Sorry for the long wait; Youtube was calling, had new fics I posted... the usual. Now that we're back, THIS particular episode was the one that give me the drive to make this fanfic, its one of my personal favorites of the reboot. That and the Vestroia episodes (both the flashback and the first visit). It seems like the reboot is doing everything in its power to be original, but most importantly, be MEMORABLE for both new and old fans!
Open that Drome and grab them BakuCores! Let's get into it! Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Bakugan... Banned Planet?
Three days had passed since the AO's gotten a new member, Haos Gorthion. Since Lia was the only one without a partner, it only made sense for her to finally have one of her own. In that time frame, the AO's gained some more popularity both on and offline. So much that a jealous bully was using a Pyrus Cyndeous to cause trouble at the local park, wanting to challenge the AO to a battle, Dan specifically. Drago and Dan fought hard, but fighting a Bakugan with a similar Attribute wasn't as easy as one would expect. Cyndeous was powerful in his own right, but his partner would use dirty tactics like having a hole pre-dug so Drago would be thrown off.
Cyndeous of course called his partner out on it, but he kept saying that 'this is how the human world works'. Cyndeous refused to fight Drago anymore, but his spoiled brat of a partner kept throwing BakuCore after BakuCore, thinking that would get him to listen and not realizing (or caring about) the consequences that it would have on Cyndeous' life. It was a close call, but thanks to the AO's efforts of reducing his G-Power enough, he calmed down and forfeited the match, having enough of the underhanded battle style.
The bully also had enough of Cyndeous' goody-two-shoes attitude, and abandoned the poor Bakugan, but Dan offered him to join them instead; which the knight-like Bakugan was more than happy to oblige.
Another time, Trox and Wynton had a fight. Trox had enough of Wynton's "comic genius" and couldn't trust the kid to take his feelings seriously. Wynton of course, being a passionate jokester, yelled at Trox and declared the REAL problem was Trox couldn't take a simple joke... in Wynton's logic; attaching a bone to Trox's ball form tail and making Lightning chase the poor dinosaur, giving him a heart attack with a jack-in-the-box, and tying Trox to a balloon was a joke. The balloon was the final straw, the T-Rex was stuck in the air until the balloon burned in the atmosphere and crashed down in some pie... it was a miracle the Dino didn't go extinct because of that stunt.
Making a bet; Wynton said if Trox could beat Drago, Howlkor, Gorthion and Cyndeous by himself; then he's free to do whatever (which was leave because Trox was so angry). But if he lost, then he HAD to make one last prank video... it was something to do with cinnamon.
Getting a Drome open in a field, the 4-on-1 battle began and from the very start, Trox was in complete control. To make this somewhat fair, the Bakugan were not allowed to collect BakuCores or have the humans assist them, and rely ONLY on their battle style. But even if that wasn't a rule, Trox did really well on his own. He deliberately played the others right into his trap by his speed to evade attacks. And when they had him surrounded, he used Rock Riser to stomp a large hole in the ground to avoid all four attacks thrown at him... which lead to the others defeating each other. Seeing that his big mouth backfired in his face, Wynton begged Trox not to go and promised no more jokes. While Trox looked skeptical, the tears that feel down Wynton's cheeks was all the proof he needed. Trust was a difficult thing to earn back, but Trox forgave Wynton because he KNEW he was genuinely sorry.
The day after that, Dan and Drago trained again, this time against Cyndeous to try and understand his battle style better. While Drago used Tail Crusher, Cyndeous countered with Sword Barrage, sending Drago flying backward toward a house and... uh oh! "Oh man, DRAGO! ROLL UP!" Called Dan. "Wh-... OH SNAP!" Asked Drago, then saw the reason for Dan's warning. Changing back into ball form as quickly as he could...
SHATTER!
His momentum was too great. "Ow, oh, eek, ow, oof" moaned Drago, feeling himself bang into multiple items. "Ugh... that was... uh oh" he said, opening back up and rubbing his face, then checking his surroundings. Not only did he crash through a window; but broke a mirror on a dresser, a vase on a night table, a lamp on the same night table, and made a nice hole in a glass coffee table... no one would notice, right? The door began to creak open and in panic, Drago closed up... this wasn't good...
-BREAK-
Dan got a tongue lashing from the owner of that house, apologizing frantically for the accident. The owner of the house wanted nothing of it, especially after recognizing Dan from a internet show his nephew watched. He threatened for Dan to 'awesomely get off my property, before I awesomely call the cops' before throwing Drago at Dan. Not wanting to get the man further riled up, Dan left. Too bad he forgot to put up a Drome...
While his parents were eating dinner, Dan asked to be excused. Mrs Kouzo was worried about her son, so she asked if everything was ok as he went into the living room. Dan sighed that he was alright, and just plopped on the couch, lying down as Cyndeous and Drago opened up on the coffee table where Dan left them, and hopped over the gap to reach their partner. "*sigh*... what a day, we really messed up this afternoon" sighed Dan. "We're sorry, Dan" said Cyndeous, getting Dan's attention.
"The window breaking earlier was my fault, I should've listened to you right away... it's just that this world is still so new to me, things are easily broken. I'm still trying to adjust, but..." Drago said, he and Cyndeous' heads down in shame, but neither of them expected to be lifted up gently by human hands. "It's not all your guys fault, it's mine too. I was so excited about getting to know Cyndeous' battle style, I completely forgot to put up the Drome. We ALL need to be more careful for now on, or breaking windows will be the least of our worries" said Dan, taking some of the responsibility.
He surprised himself sometimes. Ever since getting to know Drago, he's had to learn to be a 'parental figure' quickly, to teach his Bakugan what was right and wrong in the human world. While Drago and the other Bakugan made it easy since they were intelligent beings, that still didn't mean it was a walk in the park either. Everyday they were still learning, both about the human planet and what to do in dire situations. It was allot on a 12-year-old, he couldn't help but wonder how Wynton and Lia trained their Bakugan on human society...
DING DONG!
"RUFF, RUFF, RUFF, RUFF, RUFF!"
"Hmm, who could that be?" Asked Dan's mom, her and her husband getting up to answer the door. Opening it, they were greeted by a lady of Asian decent with short dark hair. "Good evening, I'm Miss Kravitz. I just moved in and thought I'd stop by and say hello" she said cheerfully, making the Kouzo parents feel awkward. "Um... well, nice to meet you too" said Mrs Kouzo, not wanting to insult the new neighbor. Dan and his 2 Bakugan sweatdropped at the sight. "Well... she's, uuuuuuuh..." said Cyndeous. "Nice... I guess?" Said Drago.
Lightning (who ran up to the door to greet the guest as house dogs do) and Howlkor (who was perched on Lightning's head) shared the same reaction, giving dog-like groans. The woman, Miss Kravitz, noticed the Bakugan atop of Lightning's head and picked Howlkor up by his middle head. "Hey, HEY! EASY! Your claws are poking my eye!" Said the poor dog-like Bakugan. This came as no surprise to the Kouzo parents, as they were in town on the day of the 2nd Great Collision and have seen for themselves what the Bakugan were. But hey; the kids loved them, and you can never tell your kids "no" in 2019... it's basically a crime.
"Ah... I see you have Bakugan in this household" said Miss Kravitz, starting to sound a little sour. "Oh, yes. They're very popular with the kids and..." Miss Kouzo was saying, but the new neighbor cut her off. "BAKUGAN ARE A MENACE TO OUR SOCIETY! NOT ONLY WAS MY HOUSE DESTROYED, BUT ALSO MY OWN TOWN WAS STOMPED INTO THE GROUND BY THOSE HORRIBLE THINGS!" Stated Miss Kravitz, then she took a deep breath to calm herself. "So... to prevent history repeating itself; I propose we ban the use of Bakugan, starting now!"
"Ban Bakugan?" Asked Dan. "Can she really do that?" Asked Cyndeous. "I uh... think banning them is a little overboard, ma'am. Our son owns 3 of them, and they just seem to be harmless toys if anything" said Mister Kouzo. What neither him or his wife noticed was Miss Kravitz pulling out some kind of pistol-like device from her pocket, aimed from her side (AKA: Hip firing), and pushed a button on the back of it... no, it didn't fire a bullet; but rather a beam of some kind that just happened to hit Drago...
PING!
Cyndeous, Howlkor, Dan and Lightning had horrified looks of confusion on their faces. Drago went into his Bakugan form; crushing the couch under his foot, his tail smashing through the kitchen and dining room, and the roof was hanging off Drago's head like a top hat. "D-D-DRAGO?! What'd you go huge for?" Asked Dan, shocked at this. Normally, Bakugan only changed into their real forms when thrown by a human brawler, and this certainly wasn't the case... either Dan had a memory lapse, or somehow Drago changed on his own. "Good question..." Drago blinked, looking down at his battling partner. He was surprised himself. One second he was smaller than the house, and the next second... he's raising the roof!
Dan's parents had no words... they thought the Bakugans' true forms were some kind of neat Hollywood-style hologram programmed into the 'toy'. The fact that a giant dragon was standing right in the center of their house was scary enough, but now it ACTUALLY damaged its surroundings? "D-Dan, w-what is that thing?" Asked Mrs Kouzo. "Wait, is that... your Charizard toy?" Asked Mister Kouzo, stunned that this Bakugan was really a physical being and not a computer animation. "What? No, NO! Its ok, mom! It's just Drago and..." Dan tried to explain. "Drago? That thing is Drago?" Asked Mrs Kouzo, now a little concerned for her child. "Dan... can you please, call it back to its Baku-ball or whatever? You know the rules, no giant monsters in my house!" Said Mister Kouzo, still frightened but also going into father-mode to reprimand his son.
Dan wanted to say: when was that a rule? But refrained from it. Right now, this was his parents' first time seeing a Bakugan up close and personal, he could relate to their emotions on the situation. "I-It was an accident" Dan said, hands up in defense. Drago mirrored what he did. "Yeah, lets not hit our heads on the ceiling, alri-?" Drago stopped himself and eyeballed the thing he was wearing as a hat... that wasn't the best analogy at the moment. "I'll just... return to ball form now... my apologies" he pardoned and with a flash of light, he did was he said. The roof of course smashed back onto the house, a few bits of rubble fell but at least it didn't cave-in. While the Kouzos' were still in shock, Miss Kravitz spoke up. "See? Being around Bakugan is a dangerous endeavor..."
She then left the house, wearing a sinister smirk.
-BREAK-
The next day, posters were all over the place, protesting the use of Bakugan. Apparently last night, their were multiple reports of multiple Bakugan 'destroying' houses by changing into their true forms. Many parents were concerned about this, as their own children had literal monsters in the palms of their hands that could decide to 'pop in' at anytime.
"Crazy to think some people are now protesting the use of Bakugan" said Wynton. "Adults mostly, they just don't understand it was an accident" said Lia. "I can't exactly blame them, you 3 acted the same way when you first met me" Drago commented. "That's totally different! Just because you looked like you'd eat us didn't mean you would!" Said Dan. "We'll have to let this all die down, and not give anyone more reasons to fear Bakugan... right, Dan?" Asked Lia, bringing up Drago's... window of opportunity. "I know, Lia! I said it was an accident!" Dan defended himself.
While they walked down the road, Miss Kravitz was watching them come down the street, hiding behind a corner ahead. "Hmhm... do you really understand?" She said to herself. As the AO approached, she 'accidentally' bumped into Wynton. "Oh, excuse me" she 'apologized'. She actually bumped into Wynton hard enough to make him fall over and knock Trox out of his pocket. "Ow, a little gentler, please Wyn-? Huh? Where am I? Wynton? WYNTON!" Trox called out. "Trox? Trox, where are you?" Asked Wynton, getting up and checking his pockets. Feeling nothing, he got a little nervous and followed the sound of Trox's voice.
Because the AO turned around, they didn't see Miss Kravitz pull out the same pistol-like gadget and...
PING!
Trox was under a car... more accurately, the car was on top of him! It couldn't balance properly and fell off the Dino's head with a crash, and the car alarm went off. Running out of a store was a man carrying groceries. "M-My new car... i-it had heated seats and butterfly doors!" Cried the man, dropping his stuff and breaking down. Trox looked both embarrassed and sorry, he didn't mean too. "I'm sorry sir, it was an..."
CRUNCH!
Making the situation worse, Trox accidentally stepped on the broken car... at least the alarm shut off. "Oops" was all he had to say. If the man wasn't crying before, he sure was balling now. "He didn't mean it, sir. Honest!" Wynton tried to apologize on Trox's behalf, but the man glared at him. "You lousy kids and your dumb toys!" He said, getting his things and storming off.
Wynton and Trox felt terrible, so Lia took the boys a local fair for some goodies, that'd cheer anyone up! "Ah, Miss Venegas. How can I help you, today?" Asked a baker inside a pastry stand. "Hi, Mister Phil-Barry. (AN: Heh, see what I did there?) One vanilla cake, please" Lia smiled. "Coming right up" the baker smiled back. The AO watched as the baker made they're special treat. The kids' eyes started sparkling and their mouths began to water, forgetting all about the trouble from earlier even if it was just for a while. "A little more whipped cream... a little bit more... mmmmmmmm! That looks GOOOOOOOOOD!" Said Lia.
"Alright, that'll be $9.00" said Mister Phil-Barry. Lia pulled the money out and handed it to the man...
PING! BUMP! SPLAT!
Dan and Wynton: LIA!
Lia: MY CAKE!
Both boys helped Lia back up, the poor girl landed face-first into the cake since she had to lean inside the stand. She also had frosting all over her face. "G-Gorthion? What happened?" She asked, noticed her partner was in his real form all of a sudden. One of his fists accidentally pushed Lia over, his other fist... "MY STOVE! I HAD BROWNIES IN THERE!" Cried Mister Phil-Barry. Gorthion's other fist not only went smack through the stand, but also bent the oven the baker used. "Uh... sorry, sir" Gorthion amended.
Behind a second stand, was Miss Kravitz, smirking at her handiwork.
Later on, several people held picket signs and walked around chanting: no more Bakugan; with Miss Kravitz leading the charge. "Ok, this is getting way out of hand" said Dan. "But why is this happening? Bakugan don't go big for no reason" said Lia. "Any ideas why, Trox?" Asked Wynton. "No, none of us have the slightest idea" said Trox, unable to provide an answer. "I was thinking it had something to do with your worlds magnetic field; but it that was true, then why is it only certain Bakugan and not all of us at once?" Drago observed. "This's never happened to us before... then again, we don't normally look like this" said Gorthion, referring to his ball form, as back on Vestroia they never has these small forms before.
-BREAK-
Back at the AO clubhouse...
"Guys, were losing subscribers fast!" Exclaimed Lia. "What did you expect, we haven't uploaded to our channel at all today" said Wynton. "Then we NEED to get an AO video out, A-S-A-P!" Said Lia. Since adults began protesting against the Bakugan, it's been harder to try and battle without them crashing the party... even the parks weren't safe, why did adults have to ruin everything?
On the table, the Bakugan were moving around, doing a mock battle. "Hmmm... maybe we can" said Dan, getting an idea. Outside, he and his friends set up a small Bakugan ball-sized arena that looked allot like the battlefield the Power Rangers used during Megazord fights. This was actually a Hollywood-style trick that was used in real life, so who's to say the AO couldn't pull it off? "Well, it kinda feels like we're brawling" said Trox. "How's it look on camera?" Asked Drago. He was a little skeptical at first, but standing within the homemade battlefield changed his tune. Sure it wouldn't be real, but he's seen Lia edit the videos in A Doe's Bee Photo Store (or something like that)... if anyone can make it LOOK real, it'd be her.
Lia smiled, checking the scene with her phone to make sure it was good. While it wasn't ideal, it'll still work. "It's gonna look REALLY cool. Alright, get ready" said Lia. Getting on top of the tallest box-building, Drago and the other Bakugan got ready to jump down and start doing what they do best! Lia then started counting down. "Ok. Rolling in 3... 2..."
PING! CRUNCH!
Out of the blue, the Bakugan changed into their true forms again, standing on top of each other like a totem pole. From top to bottom; the order was Cyndeous, Drago, Trox, Howlkor and Gorthion. It was almost like a Bakugan Leaning Tower of Pisa, the aliens swaying back and forth trying to find balance. "Guys! You ok?!" Asked Dan. "We're fine... whoa! We're on top of this! Eeek!" Called Drago. "Hey, whats going on there?" Asked Cyndeous, pointing in the distance with his sword.
From their vantage point, he and Drago saw Bakugan after Bakugan in their true forms all over town! Many of them were around houses, either inside and wearing roof hats; or some destroyed yards and driveways with their massive feet. "What's going on up there?" Asked Gorthion. "Bakugan... everywhere! Why is this happening, and why now?" Answered Drago, relaying what he and Cyndeous saw.
PING!
They suddenly changed back to ball form. "Now we're balls again?" Asked Howlkor. "This just gets weirder and weirder" said Cyndeous. "Now you've gone and done it. Like I said, Bakugan CAN'T be trusted" said Miss Kravitz, coming on the scene and standing with a few protesters, including... "Mom, dad?" Asked the AO in unison, their parents succumbing to the distrust disease. "Dan... I know how hard this must be for you, but you have to give your Bakugan to Miss Kravitz" said Mrs Kouzo, as nicely as she could. "WHAT?! But mom, it's not the Bakugans' fault! Somethings wrong with them, this was all a little accident" Dan said, trying to defend the Bakugan.
"Really? Little? Was destroying my hometown a little accident too? Listen, kids; your Bakugan are now illegal to own, so you must give them to me" said Miss Kravitz. "NO! You can't make me! Mom, dad; how could you let this crazy lady do this? Drago didn't mean what he did to our house!" Dan said, starting to tear up a little and feeling betrayed by the 2 people he loved the most. Miss Kravitz took out a document from her vest and showed it to the kids. "But the mayor CAN. As of today, Bakugan are banned from use and distribution by order of the mayor himself. So I'll ask you nicely one more time, give me... your Bakugan" said Miss Kravitz, holding the signed paper with the mayors signature at the bottom, officially illegalizing Bakugan.
"You heard her, give those little devils to Miss Kravitz right now!" Said one of the protesters. "NO! NEVER! Grrr..." Dan said, eyeing Drago. "Dan, WAIT! THAT'S NOT A GOOD..." Drago tried to warn him, but the young boy was too emotional to think clearly or register Drago's warning. "BAKUGAN, BRAWL!" Dan, tears falling down his face, threw Drago, not caring what would happen. If he was gonna be separated from his best friend, he won't go down without a fight no matter what anyone says! Drago popped open and landed near the feet of the adults, making them reel back in fear except Miss Kravitz...
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"What?" Drago asked aloud, looking down at himself in confusion. Now for some reason, he wouldn't change into his real form when thrown by his brawler. Dan's father was the one to pick him up and hand him to Miss Kravitz. "Here you go, ma'am. Forgive my son for his rude behavior" he said. His actions were followed by Wynton's and Lia's parents, demanding their children to hand over their Bakugan to the lady. There was nothing the AO could do, but just sadly surrender. With the Bakugan in her possession, Miss Kravitz took out a suitcase and stored the Bakugan inside, locking it up and walking away with it... smiling evilly.
What no one saw, was some kind of drone watching the entire thing. On the screen of an office; was the reflection of a man with blue hair, yellow glasses with a matching yellow scarf, and a black coat. Tapping the screen on the desk, the top screen changed to a satellite and he typed in some codes. As he did, the satellite's systems began sending him error messages... but he ignored them.
-BREAK-
After the AO lost their Bakugan, they just sat in their clubhouse in depression. With their Bakugan gone, there was nothing else they could do. It felt like a part of them was torn out of their body and thrown to the ground before being stomped on. Lia figured some cartoons would help, but their show was interrupted by a Breaking News segment, talking about how a satellite was falling from the sky and based on its trajectory, it would crash into Los Volmos!
"This is bad! We gotta get home and outta here!" Said Lia. "Grab as much as you can and lets go, NOW!" Said Wynton. Dan just stared at the TV, taking in its words. "Hey, guys?" He asked, getting his friends' attention. "If we can save Los Volmos... we can become true heroes, not just some internet icons" he continued. "Dan! Are you insane? We're just kids, not rocket scientists!" Said Lia. "Who needs a rocket... when we got Bakugan? If we can convince Miss Kravitz to give us back Drago and the others, we can save the town!" Said Dan, telling them his plan.
"Even if we could, we got no idea were she is! How we supposed to find her?" Asked Wynton. Dan gave a grin, pulled something out of his pocket and uncrumpled it... it was one of the posters that Miss Kravitz made to ban Bakugan. "Easy... we follow her scent" he said, eyeing Lightning in Lia's arms. The first reaction Wynton and Lia had was to tell Dan to just evacuate, but did see a ray of hope in Dan's plan. Smiling and nodding to each other, Lia put Lightning down and the dog smelled the poster. "*sniff. sniff, sniff, sniff* RUFF! RUFF, RUFF, RUFF, RUFF!" Barked Lightning, running to the door and scratching it to get out. Smiling at each other again, they let the dog out and followed him, bond for Miss Kravitz's whereabouts.
-BREAK-
"Ma'am! MA'AM, PLEASE! CAN'T WE TALK THIS OVER? LET US OUT, LET US OUT!" Cried Drago, trying to reason with Miss Kravitz. Whether he was ignored or wasn't heard was lost on the Dragonoid. "It's no use, Drago. This is our fate it seems" said Trox, sadly. "I hate to admit it, but Trox is right. The humans are scared, they want to protect their young" said Cyndeous. "Can this lady PLEASE stop swing these cages back and forth? I feel funny" moaned Gorthion. He and the other Bakugan were still inside Miss Kravitz's suitcase. "Then say 3 feet away from me" said Howlkor.
Just then, they all heard sounds coming from outside, it was Miss Kravitz's voice. "... satellite falling? Just more... Miss Dusk... who cares... this town anyway?" She said, though it was hard to hear her clearly due to the constant swaying of the suitcase and the muffled effect it made. "What did she say?" Asked Howlkor. "Satellite? Falling?... *gasp* DAN! MISS KRAVITZ, PLEASE! IF THE TOWN'S IN DANGER, WE CAN HELP! LET US GO!" Cried out Drago. He didn't know what a satellite was; but if it was falling, it might crash into the town! "HOLD... Kravitz, please... our Bakugan" came a familiar voice that Drago recognized immediately.
A minute earlier...
"A satellite falling? Just more nonsense the media spills out. But I have the Bakugan for Miss Dusk now, so who cares what happens to this town anyway?" Said Miss Kravitz, walking down the sidewalk and looking down at her prize. "HOLD UP!" Said a voice. Looking ahead, she saw those 3 brats and they're dumb dog again! How did they find her? "Ugh, you again" she growled to herself. "Miss Kravitz, please. Give us back our Bakugan" Dan asked her. "Oh sure, no problem" she said, sarcastically. "Wait, seriously?" Asked Dan, dense to her sarcasm. "NO, YOU IDIOT! THESE BAKUGAN ARE MINDLESS ANIMALS THAT HAVE NO PLACE IN HUMAN SOCIETY!" Said Miss Kravitz, insulting the kids and the Bakugan. She also kept the act up for good measure.
"Argh... look, lady. I know you don't like Bakugan, but the town's in danger! We're the only ones' we can save it, but we need our Bakugan!" Said Dan, now getting annoyed at Miss Kravitz's stubbornness. "As much fun your imaginary adventure sounds, I have somewhere to be. Now out of my way!" Said Miss Kravitz, shoving her way past the AO. As she did, she dropped a pistol-like device from her suit pocket. Wynton went over to pick it up. "Hey, miss. You dropped your... WHOA!" He said, accidentally pushing the button on the back. It fired a beam that hit the suitcase and...
PING! CRACK!
The suitcase broke into thousands of pieces, and the Bakugan trapped inside appeared back to normal size around the humans. "We're back to normal?" Asked Drago while looking at himself, still confused. "DRAGO!" Dan called up to him, thankful he was ok. "Dan! Did you summon us?" Asked Drago, glad to be back but wondering who released them. Wynton stared at the device in his hands, processing what just happened. He needed to confirm it. "Hmmmm... hold still, Trox!" He said, aiming the device. "Huh?" Asked the dinosaur, turning to his partner...
PING!
Trox was now airborne. Once he realized this, he flapped his arms but still ended up hitting the ground. "OW! Oooooh, you promised no more pranks" said Trox, but then he looked at his arm. He was in ball form again! "Wait... how did...?" He asked, super confused. This reaction was shared with Drago and the other Bakugan, they couldn't believe what they just saw. Lightning barked up at the device Wynton just used. "So... that object..." said Drago. "Forced us in and out of ball form?" Asked Howlkor, as he and everyone else put the pieces together. "... It was you! You've been controlling the...! Hey. Where'd she go?" Said Wynton, about to tell the lady off, but she was now nowhere to be seen. Miss Kravitz ran off while the group was distracted.
A clawed hand gently took the device from Wynton. "That's not important right now," said Drago, crushing the pistol-like object in his hand. "That lady said something about a falling satellite, whatever that is. What's our next move, Dan?" Drago continued, awaiting further instruction from his partner. "We evacuate everyone in Los Volmos," said Dan, taking a look up at the sky, seeing what looked like a shooting star in the distance. "And we don't have much time!" He resumed. Drago put his hand down for everyone to get on. "You got it! Hop on!" He said, lifting the AO to his back once they stepped onto his hand. He flew off into the distance; with the others following behind him.
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Trox: (hops and runs) WAIT! STILL IN BALL FORM HERE!
-BREAK-
Back in the town, the AO's Bakugan helped get everyone to a safe zone. "Drago, Cyndeous! Take as many people as possible into the hills!" Ordered Dan, his 2 Bakugan scooping up people. This included Dan's parents, who were shocked to say thank you (they were grateful however). "Easy does it, Trox. Lotta humans around here" said Wynton, having Trox carry as many humans on his back into the safe zone. "Ruff. Ruff" said Lightning, telling Howlkor to help couples with children/babies. "Hey, guys? What do I do with these long, yellow creatures?" Asked Gorthion, with 2 school buses in his arms. "There called buses, Gorthion. Be careful with them..." said Drago, but then remembered something Dan told him. Pointing to the Haos ape. "And don't battle them."
Normal evacs usually take hours; but thanks to the Bakugan, it took a mere 7 minutes. Good thing too, cause the falling satellite was closing in on the town. Drago arrived on the hill after taking one last sweep through the town. "Is that everyone?" He asked Dan. "Yeah, Drago! We did..." He cheered, but noticed Drago looking up at the sky. After a few seconds of staring at the falling machine, he made his decision and stretched his wings. "Where ya going, Drago?" Asked Dan, making Drago halt. "To stop that satellite" he said, turning his neck to face Dan. "I'm going with ya!" He said, getting ready to climb up Drago's tail, but the dragon moved it away.
"No, Dan. It's too dangerous. I won't have you getting hurt!" Drago said. "Come on! Don't blow me off, Drago! I helped you before, I'll do it again!" Said Dan. "But that, was a battle... this, is not. This is life or death, I'm not risking your well-being again" said Drago. "I know, your my Guardian, I'm your partner... but that makes me just as responsible for you as you are for me! I'm not your master, I'm your friend... we're in this together, right?" Asked Dan. He and Drago kept their eyes locked on each other for several long moments.
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"... right" said Drago, defeated. He knew better than to argue with Dan. Once the kid set his mind on something, nothing'll change it. Putting his tail back, Dan climbed up to Drago's head. "Ready, Drago?" He asked. "Yeah!" Drago said. Stretching out his wings again, he knelt to take a leap...
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Hearing that yelled caused Drago to flinch and pause his movement. Dan looked down behind Drago to see his mom and dad, the mother was the one to call to him. "Dan Kouzo, get off that dragon right now!" She said. She did hear what the dragon had spoke to Dan about and she found his actions noble, but there was no way in heck she'd allow her son to go that far. "MOOOOOOOM! We're trying to save Los Volmos here!" Dan whined, a little embarrassed his mom would tell him 'no' at a time like this. "Not on my watch, your not! Get down this instant!" She called again, a little more stern this time. "Mom, you don't understand! Drago and I are the only ones we can do this!" Said Dan, bringing up the fact that no current Bakugan here other than Drago could fly.
"I DON'T CARE! YOU ARE NOT RIDING THAT DRAGON INTO THE PATH OF A FALLING SATELLITE AND THAT'S FINAL!" She said, both angry that her son was arguing with her and concerned about his safety, she was her sweet little boy after all. "Son, listen to your mother and get off the Charizard, that's not a request" said Mister Kouzo. "ARGH! GUYS! I'M NOT A LITTLE KID ANYMORE! I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE TOWN, OUR HOME, FROM DANGER!" Said Dan, he and his parents kept going back and forth.
Drago pinched in-between his horn, this was getting a little ridiculous, but he did understand that Dan's mom and dad were just trying to protect him. "Excuse me?" He asked, getting the attention of the arguing trio. "Misses Kouzo, I get your afraid of losing your son... and of me. Your not alone in that boat. When me and the other Bakugan were brought to this world, I had no idea what to do. I was scared... afraid I wouldn't survive... but your son saved my life, twice! And I'll be darned if I let ANYTHING happen to him. That sounds strange coming from a giant I'd imagine, but at least your in your own world. I get it... you fear things you don't understand, and Miss Kravitz used that against you. I'm terribly sorry, and I speak for ALL Bakugan, about that mishap" Drago said, he then held out his hand, and dropped the now broken device Miss Kravitz used.
"She was controlling us, forcing us out of our ball forms and indirectly wrecking havoc across town. I had no control over my actions, and that's something I'll carry and regret the rest of my days, setting a bad first impression on my partner's parents that are clearly loving individuals. I've seen the way you care and raise him, your son has become a one-of-a-kind soul that I've been privileged to meet, one so brave and very pure. So as a new member of this world, I'll make it my mission to protect him and those he loves; even with my life. I don't expect you to believe me, but if you can't trust me... at least trust your son" said Drago.
Both Kouzo parents looked in surprise at what they just heard, no one had ever spoken about their son in such a way. Dan has grown up so fast, it seemed like just yesterday they were changing his diapers. Misses Kouzo just looked up at the dragon, trying to find a hint of deceit, but found none and just kept staring.
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"Promise you'll bring him back" she said. "... I promise" said Drago. Nodding her head, she allowed Dan to save the day. Drago once again stretched out his wings, knelt down, and leaped off the ground; creating a strong wind during takeoff that blew in the faces of the Kouzo parents. Everyone in the hills could only watch as Dan and Drago headed for a collision course with the giant falling satellite. Lia's mom, the news reporter, had her camera crew zoom in and shoot the entire thing. "We got a live update, loyal viewers! As we speak, it seems a Bakugan known as a Dragonoid is flying straight for the weather satellite as its falling over Los Volmos! Its an amazing sight too see, but even this reporter has to ask; what is that brave Bakugan going to do?"
Up in the sky, Dan and Drago approached the falling machine. "We only got one shot at this! Make it count, Drago!" Said Dan. "Ready when you are! Just say the word, Dan!" said Drago. Dan and him remained silent, keeping their eyes locked on to the target 2000 feet ahead.
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"NOW! TWISTING INFERNO!" Ordered Dan. Building up fire in his mouth, Drago launched his signature attack with a mighty roar. It hit the large piece of technology head-on, making an explosion. Drago then grabbed Dan quickly and turned around, letting some small bits that didn't burn up from the atmosphere or the fireball hit his back, keeping Dan out of harm's way. "Are you ok, Dan? Nothing broken?" He asked. "... that... was... AWESOME! Can we do that again?" Said Dan. "Your unbelievable" Drago chuckled.
FLOOSH!
OH NO! Half of the satellite's body wasn't destroyed, shocking Dan and Drago as it shot past them! "Oh no!" Said Dan. "Hang on! RAH!" Said Drago, putting Dan back on his head and diving towards the falling weather receiver. Firing another Twisting Inferno or any other attack was out of the question, for if he missed... damage from a weather tracking system would be the LAST thing those below had to worry about!
Back on the ground, everyone saw Drago's noble deed, but it was kind of hard to cheer for him when a piece of burning metal was still falling at them. "Incoming!" Said Cyndeous. "I got this, Drum Waaaaaaaaaaave!" Said Gorthion, launching an attack of his own to take care of the rest of the satellite... but it just split into 3 more pieces. "Uh... oops" sweatdropped Gorthion. "Cover your ears, everyone! Sonic Uproar!" Said Trox, telling the humans to cover their ears (which they did) and powered up to release a powerful roar. "Prismatic Volt!" Said Howlkor, following Trox's lead. "Sword Barrage! HYAH!" Said Cyndeous, also doing what he could to help.
WHOOSH! BLAM! KA-BOOM!
A three of the Bakugan's attacks hit their target, creating a huge cloud of black smoke... but out shot a large camera lens that somehow survived the onslaught of attacks. It was directly above a group of humans, with Dan's parents in it! They cried in fear as they closed their eyes, bracing for the impact as the shadow of the machine loomed over them...
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No impact came. Opening their eyes, Dan's parents saw the very Bakugan that they feared seeing in their house... Drago's tail was wrapped around the device, stopping it dead in its tracks as he flapped wings to stay airborne. "This is... heavier than it looks... RAH!" He said and with a mighty heave, he used his tail to toss the camera as high as his remaining strength would allow. Landing and stomping in front of the group of humans protectively, and with a loud roar, he unleashed a Flame Wave. The camera lens began to fall and it looked like it would hit Drago, but he kept the beam going, grunting as he struggled to do so. The wave of Pyrus energy slowed disintegrated the large NASA equipment, until it completely vanished as it was an inch away from crashing into the brave Dragonoid.
It was over, the danger was over. All the human adults just stared in shock, their minds converting everything that had happened. His chest losing its glow, Drago slumped to his knees, one on the ground and one holding him up. The dragon was panting up a storm, he had used every ounce of power to not only make it in time to stop the satellite, but then toss it and burn it to protect those below. Dan slid down Drago's tail like a slide, making eye contact as he called Drago's name in worry. "Drago? Drago, you ok!" He asked. "Ha... ha... not... important... is everyone... alright?" Asked Drago. Dan looked around, and took a quick head count, everyone was here and unharmed. "Yeah, Drago. You did it" said Dan. "No Dan... WE did it... together" said Drago, making a fist. He had seen Wynton and Dan do this a few times, they called it a 'fist bump'. Dan saw what Drago was doing, and returned it, both smiling.
Dan parents watched the scene unfold, and the wife couldn't help but smile herself. "Uh, uuuuuuuuuuuuh" went Drago, his eyes closing. Before the dragon crashed on the ground, he lit up and shrunk, changing into a closed ball and bouncing off the ground twice before going motionless. Misses Kouzo's heart skipped a beat seeing this, was he ok?
"Talk about an explosive finale, dear viewers. As you've all seen, Los Volmos has been saved from destruction by the brave Dragonoid Bakugan. According to our sources, he is a member of a young group of kids calling themselves the Awesome Ones..." said Lia's mom, talking into her camera for her news channel. "DAN! I'm so glad your safe!" Cried Misses Kouzo, running over and giving her son a big hug while shedding tears. "Uh... I'm ok, mom. Drago was there for me" said Dan, blushing out of embarrassment. Misses Kouzo let her son go and stood up. "That reminds me, is he ok?" She asked, surprising Dan. "He's um, right here" he said, getting Drago's closed ball out of his pocket and holding him in his palm.
Curious, Miss Kouzo began tapping the little sphere a few times, then it popped out to reveal Drago, making her jump slightly. "Uh... morning already? Wha-, whoa!" He said, still a little out of it, but then woke up upon being lifted. "MOM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Asked Dan, not understanding what his mother was up to. He saved the town, what more did people need to prove this was all a big misunderstanding? "And thank you, Drago; for protecting my son" she said, sweetly. Then...
SMOOCH!
The top of Drago's head was kissed. "Uhhhhhhh... y-y-y-your welcome, ma'am" said Drago, blushing and caught off guard by the display. "EWWWWWWWW!" Went the AO. With the town saved, the people held up some leftover posters from the protest, and ripped them in half; the pieces of paper blowing in the breeze like a distant memory.
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"So... Los Volmos was in a state of panic... and you lost the Bakugan, how?" Asked a woman in a darkened office. She appeared to be in her late 40's or early 50's, with an odd hairstyle (AN: I know her bio says she's in her 20's, but that looks like BS to me). It looked like she had 2 wings on her head. "Yes, Miss Benton. Everything was going according to plan... then that satellite fell from the sky and I was corned by these 3 brats. Their dog attacked me, and they took the device you gave me to take back their Bakugan. There was nothing more I could do, it wasn't my fault!" Miss Kravitz lied to save her bacon, but the woman she spoke too gave her a glare that even scared a hardened army veteran.
"... humph. Very well. I'll overlook your neglectfulness, this time" said Benton. "Neglectful? B-But, Miss Dusk ma'am, I..." Miss Kravitz tried again, be she was given another glare. "I'm sorry, would you like your pay cut next?" Benton Dusk said, rudely. "N-No ma'am. M-My apologizes. I-I'll round the EXIT team and... I'll just... be going" stuttered Miss Kravitz, shutting her mouth before it gets her into more trouble and leaving the room. Now alone, Benton Dusk looked at her laptop, which showed Dan and Drago saving the day. "Regardless... it looks like those... Awesome Ones, was it? They're going to be as annoying as their choice of name... especially you, Daniel Kouzo."