Episode 8: Fight or Flight
At the airport, The Brawlers were waiting for Alice's plane to arrive. But elsewhere on the airport grounds, two boys... brothers to be exact, were waiting alongside their friend for another arrival. "You know what's really cool? When you use the ability cards, you can use them to block a move." This boy was Takashi, he had dark hair, and brown eyes, he wore a brown vest with fur collar and a light orange tank-top under it. He also wears light colored pants, and black boots. Also, he is a Pyrus Brawler just like Izuku, Bakugo and Xander.
"Sure, but I'm really stoked about using the ability cards in a combination attack." This was Kosuke, he was Takashi's brother, he has darkish brown hair, light brown eyes, he wears goggles all the time. He wears a blue tank-top, a green jacket around his waist, and yellow pants. Opposite to his brother, he is a Darkus Brawler, both were quirkless so they didn't have any special features..
"Good idea!" Takashi looked to a girl named Mui, she has mid-length blonde hair, a small segment of which was braided, and blue eyes. She also wore a pink shirt, she is also quirkless. "Mui, come here, we'll show you a couple of new Bakugan Battle tricks."
"Yeah, check it out, they're really cool!" Kosuke agreed.
Mui turned to them after being distracted by the airplanes. "Sorry... I wasn't listening guys, it wasn't important was it...?" she asked them.
The two boys knew exactly what had been on her mind, she'd been trying to look for her brother who went to live with her father. Takashi and Kosuke want to do everything they can to make her happy, but it might prove difficult given the long distance she and her brother are. The brothers looked at each other with concern, but understood completely how she was feeling. "It's okay, we know that you're thinking about your little brother again." Takashi said to her and looked to Kosuke. "Say something..."
"Uh yeah! You're out here every day waiting for him to show up." he said to her trying to cheer her up.
Mui smiled at them knowing they cared about her and her little brother very much. "I know..." she looked out to the sky watching airplanes fly in, she soon entered a flashback of when her brother left. She could never forget seeing her brother Makoto cry, as he left with his father.
Their parents were separated, it was hard on her brother, but it was harder on her. Makoto's last words to his big sis was "See you later..." She was saddened from seeing her brother leave the country, she wished only to see him come home. "Hurry... I'll be waiting for you... here..." she said as she stared at both the ocean and the sky.
Takashi and Kosuke knew that she was hurting, they couldn't bear to see her like this. They were about to cheer her up, but suddenly... "Waiting won't bring you anything..." the boys turned around only to see Masquerade standing before them. "You have to make these happen." he said to them. Mui looked to him feeling something very dark about him, and knowing Masquerade... he's got something up his sleeve. "I can grant you any wish, with these..." he held up two Doom Cards. "All you have to do is use them".
Takashi & Kosuke looked at each other but looked to Mui, they wanted to help her see Makoto more than anything. And if this is the only way to get her brother to come home, what choice did they have?
Meanwhile in the airport, Mina, Denki, Momo, Jiro and Izuku were running through the airport trying to find Alice. She just recently arrived, and given how big the airport is... it was gonna be a hassle.
"Come on, where is she?" Mina asked as they looked around.
Izuku then managed to find Alice through the crowd, "There she is! Alice!" he called out to her.
Alice turned around and saw him and the others and smiled warmly at them. "Izuku, everyone." her attire at the moment is a yellow dress with white shorts, a green blouse, and small boots colored white and green. She has a pinkish-red bracelet on her left wrist as well. Her hair is ginger orange and she has hazel eyes, she also has purple stripe markings on her shoulders and arms, she walked to them and bowed, "Its great to see you!"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Denki said as he and the others sat down with her on a bench. "So Alice, you must be beat after that long flight."
"Not really, I slept all the way from Moscow, so it didn't feel like it took that long." Alice said to her.
"Had you made prior arrangements with me, I could have gotten you a seat on our private plane." Momo said to her. After all she is a rich kid, so who wouldn't have their own private plane? "I believe your journey would have taken half as long."
Pretty soon, Preyas jumped up from Mina's pocket and popped open. "So you're Alice huh...? Woooowww... you sure are pretty." he said to her with a large red blush across his face.
Tigrerra rolled up behind Preyas and opened up. "Milady, you truly are a sight to behold."
Soon the other Bakugan rolled up and opened and gave their own compliments.
"Wow, you ARE pretty" said Hydragan(Draca)
Alice giggled at them but soon remembered something. "Oh that's right, I brought both of you something from back home." she started going through her bag.
"For us? You shouldn't have." Tigrerra said to her.
"Oh yes she should have! I love presents!" Preyas quickly objected but noticed the gift she brought. "What's that?"
"Here's some fresh battle simulations... they're set up to match your attributes. You like them? You can use them next time you do battle." Alice said to them with a warm smile.
"Yeah, great..." Preyas said bluntly.
Hydragan hit Preyas in his side, "Don't be rude Preyas"
"It does look interesting, but how did you make something so small in such a short amount of time?" Komanor asked her curiously as Jiro approached.
"You see Komanor, Alice is the brains of the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. She knows more about the game than any of us." she explained to her.
"She doesn't battle, but if you ever want to know anything about the game, she's the one to go to for the info." Mina said to them.
"You don't say." Preyas and Tigrerra said in unison.
Alice soon noticed something and looked around. "Uh, hey... aren't Xander and Anna around here?" she asked curiously.
Meanwhile, Xander and Anna were trying to find the others in the Airport. "Aw man, this bites... where did they go? How could they get lost in an airport?" he asked Anna.
"We go to the rest room for 1 minute and we already lost them." Anna said.
"You have been walking in circles a few times now" Kitronai said from Xanders pocket.
"Aw man! How did we even navigate this the first time?!" Xander said as the couple looked around.
"We all came here together, but I guess they must have wandered off somewhere." Denki said as he looked around.
"Well I hope to meet them in person soon, and Izuku, thank you for letting me stay with you."
"N-No problem Alice, you know you're welcome at my place any time, my Mom was very excited to have someone staying over, we made sure to clean up the spare room so you can stay with us." Izuku reassured her.
Alice watched the group and smiled but her thoughts went back to what Drago said. "For the sake of your world and mine, we must find the human who corrupted Naga's mind. I remember his name, his name... is Michael..." it echoed in her mind as she was lost in her train of thought.
"These visions I keep having, what do they mean...? And what does Grandfather Michael have to do with it all?" She thought to herself as she slightly glanced away from the others. "Is he somehow connected to Masquerade and the potential destruction of Vestroia, the homeworld of the Bakugan?" she looked at her friends with concern. "It doesn't make any sense, I could tell my friends about this, but what would they think of me?"
Izuku noticed Alice looked concerned, he knew something was wrong as he learned how each of his friends looked when they are sad, angry, or any emotion. He went to talk to her, but suddenly...
"Hey you..." a voice called out. The Brawlers looked to who called them, it was Takashi, Kosuke and Mui. "You're Midoriya and his buddies right?" Kosuke asked them.
Alice looked at them but knew there might have been a reason behind it. "That's right, who are you...?"
Both Takashi and Kosuke held up the Doom Cards Masquerade gave them. The Brawlers gasped in shock seeing them. "They were sent by Masquerade?!" Denki asked.
Xander and Anna managed to find their way to the hallway where they would be able to find their friends. Xander sighed in relief. "This is the place..."
"But where are the others?" Anna asked him.
"What?" Xander looked around for them and saw they were nowhere in sight. "I... guess we are lost..." he admitted.
Meanwhile outside, The Brawlers were with Takashi and Kosuke, getting ready to start the battle.
"Are you guys sure you don't want me to help out?" Izuku asked as the ones who decided to start the battle were Denki, Mina and Jiro.
"Nah, we're good man! Look I know we can take these two, besides we have Alice here to help us." Denki pointed to them.
Alice was surprised from what he said. "But I-" Alice was cut off when Jiro interrupts her.
"Besides I've been itching to get my brawl on with Komanor ever since I got him! I ain't passing this chance now" Jiro said as indeed this time she now had more than just one Bakugan on her person this time.
"Besides, it's three against two, so we're good to go." Denki said as he placed his Bakushooter on his wrist.
Kosuke smirked and looked at his brother. "Hey Takashi, did you hear that?"
"Yeah, this oughta be fun. Finally we found some decent competition."
Mui looked at them worriedly. "Hey guys... are you sure about this...?"
Izuku managed to hear it clearly, he knew a worried tone when he heard it. Takashi looked to her with a surprised expression. "You don't want us to battle...?"
"Mui, if we beat them you'll get to see your brother." Kosuke reminded her.
Izuku's eyes widened given his good sense of hearing. "So that's the reason Masquerade chose them... he's using that girl's brother as leverage." he thought to himself while he clenched his fist in anger.
"That girl must be planning their strategy for them." Mina suggested.
Jiro didn't care one bit, because she was more focused on the battle. She quickly pulled out a card and held it up. "Hey! Quit yapping and lets brawl!" she yelled at them.
A plane eventually started to take off, Denki, Mina, Jiro and the two brothers held up their cards as they began to glow. "Bakugan Field Open!" they called out as they entered the Pocket Dimension Battlefield without the others.
Takashi and Kosuke held out their Doom Cards, starting the battle off. "Doom Card Set!" they tossed it into the field."
"Gate Card Set!" they tossed their Gate Cards onto the field, seeing them set up on the field.
Alice looked at the field in thought. "I wonder what attack we should use first...?"
Mina jumped up. "Let's try this one! Bakugan Brawl!" She shot her Aquos Robotallion onto the field. "Robotallion Stand!" She called out as Robotallion emerged on the field readying itself for battle. "Yeah! Go get 'em!"
"An Aquos Robotallion? Okay, I'll try this! Bakugan Brawl!" Kosuke shot out a Robotallion of his own onto the field. "Darkus Robotallion Stand!" he called out as his Darkus Robotallion stood on the field.
"Another Robotallion?!" Denki panicked seeing it.
"Aw man, you know what that means!" Preyas said, Jiro looked at her Bakupod. "Calculating both Robotallion Power levels to 620 G's." the Bakupod informed them.
"And now... the Ability Card!" Kosuke activated his Ability Card to combined the powers of Darkus and Aquos. "This will give my Robotallion the abilities of both Darkus and Aquos!" he formed a smirk across his face. "Bonus Power Level of 200 G's added." said the Bakupod.
Mina was shocked by what happened. "Darkus Robotallion's power level just spiked majorly!"
"The combination of Darkus and Aquos is a powerful force indeed." Tigrerra said.
Darkus Robotallion charged at its Aquos opposite and punched it straight in the face, sending it into the Doom Dimension as it let out a painful cry, Mina could only watch as one of her Bakugan was sent into the Doom Dimension forever. "Oh no, my Robotallion!" she cried out.
Alice covered her ears, hearing the Bakugan yell as it was thrown into the Doom Dimension, "This, is terrible" she said as she noticed Mui's expression, she too was terrified at this
Mui began to tremble from what she just saw. "That... poor Bakugan..."
Alice watched her knowing that she was never one to hurt anyone or anything. But the question was, would she be more reasonable than the brothers? Meanwhile, Jiro shot an intense glare at them. "You'll pay for this you brats! Bakugan Brawl!" she shot her own Ventus bakugan, a Ventus Falconeer onto the field. "Falconeer Stand!" she called out as Falconeer emerged on the field screeching at its opponents.
"Let me on that action too! Bakugan Brawl!" Denki said as he fired his bakugan onto the field too, "Saurus, Stand!" he called out as his Haos Saurus appeared on the field, letting our a roar.
Takashi was up next, so he pulled out a Gate Card. "This'll shut them down!" he said looking to Kosuke, receiving an approving nod. "Gate Card Set!" he tossed it to the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot out a Pyrus Serpenoid onto the field. "Serpenoid Stand!" he called out, seeing his Serpenoid emerge on the field. "Calculating Power Levels" the Bakupod showed them Serpenoids power level.
"He's going with a Pyrus Serpenoid, and its power level is at 320. But why?" Mina asked.
"I don't know, but we're gonna stop him." Denki said to them.
"Yeah, and I think I know what to do." Jiro was about to go into battle.
"Wait!' Alice stopped her before she could. "Don't be so eager to rush into battle, look at what you're up against."
"What do you mean?" They looked back to the field.
"They've activated the diagonal relationship between Pyrus and Darkus." Alice explained to them, "Don't focus on their Ability Cards, be more careful with the Gate Cards they use as well." She reminded them of the Gate Card Takashi threw out earlier.
"Do you understand?" Alice asked them, noticing Preyas, Komanor and Tigrerra flying up to her.
"Huh, Brains as well as beauty, now that's some good advice Alice." Preyas said to her.
"Indeed, impressive." Tigrerra added to the compliment.
"I see now why your the brains of this team" Komanor added.
"You should be working together as a team, believe me, you'll get ahead much faster if you do. It'll work, trust me." Alice advised them.
Mina, Denki and Jiro looked to Alice, and smiled knowing she was right. Meanwhile, Takashi and Kosuke were watching them curiously. "So do you think they're taking a time out?" Takashi wondered as he looked at them.
"Maybe..." Kosuke said.
"Gate Card Set!" Mina threw out a Gate Card onto the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" She shot her Aquos Terrorclaw onto the field. "Terrorclaw Stand!" she called out seeing Terrorclaw appear on the field.
"Terroclaw?" Kosuke smirked seeing it and glanced to Saurus. "This outta take care of him, Bakugan Brawl!" he shot out Darkus Fear Ripper to the field. "Fear Ripper Stand!" he called out as Fear Ripper emerged on the field. It charged at Saurus getting ready to rip him apart.
"Yeah! Gate Card Open!" Denki called out as the Gate Card began to glow. "Calculating Power Levels, 410 G's." the Bakupod informed them.
Kosuke smirked at it. "Ability Card Activate! Diagonal Relationship between Darkus and Pyrus!" he called out as Serpenoid's Power merged with Fear Rippers. "Fear Ripper Power Level, 450 G's."
"Oh no! Saurus!" Mina cried out.
"Get outta there!" Jiro called out, but it was too late.
Fear Ripper raised its claws and struck Saurus down with no mercy. Denki watched as his Bakugan went straight into the Doom Dimension. "Saurus!" he cried out.
"Yeah!" Takashi and Kosuke cheered out, but Mui was less than cheerful because of what they're doing.
Tears began to form in Denki's eyes because of the loss of her friend Saurus, but it was clear to Jiro, who saw the rest of the team as a second family to her... they pushed her over the limit. "Hey!" she called out to them with much fury in her tone. The boys heard it beginning to panic. "I knew Masquerade was cruel... but now he's gone too far! Gate Card Set!" she tossed out another one of her Gate Cards to the field.
Denki saw this and was surprised as he rubbed away the tears. "Jiro, you sure about this?" he asked her curiously.
"Don't worry... I'll be alright...'' She gave Denki a reassuring smile but scowled at the brothers. "Bakugan Brawl!'' She tossed out a new Bakugan onto the field. "Monarus Stand!" she called out as a Ventus Monarus emerged on the field.
Present Mic: Incoming new Bakugan, it's Monarus, like other most winged Bakugan, it's one of the fastest Bakugan thanks to its large wings and ultra light weight. It has the ability to fly beyond Gate Cards. Its enormous butterfly wings can create a mighty hurricane wind to defeat its opponents.
Denki and Mina saw it amazed but smiled confidently looking to the brothers. "Come on! Lets see what you got!" Mina egged them on.
"They still wants to play? Newsflash! Just because you're on top of your own card, doesn't give you the advantage. Watch this!" Takashi immediately shot out a Pyrus Gargonoid onto the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" he called out as Gargonoid emerged on the field, hissing at Terrorclaw. "Gargonoid Power Level Stable. At 320 G's." said the Bakupod. "Ability Card Activate! Rapid Fire!" he tossed it to the field as flames emerged in front of Terrorclaw, and as a surprise, a Darkus Juggernoid arrived on the field.
Marucho screamed at the top of his lungs. "WHAT KIND OF MOVE IS THAT?!" Preyas exclaimed, "He just cut in on his partners battle!".
"G level increase, Gargonoid to 610 G's." said the Bakupod.
Takashi chucked at them. "That Ability Card lets your teammate join the fight, now we're twice as strong." he boasted.
"A Combination Play!" Kosuke called it.
"That's impossible!" Mina cried out.
"Now, get his Terrorclaw you two!" Takashi called out to them. Gargonoid and Juggernoid charged at Terrorclaw getting ready to give him a beat down.
"Not so fast! Ability Card Activate! Air Battle!" Jiro called out as Monarus flew over to the same card Terrorclaw was on. Kicking Gargonoid down while Juggernoid continued its charge. "Air Battle is an Ability Card that allows Monarus to fly beyond the Gate Card it landed on, and Nullifies the one it will land on. But Since it is Mina's Card, I won't let her land."
"Thanks Jiro, now it's time for some desperate measures! Gate Card Open! Trade Off!" Mina called out as the Gate Card glowed brightly, forcing both Gargonoid and Juggernoid to return to Ball Form.
"Oh no!' Takashi cried out.
"They beat both our Bakugan!" Kosuke exclaimed.
Monarus returned to Jiro as Terrorclaw returned to Mina. "How'd you like that boys? Trade Off is a Command Card which can overthrow any Bakugan with a power level over a hundred G's." Mina explained to them.
"Well done Mina." Tigrerra said to him.
"That's using your brain!" Preyas exclaimed to him in a positive way.
Denki smirked as he held a hand to her hip. "So, you boys paying attention?" he asked them as Alice giggled. The brothers glared at them for the defeat they've taken.
Meanwhile, Mina pulled out a Gate Card. "Incoming! Ha!" she tossed the card onto the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" she shot her Terrorclaw back onto the field. "Terrorclaw Stand!" he called out as Terroclaw emerged on the field.
"Terrorclaw again?" Kosuke smirked and pulled out an ability card. "Then I'll use this..." but before he could activate it, Mina tossed an ability card to the field. "No way!"
"Ability Card Activate! Water Refrain!" Mina called out as Kosuke's ability card was negated.
"What?! What's happening?!" he asked with a form of shock in his voice.
"You're out of luck dude! You can't activate your ability card right now, because Mina just sealed it!" Denki explained to him.
Kosuke glared at them. "Nice move, but there's no way you can win this battle!" he warned them.
"That's right, we're gonna win this battle so that Mui can see her brother!" Takashi added to it.
Mui looked at the brothers with small smile. "Kosuke... Takashi..."
The brothers nodded to her as Kosuke readied his next Bakugan. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot his Darkus Robotallion onto the field Serpenoid was on. "Robotallion Stand!" he called out as it stood next to Serpenoid.
Denki let out a light chuckle seeing it. "Using that one again?" he asked him with a confident grin.
Jiro looked at Darkus Robotallion curiously, noticing that it landed on the same card as Serpenoid. "Hold on Kaminari, something's not right." she said to him.
"What do you mean Jiro?"
"Just look, he threw Robotallion onto the same card as Serpenoid, they've been using some sneaky tricks since they started, so you have to ask yourself. What is it they're planning?" she asked him as she observed the field.
"Kyoka's got a point, they could be doing a combination attack." Komanor said, agreeing with his partner, before they could react, Robotallion grabbed hold of Serpenoid in the form of a head lock.
Denki, Jiro and Mina were surprised by what's happening. "Hey, what's going on? I thought they were on the same team."
Alice watched the scene and quickly realised what was going to happen as she let out a gasp. "It can't be!" she yelled out while Mui dreaded in horror of what was going to happen.
"Gate Card Open now!" Takashi called out as it powered his Serpenoid up. Robotallion felt the power of the Gate card too, but felt Serpenoid break free of his grasp and coil around it.
"Why are they battling each other?!" Denki asked anxiously.
"I don't like this..." Mina watched as Serpenoid held Robotallion in his coils.
"They're trying a Battle Sham." Alice said as everyone looked to her.
"What's that?" Mina asked, only to find out her question was answered when Robotallion was defeated by Serpenoid's squeeze attack, and an aura of light shot out towards Terroclaw landing a direct hit. Sending it straight to the Doom Dimension. Everyone was shocked from what happened, Mui on the other hand... was covering her ears trying to block out the painful screams that Terrorclaw made.
"No! My Terrorclaw!" Mina cried out while Robotallion and Serpenoid returned to their masters.
"Kosuke, now that's what I call a comeback! A choice Stray Shot like that lets the winner send the Bakugan straight to the Doom Dimension." Takashi said to him while explaining to the brawlers.
"It's the ultimate fake out, my Bakugan gets to stay in the battle." Kosuke smirked at them while giving his brother a high-five.
"So that's why its called a Battle Sham!" Denki called out holding a firm glare towards them.
"I see..." Jiro said as she glared.
Alice held her hand to her chin. "Its bit of a reckless strategy if you ask me."
"So what? We're gonna do whatever it takes to win." Takashi said to them.
"We're doing this for Mui and Makoto." Kosuke added to the sentence.
Mina meanwhile was looking at them confused. "Mui and who...?" she asked curiously.
"Makoto...?" Komanor asked them.
Mui looked down as she thought about her brother. "Makoto is Mui's brother, their parents have separated, and we don't know where he lives now. But we found a way to bring them together." Kosuke explained to them.
"Makoto loves Bakugan, and when we win this battle, it will raise our ranking, and wherever he is, he's sure to notice us. And to make Mui happy again, we made a deal with Masquerade." Takashi said to them.
Alice was looking at them knowing what it's like to lose a family member. "That's so sad... poor girl..." she said as she looked down in deep thought. "Maybe my grandfather Michael could help her..." she thought to herself
"So we'll do anything to win!" Takashi yelled out.
"Yeah! Anything for our friend Mui!" Kosuke added.
"Oh boohoo! You're breaking my heart, let's battle!" Jiro declared to them.
Tigrerra flew up to Denki. "Send me in Denki, I'm ready."
Denki nodded and pulled out a Gate Card and tossed it out to the field. "Okay Tigrerra, do your stuff! Bakugan Brawl!" he shot Tigrerra out onto the field. "Tigrerra Stand!" he called out as Tigrerra emerged on the field, roaring at the brothers and shooting an intense glare.
"If you want a battle, you shall get one!" she declared.
"Great! I'm gonna step it up a notch! Because I was born to play this game! Battle!" Takashi shot out a Pyrus Falconeer onto the field to face against Jiro's Falconeer. "Ventus Falconeer Power Level 320 G's. Pyrus Falconeer power level 340 G's, both opponents matching power levels." the Bakupod informed them. "You don't have a chance!" he boasted to them.
Jiro only smirked at him. "Oh yeah? We'll see about that, Kaminari now!" she called out, "You got it! Gate Card open!" he called out as it began to glow. Mina's Preyas and Kosuke's Fear Ripper were brought out onto the battlefield.
"It's a Quartet Battle!" Kosuke cried out.
"Oh goodie!" Preyas chuckled. "I finally get my turn!" he said with a grin on his face. "Calculating Power Levels." the Bakupod informed them as it showed their power levels. Preyas was 300 and Ventus Falconeer was 320 G's. Whereas Pyrus Falconeer stood a 340, and Fear Ripper was at 350 G's.
"The Power Levels haven't changed, and we're still ahead." Takashi said as he looked at his Bakupod.
"Yeah, not for long! Ability Activate! Cut in Saber!" Denki called out as he tossed the Ability Card to Tigrerra.
Tigerra felt its power and disappeared, only to reappear next to Preyas and Ventus Falconeer. "Been waiting for ya Tig!" Preyas said to her.
"The wait is over!" Tigrerra snarled. They charged at Pyrus Falconeer and Fear Ripper, Preyas clobbered both of them into the air, while Tigrerra and Ventus Falconeer leaped into the air and struck them down to the ground.
"We gotcha now!" Denki called out as Fear Ripper and Falconeer went back into ball form, landing right next to Takashi and Kosuke.
They were surprised by that attack. "I don't believe it..." Takashi said in disbelief.
"No way, lets go-" before Kosuke could finish however...
"No! Please stop!" Mui cried out while both the Brawlers and the two brothers looked to her in surprise, only to see tears in her eyes.
Takashi looked at her surprised. "What's the matter, Mui...?" he asked her.
"Please... stop this..." she covered her face starting to cry. "Please stop... Makoto means a lot to me, but not like this... not at the price of all these Bakugan." she pleaded to them, showing her tears running down her face.
"But Mui..." Kosuke looked at her with a worried expression.
Mui immediately shook her head and looked away. "Makoto loves Bakugan, and he thinks the world of you two because you have so much respect for the game. I don't know what happened... but today you're playing seems cruel and mean!" she cried out.
The brothers felt her words hit them like a knife in the heart, as they thought about the time they showed Makoto how to play Bakugan. They looked down in regret after seeing the way they made her cry.
Mui's tears continued to run as she looked to the brothers. "Something's wrong... this game used to be so much fun..." she said to the brothers.
"Yes, she's right..." Alice said, knowing this was not the way for these boys to play the game or to help Mui.
Takashi and Kosuke looked to each other but looked down in thought, they knew they wanted to make Mui happy, but is hurting Bakugan really the right way to go? Takashi knew that what they were doing was wrong, so he made his decision. "Darn..." he rose his hand in the air, which got the brawlers to prepare themselves. "Doom Card return!" he called out as his Doom Card pulled itself out of the field and returned to him.
Kosuke saw it but smiled knowing he was doing what was best for Mui. "Calling it quits huh...?" he rose his hand in the air. "Doom Card return." he called out as his Doom Card returned to him as well.
Mina watched in surprise. "I think they're giving up." she suggested.
Mui looked at the two brothers surprised, but she smiled warmly at them. "Takashi... Kosuke..."
"We got a little carried away, we tried to make you smile... but instead we made you cry." Kosuke said to her.
Takashi smiled and looked to her. "We'll get you and Makoto together somehow."
"Yeah." Kosuke agreed with him.
"IS THIS SOAP OPERA OVER YET?!" Denki called out gaining the brothers attention. "We still have a battle to win over here! We can't let you quit on us now!" he reminded them.
"KAMINARI YOU RUINED THE MOMENT!" Mina shouted at him.
"Yeah, that would be way too easy! Lets go you two!" Jiro encouraged them to continue the battle.
"Eh, whatever" Mina said, "If you're up for it, we'll start again and have a real Bakugan Battle!" Mina offered it to them.
"Yeah." Alice agreed.
The brothers looked at them surprised, but since they offered it, how could the pass that opportunity? They smiled and pulled out their Bakugan. Mui, who had a smile across her face and started to giggle.
"Bakugan BRAWL!" They all called out in unison.
Soon time resumed as back in the airport, Xander and Anna kept walking around to find their friends.
After the battle, Takashi and Kosuke were the ones who lost the battle. "Even after all that, we lost anyway." Takashi said as he looked at his brother.
"Oh well..." Kosuke looked to the brawlers. "Hey, we're sorry we caused you any trouble, but I guess we really wanted to win and we thought Masquerade could help us." he said to them.
"Eh, don't sweat it. Things get said in the heat of battle." Denki accepted their apology.
"And may I say, your Bakugan skills are quite good. And they're almost as good as mine." Jiro complimented them while also teasing.
Mui smiled as they got off the escalator, she looked to Takashi and Kosuke who walked up to them. "Mui, I'm sorry for upsetting you earlier, and I hope you meet up with Makoto soon." Takashi said to her.
"Me too... I'm sorry..." Kosuke bowed to her with his brother.
Mui smiled at them. "Aw thanks... I know you two meant well, I really appreciate it." she walked to them with a warm smile. "Takashi, Kosuke... you're the best." she walked up to Kosuke and kissed him on the cheek causing him to blush.
Tigrerra witnessed this feeling surprised. "My goodness!" she exclaimed.
"Oh my!" Momo exclaimed as well.
"Sister avert your eyes!" Hydragn said to Draca.
"H-Hey! I'm old enough to know!" she complained
Mui soon leaned to Takashi and kissed him on his cheek as well, getting the same reaction. Preyas meanwhile, was getting jealous. "Hey! Don't forget about me!" he cried out while the others laughed. "What, is it my breath?! Come on! Give me a kiss, just on the cheek!" he begged for one.
Meanwhile, Mui was looking at the sky with a warm smile. "Makoto... take care, I'll see you soon little brother." she thought to herself. As the brawlers all laughed together, Alice looked at Mui who thought about her brother. She began to think about her grandfather.
Meanwhile at the spot where they battled, Masquerade walked up to the Doom Cards that Takashi and Kosuke left behind. He looked at them realising he made a bit of a mistake in choosing them, but he didn't care as he formed a devious smirk on his face. Knowing that look, he'll eventually find stronger brawlers that will take care of the Battle Brawlers.
Back inside the airport... Xander was sitting around feeling exhausted from running with Anna sitting next to him. "You know, I once heard about a guy that got lost in an airport for a whole year. Hope that doesn't happen to us." he hoped only to get a different response from Kitronai.
"Well if it does, it'll be your fault!" Kitronai said to him.
Xander gave him a look. "Hey! Don't blame me its not my fault!" he yelled at him.
"Wow!" a voice called out. Xander and Anna looked to who it was, and surprisingly... it was Makoto. "That is so cool! I heard your Bakugan talking to you! You're lucky!" he complimented him.
Xander smiled and chuckled a bit as he got up from his seat and walked to him. "Do you like playing Bakugan?" Xander asked.
"Mm-hmm! My sisters' friends Takashi and Kosuke taught me how to play the game." said Makoto. Then a thought came to him. "Hey, you should see them play! I bet they're two of the best Bakugan players in the whole world!" he said to him.
Xander smiled at him seeing how much he admires them. "Yeah? Well if they're that good, I wouldn't mind battling them sometime." he said to him.
Makoto smiled but he soon realised something. "Oh, I forgot. I have to meet up with my sister right now!"
"Your sister?" Kitronai asked.
"My sister's name is Mui, she lives here in the city. I asked my dad if I could visit, that's why I'm here." Makoto explained to them.
"Gotcha, well say hi to your sister for me, and tell Takashi and Kosuke to keep on battling." Xander said as he held his hand out to him.
Makoto saw it and took his hand with a kind smile. "Sure!" he shook his hand and let go. "Goodbye!" he said as he ran off.
Xander smiled and waved goodbye to him as Anna got up and stood next to him, "He's a nice kid, I bet he'll become a great brawler one day" Xander said. "Ah-ha! There you are!" a familiar voice called out to them. The couple immediately turned around seeing their friends.
"Oh, hey..." Xander said as a sweatdrop formed on his head.
"Flame, Stardust, we've been looking all over for you." Izuku said.
"Sorry guys, we kinda got lost and didn't know where to find you guys. So what did we miss?" Xander asked them.
After they explained everything, Xander and Anna was filled with shock and disappointment. "You mean you were battling the whole time?! What?! You couldn't wait for me?! Thanks for nothing guys!" Xander said to them.
"Don't blame us, it's your fault for getting lost." Mina exclaimed.
"Come on, don't fight you two." Momo said.
"So... sounds like you did alright without us." Xander said with a smile. "Or did you have some help?" he asked as he looked to Alice, "So this is Alice, did she help ya guys out?" he asked.
Alice smiled a bit. "Oh no" she said but looked down in thought. "Maybe now I should tell everyone about my Grandfather Michael and the strange dreams I've been having." she thought to herself and looked to the others. "Guys... there's something I want to talk to you about-" before she could explain however.
"So guys, what was that you were saying about Masquerade?" Xander asked them.
"He was messing with Mui's emotions so he could take all our Bakugan!" Mina explained to him as Denki nodded his head in agreement.
"That dude has got some nerve, and he'll do anything to get his own way." Xander exclaimed as he growled, Anna patted his shoulder to keep him calm.
Alice looked to her but looked to Xander. "Um, wait Xander..." before Alice could interrupt.
"He's joined forces with that guy Michael, they're planning to wipe out Drago's homeworld Vestroia, but we won't let that happen! We need to step up our game and stop Masquerade" Izuku explained.
Realising that its pointless to explain to them, Alice lowered her head and sighed. This immediately caught Anna's attention. "What's wrong?" she asked her.
Alice looked to her but shook off her depression and smiled. "Its nothing Anna." she reassured her.
"You mean Stardust right?" Anna said with a smirk, Alice was confused but remembered she is in japan now and giggled.
"Sorry, I'm going to have to get used to the cultural differences" Alice said.
"I'm famished, lets go to Mina's house and get some Sweet Cake Surprise! Who's in?" Momo said as the group agreed.
At nightfall, Alice was getting ready for bed as she made herself at home in the Midoriya's home, she was currently wearing a set of pajama's with a button up shirt and pants that were lilac in colour, after meeting Izuku's mother and getting t know her, Inko was sound asleep in her own bedroom. Before she could go to bed, she heard a knock at her door. She looked to it and opened it and saw Izuku standing outside of her new room,"M-Midoriya? Is something wrong?" she asked him.
"W-Well, before we headed home, Stardust told me you wanted to say something back at the airport" he said as Alice's eyes widened.
"R-Really?" she asked.
"Y-Yeah, so I would like to know, what was it you wanted to tell me and the others?" he asked her.
Alice looked at him surprised but looked down knowing the truth had to come out. She looked to him with a worried expression hoping he wouldn't get mad. "It's about Dr. Michael..." she said.
"Dr. Michael? W-What about him...? I mean who is he to you...?" Izuku asked her.
Alice looked down. "Well... you see he..." she hesitated a bit, but she had to tell him. "He's my grandfather."
Izuku's eyes widened at this as he was quiet for a moment before he spoke. "H-H-He's yo-" Alice quickly covered his mouth to keep him quiet.
"Please Midoriya, nobody else must know about it. I fear if they found out, they would hate me for it." Alice said. She looked down as she removed her hands from Izuku's mouth, "I knew about my grandfather's disappearance, but I didn't know that he went to Vestroia..." she explained to him.
Izuku looked at her with concern before he smiled and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Alice, you're secret is safe with me, I know how to keep secrets, that is... if you're okay with it...?" he asked her.
Alice was surprised by this action. "Midoriya, I can't risk you keeping my secret from your friends." she said to him.
"I'm willing to, but the truth has to come from you when you're ready to tell them. I promise, I'll be right there by your side when you tell them." Izuku said to her with a kind and gentle smile.
Alice was amazed at his words, not only was he kind, but she was also sweet and generous. In a way, Izuku almost reminded Alice of herself. She smiled back at him for all the Kindness he's giving her. "Thank you Midoriya...your too kind" she said to him.
"No problem Alice" Izuku said, before his gaze had slowly looked at her attire, noticing one button on her pajama top was undone, showing a bit of cleavage as he blushed and slowly got up, "A-Anyways we should get some sleep" he said as he made his way out of her room.
"O-Oh! Ok" Alice said before she noticed something, "Hey wait" she called out, getting Izuku's attention, "I thought your supposed to call Family and Romantic partners by their first name in Japan" she said, as she noticed Izuku called her by her first name.
Izuku realised this too but smiled as he looked to her, "Well, I tent to treat all of my friends as family" he simply said as he walked out of the room and closing the door behind him.
Alice smiled before she button up the rest of her shirt and got into bed, as she laid down and closed her eyes, she started to drift off into sleep before saying, "Goodnight, Izuku".
Anna: Coming up next time on Bakugan Hero Brawlers, its our first day in U.A High, we meet some new and old faces as we start the day, but looks like our homeroom teacher isn't exactly the welcoming type, wait, we're gonna be doing a test already? And we'll get expelled if we fail?! Oh man, talk about a crummy first day, hope you guys don't miss out!
Bakugo: TELL ME HOW YOU GOT A QUIRK OR YOUR DEAD DEKU!
Izuku: AAAAAAAAAHHH
?: So, your the Dragonoid I've been hearing about
Drago: Who are you?
Anna: See you guys later!
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD ITS OVER! Holy crap this took literally ages!
I am so sorry this took so long, I had a bit of writers block on this one but luckily the Bakugan Episodes are done for now, now I just need to do the MHA episodes for the story…yaaaaay…
I will be explaining Alice's quirk in the next chapter, aswell as another awaited characters quirk, so I hope your excited for that
But anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, see ya next time guys!