Preview: True Evolution

A short preview of what's to come in the story, enjoy.

"Barodius!" Dan snarled, feeling hate flare in his heart at the sight of his enemy, who had defeated him twice, cost him The Element and even broken his Brawling Spirit! But this time Dan was ready for him, he was determined not to lose to Barodius this time.

"Dharak!" Drago exclaimed in ball form from Dan's shoulder.

Dan could tell his partner was just as eager to engage in battle with his rival as he was.

Barodius tilted his head to the side as he continued to observe Dan, a cruel smile playing about his lips.

"I'll admit I'm impressed by your moxy in coming here to face me." He sneered, giving a small mock bow, never taking his eyes off of Dan.

Dharak appeared next to his master in ball form, "Too bad your arrogance will be your downfall!" He hissed softly.

"Dharak is the only one worthy of possessing the powers of Dragonoid Colossus. So it's time for you to hand them over." Barodius said, extending his open palm towards Dan.

Dan almost laughed at Barodius' arrogance, as if he honestly believed he and Drago would surrender them that easily.

"Fat chance of that happening! We only came to this stink hole for one reason," he spat, "Where's Julie? We want her back, right now!" he demanded.

Barodius stared at Dan for a few seconds, and then began to laugh softly.

"What's so funny?" Drago demanded, violently flying in front of Dan to face Barodius and Dharak.

"And here I thought you had come to fight for the big prize." Barodius said, in-between his laughter.

"What do you mean?" Dan demanded. He was just about getting sick of Barodius' taunts and insults.

Barodius stopped laughing and sneered at Dan. "It is pathetic how you place your loyalty to your friends, before your own personal glory."

Dan growled, trying to keep control of his temper but it wasn't easy; Barodius was getting inside his head, saying just the right things to try and make him lose his better judgement to anger.

"You've got some messed up priorities dude! Nothing in this universe is worth betraying your teammates over, but I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand something like that!" he declared defiantly.

Barodious' gloating sneer vanished and was replaced with a glare that was colder than ice, it chilled Dan to his very core, there was no doubt about it; the man was pure evil.

"You foolish child, you don't even understand the scope of the incredible power you possess!" he snarled.

At this a mischievous grin worked its way onto Dan's face, oh boy was he in for a surprise!

"Really? You wanna bet?" he asked as he brought out a Gate Card.

"Gate Card set" Dan shouted as he threw it down.

"Let's Go!" Drago exclaimed, as he closed back up and flew into Dan's hand.

"Bakugan Brawl," Dan shouted as he threw Drago. "Bakugan Stand!" he said as Drago bounced on the floor before opening up in a tornado of flames. "Show 'em what we've got Pyrus Blitz Dragonoid!"

Drago's wings opened around him, revealing his new form, as he let out a mighty roar.

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Barodius carefully surveyed Drago, "It seems that Drago has evolved again." He told Dharak.

"Evolved or not he's still no match for me!" Dharak said, clearly unimpressed with Drago's new evolution.

"Then why are you still in Ball Form?" Drago called to him mockingly.

Dharak gave a small laugh, "This should be fun!" he hissed, before closing up, allowing his master to grab him.

"Bakugan Brawl!" Barodius shouted as he threw Dharak down. "Bakugan Stand!" he said as Dharak bounced on the floor before opening up in a wave of darkness. "Rise Darkus Dharak!"

Dharak appeared, letting out a deafening roar of his own, "Come my minions!" he commanded, as his Colossus Armour, which made up Barodius' throne, appeared before him in a flash of light, allowing him to fly into it.

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"Dharak Colossus?" Drago gasped, clearly shocked by this unexpected move on Dharak's part.

"Is that fear I hear in your voice Drago?" Dharak called out from his armour.

Dan was outraged, he couldn't believe how cheap this guy was.

"You're the one who's afraid!" Dan shouted at him.

"What's wrong? Can't fight your own battles?" Drago asked mockingly.

"Not likely, you're just not worth the time and effort." Dharak snarled back.

"WHST DID YOU JUST SAY?" Drago roared at him.

"You couldn't defeat me even when you had The Element on your side. Why should I waste the energy fighting an unworthy opponent like you when my armour can do the job just as easily?" He hissed, as his armour let out an ear-splitting shriek at Drago, temporarily disorientating him. But he quickly recovered and got ready to battle.

"Ready Dan?" Drago asked.

Dan sure as hell was, he didn't think Barodius and Dharak were ready for the power Drago was now packing, but even still, there was no way in hell he and Drago were going to lose to these creeps a third time.

"Yup, ability activate!"

Particle Buster

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I hope you enjoyed that short preview of what to expect in the story, reviews, comments and constructive criticism are always welcome.