In what was now technically his lair, the Professor was visited by Lena. "What do you have to tell me, my dear?", he asked her.
"It appears that in order to save his friends from what your masked friend did to them, Dan has decided to take them on in a battle.", Lena replied. "And he's been joined by two more humans, in addition to his masked friend. Records from the discontinued Bakugan website shows that they were two of the 10 strongest Brawlers on Earth."
"Well," The Professor replied "I was expecting him to brawl his friends, but with help? This is better than expected."
"Professor?", Lena said, confused.
"When brawls occur on Earth, the flow of time is halted outside the area where the battle takes place.", the Professor explained. "I have placed soldiers and my enhanced Baku-Akuma on the edge of the city with Gate Cards, in order to make use of this effect. With the extra battlers on Kuso's team, I can strengthen the effect and make my plan easier." Then he gave a card to Lena and pulled up the security feed for Le Grand Paris. "Ah, I see that Kuso and his motley gang are about to begin their battle. Shall we, my dear?"
"They both turned their cards around, creating a multicoloured flash, just as their forces did across the city.
Back at the hotel, Ladybug and Cat Noir were amazed by what happened. When Dan, his friends and the four Akuma turned those cards around, the sky changed from the dark blue of the night to a vibrant mix of colours, primarily yellow. Then Tidal Wave held his card in a throwing position.
"Gate Card, set!", the small Akuma yelled, throwing his card down. It hit the ground and dissolved into a wave of blue energy. Then he detached a ball from his shoulder pad and threw it. This must be his Bakugan, Ladybug thought. If Dan's theory was correct, defeating it would allow her to capture the Akuma. "Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan, stand! Rise up, Aquos Hades Radizen!" His Bakugan transformed into a large chicken-man, who would look goofy, if not for the large talons, dark blue colouration, purple eyes and demonic roar. He was so big he destroyed the front half of the hotel simply by standing.
Aquos Hades Radizen power level: 1200 Gs.
p style=""That's Radizen?", Dan cried out in horror. "What happened to him?" /p
Drago popped out of his ball form, like an answer on . "He's been hit with a massive dose of negative energy, like that of the Silent Core. Perhaps what you said about saving him through victory in battle could have some basis."
Dan nodded. "Alright. Let's do this, buddy." Drago reverted into a ball and jumped into Dan's hand. "Bakugan Brawl! Baku Sky Raider, jump! Go, Pyrus Fusion Dragonoid!" Drago appeared in his giant form, which Cat Noir thought was definitely cooler than Radizen's.
Pyrus Fusion Dragonoid power level: 1200 Gs.
"They're equally matched.", Chan said worried. "How can Dan defeat Marucho on his own?"
"Don't worry.", Klaus assured her. "Dan is a much stronger battler than Marucho is. In a single battle, Dan has the advantage."
Tidal Wave went first. "Ability, activate! Abyss Blade!" Radizen summoned a torrent of water and prepared to attack with it.
Meanwhile, Dan was checking his abilities. "Huh, I didn't know I still had these." Then he made his move. "Ability, activate! Fusion Shield!" This blocked Radizen's attack from hitting. Then he activated another Ability. "Ability, activate! Summon Wave!" This gave Drago a blazing aura, which he proceeded to launch at his opponent.
But Lightwave decided to intervene. "Ability, activate! Cut in Saber!" This summoned Tigrerra to the field, who blocked the attack. Like Preyas, she had darkened colours and purple eyes.
Haos Diaval Tigrerra power level: 800 Gs.
Now Hydranoid popped out. "So Tigrerra's only gotten stronger since retirement. Unfortunately for her, so have I."
Hearing this, Dan played his next Ability. "Ability, activate! Rapid Fire! This command card allows another Bakugan on my team to join the field without interference."
Taking the hint, Masquerade moved. "Bakugan Brawl! Darkus Alpha Hydranoid, stand!" The superheroes were especially in awe of Hydranoid's giant form. As the name suggested it had three heads.
Darkus Alpha Hydranoid power level: 900 Gs.
"A power level of 900?", Lightwave said with some confusion. Dan knew Runo had been out of it for a while, but this was ridiculous. "I'll soon deal with that. Ability, activate! Velocity Fang!" This cause Tigrerra's spikes to appear from her body, which she attacked Hydranoid with.
Darkus Alpha Hydranoid power level: 800 Gs.
"Why stop there?", Tidal Wave asked. "Gate Card, open! Enemy Down!" There was a flash, as the floor turned white and both Drago and Hydranoid began to collapse. "Now we'll drain their Bakugan of all their power and crush them."
But Dan had a trick up his sleeve. "I'm not done yet. Ability, activate! Ultimate Dragon, plus Fusion Ability activate! Exceed!" With that, the Gate Card shattered, with the two Bakugan returning to normal. Drago prepared to fire a beam of energy, which grew larger once the Fusion Ability kicked in.
Pyrus Fusion Dragonoid power level: 2100 Gs.
"I didn't know Drago could still use that ability.", Preyas said.
"It appears to be a new development for Dan as well.", Skyress noted.
Masquerade then moved. "Double Ability, activate! Chaos Leap Sting, plus Auragano Revenge!" Hydranoid fired 2 blasts from two of his three heads. Both hit their targets dead on.
Aquos Hades Radizen power level: 900 Gs.
Haos Diaval Tigrerra power level: 500 Gs.
Darkus Alpha Hydranoid power level: 2100 Gs.
"Dan, you're up.", Masquerade said.
"You got it." Dan used another Ability he hadn't called out for a while, though significantly more recently than Ultimate Dragon. "Ability activate! Wonder Superior!" A large amount of red lenses appeared above Radizen. Before he or Tidal Wave could notice them, Drago fired a beam of energy through the lenses, which got more powerful until it hit Radizen dead on, knocking him into ball form and causing a small purple butterfly to appear from his body and fly off. "You see, I was right.", Dan called out.
But Ladybug was more focused on opening her yo-yo. "No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma.", she said seriously. Then she started swinging the yo-yo around. "Time to de-evilize!", she yelled, swinging the yo-yo towards the Akuma, capturing it. "Gotcha!" Then a normal butterfly came flying out. "Bye-bye little butterfly.", she said softly.
Across the room, Tidal Wave collapsed and turned back into Marucho. "What happened?", the tiny boy asked, before looking around. "Dan, where are we, How did I get here and what's Masquerade doing here?", he asked, confused."
"No time to explain, pal.", Dan replied. "Just grab Radizen and get over here." Marucho saw the three Akuma and complied.
Now Wind-ja stepped forward. "You may have defeated one of us, but I'm much stronger than he was." He pulled out his Bakugan from his chest plate and threw it. "Bakugan Brawl! Baku Sky Raider, jump! Come out, Ventus Devil Jaakor!" This Bakugan, Ladybug noted, was a dark green, with a silver crest on his forehead and spikes on his body. Presumably, these were the results of the Akumatization.
"Jaakor?", Marucho said confused, before realising. "That mean he must be…"
"Yeah, you guys were really brainwashed. Good thing we broke you out of it."
Marucho turned towards the familiar voice. "Preyas, what're you doing here?"
"I'm here on emergency business.", the Aquos Bakugan replied. I was gonna partner with Klaus, but now you're safe, Howe about it, little buddy?"
Marucho nodded as Preyas flew into his hand. "Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan, stand! Rise, Aquos Preyas!"
"Hey there, tough guy," Preyas said to his opponent "you'd better have a good doctor, 'cause you're gonna need one when I'm done with you."
Ventus Devil Jaakor power level: 1200 Gs.
Aquos Preyas power level: 800 Gs.
Suddenly, Preyas was scared. "Um, that's a big power difference."
"Don't like that, huh?", Wind-ja taunted. "We'll there soon more where that came from." He summoned two Darkus Bakugan down from the sky and threw them into battle. "Bakugan Brawl! Baku Sky Raider, jump! Rise up, Darkus Orbeum and Skytruss!" Now a giant wolf and a giant falcon had joined the battle. Ladybug noted that they didn't seem to be affected by the Akumatization like Jaakor was. Then Wind-ja revealed his plan. "Combined Ninjas, Herculean Power!" Suddenly, the 3 Baku Sky Raiders merged into their combined form, Magmafury.
Magmafury power level: 3200 Gs.
But then it started sparking.
