Disclaimer: We don't own Bakugan or anything related to it besides the OC's. Please give thanks to FoundingRaiderChrona for her hard work. Enjoy! Oh, and in this the brawls will be changed a little. Hope you don't mind.
Chapter 1: Training
It was another bright day in Warddington City, Japan. It was the perfect day to go out, enjoy the sun, or play at the park. As as depicted by the loud chatter and laughter of kids, the park was the best chosen spot of the day.
Among these kids was a black-haired, brown-eyed teen who was taking a stroll to learn more about his new town. His hair was pushed off to the side of his face, and had a necklace with a small mirror in the center of it hanging around his neck. His clothing consisted of a blue, short-sleeved shirt, a purple hoodie tied around his waist, purple sweatpants, and blue and white sneakers with bolts on the sides. A yellow 'O' with a blue outline and shark-fin in the middle of it could be seen on the back of his hoodie and front of his shirt.
This teen's name is Orlando Pomeroy, and he's someone who loves to have fun and make others laugh. But recently, he had found another thing to love: Bakugan. When he had first heard about it in his old neighborhood, Orlando had immediately went over to the nearest Bakugan Shop he could find an purchased his first Bakugan.
A Serpenoid, Juggernoid, Sarus, Terrorclaw, and Stinglash. All of them were from the attribute of Darkness, better known as Darkus in the game. So naturally, people would assume he's a Darkus Brawler. But the truth is that he loves all six attributes. He only had enough time- And money- to get these five Bakugan.
Orlando grinned. Just thinking of the game and his own Bakugan made him excited for when he finally gets to have his first Brawl. Unfortunately for him, his day-dreaming was interrupted by the sound of a kid crying.
"Hm?" Orlando hummed in confusion as he turned to the source of the crying, only to have his eyes narrow in anger. Apparently some older kid- Around his age- was picking on the crying child. And from what the teen could tell, it involved Bakugan.
"Hey!" He called out as he walked over to the kids, catching the elder one's attention. "Just beacuse he can't play as good as you doesn't mean you can pick on him!"
"What's it to you kid?" The bully sneered. "You got a problem with how I play?" Next to him, a kid younger than him copied the other's expression.
"Yeah!" He said in the same manner. "You got a problem with how my brother plays?" Orlando stared at them with a deadpanned expression before kneeling down in front of the crying kid and smiling.
"Hey." He said softly, catching the kid's attention. "Don't listen to those guys. Your still learning right?" The kid nodded. "Why don't you go find your friends, I'm sure they play with you, ok?" The child wiped off his tears and smiled at Orlando, nodding his head.
"HEY! I'M TALKING TO YOU PUNK!" Shuji shouted, scaring the kid off and causing Orlando to stand up and glare at him.
"First off, you're the only punk around here." Orlando started, making Shuji angry. "And second- To answer your previous question, no, I just like Bakugan as much as you do. But that doesn't give you an excuse to pick on little kids!"
"If that's the case," Shuji smirked as he held up a Field Card. "Then let me show you how it's played."
"Teach him a lesson Shuji!" Said his little brother.
"I may not know all the rules yet..." Spoke Orlando. "But I'll take you on!" He moved his hand towards his pocket, about to grab his own field card when a fourth voice entered the conversation.
"Back off Shuji!"
Everyone turned to the newest newest arrival and let their eyes widen in surprise- Shuji and his brother- and shock- Orlando.
"D- Dan?!" Shouted Shuji. "What are you doing here?! This is none of your business!"
"Hey there." Dan casually said to Orlando, completely ignoring Shuji's ranting. "What's going on?"
"..." Orlando stared dumbly at the Brawler, causing said person to blink in confusion.
"Uh... kid-"
"WHOA!" Orlando suddenly shouted, making Dan jump. "You're Dan Kuso! You and the Brawlers are all over the net! You guys are amazing!" Dan chuckled at his awestruck expression.
"Heh heh, thanks...?"
"Orlando." Said person answer for him. "Orlando Pomeroy. I just moved here."
"Cool! So how long have you been playing?"
"I've never actually played until today... I'm still learning all the rules..."
"Hey!" Yelled Shuji, making the two face him. "Quit ignoring me! Are we gonna Brawl or what!?"
"Say, kid?" Dan asked Orlando as he took out a Field Card. "Need any help? This IS your first Brawl right?" Orlando turned to him with a gleeful expression.
"Seriously?!" Orlando smiled as he took out his own Field Card. "That would be awesome!"
"No problem." Dan waved off as Shuji took out his own Field Card. "I'll show you some of my old tricks." He continued, all three of there cards beginning to glow. "And if you're lucky, I won't even charge you, heh heh!"
"Field Open!"
A bright light filled their vision, giving way to the empty space that existed out of time. Shuji was standing on one side while Orlando and Dan stood on the other.
"OK kid, listen up." Spoke Dan as he looked at Orlando. "Bakugan is a game where players start with a deck of cards and five Balugan. The goal is to win five Gate Cards." He pause to make sure Orlando was keeping up before continuing. "First off, you need to throw down a Gate Card to the game can begin."
"Alright." Orlando said, pulling out one of the mentioned cards. Shuji doing the same on his side of the field.
"Gate Card set!" They shouted in unison, their cards growing in size once they hit the ground. The AI in their Bakupods activates when this happened.
'Entering Battle. Welcome Orlando Pomeroy.'
'Entering Battle. Welcome Shuji.'
"Now Gate Cards can do one of three things: increase you Bakugan's G-Power, change the rules of the battle, and decide what type of battle you play." Dan quickly explained. "Now throw out a Bakugan and show me what you're made of."
"I got it." Orlando nodded while bringing out Serpenoid. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shouted, throwing out the sphere. His Bakugan bounced and rolled onto the field, landing on his gate card. The ball opened, showing that it had a small snake-like figure before it's eyes and the Gate Card began to glow.
"Darkus Serpenoid, stand!" And with a purple glow, a giant black snake with purple designs on its skin and red eyes appeared on the field, hissing at Shuji.
'Serpenoid enters at 320 G's. No other data available.'
"Alright Serpenoid! This is our first battle, so let's show this guy who's boss!" Orlando cheered, making Dan and Shuji look at him like he was crazy. Dan eyes then widened when he saw Serpenoid turn it's head towards its Brawler and nod in understanding.
'Am I seeing things?' Dan thought in surprise while his partner, Pyrus Dragonoid- Drago for short- hopped onto his shoulder.
'What just happened?' Drago thought in confusion. 'How can a regular Bakugan understand a human?'
"What a joke!" Shouted Shuji, making Serpenoid hiss at him again. "You call that a real Bakugan?" He continued, pulling out a brown Bakugan ball. "I'll show you a real one! Bakugan Brawl!" He yelled, throwing his Balugan onto the same Gate Card as Serpenoid.
"Subterra Stinglash, stand." In a flash of orange light, a giant brown Scorpion with orange accents appeared on the field, glaring at the black and purple snake.
'Stinglash enters the battle with 330 G's while Serpenoid has 320 G's. Stinglash dominates.'
"Ok..." Muttered Orlando under his breath, looking at his Bakupod strapped onto his left wrist. "Looks like Stinglash has the upper hand in this fight..." Seeing his distress, Dan placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry so much." He said, pointing to Orlando's card holder. "You can use your Ability Cards to increase your Bakugan's G-Power. If you play the right card, you can really help your Bakugan." Orlando looked at him before nodding and taking out one of said cards.
"Right. Ability Activate!" Orlando shouted, holding up the Ability Card. "Darkus Normal!"
'Power increase of 80 G's detected. Serpenoid's G-Power now at 400 G's.'
"Ha!" Shuji scoffed, taking out his own Ability Card. "You think you're strong enough to take down my Bakugan? Well you're dead wrong kid! Ability Activate! Subterra Normal!
'Power increase of 150 G's detected. Stinglash's G- Power now at 480 G's.'
"That's not good..." Orlando said, looking at the now stronger Bakugan.
"Again kid," Said Dan, pointing to the Gate Card the Bakugan were standing on. "Don't worry. Try using your Gate Card."
"Oh, yeah!" Orlando exclaimed, realizing he forgot about the card. "Gate Card open! Character Card!" On the field, the ground below the two Bakugan glowed purple before giving way to an image of Serpenoid.
'Power surge detected. 200 G's from Character and 100 G's from Gate Card. Serpenoid G- Power now at 700 G's. Serpenoid dominates.'
"Alright Serpenoid!" Orlando cheered. "Show Stinglash and Shuji what you're made of!" The snake nodded to its Brawler- Which made Dan blink in surprise, as it had happened again- before charging at it's opponent and wrapping itself around it, squeezing it until the Bakugan glowed and returned to it's owner.
'Serpenoid wins the battle. Orlando wins the Gate Card.'
"I'm proud of you Serpenoid!" Orlando shouted in glee as said Bakugan turned back into a ball and returned to him.
"Nice job!" Dan grinned, impressed with Orlando's play. "You won, and now you get a Gate Card!" Meanwhile, Shuji was burning with rage.
"Hey!" He shouted. "The battle's still not over yet kid!"
And they resumed the Brawl.
Meanwhile, in Unknown Hyperspace, a man with green skin and a goblin-like appearance 'stood' in front of a large, purple static sphere. A sphere containing the Bakugan responsible for the collision of the two worlds. In the 'man's hand, a small- but powerful- sphere of negative energy now floated above it.
"Finally," The man said victoriously. "The Silent Orb is complete! Now all Bakugan will bow down to me!"
"Hal-G," The Bakugan spoke. "As amused as I am by your... enthusiasm, I would like to discuss another matter that interests me."
"Oh?" Asked Hal-G. "And what would that be, Master Naga?"
"Didn't you feel it?" Naga questioned. "I sensed a surge of power the other day, one unlike I've ever felt. It's power... it reflected that of the Silent and Infinity Cores."
"Is that so?" Hal-G asked, intrigued.
"Yes, and this power may be of great use to me." Naga laughed, already making plans for what he would do with the unknown power.
"Okay Saurus!" Cheered Orlando. "Take that Terrorclaw down!" A large, black and purple dinosaur-like Bakugan with a built up body charged at the brown and orange crab and punched it square in the face, making the opponent Bakugan return to it owner. Catching Saurus, Orlando gave a thumbs up.
'Battle over. The winner is Orlando.'
"Alright!" Yelled Orlando. "That's my skills talking!" A bright light engulfed them, sending them back to the Real World, time starting back up.
"H- how did you beat my brother?" Shuji's brother asked, surprised that his brother lost. Shuji stood up- He was kneeling on the ground in defeat- before pointing a finger at Orlando.
"This isn't over kid!" He yelled. "Just wait until the tournament! Then you'll be sorry!" Then he turned and left with his brother. "He didn't beat me Akira! I- I let him win!"
"What a sore loser." Orlando said to Dan.
"I know, right?" Dan laughed. "But anyway, nice job for your first Brawl. You rocked!"
"I agree." A third voice said, making Orlando jump. "I'm impressed."
"Whoa!" Orlando exclaimed, finally noticing the Bakugan on Dan's shoulder. "Is that...?"
"Yup!" Dan said proudly. "This is my partner, Pyrus Dragonoid! Be we just call him Drago for short."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Drago said, nodding his head.
"It's good to meet you too Drago!" Orlando smiled. "And Dan, thanks for walking me through my first battle."
"Don't sweat it kid. Happy to help! And with a little bit of practice, we may even go against each other in a tournament!"
"That would be awsome!" Orlando grinned. "But I'm still a beginner though. And to go against you, I'd need a strong Baugan, like Drago. Though I guess that's a bit of a stretch."
"I see what you mean." Dan agreed, sharing a look with Drago. "It's important to have a tight relationship with your Bakugan. Though, I think you've got that part down already." He finished, thinking of how Orlando's Bakugan listened to him during the Brawl.
"Thanks Dan. And I'll do my best to get even stronger!"
"That's the spirit kid! Well, I gotta roll. Catch you later and good luck!" Dan waved as he left the park. Orlando waved back until he was out of sight before looking at his cards and Bakugan.
"You did great you guys." Orlando smiled at his Bakugan. "I'm really proud of you all." His smile grew when he saw his Bakugan pop open before closing. Putting them and his cards away, Orlando walked out of the park, a wide smile plastered on his face.
A graveyard.
That was the best- And probably only way- to describe this place, a graveyard. Or, more specifically, a graveyard for Bakugan. It was a place full of death, of lost hope. A place where the fallen go. A place no Bakugan ever wished to see or go to. A place, known as the Doom Dimension.
Normally, no sound- Except for the desolate wind- could be heard in this place. In a way, it was almost peaceful. But this... 'peace', was soon disturbed by the crackling of a Dimensional Portal opening in the sky. Why this happened would remain a mystery for a long time, but what occurred because of it wouldn't.
Soon, small bits of energy flew out of the statues- Statues that represent each and every fallen Bakugan- and all started to combine into one large ball of energy. Not just energy, it also contained the sadness and rage of all Bakugan trapped in this dimension.
Eventually, once it had reached a certain size, the ball exploded and revealed a new type of Bakugan. A black and purple humunoid dragon that flew up and into the portal. What it's purpose was is unknown to anyone but itself.
And that purpose was to defeat and crush any and all Bakugan that dared to stand in its way.
It was a long start. But it was wroth it. I hoped you all enjoyed it. SparkFlame out!