Siruba Tsubasa presents...

The Origins of the Innocence...a Bakugan Battle Brawlers and D. Gray-man crossover fanfic

Siruba Tsubasa does not own Bakugan Battle Brawlers or D. Gray-man... if she did, she wouldn't be writing this on this website now, would she?

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The early morning sun hit Shun full in the face, so bright that his eyes hurt when he opened them that morning. He shut his eyes quickly and turned away from the sun before opening them again, blinking a few time to focus his surroundings. His grandfather was sitting in a chair beside the bed he was in, and when he sat up and looked around, Shun realized that he was in a hospital room.

"Grandpa?" Shun called, waking his grandfather.

"Oh, Shun, you're awake," his grandfather said. "How are you feeling?"

"Confused," Shun answered. "What am I doing in a hospital bed?"

"Because when I went to check on you last night, I found the hospital room nearly completely destroyed, a hunk of smoldering metal on the floor, and you, unconscious, several feet away from your mother's bed, where I was sure you were sleeping before. What happened in there?" the old man asked.

A few scenes flashed in Shun's mind. A fat man…a mechanical person…green light…a phoenix… Shun shook his head, dismissing the images. "Um… I'm not quite sure either, Grandpa."

Shun's grandfather stared at him for a few moments longer, then said, "Okay, as long as you're alright."

A few minutes later, a doctor walked into the room. "Good morning, Shun. How are you?"

"Fine," Shun replied.

"Does anything hurt? Are you dizzy or anything?"

"Nothing…except my ankle kind of hurts."

The doctor poked and prodded at Shun's ankle for the few minutes, then said, "It looks like you twisted it. Any idea how that happened?"

The images flashed in Shun's mind again, and he forced them out once more. "No idea."

"Well, it should be fine in a few days. Just try not to strain it any more, okay?" Shun nodded. The doctor turned to his grandfather. "Your grandson appears to be fine. He can leave any time he wishes." The doctor then left.

"After you're ready, we'll go by your home and pack up your things. Then we'll head over to the dojo," Shun's grandfather said. Shun took that as he cue to hop off the bed. He then realized that his bakugan was nowhere to be found.

"Where my bakugan?" Shun asked.

"On the bedside table. You were holding pretty tightly when I found you," his grandfather answered. Shun picked it up and put it in his pocket.

The drive to where Shun and his mother had lived was silent. Shun spent the entire time staring out the window, thinking about the events of last night. It must be a dream…but it feels so real… Shun reached inside his pocket and clenched the bakugan tightly, His mother's last gift to him…no matter what, her primary concern was always his happiness.

It took quite a while for the two of them to pack up everything and move it to the dojo. It then took Shun the entire afternoon to unpack everything and set up his computer. Finally, when the last cord was plugged in, he sat down in the chair and took the bakugan out of his pocket. He set it on the desk and gazed at it.

"I…dreamed that you were in your bakugan form even when the field wasn't open…that you talked to me…" Shun murmured. "It was just a dream, right…? Then why does it feel so real…?"

"Because it was real." Shun jumped, startled. The bakugan on his desk had popped open by itself and had just spoken.

"You…talk?" he asked, eyes wide.

"Of course. All bakugan talk," it answered.

"But…I've never heard any others talk…" Shun said.

"Only the really powerful ones can talk while in the human world. But back where we came from, in Vestroia, all bakugan talk."

"Oh… what's your name?" he inquired.

"Skyress. Ventus Skyress. And yours?"

"I'm Shun. Shun Kazami," he replied. "When you said that it was real, does that mean that everything last night… wasn't a dream? That man…Mom…the fight…everything really happened?"

"Yes. It all really happened," Skyress answered, her voice wise and gentle.

Shun was silent for a moment, trying to accept the fact that 1)his bakugan talked, and 2)there really was a fight in the hospital room last night, and that it hadn't been a dream. "What was that?" Shun whispered, thinking about the mechanical man. "Skyress, do you know what that was? That mechanical…skeleton…thing…"

"I don't know," Skyress replied. "All I know is that when it was near…I just felt that I had to destroy it…and I did."

"Thanks," Shun said. Then he noticed the time. "Oh, jeez, already? I have to go to bed now if I'm to wake up in time for training with Grandpa tomorrow morning." He changed into a tank top with dark-colored pants hurriedly, turned off the lights, and got into bed. The last thing he heard before her fell asleep was Skyress' voice, softly saying:

"Goodnight, Shun."

And I am back!!! I could have waited until the weekend to post this up, but I'm in a particularly good mood today, so I decided not to keep my readers waiting any longer.

Special Sankyus to: shinohime-chan, Danyeda Goofy Panterita, LaLa-In-wAnDeRlAnD, and Rokiyam, for either putting it on Favorites, Story Alerts, reviewing it, or a combination of all of them. I really appreciate the support you guys show.

I have no idea when I'm going to post the next chapter, but I will do it as soon as possible.

TRIVIA TIME!!! In New Vestroia, Shun first appeared in which episode?

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