A/N helloooo peeps Jetravenex is back with Chapter 14 of Dual dimensions.
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Lord of darkus: ...
Jetravenex: ummmm this is geting awkward, can you do the disclaimer now?
Lord of darkus: very well, Jetravenex does not own bakugan and apparantly she doesn't own a brush either.
Jetravenex: whaa- hey! I resent that!
Chapter 14
Viki's breath was quick and shallow as she sprinted as fast as she dared to go. Her eyes narrowed as she struggled to keep the retreating form of jewls's kidnapper in her sight. But, this proved to grow increasingly harder as dusk began to fall upon them. She chanced a glance over her shoulder.
"Where is Jet and her incredibly fast legs when I need her?" Viki moaned as she struggled to push her already tired limbs to go even faster. Ahead of her the man carrying Jewls's over his shoulder managed to keep up a bloody fast pace, that Viki had a feeling she had no hope of keeping up with. Just as she thought this she groaned again when she saw the man turn right into an alley ahead of her.
"Oh, why me?" She whined as she jogged toward the corner she'd seen the kidnapper turn down. She paused by the corner and rested her hand against the wall letting it take her weight while she paused to take in deep gulps of the cool air that her screaming muscles were begging for.
"What do you want!" came a female shriek from around the corner. Viki lifted her head, it took her a moment to register that the voice she must've been hearing was jewls! She moved her hand off the wall and instead she pressed her back against it as she crept closer to the corner.
"It's nothing personal deary, you just have some information about someone I'm looking for." Was the velevety reply that sent shivers down Viki's spine.
"But, I don't I don't-" Viki peeked around the corner. She managed to see, the back of the man and she saw Jewls with her back pressed up against the stone walls of the alley. The man had a hand placed around her neck to hold her in place. But Viki could tell his grip was loose so that Jewls could still speak and breathe.
The man growled and slammed Jewls's back against the wall causing her to screech in pain and Viki to wince in sympathy. The man leaned closer to Jewls so that they were almost nose to nose.
"I don't have time for your pathetic babbling tell me what I want to know!" Jewls whimpered tears starting to leak out of her eyes.
"What do you want to know?" She whispered so quietly that Viki had to strain her ears to catch it. Despite the glowing gloom around them, Viki swore she could see the man's lips curve up into a smirk.
"Good girl, now I want you to tell me where I can find Masquerade." Viki blinked in confusion. Why did he want to find Masquerade? She tried to think if she'd seen him in the bakugan series at all. But all that came to mind was a big blank. jewls's eyes widened.
"I-I don't know!" Jewls wailed. "You can't expect me to give you an answer when I don't know myself!" This time the waterworks really started to go.
"Lies!" The man bellowed as he lifted his other hand. "Tell me how to find him then!" A scream tore itself from Jewls's throat as the man slapped her right across the face. "tell me or I will kill you!"
That was it. Something in Viki snapped. Viki stepped away from the wall that she had been pressing up against. She turned the corner and marched over to the man.
"You creep! If she doesn't know she doesn't know!" She balled her hands into fists; she stomped closer and grabbed his wrist that held Jewls. "Now you better put her down before I get mad!" The man turned his head and she could see his eyes studying her for a moment. His lips turned up into a smirk.
"Now why should I do that?" He asked her. "You don't seem like much more than this little beauty here." Viki pursed her lips together.
"Because she doesn't know where Masquerade is." Viki repeated, and then she forced a smirk onto her face. "But I do, and unless you unhand her right now, I won't even consider telling you." The mans eyes widened in surprise. He dropped Jewls, who crumpled down onto the ground, and lay there moaning.
"Tell me," He growled threateningly taking a step toward her. Viki resisted the urge to back up and run away and instead met his cold gaze with her own, hoping that her fear didn't reach her eyes. She lifted her somewhat trembling hand and waggled her finger in his face.
"Uh uh uh." She said placing a hand down at her hip. "If you want to know where Masky is. You'll have to beat me in a brawl." The man narrowed his eyes.
"Or I could just snap your friends neck." He suggested stepping closer to Jewls and lifted his foot to show that he was being serious. Jewls looked at Viki through tear-filled terrified eyes.
"If you win, I will not only tell you where Masquerade is, I will lead you straight to him." Viki promised, the man stared at her for a moment before he lowered his foot thankfully back down on solid ground instead of Jewls's head.
"And he will come with you?" Viki chewed her lower lip nervously.
"When I find him, I will tell him I will be leading him to my friend who he has been interested in lately. But of course in reality I'd be leading him right to you." She said smiling evily. "And you'd be able to do whatever it is you want to do to him." Her gut twisted anxiously as she realized she still had no idea what he wanted with Masquerade.
The man chuckled slightly. Then he frowned. "And if you win."
Viki smirked. "Well in exchange for my extremely generous offer of my service should you win, I merely ask that jewls and I be able to return to our friends safely and you will seek knowledge of masky's whereabouts elsewhere."
The man frowned. "You will not make me promise to give up my search?" he asked slightly surprised.
"No, I would have a much harder time convincing you of doing that. Besides I could care less what becomes of Masquerade." Her gut twisted slightly again as she said that.
The man was silent for a minute. "So either way I win, very well." He said his lips curving back up into a smirk. "Very well, let's begin sweetie." he said as he pulled out the card to open the field.
Viki scowled as she pulled out a card of own. "I have a name you jerk, call me Viki or I'll go over there and kick you where it'll really hurt!" She growled.
The man shrugged indifferently as he shifted the card slightly. "Field open?"
Viki flipped over her card so fast her hand was a blur. "Field open!" She declared. The cards flashed, hers red and the other a dark orange.
Soon the two of them were standing across from each other in the white expanse of space that was soon to be their battlefield. Viki's eyes narrowed at her opponent.
"Based on the color that his card flashed, I guess it's safe to assume that he's going to be brawling Subterra." A confident smirk appeared on her face, "and I brawl with Pyrus, I have a slight edge in this game."
"Okay, Viki let's play." The man smirked as he pulled out a card from his pocket. "Ah this'll do nicely. Gate card set." He said smoothly as he threw it down on to the field where it glowed dark orange and grew in size in front of Viki.
Viki narrowed her eyes and pulled out a gate card of her own. "Gate card set!" She shouted as she threw it down in front of the man. It expanded in a flash of red.
"V-vviki." Viki turned in surprise at the sound of a weak voice behind her. Jewls lay weakly on the ground she was holding something blue out to Viki. Jewls smiled weakly up at her. "If you're going to try to brawl this guy you're going to need a bakupod." Viki realized Jewls was holding out her blue bakupod.
"But Jewls I-"
"Just take it!" Jewls cried. "You're going to need it if you want to have any chance at beating this guy." She stretched her hand closer towards Viki.
Viki hesitated for a moment a conflict of emotions covering her face. But then she knelt down and took the bakupod out of Jewls's outstretched hand.
"Now go and kick this jerks butt." Jewls whispered, as she slumped back down onto the ground.
Viki rose to her feet, she put the bakupod onto her left wrist and turned to face her opponent.
"I don't know who you are but-"
"I'm Trent." He informed her, his lips twisted up into a smug smile.
"Fine, Trent. It's your move!" Viki snapped. "So choose your bakugan already!"
Trent shrugged indifferently. "So impatient to lose are we now?" He pulled out a tan and brown bakugan and studied it for a moment. He smirked. "Bakugan brawl! Rise Subterra gargonoid!" In an orange flash of light an orange and brown gargoyle like bakugan appeared on Trent's gate card.
"Subterra Gargonoid enters battle at 350 G's awaiting opponent response." The mechanical female voice from the blue bakupod on Viki's wrist stated. Viki glanced up at the bakugan in front of her.
"Hmm, a gargonoid huh?" She said while she fished her hand into her pocket and pulled out a red and gold bakugan of her own. "I think I'll counter with this. Bakugan Brawl!" She cried as she hurled the red and gold ball onto Gargonoid's gate card. "Pyrus Serpinoid stand!"
In a flash of red light the red serpent uncoiled its mighty body. It looked at Gargonoid and let out a hiss its tongue flicking in and out of its mouth.
"Battle recognized." The voice from the bakupod announced. "Subterra gargonoid at 350 g's versus Pyrus Serpinoid at 320 g's."
Trent scoffed at the sight and folded his arms over his chest.
"Are you for serious you're going to take me on with that?" Viki narrowed her eyes.
"Yes, you got a problem with it?" Viki snapped. Trent snorted.
"Whatever sister it's your funeral." Trent held up an ability card. "Ability activate Ground pounder!"
The gargonoid put its palm together and gathered an orange orb of energy in its palms. When it was about the size of a soccer ball it threw it down at Serpinoid. The snake hissed and darted to the side to avoid being hit. The orb burst into separate orange blasts that slammed into the ground causing the ground to shake.
Viki let out a shriek as she was thrown off her feet. Her serpinoid losing its balance and causing it to fall splayed out on the gatecard.
"Serpinoid massive power decrease of 200 g's. Subterra gargonoid power level increase by 100 g's. Current power levels are as follows. Pyrus Serpinoid at 120 g's, and Subterra Garganoid at 450 g's. No further data available." The bakupod said. Viki growled in frustration.
"Come on, come on." She dug into her pocket and she pulled out an ability card. "Ability activate Pyrus-"
"Pyrus burn out." Trent said calmly as he lifted up an ability card. "This stops your ability from activating and now for me to finish your little snake." He lifted his hand up and gestured to his gate card. "Gate card open. Character!"
"Subterra Gargonoid power level increase by 350 g's, current power level is at 800 g's." The bakupod informed Viki.
Viki looked at the numbers for a moment.
"It's sad isn't it?" Trent said smirking slightly. "It appears that this round goes to me then, Gargonoid attack!" His gargonoid let out a shriek as it began to dive at Serpinoid.
Viki looked up from the bakupod and Trent was shocked to see her beaming from ear to ear.
"I can't believe you fell for that!" She lifted up an ability card. "Ability Activate Spit Fire!" Serpinoid rose up from where it lay,and Trent watched as it began to glow a bright red. His jaw dropped as its glow began to expand across the battlefield, until it consumed both the serpinoid and the gargonoid.
"What's going on?" Trent demanded as he lifted his arm to shield his eyes against the harsh light. He heard his gargonoid let out a screech of agony and he watched in shock as it was sent flying away from serpinoid. In a blaze of orange light it returned to ball form. It landed behind Trent and bounced a couple of times before coming to a complete stop.
The light dimmed to reveal serpinoid coiled atop the gate card its green eyes seeming to bore holes through Trent. In a flash of red it returned to ball form and was sent back to Viki who caught it and smirked triumphantly at Trent.
"What was that about it being sad? Well I hate to break it to you but my serpinoid just burned your gargonoid!" Viki sneered. "If you keep playing like that this won't even be a contest!"
"But, how!" Trent demanded. "Gargonoid had higher g's it should've won!"
Viki snorted, "Ever hear the saying you should quit while you're ahead? Well the ability card spit fire makes any bakugan that is 600 g's or more ahead of my bakugan loses automatically when it is activated."
Trent cursed and Viki folded her arms across her chest. "It's my turn now." She pulled out another card from her pocket. "Gate card set." She cried and she threw the gate card down onto the field where it expanded right in front of her.
She returned Serpinoid's bakugan ball back into her pocket and pulled out a new one. She held it up to her face. "Bring me victory falconer." She whispered. "Bakugan brawl!" She cried as she threw the small red and gold ball onto the gate card in front of Trent. "Burn 'em up Falconeer!" In a flash of light the fierce bakugan warrior took to the air and let out a screech of challenge.
Trent pulled out another orange and brown bakugan from his pocket. "Bakugan brawl! Go Subterra gargonoid!" He shouted as he hurled the bakugan that Falconeer stood upon. In a flash of orange light the same kind of bakugan he'd played before appeared up in the air beside falconer.
The two bakugan faced each other their eyes sizing each other up.
"Battle recognized, Pyrus Falconeer at 340 g's versus Subterra Gargonoid at 350 g's No further data available." Viki frowned.
"Hey what's the deal? You used a gargonoid earlier!" Trent shrugged.
"They are the most useful to accomplish my purposes." Viki raised an eyebrow at this. Surely this guy knew that if something doesn't work that you try something else.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter what bakugan it is, it's still going down." She pulled out an ability card. "Ability Activate Overheat!"
Falconeer let out a shriek as it began to glow like serpinoid had before. Then it flapped its wings and took off at ramming speed toward Trent's gargonoid.
"Falconeer power level increase of 100 g's power level raised to 430 g's gargonoid remains at 350 g's." Viki lifted her head up from her bakugan to sneer at Trent.
"What are you going to do now huh hotshot?" Trent didn't reply he just watched emotionlessly as Viki's falconer rammed into his gargonoid. In a flash of orange the gargoyle returned to ball form and bounced down a couple of times before coming to a stop beside Trent's other one.
Falconeer folded its arms across it's chest and then in a flash of red light was sent back to Viki, who caught it.
"Last chance," Viki informed him as she put Falconeer back into her pocket. "If you fudge up this last round it's my victory, and your loss." Viki was starting to feel a little bit more calm and confident, she had all three of her bakugan available at her fingertips, all she had to do was defeat his last bakugan. Then she and Jewls would be able to leave with their hides still intact, and Jet would never have to know how close she was to turning Masquerade over to Trent.
Trent smirked, "How kind of you to point that out, but I should inform you." He tossed a new gate card onto the field. "That I have no intention of losing this brawl, play time is over Viki." He said as he pulled out a new subterra bakugan from his pocket. "Bakugan brawl! Show them true might Kravoid!" The bakugan ball landed upon his new gate card and it popped open upon it.
A screech emitted from where the ball had popped open and in a flash of orange light a pterodactyl like bakugan burst forth.
Kravioid had leathery brown wings and had the basic shape of a pterodactyl except that instead of having the usual crest atop its head it had two sharp horns. Its eyes were black with the exception of the blood red pupil within them. It opened its mouth to reveal the rows and rows of sharp teeth hidden within its beak like maw.
Viki spared a glance down at her bakupod just as the female voice within it spoke up.
"Subterra Kravoid recognized power level of 430 g's." Viki narrowed her eyes at the numbers. She really didn't like the looks of them.
"Okay, well that definitely puts Serpinoid off my list of usable bakugan. So I should counter with-"
"Gate card open," trent stated calmly. His voice snapping Viki out of her thoughts and she gave him a questioningly look.
"What but there aren't any-" She began but was cut off when two of her bakugan were pulled out of her pockets and watched in shock as they bounced down onto the gate card, and in two bright flashes of red, Serpinoid and Falconeer appeared upon the gate card.
The two bakugan looked at each other confusion showing in their eyes, then they turned to face Kravoid who was flying above them it's eyes sweeping over them.
"Honestly Trentttttt, you bring me in for such ssssssmall fry?" Kravoid growled.
"Unfortunately it would appear so." Kravoid rolled it's eye at the statement.
"Fffffine then." Kravoid growled, it pulled in its wings and dove at Falconeer and Serpinoid.
"Falconeer, Serpinoid! Fight back! You're stronger than it!" Across from her Trent snorted.
"So sorry to say sweetie, but once a bakugan is caught within the Kravoid's gaze they lose all ability to move." Trent pulled out an ability card from his pocket. "Ability Activate Subterra Victory!"
Suddenly his gargonoid's ball forms began to glow with orange light and Viki watched in shock as Kravoid gained 700 g's.
"Thisssssss will hurttttt." Growled Krayoid as he rammed into both Serpinoid and Falconeer. The two let out to cries of pain in unison before they disappeared in two flashes of red light.
"H-how," Viki gasped as the two bakugan bounced up to her foot. She reached down to scoop the up when she saw Kravoid diving straight at her. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Now to sssssteal the prize." Kravoid growled as it brought its wings back and it outstretched its talon like claws out to grab at her.
"So sorry dearie, but I can't just allow you to escape, I really do need to capture Masqueradeat all costs. Lady Vanessa orders it." Trent informed her. Viki just shot him a terrified glance as Kravoid continued to charge her, she narrowed her eyes. She wouldn't let this cheater just beat her like this!
When Kravoid's claws were close enough for her to reach out and touch them, Viki dropped down onto her belly on the ground and rolled as far away as she could.
Kravoid let out an enraged screech as it missed her by a few inches. It landed on the ground and turned around to face her. Viki froze in terror; the monster was so close she could see her terrified expression reflected in his black eyes.
"No one can essssscape my gaze." Kravoid growled as it began to approach her, it was so close she could almost feel his breath billowing out toward her.
Viki tried to turn her head away or close her eyes, only to realize she could neither move nor blink. She was rooted to the spot. Her eyes darted from side to side fearfully desperate to find some way out.
"Somebody help!" Viki screamed. In front of her Kravoid chuckled darkly.
"I jusssssst love watching my prey sssssquirm in fear." He lowered his head toward her, "It makesssss the hunt sssssso much more enjoyable." Then he opened his mouth slightly to show her his sharp teeth. "But alassssss all good fun must come to an-WRRREEE!" Viki jumped back suddenly able to move as Kravoid shriekd and staggered forward slightly clutching at his left wing that was now slightly singed. "Who daressssss!" kravoid growled turning his head only to have a clawed fist come in contact with his beak. "Graaaaahhhh!" Kravoid roared as he was sent flying back over onto the battlefield till he came crashing down upon Viki's other gate card. Viki's eyes widened in shock as a large humanoid dragon leapt into the air its massive wings snapping open to capture the air as it swooped down upon the fallen Kravoid. It let out a roar that shook the battlefield as it pulled its wings in and dropped down right on top of Kravoid.
"Graaaaaaaaaaahhhh!" kravoid shrieked as the other bakugan crushed its back beneath its large feet. In a flash of orange light Kravoid was turned back into a ball and sent flying back toward Trent.
He bounced once and twice before coming to a stop at Trent's feet.
"Im-impossible!" Trent gasped as he stared down at Kravoid's ball form. "Kravoid was one of the Lady's most powerful servants how could you defeat him?" Viki didn't reply. He let out a growl of anger and then he turned on his heel. "Fine this victory goes to you! I will honor my promise and take leave of this place, but do not think for a second that your masked friend is safe!" Just as those words left his mouth Trent began to glow in an orange light and then he vanished in a rain of sparkles.
Viki slowly rose to her feet her breath ragged and her body slowly growing numb with relief. "That was rough." She whispered, then she turned around to check on Jewls and nearly had a heart attack.
Towering over her, was the massive dragonoid that had come to her aid when Kravoid had been diving in for the kill. It folded its massive wings behind its back and lowered its head slightly to study her with his green eyes.
"Wh-who are you?" Viki asked her voice shaking slightly betraying the fear she was feeling.
"The dragonoid cocked its head curiously, but didn't respond.
"C-can you speak?" Viki asked. The bakugan didn't answer. "Pity it seems you can't, oh well." The dragonoid lifted its head and turned to leave.
"Uh, thaks for saving me!" Viki cried. The dragon paused mid-step. It turned its head back to look at her and Viki could've sworn that he seemed to give her a dragon smile. Then in a flash of red light it transformed into his ball form. The mini dragon turned to look at her and it bobbed its head up and down before it disappeared in a flash of red light.
"Oh what am I going to do?" Jenny sobbed as she buried her face into the pillow the restaurant owner had offered to jenny to use as a comfort object. Said owner was standing off to the side explaining as best as she could of what happened to the police officer who had arrived a short while ago, just a few minutes after jenny and jewls's manager.
"What's taking so long?" The sharp brunette snapped at the officer. "if you don't find that girl soon I'll sue you and the whole department!"
Jet on the other was sitting beside Jenny on the couch trying her best to offer some comfort to the sobbing pop star.
"Don't worry, we got plenty of people looking for Jewls we'll find her and that guy will pay." Jet promised. "Man, I really wish I was a little faster to get out, I could be pounding that guy's head in right now! Darn it! Why does Viki get all the fun! It's not-"
Her thoughts were cut off when the door to the restaurant was thrown open and one of the officers raced over to them
"Sir!" The officer said. "We've spotted two girls approaching the general area, and one of them fits the description of the kidnapped girl."
At the sound of those words Jet jumped to her feet and sprinted out the door, Jenny a few steps behind her. As soon as their feet reached the sidewalk outside of the restaurant Jet could just make out two girls approaching them. One of them was leaning on the other while the other kept walking her eyes focuised down at her feet.
"Viki!" Jet called as she raced out to embrace her friend. "And Jewls you're okay!" She added as she wrapped an arm around Jewls waist to prevent her from falling. Viki moved away from Jewls and dropped face down onto the ground.
"Ugh next time Jet?" Viki said her voice slightly muffled by the ground
"Yeah?"
"You can go chase down the bad guys next time it tires me out."
Jet smiled slightly. "Well as some wise person said 'all's well that ends well.'
Viki groaned. "Thank god I am now going to proceed to drop dead, good night!"
Jet rolled her eyes. "Yeah you do that."
Farther away from where the police cars had encircled the four girls Trent stood atop the roof of one of the buildings.
"I won't forget this Viki," He held out his hand that held Kravoid closed up in ball form. He clutched him tightly. "Revenge, will be mine!"
A/N and we're done! whew that was a LONG and hard chapter!
Lord of darkus: shouldn't you have ended with what happened with Masquerade.
Jetravenex: ...
Lord of Darkus: what is going to happen to Masquerade?
? : he's going to fall for me of course.
Jetravenex: *whips around* bad terrradoll bad! I told you already, my story my rules.
Terradoll: butttt Jetttttt.
Jetravenex: no buts!
Terradoll: fooey you suck.
Jetravenex: nuh uh I just got 25 minutes in a 3 mile race.
lord of Darkus: and we should care because?
Jetravenex: you know what I don't have to take this. *stomps away* I'm leaving!
Terradoll: uh well she'll be back I hope.
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Terradoll: also Jetravenex has not chosen who will say that disclaimer for her next chapter so if you review it could be you.
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