SailorStar9: Finally a review. I thought you guys don't love me anymore. (Sighs in relief). Anyway, this is Chapter 20. Read and review.
Disclaimers: I do not own both the animes. However, I do own the pairing, I hope.
Chapter 20: Good Night Baby
Tricloid was building a sandcastle by the beach.
"Making mud-balls on the beach all by yourself isn't any fun at all." she moaned, when the sand in her hands split away.
"Hello, Tricloid." Naga greeted her.
"Master Naga." Tricloid looked around for the white Bakugan.
"Few of my Bakugan was worthy of immortality, you, Tricloid, are one of the chosen ones. But there is a catch, in order to live forever, you must first help me carry out my plan, of ridding the universe of those irritating humans who call themselves, the Brawlers." Naga declared as he infused her with the negative energies from the Silent Core.
"Yes, I want to play." Tricloid answered.
"Once you destroy the Brawlers and help me attain the Infinity Core and the Purity Gem, then you shall be reunited with Rabeeder." Naga finished his instructs.
"I will help Mr. Naga." Tricloid droned. "I want to see my sister again. I will get the job done. I will destroy the Brawlers."
That decided, she tunneled into the ground to look for her targets.
On the hill near Wellington City...
"Where is Tricloid hiding?" Julie wondered.
"I can't sense her yet." Gorem replied. "But I'll continue scanning. She has to be out there somewhere."
"Tricloid really isn't an evil Bakugan." Julie stated. "But if she think she can steal the Infinity Core and the Purity Gem just because Naga told her to, then she'd better watch out, because we'll take her down. Right, Gorem?"
"Right." Gorem replied.
"What is that?" Julie inquired when she saw something coming towards them in the water. "Tricloid?"
"Bizarre." Gorem noted just as Billy and Cycloid jumped out of the water.
"Woah, look at Billy." Julie blinked.
"And Cycloid." Gorem added.
"Yo, yo, Julie." Billy greeted her. "Hope you don't mind the intrusion, but I thought you guys might need a hand."
"Hey Boss." Cycloid sang. "Why don't you admit you just want to come here and help your little girlfriend?"
"Hey, zip it, you big lump!" Billy retorted. "I came here to help the Brawlers, you got it?"
"Oh, yeah right." Cycloid scoffed as Julie giggled.
"It doesn't matter why you're here, Billy." Julie replied. "I'm just glad you came."
"Thank you, Julie." Billy flushed.
"Okay." he started once they were settled on the grass. "Now I get it. So all the Brawlers decided to battle on their own."
"That's right." Julie replied. "It was a tough decision, but we thought it was the right one. That's why I came here; to protect this neighborhood from Naga."
"Well, now that I'm here, I've got you covered." Billy boasted.
"Huh?" Julie blinked. "Wait, you're not going to try and be a hero, are you? It's just that, well, ever since I've known you, Billy, you get some pretty weird ideas into your head."
"Oh, come off it!" Billy retorted. "Are you saying you're going to protect me? You and I both know I'm a better Battler than you are."
"No way!" Julie protested. "The only way you can beat me in battle would be in your dream."
"Hey!" Billy snapped. "Back it up!"
"Anytime, anywhere." Julie growled.
"Let's do it." Billy challenged.
"Ready when you are!" Julie hissed.
"Okay?" Billy spat. "You're on!"
"You're so busted!" Julie fumed.
"Humans..." Gorem sighed.
"I hear you, Gorem." Cycloid agreed, the two Subterra Bakugan looking at their arguing partners.
"You're all acting like babies!" Nene hollered.
"You hear something?" Julie inquired.
"Yeah, it's some kind of creepy voice." Billy agreed.
"Come on, show yourself!" Julie demanded.
"I'm right here." Nene replied.
"Oh, hello." Julie peered down at the younger Brawler.
"Sorry, we don't see down there." Billy added.
"Hey buddy, are you calling me short?" Nene accused. "I am Nene, the greatest Bakugan Battler! Do not mock me!"
"Nene?" Billy was confused.
"I know what you're thinking." Nene started. "I'm just a little kid who loves to brag about how great a Battler she is. Well, I am and I can prove it."
"Hey." Julie realized. "Actually I think I've hear your name before."
"I know Dan the the Brawlers personally." Nene shot a glare at Billy.
"Come to think of it," Julie added. "I believe it was Dan who was bragging about you."
"You're Julie." Nene pointed to the pony-tailed girl, before turning her finger to Billy. "And he's your boyfriend, Billy, right?"
"I'm what?" Billy exclaimed.
"You're creepy!" Julie gasped.
"No, I'm cute." Nene corrected.
"Listen." Julie started. "Billy's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend, that's all."
"Oh great." Billy raised his hands in resignation. "Now all of a sudden, she wants to break up with me. Women are fickle."
"Somebody just shoot me." Cycloid sighed.
"There you are." Akira found his sister.
"Nene!" Shuji shouted.
"Where have you been?" Akira asked as the two brothers slid down the slope.
"Hey, sorry for our little sister's here scared you guys." Shuji added. "But trust me, her bark's just worse than her bite."
"Little sister?" Julie echoed.
"Yeah, Akira and Shuji just happened to be my big brothers." Nene replied.
"Oh great." Billy muttered.
"Well, I guess we'll have a battle some other day then." Nene concluded. "But I warn you, don't mess with me cos I'm taking both of you down, got me?"
"Hey Boss." Cycloid started as the sky grew overcast. "Looks like storm is brewing."
"And it looks like a nasty one." Gorem added.
"What's a little rain?" Julie remarked and winced when the lightning cracked across the sky.
"My hair!" she whined.
"Julie, hurry!" Billy grabbed her and the two took off for shelter.
"This is not in the forecast!" Julie growled.
"That was weird." Billy noted, after the pair hid under a tree . "That storm came out of nowhere."
"Billy..." Julie started, flushing.
"What is it, Julie?" Billy asked, before noticing their linked hands. Then, he let go of her hand and laughed nervously.
Oh my. Julie wondered. Why is my heart beating so fast? I've never felt these feeling before.
Oh man. Billy cursed. Something crazy has happened to me. Is it hot out here or what?
"I don't think I'll ever understand humans." Cycloid remarked as the two Subterra Bakugan watched their partners.
"I think we should just change the subject." Gorem stated.
"Okay, so tell me." Cycloid started. "When is this Tricloid character supposed to show up here anyway?"
Underground...
"I'm on my way, Brawlers." Tricloid sang as she headed off.
"So, erm..." Julie started once they sat on opposite ends of the tree.
"So, er... Julie." Billy stammered. "You remember when we were kids and we go out and play in the rain?"
"Yeah, I remember this one time it was just pouring out." Julie replied. "You were so scared. Every time you saw lightning or heard thunder, you'll hide behind me."
"Wait a minute!" Billy retorted. "You got that backwards. It was you who was scared."
"Give me a break, Billy!" Julie fumed. "You were crying your eyes out, sniffling like a little baby!"
"You were the one who was bawling!" Billy countered.
"No, it was you!" Julie snapped.
"No, you!" Billy insisted.
"You were so stupid!" Julie fumed, before the two turned red when they found themselves face to face. Blushing madly, they returned to their side of the tree.
"Well..." Billy started. "I guess it stopped."
"Yeah." Julie agreed. "I guess so."
"I'm glad that's over." Cycloid noted.
"An earthquake!" Gorem declared when the ground shook.
"What the..." Billy frowned.
"Oh no!" Julie gasped.
"It's like a volcano." Billy noted when Tricloid started to burst out of the ground.
"I bet it's Tricloid." Julie growled.
"Whatever happens," Billy took her hand. "Don't let go of my hand."
"Yes." Julie nodded. "I won't let go."
"If you ask me," Cycloid noted. "Looks like we've got company."
"Yes." Gorem agreed.
"Peekaboo." Tricloid sang. "Tricloid see you."
"I was right!" Julie retorted. "She's here."
"Are you happy to see me?" Tricloid asked.
"Oh no!" Gorem gasped as the two Bakugan hurried to shield their partners.
"Tricloid?" Julie blinked when she and Billy climbed out of Gorem's arm. "You look... I don't know, different from the last time I saw you."
"Because now, Tricloid is here to beat the Brawlers until they're all gone bye-bye, little Julie." Tricloid's eyes gleamed evilly.
"You can't be serious, are you?" Julie gaped.
"Oh, you bet I am." Tricloid replied. "And when I win, then I could see my sister, Rabeeder, again."
"Was it Naga who told you that?" Julie demanded.
"Yes, he did." Tricloid replied. "Now Tricloid would like to battle you. You ready, Julie?"
"Whose side is she on?" Billy asked when he saw Julie shake her head.
"Good question." Julie admitted. "It looks like she's gone to the dark side."
"That's not good." Billy noted. "Oh great. Let's hope she's the only one who's a traitor. That freak, Naga, is making me angry."
"What is it?" Julie asked the growling blonde.
"Here's what I'm thinking." Billy offered his suggestion. "Let me take this three-eyed creep on. I'll show him who's boss."
Julie nodded.
"Hey, you overgrown lump, listen up!" Billy hollered. "I'm going to show you what I think of rejects who switch teams."
"Yeah? I like to play. Playing is fun." Tricloid gushed.
"She's nuts!" Julie exclaimed.
"Tricloid's been exposed to Naga's negative energy." Cycloid concluded.
"Oh no, how can this happen?" Julie sighed. "How could you do this to us, huh? I'm tired of all this fighting and I'm going to put a stop to it!"
"You ready, Billy?" she gave the blond a thumbs-up.
"Yeah, good to go." Billy returned the gesture.
"Okay, are you ready to battle?" Tricloid asked. "I'm going first. Muddy Roll!"
"Man, talk about fighting dirty." Billy noted as the two Subterra Bakugan dodged Tricloid's rolling attack.
"Now, it's my turn, Tricloid." Gorem declared. Summoning his hammer, he knocked Tricloid off, golf-style.
"What do you do that for?" Tricloid wailed. "You mean, Gorem. A big meanie. Now you make me mad!"
"What's happening?" Julie asked when Tricloid watered the ground with her tears again once Gorem hit her.
"Don't know." Gorem frowned. "She's beginning to annoy me."
"She created a mud-pit." Billy realized when he saw Gorem was beginning to sink.
"Cycloid, help me!" Gorem requested.
"Quick, we've got to do something!" Julie exclaimed.
"Hang in there, I've got you covered." Billy pulled out an Ability Card. "Grans Slide!"
"I think someone's a little angry with me." Tricloid noted.
"I've got enough of your games!" Cycloid fumed and hit Tricloid off with his hammer, base-ball style.
"Thank you, Cycloid." Gorem remarked once the one-eyed Bakugan pulled him out. "I owe you my life. Whatever I can do to repay you, I will."
"Nah, it was nothing." Cycloid replied. "You'll have done the same for me, Gorem. We're in this together."
"Surprise!" Tricloid sang as she jumped back. "Did you miss me?"
"We've got to finish her off permanently." Cycloid remarked.
"No problem." Billy replied. "You guys just kick back and Cycloid and I have some fun."
"You sure?" Julie asked.
"Yeah." Billy replied. "I'm not going to let a little blob of muck get in our way. Come on Cycloid, let's finish this."
"I'm tired of playing your stupid game." Tricloid remarked. "I'm going bye-bye."
"Bye-bye." she sank underground.
"Oh no!" Julie exclaimed when Tricloid disappeared. "Now where is she going?"
"Wait a minute." Billy retorted. "You're not getting away this time. You ready, Cycloid?"
Yes, boss." Cycloid replied.
"Ability, activate!" Billy pulled out an Ability Card. "Stare Evil Eye!"
"You can run but you can't hide!" Cycloid declared after he found where Tricloid was hiding.
"Owie, owie!" Tricloid winced, when Cycloid's hammer slammed onto her head. "Watch where you're hammering."
"Hey, that hurts!" she whined when Cycloid hammered her once more.
"You want to play, do ya?" Cycloid remarked, as a game of 'Whack-A-Tricloid' started. "Fine by me!"
"Cut it out!" Tricloid complained.
"We'll quit when you surrender to our side, Tricloid." Billy remarked.
"No, I promised Naga I'll beat he Brawlers and he promised I'll see my sister and that's exactly what I'm going to do." Tricloid replied.
"Now, what's she doing?" Gorem asked as Tricloid powered up.
"You won't like me when I'm angry." Tricloid warned.
"Incredible!" Gorem blinked when Tricloid grew in size as Cycloid gaped.
"That's insane!" Billy exclaimed.
"Something tells me we're in a whole lot of trouble!" Julie added.
"You okay, Julie?" Gorem asked as the ground shook from Tricloid's stomping.
"I'm fine, Gorem." Julie replied and pulled out an Ability Card. "Ability activate! Grand Impact!"
"My hammer!" Gorem gaped when Tricloid ate the weapon.
"She's made of mud." Julie realized. "And she just sucked it in!"
"I guess it's our turn now again." Billy took over. "You ready, Cycloid?"
"You bet, boss." Cycloid replied.
"That tickles." Tricloid giggled as she sucked Cycloid's weapon into herself.
"Not again!" Cycloid exclaimed.
"Yippee! I won again"! Tricloid cheered. "Thanks to my 'Side Balloon' ability, I can absorb all the ability you can throw at me!"
"This is bad." Julie noted. "She has the power to nullify anything and everything we throw at her!"
"We're doomed." Gorem sighed.
"Okay, let's see what I have in my bag of tricks." Tricloid noted.
"Julie!" Gorem exclaimed as his partner fell into the crevice in the ground that Tricloid opened with her ability.
"Julie!" Billy dived after her.
"Julie!" Gorem hollered as the two teens pummeled into the crack.
"Looks like I win!" Tricloid gushed.
"Not so fast, Tricloid!" Nene shouted. "Bakugan, roll!"
Her Ventus Ravenoid then swooped in and caught the two teens.
"Well, you two are sure lucky I came along and bailed you out." Nene boasted.
"You're not kidding." Billy replied.
"Yeah." Julie agreed. "You're awesome, Nene."
"Well, don't think I'll save you bacon again." Nene snapped.
"So why did you come back here, Nene?" Julie asked.
"Well, you can say I kinda of got lost." Nene shrugged. "But that's a whole other story. Right now, the only thing I care about is playing Bakugan against anyone who thinks they're good enough to take me on, like Tricloid."
"I like playing." Tricloid sang as she bundled Gorem and Cycloid into a mud ball.
"If you ask me Cycloid." Gorem sighed. "Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed."
"Look, Tricloid's back!" Julie fumed.
"And she's packing our Bakugan into a mud-ball!" Billy exclaimed.
"Hey you!" Nene shouted. "You're going to stop that now! Or else you're going to be very, very sorry!"
"If it isn't the little Princess." Tricloid mocked. "Try anything sister, and you'll be the one who's sorry."
"Do you realize who you're talking to?" Nene demanded. "Watch, cos I have the power of Ventus to back me up! Hope you're ready for a beating, you overgrown mud ball! Bakugan, roll! Ravenoid, stand! Ability, activate! Blow Away! Now it's your move, you creep-sized mud-icle!"
"Free at last!" Cycloid declared as Nene's whirlwind broke the two Bakugan free of of Tricloid's mud ball.
"No thanks are necessary guys." Nene boasted. "Just doing my job. It's hard being the best Battler, but I guess someone has to be the one, and it might well be little old Nene!"
"Thanks for saving our Bakugan!" Julie beamed. "You were great!"
"Hey, I appreciate the compliment." Nene gave hr a side glance. "It's nice that one of your peers shows you a little respect."
"So, how old are you anyway, Nene?" Billy asked.
"Oh, come on now." Nene chided. "Haven't you learnt never to ask a lady her age?"
"Hey kid!" Tricloid fumed. "Since when are you a lady?"
"Hey boss, we've gotta figure a way to bring down that mud puddle once and for all." Cycloid told his partner. "She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'!
"She's like a bad rash." Gorem added.
"That's it!" Billy smiled when an idea came to him. "I've got a plan, you guys. Okay, listen up."
"Hey, no fair." Tricloid frowned. "Whispering is just plain rude."
"Alright, you know what to do." Billy told the girls after he explained his plan.
"Hey, dirt-ball!" he called out "You ready to battle?"
"Remember." he told Julie. "We just need to get rid of the negative energy, so follow my lead."
"Okay." Julie replied.
Wow, he's so different when he takes command. She mused. He's so brave.
"Hey Tricloid." Billy remarked. "Listen up. We're going to take you down, but it's not personal, got that? It's for your own good."
"You've been programmed by that creep, Naga." Julie added. "And we're going to break his hold over you."
"Naga isn't bad. Tricloid was confused. "Naga is good. He told me so himself."
"Hey, you're not getting away this time." Billy pulled out an Ability Card. "Right Giganty!"
"Gorem, it's your turn!" Julie pulled out an Ability Card as Cycloid sent Tricloid flying into the air with a punch to the ground. Grand Impact!"
"I'm on it!" Gorem replied. "You're going down, Tricloid!" and knocked Tricloid off with his hammer.
"It's time to put the icing on the cake!" Nene pulled out an Ability Card. "Ability activate Pandemonium!"
"Oh, that's got to hurt." Gorem winced when Tricloid was sent crushing to the ground.
"Hey, you big meanies. That's not very nice." Tricloid whined when she shrunk back.
"Alright, looks like your plan worked to perfection, billy"! Julie beamed when Tricloid returned to normal.
"Didn't I tell you, Julie?" Billy joked. "And I think she's on our side now."
"Naga lied to me." Tricloid remarked after coming back to her senses. "He's a very bad Bakugan."
After the battle...
"Well I guess this is goodbye." Tricloid smiled. "Maybe we'll get to play again someday. But next time, on the same side."
"Bye-bye everyone!" she bade the Brawlers farewell as she sank back to the ground.
"Bye, and hope they help you hook up with your sister, Rabeeder." Julie called out.
"I have a feeling it's only a matter of time, Julie." Gorem assured.
"You know, I got the same feeling too." Billy blushed as he slung an arm around Julie's shoulder.
"Billy?" Julie blinked.
"I guess you two are a couple again." Nene popped out from between them. "Am I right, or what?"
"It's okay with me, Billy." Julie giggled. "So, erm... do you want to go out with me sometime?"
"Okay." Billy replied.
"Oh my, how touching.: Nene teased. "You two kids finally admitting to the obvious."
"Nene!" Akira cut in.
"There you are!" Shuji added. "You're safe."
"Man, we were looking all over for you." Akira remarked. "We thought you might have got yourself into some kind of trouble."
"Would you two just zip it!" Nene fumed. "For your information, I just played Cupid!"
"Hey Julie." Billy started. "I wonder what Dan's up to."
"Hey, Silly Billy." Julie scolded. "If you think Dan's going to be jealous of you and me, forget it! Because from here on out, the only boy for me is you, Billy! And I want to whole world to know it! Forget Dan!"
"I think they know now, Julie." Billy remarked.
SailorStar9: Julie's fight is done and a new couple is born! Next, it's Alice's turn to battle. Now that's done, read and review.