The story takes a dark turn here. There will be name-calling, sexism and alien racism. If your under 14, I recommend you read on with an adult or skip this episode. You've been warned...

Dan: ...

Bakuganman: Yo, ya gonna read it? It's your turn.

Dan: ...

Bakuganman: Ugh, if want something done right. The Bakugan Battle Brawlers in: Dan's Depression, Part 2-1

It was so quiet in Dan's room, that you could hear a pin drop from a mile away. Hell, you could hear a speck of dust fly around his room and land on his furniture, and still hear the pin. "Dan, what happened to you?" Asked Marucho, breaking the silence. "Nothing, I'm fine. Just chilling" said Dan. "Chilling? Fine? Dan; your in your PJ's, you look like crap and your room is a pigsty" said Gunz. "And think ya could clean up here? Smells like an abandoned Football locker room" said Jake. "Locker room? but don't thos...*sniff, sniff* Ack! It smells worse than Barodius' gym shorts from 6th Grade!" Said Razenoid. "Relax, ya guys'. Worlds ending soon, so what's the point?" Stated Dan.

"Excuse us? What the heck are ya talking about?" Asked Amazon. "Exactly what I said, fish-breath. World. Is. Ending" said Dan. Everyone flinched at Dan's sudden outburst, what was that for? "Dan, that wasn't very nice" said Julie. "Says the busty, slutty cheerleader. How many boys', including me and Billy, have you deemed "cute" again?" Said Dan. Julie gasped and put her hands to her mouth, what was up with Dan all of a sudden? "Dan, what's gotten into you?" Asked Mira. "The same thing you haven't gotten put into you yet, so why is Vestal overpopulated then?" Said Dan. Mira tried to hold back tears, but they leaked a bit. Keith heard enough and would've pounced on Dan if Shun, Baron and Helios (who pushed on his chest) hadn't held him back. "HOW DARE YOU, YOU LITTLE PRICK! YOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE, KUSO!" Screamed Keith. "Keith, your turn to keep cool" said Helios. "Fighting's not gonna solve anything" said Shun. "I'm sure Master Dan didn't mean it" said Baron. Dan jumped out of bed at this point and continued his verbal assault. "[to Keith/Spectra] Yea, take it easy wack-job. Don't let your schizo persona get the better of ya. [to Shun] Yo ninja turtle, can ya go back to your sewer now? [to Baron] And you, fan-girl. You might wanna check on your mother, in case she gets too busy in the bedroom".

Now it got silent all over again, everyone in that room was completely shocked by Dan's behavior. Before anyone could say something else: Runo walked up to Dan and the next thing everyone else heard was a hard, wet and quick as lightning slap to a face... Dan's face. This shocked everyone, including Runo, even more. While she and Dan did get into it sometimes, this was the first time since they were kids that either of them got physical with the other. Dan, also a bit shocked, rubbed his new red mark on his right cheek. He seemed to snap out of whatever was wrong with him, but only for a sec. Because with equal speed, he slapped Runo right back, causing her to loose her balance and fall down! That slap looked like, felt like (to Runo)... and sounded like... the force of a punch. "RUNO!" Said the female Brawlers', crowding around her. "Don't ever touch me again, Slim-Jim! Now get the heck out!" Said Dan. The Brawlers complied, not wanting to deal with this anymore. But Shun stayed behind. "Just because you feel its all over doesn't give you the right to be a complete jerk, Dan. Your mom and us were worried about you" he said, thinking that might calm Dan down, but it did just the opposite. "Ok then, and you can ask your mom how she feels about this" Dan snapped.

That did it. Shun was trying VERY hard to keep clam and collected, but the mention of his comatose mother was the last straw. With a face as red as a stoplight, he slammed Dan's door shut and he and Dan begin a "strongly worded" argument on the other side. A few curse words were also heard. Knowing there was nothing else they could do, the rest of the Brawlers' headed back downstairs, where Miyoko and her husband were waiting. "That didn't go while, did it?" She asked, though it sounded more like a statement. "What makes ya say that?" Said Keith sarcastically, still visibly mad at Dan. "Call it, Mother's Intuition" said Miyoko. "Isn't that called instinct?" Asked Razenoid. "instinct is a gut reaction, Intuition is a gut feeling" said Apollonir. "So what's the difference?" Asked Razenoid, annoyed. "Ugh, forget it" said Apollonir. Eventually, a door slam can be heard and Shun walked out, he was calm but you could tell he was still on edge. "So, that's it?" Asked Mira. "That's it" said Shun. Silence, for the third time that day in the Kuso home. "Uh... well, I think some nice pudding pie outta brighten things up. Come on, honey" said Miyoko. "Pudding?! At a time like this? Darling, I don't th... whoa!" Said Shinjiro, being dragged off by his wife.

Once the Brawlers' were alone, Volt finally spoke up for the first time that day. "This happen often?" he asked, but no-one answered him, so he asked another question. "So, what now? Don't you all have a back-up leader or something?" he asked. "What CAN we do? Without Dan, there's no way we can find the New Evil" said Joe. "Maybe we don't need a Key, we just need the find the right Gate" said Shun. Everyone looked at Drago. "As much as I'd like to help, you can't open a gate without a key. Its me AND Dan, or nothing" said Drago. "What about mine and Keith's, won't that work?" Asked Helios. "I don't believe so, Helios. Dan, Drago, Razenoid and Mag Mel were the only ones that could access the Dark Reverse World. Mag Mel's gone and Dan obviously given up, so their out. You and I, are not an option" said Keith. "Rats, I hate it when your right" said Helios. Right after he said that: Drago's, Razenoid's, and Helios' Gates' activated out of nowhere; along with Keith's Key. Then... the 4 of them passed out!

To be continued...

Code Eve: Since Dan helped me, I'll help him. The writer doesn't want me to reveal too much, but know this: have you ever wondered why Helios was Drago's equal in terms of strength? If you stay tuned, you'll know why very soon. Bakugan, Brawl! Ta-ta for now.