A/N FINALLY I GET TO WRAP THIS PART UP! *sighs* I am such a pushover, when the fans demand for Shun, I give em Shun oy.

Chapter 46

Jet stared wide eyed at Masquerade his teeth gritted and his hands wrapped tightly around Billy's neck, the subterra brawler clawing weakly raspy choking sounds weakly escaping from his throat.

Julie started to scream and thrash in her chair. "Stop it! You're going to kill him!" She shrieked her chair rocking side to side with her struggles the ropes binding her rubbed at her skin as she thrashed.

Her cries fell on deaf ears, Masquerade instead of abiding by Julie's request, tightened his grip on Billy's throat the boy in his grasp began to turn slightly blue in the face his movements becoming more and more sluggish as his lungs continued to be denied the oxygen they so desperately needed.

Part of Jet roared with righteous fury, Masquerade was punishing the one who had stabbed her in the back and whipped her while she lay bleeding on the floor. Granted, she was still lying bleeding on the floor; but that was unimportant at the moment, (yeah, potentially dying of blood loss, totally unimportant). But the other part of her that wasn't raging mad from the wounds that Billy had inflicted upon her was howling for different reasons, if Masquerade killed Billy, then there would be no way for Jet to convince herself that she could like him. Thus, she had to stop him, now.

Jet struggled to push herself up, placing her hands down on the ground pushing off of them, shifting her legs closer to help with her attempts. "Masquerade!" She managed to get herself sitting somewhat upright only for a wave of nausea to pass through her forcing her to crouch back down her arms shaking as they supported her weight."Stop! Please! I'm begging you! Stop!"

Masquerade paused turning his head to look at his disheveled, and bleeding prisoner, before glancing towards the barely conscious Billy. With a scowl he released Billy's throat and grasped him by the shirt collar. "You're a lucky man, say your prayers." He snarled tossing the subterra brawler aside, watching the boy fall to the floor gasping for air and clutching at his throat, his hat landing on the floor nearby.

Deeming Billy to be no longer a threat at the moment, Masquerade turned on his heel to focus on the two girls. He looked from the hysterical Julie to the bleeding and shaking Jet. He growled in annoyance. "Wonderful." He muttered before he went over to Jet and knelt down next to her, he pushed down gently on her back. "Lie down." He told her voice tight, "The more you move the more blood you'll lose." Jet complied uncurling her legs that were underneath her, lying back down on her stomach He glanced around searching for something to staunch the bleeding and an idea came to mind. "Don't move." He said to Jet before rising and disappearing once more.

"Not going anywhere." Jet muttered, feeling even dizzier, her eyes moved around the dungeon like room, briefly passing over the gasping Billy who was now curled up in the fetal position, and Julie who was now lying sideways on the floor still tied to the chair, then Jet's eyes rested upon the puddle of blood that was at her side, the coppery scent of her blood making her gag a little her nausea increasing dramatically. "Oh, god am I gonna die?" She thought weakly resting her head on the cold floor. "In this crazy dimension away from my friends and family?" Tears started to prick her eyes. "Meredith, where are you sissy? I need you, I want you. Where are you?" She babbled her tears making plit plit sounds as they hit the floor. She could feel her blood starting to harden on her clothes, more blood flowing out from the wound. Her eyelids began to flutter, as dark spots began to fill her vision a flash of light erupted in the corner of her eyes, and she could vaguely see the shape of Masquerade in her swimming vision, before the world slipped into the black.

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In another dimension, Aidan jolted awake shouting "Jet!" His eyes snapping open, before he winced as bright light seared his eyes for a moment. Blinking and raising a hand to shield his eyes for a moment, he looked around confused.

He was no longer lying in his bed, where he'd ended up after his struggles to figure out where Jet and Viki had gone forced him to give into his need for sleep. He'd been just about to fall into deep sleep, when something, some weird feeling had entered him; and he just knew it was connected to Jet. But, now he seemed to be lying on a marble floor in an odd walkway, marble pillars lining the walkway extending upwards towards the obsidian sky that hung above stars sparkling like diamonds. While gold light radiated through the pillars blocking any view of what lay beyond them.

Aidan blinked as he sat up reaching his hands up, pulling off his glasses, and rubbing his eyes furiously before looking around him again, but the view remained the same.

"Where? Where am I?" He wondered aloud shakily pushing himself to his feet. He went towards one of the pillars, squinting against the light as it grew brighter and brighter as he neared the edge of the walkway. His eyes started to water and he drew back shaking his head rubbing his eyes once more before he replaced his glasses back on his face.

"I'm, I'm guessing I can't go that way…" He murmured frowning deeply. He didn't know where he was all he knew was that he'd woken up in this strange place after… After he got this sense that something was wrong and it was connected to Jet.

He considered where he was once more. The bright light surrounding them, the huge expanse of space hanging above… Oh God did Jet die and was now in heaven?

"No, no, that's ridiculous," Aidan said smacking his forehead and running a hand through his blond hair. "There's some obviously logical explanation to all this, I just have to…"

"Agh! My eye's they burn!" Aidan's head jerked back up with a snap eyes focusing down on the walkway ahead. That voice, it sounded a lot like…

"Tyler!" Aidan called breaking out into a run towards the source of Tyler's earlier cry. His footsteps echoed in the empty space around them. "Tyler! Tyler can you hear me?" He called just before his foot bumped into something soft and he fell forward hitting the ground with a thud, his glasses flying off his eyes and he could hear them landing some distance away from him.

He landed on stop of something soft and warm, a grunt coming from underneath him.

"Dude, ow, can you get off me! I feel squished…" Tyler said squirming underneath Aidan's weight, the blond boy having landed on Tyler's back. Aidan turned his head to the sound of his friends voice as Tyler crawled out from under him making Aidan grunt when his body and face met the cold marble floor of the walkway. Aidan looked around his vision a big blur of colors but no details. Cursing Aidan stretched out his arms and fumbled around for his glasses. Then something was thrust into his vision. The image was blurry but he could vaguely make out the golden rims of his glasses being held out to him.

"Tyler?" Aidan glanced to his right where he could see the vague shape of the southerner sitting on the ground rubbing his back. Frowning Aidan looked forward grabbing his glasses and putting them on blinking as he saw Mike standing in front of him.

"Where'd you come from?" Aidan said rubbing his head as he looked at Mike while pushing himself to his feet. "I didn't hear you walk up."

"I just got here." Mike said going over to Tyler holding out his hand to pull the boy up. Tyler grunted and dusted himself off. "I was in the middle of wandering around Lake Michigan with Jet when the next thing I know I get blinded with this bright light and the next thing I know Im standing in front of you guys all tangled up together."

Aidan nodded taking off his glasses to wipe them off with his shirt, "Then I believe it is safe to assume we're dreaming." He said putting his glasses back on and pushing them up on the bridge of his nose.

"But how are we having the same dream?" Tyler said. "I thought that only happened in stories."

"Fiction, Tyler, not stories, fiction."

"Whatever, same difference, just explain it Einstein."

Aidan's eyebrows furrowed as he gazed around. "Well… I can't Tyler. I'm just as confused as you are."

Mike turned glanced up and down the pathway they were on before pointing in front of them. "Maybe we should head that way?" Aidan and Tyler followed where he was pointing with their eyes. "It looks brighter down there, maybe we'll find something down there." He said heading towards the light.

"B-But don't you not go into the light?! Doesn't that mean we die?!" Tyler said taking a step back looking to Aidan.

Aidan sighed and shrugged. "It's our only option really." He followed after Mike then to Tyler he called. "Nothing's going to happen if we just stand around Ty, if we're going to die, might as well get it over with."

Tyler paled as he watched them head down the pathway, then taking a big gulp he ran after them. "Hey! Don't leave me here all alone!"

Aidan smiled slightly. "Guy can't stand being alone." He thought bemused before glancing at Mike. "Hey, Mike you said you saw… Jet in your dream?"

Mike flushed and jerked his head to glare at Aidan. "Y-yeah so?!"

Aidan raised an eyebrow. "What's your problem? I was just going to ask you if you noticed anything about her, or she said something…"

Mike blinked and frowned as they continued walking the area steadily getting brighter and brighter as they walked footsteps echoing. "Well… Now that you mention it, I… had a dream a while ago. Jet was in it…" Aidan tilted his head nodding slightly to signify he was listening and Mike continued. "She-she was chained up and bleeding… " Aidan's eyes widened and Mike swallowed as he continued. I tried to get to her. But then Masquerade… ya know from bakugan? He appeared. I went up to him and demanded where Jet went and then he just smirked at me and-and then he told me… Jet was his."

Aidan's eyebrows furrowed, "That worries me, because right before I came here… I had a sense of dread, and I knew it was somehow related to Jet."

Mike raised his head and glared down the pathway. "We've got to get to the end of this pathway! We need to find Jet and figure this out!" At his words light exploded in front of them and the boys gasped raising their arms and hands to shield their eyes from the light.

The light faded away leaving the three standing in a huge room white room with a small pool of clear water in the center the left part of the room from where the three stood was shrouded in a veil of darkness. The pathway lay behind them as they stood surrounded by white columns extended to the ceiling that ended in a dome high above their heads dim light filtered in from the right side between the space between the pillars, lighting up the golden statues within the room.

Mike walked up to the golden statue that stood the closest to pathway and his eyes widened. "That's-that's Subterra Gorem!" He said. Sure enough the statue was a lifelike replica of Gorem his arm with the shield in front of him, his body braced for attack.

Tyler ran up to join him gazing at the statues. "Whoa, and Skyress and Hydranoid next to him!"

Aidan frowned as he gazed at the statues on their right. "Gorem, Skyress, Hydranoid, Drago, Preyas, and Tigrerra." His eyebrows furrowed.

"Oh man, are the vexos here?" Tyler said glancing around wildly.

Aidan and Mike glared at him while Mike tensed considerably glancing around eyes wandering to the area shrouded in darkness. Aidan waved his hand. "Of course not Tyler, take a good look at the statues." Tyler frowned and looked up at the statues before glancing at Aidan. "They're all in their first form, even hydra and Drago. The vexos don't show up until all these guys evolved once."

Tyler let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, well that's a relief. I was worried that we'd meet that crazy guy with the weird long tongue." He said. "Im going to see if there's anything in the darker part of the room." He headed into the darkness a hand up ready to feel his way around. He disappeared from Aidan and Mike's view before coming out of the darkness a second later blinking in confusion. He turned back to the darkness. "But… I swear I was walking straight." He turned back to Mike and Aidan. "How'd I end up back here with you guys?" He asked rubbing his temple. "I'm confused."

"Doesn't take much to confuse you." Aidan muttered while Mike sighed.

"So, the pathway led us into a huge room with statues of the main bakugan characters and one side shrouded in darkness? I don't get it." Mike said shaking his head. "Forget this, this dream is clearly just part of my messed up sub consciousness stressed out from worrying over Jet." He said glancing around. "Now how to get out."

Aidan scoffed. "Pinch yourself, that tends to work." He headed for the pool in the middle of the room, then he halted his eyes widening as he stiffened. "Oh my god." He said. "Tyler! Mike come here!"

Tyler frowned while Mike raced over to Aidan skidding to a halt beside him as Aidan leaned over the edge of the pool gazing into the waters depths.

"What is it?" Tyler asked coming up beside Mike as he looked into the pool eyes widening in horror.

The pool depicted an image of Jet lying on her stomach, eyes closed, bloody a wound on her shoulder seeping blood and numerous small cuts consistent with lashes from a whip.

"Dear God," Mike whispered dropping to his knees falling forward onto his hands as he kept staring into the pool. Aidan looked away and Tyler frowned.

"Does this mean we found Jet?"

A/N Ah it feels good to get back to the ol' DD characters.

I know it took a long time. But ive been caught up with crap for school but anyways...

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