"But hey, did Dan just whisper now?" Hydranoid asked.
"Oh, I forgot to press the button." Runo said and pressed the button. A few moments later, a nurse came in. (NOT Abysse and Mortar)
"What is it, miss?" she asked kindly.
"He just whispered my name and moved his hand!" Runo said, happily.
"Really? Let me check." the nurse said, monitoring Dan's health screen. "And I see there are a few bakugan too." she added.
"Yeah, these are our old friends and partners." Runo replies.
"When I was little, I used to be an awesome sub terra brawler. Oh, the old days." the nurse sighed, noting down Dan's readings.
A few minutes later,
"Congradulations, miss! He's out of danger!" the nurse said happily.
"Really!?" Runo got up.
"That's amazing! Shun would jump up and down if he knew!" Drago said.
"I'll leave you to it. I'm really happy for you." the nurse said and left.
"Dan, I knew you wouldn't leave us!" Runo said happily, with tears in her eyes.
"Wh...who said I would?" Dan's voice slowly whispered.
Everyone gasped as Dan slowly opened his eyes. Drago landed on his palm.
"Good to see you Dan!" he said, to his partner.
"You too, buddy." Dan replied.
"This is really good news. Everyone would be so happy if they heard!" Preyas said.
"I agree." Gorem said.
Dan's eyes moved to Runo. She was smiling at him, but she was crying as well. Once she knew Dan was looking at her, she quickly wiped her tears and smiled.
"What's wrong, kid?" Dan asked, taking her hand.
Runo shook her head and squeezed Dan's hand. "Nothing. I'm happy. I'm happy you're okay." Runo replied.
"Yes Dan. You really should have seen her." Tigrerra and Hydranoid said together.
Dan looked around. He saw Runo , Drago, Tigrerra, Preyas, Gorem and Hydranoid. No sign of Skyrees.
"Where's Skyrees?" he asks.
"She's with Alice and Shun. Speaking of Shun, he was in a pretty bad state this morning." Drago replied.
"I know, he was. I could hear him, ya know?!" Dan said.
Alice and Skyrees entered the room.
"Dan!" the both of them said, happily.
"Hey Alice, hey Skyrees." Dan replied.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're alright!" Alice said.
"Hey, where's Shun?" Hydranoid asked Alice as he hopped on to her other shoulder.
Skyrees sighed. "He finally got some sleep right now. But it was all Alice's doing." she replied. Alice blushed.
"Wh...what do you mean?" Runo asked. "I thought he slept HERE last night?" Tigrerra asked.
"He did" Dan replied. "But I don't think he actually slept"
"He didn't." Alice said. "He actually fell asleep 10 minutes ago, but i just stayed a little longer to make sure he was sleeping."
"Shun must have over-worked himself worrying. After all, this must have reminded him of his mother." Gorem said, sadly.
"Yeah, geez Shun!" Preyas said. Everyone stared at him.
Runo immediately called Joe , Chan, Mr and Mrs. Kuso, Marucho , Billy and Julie.
In a matter of 20 minutes, everyone (except Shun) were chatting away as if nothing happened to Dan, and as if they were a big and happy family.
"And then I said, 'Geez Julie, haven't you heard that green is SO NOT your color? Everyone's talking' about it.'" Marucho said.
Everyone laughed.
"I'm really happy you're alright, Dan." Mrs. Kuso said, giving her son a warm smile.
"Come on, mom! You knew I would be" Dan said.
"Of course you did, honey." Mr. Kuso added.
"I did, but when you hope something happens, it doesn't. Like how me and Shun hoped for Shiyori..." Miyoko said with tears in her eyes.
"Mrs. Kuso, you know there's nothing we can do about it now." Julie said.
"No, what Miyoko means is that even if she's healed from Mrs. Kazami's loss, Shun has not." Skyrees explains.
"We know." Chan and Joe said.
"Oh, I just hope Shun's not woken up yet." Alice says.
"Of course he wouldn't have, Alice. He slept 30 minutes ago.' Hydranoid says to comfort her.
"Knowing Shun, he would sleep longer than that" Runo says.
"Yeah." Dan said.
Just then , Drago began to glisten.
"It's our signal that the test run is over." Drago says.
"We have to leave." Hydranoid says.
"Aw..." Julie sighs.
"I promise, we'll be back in two days with all the bakugan." Gorem says.
"Okay then, we'll be waiting"Runo and Dan say together.
"Tell Shun that I'll be back" Skyrees said to Alice and all the bakugan teleported back to new vestroia.
10 seconds of awkward silence later,
"So, you and Billy haven't told us how you became a couple, Julie" Alice said to Julie. Billy and Julie blushed.
"Well..." Billy started
*Flashback*
Note, this happens 2 months before Julie and Billy move in together
"Hi Billy, so why did you call me here?" Julie asked. Billy had said Julie to meet him in his house 3 hours ago.
"Well...Jules...you see...i wanted to ask whether...you have feelings for Gunz.." Billy replied, shyly.
"Huh?" Julie was confused. Yes, she and Gunz were really close but why would Billy think she liked Gunz when she liked him?
"Do you?" he asked her.
Julie shook her head. "Why would you think of such a thing?"
"Well, you two were...really close and..." Billy started.
"I don't like Gunz, Billy. I like someone else." Julie said.
"Oh, I see..." Billy said, sadly. 'Well, it certainly wouldn't be mr' he thought. "So who is this lucky fellow?" he asked her.
Just then, Julie kissed Billy. Billy kissed her back.
"You." she replied. "I love you Billy."
"Me too, Julie. Me too." Billy replied
*Flashback*
"That's a lovely story, you guys!" Joe said.