"So one of your sisters has hitched a ride here, huh?" Hope said.
"Yeah. But Marons not going back. Im taking this opportunity to show her Earth. My first stop is the Amusement Park. Would anyone like to come?" Baron asked.
"Not really, we're gonna stay in here for our protection." Weiss said. "Although, I think Polnareff and Nagito left a bit ago."
"He must be trying to score some good fortune with our Ultimate Lucky Student." Hope said.
It was at said amusement park that Nagito was trying his luck at darts and getting all the balloons.
"Winner! The white hair kid wins again….for the 15th time….at the 15th booth." the guy said.
"Well, guess I'm lucky after all." Nagito said. "Hmm. Looks like I cleaned out every…" he said before seeing Polnareff slumped over at a table with a man with a deck of cards.
"Jean! What happened?!" Nagito said.
"I am afraid he cannot hear you. I've already taken his soul." the man said holding a poker chip with Jeans face on it.
"I take it you're one of those Egypt Nine Glory Gods correct?" Nagito asked.
"I am Daniel J. D'arby. My stand is the god of afterlife and death, Osiris. Using it, I've removed Polnareff's soul and added it to my collection." he said showing a book filled with coins with peoples faces on them.
Nagio then sat down. "I dont suppose you wanna be entertained, right?"
"I suppose. But be aware you are wagering your own soul." D'arby said.
"I can live with that." Nagito said. "So, what are we playing?"
"Poker. Highest number wins." D'arby said as he reached to shuffle the deck.
"Hold it. If we're gonna play...you there!" Nagito said to a child with a balloon. "Please deal for us." Nagito said as the child did such.
"Hehehe. He is a fool. A great number of these patrons are working for me." D'arby thought. "He won't get anything but a bad hand."
The cards were soon dealt as the two were ready. D'arby then noticed Nagito wasn't lifting his deck.
"Before we begin...I wanna raise my wager. Instead of just my soul, I'll wager the souls of my entire class." Nagito said.
"Ah yes… the 77th class of Hope's Peak. Dont know why I recognized you before. I swear, you blend in with the extraordinary all the time, its like youre not part of the class." D'arby said.
"Belive it or not, my luck sucks. So, this is pretty much a fools errand. Now, are you going to raise or not?" Nagito asked.
"Fine. 10 souls from my collection." D'arby said.
"Hmm…" Nagito said. "I'm not sure if this is gonna be enough though. How about another raise? I'll wager all the souls of my entire team and the Joestar group."
"Heh heh, accepted. I'll have a great gift for Lord Dio that way… when he knows my collection has what he needs. All of the souls in my collection." D'arby said smiling. "And I'll…"
"Hold it. While both wagers are good, I still don't think they're enough." Nagito said as Baron walked by and took notice.
"Youre risking lives? How high are you gonna go, Master Nagito?" Baron asked.
"Ah Baron. Good timing. To add to my wager, I'll bet Jexi's group and the Bakugan Battle Brawlers." Nagito said.
"Pretty high stakes, how can you be sure he'll accept?" Baron said. "Dio has no reason to get involved with King Xenohelds plans."
"True. And you've already bet all the souls in your collection." Nagito said. "Hmm. Oh wait, there is something you can wager."
"Hmm? And what is that?" Darby said smugly.
"The secret….behind Dio's Stand." Nagito said as D'arby looked shocked as he started to sweat as he fell out of his chair.
"Oh, I get it! Mind games!" Baron said.
"Not quite." Nagito said. "He's starting to panic and worry. He knows if he accepts the wager...its all over for him."
"So whats it gonna be?" Baron asked before seeing the kid panicking too.
D;arby slowly got up as he breathed heavily as his mind raced.
"I have to say it. I am the greatest gambler in the world. I'll take the bet! I'll call!" he thought.
He tried to say the word call but found he was choking up just trying to say this word. Even his hair started to turn grey.
"I-I can't! I'm petrified with fear! I can't speak. I can't….can't breathe." he thought.
D'arby kept stuttering and choking up before he passed out right on the table.
"Looks like he was so scared and worried he passed out." Nagito said.
"Whoa. What exactly did you do?" Baron asked.
"With my luck, I figured I would lose. So I decided to keep raising till he used up all the souls so he would wager a secret he can't speak." Nagito said turning over the cards he had to see a full house. "Oh….guess I would have won after all."
As the souls return and Nagito turned to leave with Jean recovering, baron looked at the hand again.
"A full house off the bat…" Baron said. "Nagito's luck isnt natural, its abnormal. But I guess that;s what makes him… Ultimate." he said throwing the Joker card near D'arbys face on the ground.
Daniel J. D'arby: Retired!
A few minutes later, Baron activated his gauntlet during a battle on purpose and sucked him, Jean and Nagito into a time stopped battle with Shun and Volt. It was hard to find them at first, but the sight of Ventus Master Ingram, and the Haos Mechanical Bakugan Boriates at the Japenese themed exhibit led them right to them as Baron joined the battle.
"Bakugan Brawl! Nemus, stand!" Baron said as Nemus appeared.
"Silver Chariot!" Jean called as his stand joined their ranks.
"You could use some help there, shun." Nagito said.
"Much appreciated." Shun said.
"It won't do you any good though! Ability Activate! Prometheus Cannon!" Volt said as Boraites fired, almost obliter ating Chariot, but it survived because of its armor, which somehow started to crack.
"Uh, Jean? Your stands armor is breaking up." Baron said.
"Relax, thats a good thing." Jean said. "Do you know why Chariot has all that armor on?"
"No…" Baron said.
"Ugh… its a limiter to suppress its real power." Jean said.
"Oh?" Nagito said as Chariots armor broke off entirely, revealing its true body was lined with gold as it held its rapier with true conviction.
"Check this out!" Jean said. "Go!"
Silver chariot moved at such lighting fast speeds, its afterimages seemed almost real.
"So fast…!" Volt said. "Its moving so fast, the afterimages seem solid! Its almost like it's cloning itself!"
"You don't stand a chance now." Jean said as Chariot moved at Boriates and slashed all over it before finishing it with a finishing strike, defeating it and winning the game.
"So this is the power of the Chariot arcana…" Volt said. "You can keep the Ventus Energy today. You wont be so lucky next time." he said before disappearing.
"Funny, i got somebody here whos all about luck." Jean said.
"Its not really something to get excited over. I'm pretty worthless." Nagito said laughing. "All of you have the talents."
"This coming from someone who single handedly brought down one of those stand users with nothing but words." Baron said.
"It was all based on luck. No real talent." Nagito said.
As he walked off.
"That kids a real strange guy, isnt he?" Shun asked.
"Little loopy for my taste. But theres something about him that is curious. Like... a small flicker." Jean said.
"That's his belief….his belief in a concept he has relied on for a long time." Shun said. "The concept is hope."
"Hope huh?" Jean said. "Explains why Hope picked him for the team. But why would he go off the team to do special training?"
"I dunno." Nagito said. "Just something I'll have to trust luck with...even though it sucks." Nagito said laughing.
The three of them sighed and continued on ward.