OMG I THINK I OWE YOU ALL A HUGE APOLOGY! I told you all I would try and update every 2 weeks or less…wow. I feel so bad. I've just been so busy and stuff…I hope I didn't lose my anonymous reviewers….or any of my other reviewers…
But anyway, here's the next chapter…you prob waited like 2 months for it :(
In fact, you might even wanna re-read the last chapter to refresh yourself….
Anyway, without further to do…
Chapter 21:
Btw…if there are any weird mistakes….It's probably because I "hired" my sister to type it up and I may have missed a few things while going over it…quite honestly…she just made it harder since she added a lot of pretty random dialogue and some weird stuff…
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"J-Julie?" Runo stuttered. "What's going on? Where'd she go?"
Shun's eyes went blank and he fell to his knees. Tears welled up in his eyes.
"Julie…"
She was gone.
Disappeared.
No traces left.
…
Shun threw his head back and screamed in dismay.
"NOOOOOO!"
Runo buried her face in her hands and stared sobbing quietly.
"Why? Why is this happening?"
Ace stared in disbelief. She just disappeared! One second she was pushing Alice out of the way, and the next second she was getting hit by Helios's attack.
"W-Where'd she go? She just- disappeared!"
…
For almost a day, Shun and Ace were getting along perfectly fine, but not anymore…
"Ace…" Shun said with his head down.
"Uh, Shun?"
"This is all your fault!"
"My fault?"
"Your fault."
"But I-But I didn't do anythi-"
"YES YOU DID! That attack reflected off YOUR bakugan trap!"
"That wasn't my fault!"
"And then it headed for Percival and Percival just got out of the way! He didn't think ONCE that moving out of the way could hurt us! That's YOUR fault Ace. Percival is YOURS. The day that Percival belongs to me, that can be MY fault, but NO. He belongs to YOU. YOUR FAULT."
"And what about YOU Shun? Huh?"
"I did nothing Ace. It was your fault."
"Shun, I wasn't the one Julie was trying to save! While you had your arms wrapped around another girl, all that was probably going through Julie's head was 'OMG My boyfriend is in trouble and I have to save him!" There was an awkward moment of silence as Julie and Shun's relationship status has just been spilled, and everyone's eyes shifted towards Shun and Ace. Good thing Alice was unconscious. Shun brushed this off, for now, and got back to the argument.
"And how was I supposed to know she would do that-?"
"And I didn't know that my bakugan would mess up!"
"Shun! Ace! Stop FIGHTING! You two had better stay right there and settle down. Dan and I will finish this for you!"
"And we'll just sit here and let you risk our bakugan? NO THANKS." Ace said cruelly.
"Having you both brawl when you're in this state would be even riskier!"
Ace opened his mouth to argue, but was cut off by Shun.
"Ace, Runo's right. Trust me, I know them well. They'll do FINE."
Spectra was getting sick of waiting around for Shun and Ace to recover and was about to attack when something totally unexpected happened.
"Ability Activate! Darkus Mist!"
Dan took Percival and Runo took Ingram.
"Dan let's do this!"
"For Julie?"
"For Julie!"
"Ahahaha! I still have the Forbidden Abilities! Don't think you're so tough!"
Dan gave Runo a little wink. "We've done this before."
"Ohhhhh yessssss."
"Let's finish him!"
"Ability Activate! Ventus Wind Flash!"
"Not so fast little girl! Forbidden Ability Activate! Ventus Driver X!
"Spectra! I think you're the one who should slow down! Ability Activate!"
Dan's ability nullified Spectra's forbidden ability and doubled Percival's power. Dan and Runo high fived. Everything was going pretty well for them.
Spectra held up another Forbidden Ability.
"You guys celebrate too soon! Don't you know the battle isn't over yet? Ability Activate, Forbidden Darkness X!"
"Oh, we know alright! And we also know-" Dan started.
"That that's your last Forbidden Ability!" Runo finished.
"Double ability activate! Darkus Slayer and Killer Flight!" Dan yelled.
Percival and Ingram went flying at Helios with incredible power. The explosion that the collision created was massive and the only bakugan that made it successfully through were Ingram and Percival. Dan and Runo high-fived again. They finally got the chance to brawl and they beat Spectra.
Dan then ran over to Spectra with Shun following close behind.
"Spectra! What the hell happened to Julie?" Dan demanded.
"Where'd she go?" Shun asked. Spectra only looked at them coldly through his mask.
"I don't know."
"Did you plan this all along?" Dan asked somewhat stupidly considering that Ace and Shun both played major roles in contributing to the accident.
"Does it look like I planned it? If I planned it, I would have her beautiful face right next to me right now! She wouldn't be dead or wherever she is right now."
" What do u mean by 'or wherever she is right now?'"
" I mean, technically there is no way to be sure that she's dead! She could be anywhere right now floating in cyberspace!"
"Where? Do you have any idea?"
"Listen Shun, I wouldn't know. Nothing like this ever happened to anyone before. There's no telling where she is right now, but most likely she's dead. I'm sorry, but sometimes you gotta just face the facts. I'm sorry!"
NO…NO…No…No…no! no! no! NO! she can't be dead. She can't be gone. Even if she is alive, out there somewhere, she is probably in another dimension or something! Even if she is still on New Vestroia somewhere, the chances of us finding her are extremely slim. Oh why? Why?
Why?
Why did I have to protect Alice?
I could easily have moved out of the way, but NO! I froze there on the spot and let JULIE save me! It's all my fault!
It's got NOTHING to do with Ace.
A l l m y f a u l t .
I'm the one to blame, and now,
My girlfriend,
The one I care most about,
The one that brightens up my day,
The one that brightens up the WORLD,
The one I love,
She's all gone now.
All gone.
Julie…
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Shun laid on his bed with his eyes closed. He had to keep his eyes closed, or the tears would come out. They would drip down his cheeks if he dared to open his eyes even the slightest bit.
Of course everyone else was upset, but shun was taking this the hardest. He blamed himself for this whole thing and he couldn't bring her back and he knew it.
Without Julie's smile, Shun would be lost. He couldn't think of living a single without her.
He tried to bring his memory back to the day when all the brawlers said there final goodbye to their bakugan, and then to each other.
What did I do without her before? When we said goodbye then, why was I able to have such self control. What did I do for the whole time that I was without her?
Her laugh.
Her smile.
Her eyes.
Everything about her.
I guess they were all in my dreams the whole time, and when I saw her again for the first time in ages, it was like she never even left.
Now, if dreaming of her is the closest I'll get, I'll do it. Ugh. But it's not the same…
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After a long time, Mira came into Shun's room.
'Shun?"
"Mhm…"
"Talk to me. Please."
"No."
"Please Shun. You're hurting-"
"No."
Mira put her arm over Shun's shoulder. "Listen, when you're ready to talk about it, I'm here. I'll always be here when you need me."
No answer….
"You can even wake me up in the middle of the night and I'll be ready to listen. I don't want you to keep all the pain inside of you. That will only make you hurt even more."
No answer…
"Okay Shun. I don't want to bother you anymore, so I will leave you. Come to me if you need me and I won't judge you if you cry. Promise."
"Thanks Mira." Shun said as she was about to walk out of the room
"Anytime Shun, I'll be in my room if you need me."
"…I-I-I don't- need anyone," he said quietly to himself.
"…except for Julie..."
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Alice and Runo sat in the living room all by themselves. They were mostly silent. It was an awkward silence and neither of them knew what to say.
"Uh- so Alice, how are ya feelin? You know, like your head?" Runo asked awkwardly.
"I'm feeling better, I still have a headache though."
Runo thought for a second. She really didn't know how to keep the conversation going much longer.
"Oh…that sticks…"
"Mhm…"
The room was silent for a few moments.
"Ugh! Alice, I can't do this anymore!" Runo yelled. Her face turned red, and a tear trickled down the side of her face.
"Oh Runo, don't cry!"
"I don't wanna cry- but I can't- I can't keep it in!"
"Runo..."
The tears came down her face like waterfalls. Runo's emotions just poured out. Alice stared at her friend. Runo expressed emotions that Alice, quite honestly didn't even think Runo had in her.
"Runo, calm down. Relax. E-Everything will b-be o-okay…" Alice said as her face got hot and she felt the tears getting ready to gather in her eyes.
"Julie isn't coming back Alice! She's gone!"
Reality sucks.
The truth hurts.
Tears formed in Alice's eyes.
She's gone…
GONE.
Alice thought about all the times that the three girls had together. They shared all of their deepest secrets with each other. When they talked to each other, they were so honest and open. They had inside jokes; so many that they could have a full out conversation with their onside jokes. Sometimes they would confuse everyone else because none of the words that spluttered out of their mouths made any sense.
And now? Now this was all gone. The two girls sat solemnly by themselves.
Runo was tearing apart from inside out.
As for Alice, the harsh thing called reality finally hit her. And had it hit her ever so hard. She pulled her knees to her chest and choked up a few sobs. She sniffed a few times and let a few tears roll down her cheeks. Mira came into the room.
"Oh hey girls. How are you- feeling?"
"Horrible, Mira. Horrible."
"Very." Alice added
"I miss Julie."
"Guys I miss her too. It's just so terrible. I-I really don't know what to do!"
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Meanwhile in Spectra's ship…
"How on Earth could I lose them! They are weak brawlers, and plus those kids who took over haven't brawled in years!"
"Master Spectra, relax. Calm down. It wasn't even fair. Two on one? Puh-lease! You should have been expecting to lose the whole time."
"Excuse me? I should never EVER expect to lose. I am THE Spectra Phantom. I never do anything less than winning."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just meant that-"
"Ugh just drop it!"
Gus zipped his lips and then there was a long silence between the two. It was a while before they started talking again. Gus began.
"Uh, Master, I have a question."
"Yes, Gus?"
"Do you have any idea what happened to Julie?"
"That, I do not know. Who knows what could have happened to her!"
"Who cares." Gus said pretending to be indifferent.
"I CARE! I could've used her! She's perfect for anything. We would do so well with her! We would be unstoppable! But NO! Now, I have no clue where she is"
"Is power ALL you care about, Master? Don't you care at all for the actual girl?"
"Well…yeah…of course I do…"
"It was your attack that hit her and now she's probably dead. What about her friends that care about her so much? Don't you feel bad for them?"
"Well-"
"And what about her family back on Earth? They probably don't even know that she is here!"
"Gus…I-"
"Spectra, that girl was more than just a brawler! She is a living being and she had people that cared about her!"
"Gus, I don't know what to say…I'm sorry…"
"Sorry isn't enough! Sorry isn't going to bring her back!"
"I- know…but I don't think anything will!"
"What if you did bring her back? What would you do?"
"I would bring her back to her friends…"
"Oh would you?"
"…uh yeah…"
"You definitely don't sound so sure about that!"
"Th-That's because-"
"…Because?"
"B-Because- I-I-m not sure…"
How'd you like it? :/ I'm not sure if I like it, and plus my constructive criticism crew (aka my sister) makes me feel worse…According to her, I don't capture any emotion and it sucks-.-
I tried my best and I'm just hoping that you guys will keep supporting me^^
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Sorry for taking so long. I promise that even if I don't update quick, I WILL update because I really love writing a lot and you guys are such motivations!
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Until Next Time!
-FunnyForBunnies
Mwahh! :*
OOOOHHHH and btw…I did this thing for an English project and I think it came out really good so in a week or two (or whenever I get it back from my teacher) I'll post it on here…I WOULD post it now…but I don't need her to do some check for plagiarism and find me on here xDDDD
Anyway, bye xD