The 8th part of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: The Labyrinth
The group looked at the castle. They walked up the steps, but Rin stayed back.
"Guys, I don't think I can do this," she said.
"Huh? What do you mean you can't do this?" Eugene asked.
"What if I'm too late and Angela's a goblin already?" Rin asked.
"Rin, we're here to save her! That's what we came here for!" said Lumahowl.
"We had a tough time getting here, Lumahowl!" Rin said. Flame walked back downstairs.
"Rin, look. Your baby cousin needs you more than ever! If you give up on her, you'll regret it for the rest of your life," he said, putting his hands on her shoulders.
"You don't under…" Rin started, but Flame shushed her.
"I have faith in you, Rin. I've always had faith in you!" he said. Suddenly, to everyone's shock, Flame leaned in and kissed Rin. Eugene's mouth gaped, and Scruffy fainted backwards. Pyxunoid and Lumahowl just looked at each other.
After a few seconds, Flame pulled back. Rin's eyes were wide the whole time.
"Now what're we waiting for? Your cousin needs your help!" said Flame.
"Uh, right!" Rin said. They all headed up the stairs to the castle door. Rin quietly opened the door, and everyone stepped inside.
The castle was very creepy-looking. There were stone statues of gargoyles, and candles lit everywhere. There were three sets of castle stairs.
"This'll take forever! How can we find Angela if we don't know which stairs lead us to Cronus?" Eugene asked.
"He's up the middle flight. I can sense it," said Rin.
"Then what're we waiting for? Let's go!" said Scruffy. Rin nodded and they all ran upstairs.
They came to a door. Rin looked at her friends, who nodded, and she kicked the door in. The room was huge, but there was no sign of baby Angela anywhere.
"Could this be the wrong room?" Flame asked.
"I'm not sure, but wherever Angela's hiding, I'm going to find her." said Rin. Suddenly, the door slammed shut, which left them with total darkness.
Rin heard her friends gasp and when she turned around, bright candles began to light up. Three strong goblins had Eugene, Flame, and Scruffy in their arms.
"Let my friends go!" Rin snapped.
"Hands off, pal!" snapped Eugene.
Pyxunoid and Lumahowl gasped, and turned around to see Cronus walk out of the shadows.
"Hmmm, isn't it interesting, Rin? Bringing your pesky friends along to try and rescue little Angela?" Cronus asked.
"Let them go, Cronus. It's me you want, not them!" said Rin.
"Let me go!" snapped Flame.
"Release us at once! I will not stand for it!" ordered Scruffy, but the goblin who had him just rolled his eyes.
A fourth goblin grabbed Pyxunoid.
"Pyxunoid, no!" Lumahowl said. Pyxunoid struggled to get free.
"Rin, don't you know it's against the rules to use your friends' bakugan?" Cronus asked.
"Let my friends go! We're escaping from here now! I want Angela back!" said Rin.
"You can have the brat back, but you must beat me in a battle first!" said Cronus.
"What? No! I'll never battle you!" Rin snapped.
"Fine. If you refuse to battle me, your friends pay the price!" Cronus snarled. He grabbed Eugene and held a laser weapon up to her.
"AAH!" Eugene screamed.
"Eugene, no!" Rin tried to run over, but two goblins pointed two long spears at her. Cronus chuckled.
"What's it going to be, Rin? Your friends or a battle?" asked Cronus. Rin looked back at her friends, and then at Cronus.
"Rin, don't do it! Just go and save Angela before it's too late!" cried Eugene. Cronus waited for an answer.
"Fine! You win. I'll battle you!" said Rin. Her friends gasped.
Cronus chuckled and lead them all out to an arena, where the final showdown was about to start.
To be continued
Hey, hey! This chapter's short, but like I say, there will be longer chapters! Review, review, review! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend! ;)