This chapter is really, really late. Sorry about that. But when you stay up until about 6:30 on New Years Day and then take down Christmas stuff the next, you don't really have a lot of time to write. Anyways, Happy New Year everybody! Welcome to 2018! For those of you who have been reading my other stories, you know that Tom and Cassie have left the Bakugan Reality, but they're not gone. They're off exploring. And when Bakugan finishes this month (I know, crazy right?) I'll begin work on Cassie's story in Gravity Falls! Mystery lovers be ready. Further, same thing as before, Bakugan World Championship, do the poll for who gets saved next, can be found on my profile page. First one gets saved next, second gets saved after that. Anyways, without further ado, enjoy!
The game is on. We're not sure what's going on, but Wiseman seems to have a similar knowledge to our own. That sure wasn't something we expected. But we should be able to counter it! Wiseman won't know until it's too late.
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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.
A car pulled up in front of our base and one of the doors opened. Mira stepped out. "It's so good to be back!" She looked up the building and then went inside. We were walking by the door, waiting for her.
"Hey guys, look who it is." Said Dan. Runo went next to him, then Marucho came from behind him.
"Welcome back, Mira! You look really great!" He said. Shun stood by the stairs while we stood on them.
"Hey there everyone." Said Mira. Roxtor went over to her and began talking to her. "It's good to see you too."
"I trust you're feeling way better." Said Shun.
"Oh yes. The doctors kept me in for an extra week in the end."
"Better safe than sorry." Said Dan.
"Just make sure you don't push yourself too hard like you did before." Said Drago.
"Don't worry, I've learned my lesson. And besides, I've got help from Runo now."
"Uh, yeah, of course." Said Runo. "But are, are you sure you're not mad at me?" Mira nodded.
"It wasn't your fault. The Battle Suits were stolen."
"He even took me out." Said Chaos. "Believe me, there was nothing we could do about it."
"You sure?" Asked Runo.
"Take it easy on yourself, Runo." Said Radizen. "That scumbag Wiseman tricked us all!" He growled about it.
"Hey, take it easy." Said Dan. Roxtor went over to him and began speaking.
"I know that Gunz is Wiseman and that he and Reptak used to be partners, so what?" Reptak went over to them.
"It's okay Roxtor, Radizen is right. The Gunz we were fighting isn't the person I used to know." Reptak thought back to their encounter. "Gunz, Wiseman, whatever his name is, he's the enemy now. I understand that and am ready to fight no matter what."
"That's the spirit!" Said Dan. "We'll get to the bottom of this multiple personality thing one way or another!"
"I wish it was Multiple Personalities." I thought.
"We should probably go check on the Battle Suits we still have." Suggested Mira.
"I think that's a good idea." Said Azion. Mira led the way and got logged onto her computer. She brought up the remaining Battle Suits.
"As unfortunate as it is that Wiseman stole a bunch of Battle Suits, luckily for us he didn't get Defendtrix."
"What makes you say that, Mira?"
"So why is Defendtrix so special?" Asked Dan.
"Well," started Mira, "Defendtrix has an EMPS. Which stands for Electromagnetic Pulse System."
"Um, yeah, great." Said Dan. "So, what the heck is that?"
"It's a device that shoots out an electrical disturbance signal, rendering the other Battle Suits useless in three minute bursts. So once we use it, we'll only have a short window to get our Bakumeter back. Do you understand Dan?"
"Three minutes should be plenty." Said Dan.
"You said it pal." Said Drago.
"I don't think Wiseman's going to wait very long before trying to use our own suits against us in battle." Said Shun.
"I bet that creep's chomping at the bit." Added Runo.
"You're right." Said Dan. "So let's not wait around for him to get the first shot in, alright?" Nobody said anything in response. "Let's take the fight to Wiseman!" We prepared to leave, but Mira stopped me.
"Atom, there's something you need to know about Attributal."
"And that is?" I asked.
"It was designed to copy whatever Leonidas did, but there's more to it than that. It was designed to also counter the other Battle Suits. The one Wiseman would've downloaded would've been a fake. That's how important Attributal is. It's immune to Defendtrix's EMPS and can take on the other Battle Suits. However, you can't undergo Attributic Split. It's main design flaw is that its special abilities are rendered useless when it splits. You need to keep that in mind."
"Got it." I said. I quickly followed everybody else.
"Wiseman!" Said Kodokor. Wiseman turned to him. "You haven't said much since you came back from your last battle with your tail between your legs. What are we waiting around for?" Wiseman chuckled.
"Don't take out your frustrations over your own failure out on me, Kodokor."
"What did you say?"
"Every battle we've lost against the Battle Brawlers has been the result of you Nonets not having enough power to defeat Drago."
"How dare you speak to us like that!"
"Take it easy, Kodokor. I wasn't finished speaking yet, so listen up." He lifted up his arm. "Within this device are the new Battle Suits Mira developed that I managed to steal from Battle Brawler's headquarters."
"Interesting." Said Mutabrid.
"Yes." Said Kodokor. "But what can these suits do?"
"Why talk more when we can take this thing out for a test drive instead?"
"Excellent! Now you're speaking my language!"
"So, does this mean you're done trying to shift the blame to me and that I have your trust?" The Nonets looked around a little, trying to figure out their answer. "Okay, let's get to it. Who wants to join me for the next round against the Brawlers?"
"The rest of you can stand back!" Said Kodokor. "I'm first in line for this."
"I'm going too." Said Mutabrid. "I've got unfinished business with those rodents!"
"This better not be another one of your failed strategies, Wiseman!" Said Betadron. Wiseman laughed. Stronk looked at Tremblar, who looked back. Worton remained quiet. Spatterix looked at Balista.
"Balista, are you in or out?" Asked Wiseman.
"Thanks, but I'll pass."
We were by the river, outside of Bakugan City. "Ready to roll guys?" Asked Dan.
"Yeah." Said Shun.
"You bet." Said Marucho.
"When do we start?" Asked Azion.
"Let's do this." Said Chaos.
"This should work." I said.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Dan. "Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Go Pyrus Fusion Dragonoid!" Drago was ready. "Bakugan, Brawl! Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Go Haos Reptak!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Marucho. "Bakugan, Stand! Go Aquos Radizen!"
"Bring on the brawling!" He said.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Shun. "Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Go Ventus Jaakor!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Azion. "Bakugan, Stand! Let's go Aquos Tsunami Slight! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Rise Pyrus Pyrokinetic Pyreon!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Chaos. "Bakugan, Stand! Go Ventus Windstorm Janthide! Bakugan, Brawl! Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Let's go Darkus Doomic Vladitor!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" I said. "Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Go Haos Mythical Leonidas!"
"Everybody in position, Dan?" Asked Runo. Dan brought up his Bakumeter.
"We're good to go."
"Okay, here we go guys!" Said Runo. He computer station booted up. "Coordinates, set. Battle Suit Defendtrix, teleport to Drago. Battle Suit Doomtronic-02, teleport to Reptak." They appeared. "Are you ready, Marucho?"
"You bet!"
"Battle Suit Blasterate, teleport to Radizen." It appeared. "Ready Atom?"
"Don't hesitate." I said.
"Battle Suit Attributal teleport to Leonidas." It appeared. "Battle Suit Airtronic teleport to Janthide. Battle Suit Hydronic teleport to Slight." The Bakugan locked into their Battle Suits. "Connection complete. Now powering up Battle Systems." Her hands flew over the controls. "Synchro rate, Full Power!" The Bakugan began using the Battle Suits, but not using the weaponry within them.
"Flying around with those Battle Suits requires a lot of physical and mental stamina." Said Shun. "I hope Wiseman doesn't keep us waiting for long."
"Luckily, our Bakugan seem to have more power than the Nonets." Said Marucho. "But what happens in Wiseman doesn't fall for our trick? Maybe it's too obvious."
"It doesn't matter." Said Dan. "Wiseman will want nothing more than to try and defeat us using our own suits. He'll come, don't worry."
"He sure will." I said. "But I can't help but stop worrying about what might be." I thought.
"Reptak, Radizen, Leo, Slight, Janthide, since we're out here anyway we might as well get some practice in."
"You read my mind, Drago. I'm totally down with that plan." Said Reptak.
"I am way ahead of you guys!" Said Radizen. "Let's do this!"
"You think you're ahead?" Asked Slight. Radizen's pods launched just as Slight rammed Radizen with water.
"Hey!" Radizen's pods fired at Drago and Leo.
"Whoa!" Said Drago.
"That's right! You gotta stay on your toes when battling me!" Said Radizen. Slight rammed into him. "Hey! No fair!"
"Get used to it!" Said Slight. "You're great as ranged combat, but I'm suited for up close and personal!" Reptak took aim at both of them.
"Too bad you left your backs completely open!" He fired.
"Whoa!" Said Radizen as he and Slight jumped out of the way. "Where'd that come from?" He face planted. "Maybe I shouldn't have spoken so soon." Drago came down on him and fired. Leo followed suit. Their attacks hit far and wide. Janthide came from behind Reptak.
"Take this!" She said. Her Battle Suit shot at Reptak's, launching him forward.
"Seems like we got a few teams going here." Said Leo. "Looks like me and Drago are together while Janthide and Slight are working with each other. Reptak and Radizen are separate however. Interesting."
"Oh yeah pal?" Asked Reptak. He fired at Drago and Leo, barely missing. He fired again.
"Oh man, this is awesome." Said Marucho. "Look at those guys go out there! Whoa!"
"You do know they're just practicing, right?" Asked Dan. "It's not a real battle."
"And does that matter?" Asked Azion.
"Well, of course I do, but sometimes I just get carried away."
"Again, does it matter?" Asked Azion. "A battle is a battle, practice or not." A short ways away, Shun was with Jaakor. They heard a noise.
"You hear that?"
"Yeah." Said Shun. "It sounds like Wiseman's here." Up above us, Wiseman had appeared.
"There you are!" Said Dan.
"It was hard to miss you." Said Wiseman. "You practically sent flares up. I didn't expect a welcome wagon." We got ready. "What do you say, Kuso? Shall we get down to business?"
"I'm ready whenever you are, Wiseman!"
"Okay then." Said Wiseman.
"You're not winning this day." I warned.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Wiseman. "Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Rise Darkus Kodokor! Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Rise Darkus Mutabrid! Baku-Sky Raider, Jump! Rise Darkus Betadron!" He lifted his arm. "Deploy Battle Suits!" The Bakumeter began glowing. "Combustoid! Clawbruk! Fortatron!" Betadron got Combustoid, Kodokor got Clawbruk and Mutabrid got Fortatron. "Does anything here look familiar to you, Dan?"
"Maybe, but we'll be taking those back!"
"Well then, come and get them Kuso!" Drago and Leo started getting chased by Betadron.
"Drago! Run interference on Combustoid!"
"Leo, you do the same!"
"You got it!"
"On it!" They swiftly got behind Betadron.
"Where are you going, Drago?" He turned around and began firing. Drago and Leo dodged.
"Time for our secret weapon, Drago! Electromagnetic Pulse System, Engage!"
"I don't think so!" Betadron zoomed in while continuing to fire.
"So Betadron, how do you like fighting in the new Battle Suit?"
"Not to bad. I could get used to this." He continued to fire on them and began laughing. "Get back here!" Drago and Leo rocketed up, out of the way.
"You're too slow!" Said Drago. They began firing at him.
"Stay on him Drago!"
"No problem."
"Hold on! You didn't forget about me, did you?" Asked Kodokor. He fired, hitting Drago and Leo.
"We can't use the pulse." Said Dan. Drago and Leo continued to fly away from Betadron.
"Give it up Drago!" Kodokor continued to fire.
"Marucho, you have to get them away from Drago." Said Shun.
"Okay!" Marucho looked at Radizen. "You heard the man, Radizen!"
"You got it boss!"
"We're on our way too!" Said Slight.
"Reptak, we need you to act as backup for Drago and Leo!" Said Marucho.
"No problem."
"We're in too." Said Janthide.
"On it!" Said Vladitor
"Let's go, Jaakor." Said Shun.
"Right." Kodokor was continuing to fire. However, Radizen grabbed one of his blasters and began trying to drag him.
"Let go of me, you fool!" Betakor was resisting Radizen.
"Let's go Radizen!" Said Slight. He grabbed onto Kodokor's other blaster and helped Radizen pull him.
"Ability Activate!" Said Shun. "Moonlight Shadow Slash!" Jaakor threw his glowing shuriken at Mutabrid, who ducked under it. It still hit Fortatron. Jaakor landed.
"We need some one-on-one time, Mutabrid!"
Balista was snooping around, trying to find out more about Wiseman. "Okay Wiseman, you think no one has seen you come down this hallway at night. But I have. Now that you're out of the way, it's time to see if you've been hiding something. Balista entered a room and began looking around. "What do we have over here?" He kept looking, and his eyes lit up. He began searching the walls. He noticed something. "Should be right here." He rammed the button, pushing it enough to get the door to open. "I knew it!" He entered the next room, finding someone. "What? What the?"
Radizen and Slight were firing at Kodokor, while Kodokor was firing at Radizen's pods. "Those annoying little gnats are getting on my nerves." They continued to fire. "You're not going to take me down!" He got swamped with water.
"Are you sure about that?" Asked Radizen.
"I think you're mistaken!" Said Slight.
"Catch me if you can!" Said Radizen. He went off the side of a cliff. "Aw snap!" Roxtor went up to him and began talking. "What do you mean this Battle Suit doesn't have air brakes? With all the places to cut corners!" He fell. He started rolling down the cliff, but eventually got his footing and began running down it. "I got this! I got this! Here we go!" He continued to speed up and jumped. He slammed into the other side, making an indent. "Well that didn't go as planned. Roxtor was just watching the entire time. He spoke. Jaakor kept jumping around.
"I thought you wanted to fight, Jaakor." Said Mutabrid. "Not play a game of tag. Well, I've had it with your nonsense." He fired at where Jaakor went, but it was blocked by Janthide. "Stay out of my way!"
"As if!" Said Vladitor. He rammed into Fortatron. Jaakor jumped in front of it. Mutabrid regained his footing.
"Your strategy to pull me away from Wiseman is pathetic and transparent. Not something I would expect from a ninja Bakugan such as you." Jaakor jumped and sliced at Mutabrid.
"If my plan is so transparent, then why are you here chasing me?"
"It's simple. I have a Battle Suit and you don't. That gives me the upper hand and means I'll make short work of you." Mutabrid charged up again, but Jaakor vanished from where Mutabrid was aiming when he fired. "What? Where'd he go?" Jaakor reappeared behind him.
"Looks like your Battle Suit is no match for my ninja stealth after all!" Mutabrid snapped to attention.
"Ability Activate!" Said Shun. "Fierce Demon - Thunder Clap!" Jaakor charged up.
"Ability Activate!" Said Chaos. "Demolition Hammer!" Vladitor got his hammer. "Ability Activate! Hurricane Warning!"
"Let's see how you like this!" Said Jaakor. He fired.
"Have fun!" Said Vladitor. He threw the hammer.
"Take it!" Said Janthide. She whipped up massive winds. Up above, Betadron was still after Drago and Leo.
"Quit running you cowards!" Drago and Leo launched behind him. "Not again!" They began firing on him.
"It's not enough!" Said Drago.
"I know!" Said Dan. "We need to figure out a way to inflict greater damage. You thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yes."
"I have another idea as well." I said.
"I'm reading your mail too." Said Reptak.
"Okay then, let's do this!" Said Drago. Drago got in front of Betadron again while Leo stayed back. Betadron tapped Drago, knocking him down.
"I just clipped the wings of the mighty Drago!" He said. "Today's the day I finally get my revenge by putting you down for good!" He took aim and fired. Drago got behind the rock. "Give it up, there's no point in hiding! It's over for you, Drago!" Betadron kept firing, breaking down the rock. When the dust started to settle, a form began to appear. "Hold on.| Betadron fired again, revealing Reptak. "What? Where did Drago go?" Reptak glowed, defeated.
"Betadron! It's a trap!" Yelled Wiseman. Drago and Leo descended from above, Leo in front.
"Thanks Reptak!" Said Drago.
"Oh no!" Said Betadron. He tried to get out of the way, but Leo grabbed him.
"Go for it!" He said.
"Are you sure?" Asked Dan.
"Trust us!" I said.
"EM Pulse!" Said Dan.
"Engage!" Said Drago. The pulse hit Betadron, and by extension Leo.
"I can't move my body!" Said Betadron. His Battle Suit shut down. Leo got out of the way. Wiseman was in a similar state.
"It's got me too!" Drago pulled up.
"Okay, we've shut them down temporarily."
"Yeah, but why didn't Leo's shut down?" Asked Dan.
"Mira said that Attributal was immune to the EMPS." I said.
"Now what?" Asked Drago.
"Ram into them, hard!"
"Let's go at them!" I said.
"We're trying to get his Bakumeter back, not crush them. Are you sure that's going to work?" Asked Drago.
"Trust me, pal." Said Dan.
"It seems too heavy handed."
"Crazier things have been said from Dan, and they've worked." Said Leo.
"Wiseman said we're going to have to take it from him, and that's what we're going to do!" Said Dan.
"Okay then." Said Drago. "Hang on!" He and Leo dived. They pulled up when Wiseman looked up and we jumped off of them, at Wiseman. Dan rammed into him, knocking him over. I landed on my feet and skidded along a little, ending up next to them. Dan grabbed onto Wiseman's Bakumeter.
"Hand it over, you slimy creep!"
"Never, punk!"
"It's two on one here." I said. "Do you like those odds?" Radizen and Slight kept firing at Kodokor.
"Time to feel my rage!" He said. He fired at the pods, hitting them. They each exploded.
"Oh no! He's deflecting all of your attacks!" Said Marucho. Dan and Wiseman were still going at it.
"You're a thief and a cheat!"
"Yeah? So what, Kuso?"
"You're unbelievable!"
"Back off!"
"Hand it over!"
"No! Not a chance!"
"Gunz!" Said Dan. He thought back to their battle. "Is it really you?"
"I told you to let go of me!" Wiseman shook Dan off, sending him dangerously close to the edge of the cliff. One of his feet slipped and he began falling, still holding on. Kodokor kept firing.
"Had enough yet?"
"Duck Radizen!" Said Marucho. Radizen ducked out of the way of one of the blasts. The blast hit near us, sending us over.
"Dan!" Said Reptak. "Atom!" All three of us had landed below. Dan picked himself up first, still holding onto the Bakumeter. Wiseman woke up next. They got up as I woke up from the impact. Dan still held on.
"You are a stubborn one, aren't you? I guess you really did want the Bakumeter back, huh Kuso?"
"What we want is the Bakumeter," Said Dan, "and the real Gunz back!"
"Sorry to tell you, but that guy is long gone." Said Wiseman. He kicked Dan, loosening his grip. "I'm gonna have to take a raincheck on today's battle, Kuso."
"Wait!" Said Dan. He held his knee. Wiseman brought the Bakumeter up, but I grabbed his arm.
"Remember what I said about two on one?"
"Get off of me!" He attempted to kick me, but I blocked it with my other hand.
"I may not be a ninja like Shun, but I know some self defense." Wiseman shook his arm, slowly loosening my grip. "The end in nigh for you. The more you fight, the closer you bring it."
"And that's why I'm going to eradicate the bonds held between humans, Bakugan and Shifters." He said. I gasped, and he took advantage of my momentary distraction. He knocked me off of him. "Nonets, time to retreat." Mutabrid looked at him and returned.
"But I was winning!" Complained Kodokor.
"This isn't over!" Said Betadron. Wiseman caught all three of them.
"Until we meet again, brawlers." Wiseman vanished.
"Come back here, you!" Said Dan. He tried to reach out, but grimaced in pain.
"Are you okay, Dan?" Asked Drago.
"What happened?" Asked Reptak. Dan slowly got up, followed by me.
"I assume it didn't go well." Said Leo. Marucho ran over and Shun jumped down, followed by Azion and Chaos.
"We saw you two fall!" Said Marucho.
"But you put up a good fight, though." Said Shun.
"I guess." Said Dan.
"What did he say to you?" Wondered Chaos.
"He said he was going to eliminate the connection between humans, Bakugan and Shifters." I thought back. Reptak growled.
"Gunz."
"He's not going to get away with this!" Said Dan.
"No, Wiseman won't." Agreed Azion.
Wiseman walked into his special room, opening the door. He quickly walked to the other wall, thinking about the battle. "It looks like I borrowed more from Gunz than just his appearance." He thought. He looked at Gunz, tangled up against the wall. He leaned against the wall and became wrapped in the same way Gunz did. "No matter. I'll be done with this body soon enough." He laughed as the vines began to glow.
Wiseman is planning something big. Knowing that the Nonets are powerful enough to sustain Mechtavius Destroyer, he's going to use that to his advantage. But I still can't help but remember what he said. How does he even know what Shifters are? This is getting strange, too strange for anything we've ever known Bakugan to be. Something is different, but what?
So, any guesses on what else Wiseman got from Gunz? If you don't you'll find out before the end.