Chapter Seven:Dan vs Masquerade I

When Joe wasn't turned out to be the spy,everyone guessed that the spy was in the and Runo suspected Alice because of the fact she doesn't brawl and that her grandfather is Hal-G.

Julie suspected Shun because of his mysterious nature then afterwards they all worked out that the spy wasn't in their group,I'm just grateful they didn't suspect me or I hope they didn't.

The next day,Runo decided to quit playing bakugan,shocker!Then she changed her mind again though she didn't exactly say why but we're not complaining at all...but the day afterwards Dan gotta a challenge from Masquerade and we all joined in to see the battle what can I say,I've seen some battles but this has to be kinda of a normal battle for people who can't stand each other(like everyone else we face!)

The battle was totally good from start to finish,I'll it wasn't over until the last card is played,kind of a new saying I thought of recently just now.

Even though Dan managed to get Drago's power to 1300 Gs,Masquerade's dual hydranoid was only 680 Gs so it looked like Dan was gonna win...LOOKED liked he was going to but Masquerade's destruction impact ablity card increased dual hydranoid's power but also nullified Dan's gate card which brought Drago's power down 650 Gs and we all know what that means.

"It can't be!It just can't be!No,it's not possible!"Dan said not wanting to believe what was about to happen.

"It looks like the show is over for you at least."Hydranoid said.

"Now dual Hydranoid time to take a bow."Masquerade replied snapping his fingers.

Watching Drago get attacked mercilessly like that was hard to watch and it never seemed like it was gonna stop,pure torture...Drago was going to collapse after it was finally finished.

"No,Drago's going down."Runo shouted.

"Dan...farewell,my friend."Drago said.

"Away with you!"Masquerade replied.

The portal to the doom diminsion opened pulling Drago straight in.

"No,I refuse to let you go like this."Dan insisted.

"Wait Dan,don't do it."Shun answered.

"Wait for me!"Dan shouted jumping into the doom portal closing behind him.

Accepting what I just saw is too hard but I knew what had happened in front of me bringing us back home like that without Dan threw it right in our faces without any remourse or mercy.

"What have you done with him,tell me!"Runo yelled.

"I've done nothing,he chose his own fate,the doom diminision is the afterlife for bakugan,there is no return for bakugan...or humans."Masquerade said.

"No..."I replied still overwhelmed."It can't be!"

Even after Masquerade was gone we still had to face reality no matter how tough.

"Oh,Dan why did you have to do that?"Julie asked.

I think talking was beyond me at that moment...I couldn't believe it!....I just won't believe it!...I won't believe it!

One of the great things about life is that it's always surprising you

Sometimes you don't wanna be surprised...at least not like this where surprises come with pain and suffering.

Me,Julie and Shun decided to stay at Marucho's that night whilst Runo decided she wanted to be alone not that I blame her.I just stayed in my room all night with Zelda.

"Oh,Xenia...it's hard but you can get over this."Zelda said.

"That's just it,I've been through this before with my Mum but this is different."I replied.

"How is it?"Zelda asked.

"Because...I've lost battles before...I've lost people before...But no-one has ever made me a victim."I answered.

I can't stand this place right now

Where nothing is in control and nothing makes sense

"I'm just grateful not everyone is gone."I said.

But what happens next?

What are we gonna do?

How is this gonna get better?

Will things get better?

"You see,it's like this,pain has different ways of making you feel bad."I answered.

And I'm going through them all

I barely know you,Dan

But you are making my heart break and break

Only if you knew what you've done

To me and to everyone

"My mind and heart are just consumed of recent things."I said.

How do you make it stop?

You can't

If you can,it's denial.

Trust me,I know.

I always know...

"But you know what I've learnt from all this?"I asked.

Losing someone it's never okay

But it does get better

"I have my Mum to thank for making me understand that."I said.

If only you heard me say that now

I miss you,Mum...

"You okay?"Shun asked.

"Well,no."I answered holding my tears in.

"Don't have to act tough in front of me."Shun replied.

"I'm not."I lied."Just the weird thing is I'm upset and I barely know Dan."