You know, I do wonder if people find my other stories as good as my Bakugan ones. I mean, sure, they're not updated nearly as much, especially in the case of Tamers and Destruction, but even with that I feel like the one I'm working on regularly alongside Battle Planet should at least be able to hit double digits, right? Maybe I'm overthinking it. Anyways, enjoy!

Logic would dictate that as we continue forward, our Bakugan would continue to get stronger. But as it is right now, that strength hasn't seemed to come at all. I suppose maybe I haven't given it enough time, but with how much faster this Reality seems to go, I'd be surprised if it wasn't soon.


Reality Shift, fight for the Light

Order follows Entropy, Creation after Destruction

Chaos is following, we're the only ones

We've got the power to oppose, to save it all

We stand for what's right, through the plight

Stand against Entropy, and the enemies that be


A Bakugan was at the park, spinning around, its brawler in its hands. "Whoa!" Yelled the kid, having fun. "Whoa! Ha ha! Yeah!" The Bakugan tossed the kid up a bit. "Whoa! Yeah! Yay!" The kid landed softly, and was thrown up again. "Woohoo!" The kid landed again, then turned to his Bakugan. "Please do that again! Again Bear! Come on! Again! One more time, Bear!" The Bakugan laughed a bit, then began spinning again. Someone watched from the bushes.

"Time for a little more fun." He said. He laughed as he took aim with a device. He fired, striking Bear with an energy blast. Bear roared as his power suddenly surged, dropping his brawler. The kid looked up at his Bakugan, afraid.

"What's the matter, Bear? What is it, huh?" Bear stomped near the kid. "Ah!" Bear roared at him, threateningly, and the kid screamed. He quickly got up and ran away as the guy in the bushes walked up, brandishing a whip.

"Yes!" He said. Bear roared again, then turned to the guy. "There there, that's a good boy." The guy cracked his neck. "Who's a good Bear? You are, yes you are!" Bear brought his fist down, and the guy darted to the side just in time to avoid it. He began running. "Calm down now! That's a good Beary!" The guy fired with his device again, hitting Bear with a net that trapped him, and decreased his power a little. Bear struggled in it a bit before kneeling down. The guy smiled and laughed. "I want us to be friends, little bear." His shadow moved.

"Yes." It whispered. "More chaos."


Dan and the others were looking through Lia's footage when they noticed something odd. "Huh?" They all asked as they realized it. They looked at one shot where Shun's face was covered by Hydrous's tail.

"What's going on here?" Asked Dan. The next image showed Shun's face covered by Dan's hand.

"Why can't we ever see Shun's face?" Asked Wynton. The next one showed Lightning in front of the camera with Shun barely behind a tree.

"Wha?" Asked Dan.

"I think he's doing it on purpose." Said Lia.

"Hm." Said all three.

"Why's he hiding?" Asked Dan. Shun was behind a nearby tree, overhearing everything. "Is he embarrassed or something?" Wynton and Lia shrugged. Lightning turned and barked once.

"Hey!" Yelled someone. The AOs turned to the sound. "Help me! Please! Something's wrong with my Bakugan! Please help me!" A kid was running up.

"Huh?" Asked the AO.


I sat on a chair, running a few numbers. Leo was on the desk next to me. "You know, I'm glad to not be working the register for once, but couldn't he have picked someone else to run this month's finance report?"

"Well, he had to choose someone." Said Leo. "So why not choose you? After all, you're the one who figured out the average consumption of products here." I hung my head.

"Yeah, I know. Wish I didn't though." I looked back up and input the last few numbers from the report. "Just a few more things and I should be good." I continued my work when someone knocked on the door. I turned. "Yeah?" I saw a co-worker there.

"Uh, yeah, some people just came in asking for you. Any idea who they are?" I sighed.

"Give me a moment to finish these, and I'll be right out."

"Got it. I'll let them know." The girl left, and I did the last few things I needed to. I took a deep breath as I sent it in. "Glad that's done." I grabbed my cards and looked at Leo. "Ready to see what they need?"

"No. But let's go anyways." We left the room and walked back to the front of the shop to see Dan, Wynton, Lia, Shun, and some other kid. "What's up guys?" I asked.

"It's my Bakugan!" Said the kid. "He went crazy!"

"Crazy?" I asked.

"Yeah, we were hoping you'd be able to make something of this." Said Wynton. I grinned.

"Good thing I just finished my work for today. Now, let's go see about this crazy Bakugan, shall we?"

"Come on! Quickly! It was at the park!" Said the kid.


We arrived where the kid was trying to get us. "Is this the place?" Asked Shun.

"Mh hm." Said the kid. We all looked at him, then around.

"Then Bobby, I don't see your Bakugan." Said Wynton. "Where'd it go?"

"I-I don't know guys." Said Bobby. "Where did you go, Bear? Where?" Lia knelt down and looked at Lightning.

"Hey there Lightning, can you use your nose to track Bear's scent?" Lightning barked once, then began sniffing around.

"We don't need to follow his scent." Said Dan as I pointed something out to him. "Just look!" Everybody else turned to see a path of destruction through the trees and over a car. "There."

"Oh!" Said Lia, Wynton, Shun, and Bobby. Lightning flopped on his stomach, feeling a little down. Dan turned back to the group.

"You wait here, Bobby. It could be dangerous!" Said Dan. Bobby looked at him, then looked down.

"Okay I guess. Anything for Bear." The rest of us turned.

"Are you guys sure you're ready for this? A Bakugan made crazy by something is not to be taken lightly."

"Yeah, we're sure." Said Wynton. Dan gasped.

"Oh! Over there! Who is that?" We all looked at who Dan pointed out, and Wynton gasped. The man had silver-gray hair and was looking over the car that had been trampled. As we approached, he turned to us, revealing he was wearing orange glasses. Dan and the others stopped a few paces away from him, while I took another step or two forward.

"Is he the owner of that car?" Asked Shun.

"I'd assume so, given how he's looking over it." I stated.

"I think I recognize him from somewhere." Said Wynton. He closed his eyes in thought. "Oh, where was that?! Hang on, it'll come to me!" The man stood up.

"I knew something like this was bound to happen." He said. The others looked at him confused, and he turned towards us. "There will be others who come from out of nowhere, trying to get their hands on your Bakugan." He warned. "This is only the beginning of the journey."

"What are you talking about?" Asked Dan. The man said nothing, and walked away. We all watched him walk, when suddenly something sounded like it exploded nearby, coupled with a roar. We all turned back to the noise quickly.

"We need to move!" I said.

"It's Bear!" Called Shun. Dan and the others started running towards him.

"You shouldn't be doing that, you know!" Called Dan. I ran after them.

"Guys, be careful!" I yelled. "Remember, a crazed Bakugan is a lethal Bakugan!" The group continued running up as Bear took notice of them, and they stopped as Bear raised his foot. It was aimed to crush Dan. Wynton tackled him.

"Dan!" The two got out of the way just in time. Wynton got off of Dan as they looked towards Bear. "Looks like talk isn't going to get through to the big guy!" The two got up.

"Then we have no choice!" Said Dan, grabbing Drago. I ran up to him. "Drome Up!" He called. The dome appeared, and I pulled a card out.

"Ready Leo?"

"To stop Bear and protect others? What do you expect me to say?"

"Gate Card, Set!" A yellow shockwave resounded through the dome.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Dan, throwing Drago. Drago transformed quickly and stood in front of Bear, ready to go.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" I called, throwing Leo behind Bear. "Bakugan, Stand! Rise Haos Leonidas!" Leo rose up behind Bear, ready to do a two-pronged attack. Someone watched from a nearby rooftop, and laughed.

"This is good." Said the guy. "I love having guests! Let's make them feel welcomed, and show them a great time, shall we?" Shun readied next.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" He called. Hydrous transformed quickly, ready to go.

"My turn!" Said Wynton. Bobby suddenly ran up and tackled Wynton from behind.

"No!"

"Huh?" Asked Wynton. "Bobby?"

"Please don't, please don't pick on my Bakugan!"

"Don't pick on him?" Asked Dan. "It's a brawl!"

"Dan, what should we do?" Asked Drago. Bear suddenly charged at Drago and shouldered him, shoving him into the air and away.

"Drago!" Called Dan.

"If Bobby doesn't want us to hurt Bear, then we'll need to beat him without hurting him." I said. "So instead of Physical Attacks, we're going to need to do more energy based ones!" Hydrous charged at Bear, who slapped him away. Bear then began wailing on Hydrous, dealing more damage. Bear raised his fist up for the final blow, and Bobby had enough.

"Bear!" He yelled. Bear stopped for a moment, fist raised a ready, but not attacking. The yellow glow in his eyes kept blinking. Dan looked up.

"What's going on?" He asked. Lightning barked a bit, then started sniffing around.

"You're a handful little Bear, I'll give you that!" Called the guy above. "But let's see if you can take this!" The guy aimed with his device again and fired, energizing Bear further. Bear continued its attacks on Hydrous.

"No! Hydrous!" Called Shun. Leo charged in and tackled Bear, getting him away from Hydrous, only for Bear to fling him off and go back to his original target. I raised a card.

"Dan, I'm going in!" Said Drago.

"Wait, Drago!" Called Dan, running up. "Bear hesitated just now! I think Bobby's voice can reach out to him."

"But" started Drago. Lightning barked some more, drawing attention. We all looked in his direction, then looked at where he was barking, seeing the guy. Lia, Wynton, and Shun gasped.

"Who's that?" Asked Dan.

"Nobody good." I replied.

"Well this is very entertaining indeed!" Said the guy, raising his arm and device. "Keep it up! You're doing great, little Bear!" His device glowed a deep purple, and Wynton took in its details.

"What is that thing?" He asked. Bear roared, pushing Hydrous, Drago, and Leo away from him, causing them to take some damage.

"Bear! But why?" Asked Bobby. "Why are you acting like this? I want the old Bear back right now!"

"I don't think it's him." I said. Wynton came to a realization.

"Hey, you're the one making Bear go crazy, aren't you?!" He accused.

"Why would you do something like that?" Asked Lia. The guy laughed.

"Because I am Strata the Hunter!" He called. "The Bakugan Hunter!"

"That makes no sense!" Claimed Shun. "You're evil!"

"I just can't believe it!" Said Lia.

"Hang on, what did that guy we met earlier say to us?" Wondered Wynton. We all recalled what he said. Dan shook his head, then refocused, throwing his arm to the side.

"That is not right!" He yelled. "What do you think Bakugan are, anyway?!" Bear charged forward, but was held back by Drago and Hydrous's combined might. Leo ran up and shoved Bear back, only for Bear to charge in again.

"Hey! I hope you brats aren't trying to steal my prey!" Called Strata. "That wouldn't be very nice at all!" He took aim again and fired at Bear, powering him up further, and causing him to push back the Bakugan he was fighting with. Lia turned to Wynton.

"Let's roll in, Wynton!" Wynton nodded.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" He called. Trox rose quickly.

"Bakugan, Brawl!" Yelled Lia. Pegatrix rose up. Bear charged towards Hydrous and Drago, only for them to dodge out of the way in the nick of time. However, Bear was then barreling down at Leo. I raised an Ability.

"Ability Activate!" I called. "Pyro Split!" Leo split into two, and they both braced themselves against Bear, who just slammed into them and knocked them back.

"Dan, Shun, Atom, you hold Bear off for us, okay!" Called Lia, not really asking.

"We'll take care of Strata!" Agreed Wynton. Lia looked at Pegatrix.

"Pegatrix, your target is the thing on that guy's arm up there!" Lia pointed at it.

"Sure thing!" Pegatrix took off and flew towards Strata, who chuckled. The whip he was carrying in his other hand glowed, and he attacked Pegatrix with it, hurting her. Lia gasped.

"Oh no!" Trox charged forward.

"Take him, Trox!" Called Wynton.

"On it!" Strata jumped off of the building and landed on Trox's neck. Trox stopped his charge.

"I'm hunting you all down!" Said Strata. He began laughing. "I'm going to be rich!"

"How does that work?!" Asked Wynton.

"Bakugan are worth money." Explained Strata, darkly. "There are tons of people who want these things!" Trox was shaking his head, trying to get Strata off of him as Strata began to laugh. Lightning growled and started running towards Trox, knowing what he had to do. He jumped onto Trox's tail and charged up. "I think I'll start with you." Strata pointed his device at Trox. "You're mine now!" Lightning jumped up, and Strata turned. "What?!" Lightning started coming down, and Strata's shadow moved, catching Lightning before he landed.

"Don't interfere!" The Negative Shifter threw Lightning to the side.

"Lightning!" Called Dan. Lightning landed in a bush, mostly unharmed, but stunned. I glared at the Negative Shifter as Strata shot his device at Trox.

"Trox!" Called Wynton. Trox's power surged as he fell under control. Strata laughed.

"Now for the rest of you!" Bear charged into Drago again knocking him down, and Strata took aim.

"Drago! Watch out!" Called Dan.

"Oh no you don't!" Yelled Pyrus Leo, crashing into Trox. Strata lost his footing and jumped to the best of his ability, landing hard on the ground. Leo stood in front of Drago, protecting him.

"If you want him, you'll have to go through me!"

"Oh!" Said Strata. "The One of a Kind Bakugan wants to protect his friend? I'll gladly take you instead!" Strata took aim and fired at Leo. Leo dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding it, but the beam bounced off a window, hitting Pegatrix.

"No!" Called Lia. "Pegatrix!" Pegatrix's eyes glowed yellow as Drago picked himself up.

"We can't keep losing like this!" He said. "We need to take him down!"

"I know Drago, but how?" Asked Dan. I drew my sword, and glared at Strata.

"Hey Strata!" I called. He looked at me.

"And now the only natural Adult Brawler wants a piece of this? Fine by me!" His device glowed, and Trox got back up. He and Pegatrix turned to me. "What'll you do now?" He asked. I took a deep breath.

"When I lost Leo to someone, he asked me nearly the same thing." I said. I looked down at the ground. "The odds were impossible, and yet, I knew I couldn't fail him." I looked back up. "So I continued to fight!" I charged, my sword sparking along the ground. Strata laughed.

"And what do you plan on doing?!" He took aim again. "Watch out!" He fired at Trox again, then at Pegatrix. They both powered up further. Then, Trox slammed the ground, sending a Rock Riser at me. I focused, and drew on my power.

"Form Change!" I called. "Ventus!" Leo glowed green as my sword changed to be made of wind. I pointed it down, vaulting me over the attack. Pegatrix's horn started glowing before she fired a Haos Laser towards me. "Form Change! Darkus!" My sword changed to be made of pure darkness as Leo glowed purple. My sword absorbed the attack as I approached Strata. My sword returned to normal as I prepared to swing. At the last moment, I saw Strata's shadow move. "Energy Twist! Light!" The Negative Shifter attempted to block my sword just as it glowed brightly, cleaving through him and slicing into Strata's device. The two of us were engulfed in shadow as the Negative Shifter dissipated, but I heard sparking from Strata's direction. As the shadow lifted, I saw him looking at his device, or what remained on his arm. He scowled, then picked up the piece on the ground.

"You'll pay!" He ran off, chased by Lightning. As we watched him go, the Drome fell, signifying that the battle was over. Bear, Trox, and Pegatrix sparked brightly as their power levels returned to normal, freed from Strata's control. Bear looked around first, followed by Trox and Pegatrix shaking their heads. Bear saw Bobby, and slowly walked over, carefully. He then picked Bobby up, gingerly. We watched on as he did. Bobby stared at Bear as he was brought up, before Bear lowered him, then threw him into the air.

"Whoa!" We all looked in shock as it happened, and Leo ran in to catch Bobby, but he landed back in Bear's hands. "Hiya Bear!" Called Bobby, happy. "You're back, aren't you old Bear?" Bear smiled at Bobby, and we all looked at each other, relieved. Dan held his hand up, and the others all high-fived together. I shook my head.

"A job well done by all." I said. I looked over at Leo, who was still Darkus. "You okay?"

"Tired, but otherwise fine." He said. "We haven't done that in quite a while." He returned to being Haos as my sword returned to normal.

"No kidding." I sheathed it, then sighed. "I'm tired now."


Lightning kept sniffing around, following Strata's scent. He eventually pushed his head out of a bush and looked around, not seeing much of anything except a building. It was interesting, so it caught Lightning's attention, until he heard something nearby. "My prey got away!" Lightning looked towards the sound to see Strata and someone wearing safety glasses. He handed the two halves of the device over. "Go make me something useful!" Strata turned and walked away without getting a response. "Darn it! They just got lucky! That won't happen the next time we meet!" Lightning retreated back into the bush, and ran back the way he came.


Now we've really got to watch out. Strata might've only been the first to have such a device, but I know for a fact that he won't be the last! He definitely didn't seem like the guy who'd be able to make it, so that leaves the question of who would? There's just too many variables to figure it out with any kind of accuracy. I just hope we'll be prepared next time it happens.