Man, it's crazy how this is the longest story I have on their website. Like honestly, I thought this story would bomb BADLY. I'm grateful for all the support you guys have given me over the years and I hope to continue providing you with less cringy chapters.

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Brayden: I rarely scrap chapters unless it's REALLY REALLY bad, so don't worry. I do plan on Wendy and maybe someone else going to Vestroia, but if the gang gets Bakugan, they will be completely original. Honestly, I don't really like Elfin. Sorry. And yeah, Natsu vs Spectra will be epic.

To recap: The gang were finally able to catch up to Gray and Juvia as they fought off Grant and Mylene. However, Mylene revealed several bombs were placed around the beach and to stop them from detonating, the Brawlers needed to beat them. Mira and Ace decided to battle Grant while Tsubaki took out Mylene as everyone rushed to stop the bombs.

Will the Brawlers and Fairy Tail wizards succeed? And will their Bakugan be able to stop Macubass and Malacoros from stealing their Attribute Energies? Let's find out…

"Ready for round three, kiddies?!" Grant called out with a big grin as he prepared his partner for another brawl. He had to admit that this battle was fun, despite the face that he was outnumbered two to one. In fact, this was exactly the kind of fight he enjoyed.

"Percival, ready to finish this?" Ace asked his longtime partner.

"Of course." Percival answered.

"Wilda?" Mira said to her Bakugan.

"I'll do what I can, Mira." Wilda replied with a nod. Grant took this chance to throw in a Gate Card, allowing it to spread on the field.

"Bakugan, brawl!" Ace, Mira and Grant all threw their Bakugan partners. "Wilda/Percival/Malacoros, stand!" All three Bakugan rolled on the ground before they opened up, their respective colors glowing as they transformed into their true forms.

"Ability, activate! Stone Spire!" Grant declared while activating an ability card. Malacoros roared as she lifted her two front legs up before slamming them hard on the ground, causing the ground to shake before several large stone spires began to rise towards the Resistance Bakugan.

Malacoros: 700-900

"Ability, activate!" Mira shouted as she activated her own ability card. "Atlas Shield!"

"I won't let you harm Mira, my friends or this world!" Wilda shouted as he slammed his hands on the ground, causing it to crack. A moment later, boiling magma shot out between the cracks, forming around both Wilda and Percival.

Magma Wilda: 600-900

Malacoros' stone spires struck Wilda's Atlas Shield, shattering once they made contact due to the power level difference.

"Our turn! Ability, activate!" Ace called out while activating his own ability card. "Stray Thunder!" Percival pointed his finger in the air, dark clouds forming over the area. Then, a bolt of purple lightning shot out of the clouds and down to Percival's finger, which he then directed it towards Malacoros.

Midnight Percival: 600-900

The lightning bolt struck Malacoros, who gritted her teeth from the pain. "That… tickles!" Malacoros shouted with a grin, much to their surprise.

"How can she still want to fight?" Alice questioned in surprise, wondering how a Bakugan like this could find excitement in pain.

"That's cause me and Malacoros trained to harden our bodies!" Grant declared before putting in two cards in his Gauntlet. "Double ability, activate! Solid Steel plus fusion ability, Metal Wave!" Like before, Malacoros' armor plates began to glow, stopping Percival's Stray Thunder from hurting her any more.

Malacoros: 900-1200

Midnight Percival: 900-600

Then, much to everyone's surprise, the armor plates began to emit a rather loud and eerie sound, like metal scratching against metal.

"MY EARS!" Wilda shouted as he and Percival covered their ears, being overwhelmed by the rather annoying sound.

"What is this?!" Alice yelled as she and the others also covered their ears.

"Stings, doesn't it?!" Grant asked them, taking the brunt of Malacoros' ability, despite how painful it was to everyone else. "The fusion ability, Metal Wave, stops the opponent from using their abilities to fight back! Go get them, Malacoros!" Dragging her feet on the ground, the rhino-like Bakugan charged at Wilda and Percival with an excited expression.

"Not… yet!" Ace and Mira took one hand off of their ear and reached into their pocket, taking out a new Bakugan. "Bakugan Trap! Flash Falcon Fly/Baliton!" Throwing their second Bakugan to the field, two lights emerged(one dark purple and the other brown). Appearing on the field was Mira's own rhino-like Bakugan Trap, Baliton.

However, Ace's Bakugan Trap was slightly different as it possessed a pair of handles underneath its body, two red disc-like bases for its wings, and robot-like purple wings.

Flash Falcon Fly: 400 Gs

Baliton: 350 Gs

"Ability, activate!" Mira quickly put in a new ability card for Baliton. "Clay Roller!" The large Bakugan Trap curled up into a ball before ruling towards Malacoros, its spikes piercing on the ground.

Malacoros: 1200-900

Bastion: 350-550

"Let me join in!" Ace put in his own ability card. "Ability, activate! Darkus Fly Arrow!" Flash Falcon Fly suddenly transformed into a crossbow, which Percival caught.

"Time to shut you down!" Percival declared before he aimed his new weapon forward, charging it with his own energy before firing a concentrated beam of Darkus energy.

Malacoros: 900-500

Flash Falcon Fly and Percival: 600/400-1000

Malacoros was hit hard by Baliton before Flash Falcon Fly's energy shot struck her in the head, causing her to fall on her back with a loud thud.

"Yes… YES!" Grant shouted with a big grin. "Now this is getting even more fun! Keep going, Battle Brawlers! Push yourselves until all your bones are broken!"

"... Wow. This guy's freaking nuts." Ace commented, put off by Grant's rather barbaric attitude.

"Gate card, open! Forcement Enemy!" Grant's gate card began to glow, with each of Mira and Ace's Bakugan glowing.

"Something's not right!" Wilda questioned as the glow from him and the others were suddenly going back to Malacoros, who opened her eyes sharply as she turned to stand on her feet again.

Malacoros: 500-600-700-800-900

"I know this ability!" Alice shouted to her friends, getting their attention. "Forcement Enemy gives a Bakugan 100 Gs for each Bakugan the opponent controls!"

"Then/he wanted/to bring out more Bakugan." Hydranoid realized in surprise.

"And to add extra firepower… Malacoros, change it up!" Grant ordered, making Malacoros look back at him with an excited expression.

"YES!" Malacoros cheered as she lifted her two front feet up, slamming them hard on the ground as her tattoos began to glow.

"What the hell's going on?!" Ace asked as the tattoos on Malacoros' body began to change, taking the symbol of the Pyrus attribute.

"Pyrus ability, activate!" Grant shouted, much to their shock. "Magma Spring!"

"He said Pyrus!" Percival gasped in horror as the ground once again began to shake violently, magma slowly rising in small hills. Eventually, several large geysers of magma burst out of the ground, surrounding Wilda, Baliton, Percival and Flash Fly Falcon.

"Shocked, huh? Let me tell you a little secret." Grant raised a finger, his grin still plastered on his face. "See, Malacoros is a rare kind of Subterra Bakugan that can use the Pyrus attribute by changing the tattoos on her body. Though she doesn't turn INTO a Pyrus Bakugan, her abilities are just as strong. Hope you got a plan!"

Malcoros: 900-1100

Midnight Percival and Flash Fly Falcon: 1000-800

Magma Wilda: 900-700

Baliton: 550-350

Then, the situation turned even more dire as some of the magma hit the nearby trees, catching them on fire. "Oh no! The fire's spreading!" Alice pointed out as the flames got bigger. However, Grant and Malacoros didn't care as the former grinned like a madman.

"Wilda! We need to put it out!" Mira told her partner before putting in a new ability card. "Ability, activate! Earth Seeker!"

"You might bring the heat, but I won't let you burn this world down!" Wilda let out a battle cry as his whole body began to glow a brown aura. Then, Malacoros' magma suddenly disappeared, much to her disappointment.

Malacoros: 1100-900

Magma Wilda: 700-600

"Percival, let's finish this!" Ace called out while activating an ability card. "Ability, activate! Dainsleif!" Percival opened his hand as a purple tornado appeared on his palm, disappearing a moment later to leave him a new sword.

Midnight Percival and Flash Fly Falcon: 800-1100

Launching himself forward, Percival swung his sword as hard as he could onto Malacoros, who grunted before she reverted back into ball form. She bounced on the ground a few times before stopping in front of Grant, his life gauge going down by two bars. Percival, Wilda and the Trap Bakugan reverted back into ball form before returning to their brawlers.

"Good. They secured victory." Vladitor sighed in relief.

"Still, the damage around here has me worried." Alice looked around in concern, noticing the burnt trees around her. Even with Wilda's intervention, Malacoros' ability still impacted the forest around them. If even one of the trees were left burning, it could have spread farther into the resort, putting everyone there in danger.

"We have to end this fast." Mira told Ace like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I know. But this guy's not making it easy." Ace responded as Grant kneeled down to pick up his partner, his grin still on his face.

"Good job, partner. You were awesome." Grant complimented Malacoros before he looked back at the Brawlers, noticing their serious expression. "Hey, come on now. You can't tell me this brawl isn't making your blood boil. This is what battle brawling is all about."

"How can you say that after all the damage you've caused?!" Percival questioned in slight anger.

"What's wrong with some destruction? Brawling is in our very nature! Don't deny your purpose!" Malacoros countered while jumping onto Grant's shoulder to look at her opponents. "Wilda, what about you?"

"I'd rather use my strength to protect than to destroy." Wilda answered with a serious tone. "You need to open your eyes, Malacoros."

"Tch. Whatever. Let's start round three." Grant scoffed, feeling tired of hearing their 'fighting is wrong' bullshit. Ace said nothing as he threw in his gate card.

"Bakugan…"

'With Tsubaki and the others'

"Brawl!" Both Tsubaki and Mylene threw in their Bakugan, allowing them to stand and transform into their true forms.

"Ability, activate!" Mylene was faster than Tsubaki as she inserted her ability card in. "Saber Barracuda!" The mechanical Bakugan created two blue energy swords as it flew straight towards Ingram.

Macubass: 700-1000

"Ability, activate!" Tsubaki quickly put in her own ability card to counter. "Armored Intense Mode!" Ingram quickly spread her wings and formed a shield in front of her, blocking Macubass' attack.

Macubass: 1000-700

Master Ingram: 600-800

Mylene scoffed a bit before she inserted another card into her Gauntlet. "Ability, activate! Radiant Claw!" Macubass' visor glowed red for a brief moment before it deactivated one of its saber, turning it into a glowing claw that slashed Ingram's barrier.

Macubass: 700-900

Ingram grunted as Macubass continued to claw at her barrier, slowly getting through it. "She needs help!" Wendy shouted with a concerned tone.

"It's true…" Tsubaki muttered before she reached into her pocket, talking out another Bakugan. "I suppose it's time to use this."

"What are you talking about?" Carla couldn't help but ask with a curious tone. The black haired Ventus brawler let out a sigh before she opened her eyes with a determined tone.

"Ingram, help is on the way! Bakugan, brawl!" Tsubaki threw in her second Bakugan, much to Mylene's shock.

'She has another Bakugan?!' Mylene thought, not expecting someone like Tsubaki to carry around another one considering she preached how she should love her partner.

"Ventus Shadow Wing, stand!" Tsubaki's second Bakugan stopped rolling before it opened up, a tornado appearing soon after. Emerging from the tornado was a Ventus Bakugan who looked very similar to Ingram, though its head and face were concealed in a hood and mask combo, not to mention it had feathers coming out of its arms.

Shadow Wing: 300 Gs

The new Ventus Bakugan rushed in and kicked Macubass in the head, causing it to set away from Ingram. "Thank you, Shadow Wing." Ingram said to the clone Bakugan, who looked back and nodded.

"You have another Bakugan, Tsubaki?" Wendy asked with a surprised tone.

"Technically… yes." Tsubaki answered with a nervous chuckle. "See, when Ingram evolved, she created another Bakugan with her, though I did keep it from the others."

"So even the 'nicest' of the Resistance keeps secrets from her allies. How ironic." Mylene mockingly told Tsubaki, who glared back at her. "You can have a hundred Bakugan and you would still lose to me."

"We won't lose to you! Ingram! Shadow Wing!" Tsubaki shouted at her Bakugan, who nodded.

"Let us combine, Shadow Wing!" Ingram told the other Ventus Bakugan as they both took to the sky. Soon, they got closer together before a green light emanated from them, slightly blinding the humans below. Once the light died down, everyone could see that only Ingram was left, though she looked completely different. She now had a pair of larger wings and was given several new armor pieces.

Master Ingram: 1100

"Did they just fuse?" Carla questioned in awe, not expecting such a thing to occur.

"AMAZING!" Wendy cheered with stars in her eyes, her childlike innocence showing.

"Double ability, activate!" Tsubaki put in another ability card. "Wind Split plus Wind Echo!" Ingram crossed her arms as she split into five clones, each one entering the shadows before disappearing.

Macubass: 900-500-300

Master Ingram: 1100-1300

"Huh. That's quite the power boost." Mylene told them with a smirk before she took out two ability cards. "Double ability, activate! Battle Composition plus ABSIDS!"

Macubass suddenly flew in the air just as the Ingrams pounced out of the shadows to strike at it, with the mechanical Bakugan launching multiple blue bombs from its wings. One by one, the Ingram clones vanished when each of Macubass' bombs struck them, each causing an explosion on the field.

"Look out!" Wendy noticed one of the orbs falling towards Tsubaki, making the brawler widen her eyes in horror.

"TSUBAKI!" The real Ingram shouted before she was hit by several lasers. What was attacking her were several flying blue drones, each hovering around her.

Macubass: 300-700

Master Ingram: 1100-700-300

"Sky Dragon Roar!" Wendy stepped up and unleashed a tornado from her mouth, striking Macubass' bombs and causing it to fly into the ocean. A second later, a large explosion erupted from the water.

"Good work, Wendy!" Carla complimented her friend.

"She's right. That was amazing." Tsubaki added with her own smile, much to Wendy's embarrassment.

"I wouldn't celebrate too soon. Especially considering what's happening to your partner!" Mylene shouted as Ingram attempted to block each of Macubass' drones, with some strange visor on the right eye of the Vexos.

"What are those things?" Carla questioned as she yelped and jumped back, barely dodging one of the drones' shots.

"Automatic Brain Scan Image Direction System, or ABSIDS for short. It's an ability that allows several drones to attack every enemy Bakugan. And the best part is I can control where they attack" Mylene explained with a cruel smirk. "It's unavoidable."

"Hang on, Ingram!" Tsubaki shouted as she extended her arm. "Gate card, open! Flat Power!" The field began to glow as both Ingram and Macubass were engulfed in an aura that represented their elements.

Master Ingram: 300-950

Macubass: 700-600

Having found the strength to move once again, Ingram flew towards Macubass before delivering a powerful kick to its face, sending it flying back before it returned to its ball form. The mechanical Bakugan landed in front of Mylene as three and a half of her life gauge drained.

"That was too close." Tsubaki sighed as Ingram and Shadow Wing returned to her hand. Even if she was able to regain the lead in the brawl, Macubass was making this way too hard for them.

"Are you alright? I know this battle is putting more pressure on you." Ingram asked with a concerned tone, seeing as she too was nervous about the battle. Macubass was nothing like Hades or Altair.

"It seems that even when they've faced mechanical Bakugan, this Macubass is a much bigger challenge, am I right?" Carla questioned the two, making them nod.

"You got lucky there. But in the end, I'll still get the Ventus energy." Mylene told them while rolling Macubass between her fingers, though she was also annoyed at how they avoided defeat.

'She isn't wrong. We need to overpower Macubass before it defeats us.' Tsubaki thought while biting her lower lip in thought. However, she was caught off guard when Wendy grabbed her hand, giving her a supportive smile.

"Don't worry, Tsubaki. We're here for you. You can do it!" Wendy reassured the Ventus brawler with an innocent tone, making Tsubaki smile as she softly gripped her hand.

"Thank you, Wendy. I needed that." Tsubaki told her while patting the younger girl on the head before she gave Mylene a serious expression. "We're finishing this, Mylene."

"For once, we're on the same page." Mylene admitted before throwing in the final Gate card. "Bakugan, brawl!"

'With the others, at the same time'

"Careful… careful…" Sona instructed Jet as he slowly pulling out the bomb from the same cave near the resort, though judging by his sweaty face, it was a very stress-inducing situation.

"I'm trying!" Jet gritted his teeth as he exited the cave, slowly putting the bomb on the floor. Once he let it go, he quickly got out of the way, his hands raised in the air. "There! It's done!"

"Okay. That makes five bombs out of eight." Sona listed off with a sigh. Thanks to the efforts of Fairy Tail and the remaining brawlers, they were able to locate the bombs and safely took them out of their hiding spots. Still, none of them actually KNEW how to deactivate the bombs, hence why they were trying to gather them together in order to dispose of them. "As long as Ace, Mira and Tsubaki continue to distract Mylene and that Spectre, we should be okay."

"Yeah. But how far do you think these things can go if they… ya know… blow up?" Jet couldn't help but ask with a nervous gulp, given that he had never seen this kind of technology before.

"Judging by the earlier explosion, it's safe to assume by themselves, the explosions are enough to destroy a one story building." Sona explained logically while fixing her glasses. "However, if they all detonate at the same time, then it could cause a chain reaction, which could destroy the resort and everyone in it."

"Oh… g-good to know." Jet's face went pale at the thought of everyone being caught in the explosion.

"Sona, you there?" Kallen asked through the Gauntlet.

"I'm here. Did you find your bomb?" Sona asked with a serious tone.

"Yup. Levy, Lucy and I found it near one of the pool houses. Crazy bitch was gonna get little kids caught in the blast." Kallen voiced her anger at Mylene's cowardly plan. Not that anyone could blame her. "You?"

"Jet and I found it. The others should get gathering their bombs soon. Once they do, let's meet in the far west of the beach." Sona instructed the other Pyrus brawler.

"Why? You got a plan?" Kallen asked curiously.

"If the bombs do detonate, it would be better to do it in an area less populated. I'll let the others know. Sona, out." With that, Sona cut communications, though she did let out a tired sigh.

"We'll stop them." Tyna reassured her partner, making her smile.

"I know. But I still feel worried." Sona told her partner before looking at Jet. "Grab the bomb. We're heading out!"

"Awww man." Letting out a groan, the red haired man reluctantly picked up the bomb once again and began to run with Sona.

'With Ace and Mira'

"RAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Malacoros and Wilda both screamed as they rammed into one another in force, creating a small shockwave in the area. "Give me a challenge, Wilda! Strike me down!"

"You won't stop me from protecting Mira!" Wilda shouted at the rhino-like Bakugan as he grabbed her horn.

"Ability, activate! Big Rock!" Mira activated her ability card as the cannon barrels on Wilda's arms began to glow. A moment later, Wilda fired several volcanic shots down at Malacoros, burning her skin.

Magma Wilda: 600-1000

"That's more like it!" Grant shouted with an excited grin as he put in an ability card. "Double ability, activate! Savage Horn plus fusion ability, Anger Rush!" Malacoros' horn began to glow as she let out another roar, ramming into Wilda's stomach with enough force to make him gasp in pain as she slowly pushed him back.

Malacoros: 700-1000-1200

"Let's help them out, Percival!" Ace told his partner before throwing him onto the field, allowing him to transform into his true form. "Double ability, activate! Dang Sheath plus Deathly Cuvier!" Percival opened his hand as his sword appeared in his grip. However it changed into what looked like a jagged blade.

Percival: 600-900-1100

Malacoros: 1200-1000

The Darkus Bakugan lunged forward, pulling his sword back and bringing it down towards Malacoros. "Not so fast, pal! Ability, activate!" Grant put his ability card in the gauntlet, allowing it to glow. "Sand Tsunami!"

"Try and handle this!" Malacoros raised one of her legs before slamming it on the ground, causing the area to shake. Soon, the very sand began to rise like a tidal wave, striking both Wilda and Percival as they were sent back.

Wilda: 800-500

Percival: 1100-800

"Look out!" Alice shouted as she and the others noticed some of the sand began to move towards them, forcing them to jump out of the way.

"Cowards! Attacking a brawler during a brawl is dishonorable!" Vladitor shouted in anger, not wanting to see Alice hurt.

"That's the risk you gotta take in a brawl. How else do you think me and the others got stronger?" Grant questioned while cleaning his ear with his pinkie. "Having to dodge big attacks like that keeps both you and your Bakugan's senses sharp. In a way, you should be thanking me for opening your eyes like that."

"... You really think that's how a brawl should be?" Mira asked, her hair shadowing her expression. "Would you be fine if a Bakugan were to die during a brawl? Or if a brawler was killed? Is that how the Spectres work?!"

"Mira…" Ace looked at his battle partner with a frown.

"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO SEE A BAKUGAN DIE!" Mira suddenly shouted while giving Grant a look of anger, much to her friends' shock.

"Seriously? You think I don't know that?" This time, Grant was the one that was giving Mira a look of anger. "We've fought tougher battles, yet no one bitched about it. Wanna know why? Cause that'd piss off the dead!" The larger man clenched his fist, bitter memories flashing in his mind. "If you don't keep moving on, how the hell are you gonna be able to talk to the dead when it's your turn? Don't go whining to me about death when you've barely seen the shit I have!"

"He seems/to take Mira's words/to heart." Hydranoid noted with a curious tone, wondering what kind of life Grant lived.

"Grant?" Malacoros turned back to her partner, giving him a look. He noticed it and took a breath before grinning once more.

"Hehehe. Sorry, Malacoros. Got a bit dramatic there." Grant apologized to his partner before he looked back at the brawlers. "So, you gonna play in the sand all day or are we gonna finish this?"

"Ace!" Percival called out, making his brawler smirk.

"I hear you loud and clear." Ace said as he inserted his ability card. "Giol Gunner!" Percival and his dragon head-like shoulderpads all turned towards Malacoros, charging dark energy in their mouths. "Mira, buy us some time."

"Got it." Mira nodded as she too put in her ability card. "Ability, activate! Gallows Punch!" Wilda began to move a bit as the sand on his body began to shake. Then, he shot out of the sand as she began to fly towards Malacoros, pulling his fist back.

Malacoros: 1000-700

"And just for an added bonus." Ace extended his arm as the field began to glow once again. "Element Merge!" The field began to glow as Malacoros began to glow, her energy flying into the ground.

Malacoros: 700-300

"We aren't taking this sitting down! Malacoros, change it up!" Grant ordered as Malacoros' tattoos began to change into the Pyrus symbol once again. "Pyrus ability, activate! Scorching Surge!"

"Eat flames!" Malacoros opened her mouth before unleashing a powerful wave of flames towards Wilda.

Malacoros: 300-700

"Mira… move Wilda now!" Ace called out as the Subterra Bakugan jumped down off the way, with Malacoros' attack now heading towards Percival. "Do it, Percival!"

"Giol Gunner… FIRE!" Having fully charged his energy, Percival unleashed a large concentrated beam of Darkus energy from all three of his mouths, launching towards Malacoros' Scorching Surge.

Midnight Percival: 800-1300

Both attacks collided as a large shockwave emanated from the middle, pushing the wind back in a wild state.

"THIS IS INSANE!" Alice shouted as she covered her eyes with her arms.

"We… aren't… DONE! Pyrus fusion ability, activate!" Grant shouted as he put in one more ability card. "Heat of Heart!"

"This… fire… won't GO OUT!" Malacoros' chest began to glow as her flames grew large, slowly pushing back the Giol Gunner.

Malacoros: 700-900

However, despite the power boost she was given, Malacoros' flames began to get overwhelmed by Percival's attack. All she could do was roar as the Giol Gunner cut through her two abilities and struck her, sending her flying back before she reverted back to her ball form.

"Well shit…" Grant muttered with a grin as his partner landed on his feet, the rest of his life gauge dropping to zero. Percival and Wilda reverted back to ball form as well as they flew back to their respective partners, who smiled in satisfaction.

"You did it!" Alice cheered as she ran over to her friends.

"That was tough. But we pulled through." Ace admitted while rubbing the back of his neck, feeling some sweat on it. He didn't even realize how stressed he was during this whole brawl, but given how Grant acted, it made sense.

"I'm just glad it's over. How are you feeling, Wilda? Percival?" Mira asked the two Bakugan as they jumped on their partners' shoulders.

"To be honest… I'm still feeling sore." Percival confessed while lowering his head a bit.

"Malacoros was unlike any Bakugan we faced before. I'd even say she's as savage as Helios." Wilda added, recalling his and Baliton's futile battle against the cyberized Bakugan of Spectra. Though he was glad to have fought a living, breathing Bakugan again, Malacoros was a bit too crazy for him.

"I guess we're done here, huh?" Grant's voice caught the Battle Brawlers' attention as they glared at him. However, rather than doing anything to try and attack them, Grant just stood in place, cracking his neck with a frown. "Didn't expect that last attack, but whatever. Good brawl overall. What do you think, Malacoros?"

"We should've kept going. Then they would've seen just how strong we are! Especially with our gear!" Malacoros shouted in an angry tone, though a certain word did catch everyone's attention.

"Did/she say/gear?" Hydranoid questioned cautiously.

"Eh. Forget about it. She's just pissed off is all." Grant waved off their suspicion before giving them a look. "So now what? You gonna break my legs? Maybe stun me with a gun? I don't got all day."

"We've got a few questions for you. But before that…" Mira stomped over to Grant and glared up at him, despite him towering over her. "Turn off the bombs."

"I already told you I didn't know about the freaking bombs. That bitch Mylene set them up while I was checking out the beach." Grant told her while scratching the back of his head. "If you wanna stop her, then go grab her gauntlet and shut them down."

"How do we know this isn't a trick? For all we know, the second we get to her, you'll knock us out and take our Bakugan." Ace coldly said to Grant, not trusting the man in the slightest. Grant shoved Mira to the side and stood in front of Ace with a seriously angry expression.

"Don't you EVER think I'll pull dirty tricks like that, shrimp." Grant said to the Darkus brawler in a very stern tone. "We Spectres brawl fair and square. We don't use cheap tricks to win a fight cause that wouldn't make us look good. So the next time you say that about us, I will break your damn jaw." It was clear that Ace's words struck the larger man to the core and now he was close to throwing hands.

"If what you said is true…" Alice spoke up, getting Grant's attention. "Would you consider helping us stop the bombs from detonating? We don't want anyone to be hurt because of us." Mira, Ace and their Bakugan didn't expect Grant to actually agree to help. After all, he just spent the last few minutes taking on both Percival and Wilda while wrecking the area. There was no way-

"Sure. Why not?" Grant answered with a grin, making Mira and Ace look at him with wide eyes.

"... What?" Mira questioned, not believing what she just heard.

"I said I'll help. That bitch decided to bring other people into our brawl, and that's not how we do things with the Spectres. At least for me and Damus." Grant explained with a hand on his hip. "Besides, the redhead here asked nicely, so how can I say no? She's a looker, I'll tell you."

"Ummm, thank you. But I'm taken." Alice laughed nervously, feeling a bit uncomfortable with Grant's little comment. "Let's go find the others."

"Right. But I'm watching you." Mira told Grant with a glare, making him smirk even more.

"Go ahead, babe. I don't mind." Grant's words made the others shake their heads as they ran inside the forest to find the others.

'With Tsubaki and Wendy'

"Ability, activate! Moby Killer!" Macubass transformed its hands into cannon barrels before firing guillotine-shaped energy blasts at Ingram.

Macubass: 700-1100

"Double ability, activate! Wind Echo plus Wild Split!" Tsubaki quickly activated in an effort to counter the Moby Killer. Just as the energy blasts were about to hit her, Ingram split into five clones before entering the shadows.

Master Ingram: 600-800

Macubass: 1100-900-600

Ingram and her clones shot out of the shadows and rushed in to strike Macubass. "I won't fall for that trick again!." Mylene told them while activating another card. "Ability card, activate! Saber Barracuda!" Macubass quickly summoned two energy blades from its wrists before slashing through most of the Ingrams attacking it.

Macubass: 600-900

"HAAA!" The real Ingram brought down her claw, only for Macubass to block it with its sabers before it struck back. Macubass then shoved Ingram forward, causing her to crash into the water.

"Hang on, Ingram!" Tsubaki shouted at her partner before taking out another Bakugan. "Come Bakugan Trap! Ventus Hylash!" She threw it in the air before it opened up, transforming into Tsubaki's Trap Bakugan.

Hylash: 350 Gs

"Wow. You have three Bakugan?!" Wendy asked with curious eyes, completely mesmerized by Hylash's design. Hylash flew towards Ingram, who raised her hand up before grabbing onto the Trap Bakugan and flying in the air.

"Thank you for that, Hylash." Ingram thanked Hylash, who nodded in response.

"Double ability, activate! Thunder Strike Open plus Wind Power Extreme!" Tsubaki activated two ability cards in her gauntlet. Hylash transformed into its jet form before rocketing forward while Ingram's body began to glow a green aura.

Hylash: 350-550

Macubass: 900-700-400

Master Ingram: 800-1100

"Not bad. But not good enough." Mylene taunted with a smirk as she waved her arm. "Gate card, open! Element Merge!" The field began to glow as the energy from both Hylash and Ingram transferred into Macubass, increasing its power.

Macubass: 400-600-800

Hylash: 550-350

Master Ingram: 1100-900

"And ability card, activate! Mauser Barracuda!" Macubass' hands once again transformed, though this time, they took the form of a gatling gun. Aiming it at Ingram and Hylash, Macubass unleashed a barrage of blue energy shots.

Master Ingram: 900-600

Hylash: 350-50

Both Ingram and Hylash were forced to fly out of the way as the Mauser Barracuda began to shoot at random, its shots striking the beach and leaving sizable holes. "This is insane!" Carla shouted as she covered her ears, the sounds of Macubass' attack ringing in her ears.

"This is over, Mylene!" Tsubaki declared with a determined tone as she quickly put in an ability card. "Ability, activate! Twin Fang: Phantom Comet Storm!"

"Together, Hylash!" Ingram ordered Hylash as it once again transformed into its jet form, though this time, Ingram landed on him like a surfboard.

Master Ingram: 600-1000

Hylash: 50-450

Macubass noticed them flying towards it as it began to fire at them. "I won't lose to a weakling like you!" Mylene shouted in anger as she put in an ability card. "Ability, activate! ABSIDS!" Like before, Macubass unleashed its small drones, which began to fire on Ingram and Hylash.

Master Ingram: 1000-600

Hylash: 450-50

Macubass: 800-1200

Rather than feel nervous or scared, Tsubaki actually smiled as she put in an ability card. "Ability card, activate! Claw Thunder Position-Kagenui!" Hylash suddenly transformed into its warrior mode as it and Ingram dodged the attacks. Without saying a word, Hylash spread its fingers are several threads shot out, wrapping around Macubass and its ABSIDS drones.

Macubass: 1200-800

Master Ingram: 600-1000

Hylash: 50-450

"What did you do?!" Mylene demanded, having noticed the ABSIDS ability being negated.

"Hylash's ability happened." Tsubaki confidently told her. "Claw Thunder Position-Kagenui nullifies the opponent's ability, no matter how powerful it is. Ingram! Hylash!"

"It's over, Mylene Farrow!" Ingram twisted her body before she slammed her feet into Macubass' head. All the mechanical Bakugan could do was moan before it reverted back into ball form, landing in front of a shocked Mylene, the last of her life gauge draining to nothing.

"YOU DID IT!" Wendy cheered as Tsubaki caught Ingram and Hylash, a satisfied smile on her face. "Both of you were amazing, Tsubaki! I love the way you used wind to fight!"

"Clearly, she's found a new interest in Bakugan." Carla sighed while shaking her head, though she did smile a bit at how childishly curious her Dragon Slayer was.

"It was thanks to you, Wendy. After all, you motivated me to win." Tsubaki told her with a sisterly smile.

"I agree. Thank you for your support, Wendy." Ingram added while jumping on her partner's shoulder and giving the younger girl a bow, much to her embarrassment.

"W-W-Well, I didn't want you to los-"

"DAMN YOU!" However, their little moment of victory was cut short when Mylene took out her energy whip and flung it towards Tsubaki. However, Wendy heard them and turned around, sucking in air.

"Sky Dragon Roar!" Before the whip could land a hit, Wendy launched her signature Dragon Slayer spell, which not only knocked away Mylene's weapon, but it also launched the Vexos on her back.

"Such power from someone so young. I can see why Natsu talks highly of her." Ingram admitted out loud with a surprised tone.

"Stupid… brat…" Mylene gritted her teeth while lifting her gauntlet, typing in some commands. "You lose…"

"NO!" Tsubaki shouted as she and Wendy noticed what she was doing. Mylene quickly threw a device on the ground, which began to cover the area in smoke. Wendy quickly used her magic to blow it all away, though Mylene was able to escape.

"We have to get to the others now!" With that, the three females rushed to find their friends and warn them about what Mylene had done.

'With the others, at the same time'

"Okay. I think that's everything!" Baron said out loud as he threw the last of the bombs in a pile on the empty beach. It took some time to find them, but the brawlers were eventually able to dig them out of their hiding spots and move them to a less populated area.

"Good. I thought it'd never end." Jet confessed while wiping the sweat off his head. He was worried these things would go off, but luckily, that wasn't the case.

"Partner, how should we deal with these bombs?" Leonidas asked Natsu, who looked at the distance with a frown.

"You hear that?" Natsu asked everyone with a serious tone.

"The battling stopped." Erza spoke up with an equally serious tone. "Hopefully the others won their battles."

"Well, the bombs aren't going off. So that's a good sign, right?" Nemus asked while looking at the pile of bombs.

*Beep*Beep*

However, the moment Nemus said that, the lights on the remaining bombs suddenly began to flash, much to everyone's surprise. "What's going on?!" Lucy asked everyone as the lights flashed faster.

"They're on!" Kallen shouted in an urgent tone. "Gray, freeze them!"

"No time!" Thinking fast, Gray put his hands on the ground. "Ice Make Dome!" A dome made of ice appeared around the bombs. "Get back! I don't know how strong these things are!"

"Darling, no!" Juvia shouted while trying to run to Gray's side. However, Levy and Kallen quickly grabbed her arms and pulled her back as most of the group got away from the dome.

Apart from two people.

"Keep it holding, Gray." Natsu told his rival as he got next to his rival.

"Idiot! Get out of the-!"

*BOOM*

Before Gray could finish his sentence, the bombs suddenly detonated within the dome, causing a bright light to emanate from it. Gray gritted his teeth as he put his magic into the dome in order to keep the blast in check. "It's… getting… out!" Gray said through his teeth as cracks began to form around the dome.

"I got this, ice princess. Don't worry." Natsu confidently told him with a grin. Soon, the dome itself broke as the last of the explosion shot out. However, Natsu opened his mouth and began to suck as hard as he could, consuming the explosion itself.

"Partner!" Leonidas shouted as Natsu and Gray were launched back, landing on the sand hard as smoke came out of the spot where the bombs were.

"Natsu! Gray! Are you guys okay?!" Happy asked as he and the others quickly went to check on them.

"I'm fine. Dammit…" Gray muttered to himself as he sat up, looking at the now smoking crater.

"Oh darling! You saved us!" Juvia hugged Gray from behind, much to his shock.

"Crap… I didn't think that would work." Natsu admitted while panting a bit, only to hold back a burp.

"Are you crazy?! Why would you try eating an explosion?! This is just like when you tried eating lightning!" Kallen shouted while smacking Natsu on the head.

"Sorry. I just had a hunch." Natsu apologized while rubbing his head.

"Well, at least the bombs are taken care of. And no one got hurt." Levy pointed out with a smile.

"True. But now we need to find Mira and the others. Hopefully, they haven't lost their Attribute Energies." Sona added with a concern frown.

"No need to worry about that." A voice called out from the bushes, making everyone get defensive. Luckily, it was just Ace, followed by Mira, Alice and…

"What's he doing here?" Kallen questioned while getting in a fighting stance as the fourth person to come out was none other than Grant. Gray didn't need to be told what to do as he summoned an ice cage around the Subterra brawler, much to his annoyance.

"Really? What the hell, man?" Grant asked while knocking on the ice cage.

"As shocking as it might be, he actually agreed to talk. Not to mention he had no plans to actually use the bombs, unlike Mylene." Mira explained to everyone, though she did glare back at Grant. "We were able to beat him, though he was rather strong."

"What about Tsubaki and Ingram?" Wilda asked the group.

"There you all are!" Carla's voice rang out from above, noticing the group below.

"Carla. Where are Tsubaki and Wendy?" Erza asked the white Exceed as she flew down.

"They're close by. Tsubaki and Ingram were able to defeat Mylene, though she was able to escape." Carla explained with a frown before she noticed the smoking crater. " I take it you were able to contain the explosion?"

"Aye! Natsu and Gray teamed up and kept it from hurting us!" Happy explained with a paw raised.

"Good. No one was hurt after all." Percival sighed in relief.

"Not only that, but we got a hostage." Droy pointed out while referring to Grant. "Maybe we should find out some stuff from this guy."

"Look, I already said I'd talk. No need to cage me up." Grant bluntly told everyone with his arms crossed.

"Okay. Let's regroup with Tsubaki and Wendy, then head back to our room." Erza ordered everyone as she sternly glared at Grant. "Then we'll talk." No one saw any reason to disagree as they all began to walk back to the hotel, with Gray freeing Grant before freezing his arms together.

"Seriously? You humans are annoying as hell." Grant complained, though he followed them regardless.

However, little did the group know, they were being watched by a certain Vexos, who observed them with a pair of binoculars.

"That idiot! Why isn't he trying to run?!" Mylene asked herself with an annoyed tone as she lowered her binoculars. Not only was she humiliated by Tsubaki, but her bombs were stopped AND Grant found himself as a hostage to the brawlers. As much as she didn't care about the brute, it wasn't going to be good news for Damus and the others. 'I'll be back, brawlers. And next time, I WILL take your Attribute Energies.'

And with that, the Vexos disappeared into the forest.

God this chapter was a pain to write. Not because I didn't know how it was gonna end, but rather how I was gonna use the abilities. I had to watch some of the old episodes to visualize how the attacks played out while also thinking about how each move would be made. If it was easy, I would've posted this chapter days ago.

But at least we have the chapter and man was it fun to come back to this story. I really am sorry for taking so long with the update. However, I REALLY don't like it as some of you ask me to update in OTHER reviews for my stories. I hear you guys, so you don't need to spam me. That's just annoying.

So now that I'm back with this story, it's time to think about how it will go on from here, which won't be as hard since I have my good friend and beta reader, Earth Dragon Arnight(go check out his stuff. It's… good). I do wanna try and update another chapter by the end of this year, but it might be tough with my other stories and work, so please bear with me.

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Next time: A strategy meeting.