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StarWarsLover1998: Sorry for the scare, but I'm glad you're into the story. You'll just have to hold on to find the full reason Will is there.

Guest on August 22: Ace is female because there weren't enough women in the Resistance.

Notice: I won't be able to post as frequently after 9/9/15. I will most likely be able to post once a week on weekends. The writing quality will also probably increase by June, because school.

Without further adou, Chapter 11:

Will knelt before Prince Hydron. For some reason he expected the Prince of the Vestals to not seem like King Joffrey. Hydron was twirling his hair, waiting, probably trying to intimidate the black-clad brawler. Will had decided to wear the cloth mask. The cloth was actually made of fibers that filtered harmful particles from entering his lungs. Quite useful if he said so himself.

"So," Hydron finally spoke. "You fought the Resistance, defeated the Dragonoid, and yet I still have no Dragonoid!" The bratty prince rose from his throne. "You have failed me! Do you understand what this means, Earthling? You have incurred my wrath! I will make your life a living hell!"

"Yes," Will groveled. "My Prince, I shall not fail you again." Will hated grovelling. This Joffrey-wannabe was exactly the kind of scum that Will despised. The only thing keeping him from lashing out was the fact that he needed to solidify his cover. He would wait, bide his time, Hydron was nowhere near the manipulator Will was.

"You had best hope not," Hydron warned. "You wouldn't like me angry."

"My Prince," Will spoke, looking up at the brat. "If I may be so bold, perhaps we require something more powerful to fight the Dragonoid. Something to tip the scales in our favor drastically." Bait set.

"More powerful?" Hydron laughed. "Do you have any idea how powerful we currently are? There is nothing we could possibly do to have more power."

"'The only limits we have,'" Will quoted. "'Are the ones we place in our own minds.'" And there drops the hook. Will gave a final bow and left the room. From the look on Hydron's face, Will knew his plan was in motion.

"'Only send two'?" Ace asked. "Who the hell does he think he is?" Shun shook his head.

"He asked us to try to understand," Shun replied. "I think we should go along with it."

"What the hell happened to Leo, anyway?" Dan asked. "That last move he used matched Drago's power, it's like he uses the Perfect Core."

"It's the Doom Dimension," Shun stated. "That's where he was created, so it stands to reason that he could draw power from there, matching, or possibly eclipsing, Drago's power."

"You guys are missing something," Baron chimed in. "He didn't include coordinates."

"The only numbers in it are a 5, and a 2," Mira noted. "So maybe that has something to do with it."

"That's probably irrelevant," Ace stated. "He's just being a dick." Shun saw a connection.

"It's a stretch, but what cave entrance is exactly 5.2 miles from Beta City?" Shun asked.

Baron raced to the map, checking the map. He pointed to a small cave on the map.

Will walked into the Vexos conference room, the only others in the room being Spectra and Gus. He bowed his head in respect.

"Don't think we don't know what you're doing," Spectra pointed at him. "Manipulating Prince Hydron takes both skill and guts."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Will replied. Spectra gave a small laugh.

"Sure you don't," Spectra's voice oozed with sarcasm. "No doubt Gus warned you about who might be listening."

"I was never informed of such informants," Will kept his voice even. "I pledged my services to Prince Hydron and King Zenoheld, and have no intention of betraying them." Will bowed his head and left. That was almost a disaster, and with only 4 days until he had to go to meet whoever they sent to the cave he could afford no setbacks.

"So who's going?" Ace asked.

"We're not sending anyone who'll jump him," Mira stated pointedly.

"We should send someone level-headed and someone who has compassion," Shun suggested.

"Shun and I should go," Dan decided. Ace gave him a look.

"What gives you the right to go?" Ace asked.

"What gives you any more reason to accompany Shun than me?" The two deteriorated into arguing. Shun was reminded of Dan and Runo, how anyone thought they were a good couple was beyond him. All they did was yell at each other, rarely agreeing, and usually just ended in the two of them refusing to talk to each other for days.

"Mira and Ace would be best to send," Shun declared.

"Why do you say that?" Dan asked.

"Mira can keep Ace from killing Will," Shun explained. "And Ace clearly needs to sort out her feelings with Will." Ace gave him a look that was half angry and half grateful. Ace really was just like Dan. He understood what Will saw in her, but she wasn't his type.

Will walked into the Vestal lab. He walked up behind Mira's dad, Dr. Clay. He was working on making a Mechanical Trap Bakugan. Will noticed that it looked much like Laserman. However, they were not using a background circuit that went to all the weapons systems.

"Wouldn't the Trap conserve power if you simply routed power through this circuit here?" Will asked, pointing to the circuit he had seen.

Dr. Clay followed his finger and found the circuit. His face broadened into a smile and he laughed excitedly.

"Yes it would," Dr. Clay's voice sounded a little like Spectra's. "Someone get on that." He turned to face Will. "That solved the problem with Altair and Hades losing too much power too quickly, what's your name?"

"Will," Will extended his hand.

"Amazingly done, Will," Dr. Clay complimented while shaking his hand. "We can nearly double the power levels of Mechanical Bakugan thanks to that." He released Will's hand and held a hand up. "I'm going to make you a brand new Bakugan we'd been thinking about." Dr. Clay pulled up a schematic of a Darkus Mechanical Bakugan.

"That would be most satisfactory," Will said, smiling. Oh yes, his plan was in motion, and Hydron didn't suspect a thing.

The tank was on its way to Beta City, making good time. Of course getting there faster would not speed up Will's arrival in the cave. For all Ace knew, it was a trap. He might not even be in Beta City.

"What troubles you, Ace?" Percival asked. He was always there for her.

"This meeting with Will," Ace confessed, wringing her hands. "I think it might be a trap."

"Will is an honorable man, he wouldn't trick you."

"He joined the Vexos."

"You don't know why he's there."

"Neither do you."

"He only took Leonidas with him."

"So?"

"He didn't even bring Tripod Theta, he's not putting any more Bakugan in danger than necessary. If he were truly one of the Vexos, he would have brought all his Bakugan, and would have given Angelo/Diablo to Hydron."

"Hmph," Ace wasn't buying it. With only 3 days left, she wasn't going to let her guard down.

Will walked into the battle arena, as the newest Vexos member, he was given the 'honor' of fighting the winner of a tournament. The winner was a Pyrus brawler. This guy had no clue what he was getting into.

Will set the gate silently. It seemed that silence had become his trademark. He rolled Hades onto the card and waited.

"Bakugan, brawl!" His opponent shouted. "Pyrus Hammersaur, Stand!" Hammersaur Power Level 3-5-0 G's. Hades Power Level 6-0-0 G's.

Will activated Phaser Trident. Hades charged the bright pink energy and fired at the Pyrus Bakugan. Hammersaur Power Level 5-0 G's.

"Ability, Activate!" The brawler yelled. "Fire Wall!" Hammersaur roared and a tornado of flame gathered around himself, but it wasn't enough. The blasts ripped through the tornado and struck the Bakugan, returning it to the brawler. Will saw his opponent's power level drop to 50% out of the corner of his eye.

"A stunning show of power by the newest Vexos brawler!" The announcer shouted. "In one hit he could have taken his opponent's Bakugan! Quite a display of power by the newest Vexos member!"

"Gate Card, Set!" The second round had begun. "Stand, Pyrus Geldin!" Geldin Power Level 4-0-0 G's. A challenge, perhaps? Hades stood on the card. "Gate Card, Open! Pyrus Reactor!"

Will activated Photon Tail. Hades' tails maneuvered and fired at Geldin. Geldin Power Level 2-0-0 G's. No, not a challenge. The Bakugan fell and returned to ball form. His opponent was defeated, and Will could get back to work. It had been half a day to get to Beta City from Gamma.

Will walked through the base, exploring the inner workings. He had to take his time, make sure he remembered where each room was. Will would eventually need to take down the Dimension Controller, after all. With only 2 days until his meeting with the Resistance, he needed to give them a way in that nobody would see coming. Of course, he also had to make sure he was not a suspect. A lock of Shadow's hair would be more than enough to convince Hydron, fixing Dr. Clay's problem would convince him, and association with Gus and Spectra would convince the rest of the Vexos.

He found a path of vents that Shun could slip through and marked them on his internal map. He finally stopped when he reached the Dimension Controller. The machine was a singular pillar in a room of flashing lights. It seemed almost a shame to use a device so beautiful for something so evil. Nonetheless, it must be destroyed.

He marked the last vent and went back to his room. He took a virtual map and added the vents that led to the control room. Shun definitely needed to see this.

It was the last day before the meeting with Will, and Mira was prepared for a trap. She was also prepared to keep an open mind to what he had to say. Will could have a perfectly reasonable reason for joining the Vexos. She had kept the base in the same spot just out of Beta's sensors. They were 10 miles from the cave where they were supposed to meet.

"Mira," Wilda's voice came from her pocket. "You're worried about something, what is it?"

"What if," Mira started. "What if Will really has gone over to the Vexos?"

"That doesn't fit his personality," Wilda reasoned.

"But-"

"Will wouldn't join the Vexos if he felt like he had any other options," Shun walked into the control room. "He's a good person, sure he's made some bad choices, taken a few wrong turns before, but he'd never let the Vexos change him."

"That's what I'm afraid of," Mira whispered, turning away.

The day was here. Will walked down to the main exit confidently. He wore a light brown version of his usual cape and hood as he walked out into the desert. It was now or never, he'd meet the brawlers, for better or worse. Will wore his gauntlet though, he wasn't a fool.

He walked exactly 5.2 miles southeast to the small cave he had hidden in his message. Will climbed the top of the rock and jumped down to the hollowed out side. He entered and took off his shoulder piece. Will kneeled in the darkness. There was waiting to be done.

Will had no idea how long he waited. He simply opened his eyes to see Mira and Ace at the mouth of the cave. Will smiled upon seeing Ace, a full smile he hadn't felt for a week. He got to his feet and took a step towards them. The way the sun was shining, Will had been mostly in the light. He took his gauntlet off and tossed it with his shoulder piece. Will wasn't going to fight if they wanted to.

"You wanted to see us?" Mira asked.

"Dick," Ace added.

"Yes," Will answered. "I gathered information on the Dimension Controller, how to disable it without a battle, and vents Shun can slip through to get there." Will held up the map and a diagram of the Dimension Controller with highlighted parts to remove.

"Thank you," Mira accepted the items.

"Dick," Ace added.

"Also," Will remembered. "Make sure Shun drops these every so often." He handed Mira a small bag with some of Shadow's hair. "I don't want to get kicked out yet."

"Why not?" Ace asked pointedly. "Do you like enslaving the Bakugan?" Will shook his head and held up Hades.

"There's more of these," Will replied. "The Vexos are making ones that have power levels of 800."

"800!" They exclaimed.

"They'll start production in 10 days," Will continued. "So either we take the three Dimension Controllers in 10 days, or I stay on the inside and take out the final Dimension Controllers simultaneously."

"But there's only 2 left," Ace argued.

"Hydron has a back-up controller hidden in his palace," Will stated evenly.

"So that's why you asked us to come here?" Ace asked. "Give us information and pretend that fixes everything?"

"No," Will inclined his head. "I'm sorry for scaring you guys, I should have told you earlier, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to get intel on the Vexos. By the way, Dr. Clay is your father, right Mira?"

"Yeah."

"Thought so," Will remarked. "I hope you guys can understand, but I'm still really sorry about scaring you." He pulled out the second piece of Dimension Crystal from his pocket. Will had attached the crystal to a dark metal necklace. "Ace, this is for you."

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