Chapter 27: Search for the Core Pt. 2
(Play Bakugan battle Brawlers opening theme remixed with Godzilla orchestra theme)
"What are you gonna do?
(Dan and Shirō stand across from each other in a battlefield, gate cards in their hands.)
The odds are stacked against you
(The two look at each other as they yell and throw down their cards and Bakugan orbs.)
Back against the wall. Gotta give it your all (Ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhh)
(The bakugan spheres as Drago emerged and roared before the king of monsters himself, Godzilla rose and bellowed as the dimension shook under his power.)
This is the final stand (Ah ah ah ah ahhhh)
(There's an image of several Bakugan, a reaper, robotallion, and siege, as well as several Kaiju, Mothra, Rodan, Ghidorah, And so many others.)
The powers in your hand
(Darkness flowed as Masquerade and a boy with a mask on his right eyes rose as both bared dark grins)
Two worlds Collide, on the inside
(A battle scene between Drago, teamed with Tigrerra and Godzilla plays out as they charge on two gate cards.)
You gotta fight for what's right
(Godzilla faces Space Godzilla, Destroyah and a skeletal humanoid monster as he bellows while his body exploded red.)
Before it's gone, gone, gone
(Shiro and Dan yell as they raise their ability cards in their hands and slam them down on the ground.)
This is Bakugan!
(The title appears as a Godzilla roar shakes the title until the scene goes black)
-Earth, somewhere in Australia-
Dan and the others slowly came to after falling through the wormhole that dropped them onto the next section of Earth that merged with Vestroia's spreading influence. And as they did, Julie was the first to recognize where they were.
"Hey, we're in Australia!" She exclaimed. As everyone started to get their bearings, they realized that she was right.
More specifically they were somewhere in the Australian Outback, right next to the famous Urs Rock where the ground had suddenly become covered in crystals that were radiating Haos energy.
"You guys feel it too, right?" Shirõ asked as he looked at the crystals.
"Yes, it seems that this biome is the epicenter of Haos and Subterra influences of the union." Tigrerra nodded as a Rattleloid stood off against a rattle snake in the distance and a pack of dingos howled together with a Heynoid joining them.
And as they started walking and looking around for the next gateway and pair of gatekeepers, the group happened to pass Bakugan Valley where Tortoises, Centipedes, and Scorpions slept and crawled around with Centiploids, Juggernoids and Stinglashes. All being from various attributes but predominantly from Subterra and Haos.
"Wow." Dan breathed in amazement as he took in the sights. "The way they behave is almost like they've been like this forever." He noted.
"It must be the lack of Naga's presence, the negative energy here is exceedingly low, like the last biome." Drago nodded, before noticing a Falconeer and Ravenoid battling over a patch of cacti for a nesting ground. "But it's still slightly higher than before." He added.
"Which means that the closer we get to Naga, the more hostile the bakugan will likely be." Shiro chimed in.
"Right. Be on your guard." Mothra nodded. Though as they continued forward, someone called out to them.
"Hey! You guys, over here!" A female voice called, causing them to turn around and see two bakugan standing on a nearby rise. And one look told them that they were definitely not normal.
One of them had a body that looked like it was a clay mass, three pink eyes with a green gem between them and two more in her hands. She also had a little skirt that honestly looked cute on her and her feet were made of white rock.
The second one had a top half of her body that resembled a young light blue skinned woman with black hair and green eyes. Her "outfit" consisted of an orange and white 'dress', with a gold crown adorning her head. A large, golden ring extends above and behind her, decorated with feather-like ornaments in three places. In place of lower limbs, the rest of her body forms into a large, orange ball that seemed to be covered by gold that somewhat resembled a skirt. Two larger, more vicious looking arms also sprouted from this bottom half.
She honestly looked like she was plucked straight from Hindu folklore.
"Who are you two?" Anguirus asked.
"I'm Rabeeder and this is my little sister Tricloid!" The Haos looking bakugan called.
"Hello everybody." The kindly mudball smiled.
"So, are they bakugan?" Runo asked.
"I think so, but I've never seen their kind before." Tigrerra noted.
"They must be hybrids, then." Zina added.
"They seem harmless." Mothra mused.
"Yeah, I was thinking that too." Gorem nodded.
"And a little weird if you ask me." Drago said, rolling his eyes.
"Wow. Little blunt there, aren't you Drago?" Shiro said as he, Junior and Ghidorah looked at the dragonoid as he was apparently starting to throw shade.
"Well I think they're acting kinda cute." Julie shrugged.
"No time for that, we gotta get moving." Runo said as they continued onwards.
"Bye you two! It was nice meeting you!" Alice called back as the brawlers continued on.
"Wait, you can't leave! You have to play with us!" Tricloid exclaimed.
"Aw they're getting away!" Rabeeder whined as the others continued walking away. "Come on Tricloid!" She said as they both leapt into the air.
Back with the gang, they continued walking until the sisters landed in front of them. "Oh for the love of…" Ichi groaned.
"Hey! You can't leave until we say you can!" Rabeeder snapped.
"Yeah! You gotta play with us first!" Tricloid added.
"We need to do something about these two." Hydranoid said.
"And fast." Ni added.
"Before they run us ragged before we even see Naga." Nillious sighed.
"Well if you three three headed wonders have any bright ideas, we're all ears here!" Dan told them, right before Rabeeder suddenly grabbed him, much to Runo's annoyance.
"Hm… You actually look kinda cute up close." She said with a grin.
"Yeah, he's real cute!" Tricloid nodded.
"Gee, Dan, first Runo and now these two? And people say I'm a chick magnet." Shirõ chuckled.
"Hey! Back off! That's my man you're grabbing!" Runo yelled as she surprisingly shoved the Bakugan hybrid away and hugged Dan's arm to her chest.
"Whoa! My bad!" Rabeeder said apologetically. She then decided to get a look at Shirõ. "Oh, you don't look too bad either. The green hair really makes you stand out." She mused.
"Oh Jesus, Mary and Joseph…" The Kaiju boy said before Ghidora snapped him up in his jaws and they made a run for it.
"Okay everyone run!" Drago yelled as they all hightailed it out of there.
"Hey! Wait up!" Rabeeder whined. "How rude! Passing through here without even saying hello!" She pouted.
"Let's go!" Tricloid said as they gave chase again.
A few minutes later, the group had stunningly managed to lose the two hybrids and were catching their breath.
"Okay, I'm used to girls checking me out, but a Bakugan? Not to sound rude, but that's a bit much!" The green haired teen sighed.
"Rabeeder sure looked cute, though." Zina hummed, picturing herself rubbing against the girl half of the bakugan like she and her sisters would do.
"... I'm still not sure about it. It feels… odd." Shirõ said after thinking for a moment. Then again, how does one react to a Bakugan checking them out?
"Ha! The nerve of those two!" Runo huffed, hugging Dan tightly to her chest on top of Drago. "Can't they tell that Dan is obviously off the market?!" She added as Hydranoid, Ghidora and Nillious came flying back down.
"We saw a cave entrance just north of here shrouded by auroral lights." Hydranoid said.
"It could be the next entrance we're looking for." Nillious added.
"I can sense the signal coming from the next area as well." Gorem nodded.
"Alright, Let's get moving then." Dan nodded as they continued on. As they did, they entered the cave that the Hydra bakugan found, and soon found it full of the same Haos attributed crystals as before… and fossils of everything from dinosaurs to long dead bakugan.
"Are those Bakugan fossils?!" Zilla exclaimed in alarm.
"It's not just those! There are dinosaur fossils here!" Julie shouted with wide eyes.
"Crazy…" Anguirus said as they walked around. However before the group could continue any further, the two sisters appeared again, blocking their path.
"No you don't! You can't leave unless I say so!" Rabeeder exclaimed.
"Ah Christ!" Shiro groaned, facepalming.
"Should we try battling them and capturing them and just get this over with?" Ichi questioned.
"Down boy, you know we don't wanna hurt them." Zina told him.
"What should we do, then?" Kevin asked.
"Hey, if you wanna leave so badly, how about we have a race?" Rabeeder suggested.
"One where whoever wins gets to go free." Tricloid added.
"Let's make this interesting. If we win, you join our team." Shirõ chimed in, holding up the Subterra and Haos Vexos cards. "How about it?" He questioned, giving them a smirk that usually made his girls immediately get wet.
"Uh… S-sure." The Hindu-like Bakugan replied with a shiver. 'Wait, why am I reacting to a human like this?!' She thought to herself in surprise.
(Later)
Everyone was now outside of the cave and now stood in front of a dirt road where the aurora was at the other end. All of them had numbers on them.
"On a scale from one to ten, I guess I'm a ten." Drago said as the twins went into ball form for Dan to give to Runo in case they were the ones to win. Not wanting the two pieces of the infinity core to fall into the hands of the most hostile of the Hybrids.
"Okay, ready? Set? GO!" Rabedeer shouted as everyone ran/flew off. As they raced, Hydranoid, Nillious, Battra, Ghidora, Junior and Drago were quick to take the lead. Zilla was close behind while everyone else lagged a bit. "Here's something to slow you down! Petrification!" She called as she blasted the ground and crystals started popping up in front of Tigrerra, Gorem, Anguirus, and Mothra.
"Oh no you don't! Juggernaut Mace Chaser!" Anguirus roared as he rolled up into a ball and turned to metal before he started rolling in place rapidly and blasting forward, leaving a ditch behind as he collided with the crystals and started grinding them until they shattered, sparks flying everywhere as he continued to roll until Tricloid caught him.
"Got you! Mud Shape!" Tricloid exclaimed gleefully as she trapped the ankylosaur Kaijugan in a mud ball.
"How humiliating…" Anguirus groaned as his tail broke free enough for him to swat the living mud ball in the face, forcing her to drop him and allowing him to bust himself free.
"Ow! That hurt!" Tricloid cried, causing her sister to rush to her side.
"Oh, tricloid, are you okay?" Rabeeder asked her sister in worry as the Subterra and Haos bakugan's trio of eyes filled with tears. "Hey what's the big idea picking on a girl like that?! You big bully!" She snapped at the Kaiju.
"Oh please, I'm an equal opportunity ass whooper." Anguirus retorted, slapping the ground with his tail.
"That's it! Haos Volley!" Rabedeer called out, unleashing a blast of energy that immobilized the dino-like Kaijugan.
This battle continued on for several minutes as Shirō and the others kept moving, right until Tricloid suddenly caused a wall to appear in front of them.
"I got it." Junior said as everyone got out of his way. "Atomic Quazar!" He yelled as he suddenly released his own version of the iconic atomic breath, which was apparently green. The blast tore the wall in front of them down and allowed them to proceed.
"I can see the finish line!" Battra exclaimed.
"Come on people, let's move!" Shiro said as they kept moving right as Tricloid got tackled by Zilla in order to stop her from going after the others. Right then they arrived at a door on the side of a mountain that separated them from the next biome.
"Stand back everyone, Nillious, Hydranoid and I will blow this door down." Ichi told them. "Graviton Quazar Trident!" He roared.
"Lumino Trident!" Hydranoid added.
"Phantom Phaser Trident!" Nillious finished as the three blasted the door at the same time and blew it off its hinges, destroying it in a scatter of metal pieces of screws.
"And with that, our way is clear." Junior nodded as the group ran through the portal.
"Aw, we lost?" Tricloid whined as she and her fellow hybrid sister looked on as they left as the rest of the brawlers walked up to them.
"Hey, don't be sad, look on the bright side, you can still come with us." Julie told them as she and Runo held up their respective capture cards.
"Ability activate! Haos/Subterra Vexos!" The two called as the cards opened and caused the two bakugan to turn into ball form.
"Come on guys, we should go meet back up with Shun and Marucho." Zina said as they left Australia behind and headed back to the Pacific Rim.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Dan, Shiro and Alice, the three and their bakugan made it through the wormhole and to the next biome. And by the looks of things they were somewhere in Mexico, if the lava filled desert and cloudy Darkus attribute skies overlooking the now active volcano Mt. Popocatépetl was anything to go by.
"This is it, the final biome." Drago stated.
"Pyrus and Darkus, should have guessed." Ghidora sighed.
However before they could figure anything else out, Gargonoids suddenly came out of nowhere from the sky, followed by hordes of Serpenoids coming from the lava, and they did not look happy.
"We got company!" Junior said as he got into a battle stance.
It would seem that this biome was definitely the most hostile of the bunch.
Dragon Emperor0: And there we go. The second part of this 3 (or 4 depending on how we feel) part arc. This story is shaping up to be one that we'll probably finish pretty soon at the rate we're going.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah. We're making good progress. Also, giving the kids to Runo was a good call. Can't have Naga get his hands on two pieces of the Infinity Core, can we?
Dragon Emperor0: That makes me wonder how they'll give Drago the infinity core for the final brawl. My guess is they'll probably do it the same way everyone gave their power to Godzilla to beat Monster X. Which honestly makes sense when you think about it.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah. It would make sense. Also, if you feel a little weirded out about Rabedeer checking out Shiro, sorry about that.
Dragon Emperor0: Though why would you be? He has a Klaxosaur in his harem already. Anyway guys, see you next time.
