A/N phew this is a long chapter! A lot of build up and a bit of filler thrown in. But overall ive got the charries in the right places for the games to really begin.

Anyways, I dont think anyone has asked to do this chapter's disclaimer unfortunately sooo Super Sync Sound! You do it!

Jenny: Oh sweet! We like never get this honor in any other fanfiction!

Jewls: Yeah we like rarely get an appearance, that is sooo not fair.

Jetravenex: er yes your welcome now say the disclaimer.

Jenny: You got it! Jetravenex, who is like an awesome writer and you should totally review after you read, doesn't own bakugan or us for that matter.

Jewls: She does however own our good friend Jet Raynet and this story of course.

Together: Enjoy Chapter 48 of Bakugan Dual Dimensions!

Chapter 48

Victor grinned as he reappeared inside the ship. Trent was looking over the computer while Vanessa remained seated in her chair elevated above the two of them. She had one leg crossed over her knee. She had her chin rested on the palm of her hand. She eyed him as he appeared on the transporter.

"That was quick." Vanessa said, Victor turned to face her and Vanessa's lips quirked up in a smirk as she saw his different colored eyes. "Amber? That color really suits you darling." She purred as Victor lifted his chin, "What'd you get?"

"Ninja skills and the sixth best brawler's brawling ability," Victor said smugly. "He knew a bit about Masquerade but unfortunately, there was little to get on that end."

Vanessa waved her hand dismissively. "No, worries Victor, your little strength swipe will prove quite useful actually, we've located Masquerade's home."

Victor's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "What-how?!"

Vanessa uncrossed her legs as she rose from her chair and with a nod to Trent a recording played over the ships speakers.

"I grow weary of waiting! This is your last chance, Masquerade is alone, his minions unable or unwilling to assist him at this time, strike quickly! I will endanger myself and give you coordinates, but the deed must be done today, or you will not receive your reward. That is all." As the recording ended another screen popped up revealing a map of Europe, which began to zoom in until it revealed a satellite image of the area where Masquerade's mansion was hidden.

Vanessa grinned as she pointed to a flash of white that was surrounded by a break in the dark green foliage of the surrounding area. "There, that white pixelated image looks like a building, that must be where our prey is hiding."

Trent rose up from his seat rolling his shoulders and cracking his neck. "So what are we waiting for, lets go down and take him out."

"Oh come now Trent." Vanessa said smirking as she pushed a button on her chair an image of Masquerade and his stats they'd gathered from intelligence popped up on screen. "His greatest strength is his intelligence, going in there and overpowering him physically, now where's the fun in that? Lets play around with this one, make him squirm." She said with a chuckle.

Victor and Trent exchanged looks with each other.

"Then what's the plan milady?" Victor inquired eyebrows furrowing.

Vanessa stepped down from the level that her chair was on and stepped onto the transporter. "Oh it's quite simple; I'm going to play around with this one." She cast a scrutinizing look over the two. "I'm charging you two with making sure no one interferes, and then for transport when our prey is beaten down." She said flexing her hand her claws unsheathed. "Not that he'll be much trouble by that point."

Trent smirked while Victor shied away from the claws rubbing his shoulder uneasily. "Of course Lady Vanessa, he won't stand a chance." Victor said.

Vanessa sheathed her claws and smiled at them. "Well, then I'm off, be good boys and don't screw this up. Or I'll make your lives less than pleasant."

The boys stiffened up and hastily bowed to their lady. "We understand Lady Vanessa! We will not fail you." They spoke quickly and in unison.

Vanessa smirked. 'I've trained them well.' She thought before she grinned broadly before she snapped her fingers and the transporter at her feet glowed dark blue and she was consumed by dark blue energy before teleporting off the ship.

Once she was gone Trent rounded on Victor grabbing him by his collar the smaller boy blinking as the bigger boy glared at him bringing his face up to his.

"Don't screw this up; I will not fall out of Lady Vanessa's graces thanks to an incompetent like you."

Victor bristled as he moved his fore arms between Trent's and shoved them apart breaking his hold on his collar. "I'm fine, unlike you I managed to succeed and make myself useful to her ladyship, whereas you fell to a mere brawler. If anyone is going to screw this up it's you."

Trent snarled as he grabbed Victor's collar and drew back his fist, but Victor jerked back and kicked Trent in the face. The bigger boy gasped in pain drawing back pressing a hand against his nose, blood leaking out of it slightly. Victor smirked slightly; Shun's strength was quite useful really that trip to the Amazon had proved to be fruitful indeed.

"Clean yourself up; we've got work to do." Victor said as he stepped onto the transporter and began to teleport out. He winced as his shoulder began to itch and he moved his shirt exposing four equidistant slashes on his left shoulder that were scabbed over.

"I will not fail you again Lady Vanessa." Victor vowed as he rubbed his shoulder as he teleported into the forest.

Mike swallowed as he watched Jet lie on the hospital bed. His throat tightened when he saw his friend roll onto her side in her sleep and cringe in pain as she aggravated her wound in her side.

Aidan and Tyler had left the cavernous room to seek a way out of this place but Mike couldn't tear away from the viewing pool. He'd been especially surprised when the viewing pool had shifted from showing the injured the Jet to showing an image of her lying in a hospital bed with another occupied bed, but the angle and that the person in the other bed had the covers concealing most of their face made it hard for Mike to discern what the other occupant looked like.

Mike leaned on the edge of the pool continuing to watch Jet.

"Oh Jet, I wish you could tell me who did this to you…" He murmured as he reached out a hand to lightly touch the water. His hand broke the surface with a splash the image breaking up in ripples. Mike gasped as he found his hand being pulled into the water. He tried to stand up and pull himself free when the pool suddenly tugged sharply on his arm and he tipped forward and fell into the pool.

Mike thrashed and choked as he was pulled down; he clawed and kicked trying to swim back up the circle of light that was growing smaller and smaller above him. His lungs screamed for air and finally the boy couldn't hold his breath any longer and he let his mouth open water rushing in causing the boy to gag.

'Oh God I'm going to die!' Mike thought as he continued to choke on water his limbs flailing as his body began to seize. His vision began to fade out and he began to go limp. 'This is it…' He thought when suddenly light erupted from beneath him and he found himself falling through air and meeting solid ground the impact forcing out the water from his lungs. The boy lay dazed on his back continuing to hack up water as he shakily pushed himself into a sitting position.

Mike looked around, sucking in deep breaths to replenish his lungs. His eyebrows furrowed, finding himself to be sitting on the floor of a hospital corridor.

"What the hell?" Mike said eyebrows furrowing, He jumped to his feet staggering a bit, throwing a hand out to support himself on the wall. He looked about, and when he spotted a person walking towards him he hastily raced over to them. "Hey excuse me!" He called.

The nurse was holding a clipboard and was writing something down glancing up every now and then to make sure she didn't bump into anything but otherwise paid Mike no mind.

Mike frowned coming up beside the woman keeping pace with her. "Hey, you! Nurse! Hello?!" When the Nurse still didn't look his way Mike reached out a hand to tap her on the shoulder only to yelp as his hand went through and the Nurse recoiled violently drawing away from the boy.

Mike jumped back as well looking at his hands in confusion, what the hell? Why'd he go through her?

"Who's there!" The Nurse shouted holding her clipboard close to her chest. Her eyes darted from side to side as she sought out what had disturbed her.

"How'd I do that?" Mike said looking confused as the Nurse continued to look all around before taking a few quick steps back then taking off running away from Mike.

Mike swallowed as he looked around, a few nurses and doctors had looked up at the Nurse's shout but no one focused in on Mike or recognized that the boy was there. Mike's heart began to race in his chest, as he ran over to a window and peered into it fearing that there'd be no reflection or something.

What was going on? Was he a ghost? Had he died when he'd fallen into the viewing pool?

He turned to the window and braced himself for the worst but was surprised to see his handsome face and frightened brown eyes looking back at him. He drew back closing his eyes and shaking his head before looking again, his reflection continued to stare back at him.

"I have a reflection…" He muttered confused, he reached a hand out and pressed it against the door, unlike the woman's shoulder it was solid to him, he couldn't phase through it.

Mike frowned feeling lost he looked up and down the hallway. Was he in some sort of limbo maybe? He began to walk down the hallway his pace quickening as his thoughts grew panicked. He needed to get out of here, he didn't want to be stuck in a world where he couldn't be recognized by its inhabitants. He broke into a run, his heart thundering in his chest his breaths coming out in quick pants. There had to be a way out. The hallway ended in a right turn and Mike sighed turning down it only to brake harshly as he came face to face with Masquerade. The masked blond was standing in the hallway his arms crossed his lips turned down in a deep frown.

Mike swallowed as he shifted to the wall taking care to keep his footsteps silent, wondering if Masquerade could hear him. Pressing himself against the wall he attempted to inch around the wall he watched as Masquerade's head snapped towards the door to the hospital room that was to their right.

"There's nothing more to be done… I'll be seeing you. Jet." He murmured as he rubbed his arms as if he was suddenly cold before he uncrossed his arms and reached into his pocket and pulled out the DT. It flashed and Mike felt his stomach do a little flip as he watched the blond disappear to somewhere else in this dimension.

"Mike!" Mike blinked and looked around in confusion, that voice…Aidan? He pushed himself off the wall as he began to look around wildly for the other boy

"Aidan?! Where are you?!" Mike called, jumping as he felt something grab his shoulder from behind and he whirled around, the world around him blurring. Mike blinked repeatedly trying to clear up his vision.

His vision cleared and he found himself leaning over the ledge of the viewing pool Aidan gripping his shoulder.

"Wha-?" Mike pushed himself off the ledge wincing as his ribs throbbed, like he'd fallen asleep on something hard whilst lying on his stomach. He also found his brown hair to be soaked as water droplets tracked down the sides of his face. He looked into the viewing pool and found the image was now showing an image of Masquerade sitting on a chair in his mansion looking up at the ceiling. His visible features revealing little of the darkus brawlers emotions.

"Dude!" Tyler came over to him from gazing up at the Gorm statue, he offered his hand and pulled Mike to his feet Mike shakily standing beside him. "We were gone for only like 15 minutes and we find you like passed out with your head in the drink! We thought for sure you'd drowned yourself!"

Mike reached a hand up and rubbed his wet hair frowning. "I was?" He looked towards Aidan who folded his arms and nodded. Mike blinked and shook his head. "But, I fell in. No not just fell in I fell through!"

Aidan raised an eyebrow. "Through? Through what?"

"There is no bottom to that pool," Mike said, "IT's like the water that runs between it is like sandwiched between two dimensions, and when you go through it, you end up in another dimension!" He raised his hands above his head in emphasis, but when he saw Aidan and Tyler exchange glances and the Texan boy spin his finger around his ear did Mike get angry. "You think Im making this up?! Well let me tell you-"

Aidan snorted. "it doesn't matter, what does matter is we've found a door Mike."

Mike stiffened. "A door?" He said cocking his head.

"Yes a door, it took me some doing but look all the way across the room from where we came," Aidan pointed to the area right across from the arched entrance where they had entered from. The area was made to be laser white due to the amount of bright white light that shone directly on the area.

"I see a whole lot of light." Mike said slowly. "But no door."

Aidan let out a sigh. "You get to the door by going into the light." He said simply. "In fact I've seen the door myself."

Mike looked towards the spot with the bright light hiding whatever it hid away. "I don't know Aidan… I already nearly drowned passing through that weird portal in the pool… Going into the light is one of the telltale clichés for when you're dying." He said.

Tyler stamped his foot and jabbed his finger at Mike. "See!" He said looking at Aidan. "He agrees with me!"

Aidan let out a long suffering sigh running a hand down his face. "Look its either we stay here forever, we try the door, or we can go swimming in Mike's magical pool." He put his hands on his hips and raised an eyebrow at the two. "What'll it be?"

Mike bit his lip as he tapped his toe looking at the pool, the wall, the entrance and the area around them. He didn't want to attempt the pool again, that whole not being recognizable by anything living in that dimension had creeped him out.

"Well, Mike what was it like in that dimension?" Tyler asked, Aidan groaning as he facepalmed and turned away.

Mike swallowed as he looked towards the pool behind him. "It was awful." He admitted shaking his head. "I wasn't able to be seen or heard by anyone there. I was in some sort of hospital, like the one the pool had been showing Jet was at." The mention of Jet made Aidan whirl around and look at him with interest.

"You were a ghost?! Cool!" Tyler said clapping his hands together.

Mike glared at the blond. "No! It wasn't 'cool' at all; it was the strangest thing, worse I could even pass through them!" Tyler's expression switched to one of bewilderment.

"Could you phase through walls?" Tyler asked his eyes bugging out still failing to see how what Mike was saying was bad.

Mike shook his head. "No, its like the world itself recognized that I was there, I had a reflection and I couldn't pass through objects, but the inhabitants themselves couldn't see me."

Aidan pursed his lips. "Maybe the problem is your physical being didn't transport fully, for instance in this episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor tried to bring back this woman from a memory saved on a teleporter, which it failed to do so because it was damaged, but it was able to amass her in a corporal form."

Mike and Tyler looked at each other for a moment and then looked at Aidan quizzically.

Aidan heaved a sigh. "Mike wasn't all the way in the dimension so he wasn't able to be perceived by anyone but he was there enough the dimension held him within its physical parameters."

Mike nodded letting out an ah, while Tyler scratched his head raising his hand slowly.

"Er can you explain that again? Except in English?" Tyler asked.

Aidan grumbled opening his mouth to explain again when Mike held up his hand to stop him.

"Lets not, Tyler ill try to help you with the explanation after we get back but there's something you guys need to know," Aidan raised an eyebrow and Tyler cocked his head to the side. Mike took in a deep breath. "I think Jet and Viki are in there."

"What makes you say that?" Aidan asked.

"Because, because, when I was going around that hospital I saw Masquerade and he said Jet's name." Mike said.

Aidan let out a groan as he drew back and gripped his head turning around before rounding on Mike. "So you were bullshitting all that then?!"

Mike jolted at that clenching his hands into fists. "What?! No! I seriously-" Aidan held up his hand to stop him.

"Never mind, I don't want to hear it, let's just try to get out of this place. I'm starting to seriously think we've managed to find ourselves in one seriously messed up dream." Aidan grumbled as he began to walk towards the light. Raising his arm to shield his eyes from the bright light he disappeared into the light.

Mike swallowed before he looked towards Tyler who looked at him and then glanced after Aidan. Mike heaved a sigh. "Lets go." He said walking to the bright light shielding his eyes as he made his way into the light. A tug on his jacket from behind told him that Tyler had taken to following after him and was holding onto his jacket to guide him through the light.

Mike continued to walk the light seeming to get brighter and brighter as he walked Mike wincing. "If I go blind because of this Aidan I'm going to find a way to throttle you in your sleep." He grumbled closing his watering eyes just as he bumped into something soft.

"Hey! Watch it!" Aidan barked, Mike's eyes snapping open to find that the light had turned down a bit and before him stood Aidan and a steel door.

Mike looked at the door. "So this is it then?" He said sizing up the door. He could feel his jacket tighten around his waist as Tyler gripped it tightly signifying his fear.

Aidan glanced at him and nodded. "Indeed," He swallowed thickly running his tongue over his lips before he shakily reached out and gripped the door handle. "Here goes." He said in a voice quieter than a whisper.

Mike's eyes were glued to the door handle as Aidan turned it slowly, painfully slowly. When the handle clicked and the door began to slide open the boys sucked in a breath.

Aidan's arm shook and he almost let go of the door when Tyler moved in from behind the both of them and grabbed the door in both hands pushing Aidan aside.

"Just, get it over with!" The boy shouted as he threw open the door light pouring out from it and then everything went black.

Julie was sitting up in her bed looking through the bakugan and cards she still had when Jet began to stir.

"Oh god," She gasped cringing at the pain in her shoulder grabbing at the bandaged injury wincing.

Julie looked towards her. "Oh good you're awake." She smiled at her before she took in Jet's state of pain. "Ah, sorry you must be in a lot of pain right now…" She put away her bakugan and cards as she got up from her bed going over to Jet's bedside.

Jet whimpered in pain. "It hurts." She hissed through gritted teeth.

Julie frowned a moment tapping her chin for a moment before she glanced at the door then turning back to Jet she held up one finger. "Give me one second." She moved away from Jet's bedside and hurried over to the door and threw it open shouting down the hall. "Hey! Where's that nurse who's supposed to bring my friend her painkillers?!" She shouted. She looked up and down the hall missing the two girls that were standing outside the room the first time before she jerked her head and her jaw dropped.

"Jenny and Jewls from Super Sync Sound?!" Julie gasped as the two girls nodded and gave a little wave.

"Hey, is Jet in there?" Jenny asked looking concerned. Jewls nodded her head.

Julie blinked. "Uh, yeah she is," The two's eyes lit up as they pushed past Julie and hurried into the room. "Hey wait! You can't visit her now she's in a lot- ugh." Julie sighed as she moved away from the door and looked towards Jet's bed.

Jet was whimpering in her bed tears pricking her eyes as Jenny reached out and grabbed the girls hand. Jet looked up at Jenny the girl forcing a smile.

"Hey, don't fret Jet, we're here to help you." Jenny assured her squeezing her hand. Jet sniffed and smiled weakly before looking to Jewls who had reached out and moved some of the hair out of Jet's face.

"Yeah and we're going to make sure whoever did this gets what they deserve!" Jewls said raising her fist.

Jet swallowed tearing up more. "Thanks guys." She croaked out, she looked between the two pop stars. "But, I don't want you to get hurt because of me."

Jewls snorted. "Hey you and Viki like totally saved Jenny from that guy we owe you guys. Sides no ones going to hurt you and like get away with it." She said snapping her fingers.

Jet smiled weakly. "Thanks guys."

"Finally!" Julie said throwing up her hands as the Nurse entered with a couple of pills in hand and a glass of water.

Jenny and Jewls moved aside as the Nurse went to Jet's bedside. "Can you sit up?" She asked the girl.

Jet blinked and winced as she began to try her right side straining to lift her now weaker left, only when Jenny and Jewls intervened grabbing the girls hands and putting a hand on either side of her back to support her was the girl able to shift into an upwards position.

"Shouldn't she like have one of those moving beds." Jewls asked looking sharply at the Nurse the Nurse drawing back as the fierce glares of three girls fell upon her.

Julie waved her hand at them. "Let Jet take her medicine, we'll make sure to ask for better arrangements once Jet's not in as much pain." Julie said giving the Nurse a look that read 'don't think you're off the hook'.

The Nurse sighed as she handed Jet the pills, the girl taking them and popping them in, then downed them with the water, Jenny and Jewls maintaining their grips on her back to keep her upright.

Jet let out a sigh of relief as the girls lowered her back down to rest on her pillows.

"Now she'll need to rest for a few hours," The Nurse said looking to the two girls. "So you'll have to leave."

"Oh we'll leave," Jenny said as she and Jewls rounded on the Nurse Julie hanging back smirking to herself as she gathered her stuff.

"Right after we have a little discussion with you about moving our friend to a better room." Jewls finished as the two ushered the Nurse out despite the womans protests.

Julie heaved a sigh as she went over to Jet.

"Julie, what happened?" Jet asked her eyes open.

Julie pursed her lips looking out the window at the swaying tree branches that were just outside. "Masquerade took you away as soon as you went unconscious, he was gone for a few minutes before he returned and he beat up Billy some more, he didn't do anything too drastic just kicked him around really." Julie said wincing as she remembered Billy just staring at her reaching towards her as the masked blond continued to wail on him. "Then eventually he knocked him out and brought me here and had them put me in here with you."

Jet blinked and then she sighed. "Well… I wasn't expecting him to do that." She admitted her lips turning down in a frown as she rested a hand on her forehead.

"Yeah I was surprised and a little grateful too." Julie admitted looking down. "I mean he's still a jerk though, he has our bakugan! My precious gorem and your skylord are still in his possession!" Julie shouted waving her arms wildly above her head. Just then the door swung open and Jenny and Jewls stepped in and stared at Julie who still had her hands above her head.

Julie dropped her arms flushing a bit as she messed with her bakupod. "Well anyways, Masquerade left us a black card he said you'd know how to use." She said pulling out the black card from her card case and showing it to Jet.

"The Dimensional Transport." Jet said nodding. "It's what he uses to teleport himself around. Just give me a sec…" The girl grasped onto the edge of the bed and tried to pull herself up. She gritted her teeth and grunted as she struggled her muscles flexing as she strained to move but to no avail. Heaving a sigh she dropped back into her bed. "I can't get up and the drugs are just starting to kick in. Damn it!" She said slamming her fist down on the mattress.

Jenny and Jewls exchanged looks before stepping forward. "Hey like, don't worry." Jewls said.

"Yeah we'll go with Julie and help her get back your Skylord!" Jenny said giving Jet a thumbs up.

Julie looked at them and clasped her hands together her eyes shining. "Really! Ohmygosh! I get to work with Super Sync Sound! This is awesome!" She cheered.

Jet frowned. "I dunno, shouldn't you guys like maybe go ask the brawlers for back up?"

Julie snorted. "Pft! No way! We've got this! We'll show Masquerade the strength of our girl power!" She said punching the air.

"Yeah we got this." Jenny assured her. "We need a chance to get payback for the masked blond."

"Alright then, it's really simple, Julie since you've been there before just think of a place in the mansion and the card will automatically transport you to it." Jet said punctuating the statement with a yawn. "I still… think you guys should call for… back up…" She said whilst yawning her eyelids starting to flutter shut.

Seeing that Jet was beginning to sink into sleep Julie turned to the other girls and put a finger to her lips before she ushered them out of the room, Jenny was the last to leave grasping the door handle and about to close the door shut behind her.

"Jenny." Jet called from her bed, The magenta haired girl frowned and moved back towards Jet.

"What's up Jet?" She asked going back to Jet's bedside crouching down beside her.

"Jenny, somethings coming for Masquerade… Promise me you'll, that if you see that guy or something… Don't let them get him." Jet pleaded.

Jenny stared at her. "But he's the one who did this to you!" She shouted sounding shocked.

"Just please, at least warn him. Plea-" The girls head dropped back into the pillows as she fell unconscious. "Help him." She managed to mumble in a voice barely audible for Jenny to hear.

Jenny frowned looking at the sleeping Jet for a moment before she pulled away and moved towards the door pausing as she grasped the door handle. She turned back to Jet.

"I'll see what I can do." She said quietly before she closed the door. The magenta girl spared one last glance inside before taking a deep breath and straightening herself up and heading to join Julie and Jewls.

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A/N I think for the chapter name ill go with 'Oh the places you'll go'

Jenny: that's a good name since everyone's going to places

Jewls: yeah, oh! We have to disclaim the title too don't we then! Since its based off that book by oh... whats his name?

Aidan: Doctor Seuss?

SSS: oh yeah!

Mike: anyways, thank you all so much for reading this newest chapter of Bakugan: Dual Dimensions

Tyler: And tell us what you thought of this chapter in your *koff* reviews *koff koff*

Aidan: And to make it easier for you to review please tell us

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Jetravenex: And yes next chapter will be the conflict between Vanessa and Masquerade and it will be awesome so get ready to be blown away! Also review so it gets up FASTER!