For those that have been waiting for new Bakugan content from me, I wanted to go back to this series and change a few things. Start over and reignite my passion for it. The same with my True Evil series, which the 4th and final arc has started.
Let's get this out of the way, I DO NOT claim ownership over Bakugan: Battle Planet. I'm just merely telling an alternate (and in my opinion, MUCH better) story from the one SpinMaster and Nelvana came up with. I have no problem with it... mostly. Since Fanfiction doesn't have a Battle Planet tab at the time of writing this, it'll have to be in the Battle Brawlers archive.
Also, if you follow my YouTube Channel, I made a intro video for this series. The video is called: Did a favor for you, SpinMaster. If you don't follow my channel, I'll gladly send you the link through Discord or a PM. I'm not sure if I'll do the entire series of Battle Planet, as I only have planned up until when Magus debuts; but should this story get enough attention and feedback, I'll consider doing more. Hope you enjoy the show!
Just a month ago, I had the craziest Birthday ever. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, but I'm one of the firs people to make friends with an alien species known as Bakugan. A strange event on Earth called the Great Collusion happened 12 years ago. Now it happened all over again, and suddenly these things calling themselves Bakugan arrived in our world. Let me explain what exactly happened... oh! Name's Dan Kouzo by the way. One night, me and my friends wanted to make a video for YouTube, so we snuck into the site of the Great Collusion...
Chapter 0: Introduction - Meeting the Species/The Battle Begins
? (Male): Dan; we aren't even supposed to BE here. What if we get caught?
? (Female): Chill out, Wynton! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
? (Dog): RUFF!
Walking/Sneaking alongside Dan Kouzo one night were 2 other children, a boy and a girl, along with a dog. They're names were Lia Venegas, Wynton Styles and Lightning. As they popped up from behind a bush, a cop looked behind him, hearing a noise... but there was no one there.
"Hey, Frank. You ok?" Asked a cop walking over to the other.
"... eh, nothing. I thought I heard something" he said, as he and his coworker walked away.
Behind the bushes, the children and dog heaved out large sighs of relief... they almost got caught! Ahead of them was a large fence, blocking entrance to a huge crater in the ground. "Hurry up! It's almost midnight!" Said Lia, as Dan and Wynton ran up to her.
"I can't be-LIEVE, we are waltzing, right into a restricted area! My momma'll kill me if she found out I snuck out so late. How do your parents let you guys out?" Asked Wynton.
"They didn't" said Dan and Lia in unison, with Lightning barking in agreement.
"Besides, they'll never find out" said Dan.
"They will once we upload this video" Wynton sweatdropped.
The group climbed up the high fence and sat on the top, admiring the view. "Ok guys, just remain calm, and quiet" said Dan.
Wynton: (overly nervous) I'M CALM! I'M CALM! I'M-CALM-I'M-CALM-I'M-CALM!
Lia: (also overly nervous) I'M QUIET! I'M QUIET! I'M-QUIET-QUIET-QUIET!
Lightning and Dan were not amused. "Shut up!" He ordered, annoyed. This action causes Lightning to also fall off the fence, but thankfully on the ground like a cat. Jumping down and landing on his feet, Dan stood back up. Lia followed suit. But when Wynton tried, he lost his balance.
"OH! Mind doing again... just with more slapstick?" Asked Lia. She was actually the recorder/cameraman/editor of this little group, so she assumed the role as director. So also had a drone following her around, which she controlled with her iPhone.
Wynton, who loved being funny and pulling pranks, did as he was asked and climbed back up the fence and jumped down overdramatically. "I'm Super-Ninjaboy! HIIIIIIYA!"
Lightning just doggy groaned at the sight, face-pawing. Humans can be so weird...
Looking at the large hole in the ground, Lia put her fingers together like a camera. "Amazing... no ones been here for 12 years. This must be how it looked back then" she commented.
"How would you know that? None of us were even born yet" asked Wynton.
"Maybe... but I was born on the exact same day," said Dan, as a flashback began to play as Dan told his story. "My mom told me while she was in the hospital, she was holding me and happened to look out the window to see a bright light. The next minute, stars or something fell from the sky, and this giant bubble slammed dead center into the park; so much that even she felt the impact on the 4th floor of the hospital as the power went out all over the city. That was at 12 o' clock midnight. Everyone thought the world might be ending or something" explained Dan.
None of the friends' noticed a tiny glint in the sky the moment Dan finished his story.
"Whatever. Let's hurry up and start filming" said Lia. Taking their places smack in the middle of the crater, the friends began making their video. While Dan was talking, Wynton and Lia set off sparklers and confetti cannons, making Dan jump out of his socks.
"SURPRISE, BIRTHDAY BOY!" They shouted, sporting birthday cake hats. Lightning did as a well in his own language, also wearing his own hat.
"What the...? What's this about?" Asked Dan.
"Your Birthday, silly" said Lia, grinning evilly.
"And the look on your face was priceless! HAHA! You got it, Lia?" Said Wynton, peeking at Lia's phone.
"In all it's HD glory" said chuckled, but then her phone suddenly died along with her drone.
"Huh? That's weird, I'm sure I charged it before I left" said Lia, confused as to why this happened.
"Maybe you should've put it on Low-Power Mode?" Asked Wynton.
"There's no need if its at 92%. Is this one of your dumb jokes?" Asked Lia, giving Wynton a death glare.
"Come on, Lia. You know my jokes are WAAAAAAY dumber than that" Wynton said with a smile.
"No problem, you can burrow mi- what? Mine's dead too" said Dan, attempting to be nice and let Lia borrow his phone, but it was also drained of power for an odd reason.
"Hmm... so's mine" said Wynton, checking his own cellular device.
"Uh... anyone know what time it is?" Asked Lia.
Wynton pulled out a pocket-watch from the 70's that his grandfather gave him. "Never thought this would come in handy. It says its 11:59... nevermind, its 12" he said as the era-old watch changed to midnight. As soon as those words left his lips, the sky brightened up for an unknown reason, and thousands of tiny particles of light rained down among the group as they scrambled to avoid them; since there was no cover to hide beneath. A bright blue light blinded them as they crashed into each other due to dots filling their vision; as they braced for the end...
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Only for the light show to be over. They all sighed after realizing they were still in one piece. "That was seriously weird, we better held home befo-" Dan suggested, but then an echoing voice called out to all of them.
'Hello?... Hello!... Is anyone there?!... Can anyone hear me?... HELLO!' It called out in a worried and scared tone.
"W-Who's there?" Asked Lia, a little scared.
"Dan! By your feet!" Gasped Wynton and sure enough, there was some mass behind Dan that wasn't there a minute ago. A few seconds after that, Lia's drone started moving again, and their phones beeped to let them know they turned back on... strange.
"Hey! It's working again!" She cheered, happy her expensive robot wasn't broken.
"Ok, but where did that voice come from? This thing?" Asked Dan, kneeling down to the mass behind him. It was odd-looking to say the least. It appeared to be some kind of slime or goo... the weird part was that it was moving as if it was a small planet with water that had a current.
"What, is that?" Asked Wynton.
Dan just gazed down at it, he felt like something was calling to him. "I think... there's something in there" he said, reaching over.
"EW! Your not gonna touch it, are you?" Asked Lia, getting grossed out just watching Dan do this.
The boy slowly reached down... and put his hand inside. "Ugh! He's actually touching it!" Cried Wynton.
Dan had his entire hand inside, and he FELT something within the blob. Clasping his fingers around whatever was inside, the blob then exploded right in his face, covering him in gooey substance. "Gross! Really gross!" Said his friends, swallowing a gag in their throats. Looking down at what he caught, Dan saw he was holding a ball of some sort. It glowed for a split second before thousands of light-colored panels spread across the crater. It looked like a game of Twister, only cooler. He hopped around, liking what he was seeing, and asked his friends to join him.
What they saw, was him dabbing like the moron from Disney Channel.
"Uh... Dan? You ok?" Asked Lia, wide-eyed.
"I think some goop got inside his brain" Wynton commented, fixing his glasses. He walked over to his friend. "Ok Dan, I think you've had... whoa, snap! What the heck is this?!" He asked because as soon as he touched Dan's shoulder, Wynton was now seeing exactly what Dan saw... and he ended up acting as stupid as he did.
"KNOCK IT OFF, YOU IDIOTS!" Shouted Lia, getting annoyed. She went over to get they're attention but and just like Wynton, she saw the same thing... and did the same thing while Lightning was left out, dog-moaning about it.
"This is pretty cool" said Wynton.
"What's causing it?" Asked Lia, agreeing with Wynton.
"Well, I picked up that ball and... hang on. Is it... because of this?" Asked Dan, looking at the ball he picked up. This only started happening the moment he touched it.
Wynton walked away, looking around with a hand over his forehead. "What are you doing?" Asked Lia.
"Looking for more. You saw how many lights fell out of the sky, maybe some fell over here!" He said, pointed where he was going.
"Me too! I'll look over here" said Lia, running in the opposite direction. As she did, Dan saw a tile some feet away that was different colored from the others. It was red, like the ball he was holding. Was it some kind of game, like that sandbag tossing game? Looking back at the ball in his hand, he gently tossed it, aimming for the glowing tile.
He didn't expect what happened next.
As soon as the ball made contact, an energy field of some kind surrounded it and with a flash of red light, the ball was gone... "ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" And a giant, dragon-like monster took its place!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The kids screamed.
Not wanting to be this things lunch, they ran away, with their dog following suit... only for a large foot to stomp in front and block their path. They tried the other way with the same result, now this beast was standing over them, looking down with an unreadable expression. Terrified, the friends didn't make a move as this thing grunted at them, as if trying to speak. The monster make no additional moves to attack, just stared down at them.
Looking up, Dan looked straight into the beasts eyes. As they locked orbs with each other, Dan didn't know why, but sensed no hostility from this creature.
"Hey guys... don't be afraid. I don't think... it's trying to hurt us" said Dan, walking further up to the monster. In truth, he was still scared, but didn't show his fear. His friends only watched as he approached the dragon while shaking in their boots.
Dan and the dragon still stared at one another for a few more seconds, no words exchanged... only grunts from the dragon. "Are you... ok?" Asked Dan, remembering the voice from before. "Did you... call for help?... Were you... the thing trapped?" He asked again. Unless his dog learned how to suddenly speak, the only logical explanation for the voice would be the dragon standing in front of him.
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"... I was... Thank you for releasing me."
The voice that spoke to Dan wasn't what he expected to hear from a dragon. It was oddly gentle and calming, with a touch of nobility. Not only that, how WAS it talking?! Dragons' can't speak... heck, they didn't even exist! But yet here one was, standing right above him at 12 o'clock at night! Was he dreaming? Did he get knocked out from that light show?
When the boy didn't respond to it, the dragon spoke again. "I... apologize for the scare. I'm as confused as you are" it said, sounding male. Upon hearing that this thing was as scared as they were, Dan's friends calmed down a little, but were still terrified. It's not everyday someone finds a dragon lying in a crater, did they?
"I see... what happened to you?" Asked Dan, wanting more information as his friends joined him.
"... I don't know," the dragon admitted. "One minute, I'm in my own world. The next, a blinding ray of light engulfed everything in its path" said the dragon, a short flashback playing. He was merely minding his own business when this all happened.
"My fellow Bakugan tried to outrun or out-fly it, to no avail" he continued, the flashback now showing various other creatures run from the exact same light that showed up in Dan's world. "Eventually, I was also caught... it felt strange. Like my body was folding in on itself, and shrinking. I thought my organs might burst out of me." In the flashback, the dragon flew as fast his wings could carry him, but he was not as fast as the giant bubble chasing him. "After that, I felt myself fall into some kind of odd liquid, I thought I was drowning. I called for help, but no one answered... this was it, my fate was sealed... until you saved me." The final moments of the flashback show the dragon glowing and shrinking before becoming a red ball surrounded by the same goop from earlier. The next second, Dan's hand reached in and grabbed him.
"I must thank you for your kindness, small creature. If it wasn't for you, I don't know what could've happened to me" said the dragon, finishing his tale and thanking the children.
Dan pondered the story... wait? Bakugan? His world? Was this dragon not of Dan's planet or something, like some kind of alien? And what was Bakugan? He's never heard of that term before. "B-Bakugan?" Asked Dan, not sure what else to say.
"Yes... we are a gentle race of energy beings that hail from Vestroia," said the dragon. He then looked around a bit before looking back down at Dan and his friends. "This world feels so much different from my own. Your magnetic field for starters is slightly uncomfortable, but not inhospitable" the dragon explained.
"Magnetic field?... *gasp* Maybe that's why our phones died" Lia deduced.
Upon hearing the term, the dragon cocked its head. "Phones?"
The friends looked up at the dragon, it didn't know what a phone was? What horrible world did it come from? They wouldn't say that to his face of course, even with his seemingly gentle nature, that didn't mean he was immune to feeling offended.
"Oh, hey! Maybe you can use this to call your friends so they can pick you up, what's your number?" Asked Wynton, thinking maybe this dragon can be like E.T and phone his way home.
"Number?... Uh, you mean my age?" Asked the dragon, getting confused.
Lia couldn't help but giggle; this dragon was so clueless, it was actually adorable. "Here, try it" she said, handing the dragon her device.
The dragon carefully used 2 of its claws and picked up the phone, looking at it in silence for 3 seconds. "Uh... hello?" He asked the device, still not understanding what the point of this was. Lia couldn't hold back anymore and balled on the floor, laughing. "What's so funny?" Asked the dragon. Was it something he said?
"You *snort* gotta touch the screen first" Dan said, holding back his own laughter. The dragon stared at the device again, and taped the center of it gently...
*CLICK!*
"ARGH! MY EYE!" Roared the dragon, the phones camera snapping a picture. He held his right eye with his other hand, dropping the phone in the process. Miraculously, it didn't break or crack upon hitting the ground. "Ugh... what was that?... And why are you all laughing?" Asked the dragon, slightly annoyed at the children laughing a him. What did he do to warrant such a reaction?
"S-Sorry. We've just... never seen anyone not know how to use a phone" said Dan in-between laughs.
"Humph. Well, we don't have these phones where I'm from, just the wings on our backs and the feet on our legs" groaned the dragon.
"So, you got a name? Mines Dan... Dan Kouzo" Dan introduced himself, recovering from his laugh attack.
"I'm Lia Venegas" said Lia.
"Wynton Styles the name, comedy's my game" said Wynton.
Lightning also said hello... in the dog fashion, by sniffing the dragons tail. The dragon picked up its tail on response. "And I suppose this rodent belongs to you?" Asked the dragon, looking at the rodent in question. The dog didn't like the analogy and barked at up at the dragon. "... my name is Dragonoid. Tell me, where exactly have I ended up?" The dragon now known as Dragonoid asked. looking back to the humans as he spoke.
While the kids explained what their world was and they were called humans, Lightning's ears perked up, hearing something. Turning, there was another glob of goop on the ground... was it there the whole time or did it just show up? Regardless, the young bulldog walked over and put his nose near it to smell the foreign object, only for it to blow up in his face cause his nose accidentally made contact with it. Unlike with Dragonoid; there was a glowing tile already beneath the Bakugan trapped within, only purple. With a flash, it was summoned; looking even scarier! It was dog-like and had 3 heads, it was also purple colored. It roared as it was freed form its prison.
Seeing the flash, the human kids and alien dragon looked in the direction of the light to see the new Bakugan awaken. Lightning barked in terror and fled behind Dan's leg, whimpering and shaking. "Chill out, Lightning. It's just another Bakuga-" Dan assumed, but he didn't finish his thought when Dragonoid's foot stepped in front of the group of kids. Looking up at Dragonoid, they saw the look on his face. His glare had hardened for some reason... but why?
"Uh, Dragonoid? What's wro-...?" Dan didn't get to finish his question because Dragonoid cut him off.
"Stay... behind me" he said in a serious tone. Dan was a little confused by this. If this new dog-like alien was a Bakugan, which it most likely was, then why did Dragonoid suddenly go on the defensive? Both the dragon and dog locked eyes with one another, as if sizing each other up. Suddenly, the 3-headed dog howled in anger and rushed at Dragonoid!
The 2 Bakugan smashed into each other, though it was more self-defense on Dragonoid's part. The power in the ram was so great, a rush of wind blew over Dan and his friends. "I-I thought you said you were gentle!" Said Wynton.
"We are... But your magnetic field... is different from our own" explained Dragonoid, managing to hold off the purple poodle quite easily. He shoved the canine back, making it slide along the dirt. "Other Bakugan like this Howlkor might not take the change so well, and revert to their primal instincts. And by primal... I mean battle" he inquired further.
"B-Battle?" Asked Dan and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something else that wasn't there before. In the air on some kind of wall, was what appeared to be a scoreboard with numbers. What did they mean? What was "G" supposed to stand for? And why did it only pop up just now?
(AN: I know, I know. Dumb explanation, BUT electromagnetic fields played a role on the Original Series more than once, so just roll it. Also, I'm going to be referring to Bakugan Power Levels with Gs... calling them Bs just sounds wrong and/or dirty.)
Battle Scene
Dragonoid = 600 Gs, Howlkor = 600 Gs
As the dog-like Bakugan recovered, it charged up purple-colored energy in all 3 of its mouths and unleashed a triple energy blast from all 3 of its mouths at once. Dragonoid blocked the blasts with his wings as a makeshift shield... it still kinda hurt though.
Dragonoid = 500 Gs, Howlkor = 600 Gs
Dan: WHOA! (hears a noise and looks in its direction to see the scoreboard had changed. Dragonoid said something about a battle, and Dan has played Pokémon a few times... were those numbers the players' remaining health? He then looks back at Dragonoid) Dragonoid, you ok?
Lia: That looked like it hurt.
Lightning: Ruff!
Dragonoid: (lets his wings down) Don't worry about me, humans. Just stay low, I'll protect you! Twisting Inferno! RRROOOAAAAAAAAARRR! (a large fireball forms in his mouth before launching it straight for Howlkor)
The Howlkor gives off a deep, dog-like roar/groan when the large fireball hit. It slid backwards due to the power behind it.
Dragonoid = 500 Gs, Howlkor = 400 Gs
While sliding however, one of its back legs touched a different-colored tile, another purple one like the ones that it and Dragonoid were awakened with. The tile changed into a visible energy of some kind that surrounded the 3-headed dog, then it roared in triumph upon this.
Dragonoid = 500 Gs, Howlkor = 650 Gs
(AN: Has anyone also noticed every time a Bakugan gets a boost in the reboot, it's always 250? My version will be more random.)
Now Dan was confused, this odd scoreboard made no sense. He knew Pokémon had healing moves, but that was just fantasy! You can't REALLY heal wounds in under 2 seconds with weather or seeds, so how did a simple tile do that? The Howlkor ran into Dragonoid again, but this time he couldn't hold back the oversized dog for some odd reason and was pinned down by it. Why couldn't he now? He did it easily before.
Dragonoid = 300 Gs, Howlkor = 650 Gs
It suddenly hit Dan right in the face. Dragonoid said something about being an "energy" being... was that scoreboard... the Bakugan's current level of power? It sorta made sense now. That's why he was able to push off the Cerberus earlier, because they had equal power... that's assuming this was what the scoreboard meant, however.
Dragonoid: (is pinned down by Howlkor. He's able to hold the dog nearly snapping in his face off his body, but only just) Not... good... Humans! Find... a BakuCore!
Lia: A Baku-What?
Wynton: Core. Core, core (looks around)... there are no cores here, just a bunch of random tiles!
Dan's eyes widen in realization and flashed back to when Dragonoid first awakened... was he talking about those different colored tiles? Like the one that summoned him in the first place? He didn't know, but Dan couldn't just sit here and debate it, he needed it action and now! Seeing a red title a few feet away, which was also directly behind the 2 Baku-Wrestlers, he runs toward it.
Lia: Dan! What are you doing?!
Wynton: Where ya going, bro?!
Lightning: Ruff, ruff!
Dan: (grabs the title. He's surprised that it came out of the ground easily, but didn't have time to question it) Ok, Dragonoid! CATCH! (Tosses the red tile, aiming for Dragonoid)
Dragonoid = 500 Gs, Howlkor = 650 Gs
Dragonoid: (the tile entered his body and with newfound strength; he punches one of Howlkor's heads, knocking 50 Gs off; then pushes the entire Bakugan off of him) Bad doggie. (Jumps in the air, and releases several balls of fire like a meteor shower) Big Blast!
Dragonoid = 500 Gs, Howlkor = 350 Gs
The Howlkor tries, but it isn't fast enough to dodge the barrage of raining fire, and was hit quite a few times by the attack. The Cerberus now struggled to stand, its legs shaking. It had taken heavy amounts of damage, but it wasn't ready to give up just yet. Growling, it extended its claws and leapped at Dragonoid, only for the dragon to fly higher to avoid the desperate strike. He did get slightly scratched on his foot, so his power went down a bit, only a mere 50 Gs. The dog kept repeating this attack, now it was a game of endurance... would the dragon fall out of the sky, or will the Cerberus lose energy first?
Dragonoid = 450 Gs, Howlkor = 350 Gs
Dan couldn't just stand by, he had to help Dragonoid! Looking for another BakuCore, he found one, but with a symbol on it this time... an extra effect maybe? He was going to pick it up when...
Dragonoid: (sees Dan going the BakuCore) NO! Not that one, Dan; that's a... GAAAAAAAH!
That moment of distraction was all Howlkor needed to pounce upon Dragonoid and pin him down once again! Dan looked puzzled... that was odd to say the least. If these things gave him power, why would Dragonoid deny it?
Wynton: I got ya. (picks up a green tile and prepares to throw it) Here!
Dragonoid: (turns his neck while still fighting off the beast on top of him) NO! Not that one either! Its not my correct Attribute! Go for the Pyrus ones! (AN: Not calling them factions either, its just... yuck.)
Wynton: (stops himself due to Dragonoid telling him not too, but is now even more confused) Uh, Pyrus?
Lia: Attribute?
Lightning: (cocks head) Ruff?
Dragonoid: Ugh... the red ones! Go for the... (takes an energy blast to the face) GAAAAAAAAAH!
Dragonoid = 300 Gs, Howlkor = 350 Gs
Dan winced, even HE felt the pain from that... wait. What did Dragonoid say? Red ones? Well, this one was red too, it just had an X symbol on it; so what was the big deal? Dan had an idea. It was risky, it was reckless and most certainly, it was dangerous... but Dragonoid needed his help! The giant alien dragon is risking his life to keep Dan, his friends... and even his DOG safe! Picking up the BakuCore, Dan rushed toward to struggling Bakugan.
Lia: DAN! GET BACK HERE!
Wynton: YOUR GONNA GET HURT!
Lightning: RUFF!
Dan just runs, not caring what his friends were saying. Watching Dragonoid get blasted and slashed feet in front of him with the poor dragon groaning and helpless to act gave Dan more incentive to go through with what he was doing. Hearing the footsteps, Dragonoid looks in the direction of them and to his shock, here comes one of the humans he was trying to protect!
Dragonoid: What are you doing? (sees what Dan has in his arms) NO, DAN! NO!
Dan: HEY! SCOOBY!
Howlkor: (stops attacking Dragonoid to see the human running towards him) Growl?
Dan: Here's a SNACK! (tosses the BakuCore right at Howlkor)
The BakuCore surrounded Howlkor, and at this point Dan's friends thought he might have missed if he was bringing that core to Dragonoid... but hearing and looking at the scoreboard told a different story...
Dragonoid = 150 Gs, Howlkor = 350 Gs... 225 Gs... 100 Gs
Now weakened, its legs began shaking as if they can no longer hold the dogs weight. Dan mentally gasped, his hunch was correct! That particular BakuCore was some kind of trap. No wonder Dragonoid wanted nothing to do with it. As you'd imagine, the Howlkor was far from pleased and attempted to make a move on the little human who dared weaken it, but Dragonoid shoved the dog off. The Cerberus crashed on the ground... too weakened to move, although it tried to in vain.
Dragonoid: (gets up and opens his wings) Fellow Bakugan, please forgive me... Tail Crusher! (flying upwards; he flies downwards doing a forward roll and smashes his strong tail on top of the purple dog with everything he had. The power behind it caused a dust cloud, and sent a few shock waves out as well)
Dragonoid = 150 Gs, Howlkor = 0 Gs
End Battle Scene
The children looked in absolute awe, they've never seen anything like this before. It was like watching an action cartoon from the early 2000's, only better... and scarier. The Dragonoid flew out of the cloud of dust away from the wreckage, landing back in front of the humans just in case of another attack. When the dust finally settled, the Howlkor was shown to be barely conscious, with its eyes fighting to stay open. After a few seconds, they finally closed; and with a flash of light, the beast... changed back into a ball? It bounced a few times on the ground as it rolled to a stop.
"... strange... it appears when a Bakugan is out of power in your world, it reverts back into... that" said Dragonoid. He then turned to face the human kids below him. "Dan Kouzo... you could've been seriously hurt! Why the heck would you put your life in danger like that?" Asked Dragonoid, sounding angry... Dan mentally asked himself, for what though? Interrupting his battle or saving his life?
"I-I-I was... trying to help you! I-I-I'm sorry!" He quickly apologized, turning his head away and closing his eyes, also not wanting to anger this alien. The last thing Dan wanted to be in was on the receiving end of a Twisting Inferno.
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"... I thank you."
Huh? Dan's eyes snapped open and he looked up in surprise, he now saw the same gentle look that Dragonoid gave him when they established neither specie meant harm to the other. "That was a very brave thing you did... I have to respect your courage, human. Despite not knowing much about me, you did everything in your power to help..." Dragonoid said. Dan was now stunned beyond belief. Now that the adrenaline wore off, he realized he DID in fact save both the dragon and his friends.
"Y-Your welcome. Just wanted... to do the right thing" said Dan, still not believing he was being praised by an alien being.
"That also goes for the rest of you, you all tried your best to assist me. For that... you have my sincere gratitude" Dragonoid continued, praising the rest of the friends. He then looked at the now ball formed Howlkor, then back to his new companions. "Clearly from this battle, I'm not the only Bakugan who has been transported here. So from this day forward... I shall be your Guardian" said Dragonoid.
The kids looked at they're new alien friend with widened eyes. "Our... Our Guardian?" Dan asked but before he could ask what Dragonoid meant, said dragon glowed and in a similar light as Howlkor's, changed back into the very ball that started it all. At first, they thought the worst but upon recalling the explanation Dragonoid gave about Howlkor turning in a ball mode after defeat/running out of power, they figured Dragonoid just needed his rest... that battle was intense.
Picking Dragonoid's ball up gently, Dan smiled at it. "... this is the coolest Birthday, EVER!"
How was that? Ya rarely see this kind of depth in cartoons anymore! I personally feel THIS is a way SpinMaster and Nelvana SHOULD have started it, but like I said; I have (mostly) no issues with had they handled it. If you liked this story and wanna see more, leave a comment and follow/fav... tell your friends if you like. The more readers and the more I see that people want to see this, the more morale I'll have to continue. Hope you enjoyed the introduction everyone, see ya'll sooner or later! :D