A.N: Just a small note Ltios computer is fine guys chapters will not be delayed so please enjoy this chapter!


"So what do you specifically want to ask first? I don't want to waste too much time, so I'll let you ask three questions." Nakane said firmly establishing a limit as Julie nodded conceding to the limit. "Three questions huh? That's plenty for me to work with! The first question, you're aliens, but you're speaking in Japanese, how are you doing this?" Julie asked as Nakane nodded. "Good question, that is a bit odd isn't it? But don't worry, as I told you I am a Xenoshian, we are intelligent creatures that unlike some other species… freaking Vestals..." Nekane said trailing off as Gorem nearly flinched. "Vestals!? The Xenoshians are familiar with the Vestal!?" Gorem asked shocked as Nakane nodded confused as Gorem told her the tale of what happened with them in New Vestroia. "Oh my… they did WHAT to your species!?" Nekane asked shocked before she glared.

"Unforgivable! I knew the Vestals weren't the most pleasant but to deceive their own and enslave an entire planet is just unforgivable, alright I give my promise now, knowing the Bakugan are sentient I give my word that the Xenoshians will take great steps to avoid making the mistakes of the Vestals! Plus you can finally be an alien in the eyes of our culture who can justify taking the fight to the Zenoheld!" Nekane said promising as Julie smiled nodding before Nekane's eyes widened realizing they had gotten off track. "Oh goodness me, we got WAY off track," Nekane said embarrassed as Julie laughed confusing her. "Hey don't worry about it, it was worth it since now you know the Bakugan aren't just toys that humans play with," Julie said easing Nekane. "True, ok anyway as I was saying the Xenoshians are fairly advanced compared to you. We can decipher a language within a matter of minutes although I must admit this… Japanese as you called it is a hard language to speak in, there're so many ways to say something wrong." Nakane said as Julie hugged her gut laughing hard to Nakane's shock.

"Hey, that just makes two of us! Japanese isn't my native language; mine is English! Hold on." Julie said clearing her throat as she smiled. "Helo Nekune, I is Julie of Austria, the teenage woman Brawler for to saving Earth for the good that is…" Julie stopped mid sentence coughing embarrassed as Nakene tilted her head before Julie shook her head realizing how poorly she had been speaking. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry Nekane THIS is me normally speaking English as I should be. God, I've been speaking Japanese WAY too long I've actually gotten rusty with my NATIVE language…" Julie said frustrated before Nekane analyzed through Julie as she kept talking to help her gain an understanding as Nekane's pupils shrunk and lit up for a brief second. "...Ok! Am I speaking English?" Nakane asked in English as Julie nodded closing her eyes. "Yeah, just like that you're doing great! You really are smart as you said!" Julie complimented as Nekane bowed.

"So how CAN you decipher languages so fast exactly in that case?" Gorem asked curious about how advanced they could be. "Simple, we have two brains. One brain is used to determine actions, emotions, make decisions, stuff like that while the other brain is used instead to store knowledge. That has evolved through time to store languages in a chamber within t, in the span of evolution the amount of time it USED to take to decipher at least hours upon days but we've gotten advanced enough to be able to do it in minutes." Nekane said answering the question in her more detailed answer. "Thank you Nekane, that sounds absolutely fascinating," Gorem said taken in by her explanation.

"Ok, that's my first question answered so… ...OH! Ok, the second question, if you're the princess, are your mom and dad the king and queen of a whole species?" Julie asked as Nekane blinked confusedly. "Well… of course but isn't that the same with you humans?" Nekane asked curiously as Julie shook her head. "Nope! We're different in that we don't have a single leader, each country on the planet has their own." Julie answered back as Nekane smiled fascinated by the difference of species. "Sorry I should be telling you about my people, you shouldn't hav-" Nekane said trying to steer things back as Julie waved her hand. "Come on now don't be so modest, you're not a princess on Earth, you're just like us. ...Sort of, but the point is we'll treat you as just us, no royal hand holding, got it?" Julie told her winking as Nekane chuckled nodding. "It'll be nice experiencing being normal again," Nekane said as Julie heard her getting confused.

" "Again"? What does that mean?" Julie asked her. "Well… it gives us a tie back to your question. So…" Nekane started to trail off reminiscing about her childhood remembering a day she had left the outskirts of her town to play in a forest. She had befriended a single wild critter she adored playing with. "Ok! You wait thirty seconds and I'll hide, got it?" Nekane asked it in its natural tongue before it nodded before she ran off from its sight. Nekane giggled ecstatic before she shouted bumping into another Xenoshian as she looked at the masculine ruby colored kid around her age. "Hey, I was playing a game with my friend…!" Nekane said frowning before she watches him get up holding her hand out to her. "I'm sorry, I was just stunned at all the colors of the plant life! So many vivid colors and forms." He apologized amazed at the visual spectacle of the wildlife taking everything in.

"...Wait a minute, you're the prince aren't you!?" Nekane asked shocked as he laughed. "Yeah, you know most others would have seen me out the moment you did." The prince smirked teasing her as she glared pouting. "Aw come on don't be like that. Hey, wanna see something cool?" He asked her as Nekane watched him pull out a small device out of his sleeve. "Hey, what's that?" Nekane asked as her eyes widened seeing him using it to make one of the trees vanish from sight. "Hey, what did you do!?" Nekane demanded as he laughed. "Nothing much, I just made it invisible!" The prince said as Nekane's eyes lit up in wonder. "You made it invisible?!" Nekane asked as she wandered to the spot of it feeling around touching it as the prince grinned.

"So what's your name?" The prince asked. "I'm Nekane, what about your name?" Nekane answered before asking back. "I'm Alucio, Prince of the Xenoshians!" Alucio declared triumphant as Nekane laughed. "Yeah, pretty cool huh? ...Huh?" Alucio said noticing she wasn't laughing because of him, rather she was being tickled by her previous friend. "S-Stop come on! Ok, you found me!" Nekane laughed as it licked her. Alucio shivered at the fluffy creature seeing it's four skinny fur coated arms supporting itself and it's two large compound eyes. "W-What is that thing!? Mama never said anything like that existed!" Alucio said nervously about the creature as Nekane laughed. "Hey now, Zammy would never hurt anyone she didn't think was ok with. Now would you?" Nekane laughed speaking in its native tongue as Zammy nodded sharply licking one of it's extended hands before it trotted back against Nekane nestling against her causing her to giggle again.

Nekane smiled brightly reminiscing as Julie coughed bringing her back to reality as she shook her head. "S-Sorry Julie this… it's a VERY long story. I… right now Isn't really the best time for the whole story." Nekane said cutting her story short as Julie pouted. "Awww but it was getting so cute!" Julie demanded wanting to hear more as Nekane shook her head. "It might be best not to instigate things Julie, she can tell the story another time," Gorem told Julie reeling her back in as Julie nodded in agreement. "Ok, fair enough I suppose. Alright, so then a third question let's see." Julie said thinking out loud contemplating while Nekane before Julie decided. "Ok, so from what you've told me, I can tell you're much more benevolent than the Vestals, but it may sound insensitive what I'm about to ask so I'll say this now. The Vestals having such a despicable goal is scary and flat out terrifies me to what other aliens could do to Earth so I need to ask this now, Nekane, what are your goals on Earth?" Julie asked in a serious tone as Nekane jumped a bit before she recomposed herself. "Julie, I'm… enamoured by Earth. I'm so excited seeing a different world, it's like how do I say this, Xensia is a planet where things are… more packed if that makes sense. So while you're planet say a plateau, whereas you expect a plateau to be grassy and open, our version would be similar… BUT there would also be something like a frozen field to go with it." Nekane said as Julie's eyes widened listening. "Julie, I promise to you from the BOTTOM of my heart the Xenoshians mean no harm to Earth. You have to believe me." Nekane stated feeling panicked as Julie picked on up it nodding. "Alright, I get the feeling you're being honest. Nekane, don't betray that trust." Julie demanded out of her as she yelped as Nekane gave her a tight hug. Julie let out a yawn her eyes widened smiling. "Hey, I yawned! I'm finally ti…" Julie tried to speak as she yawned again. "You must be exhausted Julie, come on the rain doesn't look like it's going to stop soon so we should sleep here," Nekane suggested as Julie sighed nodding. "Yeah… I just hope my friends won't be worried in the morning." Julie said worried as she laid down shivering feeling frozen on the floor. Nekane frowned seeing her in discomfort before she laid next to her hugging her to keep her warm as Julie smiled drifting off to sleep with Nekane.

Meanwhile, as the night went on an Aquos Bakugan woke up popping out of its ball form. "Sweetwater… maybe I can ride the water to a safe haven…" It said to itself as it rolled into the running water in the street getting dragged off by it. It dragged the poor Bakugan through driving cars and trucks she barely avoided underwater. "Please water do not forsake me…" it pleaded as it got launched into the air from a splash created by a speeding car getting launched into a puddle on the sidewalk as a boy ran in the rain covering himself swearing under his breath before spotting the Bakugan stuck in the puddle before picking it up. "A Bakugan?!" He asked himself as he winced seeing the sky flash with lightning as thunder soon followed. "SHIT! It's a full acting thunder rain!" He said quietly rushing home. The Bakugan looked up at him feeling a strange comfort being carried by him. "Is this a "bond" Brawlers form…?" It thought to itself as lightning streaked through the sky again.

He sighed in relief getting home walking to his room. Rain and thunder pounded outside keeping him up nervously as the Bakugan popped out looking at him. "...Are you ok?" It asked startling him. "Yo-You spoke me?" He asked confusing it. "I… yeah, I spoke to you. I was making sure you were ok? Is something wrong with your throat?" It asked as he sighed clearing his throat before speaking again, this time in Spanish. "I'm sorry I just… I was forced to come to Japan so suddenly and I really don't have Japanese as a language down." He had told it before it nodded. "I see, well considering you saved me I, at least, owe you the knowledge of my name, I am known as Kyudine," Kyudine told him. "H-Hey come on now don't… alright I guess, but I should tell you my name then, I am Ceaser, Ceaser Cardenes!" He told Kyudine repaying her. "You didn't have to tell me your name. Knowing you kept me safe is reward enough." Kyudine told him as he shook violently seeing more lightning and hearing thunder outside.

"What's wrong? Is it the thunderstorm?" Kyudine asked concerned. "…You're a Bakugan, don't you have more important things to worry about?" Caesar asked as she shook in place. "No, without a Brawler in this world I might as well be a popping ball to humans," Kyudine replied as he frowned. "Well… hold on! You're a Bakugan, why are you here in the first place!?" He asked worriedly as she sighed. "Trust me, it's better I am here on Earth where we can at least befriend humans than be in our home world and be… er, sorry it's just a bad time to be in our home world." Kyudine said cutting herself off to keep him ignorant of the horrors on New Vestroia. "Alright I guess, but I can't brawl without more Bakugan." He said sighing sitting back. "Tomorrow we can fix that! I'm not the only one who came to earth, a lot of Aquos Bakugan have also come as well, tomorrow there SHOULD be a large blockade of Bakugan, let me take you there and we should find a good amount of Aquos Bakugan you can use." Kyudine said to raise his spirits as he smiled.

"Alright, I really… Kyudine can I ask you something important? Can you be my friend?" Caesar asked her as she nearly rolled back confused. "Well of course I would be honored to, but why would you need to ask for friends? You seem like a very kind young man, who wouldn't want to be your friend?" Kyudine asked as he sighed losing his smile. "It's complicated, back home I had a FEW friends but no one super close. And now I'm in a country where I can't fully understand the language." Caesar said to her as she nestled next to his neck. "I understand, as of now I'm proud to call you my new Brawler… AND my new friend!" Kyudine told him as the rain started to lighten up. "It's getting late. We should get some rest." Caesar told her as she nodded hopping onto his pillow watching him pass out. "Sleep tight..." Kyudine said quietly as she curled up into ball form.

The next morning back at Misake Cafe, Alice woke up early as she sat up in bed looking around the room lit in bright colors from the dawn. "That's odd, where's Julie?" Alice asked herself as she tilted her head. "What's wrong?" Each of Hydranoid's heads asked Alice as they popped out looking up at her. "Julie isn't around and there's no trace of her. Or Gorem either now that I'm getting a better look!" Alice said concerned as her vision slowly unblurred. Alice then yelped as Runo burst in looking around again. "Alice you're up! Did you see ANYthing Julie may have left?! She vanished!" Runo shouted scarred as Alice's got out of bed immediately. "Call Dan, maybe he can find her!" Alice suggested as Runo dialed up Dan quickly hearing it ring his phone.

Dan groaned hearing the phone picking it up. "R-Runo it's only dawn, what's up?..." Dan asked yawning loudly. "Dan wake up quickly! Julie went missing and we can't find her anywhere!" Runo shouted through the phone as Dan's eye shot open waking up quickly. "Say what!? There's no trace of her!?" Dan asked as he heard Alice "Dan calm down! We called because right now we need to set up shop for the morning, we need you to go try and find her." Alice told him as he sighed a bit speaking back. "Alright gotcha, I'll go out in a bit and I'll meet you over there when I find Julie!" Dan told them. "Thanks, Dan, I love you!" Runo said to him. "I love you too Runo take care." Dan said a Runo ended the call groaning. "What? What happened?" Drago asked popping out hovering towards him. "Julie went missing! Runo and Alice need me to go find her." Dan said as he quickly got himself ready. "I don't get it, Julie never hides like this, what could have happened to her?" Drago asked as Dan shrugged putting him on his shoulder rushing for the door as he skid to a stop.

"Dan honey is that you?" Dan shuttered hearing Miyoko asking him. "Y-Yeah mom, I'm just going out for a morning jog!" Dan called back sneaking out as he sighed in relief. "THAT was too close!" Drago said as Dan started running off. "Crap, where do we even start?" Dan asked himself unsure of where to go. "I suggest a large area before more condensed places," Drago suggested as Dan rushed to the rushed around not spotting her outside anywhere. "Nothing! Not good!" Dan said as he heard creaking looking at one of the warehouses seeing Julie walk out stretching as he and Drago sighed in relief. "No more rain, thank goodness," Julie said as she yelped hearing Dan call out to her seeing him run up. "Hey… Julie, oh god give me a minute… I've been running SO long..!" Dan said between breaths catching it as Julie laughed waiting on him. "Ok, ok I got it together, now then what happened?! Runo's been worried about you," Dan told her as Julie frowned slightly getting her phone out calling up Runo as she shouted getting caught off guard hearing Runo on the other end.

"Where the hell have you been Julie!?" Runo shouted into the phone making Julie wince briefly dropping her phone before picking it back up. "I-I'm sorry, Dan found me here at the docks. I'll be over when I can, I'm on my way back now." Julie said cutting the call prematurely sighing. "Runo's been having some anger issues lately and it's really not fun…" Julie sighed worried for her before she looked at Dan again. "Dan, please you've got to get Runo to curb this anger!" Julie demanded out of him as he got nervous. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Runo is my girlfriend yeah but can't just curb her anger on a whim." Dan said as Drago popped out of his ball form hovering in front of Dan's face. "For crying out loud Dan, WHEN did you get this soft!? You're the number one brawler on earth and you're gonna let a girl intimidate you!?" Drago asked as Julie's eyes widen catching on as Dan glared. "WHOA! Drago what did you just say!? Look I know you don't see Runo as very strong but DON'T go calling her weak because she's a girl got it!?" Dan demanded as Drago remained silent and Julie bursted out laughing confusing Dan.

"I'm sorry Dan, I needed to test you because I did think you were getting soft. But I mainly needed to snap you out of it, while I'm not proud I had to say something directly offensive to you, I needed you to get your spine back." Drago told Dan as he groaned nodding. "Sorry Drago, I actually needed that. Ok, next time I see Runo I'll try talking it out with her." Dan said worriedly how she could take it. "Anyway sorry Dan, I should have left a note saying I was on a walk but I didn't know it would rain so hard," Julie said apologizing as he smiled at her. "Hey it's fine Julie, this wouldn't be the first time we couldn't communicate effectively to each other," Dan said nodding cheering her up. "Ok, you gonna come back or are you gonna do something else?" Julie asked curiously. "I'm gonna do my own thing this morning, then I'll come by later today," Dan told her as she nodded. "Ok! See ya then!" Julie responded as she sprinted off as Dan's jaw dropped watching her rush off.

"Holy…!" Dan spat out watching her speed off. "...Julie's been taking her physical condition seriously I see." Drago commented shocked seeing Julie rush off as fast as she did. Dan eventually shrugged it off as he heard the door again seeing Nekane peek out to see if the cost is clear before she spots him hiding back inside. "What the heck was that?" Dan asked scratching his head. "You're guess is as good as mine, come on let's get back you're mom is probably waiting on you." Drago noted as Dan ran back home. Miyoko smiled seeing him walk back in with Drago closing the door. "Welcome Home Dan, I'm so happy you came back like you promised!" Miyoko said from the kitchen cooking up breakfast multitasking over the oven as Dan sat down at the table. "Hey where's dad?" Dan asked looking around confused not seeing him. "Sorry, he left before the crack of dawn, he's gonna have a long day at work today." Miyoko said as Dan nodded before Drago jumped down onto the table as he sniffed the air nearly drooling. "I hope you're hungry, I see the Bakugan are back so I got nervous and decided to make a big breakfast for you!" Miyoko said hearing the toaster go off grabbing the toast buttering it quickly as Dan stares amazed seeing her finish up. "Alright! Toast, bacon, eggs with chunks of ham, cheese filled sausages and a large stack of multiple types of pancakes from strawberry, blueberry, chocolate chip and so many others!" Miyoko said putting down several plates before grabbing a few croissants for herself as they both dug into breakfast.

Dan's eyes widen as he stopped eating before swallowing his mouthful of food before speaking. "Wait! Mom, how did you know about the Bakugan?" Dan asked confused as Miyoko finished her first croissant sighing. "It's been all over the news this morning. You can't find a news station or paper that isn't going over the Bakugan." Miyoko told him as his eyes widened. "Oh god the people know their back?" Dan asked unsure of how to feel. "Yeah, in fact there are rumors the game may return to how it was before. I can tell you must be excited for that." Miyoko said as Dan grinned nodding. "Thanks for the tip, mom! With any luck, we'll be the best out there!" Dan said confidently as Miyoko chuckled seeing Dan fired up before Drago sighed. "Mrs. Kuso, thank you for the hospitality but that's not a good thing. They're here because New Vestroia was so off balance it threw Dan, those Bakugan and I out." Drago clarified as she sweated nervously stuffing her face with a croissant nervously.

"It's alright Mrs. Kuso, I didn't mean to make you feel bad by saying that, I just needed to clarify what's going on." Drago told her as she swallowed her mouthful of food. "Sorry Drago, but alright. So Dan, are you gonna spend time with Runo today?" Miyoko asked coyly as Dan nearly choked on her food while Drago groaned. "It's... yes mom, but not until this afternoon and I… need to confront her." Dan said scared as Miyoko's eyes widened. "Confront her?! What happened?" Miyoko asked scared. "It's well… I think Runo still has some pent up anger, I need to help her purge it out." Dan said sadly as Miyoko got up rubbing his shoulders. "Dan I'm so proud of you, this is a very… very difficult thing to do in a relationship but confronting your significant other on them being overbearingly negative is a big process. I'm coming with you so if Runo does get out of hand, I'll be there to help you!" Miyoko told her son determined.

"Whoa, thanks mom. But play it cool then, just hang out with her parents unless you hear an outburst ok?" Dan asked her as she noded in agreement. "Ok, I'll do that.I'm just so excited, I get to help my boy and his issues again!" Miyoko said giggling in her seat as Dan got uncomfortable watching. "...Mom? Come on it's not that big" Dan said trying to calm her down as she did. "I'm sorry, I got a bit excited." Miyoko said with a wide smile. Both of them finished up breakfast as Dan sighed happily patting his stomach. "that was the best breakfast I've had in a LONG time!" Dan said sitting back."I'm glad you loved it." Miyoko said ecstatic she could help him out. Dan nodded getting up returning to his room. He had to admit it was scary but he came to terms with it. He was probably going to have a serious confrontation with Runo whether he or she liked it or not.