Chapter 25: Finding the whereabouts of Bal
"The greatest Buddyfight in the world! The WBC Cup Japan Representative Invitational Tournament is taking place here, at Cho-Tokyo Island, B! Chilly! Gaito Kurouzu continues to win thanks to his overwhelming power. At the same time, he searches for the ultimate dragon power that's hidden on this island. The Dragon Force, B! That's when he encounters and battles the Gotsurugi clan, who knows the secret of the Dragon Force." Ozon B said.
"Impact Call to the center! I pay 3 gauge and transform Abygale... Into an Impact Monster!" He paid 3 gauge and activates it, "Abygale is now a size 3 monster with 8000 power, 7000 defense, and a critical of 2. And I activate his ability!" Abygale grew out the black orb as he was destroyed in the process, revealing the eye on the orb.
"Now you will learn Gaito's true power!" Abygale said as he begins absorbing, "Give me your cards and your life!" 10 cards were absorbed as two of her life were dealt with.
"I destroy 10 cards in your deck, and deal 2 damage!" Gaito said, "Offer your soul to the dark whirlwind!" He regains 2 life, "Defeat is your true destiny." Sayuri then gets blown up by the wind, "Now, surrender to yourself to destiny!"
"Unlimited Death Drain!" Abygale said as Sayuri got absorbed into the Death Drain as she was dealt with 2 damage, ending the match.
(G: 13/ Item: None/ G: 0: Inflame/Abygale/None)
(S: 0/ Item: Odenta/ G: 0: Munechika/None/Yasutsuna)
"I win." Gaito declared himself.
"Gaito Kurouzu had a complete victory without taking a single point of damage. But it looks like he couldn't obtain the Dragon Force, B. Huh? Bal's gone missing? Oh!" Then seagulls came by and peck on him "Ouch! Stop that! Stop them! Stop that! Stop them! What's going to happen this week? Buddy..."
"Meowt!"
At the Cho-Taiyo Hotel lobby room, Gao and his friends are concerned that Bal hasn't returned ever since he disappeared.
"It's morning, and Bal still hasn't returned." Baku said.
"I wonder if Bal's okay..." Haruka said.
"Don't worry, Bal will be okay, Haruka." Kuguru said.
"I'm going to try searching around the hotel, one more time." Gao recommended.
"But then we won't have time." Haruka said.
"She's right, it's almost time for the Buddyfights to start. Kuguru, Haruka, and I will look for Bal. You focus on racking up those wins!" Baku said.
"No! I want to find Bal!" Gao said.
"Gao!" Kuguru yelled.
"You can't waste this!" Haruka said as Gao was getting frustrated but calmed down.
"Gaito, Teacher Daisuke, and Senior Tasuku could make it to 100 wins today. But Gao, you've only got 39 wins so far!" Kuguru said.
"You need to keep going in order to have 100 wins!" Haruka said.
"But I promised I was going to be Buddy Champion together with Bal! But if he's been kidnapped by Doctor Gara and Kiyotaka..." Gao said.
"It's true that we can't rule that out completely." Baku said.
"But at this rate, you won't make it to the World Championships, never mind becoming Buddy Champion!" Kuguru said.
"You'll be breaking your promise, not just with Bal, but with my Elder Brother and Senior Tasuku!" Haruka said.
"Who do you think would be the most upset if that happened?" Kuguru asked, "Gao, you know the answer!" Then it made Gao realized something.
"We'll become Buddy Champions!"
"Bal." Gao clenched his fist, "All right. Please find Bal for me." Gao said.
"Yeah! Leave Bal to us!" Baku said as he takes Gao's hand and placed an improved deck for him on it, "And you go out there and fight, with this!"
"What's this?" Gao asked.
"I tuned the deck so that you could fight even without Bal." Baku explained.
"Thanks, Baku."
"The fourth day of the Tournament is about to begin!" Paruko announced on speaker, "Participating fighters, please gather at the starting point quickly!"
"I'm heading out." Gao said.
"Good luck!" Kuguru said.
"We know you can do it!" Baku said.
"We'll cheer you on!" Haruka said.
"All right!" Gao placed his deck into the Core Deck and heads out to the starting point.
"I told him to leave it to us, but..." Baku said, "What are we gonna do?" He asked.
"First, we need to let the tournament organizers know about that." Kuguru recommended, "We'll ask them what to do."
"Good idea."
At the town square...
"Impact Call!" Tasuku declared.
"Master Tasuku Ryuenji! After an overwhelming four-in-a-row attack, he makes a Final Phase announcement!" Paruko announced.
"I pay 3 gauge and transform Jackknife... Into an Impact Monster!" Tasuku paid 3 gauge and activates it, "Jack is now a size 2 monster with 6000 power and defense, and a critical of 2. Crossnize with Jackarms J Thruster from the Drop Zone. Also J Thruster's ability activates! I discard one card from my hand and Crossnize with another J Thruster from my deck!" Jack has crossnized with J Thrusters and Igniter.
"Full Liberate Cannon! Shoot!" jack released his cannons and Igniter as it hits the opponent, inflicting damage as Tasuku won the match.
"Another victory for Tasuku Ryuenji, thanks to his Impact Monster! That is his 89th win!" Paruko announced.
At the Mikado Residence...
"Senior Tasuku sure is doing well!" Hanako said.
"Yes! It looks like he's not even breaking a sweat." Suzumi said.
"I wonder how my son is doing?" Daisuke's mom asked.
"Oh my! Looks like this other fight is headed for a finale too!" Paruko announced for looking at the screen.
At the UFO Stage...
"Impact Call to the center! I pay 3 gauge and transform Abygale... Into an Impact Monster!" Gaito pays 3 gauge and activates it, "Abygale is now a size 3 monster with 8000 power, 7000 defense and a critical of 2. And I activate his ability." Abygale released the black orb as he was destroyed in the process, it then grew, revealing his eye. For his ability, he absorbed 10 cards from the opponent's deck and dealt him 2 damage, "Offer your soul to the dark whirlwind!" Gaito regains 2 life back as the opponent is getting lifted by the wind, "Defeat is your true destiny. Now, surrender yourself to your destiny!"
"Unlimited Death Drain!" Abygale said as the opponent got absorbed and was dealt with 2 damage, ending the match.
"Gaito Kurouzu also uses his Impact Monster for a powerful win! That's his 92nd win!" Paruko announced, "He's racking up wins at an alarming rate! Of all fighters, he's closest to 100 wins! Is he on the roll to head straight to the World Championship?! All eyes are on him!"
At the Mikado Residence...
"That Gaito is really something too!" Suzumi said.
"I wonder if my son's on TV..." Daisuke's mom said.
"Just a moment, folks! It seems we have another fight, going for the count!" Paruko announced.
At the UFO Stage...
"Impact Call! I pay 2 gauge and transform Ryuusei... Into an Impact Monster!" He pays 2 gauge as he activates it, "Ryuusei is now size 2 with 10000 power, 8000 defense and a critical of 2. I place 3 Photonic Gears from my hand to his soul. For each card in his soul, he gets attack after he attacks! I choose Black Wing, Infinite Zone, Blitz Beetle!" As his armor combines with the Photonic Gears, the visor on Ryuusei's head forms over his face for protection as he ascends into space with his weapons begin to charge and once fully charged, he splits into different colored version of himself.
"Photonic Collider!" He attacks with all the clones attack the fighter at once, inflicting damage as the match ended.
"Daisuke Masamune used his Impact Monster to achieve his victory! That's his 90th win now!" Paruko announced, "He's ahead of Tasuku but behind on Gaito. He just needs 10 more if he wants to go the World Championship!"
At the Mikado Residence...
"That's my son! He's improved a lot lately! I'm glad I get to see him for once." She said.
"But..." Hanako said as she was disappointed.
"Our Gao is..." Suzumi said as she was disappointed too.
"They don't show him on TV at all." Hanako said.
"And now, the next Buddyfight is... The winner of the Cho-Tokyo Championship, Gao Mikado, takes the stage!" Paruko announced as on TV, Gao is walking on the red side of the UFO Stage. Hanako and Suzumi were relived as they hugged each other,
"It's him!" Both said while the grandma drinks tea.
"Gao's not his usual self." She said after seeing Gao's face.
"Grandma?" Hanako asked.
At the UFO Stage...
"U-U-Unbelievable! Gao Mikado is fighting without his Buddy! There's no sign of his usual fighting spirit! In the blink of an eye, he's beaten down to 1 life left! He's like a candle in the wind!" Paruko announced as she sees how's the battle turns out.
"Why isn't Bal there with him?" Hanako asked.
"Did something bad happen?" Suzumi asked.
"This is strange." Daisuke's mom said.
"Cyber Police, Assault Leader! Finish the fighter off!" His opponent said as the Assault Leader makes his final attack.
"I cast! Green Dragon Shield!" Gao cast as he regained one life.
"He survives using his emergency Dragon Shield! That's Gao!" Paruko announced.
"My turn is over! Now, come at me!" The opponent said.
"I'm not going to lose! So Bal, whatever happens, don't you lose either!" Gao said as he pulls the lever and turns sideways, "My turn! Draw! Charge and Draw!" Gao equips his item, "I pay 1 gauge and 1 life to equip! Sun Fist, Balguard! I call Mera Blade Dragon to the left! Gao Formation!" Gao set his formation, "Bright Hammer, attack the center!" Bright Hammer makes his attack as he swings his hammer and attacked Assault Leader, destroyed him and then Penetrate to inflict 2 damage, "Mera Blade! Attack the fighter!" Mera slashed at the opponent, inflicting 3 damage. Then for the final attack, Gao steps him as he strikes at the opponent with his item, inflicting 2 damage as he won the match.
(G: 2/ Item: Balguard/ G: ?: Mera Blade/None/Bright Hammer)
(?: 0/ Item: None/ G: ?: None/None/None)
"Game End! Winner: Gao Mikado!" Paruko declared.
"All right! Thank you very much!"
Then the UFO Stage sets to launch as it blasted the opponent off to a different location.
"Gao, I don't see Bal anywhere... What's up?" Paruko asked Gao.
"Uh, well..." Gao wanted to explain.
"What is it? Did something happen?" She asked.
"Um..." Gao thinks but then replies, "He went missing."
"What?!" She was surprised.
"He went..." Suzumi said.
"Missing?" Hanako asked.
"Oh dear." Daisuke's mom said.
"That's worrisome." Grandma said.
"There's some guy who doesn't have a Buddy?" An fighter asked at above the hills.
"Does he seriously think he can survive this tournament without a Buddy?" A female Buddyfighter asked as she was at the bridge.
"I'm going to defeat him and rack up some wins." A fighter said as he was at the mountainside.
"His name is Gao Mikado!" All fighter said.
"Are you really going to be okay with Bal missing?" Paruko asked.
"It doesn't matter whether or not I'm okay. All I can do is make sure that Bal isn't disappointed when he comes back... by continuing to win!" Gao swore.
"O-Oh." Paruko somewhat felt relived.
"Well, see ya! Do your best out there, Paruko!" Gao said as he heads out to find another opponent.
"Sure! You too, Gao!" Paruko waved goodbye. Gao continued to run as his phone rings for another Paru-call.
"Gao Mikado!" It was the opponent from above the hill came to him, "I hear you're fighting without a Buddy Monster." Gao was surprised after that.
"So what if I am? Even without a Buddy, I won't lose!" Gao said as he pushed the button to activate.
Later, in the UFO Stage...
"I'm going to finish this during this turn!" Gao said as it made the opponent nervous, "I call Black Spotted Dragon, Black Dot to the right! Go ahead and attack the fighter!" He calls him out as he attacks, inflicting 1 damage, "Take that! And that! And that!" Gao attacks with Balguard as he inflicted 2 damage and won the match.
"Gao Mikado wins again!" Paruko announced.
Gao came out of the UFO Stage as he was about to run but then another Paru-call triggered as another opponent came as it was the girl at the bridge.
She chuckled, "Next, you'll be fighting with me." And then more opponents came around in the forest, after hearing about Gao's Buddy being missing.
"Sounds good to me. I'll defeat you all at once!" Gao said as he pulled the button to start battle.
Later, in the UFO Stage...
"This will finish you! Flarefang Dragon!" Gao said as Flarefang attacks her, inflicting her 1 damage as Gao won his match.
"Once again, Gao Mikado is victorious!" Paruko announced.
"All right... Thank you very much."
Next match...
"Mera Blade Dragon, deliver the final blow!" Gao said as Mera Blade slashed at the opponent as he inflicted 3 damage as the match ended.
"This is his 20th consecutive win!" Paruko announced.
Next match...
"Sun Fist, Balguard!" Gao strikes at his opponent as he inflicted 2 damage and won the match.
"He's finally achieved 21 wins in a row! Considering the disadvantage in lacking a Buddy, these numbers are simply amazing!" Paruko announced. But then Gao became exhausted after making his next win.
"Thank you very much!" Gao said, "Bal. Come back any time." He whispered to himself, wishing Bal would come back to him someday, "I'll make sure that we can make our Buddy Champion dreams come true!"
Later, at the Cho-Taiyo Hotel, under the ocean, there was a hidden laboratory where Doctor Gara has captured Bal. In the lab, Bal was laying on the table as he was binding by the cuffs on the table.
"Little Bal." Gara whispered as Bal woke up.
"Bal?" He woke up as he looked around, "Bal? Bal? Bal?" He noticed that he was stuck on the table, "Set Bal free now, bal!" He demanded, "What is all this, bal?!" He struggles to get out, "Let Bal go! Let Bal go, bal!" He yelled.
"Shut up, little runt!" Kiyotaka yelled as Bal was scared.
"Bal?!"
"Don't tell my boss what to do!" He yelled.
"Calm down, Kiyotaka. I'm the one who's going to talk with this dragon." Gara said as his face is closer to Bal, making Bal nervous, "And he's right after all. I don't want to. You already belong to me, the great Doctor Gara. You're at our mercy, as they say."
"At your mercy?" Bal asked.
"That's right. First off..." Gara smiled evilly, "We'll take you apart." He said as it shocked Bal.
"Take apart?!" Bal asked as he imagine himself, breaking into 5 pieces of himself. He was scared as he was about to cry.
"Really?! We can take this dragon apart?! Can I be the first to cut him off?!" Kiyotaka asked excitedly.
"W-Wait a minute! Wh-Why do you two want to take Bal apart, bal?!" Bal asked.
"Isn't it obvious? The super genius Doctor Gara and his accomplice, Kiyotaka Izayoi are going to... uncover the mysteries of the previously-unknown Sun Dragons." Gara explained.
"And what are you two going to do with that information, bal?" Bal asked.
"We'll be making our monsters stronger!" Kiyotaka said.
"Starting with this monster." Gara said as his Buddy, Zodiac reveals himself to Bal, "My ultimate masterpiece! Star Deity Dragon, Zodiac!"
"The same monster as Doctor Kakeru, bal." Bal recognized Zodiac.
"This is an artificial monster created through my experiment. By combing the genes of different monsters, I created a Dual Monster that could battle in two different worlds. Just like what I did when making a new world called Champion World." Gara explained as Kiyotaka's Buddy, Kane appeared.
"It's huge, bal!"
"That's right! Thanks to this new world that Doctor Gara, I'll become stronger than any Buddyfighters around!" Kiyotaka said.
"But it's not enough for me! You have the power to create different Impact Monsters and give them to others. If I can unravel the mystery of how you do that... Zodiac and the monsters from Champion World will become even stronger!" He tapped his candy on Bal's face, "Zodiac will become the ultimate monster, able to change worlds as he sees fit. And not just him, Kiyotaka will be able to achieve his own Impact Monster, one for which he will get." He chuckled evilly as he licked his candy, "I'm getting excited just thinking about it!"
"Awesome! I can get my own Impact Monster!" Kiyotaka said as Bal was getting scared.
'Doctor Gara. Kiyotaka Izayoi.' Bal thinks as he gulped, 'They're super-dangerous, bal!'
Later, Gao descended after wining his next fight. He walks as he felt tired all of the sudden.
"Man... fighting so many battles in a row has really taken it out of me." Gao said as he heard of a branch snapped as he noticed someone's here. He pulled out his phone for the Paru-call as someone approaches.
"Gao Mikado." A familiar voice said as it was Rouga and Cerberus, revealing themselves.
"Oh! Senior Aragami?" Gao asked after seeing him.
"Is it true that your Buddy has disappeared?" Rouga asked.
"Yeah." Gao replied without hesitation, "He's been missing since yesterday. Right now, Baku, Kuguru, and Haruka are searching for him."
"Is that so? This isn't a good place to talk. Let's move elsewhere." Rouga recommended.
"Huh?" Gao was confused for that. Then they moved.
"This place should be safe enough. There aren't any surveillance cameras."
"Surveillance camera?" Gao asked.
"The one who kidnapped your Buddy... is Doctor Gara." Rouga identified the culprit.
"Why would Doctor Gara do that?" Gao asked.
"He's a dangerous scientist who's wanted by the authorities for conducting forbidden experiments. He hired a criminal fighter named Kiyotaka Izayoi, who was been defeated by Daisuke, during his days as Masked Dragon. He wanted to him to test a new world called Champion World." Rouga explained.
"Champion World?" Gao asked as he was confused.
"A world, where fierce fighters and strong wrestlers make their moves to achieve victory." Rouga explained.
"But what does that have to do with Bal?" Gao asked.
"He's probably interested in Sun Dragons as a new species. Your Buddy has likely been captured as an experimental subject."
"No way! That... can't be true! I won't let it!" Gao felt frustrated.
"Hey! Rouga!" Cerberus said.
"I just said what I was thinking. That's all." Rouga said.
"Guide me to where Bal disappeared." Cerberus recommended.
"Huh?" Gao was confused for that.
"Cerberus? You..."
"Rouga. I owe Bal a favor. I'd like to help search for him." Cerberus said.
"If you say so." Rouga agrees, "Gao Mikado. We will help you."
"I'll look for Bal with you!" Gao considered.
"You need to rack up those wins, don't you?" Rouga asked.
"Yeah." Gao said, "But I'm still going to search for Bal!"
"I understand. Follow me!"
Later, Cerberus is trying to pick Bal's scent.
"Bal's scent is headed in this direction." Cerberus said, "But Bal's scent isn't the only one that's moving."
"Huh?" Gao asked.
"The scent of the one who kidnapped him is also moving, isn't it?" Rouga asked.
"Yeah. But it's clearly different scent than Doctor Gara's." Cerberus said.
"Think it's Kiyotaka Izayoi?" Baku asked.
"Not sure. But I'm picking a scent that doesn't belong to Doctor Gara or Kiyotaka Izayoi."
At the lab, Gara sat down.
"What should we do, boss?" Kiyotaka asked.
"We'll start with this." He activated the controls, "Now... That's enough mindless chatter for now." He activates it as the machines starts to go near Bal.
'Wh-What now? What should Bal do, bal?!' He thinks and asked himself as he is in a desperate situation. Kiyotaka snickered and Gara snickered too.
"Now, little Bal, why don't you lie back and let me take you apart?" Gara asked.
"That's right, little runt! Stay there and don't move muscle if you know what's good for you!" Kiyotaka said.
"Cause it'll only hurt a second.." Gara said but then noticed they saw Bal was in his egg form, "He hid in his shell?!" He asked.
"When did he do that?! Or how did he do that?!" Kiyotaka asked as they were surprised. Gara then laughed, "Huh? What's so funny, boss?"
"I'm a super genius! I'll just shatter it to pieces! And you're going to help me break it!" Gara said as he has a crazy look on his face.
Kiyotaka laughed evilly, "Understood, boss." Gara brought a huge mallet.
"That's what they call.." Gara said as Kiyotaka brought a huge mace.
"Futile resistance!" He said as they were going to smash the eggshell.
Then Gao sensed something.
"What is it?" Baku asked.
"I just got a really bad feeling." Gao said.
"Then we'd better hurry. Bal and the other guy's scent continue that way." Cerberus said as he looked at where the direction goes.
"What?" Kuguru asked.
"Don't tell me..." Baku realized where.
"It's over at the..." Haruka said.
"Cho-Taiyo Hotel?" Gao asked.
Gara and Kiyotaka smashed the eggshell with their weapon but couldn't cracked it.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Both got their hands in pain from the impact of their weapons.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Gara said.
"Man, that's one tough eggshell, boss!" Kiyotaka said.
"Well then, I've got plenty of ways to smash an egg like that."
"Then let's use them!" Kiyotaka said. Meanwhile, in the shell, Bal struggles as he tries to hold the shell as much as he can.
"Bal... bal..."
At the Cho-Taiyo Hotel...
"You're sure that this is where Bal's scent is coming from?" Gao asked.
"There's no mistake." Cerberus said.
"They say the darkest place is under the candlestick." Rouga quoted as it got Gao thinking.
"This way." Cerberus said as they went inside.
At the lab, Gara brought out a drill as Kiyotaka brings out a chainsaw.
"You've caused us a lot of trouble. This time, you're going to show us everything." Gara said as they were going to make their way to open the shell as Bal is struggling hard to protect himself.
"Bal!" Bal was scared. But then they started to go to work as the drill and chainsaw are on the shell.
"Soon, you'll be..."
"Out in the open!" Kiyotaka said as the drill and the chainsaw are processing. It didn't break the shell.
"Huh?" Gara asked.
"What's going on now, boss?" Kiyotaka asked the drill's tip has been broken off as the chainsaw has lost it's blades.
"What? How can this be?!" Gara asked.
"I've spend good money on these!" Kiyotaka said as he was crying in tears.
At the lobby...
"This way." Cerberus said as he got closer to Bal's scent as it was at the elevator. But the elevator was opened, revealing Ozon B, wearing beach outfit and carrying a watermelon in a net.
"Buddyfight is..." He sings as he got out of the elevator.
"Stop right there!" Cerberus yelled as Ozon B stopped. Cerberus then sniffed at Ozon B, "Bal's scent on this zombie."
"It can't be!" Baku said, "Is Ozon B the one who kidnapped Bal?!" He asked.
"No way! He's turning to a life of crime?!" Haruka asked.
"What happened to your analysis and commentating job?" Kuguru asked as she was upset.
"Eep!" Ozon B was surprised as his heart springs out, "Um, it's not like I was thinking, since I'm on Cho-Taiyo Island, and since this is a perfect vacation weather... I can't be bothered with analyzing the Japan Tournament!" He explained, "I'm gonna go fishing, B! Maybe I'll even get some swimming in! I certainly wasn't thinking that at all, B."
"He was thinking it." Kuguru said.
"For sure." Baku said.
"He does seem to be suspicious since he is panicking." Haruka said.
"They can tell I'm lying!" Ozon B said as his heart springs out, "Are you kids psychic? Can you read zombie-minds?!" He asked.
"No, we're not psychic, or the fact that we read your minds." Haruka said.
"We can see right through you." Kuguru said.
"Seriously?!" Ozon B asked as his hearts springs out more as it was bigger, "I'm so, so sorry! I'll do proper analysis and commentating from now on, B!"
"Where is Gao Mikado's Buddy?!" Rouga demanded.
"You! It's rude to interrupt, B!" Ozon B complained.
"Shut up!" He yelled as he swings his weapon and throws Ozon B to the wall.
"Ozon B!" He got knocked onto the wall.
"Meow!" The cat yelled. Ozon B saw Rouga, making his attack to make him tell.
"I'm asking you, where is he?!"
"And I'm telling you, I don't know anything!" Ozon B yelled as the spear hits the wall above him. As he pull out, the wall breaks down, revealing something behind it.
"Th-This is..." Kuguru said.
"A secret stairway!" Haruka said as Ozon B puts himself back together and saw it.
"Hey! A hidden stairway, B?!" He asked. They walked through the stairs as they got to another elevator.
"It's an elevator leading underground!" Gao said.
"But this hotel isn't supposed to have a basement." Kuguru said.
"Then where does it go exactly?" Haruka asked.
"This is getting kinda freaky." Baku said.
"I recommend that we all head back upstairs to regroup, B." Ozon B recommended.
"No, we don't have time for that." Gao refused to turn back.
"But Gao Mikado..." Rouga said, "Who knows what traps may be lying in wait for us."
"It's too risky!" Kuguru said.
"I don't think it's a good idea for us to go!" Haruka said.
"This is more than we can handle!" Baku said.
"I know. But I'm still going." Gao still wants to go.
"You three, stay here and wait for us. You'll only slow us down." Rouga said.
"That's rude, Rouga!" Haruka complained.
"Let's go." Rouga said as he pushed the button.
"Right." Gao said as they went into the elevator.
"Excuse me..." Ozon B joins in.
"Gao! Don't take too many risk!" Baku advised.
"Be careful!" Kuguru said.
"And come back safe!" Haruka said.
"I never agreed to come along..." Ozon B said.
"I should have used this from the start." Gara said as he brings out a powered cutter.
"Um, boss. What other tools should I use?" Kiyotaka asked.
"I'll handle this myself. Don't try to get in my way."
"Yes, sir." Kiyotaka said as he was disappointed.
"Little Bal... This is the end of your useless struggles. Now, I'm going to smash everything open!"
"Break it, boss!"
At the elevator, near the lab. Gao, Rouga, and Ozon B made it down.
"We've arrived, B." Ozon B said, "Oh, our future looks dim." He looked as he saw how dark it is around inside.
"Where's the lightning?!" Rouga asked.
"I'm on it!" Ozon B said as he was scared of Rouga and the cat came out with a flashlight.
"You really shouldn't use the hit it until you win tactics of Danger World in real life. You're scarier than Minako, B." Ozon B said as he carries the flashlight and they walk towards the lab.
'I'm coming to rescue you. Just hold on, Bal!' Gao thinks.
Meanwhile, Bal tries to hold on to protect himself.
'Bal!' Gao's voice was called, 'Bal!'
"Gao!" Bal can hear Gao's voice as the cutter tries to break the shell.
"Come on, boss! Keep going!" Kiyotaka said but then cutter breaks as half of it, hits the wall.
"It broke my cutter?!" Gara asked.
"Oh, come on! That's all the tools we have!" Kiyotaka complained.
"This is ridiculous! How is that possible?!" Gara asked as he throws the broken cutter down, "Give it up already!"
"Yeah! Come out there and fight like a man!" Kiyotaka said.
"No way, bal! Bal won't give up, bal!" Bal said.
"Eh? What's going on?" Gara asked.
"Hm? What do you mean, boss?" Kiyotaka asked.
"He's acting tough all of a sudden."
"Gao will definitely rescue Bal, bal!"
At the door, they reached to the end.
"Leave this to me!" Cerberus said as he jumps and transforms to his true form and breaks through the door, "I've caught Doctor Gara's scent! And I think the other scent was Kiyotaka Izayoi's!"
"Bal!" Gao said as they went in, "Bal! Bal!"
"Bal!" Bal heard Gao's voice.
"Gao's here, bal!" Bal said as he breaks out his shell, "Gao! Gao?" He looked but didn't see him. He walks as he looked at the screen, "Gao."
Self-destruct activated An authentic computer said.
"Self-destruct?" Bal asked as he didn't know what it means.
"In order to destroy evidence..." Gara said, "He's set up self-destruct devices in the research laboratory. That Kyoya Gaen is prepared for anything. It's enough to make you sick."
"It won't be just the evidence, they will the ones who will go down with it!" Kiyotaka said.
"And that's why I've made a full use of this feature." Gara said as he pulls out his phone for demonstration and chuckled.
Gao and Rouga looked around at the lab as they didn't see Gara, or Kiyotaka, or Bal anywhere. The room's light changed to red.
"This is bad. It's a trap!" Rouga said, "We're getting out of here!"
"Huh?! O-Okay!" Gao said as he and Rouga runs for their lives.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Ozon B yelled as his eyes popped out.
"Meow!"
15 seconds until the self-destruct device detonates
"What?! I'm done for!" Ozon B said as he panicked, "Hey! Wait up!" He tried to move his head but his body is the one moving.
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"Hey! Where's your head?" Gao asked as he sees Ozon B's body running.
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"Meow!" The cat is rolling Ozon B's head.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Wait! Ouch!"
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"Hurry up!" Gao said as they reached the elevator.
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"Ouch!" Ozon B's head said as they managed to get in the elevator in time.
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The lab explodes as it explodes out of the ocean.
At the lobby.
"Now we have no way of tracking Doctor Gara and Kiyotaka Izayoi." Cerberus said as the entrance is out blocked off.
"We walked right into their trap." Rouga said, "They're a cautious one. They must've changed locations before we go there." He said as Gao was frustrated and then looked at his deck.
"Bal. Please stay safe."
At the lab, at the different location, Bal walks close to see if Gao's okay.
"Gao!" Bal yelled but then Kiyotaka grabbed Bal's shoulder as he lifted him up.
"Got him, boss!" Kiyotaka said.
"Well done, Kiyotaka." Gara said.
"Oh no, bal!" Bal said as he was placed on the table again, "Let Bal go! Let Bal go!"
Gara licked his candy, "We don't wanna."
"And this time, your little petty trick won't save you this time!" Kiyotaka said as Gara activated the machine again.
"And now, we're going to take you apart for sure!" Gara said as Bal became nervous.
"Bal..." The drill got closer.
"Almost there!" Kiyotaka said as Gara snickered. But then out of nowhere, the lights were somehow turned off.
"What?!" Gara asked.
"Wh-What happened to the lights?!" Kiyotaka asked as the light turns red.
"Dammit!" Gara slammed his fists on the table, "Someone's cut the power to this lab!"
"What?! Who would do that?!" Kiyotaka asked.
"This has got to be your doing... Kyoya Gaen!" He yelled.
At the building, where Kyoya is at...
"Well done, Sakaki. You've done a good job.
At the place where Sakaki took care of the power system to the lab.
"Heh. No problem, Kyoya. Just doing my job for you." Sakaki said.
"Continue your business and head off to the island."
"Understood."
Kyoya then ended the call.
"Doctor Gara. Kiyotaka Izayoi. I won't let you two do as you two please. I'll have Sakaki crush you himself."
"What a dirty trick." Gara said.
"What are we gonna do, boss?! We won't be able to complete your work!" Kiyotaka said.
"Relax. We still have an ace up our sleeve. Zodiac and the Champion World. Now..." Gara turned as he noticed Bal was in his egg again, "What the... You!"
"Oh come on! He's in his egg again! I thought it doesn't work twice!" Kiyotaka yelled.
"Cut that out!" Gara yelled as he punched the egg but due to the hard shell, he got hurt instead, "Ow! Oww!"
"Boss!" Meanwhile, Bal is inside the egg.
"Gao will definitely rescue Bal, bal." Bal believes, "So Bal won't come out of this shell, no matter what, bal!"
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.
"Welcome back to more Corner Time!"
"Today for this chapter, we are going to show one card!" Ryuusei said.
"And let's show one now!" Daisuke clapped his hand twice, revealing the next card. It shows a card that is similar to Ryuusei's regular form but his battle suit now crimson red, the back of his palms and the symbol on his head are dark orange. he's equipped with Photonic Gears, Black Wing and Shining Ryu, rising up the sword while is forming a sun with the cosmic energies of the galaxy, "This is the new Impact Monster for Ryuusei called The Great Nova. It makes him a size 2 with 10000 power and 9000 defense and a critical of 2. By paying 3 gauge to do so, I can put up 3 Photonic Gears from the Drop Zone and he gains 2 critical for each one. And this card cannot be reduced or nullified. This seems useful right?"
"Indeed. It will make us stronger for that. Thank GreenD109 for giving us the ideas!"
"The next chapter is done. The next one will be about Tasuku up against the the model, using his new Impact Monster that Bal gave him. Give me a review of what you think and give us good Photonic ideas. Til then bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.