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(Recap)
Ren has told the brawlers about his home planet's war, and they have agreed to help him. Now that they have the whereabouts of the sleeper agents Sid and Lena, they've gone to confront them. Will the brawlers come out victorious? And what does Ren need to tell Shun and Marucho?
(End Recap)
The brawlers have found the two Neathians in the main plaza, the sight that greeted them left a bitter taste in their mouths. The two sleeper agents had cornered some kids and were trying to force them to battle.
As they got closer the two kids ran off when the large blond shouted at them. Marucho had enough of it and went to get their attention
"Excuse me guys" the two Neathians turned their heads to him, satisfied he had their attention he continued "By any chance are you two Sid and Lena?"
"Depends on whose asking" the blue haired bespectacled women asked
"The Bakugan Battle Brawlers" replied Shun
Technically I'm still a brawler in training quietly thought Jake
Lena smirked as soon as she heard the name
"Now that we're well acquainted with each other, why don't you tell us what is it you want" she said to them
Shun spoke back to her "We're here because we heard you two were looking for a battle"
"Bakugan Interspace is for gaming not war. I won't let you Neathians exploit it for those purposes" claimed Marucho
This time it was Sid who spoke up "Easy now, we're just here to have fun" he claimed, however the undertone of malice in his voice told a different story
Shun started to take notice of the spectators around them, a few kids must have started listening in. He suggested to the group that they move somewhere with more privacy, luckily for them that the two Neathians agreed
In the end Marucho took them all to a battle arena
"Since you like secrecy so much I got us a private arena. That way we don't have to hold back" he told the group.
"That's just how we like it" Lena replied, both her and Sid still had suspicious smiles on their faces
"So, which two rodents are going to take us on" Sid sneered at them, attempting to rile the upcoming opponents to be
"Us" Shun said as he and Marucho stepped forward. The four brawlers took their places whilst Jake and Ren watched from the side-lines. Sid was the one to make the first move
"I'll get this party started" he shouted as he threw down his gate card
"Bakugan brawl, bakugan stand… Rise Pyrus Rubinoid" Rubinoind looked like that of a dragonoid but covered in rubies
Shun took that as his cue "Bakugan stand, let's go Hawktor"
"he doesn't look so tough" Sid commented as he activated his ability card. Shun countered him by activating his own ability. What happened after Hawktor's attack finished came as shock to the brawlers
"Looks like your attacks have a little kick to them"
"You can talk!" Shun gasped
"That means he's not a digital clone then" said Marucho
"Remember the Neathians use real bakugan in battle" reminded Ren "There from the same lineage as your original bakugan, more in particular dragonoid"
"Wow that's pretty cool" Jake said in awe
"They might even be related to Drago then" said Marucho
"Real or digital, they can't compare to Drago" Shun commented
Marucho nodded in agreement "Okay it's my turn now"
"Bakugan brawl, bakugan stand…Come out Aquos Akwimos"
Lena pushed her glasses up whilst speaking "Based on my initial analysis I predict a win for my side" She then sent out her own bakugan – Aquos Phosphos
She then activated an ability card which caused the three headed bakugan to spit out a blue mist on Hawktor
"Hawktor!"
Lena then went on to explain the ability's effects
"You've been stung by Phosphos' paralysis venom, you can't activate your abilities now"
Shun watched unhappy as his bakugan's power level dropped. Marucho was quick to act though
"Sit tight Shun I've got this, ability activate – Heal Blue" Akwimos then shot out a blue light at Hawktor, and both bakugan's power levels rose. Shun sent a grateful nod to Marucho
"Awesome! Marucho nullified her ability" Jake cheered
"Not only that, it caused their bakugan's power levels to rise" commented Ren
Sid smirked "So what, big deal. Gate card open – Enemy Down"
The gate card beneath the bakugan glowed and their power levels started to drop again
"Not so fast!" shouted Marucho "Ability activate – Ninja Eraser"
Akwimos jumped in the air and then attacked the ground, effectively destroying the gate card and its effects
"Good going Marucho. Ability activate – Fly Fang/Hyper Storm" however Shun's attack was no good under Sid's counterattack
Che, these guys are good none of my abilities are working Shun thought annoyed
Lena activated her ability – Gorgon Viper. Which caused more heads to emerge from Phosphos. Seriously hasn't this guy got enough already
Phosphos sent out his venom again. Unable to withstand it Akwimos lost, causing Marucho to lose his life points
"Shun better think of something fast or its lights out for them both"
The big oaf is right, how is he going to get out of this Ren thought
Come on think, I'm missing something here…missing something? That's it!
Shun smirked as he activated his bakumeter
'Ready Swaythor' his bakumeter said as the battle gear materialised
"Battle gear boost!" shouted Shun
"he was able to launch his battle gear" exclaimed Rubinoid
Shun then activated his gear's ability and was able to take down Phosphos
"So much for that strategy" Lena disappointedly said
Hawktor then fired at Rubinoid. This is going to hurt the ruby bakugan thought
"That is some heavy fire power"
"Indeed" Lena agreed with Sid as their life points went down
Shun threw down his gate card as the second half of the battle started again
Lena went straight with the venom again, attacking Akwimos leaving him and Marucho out for the count. It was just down to three now
"Oh no! I can't believe they beat us" Marucho was upset
"But why? He knew about the venom" Jake was confused by the results
Ren explained to him "Most brawlers will use a variety method of attacks in battle. She however stayed with one, it faked him out"
Sid activated his ability card – Joule Deeper, however Shun countered with his own – Ninja Defence/Spiral Twister, which added another 400Gs to his bakugan's power lever from both opponents
Sid laughed "This is fun" he said, "Lena maybe we need to up our game I think". Lena agreed and they both activated their own battle gears. Prompting Shun to do the same
Sid activated his battle gear's ability which in cased Hawktor in a ruby like prism, and Rubinoid then attacked him
Lena followed suit "Victory is ours now"
"Think again! Gate card open – Capacity Booster"
The bakugans power all returned to base levels
Lena was started to get quite agitated "Why won't he go down? I don't get it"
Shun smirked "Maybe I should let you in on the gate cards effects. The command card also increases my bakugan's battle gear power"
"What! That means that – ""He's going to activate a level two class ability"
"Battle gear ability activate!"
Both Neathians watched as their bakugan were defeated, causing them to lose the battle
"You did it Shun! Way to go" cheered Marucho.
However, Shun's instincts were telling him that something wasn't right. Why were Lena and Sid still smiling?
"Thank you for the exciting battle gentlemen"
"Heh, yeah it was real educational. Alright let's go Rubinoid"
Both Neathians were developed in a light and then they were suddenly gone. But everyone knew that it wasn't over, and that they'll be back
As Jake and Ren caught up to the winners, Shun turned to Ren
"Ren those two battlers aren't the only moles from Neathia are they" what he said wasn't a question, it was a statement
"No, I highly doubt it" he answered
Jake whooped "Who cares, they'll be no match for us. I'll take them all on"
"Tough talk for someone who hasn't brawled yet" Marucho teased
As the two bickered Ren's thoughts took him to what he analysed from that battle. Well Shun Kazami your strength, ingenuity and finesse in battle are all very impressive. You are indeed a most powerful brawler, however your still not number one!
"So, what did you need to tell us Ren?"
It was late in the evening, after the battle
Jake had gone home for the day leaving Shun, Marucho and Ren sitting back in Marucho's office
"Right…I'm not sure how to put this, but I know you guys will not like what I have to say. However, you have the right to know. He gave them both a quick glance, trying to choose his words carefully
"It's regarding your old friend…Dan" he noticed both brawlers tense at the mention of the name
Marucho quickly stopped him before he could continue. He needed to, as soon as his name was mentioned painful memories started coming to mind
"Ren, stop! He's gone, Dan is dead!"
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