SailorStar9: After getting the prologue out, this is Chapter 2 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny.

Chapter 2: Bada-Battle Mountain

"I want Cobalt Blade." Bull demanded. "I want it so that I can add it to my collection. And here's a fair warning, if you don't, you'll have to face the power of Helio Breaker.

"Helio what?" Yamato blinked.

"Helio Breaker, my Badaman." Bull snapped. "And here's a taste of its power. Now hand over Cobalt Blade." He ordered, firing a shot that tunneled into the rock behind Yamato. "Or I'll use Helio Breaker to punch holes into that café."

"I won't let you." Yamato glared.

"You just watch." Bull grinned, aiming at the mobile café.

Grey jumped in, deflecting the shot.

"I'll be back." Bull dodged the blast. "And when I do, you better watch out."

"Ah, no…" Yamato whined, his shots missing their targets. "This time for sure. Okay, maybe not." He corrected, his blasts missing yet again. "This is tougher than it looks."

"What's the matter, Yamato?" Mie asked, hearing Yamato's sigh. "You look like you've lost your best friend."

"My Badaman skills," Yamato replied. "How can I win if I can't even hit a couple of cans?"

"Maybe because you're training alone." Ren pointed out. "You're always the kind who likes to be challenged."

"You're totally right." Yamato agreed. "It's like Bada-Battling is in my blood."

"I knew it." Mie beamed. "This is your destiny. I know it ever since the day I found you living with all those cats. Welcome." She turned to the door.

"Hey, you're…" Yamato pointed to Bull. "That kid."

"I am…" Bull tripped over his feet. "I'm Bull."

"Sorry about that." Bull apologized, Yamato having yelled him awake. "Sometimes when I'm stressed, I just zone out."

"You're going to be one interesting friend, Bull." Yamato noted, the pair scaling the mountain to find Grey. "We made it, finally." He declared, having reached the top. "There he is. But what's he doing?"

"I'll say he's pretending to be in a Bada-Battle." Bull mused.

"You talking to me?" Grey muttered.

"Yes, I am!" Yamato beamed.

"What do you want?" the stunned Grey demanded. "Why are you here?"

"I want to Bada-Battle you." Yamato replied. "Now can you point that thing the other way? I'll make you challenge me."

"Alright." Grey relented. "But if I win, you have to surrender to me Cobalt Blade. What's wrong?" he asked, in the midst of their battle when Yamato clutched his injured arm.

"That rock…" Bull realized. "He hurt his hand when he saved me from falling off the cliff."

"It does not matter." Yamato snapped. "I'm still gonna win. You're wrong if you think I'm going to give up or something. I came here to win, and I'm going to."

"He means it." Ren voiced from her place on the protruding rocks.

"Saying it is one thing, Ren." Grey reminded. "But making it happen is another thing entirely."

"Why do you think I'm here?" Yamato snapped. "I'm here to learn how to Bada-Battle. So I can reach my goal in becoming the best Bada-Player in the world. I guess we both lose." He noted, both their Bada-Balls dropping to the table.

"We both win." Grey corrected.

"And cue the evil laughter." Ren muttered when Bull turned into his "Brave' form.

"This is my lucky day." Bull chuckled. "Too bad for you."

"Bull," Yamato blinked. "What just happened to you?"

"I knew it." Grey hissed. "I thought I recognized you."

"Tell me what's going on here?" Yamato was confused.

"I'll tell you," Bull declared. "You're going to lose Cobalt Blade right now; thanks to my Helio Breaker." He powered up to his 'Wild' form. "Now!" he fired his shot.

"I don't think so." Yamato retorted. "My arm…" he winced.

Grey took over, deflecting the incoming Bada-Ball.

"What?" Bull frowned.

Ren took the opening to knock Bull off-balance with a 'Water Whip'.

I can't believe it. Bull blinked, Yamato grabbing him before he fell over the cliff. He's trying to help me even after I tried to take Cobalt Blade. Wait, this is just like before.

Grey reached out before Bull slipped out of Yamato's hold. "On the count of three, pull." The older Battler instructed. With a tug, the two pulled Bull back up.

"It worked…" Yamato panted. "Thank you… for saving both of us."

"You're welcome." Grey remarked. "I guess after something like that, I should introduce myself. Name's Grey, at least they didn't name me purple."

"My name's Yamato," Yamato beamed. "I was raised by cats."

"My name's Bull," Bull voiced. "People call me Bull. Okay then, good night."

"Guess he back to his normal self." Ren joked, after a quick diagnostic scan.

"Hey wait, how do we get down from here?" Yamato wondered.

"It's not as hard as getting up here." Grey remarked. "It's… a lot worse."

"Yamato," Ren deathpanned. "You didn't forget the teleportation seals I loaned you, did you?"

"Er…" Yamato gulped. "I forgot?"

"Idiots," Ren muttered. "I'm surrounded by idiots."

"Don't leave me hanging," Bull whined. "Tell me what happened next."

"You mean you don't remember what you did?" Yamato echoed.

"Nope." Bull sniffled.

"You don't remember when you were coming after us?" Yamato repeated.

"Sorry, it's all a blank." Bull confessed. "But I remember you keeping me from falling over that cliff. That makes that twice you saved me."

"Sorry to interrupt," Ren stated sarcastically after she opened Yamato's door. "But it's past your bedtime." She reminded.

"Aw…" Yamato whined.

"Boys, let me put it this way." Ren smirked. "Would you rather have Mie yell at you?"

"She's got a point…" Bull admitted.

"And, Yamato," Ren trained an evil eye at him. "Since you missed this afternoon's practice…" she pulled out her ice senbon needles. "You're doing twice the amount tomorrow, and I'm upping the regime."

"What?" Yamato exclaimed.

"Don't make me triple it." Ren glared.

"Yes madam!" Yamato gulped, shivering when he heard Ren's sadistic laughter down the corridor.

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