A/N Whew long time no see peoples. Ack don't throw things at moi! *ducks under onslaught of thrown items*
Skylord: It's your fault ending the last chapter with me *dramatically* being captured by Masquerade!
Jetravenex: meh, I thought it was pretty damn good.
Skylord: well where in the seven blazes have you been.
Jetravenex: *scowls* getting the crud beaten out of me by chaos in the sky (not literally) and all I did was maybe...okay more like partially suffocating Masquerade.
Masquerade: You deserved that and so much more.
Jetravenex: oh shut up Masky *pushes him out of the room*
Skylord: so why were you getting the crap beaten out of you by chaos again?
Jetravenex: Hey you want me to update or what? Well anyways Readers I don't own bakugan and here's chapter 31.
Skylord: *is waiting impatiently*
jetravenex: *sighs* so it goes like this...
Chapter 31
Jet stared, her eyes wide and her mouth hanging open. "No," She said weakly her hand reaching forwards towards the dark dragoness.
Masquerade smirked at Jet's antics before he snapped his fingers and in a flash of light Skylord reverted back into ball form and flew into Masquerade's waiting hand.
Dan growled stepping forward in front of Jet. "That's a dirty trick! Give Jet her Skylord back!" He snarled his hands balling into fists, shaking slightly with the effort of trying to hold back the urge to charge the blond and hit him.
Masquerade just laughed as he tossed Skylord's ball form into the air and then catching her. "Why should I? Jet tossed her aside in the first place; I'm just making use of that fact." He said sneering at them.
Jet raised her eyes and glared at him. "You'll pay for this!" She spat rising to her feet taking a step forward her hands shaking slightly.
Masquerade chuckled. "Well then let's see you try," He said folding his arms across his chest the smirk still plastered on his face. "It's your turn."
Preyas growled from his perch on Marucho's shoulder. "Alright Marucho, let's go show these fools what we're made of!"
Marucho nodded before he grabbed Preyas. "Wish me luck guys!" He said quietly Dan and Jet nodding in grim agreement. Marucho loaded Preyas into his shooter. "Alright, I'll start with this! Gate card set!" He cried hurling his gate card out onto the field where it expanded in a flash of blue light. "And Bakugan Brawl!" He cried shooting Preyas out onto the field. "Preyas stand!"
Preyas landed on the gate card rising up in a blaze of blue light with his arms folded across his chest.
"Alright I'm ready! Let me at 'em!" Preyas said getting into a ready stance on the gate card.
Klaus chuckled as he held up a gate card. "Gate Card Set." He said tossing it onto the field causing it to appear right next to marucho's gate card. Then he shot a Bakugan onto his gate card. "Terrorclaw stand." He said as the crab like Bakugan stood it let out a shriek causing the brawlers to flinch at the grating noise.
Klaus smirked. "Now, will the lovely lady courage to rise up to my challenge?" He asked looking at Jet with a flirtatious smile.
Jet flinched and then growled as she stepped forward her blue eyes still ablaze with anger. "I will! I need something to tear up!"
She grabbed a bakugan from her case and hurled it at Klaus's Terrorclaw.
"Bakugan Brawl! Darkus Hydranoid stand!" She cried as her own Hydranoid rose up across from Terrorclaw.
"New battle recognized. Darkus Hydranoid enters at 400gs with Aquos Terrorclaw at 310gs, Hydranoid with 90gs advantage." The bakupod announced.
Jet let out a laugh. "Dude, how the heck did you get up to the top when you fight like that?"
Reaper floated up next to Jet's ear. "Don't get overconfident!" He warned quietly. "You're giving them a huge advantage!"
Jet scowled at him. "But I don't have time to waste! I have to get Skylord back!" She hissed.
Reaper growled. "Patience Miss Jet! If you rush you're bound too-"
"Are you really so sure of your victory when the battle hasn't even started?" Klaus asked with a chuckle. He pointed at the gate card. "You asked me how I got to the top well allow me to show you! Gate Card open Mind Ghost!"
Jet's eyes widened in shock as the gate card exploded then she gritted her teeth as Hydra roared before being sent back to her. "You're still out of the brawl…"
Klaus shrugged. "You should know sometimes victory comes with sacrifices." He reached down and picked up his fallen Terrorclaw. He sneered at Jet. "After all you sacrificed your precious Skylord at the beginning of the brawl."
Jet snarled and stamped her foot. "Sh-shut up!" She spat though she was starting to shake. She turned her head to the other darkus brawler and her blue eyes narrowed at Masquerade as she hurriedly snapped. "It's you move," She grumbled.
Masquerade chuckled as he threw down a new gate card in place of where Klaus's had been. "And now, for your beloved Skylord to make a return performance…" He said smirking as Jet flinched. He loaded Skylord into his shooter. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shouted as he shot Skylord onto Marucho's gate card. "Darkus Skylord destroy them!"
Skylord burst forth in a blaze of dark light. She spread her wings and roared at Preyas, the force of her outcry pushing the Aquos bakugan back slightly.
"Darkus Skylord enters at 460 gs, Aquos Preyas stands at 400 gs." Marucho's bakupod stated.
Marucho's eyes widened. "Oh man this could be trouble!" He said as he looked from Skylord back down to his bakupod.
On the gate card, Skylord's head jerked forward, Preyas managed to dart back and Skylord's jaws closed with a snap mere inches from where Preyas's shoulder had been. She drew back and growled angrily at Preyas, her glowing whit eyes void of any emotion.
"Whoa take it easy Sky!" Preyas yelped as he held up his hands defensively. "Can't we talk about this?" Skylord growled as she took a step forward her wings spread and her teeth bared as she stood poised to attack.
Reaper floated over Jet's head "Skylord this isn't like you! You have to fight it!" He shouted. "Don't let the negative energy consume you!"
Masquerade laughed. "She can't hear you, she's completely under my control, and as long as she remains on my side, under my power this is how she'll remain!"
Jet let out a gasp. "Yo-you can't do that!" She cried her eyes wide.
Masquerade sneered. "Oh but I can, if you want your precious Skylord back Jet, then," he chuckled. "You're going to have to defeat me. And, considering how you've been playing, I think we both know who's going to win." He said with a smirk.
Jet swallowed the lump that had begun to form in her throat. She blinked and then glared at Masquerade. "I-I won't lose! I beat you once I can do it again!"
Masquerade chuckled. "What? You mean the brawl that you had with me earlier?" He waved his hand in a dismissive fashion. "Hardly worth mentioning Jet, I went beyond easy on you." Jet recoiled her eyes widening to the size of dinner plates and he laughed. "Don't tell me you honestly thought you had me beat Jet! As you said earlier you can't get to the top if you don't play for keeps."
Jet could feel tears prickling her eyes as the horror slammed against her. And whatever confidence she'd had seemed to vanish as she stared at him shell shocked.
Marucho growled. "Why you! How dare you belittle my friend!" his hands balled into fists at his side. "Well I won't have it! Gate Card open! Character Card Activate!" Marucho cried gesturing to his gate card. The card glowed blue and then an image of Preyas appeared on the face of the gate card.
"Preyas power level doubled to 800gs."
Preyas laughed as he began to glow blue. Then he charged at Skylord his fist raised. "I hate to hit a girl, but for you Sky I'll make an exception. Say hello to my little-"
Masquerade laughed as he held up an ability card. "Unfortunately for all of you, Jet's Skylord does possess quite a powerful array of abilities. Ability Activate!" he shouted hurling the ability card into the sky. "Chaos Storm!"
Skylord roared as she took to the air. Her gem flashed and the horn on her snout glowed purple as clouds began to gather over the battlefield.
"What the?" Dan gasped staring at the Skylord in shock.
Masquerade chuckled. "Now Skylord! Destroy him!" He called glancing towards the floating dragoness.
Lightning flashed and Skylord's eyes flashed as well. She let out a piercing roar and with a down stroke of her wings that carried her higher into the air, lightning burst down from the gathered clouds and slammed into the gate card shattering it to pieces.
"Calculating power levels. Skylord at 560 gs, Preyas at 400 gs."
"Oh man! This isn't good!" Preyas cried as Skylord focused on him. He let out a shriek as Skylord dove into him throwing him off the gate card. Preyas let out a shout before he reverted in a flash of blue light.
"Preyas no!" Marucho cried as Preyas landed on the ground in ball form at his feet. Marucho sank to the ground his eyes wide and his mouth open. "I-we-lost…."
Masquerade laughed as Skylord landed on the destroyed gate card the clouds dissipating. Her eyes flashed and in a flash of purple light she reverted back to ball form and flew back into Masquerade's waiting hand. Masquerade laughed at the brawlers shocked and horrified expressions.
"What's the matter?" Masquerade asked with a sneer. "Can't keep up now that you're best bakugan is on my side now?" He taunted.
Dan gritted his teeth together while Jet lowered her eyes to stare at the floor. He glanced at her and his eyes flashed with rage before he turned back to the doom brawlers. "That's it! Drago?"
The Pyrus bakugan floated up beside Dan's head and nodded his head slightly. "Yes Dan I am ready." Drago growled.
Dan grinned as he grabbed Drago, "Only two choices for Gate cards Julio or Masquerade…"
Drago popped open in Dan's hand. "And considering Masquerade's remaining bakugan isn't one he was prepared to have…"
Dan nodded as he loaded Drago into his shooter. "I hear ya Drago, now get out there and do some damage! Bakugan Brawl!" He cried as he shot Drago onto Masquerade's gate card. "Get 'em Drago! Drago Stand!"
Drago landed on the gate card and popped open, his eyes flashed and in a flash of red light Drago rose up on the gate card. He let out a roar and glared at the 'doom brawlers'.
Julio chuckled as he held up Tentaclear. "Now, time to finish things. Bakugan brawl!" He shouted as he shot Tentaclear onto the gate card Drago stood on. In a flash of light Tentaclear appeared floating in front of Drago.
"So you're to be my opponent." Drago growled while Tentaclear said nothing.
"Pyrus Dragonoid at 340 gs, versus Haos Tentaclear at 400 gs." The bakupod on the brawlers' wrists announced
Jet frowned while Dan gritted his teeth. "No problem I'll just turn up the heat a few degrees! Ability Activate Fire Tornado!" He shouted throwing a card at Drago, they card was a lit with flames and then a flaming tornado surrounded Drago.
"Calculating power levels… Pyrus Dragonoid gains 100 gs from Tentaclear. Drago at 440 gs, Tentaclear now stands at 300 gs."
Dan grinned. "Trump that bad boy!" He said clenching his fists and grinning.
Julio exchanged glances with Masquerade who grinned and nodded. Julio turned back to Dan with a sneer on his face. "Gladly! I think it's time to put you brawlers in your place! Gate Card open!" He cried pointing at the gate card.
Marucho blinked] and adjusted his glasses blinking again. "Wa-wait a second that's Masquerade's Gate Card!" He said.
Julio rolled his eyes. "Hahaha! It doesn't matter whether it's his or mine, all that matters is it's going to help us destroy you!" He turned towards Masquerade who sneered as the card lit up.
"Quartet Battle." Masquerade announced with a sneer as Skylord who'd been floating beside him began to glow and she flew out onto the gate card.
Jet gasped as her Reaper did the same. The two darkus bakugan landed on the gate card and in two flashes of purple light Skylord and Reaper rose up beside their allies.
"New battlers Darkus Skylord and Darkus Reaper recognized. Combined power levels of Tentaclear and Skylord at 760 gs. Reaper and Drago stand at 810gs."
Jet studied the power levels that appeared on her bakupod for a moment before she lifted her head as Dan began to laugh.
"Haha!" Dan said jabbing a finger at Masquerade and Julio. "Maybe they should send you losers back to school! Don't you realize that we're still at the advantage?" He shouted before pointing his thumb at himself. "It looks like I'll be becoming the new number 1 after all." He said with a chuckle as he put his hands on his hips.
Masquerade snorted in response. "All you're doing Dan." Masquerade said waving his hand dismissively. "Is simply assuring your own defeat," Skylord glanced back at him and he nodded a smirk emerging on his lips.
Then, without even throwing down an ability card Skylord's gem began to pulse and the darkus dragoness suddenly jerked forward her claws clenching a low shriek ripping itself from her throat as she suddenly keeled over her gem beginning to pulse faster.
"Skylord sudden power increase detected, Skylord raised up by 60gs. Skylord and Tentaclear at a combined power level of 820gs." The bakupod announced as Skylord's gem stopped pulsing but a dark purple aura surrounding her remained as she growled lowly at Reaper and Drago her teeth flashing.
Jet's eyes widened in shock, "Wh-what did you do?" She demanded looking at Masquerade with a shocked expression on her face.
Masquerade chuckled at this. "Why Jet, is that fear I hear in your voice?" Jet's jaw dropped and she struggled to say something but nothing came out. Masquerade smirked at this and folded his arms across his chest. "Your Skylord is on the verge of evolution Jet, an edge she seems to be unwilling to cross thus allowing her to tap into a reserve of power that can easily go above that of a normal bakugan, granted…" He said looking at Skylord who was hunched over panting for breath the smirk still lingering on his face. "It does come at a high risk to your Skylord's health…"
Jet's eyes widened in horror as tears started to prick at her eyes. "Stop it!" She shouted glaring at Masquerade through the tears that started to flow.
Masquerade merely smirked in response while Dan glanced sideways at Jet.
"Oh that's it!" Dan growled whipping out a new ability as Jet made no move to draw her own. 'Ability Card Activate!" He shouted raising the card over his head. "Boosted Dragon!"
Drago took to the air before he let out a roar shooting out a burst of fire at the dragoness and floating eyeball.
"Drago and Reaper combined power level increase of 100gs. Power level now stands at 910 gs.Tentaclear and Skylord remain stable at 820gs. No further data available." The bakupod announced.
Julio smirked as he pulled out his ability card. "Ability Activate! Flare Blinder." He said.
Tentaclear closed its eye before opening it once again blinding the brawlers and their bakugan with bright light. The brawlers shouted and cried out in pain as they hadn't been prepared for the onslaught of bright light.
"Skylord and Tentaclear power increase to 920 gs."
Hot tears feel from Jet's watering eyes as she tried to shield her face.
"Jet!" Reaper shouted. "The ability card u-use it!"
Jet whimpered in pain as she struggled to retrieve the card but the light was proving to be too large of a distractionfor her brain and thus she found the task of retrieving the card from her case nigh impossible, though while her eyes were useless in this situation her ears worked just fine and she heard Masquerade laugh at his opponents suffering.
"Well Skylord I think its high time we put your partner out of her misery1 Fusion Ability Activate! Destroy them Skylord! Dark Ferocity!" He shouted.
In Jet's mind she pictured Skylord throwing back her head as her loud roar shook the battle field her claws glowing purple with energy.
"Drago and Reaper decrease by 100 gs. Combined power level at 810 gs. Skylord and Tentaclear rise to 1020 gs."
"Skylord no!" Reaper shouted as he held his sickle in front of him and shielded his eyes with his arm. He heard a soft swoosh of wind and he turned slightly just as a dark shape emerged in front of him he tried to duck to evade the attack but he was disoriented and he cried out as Skylord's claws pierced him. "Agh!" He cried sinking to his knees his sickle falling to the ground before he reverted into ball form.
"Reaper!" Jet cried as she heard his shout, it was shortly followed by the sound of a bakugan reverting and the soft sound of a bakugan ball bouncing off the ground before landing at her feet.
"Drago you gotta-!" Dan was cut off by a roar and Drago too reverted landing at his feet.
However unlike last time the glow didn't dissipate. Jet screamed in agony as the light intensified to a point where Jet felt like her retinas were burning, tears streamed from her watering eyes as she shielded them as best she could with her arm.
Then a sound akin to broken glass reached her ears and the next thing Jet knew she was falling.
A/N Thank god that's over that brawl was roughly 3-4 chapters long i think!
Skylord: I don't understand your explaination at all.
Jetravenex: huh?
Skylord: why chaos beat the crap out of you?
Jetravenex: just agh! Go read His MAsky Rewrite you stupid ass bakugan! *Jetravenex punts annoying bakugan*
Skylord: yooouuuu suuuccck *disappears in a flash of light like team rocket*
Jetravenex: annyyyyways now that that's taken care of. Now to business. I want to ask you guys some question I'd like you guys to answer in your reviews. If you do, free cyber cookies for you!
1. Critique me! What am I doing wrong? If its grammar don't expect a lot of improvement but I'll damn well try.
2. How am I doing keeping the actual characters well In character?
3. What do you guys think I'm going to do next. (Humor me I like seeing what you guys predict cause it helps the creative juices flow)
4. I know Vanessa hasn't done much yet, but what do you think of her and her lackies so far.
5. Also why do some of you guys think I'm reaching the end, am I just giving you the feeling of rising action already? It's only... Oh wow we're at 31 chapters already *whistles* damn.
Jetravenex: welp that concludes my review questions. Oh wait! one other thing. Go read my friend chaos in the sky's story called Bakugan: The Masky Rewrite. Read it and review to convince him that other people like it and want it updated.
Masquerade: getting others to do your dirty work. *shakes head smirking*
Jetravenex:Hey I said that I'd stop badgering him about it. He never told me I couldn't go try to sicc some of my reviewers on him. *grin*
So yeah review people and go read chaos's story too! because its good and if you don't Skylord will eat you.
Hydranoid: I'm hungry can I eat them instead?
Jetravenex: uh... sure?
Hydranoid: YAY!
REVIEW PEOPLES!