In unison, both Brawlers throw their Bakugan, "BRAWL!" Thrown in the air, both Bakugan meets in the middle and clash in ball form. The force repels them back, and they land on the ground, sprouting out to reveal their true forms, Omega Leonida, the dragon born in the doom dimension, [600Gs] and Beowulf, the werewolf warrior of New Vestroia. [600Gs]
Jayden is the first one to act, "Alright Wolfie, ability activates, Midnight Howler!" Using Beowulf's main ability, they inhale before howling, firing a dark fire at Leonidas. [800Gs]
"Don't count on that! Ability activate, Omega Eraser!" Leonidas counterattacks with his own signature move. Charging up his attack, he fires it back at Beowulf. [800Gs]
Both Bakugan are equal in G power, so when the attack collides, but explodes on impact. Beowulf leaps back to avoid getting caught in the impact of the explosion. "Now time for a double ability, Midnight Agility, plus Luna Mirage!" Jayden's double ability grants Beowulf both invisible, and increased speed, making him harder to catch. [1100Gs]
"Trying to play hard to get? That's fine, a small trick like that won't work on…," Leonidas is cut off when they get punched in the jaw by an unseen Beowulf. "You little…," he gets cut off again when he gets kicked in the back. "That's it!" Not wanting to get hit again, Leonidas spreads his wings and takes flight, hovering above the field. "Caleb, slow him down, would ya?"
"I'm on, Gate card open! Land Pressure!" The gate card awakens. The effect of the land takes effect right away. Leonidas watches carefully as heavy dust clouds are kicked off on the ground before stopping in one place. Beowulf's invisibility wears off, and he is seen barely able to keep himself standing. [900Gs] "Nice one. Land Pressure stops your Bakugan from moving and then substracts 200Gs from him. How do you like that?"
"Not some much, but it'll take more than that to stop me. Ability activate, Blinding Spice!" Beowulf gathers their dark energy into his hand, before slamming it down on the arena. The effect of the gate card is nullified. Beowulf is freely able to stand. He slowly recovers the strength lost from the gate card effect, although the bonus abilities have worn off.
"Oh no, you don't!" Leonidas comes charging out, leg extended to kick Beowulf. "Double ability, Fire Tornado, plus Circle of Fire!" [1010Gs] Leonidas spins their body mid-air, catching on fire as they engulf their foot. Beowulf's strength takes another hit, losing another few Gs from the ability. [800Gs] With a burning tackle, Leonidas hits Beowulf hard enough to send him flying back, reverting him to ball. [290LP]
Jayden catches Beowulf, "You may have caught me off guard with your gate card and combinational abilities, but we're still not out yet."
"I know, we're just getting started ourselves," Caleb won the first battle, but there's still a long way to go.
"Gate card, set!" "Bakugan, BRAWL! Stand, Beowulf!" Jayden takes the lead, bringing back Beowulf."
"My turn, Brawl! Omega Leonidas!" Both Bakugan is back on the field to battle again.
"Do you think you can take me as you are, Beowulf? I'm stronger than the average Bakugan," Omega Leonida takes flight, putting some distance between them.
"Don't count me out. I trained myself for years on Verstroia, so don't think you can scare me. Jayden, let's take our win back!"
Jayden pulls up his card, "On it! Ability, Mourning Cry!" Beowulf fires three black fireballs from his mouth at Leonidas. [700Gs]
Leonidas gets higher, trying to avoid the attacks, but they follow. He uses his flight advantage to dodge and weave each one, but they still persist.
"Ability activate, Fire Tornado!" Caleb uses the same ability as before. Leonidas catches fire around him, creating a barrier to protect himself while also dampening Beowulf. [700Gs] [600Gs] The tornado blocks all three fireballs.
"Gotcha! Double ability, Midnight Howler, plus Dark Eyes Safiria!" Beowulf's eyes glow, catching a spell on Leonidas. At the same time, he fires his signature attack at the stationary Leonidas. [900Gs] The Fire Tornado disappears right as Leonidas gets hit by the attack. He's sent back, slamming against the arena barrier before using his strength to push himself down from the attack. [600Gs]
Leonidas is brought down to the ground. "Do you think that's all it will take to get me out?" Leonidas looks up to see Beowulf running at him at full speed. "Here's one I owe you!" He leaps into the air, doing a flip before drop-kicking Leonidas away, returning him to the ball. [200LP]
"What just happened?" Caleb asks, seeing Leonidas come flying back to his stage.
Jayden looks a little smug as he catches Beowulf. "I should explain. After seeing your Fire Tornado, I knew you would use it as a defensive option if pushed that way. So I used Mourning Cry to force your hand. Then when I knew I had you in one spot, I attacked with Midnight Howler in combination with Dark Eyes Safiria, which negates your ability card."
"I personally held back with my attack because I wanted to get even with Leonidas for kicking me," Beowulf steps in to add more to the explanation.
"That was a cheap shot, and you know it!" Leonidas enters the conversation, raising his voice, "In a head-to-head brawl, I'd still win."
"Well come and get me, Leonidas. I've never turned tail against an opponent before, and I won't do it now!"
"You're asking for it, dog! Caleb, let me out him!" Caleb stutters a little as being suddenly bossed by his partner. "Uh, right. Gate card set!"
Both Brawlers grasp their partners before throwing them into the arena. As they reveal their true forms, both Bakugan immediately grapples with each other. Hands lock on the other as they push back with all their strength.
"Is this all you've got, dog? I thought you had more to give!" Leonidas pushes back against Beowulf, overpowering him. "Don't think you're top stuff because you have two names, that just makes your braggery more sloppy!" Beowulf slams their foot down as he drives Leonidas away. Their back and forth continues, their bodies slowly radiating with their emotions, sparking between them.
"Oi, don't forget, this is a partnership. Ability, Venomous Wolf!" Beowulf's claws and fangs glow purple. Beowulf stabs his nails into the back of Leonidas's hands, inflicting them with his venom. [800Gs] Beowulf pulls his hand from the grasp to slash up Leonidas's chest. [500Gs]
"Nice one, Jayden. That should take this braggart down a peg," Beowulf swings their arm to swipe him again, only to be stopped by a wall of flames appearing between them. [550Gs]
"I'm still here by the way, so I can support my partner too," Caleb used the Fire Wall ability card, negating Beowulf's power up, and decreasing their G power. Leonidas regains their energy from the venom and leaps into the air. His wings help him hover over the firewall, "Ability activate! Circle of Fire!" Leonidas creates a ball of flames before throwing it toward Beowulf. [610Gs]
"No you don't! Ability, Dark Eyes Safiria!" Beowulf's predator eyes stare out at the fireball. It disburses mid-air, negating the attack, and reducing the G power to before. [500Gs]
"Now I have you! Ability, Void Core!" Leonidas creates a black void between his hands and tosses it toward Beowulf. Before he can react, the void catches it, shocking his whole body. Beowulf drops to his knees fried. [350Gs] Leonidas comes from the sky and punches Beowulf square in the face, "Here's one I owe you!"
Beowulf is defeated, and sent back to Jayden, his life meter taking a decent hit from the battle. [140LP]
"Oh wow! Did you see that people? Seems both these guys keep grudges and pay back what they owe," Julie tries to provide commentary, but she fails to keep it going as she gets lost in the fight.
"I told you dog, not to test me. I'm more powerful than you could possibly imagine," Leonidas hovers in the air, taunting Beowulf.
"DON'T THINK YOU'VE WON YET!" Beowulf is losing his cool, much to Jayden's concern, and amusement. "Mate, chill. Actually, on second thought, let it all out. We'll need to use that." Jayden throws in this round's gate card, grabbing Beowulf, and he throws them into the ring.
Caleb grabs Leonidas off the air, "Leo, relax. You're falling into your old habits again. We've almost won, so just keep it clean." Throwing Leonidas into the ring, he doesn't waste time lifting himself into the air. "Come on, dog! What do you have to take me on?"
Beowulf doesn't answer, instead, they start to breathe heavily, glaring at his fangs, he starts to foam around the mouth. Jayden doesn't do anything. He just stands there smiling, arms crossed, and watches, "Sick 'em." Beowulf comes for Leonidas, bloodlust in his eyes as he runs on all fours like a beast.
He leaps into the air, his strength making him jump higher than Leonidas is hovering. He turns mid-air, landing feet first onto the barrier. He pushes himself away from the ceiling and grabs Leonidas out of the air.
"Ability card, Fire Tornado!" Caleb tries to use an ability, but Jayden counters with his own, " Dark Eyes Safiria!" Slamming them onto the ground, Beowulf drags Leonidas across the floor and tosses him into the barrier. Grabbing them by the neck, he takes him around the whole arena before flinging them into the ceiling.
Leonidas crashes back down to the ground, bruised, but not out of the fight. Beowulf stares at them, panting hard as he comes back to his senses, "What was that you were saying about me being a dog?"
Leonidas wipes their mouth, "I didn't expect you to have so much rage inside of you. I like it." He gets back on his feet, his wings injured from the onslaught. Beowulf is also wiped from the attack, making him just as tired.
"This is the perfect time to attack, Beowulf!" Jayden prepares to end the fight now, "Double ability, Midnight Howler, then fusion ability Dominant Howler!" [1200Gs] Using both abilities, Beowulf's body charges up. All sound is removed from the world, apart from his howl. Leonidas stumbles a bit, the abiltiy weaken him also. [300Gs]
"Don't be so sure. Counterattack Leo! Triple ability, Omega Crisis! Omega Eraser! Fusion ability Omega Cannon!" The triple ability combination charges Leonidas up. His body sparks up when he gets on all fours. His strength becoming more than triple his current strength. [1400Gs]
In unison, the two Bakugan fire on each other. Their attacks struggle against each other, turning into an intense beam struggle. Their attention is only on each other. The tension from their attacks does a number on the barrier around the arena. It starts to struggle to contain it all, becoming cracked and weaker.
Jayden is the first to notice the cracks forming around the barrier. He looks back at Beowulf as he loses the beam struggle. "Gate card open! Flat Power!" Jayden is quick to use the gate card ability to return all Bakugan to their base G power. The gate card weakens the strength behind their attacks, making them explode at the center, knocking both away from each other.
The crowd falls silent as the arena is covered in a large dust cloud. Even Julie is at a loss for words as nothing can be seen. Jayden and Caleb are just as worn out as their partners. As the smoke clears, both Bakugan is seen laying down on their backs, still in their true forms, but barely moving.
"Uh, what?" Julie is trying to make heads and tails of what's going on before her. "Is…is this a draw? If both Bakugan are unable to continue, then I guess I should call this…,"
"Wait!" Julie is cut off by Leonidas. He lifts himself off the ground, pushing his arms against the floor, "We're not done just yet. Are we…Beowulf?"
Scraping the dirt from under him, Beowulf gets back up, "Yeah…I still have some fight left in me. I won't be satisfied with just a draw," Beowulf can barely stand, "And neither would he." Leonidas holds himself against the arena, smiling as his opponent is in agreement.
Caleb looks at his partner, "Leo…are you sure you can do this?" He asks, concerned. "Of course. I haven't felt like this…in a long time."
Jayden doesn't say anything, he justs clenches his first. He slams it down on the stage as he calls out, "Beowulf! Fight to your heart's content!"
Both Bakugan come at each other, although barely. Each step takes more out of them than before. Both grapple with each other again, but this time more to keep the other standing. Caleb feels like stepping in, but before he could do anything, he watches Jayden in his monitor. He watches him remove the gauntlet from his arm. Caleb, seeing his opponent choose not to get involved, does the same, taking off his own to leave them at it.
Every thrown punch, every missed kick or tail swipe takes an effort to perform. The two Bakugan get weaker with every swing. Beowulf swings his arm to punch, but loses his footing. Before he could fall, Leonidas catches him. He stands him up, holding them over his shoulder.
"Why…?" Beowulf asks. "I've spent my life craving nothing but thoughtless battle. And in that time, I've fought many a Bakugan. I've taken on the original six that saved our home, and even the power of the Doom Dimension. And after all of that, I still wish to be truly satisfied," Leonidas answers his opponent, letting go of their arm after they stand themself up. "Then, I won't disappoint!"
Both throw one last punch at the other. They miss each other's fists and make contact with each other's faces, pressing their knuckles against their cheeks. They hold this position for some time. What is actually just seconds feels like a lifetime before the two falls. They fall back, exhausted. Beowulf is the first to return to ball form before Leonidas follows suit. Despite both being unable to battle, Beowulf was the first to be defeated. The win falls to Caleb.
Caleb catches Leonidas in his hands, "Leo! Talk to me!" There's a short moment of silence before they reply, "I won, right? We got them in the end, right?" Caleb gets tears in his eyes, "Yeah, partner. We won." Caleb cheers as he holds Leonidas close to his cheek.
Jayden is silent. Holding Beowulf in his hand, the tired Bakugan sits up in the palm of his hand, "Jayden…I…I'm sorry. I failed you. I…should have…," Jayden cuts him off, holding his fist out for him. Beowulf looks up to see tears streaming down his cheeks, "You did great mate." Beowulf reaches out to return his partner's feelings.
Julie tries to wrap up the fight, although her voice is all choked up with emotion, her tears staining her jacket, "And…with that, we have our champion. Caleb Origami." She tucks her head into the stand, leaving Gorem to finish off the job. "Both Bakugan and Brawlers fought with everything they had. Their hearts reached each other, and they keep going until the last breath. I wish you all have the same connection with your partners." Gorem turns to leap into Julie's arms. She cuddles with her partner in her emotional state.
The audience starts cheering, and both Brawler and Bakugan alike unleash everything they felt from the fight. They cheer their names, of Caleb and Jayden, of Leonidas and Beowulf.
The cameras around the stage pick up everything, since the fight to a conclusion, there's not a person in the city that missed the fight. One camera, however, a sparking one that appears to be broken, watches the fight more intensely. The camera lens is like an eye, taking everything in.
