Welcome back everyone, I'm your awesome(lie) fanfic writer the 3rd Dragneel, bringing you another chapter of Bakugan the dragon slayer saga. I'm really glad this story is doing as well as it is and can only hope it grows. Though this story will follow canon, I do plan in the future for the Battle Brawlers to go to Earthland and the GMG arc will begin, just in a different take which I hope you guys will like.
Lightkirinhuruname: I know but he can't always brawl you know? And this chapter will give Natsu a sense of realism he never thought he would relive.
Omni warrior: She may, but not now.
Kival737101: Yup:)
Docron: Thank you sir. I have officially thought of keeping Dragon Bond since Leo doesn't have the perfect core, and that 'certain dragon' will be revealed in the near future.
GodX: I know it's weird but I've never seen Highschool dxd so I don't know Sona's character much. If you can give me a rundown of her behavior, that'd be much appreciated.
FanficCrossoverMaster15: Mmmmmaaaayyybbbbbeeeee;)
Great Saiyaman54: Trust me, he'll fight, just not the huge Bakugan, at least at this point. As for the other one, wait and see.
Now there are some things I'd like to clarify, so far, only Natsu will be a brawler from his world, at least at this point. In the second arc, when King Zenoheld comes, I may allow all of team Natsu(excluding the Exceeds of course) to use Bakugan, but that's way later on. As for which bakugan they'll get, I'm stumped.
Anyways, so now the Resistance has Sona Sitri, an AU version of her character from Highschool dxd. Now all that's left is the Ventus brawler: who is it? Find out next time!
Now onto the chapter…
'On the Vexos warship'
"Hey, why are we being summoned at this hour?" Lync complained while rubbing his eyes. He was having such a wonderful dream about being the new king of Vestal and all his 'teammates' began worshipping him, even Spectra, but a sudden summoning broke his dream.
"Just be quiet Lync, it's bad enough I have to hear your voice every day, but not this late at night." Volt said stifling a yawn. Then, Gus walked in with a simple frown.
"Thank you for meeting here in such short notice." He said with a slight bow.
"Yeah yeah, cut to the chase." The Ventus brawler said.
"This better be important." Shadow asked with his usual creepy smirk.
"I'm sure Gus has a good reason, right? Why have you dragged us here?" Mylene asked with narrowed eyes as Gus smirked.
"You should know, you've all failed." Lync and Mylene both gasped at this.
"Huh?! What do you mean by that freak!"
"What Gus means is that we cannot allow another loss in battle." Spectra suddenly said as he stepped out of the shadows.
"Look, just let me beat them BEFORE they load their gauntlets." The white haired male suggested.
"Wait, didn't you lose three Bakugan to Baron?" Lync teased with a smirk, getting him to growl.
"Enough, you two." Mylene said with irritation as Gus turned to his master.
"If I may speak Master Spectra…."
"Go ahead Gus."
"Please allow me to go next." He said with a bow. "I can prove that these 'Resistance Brawlers' are beatable." Spectra looked at him before nodding.
'With the Resistance'
"One hundred ninety seven, one hundred ninety eight, one hundred ninety nine, TWO HUNDRED!" Natsu shouted as he finished up his daily pushups. Currently, the trailer was parked near a large river as the group decided to take a break.
"Wow, 200 pushups in a row. That's so cool Master Natsu!" Baron cheered as he, Nemus and Leonidas were watching the wizard's workout. "Here, catch." Natsu caught a bottle of water and towel his friend gave him.
"Thanks Baron!" To keep his body fit, Natsu took off his shirt so he wouldn't constrained.
"Amazing, Baron can barely do 10 of those before passing out." Nemus said with a chuckle.
"Yes, my partner is an interesting one." Leonidas said as Natsu drank from the bottle and used the towel to dry his hair. The trailer doors opened, revealing Mira and Sona, who now wore a blue vest over a light blue shirt, blue shorts that showed off her legs and matching shoes.
"I have to say, it's good to have another girl on the team." Mira admitted with a smile as having a bunch of male teammates can be tiring.
"I feel the same way, and the schematics for the trailer are very interesting." Sona said with her own smile. The two turned their attention forward, only to stop at the sight that would never leave their minds. Natsu, who was still shirtless, was stretching his back, showing off his six pack abs, strong shoulders, and impressive pecs. Mira had seen Ace, even Baron shirtless at one point or another, but she and Sona couldn't help but blush at what could only be described as a 'God made' body. After drying his hair, Natsu placed the towel on his shoulders before noticing Mira and Sona.
"Hey Mira, Sona!" He said with a toothy grin that only made them blush, even to the point some steam was coming out of their ears.
"H-Hello N-Natsu." The Aquos brawler stuttered while fixing her glasses.
"W-what are you doing -w-without a shirt?" Mira asked while trying not to look down.
"I was just showing Baron and Ace how to warm up, like how I do at home." He smiled at the memories of his warm ups before battle. It always fired him up when he faced a tough opponent. Just then, a scent entered his nostrils. "Hey, what's that?"
"Oh, those must be the burgers I was cooking." Baron said before realization struck him. "THE BURGERS!" The group could only gasp as the grill Baron was using was on fire, sending a pretty sizeable amount of smoke in the air.
"Tyna, try-!"
*Slurp*
Everyone stopped when the fire suddenly began to travel...into Natsu's mouth! He continued to do so until it was gone and the grill was off. Burping, Natsu gave a satisfied smile while slapping his belly. "Wow, now those were some good flames! Especially with that extra burger taste." Natsu turned and saw everyone gaping at what just happened. "What?"
"W-w-w-what was t-that?!" Sona questioned with wide eyes. Natsu tilted his head before realization hit him.
"Oh right! I forgot to tell you. Dragon Slayers have the ability to eat their element as a way to refuel our magic, though we can't eat anything we produce." he shivered as he remembered when he accidently ate his own flames, and let's just say he was in the bathroom for a while.
"How interesting." Tyna said impressed.
"Oh wow, that's so cool Master Natsu!" Baron said with stars in his eyes.
"Indeed partner, you keep getting more interesting by the day." Natsu's ego boosted at the praise of his ability. He walked towards his chair and put on his shirt and jacket, much to Mira and Sona's dismay.
"Alright, it's time for some more training!" His words made Mira gasp in realization.
"Hang on Natsu, there's something I've been meaning to give you." She walked up and placed something in his hand. Looking down, his eyes widened as a Bakugan with an outer ring was present.
"Woah, a new Bakugan."
"Not really, what you have is a Bakugan Trap. More specifically Pyrus Scorpion."
"Wait, Bakugan….Trap…" His mind went to the battle with Sona and Mylene. "Hey, didn't that witch use one?" Mira gave Sona a questioning look while she giggled
"He means when Mylene battled me, she used a Bakugan Trap, Tripod Theta and yes, you're correct Natsu." She said while fixing her glasses. Natsu nodded as he looked at the Bakugan with a smile as it opened up and hissed.
"Unfortunately, we don't know much about them. They can't communicate either because they can't or-"
"Nah I can understand him." Natsu said, making them raise a brow. "He introduced himself and says he wants to help beat the Vexos, right little buddy?" Scorpion nodded in agreement.
"Wow, Master Natsu you've got to show me to show me how to do that!" aron shouted with pleading eyes, getting Natsu to chuckle and ruffle his hair like a kid.
"Maybe later, right now I think it's a good time for me and Leo to train. What do you say partner?"
"Of course, I'm always ready to brawl." Leonidas said as his partner picked him up and ran off.
"Always on the move." The leader of the Resistance said with a sigh.
"You have to admit, it's kinda cute." the Aquos brawler said with a smile.
"I guess I'd better cook use more food." Baron said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Try not to get distracted this time." His partner teased, getting the others to laugh at Baron's embarrassed face. Natsu exited the forest before kneeling down and placing his Bakugan on a rock.
"Alright, let's try working on some combos." Both Leonidas and Scorpion nodded in agreement, though something caused the Bakugan Trap to turn towards the distance. "Hey, what's wrong Scorpion?" Natsu raised his head to see a brown cloaked person walking towards him. The person stopped a few feet from Natsu before removing his hood, revealing it to be Gus. He looked at Natsu for a split second before noticing Leonidas on his shoulder.
"That's a pretty interesting Bakugan you have there." He simply said.
"Yeah he is." Natsu said with a grin before narrowing his eyes at him. "Who are you anyways?" His gut was telling him this guy was up to no good, but he wanted to wait and see.
"I'm just in the area collecting plant and soil samples." He then smirked. "And who are you?"
"Name's Natsu, Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail and Bakugan Res-I mean, I'm here to save the Bakugan."
"Smooth." Leo said, making him sweatdrop.
"Interesting. But why would you care about the Bakugan?" He questioned.
"They're my friends."
"And that's it? What do you get out of it?"
"What are you talking about?" He asked in confusion.
"You don't know why you fight? You're a pathetic amateur."
"What did you call me?"
"Are you telling me you're just some mindless do gooder? No wait, I understand. You want power, right?"
"You're wrong, I would never use the Bakugan like that."
"Then answer my question….unless you don't have an answer."
"It's all more than you think." Natsu clenched his fists while Leonidas looked in worry.
"If you battle without purpose, then it's meaningless."
"Enough, tell me who you are." Natsu gave him a deep glare, though he didn't see it since his eyes were closed.
"I too am interested in the Bakugan's future for my own...personal reasons." He gave Natsu a smirk before turning around. "See you later….Natsu Dragneel." With that, he left, while Natsu and Leo glared at him.
"What's that guy's deal?"
"I don't know partner, but one thing's for sure: this won't be the last time we see him." The Pyrus Bakugan said wisely.
'At the Vexos Base'
Spectra was currently observing a portrait of a black and red spiked dragon with a yellow horn. He heard footsteps before smirking. "Welcome back Gus. What did you find about your encounter with the pink haired boy?"
"His name is Natsu Dragneel, the Resistance's newest Brawler and he's nothing more than an amateur." He said, making his master frown.
"Don't underestimate this Natsu Dragneel. He could be our greatest challenge."
:Yet he could also be our greatest ally. You and only you can help guide them to join our two worlds. I will make it so." Spectra gave a smirk before turning around and walking past his servant, who was looking at the picture of the dragon. If only I can show those Resistance brawlers the light I saw that day. His mind went to the battle he had with Spectra, how he lost, yet his master gave him a new purpose. On that day, he was demoted to serving Spectra achieve his goal.
'Back at the Trailer'
"Do you think he was a member of the Vexos?" Mira questioned. After reuniting with the others and getting a move on, Natsu told them about his encounter.
"He does sound like he is affiliated with them." Sona said while fixing her glasses.
"Agreed, he kept trying to ask me why I was trying to free the Bakugan, and had the guts to ask if it was for power. That blue haired bastard." Natsu growled.
"Wait, did you say blue hair?" Baron asked, getting a nod.
"You idiot! That was Gus Grav you just met!" Ace shouted with a glare.
"Hey, how was I supposed to know how the guy looks?!" The dragon slayer retorted while pressing his forehead against the Darkus brawler.
"If you had paid attention, then you'd know you fire idiot!"
"Grass head!"
"Pink bastard!"
"Emo!"
"Enough! Arguing won't solve anything!" Mira shouted, getting both guys to huff away. Before anything else could be said, a brown ship flew by the ship, rocking it from the force. Baron stopped the vehicle while Natsu stepped forward, only to see Gus standing on top of it with his arms crossed.
"Natsu Dragneel, have you found an answer to my question?" He asked. "Why do you brawl?" Natsu glared at him before he and everyone else exited the Trailer while Gus landed his ship a few feet away.
"No more stupid games Lus."
"Are you insulting me? It's Gus Grav, and you best remember it for it'll be the name that defeats you." He said with a smirk.
"Careful, he's the number 2 Vexos." Mira warned and to her surprise, Natsu grinned.
"I wanted to face number 1, but I guess you'll do." Natsu and Gus placed their Gauntlets on their left arms.
"Don't underestimate him Natsu." Sona said.
"Kick his butt Master Natsu. Show him you're the greatest brawl in the universe!" Baron shouted.
"Try not to be overdo it Baron." Mira said with a sigh.
"Looks like this battle's getting serious." Ace said, his grey eyes looking at both brawlers.
"Gauntlet, powerstrike!"
"Gate card, set!" Natsu threw in his card before throwing in Leo. "Bakugan brawl! Pyrus Leon stand!" Leonidas appeared from the pillar of fire.
"Interesting, so this is the Bakugan that defeated Lync and Volt." Gus looked at the Bakugan in his hand. "Are you ready Vulcan? Bakugan brawl! Bakugan, stand!" Natsu narrowed his eyes as a massive creature with heavy-looking armor and a ring of purple balls around his body.
"Subterra, give me your immeasurable power to crush my foes!" He shouted as he stomped on the ground, creating a short quake.
"Woah, that things massive." Baron muttered. "But Master Natsu'll take you down!"
Leonidas: PL 450gs
Premo Vulcan: PL 500gs
"Damn, that thing's tough, but it's nothing we can't handle!"
"We'll see. Now Vulcan!"
"Enough talk, let's brawl!"
"I couldn't agree more." Leonidas said with a glare. Suddenly, Vulcan's boots ignited, sending him flying towards Leo and punching him out the air.
"The hell?! I didn't know he could fly!" Natsu shouted as his Bakugan crashed on the ground. He then looked at Gus with a grin. "I guess it's time to really get started. Gate card, open! Pyrus Reactor!" The field suddenly caught on fire, giving Leonidas a power boost.
Leonidas: 450-650
"Now here I come. Ability activate, Heavy Meteor!" Leonidas reeled his head back before launching a ball of fire at his opponent.
Leonidas: 650-750
Premo Vulcan: 500-400
"Hehe, not bad, but….not good enough. Ability activate! Heavy Aegis!" Vulcan's arm began to spin as he pulled his fist back and completely destroyed the attack.
Premo Vulcan: 400-600
Leonidas: 750-550
"That was nothing but a few sparks. How pathetic." He taunted.
"Vulcan's armor is made from New Vestroia's hardest metal. Getting past it'll be as hard as solving Calculus. Plus it nullifies the opponent's ability and gives him 200 more points. How will you get past this human? I think it's time…" He slowly raised his arm. "To show you what true power looks like. Ability activate, Titan Knuckle!"
"Will you surrender?" Vulcan asked while aiming his right arm.
"No way in hell! We'll beat you goons to the ground, right Leo?"
"I couldn't agree with you more partner." The subterra Bakugan grunted before firing, yes FIRING, his own fist at Leonidas, who roared in pain before crashing to the ground.
Premo Vulcan: 600-800
Leonidas: 550-350
Leo's too weak. Come on Natsu, thinking! What would you do in this situation? Natsu thought with a growl as his Bakugan was on the ground with Vulcan's metal arm around him.
"This is the big leagues human, you can't beat us alone." Gus taunted, though his words actually struck gold in Natsu's mind.
"What you have is a Bakugan Trap. More specifically Pyrus Scorpion." Mira's words rang in his head as he took out said Bakugan.
"Alright pal, we need your help. Come Bakugan trap, Pyrus Scorpion!" Natsu threw his backup in the air as it teleported behind Vulcan. What appeared was a large red and yellow scorpion like creature, who opened its claws while hissing.
Leonidas & Scorpion: PL 700
"Now double ability activate! Alpha Blaster Pyrus plus Satellite Boost!" Leonidas, despite still having Vulcan's hand, fired a stream of fire as Vulcan, who merely lowered his head.
"Come now, did you really expect that to hit?" Gus questioned with a smirk, though was surprised when Natsu also smirked.
"Not really." Gus' eyes widened as the stream of fire entered Scorpion's reflectors and launched an attack twice as big, hitting Vulcan's back.
Leonidas & Scorpion: 700-1000
"How's that?" Natsu grinned as Gus got on one knee.
"I admit, that was actually smart, using Vulcan's blindside to land a hit. Unfortunately…" He took an ability card out of his pocket. "That won't help you. Ability activate, Pyrus Durance!"The ring around Vulcan began to glow and to Natsu's horror, fired several beams at his Bakugan, causing them to scream before returning to ball form and lowering his gauge by a whole bar. "Lesson one, never take your eyes off. They may have a card or two up their sleeves." he took out a gate card and lazily dropped it, opening the field once more.
"He was able to take both of them out in one attack." Mira said in shock.
"Natsu's gotta step up is game or he'll lose." Ace added with a serious tone.
"Will you continue to fight or run like a coward Natsu Dragneel?!" Gus shouted, making his fist tighten for a quick second before he grinned.
"There's no way we're outta this, right Leo?"
"Right."
"Go Premo Vulcan!" Vulcan ross with a roar.
"Here we go Leo!" Leonidas clawed through the flames. "And don't forget Scorpion!" The Trap Bakugan appeared alongside Leo.
"Gate card open, Subterra Reactor." Several stone pillars appeared around the area, with Gus standing on one of them.
Premo Vulcan: 500-900
"I think it's time I showed you what a real Bakugan Trap. Hexados, stand!" Gus threw a cylinder shaped Bakugan into the air before it crashed into the ground and ross, revealing a brown serpent like creature. "Ability activate, Ray Drill!" Several cables exited Hexados as it fired several blasts at Scorpion.
Hexados: 350-550
"That's not happening! Ability activate, Reflection Boost!" Scorpion's reflectors opened, bouncing all of its opponent's attacks back at em.
Hexados: 550-250
"Not bad, but it's time I show you the amatur you really are! Hexados, dig!" Hexados buried itself underground.
"Did it just leave?!" Baron yelled.
"No, look!" Sona pointed out as something crawled under them. Hexados' cables appeared around Scorpion and continued their assault.
Hexados: 250-450
"NO!" Scorpion screamed in pain before reverting back to sphere mode and draining Natsu another bar.
"You're gonna pay for that!" Natsu shouted in anger. "Ability activate, Burning Crush Claw!" Leonidas roared in equal anger as he swooped in and struck Hexados, defeating him and draining Gus' gauge by three bars.
Leonidas: 450-650
"Now they're even. Question is: for how long?" Ace thought out loud as Vulcan and Leonidas glared at each other.
"Try this out! Triple ability activate!"
"Did he say triple?!" Gus shouted in shock.
"You made a big mistake fighting a Fairy Tail wizard! Inferno Crash plus Dragon Vortex plus fusion ability, Dragon's Wrath!" Leonidas roared in power as his body was encased with fire.
Leonidas: 650-850-1050-1150
"Alright, now that's what I call power!"
"Natsu could actually win this." Mira muttered with a smile. It's not that she doubted his strength, but Gus was the second strongest Vexos. However, she now knew her doubt was for not.
"This Leonidas...he may even be as strong as Helios." Gus muttered before a smirk appeared on his face. "Too bad that power's gonna be mine. Ability activate, Viblow!" Vulcan's wrists began to spin as a tornado of dust appeared around him.
Premo Vulcan: 900-1100
Leonidas: 1150-950
Leonidas rushed in to strike, only for Vulcan to smack him away like a bug. "Damn, he took us by surprise. Oh well, I guess we'd better us THAT." Natsu suggested, getting his Bakugan to smirk.
"Wait, what does he mean by THAT?" Sona questioned in confusion as she saw the rest of the Resistance smiling.
"Just watch and see." She was even more confused, but decided to stay quiet. Natsu closed his eyes as flames covered his entire body, much to Vulcan and Gus' shock.
A human that can use fire?! This human isn't ordinary.
"Ready pal!"
"Ready partner!" Crimson energy began to emanate out of the dragon as it began to move towards Natsu's flames.
"DRAGON BOND!" Both energies fused as a connection was being formed. However….it was suddenly cut.
"HUH?!" Natsu looked at his arm in confusion while Leonidas gave him a 'what the hell happened' look. Dragon Bond! Come on, Dragon Bond!" He continued thrusting his arm in the air, but nothing happened. "What the hell? It's not working!"
"HAHAHAHA, oh how entertaining." Gus laughed. "I don't know what you were planning on doing, but it won't work. Ability activate, Drill Impact!" Vulcan once again shot his arm at Leonidas, only this time it began to spin and hit the dragon in the stomach, making him gasp.
"LEO!" Natsu ran to him as he began to fall.
Premo Vulcan: 1100-1300
"I'm….sorry….." Leonidas transformed into ball form, draining Natsu's life gauge completely. Natsu caught him in time, but the worse was yet to come.
"Master Natsu...lost." Baron said in disbelief.
"At least he was able to keep Leonidas." Sona said, though she also frowned.
"Pathetic. I knew you were nothing more than a joke." Gus taunted as he caught Vulcan. "If this is the best you brawlers can offer, then you might as well quit." With that, he was teleported back to his ship and left.
"Leo, are you okay?" Natsu asked, though he got no response. I….lost….again. Natsu felt weak and before he knew it, he fainted.
"NATSU!" The Resistance rushed to his side. On that day, Natsu Dragneel was defeat.
That'll be all for today. I apologize if this felt rushed. I just wanted to get it out of the way asap and my class is about to start. In the future, I hope I can make the chapters a bit long, but we'll see.
I'm so glad more people are reading this. It really does mean alot that you guys are spending your time reading this.
So Natsu had just lost his first brawl! How will this affect him in the future?
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Next time: Brawl for redemption!