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"Marucho. It was really nice of that couple to give you a present" Vampiric said, to her partner, who was staring curiously at the nicely wrapped package that he placed on the table beside him.
His family was luckily enough to be one of the few to be entertaining people from another planet.
Humans.
Both of them were stunned to find out it was the same pair of humans that they took samples from when they visited Earth so there was barely any thought in introduction, except for when it came to Marucho parents.
For some reason they seemed even more interested in Marucho then the last time they met.
Two Bakugan came along with them, Radizen and Roxtor, two Bakugan that have been driving Vampirc up the wall.
She had never met such an energetic two before in his life, it made her thankful for her partners calm and quiet personality.
Meanwhile Marucho, founnd out, he was surprisingly charmed by the two very energetic behavior, taking their personalities much better then Vampiric did.
There was just something about the two that he liked.
Then the Human couple gave him a present that they told him, he shouldn't open until at a certain time, which he found odd.
Marucho couldn't help but wonder if whatever was inside the present could only work at a certain time of the day, because there were plenty of inventions and gadgets that only worked at night or during the day on Phudor, because that was when they were the most useful.
And being a Phudorian, he naturally obeyed that order, waiting until the right time to open it.
And that time was now.
He got up and want to the present.
"I wonder what sort of present the Earthlings gave you" Vampiric said, as Marucho carefully ripped the wrapping paper of.
Both of them were waiting to see what Earth originated thing would be unboxed.
What they didn't expect was that, the moment Marucho fingers touch anything that wasn't wrapped in paper, he suddenly felt like he was being lifted off the ground.
This feeling was...
Teleportation!
His guessed was right, because he suddenly heard.
"MARUCHO!"
Then his vision blurred.
#Shun Hoecue residence#
At the same time, Shun Hoecue touched the present that Master Kazami had given him, as a house warming gift.
He felt like he was being lifted up in the air.
He could only blink before his whole form vanished, leaving his bakugan gapping behind.
When he came to, he was hovering in mid-air, in a place he had never seen before and yet it looked oddly similar.
His mind finally registered the fact he couldn't breath.
Ch 25: Making an Enemy out of Phudor
To think it would come to this.
It was Runo who thought up this plan.
They would use the Phudorian impulse to always follow orders to trick them into touching a device that would teleport them away.
As luck would have it, both Marucho parents had been invited to Phudor along with Shun grandfather, they all agreed to be in on the plan.
It meant that both Marucho and Shun would be far away from that's man's influence and they could finally talk some sense into them, trying their best to get them de-brainwashed.
They all know how much Phudorian's obsessed over following orders so the likelihood that their plan would succeed was very high.
It grew even higher when they saw that, both Shun and Marucho had touched the teleporter and were being teleported to their locations.
Their happiness at seeing the two missing Bakugan Brawlers appear, only lasted a second, before they saw how their faces turned blue and began to gasp for air.
Earth atmosphere was now poison to them.
Neither of them could breath.
Until now, none of them really believed that neither Marucho or Shun could no longer survive on Earth without a support, but right in front of them was rock hard proof.
The man called Laxus, had really succeed in changing both of their DNA's so that could no longer live on their original planets naturally.
Going into full panic mode, they couldn't help but think of how both Marucho and Shun resembled fish that had been forcibly, been taken out of water.
Luckily Maria had made preparations in case they couldn't really breath, she pressed a button and two bubbles began to envelope both Marucho and Shun, filling it with water.
It wasn't Planet Phudor air but since Phudorians were modeled after fishes, water should make the atmosphere a lot more bearable.
Her guessed had luckily proven correct.
Both Shun and Marucho complexations gradually began to turn back to normal and they were no longer clenching their throats trying to breath.
But even the bubble full of water wasn't good enough, it didn't entirely turn their complexation completely normal, it was a bit paler then normal.
Laxus had been painfully right, no matter how much Maria tried to replicate the air on Planet Phudor, it was never as good as the original.
"Mr Kuso?" Shun said, after his life had stopped being in danger, he was very confused, why was he here?
What he didn't realize was that there was no translator around his neck so what he said was in full Phudorian, which they couldn't understand.
Marucho turned his head to the person he was sure was Phudorian just like him and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Wasn't that the person who recently pledged himself to the Ruler, in person, because he had missed one day?
"Marucho, Shun" Dan begain.
"Excuse me" Marucho said, to think his rough understanding of the Earth's Japanese language would come in handy once again. "But who are you and why are we here? I was scheduled to test out a new software and provide feedback"
"Marucho, Shun. It's us, don't you recognize any of us?" Runo said, Shun just continued to look on confused, he didn't understand a word.
Suddenly he wished he had a translator with him.
"How do you know my name?" Marucho said, before addressing his fellow Phudorian who couldn't understand a thing. "Useless you have a translator, 'Shun' won't be able to understand anything. I've worked in Earths, Japan's before, so I have a good enough understanding of it without a use of a translator"
They looked at Shun, who still had confusion on his face.
Unfortunately, none of them had a Phudorian translator.
"I'll translate for him" Marucho said, he was only one in the room who could do such a thing, before he turned to Shun and said in his first language. "I will translate for you"
"Thank you" Shun said, in Phudorian, before saying. "Who are you?"
"I'm Marucho Zangda. Head of the central Technology department in the Holy City" He said, making Shun eyes go wide.
The central Technology department was a place he could only look on from the outside!
To meet such an important figure here!
Because of their occupations, it was almost zero, that either of them would ever meet in their life time.
To think, he would meet such a person, today.
There was a cough to stop their talking.
"How much do you know about the person calling himself 'Ruler'?" Maria said.
Marucho blinked as he relayed the message onto Shun in Phudorian.
The Ruler?
Why were they asking about the Ruler?
"The Ruler is Planet Phudor's Ruler. He is a kind and thoughtful person, who always has the people's interest in mind. If it wasn't for him, this planet current age of prosperity would have never happened." Marucho said, right of the bat, and from what he read, if it wasn't for the Ruler, it was very possible that his whole linage would be extinct and he would never have been born.
Shun replied in Phudorian. "A wonderful person who allowed me to keep up the tradition that has been going on, long before I was even born. Somebody, who only has the people's interest in mind and who I will always look up to and thank, for letting me be born into such a peaceful world"
Marucho translated all of that, and he watched them all look at Shun in surprise.
On Phudor it had almost been a year, the Ruler has done nothing to go against any of their expectations and in fact intensified them and made their loyalty towards him stronger.
It was no longer, simply a programmed thing.
"You both can't honestly believe that." Drago said, "He kidnapped both of you from your own planet and forced you into lives that weren't you own."
"Kidnapped?" Marucho said, with a raised eyebrow. What a strange word. "I have never come across that word in my data base. What does that word mean and what do you mean, the Ruler forced us to live lives that aren't our own?"
He then relayed what he said to Shun who was just as confused as he was.
"Shun, Marucho. Haven't either of you, ever felt that there is something wrong with your lives? That you might have forgotten something important, that you can't recall no matter what?" Runo said.
.
.
And Marucho gave a long pause.
Yes, there were certain thing's he felt like he should know but couldn't recall no matter what.
Like why his assistant gave him a very familiar vibe despite never meeting him before.
Why the Human couple staying at his house, were also very familiar to him.
Why he felt like, everybody who was here, he had met before.
Why he felt like something deep inside of him was very wrong.
Shun also was silent, when it was translated for him.
Sometimes he and his Bakugan, just didn't click.
Sometimes when he was training, he had this weird urge to kick instead of throw a punch.
Sometimes being in a fight just felt weird.
Dan seeing how silently they were said. "I want to show you both something" and the screen behind him came to life.
What appeared on screen had sent both of them in shock, because it was a blue eyed Marucho.
"Testing. One, two, three" The boy said, with a smile that was bright and innocent, completely unlike the Marucho in the room.
"Radiaz, stop shaking the camera" The boy said, and a familiar Bakugan that Marucho recognized as one of the Bakugan visitors currently in his house, came into view.
"Sorry, Marucho. It's just that when I saw a camera, I get all jumpy, because I want it to get on my best side, you know." The Bakugan said.
"Hey, guys. What are you doing?" Said, a voice that stunned Shun.
A light brown eyes, Shun appeared on screen.
The Shun in the room was stunned.
"We were about to make a documentary for future generations" The Marucho on screen, said. "Do you have something to say Shun?"
"Ah?" Shaun said, as the camera zoomed into his face.
Then the recording stopped.
"Both own Marucho and Shun disappeared four years ago. They were in a group with me, called the 'Bakugan Battle Brawlers'. I heard that one Phudorian day is 4 days on Earth. It should be a year for you people" Dan said.
Neither Shun and Marucho know what to say.
They had just seen their look alikes on screen.
Could it be that they were-
Your home is on planet Phudor.
Marucho suddenly heard in his mind.
That person only looks like you. There is no connection.
Shun heard in his mind.
Both their eyes dimmed.
You are a Phudorian, born and bred. You are strangers to this planet and everything around you. It holds no connection to you. The Ruler has done nothing to turn you against him, he is a kind and caring King who you pledge your lives to daily. He thinks of nothing but the people and is the reason you live privileged life's compared to the other races. Will you abandon him to go live on a planet that is known for it's problems? You're not seriously going to believe their lies.
"No. I won't believe their lives" Marucho said, in a monotone shocking Dan and the other's.
"Please don't lie to us about the Ruler" Shun said, "We're sorry about what happened to your friends but please let us go" which Marucho translated.
Every single person could see it in their eyes.
Neither Shun or Marucho believed that they were the two people that want missing.
The programming they went through, had them both on a very tight leash, it had, had time to really settle in and without anything in their lives to give them strength to fight it, it grow stronger by the day.
It was like a switch had gone off in their minds.
It was in that moment, both Shun and Marucho, classified the people in front of them.
They were friends.
They were enemies of Planet Phudor.
Enemies of the Ruler.
They were the kind of people who would stop at nothing to return planet Phudor to the dark ages and destroy millions of years of tradition.
Those on Phudor have to be warned.
Marucho sent a secret message back to Phudor, using a hidden device he installed into all his clothes.
Their Loyalties belong to Phudor.
And scene!
Next chapter, Dan and the group are surprised when both Marucho and Shun are teleported back to Phudor. Things get messy when Marucho informs the Ruler of what happened and they get on the enemy list. This will be the last and final chapter of 'Ruler', it had a good run. Review/fav and follow!