Breezyfeather: Wow I sound like a little kid with the review obsession...
Shun: ya think?
Breezyfeather: Well I really like them! I know a lot of people are reading, but only about 7 people review regularly. I love getting their reviews and I am honored by their continued support, but I wish the rest of the people reading would give me their opinions...
Runo: (randomly) Why am I the bad guy there? I only hit him with a lamp!
Breezyfeather: Yeah, well, you took off the lampshade!
Runo: Well I didn't expect to hit him the forehead! I was going to just hit him with the wooden part over the head and have the light bulb break over his back!
Dan: Well that's very thoughtful and all but WHY HIT ME IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Runo: SORRY!
Everyone in the room: (covers their ears) OW!
Runo: Sorry...
Everyone: What?
Runo: SORRY!
Read on!
Dan pursed his lips, concentrating. He narrowed his eyes in concentration, his limbs stiffening. He clenched his fists, sweat breaking out on his forehead from the heat he was generating. The cuffs around his wrists were glowing red from the heat, and he struggled against them again. His skin must have become burn resistant when they discovered their powers, or maybe it was the crystal hanging from a leather cord around his neck, resting on his still shirtless chest, that permitted his invincibility. He had wondered before why the enemy hadn't taken that from him, but decided not to dwell on it.
Dan, a voice hissed. Dan blinked, freezing. Dan, can you hear me?
"Huh? Spectra?" Dan whispered. He went back to struggling a second later, the IV in his arm stinging him as it moved.
Dan! Finally! Dan blinked, heating up the cuffs even more. Now the metal was white, and it still didn't hurt him. Dan, I was beginning to think that he killed you. Are you okay?
"Me? Yeah, I'm fine. Runo hit me with a lamp though," Dan muttered, recalling that moment. "I think that's how I ended up here. Who's "he"?"
That's why you had such a bloody face? Geez Dan!
"How did you know I had a bloody face?" Dan wondered briefly why he and Spectra were talking as though they were friends, and why Spectra hadn't answer him, but he dismissed the thoughts when the cuff began to give. He gritted his teeth and pulled against the cuff, sweat coursing down his neck and face. The bandage wrapped around his forehead was becoming less likely to stay in place as more sweat beaded there, but Dan didn't care. Why did she hit you?
"I asked her if she could have just transported us to California after-"
You went to California? Spectra demanded.
"Well, yeah-"
I didn't think you'd be that stupid! Spectra groaned. Dan narrowed his eyes, putting his annoyance to good use and using it to add more fuel to the fire in his wrists.
"Well excuse me for trying to break you out of prison."
Oh, grow up. It was a trap. Ren was just waiting for you guys to show up here. How he even knew about you guys I'll never know but-
"Who the heck is Ren?" Dan asked. He gasped in surprise when the cuffs broke, then he grinned and sat up, rubbing his scorching hot wrists. He rubbed his forehead, panting, in hopes of getting some of the sweat off. "Yes," he panted, smiling. He was exhausted, but boy was it worth it to just be able to sit up!
Huh? Spectra asked.
"I melted the cuffs and broke them, so now I can sit up," Dan explained, grabbing the ones around his ankles. Thank goodness I'm flexible, he thought mildly. I gotta thank Mom for making me do yoga, he thought, grabbing the futuristic locks on the sides. He yelped as a shock jolted through his body and let go of the lock hastily.
Electric charges? Spectra asked. He sounded both exasperated and amused at the same time.
"Do you really know me that well?" Dan questioned. He could almost picture Spectra smirking at that.
You seem to forget that I was there when you grabbed the cage that Gus threw over you, Spectra said, still sounding amused. Dan rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. I've gotta get outta these," Dan said.
"And then what are you going to do?" a raspy voice inquired. Dan gasped, turning in the direction of the voice. He could still only see the curtains and glared at them.
"Who's there?" he demanded, flinging a curved arc of fire at the curtain. It went up in flames in an instant, falling onto the floor and revealing a stunned looking dark skinned boy. He stared at the flames with startled golden eyes and then grabbed a fire extinguisher from the wall. He hurriedly pressed the button down on the thing, sending a flurry of white substance at the flames and causing them to go out. Dan glared at the boy, a flame kindling to life in his palm.
Dan what's wrong? Spectra asked.
"Kid came in here. Dark skin, yellow eyes," Dan said briefly. The teen looked at Dan like he was crazy, since he was walking to no one, or at least that's what it looked like to him.
Ren, Spectra said shortly.
"That's Ren?" Dan asked. Spectra gave a grunt that Dan assumed meant yes. Dan glared at Ren, who stared evenly back. "What do you want? Let me out of here!"
"What are you going to do once you get out?" Ren asked. Dan's expression didn't falter.
"Why do you care?"
"Because I do."
"Go away."
"How do you know you're not in a random hospital?" Dan stared at Ren, the oddness of the question catching him and ensnaring him in the net.
"I'm gonna find my friends. I know I'm not in a random hospital because most random hospitals don't strap people to a table!" Ren stared evenly at Dan and made no move toward him. He and Dan stared at each other for a moment, and then a Darkus Bakugan popped up over Ren's shoulder. Dan gasped, staring at it in shock. He certainly hadn't expected his captor to have Bakugan!
"How- what the- how do you-?" Dan choked. "Wait a minute – where's Drago?"
"Look above you," the Darkus Bakugan said. Dan twisted(thanks to his mother's yoga) and looked up above where his head had been. His eyes widened in shock when he took in the belt above his head, and the little red marble clasped in the center.
"Drago!" Ren watched as Dan reached up, trying to snatch Drago from the belt. His fingers couldn't reach it, though. "Drago! Drago, wake up! Drago!"
Dan he can't hear you, Spectra shouted.
"What do you mean he can't hear me?" Dan growled.
Its Vestal technology! When we captured Shun, Marucho and Ace, we put them in pods with their Bakugan in belts, like Drago is now. The belts are supposed to keep the person captured inside unconscious by using power from their Bakugan. Drago must have used power from the Perfect Core to revive you and Runo.
"When did you capt- oh forget it- wait what about Runo? And how did you know that Drago was-" Suddenly Ren launched himself at Dan, landing on the table with Dan's wrists pinned under him. Ren yanked Dan's necklace off of his neck and flung it into the corner of the room, gasping when part of the ruby touched his arm. Dan gasped, feeling his body loose heat rapidly. Ren looked at his forearm, grimacing when he saw the smoking skin. Dan stared at him and then struggled, trying to get the silver haired boy off of him.
"Let go!" Ren grimaced, having a hard time keeping the struggling teen under him.
Dan! Spectra shouted. Ren grabbed both of his arms, made them cross, then pinned them above Dan's head. Dan struggled still, but with his legs out of commission and now his arms pinned above him, he was loosing the fight. Dan tried to call upon his powers, but found that he was barely able to make a spark. He needed the ruby in order to do anything with his Pyrus powers, and Ren seemed to have realized that.
"Now what, huh?" Dan challenged. He wasn't scared, just mad. "What are ya gonna do now?"
"Ah, good work, Ren," a sly voice came from door as it opened. Dan and Ren glanced toward the door, Dan glaring in frustration and Ren calmly regarding the figure that Dan couldn't see. Soft footsteps sounded as the figure made his way into the room, and then the part of the curtain that didn't burn was pulled back. Dan's eyes widened.
"I'm glad that our guest is still here," Hydron smirked, resting his right elbow in his left hand, twirling a lock of hair around his index finger. "After all, we wouldn't want him to miss the show."
"Hydron," Dan growled. He pushed up with his arms, hard, and Ren was forced off of him. Dan sat up, glaring at the dark skinned boy, who now lay on the floor, rubbing the back of his head. He had whacked it against the wall. "Let me out of here or you'll be sorry."
"Oh I'd love to see how well you do against me," Hydron sneered, "when you can't move."
"What are you talking about?" Dan demanded. "In case you hadn't noticed, I'm not pinned to this stupid-" He gasped, his muscles tensing on their own accord. "What's... going... on?" Dan gasped out, falling back against the pillow on the table. Hydron laughed while Ren watched from a distance, not enjoying this turn of events.
"I didn't think that the mighty leader of the Battle Brawlers would be so dimwitted," Hydron smirked. "I thought that you would have taken the IV out as soon as you freed your arms. But no, you were more concerned with getting the chains off your ankles so you could leave. But you still would have had the issue with the IV."
"What the heck... did you... do?" Dan forced out. Hydron's face grew into an insane grin, one that reminded Dan a little bit of Shadow, but even more crazed, which he didn't think was possible.
"We Vestals are more advanced than your foolish human species," Hydron began, walking closer to Dan, "and we have a little drug that we can use on criminals, if they're injured in their capture, or while they are committing their crime." His twisted grin faded to be replaced with a serious look. "It paralyzes them, renders them immobile. It's much similar to the Gate Card Ring Zero. We put it into the criminal's IV when they're in the hospital, and one minute they can move their arms and legs, and the next, they find that even moving their finger is impossible. Quiet impressive, isn't it?"
Hydron walked closer to Dan, reaching behind him. Dan watched his actions angrily, trying to move, but finding all of his actions suppressed by the drug. He tried to make a fist, but like Hydron said, it was nearly impossible just to make his fingers twitch. The only thing that he could move easily was his face, but talking was difficult.
Hydron now was at the side of the table, a sadistic grin on his face. "This will teach you and that girl a lesson," he hissed. "Ren! Hold down his arms." Ren looked at Hydron for a moment, and that was long enough to alert Hydron that something was wrong. "Ren! Come on."
"You know, Prince, that I have been completely loyal to you, correct?" Ren said softly. Hydron turned toward him, and Dan glared curiously. Ren looked up at the two of them, his gaze carefully level.
"What are you getting at?" Hydron asked, narrowing his eyes. Ren locked gazes with him.
"This is wrong. I know it and you know it. But you're blinded in your quest for revenge."
"What are you-?" Hydron demanded.
"I'm only doing this so that I can find something out," Ren continued as though Hydron hadn't interrupted him. "And although my emperor ordered me to do this, I'm not entirely sure that I will be enlightened after this assignment. I don't have to obey you if I don't wish to." He and Hydron glared at each other for a moment, then Hydron smirked.
"Your emperor told me about your little quest for knowledge, Ren," he said. Ren narrowed his eyes at the prince, who still had one hand behind his back. "He told me that if you cooperate with everything he says, and everything I say, he might consider giving you those secrets." Ren's fists clenched, something that Hydron noticed.
"I thought you said that he was paralyzed," Ren said carefully.
"Yeah, so what?" Hydron demanded.
"I don't see a reason to hold down his arms if he can't move them." Hydron snapped.
"Just do it! Or I'll tell Emperor Barrodius or whatever his name is that you disobeyed me... and trashed him with your words." Ren's eyes widened and he looked at Dan, who glared at him. He looked at the ground, fists clenched, then closed his eyes and sighed. He stood up and crossed the distance between Dan and himself. He stood on the side opposite Prince Hydron, the left side, and grabbed Dan's wrists. He pinned them above Dan's head again and Dan hissed, grimacing.
"Sorry," Ren whispered. Dan turned his attention away from the silver haired teen and back to Hydron, who brought his hand out from behind his back. Dan eyed the object in his fist, uninterested at first, and looked away, trying to find a way out of this, but Hydron pulled him back.
"Take a good, long look, Dan," Hydron smirked. "You might want to." Dan narrowed his eyes, but glanced back at the rectangular object. He gasped, for before the sheath had been removed. There was a shinning, silver blade there, engraved with words that Dan couldn't understand. The knife was a shining silver dagger, and it seemed to glow rainbow in the harsh electric lights of the room. Dan looked at Hydron in shock and struggled even more to get control of his limbs back.
Hydron laughed maniacally and held the dagger with two fingers so that Dan could see the hilt. There were six gems down it, and a rainbow one that circled around the bottom. At the top was a red gem, then a milky while and pink one, then blue, followed by purple and green, and, finally, a brown one that reminded Dan of Tigers Eye. Hydron closed his fist around the dagger again, put the sheath on, and held it, hilt up, in front of Dan's face.
"This dagger was gifted to me by my father," he smirked. "And he told me there was a secret behind each of these stones. And something tells me that you know what it is." He paused, then unsheathed it again. He held it up to the light, allowing it to glint off impressively. Then, he sneered down at Dan again. "From the look on your face I think that you do know. And I will find out what you know, one way," he held up the knife so that the light reflected into Dan's eyes, "or another.
"However, I have another reason for having this wonderful knife." Dan glared at him and Hydron glared back. "Your pesky little girlfriend. Lets just say that this will be a little... punishment, for defying me."
"What are you gonna do, Hydron?" Dan shouted, his vocal cords loosening enough for him to shout. If Hydron was surprised by this turn of events, he didn't show it. His sadistic grin reappeared and he held the knife to Dan's throat. Dan's eyes followed the knife out of fear, but it didn't look like he was scared. He glared at it as it came to a stop a centimeter from his flesh, letting out a choked sound as he tried to move his head back.
"Relax," he whispered. "I won't hurt her. However, I know this knife has a hidden power. And I intend to see... how well you and your team can resist it. You, that red haired girl, the little kid, Shun, Runo, and that silver haired girl. I'd just love to see how well you can fight against it. And... how about we make a wager on that fight?"
"Who says that we're even going to fight in the first place?" Dan demanded. The knife came a little closer and Dan jerked his head back, finding it easy to move his head all of a sudden. Hydron narrowed his eyes at Dan, then smirked again.
"You tell me. Are you really going to throw away your life by resisting... when you might actually have chance?" Hydron asked. "Besides... I won't let you have Drago back until you agree to my demands. I'll give you time to prepare for your fight, and this little...(he pulled Dan's necklace out from behind his back, the diamond-shaped red stone swinging on the lather) trinket back to you. It'll be a fair fight, I promise you. Just me, my dagger, and Ren against you and your team."
"Since when am I involved in this?" Ren asked, looking up at Hydron with a challenging gaze.
"Since I employed you," Hydron said. "Just do as I say." Ren glared at Hydron and then looked back at Dan, who looked torn. He sighed, giving in, a moment later, and Hydron's face shone with triumph.
"What do you want?"
"Lets see... what do I want? Well, for starters, lets talk about if you win. If you win, I'll let you go. I'll let all of you go."
"Fine, but also, I get your dagger."
"Fair enough. But... if I win, I get all of your Bakugan... and I get your precious Runo to fight on my own."
"What do you want with Runo, you sadistic freak?" Dan demanded. Hydron frowned at him.
"Well that was rude. Do I have to teach you some manners?" he asked, edging the knife closer. Dan turned his head away from the blade, grimacing, as the flat part of it pressed against his jugular. He didn't have to open his eyes to know that Hydron was smirking again. "Well I guess it is natural for you to worry about your girlfriend," Hydron sighed, "so I'll tell you." Dan squinted at him. "That girl has eluded me far too many times. She's like a fish. And she broke a promise to me. She owes me for that."
"You're crazy," Dan hissed. "You're doing all this because Runo broke a promise to you? Really? She's your enemy, what do you expect?" Dan shouted. Hydron pressed the flat part of the knife harder against Dan's neck and he gasped, glaring at Hydron. "I'm gonna... I swear... man, when I get out of this, I swear, I'm gonna make you pay for threatening my girlfriend." Hydron's eyes had a fire in them and were cruel and angry, his face showing nothing but pure rage.
"I can very easily kill you now, Dan Kuso," Hydron hissed, pressing the knife harder to emphasize his point. "There is nothing stopping me. All I'd have to do is flip this over and drag it across your skin. You do realize how thin human skin is, don't you? It would be so simple, so easy, just to kill you know. But no, I won't just yet. But right now, you are completely at my mercy, as is your petty little girlfriend. You are not in the position to be making threats, my friend."
"Who said we were friends?" Dan hissed. Hydron glared at him, then his expression changed.
"Tell me the secret behind the knife. I'll get it away from you if you do," Hydron bargained, his cold expression not changing. Dan glanced at the knife, feeling the cold edge of it when he swallowed. He glared at Hydron, keeping his mouth shut. "Do it," he hissed. "If you don't, you're leaving Runo unprotected." Dan's eyes widened and he bit his lip, glancing at the door. "So simple," Hydron whispered. "You'll be allowed to move as soon as you tell me. You'll get this back." He waved the necklace in front of Dan's face, and his eyes followed it like a hypnotized child. The offer was too tempting, and Dan gave in.
"Its got a bit of each of our stones in it," he admitted. "Mine is the red one. It's got powers from the Six Ancients." Hydron's eyes shined in triumph at Dan's cave, then he narrowed them, suspiciously, at the dagger in his hand. He pulled it away from Dan's neck and he let his breath out with a "whoosh", then he laid back against the table, breathing hard.
"This knife has that power, huh?" he asked. Dan closed his eyes, trying to get his heart, which was hammering in his chest, to slow down. Hydron placed Dan's necklace back around his neck and turned his back. Ren released his arms and placed them back at Dan's sides, silently flipping a switch on the IV. He gave Dan a warning look, alerting the brunet that Ren had defied orders. He gave Ren a questioning look but Ren shook his head slightly, walking away. While Dan lay there, Hydron pulled up a chair, studying the dagger the whole time. Ren sat down in a chair against the wall, and Dan was left to his thoughts. He glanced up at the belt above his head, wondering when Drago would be released. A bright light flashed in the room and everyone looked up, but none of them saw anything. "Must be the lights," Ren said coolly. That got Dan thinking about Runo, and then Spectra, and he glanced at Ren.
"Spectra mentioned you," he said. "Why did he get arrested?" Ren looked up at him, his stare serious. But... it also looked a little desperate. Like he was trying to tell Dan something. Dan shot him a questioning look and Hydron smirked, letting out a small grunt of satisfaction. Dan turned his head toward him, abandoning the curiosity. "What are you so happy about?" he asked, his lip curling.
"Why, Spectra was never arrested," Hydron replied, placing the sheath back on his dagger. "Or at least, not for any crime."
"What are you-?" Dan started, but then he caught sight of Hydron's self-satisfied smirk. "What the heck?"
"I ordered Ren here to go to Earth to spy on all of you for me," Hydron said. "That dimensional anomaly that sent all of the Vexos to Earth? Well, lets just say that I set that."
"What?" Dan asked. He thought he heard a sound and glanced around, and, seeing nothing, brushed it off as his imagination. He was so desperate to get out of here, and to find Runo, that he must have been imagining that she was in the room. Dan turned back to Hydron. "What do you mean?"
"I've been suspicious for a while," Hydron said, "of the loyalties of my servants. They seem... a little bit too... cunning, for my liking. Spectra is the one I'm the most concerned about. I've heard Mylene speaking to Volt about his loyalties, and the loyalties of Lync and Gus. Mylene, however, seems a little inclined treachery herself. After all, she does seem to crave power. I'm worried that she will challenge me for the throne."
"Where are you going with this...?" Dan asked.
"I made sure to cause a tear in the dimensional portal as it was close to Earth. It was risky but effective, and all of them ended up on Earth. I sent Ren down after, and made him sure that he was to present an ID to the police, as you call them, to show that he was in a position of power. A few of his friends went to help out, too, and they made sure to catch Spectra at a moment when he appeared to be vandalizing property.
"I ordered them to arrest him, that way everything would seem like one giant mistake. However, Spectra must have heard me talking to Ren, or seen him somewhere, for he recognized him when they first met," Hydron said, narrowing his eyes at the dark skinned boy in the chair against the wall. He appeared slightly on edge, but was really masking a much greater nervousness. He shivered suddenly and Hydron raised an eyebrow at him. Ren shrugged it off and appeared relaxed again a moment later, then went back to examining his fingernails.
Dan found that he could make a fist and blinked, then grinned. Hydron wasn't looking, thankfully, and Dan was able to compose himself again. He gritted his teeth, concentrating, and felt himself heat up again. He hoped that the gem wouldn't glow, and that the cuffs wouldn't show that they were about to break before they did. Strangely, a cool breeze washed over him, and his body cooled on its own, yet he was aware of the growing heat on the cuffs binding his ankles. He gave a puzzled look at the ceiling, then at Ren, who flashed him a slight grin. Dan blinked.
"Ren did a good job, at first, and then I heard that two people had broken into the prison," Hydron continued. Dan looked back at him, noticing that Hydron was admiring the hilt of the knife once more. Dan's brow creased and he could feel sweat breaking out on his forehead again, and then that cool breeze was back, and it smelled of the ocean. Dan looked up at the ceiling, trying to find the source of it. He was cool, no longer sweating, but the cuffs on his ankles were heating up. He couldn't make sense of it.
"The security cameras revealed them to be Shun and Runo..." Hydron growled. "And I ordered Spectra be moved where we could observe him more clearly. I was waiting to confront him, and then Ren suggested that we attack you guys. It went much better than we expected, because we found you unconscious because of blood loss, and Runo unconscious because of all that energy she expended the other night," Hydron smirked. "Those actions made you play right into my hands. And now all of you are here, where I can keep an eye on you, and all of you are at my mercy. Soon I'll have my collection back, my revenge on the Resistance, and my personal revenge on Runo."
"You're crazy," Dan hissed, and with that, the cuffs on his ankles shattered. Hydron gasped and Ren smirked, giving a satisfied grunt. Dan jumped up, his wings growing, and his hand clasped around his necklace. He swung it around his neck and floated in the air, glaring down at Hydron. The blond haired boy shot to his feet in his anger at Dan's escape.
"Get down from there! I command you!"
"Sorry, but you don't have jurisdiction over me," Dan smirked. Hydron glared at him for a moment, his rage apparent, and then he relaxed, closing his eyes and grinning.
"You can't leave just yet. I still have Drago."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, my prince," a voice said. Dan and Hydron gasped as a flash of color filled the room, closing their eyes as it became blinding. They opened their eyes cautiously, then blinked. Dan grinned and laughed while Hydron gasped, the knife slipping from his fingers, and glared at the group standing before them. Shun, Julie, Alice, Masquerade, Runo, and Marucho all had grasped hands around another group of brawlers, dressed in multicolored outfits. Dan's face broke into a wide smile when he recognized the faces and outfits of the party.
"Runo! Spectra! Mira!"
"Hey Dan!" Shun grinned.
"Good to see you, my friend," Masquerade smiled.
"Need some help?" Keith grinned, tossing something red in Dan's direction. He easily caught it, thanks to his Bakugan skills. He grinned at the Dragonoid Bakugan that popped out in his hand.
"Thanks for the wake up call, Drago," Dan grinned.
"No problem," Drago replied.
"Sure looks like he needs help," Shadow laughed.
The gems around all of the Brawlers were glowing, and Dan's began to glow, too. He was joined in the air by Runo, who flung herself into his arms. Dan smiled at her, understanding now why he hadn't been hot or discovered during the breaking of his chains. "Thanks guys," he smiled.
"Don't mention it, Dan," Marucho grinned.
"Yeah, ditto!" Julie smiled.
"We're all here for you, Dan," Mira said.
"What's the plan, Master Dan?" Baron grinned.
"We heard everything you just admitted, Prince," Gus growled.
"Yeah, and lets just say we aren't very pleased," Shadow glared. Hydron took a nervous step back, forgetting about his fancy knife.
"You... you tricked me!" Hydron realized, pointing at Ren. He was leaning, calmly, against the wall. "You knew this would happen!"
Ren was silent for a moment. "What are you talking about?" he asked, looking up. "I had no idea about this. I'm just as surprised as you are."
"Then why don't you show it?" Hydron hissed. Ren shrugged and Hydron growled.
"Who's the weasel now, huh Hydron?" Lync shouted. Hydron hissed, taking another step back.
"I told you that you would pay the piper," Volt said.
"Who asked you?" Hydron shouted.
"There's no way you can beat us, you creep," Runo told him. "We're enemies! Get over the fact that I broke my promise!"
"You... you little..."
"You insult her, I burn you alive," Dan hissed, a flame springing to life in his hands. A sphere of darkness rolled in the hands of Alice and Masquerade, a few shards of ice between Marucho and Shun, a ball of light in Runo's hand, and a slingshot, loaded with rocks, was taut in Julie's hands. The Vexos each had their Bakugan ready to throw, and all of them looked mad.
Hydron glared at all of them, realizing that he couldn't win. His lip curled and he shook in rage. "We'll settle this another time, traitors!" He then teleported out, leaving his knife, and his old cronies, behind.
Dan and Runo landed easily on the ground, and Dan reached down. He picked up the knife that nearly killed him and narrowed his eyes at it, then turned to all of the others in the room. He grinned and rubbed his head. "Thanks guys, for bailing me out back there," Dan said. His words were aimed at all of them, but mostly at the Vexos, who could have easily denied everything that Hydron had said, but instead decided to remain on the side of the Brawlers. Maybe people could change for the better, Dan thought.
"Don't worry about it," Gus said. He smiled at Dan, a real, genuine smile, that Dan had never seen before on Gus' face. The rest of the Vexos nodded at Dan, except for Keith, who grinned at him and greeted him almost like an older brother would green his younger one after school.
"Looks like we're not going back to Vestal for a while," Lync commented.
"Looks like," Ace muttered.
"Well, I for one never really liked that bratty prince anyway," Mylene said. "Let's take him down."
"Wanna join the Brawlers?" Dan asked. Everyone froze, with the exception of Masquerade. "If we're united, then why not fight as one team? We could all work together really well, you know."
The Vexos- or, Ex-Vexos, hesitated, looking at one another. They were unsure of what to make of this gesture. After all of their fighting, could bonds possibly be forged with either team? Finally, Keith turned toward Dan, his decision still unclear. "How about you give us a little time to decide on that?" he asked. Dan smiled and nodded, then he grinned at Shun.
"You know, Dan, you really have to stop suddenly suggesting that without our opinions," Shun said. Dan laughed and Ren grinned, making his way toward the door. Dan noticed this and called out for him to wait. He turned, looking at Dan curiously.
"Hey, hold up. Why don't you join us, too?" he asked. Ren looked at his feet, then glanced at Linehalt. An unseen conversation seemed to pass between brawler and Bakugan, and then Ren looked back at Dan.
"Sorry, but if I join you, I'll be branded a traitor, too. Technically, I'm not a traitor right now. I did obey orders, and although Hydron might think of me as a traitor, I didn't do anything wrong. So, I can't be punished as of this moment. I'm going to return to my home planet and talk to the Emperor, and probably not come back here, to Earth. Maybe we'll meet again some day," he said. He turned away from Dan, and, before Dan could say anything in protest, he had transported out of the room, leaving the Brawlers and their former enemies alone.
This isn't the final chapter, I've still got another one, maybe two things that I have to include in this, so maybe three more chapters, at the most. Sweet I updated 3 days in a row!
Breezyfeather: OMG you know what I just realized?
Mason: What?
Breezyfeather: That it's always the Sub-Terra brawlers that betray people! Look, Billy was the first to betray Naga and Masquerade, then Mira betrayed the Resistance, then Gus and Spectra betrayed Zenoheld and Hydron, and then Hydron that betrayed Zenoheld, and then Nurzak that betrayed Emperor Barrodius, and then Mason that betrayed Emperor Barrodius, and then Jake that betrayed the Brawlers! OMG!
Shun: Whoa.
Dan: I never made that connection.
Runo: Well that isn't exactly surprising.
Dan: What's that supposed to mean?
Runo: oh, nothing.
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