Thanks Guest Gry17 for your idea and that is exactly what I plan to do however she or he won't appear for a few more chapters so hold on.

I don't own Bakugan it belongs to TMSEntertainment and Japan Vistec. I only own Ashley.

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CHAPTER 3: A Feud Between Friends

Dan and I were running through the park for exercise although Dan was taking it a little too far. Practically in my ear he was signing/yelling, "Everybody listen to me holler! I'm the best battle brawler! Battle on! Oh yeah!" Then I'm not for certain if he was talking to me, Drago or himself, probably all three to be fair, but he said "Wanna win at bakugan you gotta keep yourself in shape." All of this he was doing while we were running through a PUBLIC park, I sweatdropped, good thing no one was here this early. When we finished running we had stopped at some stationary bars(AN: The ones on playgrounds that have like three different heights for different sizes of people.) and while Dan was attempting to do pull-ups I was practicing my gymnastics like using my momentum to swing around them and then I flipped off of them landing on my feet. When I was done I sat down on the grass next to a bench and watched Dan while drinking my water bottle. Dan was doing push-ups, a dance that I can't explain but almost had me falling over in laughter and finally he started to practice his brawling throws.

"I'm the man" Dan said with his signature nose flick. I was busy trying not to fall over laughing by his performance.

"Hah you're a boy" Drago told him. That was all it took and I fell onto my back

laughing. I wasn't able to hear Dan talking the entire time but I was able to catch the ending.

"Concentrate! So cool it on the wisecracks Drago and Ashley stop laughing it wasn't funny." I gave him a glare and sat cross-legged and stuck my tongue out at him."Are all humans as you? If so I think you should leave this battle to me?!" Drago asked/yelled.

"Not all humans, I'm not as impulsive as Dan I actually have a brain to use."I told him. Dan glared at me but turned back to Drago.

"I know you want to beat your opponent but there is more at stake than you realise" Dargo said.

"What's more important than winning?" Dan asked. I groan and Drago scoffs

"Humans."

"Well I feel offended." I whisper under my breath after Drago's comment.

"When it comes to bakugan I've got mad skills and I know I can easily be number one." I roll my eyes. I'll prove it the next time I cross paths with that clown Masquerade. He thinks he's a champ but I'll prove he's a chump." Dan said.

"Suuuuure you will Dan." I said sarcastically. "Do you remember what happened last time you went into a battle cocky. You lost your Serpenoid and your Saurus. Think before you act Dan for once in your life." I tried to reason out of his thick skull.

" I agree with the female human. You are blinded by your anger!" Drago said.

"Am not."

"Listen to yourself!" Drago and I yelled in unison. Well that was freaky. Normally the only person I can do that with is Dan and Shun to an extent because I've known him since we were kids.

"Okay that's it." Dan says as he picks up Drago.

"Put me down!"

"Not until you promise to stop dissing me. And from now on… do as I say!"

"Really Dan you're mad at him for telling you the truth. You know what have fun I'm going home."

***********Time Skip******************************

"Oh you started training again. That's great Dan." Runo said.

"Yeah sure. But Drago kept messing with my head so it was hard to focus on what I was doing." I was sitting next to him on the floor meditating when I said,

"And I was laughing at his "training." Using air quotes around training. Dan threw a pencil at me and I caught it throwing it back at him after a second hitting him in the head. Yes bullseye I mentally fist pumped.

"You two shouldn't fight. Real friends help each other out when they need it. So do siblings." Julie said.

" Yeah I know that's why I'm scrubbin Drago down. He was lookin kinda grungy. ANd why Ashley is sitting on the floor."

"That is not why you wouldn't let me get a chair to sit in and I didn't want to sit on your bed!"

"You're so lucky Dan. I've searched the entire web and you're the only person with a talking bakugan." Runo told him. I rolled my eyes thanks Runo for giving him a bigger ego.

"It's not luck it was meant to be. It was destiny that brought the two of us together."

"Dan you sound like a fortune cookie." I tell him.

"You sis need to shush. I'm the oldest here." He says smirking.

"By 2 minutes that's it! Although I'm the more mature one so I guess it's fair." Dan glares at me and we end up on the floor wrestling. I end up winning being able to pin him to the carpet. "Hah! What now! Dan pushes me off of him and returns to his chair.

"Please continue Runo." He tells her.

"If I could make just one wish it would be that I could find a bakugan ball just like Drago. Then I would face off against Masquerade and find out who the creep is behind the mask." Inside I was wishing the same thing.

Dan's face grows serious as does mine. "You guys hear any news about him?" Dan asks.

"No, nothing after he battled you no one has seen or heard a thing from him again." Julie said. Dan spins his char to wear he is no longer facing the screen and places his right leg over his left knee and says,

"Ah that figures. My crazy skills with the bakugan cards must have spooked him so he went into hiding." I raise an eyebrow getting up. I lean next to his head and whisper,

"But you lost."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that after all he did beat you so why would he have to hide." Runo tells him and we pretend to high five over the webcam. Runo is my best girlfriend while Shun is really just my best friend in general.

"Runo he didn't beat me the battlefield disappeared and the battle was over. It means it was a draw so nobody won." He tells her.

"Dan he was winning whether you want to admit it or not." I tell him. He scoffs and turns away from me. Marucho pops up on the screen after that saying,

"Yes it was a draw."

"Right thanks Marucho." Dan says. I lean over his shoulder so that I have a better view of everyone on the screen. MArucho fixes his glasses and says,

"From what I observe the cards used during the battle had no effect on the final total of the Halo Sector points of either player. If I may speculate perhaps Drago was going to use an attack more powerful than the cards you had and then the overwhelming power emanating from Drago made the battlefield unstable and caused it to vanish. SO with the battlefield gone the battle could most definitely be called a draw." Marucho looked a little smug after his theory. Just sayin.

"It self destructed?" asked Alice. Julie shrugged her shoulders.

"Uh, did I miss something here?"

"That's impossible to use an attack that's stronger than your ability card." Runo said.

"Hold on you mean Drago has power over the ability cards I have?" Dan asked. I whistled. The dragon is powerful.

"Maybe we should leave you to alone for awhile it sounds like you have a lot to talk about. But don't worry while you're busy gabbing with each other I'll go settle the score with MAsquerade"

"Hey you best step off Runo. I'm the one who is fighting Masquerade next." Dan said.

"You're not the boss of me. I can battle whomever and whenever I want."

"Chill out! Your battle is with Masquerade not each other." Julie tried to reason with them.

"Tell that to mister my way or the highway!" I rubbed my temples and walked out of the room. Changing into my pajamas I looked at my computer to check on my ranking. I had moved up to number 9 so that was good news for me. I turned off my lamp and fell asleep hoping tomorrow would be better for Dan and Drago's partnership. The next morning I woke up and went downstairs for breakfast. Mom had placed a bowl of cereal in front of me and I was eating it when Dan flew down the stairs, wolfed down his food, yelled "Thanks Mom!", and ran back up the stairs. Mom and I looked at each other and shrugged. I finished my breakfast and headed back up the stairs to finish packing my backpack. I also grabbed my bakugan and cards before I left my room to check if Dan was done so we could leave before we were late.

"You and I will make the best team ever. Yeah we're going all the way Drago all the way to the top." he said as he pounded his fist on the desk making a loud thump.

"I'm glad you two are working together but we gotta go or we're gonna be late."

*********************TIME SKIP*******************************

A few days passed. Dan had battled against Shuji, winning again and he and Drago had gotten closer. He even took Drago into the bathroom with him. However as I saw those two together I was feeling kinda left out. Oh well I had other things on my mind right now I had gotten a battle request from Shuji and now it was my turn to show him what a Kuso could do. Funny thing is he wanted to meet in the park like the very first time Dan battled him.I met him next to the fountain and said, "Okay mister I switch my element every time I battle show me what you got."

"Gate card set!"

"Let's go my darling serpenoid." I said.

"Ah look little girly has a scary snake let's see you stand up to this. Go Subterra Mantris!"

"Back to subterra I see. That won't help you."

"Grrr! Ability card activate Slice cutter." Serpenoid dropped 50 Gs.

"Don't start gloating yet. I'm just gettin warmed up Gate card open! Serpenoid's character card." Serpenoid raises to 400Gs striking and defeating Mantris. "See I'm just gettin started."

"Bakugan Brawl Falconeer stand." Shuji growled.

"Well then let us make this fair Falconeer stand."

"Gate card open." Shuji said. The gate card raised his falconeer 30 Gs.

"Cool trick. Now it's my turn. Ability Card activate Dark Growth." My Falconeer raised 80Gs. My falconeer flew at his returning it to its ball. "Looks like it's 2 to 0. Gate card set. Give him hell Stinglash." Stinglash looked like a scorpion with a really creepy faced but I loved him all the same.

"How are you beating me. You're just as bad as your brother."

"Thanks I try."

"Bakugan Brawl. Saurus stand. Ability card activate Saurus glow!" Shuji yelled. Saurus raised to 400 Gs. Stinglash was at 330 Gs.

"Good but not good enough. Gate card open Fields of Lava!" Saurus raised to 420 Gs and Stinglash raised to 450 Gs. Stinglash struck saurus making me win the battle. The world returned to normal and Shuji was on his knees in shock.

"How, How did you beat me so easily?"

"If you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen." I said as I turned around to head home. I knew something was wrong as soon as I walked into the house. I ran to Dan's room. Dan was on his bed but there was no sign of Drago anywhere. "Dan where's Drago?"