"Seriously, why are you always picking on me," Shun asks, finally managing to break the chains and land on the ground. He jumps up and flies to the air vent, pulling on it and folding his wings while he climbs inside. Then, he yells. "Aw, COME ON!"

"He got into the trap, didn't he," Dan sighs.

"Shut up, Dan! What does it sound like," Shun shouts. Dan winces.

"Hang on, I'll be there in a second," Dan shouts at him.

"No, moron! She's got even more traps up here." He pauses. "Ah! ****!"

"You're lucky I censored that," Silverwing shouts, throwing a sharpened stick at the air vent. Dan quickly intercepts it.

"What is wrong with you," he shouts at her.

"I think that we'd all like to know the answer to that," Hydron says.

"I'm sad to say this, but for once I agree," says Lync.

"Scroll down before she decides to kill Dan or one of us at random. Wow, I say that a lot," says Mira.

Please enjoy chapter 6... or whatever chapter I'm on right now. I lost track and I'm feeling to lazy to go back and look. After all, it is, like, ten o'clock at night. *Yawn* read on!

"Are we going to fight or what," Dan asked. Runo growled low in her throat while Zenoheld smirked. The two of them held up their weapons, Runo's glowing with the power of Haos while Dan's surged with the flames of Pyrus.

"You don't seriously think that you can fight all of us even with your Bakugan? They aren't here right now, and you don't even have Gauntlets," said Lync. Memory came flooding back from the first time Dan encountered the Vexos. "Should be easy, they don't have Gauntlets," Lync had said. Dan glared at him, then smirked and Jumped into the air.

"Why don't we take this outside," Zenoheld said, and then their body's faded like when they were being teleported and they all found themselves on the roof. Dan wasn't fazed, unlike Runo, who seemed rather surprised. But, she shook it off and jumped up into the air, Dan grabbing her wrists and flinging her high into the air. She did a flip with a laugh and then floated there, wings of light shooting out from her baton and shoes. The wings grew right under the Haos emblem and she held it with both hands, using it as a balance stick

Dan and the others blinked, but then Zenoheld shouted, "Gauntlet..." and the others chimed in.

"Power strike!"

Dan held his staff tightly in his hand while Runo smacked her hand with her baton, standing in the air like she would on a hill, with her toes pointed downward to keep balance.

"Let me take care of this, Father," Hydron said with a sly smile. He stepped forward.

"Very well, Hydron. I am curious to see what you ave got," Zenoheld said.

"Alright then. Gate card, set," Hydron shouted, tossing a card into the arena. Dan and Runo could see the outline of it as it grew beneath them. "Bakugan, brawl! Trioid, stand!" A large, human-like mechanical Bakugan emerged from the ball and grew to be even taller than the height at which the two kids were floating. Runo and Dan's hair blew in the wind that the Bakugan stared, but the two didn't move.

"Let's see what you're made of, Kiddies," Hydron said. "Ability, activate! Nuerosame, Blade!"

"Oh, dang," Dan shouted, swerving to the left. Runo jumped up out of the way as the mechanical Bakugan swung his blade around.

"Haos flash move," Runo cried, lifting the baton. The emblem on top glowed and she vanished, then reappeared behind Trioid. He turned, wielding his blade, but by the time he had turned completely around, Runo was high above him.

"Sparkling trinity," Runo shouted, slamming the baton down on Trioid's head. A crash sounded and the baton's glow increased. Dan had to shield his eyes, as did all of those below him. Runo didn't even squint, and then Trioid swirled back into his ball, landing at Hydron's feet. Runo's baton stopped glowing and she straightened up, panting and glaring down at the stunned Vexos.

"Alright Runo," Dan exclaimed, flying over to her. Then, they both cocked their heads downward at them, whose Gauntlets all declared in unison, "Prince Hydron, Life force zero." Runo grinned and slapped Dan's hand, which was poised in a high five.

"You won this round, but you won't win any more," Gus shouted. "Gate card, set! Bakugan, brawl! Bakugan, Stand! Sub-Terra Vulcan!"

The heavily armored Bakugan rose from its ball with a groan. "Gus, let's go this," Spectra said. "Bakugan, brawl! Helios, stand!" The cyborg Bakugan rose from it's ball, glaring right at Dan.

"You will give me the Perfect Core energy. And when I get it, Drago is going down," he growled.

"What planet are you living on," Runo asked, swinging her baton at him. A hook of light shot toward him startlingly quickly, but Spectra was faster.

"Ability, activate! Precipice shield," he shouted, throwing up his arm. The crescent of light vanished and Runo whimpered as she was weakened.

"Runo," Dan shouted, soaring over toward her, but Vulcan bared his way.

"The ability Precipice Shield nullifies the opponents ability and also transfers 200 points from their power level. I wasn't sure how you two would react to it, but now I know," Spectra said with a evil grin on his face.

"Move, you- you... Just move," Dan cried. "Flame inducer!" Flames erupted from the tip of the staff and hit Vulcan in the chest. He gasped, as did Gus.

"Gate card," he shouted. "open! Transducer!" Dan screamed in pain and Runo yelled his name.

"Dan," she yelled. "Haos Flash move!" She was at his side in a second and grabbed his hand as he started to fall.

"Thanks, Runo," he panted, then yelled in pain again.

"Dawn Breaker," Runo yelled, lifting her baton. It glowed and the Gate Card shattered. The Vexos all growled and Helios looked a little surprised. Vulcan's expression was hard to read.

"Dawn breaker is a Haos only ability that nullifies the opponents Gate Card. It also drops their power level by six hundred," Runo said, letting go of Dan as he flew up into the air again, feeling very energized. "It also raises our energy significantly."

"Since we aren't Bakugan, we can't raise our power level or reduce it. We don't have a power level, I don't think," Dan said, soaring through the air with a grin. "But, we can increase our energy!"

"Okay, I admit that was impressive, brawler," Spectra said. "But it's not good enough to save your hides! Ability activate! Dragon Pounce!"

"Oh, dang," Dan shouted, doing a flip backwards and pointing his staff at Helios. "Dragon shield!" The shield wove itself around him, blocking his attack. But, then the shield began to crack.

"Ability, activate! Burning tornado," someone yelled. Runo gasped, as did Dan and the rest of them. They all turned to see Chan riding on Drago's back, along with Fortress trailing her.

"Chan," Runo shouted in happiness.

"Drago," Dan yelled, and then the shield buckled, sending Dan flying backward. He yelled in surprise and then Drago had his hand closed around Dan's jacket. Dan smiled and jumped up. Chan tossed him his Gauntlet and he caught it.

"Dan," Julie shouted from Gorem's shoulder.

"Dan," Mira yelled.

"Mira? Ace, Baron! What are you guys doing here," Dan cried, taking flight.

"We got Alice's message and decided to pitch in," Mira replied, Wilda landing beside Drago.

"No way! Hey, how about we get down to the business of destroying these idiots," Runo asked with a smirk.

"With pleasure, Runo," Tigrerra said, jumping down from Hydranoid and landing beside her. Julio tossed her her Gauntlet and she strapped it on instantly.

"Gauntlet, power strike," she and Dan shouted.

"Let's get this party started- for real," Dan said. Within ten minutes, all of the Vexos had their life gauges reduced to zero, even Zenoheld, although he took most of that ten minutes.

"Can we go home now," Dan asked. "It is not fun when you have to run from some freaks that never seem to learn that they are idiots."

"Hey, watch your mouth, Lizard Breath," Shadow retorted.

Then, a purple cord wound itself around Runo's waist. She shrieked as she was yanked backward.

"Runo," they all cried. She pulled against the rope, spun around, and yanked on it, but she only slowed it. She landed ungracefully near Shadow, who was pulling it.

"Of course. Captured by the sadistic creep," she muttered.

"Hey, watch it," he said again.

"You watch it! You just called Dan Lizard Breath, so I can't call you a sadistic freak show," Runo shouted at him. "Velocity Fang!" Golden blades shot out of Runo's wrists and she slashed at the rope around her waist. Shadow toppled backward with a yell and Runo jumped up again, ony to be yanked down again by a cord around her ankle.

"Every time," she muttered, slashing at Hydron, who was holding the rope. Mylene came onto her from behind and she whirled, making her jump backward at the very last second. Spectra jumped at her form the side, making her to a back spring away. Volt grabbed her from there and she struggled in vain. "Dan, do me a favor here," she shouted, wincing as Volt twisted her arms behind her back.

Shun and Dan both swooped down, Tigrerra dashed over from the side, and Ingram and Drago dove down after Dan and Shun.

"Let her go," Dan shouted, but then Lync picked up Runo's baton and pointed it at Dan. Dan stopped cold and pulled up, causing Shun, Ingram, and Drago to slam into him, which made them all hit the ground hard. Dan slithered out from beneath the pile and pointed his staff at Lync.

"Put. It. Down," he said slowly. Lync laughed and then someone tazed him in the back. He yelled and sank to his knees, and then someone attached handcuffs to his wrists. He looked up to see Mylene smirking at him and Hydron behind him, holding the tazer. Dan glared at him and stood up as Spectra jerked his arm.

"Just why are you fighting so hard for us," Dan asked. Spectra grinned.

"I thought that we explained that before," he said. Dan glared at him and then glanced at Runo, who looked apprehensive.

"Drago, get out of here," Dan suddenly shouted. Drago gasped and then took off with Ingram at his heels, dragging Shun. A net was flung right where they had been standing before. Dan sighed with relief, and then looked up at him.

"Let them go, Vexos," someone said. Dan and the others looked up as Joe swooped down, holding a sword. Wavyrn was at his heels, holding an identical sword. Mira drew a blade and dashed toward them, followed by Shun and Barron, then Ace and Katie. Chan flipped over and hit Volt a few times until he released Runo, who held up her arm. The baton flew toward her and she caught it, then pointed it at Lync, who shrieked and dashed away. Dan elbowed Spectra in the ribs but he didn't seem fazed, and then the rest of the Vexos gathered around him, keeping the brawlers from making it through.

Runo stepped forward and pointed her baton at them. She held out her other hand, Dan's staff appearing there. "I'll make you a deal," she said, holding up the two weapons. She crossed them and pointed them at Gus. "You let Dan go, and nothing bad will happen to Gus here." The rest of them held up their weapons to show that they backed her up. Then, Drago swooped down from behind the Vexos and grabbed Dan. Dan yelled in triumph and spread his wings, soaring on his own now. Runo grinned and jumped up, meeting him up there. Drago opened a dimensional gate before the Vexos could grab anyone else and the brawlers all raced for it, hurrying through. Dan and Drago were the last to go through, making sure that the gate closed right behind them.

Dan grinned as soon as they emerged from the gate and tried to give Drago a hug, but the handcuffs prevented that. Drago grinned and placed his hands on the cuffs. They fell away after about three seconds. Dan hugged him tightly and then hugged Runo, who hugged him back. Shun grinned, as did Mira and the others.

"Thanks, guys. For everything," Dan announced. "Hey, get this. Apparently, Runo and I are part of a prophecy."

"Hey, they didn't tell us anything," Runo broke in.

"Ah, but now that I'm part Bakugan, I can sense things," Dan said. "We're part of a prophecy that a Pyrus and Haos Bakugan both told about us. We have to save New Vestroia, Vestal, and Earth."

"But how," Runo asked.

"We'll figure that out," Dan said.

"Hey, you guys won't be alone," Jenny cried. "We'll help, too!"

"Count me in, guys," Barron said.

"Me too," Katie chimed in.

"Yeah, let's go kick some Vexos butt," Billy shouted.

"Yeah, ditto," Julie agreed.

"Thanks, guys," Dan said softly. Then, he turned to Runo. "Runo, I have something to ask you," he said nervously. He was blushing, as was Runo.

"Um, can it wait until we're not in front of a bunch of other people," Runo whispered. Dan shook his head.

"I have to tell you now. Runo, will you please... go out with me? Like, go steady? As in, not getting into an argument every seven seconds?"

Runo stared at him, tears in her eyes. Then, they spilled over and she smiled. "Yes! Yes, Dan, I will! Wait- why seven seconds?"

"Oh, don't ask questions. Thank you, Runo," Dan shouted. Then, he kissed her and everyone gasped. They savored the moment, and when they finally broke apart, they were panting.

"Okay, starting now, we're going to come up with a way to determine the enemy and how to shut it down! We're gonna fight the Vexos," Dan shouted.

"Yeah," everyone echoed.

Okay. End of chapter 7... I think... wait, I said 6 before... ah, who cares! Obviously, you know what chapter it is.

"You have got to be kidding me," Shun says. "And for the last time, stop setting traps around here, you sadistic, homicidal maniac!"

"She's not homicidal," everyone shouts. Silverwing laughs.

"I must admit, I really like the weapons," Runo says, examining her baton. "This is really cool."

"Good. Glad you like it, Runo," Silverwing says. She types quickly, then hits the backspace button. "Dan, what did you think?"

"I like it too. So, who's gonna end up in pain this time?"

"I think it's gonna be Gus. The others haven't gotten revenge on him yet," Silverwing says. Gus groans and draws a blade. Mylene runs at him, then Shadow, while Volt comes up from behind and thwacks him on the head. Lync joins in and pounces on him, pinning him down while Silverwing disables their Gauntlets. Then, Mylene and Shadow toss theirs across the room and start punching Gus.

He starts shouting to Spectra, who drags Shadow off of Gus, but Mylene snarls and flies at Spectra, who drops Shadow and starts running around, then skids to a halt and draws a blade.

Silverwing disables the Gauntlet and he growls. Then, Dan and Runo land, back to back, in between Spectra and Mylene, who charges at them. "Valkyrie Barrier," Runo shouts, lifting the baton above her head. The barrier extends around them and Spectra.

"Thanks, Runo," Silverwing calls.

"No problems," Runo growls. "You owe me twenty bucks, Silverwing!"

"I don't have any money on me!"

"Then Spectra's gonna get mauled! See you," she says. Dan laughs and jumps up, his hand in Runo's. The barrier vanishes and Mylene pounces on Spectra.

"Gee, thanks guys," he shouts, then starts screaming at Mylene to get off while Shadow howls in laughter.