The 3rd part of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: The Labyrinth
Rin kept on walking, trying to find her way out of the maze. Her feet were growing sore, and she could no longer walk.
"Oh, man. My feet feel like they've been stepped on a hundred times," said Rin, sinking to the ground against a wall.
"We just keep going in circles! There's got to be a way out somehow," said Lumahowl.
"I could've sworn I saw those vines minutes ago," said Rin.
"Hello," said a voice.
"Very funny, Lumahowl," said Rin.
"It wasn't me." said Lumahowl. Rin looked down and saw a little mouse.
"Yikes! A mouse!" Lumahowl said, hiding behind Rin's shoulder. For a bakugan, Lumahowl was scared of mice.
"Did you just say hello?" Rin asked.
"Sure did! What are you doing out here all by yourself? You should come inside and meet the family," said the mouse.
"Uh…no thanks, but thank you anyway. I'm trying to find the castle that leads me out of this place. Do you know where it might be?" Rin asked.
"Me? Nah, I'm just a mouse. I live inside the walls, not in the castle. Ha ha! Besides, there's all sorts of openings around ya," said the mouse.
"Openings? All this place does is lead me in circles! How are there any openings?" Rin asked.
"Things aren't always as they seem in this place, ya know," said the mouse. Rin took his word for it and stood up, looking at the wall in front of her. She walked up to it, and found herself walking into another opening.
"Wow! Thanks!" Rin said. She and Lumahowl made their way in the right direction.
"Ah, man. If she would've gone left, she would've gone straight to the castle." said the mouse as he crawled back into the walls.
Rin and Lumahowl made their way around the place, but couldn't seem to find any short direction where Cronus's castle was. Rin began to feel guilty about the way she had treated Angela.
Suddenly, two doors appeared out of nowhere in front of her. This surprised even Lumahowl.
"Whoa! Where'd they come from? And where do they lead?" Rin asked Lumahowl
"Well, little miss, if you would like to find out. Why don't you try us?" asked one of the foxes who were sitting there. Rin smiled at how cute they were.
"One of them leads to the little baby Angela and the other leads to eternal damnation!" said the second fox. They both laughed.
"Which one leads where?" Rin asked.
"We can't tell ya! The only way is to try one of these doors," said the first fox.
"Fine! But if you were to try one, which one would you guys take?" asked Rin.
"I'd take the left, but he'd take the right!" said the second fox, laughing.
"Ok, enough joking around! If you say the left door leads to the castle, then it obviously leads to certain death, doesn't it?" asked Rin.
"Uh…no?" both foxes asked.
"Wrong. The left obviously leads to certain death, while the right one will lead me straight to the castle! I have a feeling that the right one is the way to go." said Rin. She opened it.
"See? I was right all along!" said Rin. However the floor fell beneath her and she let out a scream, which caused Lumahowl to go flying after her.
Rin fell down and down, screaming for help.
"Rin, I'm coming!" said Lumahowl. Suddenly, Rin landed hard on the ground, and she could feel Lumahowl plopping himself into her hands. Soon, a door closed, and it grew so dark, Rin couldn't even see her hands.
Inside the castle, Cronus was looking in a crystal ball, where his goblin minions crowded around him.
"How could've Rin made her way into the dungeon so far? She should've lost all hope ages ago!" said Cronus.
"That girl will never lose hope, your majesty!" said a goblin.
"No? Well, that cat girl's about to lead her straight back to her house and she'll forget about Angela forever!" said Cronus with an evil laugh. His goblin minions laughed with him.
Inside the dungeon, Rin looked for any source of light. Suddenly, she saw a candle lighting up.
"Huh? Who's there?" she asked. When even more candles lit up, she saw it was Eugene and Pyxunoid, who was on her shoulder, silent.
"Eugene, Pyxunoid! It's you!" said Lumahowl.
"Surprised? Yeah, I knew you would be. I came back to get you out of here," said Eugene.
"Thanks," said Rin.
"No problem. So tell me why you're in here anyways. Still making your way towards the castle?" Eugene asked.
"Of course!" said Rin.
"Ok, miss gutsy. If you're so determined, try finding your way out of this place," Eugene said.
"How can I? There's no door," said Rin.
"I was gonna show you where it was at, but I guess you'll have no trouble finding it," said Eugene.
"Wait! If you help me, I'll give you something in return," said Rin. She took of her ring she had on her finger.
"Huh? What's that?" Eugene asked.
"If you help me find Angela, I'll give you my ring, but you have to promise me that you'll help me and no tricks! Understand?" Rin asked.
"Hmmm…ok! Please give me your ring," said Eugene. Rin handed her the ring and Eugene slid it on, admiring how it sparkled.
"It's really pretty." said Eugene. She walked over to a hidden door covered by tarp and opened it. Rin and Lumahowl eagerly got up and followed her out.
They made their way outside into another maze, which was this time a garden maze. Eugene helped Rin out and they both got to walking towards the castle.
"So why are you hanging around here if you're part cat?" Rin asked.
"Hmm? Oh, that. The truth is, I'm not suppose to look like this at all. Cronus made me this way because he thinks of me as his little pet when I go do jobs for him. I've been begging him to turn me back to normal, but he's always refused. I just wanted someone to help me turn back to normal. And that's when I found you!" said Eugene.
Rin looked down. Could she really help Eugene turn back to normal and save Angela at the same time?
"I'll help you, Eugene! Don't worry," reassured Rin.
Lumahowl and Pyxunoid, on the other hand, were floating behind the girls.
"I'm glad there's someone who's helping us out, Pyxunoid," said Lumahowl.
"Yeah, helping out. Eugene's been wanting to get her human form back ever since she was transformed into a cat girl, and I'm glad you and Rin are helping her out! But first things first, we have to find Rin's baby cousin!" said Pyxunoid.
"Right!" said Lumahowl. He and Pyxunoid both chuckled as they made their way to the castle.
All of a sudden, they came to a dark alley way, where someone in dark clothing was sitting. Eugene and Rin looked at each other as they slowly made their way towards the mysterious person.
"Uh, hello?" Rin asked. The person looked up at them.
"Ah, well, well, well. What do we have here?" the person asked in a hoarse voice.
"Uh, just a friend," said Eugene.
"Just a friend? Just a friend!" the mysterious person shot up, taking off the disguise.
The whole group's jumped back when they saw who it was.
It was Cronus!
To be continued
Uh-oh. The group ran into Cronus! What will happen then? Review, review, review! Peace out =)