HELLO EVERYONE! It is I, The 3rd Dragneel, bringing you yet another awesome chapter for you. So, I've been thinking a lot about the future of this story and I have to say, it will be exciting to write since I will mix up the next half of New Vestroia. Not only that, but my school semester is almost done, so that means I can focus on my stories even more than I have.
Oro03910: Well your hatred just shows how well I'm making the villain of the story. Plus don't worry, Spectra will get his in the near future.
NinjaFang1331: Thank you.
Dragneel Vanquisher: Why thank you and I will do my best.
Kival737101: I agree, but it also made me interested in who the character really was. Trust me, Natsu will get his revenge.
Omni warrior: He will in the near future, and believe me when I say it will be EPIC. Also, he will do a secret art in his last fight with Spectra as it will show just how much he's grown.
Docron: I've planned on Inferknight to appear, just didn't know when exactly he should be brought out. We will see just how broken Natsu had become with losing Leo to Spectra in this chapter.
25NaMi: Thank you!
Guest: I may be doing this, but it is only for the first half as I will make a kind of new arc between the return to Earthland and revenge of the Vexos. Unfortunately, I may keep Spectra alive to the end, but we won't know until it gets to that point.
Great Saiyaman54: He will fight at points, though if he will face other Bakugan in a one-on-one fight is undecided. As for his two forms…...you'll just have to wait;)
Guest 2: He will somewhat age as each world is completely different based on where they are. But he won't have like a long beard and stuff, he'll just gain muscle and hair on his chin. He'll return when they awake, but he won't have to wait the whole seven years to get back.
LATINOxxGHOSTxx: After the first half of the series, so after they send the Vexos running.
BANKAIZEN: I'm glad you are interested.
D. Gible Light: Thanks and no one else from Earthland will appear in New Vestroia. Natsu is going to be there for a while, but not for the whole seven years.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: Thanks man, I try my best:)
I wanna make two things clear to all of you: Natsu will not age seven more years as there IS a time difference between his world, Earth and New Vestroia. Secondly, I am only following the first half of New Vestroia. After that, the GMG, as well as some new enemies will appear to mix up with the return of the Vexos, which will be epic as it will have death, sex and a lot of cursing.
So to recap: Tired of waiting for Natsu to join his side, Spectra ordered Gus to send a challenge request to the dragon slayer, who quickly accepted if Dan was to go with him. During the battle, both sides seemed even, but Spectra surprised everyone by playing a card that pushed Helios passed his own limits. Even with Dragon Bond, Natsu and Leonidas were both defeated and the former was taken by Spectra. How will Natsu and the others feel about this devastating loss? Let's find out….
Natsu was freaked out. I mean, who wouldn;t be when a large black and blue dragon was attacking you and everyone you loved on an island? He widened his eyes as he saw Acnologia flying above his family, who were lying on the ground motionless. "GUYS, YOU HAVE TO MOVE NOW!" The more he ran however, the further he got from them. Acnologia moved its head back before unleashed a large breath attack over Natsu's family, wiping them out. "NNNOOOO!" The shockwaves from the attack sent Natsu flying back, the image of his friends turning to ashes remained in his eyes. Crashing into several tees, Natsu eventually landed on the ground ground. It was so painful and the weird water on it stank….
Wait….water?!
Natsu slowly pushed himself up before looking at his hand. His eyes widened even further as he realized….it was blood on his hand. But that kind of fall wouldn't have hurt him that much, right? Looking behind him, an even worse scene revealed itself. Mira, Baron, Ace, Sona, Tsubaki, Kallen and all their Bakugan…..laid on the ground, covering in a puddle of blood. "No, nononono, this isn't happening. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING!"
*RRROOOAAARRRR*
A sudden roar caught the dragon slayer's attention as he looked up….and saw his own Bakugan, being held by throat, courtesy of Helios. Spectra was below him, giving Natsu a dark smirk. "You should never have declined my offer Dragneel, and now your partner is going to pay." He said darkly while raising his left hand.
"Spectra, don't!" Nasty tried to run, but the arms of his dead friend were wrapped around his legs, causing him to fall. "DON'T!"
*SNAP*
The sound of Leonidas' neck snapping ung into Natsu's ears, his eyes watched as the dragon he considered a friend fell in front of him, lifeless. Feeling the arms of his friends loosen, Natsu ran up to Leonidas, tears running down his cheeks. "Leo, Leo get up. Come on Leo! Don't do this, please!" Natsu begged and begged, but his Bakugan, no, his FRIEND, wasn't responding. "NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!
"NO!" Natsu shot up while opening his eyes. He felt a pair of arms hold his own in an attempt to calm him down.
"Dude, due relax! You're okay!" Dan said as he felt Natsu relax his arms. Said person began to look around and saw he was inside the room he and Baron shared, with said person, Dan, Kallen, her mother, Mira and Conner looking at him with worried eyes.
"Where…..am I?"
"You really shouldn't push yourself dear." Aura said with concern in her voice.
"Push myself….what happened?" Everyone else stayed quiet, not knowing what to say. Natsu looked to his right and saw Nemus, Gurin and Wilda….but no Leonidas. He looked down at his hands before shaking them. "It wasn't a dream, was it?"
"I'm….sorry, Master Natsu. You and Master Dan came back a few hours ago and you just….fell." Baron said, finding his voice as it was hard to believe someone as strong as Natsu could be defeated. "Are you feeling okay?"
"I just can't believe it. Leo's really gone, and it's all my fault." Natsu gripped the sheets in anger and regret. Mira felt tremendous guilt since it was her own brother who took away Leonidas and made Natsu feel like this. Maybe if she had convinced him to change sides the minute she found out, this might not have happened.
"You'll get him back Natsu, you're too stubborn to let something like this get you down, right?" She said, hoping it would at least cheer him up. "You can't give up, please." Natsu stayed silent, his hair shadowed his expression before he looked up….and grinned.
"Hehe, yeah, you're right. I'll get him back,even if I have to fight a million Bakugan to do it!" Everyone smiled, happy to see him back on his feet while Connor barked happily. The only one not buying his act was Kallen, who narrowed her eyes a bit. "I gotta start training fast if I'm gonna get Leo back."
"Then I suppose you'll want something to eat before you get started, am I right?" Natsu's stomach began to growl, giving her the answer she needed. "Alright, we'll let you get ready while I start cooking."
"Oh, can I help?"
"Sure thing Baron, you too Mira." With that, everyone excluding Natsu left the room to prepare for dinner. When the door closed, Natsu's grin slowly disappeared as he fell back on the bed. He hated lying to them, but it was the only way he could be alone.
"You're a terrible liar, you know that?" Natsu gasped as Kallen stood at the door, her arms crossed under her bust as she glared at him.
"I-I don't know what-"
"They aren't here, so you can quiet the whole 'being okay' act." Natsu lowered his head, frowning as the redhead sighed. "Look, I understand what happened was bad, really bad, but at least be honest about it."
"I….don't if I can." Her frown grew as she opened the door and left, leaving Natsu to his thoughts. She's right, I can't really lie to them, not anymore. I wonder…..what everyone else back home would think of me, if they saw me like this?
'Sometime later…..'
"Come on Master Natsu, you can't stay bumped out forever." Baron begged as he saw Natsu just look out the window with a monotone look on his face. Dinner didn't go exactly as everyone had thought as Natsu barely touched anything. He felt too guilty about losing his friend that his supposedly never ending appetite was non-existent. Dan understood how Natsu felt as his battle against Masquerade ended with his Bakugan going to the Doom Dimension.
"Natsu, wanna go out to do something?" Dan asked out loud, though Natsu didn't answer. "Come on man, we wanna help you."
"Natsu's still feeling down?" Aura questioned rhetorically as she and the girls were cleaning the dishes. Well she hadn't spent so much time with the dragon slayer, from what she has seen he was always the one to run into action first, not mop around.
"Losing a partner like that could get to someone." Mira said with a deep frown as she put some of the plates in the sink. It;s my fault. My own brother is the reason he feels like this.
'With Spectra and Gus'
Now we turn our attention to the shipping yard, where Gus and Spectra were examining the Pyrus Leonidas the former had acquired. "Look Gus, Leonidas is finally in our grasp." Spectra said with a small laugh as he examined his new prize. "However, I feel like I'm missing something."
"Master, we now have the power to create one of the most powerful Bakugan in all of New Vestroia. Once we have it, then we shall remake Vestroia in our own image." Gus said with a happy smile, which Spectra returned.
"Yes, but in order to do that, we will need to delve deep within the power Dragneel gives this Bakugan." He was going to have fun finding out Leo's secrets and ruling Vestroia.
'Vestroia, later on…'
The six legendary warriors, the ones who watch over their world, frowned as the power from the Dimension Controllers have increased in range. They wanted to go there and fight, but those damn machines would make they too weak. Hence why they appointed someone off world to help, but now they didn't even sense Dragneel in New Vestroia. "What do we do everyone? Dragneel and Leonidas are on Earth while the Controller grows stronger." Clayf said with a booming voice.
"Yes, while I can sense them on Earth, they're far apart." Apollonir said with a hint of worry in his voice. Based on how Natsu and Leonidas act around each other, it wouldn't make sense for them to be apart. "Something doesn't feel right."
"Well, what would you suggest we do Apollonir, go to Earth and fix their problem?" Exedra said with his arms crossed. "If even one of us left, then the Dimension Controllers would spread even further."
"I do agree with what you are saying, but without Dragneel and his allies, the controllers will still remain." Lars Lion spoke up against her dark companion. A part of her did agree with his words, but they would still need Natsu.
"Okay, so we're stumped." Frosch said while stroking his long beard. "On one hand, we can't leave New Vestroia. However, we can't not help Dragneel if he really is in trouble, so what's our plan?"
"I shall go." Everyone widened their eyes as a sphere of white energy and six colored balls appeared in front of them. This is the Perfect Core, the source of all power in New Vestroia and the main object the Legendary Warriors guard over.
"Drago, did you hear-"
"Everything? Yes I did Apollonir and I truly think I would be the best choice to go. I know the layout of Earth, I can help."
"Absolutely not. We cannot risk the Perfect Core leaving the safety of New Vestroia." Oberos said in a serious tone.
"But we can't-!"
"We won't allowed Dragneel to fight alone." Appolonir's voice surprisingly softened. "I see you can understand the loss of a partner, and because you have saved our world, I….suppose we can grant you this one request. However, we cannot allow the full power of the Perfect Core to leave, so we will only give you a small portion to keep you stable, is that understandable?"
"Yes Apollonir." While Drago hasn't officially met Natsu Dragneel, he could see the boy was very caring about the Bakugan, as well as the people he met along the way. Not only that, but this would be his chance to reunite with Dan.
'The next day'
"196...197….198…..199…..200!" Natsu rolled over, landing on his back as sweat ran down his face. It had been a full day, a full day…..since he lost Leo. The memory of his battle with Spectra was still fresh in his mind. While he did feel down for a majority of yesterday, he wasn't going to just sit by and force anyone else to fight Spectra. So now here he was, training his body to the limit so he could go find and kick Spectra's ass until he handed back Leo. "Alright, what to do next?"
"Master…...Natsu….can….we….take….a….break…" Baron begged between breathes while putting his hands on his knees. Don't get him wrong: he was more than happy to see Natsu getting over his loss, but the training them were going through was beyond brutal.
"Come on Baron, we need to get stronger if we're ever going to free the other Bakugan!" Getting up, Natsu then processed to run by the riverbed, with a reluctant Baron right behind him. He needed to increase his magic container if he was going to get Leo back. As they continued their training, Mira and Kallen were watching them from the distance.
"Natsu's really pushing himself." Mira said to no one in particular. She had seen him train with Leo before, but this was….different. Kallen on the other hand frowned as she could see Natsu wasn't too focused on training. The dragon slayer ran forward and backwards near the river 20 times before stopping at a tree, trying to catch his breath.
"I'm gonna take to him, you should probably help Baron." Kallen said while pointing to the youngest member of the resistance, who was on the ground with swirly eyes. Nemus just looked at his brawler with a slight sweatdrop. Mira nodded as the two split up. Each for a different reason.
"Hey...Kallen...what's up?" Even though he was a bit exhausted, Natsu could still talk to his friends.
"What are you doing?" She asked in a serious tone.
"Ummm, training?"
"No, this isn't training. You're pushing yourself too far because you still blame yourself for Leo, am I right?" Natsu's eyes widened before he leaned against the tree, slowly sliding down. The redhead's glare softened a bit as she sat on the opposite side of the tree. "I know how you feel."
"Really, did you lose a friend because you were too weak?" To his surprised, she let out a small chuckle.
"In a way….yeah." Natsu looked at her in confusion, wondering what she meant exactly. "You see, a few years ago, I was part of a Material Arts team. There were five of us, each helping the other get stronger. It wasn't long before we were nominated to fight in the Nationals, which is basically a big tournament. Our team made it to the finals and I was chosen to represent them. My family, all our friends, everyone was watching me and I felt so confident that I could win." He noticed how she frowned deeply. "But…...I ended up getting my ass kicked. I felt so pathetic, not only because I embarrassed myself, but my whole team. For days I just…..stayed distance from everyone. Tsubaki and a few of my teammates tried to talk to me, but looking at them made me remember my biggest loss."
"So…..how'd you get over it?"
"My brother, he came in my room and told me, 'Kallen, so what if you lost? It just means you've got a lot more learning to do to make yourself a better person.' It felt,,, nice, what he told me and from that day forth, I kept training to get stronger, so something like that wouldn't happen." She then turned her head towards him, blue eyes met black ones. "I know this felt like the biggest failure in your life, but the truth is: it isn't. This is just another lesson for you to learn to get stronger. Don't let this stop you. From what I've seen, that hasn't been the case for you." Natsu was shocked to say the least. She was right, every battle he's been in has been one test after another. His loss with Spectra was just that, and there was no way he was going to fail again.
"Yeah,,,,you're right Kallen. I can't keep beating myself over this! I have to keep training to get Leo back." He said with confidence while igniting his hand. His fire was back baby, and it was here to stay!
"Hmmm, good. You look pretty lame depressed like that." She taunted with a smirk.
"Agreed, almost like Gray!" He laughed a bit at his joke, though his friend obviously wouldn't know who Gray was. "Hang on, where's Mira and Baron?" Kallen pointed behind him, revealing Mira pouring a bit of water on Baron's face, making him jolt up.
"WOAH, that's cold!" He shouted with a small shiver before noticing where he was. "Ummm, did something happen?"
"You fainted due to your lack of stamina." Nemus said while jumping on his shoulder.
"You gonna be okay?" Mira questioned as she and Baron stood up.
"I guess, where's Master Natsu?"
"Right here." The two turned around and were a bit surprised to see Natsu's determined expression. "Guys, I'm sorry I've been a bit…..down, but that's not going to happen again. I'm gonna fight, and keep on fighting until we get Leo back and beat the Vexos, once and for all!" A smile crept on their faces, happy to see their friend up and ready.
*Grrrrr*
The epic moment was cut short as Natsu's stomach growled rather loudly. "Hehe, maybe after we eat, we can keep training." The girls giggled a bit while Baron laughed at Natsu's embarrassed face. Natsu Dragneel was back!
'New Vestroia'
Professor Clay let out a tired yawn as he continued to type on his computer. He had spent all day working on some equations for project "Mech Overlord,' something King Zenoheld asked him to work on. It had to involve all the research he and his team had gathered on with the five heroes of Vestroia. However, just as he was about to log off for the day, the scanners suddenly began to beep, indicating that something...powerful was nearby. "Hello, what do we have here?" He muttered to himself while checking the scanners. 10 miles from Beta city, was an abnormal energy signature, one that they had never encountered before. "These readings are...enormous." He quickly grabbed his communicator and opened a channel. "Is there anyone near the western hemisphere?"
"I'm close, what is it Clay?" Volt called out from the communicator.
"There seems to be some kind of energy near that location. Prince Hydron may be interested in it. Go there and find out what it is." Volt let out a grunt, but nonetheless turned his ship west, where Clay detected the energy. Landing the ship in the open wasteland, Volt stepped out and walked forward.
"Okay Clay, where's this little energy source?" He wanted to go back to his quarters and rest, but nnnoooooo, Clay had to ask a favor. Letting out a grunt, Volt pulled out his scanner to find whatever it is he needed to find.
*Beep, beep*
"Huh?" The device began to beep repeatedly, showing that the energy source was close. The readings were coming from one of the large stone towers of New Vestroia, which had a large opening in the front. A bit curious, Volt walked inside the tower as his scanner began to beep even faster. After a few minutes, he made it to the center of the tower. "What the hell?" He muttered as there was something...interesting in front of him. It was a large sword with a brown hilt and the Subterra symbol on the middle. "Clay, I think I found what interested you." Something told the Vexo that this weapon was going to play a big role in the future.
'Earth, later that day…'
Natsu put on his jacket, vest, pants and gloves, ready for the battle he knew was close. After some talking, he and the others decided to go out and find where Spectra and Gus were so that they could get Leonidas back. A determined glare was plastered on his face as he was ready to redeem himself. Behind he was Baron, Mira, kallen, Dan, Runo, Julie and Connor(he was just there because there were people, and he loved people.) "So, you guys ready to find that bastard?" He asked with a serious tone.
"Yeah!" Baron cheered with his fist raised high.
"About time we got him back for what he did." Dan said with a grin.
"Felt good when we kicked Gus' ass, it'll feel greater to do the same to Spectra." Kallen said with a smirk.
"We'll be there to support you whatever we can." Runo said with her own smile.
"Yeah, let's show that fashion freak what happens when he messes with a brawler!" Julie said with a big smile.
"Arf!" Connor barked happily while wagging his tail. The only one who wasn't really celebrating was Mira, who was in deep thought.
I want to help Natsu get Leonidas back, but can I really fight my brother? She thought with heavy doubt. What should she choose, her friends or her brother?
"Mira?" She was brought out of her thoughts by Natsu's voice. "You okay?"
"Y-yeah, I'm fine." She stuttered, getting worried frowns from Kallen and Julie as they understood why she was a bit hesitant. "But are you sure you can face him again? You only have your Bakugan Traps, and even together, they might not have enough strength to win."
"I know, but I've got no choice. If I'm gonna get Leo back, I need to fight with what I've got." It wasn't that he doubted Scorpion and Inferknight, but even together, they might not win.
"Wish I had Drago, that way me and him could kick Spectra's butt."
Dan….
"It's almost like I can still hear his voice."
Dan, you can hear me.
"Hang on, did you guys hear that?" Before anyone could respond, a sudden aurora appeared in the room, blinding everyone with its sheer light. After a few seconds, it disappeared. "Woah, what was that?"
*Tap, tap*
The sound of a Bakugan hitting the table caught everyone's attention. Their eyes widened as a red dragon-like Bakugan was standing on said table, looking at them. "Hello Dan." The Bakugan said with a happy tone. The goggle wearing brawler fell on his knees while moving towards the Bakugan, tears threatening to fall down his cheeks.
"D-Drago?"
"It's good to see you again old friend." Drago jumped onto Dan's open palm as the brawlers grinned.
"Drago, it really is you!" He began to spin with the Dragon Bakugan still in his hands.
"Ahhhh, Drago!" The white haired female cheered while clapping her hands together.
"I can't believe you're here." Runo said with her own smile, happy that her boyfriend finally reunited with his Bakugan, though she wished Tigrerra was also here. Natsu, Kallen and Mira were a bit confused as to what was happening while Baron gasped and Connor was…..well sleeping on his belly.
"No way, it's Master Drago, one of the heroes of Vestroia!" He yelled while slapping his cheeks, almost like a fish.
"I've always heard stories of the heroes, but I've never seen one of them up close." Gurin said with slight awe.
"Drago, what're you doing here, not that I'm not happy to see you." Dan asked, cooling down from his little happy dance to place his partner down.
"I came to see how you all were doing...despite the condition of my home."
"Yeah, we know about what's going on." Drago nodded before turning towards Natsu and the others.
"So, you are Natsu Dragneel. It is an honor to finally meet you face to face."
"Ummm, yeah same." Natsu didn't know why, but he felt like he met this Bakugan before. "So, you were Dan's friend?"
"Yes, I was his first partner a long time ago, but there's another reason why I'm here." Everyone picked up on Drago's tone change. "I was sent by the legendary Warriors to come and help you find Leonidas."
"Wait, the Legendary Warriors wanna help? Dragon, what's going on here?" Drago looked at Natsu, who gave him an 'I didn't tell them' look.
"There's no point in hiding it now, correct Natsu?"
"Natsu?" Mira asked in concern as Natsu sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Okay, I haven't told you guys EVERYTHING. You see, it was the Legendary Warriors that brought me to New Vestroia." Everyone looked at Natsu with wide eyes. "After Acnologia fired his breath attack, the Legendary Warriors pulled me out of the shield protecting me and my friends so that they could ask me to help free the Bakugan from the Vexos. They're the reason I got Leo and they're the reason we have the Dragon Bond. I'm sorry for not telling you guys, but I didn't think you'd believe me."
"So you were okay with tell us about you being from another world, but you think the Legendary warriors is unbelievable?" Dan asked before putting a hand on his shoulder. "Dude, we wouldn't have treated you any different. I mean sure it'd be a bit weird, but I think they made the right choice picking you." Natsu was shocked as everyone gave him a smiling, showing that they agreed with Dan. What did he have to worry about? A grin slowly begin to creep on his face before he wrapped an arm around Dan's shoulders.
"Yeah, you guys are right! From now on, I'll be honest with you guys, no more secrets." Everyone laughed a bit as no matter what the situation was, Natsu would always find a way to make them Mira wondered if they would forgive her if they find out about Spectra's true face.
"Hehe, you really are an interesting person Natsu Dragneel. That is something I look forward to working with."
"Wait, work with?" Baron asked curiously.
"Since Leonidas is away from here, I assume he has been captured, which is why I am here. I want to help win back your partner Natsu, and the best way to do so is to work together." To say everyone was shocked would be a gross understatement. Drago came here, to help Natsu fight to get Leonidas back? Sure Dan was a bit saddened to not fight with his old partner, but he understood that as a brawler, it would be Natsu's duty to win back Leonidas. Speaking of Natsu, he walked up to Drago and kneeled down to his level.
"Are you sure you wanna help? I don't wanna screw up like with Leo."
"I am Natsu, you remind me a lot of Dan, from your inner strength to your determination, I can tell you care deeply for your partner, which is why I want to help." Natsu gave the Bakugan a genuine smile as he picked him up.
"I promise I won't let you down Drago!"
"And we'll be there to back you up." Everyone nodded at Dan's words, ready to get back their friend.
"Very well…" Drago's green eyes began to glow. "The Legendary Warriors placed a kind of beacon inside both you and Leonidas, in the case you get separated." His vision went through every turn, every building of Wardington until….it passed through the warehouse Spectra and Gus have been hiding in."Found them!" He and the others were then covered by the same aurora Drago used to come to Earth before disappearing. Connor raised his head to see all the people were gone. And like a normal dog…...he yawned and went back to sleep.
'Shipping Yard'
The aurora appeared inside the warehouse, revealing it to be Natsu and the gang. Everyone blinked a bit before noticing the two Vexos sitting on some crates. "YOU!"
"How in the world did all of you get here?!" Gus demanded in shock while Spectra stood up.
"Well, it looks like you finally found me." Spectra said with a smirk.
"I'm here to get Leo back, and then I'm gonna kick your ass." Natsu said with a serious tone while glaring at his rival.
"And might I ask you would do such a thing? I seem to recall Leonidas was your only Bakugan, and I highly doubt you could win with those traps."
"Does this look like I'm empty handed?!" Natsu opened his palm, allowing Drago to open up and glare at the leader of the Vexos.
"So, you are Spectra, the one who took down Tigrerra." Drago growled in anger.
"Wait, you have the Pyrus Dragonoid?! How can this be?!" Gus was beyond shocked that Dragneel not only had Leonidas, but one of the strongest Bakugan in existence as well!
"So what's it gonna be freak: You gonna fight Natsu or are you gonna wuss out?" Dan questioned with his arms crossed. However, the room was filled with Spectra's chuckling.
"My, you continue to surprise me Dragneel. To actually risk the Perfect Core like this just for your own partner. You really don't care about the rest, don't you?" Mira frowned at her brother's words. How could he act so cold? "Very well, I'll take you up on that offer. Having the Dragonoid on my side would make my rule of Vestroia all the more satisfying." Both Natsu and Spectra took out their Gauntlets.
"Gauntlet, power strike!" Gus grabbed onto Spectra's shoulder while the others did the same with Natsu. There was no way they were gonna miss this fight. Like last time, an aurora covered the city, stopping time.
"Helios, we must test out Dragonoid's power."
"I understand. To be honest, I've been looking forward to the day I capture the last hero of Vestroia." Helios said with a dark chuckle.
"Gate card, set!" Spectra threw in a gate card. "Now you must face Pyrus Helios, Bakugan brawl!" He threw in Helios, who broke through the roof of the warehouse.
"Hey, where's Leo?!" Kallen shouted in anger.
"If Dragneel is going to prove himself to face his old friend, then he'll first have to defeat Helios."
"Spectra…...I am NOT playing your games!" Natsu felt his anger rising as this bastard was keeping Leo from him.
"This is no game Natsu, it's simply how things must be."
"Natsu stay calm, they're trying to get to you." Drago advised. "I know you want to see your partner, but if we're going to win, we'll both need to stay level-headed, understand?" Natsu began to take slow breaths before sighing. Drago was right, this was what happened with his battle last time.
"Yeah, right sorry. Ready?" Dragon nodded before going to sphere mode. "Bakugan brawl! Pyrus Neo Drago, stand!" A pillar of fire shot out of the ground as a large shadow appeared from it. It was a large red dragon with large wings, a long yellow horn, green eyes, and a green gem in the middle of his chest.
"Drago, looking good buddy!" dan shouted, liking his partner's new look.
"Yes, as they say, it's good to be back in the saddle." Drago said while spreading his wings.
"How pathetic, to give up being the Perfect Core just to help some brat. You're a disgrace to us all."
"And you are no different, to willingly hunt our kind just to gain power?" Both dragons growled at each other, daring the other to make a move. And then….they both began to fly in the air.
"Keep your cool Helios. Ability, activate! Maximum Quasar!" Helios pulled his head back before firing a stream of fire.
Helios: 600-900
"Oh no you don't! Ability, activate! Tornado Barrier!" Drago summoned a tornado of flames around his body, blocking Helios' attack.
Helios: 900-600-500
"And don't think I'm done. Ability activate! Burning Dragon!" Drago formed his wings forward, creating a ball of fire. Opening his wings, Dragon launched the attack towards Helios, who screamed in agony.
Drago: 450-650
"Nice on Natsu, Drago!" Runo complimented.
"That's not gonna stop us! Ability, activate! Burning Tornado!" Drago fired a small fireball from his mouth before it grew into a tornado of flames.
Helios: 500-400
Drago: 650-750
"Not bad Natsu, but not good enough! Come Bakugan trap, Metalfencer!" Spectra threw in his mechanical Bakugan as it landed under Helios.
Metalfencer: 400
"Metalfencer, battle mode!" Metalfencer quickly attached itself to Helios. "Now ability, activate! Red Valkyrie!"
Helios&Metalfencer: 900-1300
Helios roared as he fired several beams with Metalfencer, piercing through Drago's attack. "Grrr, I'm not down yet. Double ability, activate! Burst Shield plus Burning Dragon!" A red shield appeared in front of Drago, completely negating Spectra's card.
Helios&Metalfencer: 1300-900
Drago: 750-950
After blocking the attack, Drago once again launched his signature attack, striking both his enemies. "Helios!" Both Bakugan fell in front of Spectra as his life gauge dropped by 10%.
"Like that Spectra?" Natsu asked with a grin as he caught Drago.
"Woah Master Natsu, you and Master Drago are a really awesome team!" Baron said with stars in his eyes, witnessing such a powerful Bakugan being used.
"Yeah, you did pretty good, though not as much as me." Dan said with a confident tone, getting Runo to roll her eyes.
"Well, Drago's power is stronger than they say. Interesting." Spectra muttered with a smirk.
"Give me another chance to crush him Spectra!" Helios snarled in anger.
"Now that I think about it, Drago may be able to bring the true power of Leonidas."
"Let's end this Spectra!" Natsu quickly threw in a gate card. "Go Drago!"Dan's partner appeared on the field with a roar.
"And now for the first test." Spectra reached into his pocket and pulled out a black Bakugan. "You wanted Leonidas, here he is! Bakugan, brawl! Stand Pyrus Leonidas!" The Bakugan rolledmon the field….before a pillar of black fire erupted.
"What the hell is that?!" Kallen shouted as something…..dark was coming. The flames slowly died out, but what stood in place was something none of them were prepared to see.
"Oh my god….."
"That can't be him, can it?"
"What have they done?" The one most shocked out of all of them was Natsu, who felt his heart stop at the sight of the new bakugan. It was a large dragon with black skin, a long grey horn and empty eyes. However, despite the color difference, he knew exactly who that was.
"L-Leo…"
*RRRRRROOOOOOAAAARRRRRR*
And that…..is where we will end things from here. Wow, this was just…..man it was a tough chapter to write, especially with Natsu feeling extreme guilt about what happened the day prior. I added that part with kallen to not only show some of her past, but also so that she can snap Natsu out of punishing himself with the training. Who knows, maybe she'll always be there to snap him out of this bad situation.
I hope you guys liked Drago coming back to fight with them. If I'm going to be honest, in the early days of this story, I was initially going to have it so that Dan died helping Drago and the others, but decided to keep him. Plus who knows, maybe near the end of the first arc, he and Natsu could have a brawl to see who's the better Pyrus user, if you'd like to see that.
So, how will Natsu fight his old friend, what was that sword Volt found, how much longer can Mira keep lying to her friends, and When am I going to get a girlfriend?!...Probably never:'( (Plays Mad World….)
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