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// My Good Friend/Drago's on Fire 
// Story: Bakugan Legends of Equestria 
// by KnightGomora1994 
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In Equestria, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna had begun to grow curious about the Bakugan Temple, what secrets it held, and the wall drawing of a human. Celestia was the most curious about it, because never before had she seen a human with what appeared to be dragon wings. Princess Cadance approached looking at it as well. "Your mother mentioned that it was a prophecy... but I still wonder what it is." she said to her as she looked at it.

"I've also been wondering about it Cadance... could this prophecy lead to a peaceful future...?" Celestia wondered unaware a certain somepony was behind them.

"It could either bring peace..." Solaria saw them jump with a yelp. "Or reign down chaos... this prophecy has been told since me and my husband were around." she said to them.

Celestia was trying to control her blood pressure from the fright she had. "Mother, don't sneak up on us like that!" she exclaimed to her knowing she almost had a heart attack.

Giggling at her, Solaria knew it was funny, even to herself. "I'm sorry, but you never had a problem with that when you were a filly." she said to her.

"That was 1100 years ago!" Celestia complained to her mother knowing how old she was at the time.

"Celestia relax... it is nothing to get worked up about." Solaria said to her and looked to the carvings. "There is a reason why I believe this could lead to two different futures... one being a place where Vestroia could live in peace, the other where Vestroia is ruled by evil and chaos." she reached her hoof to the carvings. "It had never come to pass though... me and my husband... were the first ponies to ever fight along side the Bakugan. Apollonir. Legendary Warrior of the Realm of Pyrus. Lars Lion, Legendary Warrior of the Realm of Haos. They were our partners in the good old days..." she said to them.

Amazed at how she knew them, Princess Celestia began to recall the stranger who appeared before her the night she banished Princess Luna to the moon. "Apollonir... he was the stranger I met after I..." neglecting to mention it, Princess Celestia looked to Princess Luna knowing that she would most likely open old wounds.

Letting out a sigh, Princess Luna knew what she was going to say. "Its alright sister... I've made a terrible mistake in letting my jealousy overwhelm me." she admitted as she lowered her head. "It was all my fault... if I hadn't become Nightmare Moon, you wouldn't have spent the last thousand years alone."

Solaria reached her wings across both of them to comfort them. "We all made mistakes in the past that we wish to atone for..." she said to them.

Nodding their heads, the Alicorn sisters looked to the drawings of each of the Legendary Soldiers of Vestroia. Cadance looked at each of them noticing that four of the battle brawling creatures of different races. "I get that you and Nova were the first, but one thing has me curious. Who were the others...?" she pointed to them as she looked to Solaria.

She approached the wall looking at each of them, forming a smile in remembering her former teammates. "That was our original team... the Original Battle Brawling Ponies before Twilight and her friends." she stated knowing Dan wasn't the first to come up with the idea. She then directed their attention to an Earth Pony. "Firma, she was an Earth Pony Subterra Brawler with a strong attitude, any colt who even tried to court her would be sent to the infirmary just from a mere glare." she chuckled remembering it. "Her partner was Clayf, the most powerful Subterra Bakugan in Vestroia. With his scepter, he could reflect any attack that is thrown at him." Solaria glanced to the Aquos Brawler which was a Sea Pony. "Lady Coral, a Sea Pony Aquos Brawler... who's beauty was unmatched, to the point even I grew jealous."

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna immediately gave her a blank stare. "How can we forget...?" they both said in unison as they remembered as fillies, watching their mother getting jealous of the sea pony seductress who was flirting with her husband. 

Clearing her throat to get back on topic, Solaria looked to the image of Coral. "Coral's partner was Frosch, the most tactical of the Legendary Soldiers, he was the wisest as well. But he can be a little hoppy." she joked about him knowing that he would be listening. She eventually looked to the Ventus Brawler, who was a Pegasus. "This, is Aureole... a Pegasus Ventus Brawler, but the noblist out of the entire team, his partner was Oberus, the most compassionate Bakugan in Vestroia. But she can be very powerful when she wishes."

Approaching the wall, Princess Luna soon looked at the final brawler, who was a Unicorn. "And her...?" she pointed to the Unicorn who was Darkus.

Looking to her, Solaria's smile faded and her eyes lowered remembering her. "Ebony... the Unicorn Darkus Brawler... her partner was Exedra.. the second most powerful out of all the Legendary Soldiers." she said to them and lowered he gaze.

The three Alicorn princesses notice it sensing it that something happened. "Mother... what happened to her...?" Princess Luna asked her feeling worried.

Hesitant to tell them, she knew they needed to know the truth. "She was my best friend, her family took me in when I was but a filly, before I ever met Nova. Over the years, she soon became my sister... and Mare of Honor. Then came the night that Tirek and Vladitor attacked... it was the very night that we lost our dear Ebony. She and Exedra tried to hold Tirek back..." tears brimmed in Solaria's eyes. "But it wasn't enough, she was the first to fall to Tirek and Vladitor before Nova." she covered her mouth remembering it choking a sob. It was hard for her to bear.

Feeling sympathy for her, they knew it must have been hard for Solaria, witnessing her best friend fall before the might of Tirek. They even blocked out the thought of losing someone important to them, Cadance approached Solaria and placed a wing over her. "I'm deeply sorry for the loss you felt, but something has me curious. How was Tirek and Vladitor defeated...?" she wondered.

Solaria cleaned her tears and looked to another mural, which had the human and a powerful ally, which was a Dragonoid type Bakugan. "Tirek and Vladitor were defeated by the only person powerful enough to stand against him, the Bakugan Prince, and his partner... Pyrus Leonidas." she revealed the identity of the mysterious figure.

Intruiged, Princess Celestia looked to mural curiously. "Leonidas...?" she looked at the Dragonoid Bakugan and reached to it touching it. Eyes glow pure white as she saw a vision of him, sensing much power and hate within him. Hate for Vladitor for what he did, and hate for any Bakugan that would dare follow him. She pulled her hoof away looking at it panicked. "Such power... all the hatred... and pain..."

Solaria nodded her head hearing it. "It is because Leonidas was born in the one place all Bakugan fear... the Doom Dimension." she said to them earning shocked looks from each of the three Alicorns.

"The Doom Dimension?! But... that's not possible! You said yourself that no Bakugan has ever left the Doom Dimension and lived to tell the tail!" Luna exclaimed knowing that what she heard was not possible, but one look to her mothers face, she knew she was telling the truth.

"We all thought it was impossible, Leonidas was born from the hatred and despair of the Bakugan locked deep in the Doom Dimension, his only desire was to unleash his anger out on other Bakugan." Solaria explained as she looked to the image of both Leonidas and the Bakugan Prince. "But he changed when he met the prince... by meeting him, he learned the importance of friendship... and trust." she smiled at the image. "Together we finally defeated Vladitor... and banished Tirek to Tartarus. But we rewrote the events of that day, to make sure no pony knew about the Bakugan."

"And what became of Leonidas and the Bakugan Prince...?" Cadance asked her.

That of course, was a very good question indeed. "No one really knows... they just disappeared one day, and we never saw them again." Solaria said to them as she stared at the image. "But I know for certain... that one day, the Bakugan Prince will return. To protect Vestroia and any other world that is in danger."





Within the dark void of Vestroia, Naga... trapped within the silent core. Was growing impatient as he let out a growl, and energy began to surge around him knowing that everything on Earth was falling apart. "HAL-G!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!!" he roared out summoning them.

Just in time to face his anger, both Hal-G and Masquerade arrived to meet with him. "I am sorry for the delay Master Naga..." Hal-G said to him as he bowed to him.

Squinting his eyes, Naga was not one for patience. "That is NOT acceptable!" he roared out sending fear into their hearts. "I have waited too long, you said you would destroy the Dragonoid and then bring me the Infinity Core. But you have done neither, and the Dragonoid only seems to get stronger the more contact he has with the human and those ponies who are tagging along!" he exclaimed reminding them of past failures and glanced to Masquerade. "Masquerade... perhaps its time for you to battle them." he said to him.

Masquerade stood silently for a moment, but he gladly took the offer. "I will master, when the time is right." he said to him as a smirk formed across his face. "And when I'm through with Dan, his pony friends will be next."

"See to it that you don't disappoint me!" Naga warned him seeing him vanish.





Meanwhile at the mansion, Klaus and a few remaining top ranked players were waiting for Masquerade. Julio meanwhile... was growing impatiant. "What does Masquerade take us for, a bunch of chumps?!" he wondered as he was pacing through the room.

After sipping his tea, Klaus looked to Julio knowing he needed to calm himself. "Calm down Julio... he'll be here." he reassured him as he took another sip from his tea.

Julio turned to him with a harsh glare. "Aren't you angry?! First Billy and now Komba betray us, and we're still waiting for Masquerade to show up?!" he asked him.

Chan Lee at the time was listening to his yelling and sighed. "We don't need Billy and Komba on our side, what's done is done. Let it go..." she said to him only to hear an annoyed growl.

"I tell ya I'm gonna lose it if Masquerade doesn't get here soon!" Julio warned them knowing he was gonna blow a fuse.

Klaus smirked and looked to him. "You really need to learn how to control your temper, relax..." he said to him only to see Masquerade making his entrance. "Ah, here's our friend, now look..." he directed their attention to him.

Masquerade appeared before them. "Naga, says he's not happy with the way things are going." he said to them as he walked towards them.

"What?!" Julio rushed toward him. "Well I got a few words for him!"

"Easy!" Chan Lee tried to calm him down and looked to Masquerade. "What Julio means is we have to come up with a new strategy." she said to him.

Klaus soon set down his tea cup and stood up from his chair. "I think I have a plan that will work." he said to them earning nods from his teammates. But Klaus at that moment thought back to when he battled Pinkie, seeing the way she acted, it still frightened him to no end.





Meanwhile on Earth inside Maruchos plane, Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six were nodding their heads to a musical beat they were listening on a CD player. True it was techno, but it had a really good rhythm. They soon started to dance to the beat, following each others steps.

(The song Revolution belongs to Lolirock.)

Twilight;
Wake up!

Pinkie;
Starry!

Twilight;
Get up! 

Rainbow Dash;
Ready!

Twilight;
Move up!

Mane Six;
To the music revolution, baby!

Twilight;
Warm up!

Rarity;
Ah!

Twilight;
Stand up!

Applejack;
Yeah!

Twilight;
Reach out!

Mane Six;
For the music revolution, baby!

Fluttershy;
Everybody knows it!

Rainbow Dash;
Everybody shows it!

Twilight;
Everybody!

Mane Six;
Move your feet on the dance floor!

Pinkie and Rainbow Dash slid in front of Twilight as the other followed along with the song. Unaware to their knowledge, they had a secret audience watching them. Dan and Runo were amazed by their singing talent, and literally could not pull their eyes away from the six ponies.

Twilight;
Watch out!

Pinkie Pie;
Starry!

Twilight;
Look cool! 

Rainbow Dash;
Ready!

Twilight;
Hey, girls!

Mane Six;
Let's start a revolution

Using their magic, Twilight and Rarity used it to change the outfits they were wearing, to make them look like idols. Amazed by this transformation, Dan and Runo smiled in amazement from seeing it. To the point, Shun, Alice and Julie (minus Marucho...) showed up to watch the show.

Mane Six;
We are energetic
We are charismatic
Party on the planet
Dance to the revolution

Don't be automatic
Just be supersonic
Let go, never panic
Dance to the revolution

Stand up, you can follow
Wake up, sing and holler
Loving one another
Dance to the revolution

You'll be energetic
You'll be charismatic
Party on the planet
Dance to the revolution

They finished their performance halfway as their outfits returned to their brawler uniforms. To their surprise, they heard clapping from behind them and saw the brawlers. "Wow girls, that was awesome!" Dan complimented them on their performance.

Fluttershy meanwhile yelped and hid behind the couch. "H-How much of that did you see...?" she asked.

"Pretty much all of it, why...? You don't like too much attention...?" Shun asked her. Fluttershy hid herself behind her mane, earning a surprised look from him as he looked to Twilight. "Did I say something wrong...?" he asked her out of curiousity.

"No, she's... got stage fright, but she's working on it. Its not your fault." Twilight said to him and looked to Dan. "Any luck with Marucho...?" she asked him.

Gasping from realizing, Runo held her ponytails tightly feeling panicked. "Oh gosh! I was supposed to get him ice cream and completely forgot about it! Fluttershy come on!" she ran off as Fluttershy followed in pursuit. "I need to hurry!" she yelled as her voice faded from the distance.

"Wow... never thought I'd see her act like that..." Dan watched the way she ran.

"No kidding... she took off faster than a road runner in a field." Applejack said to him and turned to face him. "You and her still trying to patch things up...?" she asked.

Scratching his cheek, Dan knew he still had a long way to go. "Well, its not easy... but we're working on it." he said to her only to feel Julio wrap her arms around him.

"She better not get any idea's! You're mine Danny boy!" Julio held him tightly to the point his face started turning blue. He choked from the lack of oxygen, not being able to speak. He looked to Twilight and hand gestured her to get Julie off of him. Twilight nodded to him using her magic to pull Julie away from him as she let out a yelp. "Twilight! This isn't funny, put me down this instant!" she yelled her.

Replying with a smirk, Twilight knew one thing... care what you wish for. "What ever you say Julie." she released her from her magic seeing her land on the floor.

Trying to catch his breath, Dan took a few deep breathes to get his blood flowing. "Thanks Twilight, I owe you one..." he said to her.

"You owe me big time." Twilight responded with a smile.





Meanwhile, Marucho was starring out the window of his plane. He was still thinking about his partner, knowing he will never be able to get over what happened. Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door and turned towards it. "Yes...?" he responded to who knocked.

The door open, and Runo and Fluttershy walked in with Ice Cream in hand. "Hey you! Ice Cream!" she handed it out to him. 

"Its doodle Berry, have some." Fluttershy said to him with a smile hoping it would help him feel better.

"Oh... thanks a lot you guys." Marucho took the ice cream from them smiling a little.

Smiling at seeing it, Runo started opening hers to eat and helped Fluttershy open hers. "That outta put you right, go on! Better eat before it starts melting." she started eating hers along with Fluttershy. Marucho didn't exactly want to disappoint them given that he's been really down lately. So he decided to humor them by eating his ice cream with them.





In the main lobby, Komba explained to the brawlers and the ponies of how Masquerade was getting around. To Dan's surprise, he could almost believe it. "He's teleporting...?" he asked with his mouth full of ice cream.

"Yep, Masquerade has this mobile teleporting machine he uses to teleport himself anywhere in the world." Komba responded to them. "Its hard to believe, but that's how he shows up out of nowhere wherever you guys go."

"Teleportation is something that I'm capable of, but I can't go that far." Twilight said as the others looked to her curiously. "Think of it like this, my teleportation spell allows me to go to certain places that are within close range. Possibly around 30 or 40 meters." she explained to them.

"Oh, so its not magic like yours then." Julie suggested earning a nod from Twilight.

At the time, Alice lowered her gaze just thinking about it. "I see... so he must be using an application of the dimension transportation system that my grandfather invented." she theorized.

Rainbow turned to Komba curiously. "Komba, is that how you and the others found us by teleporting to our location...?" she asked him.

"No, Masquerade would just tell us where to go." Komba replied to her and looked to Shun. "But it worked out great for me, because I got to meet my hero Shun."

Shun's eyebrow twitched from hearing it feeling very annoyed. "I am NOT a hero." he said to him with a firm tone in his voice. Alice and Julie watched it and started to laugh knowing he's got his hands full.

"Hate to break it to you kiddo... but I happen to be his number one student, which makes me your superior." Rainbow said to him with a smirk.

Dan let out a chuckle knowing she was right, but he turned his attention to Komba to know something else. "Did you see who Masquerade really is...?" he wondered.

"Daniel brings up a very valid point, did you ever catch a glimpse of him...?" Rarity asked him.

But their reply from Komba, was a shake of his head. "No I didn't... when ever he showed up, he always had his mask on. So we never saw his face." he replied to them.

"Oh just wait until I get my hands on that frosted tip, mask wearing little-" before Pinkie could finish her sentence, she looked outside seeing Kenya, and all the local wildlife. "Oh my gosh! Look outside everybody!" she called them over as they looked at Komba's home.

Komba looked to it and smiled at it. "Welcome to my homeland everybody! This is Kenya, as you can see there are all kinds of animals here." he said to them feeling like a tour guide.

"Oh look at the elephants! I've seen pictures of them in books!" Julie pointed out to them as they were taking a nice cool bath in the local pond.

"I noticed some Zebra's on the way, I doubt they would be like Zecora." Applejack pointed out.

Runo and Fluttershy arrived with Marucho seeing it. Dan walked to the window and looked to them. "Its a real wild life safari park!" he felt excited about it.

"Lions! See them Tigrerra?" Runo showed her where the lions were.

"Milady, can this be true...? If I wasn't seeing this for myself, I would never believe that there are creatures like the Bakugan in your world." Tigrerra said to her. "The one with large head of hair, is that a male...?" she asked.

"Oh yes, that happens to be the King of the Pride. There are several male lions, and a whole pride of female lionesses." Fluttershy explained to her.

Tigrerra let out a chuckle. "Nice to know that the males aren't the only ones who are strong." she made bit of a joke about it towards Drago and Bahamut.

"Excuse me?!!" both Drago and Bahamut exclaimed to her knowing it might have been an insult.

Giggling from it, Tigrerra turned away from them. "I'm only joking you two..." she assured them.

"You have a funny way of showing it Tigrerra." Drago muttered.

Pinkie was getting excited from seeing all the wild life in Africa, she turned to face Marucho with a bright smile. "What do you think Marucho?! Is this place amazing or what?!" she asked him only to see that his face wasn't filled with excitement as hers or the others.

He lowered his gaze thinking about his partner. "I really wish Preyas was here right now... so we could see this." Marucho said as he turned away from them. The Mane Six looked each other feeling really worried about him.

Upon landing, the brawlers and the ponies stepped out to say their last goodbyes to Komba. "Well you're home now Komba, If Masquerade or anyone else tries to contact you, you let us know about it okay...?" Twilight said to him.

"Sure, I'll make sure I keep in touch. You can count on it Twilight." Komba said to her.

"Good..." Shun and Rainbow Dash walked up to him. " Thank you..." he said to him.

"We really owe you one." Rainbow said with a smile. "As long as you give me a rematch without the Doom Cards." she advised him.

"No problem! Hey, as the second student of yours, its a real honor. See ya!" Komba ran off heading home.

Twilight and the others smiled knowing that they didn't change Billy's life, but Komba's as well. But it will take a lot to convince the other top ranked battlers of their choice. At the moment, Applejack chuckled looking to Shun. "Second student...?" she asked him with a smirk across her face.

"As long as he can help us, that's all that matters." Shun replied to her.

Suddenly, Alice just thought of something. "Hold on... remember what Komba said...? Masquerade can show up any time, wherever we are." she reminded them.

"Its Webmaster Joe who tells them where we are." Julie said to them.

Rubbing her chin, Twilight knew it that was a good theory. "Its true that he's been tracking our whereabouts all along, but we can use that to our advantage." she suggested.

Dan and Shun turned to her nodding in agreement. "Great idea, if any of Masquerade's monkeys show up, we can show them what life is like out of the cage." he said to them.

"We just have to be the bait in the trap that's gonna bring'em in." said Applejack.

"This will definitely work..." Dan said as the looked to Runo. "Right Runo...?" he asked her. 

Surprised that he's asking her, Runo stuttered a bit and looked away. Dan didn't know why, but he felt that something was still up with her. Suddenly, Alice just realized something. "Oh I forgot! Those two haven't made up yet have they...?" she asked out of curiousity.

"Well they kind of did, but there's still some loose ends they need to fix." Fluttershy said to her.

At the moment, Dan knew she and him needed to completely make up for past words they said. But he shook his head to try and looked to Marucho hoping he would give him an answer. "Hey, good plan...?" he asked him. But all he got from him... was silence. Dan was starting to feel really nervous about the situation he was in.

"Boy, Marucho sure has been feeling down..." said Julie feeling worried about him.

"You said it, its like he's got a really large rain cloud hanging over his head right now." Applejack said as she looked at him. "But still... its not easy trying to get over what happened to Preyas."

Pinkie at that moment knew that there was nothing she could do to help. Dan at that time tried to make the situation better as well as he could. "Uh, what I meant was... we don't have to wait around for things to happen you know...?"

"Dan's right you guys, if we can break Masquerade's grip on the other Bakugan Players, we can beat'em." Twilight said to them knowing that this plan will work.

Suddenly... "That'll never happen!" a familiar voice called out. The Brawlers and the Ponies looked up to the plane seeing three cloaked figures, and we can guess who they were.

"Ha! Surprise, surprise, you found us!" Dan exclaimed to them.

"But how? We never mentioned anything in our chat room about bringing Komba back home to Kenya." said Alice feeling shocked and surprised.

"Well come on Alice, isn't it obvious...?" Rainbow asked her as Alice looked to her. Rainbow shot a glare towards the three Brawlers. "They knew that Komba betrayed them, so they must have figured that we would take him home to safety." she explained to her.

"Rainbow's right, how else would they have found us...?" Shun asked as he glared with her.

Taking a few steps, Klaus approached looking to them. "It doesn't matter how we got here, we came here for a battle and that's what we intend to do!" he and the others removed their cloaks revealing theirselves.

They lept down to the ground facing them. "Right, how about we battle three on three...?" Chan Lee declaired.

"More like Six on Three given that we're here!" siad Pinkie as she glared mostly at Klaus.

"Looks like the ponies are in whether you like it or not! So sure, lets do it!" Dan accepted their challenge.

Suddenly, Marucho stepped up as well. "That sounds good to me! I want my revenge! Remember how they took Preyas away from me?!" he exclaimed glaring at Klaus.

Klaus knew what he wanted, but kept it to himself. Eventually, Julio stepped up pointing right at Runo and Fluttershy. "I want to battle you! I'll make sure things don't turn out like last time." he reminded them of their previous battle in the mansion a few days back.

Sending a glare at him, Runo put on her bakushooter along with Fluttershy. "You're on cueball!" she insulted him.

Dan, Twilight, Marucho, and Pinkie readied their bakushooters for the battle. Meanwhile, Julie was feeling worried about the situation at hand. "I don't like this... those three aren't working together."

"Yeah I know... they can't go on like this." said Alice as she was worried.

Shun knew that they needed to look passed their differences, otherwise things will only get worse between them during the battle. Rainbow Dash felt that too, because not only will they be facing the best brawlers in the world, but they're going against players that are in possession of the Doom Card. With Marucho aiming towards revenge, there's no telling what could go wrong. The six human brawlers and the three ponies held out their cards preparing for battle. "Bakugan Field Open!" they called out as they entered another pocket dimension battlefield.

As they entered, Klaus, Chan Lee and Julio held out the Doom Cards. "Doom Card Set!" they tossed the cards onto the field letting it absorb them. Twilight, Pinkie and Fluttershy felt three times more negative energy than before. They knew that this wasn't going to be easy, but they had to try their hardest to stop them.

They all chose a specific Gate Card to use, and tossed them out to the field. "Gate Card Set!" the called out as the Gate Cards expanded on the field before them.

The battlers each stared at one another, neither one budging from where they stood. "Is this a battle or a starring contest...?" Dan asked jokingly.

At that moment, Pinkie let her hair go flat letting out Pinkamena and looked to him. "Now is not the time to be joking Dan!" she said to him knowing this was serious.

Klaus let out a chuckle from hearing it. "For once, I agree... very well, allow me to go first! Bakugan Brawl!" he shot in his Aquos Griffon to the field. "Griffon Stand!" he called out as it emerged on the field, roaring out towards its opponents. "Griffon recognized, power level 330 G's" said the bakupod.

Marucho checked it knowing he could take this one. "I'm going i-" before he could start the battle.

"Hey! Are you ready for me?!!" Dan called out to him.

Marucho quickly shot a glare to him. "Let me take him on!" he exclaimed to him earning a surprised look from Dan.

"Are you sure Marucho?" Twilight asked him.

Nodding his head, Marucho looked to the battlefield. "I know I can beat him!" he assured her.

But before either of them could start the battle, Runo decided to step in. "Bakugan Brawl!" she shot in her Bakugan onto the field catching both of them by surprise. "Mantris Stand!" she called out as her Haos Mantris appeared on the field.

"Bakugan Mantris recognized." said the bakupod. Drago flew up in front of the three human brawlers knowing that they're out of sync. "The three of you must work together!" he advised them.

"Or you will never win this!" Bahamut said to them, because if they don't, all hope is lost.

"Not now you two!" Dan yelled.

Tigrerra rushed to Runo to try and stop her. "Wait milady!" she tried to reason with her.

But it was too late. "Gate Card Open, Cheering Battle Activate!" Klaus called out as his bakushooter began to glow.

"Cheering Battle...?" Pinkamena asked in surprise.

"That's right, and that means I can add another Bakugan." Klaus said to them as he held out his bakushooter. "It'll be a big surprise for all of you. Now... who was it that wanted to battle me...?" he glanced over to Marucho. "Oh yes... I remember... it was Marucho." he watched as a surprised expression formed across Marucho's face. "Lucky you, you get to see my very special Bakugan! Bakugan Brawl!" he shot it out to the field and smirked. "Preyas Stand!" he called out.

Pinkamena's eyes widen in surprise. "What...?!"

"Preyas...?!" Marucho watched as Preyas emerged on the field in his true form.

"I don't believe it!" Drago said in shock.

"What?!!" Dan looked at him filled with shock.

"It's not possible!" Elvia exclaimed.

Marucho looked at his partner, knowing it was really him. "It can't be... Preyas...? Is it really you...?" he asked him as tears formed. "You're alive... its actually you, oh Preyas..."

"He's come back...?" Bahamut asked as he looked at the Aquos bakugan.

"No... there's something different about him..." Tigrerra mentioned.

Scylla looked at him knowing she was right, Preyas soon stuck his tongue out at them, jumping around like a wild animal. Marucho watched in shock of what's going on. "Preyas, what's wrong with you...?" he asked in worry.

"It's not him Marucho... it may be Preyas on the outside, but its not the Preyas you know." Scylla said to him as she glared at Klaus. "What have you done to him?!!" she demanded to know.

Letting out a chuckle, Klaus knew he had to tell them. "Sorry to let you down, but this won't be much of a reunion for you all. You see, things have changed, Preyas is no longer with the Bakugan Battle Brawlers... he belongs to me." he explained to them earning a surprised look from them.

"He must have affected him with Negative Energy... how else would you explain why Preyas is acting like this...?" Twilight pointed out looking to Preyas who is acting more like an animal towards them. "Preyas recognized, Power Level 340 G's." the Bakupod calculated as Preyas charged toward Mantris. But before Haos Mantris could brace for an attack, Preyas leaped into the air landing on Griffon's back. "Griffon Power Level increase to 370 G's." said the Bakupod as both Preyas and Griffon charged at Mantris.

Getting tackled down, Mantris was forced to fall straight into the Doom Dimension, causing Runo to panic. "Oh no!" she cried out from seeing it happen.

"Mantris!" Marucho watched as the portal to the Doom Dimension close and looked to Preyas who was cackling at them as he reverted to ball form along with Griffon returning to Klaus.

Dan glared at the Aquos Brawler for that dirty trick. "Hey you! What did you do to Preyas?!" he demanded to know.

Klaus only chuckled at him getting on Dan's nerves, but Drago flew in front of him to explain. "Preyas has been exposed to a lot of Negative Power...!" he explained as Scylla floated beside him.

"And that's what is making him act so savage!" she glared at Klaus.

"He's acting just like Fear Rippper... a force of pure rage." Drago finished the explaination as he remembered way back when.

Dan remembered it too... right when he first met Drago and the ponies. "I know..."

It was Julio's time to play. "Its my turn! Bakugan BRAWL!!!" he shot in a very familiar, but different attributed face. "Fear Ripper Stand!" he called out as Fear Ripper emerged and growled at its opponents. "Fear Ripper recognized." said the Bakupod.

"This isn't looking good, but we can't just let them win." said Fluttershy.

"I'm in!" Marucho stepped up.

Dan looked to him surprised. "Marucho...?"

"Bakugan Brawl!" he shot in his Aquos Stinglash. "Stinglash Stand!" he called out as Stinglash emerged on the field facing Fear Ripper. "Bakugan Stinglash recognized." said the Bakupod.

Julio smirked seeing it. "Gate Card Open! Double Battle!" he called out as the card glowed along with both his and Marucho's Bakushooters. "My next ability card forces both players to put out an additional Bakugan to the field." Julio explained.

"Bakugan Brawl!" Julio and Marucho shot in their Haos Centipoid, and Aquos Limulus to the field. "Double Battle, Centipoid and joined Fear Ripper for combined power level of 680 G's. Limulus and Stinglash Power Level at 670 G's." said the Bakupod.

"This isn't good, Marucho needs more power!" said Runo as she looked at their power levels.

"Don't give up on him!" Tigrerra advised her.

Dan glared with much anger in his heart. "None of this would've happened if you let me go first!" he exclaimed to them.

"Dan!" Twilight caught his attention. "This is not a time to be complaining, this is a time to set your differences aside, and start working together as a team!" she reminded him.

Meanwhile, Julio let out a chuckle. "Its no fun if I win this easily... Ability Card Activate! Rapid Haos!" he called out as Klaus's bakushooter began to glow brightly. "Rapid Haos is an ability card which allows another teammate to join in the battle, when there is more than one Light Attributed Bakugan on the field. And as you can see, the three of us are all using Bakugan with Light Attributes!" he explained as Chan Lee's Bakushooter along with his own began to glow. "Who wants to be next...?" he asked his teammates.

"Oh come on, take your choice and get on with it." Chan Lee said to him as their Bakushooters flashed rapidly in trying to select who will go next in the battle.

And the luck winner... is Klaus as the flashing stopped at him. "Klaus, you're up!" Julio said to him.

"Heh, why thank you..." Klaus said to him holding up his Bakushooter.

Chan Lee smiled a bit from seeing it. "I knew he'd pick you..." she said to Klaus.

"Bring out Aquos Preyas!" Julio said to Klaus knowing that would get to Marucho.

Klaus immediately shot Preyas back out to the field. "Aquos Preyas Stand!" he called out as Preyas emerged on the field. Cackling as he looked to his opponents, Preyas crossed his arms with an evil smirk.

"Not Preays again...!" Pinkiamena exclaimed knowing that things have completely escalated. "Aquos Preyas combinding  Power Levels with Fear Ripper and Centipoid for a total of 1020 G's." said the Bakupod earning shocked looks from everyone.

"They're so powerful...!" Runo began to panic.

Marucho knew he had to do something. "Preyas its me! You know, your old friend Marucho!" he tried to reason with him.

"Let it go Marucho, its not him..." Pinkamena said to him. Preyas, Centipoid and Fear Ripper charged at Stinglash and Limulus. Preyas was the first to leap into action along side Fear Ripper as they both struck Stinglash and Limulus, Centipoid joined the fray and crushed the two Aquos Bakugan. Causing Marucho to fall down and Pinkamena gasped from seeing it. "Marucho!" she cried out but looked to see both Stinglash and Limulus being sent to the Doom Dimension.

Dan rushed over to Marucho and kneeled down. "You okay Marucho...?" he asked him feeling concerned.

Shaking his head, Marucho stood back up and looked to his former partner. "Please Preyas, you don't have to be this way... you're not a monster! Go back to the way you were!" he tried to reason with him, but Preyas only cackled and reverted to ball form along with Fear Ripper and Centipoid. "No! Come back Preyas!" 

Twilight saw how desperate he was to get his partner back, she needed to come up with a plan, and fast. Runo saw it too, it wasn't easy, but the situation was clearly not looking well. "Plus... they won anyway... but he still put Preyas in the battle. Just to upset Marucho."

"None of this would be happening if you three weren't so hard headed..." Fluttershy said to her earning the attention of all three brawlers. "Twilight was right, this anger towards each other isn't going to save Preyas, or stop Masquerade." she said to them to get the information through their thick heads.

Meanwhile, Chan Lee loaded her bakushooter with her next Bakugan. "I'm in... Bakugan Brawl!" she shot in her Pyrus Garganoid to the field. "Garganoid Stand!" she called out as it emerged on the field snarling. "Bakugan Garganoid Recognized." said the Bakupod.

"Great! Finally I get my turn, Bakugan Brawl!" Dan shot in his Pyrus Warius to the field. "Warius Stand!" he called out as Warius emerged twirling its spiked club. "Bakugan Warius Recognized." said the Bakupod as it revealed both their power levels.

"Dan, be careful, you and the others have taken too many risks." Twilight advised him.

"I know Twilight, which is why if things get rough, I need for you, Fluttershy and Pinkie tp take over." Dan said to her and turned to face her. "I know we're knocking each others heads together, but I know you can help us pull through." Twilight at that very moment knew that his words were true, to know he had much faith in her and her friends just proves that he's trying his hardest to make up for all his past mistakes. She nodded to him as Dan looked to the battle field. "Warius! Get him!" he called out to him as Warius charged at Garganoid.

But litte did he know he was walking right into a trap. "Gate Card Open! Intercept!" Chan lee called out, as the Gate Card glowed beneath them. Causing Warius to freeze in place.

"What?!! What do you mean Intercept?!" Dan demanded to know.

"Sorry, but this battle isn't going to count. And the player who puts the next bakugan on the neighboring card will be the winner." Chan Lee explained to her. 

Dan growled in annoyance from hearing it. "No way!" he exclaimed.

Chan Lee let out a small chuckle and looked to Klaus. "I'll leave this one up to you Klaus." she said to him.

"Chan, I'm honored..." Klaus said to her as a way of expressing his gratitude and looked to the field. "And I always thought you were jealous of me. Lets finish this... Bakugan Brawl!" he shot Preyas back into the field for a third battle. "Preyas Stand!" he called out seeing him emerge to face Warius.

Marucho was scared out of his mind, he knew where this was going to lead. "Move Warius! Come on! Do something!" Dan tried everything he could.

"Your Bakugan is out of luck, while the Intercept card is activated, it can't even move a finger!" Klaus informed him of Warius's situation, while starting to get on Dan's nerves. "Alright Preyas, its time for you to send Warius to the Doom Dimension." he said to him as Preyas cackled while charging at the Pyrus Bakugan.

He lept into the air descending towards Warius, but before he made contact, Pinkamena puleld an ace. "Ability Card Activate!" she called out not revealing the name. As Preyas struck down Warius, sending him to the Doom Dimension, Marucho closed his eyes from seeing it happen.

"You scammer!" Dan insulted him feeling angrier than before.

"Don't let it get to you Dan, don't give into your anger. He knows that you'll get upset when he uses Preyas to attack." Drago explained to him earning Runo's attention.

"You gotta do something Dan..." she said to him.

"But what should I do...?" her asked her feeling worried of what might happpen next.

"You can get the old Preyas back..." Runo said to him.

Surprised of what she suggested, Dan didn't know how to think. "That's easy for you to say, can't you think of something better than that?"

"Oh sure, maybe if we ask real nice, they'll let us win!" Runo exclaimed as Drago got between them.

"What are you two doing?! We're in the middle of a battle!" he said to them, but his words fell on deaf ears.

"You expect me to come up with all the answers!" Dan yelled at Runo.

"Yeah right, sorry! My bad, I thought maybe you wanted to win." Runo crossed her arms turning away.

"Of course I do!" Dan exclaimed.

"I'm starting to wonder..." Runo said sarcastically. 

"Yeah, you wouldn't..." Dan said to her.

That did it, both Pinkamena and Tigrerra shot menacing glares at the both of them. "SILENCE!!!" they both roared out at the both of them.

"My apologies, but if there ever was a time to work together, it would be now." Tigrerra said to them as Pinkamena walked up.

"We can't afford to fight with one another anymore!" Pinkamena said to them.

Bahamut floated up tp them. "If you don't pull together, we will lose because of your arguing! There is still a way we can win this, and bring Preyas back to his senses." he said to them.

Taking the time to process what they said, Dan and Runo looked to each other knowing what they said was true. "They're right..." Runo said to Dan.

"That's completely true..." Dan looked to Runo with a small blush on his face. "Hey look, I'm sorry Runo... really I am... I've been trying to make up for my mistakes, I lost sight of it." he said to her.

"No Dan, I'm sorry... for being a total pain in the butt lately..." Runo said to him.

They looked to each other for a brief moment, but looked away hiding their slightly red faces. The three ponies smiled knowing that they're making progress, meanwhile Chan Lee was scratching her head at the situation. "Are you done...? Could you save the romantic quarrels for later...?" she asked them.

"Ah zip it! Its not like that at all!" Runo exclaimed, but clearly lied through her teeth about it.

Suddenly, Dan noticed something missing from their group. "Hey Pinkie...? Where's Scylla...?" he asked her.

Smirking at the question, Pinkamena looked to the field. "You'll see..." she said to him.

Suddenly, four wolves emerged beneath Garganoid biting down on his limbs, catching Chan Lee off guard. "What?!!" she watched as Garganoid was dragged into the depths of the dark abyss. "Garganoid!" she looked around for it, but saw it get shot out of the water in Ball Form. She watched as it landed near her foot. "What just happened?!"

To her surprise, Scylla emerged from the depths growling at her opponents. "Surprised...? I can imagine why..." she looked to Preyas and growled. "I will get you back Preyas... be certain of that." she reverted to ball form and returned to Pinkamena.

"Whoa! How did she get in the field...?" Dan asked in surprise.

Pinkamena held up the card she used. "Aqua Breach... it allows Scylla to join the battle while they weren't aware of it and knocks out any Bakugan I choose. Once that Bakugan is taken out, she returns to safety." she explained to them.

"Wow, now that was a dirty trick." Runo said to her.

Dan smirked a bit. "That's just Pinkie being Pinkamena..." he said to her.

"Now, its my turn, Bakugan Brawl!" Runo shot in her Haos Ravenoid to the field seeing it land. "Ravenoid Stand!" she called out seeing it emerge on the field spreading its wings.

Marucho watched the battle knowing what needed to be done. "Preyas has to be stopped... he's tearing our team apart." he thought to himself and looked to the others. "We have to take Preyas down." he earned surprised looks from the others. "This has gone on long enough, we can't let anymore of our Bakugan get sent to the Doom Dimension." he said to them feeling eager.

"Marucho..." Runo looked at him concerned.

Twilight walked up to her. "Its alright Runo, he's right, we need to get Preyas back... otherwise things are only going to get worse." she said to her.

At that time, Julio prepared his Bakugan. "Bakugan Brawl! he shot in his partner Tentaclear to the field. "Tentaclear Stand!" he called out as he emerged on the field. "Bakugan Tentaclear  recognized." said the Bakupod. "Time for a little light show! Ability Card Activate! Tentaclear, blind her!" he ordered his partner as he shined a bright light against Falconeer.

Shielding their eyes from it, it was still hard for them to see what was happening. "Not this again!" Fluttershy cried out.

"I can't see!" Runo cried out but heard the sound of whipping, Tentaclear lashed out at Falconeer, sending it straight to the Doom Dimension. "I'm sorry Ravenoid... but its too bright to see anything!"

"If we wait around to see... Preyas will get our other Bakugan!" said Marucho.

"No he won't, I know I can get him back if we win this battle!" Dan said to him shielding his eyes.

"Go on! We've got no choice!" Runo looked to him.

"Even Marucho said we have to take him out!" said Twilight shielding her eyes with her wing.

Dan looked to them. "You obviously didn't hear a word I just said did you? If I win this, I can get Preyas back to his old self again!" he reminded her.

"That's what we mean!" both Runo and Twilight said to him in unison.

"What...?" Dan asked in surprise.

"Tigrerra and Bahamut told me that when a Bakugan loses a battle, there's a huge impact on its body. The loss will cause a huge change. Right you guys...?" Runo asked them as she turned to face them.

"Yes, that's true!" Tigrerra said to her.

"Runo, are you thinking...?" Bahamut started to as her, receiving a nod from her.

"Yeah, if Preyas loses this battle, the shot to his head will put him right again." she said to him.

Drago caught on to the plan and nodded his head in agreement. "Preyas once battled so hard, he forgot who he was. But when we walloped him on the head that brought him back to normal." he explained to them.

"Then I guess its up to us to knock some sense into him, right Scylla...?" Pinkamena asked her.

"I'm ready if you are Pinkamena!" she nodded her head to her.

"Okay, but he's Klaus's Bakugan now, if we do figure out a way to defeat him... won't he just go back to Klaus again...?" Dan asked them.

"I Already thought of that... just leave it to me and Runo." Twilight said to her as she looked to the field.

Dan looked at them but nodded his head. "If you say so Twilight... Klaus wants to mess with us, I know he'll bring Preyas out. When he does, that's when you'll make your move." he said to her as he looked to Bahamut knowing he's just as strong as Drago.

The light faded, Runo and Marucho nodded to Dan along with the ponies. Chan Lee held out a new card. "Gate Card Set!" she tossed it to the field. "Okay Pinkie... you may have gotten the drop on me, but it won't happen again. Bakugan brawl!" she shot in her Pyrus Manion. "Manion stand!" she called out as Manion emerged on the field.

"Alright Bahamut, lets do this!" Twilight loaded him into her Bakushooter.

"Okay!" Bahamut prepared himself.

"Bakugan Brawl!" Twilight shot him to the field. "Pyrus Bahamut Stand!" she called out as Bahamut emerged on the field roaring out glarign at Manion. "Bakugan Bahamut recognized." said the Bakupod.

"Wanna play Princess? Gate Card Open! Tripple Battle!" Chan Lee called out seeing the card glowing.

Twilight smirked seeing it. "Let me guess, with the Tripple Battle Gate Card, it can only be used to summon a third party right...?"

"Bingo... and the third one is right here..." Chan Lee directed their attention to Klaus.

"They're taking the bait... hook, line, and sinker." Twilight thought to herself looking to Klaus.

Klaus let out a chuckle. "Chan, once again you set me up perfectly. You are too kind... Bakugan Brawl!" he shot Preyas onto the field. "Preyas stand!" he called out seeing his slave emerge on the field. "This will be the end of that Pyrus Bahamut... Masquerade will be pleased to hear it."

"I beg to differ boy..." Bahamut said to him earning a surprised expression from him.

"He's right... in fact, I got news for you pal." Twilight said to him.

Klaus looked to her with the same surprised look. "What...?" 

"Guess what, you walked right into my trap... Ability Card Activate!" Twilight activated the card she borrowed from Dan. "Rapid Fire!" she called out as a circle of flames appeared on the field. "That's Rapid Fire, it gives you the ability to let another one of yours, or your teammates Bakugan join in the battle." Twilight explained as her Bakushooter began to glow. "But, the Bakugan must have a Fire Attribute, Dan was originally saving that for you Klaus. But I thought I'd help out given that I have a personal score to settle with you, along with Pinkie." she glared at him as both Runo's and Pinkie's Bakushooters were shining bright. Each of them flashed rapidly, and the light stopped at Runo. "Alright Runo, time to brawl!"

"Go get'em Tigrerra!" she called out as she shot Tigrerra to the field, seeing her emerge in her true form roaring out.

"What?!" Klaus looked to his Bakupod to check their power level. "Our Bakugan have a total power level of 660 G's!" he was filled with worry as he looked at the calculations. "Calculating Opponent Bahamut and Tigrerra power level, 740 G's." said the Bakupod. "No! They tricked me! I should have seen this coming!"

"What can I say Klaus... you're not as smart as you seem to be." Twilight said to him.

"Burn!" Pinkie smirked at him.

Bahamut growled at Preyas preparing for battle. "Its been a while Preyas." he said to him.

"You'll remember us soon enough... as soon as we battle!" Tigrerra snarled and charged at him with Bahamut. Tigrerra's claws extended leaping at Manion and struck it down. Bahamut grabbed hold of Preyas in a tight grip, and punched him out of the field forcing him back in to Ball Form.

Marucho watched as Preyas landed on the ground, seeing sparks flying off him. "We got him!" he called out.

"Good, I'll take it from here, sit tight Marucho! Gate Card Set!" Fluttershy sent in her Gate Card and held up Elvia. "Elvia, Its your turn."

"Yes Fluttershy, I know exactly what to do." Elvia replied to her.

Fluttershy nodded to her and loaded her into her Bakushooter. "Bakugan Brawl!" she shot her onto the field. "Haos Elvia stand!" she called out as Elvia emerged through an aura of light.

"Ah big deal! She got the best of me last time, but I'm gonna get her! Go Centipoid, Bakugan Brawl!" Julio shot his Centipoid back onto the field. "Centipoid stand!" he called out seeing the beast emerge on the field. "Centipoid Recognized." said the Bakupod.

Fluttershy knew where he was going with that, and wasn't going to fall for it. "Ability Card Activate! Pure Light!" she tossed it towards Preyas seeing it hit him.

"Huh...?" What is Pure Light...?" Julio asked her.

Chan Lee soon realized what their plan was. "She can use that ability card to restore any Bakugan that's been lost. No matter who's side its on." she explained to him.

Klaus soon realized it too, while realizing he made a fatal error. "I see their plan... they were trying to take Preyas back all along...!" he exclaimed in shock.

Preyas began to float in the air with an aura of light surrounding him. "Return to us Preyas..." Fluttershy said to him seeing him fly to her as she caught him. She turned to Marucho and approached him. "Here Marucho.... this belongs to you." she said to him with a smile.

Marucho too Preyas from her and looked at him. "Preyas...?" he looked at him worried.

The second he opened up from ball form, Preyas shook his body shaking off what came over him. "HUH??!! What?!! Where am I?!!!" he demanded to know but he looked and saw his old partner Marucho. "Marucho...?"

Tears fell from Marucho's eyes, seeing that his old partner has finally returned to normal. "Oh Preyas... its really you..."

Suddenly, Preyas finally rememebred something. "Whoa! Hey hold on, I remember now! I lost a battle, and I was held captive!" he explained to them as Marucho held him crying. "Whoa, easy there kiddo..."

Twilight smiled seeing it as tears formed along with Fluttershy. Runo also felt tears brimming in her eyes and tried to dry them up. "Everything's okay now Marucho..." she said to him.

Pinkamena nodded her head in agreement with a smile and tears of joy. "She's right... you two are together now..." she said to him as her mane went back to being fluffy.

Marucho cried has he held Preyas close to him. "Ohh... I'm sorry to bother you sonny... but you'll have to save the crying for later! There's something we need to do right now!" Preyas said to him as he and Marucho looked to Klaus, Chan, and Julio. "I believe we have a score to settle with them."

Taking a moment to dry his tears, Marucho hardened himself preparing for battle. "You're right Preyas."

Dan, Twilight and the others turned to them feeling ready. "Lets go you guys..."

"Yeah... this is where the battle really begins...!" said Marucho as he glared at Klaus.

Scylla soon approached Preyas and smacked him really hard causing him to scream in pain. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR WOMAN?!!" he asked her with a big red mark on his face.

"That, was for acting so recklessly in facing Sirenoid... now that that's out of the way, I'm feel better now." Scylla said to him and went back to Pinkie.

"Sheesh, missed you too..." Preyas said to her and looked to the battlefield. "Okay Marucho, now that I'm back, I'm feeling better than ever!" he said to him with a grin.

"And I'm one for one battle!" said Marucho feeling more determined than before.

"So, you up for a little combat?" Dan asked him.

"Yeah, and now its time to get down to some serious Bakugan!" Marucho replied to him.

Fluttershy smiled knowing the old Marucho the knew and loved was back, she turned to the field prepared. "Alright, I'll start, Gate Card Open! Energy Merge!" she called out as it activated. Centipoids power was being transfered to Elvia.

"What the...?!" Julio watched as his Bakugan slowly power.

"Energy Merge is a gate card that allows the Bakugan to siphon up to 100 G's from the Bakugan that was shot last!" Fluttershy explained to him as a hundred were transfered to Elvia. "Energy Merge in effect." said the Bakupod.

Julio panicked seeing it as Elvia glared at Centipoid. "This time its personal!" she charged at Centipoid and tackled it, launching it into the air. Shew flew up to it swinging her leg at it, slamming it down on its head. Centipoid fell back down reverting to ball form, bouncing off of Julio's head.

"Ouch!" Julio felt it and looked to where Centipoid landed. "No, impossible! There's no way that's possible!" he complained.

Elvia returned to Fluttershy as she giggled cheerfully with her. "We did it!" she cheered out.

"Nice job Fluttershy..." Twilight said to her.

"Okay, now its my turn! Bakugan Brawl!" Marucho shot in his Aquos Siege. "Siege Stand!" he called out seeing the Aquos Bakugan appear on the field. "Battle Commenced." said the Bakupod.

Chan Lee stepped up to enter the fray. "Fourtress, awaken! Bakugan Brawl!" she shot him to the field. "Fourtress Stand!" she called out seeing him emerge on the field preparing to battle Siege. But Siege had other plans as water flowed around him. "Siege Power Level Increase to 450 G's." said the Bakupod.

Chan Lee knew this was bat, so she pulled out her ace. "Ability Card Activate! Face of Rage!" she called out as Fourtress changed his face.

He growled ferociously at his opponents showing his angry face. "I am Fourtress, master of the flame! My anger will burn anything in my path!" he roared our pulling out his swords. "Fourtress Power Boost by 50 G's." said the Bakupod as Siege's power reduced to 400. "Now you will feel my rage!" he launched a fireball at Siege, forcing him to fall into the Doom Dimension.

The Ponies and the Brawlers saw it shocked but glared at Chan for it. "Wow, that was way easy." she said to them as she caught Fourtress.

Dan finally had enough of it. "Stop it! Bakugan Brawl!" he shot in his Pyrus Griffon to the field. "Griffon stand!" he called out seeing it emerge on the field. "Klaus! Your move..." he said to him preparing for the worst.

Klaus let out a chuckle with a smirk. "Gate Card Set!" he shot in a card beside the one next to Griffon's. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot in Sirenoid to the field. "Sirenoid Stand!" he called out seeing his beautiful partner emerge on the field. "Sirenoid has entered the battle." said the Bakupod. Klaus chuckled darkly as he held up a card. "Ha, this is gonna be easy for me. Ability Card Activate! Dive Mirage!" he called out as Sirenoid dove into the water.

"I got a bad feeling about this Dan!" Marucho panicked.

Dan looked to where Sirenoid was in the water, seeing her grab hold of Griffon pulling him under. "No! Gate Card Open!" he tried to activate it.

"Dan no!" Pinkie stopped him. "With Klaus' Dive Mirage activated, your gate card is rendered completely useless." she explained to him remembering the last time it happened.

"No way! Then... my Griffon is a goner!" Dan exclaimed looking to the field of water.

Griffon was pulled completely under water by Sirenoid as she chuckled. "Yes, that's it... come to me..." she pulled Griffon down deeper causing it to drown. She soon sent him straight to the Doom Dimension and resurfaced returning to Klaus as teh Gate Card disappeared.

"Un... real..." Dan turned to Runo. "Runo, its up to you."

"No problem, Gate Card Set!" she tossed it to the field. "Okay Tigrerra, Bakugan Brawl!" she shot her to the field seeing her land on it. "Tigrerra Stand!" she called out seeing her emerge.

Julio watched her roar out and smirks. "Ha, time to put Kitty back in the kettle. Gate Card Set!" he tossed the card beside the one Tigrerra was on. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot Fear Ripper back onto the field. "Fear Ripper Stand!" he called out seeing it emerge on the field.

Seeing it happen, Preyas looked to his partner with a sly smirk. "When's it my turn to two step...?" he asked him.

Marucho returned the smirk and grabbed him. "How about right now...?" he loaded him in the Bakushooter. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot him to teh field. "Preyas Stand!" he caleld out seeing him appear on the field back to his normal usual self.

He chuckled as he landed on the field holding an umbrella. "Have no fear..." he turned to Fear Ripper with a grin. "Preyas is here!" he exclaimed glaring at Fear Ripper. "Preyas enters at 340 G's." the Bakupod explained while Fear Ripper stood at 330 G's.

"So, lets get this party started! Ability Card Activate! Blue Stealth!" Marucho called out.

"Watch! Now you see me..." Preyas waved his hands in front of his face as he soon disappeared into thin air. "Now you don't!" he chuckled as Fear Ripper looked around for him. "Preyas Power Increase by 50 G's." the Bakupod recalculated as his G's went up to 390. "Fear Ripper decreased by 50 G's." it calculated as Fear Rippers power went down to 280.

"How do you like it so far?" Marucho asked with a smirk.

"HA!!! That was totally lame! I can trump that second grade move with my eyes closed kid! Gate Card Open!" Julio tried to call out as Preyas was making fun of Fear Ripper. But the card didn't activate. "Huh?! It won't open!"

Marucho smirked knowing he outsmatrted the clueless Haos Brawler. "I must have forgotten... I hate to break it to you, but my Ability Card leaves your Gate Card useless." Marucho explained to him.

"Why you...!" Julio got angry at him for taunting him.

"And now, a little sneak attack. Ability Card Activate! Aqua Duo!" Pinkie called out as Scylla went onto the field and emerged next to Preyas catching Julio by surprise. "Aqua Duo is an Ability Card that only Scylla can use when ever there's another Aquos Bakugan on the field." she explained.

"Oh Mr. Ripper! Peekaboo, I see you! Hey lunk head, I'm over here!" Preyas was annoying Fear Ripper to the end of his wits but earned his attention. "Say hello to my little..." he kicked him square in the face. "Foot!"

Scylla dove underwater swimming towards Fear Ripper. "Don't forget about me!" her wolves reached out clamping their jaws on Fear Ripper's limbs dragging it beneath the water.

"Hey!" Julio cried out only to see Fear Ripper get shot out of the water in ball form. "No way!" he exclaimed knowing he was once again defeated.

Marucho chuckled as Preyas retuned to him, Scylla felt proud of her fellow Aquos Bakugan. "Well done Preyas, I missed having you around." she said to him.

"Awww, does that mean that yo-" before Preyas could find his sentence, Scylla clobbered him to make sure he didn't say it.

"Don't push your luck." she warned him.

"You rats! I'm going to get you back for that!" Julio yeleld at them.

Meanwhile, Chan Lee pulled out a Gate Card preparing for battle. "My turn... Gate Card Set!" she tossed the card to the field. "Ability Activate! Ressurection!" she called out as her Manion went back onto the field. "Ressurection is an Ability Card that allows me to bring back one Bakugan that was defeated in battle, and I get an extra life in the process." she said to them as Manion emerged on the field. "Manion has entered battle." said the Bakupod.

"So that's how its gonna be huh...? Gate Card Set!" Dan tossed in his next card to the field. "Battle resumes." said the Bakupod as Dan loaded his next Bakugan. "You ready Drago...? Bakugan Brawl!" he shot him to the field. "Drago Stand!" he called out as Drago appeared on the field. "Drago enters, Power level at 400 G's."

Chan smirked seeing it as she readied her Ability Card. "Get Ready boys, Ability Card Activate!" she called out as the card in her hand glowed. "Whenever I need extra power, Pyrus Manion never lets me down." she explained as Manion's body began to glow, and charged straight at Drago. "Power Increase detected." said the Bakupod as Manion's power boosted up to 450 G's.

Manion was close to finishing Drago, but Dan wasn't finished yet. "Is that all you got?! Ability Card Activate! Boosted Dragon!" he called out as Drago's power increased, and blasted a large fireball at Manion. "Drago Power Increase to 500 G's" said the Bakupod.

Manion was completely consumed by the fireball, and reverted back to ball form landing next to Chan Lee. She was surprised from the fact she was once again outsmarted. "How did... you do that...?" she asked in surprise.

"Its simple Chan... you just made a poor judgement call on your part. Believe me, I've made those myself back in Equestria." Twilight said to her.

"Like that time you were trying to win a battle of learning how my Pinkie Sense works...?" Pinkie asked her.

Giving her an annoyed look, Twilight knew where she was going with that. "I thought we agreed not to talk about that..." she said to her.

Meanwhile, Drago was roaring out as his body began to glow brightly. "Its happening again! My body...!" he cried out, but soon realized what it was. "Wait... that's it...! Maybe I'm beginning to evolve...!"

"Well, well... that Dragonoid is one amped up Bakugan, I think it would make a perfect addition to my collection..." Klaus said with a smirk.

Drago reverted to ball form and returned to Dan. "Nobody... touches my Drago except me Klaus...!" he glared at the Aquos Brawler along with Pinkie.

"Yeah, you took Preyas, you're not taking another Bakugan from any of us!" she clenched Scylla in her hoof.

Chuckling from hearing it, Klaus secretly held up two fingers behind his back to Julio and Chan. Twilight noticed it and began to suspect they were up to something. She used her magic to get a good look at what was going on, and to her surprise, Klaus had an attack strategy planned. "Be careful Dan, something bad is gonna happen..." she advised him.

"I hear ya Twi...." Dan stood ready.

Chan and Julio smirked seeing Klaus's sign. "Its the sign..." said Chan.

"Now the fun begins...!" said Julio as he prepared Tentaclear.

Klaus pulled out a gate card and tossed it to the field. "Gate Card Set!" he called out as it expanded on the field. "Bakugan Brawl!" he shot his Griffon to the field next to Tigrerra's. "Griffon Stand!" he called out as Griffon emerged on the field.

Runo was surprised from what happened. "Come on! You gonna battle or what?!! I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!!!" she exclaimed only to feel a hoof touch her leg, she looked to who it was, and it was Fluttershy with a firm expression.

"You musn't be hasty Runo, something doesn't feel right about this..." she advised her. Fluttershy may still be knew to Bakugan, but she knew a strategy when she saw one.

"Bakugan Brawl!" Julio shot his partner Tentaclear to the field. "Tentaclear Stand!" he called out as Tentaclear emerged on the field on the opposite side of the field.

This really began to worry Fluttershy and the rest of the ponies. But it was mostly starting to annoy the heck out of Runo. "NOT AGAIN!!! UGH!!! Why does that creep keep ingoring my Tigrerra?!!" she demanded to know why. Tigrerra looked to each of the Bakugan on either card, and slowly started to figure it out and growled at the situation. "Field ready for Bakugan Battle to commence." said the Bakupod.

Marucho observed it and looked to teh field. "I'm a little confused, why isn't Griffon or Tentaclear making a move...?" he wondered looking to each Bakugan and looked to the Brawlers that sent them in. "Lets see... Water, Light, and all that remains is Fire that should be out there..." suddenly it hit him.

It eventually hit Twilight as well as she realized what was going on. "That's it!" she cried out.

"What is it Princess...?" Bahamut asked her feeling concerned.

"What's the big Revolation Twily?" Preyas asked her.

"Don't you see...? With the Combination of Water, Light and Fire, they're going to activate the Tripple Node Attack!" Twilight exclaimed as she explaiend what was happening.

"You sure?" Dan asked her.

"Not good!" Runo panicked from hearing it.

Suddenly an idea popped in Preyas' head. "Hey... I got a fabulous idea!" they all looked to him curious as to what the idea was. "Why don't we all just run?" he asked them only to see them all sam on the ground in annoyance.

Scylla once again losing her temper, clobbers him in the head. "SOME IDEA THAT IS YOU COWARD!!!" she roared out in annoyance.

"Marucho, how does the Tripple Node Ability work...?" Pinkie asked him as she helped him stand up.

"Okay, the Tripple Node Ability works like this... when three players throw down a combination of either Fire, Water and light. Or Wind, Earth and Dark on... the powers of each of those Bakugan increase by 200 G's." Marucho explained to her.

"Which means if Chan gets her Pyrus Fourtress onto the field, it would mean one of our Bakugan will be sent to the Doom Dimension, period!" Twilight said to them as she scowled at Klaus and the others.

Preyas turned to his partner knowing what needed to be done. "Yo Flex! I'm ready to do some damage! Now lets get this shindig started, cuz I'm ready to party yo!" he said to him acting like a rapper.

"Its the strongest combination of the Hexagonel Magic Circle, and that means we have to stop them now...!" Marucho grabbed him and loaded him into his Bakushooter.

"Wait Marucho, let me and Scylla take this one... we still have a little score to settle." Pinkie said to him.

"HEY!!! WHY DO YOU GET TO HAVE ALL THE FUN?!!" Preyas complained.

"Oh quit your whinning... if we lose you again, I swear I will go after you and drag you out if I have to." Scylla warned him.

Knowing she meant it, Preyas knew when to back off. "Okay, you win, you take'em...." he said to them.

Smirking, Pinkie loaded Scylla into her Bakushooter. "Locked and loaded..."

At that moment, Klaus's eyes squinted as he smirked deviously. "That's it... step into our little trap..." he muttered.

Even though it was a theory... Pinkie knew something was up, and she didn't need her Pinkie Sense to let her know. But she wasn't going to let them get away with it. "Bakugan Brawl!" she shot Scylla onto the field. "Scylla Stand!" she called out as Scylla emerged on the field.

Laughing at what happened, Klaus knew one thing. "She fell for it! Gate Card Open! Mind Ghost Activated!" he called out as the card glowed.

"Scylla look out!" Pinkie called out only to see an explosion.

"Holy smokes! Klaus' Mind Ghost Ability whipped out both Bakugan..." Dan stared at the flames.

"It was a trap card... I can't believe we didn't see it..." Twilight said to herself.

Tigrerra saw the smoke clear and looked around. "No... not her too... Scylla!" she looked around.

"Why would he send Scylla and his own Griffon to the Doom Dimension...?" Fluttershy asked.

"Don't you get it Flutters...? the Tripple Node was just a diversion for Klaus to use his Mind Ghost!" Julio explained to her.

"And not to brag or anything losers... but it looks like our little plan worked to perfection." Chan Lee said with a smirk.

Pinkie only returned the smirk and looked to her, while Klaus was laughing at them. "This time, Scylla is on her way to the Doom Dimension. And Preyas will be next to go, just so he can keep her company." he said to her.

Suddenly a deep chuckle came out of no where. "Not so fast quick-draw..." the voice gained Klaus' attention. "This fight ain't over yet..." the voice camed out of one of the gate cards, and surfacing from it... was Scylla as she smirked at him. The three top ranked players were shocked to see she's still alive. "I get the feeling you don't like me... nice try though..."

"But how?!" Klaus asked in shock.

Pinkie let out a chuckle showing that she had a Dive Mirage of her own. "It worked, the Dive Mirage I have saved Scylla." she said to him sticking her tongue out at him.

"You have a Dive Mirage move...? But how?" Dan asked.

"Right, let me explain... when I sensed that Klaus was going to use his Mind Ghost, I activated my Dive Mirage ability." Pinkie explained to them crossing her arms. "And I didn't even need my Pinkie Sense to know what he was planning."

"Wow, you sneaky little fluff ball... that was so sweet!" Dan said to her.

"That was so cool, way to go!" Runo said to her and smiled proudly.

"That was a close call there Pinkie, but you could have at least let us in on it." Twilight said to her.

Shrugging her shoulders, Pinkie simple shook her head. "I wanted to surprise you... and you know I'm all about surprises.

"Hey, it was nothing Pinkie... you and Scylla did us a favor, I'm just glad I didn't lose Preyas again." Marucho said to her as a smile formed across his face.

"Thanks for saving my bacon Scylla, I owe ya one!" Preyas said to her.

Scylla smiled but looked to Klaus who glared at her. "So... you think you're pretty smart don't you?!" he asked her feeling furious.

"Smarter than you'll ever be Klaus Von Stupid! You're just jealous, because I'm more loved than Preyas." Scylla said to him knowing Preyas was listening.

"HEY! I HEARD THAT!!!" Preyas cried out.

Loading her Bakushooter, Chan Lee prepared for battle. "You're mine Scylla! Bakugan Brawl!" she shot her partner Fourtress onto the same card Tentaclear stood on. "Fourtress Stand!" she called out seeing her partner appear on the field. "Gate Card Open!" she called out seeing it activate. "Quartet Battle Activated." said the Bakupod.

"What...?" Dan was surprised by it.

"I know that move... its the one where all the Bakugan are forced to fight against each other." Fluttershy explained as she watched the battle.

"Yeah, and its up to them to choose who they want to battle against. Not to mention we can throw in any new Bakugan." Runo said as she looked at the field.

Suddenly, the main partners of each player, such as Bahamut, Elvia, Preyas, Drago, and Sirenoid all flew out to the field. "Drago!" Dan called out seeing his and everyone's main partners land on the field and emerge in their true form.

"Oh no, it looks like its Fourtress, Tentaclear, and Sirenoid against your Drago, and my Bahamut Dan..." Twilight observed the situation knowing that Drago was in a really tight spot.

"Aw snap... that's three against two... that's not good...!" Dan began to panic. "Calculating battle power levels. Drago at 500 G's, Bahamut standing at 500 G's combined to a power level of 1,000 G's. Against a combined power level of of 1,110 G's." said the Bakupod showing the calculations. Dan was worried this may be it for Drago. "What do I do guys...? I can't beat a level like that..."

"ARE YOU GONNA PUT ME IN COACH?!!" Preyas asked them as he was throwing a tantrum.

"Yes, I too feel useless..." Tigrerra admitted..." she said to him.

Bahamut looked to his fellow Bakugan knowing the situation is grim. "Elvia, is there something you an Fluttershy can do...?" he asked her.

"I wish there is, but we need to think quickly, because Drago and yourself might not last long..." Elvia said to him looking to the field.

"Now that our battle ability is activated, you can use any of your useless ability cards you like against it." Chan Lee said to them placing her hand on her hip.

"I'm not much of a team player, but this way our win is guarantied." Klaus said to them as he pulled out a card. "Ability Card Activate! Forcment Wave!" he called out as a thick fog emerged before them, concealing Sirenoid from Drago's and Bahamut's line of sight. "Power Level increase detected." the Bakupod revealed as the power level showed 1210 G's.





Meanwhile in Equestria, Princesses Celestia and Luna watched what was happening and began to fear the worst. "This is bad..." Celestia muttered from seeing the situation.

"The Dragonoid  and Bahamut won't be able to beat a power level that high..." Luna started to worry. "And with the other Bakugan on the sidelines, there's no way they'll be able to win."

Arriving to see what was going on, Solaria watched the battle and smiled knowing what will happen. "I wouldn't worry just yet... the battle has only just begun." she said to her and Celestia as they looked to her in surprise.





"I have to do something to increase Drago's power level and quick...!" said Marucho as he looked to the field pulling out an ability card. "Ability Card Activate! Fire, Water and Light Tripple Node!" he called out as the powers of Tigrerra and Elvia, Preyas and Scylla, transfered to Bahamut and Drago. Increasing their power levels. "Brawlers Power Increase detected." siad teh Bakupod as the G's went up to 1200.

"Drago and Bahamut are up to 1200 G's, but its still not enough!" Dan panicked.

Julio laughed at their attempt. "If you think that 1200 G's is is gonna save your butt's, you're dreaming! Ability Card Activate! Solar ray!" he called out as a solar panel appeared in the sky, shining down onto Tentaclear. "Power Increase detected, to 1,310 G's." said the Bakupod.

"No, impossible!" Twilight excalimed.

Drago began to panic from what may happen. "This may be my demise..." he said to himself, but Bahamut looked to him knowing he was talking nonsense.

"So... are you three little stooges going to battle or not...?" Chan Lee asked them.

"Maybe they're just too yellow..." Julio made fun of them knowing they're going to win.

Klaus chuckled hearing it and looked to them. "Lets give them a minute or two before we destroy their Bakugan... after all, its only sporting." he said to them with a smirk.

"I have an idea guys..." Runo said to them gaining their attention. She pulled out a card and looked at it. "It comes down to this card... Tigrerr'a Cut in Saber ability." Tigrerra turned to her noticing it. "Its a risk, but we don't have a choice... once I throw down this card, all our Bakugan's power level will go way up. One catch..." she mentioned as she looked to her partner. "If one of our Bakugan is defeated... you can't go back into battle..."

"In other words... we're history..." Fluttershy finished her sentence knowing what she was planning.

"If it is our only hope, then it is a risk... we must take..." Drago said to them.

Runo looked to Tigrerra feeling fear of even using the ability. "Tigrerra..." she wanted to reconsider her decision.

"Please... we must..." Tigrerra said to her nodding her head.

"Well... I say we light this candle and show these yahoo's what we're made of..." Preyas agreed with her, even though it would mean he might go to the Doom Dimension for good. "That means... I'm in...?"

"Ugh... would it kill you to have more enthusiasm...?" Scylla asked him.

"Are you Sure Preyas...?" Marucho asked him earning a nod from him.

Runo closed her eyes knowing what needed to be done. "Well Dan... ?" she looked to him.

Twilight looked to him as well. "Its your call..." she said to him.

"Don't let us down Danny..." Pinkie said to him with a bright smile.

Hesitating, Dan couldn't decide... but was well aware of the risks. So he nodded his head, and looked to the field. "Lets do it..." he said to them.

"Ability Card Activate!" Runo called out tossing teh card in. "Cut in Saber!" she watched as Elvia, Tigrerra, Preyas and Scylla disappeared, and appeared on the same card as Drago and Bahamut.

"This is for all Bakugan..." Tigrerra said as she reverted to Ball Form.

"May my heavenly light give you both strength my friends..." Elvia said to him as her power and Tigrerra's transfered to his and Bahamut and reverted to Ball Form.

"Tigrerra...!" Drago cried out seeing it.

"Elvia!" Bahamut cried out and looked to Preyas and Scylla.

"Preyas and Scylla present and ready for action!" he said to them as he vanished reverting to ball form.

"Don't let us down you guys... or there will be an ugly surprise waiting for you." Scylla warned them with a smirk as she reverted to Ball Form, transfering her power to them.

Drago watched them return to ball form. "Preyas, Scylla..." he muttered to himself.

"With those four at our side, we cannot fail..." Bahamut said to him.

"But... what if we aren't strong enough...?" Drago asked him as he turned directly to him. "What if this plan fails...?"

"It won't! Now ask yourself... who are you?!" Bahamut asked him catching him by surprise. "Are you a warrior, a Pyrus Bakugan who fights for the weak...? Or are you a warrior, who doubts his potential...? Think about all those who fell prey to Naga's madness, think of those who fell to the Doom Dimension!" he said to him as all the aura around him and Drago began to rise. "Fight for them, fight for your friends... and answer me this question...! WHO... ARE... YOU?!!!" he asked him demanding to know the answer... and it came out simple and clear.

"I AM PYRUS DRAGONOID!!!!!!!" he roared out as his energy along with Bahamut's sky rocketed.

Chan watched and began to realize something. "With their Tripple Node Ability Activated, their power Level could reach 1700 G's each." she explained to her comrades.

"Plus Drago's and Bahamut's power levels..." Klaus finished the explaination as Julio looekd to his Bakupod. "Brawlers combined Power Level 2900 G's" said the Bakupod.

Suddenly, the ground beneath both Drago and Bahamut began to crack, and Lava started to swirld around Drago. "Power Surge detected." said the Bakupod as Twilight watched in awe of what was going on. Meanwhile Julio was watching in shock seeing the power surge. "How's he doing that...?" he asked as he watched Drago get consumed by the lava, forming a type of cocoon.

"Man, I've never seen anything like this before..." Dan watched as the cocoon became solid.

"Yeah..." Runo agreed with him watching what was happening.

"Drago...? Drago!" Dan tried calling out to him, but got no response.

Sensing what was going on, Twilight somehow knew what it was. "Could this be...?" she wondered as Klaus was wondering the same thing.

Meanwhile Chan Lee stepped in with a car in hand. "I've got to put a stop to this...! Ability Card Activate! Fire, Water and Light!" she called out trying to boost everyone's power level. "Combined Power Level Increase detected." said the Bakupod as the power level went up to 1910.

"That's it Chan, we got him now!" Julio said to her as he chuckled.

"No, we don't... their power is at 2900... we're 1910... there's no way we can beat that..." Klaus admited to them looking to the cocoon.

"For once in your life human, you're right..." Bahamut said to him eyes glowing with a glare. "Because you underestimated the power these ponies, and the Brawlers have." he looked to the cocoon sensing Drago's power increasing. "Soon... you will understand why..." he said to them.

Deep within the heart of the cocoon, Drago's form began to change shape, and his power along with Bahamut's soon reached to 3,450 G's. Causing him to awaken from his slumber, the cocoon began to rumble and crack. Wings broke out of the solid rock, along with a tail, and afterwords... the complete, new body of Drago as he roared out. Dan was amazed of what he's seeing. "Aw man! Drago you've evolved!" he exclaimed in shock and surprise.

"Love the new look Draggy!" Pinkie called out to him.

Drago looked at himself seeing his new form, and feeling the power he gained in the process. "So this is what my new body feels like... Pyrus... Delta... DRAGONOID!!!" He roared out his new title as he growled at his opponents. His new form has three sleek horns and a hard plated armor in ball mode with chrome rings. He has an extra set of wings and a pitchfork tail.

"No way... Delta Dragonoid...?" Dan asked.

Twilight soon turned to his card seeing it changee. "Dan look!" she pointed to it.

Looking to it, seeing it turn into D Strike Attack. "Whoa..." he said feeling amazed.

"He's evolved...?" Klaus looked to his power level. "Brawlers at 3,450 G's." said the Bakupod.

"Oh wow! That is totally off the charts!" Julio exclaimed.

"Okay, are we gonna win this battle or not...?" Chan Lee asked.

Klaus knew that this was way beyond them. "I would say oh yeah... but given we're at 1910 G's... but then again, was there any doubt we would have been outwitted...?" he asked knowing that they've been beaten.

Twilight turned to Dan with a smile holding out her card. "Alright Dan, you ready for this?" she asked him.

"Born ready..." Dan smiled holding out the card.

"Ability Card Activate!" Dan and Twilight called out in unison.

"Here it goes! Attack!" Dan caleld out as both his Ability Card and Twilight's activated.

Bahamut was the first to charge into battle. "Crimson Fury!" he roared out as he shot out a stream of fire towards the three opposing Bakugan.

Flames formed in Drago's maw as meteors came flying passed him. "D Strike Attack!" he roared out as meteors and Bahamut's blasts hit their targets. "Drago and Bahamut power level increase to 3850 G's." said the Bakupod as the Power Level reached a level far beyon anything they could imagine.

Klaus and the others were shocked from seeing it. "We're toast..." Klaus admitted as the blast hit their partners, forcing them to fall to Drago's and Bahamut's might.

All three Bakugan reverted to ball form, and Drago and Bahamut returned to Dan and Twilight. Twilight looked to Klaus, Chan and Julio with a firm expression. "We won..." she said to them as they returned to the real world.

Rainbow Dash blinked a bit and shook her head. "So what happened...? Did you guys win?" she asked them feeling eager to know what happened. One look to Klaus and the others, he answer was pretty clear.

Groaning in pain from the impact... Klaus lowered his head in defeat. "They beat us..." he muttered to himself, then to his surprise... Dan lent him a hand and he looked up to him surprised.

"Need help...?" Dan asked him. But Klaus refused his offer and stood up on his own. "I gotta tell ya... you put up one heck of a battle, and I respect that." he said to looking to him with a smile. "And maybe one day soon, we can battle again... what do you say...?" he asked him. Klaus was silent from what happened, knowing that he had been beaten at his own game. But when he heard Dan's offer to battle again... he was surprised at how forgiving he's become. (Even though he's still working on it.) "Oh yeah, and next time... let's leave Masquerade out of it."

Surprised of how calm he is, Klaus knew that his words were sincere... never before had he met a brawler like Dan. "I must admit..." Klaus finally spoke and formed a kind smile across his face. "You beat us fair and square..." he admitted.

Chan held out her Bakushooter along with Julio. "And sorry for using these... our bad..." she dropped hers to the ground along with Julio's.

Klaus looked to his knowing the terrible things he did while working for Masquerade, and the pain he inflicted on Marucho and Pinkie Pie. "Chan's right... we were blinded by Masquerade, and what's worse is we almost lost sight of the most important thing... playing fair..." he took off the Bakushooter and dropped it onto the ground.

Drago lept to Dan's shoulder seeing what had happened. "They're finally free of Masquerade."

Dan looked to him seeing his new Ball Form. "And you Drago... it was nice to see your evolution." he said to him only for Rainbow Dash to snatch him off his shoulder. "HEY! Rainbow!"

"No... way... you EVOLVED!!! YEAH BABY! How does it feel big guy?" Rainbow asked wanting to know.

"Rainbow, take it easy, we were there when it happened. So give them some time to adjust alright...?" Twilight said to her.

Pinkie walked to Marucho with Scylla and smiled. "So... how does it feel to have your friend back...?" she asked.

"I'm just glad Preyas made it, anyone seen him...?" Marucho asked and looked to Klaus.

Runo walked to him and knew the situation at hand. "Uhh... Marucho, you know that Preyas only belonged to you for just that one battle. Now you have to give him back to Klaus, because he's his rightful master." as painful as it was to admit it, but Runo was right.

But suddenly, Klaus walked up to Marucho knowing what was right. "Actually... I think Preyas deserves to be with you..." he held him out of Marucho.

"SAY WHAT?!!" Preyas popped open from his ball form surprised.

"Klaus darling, are you sure...?" Rarity asked him surprised.

Nodding his head, Klaus knew that Preyas belonged with Marucho more than him. Bringing a bright smile to his face, Marucho grabbed Preyas and nuzzled him. "OHHH!!!! I'll never let you go!"

"Hey I can't breathe!" Preyas cried out as everyone smiled and laughed together.

Klaus soon turned to Pinkie Pie knowing he had much to say of what happened. "Pinkamena Diane Pie...?" he kneeled down to her. "I know what I did was wrong... I never should have let Masquerade mess with my mind." he looked to her hoping he would be forgiven. "Can you ever forgive me for everything I did...? To you and Marucho...?" he asked her.

Staying silent, Pinkie only looked at him hair about to go flat causing him to panic. But suddenly... "Of course I forgive you silly!" she hugged him. "We're besties now..." Klaus was surprised by her action, but he smiled and held her as everyone smiled seeing it.

A moment after getting the plane prepped for launch, the Brawlers and Ponies were going to say their last goodbyes to Klaus and the others. "Well this is it... but if you guys need a ride..." Twilight offered them a ride on Marucho's plane.

"I appreciate the offer, but I own three private jets myself. In fact, one is on its way here as we speak." Klaus said to them.

"Rich, good looking, and well prepared... I like it." Rarity giggled only for Applejack to roll her eyes.

"Hey, I got an idea you guys, how about a little battle while we wait...?" Rainbow Dash offered them the opportunity to face her partner Avion.

"Yeah I know! It'll be good practice when we finally meet up with that creep Masquerade." said Julie feeling pumped up.

Alice soon stepped up to them. "We would really love for you to team up with us." she said to them.

"Sorry, we're not interested..." said Julio as he looked to them. "But thank you anyway."

Twilight turned towards Chan noticing she wasn't interested either. "You too Chan Lee...?" she asked her.

"I'm afraid so Princess... you see, ever since I started battling with Julio and Klaus, we've kind of grown close." Chan explained and smiled at her comrades, and looked back to her. "Besides, it looks like you're on a mission."

Twilight smiled and looked as Applejack approached them. "Ya'll are right about that... well... we best get going, and maybe one day we'll hook up again." she said them as her and her friends were about to leave.

"Hang on a sec..." Shun stopped them from leaving. "I have one question... do you know a guy by the name of Joe..? He's our sites web master." he said to them.

Dan immediately gave him a look. "What are you doing?!! How would they know who he is Shun?! Just forget it and lets get out-"

"Yeah, I know him..." Chan lee interrupted him as he and the others looked to her in surprise. "He's just a kid... he's kind of sickly, and he lives in the hospital from what I've heard." she looked to them. "I'm sure it will surprise you..."

"That is so freaky..." said Alice.

"I know... but the poor boy..." Fluttershy felt sympathy for Joe.

Dan soon walked up in front of them. "Its more like totally freaky, how in the world do you know about him Chan? So are you like going out with him or something?" he asked her.

Just from hearing it, Chan Lee's face immediately turned red and she tried to hide it. "Hey that's... that's none of your business!" she tried to hide it... but it was too late for secrets.

Letting out a scream, Julie knew there was something and she refused to admit it. "Someone's in love!" she cried out cheerfully.

"That's means Joe works for Masquerade..." Alice whispered to her.

"Who cares, they're in love!" Julie argued knowing that she won't lose.

Dan and Runo blankely stare at her knowing she's definitely got a one track mind. "Oh boy..." Runo muttered.

"So he's a spy..." Dan said out loud.

"Oh ya think?" Runo elbowed him.

"Ow! hey, would you knock it off Runo?" Dan looked to Chan. "Chan, does Joe ever talk to Masquerade...?" he asked her feeling curious.

Twilight was curious too, but all she saw was Chan smiling. "Why don't you ask him yourself...?" she said to them.





Back in Equestria, Solaria smiled at the brawlers feeling proud of their victory. "You see girls...? I told you there was nothing to worry about." she said to them.

"Amazing... I never thought I would see Drago with that kind of power, but why didn't Bahamut evolve with him...?" Celestia wondered as she looked to her mother.

"Its because Bahamut has not yet reached that level yet... he needs time to grow in order to reach his next evolution." Solaria explained as she and Celestia left the cavern.

Luna meanwhile was looking at the scene and smiled for their victory, despite losing some of their Bakugan in the process. She turned to follow them knowing that everything will be alright. Suddenly, out of the shadows of the cavern. An unknown figure wearing a cloak walked out looking to the tree. He looked at the brawlers, but mostly to Dan. "So... after all this time, he has reappeared... reincarnated into this boy..." he smiled knowing something, but kept it to himself and disappeared into the darkness. "I look forward to meeting you in the future... Dan Kuso..." his voice faded.





As the Brawlers left Africa, Julie was cheering for Drago because of his evolution. "Way to go Drago! You're the first Bakugan to evolve, so cool!" she said to him.

"You should've seen it, it was awesome." Dan said to her.

"Yes, it was quite exhilarating I should say." Marucho agreed with him.

His partner Preyas turned towards Drago. "That means Drago is one step closer to the Infinity Core. Ohhh, way to go big guy!" he said to him as tears form.

"Yes, that's true Preyas, but we still have a long journey ahead." Drago reminded him, giving that he finally returned.

"And we still have to find the Infinity Core." Tigrerra added to the reminder, knowing they have yet to find it.

Nodding in agreement, Runo looked to her partner. "Tigrerra's right... even with Drago's evolution, we're no where." she said to them.

"We just have to find teh core, or else that creep Masquerade wins." said Rainbow Dash as she crossed her hooves together looking to Shun.

"And to find Masquerade, we first have to find Joe." Shun looked to them. "And he lives in Kir City..."

"Alright ya'll, hold on a sec... if this Joe fella is in cahoots with Masquerade, then there might be a chance he knows where the Infinity Core is hiding out." said Applejack as she looked to the others. "You think it might be possible...?" she asked hoping to get a good response.

"Well for one thing, he keeps tabs on all the brawlers in the world... so there's no reason to doubt he wouldn't know where to find the Infinity Core." said Rarity as she touched up her makeup.

Shun looked to Rainbow Dash knowing she was thinking the same thing. "Then there is only one thing to do..."

"We need to take a road trip to find Joe you guys!" Rainbow finished his sentence.

Turning her attention to Dan, Fluttershy was curious about something. "Dan, are you familiar with Kir City...?" she asked him.

"A little..." Dan responded but looked to Shun. "Hey, you think Joe is Masquerade...?" he earned surprised gasps from the ponies.

"Whoa... that is kind of stretched Shun, but its something we haven't really thought of before." Pinkie said to him.

"All I'm saying, its a possibility." Shun walked away with Rainbow Dash to continue her training.

The brawlers and the ponies watched them leave and were in a similar train of thought. "Hey wait, lets not get ahead of ourselves guys... lets get some shut-eye." Dan said to them.

"Dan't right, we'll figure it out tomorrow." Twilight agreed with him knowing they needed pleanty of rest.

Runo smiled at him and nodded. "Good idea..."

"Yes, excellent idea." Marucho also agreed to the idea.

"Well good night all..." Alice and the others started walking away.

Just before Runo left, she turned to Dan. "By the way... Dan...?" she earned his attention and she quickly rushed to him and kissed him on the cheek catching him off guard.

The ponies gasped in awe. "Wow..." Twilight's eyes were wide as saucers.

"Didn't see that coming..." said Applejack.

"I kind of did..." Pinkie admitted.

"My word, she literally went for it and didn't hesitate..." said Rarity as she watched.

"I think its adorable..." said Fluttershy with a smile.

Runo let go of the kiss and smiled at him. "That was for the apology... goodnight...!" she rushed off. "Come on Fluttershy..." she rushed off with her to her bedroom with her leaving a completely stunned Dan in the room.

Twilight noticed it and covered her mouth trying to hide her laughter. Meanwhile, Julie was not at all happy with what just happened. "HEY! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA RUNO! DAN IS MINE, AND YOU BETTER KEEP OFF HIM!" Julie screamed at the top of her lungs about to pounce on Dan, but Twilight quickly used her teleportation magic to teleport Dan to his room. "Hey! Where'd he go?!!" she demanded to know, not complying to answer, Twilight immediately disappeared. "TWILIGHT SPARKLE YOU GET BACK HERE!!!"





Meanwhile, in the center of Vestroia, Hal-G and Masquerade stood before an enraged Naga who's power was surging from the Silent Core. "What do you think you're doing?! You allowed Drago to EVOLVE!!!" he let out his rage on his servants knowing they failed.

"There will be nothing to worry about, everything is going precisely as planned Naga." Masquerade assured him. "You see, if we can take down the evolved Dragonoid, then our Hydranoid will be that much closer to becoming the Ultimate Bakugan." he chuckled a bit. "Please...  trust in me, and we'll win..." he said to him.

"That's what you believe..." a mysterious voice called out from behind them.

Naga looked to a cloaked figure, and judging by his appearance, he was a pony. But he sensed something powerful from him. "Who are you...?!" he demanded to know.

The stallion glared under his hood at the White Dragonoid. "You do not deserve to know who I am... what you do deserve to know, is that your Hydranoid, will not be the Ultimate Bakugan." he said to them.

"What?!! My Hydranoid is more powerful in every way compared to Drago!" Masquerade exclaimed.

Chuckling from hearing it, the unknown stallion looked to him eyes glowing bright light the sun in the sky. "You Masquerade, are nothing... but a pawn in a game you don't even know is being played." he said to him. "Both you and your Hydranoid are indeed powerful, but you are blind to the reality of your actions. You will never be the ruler of all Bakugan..." he said to him and vanished.

Upon hearing those words, Masquerade didn't know what he mean by that. "The Ruler of all Bakugan...? What did he mean by that...?" he wondered about it, but his thoughts returned to the situation at hand. "It doesn't matter... we will defeat the battle brawlers, and Hydranoid will be the Ultimate Bakugan, whether you say he is or not..." he muttered to himself as he let out a dark chuckle.