Chapter 51
Luna
"Hey, did anyone see Hydron?" I asked.
"No, where was he?" Spectra asked.
"I didn't see him. That's why I asked."
"Maybe he left Zenoheld," Mira suggested.
"If he did he wouldn't have gotten far." The rest of the ride was silent. Since I'd seen the alternative layout I knew where the professor would be. When we found him, he was in his chair. He didn't even notice us.
"Father," Mira said. He froze and turned to face us.
"Mira?" he asked. "What are you doing here?"
"We've come to make a final appeal," Spectra spoke up. "Join us."
"I can't," he said coldly.
"Father please!" Mira yelled. She threw herself at him, tears streaming down her face. "This is evil! How could you do this?" Professor Clay stood there for a minute before peeling her off of him.
"Stop your crying girl!" he yelled. "Don't you see how perfect the alternative is? So much power and data have come into this thing and as we go to more worlds, it could become perfect."
"You're mad!" I yelled.
"No, you're naïve. Mylene tried to protect you from the truth of the world. It was her mistake and I pity you for it."
"Actually, it was one of the good things Mylene did," Spectra said. "Even though Mylene worked for evil, she taught Luna to be good. Father, you taught Mira and I to be good people. Now we are putting that teaching to use. Help us destroy the alternative."
"In order to destroy the alternative you'd have to destroy its power core. Before that, there is a trap." He tapped a few buttons and a screen popped up. "And it seems your friends fell right into it."
"Are you sure?" I asked. He watched in horror as they defeated the last Bakugan and aimed their attacks at the power core.
"No!" he yelled. The core destabilized and he sank to his knees. "My perfect creation…"
"Is about to blow up," I finished. "We need to get out of here."
"Come with us." Keith offered his hand to Clay.
"We need to go!" I yelled. "The Bakugan are just around the corridor.
"Okay then," Clay said. He ran with us to the Bakugan who began to run as soon as they had us.
"Woah!" I yelled as a blast narrowly hit us. "Hurry!"
"Ability activate! Succinator!" Keith yelled. Helios blew another hole in the ship, providing an exit. "Mira! Luna! Hurry!" I ran forward with Mira and Clay right behind me.
"Look out!" Clay yelled. I felt hands connect with my back and I fell forward, narrowly missing a pile of rocks.
"Father!" Mira screamed.
"You need to go!" he yelled.
"No!" Mira yelled. Keith ran forward and grabbed her. "Let's go!" I nodded and let Sirenoid carry me out. Mira continued to scream, but she was safe, along with Keith and the Bakugan. I looked behind and I spotted Hydron and Tryiod.
"Hydron!" I yelled. He turned to me in shock.
"I thought you were dead!"
"You're going to be if you don't come." He shook his head.
"I'm sorry Luna."
"Tell my sister that I'm sorry," I whispered. "And tell Lync that I love him." He nodded. Sirenoid turned and left with me still in her hands. We flew towards to vestal destroyer, where everyone was safe and sound. The alternative blew up behind us.
"Are you okay?" Keith asked me. I couldn't speak so I just nodded.
"Hydron, Zenoheld, and Professor Clay are all dead," Gus said. Despite the shock, I couldn't help but feel relieved at those words.
"We're safe," Dan said with a smile.
"Yeah, we are." Mira looked saddened, but also relieved. I couldn't blame her.
"Alright," Spectra spoke up. "We should return to Vestal."
"No!" I yelled. "I can't go back! Don't send me to my parents please!"
"Hold on," Dan said. "Luna is right. Mom talked to me at one point when we were on Earth. She was concerned Luna was being abused." Spectra turned to me.
"This wouldn't surprise me," he finally said. "When I did a background check, I realized you and Mylene weren't even supposed to be on New Vestroia but your sister was so good that I ignored that."
"Well, who takes care of her then?" Gus asked.
"I can take care of myself!" I insisted.
"No. You're thirteen," Spectra said.
"I can," Dan spoke up. "Or my mom can. She misses Luna. She won't say it out loud, but Luna was like a daughter to her. She asks about Luna everytime I call."
"Miyoko. I remember her." I smiled.
"That's a great idea," Keith agreed. He gave me hug. "I'll see you kid." I smiled and went with the brawlers in the dimension tunnel. When we got back to Marucho's, Kato announced that he had a surprise for us. Bakugan interspace had been rebuilt.
"Not bad," I said with a smile.
"Ready to try it out?" Dan asked.
"Yep. And I have Aquos Akwimos for that!" Marucho said with a smile.
"I have Ventus Hawktor," Shun said.
"I am staying by Luna's side," Sirenoid spoke up. "Someone has to keep her out of trouble."
"I've got Drago!" Dan grinned.
"Excuse me," A voice asked. "Would you be the brawlers?" A boy with dark skin, white hair, and gold, reptilian eyes walked up.
