Chapter 10: One more day before the battle
"Like what are we going to do today?" Julie asked. The brawlers decided to talk about their plan again in the park.
"Shun, since tomorrow is the tournament why don't you and I register now?" Alice asked him while looking up in the sky
"I guess we could do that, but we still need a name so that the vexos won't recognize us" Shun said calmly
"Oh, Oh, why don't you name yourselves 'Dan the greatest' it'll be awesome" Dan, being an idiot he is, suggested.
"DAN! ARE YOU CRAZY?" yelled Runo. Dan was going to retort but decided on it, he doesn't want to happen the things that happen to him before when Runo got angry at him.
"Does anyone else have any suggestions?" Mira asked
"But wait, who's going to battle for the single battle?" Ace asked calmly
"Ooh. I want to do it, please, please, please? With cherries on top" Baron said with a puppy dog eyes. They look at each other before nodding their heads which made Baron clap his hands and jump from joy.
"I suggest Shun and Alice register right now with Baron for the tournament; maybe they'll think of a great name on their way there" Marucho suggested while pushing his glasses up.
They did what they were told; Baron was a few feet ahead of Shun and Alice.
"What do you think we should name our self?" Shun asked looking straight ahead. Alice on the other hand was looking at the store they passed by and an idea popped in her head.
She grabbed Shun's arm and when he was looking at her, she pointed at the store that displayed masks. "Why not name it 'Masquerade'? And wear this Mask?" she asked
He considered it for a minute before nodding and went inside the store. Shun called Baron, telling him that the both of them decided to buy some mask. Few minutes later, Alice decided to buy a black-ish mask with violet design on both sides of the eyes; the mask was only for the eyes to cover. Shun also decided a mask that only covers his eyes. It was the colour of green-ish with black double line on the left side.
After buying the mask, they went in the registration booth
"Would you like to register for the single battle or double battle?" The girl in charge of the booth asked.
"For double battles, write the name 'Masquerade' to keep our identity secret" Shun replied and the girl nodded while giving him a wink which he ignored and crossed his arms.
"Where's Baron?" Alice asked
"He said he went back to the others after registering. We need to head back, we still need to finalize our plan" he said while grabbing her hand. They went back to the others walking hand in hand.
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"Okay, let's all finalize the plan. Shun and Alice will be battling the double battles in the arena, Baron you'll be in the single battle but I was thinking that someone else should enter the single battle so that one will lose while the other continue to battle" Mira explained
"So who's going to battle in the singles besides me?" Baron asked
"Well, I thought about it. Dan can't go because Drago will be recognized," you could hear in the background that Dan is whining while Runo tries to shut him up "so I decided that either Julie or Runo should be the one to battle (Looks at Julie and Runo) which means, both of you need to find a bakugan fast." she said
"That's a sudden change of plans" sighed Ace "So who will destroy the controller?"
"I'm not finish explaining yet Ace. One of them will battle and lose and she must distract the guard/s in the entrance so that I, Dan, Ace and the other who will not battle could go sneak inside the control room along with the other one."
"I get it now. Well come on Julie, let's find a bakugan around here" Runo said and grabbed Julie
"Wait, I'll come with you guys!" Alice said.
"Meet us at Baron's house before 8 in the evening!" Mira yelled and hope that they heard her. Alice turned to them and yelled to them that they'll meet them there.
Mira turned to the boys to finish explaining, "Shun, you, Baron and Alice will battle and don't lose. While you three are battling, we'll destroy the controller okay? Is everything clear now?" They all nodded their heads and went to spy at the building that has many guards.
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The girls were walking from street to street, hoping that they could find a bakugan for Runo and Julie.
"Skieress, Vladitor do you know any bakugan around here that might suit for either Julie or Runo? A bakugan that could talk?" Alice asked politely to her bakugan who came out of her pockets.
"Sorry Alice, but I'm not really familiar with this place" Skieress said
"Hmmm... let me think... I'm not so sure...sorry Alice" Vladitor said
"Oh no, it's alright" She said to them
"Hey, my feet are like getting tired, why don't we rest and eat for a while?" Julie suggested. Runo and Alice agreed and look for a food store. They found a store called 'Happy burgers' which sells mainly burgers.
They ordered their food and drink and sat on the available chairs near the window.
"I can't wait to find a bakugan" Runo said while drinking her soda
"Yeah, I feel so helpless without a bakugan" Julie said with a sad voice
"Guys don't feel bad and you are not useless to the team. Just because you don't have any bakugan doesn't mean you can't help right?" Alice said, trying to cheer them up
"You're right, thanks for helping me cheer up" Julie said, the sadness in her voice is now replaced with happiness..
"What are best friends for" Alice said smiling
"Thanks for always being there for us when we are down" Runo said hugging Alice, soon Julie joined them and the three friends hugged each other as if there is no tomorrow. After hugging, they finished eating their foods.
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"Spectra, watch the tournament tomorrow, I bet that the brawlers are going to make a scene again." Prince Hydron said while curling his hair with his finger.
Said boy was kneeling in one knee, his head bowed down, said "As you wish Prince Hydron." and with that he started walking out of the palace. 'You'll be mine pyrus dragonoid' he thought with an evil grin.
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"Dan, what's bothering you?" Drago asked when he saw Dan pacing back and forth
'Hmmm... It's only a week away, what am I going to do?' he thought while pacing back and forth
"Dan... Dan? Daniel? Geez, this boy is worried about something. DANIEEEEEEL!" Drago, clearly very annoyed that Dan didn't pay attention to him, shouted
Dan was very deep in thought that when Drago yelled, he was startled that he jumped and suddenly said "I didn't eat the cookie"
Drago sighed, "Dan, what's wrong? You've been pacing back and forth and you completely ignored me"
"Well-" Dan started but was interrupted when Mira, Ace, Shun, Baron and Marucho came in the room.
"Hey Master Dan, we heard a scream," Baron said
"Is everything alright Dan?" Marucho asked curiously
"What did you do now?" Ace sighed but smirked along with Shun who kept quiet
"I was just deep in thought when Drago yelled at me." Dan pointed at the bakugan who was in the table and defended himself
"Hey, I won't yell at you if you didn't completely ignored me" he said
"BUT-" he was once again cut off, but this time by Mira
"Stop it, before you get into a fight" She said crossing her arms
"So what are you worrying about Dan?" Shun asked
Dan couldn't take it anymore and he need an advise "Well you see, Runo birthday is one week away and I don't know what to do"
The others look at each other with a knowing smile; even their bakugan are doing that.
"Dan, Dan, Dan, why don't you buy a gift for Runo" Mira said and then smiled at him
"Yeah Master Dan, and make it something special" Baron said
"And make sure she'll like it" Marucho said with a smile
"Daniel, if I were you, I'd go out now and buy a gift for Runo before we get out of this place" Drago said and with that Dan ran out of the house leaving his trail with smokes all over.
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The girls were walking in the busy street of this town. Kids were running or playing with their friends; teenagers were either shopping or having dates. Adults were having a lunch break.
'They are so peaceful here, it's like they are unaware about the bakugan and the vexos' Alice thought
"Hey guys, look at the people here. It's like they don't know anything about the bakugan" Runo said while looking around
"That's what I'm thinking" Alice said
"Yeah, me too. They are innocent, we need to make them realize that Bakugan aren't just toys" Julie said
"They don't even know that we bakugan can talk" Vladitor said
"He's right. All they know is that we're their toys and if we are broken, they just throw us away" Skieress sighed but continued "and I miss my mom, storm skyress"
Alice, who was too busy looking at something bumped into someone and fall on the ground. The other girls were too determined to find a bakugan to notice that Alice fell and didn't catch up with them.
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Lync Volan, the Ventus brawler of the vexos and not to mention he's also the shortest of them all. He has pink hair with greenish eyes and he wears a cape. He's a show off and thinks he can beat anyone at any time. He's Guardian Bakugan is Altair; a mechanical bakugan.
Anyway, today he was walking around the beta city. 'Hmmm... Just another boring day' he thought. Nothing new happened lately except he heard from Gus and Shadow that there are new members on the resistance, and according to them they are girls.
He was thinking who these girls are, he needs information about them. Suddenly someone bumped into him which causes both of them to fall on the ground.
"HEY WHAT DO YOU THI-" he stated yelling at the person who has the nerve to bump into him but stopped when he saw a beautiful girl with orange hair in front of him. He started to blush without him knowing. "Oh, sorry for...err... bumping into you." he said
"No, no, it's my fault... I'm really sorry," the girl in front of him bowed and then smiled. But when she looked around, her smile drop; which by the way made Lync frown
"Is there something wrong?" Lync asked offering his hand to her (she was still on the ground) which she gladly accepted
"Yeah, my friends and I were...uhh... shopping but it looks like I lost them" she sigh
'Please don't frown; it doesn't suit you... damn... why do I feel like I'm blushing... I don't even know her' Lync thought and then said "By the Way, I'm Lync and you are?"
"Alice, and as you can see, I'm not from here so I don't know my way around" The girl, Alice said
"I bet your friends are around here somewhere, why don't we look for them and hang out for a while?" He said, he really wants to make her happy
Her frown turned upside down and said "Sure, I'd love too. Are you from here?"
"Uhhh... kind of, I move from one place to another with my...uhhh... friends"
They spent their time together hanging out. They were searching for her friends and at the same time getting to know each other but of course, they left out the part that he was a vexos and she was part of the resistance. They went to the park and started playing with each other, they even went window shopping. Only one sentence came to Lync's mind 'BEST DAY EVER'
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"Ugh... where is she? We lost her and I feel it's our entire fault because we were too busy looking for a bakugan to notice that she was gone." Runo said, she was really frustrated and worried about their friend
"Maybe she's back with the others" Julie said, trying to cheer her up.
It was already sunset, Julie and Runo stopped by the park to think where Alice could be. Suddenly there was a rustle in the bushes which caught the attention of the brawlers. Julie is a bit scared but Runo isn't.
"What do you think it is?" Julie asked
"I don't know, why don't we check it out?" Runo was not even sure about her question
"Suuure, but you go first" Julie said and slightly pushed Runo forward
The bushes move a bit, which made both of the girls stop in their tracks. The thing that is in the bushes started to come out but what they didn't expect to see, is that the 'thing' in the bushes actually a bakugan
"Look Runo, it's a haos bakugan." Julie pointed
"No duh Julie, but something is wrong about it" Runo said and grabbed the bakugan on the ground. She was worried before but now she was really worried, because the bakugan has a fever.
"Oh my gosh, this bakugan has a fever, we need to bring it back with the others" Runo said and started running
"But what about Alice?" Julie asked and then followed Runo
"Oh, let's just hope that she's already there" and Julie silently agreed with her
"H-h-help m...e.." was the bakugan's last words before it passed out and from the looks of it, she's a girl.
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"Ingram, do you think Alice is alright?" Shun asked, he was taking a bath when he felt something is wrong.
"Now why would you say that?" Ingram replied
"I don't really know, I just felt that something is wrong about her" He said and grab a towel before getting up.
After getting dress, he went to the living room where the others are.
"Hey Baron, where's your siblings?" Shun heard Dan asked
"They are probably sleeping or playing with each other" Baron replied.
Shun headed to the door quietly so that no one would notice him but sadly, Mira noticed him
"Shun, where are you going?" she asked
"Yeah man, it's almost dark outside" Dan said
"That's the problem, it's almost dark and the girls aren't even here yet" He said and grabbed the door knob. When he opened the door, he saw Julie and Runo panting.
They immediately run to the dining room; Runo grab some cloth while Julie grabs something that will warm the bakugan
"What are you guys rushing for?" Ace asked
Runo, who was still panting replied "We found a bakugan and she has a fever. Please help us"
And with that, they started helping the girls except for Shun who is looking around for his girlfriend
"Julie, Runo where's Alice?" he asked which made both of the girls stop in what they are doing
"You mean she isn't here?" Julie asked
"We thought she already went home. Oh shoot, maybe she's lost Shu-" Runo didn't get to finish her sentence because when she looks at Shun, he already went out
'Please come home safe Alice, Shun' both of the girls thought
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Alice and Lync were having a great time that they didn't notice it was already dark.
"Oh my, it's already dark. I must go home" Alice said
"Oh, do you want me to walk you home? Where do you live anyway?"
"Umm... me and my friends are staying at one of my friend's house but...errr... I forgot which way it is" Alice fake laugh and sigh
Lync sweat drop but continue to smile "Well, do you know the address?"
"Yeah, kind of its 174 avenue street" Alice replied
"Alright let's go Alice" Lync said and with that they started walking to Baron's house
'Wow, she's pretty, kind and lovable... does she have a boyfriend?' He thought
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Shun, being a ninja, started running from one roof to another looking for Alice. He was starting to get worried, he was right all along about that stupid feeling he was talking about. He ran again, but stopped when he saw Alice with a very familiar vexos. His blood boiled seeing them.
"Lync, thanks for everything. I really had fun today" She smiled.
"No problem Alice," he replied putting his arms on his head. "Anyway I really want us to spend more time together next time"
She smiled a little and said "I'd love to but I can't, after tomorrow me and my friends are going to leave again"
"Awww... where are you going?" he asked, he was sad that he wouldn't see her again
"Well yo-" she didn't get to finish her sentence because a familiar figure landed in front of them.
"What are you doing here Lync?" the figure, Shun, said while glaring at him
"Hey if it isn't the ventus brawler of the looser group, I should ask you the same thing" Lync, being the arrogant he is, said
"Do you want to brawl Lync?" Shun challenged while putting his gauntlet on
Alice and Lync upon seeing this put their gauntlet to.
"You're on looser" he said
"Gauntlet power strike" the three of them said and then everything around them stopped.
Before anyone could start battling, Alice yelled "SHUN, LYNC DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO BATTLE?"
"You know her Alice?" Lync asked and she nodded
"Alice, do you even know that he's one of the vexos?" Shun said to the girl while she gasp
"Is that true Lync?" she said. When he bowed his head down and didn't answer, she yelled at him "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm sorry; I didn't want you to despise me because of that."
Alice kind of understood that. She didn't really want to battle so she stopped them and the battle. Everything around them started moving again.
"Alice let's go" Shun said
"Okay" she said while running to him but stopped and turns around to see Lync; his head is bowed down and he was sad. She went back to him and hugs him; which surprise both of the boys.
"Thanks again for everything. I hope to see you again and hope that you open your eyes to see that what the vexos are doing is wrong" She said and kissed his cheek, which made Shun burn in jealousy. "Oh yeah, I'm part of the resistance" and with that she started running to her boyfriend and hug him.
Lync, turn around and went back to the head quarters, his cheeks are burning. 'She... is so kind... I'm glad she's my friend' he thought with a smile
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"Oh so that what happened. But you don't need to kiss him" Shun said grumpily and turn his head to look at the other direction. 'First Gus and now Lync, who's next Shadow?" he thought.
Alice giggled and kisses him on the lips "You don't have to be jealous."
"I'm not jealous" he said
She didn't want to argue anymore and just kiss him again.
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(Edited: 5/23/11)