Author pow:
- I know that the next chapter was supposed to be around 26 October, but I decided to cut it in two parts because my irl schedule is going off the track right now. Anyways, enjoy the new chapter!
Narrator pow:
Another day is passing by, so tomorrow will be another day to come. - Said Maken, as he tumbled into his dorm and close the door. - I really need some change, Griffon. - He continued as said bakugan jumped from the bed on his shoulder.
- Maybe try going out to meet new people? - Said Griffon. - I mean, I am the only living being you talk to outside professors, shop sellers and random brawlers you wash the floor with on a daily basis. Outside of it, there isn't many people you talk to.
- Well, there is you. - Maken answered to his partner, feeling the doubt the bakugan was giving his mental status.
- And only me, pal. - Replied Griffon, turning his face towards me. - I can't be the only one that keeps you in check. You are going out from Beacon to Vale almost every day and in half of those times you don't even bother to take me along. You need to find someone for company very fast. - He ended with a bitter tone.
- Okay, I see your point. How about we-. Answered Maken as he stopped mid-sentence and looked on his scroll, where he saw an anomynous message. - "Come meet us tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the park in northern part of town, we are challenging you, you can bring one person to help if you're a weakking." That sounds suspicious. - Said Maken as he turned his face to Griffon. - I guess it's a trap from another kids that are hungry on my unofficial number one brawler of Vale title, so how about we go get them? - He asked his guardian.
- No problem for me if we keep our emotions in check, but first we should check if Darkus Stinglash is still taped to the tree. - Said Griffon.
- Good idea, let me change in casual clothes and we will go. - Replied Maken, as he picked already prepared clothes from the chair in front of the desk and went to bathroom.
- Thanks friend, since that trip for money I haven't left the room once, expect this field trip to Forever Fall where i was in your pocket and didn't saw anything. - Said Griffon to himself.
- You haven't miss a single thing there, pal. All worth your knowledge is that Jaune had defended a local bully.
(Timeskip to Maken leaving his dorm with Griffon in jacket's right pocket)
Maken pow:
As I was walking down the hallway of a hallway, a idea appearded in my head. Why shouldn't i make another bakugan brawler from one of local students? I mean, althrough bakugans are a secret and are mistaken for Grimm, there will be time that they become a public knowledge, which will make them an excellent asset to both huntsman and military. And while the idea of "Bakugan War" is something disgusting and rather far, the usage of these powerful creatures to fight the objectively bad things is understandable at very worst.
- There he is, still here. - I said as i took Darkus Stinglash from the tree and put him in the pocket.
- In that case, we're going to hit the town now? - Asked Griffon.
- Yes we will. - I answeded, as we moved towards bullhead landing.
(Timeskip one and half hour forward, central Vale.)
As I was walking towards one of the local brawling zones, i heard bunch of men shout. As I turned around I saw a monkey faunus run in my direction chased by two police officers. Thinking quickly, I jumped towards running boy and kick him in a jaw, after which he was thrown back towards the hands of the law enforcers.
- Thank you citizen! - Said one of the police officers to me.
- Glad i could help! - I answered them as they twisted arms of arrested man and took him away. Right after that, team RWBY came on the scene.
- Where is he?! - Asked Weiss in raised voice.
- Arrested. I drop-kicked him into a coma for escaping the law. - I smoothly replied, as a kind smile appearded on Weiss face.
- Well thank you Maken, you really are kicking people out. - Said girl that I known as Yang with "whatever" look on her face.
- No problem, miss pun-tastic. Anyway, I got to go do my stuff, see you later! - I answered to the girls, as I turned around and went in my original direction.
- Was that really necessary? - Asked me Griffon from my pocket.
- Yes it was. The better Vale can deal with both big and small crime, the better this town will defend from Grimm. The Torch-wicked guy is really a pain to everyone here. - I told my guardian deeply in thought. I had a strange feeling that this day won't end after i return from shopping.
(Timeskip towards early night. One of many dark alleys of Vale.)
As I activaited teleportation ability card with direction to Beacon Academy Statue, I saw something that shouldn't be happening at the end of regular friday. I mean, people don't just stand before statues and wipe their tears. Thinking too quickly, - For once. - I jumped throu a portal to the statue and landed smoothly between a enigmatic person and the statue with face towards the person I was intrested in. After a while of starring at each other, we both realized what happen. (Me - That I might have to tell my secret to Blake, who was standing in front of me. She - That I really know everything about her and also - I can teleport by summonig a portal.)
- Why are you here? - She asked me, with scared face, as she make a step back.
- To help, Blake. Let's go to my dorm so we can explain everything. - I answered with a polite face as I pulled out my right hand to at least gave her a kind handshake.
- Well then, I guess I don't have a choice now. - Answered to me Blake, as she shaked my hand as we went towards my dorm by alternative route, since we both know that rest of team RWBY most likely wouldn't talk to us kindly.
(Timeskip, quater of an hour later, Maken's dorm)
Narrator pow:
- So, who will talk first? - Asked Blake, sitting on a floor with crossed legs, waiting for her sudden helper to reply.
- Who do you want to make a move first? - Replied to her Maken. - This time, it's up to you.
- Well, you already know that i'm a faunus... And that my family status basically gives me a princess status... - She began to count things that Maken already knew.
And that you were in the White Fang, but left before they became violent terrorists. - Cutted in Maken, as Blake face began to show how tired she was.
- So you know all, how about my knowledge that you don't plan anything stupid unlike me? - Asked Blake with bitter and doubtful tone.
- Well, old friend of mine isn't enough to keep my mental state in check, so I really need someone to keem me in balance, and so do you. - Maken answered as she sudennly got intrested in what he had to say. - I know that you want to stop the White Fang, and from now on you will also knew that I want to save Remnant from whatever evil may face it, because I have nothing better to do. We need each other and someone in addition.
- And what is that addition of yours? - Asked Blake, still in doubt about necessity of reliance on others.
- First of all, I am not an addition. - Said Griffon as he jumped on my shoulder an revealed his open ball form, much to Blake suprise. - And second of all, you can't just go against entire world alone, even Maken knows it.
- May I ask who are you? - She added being competley confused about the sheer fact of his existance.
- Sure you can young lady. I am Pyrus Griffon, Maken Pedington guardian bakugan.
- Bakugan? - She asked in complete confusion.
- Yes. - Replied Maken. - Want some tea? Explaining this being and why you may need them is going to be long. - He added with akward face expression.
- Sure, I am more of a tea person anyways. - Replied Blake with red face.
And so they began to explain things out between themselves.
(Timeskip towards the ending of conversation.)
- And that's why bakugans are a secret for people that use them? - Asked Blake.
- Yeah. - Replied Maken. - The concept of storaging Grimmin in balls and using them to fight is just too insane for public opinion right now. - He added.
- And you offer me to join so I can have someone that truly cares for me? - She asked again.
-Yes I am. - Answered Maken.
- But is there even a bakugan that would join me? - Added Blake, currently on the verge of mental breakdown.
- Yes. - Added a muffled voice outside the room. As two people in the room and Griffon turned their attention towards the window of Maken's dorm from where the voice came from, they saw a bakugan in open ball form that resembled a bird.
- Oh, I know this one. - Said Maken with visible happines while opening the window, as he took a new bakugan in his hand as he closed the window, he further examined the bakugan. - A Darkus Ravenoid? This is quite unique. - He said.
- Yes. - Answered Darkus bakugan, as he turn towards Blake. - I'm looking for a brawler who could accept me as something he needs and give me a reason to be. Can i be your guardian? - He asked her with hopeful voice.
- Sure you can Ravenoid. - She answered as her face began to change its expression to happines.
- In that case I am yours now. - Replied Ravenoid, as he jumped on her shoulder.
- Anyway, how about we got ourselves to sleep? It's geting late and we have a bit to do tomorrow. - Said Maken while pointing at the second beds on the opposite sides of the room. - Since you staying here, I prepared you a second bed with locker just for you to keep whatever you need hidden.
- Well thank you again. - She answered as she went with Ravenoid to the kitchen for whatever reason they had.
- You really are a smart guy here, Griffon. - Said Maken to his partner. - If not you, things could go southe with me and her. But now? We have eachother to support and check on, so we are pretty much caoable of resistance on mental side.
- No need to thank me pal. - Said Griffon. - That is just one of the best things about bakugan in general, it just makes people come together. By the way, someone is calling you. - He added as Maken turned around to my scroll to answer the phone.
- Hey Maken, do you know where Blake is? - Said Ruby from other side. - We don't want her to spend whole weekend alone.
- Sadly no. - Lied Maken, as he decide to make cover for his new friend.
- Oh, okay then, good night! - Said Ruby with cleary sad voice, as she ended the call.
Ravenoid pow:
- So, tell me. - Said to me Blake wity resignation in her voice. - Why do you even bother with someone like me?
- Well, - I began to explains my reason. - others ton't see me as needed. Ravenoids always apperas as Pyrus, Ventus or Haos bakugans. And me being a Darkus bakugan causes me to be put on between second and third sort of bakugan, since people consider me as useless in comparison. - I said sadly.
- I think I see now. - Replied to me Blake after a while of thinking. - So we are good now?
- Absolutely. - I said.
- Hey, girl. - Said Maken as he entered the room. - Since you will need at least three bakugans to brawl, I'm giving you this Stinglash. The third one will be found tomorrow. - He said with respectable voice as he handed over Darkus bakugan to his temporar roomate.
- Oh thank you. - Said Blake, during which, I was propably the only one in the room who saw her slow change of general attitud towards others. It was going to be fantastic group where I could belong.
(Timeskip, next day, park in central Vale, around 5.p.m)
Narrator pow:
- Here, that's what I found. - Said Maken to Blake, as he gave her the last needed bakugan. - This Darkus Warius may have only 290g, but it will fit in your deck.
- Yes he wil. - She answered. - Since Stinglash has 330g and Ravenoids power is 350g, I'm more than ready.
- Did I hear you being ready Maken? - Said a new voice entering the concersation. As Maken and Blake turned toward it, they saw two young boys in elegant suits stand before them, one with purple hair and another with red one.
- Kenji and Kenta, am I right? - Asked them Maken, as he began preparing a plan in his mind.
- Yes, we are. - Said Kenji, as two challangers drew out their dimension cards.
- Are you ready to brawl? - Added Kenta.
- Yes. - Answerd them Blake, as she and Maken also took out their cards and all four participants entered the field.
- Gate card set! - They all said as gate cards appeared on the battlefield in a "x" formation (Blake card against Kenta, Maken card agaimst Kenji and vice versa).
- Let's do this, bakugan brawl! Siege stand! - Said Kenta, opening the fight, as his knigh-like bakugan open on his gate card.
- Ok then, here I go. - Said Maken with confident voice. - Bakugan brawl, Ravenoid stand! - He shouted as raven-headed bakugan standed to face his opponent.
- Siege at 310g, Ravenoid at 330g. Atribute gate card activaited, both fighter up by 80g. - Recitated Maken's scroll.
- Oh well, ability card activate! Flame Kunai! - Said Maken, whike his Ravenoid took out two kunai from his hands as said knives covered in flame.
- Ravenoid stable at 410g, Siege cate card bonus canceld. - Said electronic voice from scrolls.
- What is this ability? - Asked suprised Kenta.
- Flame Kunai is my hand-made custom ability, that I made using my semblance. - Answered him Maken. - It nullifies all power change from any type of gate card, as long as this effect is either positive for opponent or negative for my Ravenoid. - He ended, as Pyrus Siege was finally defeated by Ravenoid, who returned to Maken's hand.
- This isn't over yet! Bakugan brawl! Mantres stand! - Shouted Kenji, as his bakugan appeared on his gate card.
- Oh, he will try using a Marionette bility card. You have a plan girl? - Said Maken towards Blake, who nodded in response and turned her face towards her solution.
- Ready to prove yourself? - She asked her partner.
- For you? Always. - Answered her question Ravenoid, while closing himself into a ball form and landing in her hands.
- Here we go then, bakugan brawl! Ravenoid Stand! - Said Blake, as her bakugan appeared on the gate card where Mantres was.
- Mantres at 340g, Ravenoid at 350g. - Said electronic voice.
- No big deal, gate card open! Final. Judgement! - Said Kenji, as command card activaited and Ravenoid fall on his knees.
- No you don't! Ability card activate, Wing of Darkness! - Shouted Blake as Ravenoid stood up with his wings glowing in dark light.
- Gate card nullified, Ravenoid up to 450g. - Said electronic voice once again.
- Nice one, this ability not only cancels any type of gate card, but also grants her Ravenoid 100g, Just like your Snake Fire Dance ability for Serpenoid. - Said Griffon from Maken's shoulder, as they observed Mantris get smacked by Ravenoid wings and turn into a ball form.
- You did great! - Said Blake to her now entrusted friend as Ravenoid returned to her hand.
- No need to praise me, these morning lesson from Maken really helped you miss. - Answered her Ravenoid, making her blush a little.
- Oh great, gate card set! - Said Kenta, as he threw his gate card to where Kenji's gate card was previously. - Bakugan brawl, Robotallion stand! - He shouted as robotic Pyrus bakugan stood on his gate card.
- Ok then. Bakugan brawl. Terroclaw stand! - Said Maken, as his bakugan had emerged on his gate card.
- Now they cautious, huh? - Bakugan brawl! - Said irritaited Kenji, throwing his bakugan on Blake's gate card. - Fear Ripper stand! - He quickly added as named bakugan prepared for a fight.
- His Fear Ripper has a power level of 350g, but my Triple Battle gate card combined with any ability card i have to use will be enough. - Thought Blake as she prepared another bakugan to throw. - Bakugan brawl, Warius stand! - She said as her bakugan emerged on her gate card. - Gate card open! Triple Battle! - She quickly added, as her Stinglash joined the skirmish to support Warius.
- Fear Ripper at 350g, team Blake combined on 630g. - Informed electronic voice for another time.
- Now my turn! Ability card activate! Rapid Fire! - Cutted in Kenta, as his Gargonoid joined the battle.
- Both sides equal at 660g. - Said Ravenoid while reading his scroll screen. - Blake, you have a plan?
- Yes I do. - Said Blake, while taking out another ability card. - Ability card activate, Shadow Apperance! - She said as her Warius and Stinglash make a Space between eachother for a ghost version of Darkus Ravenoid to appear.
- Darkus Ravenoid joins the battle, Team Blake power level raises up to 1010g,. - Said scroll while Maken was deep in thought.
- So this ability card adds Ravenoid's power level to the fight without him on the field? Awesome. - Said Maken, as Blake bakugans quickly cleared the gate card from oponents, and after that returning to her hands.
- So they both down to one bakugan. - Said Maken with smirk on his face. - We are demolishing them with next to no effort.
- Watch it. Bakugan brawl! Centipoid stand! - Said deeply enraged Kenji, as his last bakugan faced Terroclaw.
- Ok then, gate card open! Mind Ghost! - Quickly added Maken as both bakugans got eliminaited.
- What... - Said dumbfounded Kenji, as he was already out of the match.
- Well, I'm waiting for your move girly. - Said Kenta with challenging tonÄ™ towards Blake.
- I guess I can make your wish come true. - Said Blake with little anusment to last standing opponent. - Bakugan brawl! Ravenoid stand! - She shouted once more as her partner stood up for one more fight.
- Gate card open! Character! - Said Kenta, as his Robotallion collected his new power.
- Robotallion power level double from 330g to 660g. - Infirmed electronic voice.
- Just what I wanted. - Said Blake with confident smile. - Ability card activate, Shadow Scratch! - She said as Kenta's gate card got nullified and Robotallion frozen in movement.
- Gate card nullified, Robotallion power level reduced by 50g. - Informed our scrolles one last time, as Ravenoid sent a barrage of punches towards Robotallion making him fall on the ground and turn into a ball.
- No random kid will challange my brawler at my watch. - Said Ravenoid, before returning in ball form to Blake hands.
- And time begins to flow again. - Said Maken with brightened face as field disappeared, leaving all four combatants in the field.
- How? - Asked himself Kenji.
- Whatever brother! Let's go home, we have more important stuff to do then these two. - Said to him Kenta, as they both went out of the park in their own direction.
- So, what do we do now? - Said Blake to herself, thinking about potential development of events.
- We will eat a solid meal im my dorm, then we have some spar time before going to the docks to check if White Fang really tries to steal the dust. And if they are, we will stop them. - Answered her question Maken while taping a teleportation card in his pocket.
