We've made it before the Destruction. We have to last long enough to force it back! But who am I kidding? We just need to last long enough for Atom and Leo to wake up! We can do it! But something tells me it's not going to be easy. Whatever the cost, whatever it takes, we will defend!
Powers locked away inside
Step up to give the gift of divine
There is no knowing what we face
But we know it to be unsafe
The time now to find
Our guiding light
And save everything that is known
To protect our home
The Bakugan Reality loomed ahead, beckoning the Destruction. "The time is now." He said. He looked back to his comrades in this battle. He knew he would win, even if it meant sacrificing one of them. His goal would be achieved. It was only a matter of time.
Dan was the first one out. "Come on guys! It's coming!" Everybody rushed after him.
"Wait up Dan! You can't beat it by yourself!" Yelled Runo.
"Yeah!" Said Julie. "We're a team! We're going to defend our Reality together!"
"All the way!" Said Marucho. Shun nodded.
"And if you guys are defending, we'll defend as well!" Said Andrew.
"And don't forget about us!" Said Rika. "If Bakugan falls, so does everything else!"
"We will win this day!" Agreed Cassie. Azion looked at Dragonomon.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I'm just not sure how much help I'm going to be without Pyreon." Said Azion. "Without him, I can't brawl."
"Well, you still have me, right?" Asked Dragonomon.
"What are you two murmuring about?" Asked Garfield.
"Nothing." Said Azion.
"You know you're very obvious, right?" Asked Cameron. "You're missing your partner, aren't you?"
"How did you" started Azion.
"I would be doing the same if I lost Blazeon."
"That counts for all of us!" Said Ashia.
"Thanks guys." Said Azion. The group stopped in front of the Bakugan Reality.
"Here we go guys. Nothing's going to stop us!" Said Dan. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said the rest who had Bakugan.
"Digimodify!" Said the Tamers and Cindy.
"Charizard, I choose you!" Said Daniel.
"Time to protect our home!" Said Drago.
"We either win this together," started Skyress.
"Or we lose apart!" Finished Tigrerra.
"We must endure." Said Gorem.
"Or else our home will be lost, forever!" Said Preyas.
"We cannot fail." Said Hydranoid.
"Oh, we won't fail!" Said Blazeon. "We'll trounce them easy!"
"You said it Blazeon!" Said Cameron.
"Be wary of overconfidence." Said Lunaris. "There is a fine line."
"With how many we have, we can't lose!" Said Aquafibian.
"But we must stay vigilant." Said Garfield.
"Our strength is in our united powers." Said Bearth.
"We have to stay together on this." Said Magnatron.
"We will!" Said Andrew.
"All of us." Said Cindy. Darkness began to loom ahead.
"Be ready!" Called Cassie.
"It's coming." Said Cam.
"Let's face this head on!" Said Yuri.
"Please be careful brother, dear." Said Hanabi.
"I'm up for it!" Said Daniel. The darkness continued to draw closer.
"This is it." Said the Commander. "The first major battle." He sighed. "I feel scared, yet also relieved. We can do this."
"Aye sir!" Said Syark. He pressed the comms button. "Everybody, be on guard. The Destruction is coming. Remain calm and be ready."
"Engineering is ready to go!" Said Claip.
"Medical Bay is ready." Said Forlia. "Atom is still out, but his body is starting to respond."
"Dispatch ready and able!" Said Likuti.
"Getting everybody prepared." Said Hydrona. "Bakugan and Digimon supplies are running low, so be wary."
"We're almost out of Digivices and Bakumeters?" Asked Syark.
"That's the sad reality." Said Hydrona. The alarm went off.
"Looks like we're out of time." Said the Commander. The screen pulled up the Destruction and his allies.
"Hm, seems that the Infinity Matrix has taken notice of us." Said the Destruction. The darkness behind him began to coagulate. "Time to end their fun!" The darkness raced out at the Infinity Matrix, striking it hard.
The room began to turn, knocking the Commander off balance. "What was that?!"
"Sir, the Destruction fired at us! Almost all ports are offline. Major failures across the board!" Another alarm sounded. "And it seems that power is going down. We're sitting ducks here!" The lights began to flicker before all the non-emergency ones turned off. "Power is down." Syark's console turned off. "All controls disabled. We're blind, deaf and dumb." The Commander growled.
"Now what?"
"Did you see that?" Asked Akira.
"How could we not?" Asked Dan. "The entire Infinity Matrix toppled!"
"Now what?" Asked Cam.
"We fight on." Said Biagron. "We fight until we can fight no more!"
"Only thing we can do right now." Said Andrew. "We needed the backup from the Infinity Matrix to hold him off. Without it," he didn't need to finish.
"Now we've got the upper hand." Said Spectra.
"Without the Infinity Matrix to back them up, they're helpless!" Said Bill. "Especially when we use our power against them."
"Don't get overconfident." Said the Destruction. "They're still powerful." He looked back to Tom and Chaos. "But we should still have an advantage with them."
"Then shall we get started?" Asked Spectra. He grabbed Helios. Tom grabbed Slight and Pyreon while Chaos grabbed Vladitor.
"Have at it." Said the Destruction. "I will take care of Azion and Cassie.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Spectra.
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Tom and Chaos.
"Bakugan, Stand! Rise Pyrus Darkus Probability Helios!"
"Bakugan, Stand!" Said Tom. "Wash them away Aquos Tsunami Slight! Burn them to the ground Pyrus Pyrokinetic Pyreon!"
"Baku-Sky Raider, Jump!" Said Chaos. "Darken their day Darkus Doomic Vladitor!"
"Get ready!" Yelled Bill. He turned red and summoned blue fire. They all charged.
Azion stared down those in the darkness. "Ready to get Pyreon back, Dragonomon?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Asked Dragonomon. The two prepared to go.
"Where do you think you're going?" Asked Cassie.
"Yeah! We need you here!" Said Janthide. Azion sighed.
"We're going to go get Pyreon. I have to save him!"
"You won't be able to save anybody if the Destruction beats us!" Said Cassie.
"She's right." Said Dragonomon. He looked at Azion again. "We will get Pyreon back. But we just can't do it right now." He looked back to the darkness ahead. "Looks like we got company!"
"You've got more than just company!" Said Spectra. "Ability Activate! Destructive Chance!" A dynamite symbol appeared on Probability Helios's chest, then he generated two glowing orbs. He launched them at the group.
"Not on my watch!" Said Andrew. "Ability Activate! Stardust Lance!"
"Nice try!" Said Magantron. "Starbit Lance!" The two attacks cancelled out. The orbs approached.
"Ability Activate!" Said Dan. "Dragon Astral!" Drago fired at one of the orbs, destroying it. But the other continued on and hit the Reality. It rippled, hitting only the brawlers and their Bakugan.
"Man, this sucks!" Said Dan. The ripples stopped. "If the Reality gets hit, we feel it!"
"That's because it's your home Reality that's being destroyed." Said Spectra.
"Then why aren't you feeling it?" Asked Marucho.
"Because, my home is no longer the Bakugan Reality. It's out here."
"But that's besides the point." Said Bill. "The real deal here is taking all of you out!" He fired lots of fireballs at them.
"Oh no you won't!" Said Marucho. "Ability Activate! Blue Squall!" Preyas whipped up a wave of water and blocked the fireballs.
"Missed one!" Said Bill. He fired one more to the side of Preyas. It went right past him.
"Oh no!" He said. The fireball hit the Reality, sending out more ripples. The brawlers screamed out.
"We've gotta fight through this!" Said Dan.
"But it's debilitating!" Said Runo. "As long as they keep hitting the Reality, we're helpless!"
"Well we're not!" Said Cindy. "Magnaliger! Crocolomon! Let's go!"
"Right!" They said.
"Ability Activate! Power Pounce!"
"Predator Jab!" Said Crocolomon.
"Don't leave us out!" Said Andrew. "Ability Activate! Arcane Supernova!" Magnatron fired.
"Ability Activate!" Said Hanabi. "Venoshock!"
"Ability Activate! Power Punch!" Said Yuri.
"Blow Down!" Yelled Cam. All five attacks went at those in the darkness.
"Wanna bet?" Asked Tom. "Form Change! Haos! Ability Activate! Blinding Reversal!" All of the attacks stopped moving and went back at those who fired them. They dodged, but the Reality got hit. Many more ripples resonated, hitting the Brawlers.
"Ability Activate!" Said Garfield. "Spinning Fury!" Aquafibian spun up and attacked Probability Helios.
The ripples went through the Infinity Matrix, hitting everybody. Most went unaffected, but two got hit by them. Atom's Attribute Wheel and Leonidas began to glow. Forlia looked at them. "They must be feeling the aftershocks of the battle. I really hope they're doing okay!" Another ripple came through, and Leonidas glowed brighter. He opened.
"What's happening?" He asked, feeling the pain of the ripples. Forlia smiled.
"Great! One of you is awake!" She looked at Atom. "Come on, wake up!" His Attribute Wheel just continued glowing.
The Brawlers recovered from the most recent ripple. "This isn't working!" Said Marucho. "Every time we use one of our attacks, another one just hits the Reality!"
"I know." Said Shun. "But what can we do except continue on?" Skyress attacked again.
"Ability Activate!" Said Chaos. "Demolition Hammer!" Vladitor threw his hammer at Drago, who took the hit to prevent it from hitting the Reality. The hammer vanished after it hit Drago.
"This isn't working!" Said Azion. He looked at Pyreon again. "We need to get Pyreon back!"
"Pyreon! Slight! Combine!" Said Tom. Pyreon and Slight combined into Corenago.
"Oh great!" Said Dragonomon.
"BakuDigitize!" Said Cindy. Crocolomon and Magnatron combined into Magnalomon.
"I have an idea." Said Cassie. "But it's risky."
"Lay it on us!" Said Dan. "We're getting hammered down over here!"
"Scalding Wave!" Called Tom. Corenago fired at the Brawlers. The Bakugan got hit by the boiling water, but some went past them and hit the Reality. More ripples went out.
"Time for me to do my part." Said the Destruction. The darkness rose behind him and went towards the Reality.
"Oh no you don't!" Said Runo, recovering from the ripples. "Ability Activate!"
"Hyper Velocity Fang!" Said Tigrerra. She swiped at the darkness, but her claws vanished when she touched it.
"Sorry, but only the true powers of light can stop my attacks!" Said the Destruction. The darkness began to touch the Reality, sending out constant ripples. The Brawlers and their Bakugan were rendered incapacitated.
The ripples shook through the Infinity Matrix again, hitting Atom and Leonidas. Leonidas groaned in pain. "Seems like the battle isn't going that well." He said. "Come on Atom ,wake up!" Another ripple came through, and Atom's Energy Twist Triangle started to glow. The dark symbol was glowing brightest. "What's going on?"
"Darkness is taking over." Said Forlia. "The Destruction is gaining power as it destroys Bakugan." Another ripple came through, and Atom's Attribute Wheel glowed brighter. The Haos symbol glowed brightest. His eyes twitched, then opened. He grimaced.
"Man, what is going on?" He sat up and looked around. "Where am I? The last thing I remember is seeing the Neo Battle Brawlers outside of their Reality."
"You're in the medical wing of the Infinity Matrix." Said Forlia. "You've been knocked out for a while."
"Knocked out?" Asked Atom. Another ripple went through, making him cringe. "What's going on?"
"The Destruction is attacking Bakugan." Said Forlia. "And everybody else is fighting against it. But they're losing. That's why you're feeling pain. The ripples from its damage resonates with those who are tied closest to it." Atom gasped.
"I've got to get out there!" He stood up, but got hit by another ripple.
"You need a few more minutes." Said Forlia. "But trust me, you'll get out there."
"I don't care what it takes." Said Atom. "I've got to get out there now! Otherwise I may not get another chance." Forlia nodded.
"Very well. Open your mouth."
"What for?" Asked Atom as he opened it.
"I'll give you something to reduce the effects of the ripples on you. But it won't taste good."
"Give it to me." Said Atom. Forlia grabbed a small pill and popped it in Atom's mouth. As soon as it touched his tongue, he almost puked. "Keep it in!" Forlia dumped some water into his mouth and he swallowed.
"What the heck was that?"
"It was a special pill that is comprised of several different advanced compounds, most of which are unpronounceable by both you and me. It'll give you a temporary shielding from the Realital Ripples, but it won't last forever. You need to go, now!"
"On it." Said Atom. He grabbed Leonidas and dashed out the door.
Darkness began to seep into the Reality, tearing it apart. The Commander could only watch. "This is terrible."
"I know." Said Syark. He grabbed the data from the Reality, seeing that its destruction was already at 25%. "We've got maybe five minutes before it's destroyed."
"Then I guess I better get started quickly." The Commander and Syark looked at Atom, who had just walked in. "I need to get out there! Now!"
"Well," started Syark, "Energy levels are back up to 10%, and sensors are coming back online. But we've only got reserve power going everywhere else. We can't transport you over there."
"Then open a hatch." Said Atom.
"It'll take you at least two minutes to get there, leaving less than three to stop the Destruction."
"The more we talk, the less time we have." Countered Atom.
"Fair point." Said the Commander. "Syark, open the nearest hatch."
"On it, sir." He pointed down the hallway. "The nearest one is the one where you guys first came in. You remember the way?" Atom nodded. "Then get going! You've got less than four minutes!" Atom dashed down the hallway.
Another attack touched the Reality, sending another bout of ripples out. "The more they struggle against the ripples, the more they feel them!" Said the Destruction. "This cycle is endless! This is the end for all of you!"
Dan looked up. "Come on, Drago. We can do this!" He brought his Bakumeter up.
"We have to." Said Drago. He attempted to get up, but the ripples continued to rip into him.
"Come on. We have to fight it!" Dan lifted up his Bakumeter. "Ability Activate! Dragon Thrasher!" Drago got moving, resisting the effects from the ripples.
"What the?" Asked Spectra. "How are they resisting?" Bill noticed something in Dan's Attribute Wheel.
"Wait, it seems that he has another symbol on his hand!" The Destruction took a look and a double take.
"That symbol. It can't be!" Dan's Yu-Gi-Oh symbol glowed vibrantly as he fought the effects of the ripples.
"Nothing is impossible!" He said. "All I have to do is use what I have!" The Yu-Gi-Oh symbol and his Attribute Wheel lit up at the same time. A bubble seemed to form around both him and Drago before vanishing. "And we will never"
"Give up!" Finished Drago.
"The unification of different Realities." Said the Destruction. "But when did the abilities come together?"
"If Dan can fight it," started Marucho.
"Then we can fight it!" Said Preyas.
"Of course we can!" Said Renas. They fought through the ripples, both of Marucho's symbols aglow.
"Ability Activate! Blue Stealth!"
"Now you see me, now you don't!"
"Ditto." Both Preyas and Renas vanished. Bubbles appeared around all three of them before vanishing.
"Stay back, all of you!" Said the Destruction.
"They won't get close." Said Spectra. "Ability Activate! Blind Clear!" Preyas and Renas reappeared.
"Good thing we're just the distraction." Said Preyas. Spectra looked behind him to see Drago.
"Ability Activate! Dragon Overcannon!" Drago fired at Probability Helios, defeating him.
"What?" Asked Spectra.
"Big deal." Said the Destruction. "You've got less that three minutes before you fade away, along with your Reality!"
"Come on guys!" Said Shun. "We've got to fight!" He couldn't resist the ripples. Skyress glowed, defeated, followed by Tigrerra, then Gorem, and finally Hydranoid. Their partners couldn't even look up. The Destruction laughed.
"Fools. Even though you two have escaped, your friends are still suffering!"
"Then I guess it's a good thing we're here!" Said Andrew. "Ability Activate! Arcane Supernova!" Magnatron fired at Manantron, hitting and defeating him.
"I guess it's time to bring out the big guns." Said the Destruction. Vexos Dragonomon came out of the darkness.
"I will get my freedom!" He charged at Magnatron, firing at him. Magnatron put up his shield to block the attack, but didn't see Bill behind him.
"Peekaboo." He said. He fired at Magnatron, defeating him.
"Oh no you don't!" Said Cindy.
"You won't beat us!" Said Yuri.
"We will fight to save everybody we can!" Said Hanabi.
"That is what we're here for." Said Cam.
"And what we'll stay for!" Finished Daniel. His hand flashed, and the image of a master ball appeared on it. "I choose you, Charizard!" Charizard came out.
"Your power is of no consequence." Said the Destruction. "You need the power of light to stop me, and you have less than two minutes to bring it!"
"Okay then!" Called someone. "Energy Twist! Light!" Everybody able to looked at the sound of the voice to see Atom riding on Leonidas. Leonidas changed his form. "Ability Activate! Negative's Blight!" Leonidas fired at large blast at the darkness extending from the Destruction to the Reality, severing the connection, if only momentarily. "Everybody, all together!" His Attribute Wheel glowed. "Andrew, send Magnatron back out! Use Primal Split! Dan, Marucho! Keep on them! Hanabi, Yuri, Cam, Daniel, Cindy, you guys go after Vexos Dragonomon. Neo Battle Brawlers, use Reversion and go after Bill! Azion, Cassie, you're with me on the Destruction! Move!" He and Leonidas began to glow.
"Come on people, we don't have time here! Do what he says!" Said Leonidas.
"You heard the man! Let's go Marucho!"
"Right behind ya Dan!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Andrew. "Bakugan, Stand! Descend Darkus Magnatron! Primal"
"Split!"
"Let's go!" Said Cindy.
"You know it!" Said Yuri. Everybody got onto their partners.
"Let's move!" Said Cam.
"You guys ready?" Asked Cameron.
"Let's do it." Said Jayden. He and Velocirex glowed first, followed by Akira and Radion, then Cera and Lunaris. Cameron and Blazeon began to glow, followed by Ashia and Bearth. Garfield and Aquafibian glowed last. They erupted with their respective attributes, then all twelve of them went after Bill.
"Hey! Back off!" He said. Atom and Leonidas changed into their Reversion forms as well and went up to Cassie and Azion.
"What's the plan?" Asked Cassie.
"You guys need to use Energy Twist, and quickly. Azion, I know you're still missing Pyreon, but we've got no choice here! Are you guys with me?"
"You know it!" Said Azion.
"Do you even have to ask?" Asked Cassie.
"Energy Twist! Light!" Dragonomon and Janthide attained their Light Forms while Cassie's book also changed.
"Let's go!" Atom led the charge at the Destruction.
"Fools! Don't you know that I've already won? Look at the Reality." Atom took a quick glance back and saw that the Reality was nearly completely dark. "It's hopeless!"
"Never say never." Said Cassie.
"You never know when never will become forever." Agreed Azion. Cassie's symbol glowed and a small flashlight came out of it.
"Sir, Realital Destruction has approached 90%." Said Syark.
"They're out of time." Said the Commander.
"30 seconds and counting!"
"We're almost out of time." Said Atom. "Leo, are you ready?"
"Whenever you are!"
"Reversion Ability Activate! Darkness Shiner!" Atom and Leonidas both fired beams into the darkness, weakening it.
"You think that's enough to stop me?" Asked the Destruction. More darkness flowed forward.
"Not if we get added to the mix!" Said Cassie. Her light turned on. "Ability Activate! Light Boosting!" Janthide created several lenses in front of Cassie, who shone her light through them. It increased in size, then rammed into the darkness in front of her. It waned more.
"Don't forget us!" Said Azion. "Digimodify! Time for a nice Glowing Aura!" Dragonomon summoned one of his spears and it became encased in a very bright aura. He launched it at the darkness, severing its connection. The last of the darkness that remained continued on into the Reality.
"Sir, I've got good news and bad news." Said Syark. "The good news is that the destruction stopped. The bad news is that it's less than a fraction of a percent from completion. If even a tiny bit more darkness were to hit it," he didn't have to finish. Lights flickered on, slowly regaining power. "Sir! Power levels are coming up! Controls are online, weapons are online, everything's back up and running!" Something flashed onto the screen. "And it seems that something special has been activated."
"Special how?" Asked the Commander.
Realital fortification in progress. A beam came from the Infinity Matrix and struck the Reality. Reality overloaded with darkness. Initiating recovery protocols. The beam turned blindingly white and began to penetrate the darkness. Ripples were sent out again.
"What's it doing?" Asked Syark.
"It's healing the Reality." Said the Commander. "We have a chance now."
The Destruction noticed what was happening. "Oh no, you are not healing this Reality!" He prepared to send another burst of Darkness at the Infinity Matrix, but was stopped when Atom changed the direction of his beam to him. His distraction made the darkness stop advancing. The ripples hit the Brawlers and their Bakugan. "Even with the darkness leaving, it won't help your friends!" Runo looked up.
"What happened?" She asked.
"I don't know." Said Shun. He looked back at the battle. "But I know what we need to do!" He grabbed Skyress. "Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Storm Skyress Descend!"
"We're right behind ya!" Said Runo. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Let's go!" Said Alice. "Bakugan, Brawl!"
"Bakugan, Brawl!" Said Julie. Tigrerra, Hydranoid and Gorem stood again.
"Impossible." Said the Destruction. "Is the Reality actually empowering them?" Bill was beaten back to him.
"We've got a situation brewing!" A hole opened in hi as he dodged another attack.
"There's more where that came from!" Said Cameron. Spectra was pushed back with Vexos Dragonomon by Andrew, Cindy, Hanabi, Yuri, Daniel and Cam.
"We can't press forward!" The Destruction thought for a second.
"Spectra, Bill, take control of Cassie and Atom!"
"What?"
"Just do it!" Bill got in front of Spectra and they began charging.
"What are they doing?" Asked Atom.
"Look out!" Said Azion. Spectra and Bill fired at them. The beams hit.
"We got them!" Said Bill.
"Now that they're distracted, time for me to resume my attack!" Darkness rushed forward again, striking the Reality. Darkness again began to fill it, overtaking the Infinity Matrix's attempts to heal it. "This battle is lost!" Atom and Cassie regained their senses.
"What was that?" Asked Cassie.
"I don't know." Said Atom. He looked back to the Destruction. "But it seems to have been a distraction! Let's hit them again!"
"You got it!" Said Cassie. Spectra and Bill were stunned.
"They ignored it just like Dragonomon did." Said Bill.
"But how is that possible?" Asked Spectra.
"Does it matter?" Asked the Destruction. "Hit them again, and again! Keep them distracted!" They fired another blast, hitting Atom and Cassie again. Their minds burned as they resisted the effects of their control ray.
"Are you guys okay?" Asked Azion. Darkness still spilled into the Reality.
"I think so." Said Atom. Garfield and Aquafibian floated over.
"What's going on?"
"Spectra and Bill are trying to take over Atom and Cassie's minds."
"And while we're immune to any sort of hypnosis or mind control, it still hurts." Said Atom. He and Cassie were hit again. Ripples got sent out again, shutting down most of the Brawlers.
"We've gotta do something quick!" Called Cameron.
"I don't get it." Said Syark. "Why are we losing?"
"Because we're just totally and completely outmatched." Said the Commander. "We've lost this battle."
Warning, Realital Destruction at 95%.
Spectra and Bill continued firing at Atom and Cassie, but were unaware of what the draw was doing to Chaos, Tom and their Bakugan. Tom woke up first.
"What the?" He asked. "What's going on?" Chaos woke up next. He shook his head.
"I'm not sure, but something surely happened." The Bakugan woke up.
"I, I think I remember." Said Pyreon. He glared at Spectra and Bill. "It was them!" Spectra and Bill looked at the enraged shifters and Bakugan behind them.
"We've gotta put everything into the next blast!" Said Bill. "Let's go!"
"I'm with you!" Said Spectra. He and Bill began charging up.
"The Reality is doomed!" Said the Destruction. He pushed more darkness forward, shrouding the Reality. The most powerful ripples yet came as darkness overtook it.
Realital Detonation Imminent. All defensive measures online. The Commander groaned.
"You are all finished!" Said the Destruction. The Reality glowed dark purple, then began to collapse on itself.
"No!" Yelled Atom. His Attribute Wheel began flickering as a familiar pain came to him. "No, it can't be!" The Reality vanished, sending massive ripples out. The Brawlers were pushed away, followed by the Neo Brawlers. Most of the Brawlers began to fade.
"What's going on?" Asked Shun. Keith looked at himself and Helios, seeing that they were transparent.
"With your home Reality gone, you're times are at an end." Said the Destruction. "So, now you know what's in store for you!" Atom and Leonidas glowed and turned back to normal. Leonidas glowed brighter.
"What's going on?" He asked. He glowed like he was defeated, but energy began flowing from him.
"Isn't it obvious?" Asked Spectra. "You're dying, just like the Reality did!"
"What?" Asked Atom. Energy continued to flow from Leonidas. Atom's Attribute Wheel began to fade, along with most of the Brawlers and their Bakugan.
"Tigrerra!"
"Runo!"
"Oh no! Gorem!"
"Julie!"
"I can't believe this." Said Alice.
"I don't think any of us can." Said Hydranoid.
"This looks like it might be the end, Shun." Said Skyress.
"Skyress!" Yelled Shun. He was still fine.
"Helios!" Yelled Keith.
Systems shutting down. Helios's body began shutting down as he became more translucent.
"This can't be happening!" Said Renas.
"We have to do something!" Said Teressmon.
"There's nothing you can do!" Said Bill. "That's the best part! But wait, there's more!" Spectra sent energy through Bill towards Cassie and Atom.
"Look out!" Called Tom. Atom and Cassie looked towards them to see the energy coming at them. It struck, penetrating their minds. They burned, fighting off their controlling power. Leonidas stopped glowing.
"I'm sorry, Atom. It's been a good run, but I'm afraid I'm done." Leonidas started shrinking down, going back into ball form, but without any glowing or energy. Atom could only watch as his partner was reduced to a lifeless state, similar to his world's Bakugan. Leonidas fell to him, unmoving as his Attribute Wheel shattered. Atom caught Leonidas as Alice, Julie, Keith, Runo, Helios, Hydranoid, Gorem, Skyress and Tigrerra vanished without a trace. Then the full force of Spectra and Bill's attack hit him and Cassie. Their minds fought it back, but it was a losing battle. Instead, their minds, everything in them, hid away, leaving them empty and without a single memory to their name. Spectra and Bill stopped firing at them, certain that they had completed their task.
"This is only the beginning." Said the Destruction. He laughed. And now, to get rid of the trash!" Darkness grabbed Atom and Cassie and brought them closer. "So, little ones, how do you feel?" Atom regained his focus first.
"Huh?" He asked. He looked at the Destruction. "Who are you?" He thought for a second. "Actually, who am I?" Cassie looked around.
"Where are we?" She asked.
"Perfect." Said the Destruction. "You two have no memories left whatsoever! So that means I can do this!" Two Realital Gates opened up. "You will be doomed to wander the endless Realities forever!" The darkness threw them into the portals, Atom into one and Cassie into the other. "Farewell fools, and may your remaining, pitiful lives be spent in joy before you are destroyed!" The remaining brawlers got out of their stupor.
"What, what just happened?" Asked Dan.
"I wish I knew." Said Marucho.
"Isn't it obvious?" Asked Spectra. "You've lost the Bakugan Reality."
"It is the first of five to go before Reality One is destroyed." Said Bill.
"It's only a matter of time." Said Magantron. "Soon, there will be nothing left for any of you to get power from, then I will finally be able to defeat my brother, once and for all!"
"None will take my freedom from me, even if I must destroy them all!" Said Vexos Dragonomon.
"Be warned, Shifters." Said the Destruction. "Your powers are weakened. You've lost some of your comrades, and the rest will soon fall. Once the Realities you gain power from are destroyed, you will cease to exist. As for you, Neo Battle Brawlers, you will fade in time. The Realital ripple will take a while to hit Invasion Core from here, but when it does, your time will be finished as well. Farewell. We will meet again!" Tom, Chaos, Vladitor and Corenago looked at him, then charged. A dark cage formed around them. "I see that you believe you can stop me here and now, but you cannot." The Destruction looked at them. "You may have gotten free, but your powers will soon diminish, and you will lose those you treasure most. The first to go will be the one whose partner is of that Reality, and so on and so forth. We will meet again soon." He vanished, along with Spectra, Bill, Vexos Dragonomon, Magantron and the darkness behind him. All went quiet.
The Commander looked at where Bakugan used to be. "I, I can't believe it." He said.
"One of the five is down." Said Syark. "Four remain. We must defend them!"
"And defend them, we shall." Said the Commander. "Let's get everybody back aboard so we can plan our next move."
Dan looked down, distraught. "How could this have happened? How?!"
"Dan, relax!" Said Shun. "We have to push on!"
"Push on for what?" Asked Dan. "Huh Shun? Our families, our friends, everybody is gone! We have nothing left. Nothing except us."
"But that doesn't mean we should leave everybody else to the same fate." Countered Marucho. "There's still four more Realities we have to defend! And we can do it!"
"Dan, you need to man up!" Said Andrew. "Look at yourself! You're acting the same as when you guys faced Mechtavius Destroyer while Dragonoid Destroyer was still damaged! You're acting as if you've lost before you even try. Snap out of it!"
"He took out Bakugan, which means that Digimon is probably next." Said Azion. "We have to protect it!"
"What's the use?" Asked Dan. "Without our friends, we're hopeless! You saw how easily he got rid of Atom and Cassie! And then the fact that even they were affected by Spectra and Bill, similarly to how Azion, Chaos and Tom were affected! If they couldn't resist, how could we?"
"It's not about those we have lost so far, Dan." Said Cam. "We still have a lot to fight for."
"She's right." Said Yuri. "You need to focus on the future, not the past! We can't undo what's been done, but we can stop it from happening ever again!"
"Brother, darling, you're right! We can't focus on what went wrong, we have to learn from it!" Dan groaned.
"But what can we do?" He asked. "Runo, Julie, Alice. They're gone. Keith's gone too. Mira, Baron, Ace, all of Vestal. Neathia. Gundalia. All the Bakugan. Everybody we knew. Everybody's gone." Dan collapsed to his knees and began sobbing uncontrollably. "Even mom and dad."
"Dan." Said Drago. Cindy went up to him.
"Dan, you need to stop." Said Cindy. "We can't bring them back. We just don't have that kind of power. But what we can do is stop others from same fate. Please, you need to regain your focus." She brought him into a hug and he just continued to sob over her shoulder.
"Come on Dan." Said Marucho. He joined the hug as the Infinity Matrix pulled up next to them.
"Well, are you guys ready to head off to the Digimon Reality?" Asked the Commander. Dan stopped sobbing long enough to look up.
"Let's get going." He said. "I just need to get away." Everybody present boarded the Infinity Matrix, after all the Bakugan returned to ball form and the Digimon returned to their regular forms. Everybody went to the control room.
"Look, I know you guys are distraught." Said the Commander. "But we need focus right now. If we don't make absolutely sure that we're all 100%, we will lose. Luckily, we're a long way away from there. Plenty of time for us to get prepared." The Commander looked at Dan. "Dan, if you'll stop crying for just a moment, please." Dan looked back at him. "Just because everyone you know and love is gone, doesn't mean that you give up. I'm pretty sure you've faced a situation similar, although, maybe not to this extreme. It happened just before you travelled on the Current of Time, right?" The memory resonated in Dan's head.
"Bakugan City was destroyed, and we had one chance to stop it from happening." He looked up quickly.
"And what did you do then?"
"We fought on to stop it."
"Now, you have a chance to stop it for countless more Realities. Are you willing to fight?" Dan smiled.
"You know it!" He said. "Let's get going!"
"Syark?" Asked the Commander.
"Course plotted for the remaining defensive Realities." Said Syark. Several Realities pulled up.
"Think you could check on the Realital Ripple that came from the Bakugan Reality?" Asked Cameron. "I kinda don't want to just go poof, ya know?"
"Don't worry, you still got some time." Said Syark. He pulled it up, along with a countdown timer. "It'll strike in about thirty hours. And that leaves us with a dilemma."
"What dilemma?" Asked Cam.
"We can head immediately for the Digimon Realities, or we could try to protect Invasion Core again. Your choice."
Bakugan is gone. Runo, Julie, Alice, Keith, gone. Their Bakugan, gone. We've lost too many to quit now! But now we're faced with a dilemma. Should we go and save Digimon first, or should we try and save Invasion Core from the Realital Ripple that will spell doom for it and the Neo Battle Brawlers? Decisions decisions.
Can I be the first to say worst chapter I've ever written? Please? Destroying Bakugan, killing Leonidas, making some of the Brawlers vanish with their Bakugan. I hated writing this chapter, but I knew that if I didn't write it soon I would never write it. Pull the Band-Aid off quickly, right? Anyways, how the next chapters go will depend on you guys again! Remember how there was that poll for who gets saved next back during the trials? We've got another one! Make your choice, and make it fast.