Chapter One:

How far would someone go to keep a loved one safe? Many would likely say 'to any length', but how many would truly mean it? In the case of a pair of parents, one of which was the reluctant head of weapons development for the tyrannical emperor known as Emperor Barodius, the two were willing to send their only child to a backwater planet that (while populated with sentient life-forms somewhat similar to their own species) was far beneath the Emperor's notice, meaning that their child would likely be safe. While they thought it was overkill, they still made sure that their child would be safe by packing a few of the prototypes of both Mobile Assault Vehicles and relatively generic BattleGear, built for Bakugan with body structures similar to Gundalians, along with their child's Guardian Bakugan, Darkus Wile Vine. A Bakugan resembling a female Gundalian fused with a predatory plant, who (while flirtatious and sadomasochistic at times) was fiercely loyal and protective of her 'seedling', even if the Bakugan got irritated when her Partner occasionally used her as a chew-toy while in Ball-form. Though considering that her Partner was just a baby, Wile Vine wasn't really too upset about it.

"Teleporter is almost ready. Wile Vine…" stated the father as the Bakugan in question popped open as it landed on the child's head, who was in the mother's arms. The Bakugan having a vaguely feminine shape with tendril- or vine-like extensions cropping out to the sides and upwards around the area where the waist would be on a less spherical form.

"Yeah?" Replied the Bakugan to her Partner's father, indicating her acknowledgement with a nod of her head.

"Take care of our child, please!" Exclaimed the mother, sadness evident in her voice.

"Of course I will. I will protect the seedling with my life. I'll… I'll miss the two of you, but at least I'll be with a small piece of home. Besides… this isn't a true goodbye…"

"It isn't?" Asked the mother.

"Saying goodbye implies that we'll never see each other again… that's not true though. We'll see each other again… eventually. So I'll simply say… see you later."

"Indeed. See you later, Wile Vine… same to you, our child. Engaging teleporter." Replied the father as Wile Vine closed up, before activating the teleporter. Sending his child and his child's Guardian Bakugan to a planet far away from Gundalia in a flash of light. The child-and-Bakugan-duo's destination? The backwater planet that the native sentient species call Earth.