Bakugan Battle Brawlers: The 7th Brawler Chapter 12: The Story Of Vestroia & Past Revealed, a bakugan battle brawlers fanfic

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Chan Lee looked out the window of the plane she was on; she was heading to this party her mom had invited her to, apparently; this was a gathering of all the top brawlers from around the world, and the host was Alisa, as expected. Chan knew she had to be careful, given Alice's history with Alisa and what she witnessed in her demonstration. But her thoughts were interrupted by a voice over the intercom.

(Attention all passengers, we have now reached our destination, please remain seated as we begin our descent.) the pilot said over the intercom.

Chan Lee looked out the window seeing the airport as the plane began to land.

Juri was standing by at the Airport Terminal waiting for her daughter Chan to arrive and was currently on the phone with Alisa.

(Mistress, I'm currently at the Airport, picking up Chan as requested.) Juri said

(Very good, and there will be another girl you will pick up there as well, you know her, right?) Alisa asked.

(Yes. Julie's older sister Daisy, I've sent her an invite saying you personally invited her.) Juri said

(Excellent, I have some things I need to prepare on my end, contact me when you three arrive.) Alisa said.

(As you wish, Mistress.) Juri said as she hung up

Just then, Chan Lee walked out of the terminal, and she saw her mother, Juri. Chan walked over to the older woman, and both were excited to see each other again.

"Hey, mother, it's been a while." Chan Lee smiled as she and Juri hugged each other.

"Yes, it has. It's so nice to see you again, my dear." Juri said as she embraced her daughter.

The two enjoyed a minute of their embrace before they parted. "How are your grandmother and grandfather?" Juri asked.

Chan had been living with her Grandmother Kei Lee and her Grandfather Tai Lee since Juri was always from home working for Alisa.

"They are doing fine, and grandma wishes you could come by more often," Chan answered.

Juri nodded, knowing she had been a little out of touch with her parents for a while. "And how have your friends Saki and Linh been doing since I last saw them?" Juri asked

"Same as always, Linh has gone out of town with her parents, and Saki is busy with some relatives visiting," Chan answered.

"I like those girls. I would like to see them more often." Juri smiled.

"So, are we leaving now?" Chan asked.

"Not yet. We are waiting for another person," Juri answered.

"Who?" Chan asked

"You'll find out shortly," Juri answered.

Chan nodded. She wondered who this person was. Could it be another battler invited to the party. "and there she is." Juri said, pointing. Chan turned to see a girl with wavy white hair and purple eyes. She wore a light blue collared shirt with a red bow and a scotch skirt. She also had a horse rider's outfit.

"Hello, are you here to pick me up?" the girl asked politely.

"Why yes, it was great you were able to join us, Daisy," Juri said as she and Daisy shook hands.

Chan recognized her as Daisy Makimoto, the older sister of Julie, one of the Battle Brawlers. She had seen Daisy's battles before, and she was very good. Her current rank was 12, but her skills were more than what her rank was.

"Thank you. I'm honored to be invited to this party." Daisy said.

"We both are, Ms. Juri." Desert Liger said.

"Why thank you," Juri said.

"And you are Chan Lee, right? You're the 3rd best brawler in the world." Daisy said.

"That's right." Chan Lee said with pride. "And it's nice to meet you, Daisy. I've seen many of your battles. Your skills are impressive."

"Thank you, and so are yours. Maybe we can have a battle later." Daisy offered.

"Sure, Fortress and I are always ready for a battle." Chan nodded.

"Yes, we would like to battle you and Desert Liger," Fortress stated.

"Alright, girls, now, if you will follow me, I'll drive us to our destination." Juri gestured for them to follow her. Chan and Daisy followed Juri, who led them to a white limousine. Chan and Daisy looked in awe, Chan had never been in a Limo before, and Daisy, a high achiever, had never been in a Limo. However, both girls stepped into the back of the Limo, and Juri took the driver's seat, and before long, they began to drive towards their destination.

After an hour of driving, the Limo had left the city and was now driving through the forest. Chan and Daisy were wondering where they were heading if they were driving this far into the woods.

They both then looked out the window and saw a massive mansion on their left, the mansion. It was colored white, and the roof was dark brown. The limo came to a complete stop in front of the mansion. Chan and Daisy stepped out of the limo.

"This mansion is impressive," Daisy stated.

"Yeah, it is nice," Chan said, impressed by the mansion.

Juri exited the limo and spoke. "Miss Alisa wanted to make all of you feel welcomed. So she chose her spring getaway to make you all feel comfortable."

"That is very nice of her." Daisy smiled.

"Are the other guests here yet?" Chan Lee asked.

"Not yet. The rest of the guests will arrive soon. So take the time to get comfortable while you wait." Juri told them.

Both nodded as Juri led them into the mansion.

(Wardington: Wolf's Apartment)

At that time, Wolf, who was currently in contact with Benton. They were currently discussing setting up a meeting between them and the Brawlers now that Shun was battling again. They could finally meet. However, they were concerned about what deal Shun made with Alisa and that his mother was transferred to one of Alisa's medical facilities.

"The very thought of Shun making a deal with Alisa is troubling," Benton stated.

"Tch agreed," Wolf replied, not happy about hearing that, but he knew it had to do with Shun's mom. His mother took advantage of Shun's sorrow; that deal was not free, and his mother would plan to make good on that in the future.

"But now, with the brawlers united, we can begin our plan, and with this Hydranoid now in play, we must begin as soon as possible," Benton said in a serious tone.

"Agreed." Wolf nodded as he ended the transmission before he leaned back on his chair. 'Dammit, mother, what are you up to now.' Wolf thought to himself.

Suddenly he heard a knock on the door, which alerted him. He got up and made his way to the door. As he was about to unlock the door, suddenly, the door was knocked down by a strong force which sent Wolf flying back and into his computer. The force of the impact shattered the table, and the computer fell to the floor smashing the screen.

"Arg…" Wolf groaned in pain. He lifted his head to see a young girl around Alice's age walking with four men in suits following behind her. He knew the girl Mei Ling.

Mei Ling walked up to Wolf. She placed her hand on her hip and smirked. "Well, well, well. It looks like the Wolf has to be put down."

Wolf groaned in pain as he opened his eyes. "Aghh. I know you. You're Mei Ling, right? One of my mother's adopted daughters and Juri's protege, right?" Wolf asked

"Correct," Mei Ling said as she slowly trotted around the room. "I am one of our mother's daughters and Juri's protege, so should I call you big brother?"

"Why did you come here? What are you here for?" Wolf demanded.

Mei Ling turned her head and gave him a toothy grin. "Why for you… Big Brother," she said before she delivered a solid punch to his face knocking him to the ground.

As Wolf began to lose consciousness, Mei Ling lowered herself to him. "Mother has some use for you, and you will help her with her plans, whether you like it or not." Mei Ling said as she got up and began to walk away. "Bring him to the van, boys," she ordered her guards. All Wolf could see was the guards walking towards him before everything faded to black.

(Judai's House/Yamato's Antiques)

The store was as busy as always, with Judai, Eva, and the others in school today. Alice was in charge of the store as usual, and she had finished making a sale.

"Thank you, come again," Alice said to the customer.

Alice has had a lot on her mind, her mother's activities, her grandfather and brother lying to her. She wondered if she should tell them, not just about her grandfather and brother. But about the dimension control.

'What do I do? Do I tell them about my grandfather's work?' Alice thought to herself.

Alice heard howling and turned to see Buster, the Yamato family's Wolf companion. Buster had a downcast expression on his face and was worried about Alice as he began to cuddle with her and nuzzle her face with his own in an attempt to make her feel better.

Alice giggled and began to pet his head. "Thanks, Buster, I needed that."

Buster began to wag his tail excitedly before he howled in excitement.

Komodo, the Yamato's new family Komodo Dragon companion, just stared at them with an unreadable expression before lying back down.

Alice looked at Komodo. She was unsure of what he thought of the situation. "I guess you aren't interested, right?" Alice asked.

Komodo stared at Alice for a moment before getting up and walking into Judai's room.

"Hey, where are you going?" Alice asked as she and Buster followed Komodo into Judai's room, and they found him lying on Judai's bed curled up. Alice just turned to Buster. "I guess he just wants to be left alone?"

Buster howled in response, and Alice just shrugged before returning to the desk to continue working her shift.

Hydranoid then popped open. "Are you alright, mistress?" Hydranoid asked

"I'm alright, just having a lot of things on my mind," Alice answered.

"Then how about we go out?" Hydranoid suggested getting Alice's attention. "If your mind is clouded, a battle may clear it."

Alice thought for a minute. She didn't want to leave the store at the moment. But maybe going out would clear her head, and she hadn't battled with Hydranoid since she had gotten him. But before she could answer. The Front door opened.

"Welcome to Yamato Antiques. How may i-" Alice cut herself off when she saw who it was, it was Alisa.

"Why, good morning, my dear." Alisa smiled. "How were you?"

"I'm doing good," Alice answered, wondering why she was here. "You?"

"I'm doing fine," Alisa smirked.

"So why are you here?" Alice asked.

"I just wanted to see my daughter. Is that so wrong?" Alisa asked

Alice found that hard to believe. She knew that there was something more to her visit. "So what brings you here?" Alice questioned.

Alisa just clicked her tongue in annoyance from how perceptive her daughter was, but of course, she did get that perception from her. "Fine, if you must know, I came to ask you if you want to accompany me to my Spring Retreat for a party," Alisa said.

"Party?" Alice arched an eyebrow. She knew something was off but chose to ask. "What kind of party?"

"It's a battlers party for some of the top ranking battlers in the world, and since I'm the one hosting it, I'm able to invite whoever I want. This could be a good chance for us to spend more time together, and you can have Hydranoid battle." Alisa explained.

Alice didn't respond. She wondered if this was the party Chan had told her about a while back. "I can't go, I'm watching the store, and I can't just leave on short notice like this," Alice said.

"You can leave a note or call Judai to say you'll be out. You aren't getting many customers. It's your choice, Ali." Alisa said.

"What do you think?" Alice asked Hydranoid.

"Whatever you decide, I will follow," Hydranoid answered.

Alice began to think she didn't trust her mom even after all the stuff they did recently, but a part of her was telling her to accept the invitation. "Fine, but remember no touching or any perverted things." She told Alisa firmly.

"Alright." Alisa nodded. "You don't need to pack anything, I already packed clothes for you, and they aren't slutty."

'Although I wish they were.' Alisa thought, imagining her daughter in those dresses she would love to wear and then stripping them off.

Alice sighed. She decided to write a note for Judai and Eva and make sure Buster and Komodo were situated before she left. Komodo did not show much emotion. While Buster growled, tugging on her dress, trying to prevent her from leaving.

Alice bent down and pat Buster on the head. "It's ok, Buster. I know how it looks, but I know to be wary of her," she said before leaving the room with Buster whimpering, knowing that was not right.

"Are you ready to go?" Alisa asked.

Alice placed the note on the counter and turned to face Alisa. "I'm ready," Alice answered.

And with that, both left the antique shop with Alice locking the door behind them. Alice was still wondering if this was the right choice, but there was turning back as she got into Alisa's limo as they began driving away from the shop.

(Alisa's Springtime Retreat)

Meanwhile, a white limo had stopped in front of the mansion. The door opening reveals Billy, Julie's childhood friend and rival. He was invited to the mansion by Alisa, saying he, along with other top-ranking battlers, were all called to a party.

"I must be doing something right. I never thought I would be invited to a place like this," Billy said, tilting the bill of his hat upward.

"It's cause you got talent, boss." Cycloid commented. "After all, you climbed to 10th place in just a few days."

"Yeah, you're right." Billy agreed. "I deserve this."

Billy began to walk towards the mansion. As he got close, the doors opened on their own he looked inside to see that place was decorated with fancy decorations and tables with food on them. He looked and saw 4 people. He recognized them as the 2nd, 4th and 5th top ranked battlers in the top 10 rankings. But the last one came as a shock. It was Julie's older sister Daisy who, as he recalled, had only risen to rank 12 a few days ago.

"Daisy. What the hell are you doing here?" Billy asked in shock.

"Hey Billy, it's great to see you again." Daisy smiled. "And I was personally invited here by Alisa."

"I didn't expect that," Billy admitted

"Me either," Cycloid said.

"So this is where the top-ranked battlers were invited." the 2nd ranked battler said.

"That's right. You're Klaus von Hertzon, the second-best battler in the world," Daisy said.

"That's right." Klaus nodded.

"I'm Julio Santana. I'm 4th place." Julio introduced himself.

"And I'm Komba O'Charlie. My rank is 5th," Komba introduced himself.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Billy Gilbert. I've got 10th place now." Billy introduced him, giving them a thumbs up.

"And I'm Daisy Makimoto. I'm currently ranked 12. It's a pleasure to meet you all." Daisy smiled.

"Heh, both double digits." Komba O'Charlie mocked.

"What?" Billy said, taken aback.

"I don't think it matters the rank, as long as you have the skills to back it up," Daisy stated.

"Which means that the 1st and 6th to 9th ranked battlers aren't here yet, and the 3rd ranked battler Chan Lee is with her mother somewhere in the mansion," Klaus stated. "I guess they're running late?"

"This is one heck of a party, and the food is really good," Julio said while getting a pork rib.

"And Juri informed us that Alisa will be late to greet us," Komba said.

"Listen, it's not every day that the top-ranked players are in the same room together. Would any of you be interested in a little game?" Klaus asked.

"Sure, I'm up for it," Daisy said.

"Count me in. I know you all would think I didn't have the skills if I tried to back out on you." Julio said.

"Yeah, I'm up for a battle, sounds like fun to me," Komba smirked.

"And you?" Klaus asked Billy.

"I'm in. Let's do it." Billy smirked.

All 5 took out their gate cards. "Bakugan Field Open!" all 5 battlers shouted as their cards shined with their respective elements. With that, time slowed as they were transported to their battlefield.

(Arena BattleField.)

"If all five of us are in agreement, for the record, this will be an expedition battle," Klaus said, but that was when he got an idea. "No, wait, speed play."

"What's a speed play?" Julio asked.

"Let's make it a Bakugan royal battle since we are all in this together," Billy said, interrupting Julio's question.

"Sure, I'm all for it." Daisy agreed.

"I'm into it. Let's get started." Komba agreed, itching to get started.

"Ok, here we go, Gate Card, set," Klaus said as he threw down the gate card.

"Alright, the game is on, go Cycloid," Billy said as he held Cycloid to his face.

"Let me at'em, boss," Cycloid said, eager to get into the battle.

Billy got into his signature throw stance "Bakugan brawl!" All the force he put into it was enough to send his hat flying."Cycloid stand."

The hammer-wielding cyclops Bakugan Cycloid rose for battle in a flash of orange light.

"Ability card Activate! Right Giganti!" Billy shouted

Cycloid arm wielding his club grew and expanded, increasing his reach and striking strength.

"Just try coming at me. I'll make you a member of my special club." Cycloid said, smashing his hammer onto the ground.

"Heh, what a loud mouth." Komba mocked before jumping. "Bakugan Brawl!" Komba shouted as he threw in his Bakugan. "Harpus Stand!"

In a flash of green light appeared a female Harpy-like Bakugan that, like most Ventus Bakugan, her body's main color was green with feathers connected to her arms, having sharp talons for feet and tail feathers. She wore a form-fitting shirt and skirt with a belt around her waist and necklace around her neck.

"Ability Activate! Feather Storm!" Komba called out.

Harpus flapped her wings, creating a ball of condensed wind sending it right at Cycloid, who blocked it with his hammer using all his might not to get blown away.

"Subterra Ability Card Activate! Seismic Roar!" Daisy shouted.

Desert Liger, who had appeared on the field, released a fierce roar that was so loud that the ground and the air began to shake while hurting the opposing Bakugan ears leaving them vulnerable, but before Subterra Tigrerra could take advantage of that, they were all blinded by a bright light.

The source of the light was a giant white eyeball with tentacles. "Yeah, Haos Tentaclear eyes have gotten you. You can't move." Julio smirked, thinking he got everyone trapped.

However, before anyone else could act, they hear Klaus's laughter drawing their attention to him.

"Perfect I didn't expect the battle with the top-ranked players to be this much fun." He said, seemingly unfazed by his opponent's Bakugan.

"You're pretty confident, Klaus," Daisy said.

Where's your Bakugan? Shoot it and get in the game!" Julio said impatiently.

"Well, it's already in the battle," Klaus said confidently, shocking everyone.

"Then where is it?" Daisy said quickly, looking around desperately, trying to find where Klaus's Bakugan was hiding.

Klaus doesn't answer. Rather, he will show them as he holds up an ability card. "Ability Card Activate. Ok, now use your singing voice on them."

Suddenly the center of the card changed, becoming like water rippling as a female voice could be heard from underneath the now water-like card, the Bakugan struggled, but it was no use as they were being pulled to the center of the field when what appeared to be an Aquos mermaid appeared with sea green long hair and a crown on her head wielding a staff in her one hand and with other hand playing a harp attached to the top of the staff her upper appeared to have on a dress while lower half had the tail of a mermaid.

"Say hello to my Aquos Sirenoid." Klaus said as Sirenoid took a bow.

However, before they could continue, a dark storm appeared above them, but through it all, a figure could be seen through the darkness and lighting as everyone looked up at it.

"Who's there!" Klaus demanded.

"My name is Masquerade." Masquerade introduced himself.

"The number 1 ranked player?" Daisy asked, nervous about what she was seeing.

"What do you want? Have you come to join the battle?" Klaus asked.

Masquerade just chuckled. "No, but look at your feet," Masquerade told them.

All 5 looked at the ground and were shocked to see it was gone, and in its place was an orb of cracking energy with the silhouette of a dragon inside.

"What is this?" Klaus questioned.

"The floor is gone," Billy said, shocked.

"Is this some kinda illusion?" Daisy asked, surprised by what she was seeing.

"Where are we?" Komba asked

"Hey, take us back to our world!" Julio demanded.

"I'll take you back soon enough," Masquerade answered.

"Humans!" Naga called out, getting their attention. "Kneel before me, your new master." as his eyes changed colors, becoming a dark shade of purple, the same shade as Darkus.

Suddenly they found themselves back in the mansion with Masquerade at the top of the staircase.

"Alisa and I have gathered you all here for an important reason. I want you to eliminate Dan Kuso, Judai Yamato, and the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. That will be your mission." Masquerade said.

"Ha, easy," Klaus said.

"This will be fun," Daisy said in a more aggressive tone than she was using before.

"Oh yeah, you want them out, no problem," Komba said.

"Come on, when do we start!" Julio said, itching to get started.

"Their history, they won't stand a chance," Billy added.

"You said it, boss," Cycloid said.

Masquerade just smirked. Now they had the means of defeating the brawlers with the top-ranked battlers on their side. And with the forces, Alisa had their quest for the Infinity Core would come to fruition.

(Judai's House/Yamato's Antiques)

Meanwhile, Judai and Eva had arrived back home, the door was locked, and they saw the sign for close was up. They both had guessed Alice had gone out to get something and locked the shop up.

"I guess Alice went out for a bit," Judai said before taking out his key, unlocking the door, and opening it only to have something slam into him.

"Whoa," Judai said as looked down and saw it was Buster. "Down boy, I know you are happy to see me." As he tries to calm him down.

"Hahaha," Eva giggled at her brother's predicament.

But that's when he noticed Buster was whining, clearly upset about something.

"Buster, what's wrong?" Eva asked, concerned.

Buster grabbed Judai's pants and began to tug on them, indicating he wanted them to follow him,

"Alright, boy, show us what is wrong," Judai said, getting up with him and Eva following the wolf inside the shop.

Buster stopped at the counter and pointed at a note on it. Judai picked it up and began to read. His eyes widened. "Damn it!" Judai gritted his teeth.

"What is it?" Eva asked, concerned.

"It's Alice, she left with Alisa, and it also says something about her family," Judai explained.

"What is it about?" Eva asked.

"We should contact Dan and the others. They need to know about it." Judai told Eva as he went to his room so that he could send an email to all the brawlers to meet at Marucho's house.

(Alisa's Springtime Retreat)

At that time Alice had woken up in Alisa's Limo, she didn't remember falling asleep, she had gotten into the limo, and she and her mother were talking about….. something she can't remember exactly after that the rest is blank.

"You had a good nap, Ali?" Alisa, who was sitting next to her, asked. "You know if you're ever feeling sleepy, your mother's lap is always available to rest your head on unless you would prefer something even softer?" Alisa said with a flirty look in her eyes as she rested her arms on her chest.

"Not in your life." Alice frowned.

Alisa huffed and pouted, but after looking out the window, she then smirked. "There it is, my springtime retreat," she said as they drove up to the mansion. "Has everything a girl could want, including an indoor pool, hot tub, massage room, and plenty of ways for girls to relax and unwind," Alisa said, giving her daughter a flirty look

'Unwinding? Ha… I know her definition of unwinding.' Alice thought to herself.

The limo came to a stop in front of the mansion, where a group of maids waited for them. Two of the maids walked up to the limo with one of them opening the door for them "Welcome back, mistress." They said together with the two offering them a hand to help get out Alisa took one maid's hand while Alice got out on her own after politely declining the help.

"Are the other guests enjoying the party?" Alisa asked one of her maids.

"They are enjoying the party, mistress. They had a battle not long ago." the maid informed me.

"Then I owe you all a thank you for your hard work to make their stay enjoyable, so as a reward after our party is over, I will personally give each of you your reward one-on-one," Alisa announced. Hearing this caused every maid to break into a blush; some of them even brought their hands to their crotches just hearing that.

Alice just shuttered at her mother's words and couldn't help but feel sympathy for these poor girls and what her mother had been putting them through for who knows how long.

"Thank you, mistress. You're too kind to us." The maids said together.

'Kind, huh?' Alice thought, by kind, she meant sex slave, then yeah, clearly she broke them. "Aren't we late to the party?" Alice asked, hoping not to hear any more of this.

"You're right, my cute daughter, and you still need to get changed with your mother's help," Alisa said lustfully, staring at her daughter.

But before Alice herself could object, one other maid spoke up. "Um, my mistress, we do have something else for you." The Maid said in a very timid voice as she held out a note for her, which she took open.

Alias looks over the note for a minute before finally releasing a big sigh sounding disappointed. "Unfortunately, it looks like your mother has to take care of something important, so I can't help you, my sweet daughter."

Alice couldn't help but release an internal sigh of relief, that is, until she heard Alisa speak. " Minnie, Sarah, Katie, please escort my daughter to room B27. Everything she needs is in there, and please assist her with changing with love, you three," Alisa said as the three maid's suddenly shuttered when she said love which Alice couldn't help but feel nervous seeing and knowing they agreed to assist her in getting changed.

"Yes, mistress!" The three maids said as two of them then quickly grabbed her hands before she could say anything and practically dragged her into the mansion and out of sight as the third maid followed behind rapidly.

Once Alice was inside, Alisa grabbed one of her maids, pulled her close, and whispered into her ear, "Hannah, please go to the control room and turn the cameras on for room B27. also, if you miss recording even one second of my sweet daughter changing, you won't get your reward later." She said in a mix of slutty and threatening.

Hearing that, Hannah goes pale at the thought of not getting her reward. She then sprint's into the mansion heading straight to the control room.

Alisa couldn't help but giggle at the sight, remembering when she first brought her in, and it was cute how her defiance was, saying back then how she would never want her rewards. Still, by the end of the month, she was begging for one as if she wouldn't give her cute girls their rewards. That would just be too cruel of her. She just wanted to give her a little incentive to get to the room.

"Master," Helios called out as he floated in the air. "Shouldn't you go to Juri at this point?" Helios asked

"Yes, but there is one thing I must take care of," Alisa said, looking at the note in her hand.

To Alisa- Alisa, one of your strays is sniffing around where she shouldn't be. It's your responsibility to deal with them. If you insist on having them, I leave punishment to you, but I expect this not to happen again, or I will permanently end that problem permanently-From HAL G.

Alisa didn't need the name to know who wrote it. 'Well, looks like the old man has found something for me to take care of. I wonder what my maid is looking for. I should ask her myself.' It won't take long to get information about what she was looking for out of her, but she needed to teach her not to do that again, which she had been through, and to be safe, she had to go through other's as well, maybe during their rewards when it is just two of them.

"Where would you want us to bring her mistress?" Suzu asked, bowing her head, knowing what her mistress would ask for.

"Suzu and Mia, I want that maid brought to me in room C8." Alisa frowned, clenching the paper in her hand.

"As you wish, mistress." Mia bowed her head.

"I want her brought to me in the next 10 minutes or else," Alisa told Suzu and Mia, who shivered from their mistresses' change of tone. They immediately rushed into the mansion to find the maid she was talking about.

"We just got here, and something happened not a moment too soon," Helios growled.

"We'll worry about that after. Now, I must meet Juri," Alisa said before she walked into the mansion.

(Marucho's House)

Meanwhile, the brawlers had met at Marucho's house. Judai, Eva, Dan, Runo, and Marucho were in the computer room, with Julie and Shun on the screen.

"I can't believe Alice left with her mother," Dan said.

"What was she thinking?" Runo added.

"We're talking about a woman who could convince you to buy a rock from her. She probably already had something ready ahead of time so that Alice couldn't say no." Eva said, trying to defend Alice's action

"I think it has something to do with this. Alice didn't just say she was leaving with Alisa. She also wanted to tell us the truth." Judai said.

"What truth?" Julie asked, confused.

Judai held up the paper and began to read. "I'm sorry for having to write this instead of telling you all face to face. However, I had to ensure you learn this, just in case the worst happens." Judai said knowing the worst case was referring to her grandfather and the dimension transporter and the new information about her father's real death and her family lying to her after all this time.

"What is she talking about? The worst case?" Marucho asked.

"Alice must have had a reason to tell us this." Shun surmised.

Judai nodded before he continued to read. "First of all, my grandfather is the one who caused all of this to happen. With a machine that he, my mother, father, and Wolf worked on years ago, the Dimension Transporter. That machine is why my father died, and my mother is the way she is now." Judai told them, much to their shock.

"Wait? Her grandfather is responsible for everything?" Julie asked.

"And her mother's craziness is linked to her father's death. That does make some sense. Losing someone you love would definitely leave some damage." Runo added

"Yeah, but she is still a danger to everyone." Judai frowned; some of him felt bad for Alisa and for Alice as well, but that didn't justify Alisa for trying to force herself on her daughter, who was also hurting.

"What else is there?" Shun asked in a serious tone.

Judai continued to read. "Another thing is that my family has been keeping this a secret from me, so I haven't been able to trust my brother or aunt. She told me the truth, and although I still don't trust her, it at least helped me understand. My mother had given me a Bakugan partner that I never showed you all."

"Damn, to have been lied to most of her life. I can't imagine how much pain she must have been in when she found out the truth." Dan frowned, crossing his arms, feeling bad for Alice.

"True, but what I want to know is this mystery Bakugan she is talking about." Shun wondered before turning his attention to the Yamatos. "Judai, Eva, any ideas?" Shun asked

"Don't know. She didn't write down its name," Judai said, not seeing the paper's name, but he read the last part. "I don't know how my grandfather was able to go to Vestroia, seeing how the Dimension Transporter never worked from what my mother said. However, I think there might be a clue back at my old house Judai, Eva, or Wolf can show you where it is, and Judai, Eva, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. I know her tactics. My mother won't get to me, love, Alice." Judai finishes reading as he releases a sigh hoping Alice is right and that he will see her soon.

"So Alice thinks we should head to her old house?" Dan asked.

"Wait, what if her mother wrote that it could be trapped by her?" Julie asked

"Don't worry, Jules. This is definitely Alice's handwriting." Judai reassured her.

"He called me Jules." Julie giggled.

"We should check it out. If there's a clue there, then we should go." Marucho suggested.

"Marucho's right, Alice told us about it with a heavy heart, and we're gonna follow her lead," Dan said.

"Maybe they might also have a clue where Alisa took Alice, like an address to a home or a building they own?" Runo suggested even if chances are slim.

"Then let's go," Eva said.

"I'll have Kato prep the plane," Marucho said before turning to Judai. "You know where Alice's old address is?"

"Of course, I know that place like the back of my hand," Judai said.

"Wait, what about Buster and Komodo? We can't just leave them home alone. Who would watch and care for them?" Eva asked, and Judai realized she was right.

"Marucho, is it alright if we bring them with us? We have no one to watch them?" Judai asked if he says no, then one will have to stay with them.

"It should be ok neither have problems being on a plane, right?" Marucho asked them.

"Buster is fine, but I'm not sure about Komodo, though," Judai answered honestly.

"We'll take care of it. Marucho, just get the plane prepared." Eva said.

"Ok," Marucho said with little worry in his voice but decided not to focus on that. "The plane will be ready in two hours, so everyone should go get what they will need for the trip."

With that, the brawlers began preparation to leave for Russia, and they would stop to pick up Shun along the way, but Julie would have to watch via BakuPod. Judai and Eva had difficulty figuring out how to convince Komodo not only to get on the plane but also not to cause trouble.

(Alisa's Springtime Retreat: Room C8)

At that time, room C8 was a large room ending with white sheets, a matching blanket with red shades covering the windows, and a dresser on the side of the room. In the center of the room was a young woman with mid-length black hair tied in a ponytail who was chained to a chair. She stripped down to her underwear. Both Suzu and Mia stood in front of her as they waited for Alisa to arrive.

"Why would you dare backstab Mistress Alisa?" Mia asked

"She gave you a home and rewarded you. What do you say to yourself, Lila." Suzu said.

"I don't know what you are talking about," Lila said.

Suddenly the door opened up and revealed Alisa. She walked towards Lila while Suzu and Mia moved aside for their mistress, who stopped in front of Lila, who looked at her in fear.

"Biting the hand that feeds you?" Alisa asked in a sweet tone.

Lila shivered. That sweet tone had a lot of hostility behind it. Alisa gently placed her hand on Lila's face, still keeping the sweet smile before Alisa smacked Lila on the face, knocking her over. The sound echoed through the room, and both Suzu and Mia flinched.

Lila was on the ground, her cheek had swollen from the slap, and her lip bled a little. "Ah, argh." Lila whimpered in pain.

Alisa then grabbed Lila by her hair, who cried from the pain that she was receiving. Alisa lifted her so that her face was directly within sight of her. "An old troll told me you were sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. What I want to know is why?" Alisa asked in a threatening tone,

Lila whimpered in response. Alisa frowned more before she slapped Lila again with the back of her hand, causing her to yelp in pain."I didn't mean to, mistress. I just heard something and went to investigate it as a good maid should." She pleaded.

"Heard something?" Alisa said as she composed herself before realizing it. "Ah, Megalosmasher must finally be completed."

"I'm sorry, mistress, please forgive me," Lila begged with tears in her eyes.

Alisa's expression softened as she let go of Lila's hair. Before she undid the ropes on the chair, freeing Lila. "Sorry about that, dear. I can't be too careful." Alisa apologized, taking out a handkerchief and wiping the blood off Lila's lip.

"No, mistress, it was my fault I deserved it," Lila said to her. The pain isn't what scared her. It was the idea of angering her mistress.

"Heh, next time, be more aware of what you are doing, Lila, and tell me I'll give you an award later," Alisa smirked.

"Thank you, mistress." Lila smiled.

Alisa nodded before standing up. "Now that Megalosmasher is complete, we are getting closer to paradise, and I promise you all." Suzu, Mia, and Lila nodded, agreeing with Alisa.

(Alisa's Springtime Retreat: Room B27)

At that moment, Alice had just arrived in the room her mother had given her with the maids that practically dragged her into the mansion. Alice looked over the room and saw that it was eerily similar to her room when she lived in Russia. The walls were painted light pink. The bed was identical to her bed back when she was younger, except there was a queen-sized bed that was designed to hold multiple people in it at the same time while having the same kind of blankets as her old bed had. This just leaves her unnerved. 'How long had she had this room like this?' Alice thought

"Miss Alice, we were told you make sure you are comfortable," Minnie informed as the three bowed to her.

"Whatever you want, we will serve," Katie added.

"Nothing is too much for one of the daughters of our mistress to ask for, and if it's within our power, it will be done," Sarah told her.

"Umm, thank you." Alice said, not being used to this kinda treatment. "but I don't need anything at the moment."

"Would you like us to help you dress?" Minnie asked politely.

Alice blushed at the idea of having three girls helping her change, not to mention they serve her mother, who put who knows what in their heads yeah, no thank you.

"No thank you, I'm fine on my own," Alice said as politely as she could.

"Are you sure it would be no trouble? We have lots of experience, and some dresses are quite difficult to get on by yourself." Katie said while fidgeting in place.

"I am sure, thank you for the offer, I can dress myself, thank you," Alice said politely. "But I could use a drink. I am thirsty."

Minnie nodded. "Very well, miss Alice, we'll leave you to get dressed. If you need anything, we'll be there to help," she said.

"And I'll bring you your drink. What would you like?" Sarah asked

"Just some water please," Alice asked.

"What kind of water would you like? Sparkling or mineral?" Sarah asked

"Just regular water please," Alice answered.

Sarah nodded, and with that, the three left the room once she was alone. Alice began to look around the room. If she knew her mother, and she definitely did, there had to be a few hidden cameras in the room that she was staying in.

'Probably trying to get a recording of me changing, maybe even hoping to get a little of me naked.' Alice thought as she looked over her dress with a set of underwear and heels, all of them being shades of green.

'Yeah, I am not taking my underwear off and letting her get a shot of me naked.' Alice thought as she threw the underwear into one of the corners of the room before turning her attention to the dress itself, which was modest, at least when compared to what her mother preferred, with her chest having decent coverage and it was long enough to cover her legs to just above her ankles. The dress itself was a green floral dress with yellow flowers that went down to her ankles and only really showed the top of her chest.

'It could be worse. This is the most normal dress that she ever gave me.' Alice thought, she decided to look around the room a little more, and she found a few hidden cameras, and she broke them, cutting off the feed to Alisa's security room.

Hannah, watching Alice, flinched, seeing that Alice had figured out where the cameras were. She knew her mistress would be annoyed seeing Alice had figured out their plan. 'Oh, Mistress will not be happy.' Hannah thought, knowing she was not getting her reward from the mistress, causing her to enter a fetal position.

At that time, the Brawlers, Komodo, and Buster were on Marucho's plane on their way to Russia, and they just needed to pick up Shun. The Ventus brawler was standing on top of his family's dojo, his arms crossed and eyes closed. Shun heard the plane flying overhead. His eyes shot open, and he pulled out a grappling hook and rope and, with incredible skill, was able to toss it onto the wing of the plane with it carrying him as the plane flew.

"He's such a show-off." Dan stated about Shun's action.

"Then you try doing that." Eva challenged Dan as Komodo rested beside her as she fed him a treat of some kind.

"I will when I feel like it," Dan said, crossing his arms.

"Heh, which is never." Judai chuckled with Buster by his side.

Shun then walked in. He looked around for a minute before glancing at Judai but, most of all, Leonidas. He wasn't completely out of the loop. He had been paying attention to Leonidas since the day he started battling. The revelation, Judai had told them not long ago about him being born in the Doom Dimension made him wary of the Bakugan, not just him but the others as well, except for Dan, Julie, and Alice. Marucho and Runo agreed that they needed to keep an eye on him.

"Alright, next stop, Russia and Alice's home," Dan said.

"If you keep the direction we are going, Kato, we should be there," Judai said.

"Yes, master Judai," Kato answered.

"So I see you managed to get Komodo on board," Shun said.

"Yeah, at first, it was a pain to get him to take even one step on the ramp, but that's when we found out that he loves those fancy shrimp balls when he ran to Marucho's kitchen to get to them, so Marucho had his chef's make as many Shrimp balls as they could before we left and just one these balls were enough to send him running into the plane," Judai explained as he gently tossed one of the said balls into the air repeatedly before finally tossing it to Komodo who snatched it out of the air as it got close to him.

After about a few hours, they reached Russia and traveled over a massive forest.

"Ok, we should see Alice's home now, and there it is," Judai said, seeing Alice's old home appearing on TV in the waiting room.

"Kato, could you put the plane down in that area?" Marucho asked him.

"Why, of course, sir, no problem," Kato answered as he landed the plane in a clearing near the house.

Eva patted Buster on the head. "Sorry boy, you need to stay here, alright?"

Buster howled, understanding. While Komodo just looked at her before laying down on the couch.

"He doesn't seem bothered…" Runo said.

"That's how Komodo is; he likes to be alone sometimes," Eva replied.

"Ok, guys, remember we are here to find out about Michael and the possible connection he has to Vestroia." Judai said.

"Don't forget to see if we can find any hints to where Alisa could have brought Alice to any place that holds a personal connection to her mother, father, or even family in general," Eva said.

"Alright, let's do it," Dan said.

With that, Judai and Eva led them to the lab. They led them through the house and soon came to some stairs. The group descended with them, entering a large hallway, they followed along all way for a minute and came to metal doors that slid open, and they were surprised by the sight of the room.

"Looks like someone's been cleaning in here," Runo said.

"Yeah, Alice said how she would go to her old home to take care of it. She didn't go into details about but still impressive how she kept this place clean." Eva said as she looked around

"And I thought tidying up my room was tough?" Dan stated.

"Alright, let's start looking for some clues," Eva said.

"Call out anything you find. Nothing is stupid." Judai said

The gang began to look around the room while the Bakugan sat to the side, all feeling a strange presence in the room.

"You all feel that?" Drago asked the other Bakugan.

"Yes, we do," Nillious said

"Yeah, since we got here, I've been feeling like jumping, and I can't stop," Preyas said as he jumped up and down.

"You're always jumpy, Preyas," Leonidas grumbled. He was not feeling the effects as much as the others were; being born from the Doom Dimension meant that he had some immunity to its effects.

"Whoa, lighten up. You guys were bringing up weird feelings here," Preyas said back.

Judai was currently looking at the console; however, it looked like it had been punched in. He could see dry blood on the smashed keys. "I think I found the console," Judai called the others over.

"Geeze, someone put this through the wringer. Does it even still work?" Eva asked her brother.

Judai scowled. "Alice did this, and it must have been too much for her," Judai said, feeling sorry for what Alice must have been going through, wishing he was there to help her then.

"Poor Alice, I never thought she would do this," Runo said. She never thought of Alice punching something out of anger; it seems so unlike her.

"Can we get it to work?" Shun asked.

"I'll try. Alice certainly did a number on the keys, though," Judai answered as he began to press some of the unbroken keys, trying to work but to no avail. "Damn, it's not working,"

Before anyone could speak, Preyas, who was still jumping up and down until he jumped too high and lost control of his momentum, sent him flying to the console and landed on it. Preyas then stepped back and accidentally pressed a button that turned on the console.

"Oopsy," Preyas said.

Suddenly an image of Micheal appeared on the screen before all of them.

"It's him, Alice's grandfather," Eva said in surprise.

"So that's Dr. Michael?" Dan asked.

"Looks like we're about to find out the truth," Judai said.

"And Find out what made Alice do that," Eva said, pointing at the damaged console.

"This is Michael G, recording from my research lab," Micheal said. "Extraordinary things have been happening."

"Hey, let me see," Julie called out from the BakuPod.

"Oh right," Marucho said as he pressed a button on the BakuPod, which turned the screen so that it was facing the computer.

"Wow," Julie said.

"For the last few years, my family had been working on a Dimension Transport System but after the accident." When he said stop talking as a wave, emotions seemed to cross his face, anger, guilt, and sorrow for a few moments before he continued. " I continue on my own to avoid any more tragedies and take full responsibility and risk myself. This system was designed to transport anything from one place to another or, in our case, a world known as Vestroia."

"Accident?" Eva asks her brother

"Alice did write that her father did die because of the Dimension Transporter, and Micheal feels responsible for it," Judai answered, feeling bad for the old man. He felt sorrow for what had happened, and he hoped Alice would be able to forgive him.

"He said to Vestroia. He made this thing to go to Vestroia." Drago said.

"But why?" Julie asked.

"As I and a few others know, there is an event known to a few as the Great Collision that happens every 15 years, and with that strange balls have been found in its wake, we know them as Bakugan. As they called themselves, I and several others have scoured the world in search of the mystery surrounding these creatures and have found many ruins and depictions of their presence for countless millennia, along with them battling beside humans in ancient times using what we would call cores." Michael explained.

"That's when my family attempted to make a connection to Vestroia with the help of Benton Dusk. We were able to create the Dimension Transporter to figure out what had caused the Great Collision, but in my short-sightedness, I had failed to make the proper calculations. My son-in-law and grandson had tried to warn me, but my ego had blinded me, and my family was torn apart," Michael said as he took off his glasses to rub his face in despair at what happened.

"That's so sad. I feel sorry for him and his family." Julie said, feeling like crying herself.

"I know." Runo agreed, trying not to cry as well.

"He said Benton Dusk, right? Isn't he the CEO of Dusk Industries?" Dan asked.

"That's right, Dan, his company has been involved with many projects worldwide, especially on Bakugan," Marucho said.

"If he knows more, then we should have a word with him later," Shun said.

Michael put his glasses back on and continued. "However, even with a heavy heart, I continued to work on the Dimension Transporter, and one day, something went wrong. A weird surge of energy erupted out of the Dimension Transporter, shattering the glass before a wormhole sucked me into it, and then I lost consciousness. When I woke, I soon found myself in a different world. I know that it was Vestroia."

"And I saw many of the Bakugan depicted in the drawings found further showing, if not confirming the collision, Vestroia and our world are linked together. However, I came face to face with the Dragonoid called Naga."

Dan nodded. "It happened just like you said, Drago."

"So Michael encountered Naga when he was sent to Vestroia." Judai said, now starting to understand.

"When I came to after Naga had blasted me away after getting that card, I was back in our world but not at the same time as I had been taken. Rather, it was six months later. I had then realized that theory my son-in-law had brought up that the two worlds appeared to operate on different temporal states, with Vestroia being longer when compared to ours, and not long after, I contacted both Benton and my grandson, Wolf telling them about my experience and they immediately caught me up to speed about what happened in those last 6 months. And I was shocked to hear that cards had fallen from the sky not long after I left; when studying them, I then realized that the accident with the Dimension Transporter caused protons of the dimensional barriers to collapse, and as a result, those protons took the split and took the form of card shape energy bodies."

"Further on, children had taken said cards and created the Bakugan game which is what allows Bakugan from Vestroia with cards acting as temporal holes which are allowing Bakugan to enter world our and at the same time replicate Vestroia environment including temporarily which when overlays with our world temporarily state makes pocket dimensions allowing them to assume there original form similar to the drome Alisa theorized about, they have crossed over, and it opens up a new mystery as well," Michael said as he picked up a picture that the brawlers couldn't see the photo.

"It is my fault my Alisa has turned into what she became worsened by my actions, especially if the theory that has been brought to my attention is proven true Alice, if you ever watch this, I could never ask for your forgiveness as much as I wish I could I can't bring back your father, but maybe I might be able to bring back mother you knew," Michael said as he set the photo down showing Alice's family with a young Alice in the arms of her mother next to her father with young Wolf in front of some building, just as the screen went to static.

"They looked so happy in the photo," Eva said.

"But what did he mean by bringing back the mother you knew?" Dan asked.

"Well, if I had guessed, he talking about Alisa before she changed Alisa, who acted like Alice's mother and not the incest-obsessed woman she is now, but how your guess is good as mine," Judai said, trying to figure out how on earth he would do that.

"At least we now know that Alice's grandfather did regret what happened and wanted to make amends," Runo said.

"And he did go to Vestroia and is responsible for all of this happening," Shun said.

"To think Alice's family had to go through all that pain must have been horrible," Julie stated.

"With this new information, we should contact Wolf and Benton Dusk, and they may have more information," Marucho suggested.

"Yeah, it's about time Wolf told us everything." Eva agreed.

"Also, we didn't find any clues to where Alisa could have taken Alice, so he is our last lead for her," Runo added.

Just then, the computer beeped, getting their attention; the static cleared away and revealed Hal G. "All hope is lost!" Hal G exclaimed.

"The hell?!" Judai gasped in shock at what he was seeing.

"What happened to Michael?" Eva asked with equal shock.

"My name is Hal G; bow down before me." Hal G remarked.

"Hal G?" Dan uttered.

"Vestroia and the human world will be destroyed by the power of the great Naga!" Hal G shouted as he broke into laughter as the screen turned static.

"What in the hell happened to him?" Judai questioned.

"Minus power," Drago answered.

"Minus power?" Dan asked Drago.

"When we arrived here, I Drago, Preyas, Nillious, and Leonidas felt the Minus power in this place," Tigrerra answered.

"I'm immune to the negative effects of Minus Energy. however, I could still sense the presence of Minus power," Leonidas explained.

"Yeah, it makes me jumpy looking at me bounce around I can't stop," Preyas said, glowing in a blue aura as jumped onto the console.

"Whoa, that Minus power has an effect on you guys," Runo said, surprised by how powerful that Minus stuff is.

"Do you feel it?" Shun asked his partner.

"Yes, all Bakugan exposed to Minus power find their inner darkness grows, and they become ferocious. It's probably the same with humans as well." Skyress explained

"Hey, guys, look at this," Marucho said as he and Eva were at the computer screen, "I saw something on the video screen. I'll zoom in."

Marucho turned the dial on the computer and zoomed in on what he saw, but it was still too fuzzy.

"Let me enhance the resolution," Eva said as she pressed some of the unbroken keys and was able to enhance the resolution, revealing it was Masquerade.

"Oh no, that's," Runo said.

"Masquerade." Dan finished.

"So Hal G and Masquerade are working together," Shun stated.

"That figures." Marucho frowned.

"Those jackasses," Eva added.

"Creeps," Runo said.

"Hal G said he is working under Naga, so Naga must control Masquerade as well, that means we must find the Infinity Core before they do, or else there will be dire consequences for both our worlds," Drago said.

"But how? We don't even know where to look first." Dan pointed out.

"There may be a clue to its whereabouts in Bakugan Valley," Gorem said from Julie's end.

"Bakugan Valley?" Judai asked.

"Oh yeah, it's in the caves near my house. You can find a lot of Bakugan there, but there are also icky bats." Julie said in disgust, thinking about the bats.

"Lot's of Bakugan?" Runo asked.

"No humans have ever gone deep in those caves before," Gorem explained.

"We still have to check it out," Shun argued since it's their best lead at the moment.

"Right, let's do it right, Judai?" Dan asked

Judai didn't respond as he was deep in thought after seeing Masquerade with Hal G. 'What's their connection to each other? Hal G is Alice's Grandfather twisted by Minus energy, but what does it have to do with Masquerade?' Judai thought to himself before he realized the answer.

"Judai, hey!" Dan shouted.

"Is something on your mind?" Marucho asked.

Judai was snapped out of his thoughts before responding. "Oh, it's nothing. I just got caught up in a mental problem I thought of."

Eva arched an eyebrow. She knew it wasn't anything. If she knew Judai right now, he had the same conclusion as she did, but that was something they needed to confirm with hard proof first before they even suggested that possibility to the others.

"We should also check with Wolf and Benton Dusk while on the way. If they are aware of this situation, they could help us in this search," Shun said.

"Wait, Marucho, could you do that enhancing again, but this time on the photo we saw of Alice's family." Judai got an idea that could help them find Alice.

"Ok, you mind helping Eva?" Marucho asked.

"Sure." Eva nodded.

Both of them did the same thing as before. They zoomed in and enhanced the photo.

"So Judai, what are we looking for because I don't know what we should see?" Marucho asked, confused.

"Yeah, cause all I see is trees, Alice's family, and part of a building." Runo was also confused.

"No, that building is where she might be," Eva said, getting their attention. "If I remember correctly, Alice's family has several mansions, which are used in the SpringTime."

"Yes, but there's more there when you think about it. They took a picture in front of it probably holds some sentimental value, meaning their a good chance Alisa took her to that one specifically, and Wolf probably remembers it meaning he should know where it is." Judai said as he took a picture of it so they could show Wolf later.

"Right, now let's get going. The sooner we find out where the Infinity Core is, the sooner we can find where Alice is." Dan said, pumping his fist.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Soon, they all left the lab and were now outside.

"We'll reach Bakugan Valley in no time with this baby," Marucho said as he and the others boarded the plane, but Shun being the last one to board, suddenly stops when he gets the feeling someone is watching them as he looks behind himself.

"Hey Shun, what are you doing?" Dan asked.

"Is something wrong, Shun?" Judai asked as well, looking where Shun was but not seeing anything.

"Come on, Shun, let's go," Dan said, with Shun deciding to finish getting on the plane. The jet then lifted off to head to Bakugan Valley.

However, 5 figures covered in hoods watched the plane take off. They all lifted their heads, revealing they were Klaus, Daisy, Komba, Julio, and Billy.

"That's them. That's who we are going after." Klaus told them, having gotten their first look at their targets.

"That's right, Julie's friends, and it'll be fun to put them down, especially Judai," Daisy smirked, knowing the brawlers' cause of her sister's chats with them.

"Hmm." Billy nodded while smiling.

"See you soon, Bakugan Battle Brawlers," Klaus said as he released a chuckle as they went to intercept them.

(Alisa's Springtime Retreat:At that time with Chan Lee and Juri)

Chan was with her mother in the ballroom; Chan had just gotten done unpacking and was surprised that no one else was there. Juri suggested that maybe they go to their rooms for the time being. So they decided to talk and catch up.

"So, have you gotten Judai in the bag now?" Juri teases her daughter.

"Mom, that's none of your concern," Chan said, blushing.

"It is when it involves you, my daughter, that I want you to meet a nice person and give me some cute grandchildren in the future," Juri smirked.

"M-mom! I'm too young to start thinking about that!" Chan shouted while blushing.

"My apologies." Juri smiled

"It's ok, mom. I know you're just trying to look out for me," Chan said to her, giving her a smile before deciding to ask something that had been bothering her. "Do you know where everyone else is because we haven't seen anyone, even Daisy, since I finished unpacking, not even the staff?"

Before Juri could answer, a familiar voice called out. "Chan, is that you?" Alice asked as she walked into the room.

"Wow, that's a beautiful dress you have on, Alice." Chan compliments her and is glad to see someone else finally, but why is she here of all people? "But Alice, why are you here? You aren't a battler." She understands Daisy since she has become a battler and is a ranked 12 battler.

"Well, they invited me, and I kinda got a Bakugan partner, but I haven't used him yet," Alice admitted. She looked around and saw no one else. "Where is everyone? I thought that all the top-ranked battlers were here?"

Chan didn't get a chance to answer, she and Alice heard a noise from the front, and the two rushed to the window to see. a jet landing before Mei Ling exited with the bodyguard following behind her with an unconscious Wolf, leaving both girls shocked, especially Alice.

Alice gasped in shock. "Wolf?! What happened to him? What is going on?!" Alice turned to Juri, demanding answers.

"Mom explains what is going on; why is Wolf being dragged out of that plane your boss owns?" Chan asked, feeling unsettled seeing her mother calm after hearing that.

"I can answer your question," Alisa said as she walked into the room, smiling. "Quite a surprise, isn't it?"

"I knew something was wrong!" Alice shouted in anger. "What do you want with Wolf? And what is the real reason you brought me here."

"Well, with Wolf, there are a few reasons I could say he is here, but the one I think best describes why is to keep him from causing trouble for us like no one likes a party crasher, right?" Alisa asked the two girls,

"The reason you are here is simple cause your mother wants to spend time with her sweet little girl before things start going cause when it does, I won't be able to spend time with you as much as I want until everything is complete which could take months maybe even year depending on the smooth thing's go," Alisa said as she ran variables in her mind.

"What are you talking about?" Alice questioned.

"Enough of this, listen, Alisa, I'm playing your game, and you aren't keeping Wolf or us here." As she tried to attack Alisa, Chan Lee said, but Juri stopped her by holding her arm and squeezing down, making her yelp in pain. "Ahh!" Chan shouted.

"It's not nice to threaten your mother, dear," Alisa said, whipping her hair back.

"What?" Chan uttered, wondering what she meant. She was threatening her, not her mother, Juri.

"You never knew who your other parent was, right?" Alisa asked

"My father ran out on my mom when she was pregnant with me," Chan said, remembering what her mom told her.

"False; as you know, my company excels in many fields, including DNA manipulation and medical science. You were born through artificial birth with Juri being impregnated by my DNA." Alisa explained. Leaving both Chan and Alice shocked. "Indeed, we don't look alike, and you take more after Juri, but there is one thing that confirms it, on the back of your neck near the hairline is a mole that only those on my side of the family have. It's called the Gehabich Mark. Everyone on my side of the family has it." Alisa said, turning around and pulling her hair up to show her mark.

Alice reached behind her head; what her mom said was true. Her, Wolf, grandfather, Aunt Anna, and Maria had that mark. Chan was starting to hyperventilate as she turned to Alice before turning her head, showing Alice the impact on the back of her neck.

"Chan…" Alice uttered in shock; if her mom was right, she and Chan were half-sisters.

"Wait, but how could she be around my age then?" Alice said in a last desperate move to prove what their mother said was wrong even if she had an idea of the answer.

"Remember about the DNA. It's not hard to change a human's growth rate to a certain age before stopping and starting again at a more standard rate. It made it easier to guarantee certain traits manifest as I desired, along with some altered memories so much easier faking memories of you as babies and children since you are much less likely to question those you make as an adult or teen." Alisa explained

Chan couldn't take it anymore, she was just a lab experiment, and her memories from when she was young were fake. Everything she was affected. Were her grandparents even her grandparents? Was anything from her childhood real? She dropped to her knees, her eyes widened in shock; she looked at Juri and grabbed onto her pants. "No, that can't be true! Tell me she's a lying mom; please tell me she is wrong." Chan pleaded with her.

All Juri could do was look away in shame, unable to say anything to her daughter. Which made the answer painfully clear to Alice and especially Chan, which broke her as she wailed her heart out, burying her face into her mother's side as tears stained Juri's clothes as she felt her world shattered.

Juri quickly got on her knees and pulled Chan into a hug with Chan not having the will to push her away as Juri quietly whispered to her, "I'm sorry." repeatedly, Alice could see in her eyes filled with her tears that she truly meant it that Juri truly loved Chan as a daughter regardless of how she was born and the two were victims of her mother's madness.

"How much do people have to suffer before you're satisfied, you think father would be happy with this? With what you become?" Alice asked in anger.

"Don't talk about your father, Alice. If it weren't for that bastard of a grandfather, he would be alive." Alisa said in frustration.

"And that justifies what you did to them, your son Wolf and your daughter? Wherever father is, he is crying tears at seeing the woman he loved die and be replaced by you, a monster wearing her skin!" Alice shouted.

Alisa glared at Alice, walked over to her, and cupped her cheeks. "Ali, you have no idea what I'm capable of, don't worry. You'll change your mind in time; until then, you are to battle for me, or something bad could happen to your Judai." Alisa said in a sweet yet threatening voice.

Alice was fazed, she knew what her mother was capable of, and she could kill Judai if she wanted. "Leave him out of this, mother. I'll do whatever you want; just don't hurt him." Alice reluctantly said.

"Good girl, you should rest; we have a big day ahead of you." Alisa smiled as she let go of Alice's cheek, turning her back to Alice.

Alice just glared at her before turning back to Chan, who was still broken by the revelation that she was born between her mother and Juri and that they were half-sisters. Even though she found this was too much to take, she worried about why she would bring Wolf here. Alice knew that something was very wrong. She knew that her mother wanted both her and Wolf for something, and she knew it wasn't good.

"But first, I would like you two to follow me. I have something to show you." Alisa said, gesturing for them to follow her.

Alice frowned; she would rather run away from this place. She turned to Chan, who refused to get up from where she was. Even with Juri trying to get her to stand. Alice walked up to Chan and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Come on, Chan, I know you're still processing it, but you need to push through it, and I'll be there with you," Alice said softly.

Chan looked at Alice and reluctantly nodded before getting and breaking away from Juri.

"Good, now come along," Alisa said as she began to walk with Juri following behind, Alice and Chan looked at each other for a minute before following.

Alisa and Juri led the girls down the hallway. They soon came to a door. Alisa opened it up, revealing a high-tech lab with several scientists working on several computers while others were observing a few tubes filled with green liquid. Inside one was an Aquos Bakugan

The Bakugan looked like the prehistoric marine reptile Mosasaur. Only it had crocodilian-like armor that consist of rows of spiky, crocodile-like scutes running down the back. Its coloring was different from the usual Aquos Bakugan. It was dark blue with a highlight of dark red and silverish-blue

"Is that a Bakugan?" Alice asked.

"I've never seen a Bakugan like that?" Chan said, shocked by the unknown Bakugan.

"This is a Bakugan. However, the appropriate name would be Biogan." Alisa smirked, shocking the two.

"Biogan?" Alice uttered.

"A Genetically-Engineered Bakugan!" Alisa explained, further shocking both her daughters.

"What?" Chan gasped in shock

"Impossible," Alice said.

"This specimen here is called Megalosmasher and is the first in a long line of Biogan to be created," Alisa said. "Impressed?" Alisa asked her daughters

"This is crazy. You created an artificial Bakugan?" Alice demanded. She was beyond shocked that her mother was playing god.

"This is something I speculated on years ago while using the data that me, Gray, Wolf, and your grandfather had gathered years ago. Along with my recent visit to the ruins near Anna's place.I discovered that all Bakugan, regardless of the species, share a very similar genetic code. For the last few years, I've been studying that very genetic code which revealed endless possibilities for the Bakugan that I can create based on it. and now you see the fruits of my research Megalosmasher the first in a line of Biologically Engineered Bakugan." Alisa said, marveling at her creation.

"You dare make an artificial Bakugan," Fourtress growled in anger.

"You are crazy. I refuse to join you in your sick game." Chan declared

Alisa smirked before leaning forward to Chan. "Really? I can give you anything you want since you are my daughter. Maybe I can arrange for you and Judai to be married."

Chan just looked at her before Alisa continued. "You and Judai could always be together, and you cannot deny that you want him more than anything. All you have to do is help me with my plan, and his heart will be all yours forever."

Alice just looked at Chan, who was in deep thought. Chan couldn't be thinking of agreeing. She knew her mother's charisma could tempt almost anybody into doing anything and, sadly, herself.

"I- I don't know," Chan uttered, unsure if she should agree. She loved Judai and wanted to be with him, but it was still wrong to just help her other mother in her plans. Alisa put her finger under Chan's chin and caused the girl to look up at her.

"I promise you, Chan, I'll give you whatever you want along with Judai to make up for all the years we missed out on." Alisa smiled. "All you have to do is battle for me."

Chan just looked at Alisa for a minute before she spoke. "A-Alright, I'll battle for you," she answered hesitantly, making Alisa smile.

"Good girl, now we shall begin," Alisa said before turning to Alice. "And what about you, my dear Alice?" Alisa asked.

"I-I don't know," Alice said; she didn't know what to say after what her mother had done to her and how she charmed Chan into battling for her, but Alice felt like she had no other choice. "I'll battle for you. After all, it's not like I can refuse at this point," she answered.

"Wise decision," Alisa smirked before turning to Juri. "I want you to gather the others and tell Vivian that her Biogan is ready for battle."

Juri bowed. "As you wish, Miss Alisa," Juri said as she left the room.

Alice and Chan just looked at each other, unsure what they agreed to. However, they had no choice. Both girls knew that something bad would happen, and they would be in the middle of it. However, their thoughts went back to Judai, wondering what he would say if he had found out about this. But they couldn't do anything about it now. They had to battle for Alisa.

(Marucho's Ship)

While they traveled to Bakugan Valley, Judai was in his assigned room, deep in thought, about what they had learned back at the lab. 'Since Hal G is Michael affected by minus power and because we saw Masquerade with him. That only leaves one explanation on who his true identity is.' Judai thought as he concluded back at the lab after being told what Minus power could do to humans. 'Alice is Masquerade!" Judai thought

Just then, a knock came on his door. "Who is it?" Judai asked.

"It's Eva. Can I come in, big bro?" Eva asked.

"It's open," Judai said.

The door opened, and Eva walked in with Buster following behind. Judai could see that Eva was troubled as well. "So you are thinking the same thing?" Judai asked.

"Yeah, Alice has to be Masquerade, but I want to have evidence cause I still can't believe it," Eva answered as she leaned on the wall. "So, what do you think of it?"

Judai bit his thumb. "I don't want to believe it, but with what we saw, I think it's possible, but I want to confirm it first."

Buster whimpered as he rubbed up against Judai, who petted him. "Regardless, we need to focus on the task at hand," Judai said

"Right," Eva nodded. "I'm going to see Marucho. He said he needs help looking over the data we recovered from the lab."

"Alright then, make sure you both get some sleep, alright? We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow after all." Judai said

"Right." Eva said before she realized something, "Wait a minute, where's Komodo?" Eva asked

"Komodo is probably out in the lobby room resting. He likes to enjoy his peace." Judai explained to Eva.

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow Judai, you too, Buster," Eva said before leaving the room.

As soon as Eva left, Judai began to think to himself. 'Alice, if you are Masquerade, then I'll have to free you from him, I promise.' Jaden vowed to himself.

Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Juri had assembled both the elites and her secondary, along with Alice and Chan, were gathered in the lab, with Alisa with her back to them all as she stared at the tank that contained Megalosmasher; however, Alisa noticed that Marduk wasn't around.

"Juri, where is Marduk?" Alisa asked Juri

"He said he had few things to take care of before he joined us," Juri answered.

"Is that so?" Alisa asked. She did not trust Marduk or Vladitor, and they would face the consequences if they were doing something behind her back.

"I'm sorry, mistress," Juri apologized.

"Forget it. If he doesn't show up soon, then find him and drag him and his ancient knight before me." Alisa said.

Just then, Marduk had walked into the lab. "Well, look who decides to show up," Leona said in an annoyed tone.

"Hmph, I decided to get a few more battles in," Marduk responded, not fazed by Leona's comment.

"When Lady Alisa calls us, then we all gather, I question your loyalty to her," Valon said.

"Tch, whatever you say, tier 3 simp," Marduk remarked.

"Ohh, he got you, Valon." Mei Ling giggled.

"Yes, even he knows you are a suck-up," Leona said.

Valon growled, clenching his fists at the humiliation. "You!" before he could continue, Alisa spoke up.

"Enough!" Alisa said with authority. They all stopped fighting before she cleared her throat. "It is time we begin. As you all should know, behind me is a culmination of years of scientific research and study. You see the world's first biologically Engineered Bakugan or Biogan for short."

"Biogan?" Vladitor uttered, sounding intrigued.

"You did it? I always thought that it was impossible to do so." Magnus said he had never believed that Alisa could create Biological Bakugan

"Magnus, you should never underestimate me or my scientific knowledge," Alisa said before directing her attention to Vivian. "Vivian, this is your partner Biogan. Megalosmasher!" Alisa said as she introduced Vivian to her new partner Biogan.

Vivian smirked. "Really? I got the first Biogan?" she asked, feeling very giddy.

"Oh joy," Roselyn muttered under her breath.

"Ditto." Leona agreed, snarling at the fact that Vivian would receive the First Biogan from Alisa.

"Oh, don't be jealous. You will all be given a Biogan soon," Alisa smirked.

"I think both Leona and Roselyn are more upset that you gave the first Biogan to our spoiled princess," Yukina smirked. "I mean, it's not like she's spoiled enough already."

"Yeah, she always gets what she wants like a spoiled princess." Mei Ling frowned.

"Oh, don't feel bad, girls. It's just I'm the favorite out of all of us." Vivian boasted.

"Favorite? More like a favorite headache." Leona stated, getting agitated over Vivian's smug attitude.

Alice just looked at them and wondered how these battlers even functioned as a team when they were at each other's throats like this. And she could tell Chan was thinking the same thing.

"Vivian, I have a task for you along with Megalosmasher," Alisa said before she turned to Alice and Chan. "But first, I want to introduce you all to the new members of our team, mine and Juri's daughters Alice and Chan. They will be helping us with our mission."

"So you two have joined? Should I call you two sisters?" Mei Ling asked, smirking.

Alice and Chan didn't even know how to respond to that; their mothers had adopted many of these kids off the street while others had to have families, so in a way, some of them were their step-siblings.

"I guess, in a way," Chan answered, shrugging her shoulders.

"Can we even trust them, mother?" Yukina asked.

"Now, sister, if mother said they're joining us, then she trusts them, and if she can trust them, we can trust them." Yukito reprimanded her sister

'Trust? More like blackmailed and bribed us.' Alice thought to herself.

"Regardless, Vivian, you are to go battle the brawlers to test out Megalosmasher and gather data on their Bakugan,'' Alisa said.

"As you wish, mother, me, and Megalosmasher will wipe out those brawlers. Just tell me where to go to find them." Vivian smirked.

"Very good," Alisa smirked as she gestured for the scientists to drain the liquid from the tank.

The scientists pressed a few buttons on the console, which caused the green liquid to drain from the tank; as it drained, Megalosmasher turned into ball form and floated down to the bottom of the tank. The tank opened up, and Alisa picked up the Biogan.

"Here you go, my daughter. Remember to put on a good show for your family," Alisa said as she handed her Megalosmasher, putting it in her hand.

"Thank you, Mother, I'll be sure to put him to good use, and I will defeat all the brawlers," Vivian smirked.

"De-defeat." Megalosmasher struggled to say.

"Looks like the abomination can speak great," Hydranoid complained. Like Fourtress, he had nothing but disgust for the creature before them.

"Yes, I never thought it would be able to speak." Fourtress said in equal disgust.

"So Megalosmasher can talk, I would have thought you would make him mindless?" Magnus said, looking at Alisa.

"Magnus, you hurt me; I'm not so ruthless that I would leave a Bakugan mindless. What good is a Bakugan if it can't have free will?" Alisa asked.

"Besides, I imagine having a Bakugan without the ability to think creatively would make it weaker in the long run cause what is strength without a mind to focus it?" Claude asked Alisa

"Yes, a Bakugan unable to think creatively is doomed to lose every time. Megalosmasher hasn't battled yet, so a battle against the brawlers will help him gain experience and start refinding that mind of his," Alisa explained.

"Doo-doom, bat-battled?" Megalosmasher said as if interested in those words.

"I'm counting on you to show him the ropes, Vivian," Alisa said.

"Don't worry, mother. I'll make sure Megalosmasher gains the experience he needs. And I can even bring back Runo and Julie as spoils from my victory for you." Vivian grinned.

Alisa smirked at that thought. "Hmm, well, I like the sound of that."

"That little." Mei Ling gritted her teeth at what Vivian said, cursing that she didn't think of doing that herself, to bring back a new playmate for mother after getting Wolf.

"Like usual, yapping her big mouth," Leona muttered.

"That spoiled brat, of course, she would play that card," Yukina growled.

"And she gets the first Biogan. That pleasure should go to someone more worthy," Valon added, not liking that Vivian was receiving the first Biogan.

"Fools," Magnus said, shaking his head at their foolish composition of getting Alisa's approval.

"Hmm, things are heating up," Claude said.

"You humans are as stubborn as rocks," Vandarus said, not understanding why they must fight over a trivial thing.

"Our teammates should look at the task before fighting," Travis suggested.

"Don't even bother. Once they get going on fighting to win Alisa's affections, it'll take a miracle to make them stop," Percival stated.

"Thou art right Percival, though thee must wonder the power of said Biogan has?" Arthur said.

"Don't worry, all of you will be given a Biogan in time. For now, we are to not only battle the brawlers but also to search for the Infinity Core, along with preparing for the UBT," Alisa smirked. "Vivian, go and have fun with the brawlers."

Vivian smirked before bowing. "As you wish mother, my victory will be guaranteed," she said before she left the room to prepare to face the Brawlers by picking out the right outfit that mother will find adorable when watching her victory.

Alice bit her lip in concern. She could only hope her friends would be able to overcome her mother's creation on their own 'Judai, you and the others need to be wary. I don't know what these abominations of my Mothers are truly capable of. But it's clear that they are very dangerous, and She aims to use you and others as a trial run .' Alice thought in concern.

Though no one noticed that Megalosmasher had managed to say one more thing. "Victory!" Megalosmasher finally said his first word without stuttering in a very aggressive tone.

Later Alisa and Juri were now in a dark room, with Wolf chained to a wall, with a spotlight on him where you could see his attempts to get free where his arms had dried blood on them from the chains.

"Wolf, can't you go one day without making a mess? This makes me wonder how you lived without someone cleaning up after you." Alisa said to him, pouting

"Grr, I've done well on my own without you in my life," Wolf growled.

"With those manners, I don't think so." Alisa dismissed.

"Why did you kidnap me? Are you planning to kill me?" Wolf demanded.

"Oh no, I could never kill my pup," Alisa answered. "Besides, I have more use for you alive than dead," Alisa said to him.

"I'll never do anything for you," Wolf said.

"Oh, trust me, you will obey me. You know things I wish to know about, especially involving your and Dusk's plans for the Battle Brawlers." Alisa said before turning to Juri. "Juri, would you do the honors of 'converting' him for me?" Alisa asked Juri while batting her eyes at her

"As you wish, mistress." Juri complied

"Convert?" Wolf asked with slight fear in his voice.

"It's just a little incentive. This microchip will be implanted into your skill; once that is done, you will be forced to do whatever I say.," Alisa said with a cruel smirk. "Too bad it has to be like this; I'm sure Alice and Chan would like to see you well in Ali's case; she still hates you. but I can't trust you with free will, especially not when my plan is in motion. But it'll be like how things were. Before your pathetic grandfather killed your father and broke our entire family apart." Alisa said, her voice changed from sweet to vicious the second she mentioned her father.

"You're right that grandfather's actions killed dad, but it was never intentional, and I saw the guilt he carries over what happened. No, the one who broke our family apart was you the second you decided to try to violate Alice, so if you want to blame anyone, blame yourself. Dad would be disgusted seeing you forcing yourself on Alice after he died like that." Wolf yelled back as Juri got closer to him.

Alisa growled for a second before she slapped him across the face, then grabbed his hair, forcing him to face her. "Grr, I have one thing over you and my father, Wolf! I trusted Ali with the truth when you and that pathetic old man lied to her about Gray dying in a car crash, so don't give me that holier than thou shit." she said before shoving his head into the wall, making him grunt in pain.

"Do it, Juri, shut that dirty mouth of his," Alisa said, turning her back to Wolf as she walked away.

"Yes, mistress," Juri said as she turned to Wolf, walking over to a table with multiple medical tools and picking up a scalpel. "If you don't want to feel the pain, I would advise you don't move, for I don't care how I get this chip in you," Juri told him as she held the chip between her fingers as her shadow covered Wolf's body.

Alisa smirked as she walked out of the room. As she walked out, she heard what she considered music to her ears.

"Ahhhhh!" Wolf's screams echoed throughout the hallway.

"Ahh, sweet music," Alisa smirked as she considered adding that to her White noise machine.

A/N:Please Read, Follow, Like, Fav, and Review
Chan's heritage was finally revealed to her, and as you could see, she's not taking the reveal so well.
This will mark a turning point in the series on how the battles will take place as well as how most of the plot will occur (While some of the battles will remain, others will be different)