Angel: Well, I'm back with the next chapter, as promised...and it's a little longer than the other one...that's good, right? I'm trying to make the chapters longer...might get longer each time I post...I don't know. It's also, I feel, a little rushed...but that's because I wanted to post something for you guys. Also, I'm trying to decide on their 'uniforms', so when I do, I let you guys know!

Runo: Can we start the chapter now? And don't forget to thank Scarlet Rose187 for her help with the thieves.

Angel: But you did it for me...my disclaimer is this...I don't own anything except the idea...oh, and let me know what you think about the 'magic' thing I put in here...should I continue with that or just make them regular thieves? Now, here's the chapter!

Edit: Well...I'm not very happy with the way this is going...so I'm going to try a rewrite...I'll let you know how it goes...so, until next time, bye! Thanks for the support!

"They call that security? It was way too easy to sneak in and steal this," Phantom scoffed, the jewel inside of the backpack she wore. Shadow giggled and nodded, following her friend as they ran through the darkness.

"Yes, it was easy…you would think they would have learned a thing or two after all the times we've stolen things," she told her partner, who nodded.

"Don't get to cocky, girls. You're not out of the woods just yet. You need to be careful," Tigrerra told the two from her spot on Phantom's shoulder.

"Tigrerra is right. It's not good if you've made it this far, only to get caught," Gorem added. Both girls sighed at the words of the two bakugan.

"Don't worry! We've almost made it to 'that place'. We'll change back and head home. No big deal," Shadow told the two.

"Yeah, so stop worrying," Phantom added.

"The two of you need to…girls, someone's nearby!" Tigrerra yelled.

"By the looks of it...it's six people and seven bakugan," Gorem announced. The two thieves shared a look and groaned.

"There's only one group that it could be, right?" Phantom asked her partner, both of them placing their bakugan in their pocket.

"Yeah, it has to be 'them'," Shadow agreed.

"What should we do?"

"Um…we could stop somewhere and disguise ourselves…or we could play with them."

"Hm…play with them?" Phantom suggested.

"Then play with them it is! Let's do the stealth approach, though…that will make it more fun for us when they notice us," Shadow told her, getting a nod in response before they jumped into a tree. They stayed there for a few minutes until they saw the group running towards their location.

"Let's stop…right here…for a…minute…" Dan panted, resting a hand against the tree. Marucho stopped beside him, trying to regain some air.

"Come on, guys…if we don't hurry we'll miss our chance," Shun told the two.

"You're chance for what?" Phantom asked from her spot on a tree branch. Dan, thinking it was one of his friends, let out an irritated noise.

"What do you think? We're going after those two thieves, remember?"

"Why?" Shadow questioned, both girls grinning at Dan's mistake. It was taking all they had not to burst into laughter.

"Why? Hello, their thieves! They're stealing from people! That's not right and they can't get away with it!" Dan shouted, turning to his friends.

"Um…guys?" Marucho asked, both he and Baron looking up in the tree and noticing the two thieves.

"Why are you yelling at us?" Ace yelled, glaring at Dan.

"You're asking stupid questions!" Dan yelled back.

"Guys?"

"What are you talking about? We haven't asked anything! Are you sure you weren't imagining it?"

"There's no way I imagined it! It was…"

"YOU GUYS!" Baron and Marucho yelled, gaining the attention of their friends.

"WHAT?" Dan and Ace yelled. Marucho pointed up into the tree. The others looked up and gasped, their eyes widening.

"It's them…" Baron trailed off.

"It's Phantom and Shadow!" the group yelled.

"Aw…why is it always 'Phantom and Shadow'? Why not 'Shadow and Phantom'?" Shadow asked, a pout on her face.

"It's because it sounds better," Phantom told her partner.

"Hey, return that jewel!" Dan yelled, pointing at the two.

"Sorry, but I like it. I don't think we'll be returning this in the near future. Besides, I doubt it has a return policy on the receipt," Phantom teased, patting the bag on her back.

"And what could you possibly do to stop us?" Shadow inquired.

"Uh…we could…uh…." Dan froze…what could they do? They hadn't really thought that far ahead.

"Exactly…you can't do anything," Shadow told them. It was then that Mira noticed the glow coming from the backpack.

"Hey…what's that light?" Mira asked, pointing at the backpack. The two thieves blinked and turned to look, their eyes widening when they noticed it.

"What the….this can't be happening now! We should still have another hour at least!" Phantom cursed, removing the bag from her back and bringing out the jewel, which was glowing brightly.

"What are you talking about?" Shun yelled, he and the other brawlers shielding their eyes from the light while the two thieves brought out sunglasses.

"It's none of your concern! Now get out of here!" Phantom ordered.

"What? No way! Not until you return the jewel!" Dan argued.

"Just shut up and do as I say! Things are about to get messy!" Phantom shouted.

"We're out of time!" Shadow exclaimed, watching as the jewel floated up. The group watched it fly away until it was a several feet above them. It then let out a blinding flash of light, forcing them to cover their eyes. When the light faded, there was...a giant lizard?

"What the heck is that?" Ace yelled. He and the others stared up at the creature, which let out a roar.

"It's the beast that lived within the jewel, where it was sealed long ago."