus Friend!

Chapter 10: The Old Times Get Better

Chapter 11: Childhood Friend to Face Off!

Chapter 12: The Story About Vestroia

Preview:

Sora - On the next time on Bakugan Battle Brawlers, with Alice joining us as she moves to Runo's restaurant for the summer, I wanted to talk to Dan about some tips of becoming a better Battle Brawler than I am now. But things get ugly when I get invited by a certain Brawler named Masquerade! Apparently, he heard of me due to my battling reputation or due to Marduk probably telling him about me and Leonidas. So when I get challenged to a battle, I just knew that things are going to get ugly for me! But with Leonidas on my side, there's a slight hope that I can make it through this mess!

Sora - Bakugan, brawl! Until next time!