//------------------------------// // A Combination Battle // Story: Bakugan Legends of Equestria // by KnightGomora1994 //------------------------------// In a Pocket Dimension Battlefield, Twilight was in her first Bakugan Battle. Though it is only practice, but she managed to win two battles, and tied it up with Dan. "Alright... I just need one more win..." she thought to herself. She pulled out her Pyrus Griffon to handle the final round. "Its up to you Griffon... Bakugan Brawl!" she used her magic to toss it to the field. "Bakugan Stand!" she called out as Pyrus Griffon stood on the field, emerging in its true form. Griffon rose its head and roared out. "GO TWILIGHT! YOU GOT THIS!" Pinkie pie cried out from a distance. "Chill out Pinkie, this is only practice." Rainbow mentioned to her trying to calm her down. "I know that! But its just so exciting that she's got the first chance to Brawl! I'm just so excited?! Who's excited?! Ive never been so excited!" she said out loud "Ya'll have to admit, Twilight made it quite far with her time practicing. Guess all those notes she took actually paid off." said Applejack as she looked to the battle. Dan grabbed Drago to see how far she'll get. "Alright Twilight, this is the final round, so don't hesitate alright? Bakugan Brawl!" he tossed Drago to the field. "Bakugan Stand!" he called out as Drago emerged in his true form. "Don't think I will go easy on you Princess." Drago gave her a heads up. Twilight only smiled as she pulled out a card. "I didn't think you would..." she said to him "Ability Card Activate! Boosted Dragon!" Dan called out. "Drago Power Level increase to 430 G's, Griffon remains stable." said his Bakupod. Drago's mouth was filled with fire as he shot out a fire ball. "Ability Card Activate! Wing Burst!" Twilight called out "Griffon Power Level increase to 440 g's" said the Bakupod. Griffon leaped over the Fire Ball. Its wings burst into flames as it snarled and charged at Drago. "Nice counter move, but lets see if you can handle this. Gate Card Open! Pyrus Activate!" he called out as the Gate card glowed, causing Drago's and Griffon's power levels to switch. Drago roared out and charged at Griffon going in for a direct attack. Twilight smirked seeing it. "Well played Dan, but Ive got a plan you didn't even know about. Ability Card Activate! Fire Tornado!" she called out. "Griffon Power Level increase 540 G's." said the Bakupod. "WHAT?!" Dan cried out. Griffons body was surrounded by a Fire Tornado, it looked to Drago and roared at him. It charged at him and slammed against him, knocking him down to the ground. Drago shrieked in pain and reverted to Ball Form, Dan was amazed at how Twilight managed to out smart him. "No way..." he said as Griffon reverted to Ball Form and returned to Twilight. She caught Griffon and smiled proudly. "What'd you think?" she asked him. "Twilight... that was AWESOME!" he yelled out as they returned to the real world. Pinkie ran up to Twilight and pulled her into a tight hug. "I knew you would win Twilight!" she said to her as she squeezed her. Twilight tried to catch her breath, but couldn't from the lack of air. "Pinkie... can't... breathe..." she said to her as she felt her let go. Her body slammed on the ground. "Gee Twi, I never thought you'd be able to pull off a counter attack like that." Dan said to her as he sat down. "Did you come up with that on your own?" he asked. "Well I planned to use the Wing Burst Ability Card to counter Drago's Boosted Dragon, but I had reason to believe that you had a Pyrus Card set up. So I prepared the Fire Tornado Ability Card in case you did." she explained to him and smiled proudly of how she figured it all out. Dan was surprised at how well she learned so much, of course this is Twilight we're talking about. She'll pretty much outsmart him every chance she gets. "Wow, if I had pony ears, they'd be shooting up." he said as he let out a chuckle. "That would be surprising darling, but we will admit, you and Drago did your best out there." Rarity said to him. "Yeah, and I was really hoping Drago would win that on." said Spike as he sat next to Dan. Drago let out a light chuckle hearing it. "It was only practice young Dragon. Besides, I'm sure in a real battle, I would win." he said to him. Rarity smiled and finished one last stitch. "There we are... and while you all have been practicing. I have been working on my latest fashion for me and the girls." she used her magic to hold up the outfits she made for the rest of the Mane Six. They were all amazed at how well they were made, and were eager to try them on. "Well lets not stand around here, lets suit up!" she said to them. Half an hour went by, and Dan was waiting with Spike outside as the girls were getting into their Battle Brawler uniforms. "How long does it take a group of ponies to to get dressed...?" Dan asked out loud as he sat on the ground. "Believe me, you don't want to know." Spike said to him. Runo soon arrived, but rather than having a face that was supposed to speak cheerfulness, it was a face of anger. "Dan!" she yelled at him causing him to jump like a scared rabbit. "Do you have any idea how long Ive been waiting?!" she asked him furiously. "Sorry Runo, me and Spike were waiting for the girls since they planned on going with us to the Carnival." he explained to her. "And they've been in there for half an hour." Drago said to her. "That long?" Runo asked. "Yep... and knowing Rarity, its gonna take a while." Spike added to the info. "Hope we didn't keep you waiting, what do you think?" asked Rarity as she and the girls walked out of Dan's house. Dan and Runo looked to them and were amazed by their outfits. Twilight's was a Light Magenta short sleeve jacket, with a Purple shirt with a White Collar under it. Rainbow Dash's was a Bluish Green overcoat, Grayish Green turtleneck sweater, and sort of a darker shade of Bluish Green arm bands around her arms. Pinkie Pie's outfit was a Powder Blue Hat with a Violet Button on it, the large Collar was also Powder Blue, her shirt was a mix of two Light Blues, and her Sash was a Red Violet color. Rarity wore a Choker Necklace which had a Sapphire Diamond, her jacket was Dark Purple with light Light Purple hood and Sash around her waist, and under the jacket was a Grayish Purple shirt. Fluttershy wore a Jacket that was a mix of Violets, from a Dark Grayish Violet around the neck, to a regular violet, a very bright hue. It even acted as on overcoat as it flowed down to her flank. Applejack wore an Orange Bandana over a brown leather vest with Light Brown feathered Trim. Under the vest, was a White Shirt, and she wore a brown belt. Dan, Runo and their Bakugan partners were amazed at how Rarity designed their outfits. "I must say Lady Rarity, you really have a talent for fashion." Tigrerra complimented her. "Oh, thank you Tigrerra." Rarity expressed her gratitude towards her. "Anyways Dan, we need to get to the faire while we still can." Runo reminded him. "Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me Runo, listen, the girls and I were talking about the whole faire thing. And they were wondering if they could come along...?" Dan asked her. Runo was surprised that they wanted to go. "Well..." She looked to them in thought. "Aw come on, how can you say no to these faces...?" Dan asked as he held the Mane Six close as they had cute eyes and pouty lips. As hard as Runo wanted to resist it, she couldn't say no to those faces. "UGH!!! Alright they can come! But they're gonna need-" "No... leashes...!" The Mane Six said to her with disapproving looks. And all Runo could do... was sigh in defeat. They eventually arrived at the Faire, the Mane Six were astonished by the contraptions that stood before them. Pinkie was feeling twice as excited as before. "OOOOOH!!!!!! I'm so excited! I want to try the Roller Coaster! No, the Ferris Wheel! Actually no, the Bumper Ca-' Pinkie was soon cut off when Twilight place her hoof across her mouth. "Pinkie, remember what Dan said about talking? Not everyone knows that we're special." Twilight mentioned to her. "She has a point there Pinkie, we need to keep a low profile, which is something you're not good at doin'." Applejack said to her. "Alright guys, since we're here, what do you say we split up?" Dan suggested. "Good idea, Dan and I will take three of each Pony." Runo added to the idea. "I'll take Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Applejack." Dan said but felt a tug at his pants. He looked and saw Spike giving him a look. "Okay, and Spike, that counts as Three and a Half." He said. "Guess that leaves me with Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy." Runo said as she looked to them. "I hope you girls don't mind." "Not at all, as long as we don't go on rides that are scary." Fluttershy said as she pulled her main in front of her face. "I'm not to crazy about heights..." She added. Rainbow Dash flew up to Runo. "Its true, in fact she's even scared of her own shadow." She whispered to her. "I'll keep that in mind." Runo said with a smile. "But don't worry, the rides we'll go one will be very safe, and I might go on the Ferris Wheel." She pointed out but soon saw Fluttershy shudder at the idea, she knew it wasn't a good idea, but she had a way that could help her stay calm. She kneeled down to her and touched her shoulder. "Don't worry Fluttershy, I know the Ferris Wheel will be scary... but I'll be right there beside you, I promise." She said to her with a warm smile. "Pinkie Promise?" Fluttershy asked. Runo knew exactly what it was, because she learned it from Pinkie Pie a while back. "Yeah, Cross my Heart, Hope to Fly, Stick a Cupcake in my Eye." she said to her while avoiding to poke herself in the eye. Fluttershy smiled knowing she can trust her. "Alright guys, lets get started!" Dan called out as they began their adventure in the Faire. An hour went by, Dan and Runo took each of the Mane Six on rides that they would like, but when they decided to meet up. A good day soon turned into something different. "Aw don't be a wimp Runo, lets do Extreme Mountain next!" Dan yelled at her. "I want to ride the Ferris Wheel!" Runo yelled back at him. "Extreme Mountain, because Rainbow Dash will find it awesome!" Dan said to her. "The Ferris Wheel because it will be more calming for Fluttershy!" Runo said to him "Oh whoopee, a big wheel that goes round and round, what a blast!" Dan mocked her. "Just cause it doesn't go up and down at a hundred miles an hour doesn't mean it won't be fun!" Runo pointed out. "Yeah, it'll be boring." Dan said only to get Runo more worked up. "Well Ive got six tickets in my pocket, how many do you have?!" She asked him catching him off guard. Dan began to panic. "No you wouldn't...!" Runo smirked and crossed her arms. "Ha, ha! I guess you shouldn't have wasted your money on all those gnarly corndogs! I'll share my tickets if you go on the Ferris Wheel first." Runo bribed him. Dan groaned in frustration. "You are so brutal! I knew this would turn into a snooze fest!" He said to her. "You spent your whole allowance, you've been stuffing your face with junk food all day, you got no money left. No money, you want to go to Extreme Mountain, you be nice to me." Runo said to him. "A corn dog, I bought you a corn dog, that's gotta be worth something." Dan pointed out hoping to get a good reaction. "A CORN DOG?!!" Runo yelled out. (Dan, you failed miserably.) "Listen up buddy! We're gonna go on the Ferris Wheel next! If you want my tickets, DO AS I SAY!" She yelled at him The Mane Six watched as the two immature kids argued amongst each other, even Drago and Tigrerra were in the middle of it. "There they go again..." Drago said as he peeked out of Dan's coat pocket. "These humans are indeed a curious species." Tigrerra pointed out. "No kidding, in fact I turned into one." Twilight said to them. Drago looked to her surprised. "You turned into a human?" He asked her. "Yeah, and I turned into a dog... it was nice and all, but the flee's were murder." Spike said only to get a light chuckle from Drago. "That's a tail I'd like to hear some time." Drago said as he chuckled at the thought of seeing Spike as a dog. Spike only scowled at him knowing what he's thinking. Suddenly something caught his attention as he looked to a stage performance. "Hey, what's happening over there?" He asked. Dan and Runo looked to it curiously. "I don't know, lets check it out." Dan suggested as they walked over to see what's going on. When they arrived in front of the stage, they saw two boys. Twins to be exact, their names were Kenta and Kenji, they're both magicians who look alike. Only Kenji's hair was Purple, and Kenta's hair was red. Each of them had a flower pot in their hands, and by the time they waved their hands over them, flower bloomed instantly. Dan and Runo were amazed by it knowing its their own form of magic. "Awesome!" They said out loud. Rainbow Dash meanwhile, was not impressed. "Big deal, so they waved their hands over a flower pot, Twilight's the only magic expert around here." She boasted to her. "Rainbow, we're not going through this again." Twilight said to her with an intense expression on her face. "Why, what happened last time?" Drago asked her. "One time, a unicorn mare named Trixie came to Ponyville, boasting how she defeated an Ursa Major." She explained to him. "Then two little fillies named Snips and Snails brought an Ursa Minor into town, causing a huge ruckus, and eventually proving that Trixie was a fraud." Drago was surprised from what she said. "And what happened to this Trixie?" He asked her. "She ran away, but eventually came back with an item called the Alicorn Amulet, we had a Duel, I lost, but won the second Duel by outsmarting her. But she eventually realized what she did was cruel, and she wished for me to forgive her." Twilight said to him. "And did you...?" Tigrerra asked "I couldn't stay mad at her forever, she did make up for it with an amazing fireworks show." Twilight said to her with a smile. "Ladies and Gents, can we have two volunteers for our next illusion?" Kenta asked as he addressed the audience. "Anybody out there interested?" Kenji asked them as he looked through the audience. Dan and Runo were frantically waving their hands hoping to get picked. "You two! Come on up here!" Kenta called out to them. "And feel free to bring your pets up here with you." Kenji said unaware he offended them. "Alright, let me at that-" Rainbow's sentence was cut off when Twilight used her magic to keep her quiet. "Just go with it Rainbow." She said to her. As much as Rainbow Dash hated being called a pet, she knew if anyone found out about them, its all down hill for them. They eventually made their way to the stage, to meet with their hosts. Kenta pulled out a stack of cards for them. "We'll start with a card trick." He said as he spread the cards out. "Go ahead and pick a card, any card." he offered to them. Dan rubbed his chin trying to figure out which one to pick. "Right... which one should I choose...?" He asked himself. Meanwhile Runo only got frustrated because of the fact he was taking so long. "Uh Dan, pick a card! Come on buddy, I don't have all day!" "Chill, I'm thinking!" He said to her with his hands placed on his hips. He looked back to the cards as Runo crossed her arms, he looked carefully at them and finally decided. "I pick.... this one... here!" he pointed to the card he chose. Twilight eventually noticed a sinister grin on the twins faces, she knew just by looking at them it meant trouble. "Dan, wait!" she tried to stop him, but it was too late. Dan pulled up the card, and found out it was a Doom Card, Runo was shocked at this discovery. "A Doom Card!" She cried out. "That's twisted!" Dan said as he looked to the twins. "Yeah, you know why? Masquerade is behind this!" Twilight pointed as she glared at the twins. Kenta smirked and walked up to his twin brother. "You're right my little pony... let me introduce myself, and my brother. I'm Kenta." He introduced himself. "And I'm Kenji." "Runo right? And you must be Dan Kuso... Masquerade says that you're the one to beat. You up for a battle...?" Kenta offered to him. "Always...!" Dan said as he was determined. Runo meanwhile, was on edge... she had a funny feeling about this. "Hey Dan, I can handle these two..." She said to him. "What...?" He looked to her surprised. "This is all a set up by Masquerade. He's watching you, and if you take part in this battle, you'll be playing right into his hands." Runo explained to him. Applejack walked up to them. "Yeah maybe, but so what...?" She asked in a form of a whisper. "Dan can't back out of this." She told her. "He has to!" Runo yelled as she shot a scowl towards Dan. "They challenged me, not you!" Dan argued with her. The Mane Six only watched as they argued. "Here they go again, and right now the crowd is starting to look a little impatient." Spike pointed out as he looked to the crowd. "Are you two up for a Combination Battle?" Kenta suggested. "A what now...?" Rainbow asked curiously. "A Combination Battle...?" Twilight asked. "The two of you against the two of us, that way the odds are even. That sounds fair doesn't it...?" Kenji asked them. Twilight knew there were going to be tricks up their sleeves, so she tapped Dan on his shoulder. "Dan, I think I have an idea..." she soon started whispering in his ear about her plan. Dan listened to her plan and was surprised. "You sure about this Twilight?" He asked her. "Trust me, they won't know what hit them." She said to him with a reassuring smile. "Sounds crowded..." Dan soon looked to the twins. "But sure! Lets do it! Ready when you are!" He accepted their challenge as he, Runo and Twilight pulled out their cards. The twins also pulled out their cards preparing for battle. "Bakugan Field Open!" they called out as they all entered the Pocket Dimension Battlefield. "Hey Kenji, I noticed that the pony also held up a Bakugan Card... this was supposed to be two on two..." Kenta pointed out. "You're right brother. Hey! What are you doing?!" Kenji asked them. "Oh nothing, just observing the obvious." Twilight said as she smirked at them. Kenta was feeling nervous about this, but that wasn't going to stop him or his brother. "Doom Card Set!" they called out throwing two Doom Cards to the field, sending a wave of Negative Energy through out the Battlefield. "THROW THE GATE CARD! SET!" each of them called out as they tossed their cards onto the battlefield. Dan looked to Twilight. "I hope this plan works Twilight." He said to her. "Don't worry it will, I just need to observe their movements and strategy, and figure out their scheme." She said as she looked to the twins. "They may be magicians, but I can tell one of them is only a beginner..." She pointed out. Runo was surprised from her explanation. "You can tell...?" She asked her. "Yeah, just keep them busy until I work up on a strategy." Twilight said to them. "Bakugan Brawl!" Kenta shouted out as he shot a Pyrus Robotallion to the field. "Bakugan Stand!" he called out as Robotallion emerged in its true form. He pulled out a card to strengthen Robotallion's power. "Ability Card Activate! Robotallion Enforcement!" he called out as Robotallion was surrounded by an aura of red energy. "Power Level increase to 380 G's." The Bakupod said to them. "Ha! What a bone head maneuver! He's using a Fire Attribute just like me and Twilight." Dan said as he was about to grab one of his Bakugan. "Wait Dan! What if its a trap?!" Runo said to him. "A trap?!" Fluttershy cried out. "What do you mean?!" Dan asked her. "Get with the program, haven't you learned anything from Drago?" Runo asked him. "Y-Yeah, sure I have. Look, I know if I send my Griffon in, he's got the skills to go one on one with his Robotallion." Dan pulled out his Griffon. (Not Twilight's, she still has hers ready and waiting, so don't panic.) "Bakugan Brawl!" He tossed his Griffon to the battlefield behind Robotallion. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Griffon emerged in its true form. Kenta grinned knowing he made a big mistake. "You're up Kenji, now go!" he called out. "What in tarnation?!" Applejack panicked. "Bakugan Brawl!" Kenji shot out a Darkus Mantris onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Mantris emerged in its true form. "Not that thing again!" Rainbow yelled out knowing what its capable of. "Ability Card Activate! Marionette!" Kenji called out as Mantris used its power to snare Dan's Griffon. "Check it out brother, the Marionette is an ability card that allows you to move any standing Bakugan to any part of the Battlefield you want." Kenji explained as Mantris moved Griffon to the same card Robotallion was on. Dan panicked as Robotallion shot a power punch at Griffon, clobbering it into the Doom Dimension. "No! Not yet!" But it was too late, Griffon went straight into the Doom Dimension. "No Griffon!" He cried out as Robotallion returned to Kenta in Ball Form. "You should put your Bakugan in show business, they do a great vanishing act." Kenta said only to mock him. "Your move!" Kenji called out with a smirk across his face. Applejack glared at them. "These two are starting to remind me of the Flim Flam Brothers!" She said as she stomped her hoof. Dan turned to them with a glare. "That was some mean hocus pocus! What's next?! You gonna pull a Rabbit out of a hat?!" He asked them. "That was just one of their cards! And it cost you a Bakugan! Who knows what else they might have up their sleeves!?" Runo said to him as Dan only became more frustrated. "Thanks! You're a big help!" Dan yelled at her. "Remain calm, utilize the Bakugan you still have. You can do this!" Drago tried to assure them. "Make your move milady." Tigrerra said to her. Runo checked her Bakupod to see Mantris' power level. "His Mantris is tough, but he's gotta have a weak spot somewhere. His power level is at 350, and I'm pretty sure that gate card can boost the power of Darkus, and that's just the kind of juice I need." she said as she pulled out a Bakugan. "There's only one way to find out..." Twilight flew up to Dan and touched his shoulder. "Don't worry Dan, Ive still got my Griffon in case anything goes wrong." She said to him. "Bakugan Brawl!" She tossed her Haos Serpenoid to the field seeing it emerge in its true form. "Ability Card Activate! Combination of Haos and Darkus!" She called out. "Ive never seen that Ability Card before..." Twilight said as she looked at it. "Well let me explain Twilight, a Light Attributed Bakugan can spike its power level by a hundred G's against a Darkness Attributed Bakugan." Runo explained to her as she looked to her Bakupod. "Calculating Serpenoid Power Level, 400 G's." Her Bakupod said. Her Serpenoid hissed at Mantris preparing to attack. "That won't help you!" Kenji said to her. "And I'll show you why, Gate Card Open! Level Down!" He called out as the Gate Card lowered Serpenoid's power level. "Adjusting Power Levels, 300 G's." The Bakupod said to her. Twilight was shocked by this development. "No way!" she cried out. "That's not fair! How'd he do that?!" Rainbow cried out. "A Level Down Command Card forcibly decreases the power by 100 G's once your Bakugan's level goes over 400!" Kenji explained to her. "She just wasted the combination of Darkus and Haos, and now she's going to pay!" He yelled out. "Mantris! Send him off the field!" He commanded his Bakugan to attack. Mantris willingly obeyed and struck Serpenoid down, sending him into the Doom Dimension. Runo saw it in shock seeing Serpenoid go into the Doom Dimension. "No Snakey! Come back!" She cried out, but it was too late. Dan groaned in frustration. "Smooth move Runo! You really know how to dish it out!" he yelled at her. "That's what you call a trap?!" "Well you should know-" Before Runo could continue the argument however. "Stop it you two!" Twilight pleaded. "Your fight belongs on the battlefield! Not here!" she said to them only to see them turn away from each other. "Stop this!" Tigrerra pleaded out to them. Kenji saw their little team is starting to crumble, he smirked and turned to his brother. "Kenta!" "Yes brother! Gate Card Set!" he called out as he tossed a Gate Card to the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shot his Pyrus Robotallion back onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Robotallion emerged on the field. "Oh no you don't!" Dan said as he tossed a Gate Card to the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" He threw his Pyrus Saurus onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" he called out seeing Saurus emerge in its true form. "Saurus Power Level, 290 G's" His Bakupod informed him. Kenta smirked at it seeing his opportunity. "You're taking a chance, are you sure you want to risk it?" He asked Dan with an evil smirk across his face. "Yeah, you know it. Go!" He tossed an ability card to Saurus as it burst into flames. Saurus consumed the flames as it powered him up. "You're gonna get played now Magic Man! That was the Power Charge Ability Card! And it just zapped Saurus' power level by a hundred G's! In the next battle, he can attack anywhere on the field!" He explained to them. "Wow, slimming move, and you thought of that all by yourself?" Runo asked him with a smirk. "Hey watch it!" Rainbow warned her. Kenji loaded a new Bakugan into his shooter. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shot out his Darkus Centipoid onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" he called out as Centipoid emerged in its true form, clamping its large pincers hissing at Saurus. "Ability Card Activate! Pyrus vs Darkus!" he called out. Runo was surprised. "Oh, Ive never heard of that one before." She admitted to herself. "Seriously?!" Pinkie grabbed her. "You know everything about Bakugan, yet you never heard of that card?!" She asked as she shook Runo around. "Easy Pinkie, she didn't know." Twilight tried to calm her down. "Its another Combo Ability Card. But don't sweat it, it won't do much good against Saurus' Juggle Breath." Dan said to her. Saurus snarled and shot a stream of fire from his mouth, Centipoid tried to avoid the shots. "Adjusting Power Levels, Saurus at 390 G's." His Bakupod informed him. "Turn up the heat Saurus! Gate Card Open!" Dan called out as a ring of fire formed around Saurus as he roared out. "That will pump us up another 50 G's." He said as Saurus snarled at Centipoid. "Adjust Saurus Power Level, 440 G's." His Bakupod calculated. "Now squash that bug!" He called out as Saurus went in charging at Centipoid, but it had other plans. Centipoid charged at Saurus, coiling around it, Dan was shocked at what he was seeing. "Hey, what gives?! Saurus has a lot more juice than that creepy crawler!" Twilight looked to her Runo's Bakupod and saw a shocking sight. "Oh no, look at this! Centipoids power level is spiking!" she cried out. "Adjusting Centipoid's Power Level, stabilizing at 460 G's." The Bakupod informed them. Saurus cried out as Centipoid started to squeeze the life out of him. "Pyrus and Darkus are opposites, when I use them together on a Fire Attributed Bakugan like yours, it pushes my power level up a hundred G's! Combined they can be a powerful force! Its all in the cards!" Kenji explained to them as he let out a dark chuckle. "This is what I call a Combination Battle." "Yeah, you said it brother." Kenta complimented his brother. "Your Bakugan's time is up Dan, Centipoid, finish him!" Kenji called out as Centipoid crushed the life out of Saurus. "No! Saurus!" Dan cried out seeing his body get lifted away into the Doom Dimension. "SAURUS COME BACK!" he called out to him, but was too late, the portal to the Doom Dimension closed as Saurus was forever trapped. Kenta chuckled at the sight. "Yeah, Dan... you cannot win! You've got one Bakugan left!" Kenta said to him. Dan glared at the twins for what they did. "Darn... I can't take another knock out. We need to scheme something real fast. "Don't worry partner, I'm sure you'll come up with something, in fact I know Twilight here has figured something out right from the get go." Applejack pointed out. "You're right, Ive been carefully observing their strategy, and so far its mostly been about combinations attacks." she explained to them. "So we need to think of a combination attack of our own." And just when Runo thought she was messing around, an idea finally popped into her head. "Hey... I know!" she pulled out a card and looked at it. "This should do the trick, and this is where you come in Twilight. Gate Card Set!" she tossed the card onto the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" she tossed her Haos Saurus onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" She called out as Saurus emerged in his true form. "Haos Saurus recognized, calculating power level 290 G's." The Bakupod said. Twilight looked to her. "I hope you know what you're doing Runo, because this strategy is the best you got." She pointed out to her. "Don't worry, I got this under control." Runo reassured her. "Bakugan Brawl!" Kenta shot out a Pyrus Siege onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Siege emerged in its true form. Kenji meanwhile, started to panic. "Wait Kenta!" He tried to stop him. "Don't worry brother! Ability Card Activate! Fire Sword! Siege, take it! Arm yourself!" Kenta called out as Siege took his Fire Sword and activated it. "Go Siege! BATTLE! FINISH THEM!" He commanded as Siege charged at Saurus. Runo only smirked as she predicted as much. "Knew you were gonna do that!" She called out. "HUH?!" the Twins were in shock. "What?" Dan looked to her surprised. "Alright, Gate Card Open! Triple Battle Activate!" Runo called out as a Barrier formed blocking Sieges attack. "Now to get this fight really kicking! We need a third Bakugan on the field! Twilight, if you're good to go, we need you!" She said to her. "Alright! Now I see where you're coming from, with two Bakugan, we can pull off some really sweet moves." Twilight said to her with a confident smile. "Yeah!" "Aw wicked! Twilight, slam them!" Dan said to her. "Gladly! Alright Griffon, Bakugan Brawl!" she used her magic to throw Griffon to the field. "Bakugan Stand!" she called out as Griffon emerged on the field. "Battle!" she called out to them as the Barrier disappeared. Saurus charged and tackled Siege down. Kenta panicked from seeing it but saw Griffon flying into the sky. "Siege! Above you!" He warned him, but was too late. "Griffon! Ability Card Activate! Fire Tornado!" Twilight called out as Griffon was surrounded by a Burning Tornado. "Griffon Power Level Increase to 490 G's" Dan's Bakupod gave the results as Griffon charged at Siege and struck it down, forcing it back into Ball Form. Both Saurus and Griffon returned to their masters, and Runo was amazed at how well she and Twilight planned it out. "We did it Twilight!" she cheered to her. "Yeah, sure did!" Twilight agreed with her. "Congratulations, that was an excellent strategy milady." Tigrerra complimented them. "Well done, you've caught your opponents off guard." Drago congratulated them. Kenta was shocked from what happened. "My Siege..." Pinkie meanwhile, was doing her usual thing. "Rick 'em, rack 'em, rock 'em, rake! Throw that Griffon into the fight!" she cheered out to them. "YOU STAY OUT OF THIS YOU PINK FLUFF BALL!" Kenji yelled at her. Pinkie started waving a tiny flag with their names on it. "Kenta, Kenji, they're our boys. If they can't do it, GREAT!" she yelled at them.  "You little sneaks! Its no wonder that pony was also holding a Bakugan Card! This was supposed to be two on two!" Kenji complained to them. "Yeah well, I knew you two were gonna try and break Dan and Runo, so I decided to join for extra precautions. And now with your Siege defeated, the tables have turned." Twilight explained to them. "And just to be safe... Gate Card Set!" she tossed out a Gate Card to the field. "Kenta, you should have listened to me... you had your chance brother, now its my turn! With this card, I'll take control of the battle! Gate Card Set!" Kenji tossed the Gate Card to the field. Kenta began to fear for what might happen. "Whoa Kenji wait!" He tried to stop him, but was too late. "Bakugan Brawl!" Kenji shot out his next Bakugan to Twilight's Gate Card, and guess who it is, it was none other than Reaper! "Bakugan Stand!" he called out as Reaper stood on the field. "The Reaper!" Dan yelled out. Runo glared at Reaper knowing what he did to her Bakugan, but she decided to give Dan this chance. "Dan, you and Twilight take Ugly, I will deal with the other one!" "Lets do this!" Twilight said as she prepared for battle. "Bakugan Brawl!" Runo her Saurus onto the field, seeing him emerge in his true form. "Shade Ability Activate!" Runo tossed the Ability Card above Robotallion seeing a blinding light shine before them. Robotallion shielded its eyes from the light unaware that its power decreased. "Adjusting Robotallion Power Level to 330 G's." Her Bakupod showed Robotallions Power Level. "Shade Ability's one of the choicest cards, it can squash all the other Ability Card Effects that happened on the battlefield." Runo explained to the Mane Six. "My goodness, that is a very unique Ability Card." Fluttershy said as she looked to the twins. "And I have a pretty good feeling they're not too happy about it." She pointed out. "No they are not." Spike spoke up with a smirk across his face. Kenta was fuming with anger. "They got us again!" He cried out in anger. Kenji put his hand in front of his brother to stop him. "Wait Kenta..." "No Kenji, I'm the one who taught you how to play Bakugan! I know the game better than you do!" Kenta pointed out to him. "Kenta-" Before Kenji could speak to him, Kenta loaded another Bakugan into his shooter. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shot a Pyrus Gargonoid onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Gargonoid emerged in its true form. "Gate Card Open!" Runo called out to it as it began to glow. Kenta meanwhile, pulled out an Ability Card. "This is it! Ability Card Activate! Backfire!" He called out as he tossed the card towards the Gate Card deactivating it. "That makes the Gate Card you threw useless!" He said to her with a smug grin. "Power Level Drop detected, adjusting levels, Haos Saurus now a 290 G's." The Bakupod informed them. "Gargonoid! ATTACK!" Kenta ordered him as Gargonoid charged at Saurus. "Runo! NOW!" Twilight called out to her. Runo smirked as she held up a card. "Come and get it! Ability Card Activate! Cut in Saber!" She called out as Tigrerra went onto the battlefield, emerging in her true form. She roared out fiercely at Gargonoid seeing him stop. "What is she doing?! How did she put Tigrerra in the battle?!" Kenta asked in shock and surprise. "You can thank the Cut in Saber Ability Card for that." Runo explained to him with a smirk. "Now... time to clean house! GO!" She called out to Tigrerra and Saurus. "OH NO!" Kenta cried out. Tigrerra and Saurus charged at Gargonoid, Saurus rammed it forcing it into the air, and Tigrerra leaped up and struck it down with her claws. Gargonoid was forced back into Ball Form. Tigrerra and Saurus roared out as they reverted to Ball Form returning to Runo. "Awesome! Nice move Runo!" Rainbow Dash cheered out to her. Runo giggled and looked to Tigrerra. "Thanks Tigrerra, you sent that big bad Gargonoid packing." She said to her partner. "Ha, that's nothing! Hey Drago, you fighting machine, turn it on!" Dan called out to him. "I'm ready!" Drago said as he prepared for battle. "Bakugan Brawl!" Dan tossed him to the same card Reaper was on. "Yeah! Right onto Reapers own card!" Drago stood on the field and began to glow. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Drago emerged in his true form snarling at Reaper. Kenji only scoffed at him. "He's no match for the Reaper! Gate Card Open!" He called out as a pool of dark energy formed around Reaper. Reaper growled at Drago for all the past battles. "So we meet again Drago!" He said to him in a dark tone. "Traitor! I'll make you pay for your betrayal!" Drago said to him filled with anger. "LETS BRAWL!" Dan and Kenji called out to them as Drago and Reaper charged at each other. Reaper went to grab him but Drago quickly grabbed him before he could. "Masquerade has you fooled Reaper! You're only being used!" Drago said to him as he held him down. "What do you know?! Masquerade gives me everything I want, if I have to destroy my own kind then so be it! And you're next on my list Drago!" Reaper said to him as power began to surge through his body, he soon started to overpower him. "Oh yes, I can taste the power!" He said as he started to push Drago back. "Power Level Increase to 420 G's." Dan's Bakupod informed them, Drago snarled at Reaper for his arrogance. "I will stop you!" He roared out as he powered up. "Dan, my Gate Card, you know what to do!" Twilight called out to him. Dan nodded at her and looked to it. "Gate Card Open! Triple Battle!" He called out as Twilight's Griffon entered the battle, emerging in his true form. "Take them down!" Kenji ordered him. "Too late for that buster! Ability Card Activate! Wing Burst!" Twilight called out as Griffon's wings burst into flames. "Griffon Power Level increase to 440 G's." Dan's Bakupod informed them of Griffon's power level, Griffon charged at Reaper using his burning wings to trip him over. Reaper started to fall over, but what really caught him off guard, was Drago's mouth was filling up with flames. "BOOSTED DRAGON!!!" Drago called out as he shot a fireball at him, landing a direct hit. Reaper screamed and reverted back to Ball Form. Drago and Griffon returned to Dan and Twilight in Ball form after gaining another victory. "Yeah! That's it!" he cheered out in victory. "You took that demon to school Drago!" Runo cheered for him. "Its not over guys, Kenji is still in the game." Twilight advised them seeing an angry expression on Kenji's face. "Gate Card Set!" Kenji tossed in another Gate Card. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shot out his Darkus Mantris back onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Mantris emerged in his true form, hissing at Dan and Runo. Runo looked at her Bakupod to see its power level. "Its Power Level is 350 G's, my next Bakugan will have to be choice. I better use one with a pumped up Power Level." She thought out loud, however, Applejack stopped her from doing so. "Runo, hold on!" "Why? What gives?" She asked the cowgirl curiously. Applejack looked to the Battlefield and carefully observed it. "Its weird... Kenji's Centipoid has a power level of 360, and the power of his Mantris is at 350." she explained to her and Dan. Suddenly it hit Runo like a brick wall as she quickly realized something about the Gate Card Mantris was standing on. "They must be trying to fake us out with a Gate Card." She said as she looked to the Gate Card Mantris was on. "Yeah! That's why Kenji put Mantris in!" Twilight finished the theory. "Alright, we'll need an Ability Card. Runo, you're up." Dan said as he looked to her. "Put Saurus in the game, you first, then me." "I got ya!" Runo pulled out a Gate Card. "Gate Card Set!" She tossed it to the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" she tossed her Saurus onto the field, seeing him emerge in his true form. "Come on!" Runo called out. Dan pulled out his Gate Card and tossed it to the field. "Gate Card Set! Bakugan Brawl!" He tossed Drago onto the field where Pyrus Robotallion stood. "Bakugan Stand!" Drago roared out as he stood in front of Robotallion. Kenta saw it surprised and began to panic knowing he was set up. "Boosted Dragon!" Drago unleashed another fireball onto Robotallion, forcing him to revert to Ball Form. "Robotallion Eliminated." Dan's Bakupod informed them as Kenta was out of the game. Kenta couldn't believe what happened. "Its... its over..." he admitted defeat. Dan caught Drago as he returned to Ball Form. "Done like dinner!" he shouted out with a smile. Meanwhile, Kenji was trying to process what happened, but he could only glare at the Battle Brawlers for defeating his brother. "No, we are still in this! I have a Command Card, all I need to do now is get rid of Saurus with my next shot." He thought to himself. "Bakugan Brawl!" He shot his Centipoid back onto the field where Saurus stood on the field. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Centipoid emerged in its true form. Twilight smirked know he made a big mistake. "Busted..." she blurted out surprising Kenji. "Of all the cards left to play, and you roll up onto that one." She said as she crossed her hooves. "You're a scammer, but tricks don't work on us anymore." She advised him. "Okay, let me guess what that card is, the Quartet Battle maybe?" Runo guessed out loud, and BINGO! She was right on the money, because Kenta's expression was clear as day. He was shocked that she found out. "Oh no...!" He started to panic. "The Quartet Battle Card starts a four-way battle, each team has to throw in one more Bakugan once the battle starts." Dan explained to them. Twilight smirked as she used her magic to show an astral projection of what they had planned. "You were going to use your Ability Cards to increase Mantris' power and have Centipoid there for back up, weren't you smiley? Drago and Tigrerra would have been toast if it worked." She explained to them. "Wow, that's a lot of info to process." Rainbow admitted as she rubbed her head. "I think it was very informative." Fluttershy said to her. "You were gonna give them a one way ticket to the Doom Dimension! Just admit it!" Dan yelled at them, catching them off guard. "How did you know?!" Kenji demanded to know why. Runo smirked at him. "Because you were so stoked for a Combination Battle with us, we knew you had a Quartet Battle Card! And that's why we had Twilight here join the battle, because you're not a clever as she is." She explained to him. "Thank you Runo." Twilight expressed her gratitude of the compliment. "Yeah, but you still won't win this battle!" Kenji yelled out and was about to activate his Quartet Battle card, but was too late. "Gate Card Open! Quartet Battle!" She called out as the Gate Card glowed brightly, bringing Drago into the battle. He emerged in his true form, and snarled at Centipoid. Kenji began to panic seeing it, as Drago unleashed one more fireball against Centipoid, forcing it back into Ball Form. Dan and Runo caught Drago and Saurus as they returned to Ball Form. "We got him!" Dan cheered out. "All we have to do now is deal with Mantris, that's one down, one to go." Runo said, but suddenly she heard Kenji chuckling out loud. "Hey pal, what's so funny...?" She asked him cautiously. "Its a little too early for a Victory Party, I actually do have a card up my sleeve, and guess what! Its an Ability Card!" Kenji said to them. Dan grew curious about it, but not as curious as Pinkie who immediately jumped onto his back. "Which one is it?!" "Ability Card Activate! Twin Machete!" Kenji called out as Mantris' claws grew bigger gaining more power from it. "Mantris Power Level increase to 450 G's." Runo was shocked by the results. "Dan, the Boosted Dragon only gives us 440 G's, we can't beat him!" she exclaimed to him. "No!" Twilight objected. "It might look messed up, but its really not. If the Quartet Battle Command Card activates, everything will be fine. You two will be back on top after that." "Yeah, but what if it doesn't activate?!" Runo asked her feeling worried, thinking about what might happen. Dan had the same thought running through his head as he saw what would happen to Drago if the Quartet Battle Command Card didn't activate. "Drago... goes to the Doom Dimension..." he said worriedly. "Don't worry about me...!" Drago called out to them as they all looked to him surprised. "Your concern is appreciated, but this battle is too important to lose!" "What do you mean by that darling?" Rarity asked him. "I can't explain right now, but if Dan has to let me go, then he mustn't hesitate. When the time comes, he'll know what to do. He must trust in himself, and trust me." Drago advised him as he also explained to the Mane Six. Dan looked at him feeling concerned for his partner. "Drago... I trust you... you know that." he had his eyes closed for a moment, but he snapped them back open as he looked to Drago. "Now lets do what we have to do!" "Bakugan Brawl!" Runo tossed out her Saurus onto the field. "Bakugan Stand!" She called out as Saurus emerged in his true form. Saurus snarled as he stood on an opposite card from Mantris. "Here we go Drago! Bakugan Brawl!" he tossed Drago onto the same card Mantris was on. "Bakugan Stand!" He called out as Drago emerged in his true form. Drago roared out as he was ready to face Mantris. "BATTLE!" Dan and Kenji called out to both their Bakugan. Mantris was the first to strike as it took its claws and struck Drago across the chest several times, causing him to writhe in pain. "Drago! Hang in there!" Fluttershy cried out worriedly. Kenji only chuckled with a smirk. "Your Bakugan puts up a good fight, but it won't do any good. Mantris still has a higher power level, see for yourself!" Twilight looked to Dan's Bakupod and saw that he was right. "He's right, this is gonna get ugly really quick." Mantris hissed and struck Drago, knocking him down to the ground. Though Drago was low on power, he was unwilling to surrender, but Mantris wasn't going to let him back up so easily. Flashes of what Drago said started to echo in Dan's mind. "Drago... hang on..." he tried to stay strong. "Its time..." Kenji called out gaining Dan's attention. "Mantris! Send him to the Doom Dimension!" he ordered it as Mantris began to hiss at Drago. "No! Dan, do something!" Rainbow Dash pleaded to him. "I'm trying!" "You ready Dan?" Drago asked him as Dan turned towards him. "You know what to do, the time has come." Drago turned towards Mantris with a fierce glare. "This battle is OURS!" he roared out as he stood back up. Mantris went to strike him down, but it was too late. "Quartet Battle Activate!" Dan, Runo, Twilight and Drago called out as the gate Card began to glow brightly. Kenji was shocked from what happened. "I don't believe it! You tricked me!" He complained to them and saw Tigrerra appear on the field. "Not two against one!" "Serves you right for pulling all those tricks, because if you mess with us, you're gonna get hurt." Twilight said to him, Drago and Tigrerra roared out as they charged at Mantris. Tigrerra smacked it with her claws knocking it towards Drago, and he stomped Mantris into the ground forcing him back into Ball Form, finishing the battle. They soon returned to the real world as time resumed, the audience standing in front of the stage looked at them curiously wondering what happened. Meanwhile, Kenta and Kenji were on their knee's, wallowing in shame and defeat. "t's over now, we've lost." They said in unison as Kenji pulled the table cloth over them causing themselves to vanish into thin air, amazing the audience of what happened. "They're GONE!" Pinkie cried out, but soon she noticed they were merely running down the road, "Oh wait, they're over there." She pointed out to them. "Ha, guess they're just a bunch of frauds after all." Dan said as he had his hands placed at his hips, but he soon held up Drago as Runo held up Tigrerra. "We did it Drago." Runo formed a warm smile at Tigrerra. "Yep, we won." "To a well timed attack." Tigrerra cheered out. "And a strong team... but we couldn't have done it without Princess Twilight." Drago added as he looked to her. "You did well out there Princess." Twilight blushed from the compliment. "Aww... it was nothing really." Rainbow Dash grabbed her by her jacket. "Are you kidding me?! That was the coolest... thing... EVER!" She yelled out forgetting there was an audience. Dan panicked as he remembered it. "Uh... Rainbow... you might want to keep it down..." He pointed out to the crowd. Rainbow looked to the crowd as they all stared at her, she began to sweat realizing she might have made the front page of the newspaper. Runo took a microphone and looked to the crowd. "Uhh... you guys are good at keeping secrets right...?" And just like that, the crowd simply zipped their lips meaning they won't tell a soul of what they saw. The two Battle Brawlers, the two partner Bakugan and the Mane Six sighed in relief and started heading to where the Ferris Wheel was. "Man, that Battle was intense, what do you say we chill out for a while on one of these rides Runo? Your pick." Dan said to her. "Okay." Runo replied. "Let me guess, the Ferris Wheel...?" Dan bluntly pointed out. "Are you still stoked about Extreme Mountain?" Runo asked him curiously. The Mane Six looked to him thinking that's what he'll pick, but to their surprise. "Oh, I can go on that next time, right now I feel like kicking back on that big ol spinning wheel." He admitted to her and the ponies. "I for one would like to go on it." Fluttershy said as she raised her hoof. Just when the Ponies were about to earn an agreement from Runo, they received a different response. "Not me, I'm in the mood for Extreme Mountain." She said as she placed her hands to her hips. Dan slowly started to fume with anger. "No way, I said we'll try that out next time. Come on, its the Ferris Wheel." "I say Extreme Mountain!" Runo objected onto to start another argument. "Ferris Wheel!" "Extreme Mountain!" Drago groaned as he heard them argue. "I suppose this was bound to happen." He said to Tigrerra. "I'll never understand these humans." Tigrerra admitted. Twilight was listening to the two the two Brawlers argue, but finally... she had enough. "STOOOOOOP!!!!!!" She cried out seeing them stop. "Runo... give me your tickets." she demanded them. "But Twili-" Before Runo could protest however, Twilight gave her a look that immediately sent chills down her spine. "Tickets... now..." She demanded as Runo quickly pulled out her tickets and gave them to her. "From now on, I'm in charge of the tickets, and there is one place we're going to go, and that's the Ferris Wheel, understand?" The two brawlers looked to each other but looked to her sighing in defeat. (Well, mostly Runo...) "Yes Twilight." they said in unison. When they got on the Ferris Wheel, Dan and Runo were sitting next to each other as they looked towards the sunset. "Well I have to admit, its pretty nice up her." Dan admitted as he watched the sunset. Runo looked at it as well, true she wanted to try out Extreme Mountain, but this moment made things more worth while. "Sure is, I mean look at the sunset. It definitely takes your breath away." She pointed out as she looked at it. Dan smiled and looked to her. "I guess this day didn't really turn out to be a snooze fest after all. Runo, I'm sorry I was acting like a total jerk." Runo looked to him surprised and began to form a faint blush. "W-Well... I'm sorry too, I was being a total pain the neck." She admitted "Well I guess you kind of were, but it doesn't mean that this didn't turn out to be the best day ever, right?" He asked her. Runo looked to him and smiled warmly with a small blush across her face. "I guess it didn't." She then looked out to watch the sunset with him, knowing it was a sight that they couldn't turn away from. Meanwhile, the Mane Six were watching them from another passenger car, and they were smiling at the scene. Sure Dan and Run have their moments, but this moment made everything worth while. Rarity meanwhile couldn't help but sigh dreamily seeing a hint of romance in the scene. "One of these days, I'm going to make the perfect wedding dress for her." She said out loud. "Rarity, remember what we said about meddling with their relationship." Applejack pointed out to her. "Of course Applejack, I remember clearly. But you must admit, this moment between them is perfect." She said to her. "I will admit, if those two didn't always knock heads with each other so much, they would be perfect for each other." Rainbow Dash added as she placed her hooves to the back of her head leaning back in the passenger car. "Well, least we don't have to worry about those twins anymore." Spike pointed out. "Yeah, its bringing back a lot of bad memories of when the Flim Flam Brothers came to Sweet Apple Acres." Applejack said as she remembered what they did with her families precious apples. "But something seems strange... why would Masquerade force Brawlers to attack us...?" Twilight wondered as she looked to the others. "First it was Rikimaru, the Aquos Brawler Dan and Applejack faced. Then it was Ryo, the Darkus Brawler who was also a fellow classmate of Dan's. Then came Tatsuya, a smug little Pyrus Brawler." "Do you have to remind me darling? I'll never forget that little brat for all the remarks he made to me and Runo." Rarity added to the theory. "Then there are the twins Kenta and Kenji, what do all these Brawlers have in common?" Twilight asked them. The Mane Six thought about it for a moment, but the answer was clear as water. "They all love Bakugan, but Masquerade is taking advantage of that to make them use the Doom Card." Rainbow Dash theorized, earning a nod from Twilight. "Exactly, who ever Masquerade is, we need to do everything we can to make sure Dan and Runo make it through the next battle. All of us need to work on our brawling skills, and help them in future battles, especially against Brawlers who will do anything to hurt them." Twilight said as she looked out. "Not just for their sake, but for the sake of the Bakugan that are being hurt out there." Applejack placed a hoof on her shoulder. "We will sugarcube, besides... as long as we stick together, neither Masquerade or anyone he sends will stop us." Twilight smiled as the others nodded in agreement, she looked out to the sunset and it reminded her of Princess Celestia. She started to think how worried Celestia might be about her and her friends, she would give anything to see her mentor again. But somehow she felt that Celestia was watching over her in spirit, so she had nothing to worry about, so all she could do for now... was enjoy the moment as she and her friends rode on the Ferris wheel.