AN: We're getting close to my favorite episode. So, I've put some serious detail into these next few chapters. Keep reading!
Azion was teleported back to New Vestroia, and helped to trick Tom. Then, he just defeated him, and brought him to Beta City. He decided that I was his next target, and opened a gate to Earth. Now, the best I can hope for is that my battling skills are good enough to beat him.
Powers beyond reality,
Brought about by few.
Crossing time and space,
Changing the race.
Creating a whole new world.
The time to combine is now,
The time to recreate is upon.
The time now to find the power
To regain your lost time.
Keith was sleeping under Gus's cloak. He woke up suddenly, and reached for his mask. When he put it on, a line of light appeared on one side, and then it opened up into an eye. A short while later, Gus came running up to the front of the warehouse. He opened the door. "Master Spectra, did you know that Earth has juice in boxes?" Then he saw that Spectra was gone. "Master!" He ran over to where he was sleeping. "Where are you?" Then a gate opened nearby. "Azion. You have returned." Said Gus.
"Yes I have, now we just need to wait for Master Spectra."
"Bakugan!" Sang Dan. "Bakugan is lots of fun! Our brawling has got them on the run! Left, right, left, right! Pick it up Baron, Atom!" Then we ran in front of Dan's house. "Finish line!" Drago, Nemus, and Leonidas were right behind us as we finished. Baron put his hands on his legs and started panting.
"You're trying to kill me!" He complained.
"Yeah. I agree. Dan, I know you're just trying to keep us in shape, but you're more endurance than speed, while I am more speed than endurance." I said.
"What does that mean?"
"Never mind."
"Poor Baron looks ready to collapse." Said Mira. Wilda just laughed.
"Hurts so good!" Said Dan. Drago jumped onto his shoulder.
"You're training hard, Dan." Said Drago.
"Yeah." Said Dan. "When I think of Marucho and Shun battling alone on new Vestroia, I can't just sit here and do nothing, you know? So I'm going to train to stay in fighting shape."
"Uh huh!" Agreed Drago.
"Say cheesey!" Said Runo as she took a picture. Dan blinked.
"Runo?" He asked as he regained his vision.
"Now I'll have to take another one." She said. "You totally blinked!"
"Hey! A new camera?" Asked Dan. "That's cool!"
"I borrowed it from my dad. When things get tough, shots like these remind me why we battle."
"Let me take one!" Said Dan.
"No way!" Said Runo as she moved the camera away. "You'll break it! You'll probably throw it like a Bakugan!" Drago laughed.
"Will not! Just give it!" Said Dan.
"Hey! Hands off, get your own camera!" Drago looked up and saw some dark clouds.
Spectra was walking under a bridge. He was reminiscing on when he tried to convince the brawlers to join him.
"You spend too much time thinking of the past." Said an old woman. Spectra stopped walking. "What's done is done. Luckily I can tell you what your future holds in my crystal ball." She took a quick look. "Oh, it's really bad. You'll suffer a terrible fate if you stay on the path you've chosen." It began to rain. Spectra simply laughed a little, and continued to walk. He walked towards the warehouse. Gus was pacing inside, with Azion just sitting down, seeming to meditate. Then, Spectra walked in.
"Master!" Exclaimed Gus. "I thought you ditched me." He ran over to Spectra. "You shouldn't go out on your own. This world is so strange. I thought you got hit by a bus or something!"
"Back down a little Gus, trust me." Said Azion.
"You should have called me, or at least left a note, Master." Said Gus.
Since when are you my mother, Gus?" Asked Spectra.
"Huh?" Asked Gus. "Since, never." Then the two of them grabbed some food. "But, you keep me completely in the dark." Said Gus. "You treat those battle brawlers with more respect. I don't get why we need to have them on our side, I'm as good a brawler as any of them, except Dan Kuso and Atom."
"You don't get it Gus." Said Spectra. Gus turned around. "It's not the battle brawlers that we need, it's the power of their Bakugan." Spectra stood up. "I'm tired of waiting. Make contact with Dan Kuso."
"Huh?" Asked Gus.
Spectra raised his juice box. "I tried to make him see reason, now I will have to take his Pyrus Dragonoid by force." He crushed the juice box.
"Master Spectra, may I challenge Atom?" Asked Azion as he got up. Spectra turned to him.
"Why? Didn't you lose to him?" Asked Gus. Spectra held up his hand.
"You may, Azion. We will need Leonidas as well for this."
"But Master!" Complained Gus. Spectra glared at him. "Understood." Gus prepared to send out two metallic bees.
"Man. We're totally soaked!" Said Dan. We were in his house's entry hall, and we were dripping water everywhere. Dan was shaking his jacket to try and dry it off when he mom walked up.
"You kids are flooding the hallway." Baron turned to her.
"I'll mop it up right away, Master Dan's mom! Beats more running!" He started to walk away.
"I thought he liked running." Said Dan.
"Oh, he does." Said Dan's mom. "Just not a ten mile run in the rain." She walked off.
"Too much, huh?" Asked Dan.
"You think?" I asked. I then started walking up the steps.
"A little hot chocolate will cheer you all up." Said Mira.
"Oh yeah!" Said Dan. "With marshmallows!" Mira walked to the kitchen, and two bees entered Dan's house. Dan turned around. One of the bees stayed in front of him while the other went upstairs. Then Dan began to converse with the holographic Spectra.
"Why do I feel like something is going to happen today?" I asked Leonidas. We were in a guest bedroom, and Leonidas was on a desk.
"I don't know." Said Leonidas. Then a small buzzing could be heard. I turned around quickly. There was one of the metallic bees behind me, and it turned on.
"Atom, I believe me and you have some unfinished business." Said Azion.
"I could say the same." I said. "What do you want?"
"I challenge you to another Bakugan battle. Alone."
"Why do I doubt your sincerity on the alone part." I stated. "But why not? It will give me another chance to bring you back to who you are."
"Tell me the place, and I'll be there." Said Azion.
"Very well then."
Leonidas hovered onto my shoulder. "Careful Atom. This could be the thing that was going to happen today." I grabbed the bee, and hurried downstairs. I saw Dan just leave, and I quickly was going after him. Mira came to the door soon after.
"Dan, Atom. you coming?" Then she noticed our shoes were missing. "No way. They've gone on another run?"
"Why can't I go with you?" Asked Gus. "If something goes wrong, you might need me and Vulcan." Spectra turned and glared at Gus.
"Do you truly believe that we can't defeat two foolish earthlings?" Asked Spectra.
"Trust us Gus, we won't need you there." Said Azion.
"No, no way!" Stammered Gus. He kneeled down. "Dan Kuso and Atom are no match for your your devastating power, Master Spectra. Forgive me, I was just kidding."
"Glad to hear it, Gus." Said Spectra. Then he walked out of the warehouse. Azion followed, then Gus.
"It's bad weather, for a Pyrus battle." Said Gus.
Spectra looked at Helios. "We're not afraid of a little rain, right Helios?"
"No rain could douse the flames that burn within me!"
"You are eager for a rematch."
"Yes. The dragonoid would never have defeated me without the power of the Perfect Core! I must have revenge!"
"Hi guys." Said Runo.
"Master Runo!" Said Baron.
"Hey, where's Dan?"
"Isn't he with you?" Asked Baron.
"He's gone. He just took off somewhere in the rain." Said Mira. "Atom left too." She looked away. "Maybe I should've followed them or something."
"He took off? Oh man, that's never a good sign. Dan doesn't look for trouble, but trouble sure looks for him. But I wonder why Atom ran off as well."
Dan and Spectra were at the stadium where Dan beat Masquerade. They were just walking up. "Right here, I've got homefield advantage." Said Dan. "This is where I finally took down Masquerade." He activated his Gauntlet.
Spectra laughed. "It won't help." He didn't activate his gauntlet.
"What's with the stalling?" Asked Dan. Then Azion walked up.
"We're just waiting for the fourth player." He said. Then I walked up.
"Atom?" Asked Dan.
"Dan, I'm not going to explain right now. Let's just beat these guys."
"Right!" Said Dan as the rest of us activated our Gauntlets.
"Gauntlet, Power Strike!" The rain suddenly stopped.
"Careful Dan." Said Drago. "Spectra's Bakugan was strong enough to overwhelm Tigrerra!"
"Chill out Drago. We both know the score, it's time to put Spectra on ice, for good."
"Just be on your toes." I said. "These two could pull anything."
"The what are we waiting for?" Asked Drago.
"Gate Card, Set!" Yelled Dan. A red shockwave erupted outwards. "Bakugan, Brawl! Flame on, Drago! Let's show them how it's done!" Drago roared.
"You're no match for my all-powerful, Pyrus Helios! Bakugan, Brawl! Helios, Stand!" Helios stood with a red aura around him. The raindrops from all around us fell towards him, then splashed out.
"We meet again, Helios." Said Drago.
"I've been waiting for a rematch, Dragonoid." Said Helios. "Today, I'll show you what true power is!"
"Bring it on." Said Drago.
"We'll show you." I said. "Bakugan, Brawl! Light it up, Leo!"
"Not today. Bakugan, brawl! Stand Pyreon!"
"You don't look so tough, Dragonoids." Said Helios after the two other dragonoids were opened.
"Oh yeah?" Asked Dan. He set an ability card. "Let's show them, Drago! Ability Activate! Burning Dragon!" Drago shot a large fireball at Helios. It hit hard. "Feel the burn?" Asked Dan. Then the fire stopped.
"What?" Asked Drago.
"No way!" Yelled Dan.
"Is that all you got?" Asked Helios.
"We're just getting started!" Said Dan. "Double Ability Activate! Fire Tornado, plus Burning Tornado!" Drago began to spin very fast, and created a large tornado of fire around him.
"Now it's our turn!" I said. "Ability Activate! NeoBlast!" Leonidas shot a large ball of light at Pyreon, who simply took it. The Drago approached Helios.
"That won't last for long." Said Spectra. "Watch this!" He set an ability card. "Ability, Activate. Burst Core!" A large shield appeared around Helios. Drago ran into it, and both of them stopped using their abilities.
"So, you got lucky." Said Dan as the power levels equalised.
"Not luck. Ability Activate! General Quasar!" Helios launched his stream of fire at Drago.
"That's, nothing!" Yelled Dan as he set an ability card. "Ability Activate! Fire Shield!" Drago's wings became cloaked in fire, and he folded them in front of him. This allowed him to stop the attack.
"Ability Activate!" Said Azion. "PyroGenesis!"
"How's that?" Asked Dan, oblivious to Azion's ability.
Spectra smirked. "Fusion Ability Activate. Omega." The beam of fire became more powerful. This caused Drago to be defeated and Dan to fall backwards.
"Coming at ya!" Said Pyreon. He then dashed into Leonidas, defeating him. I had been too focused on Dan's battle to remember my own. Both of our life guages fell by 200.
"Hows that?" Asked Spectra.
Dan laughed. "Not bad, haircase, but not good enough either."
"What a joke." Said Spectra. "Everyone says you're the best of the best, but so far, not impressed." Dan jumped to his feet.
"You're on!" He said.
"Atom?" Asked Azion, tauntingly.
"Don't count me out yet."
"Gate Card, Set!" Said Spectra. "Bakugan, Brawl. Helios, Stand!"
"Bakugan Brawl!" Said Dan. Drago stood.
"Brawl!" Said Azion.
"Brawl!" I said. Both of our Bakugan appeared on the field.
"Double ability Activate." Said Dan. "Burning Tornado, plus Burning Dragon." Drago launched a large fireball, and it spun into a tornado. Helios just held out his hands, and stopped it in it's tracks.
"You will not win!"
"No big deal, Helios." Said Spectra. "Ability, Activate. Nova Spiral." Helios began to glow a red aura, and dissipated the fireball. He returned himself and Drago back to base.
"What?" Asked Drago."
"Aw snap!"
"Let's end this." Said Spectra as he set another ability. "Ability Activate! Void Stream!" Helios began to charge up a crackling ball of energy in his mouth.
"Fine by me." Said Dan. "You ready to feel the sting? Come Pyrus Scorpio!" Scorpion opened, and floated in the air. Helios launched his ball of energy. "Ability Activate. Reflection Boost." The energy ball hit Scorpion's reflective scales, grew in power, and shot it back at Helios. He whined a little bit as it approached, and reduced his power to 100 Gs. It hit, and defeated Helios for half of Spectra's life guage.
"What?" He asked.
"Double ability Activate!" I said "Doomic Transport plus NeoBlast!" Azion was surprised, as he had been paying too much attention to the other battle. Leonidas shot his NeoBlast, the ducked into the Doomic Gate behind him. The NeoBlast hit Pyreon, and defeated him.
"Now you see how we roll!" Said Dan as he caught Drago and Scorpion.
"Want more?" I asked as I caught Leonidas.
Spectra smirked, which made Drago and Leonidas angry. "Enough games!" Yelled Drago.
"I quite agree." Said Spectra, shocking Dan.
"This could all be over, but you're afraid to show us your real power." Said Azion.
"Huh?" Asked Dan.
"Don't hold back." Said Spectra.
"You asked for it!" Said Dan.
"Gate Card, Set!" I yelled. "Bakugan Brawl! Let's go, Leonidas!"
"Let's go Pyreon!"
"Bakugan, Brawl! Drago Stand!" Yelled Dan.
"Bakugan, Brawl! Helios, Stand!" Said Spectra. Helios walked forward a little bit.
"Lemme at him!" He roared.
"Same here!" Roared Pyreon.
"Don't worry, Helios. We won't hold back this time."
"It's time for us to show our real power." Said Azion.
"Double Ability Activate!" Said Spectra. "General Quasar, plus Fusion Ability Omega!" Helios shot a large ball of fire at Drago.
"That's all?" Asked Dan as Helios went up to 1000 Gs. "So weak. Ability Activate! Tornado Barrier!" Drago spun a large fiery Tornado around himself. "Bring the heat, Drago."
"Double Ability, Activate! Pyrogenesis plus PyroGratic!"
"Ability Activate! Haos Shield!" I yelled. Both attacks hit. Drago sent the fireball towards the ocean, where it exploded, while Leonidas shot it back at Pyreon.
"That got us nothing!" Pyreon's attack hit himself, but did nothing. I growled.
"Ability, Activate." Said Spectra. "Maximum Quasar!" Helios shot a very large amount of fire at Drago. "This may hurt a bit." It hit the tornado, and made Drago stop spinning, which caused him to fall onto some of the seats.
"Drago!" Yelled Dan as he ran over to where Drago fell. "Are you alright?"
"I'm," started Drago as he got up, "I'm ok."
"Ability Activate!" Said Azion. "Contrary!" Leo's shield vanished.
"So, the dragonoid doesn't live up to the hype." Said Heios. Drago looked at him. "Give me more power, Spectra. I want to crush this salamander." Said Helios.
"You got it. Let's see what you can do with this."
"Azion?" Asked Pyreon.
"On it."
"Come mechanical Bakugan trap." Said Spectra. "Pyrus Metalfencer." It opened up to reveal a spider-like trap.
"Now Mechanica Bakugan trap!" yelled Azion. "Spetro!" It opened up to reveal a bee with large wings.
"Mechanical Bakugan traps?" Asked Dan.
"Metalfencer, assume battle unit mode." Said Spectra.
"You too Spetro!" Said Azion. Their eyes glowed, and they fused with their respective Bakugan. Helios gained several blasters on his arms and legs, while Pyreon gained wings and two blasters on his arms.
"Huh!" Said Dan. "Those Bakugan are fully loaded!"
"Ability Activate!" Said Spectra. "Red Valkyrie!" Helios shot a few lasers out of his arms.
"Drago, get out of there!" yelled Dan. Drago flew up away from the lasers.
"You can fly, but you can't hide!" Said Helios as he fired more lasers.
"Ability Activate! Buzzing Feed!" Yelled Azion. Pyreon began to shoot his own lasers at Leonidas, who quickly took to the air to avoid them. He also kept shooting at Leonidas.
"I've got to give them backup." Said Dan as the two were dodging lasers all over the place. "Hey Drago! Help is on the way!"
"I could use it!" He replied as he moved his head out of the way of more lasers.
"Me too!" Said Leonidas as his hand was hit by a laser.
"Ability Activate! Strike Dragon!" Yelled Dan. Drago's core began to glow, and sent out a shockwave. "Ugh! It's still not enough!"
"Pathetic." Said Helios.
"No it's beautiful." Said Spectra. Helios and Pyron kept on trying to shoot lasers at Drago and Leonidas, but were being stopped by the shield Drago Made. "All that power, concentrated in one human's Bakugan! What a waste. But it won't be, once I got my hands on it!"
"We've got to hammer this battle home!" Yelled Dan. "Come Bakugan trap, Scorpio!" He tossed Scorpion into the air. He landed behind Helios. "You're going to wish you had never messed with us." Said Dan. He held up three ability cards. "Check it." He set them. "Triple ability Activate! Burning tornado, plus Burning Dragon, plus Fusion ability, Pyrus Slayer!" Drago spun himself into a large tornado, aimed right at Helios.
"Your triple ability means nothing." Said Spectra. "You've reached the limit, but I've got more. Double ability, Activate!" He loaded the abilities. "Nova Defensor, plus Red Valkyrie!" Helios gained some power, while Drago and Scorpion lost some. Helios then launched a large fireball at Drago, while metalfencer aimed at Scorpion. Metalfencer fired, and defeated Scorpion, while Drago was hit with the fireball, stopping him in his tracks.
"Scorpio!" Yelled Dan, as Scorpion landed at his feet. "That's it! Ability, Activate! Burning Dragon!" Drago launched a large fireball at Helios, which collided and knocked off Metalfencer.
"Time for you to go down as well." I said. "Double ability Activate! NeoBlast plus Light Cannon!" Leonidas launched a large beam of light a Pyreon, and knocked off Spetro. They both landed behind their respective Bakugan, and their power left.
"How'd you like that?" Asked Dan.
"That's the final insult!" Yelled Helios. "I was created to destroy everything in my path, unleash me Spectra!"
"As you wish." Said Spectra. Helios looked behind himself to see Spectra holding up a purple card. "This Forbidden Card, will grant your wish. Power beyond measure!"
"That card? You can't be serious!" Said Dan.
"Dan, be careful!" I yelled.
"Ability, Activate!" Said Spectra, as he tossed the card at Helios. It stopped in front of his chest. "Nova Blazer X!" It glowed, then wrapped itself around Helios. It then started feeding power into him. He began to grow bigger, with his muscles bulging, his eyes widening. He grunted in enjoyment as he powered up. A large heartbeat could be heard.
"What's it doing?" Asked Dan. Spectra simply smiled.
"What kind of card is this?" Asked Drago. Helios was surrounded in a purplish aura. "I've never seen anything like it!" Helios was breathing heavily.
"It's power level is off the hook!" Said Dan as Helios's power went up significantly, while Drago's and Leonidas's returned to base. "Spectra, no! How could you do this to your partner?"
"By using Chaos Ability X, I can give him power beyond his limits. Admit it, he is the most magnificent Bakugan, you have ever seen." Helios was still breathing heavily.
"Helios, resist this power. It's destroying you!" Yelled Drago.
"Leave me alone, weakling." Said Helios. He then sent out a shockwave at both Drago and Leonidas.
"You aren't beating me that easily!" I yelled. "Ability Activate! Unitris Shield!" A large, transparent bubble formed around Leonidas, just as the shockwave hit. It hit Drago hard.
"Drago!" yelled Dan.
"I'm, sorry, Dan." Said Dargo. Then, he glowed red, right in front of Dan's eyes. He then went over to Spectra.
"No!" yelled Dan.
"How come Leonidas wasn't beaten?" Asked Azion.
"It's because of the Unitris ability I played." I said.
"Unitris ability?"
"Yes. The Forbidden cards were created by the Silent Core when it fused with Naga. Thus, in order to keep balance, the Infinity Core created the Unitris ability cards when it fused with Wavern. They can only be used to counter the Forbidden abilities. Spectra then caught Drago. The shield around Leonidas faded.
"Well then. That's a surprise." Said Azion. "Almost as much as this!" He held up a forbidden ability card."
"Azion! Don't do it!"
"Ability Activate! Novantris X!" The card glowed, and wrapped around Pyreon. It then powered him up, similar to Helios. Then, faster than I could see Pyreon rammed into Leonidas as his power finished climbing. He had struck with over 500 Gs of difference.
"Leo!" I yelled. He glowed yellow, then flew to Azion. Then, time started again, and Dan was pounding on the ground.
"It can't be!"
"Thanks for the Pyrus Dragonoid, Dan Kuso." Said Spectra. Then the two of them began to walk off. Dan stood up.
"Wait a minute! You can't do this!" Yelled Dan. Spectra stopped walking.
"You want me to just give back Drago?" Asked Spectra. Dan growled. "You're a brawler like me, so you know you have to win him back in battle." Then he and Azion continued to walk away.
"Drago!" Dan yelled at the sky. I was silently sobbing.
Spectra and Azion walked under a bridge. The same one Spectra walked under before. "Oh dear!" Said the elderly woman. "You're future is even darker than before! You must have done something pretty terrible since the last time I saw you here."
Spectra turned to face her. "I've heard enough, foolish old woman." Then, her crystal ball began to crack, and then broke in half. She fell backward in shock as Spectra and Azion walked off. The clouds were beginning to clear up. "Why should I care what a fortune teller thinks?" Asked Spectra. "All that matters is reaching my ultimate goal! All that matters, is the final victory!"
"No." Said Dan as he got on his knees again. He suddenly looked up at the clearing sky. "NO!" He yelled.
Spectra and Azion have taken Drago and Leonidas. But that won't stop us. Me and Atom are in for some serious training. Oh, who am I kidding! How can we free the Bakugan without our Bakugan. We're going to need some serious backup, like ancient mystic warrior serious.
How about help from beyond your timeline?
Who said that? Anyways, the action's heating up! You don't want to miss this!