A/N: ANDDDD guess who's back!

It's me and through some miracle I find myself updating a bakugan fanfiction... Sorry to all who were waiting for an update to the Pokemon/Doctor xover.

Antex the Zoroark: You've returned!

Jetravenex: yes, Antex here has brought me back from the fringe and into an update. And i've gotta say this is a chapter i am VERY proud of. The onyl question is... what to call it? 'The end is nigh'?

Antex: ER, before you give anything away just yet miss Jet allow me to say the disclaimer.

Jetravenex: oh of course! Disclaim away!

Antex: Miss JetravenEx does not own Bakugan, she only owns the story and her characters.

Jetravenex: with the exceptions of Viki and Alica who belong ot Viki Boom and Terradolll. Now back to titles...

Chapter 47

Viki let out a sigh of relief as the battle field disappeared around them depositing them back in the rainforest. She looked at the boy across from her meeting his amber eyes evenly.

"I win," She said slowly, her voice almost drowned out by the whine of the bugs that moved about them. "But, I didn't… Really?" She raised an eyebrow. "You threw the battle."

"Because dragging out the battle would be a hindrance in the long run, besides that… We had an uninvited spectator to our brawl." Shun's eyes darted to the right locking onto a cluster of ferns. "Come out!" He barked turning fully to face the fern clenching his fists. "I know you're out there,"

Viki blinked and turned her head to look at the ferns. The leaves shuddered as a black haired boy stepped out his hands raised in surrender.

"Alright you got me." The boy said he smiled slightly at Shun. "You're good man." He said taking a step forwards lowering his hands an inch.

"Stay back!" Shun said sharply tensing up in preparation for a fight, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" His eyes swept over the other boy sizing him up and trying to gauge his strength and ability.

The boy didn't drop his smile. "The names Victor, and as for why I'm here, well this creep picked me up and dropped me here." He sighed and shook his head. "I didn't do nothing, and he went and used this weird card that teleported me here."

Shun frowned. "Really? But why would Masquerade and his doom brawlers send you to here?"

Victor shrugged. "I haven't the foggiest idea buddy, but hey, since we're like in the same boat, how bout we help each other out?"

Viki frowned, something about this guy gave her the creeps. His eyes were also really weird. She swore that every time his eyes moved between her and Shun, she saw them flicker from their 'normal' green to amber or brown for a moment.

Shun scoffed. "We're fine on our own." He said folding his arms across his chest. "Besides that, you appear out of nowhere, jump in as a spectator to our brawl and now you come and offer your help? How dumb do you think I am?" He narrowed his eyes. "Come on Viki, lets try and find a town and see if we can get a signal to the other brawlers." He began to walk away, watching Victor out of the corner of his eye,

Viki didn't protest, this guy gave her the creeps, she'd be happy to leave, she moved closer to Shun grateful in the first bit of tolerance he'd extended towards her since they'd ended up here.

But, Victor wasn't about to let them leave without one last attempt.

"Wait!" He said taking a step towards them. "I know where the nearest village should be, there's a river over there." He said pointing off to the left. "And from the sound of it beginning to fade away farther ahead it banks left."

Shun frowned. "Follow the water… Of course a village would be built near the river." He said turning to Victor looking more interested than he had before.

"Look just let me help you guys get to the Village, then we can go our separate ways, alright?" Victor said, when Shun didn't say anything, he got down on his knees and clasped his hands together and held them up. "Please, look man, its scary out here and I just want to get to some form of civilization. Plus, safety in numbers right?"

Viki bit her lip. She was torn, her instinct hollered at her to get away from this guy and his color shifting eyes as fast as her legs could carry her. But, when she looked into those green eyes and saw that look of fear that just seemed too genuine she didn't have the heart to abandon him.

Shun gritted his teeth as the boy continued to look up at him and trembled slightly.

"Please man, I don't want to die out here." Victor said in a small voice. "Please, im begging you man."

Shun growled. "Fine! You'll accompany us to the village, but no farther!" He snapped turning on his heel and stomping off to the left.

Victor grinned in triumph jumping to his feet clapping his hands together in delight. "Oh thank you, thank you so much!" He cried beaming at Viki.

Viki cringed away from him. "Uh, you're welcome?" She hurried after Shun unwilling to be left alone with the weird boy.

Once they couldn't see Victor's grin morphed into a dark smirk as his eye color changed to amber for a second before returning to normal. Then he dropped the smirk and put on a worried look. "Ah! Wait for me you guys!" He cried racing after them.

Masquerade ground his teeth. It wasn't just because the hospital teeth kept giving him odd looks as they past, it was the reason why he was seated in the hallway of a hospital that had him frustrated and concerned.

He was kicking himself for not investigating Billy's odd behavior earlier, if he hadn't been so invested in asserting his dominance of Jet then said girl would not be being hospitalized for a stab wound that could be fatal.

He clenched his fists, seeing Jet injured had made him angrier than he had ever been, even after he'd received that dose of negative energy from Naga to make him more vicious and callous to his prey. But he also had felt a twinge of disgust.

Billy had made his intentions towards Julie terribly clear when Masquerade had taken in the sight of girls torn shirt and her wide terrified eyes.

Masquerade jerked his head back and banged the back of his head against the wall hard, wincing a bit from the rush of pain. Why was he feeling like this? Jet was his prize he'd won in a brawl, she was nothing more than a pretty toy he was supposed to use as he saw fit.

Yet, yet when Billy had viewed Julie in that light, and made a move to use her, Masquerade found that he was sickened by the idea.

"What's wrong with me?" He muttered shaking his head. Perhaps he wasn't feeling sickened about Billy's intentions towards Julie but was instead just disgusted with Billy's attack against his Jet… Masquerade growled loudly and banged his head harder against the wall.

A nurse stepped out from the room that had Julie and Jet inside. The masked blond jumped to his feet.

"Are they all right?" He asked hurriedly. When the nurse looked at him oddly the blond stiffened up and tried to put up an aloof front, trying to slow his quickened heartrate.

The nurse frowned at him but nodded. "They'll be fine, your friend was lucky that the stab wound wasn't too close to any vital organs."

Masquerade let out a breath resting a hand on the wall. "I'm-I'm… glad to hear that." He said quietly.

The nurse nodded moving to leave before she paused. "Oh, also, the silver haired girl, uh, Julie? She was asking for you,"

Masquerade was taken aback. "What? What for?" He asked frowning.

The nurse shrugged checking her clipboard. "I haven't the foggiest idea. Go ask her yourself." She said walking away quickly, Masquerade swore he heard her mutter. "Freak" as she walked away.

Letting the insult slide, Masquerade entered the room bracing himself for the screeching and bitching he'd undoubtedly receive from Julie.

As he walked into the sterile white hospital room he took in the sight of the two girls lying on two beds.

Jet was lying unconscious on the bed closest to the window; Masquerade could just see the bandages under the collar of her hospital gown. There was an IV in her arm but aside from that he noted that she was breathing and she looked somewhat peaceful as she slept.

A cough drew his attention to the bed closest to the door he turned his head to look at Julie, who was surprisingly just looking at him.

"Why'd you save us?" Julie said quietly, almost too quiet for the boy to hear. "You hurt countless brawlers, send thousands of bakugan to the doom dimension, turn friends against each other." Julie swallowed. "But you save us, why?! Do you think it'll make up for all the bad you've done?!"

Masquerade lifted his chin. "Rather than question me you should be grateful!" He snarled. "I brought Jet here to ensure my prize didn't perish, and you're here to serve as punishment for Billy." He chuckled as he smirked slightly, slipping back into persona he felt most comfortable with casting aside those uncomfortable feelings earlier. "Bad boys don't get to keep their toys."

He turned on his heel tossing a card onto Julie's sheets. Julie blinked and picked it up. "Give that to Jet when she wakes up, she'll know what to do."

Julie gritted her teeth. "She's not some toy for you to play with, break, patch up and then come pick up when its fixed!" She snapped. "I'll make sure she knows just how much of a creep you are and that she never has to see you again."

Masquerade laughed. "Oh I don't think you or her can prevent that, that is if you ever want to see your gorem and Skylord ever again." Julie roared with rage moving to rise from her bed.

"YOU CREEP!" She screeched lunging towards him, Masquerade turning on his heel and disappearing in a flash of light just as the hospital staff burst into the room.

"Alright, here's the village." Shun said halting at the entrance to the village, Viki frowning at the primitive buildings that lined the road. The pyrus brawler groaned as she held her nose as the stench hit her nose.

Shun whirled around to face Victor. "You accompanied us to the Village just as we agreed, now beat it." He said glaring at the other boy.

Victor grinned. "Oh thank you! Thank you so much!" He said reaching out and grabbing Shun's hand shaking it vigorously.

Shun frowned. "Sure, whatever, you got what you wanted right? Leave, before I lose my patience." He tried to pull his hand free but found that Victor's hand gripped his tightly.

"Ah, well ya see… I haven't gotten everything I wanted just yet." Victor said grinning as he lifted his head, his eyes the exact same color as Shun's.

Viki's heart jumped into her throat, terror washing over her for a moment as she saw Shun's eyes narrow and the boy begin to pull at his hand trying to pull free.

Fireblick popped open on her shoulder. "Viki! You gotta help him!" His voice snapped the girl out of her shock and she hastily rushed to Shun's side.

"Victor! Let him go!" She cried but the boy merely chuckled not taking his eyes off Shun's.

"Sorry, I haven't gotten what I wanted yet." Victor said as he tightened his grip on Shun's hand.

Shun growled. "Let go, and I won't kill you-AGH!" He cried out in pain his body tensing up.

Victor chuckled as the ninja's body shuddered and shook. "I'm sorry but you won't be able to do much in a bit." He grinned in a way that made Viki want to run and hide.

Viki watched in horror as Shun continued to shudder and tremble choked cries coming from him, but the worst part, was watching as his eyes slowly went from their normal amber to Victor's green color.

Victor laughed as he drew back his hand and Shun crumpled to the ground shaking violently blinking his now green eyes in confusion.

"What-what the hell did you do to me?" Shun grunted struggling to push himself to his feet only to sink back into the dirt.

Victor chuckled as he stepped back cracking his neck. "Oh nothing much, just ripped all your strengths from you." He swung his fist at Viki the girl shrieking and ducking to the side the boy's fist instead making contact with a tree instead.

Viki swallowed as she saw the boy's fist punch through the tree trunk. Victor chuckled and pulled his hand free.

"What amazing strength." Victor said moving his fingers. "Heh, thanks losers, now I've got everything I need. But don't feel bad, you made it to the village." He laughed wickedly as he stepped back black energy coming off him before he faded into darkness.

Shun groaned struggling to push himself up, his body straining desperately, before he slumped back to the ground.

Viki swallowed as she saw the look on Shun's face, his different color eyes widened, sweating hard, and breathing shallow and quick.

"Easy." She said kneeling down beside him offering him her shoulder. "Come on, let me help you up."

Shun looked at her warily, but surrender wrapping an arm over her shoulders and gripping her tightly. Viki did the same running her other arm underneath his arm. Slowly they rose together, Viki grunting as Shun's deadweight weighed her down, but they managed to get standing.

"We've gotta call the others." Viki said quietly to the boy. Shun swallowing, clearly unwilling to have the other brawlers learn about his predicament. "Look, you need help! I'm sorry but, we can't fix you without tracking this bastard down and for that we'd need the brawlers help."

Shun swallowed slowly, before turning to her his jaw set his green eyes showing a glimmer hope.

"Fine, call them."

Preview for 48

Hello pitiful humans! Vanessa has come to grace you with her presence. Masquerade is in our sights, and the time has come to bag our prey! Watch as me and my boys pummel him into submission! And no one! Not his minions! Or any foolish humans will interfere! Bakugan Brawl! Your end is nigh Masquerade!

A/N

And that's a wrap! Whoot 47 chapters can you believe it! And this has a whopping, crap how many reviews? *checks* 358 reviews?!

Man! This is by far my most popular story!

Anyways guys, its good to be back, it did take me a bit to get my head back in the game for this story, but ive revisted my storyline and i am psyched for what is to come, i mean I've got so much awesomeness coming it'll just... blow your mind.

But this story really does show my growth as a writer, from the newbie fanfiction writer who thought it could be fun to have me and my friend appear in the bakugan story with a half-baled storyline, grow into this awesomeness. (and yeah some crap does need to be fixed in those earlier chapters) but I am so grateful for all your guys support, and hopefully we can hit 50 chapters before the summers over and i get swallowed up by Senior year and crap.

So, please review, and hopefully i can come up with an awesome title for this chapter because ive made it my goal to see Dual Dimensions finished, I mean this story has survived my high school career, so lets see it finished before i graduate! But I need your guys encouragement, because its thanks to you guys Dual Dimensions has thrived so long, so thanks again and please review.

And make it a good one!