Chapter 10: Old Enemies, New Tricks
Hey everyone! It's me sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter! I know it's been a while, but hey, I've been busy, really busy. School's gonna start again soon, and well, I'm not looking forward to it just as much as the next person. Anyhow, enough about me, time for the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan or Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's
Enjoy!
Dan was 'training' Baron, more like giving him some exercise. Seriously, I burn more fat in the gym than this. But hey, at least Baron was getting his workout, or was suffering from a bad case of asthma by the way he's catching his breath.
"You're trying to kill me." Said Baron
"Poor Baron looks ready to collapse." Said Mira
"More like collapse, then fall asleep." I said
Wilda, Twilight, and Sunrise laughed.
"Hurts so good." Said Dan
"You're training hard Dan." Said Drago
"Yeah, but when I think of Marucho, Shun, and Jack battling alone on New Vestroia, I can't just sit here and do nothing, you know? So I'm gonna train and stay in fighting shape." Said Dan
"Uh-huh." Said Drago
"Say cheesy!" exclaimed Runo
Now that's what I call a paparazzi shot.
"Runo." Said Dan
"Now I'll have to take another one. You totally blinked." Said Runo
"Hey, a new camera? That's cool." Said Dan
"I borrowed it from my dad. When things get tough, shots like these remind me why we battle." Said Runo
"Let me take one." Said Dan
"No way! You'll break it! You'll probably throw it like a Bakugan!" exclaimed Runo
"I will not! Just give it!" exclaimed Dan
"Hey, hands off! Get your own camera!" exclaimed Runo
I was laughing at the unfolding scene when I noticed that a storm was coming. I was about to walk inside Dan's house when I saw someone in a trench coat across the street. He had red hair and piercing hazel eyes he also had a scar on the right side of his face. Then a car passed, and the figure disappeared. Was I seeing things? It couldn't be him, could it? That's when the rain hit, snapping me out of my thoughts. We all hurried back inside to recover from the rain shower.
"Man, we're totally soaked." Said Dan
"You kids are flooding the hallway." Said Dan's mom
"I'll mop it up right away Master Dan's mom. Beats more running." Said Baron
"I thought he liked running." Said Dan
"Oh, he does, just not a ten-mile run in the rain." Said Dan's mom
"Too much, huh?" asked Dan
"A little hot chocolate will cheer you both up." Said Mira
"Oh yeah! With marshmallows!" exclaimed Dan
"Come on, let's… Sakura!" exclaimed Dawn
I noticed that something was happening. One minute I was in Dan's place, then next, in the baseball arena. Just what happened?
"How did I get here? Are the Vexos somehow involved?" I wondered
"I see you seem to be having fun in the past Miss Phoenix." Said a male voice
I turned around to see the man from earlier, but I recognized his voice. It can't be. It's Sayer!
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Sayer: It's time you got schooled in the art of Bakugan.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be leading your defunct 'Arcadia Movement'?" I asked
"Your jokes always humor me Miss Phoenix." Said Sayer
Gus' P.O.V.
My gauntlet had picked up some kind of disturbance, so I followed it to the source. When I arrived, I saw a man with a scar and Sakura Avalon. What are they doing here?
"If you weren't the snake in the grass you always were Sayer, I'd take that as a compliment!" exclaimed Sakura
"I see that you still have a temper Miss Phoenix." Said Sayer
Phoenix? That's her true last name? Then why is she hiding under the surname 'Avalon'?
"Cut the courtesy you nutcase! What are you doing here?-!" exclaimed Sakura
"What I want is to rebuild my Arcadia Movement, and you are going to help me with that." Said Sayer
"In your dreams! There's no way I'll help a psycho like you!" exclaimed Sakura
"I knew you would say that, so I propose a deal, if I beat you then you'll join the Arcadia Movement, but if I win, I'll leave you alone. How does at least five years sound?" asked Sayer
"Sounds good to me! Let's get this duel started!" exclaimed Sakura
"I never said we were dueling. You know what this is, don't you?" asked Sayer
He was holding up a Bakugan ball.
"A Bakugan? Okay, you're on my turf now." Said Sakura
Sakura's P.O.V.
He's gonna regret brawling me, big time.
"Let's get this game started. Field, Open!" exclaimed Sayer
Gauntlet Activated.
"Gauntlet, Power Strike!" I exclaimed
Time stopped around us. I usually don't like the rain, but when time's stopped, I can make an exception. I was about to throw down my gate card when I noticed Gus behind me! Not good. I can't bust out Leonidas or Lunar. Guess I'm staying old school.
"Gate Card, Set! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Soar to the skies Haos Twilight Dragonoid!" I exclaimed
"Just say the word." Said Twilight
"Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Rise Darkus Reaper!" exclaimed Sayer
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
Darkus Reaper G-Power 400
"Ha, looks like you're 100 G's off. Ability Activate! Twilight Flash!" I exclaimed
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 650
"Ability Activate! Double Dimension!" exclaimed Sayer
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
"Well, then try this! Gate Card, Open! Haos Reactor!" I exclaimed
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 700
"Ability Activate! Dimension Four!" exclaimed Sayer
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
"Not again!" I exclaimed
"The way you brawl is like the way you duel. It's too predictable." Said Sayer
"How's this for predictable?-! Twilight! You know what to do!" I exclaimed
"Got it. Attribute change! Darkus!" exclaimed Twilight
Darkus Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
"Ability Activate! River Styx!" exclaimed Sayer
Darkus Reaper G-Power 600
Darkus Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 300
"Ability Activate! Darkness Inferno!" I exclaimed
Darkus Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
Sakura Life-force 80 percent
"You okay Twilight?" I asked
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just caught off guard." Said Twilight
"If you two are done talking. Gate Card, Set! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Time for round two Reaper!" exclaimed Sayer
"My pleasure!" exclaimed Reaper
"Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Let's do it again Twilight!" I exclaimed
"You got it!" exclaimed Twilight
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
Darkus Reaper G-Power 400
"Ability Activate! Shining Dragon!" I exclaimed
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 700
"When will you learn? Ability Activate! Double Dimension!" exclaimed Sayer
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
"That's what I was hoping you would do. Double Ability Activate! Twilight Flash plus Fusion Ability Twilight Spirit!" I exclaimed
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 950
Darkus Reaper G-Power 100
"Double Ability Activate! Death Scythe plus Doom Sword!" exclaimed Sayer
Darkus Reaper G-Power 700
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 650
"Not so fast! Come Bakugan Trap, Haos Triad Sphinx!" I exclaimed
Haos Triad Sphinx G-Power 350
"Alright, time to get him hard! Double Ability Activate! Ancient Rays plus Ventus Ability Windy Rays!" I exclaimed
Haos Triad Sphinx G-Power 750
Darkus Reaper G-Power 500
Sayer Life-Force 50 percent
"Ha! Had enough?" I asked
"You just got lucky." Spat Sayer
"Whatever. Gate Card, Set! Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Let's go Twilight!" I exclaimed
"I'm right behind you Sakura!" exclaimed Twilight
"Bakugan, Brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Reaper!" exclaimed Sayer
"I'll make this quick and painless." Said Reaper
"I don't know about painless, but it'll be quick!" exclaimed Twilight
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 500
Darkus Reaper G-Power 400
"Ability Activate! Twilight Stream! I know you're gonna activate Dimension Four if I activate my Gate Card and Double Dimension if I activated this ability. Now who's predictable?" I asked
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 700
Darkus Reaper G-Power 200
"How's this then? Ability Activate! Death Scythe!" exclaimed Sayer
Darkus Reaper G-Power 500
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 400
"Ha! Double Ability Activate! Light Tornado plus Twilight Flash!" I exclaimed
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 650
Darkus Reaper G-Power 400
"Time to end this." I said
"Agreed. Triple Ability Activate!" exclaimed Sayer
"A triple ability?-!" I exclaimed
"River Styx plus Doom Sword plus Fusion Ability Hades Sword!" exclaimed Sayer
Darkus Reaper G-Power 1100
Haos Twilight Dragonoid G-Power 450
"Ability…" I started
"Don't even bother. When Hades Sword is in play, all future abilities are negated. There's no hope for you." Said Sayer
"Twilight!" I exclaimed
"Sakura! I'm sorry." Said Twilight
Sakura Life-force Zero
"Twilight!" I exclaimed
I reached out to get her ball, but it went over to Sayer. I couldn't believe it. I lost. For the first time, I lost a brawl!
"No! It can't be." I said
"Thanks for the Haos Dragonoid." Said Sayer
"Give her back! Give her back to me right now!" I exclaimed
"And lose the opportunity of you joining the Arcadia Movement? If you want her back, you have to join. I don't expect you to make a decision right away Sakura Phoenix, but I'll give you a deadline. Forty eight hours at the docks. I want your answer then. See you soon. Oh, and if we battle again, you'll have to win her back. After all, we are the same." Said Sayer
"I'm nothing like you!" I exclaimed
"We shall see." Said Sayer
As he walked away, my tears began to spill at the loss of my friend and partner. I looked up at the sky to try and hide the tears, but it was too late, Gus had seen then, and was walking up to me.
"You held back against him. Why?" asked Gus
"What does it matter to you?" I asked
"For starters, you and your sister are hiding under an alias. Sakura Phoenix is your true name. I don't know what the history between you and that man is, and I'm not going to try and find out, but you need to be strong Sakura. I once lost to Master Spectra before I became a brawler for the Vexos. I rose from the ashes of my defeat to become one of the best brawlers in New Vestroia. Live up to your namesake and be the Phoenix, rising anew from the ashes! I don't care if this is your first loss or what, but you are a brawler, and a brawler never gives up." Gus said as he walked away
When he did, Leonidas and Lunar popped out of my pocket as Flamvell Grunika materialized next to me.
"I'd never imagine that you'd get a pep talk from one of the Vexos." Said Leonidas
"I know. But Sayer has Twilight now. If I don't join the Arcadia Movement, I'll never get her back. Reaper's too strong with him. What should I do?" I wondered out loud
*Preview*
Sakura: I'm so pissed off right now! Of all the people I could've lost my first brawl to, it just had to be Sayer! I'm having a really good feeling that he was the one who sent Dawn and me back to this time! But how can I brawl him without Leonidas or Lunar? Not to mention at the same time not altering the timeline. I'm going to need some serious back-up for this one, like, oh I don't know, Crimson Dragon ancient at least. The action is only heating up now. Bakugan, Brawl! You don't want to miss the brawl of the century!
Done and done! Whew, this one took me a while, but above and all, I'm finally done! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Kan dao ni!
Ability Card Stats:
River Styx- Transfer 200 G's from your opponent's Bakugan to Reaper
Death Scythe – Transfer's 300 G's from your opponent's Bakugan to Reaper
Doom Sword- Adds 300 G's to Reaper
Windy Rays- Transfer's 200 G's from your opponent's Bakugan to Triad Sphinx
Hades Sword- Fusion Ability to Doom Sword. Adds 200 G's to Reaper and your opponent cannot activate any abilities until the end of your turn.