Chapter 27

The next day everything was back to normal. Everyone was in preparation just in case the Vexos attacks.

To be honest, that's what the brawlers did, for the most part, the previous days, but today, this feeling was unnerving, resulting in a lot of precautions. Plans were discussed left and right.

As Marucho's home was gigantic, there was a big chance that whoever the Vexos sent, they ought to get lost easily.

Everyone had their designed role and held its importance.

Blake looked at her pockets as she kept something that she had stayed in her Vexos coat. She was itching to use for a while, and now that the attacks are happening, she had her excuse.

Everyone was observing the many installed cameras for any sign of the Vexos

Some hours later, Shun noticed that Mylene and Shadow entered the building.

Everyone split and hid according to the plan.

Keith, Dan, Shun, Runo, and Blake in room one and Mira, Ace, Baron, Marucho, and Julie were in place two.

Shadow and Mylene split, trying to search for the brawlers as everything was going a little too well, according to Mylene.

While the two Vexos members were wondering and being lost, Blake put her weaponized glove discreetly.

It didn't take long as Blake expected, as she heard footsteps and judging by the sound, they were Shadow's.

He was complaining about the rooms.

"Seriously, who lives in such a place? How many rooms does one person need?"

Shadow threw a tantrum that low key looked like disco dances.

"Nice moves, pal."

Dan commented from afar.

"Mind your own business."

Shadow yelled at the voice until he realized that he was alone.

"Who said that?"

Shadow looked around.

"That would be me fancy feet."

Dan revealed himself, followed by Shun, Runo, Keith, and Blake.

Shadow complained.

Surprisingly he didn't notice Blake, which was going to come in handy for her.

Shadow launched at Dan, and he hit a wall. Dan let out a painful yelp.

"We might be outnumbered, but our skills are superior to yours."

Shadow jumped on top of the fountain in the room, put his hands on his hips condescendingly, and laughed. Immediately after that, he jumped.

"Shadow kick."

It was so fast that Dan couldn't see him.

Dan was close to being hit, but Keith went in defense, stopping Shadow's kick with his bare hands.

Blake was observing from afar quite impressed.

Shadow tried throwing some punches, but Keith was quick to dodge them.

Shadow was about to deliver another kick until he felt a sudden piercing pain in his limbs, like tiny needles.

This caught everyone's attention in the room.

Keith raised an eyebrow about what happened.

Shadow backed away, clumsily landing in the fountain.

Keith wondered what happened until he saw Blake at the corner with some weird glove, but he assumed it was the shooter. Blake saved him.

She signaled him to be quiet with her free hand.

Shadow groaned, trying to stand up quickly, but ultimately failed as he looked like an older man with severe back pain.

"Who did this?"

Shadow sounded pissed.

There was silence.

The brawlers in this room knew it was Blake's doing, but they kept quiet.

Blake slowly revealed herself from the shadows.

"That would be me."

Blake revealed herself having blank expression to her face, but with a voice that lowkey radiated sinister aura. In all honesty, it wasn't hard to convey such a thing, considering how deep her voice was.

"Who the hell are you?"

Shadow tried to move but was paralyzed.

"I don't think you have dementia. Now think with your two remaining brain cells."

Blake taunted him in her Hades's voice.

Dan, Baron, and Ace were holding their laugh.

Shadow's eyes were wide.

Evident frustration was visible on his face, while Blake's was smug.

"You."

Shadow realized who that was. Shadow tried pointing his finger at Blake. The movements were sluggish.

"You remember me."

Blake taunted him.

"Like hell, I wouldn't."

Shadow remembered the time when Hades knocked him out in that room with cleaning supplies.

Shadow wanted to have his little revenge for that time.

He tried to move, but Blake quickly passed across him, shooting two needles – one on his left arm and the other on the right leg.

Shadow couldn't move.

At that time, the other group arrived or to be more precisely only Mira, but was taken as a hostage. Mylene continued to hold the laser blade close to Mira's neck.

Upon entering, Mylene ignored Shadow.

"Give us the Data, so we finish the weapon."

Mylene demanded.

Shadow stood up after some effort. He barely stood.

Dan glared.

"Never."

"If I were you, I'd be more worried about protecting your precious Mira."

Mylene taunted, getting the laser blade even closer.

Shadow was getting back to normal, albeit harder.

Keith glared at Mylene.

"Don't hurt her. I'll give you the Data."

Keith firmly stated.

The brawlers were shocked.

"I can't believe he gave up so quickly without putting a fight."

Baron said.

"It's hard to be tough when there is lazer on your sister's throat."

Ace commented.

"Quit yapping there, or who knows if your sister will still have her head."

Shadow laughed like a hyena while trying to hold the discomfort off.

"Can you be faster?"

Mylene complained.

"I'm trying, but Hades did this to me."

Shadow answered.

"Hades?"

Mylene said, puzzled until she remembered a face she hasn't seen.

The two Vexos were then back to silently walking.

The brawlers were now on an open lift.

Mylene discreetly glared at Blake, and Blake did the same.

After that, Mylene broke eye contact with her and looked at Keith.

Once this mission is done, she'll deal with Hades later.

"You wouldn't have batted an eye at a hostage – sister or not. We used to have the same desire for power. What happened to you, Spectra?"

Mylene said.

Mira argued about that, and the blade got even closer to her throat.

"I just came to a realization."

Keith simply said.

"What?"

Mylene couldn't believe what she heard.

"I recognize that I was vain and foolish, just like you now."

Keith said calmly.

"Huh."

Mylene pulled the laser close to him.

Keith was unimpressed.

"Chill there, Mylene. We need him alive."

Shadow mockingly warned Mylene.

"Patience there, kids."

Keith mocked the two.

Everyone in the room was worried.

The lift stopped.

Shadow kicked Keith on the butt.

"Move it, blondie."

Keith glared at him but remained calm.

Helios popped out from his hiding aggressively.

"Patience there, Helios. This is not a battlefield."

Keith said quietly, so only the brawlers could hear it.

Marucho realized what he meant and went to the control room.

"Sly move."

In the meantime, Keith, Shadow, and Mylene, with Mira still under her blade, went to the platform for entering Interspace.

"That's space. Where do you keep the data?"

Shadow fidgeted, looking around like crazy.

"Patience there."

Keith said.

After 3 seconds, a mechanical voice said that they were transporting to Interspace.

"What the?

Shadow couldn't finish his sentence.

Keith had a triumphant smirk.

"Why you?"

Mylene glared at him while they were still transporting.

Once they were transported, Mylene was shocked, looking around. Shadow demanded to be transported back.

Keith explained that he had no control over this realm.

After that, Marucho started explaining what Interspace is.

"I love it. Keith is the master of the fraudulent act. Even had me fooled."

Dan was impressed.

"Yeah, right."

Blake thought sarcastically, not believing one thing from Dan's mouth.

In the meantime, Keith left the chat giving a place for Spectra to enter the battle.

It wasn't even ten minutes into the battle, and Spectra has destroyed Shadow's bakugan MAC spider.

Shadow fell on the ground, speechless and shivering like a Chihuahua.

Mylene looked disgusted at him and quickly continued with her battle. This time the fight wasn't so quick as she gave Mira a hard time. Mira was close to being shot, but Spectra quickly threw Helios on the battlefield to help, and as soon as he appeared, he promptly left.

Maccubas and Wilda were having one on one.

From the other side, the brawlers were rooting for Mira.

"She can do it. I know she can."

Dan could feel that Mira will win.

Blake looked at Dan and then at the battle on the screen.

Wilda's attack was getting powerful by each passing second. Maccubas couldn't fight anymore and was scorched, leaving little remains in his way.

"Yeah."

"You did it, Mira."

The brawlers looked visibly happy for their teammate except for Blake.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"

Blake thought.

Her gut was right when she saw Mylene revealing a sphere that looked like a bomb.

Mylene touched it, resulting in its activation.

The bomb was destroying Interspace.

Underneath Mylene's unbothered façade, she was shocked to the bone as she didn't expect what was coming next.

Spectra removed the mask and became Keith again.

The siblings tried to convince Mylene to join, but she refused to tell them she'd rather die.

Keith and Mira returned to the real world safely while the two Vexos were getting consumed by Death bomb Mylene threw.

Mira and Keith fell on their knees. They were close to saving those, but at the same time, they were far away.

"Are you ok, guys?"

Dan ran to them.

"I had her."

Keith blankly said.

Blake looked at them sympathetically because she knew the feeling of losing teammates, whether it be former or current ones.

The ride to the meeting room was deathly silent.

Once up, the atmosphere became so silent that one could hear their breathes and heartbeats. But then again, who wouldn't be like that after they've witnessed death.