Before I start the 3rd Chapter, I just want to say thanks to all the people who reviewed this fanfic, including the ones who sent me their OC's. They were greatly appreciated. For anyone who hasn't sent in an OC, there's still time to send in a one. Right now, I need two antagonists, preferably Aquos and Subterra brawlers, and I still need an Aquos brawler and a Darkus brawler for the six main characters of the fanfic. The sheet's on the chapter before, or if you need more information, you can PM me. And now, the moment we've all been waiting for… Chapter 3 everybody!
3: Friends before Foes
At the James residence, Theodore stood in the front of his mirror, buttoning up the top button of his white and blue striped uniform shirt. His school uniform consisted of a white blazer jacket, a white and blue striped shirt, a blue tie and a pair of navy blue trousers. The school—Everest Academy—didn't really care about the footwear that much, so he picked out his traditional blue hi-top sneakers white streaks on the sides. It was the first day back to school since the summer holidays, and he wanted to go for a smart look. Although, he still kept his hair spiky and messy, mostly because his hair was naturally messy and there wasn't a single comb in the house that could tame his hair. He could feel Sentinel roll up onto his shoulder as he stuffed his school books, along with his laptop, bakugan and gauntlet into his bag.
"There's still something I don't get. Why do you humans go to school anyways?" Sentinel said in a blank tone. "Why can't we just get to the brawling part? Ever since yesterday, I've been waiting for more bakugan to battle. I'm literally losing my patience!"
"Although I would love to ditch school and brawl, my Mother said school comes first, no matter what. We can just brawl some other time" Theodore said as he slung his bag over his shoulder and walked out of his room and down the stairs towards the dining hall where he found his Mom, who was sipping her coffee while reading the newspaper. Mrs. James had a similar appearance to Theodore. She had the same chestnut hair, except hers was actually well taken care of and much longer than Theodore's, which fell down to her shoulders. She also had green eyes, but hers had a slight edge to them. She wore a green jacket with a black t-shirt inside, black trousers and brown slippers. Theodore pulled out two pieces of toast from a small plate and drank some milk.
"You ready for your first day of school, honey? Remember, I don't want a repeat of what happened last time" his mom said sternly, still keeping her eyes on the newspaper. Theodore shrugged his shoulders as he hastily ate through his slice of toast.
"Are we seriously going to bring this up again? It was only an accident" Theodore said between bites and sips. "Besides, it's not like I did anything wrong."
"You left a large crater in the car park" his mother reminded. "Can you at least make a good impression on your first day of school without doing something out of control? What is it with kids these days and this Baku thingy?"
"Bakugan" Theodore corrected.
"Whatever. Just make sure I don't get pulled out of work because of you." Theodore shrugged his shoulders in response as he walked out of the house, the fresh morning air filling his nostrils. He pulled his bike out of the garage before pulling onto the sidewalk.
"What did you do this time?" Sentinel asked.
"It's kind of a long story" Theodore said as he turned to face Sentinel, who was giving him a look that said 'humour me'. "Fine, it was a normal school day, and I was lounging about the school car park, and this mysterious girl challenges me to a battle…"
Theodore was walking around the school car park, not caring if any of the teacher. He had just been accustomed to the silence when a strange figure appeared in front of him. She had light skin and long white spiky hair that covered her face, but he could just notice her ruby red eyes. She wore a black long sleeved tight shirt, black shorts that were held together with a red belt and black boots which had red laces. Everything about this girl just seemed… odd.
"How about a little battle, eh, just the two of us? If you win, I won't bother you again" the mysterious girl said, attaching a red and black gauntlet onto her arm as she played with a red bakugan with white accents in her free hand.
"Since you're obviously not from around here, I'll give your wish" Theodore smiled, slipping his green and white Ventus gauntlet onto his arm.
"Gauntlet Power Strike!" they both yelled. The area around them slowly began to slow down before being completely frozen in time.
"Silent Card set!" the girl said as she pulled strange card with a flaming skull design and a scythe running through it and dropped it onto the battlefield. It began to glow purple before it sunk into the ground.
"Hey, what's that strange card you put into the ground?" Theodore asked, obviously taken aback by the strange card. He'd never seen anything like it. He'd heard about strange cards being able to do that, but he couldn't trace anything that would associate with it.
"You'll find out soon enough. Gate card set!" the girl said, throwing down a Pyrus gate card onto the ground. "Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! We shall not disappoint our master, Pyrus Nexus." Pyrus Nexus looked strangely like a cross between a wolf and a grizzly bear. It had a muscular build and its body was covered in dark fur. The muscles on its arms were white and the spine which was surprisingly spiked and on the outside of its body was also white. It had yellow claws and three thick yellow whiskers on each side of its face and purple eyes that had an evil edge to them. The bakugan had yellow plated armour on its chest with white geometric cuts in it and stood on its four legs. It let out a fierce roar as it entered the battle with 900Gs.
"Hmm, this bakugan's actually quite strong, so I have to think of a suitable tactic if I want to beat this girl" Theodore said to himself as he pulled out a green bakugan with dark green accents. "Bakugan brawl! Falconeer stand!"
Nexus: 900 Falconeer: 540
"Let's make this quick… Ability Activate! Fire Stream!" Nexus growled as he shot numerous fire balls towards Falconeer, who easily dodged them all without even trying.
Nexus: 1300 Falconeer: 440
"If your bakugan's that weak then I'm surprised you sent her out in the first place" Nexus smiled evilly.
"Don't think we're giving up just yet! Ability Activate… Ventus Reactor!" Falconeer's body began to glow fiery green, before slowly dying down, adding 50Gs to it.
"You think a puny attack like that is going to stop me? You're out of your league!" the girl laughed.
"Who say's we're done yet? Ability Activate! Talon Fury!" Falconeer flew towards Nexus, throwing many kicks and punches at Nexus, who tried to block the blows but Falconeer proved to be too fast and landed most of his blows, slowly weakening the wolf-like bakugan.
Nexus: 1050 Falconeer: 690
"Ability Activate! Alpha Assault!" Nexus roared as he split into three and charged forward at high speed, almost like he was teleporting in thin air. The Nexus clones bashed into Falconeer from the sides, while Nexus attacked from above. Falconeer tried to block as many blows as he could, but dealing with three opponents rather than one wasn't as easy as it looked.
Nexus: 1250 Falconeer: 690
"You're not taking me down that easily. Ability Activate, Shadow Falcon!" Falconeer began to glow white, before his body was split into three different bodies, making it easier to fight Nexus and his clones seeing as they were now evenly matched. Each Falconeer flew away towards their opponent, and the battle quickly took off.
Nexus: 1050 Falconeer: 890
"Is that all you've got?" Nexus growled.
"Not quite. Ability Activate! Angelic Enforcement!" Falconeer and his clones began to glow fiery green before firing bolts of green fire from their beaks and shooting them at the Nexus's clones, easily destroying them. Falconeer and his clones then charged forward using Nexus's earlier tactic with two of them attacking from the side while the original Falconeer attacked from above.
Nexus: 850 Falconeer: 1090
"Right where we want him… Ability Activate! Turbo Nova!" Nexus cloaked his body into pure white flames and charged towards Falconeer. Nexus bashed into the clones, easily destroying them, before charging forward towards the original Falconeer. Nexus struck Falconeer in the head from above sending him spiraling into the air before hitting the ground with a loud thud, creating numerous cracks in the ground.
Nexus: 1250 Falconeer: 590
"It's time to finish this battle once and for all Nexus! Ablity Activate! Pure Fire!" Nexus created a gigantic ball of white fire in his maw, and when it was finally big enough, he shot it at Falconeer. Unfortunately, Falconeer was still recovering from the previous attack, and didn't have any time to react. The force of the blast sent Falconeer crashing into a red Suzuki in the parking lot. Falconeer began to glow bright green, but the aura around him was transferred into the ground before returning to its ball form—which was now grey instead of green—and back to Theodore.
Nexus: 1600 Falconeer: 190(K.O.)
"H-hey what did you do to my Falconeer? How come he's all grey instead of green?" Theodore asked as he gripped his bakugan tightly in his hands, which were now balled up into fists.
"Easy. I took away all the Ventus energy he had inside of him and transferred it into the Silent Card. It was quite weak, but still useful" the girl smiled, only further enraging Theodore. Before Theodore could say a single word, the girl disappeared from his peripheral vision, vanishing into thin air.
"So what you're telling me is that there's a card that has the ability to extract all the bakugan energy from a bakugan into one single card? How is that even possible?!" Sentinel asked, intrigued by the story.
"I'm not really sure. I've seen many mysterious cards in my brawling days, but never a card that could literally suck the energy out of a bakugan" Theodore said, his mind drifting off to any potential cards that might have this power. Before they even knew it, Bayview Academy was already in sight. Theodore jumped off his bike and left it in an empty bike spot in the car park, unlike the last time where he had left in the parking lot and it ended up being crushed by the wheels of numerous teachers' cars. "It looks like this is our stop Sentinel."
Saying Bayview Academy was a big school was an understatement. It looked about the size of 6 football fields, and was about 3 storey's high. The building was painted a pale blue colour, and the windows were tinted slight green. The front of the building was already full with countless teenagers, all deep into the stories of their summer holidays and, if necessary, their latest bakugan brawls and rankings. He even spotted a small crowd trading ability cards. He felt a firm but weak fist punch his shoulder. He rubbed his shoulder faking pain as he turned to see his long time friend, Chinatsu.
Chinatsu or Chichi was she was commonly known as, was a short girl with ocean blue eyes and bright orange hair that was tied back into two ponytails. She wore her usual school uniform, but she wore black leggings underneath her skirt and her trademark pink and purple sneakers. "Hey Theodore! How was spring break?" she said, flashing off her casual bright smile. "I heard you won a battle yesterday and got your rank moved up. Since when did you start battling in Bakugan Interspace? I thought you were more of an outdoor brawler."
"If you're going to keep bombarding me with your questions I think we're going to be out here until the next millennium" Theodore joked, earning a glare from Chinatsu. "OK, the rumours are true. I moved up a rank, but it's not like I'm going to be a full-time brawler. Like you said, I'm an outdoor brawler."
Sentinel jumped onto Theodore's shoulder. "So what you're saying I won't be able to battle other bakugan and become stronger? Man, you're really starting to kill my vibe!" Sentinel whined. Chinatsu stared wide eyed at the strange green and black bakugan on her best friend's shoulder.
"Hey, you never told me you got your own guardian bakugan! Is there anything else you're not telling me?" she said sternly, folding her hands. Just then, a white bakugan with yellow and black accents rolled up onto Chinatsu's shoulder. The bakugan's ball form was similar to Blade Tigrerra.
"You better have a good reason of waking me up Chinatsu. I was just in the middle of my mid-morning nap" the bakugan spoke in a blank voice, although Theodore could've sworn he could sense a slight anger in her voice. It wasn't long before she caught Sentinel sitting on Theodore's shoulder. "Who's the strange bakugan on your friend's shoulder? I don't think I've met him before."
"Sorry about that Lazuli-san, Theodore here was just introducing us to his new friend over there" Chinatsu said gesturing to Sentinel.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist Chichi" Theodore said, purposefully calling Chinatsu by her nickname to annoy her, knowing she hated her nickname with every bone in her body. "Sentinel, allow me to introduce my best friend Chinatsu Tanaka, and her guardian bakugan Haos Lazuli. Chinatsu and Lazuli, meet my new guardian bakugan, Darktus Sentinel."
"Darktus? Don't you mean Darkus?" Lazuli asked.
"Not entirely. You see, Sentinel is actually a hybrid bakugan, a cross between a Ventus and Darkus bakugan, so instead of saying Ventus/Darkus every time I throw him into the battlefield, I call him Darktus to shorten my words."
"I see… So how did you two actually meet?" Lazuli asked, again there was no hint of emotion from her voice.
"Well, it's actually a funny story…" Theodore began to say, but was cut off by the sound of the school bell ringing, signaling the beginning of school. The entrance doors were filled with a crowd of lazy students trying to get to their first class without being trampled over by the rest of the crowd. Unfortunately, it wasn't that simple, seeing as everyone was budged up at the door although they were trying to accomplish the same goals. "Saved by the bell..." Theodore muttered underneath his breath. "Well, looks like we're going to have to catch up on that story later. Peace."
Chinatsu nodded in agreement before they both took their separate ways, Theodore heading down the hall for his PE class while Chinatsu headed up the stairs onto the top floor for her Maths class. The day went by so quickly Theodore hadn't even noticed himself walking towards the cafeteria. He stared at the menu for the day which was stuck up on the notice board: Sloppy Joes. A small smile formed on his lips as he entered the cafeteria, the smell of 'freshly' cooked Sloppy Joes filling his nostrils. She took his share and sat on a small table in the corner where Chinatsu was waiting for him.
"How can you stand to eat that… garbage? It's so unhealthy!" Chinatsu said as she continued eating her bowl of salad, just as Theodore had bit into his Sloppy Joe.
"It's not all that bad. I mean, the food here isn't five star but it provides you with the energy to go through the day" Theodore said between bites.
"I'd rather kiss a donkey's behind" Chinatsu said, holding her nose with her thumb and index finger while making a disgusted face. "So, going back to this morning, you said you were going to tell me how you and Sentinel met."
Theodore scratched the back of his neck nervously. "He broke into my room." He began searching his pockets for Sentinel, to find out he wasn't there. He didn't panic though, knowing exactly where he left him. "Speaking of Sentinel, I think I left him in my gym locker. Can you keep my spot while I go get him? I doubt he can last another minute in there." Theodore chuckled.
"Go ahead. Just make sure you come back in the next five minutes." Taking that as his cue to leave, Theodore rushed out of the cafeteria and made his way towards the PE locker room. It wasn't that far away, they were located on the end of the hallway. He reached his locker and hastily entered in his combination before pulling out his gym shorts and pulled Sentinel out of his pockets, who by the look of his face, didn't look like he'd enjoyed his stay.
"How is it that you were only running for fifteen minutes and your locker room smells half as bad as a Griffon's behind?!" Sentinel said enraged. Theodore merely shrugged his shoulders.
"C'mon, we have to head back to the cafeteria. There may still be some leftovers left so if we get there in good time there might be some left." Theodore quickly broke into a run as he headed towards the door.
"Not so fast" a familiar voice said behind him, stopping him in his tracks. He flinched as he turned around to see a familiar face, one he wasn't very keen on seeing in short notice. The familiar ruby red eyes, scruffy long white hair, the familiar scar on her left cheek…
"You! You're the girl that took the energy away from my Falconeer!" he yelled through his gritted teeth.
"Guilty as charged" the girl smiled as she jumped off the lockers. "I heard you've become pretty strong since our last encounter. How about a little battle?" The girl said, pulling out an all too familiar red and black bakugan from her pocket as he slid on her gauntlet.
"So this is the girl who took your Falconeer's energy, huh? Can't say I'm surprised, seeing as you've got evil written all over your face" Sentinel smiled as he hopped into Theodore's hands. "Why don't we teach this girl a lesson, show her who she's really messing with."
"Sounds like a proposition. Care to back up your words through your battling?" Nexus said as he opened up from his closed ball form.
"Thought you'd never ask" Theodore said as he put on his green and black gauntlet.
"Gauntlet Power Strike!" they both yelled.
"Silent Card set" the girl said, throwing the same black card with the flaming skull and scythe onto the ground. It began to glow purple before being sucked into the ground.
'That's the same card she threw down before we started our last battle' Theodore thought. 'I shouldn't be too hasty. I already know how powerful her bakugan actually is, so sending out my side bakugan isn't going to make a difference.'
"Since this is the rematch, why not let me start first? Gate Card set!" Theodore said as he threw a Ventus Gate Card onto the ground of the football stadium. "Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! Show them what you're made of Sentinel!"
"The fact that you think you're going to win bores me. Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! Let's burn that bakugan to a crisp, Nexus!"
Sentinel: 700 Nexus: 900
"Ability Card Activate! Undead Power!" Dark clouds slowly covered the skies, the sound of thunder shaking the ground. Purple lightning shot down from the clouds and onto Sentinel, covering him in a purple aura and boosting his power up by 300Gs.
The girl smirked as she slotted her ability card into her gauntlet. "Ability Card Activate! Fire Stream!"
"You think that's power? Check this out!" Nexus roared as he sent numerous balls of fire towards Sentinel.
Sentinel: 1000 Nexus: 1300
"Ability Activate! Aerial Ace!" Sentinel eyes began glowing green, and he easily dodged past the fireballs as if there were nothing but small pebbles.
"If you think a petty attack like that is going to stop me, then you're sorely mistaken" Sentinel laughed.
"I'm flattered by how much your courage blinds you from the truth. Ability Activate! Pure Fire!" Nexus generated a ball of white flames into his maw, launching it straight at Sentinel when it was big enough.
"Let's see how you'll get out of this one, bird boy" Nexus mocked.
Sentinel: 600 Nexus: 1700
"Then let's change the scoreboard. Double Ability Activate! Darkening Glow plus Ventus Night!" Theodore said, making an X with his arms as the ability cards glowed in his arms. Sentinel's body began to glow bright white as a dark mist covered the battlefield. Arrow-like tendrils shot out of Sentinel's body, all aimed at Nexus.
Sentinel: 1300 Nexus: 1000
"I grow tired of these futile attempts to defeat me, so let's end this quickly. Ability Activate, Turbo Nova!" Nexus roared as his body began to glow white, adding 500Gs to himself and decreasing Sentinel's by the same amount as he charged towards Sentinel, accurately timing his movements as he dodged all the arrow bolts, striking Sentinel in the chest, ripping through his fur.
"Lucky… punch" Sentinel choked as he returned to his ball form and landed at Theodore's feet.
Sentinel: 800(K.O) Nexus: 1500
Theodore life force 40 percent.
"Looks like I underestimated you, but don't think you're getting any pity from me. I'm still going to defeat you and avenge my Falconeer!" Theodore said firmly.
"Aww, is the little baby going to cry? Do you need your milk bottle?" the girl said sarcastically as she rubbed her eyes and made a crying sound, pretending to be a baby.
"Laugh all you want, but I'm still winning this battle."
"You might be strong, but you're nowhere near my level… Besides, I'd like to see you try. I want to see that look on your face when you realize you were wrong" the girl said as she threw down her gate card. "Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! Don't fail me Pyrus Nexus."
"Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! Let's win this for Falconeer, Darktus Sentinel!"
Nexus: 900 Sentinel: 700
"Ability Activate! Fire Stream!" Nexus laughed as he shot countless fireballs at Sentinel.
"I was hoping you might do that. Ability Activate, Aerial Ace!" Sentinel's eyes began to glow green, and he easily dodged past the fireballs with lightning speed.
"Don't think you're going to get rid of me that easily" Sentinel smiled.
Nexus: 1400 Sentinel: 800
"You seriously think an ability card with only 100Gs is going to stop me?!" Nexus laughed.
"No, but I bet this might put a dent in your shell. Ability Activate! Angelic Storm!" Sentinel's body is covered in a blinding white aura, which is then generated into his palm as a spiky disc. With one might swing, he launches it at Nexus, the disc slicing through Nexus's skin. Nexus let out a mighty yelp as he clutched his injured shoulder.
Nexus: 1200 Sentinel: 1150
"It'll take more than a little scratch to defeat me" Nexus choked.
"Ability Activate! Inferno Impact!" Nexus's body is engulfed in flames as he charges towards Sentinel, throwing wild punches and scratches at Sentinel, who tried his best to dodge them all but it was getting increasingly difficult as his body grew tired.
"Hey partner, I can't keep dodging these forever!" Sentinel shouted as he flew into the sky, unable to dodge the attacks.
"Looks like we're going to need some help if we want to win this battle" Theodore sighed.
"So why don't I join in on the fun?" a familiar voice said behind Theodore. "Bakugan brawl! Bakugan stand! Show them your light, Haos Lazuli!" Lazuli was a thin bipedal sabertooth leopard with white fur with black spots that covered her whole body and had a feminine build, except she wasn't as muscular as Blade Tigrerra and didn't wear any armour. She had light blue eyes, her hands were yellow and shaped like leopard paws and she had three tails. She had long yellow straight hair that went down her spine to the beginning of her tails. She moved into a fighting stance, readying herself for battle.
Nexus: 1200 Sentinel: 1150
Lazuli: 750
"Chinatsu?! What are you doing here?" Theodore asked, surprised by Chinatsu sudden appearance.
"From the looks of it, saving your butt and your bakugan from losing" Chinatsu said.
"But I was handling everything just fine."
"It sure didn't look like that when your Sentinel was being pummeled over there by that freakishly large wolf" Chinatsu smiled. "You need my help, whether you like it or not." Theodore couldn't really argue with that. Even with Sentinel this girl still had an ability card to counter any of his attacks, along with much stronger cards that were powerful enough to defeat Sentinel with a single blow. He sighed in defeat.
"So, it's now two on one. Care to add another to your ranks to make it even?" the girl smiled evilly.
"Thanks for the offer, but I don't think handing me my victory on a silver platter would do you any good. Ability Activate! Frightful Roar!" Chinatsu yelled. Lazuli let out a piercing roar that sent out yellow shockwaves towards Nexus, sending him skidding a few feet away, a trail of dust following his path.
Nexus: 1200 Sentinel: 1150
Lazuli: 1150
"Let's bring the pain on this overgrown mutt. Ability Activate… Darkening Glow!" Sentinel created a bolt of dark energy into his hands, arrow-like tendrils shooting out of it and attacking Nexus from all sides. Nexus yelped in pain as he fell to his knees.
Nexus: 1000 Sentinel: 1350
Lazuli: 1150
"I underestimated you two. Your combined power seems to be a match for Nexus's destructive power. Don't get me wrong, that's wasn't a compliment. I'm still winning this match" the girl smiled as she pulled out a white hexagonal bakugan with red accents and threw it onto the battlefield. "Come, my Bakugan Trap, Lobo!" Lobo looked like a quadruped wolf with white fur with dark red accents and sabertooth teeth.
Nexus/Lobo: 1400 Sentinel: 1350
Lazuli: 1150
"You think a mere Bakugan Trap is going to scare me?" Sentinel smiled as he folded his arms.
"I'd advise you not to be cocky, hybrid bakugan. Bakugan Traps may have a lower G-Power than normal bakugan, but together with a guardian bakugan they're a force to be reckoned with."
"Listen to your friend over there, birdie. That knowledge might save your life" Nexus smiled mischievously.
"Double Ability Activate! Blinding Surge" Lobo shot out a bright flame from his maw into the sky, creating a bright light that hindered Sentinel and Lazuli's eyesight. "… plus Pure Fire!" Nexus fired a huge ball of white fire towards Sentinel and Lazuli, the attack creating a large explosion as it hit its targets. Sentinel and Lazuli skidded backwards, both covered in scratches and bruises, although Sentinel was in a much worse shape.
Nexus/Lobo: 1800 Sentinel: 950
Lazuli: 850
"Guess I underestimated the true power of Bakugan Traps" Sentinel coughed.
"Well, two can play at that game" Theodore said as he pulled out a green spherical bakugan with black and purple accents and threw it into the air. "Go, Bakugan Trap, Oragon!" Oragon was a humanoid bird like bakugan, except he didn't have wings. He had green fur with tufts of black fur that developed into spiky hair as it reached his face. He had black talons, yellow eyes, and wore a purple scarf round his neck.
Nexus/Lobo: 1800 Sentinel/Oragon: 1250
Lazuli: 850
"You think a lousy Bakugan Trap will be a match for my duo?" the girl smiled.
"I don't think so, I know so. It's time we turned the tides of this battle" Theodore said determinedly as he slotted two ability cards into his gauntlet. "Double Ability Activate! Darkening Glow plus Destiny Flight!" Sentinel charged a ball of purple energy while Oragon flew up into the air as his scarf transformed into wings. Oragon's body began to glow purple, before launching bolts of purple lightning towards Nexus and Lobo. At the same time, Sentinel shot out purple arrows from his purple energy ball. Both attacks fused into one as they slowly reached the ground, the lighting wrapping around the arrow-like tendrils. The created a blinding explosion as they hit the ground, leaving a large crater in the floor where Nexus and Lobo were slowly recovering.
Nexus/Lobo: 1400 Sentinel/Oragon: 1650
Lazuli: 850
"Hey, don't leave me out of the fun. Ability Activate… Electroburst!" Chinatsu said. Lazuli shot out a ball of light blue electricity from her mouth towards Nexus and Lobo who were still recovering from the previous ability. Leaving them with no time to react, the ball of electricity hit them, sending them back down to the ground. Both Lobo and Nexus glowed red and white before returning to their ball forms and landing at the girl's feet. The girl's life force dropped to 60 percent.
Nexus: 1000(K.O) Sentinel: 1650
Lazuli: 1250
Sentinel, Oragon and Lazuli both returned to their respective brawlers. The girl picked up Nexus from the ground before turning to face Theodore and Chinatsu, her hair still covering her face. "So, you actually found a way to defeat my bakugan. You might be strong, but…" she pulled out the hair from her face, revealing her ruby red eyes and a scar on her cheek. "You're not going to be winning this battle. Your bakugan's energies will be mine!"
"Enough with all this talking, let's get brawling" Chinatsu said as she threw down her gate card.
"Bakugan brawl!" they shouted in unison.
"Lazuli stand!"
"Sentinel stand!"
"Nexus stand!"
Nexus: 900 Sentinel: 700
Lazuli: 750
"Ability Activate! Fire Stream!" the girl shouted.
"Ability Activate! Aerial Ace!" Theodore shouted.
"Ability Activate! Electro Slash!"
Nexus shot numerous balls of fire towards Sentinel, but Sentinel easily dodged past them with Aerial Ace, leaving Lazuli with an open chance to attack as she charged forward, her claws slightly growing out and surrounded with yellow electric sparks, which she used to scratch Nexus in the face and he stumbled backwards.
Nexus: 1000 Sentinel: 800
Lazuli: 1050
"Ability Activate! Alpha Assault!" Nexus split into three and charged at Sentinel and Lazuli, adding 200Gs to him. The clones attacked Sentinel and Nexus while Nexus watched in the background. Sentinel found it easier to dodge the attacks because of his enhanced speed, but Lazuli didn't seem to be handling the clone attack that good.
"I'm not sure I can hold this clone off much longer! Chinatsu, fire me up with an ability already" Lazuli shouted aggressively as she ducked underneath the Nexus clone's claw.
"Hang in there, Lazuli-san. Ability Activate, Jungle Sprit!" Chinatsu said. A small smile formed on Lazuli's lips as she sped towards the Nexus clone with lightning speed and attacked it with numerous punches and kicks, easily destroying the clone.
"Time to take out the trash. Ability Activate! Undead Power!" Dark clouds covered the clear blue skies. Purple lightning shot down from the ground and struck Sentinel, enhancing his strength and speed. With one powerful kick, the clone burst into a cloud of smoke.
Nexus: 1150 Sentinel: 1100
Lazuli: 1150
"Now it's just you and me" Sentinel said, cracking his knuckles.
"Not yet it is. Show them your power, Lobo" the girl said as she threw in her hexagonal Bakugan Trap.
"You're throwing in your Bakugan Trap again? What is up with that?" Theodore whined.
Nexus/Lobo: 1550 Sentinel: 1100
Lazuli: 1150
"Now you will witness the true power of my bakugan" the girl said, laughing maniacally.
"Guess you're going to have to put that speech on hold, because there is no way you're taking my bakugan. Ability Activate! Frightful Roar!" Lazuli roared loudly, sending powerful shockwaves across the battlefield, easily striking Nexus and Lobo. Lobo returned to its hexagonal form and landed back at the girl's feet.
"What?! How is that even possible?" the girl asked, surprised by how her Bakugan Trap was defeated so easily.
"Frightful Roar is an ability that not only adds 400Gs to Lazuli, but also destroys your Bakugan Traps if it hits" Chinatsu explained as she pulled out her final ability card. "Now it's time to finish you off for good. Ability Activate! Electroburst!" Lazuli shot out a light blue ball of pure electricity towards Nexus.
"Hey, don't forget about me. Ability Activate! Ventus Night!" Darkness blanketed the battlefield, the only source of light being Sentinel's now glowing fists. He charged forward and threw a mighty punch at Nexus, which kept him dazed for a short while before Lazuli's attack hit. Nexus growled in defeat as he returned to his ball form and landed in Chinatsu's hands. The girl's life gauge fell down to 0 percent. Lazuli and Sentinel both returned to their brawlers.
Nexus: 200(K.O) Sentinel: 1600
Lazuli: 2000
"It looks like we won after all, and we've taken your bakugan now so there's no way you can take ours now" Theodore smiled as he folded his arms. The girl still kept silent as she brought up her hand. Nexus began to glow red and floated away from Chinatsu's hands and landed onto her hand.
"H-hey, you can't just take your bakugan back like that. That's cheating!" Chinatsu yelled.
"Who said I play by the rules?" the girl smiled, before vanishing into thin air just like the last time.
"Weird" Chinatsu said. "Well, we better get back if we want to make it to third period in time." And with her final words, both teens rushed towards the school buildings, hoping not to get caught by the damage they had inflicted on the school field.
A dark skinned boy sat in the stands of the field. Having watched the battle between the boy and the girl against that mysterious girl he'd been tracking for a few days now. He knew she was strong, but if the girl and the boy had beaten her, then it meant they're bakugan were just as powerful. But one thing troubled his mind, the fact that the boy's bakugan was able to use both Ventus and Darkus abilities. He had never seen or known any bakugan that was able to do that. A brown bakugan rolled up onto his shoulder.
"So, do you think we're going to seeing that girl anytime soon?" the bakugan said.
"No… but I know we're going to be seeing more of those two in due time" the boy spoke. "Their bakugan are slowly getting stronger, but with a new threat arising, they're going to need a lot more power if they're going to survive…"
The boy then stood up from his seat and left the school campus…
So, what did you think of this chapter? Wait, don't tell me, that's what the reviews are for. Did you like the little mystery at the end? I'm not spoiling anything for you, but all I'm saying is that you'll be seeing more of Chinatsu and Theodore, and hopefully *wink wink* of that mysterious girl and the boy in the stands. For the record, I do not own Chinatsu and the mysterious girl (that's not her name, but I don't want to spoil anything), those are owned by Switch-On-97. But until then, I bid you farewell. SkyRider out!