Epilogue: New World, New Beginning
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-Wardington Square-
It was a couple weeks after the final battle against Naga and now the residents of Wardington were currently gathered in the town square around a massive stage. It seemed that there was a concert going on right now. On stage, Shiro stood at a mic with Dan as the lead guitarist, Marucho on the drums and Shun on the bass.
Turning on their mics, the boys readied themselves, before the green haired brawler spoke first.
"Hello Wardington! Everyone doing good tonight?!" He yelled through the mic to the crowd, receiving cheers in response. "That's what I like to hear! We just experienced something life changing not that long ago, so I think we need to unwind a bit. And we, on stage, know a good way to do that!" He exclaimed with a grin. "Hit it, boys!" He ordered, and immediately, music started playing.
Dan nodded as he started hitting his guitar strings with a few long notes on said instrument, before he and Shun started strumming a very familiar tune to the Bakugan and their Brawlers.
"Hell yeah." Shiro grinned before he, Shun and Dan grabbed their mics while Marucho joined in with his drums.
"What're you gonna do? The odds are stacked against you. Back against the wall, you gotta give it your all!" The boys began before the crowd joined in with an echo of "Ahh ahh ahh ahh". "This is the final stand! The powers in your hands!" They continued as the music revved up. "Two worlds collide! On the inside!" They went on as the crowd cheered loudly. "You gotta fight for what's right, before it's gone (gone, gone, gone)! This is Bakugan!" They continued to sing.
This then turned into an extended solo between the bass and lead guitar, which ended in Dan and Shun jumping into the air at the end, right as a SFX explosion went off behind the four.
The four boys breathed heavily as they tried to catch their breath, when everyone started clapping to the tune of Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult.
This made the boys look at each other before they smirked and then Shun started setting the tune, Dan following soon after.
"With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, he pulls the spitting high tension wires down!" Shiro began as the song got underway.
"Helpless people on subway trains scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them!" He continued as Dan did some strumming.
"He picks up a bus and throws it back down as he wades through the buildings toward the center of town!" The hybrid sang.
"Oooohhh no, they say he's got to go. Go go Godzilla! Oooohhh no, there goes Tokyo! Go go Godzilla!" He continued with Dan and Shun joining in before the two took over on the instrumentals for a short bit.
"Godzilla! Zilla zilla zilla! God God God God! Godzilla!" The three continued before Marucho joined in over in an intercom voice.
"Rinji news o moshiagemasu. Rinji news o moshiagemasu. Godzilla ga Ginza hoomen e mukatte imasu. Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai. Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai!" The blonde added in.
"Oh no! They say he's got to go, go go Godzilla! Ooooh! Oh no! There goes Tokyo! Go go Godzilla! Oooohhh!" The chorus came in.
"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man! GODZILLA!" Shiro sang as the song came close to ending.
"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man! GODZILLA!" He repeated.
"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man! GODZILLA!" He repeated one last time before the song finished.
"Thank you Wardington!" The four boys yelled before they stage dove into the crowd below.
(Timeskip)
-Marucho's home-
Marucho was having a dinner party with his parents and some family friends a few weeks later on his eighteenth birthday. He listened intently to what was being said, trying to stay caught up to speed on what was happening. Sitting across from him was their guest' daughter, a girl that he had to admit was very beautiful.
She was not much taller than him, honestly they seemed about the same height (five five, five six) or maybe a little shorter.
She was a slender teenage girl with fair skin, very long black hair reaching past her waist and light blue eyes. As far as the aquos brawler could tell, she seemed petite like Runo or Chan-Lee, with B-cup breasts and a not overly big but still plump marshmallow-like ass.
Her attire was a fairly casual blouse and skirt combo with black stockings.
Marucho saw her with the Soryuin conglomerate and assumed she was probably part of their family.
"Pst, hey! Marucho!" Preyas whispered from his partner's left shoulder.
"Yeah?" The blonde whispered back.
"Why are you just sitting here? You should talk to that girl." The Aquos Bakugan urged.
"I agree. She looks like she could use some company." Angelo added before Diablo took over. "Plus, she looks like she's getting bored being here." He commented.
"I don't know, guys. I've never really talked to any girls outside of the Brawlers before." The walking encyclopedia said nervously.
"Well you'll need to learn if you wanna move into the next phase of your life." The Pyrus half stated.
"Yes Marucho, dear. You need to start being more confident with yourself!" The Haos half added.
"Trust me, bud. No one ever got through life just by sitting still." Preyas chimed in.
"... Alright." The boy gulped as he reluctantly got up and made his way to the girl, who still looked bored. "Um… Hi." He said awkwardly, getting her attention.
"Oh! Hello." The girl said in a kind voice. "You must be the one this party's for. Choji, right?" She asked politely.
"That's right, but please, call me Marucho." The blonde nodded. "Can I ask who you are?" He inquired.
"Oh! Where are my manners? I'm Akemi Soryuin. It's nice to meet you." The girl smiled as the two shook hands.
"Hey!" Preyas whispered to the boy. "Ask her why she looked so bored earlier." He prompted.
"Um, if you don't mind me asking, why did you look bored earlier?" He asked, following his partner's instructions as Akemi sighed.
"It's because I was hoping to go to the gym with my friends today, but they canceled, so I came here." She replied, causing Marucho to frown in confusion, which his partners shared.
"I don't understand." He commented.
"I'm very health conscious. I believe that it's very important to exercise on a regular basis, especially when you're trying to build a lean bulk like myself." The ravenette replied as she flexed a slender but decently developed bicep.
"... Oh." Marucho nodded before Diablo cleared his throat, prompting the boy to continue. "Well, I also believe it's important to exercise a muscle that's in use–for example, I for one believe that the most important muscle a person needs to exercise is their brain." He continued, knocking on the side of his head to emphasize the point.
"True, since that's one of the most important ones in the body." Akemi nodded in agreement. "It's one of the most flexible muscles we have, but it won't mean much if our bodies can't keep up with it." She added.
"Ask if she wants to try working out sometime!" Preyas whispered.
"Hey. Why don't we workout sometime, then? You can help me get my body to catch up to my head, and I can help you do the same with your head." Marucho offered, getting a "thumbs up" from his Bakugan. Akemi perked up at his offer.
"I'd love to!" She chirped with a smile that made the Aquos boy's heart skip a beat. "And I know just the place we can go to! The Silverman Gym!" She added.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile at the same party, the Brawlers, Shiro, the girls and Tommy were all enjoying themselves at their friend's swaray…
Well, everyone except Tommy, unfortunately.
"Not going to enjoy yourself?" Gaia asked as she walked up to him, getting his attention. She was currently dressed in a very lovely blue Greek style dress that was patterned after the planet Earth.
"It's not that I don't feel like I belong here. I… I just haven't felt the same since the Daikaiju left." The white and red haired boy admitted.
"Tommy, this is a time for celebration of the deeds everyone did in defense of me and the world." The primordial goddess told him, placing a hand on his. "And lest you forgot, you are part of that group. So make no mistake, you do belong here." She continued. "Remember, it's not the Bakugan that makes the Brawler."
"It's the person." Tommy nodded in remembrance.
"Exactly." The primordial mother nodded. She then took his hand and then swiped a couple of glasses of red wine and handed him one. "Now come, why not have a drink with me outside on the balcony?" She offered as she led him away from the party.
A few minutes later, the two now sat on a pair of chairs on the balcony looking up at the night sky as they enjoyed each other's company. It wasn't often someone had the privilege of enjoying Gaia's company, so Tommy made every second count. After a while, he started a conversation.
"Gaia?" He began.
"Hm?" The goddess responded.
"Is there a particular reason why you didn't appear before Earth and Vestroia merged?" The boy asked. This question had been plaguing him for a while; why did Gaia appear during the merging of the realms and not sooner?
The goddess was silent for a moment as she gazed up at the moon and star sky–The final remnants of her son and previous partner, Ouranos–before speaking.
"Why? I suppose you could say that I was very much weakened at that point in time." She explained.
"Because of what happened in the past?" The second human-Kaiju hybrid guessed, getting a nod in return.
"Human progress and Kaiju conflicts took its toll on me and my body." Gaia replied. "But now? Thanks to the attribute energies and the positive-negative energy of the Perfect Core and Vestroia coursing through me, I feel even stronger than ever." She smiled.
"Good to know that something seemingly disastrous turned out to be a blessing for you." Tommy smiled. "And maybe now the gods of Earth will step up and help keep things from deteriorating and force you to go dormant again." He added.
"Oh, they will. They have no intention of allowing things to fall apart again." Gaia stated knowingly, right as thunder and lightning crashed and rolled. "Especially my grandson and his counterpart, Thor." She added.
There was no way the pantheons of the world would ruin this new beginning.
"Good." The one Kaiju eyed boy smiled as he took her hand, the two continuing to enjoy their wine together.
(Timeskip)
Fast forward a few months and the scene was now another celebration, that being the wedding of Shun Kazami and Alice Gehabic. The latter of which was exactly six months pregnant currently.
"Ready, Shun?" Skyress asked from his shoulder, knowing full well that this was her partner's biggest day.
"I've waited a long time for this day, Skyress. I'm ready." The ninja responded confidently.
"Then let's not keep Alice waiting." The Ventus attributed phoenix told him. Seconds later, Dan stepped in.
"You ready?" The young man asked. He was to be Shun's best man.
"You know it." Shun replied with a nod.
"Then let's go." The Pyrus boy nodded before they went to the altar.
Meanwhile in another room, Runo, Julie and a few of the other girls were helping Alice get ready.
"You look beautiful, Alice." Runo smiled as she fixed her friend's veil. She was Alice's maid of honor.
"Thank you Runo." Alice smiled as Julie applied her makeup. "... Is it normal to feel nervous on your wedding day?" She asked as Hydranoid popped open on one shoulder and Nillious on the other.
"I'm not sure. But I'm sure it is normal, but it's also normal for it to fade away after a while." Nillious stated.
"Yeah, especially if you don't focus on how nervous you feel." Hydranoid added.
"Thanks guys." The gingerette smiled as she let Chan-Lee fix her veil before taking her bouquet and then taking a deep breath. "Okay, let's go." She nodded resolutely.
"That's the spirit, Alice!" Runo grinned before they all headed to the altar, where Shun was waiting. When he saw Alice, he smiled at her beauty as she walked down the aisle.
"Even while pregnant she still looks great." Dan whispered.
"Hey, that's my soon to be wife." Shun hissed back.
"Sorry." He whispered back.
(Later)
After everything was done, Shun and Alice kissed as everyone cheered at this wonderful occasion.
Now they were now happily married, much to everyone's delight since they looked amazing together.
(Timeskip)
Not long after, about two months later, it was time for Dan and Runo's wedding. Shun was Dan's best man, much like how the Pyrus brawler was his in his own wedding.
"It's about time this happened, Dan, I'll say that much." Shun smirked as he leaned against the wall as Marucho and Shiro helped the brunette get his suit ready.
"Yeah. Me and the others were wondering what was taking so long." The hybrid nodded in agreement.
"I'm just glad it's happening." Marucho shrugged as he did some finishing touches.
Meanwhile, the girls sans Alice were helping get Runo ready. Alice wanted to help, but her eight month pregnant belly wouldn't let her.
"Wow, Runo, your figure really has filled out from when we were kids." Julie noted as she zipped up her friend's dress. "Like, seriously, your chest used to be as flat as a board!" She giggled as she pushed up the blunette's large-ish B-Cup bust for emphasis.
"Sh-Shut up!" Runo snapped with a blush as she swatted Julie's hands away from her chest, her hair–which was let down–standing on end and nearly throwing off her veil. "Only Dan gets to touch these!" She added with a huff.
"Oh Runo, you need to learn how not to be so sensitive." Tigrerra chuckled at her partner's antics.
"But in all seriousness, how do you feel about marrying the man of your dreams?" Chan-Lee asked as she handed Runo her bouquet.
"Really good, and equally nervous." The Haos girl admitted as she took the flowers.
"Don't worry, Runo." Alice said as she went to her friend and took her hand. "You'll do great." She added.
"Yeah, I gotta agree with Alice." Zina nodded.
"You tell 'em, girlfriend." Jenny and Jewels added.
"Thanks girls." Runo smiled before they all headed for the altar, where Dan awaited her. The moment he saw her, he was of the opinion he was extremely lucky to have a woman like Runo.
"I am the luckiest man alive." He said idly.
"Yeah yeah, egomaniac." Shiro chuckled as he and Tommy fist bumped at the joke.
"Really funny." Dan said as he rolled his eyes, but kept his smile all the same.
(Later)
After Dan and Runo said their vows, and put each other's respective rings on their ring fingers, the two of them kissed and were now happily married.
Everyone cheered happily at the sight of the two finally becoming a married couple, and their respective parents were especially overjoyed at their children finding happiness with each other.
(Timeskip)
Fast forward two months later, the scene changed this time to Alice and Shun laying in a hospital bed with a baby girl swaddled in a blanket in their arms.
This was their daughter, Elisabeth Kazami.
"She's so beautiful." Alice whispered happily as tears of happiness escaped her eyes while she smiled at her newborn daughter. It finally happened; she was now a mother.
"She is, and we'll make sure she becomes a beautiful woman." Shun nodded as he smiled happily at his daughter. Their respective grandfathers were present as well, and smiled at their great granddaughter.
"Welcome to the club, you two." Shiro smiled as he and his harem looked at the now family of three.
"Have you guys decided on who you want to be the Godparents yet?" Dan asked as he held Runo close.
"You and Runo, actually." The ninja replied, surprising them before they smiled.
"Gladly." The blunette nodded.
"I have no way of saying no." The brown haired Pyrus man nodded.
(Timeskip)
Fast forward yet another two months and it was time for Shiro and his harem to get married, but the problem was that they couldn't find a place big enough for the wedding.
Gaia was quick to step up to help with the issue. She proposed having it in Croft manor, and would create an altar in the shape of the one she married Ouranos under so long ago. Nobody protested and accepted the arrangement. Plus, an altar that Gaia herself got married under? How could they resist?
Now, everyone had gathered there and they were getting everyone ready for the private wedding.
"I still can't believe you're marrying our mom and grandma." Hiro sighed as he helped get his brother's suit ready. When Shiro told him about what had happened while he was gone, he'd been suitably pissed off about the fact his own brother had slept with and had kids with their mother and grandmother, but then came the reason: He reminded them so much of their father and his Kaiju genes made him perceive them as mates.
Hiro had decided that it was in his best interest to just let the matter go for the sake of his sanity. His brother already had an alien and a Bakugan loving him, so he couldn't really bring himself to say anything.
Plus his nieces were all still adorable, no matter what.
"We get it, Hiro, we get it." The green haired boy sighed as he sweatdropped. "Come on, we shouldn't keep all those ladies waiting." He added as they headed out to the altar for the final time that year.
(Later)
Shiro was now standing at the altar with his harem, including Rabeeder. She had surprised everyone considerably when she revealed that she could separate her human half from her monster half, revealing that she had a pair of actual human legs hidden from sight along with a peach shaped ass. The build she had was a pear shaped body that caught the attention of Shiro and the rest of the harem.
"Still hard to believe Rabeeder can do that." Marucho whispered to Dan, glancing at the Haos-Subterra Bakugal.
"Yeah, well…" Dan started to say as Shiro shared kisses with all of his brides before reaching Rabeeder, the boy squeezing her ass as he kissed her. "Something tells me that Shiro doesn't mind at all." He added as he looked around, noticing that Tricloid—who was on Julie's shoulder in ball form—was crying happily for her sister.
"I think you're right." The blonde said quietly in agreement as everyone cheered.
(Timeskip)
Fast forward a full year now, and Julie was now with Billy on the first stop on the blonde's round the world culinary school trip: Paris, France, the City of Love. Currently, they stood before the Eiffel Tower, enjoying the scenery.
"Oh Billy, this is wonderful! I'm so glad you invited me to go with you!" The dark skinned girl smiled as she hugged her boyfriend by the neck and nuzzled him.
Julie was currently dressed to match the current setting. She had on a pair of pink jeans, long white boots, a pink cardigan sweater, white scarf and a white barrette with a pink heart pin on it.
"Uh… Yeah, me too." Billy said nervously, blushing.
"That tower sure is big." Gorem noted, breaking the awkward silence that had followed.
"Uh, Gorem, you're that big." Cycloid pointed out.
"I'm just surprised that humans managed to make something that big." The tall Subterra Bakugan replied.
"Humans do have a knack for making things that are surprising." Billy shrugged.
"I mean, just look at us." Julie smiled as she continued to hug her boyfriend.
The two continued on with their day, until Billy decided to stop at an ice cream stand and get them something.
The person running the stand, a man named André, was a rotund and passionate man who reminded Billy of a snowman in a striped shirt, Parisienne pants and a barrette.
"And what may I get for you, misoure?" André asked as the baseball lover walked up to the stand.
"Two cones please." The blonde replied in semi-fluent French.
"Any preferences?" The man asked, getting a no in reply.
"Surprise me." Billy told him. André then got to work and started concocting two cones.
One was a four scoop stack of cherry Giovanni, dark chocolate, Earl Gray tea, and honey lavender flavored ice creams topped with walnuts and peanuts.
And the second was a four scoop affair with cake batter, blueberry, salted caramel, and lastly vanilla on top with a cherry and whipped cream.
"There you are. The first is for you and the second is for your lady friend." The man said. "Enjoy." He added as Billy paid for the ice cream. Though when he gave Julie hers, he slipped something into it to give her a frozen surprise, so to speak.
"Wow! These look delicious!" The valley girl gasped as she took her own cone. "Aww, mine looks like you in ice cream form, Billy!" She cooed as she dug in.
"Really? Freaky." Billy noted as he looked at his own. "And mine looks like you. Ha! Imagine that!" He laughed as he started eating the frozen custard with a provided spoon.
Julie giggled as she ate her ice cream with her boyfriend. As she ate one particular bite, she felt her teeth gnaw on something metallic. Confused, she reached into her mouth and pulled it out… And her eyes widened when she saw that it was an engagement ring with her name on it.
"Wh-?" She gasped before turning to her boyfriend. "Billy?" She asked as he looked at her.
"Surprise." He smiled back, still eating. "You gonna put it on?" He asked jokingly. The Subterra girl's eyes watered as she slipped the ring on her finger before she kissed him happily.
"I will gladly spend the rest of my life with you!" She said with a beaming smile, nearly dropping her ice cream in the process.
"Glad to hear it, Jules." Billy smiled as he kissed her and she kissed back.
"Aww." Gorem sighed happily while Cycloid tried to tough it out through tears in his singular eye.
"Don't cry, don't cry…" He told himself.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, around the same time, Tommy was currently trying to tidy up the cabin he lived in just outside of Wardington in the woods. He'd been doing this for several hours now–at least until his house slowly started to transfigure into a large marble castle that looked like it came straight out of Greek myth, with all manner of vines and gardens sprouting all over the lawn–ending in grape vines around the columns and several Olive trees growing in a circle around and natural fountain spring.
"What the-?" He got out in surprise before he heard a familiar voice chuckle right behind him, prompting him to turn and see Gaia standing there with a smile on her beautiful face.
"Surprised, Tommy?" She asked rhetorically.
"Uh… Yeah. What's going on?" He asked as the woman walked towards him, dressed in a pair of green pants and a red button up shirt that was tied into a bra.
Gaia smiled as her form slowly started to change, she shrank down to just shorter than Tommy and her skin became a shade of caramel while her hair changed to red, but her body shape stayed the same.
"Isn't it obvious?" The woman questioned as she walked up to him and hugged him. "I've come to live with the man I've chosen to be my new husband." She told him.
That blew Tommy's mind completely out of his head as he looked at her with the most shocked look he'd ever mustered.
"M-Me?!" He stuttered. The primordial creator of his homeworld wanted him to be her new husband?! "W-Why me?!" He questioned in nothing but pure, unadulterated disbelief. Gaia giggled at his face and his tone.
"Simple. I've watched you since the day you were born. I've seen your moments of triumph and defeat alike." She explained, causing him to feel oddly flattered that he had the attention of a goddess for his whole life.
"And then the Bakugan came. I saw how your career went, how you got this scar…" She trailed off as she ran a finger over what was left of said scar before she nuzzled into the crook of his neck.
"I wanted nothing more than to take you into my arms and whisper words of comfort to you, but I was too weak to come forth at the time. I saw your time with Monster X and the Daikaiju, how you fell into darkness… And then pull yourself back out to save the world. To save me." The primordial mother continued as she looked into his eyes.
"I knew right then that you. Are. The one." She finished before she kissed him on the lips passionately, shocking the boy considerably before he melted into the indescribably right kiss of the goddess in his arms.
Tommy had never felt as right and good as he did right now. Here he was, in a castle with his newfound wife in his arms. His life had truly become one worth living now.
As the two separated, Gaia then tapped the tree next to them and caused what looked to be fruit drop from it. The design of the fruit seemed reminiscent of the Chakra Fruit.
"Take a bite of this." The woman told him. "It will make you like me, immortal." She added.
"Wait, are you serious?" He gasped, getting a nod in return.
"Call me greedy, but I refuse to lose my newfound husband to the passage of time." She shrugged.
Tommy looked at the fruit in his hand and steeled his nerves. He refused to be separated from his wife by anything. He took one bite… And grimaced when the flavor hit his tongue.
"Disgusting!" He gagged as he forced the bite down his throat, causing Gaia to snort in amusement at his reaction. He took another, and another, forcing each bite down into his stomach before only the core of the fruit remained. He felt… Different. Stronger. "Is… Is this what being immortal feels like?" He wondered aloud, looking at his hands.
"Yes. Welcome to eternity, my dear." The goddess smiled as she hugged her husband.
(Timeskip)
Skip forward another year and Shiro was currently with Tommy at their new job at MONARCH, and the Kaiju hybrids were currently meeting their direct superior: Dr. Ishiro Serizawa. Son of the same man who created the original Oxygen Destroyer, Eiji Serizawa–if the files were to be believed.
"Welcome, both of you, to MONARCH. I've heard a lot about both of you, especially how you both have Kaiju and Daikaiju DNA respectively." The man began. "Tell me, would you like to know why I've reached out to you two?" He questioned.
"Well, my father used to work here, as did one of my wives." Shiro noted. "I assumed it was because you heard of me through the grapevine." He added as they walked down the halls of a facility.
"And I thought it was because of our experiences with the Kaijugan." Tommy added.
"Correct on both counts." The Doctor nodded. "During and after your fight against the one called Naga, there were a series of reports of changes in the brain activity of several of our 'Titans' at various sites worldwide. We think it has something to do with the Kaijugan disappearing. That's where you two come in." He explained.
"You want us to assess if they reincarnated into their non-Kaijugan bodies." The green haired man said in realization.
"Precisely." Ishiro nodded as they came to a room where a large window was in an observation deck, and outside the room–was a giant curved cocoon in the ruins of a nuclear plant that had collapsed years earlier.
"Holy–." Shiro gasped.
"Shit." Tommy added as a woman approached them.
"Here are the latest reports, sir." She said, giving Ishiro some papers. "Mr. Hiroshima, Mr. Oliver, welcome aboard." She nodded.
"Thank you, Dr. Graham." The man nodded. He then looked over the seismograph and then handed it to the two. "What do you make of this?" He asked.
The boys looked over the graph in silence and looked at each other, exchanging looks.
"You don't think…?" The green eyed of the two said.
"No, can't be. Her outpost is in Tibet." Tommy said, shaking his head. "Plus it wouldn't explain the duplicate readings." He added.
"True." Shiro nodded before they turned back to the director. "We don't think this is Mothra, let alone Battra. This is something else entirely that we've never seen." He told him.
"You're not the first to make that conclusion." Vivienne stated. "This is the cocoon of one of two parasites that was found underground in the fossilized remains of another of Godzilla's species." She explained.
"We believe these parasites may have been predators that preyed on young or perhaps old and wizened Gojiras." Serizawa added.
"That's a problem if the big guy himself ends up infected with these things." Shiro shivered. "Speaking of which, where is he, currently?" He questioned.
"His current location is unknown, unfortunately. As is the location of Godzilla Junior." Vivienne explained. "Sorry, Mr. Hiroshima." She apologized.
"That's okay. They'll make themselves known when they wish it." The green haired man shrugged before he frowned. "But still, what are we dealing with here?" He wondered as he looked at the unknown cocoon.
"We'll find out one of these days." Tommy said as he stood by his fellow hybrid.
"But first, we need to figure out what the hell this thing is." Shiro stated as he pointed at the cocoon-like object. "And how we can kill it." He added.
"Let us get to work, then." Serizawa nodded as they got to work.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, Marucho had just gotten back from another gym date with Akemi, and revealed that he'd bulked up since then, now looking as fit as Dan or Shun.
As he sat down at his computer, a towel over his shoulders and an ice cold water bottle in his fist, he started typing at his computer–Preyas and his brothers popping in front of him.
"Still trying to figure out that garbled transmission?" Preyas asked rhetorically. Some time ago, Marucho's comm network had received an unknown transmission from a deep region of space, but it was garbled and hard to read. The blonde had dedicated his free time to figuring out what it said.
"I know it's a bit annoying watching me try to piece this together, but it won't stop bothering me until I figure it out." The blonde said as he kept typing.
"You're nuts, kid." Diablo stated.
"But determined." Angelo amended.
Hours went by like this, until Marucho finally cracked it. "Eureka!" He exclaimed as images of devices called gauntlets, creatures called Bakugan Traps, new Gate Card designs, ideas for battle rules, schematics for arenas with "dimension controllers" and finally–a method of how to make cybernetic Bakugan popped up.
"Whoa, look at all this!" Preyas exclaimed as he looked at the Gate Card concepts.
"Whoever sent this must've had Bakugan in their homeworld, too!" Angelo added.
"Or have plans to take ours." Diablo said ominously as he read over the ideas of Dimension Controllers.
"I need to bring these to Doctor Michael for further research right away!" Marucho exclaimed as he downloaded the files onto an Aquos flash drive and started heading towards the door.
"After you take a shower, big guy!" Preyas chided as his Brawler skid to a halt.
"... Oh. Right." He said sheepishly before grabbing some clean clothes and a towel before heading to the bathroom for a shower.
(Elsewhere)
And meanwhile, all around the world in the skies, earth, forests, oceans, Volcanos, caves, swamps, space and even the sun. New Bakugan began sprouting from the Earth itself, and they seemed… different from their Vestroia born kin.
They seemed to have more complex forms in comparison, and seemed to have something on their backs resembling a holder of sorts.
These were the Bakugan of Gaia, born from the union of the two worlds and ready for the future.
In the heavens of Gaia, the gods of all pantheons were busy managing the world.
They had been given a new start, and intended to ensure that Gaia would not deteriorate again when they could help it.
This was done by a polygon grid forming on its surface that was created by the Perfect Core and the Gaia Bakugan. These were Bakucores.
Any invaders seeking to claim this world as their own would be in for the nastiest surprise in their existence.
ThermalsniperN7: Consider this story wrapped up! It's been a long ride!
Dragon Emperor0: Next is Gaia Rising, which will start off with a few episodes to get us used to the new status quo before going into the first arc: the first Monsterverse Godzilla movie. Also, yes the Gaia born Bakugan are based on the ones from Battle Planet.
ThermalsniperN7: And the Vestals won't be making the rules of Bakugan battles this time around. They're on Gaia's soil, which means they have to adhere to human rules. They won't have a choice on that front.
Dragon Emperor0: And this time, this'll be an actual war with infantry, naval, aerial battles, espionage, the whole nine yards. Think like Gundalian Invaders meets KOTM meets WWI&II.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah, so suffice to say, this is gonna be a mess of pure chaos. But on a different note, did anybody expect Rabeeder to be able to separate herself from her monster half to walk like an actual human, legs and all? I'm a little surprised by that.
Dragon Emperor0: Well, it'll definitely make fucking her an easier affair… pun intended.
ThermalsniperN7: Funny… And Gaia has chosen Tommy to replace Ouranos and Tartarus. Talk about him aiming high and getting way more than he was going for.
Dragon Emperor0: But is he complaining though?
ThermalsniperN7: Nope. He's got every right to feel lucky, and he even became immortal on top of it all! Anyway, guys, see you on the battlefield in Kaijugan: Gaia Rising!
