A/N Okay can;t talk right now gotta go before I lose computer privileges for a week or something so I don;t own BAKUGAN!

Chapter 36

Beams of sunlight greeted Viki to the morning like a slap to the face when she opened her eyes. Wincing and squinting into the harsh light she shielded her eyes from the light before casting a glance around at the living area and then sparing a glance towards the brawlers rooms, her lips curving down into a frown. With a sigh she sat up on the couch making the blanket shift so that it rested in her she heaved a sigh, she was safe with the brawlers… But she had to wonder about Jet… She looked down at her hands as she thought about Jet's current situation. Had Masquerade done away with her already? Then a shiver ran down her back as she pictured her friend chained to a wall in a dark cell as the darkus master did horrendous acts to the girl… Then she shook her head.

"Jet'll be okay…" She assured herself. "I bet Masquerade would bring her to Naga and then have him put her in mind control… Oh man…" She visibly sagged as the pessimistic thoughts flowed through her mind.

Fireblick hopped out of her pocket and landed on the coffee table that was beside the plush red coach viki was sitting on and popped open gazing up at Viki. "Hey, Viki what's the matter?" He asked waddling closer to her, craning his toy neck as he gazed up at her face. "You look sad." He said.

Viki sighed as she rubbed the side of her face wearily. "It's nothing Fireblick… I'm just a little worried about Jet…And what's become of her now that she's with Masquerade…" She said quietly.

Fireblick was silent for a moment before he flapped his wings and floating up by her face. "Viki, after seeing and getting to know Jet and Skylord for these past few days… I've learned that those two are a lot tougher than you give them credit for…" He said nodding his head as if to solidify his belief in the two of them.

Viki looked around them. "Perhaps you're right Fireblick…" She said quietly before her brown eyes widened as something came to her. "You know.. We haven't seen much action lately… And I have had yet to use you a brawl…" She said giving him a half smile.

Fireblick nodded chuckling slightly. "I agree I think we've let Skylord and Jet hog all the fun for too long…" He landed on her shoulder, and then rocked to one side. "Hey… It's a lot quieter than it was last night, what gives?" He wondered aloud.

Viki chuckled as she kicked off the covers and pushed herself to her feet, "That's because our pilot Kato has to sleep as well Blicky. Thus he landed the plane shortly after me and the brawlers turned in for the night." Seeing as the pyrus bakugan was still confused she sighed. "The rotors that were keeping this place aloft were what making that constant noise earlier,"

"Oh," The pyrus bakugan said ducking his head slightly. Viki chuckled at his antics once more and picked him up and gave him a little peck on the head before setting him back down on the table. "Now, you wait here while I go freshen up in the bathroom." She said as she began to walk towards where the bathroom was, while Blicky proceeded to pop closed on the table.

Viki sighed as she stretched her arms over her head until they cracked slightly letting out a sigh before letting them drop, just before she bumped into Julie who was already fully dressed and staring out the window. She only glanced at Viki and looked her up and down before focusing back on her face.

"Ah, sorry about that Julie, it's still a little early for me…" She said reaching a hand back and rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly. Then she recognized the sad look in her eyes and she looked down to see that Julie was clutching a toy horse and rider to her chest and Viki's eyes widened. "That's the toy Billy gave her!" She thought before realizing Julie was looking at her oddly.

"Is there something you want?" Julie asked quietly in a most un-Julie like fashion.

Viki wiped the surprise from her face and put on her kindest expression as she could smiling softly. "You look kind of down… What's the matter?" Viki asked coming to stand beside Julie in gazing out at the clearing that was sprawled out before them and the trees that ringed around the clearing and the sun that was peeking partially out above the tree tops casting rays of golden light all around.

Julie looked down at the toy she held. "My friend Billy gave me this toy…" She said quietly holding it up slightly her eyes shining with unshed tears. "And… now he's under some kind of spell binding him to that creep Masquerade!" She said her eyes narrowing as lifted her eyes to glare out the window.

Viki sighed as she rested a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry about your friend… But, I…I know how it feels to lose a friend to Masquerade… Right now my friend Jet's in his clutches… And…" She sighed as she looked away clenching her hand into a fist. "And now I don't know what to do to help her…" "Or if she even wants help," She added silently, "I mean if it were me and Spectra I'd never want to leave!" She thought.

Julie looked over to her a look of surprise crossing her features before she smiled slightly. "Hey, thanks for trying to make me feel better…"

Viki suddenly had an idea. "Hey, I have an idea!" She said snapping her fingers. "How bout you and I have a real quick one on one brawl before breakfast to cheer us up!" She said.

Julie put the toy in her pocket before looking at Viki. "You want to brawl?"

Viki nodded her head smiling. "Yup, just give me a second to go get ready and then I'll meet you right outside of the plane and we'll go have us a brawl!" She said her smile broadening to the point it threatened to split her face.

Julie brightened up. "Okay, I'll go grab Gorem and I'll meet you outside!" She said moving away from the window and hurrying off towards the girls room to retrieve her bakugan.

Viki chuckled softly at the sight and turned to go only to walk right into yet another person.

"Ugh, what is this bumper cars without the cars?" Viki asked stepping back to get a good look at the person she bumped into, and her eyes widened as she recognized Shun. "Oh, hi Shun, you're up early."

Shun stepped closer to her his golden eyes scanning her up and down. "I was hoping I'd bump into you,"

Viki blinked at him tipping her head to one side, her eyebrows furrowing slightly. "Really? What for?"

Viki saw Shun move forward and the next thing she knew she was up against the wall, sandwiched between it and him as he looked down his golden eyes boring into hers. "Earlier you acted surprised to see Alice… Who also so happens to be the one we've been considering to be the one who's spilling info to Masquerade." He narrowed his eyes. "And despite all the good things your friend might have done for us, or your bakugan has done for us… You have had yet to do anything to convince me that you are worth our trust…" He said folding his arms across his chest.

Viki blanched her mouth opening and closing as she struggled to find the right words to retort. "We-well, I was stuck in a hole unconscious with Runo! There's not exactly much I can do to be a great asset in that situation!" Viki pointed out raising her hands and pushing them slightly against Shun to get him to move away. "Shun, please move, you're making me feel really uncomfortable." She said weakly as he continued to gaze at her, not necessarily glaring but just looking at her…Inn a way that just came off as intimidating.

"Fine, but why were you so surprised to see Alice?" Shun demanded.

Viki's eyes widened as she found herself struggling once more to find an excuse. "I-I I was just surprised to see that she was actually part of the brawlers and I had unwittedly talked with one of you guys without even knowing it…" She said smiling weakly.

Shun's gaze immediately hardened as his hand shot out and her grabbed her forearm, causing Viki to wince as he squeezed it in his hand, "You're lying, and I can tell, now tell me, what's the deal with you and Alice?" He demanded leaning forwards slightly, so that he was so close Viki could feel his breath on her face.

"A girl back home would kill to be where I stand right now." Viki mused as she turned away from Shun and cringed. "Shun, look I don't know what you want me to say? Do you want me to tell you some lie to make you go away?" She yelped as his grip tightened. "OW! Shun stop it!"

His gaze finally hardened into that glare she'd been bracing herself for. Then with a growl her released her pushing her against the wall as he did so. "Watch yourself Viki, because I've got my eye on you." He said before turning and walking away…

Just as a very loud shriek pierced the air causing Shun to freeze and Viki to turn her head in the direction of the cry. The two exchanged confused looks before the scream came again and the two leapt into action. Shun ultimately took off down the hallways as fast as he could go immediately pulling ahead of viki who struggled to at least keep him in sight as they ran to the door that would lead out of the plane.

When they reached the section after running through chrome colored steel corridors Shun, jumped over the railing to the stairs and hit the stairs in a run. Viki of course opted for the safer route, spinning around the railing and tearing down the stairs as fast as she could go as well. When Shun reached the grass outside he hit the brakes staring wide eyed at the scene in front of him. Viki however was so intent on getting down the stair that she saw that Shun was stopped too late and plowed right into him and knocked him down to the ground squashing him under her.

Shun looked over his shoulder and glared daggers at her, just as a voice chuckled from nearby and the two turned to see who it was they were dealing with.

Billy stood in the center of the clearing one arm wrapped possessively around Julie's waist and another hand clamped over her mouth. He smirked at the sight of them.

"Well, well I wasn't expecting to catch the second best member of the battle brawlers as well as the other dimension hopper that Masquerade brought here." Billy said his smirk broadening as Shun and Julie cast shocked looks at Viki. "Oh, I'm sorry you haven't shared that information with them yet?" He feigned sorrow. "Oh man, I am like so sorry, NOT!"

Julie looked helplessly at Shun and Viki as Billy tightened his grip on Julie. Shun growled as he tried to push Viki off and get to his feet just as a net dropped down out of nowhere and sent the ventus brawler back to the ground pinned under the net with Viki.

A voice chuckled from above and Shun and Viki glanced back to see Komba perched atop the wings of the plan smirking down at them. "Going somewhere? I don't think so." He said hopping from his perch doing a series of flips before landing beside Billy putting his hands on his hips.

Shun growled as he glared at the two doom brawlers. "What are you doing here and what do you want?" He snarled trying to push himself up but he net was made of some material that was too heavy for him to lift.

Billy chuckled as he smiled cruelly. "Well, ya see I was getting pretty lonely back at Masquerade's mansion so I thought that since the boss has that Jet girl I figured I'd just drop by here and pick up Julie…" He said.

Julie whimpered softly, while Viki gasped.

"What has he done to Jet?" Viki screeched furiously her hands digging at the dirt in frustration at her helplessness to do anything to help the trapped silver haired girl.

Billy snorted and shrugged his shoulders. "How should I know? Though whatever it is he's obviously having fun." He said sneering. "She woke up screaming this morning." Viki let out a soft keening and her eyes welled up with tears while Shun looked horrified. Billy smirked before he turned to look at Julie. "But I won't have to do anything to you do I Jules? We're friends." He said giving the silver haired girl a peck on the cheek.

Julie trembled violently tears starting to leak from her eyes.

"Y-you won't get away with this!" Shun shouted angrily shaking with anger beside Viki.

Komba and Billy exchanged looks Billy nodding his head in the affirmative and Komba smiling cruelly in response.

"You know what Shun, you two look like such a cute couple together I think you need some alone time…" Shun stiffened as Komba held up his own DT. While Viki stared at him shocked and wide eyed. Then Komba waved one handed at them. "Later brawlers!" He said as his card flashed and Viki and Shun disappeared causing the net to sink to the ground as its occupants vanished.

Julie screamed though it was muffled by Billy's hand and she squirmed slightly tears falling down her face.

Billy grunted as he tightened his grip. "Alright, Komba we got what we came for and we put a dent in the brawlers I say we get out of here."

Komba nodded in agreement as he held out his hand the net folding up into a silvery ball that flew into his hand, before he pocketed and rejoined Billy in the middle of the clearing and the two disappeared in a flash of light.

Just as the other brawlers arrived at the scene.

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