(Davis) Bakugan have arrived in our world and everyone has enjoyed their stay. However, an evil organization is set out to ruin everything for everyone. Now it's up to be and my friends to stop them and to keep the peace we worked hard for. It's a new beginning for us and we're ready to battle.

Davis and Keith were doing some battle practicing down at the park. Leonidas was battling against Sorcerin that resembled the Dark Magician, but had solid blue eyes and no mouthand had no staff.

"Ability Activate, Mystic Swords!" Keith said. Sorcerin was able to create swords of light and launched them at Leonidas and he got hit by them.

"Nice move, Sorcerin." Leonidas complimented.

"That looked pretty cool. How did you do that?" Davis said.

"A magician never reveals his secrets." Keith said.

"You only asked that so Keith would say that cliché line." Sorcerin said.

"Hey guys!" They all looked behind Davis to see Yolei and T.K.

"What's the matter?" Davis said.

"There's a pretty strong bawler in one of the arenas with a powerful bakugan. You've got to check this out." T.K. said. They all headed over to the arena and a battle was going on. One of the guys battling had dark blue hair and had white and red face paint on him with a white and yellow kimono. His bakugan was a Haos star prism with eyes in the center.

"Ability Activate, Sonic Missile!" His opponent said and his Ventus Longfly fired energy waves and blasted the star.

"Sorry, but fortune is in my favor. Ability Activate, Meteor Rage!" The boy said. The star unleashed a bright beam of light and blasted Longfly and sent it back into ball form and that was the end of the battle. "I thank you for the battle, but it's just as I said. I knew I would win."

"That guy is impressive."

"Yeah. He predicted that he would win and he did." The crowd was amazed at what he did. Davis and the others arrived and saw what happened.

"That guy has some skilled." Davis said.

"Yeah. I heard the crowd say his name is Joseph." T.K. said. "Apparently he uses traditional Japanese arts to like speak with spirits, see the future, or something like that." Joseph looked into the crowd and was able to spot them.

"Ah, just who I was waiting for." Joseph said.

"Are you talking to us, clown?" Davis said.

"Yes. You are Davis and the Battle Brawlers. I was sent by Diego to battle you." Joseph said.

"He must be one of the Dark Stars." Yolei said.

"Do any of you wish to battle?" Joseph said.

"Right here." Davis said and the crowd was cheering, wanting to see the top ranked battler go at it.

"Wait, Davis. Let me do this." Keith said.

"How come?" Davis said.

"I need to get some battling done. I also want to prove myself that I am a full fledge member of the Battle Brawlers." Keith said.

"It really doesn't matter to me. I've seen the future and it will end in defeat for you." Joseph said.

"Okay, Keith. We're with you." Davis said. Keith needed to hear that. He headed down and got ready for battle.

"Let's begin this. Gate Card Set!" Joseph said. "Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Rise Haos Starsive."

"Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Let's take them down, Sorcerin." Keith said.

"Ability Activate, Distortion Gravity." Joseph said and Starsive let out a small glow of yellow light.

"Nothing happened?" Sorcerin said.

"Let's use this opportunity while we can. Ability Activate, Mystic Swords!" Keith said. Sorcerin formed the swords and launched them, but when they got close, they turned to dust. "What happened?"

"Not everything is what it seems. Distortion Gravity negates your abilities and gives Starsive power." Joseph said. Starsive, 900Gs. "Normally it would be cancelled by another one of my abilities, but this one is fine. Ability Activate, Orbital Ring!" Nothing happened again.

"Nothing? What a mistake." Keith said.

"Keith, just wait. We can't just keep attacking." Sorcerin said, but he wasn't listening.

"Ability Activate, Enchanted Cards!" Keith said. Rectangular lights were formed and launched at Starsive, but they circled around and struck Sorcerin. "Now what?"

"You really should be more careful." Joseph said. "Orbital Ring puts your ability in reverse." Starsive 1100Gs.

"It's like he has own field of gravity." Yolei said. Starsive created a bright light and blasted Sorcerin and he went into ball form.

"Keith's Life Gage 20%"

"This is easier than I thought. You practically took yourself down. Even I couldn't see that." Joseph said.

"This isn't over. Gate Card Set!" Keith said as he tossed his card.

"Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand!" Both bakugan rose back on the field.

"Ability Activate, Sparkling Force!" Keith said. Sorcerin fired an energy blast from his hand. Sorcerin 1000Gs, Starsive 400Gs.

"You don't learn, do you? Ability Activate, Distortion Gravity!" Joseph said and the attack was stopped. Starsive 900Gs, Sorcerin 700Gs.

"Not again! Quite hiding behind your shields." Keith said. Joseph unfolded a fan and a card came out.

"I guess the future agrees with you. Ability Activate, Shining Way!" Joseph said. Starsive's arms opened up to reveal lenses inside and created a bright flash of light and Sorcerin's power was draining. Sorcerin 400Gs.

"Uh oh! Um….Double Ability Activate, Mystic Swords plus Enchanted Cards!" Keith said. He formed the blades and launched them all at Starsive. Sorcerin 900Gs, Starsive 600Gs. They all made impact. "Did that finish him?"

"Not quite." Starsive said through the smoke.

"Time for the finale. Ability Activate, Meteor Crusher!" Joseph said. Starsive was able to go up in the air. He came down surrounded by bright light. Starsive 1000Gs. He crashed down on Sorcerin and ended the battle.

"Keith's Life Gage 0."

"I guess that's it. Farewell for now." Joseph said and left. Keith fell to his knees, filled with despair that he lost. The crowd was even giving him a hard time.

"You stink!"

"You're so pathetic."

"Keith!" Davis said as he and the others ran over to his aid. "It's alright." Keith couldn't believe that he lost. He had a chance to prove himself and he blew it.

Dark Stars' Headquaters

Joseph returned to his base and was in a meditative state. He sat on his knees in front of a bowl with water and a few white petals in it. Diego entered the room.

"That seemed like an easy battle for you, today." Diego said.

"I have already seen that I would claim victory and I did." Joseph said.

"Either way, I need you to go again tomorrow. That boy isn't really a problem to us, but we need to gather as much information as we can on the Brawlers." Diego said.

"Not to worry. I already see that I shall be victorious again." Joseph said. Diego hoped so and left. When he did, something caught Joseph's eye. He saw some of the pink petals sank down.

"Is something the matter?" Starosive said.

"Strange. A few of the white metals sank. I wonder what this means?" Joseph said.

….

The Next Day

Davis still felt bad for Keith. It was the end of the day at school and Davis couldn't stop to think about how bad Keith must feel.

"Are you okay?" Leonidas said.

"I'm just a little worried about Keith." Davis said.

"Hey, Davis!" Kari said as she came over. While the two of them were walking, Davis told her what happened with Keith. "That must be rough. Keith's first major battle and he lost." They saw him walk by and he still looked kinda upset.

"Kari, maybe you can talk to him. You always find some way to cheer people up and you did use to be a Haos brawler." Davis said.

"Sure thing." Kari said. Kari was able to catch up to Keith and started talking.

"Hey Kari, what's up?" Keith said.

"Davis told me what happened to you the other day." Kari said.

"Oh, you know about that?" Keith said.

"Joseph and Starsive was a step ahead of us. They planned their moves carefully." Sorcerin said.

"I don't understand what went wrong. I thought I battled just like Davis." Keith said.

"That was your problem." Kari said.

"What do you mean?" Keith said.

"You don't need to battle like Davis." Kari said. "You need to battle your own way. Davis follows his instincts, but that's not always the case. He uses strategy sometimes. In the heat of battle, sometimes you need to take a deep breath, remain calm, and think of the move your opponent used."

"Kari has a point." Sorcerin said. "All you did was attack. You didn't think of the abilities that Starsive had active."

"I think I'm starting to get it now. I need to think before I act." Keith said. He was beginning to see what it really meant to be a brawler. He knew what had to do.

….

The Arena

Joseph arrived at the arena, but so was Keith and he wanted a rematch.

"You again? Haven't you learned your lesson from the first time?" Joseph said.

"I actually have." Keith said, but the crowd sounded like they were against him. They didn't want to see him battle again.

"Yeesh, tough crowd." Yolei said as she and the others were watching.

"Let's get this over with. Gate Card Set!" Joseph said. "Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan stand! Go, Haos Starsive!"

"I'll beat him like I did last time." Starsive said.

"Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand! Let's take them down Sorcerin!" Keith said.

"We're ready for you this time." Sorcerin said.

"I would like to see that. Ability Activate, Distortion Gravity." Joseph said.

"Not this time. Ability Activate, Enchanted Seal!" Keith said. Sorcerin put his hands in a praying stance and released a bright light and Joseph's ability stopped glowing. "That ability blocks the use of your last ability."

"Perhaps you have learned from our last battle." Joseph said. "I might actually have to go on the offensive. Ability Activate, Orion's Belts!" Starsive revealed his lens and fired lasers from them. Starsive 1000Gs. Sorcerin tried to avoid them, but he couldn't.

"Ability Activate, Mystic Swords!" Keith said. Sorcerin created the swords and launched them as they blasted Starsive. Starsive, 700Gs, Sorcerin 1000Gs.

"Gate Card Open! Denouement! This will drain you of your power." Joseph said.

"I don't think so. Ability Activate, Magic Circle Lock! This ability nullifies your gate card." Keith said as a circle appeared over the gate card. Sorcerin fired a magic blast and beat Starsive.

"Joseph's Life Gage 40%"

"We're doing well, Sorcerin. Let's keep it up. Gate Card Set!" Keith said.

"Bakugan Brawl! Bakugan Stand!" Both of them rose back on the field.

"Ability Activate, Enchanted Cards!" Keith said. Sorcerin fired the cards and they slashed against Starsive. Sorcerin 900Gs.

"Ability Activate, Meteor Rage!" Joseph said. Starsive unleashed a bright ray of light and blasted Sorcerin. Sorcerin 600Gs, Starsive 1100Gs.

"Don't give in, Sorcerin. Ability Activate, Wall Force!" Keith said. Sorcerin brought up wall of energy and blocked the attack. Sorcerin 900Gs.

"You have improved, but I'm afraid this is where our battle has to end." Joseph said. "Ability Activate, Astral Nirvana!" Starsive was unleashing a bright light, but nothing was happening. 'Perfect. As soon as he activates an ability, it will be a fatal mistake. Not only will it be nullified, but it will also cause Sorcerin to lose 400 points and I will win.' He thought.

"Nothing?" Keith said. He reached for an ability, but stopped. 'Wait, I have to think about this.' He thought. He took a deep breath and looked around the field. 'Nothing happened with that ability, but maybe that's just it. He wants me to use an ability. Not this time.' "Gate Card Open!"

"What?" Joseph said.

"Quiet Wind! Quiet Wind is a command card that blocks your ability cards that you currently have active." Keith said. "I'm not falling for that again. Ability Activate, Star Wand!" A wand appeared in Sorcerin's hands. Sorcerin 1300Gs.

"Mystic energy of the cosmos, bring me power to claim victory!" Sorcerin chanted. He launched a powerful blast of light and took Starsive down.

"Joseph's Life Gage 0"

"He won!" Davis cheered as he and the others ran down.

"So this is what the future was trying to tell me." Joseph said. He accepted his defeat and left.

"Keith, way to go!" Yolei said as she and boys made it to him.

"You were great out there." T.K. said.

"You battled like a true Battle Brawler." Davis said.

"Really?" Keith said and couldn't contain his joy. "Yes, I'm a member of the Battle Brawlers!"

(Davis) Yuck, something smells like fish or a bad crab. That's just what we get next time. This crabby like guy named Tyrone shows up and he's kind of creepy and weird, but he doesn't battle fair. Yolei will have to teach this guy a few things about battling.