Episode 10: The Season Begins

[Noland Hardy]

Drago returned to ball form and was sent back to Noland, who caught the Bakugan in his hand and shortly placing him on his shoulder. He began walking with Tank towards the people in uniform after Drago spotted them from afar. As they were making their way toward the entrance, Tank spoke to him as if these guys were supposedly dangerous and told him to not make any aggressive action unless it is in self defense. Noland was not understanding why he made those remarks and looked up at him like he was crazy. "I think you're taking this a bit too seriously," Noland responded with an annoyed look on his face.

As they approached the people, they were stopped moments before they reached them. They were told they were the building's security team and were dispatched due to a massive fight in the fieldhouse. Before Noland and Tank could attempt to tell them what happened, bystanders were quick to snitch on them despite the fact they weren't the guilty party and were asked to leave for causing a major disruption of peace. Both of them were very upset at the outcome and attempted to reason with them to tell them who was really responsible for it, but they were unwilling to hear them out after multiple witnesses told them they did it. Noland and Tank turned around and walked back to pick up their stuff, but the security followed them since they were not the only ones that were causing the problem.

[Karen Valentine]

Karen was really excited after watching Noland keep his composure so easily in a fight against that many opponents at once and still win the battle without using any effort. She was blown away by the display of power and was amazed that he could do so well against a large group. "Well, that moniker wasn't just for show. He's actually the real deal," Karen realized even though Allen already confirmed it a while ago. She kept looking at him even after Noland had already started walking to the entrance when they discovered certain men assembling at the fieldhouse. While they were doing so, Karen silently said to herself, "I like him."

Her mood shifted from a girl believing she was in love to a concerned individual in the face of authority. The security followed Noland and Tank back to their site, and she observed them picking up their stuff as if they were ready to leave. "Oh...this can't be good," Karen said. She began listening to the words the security were saying to them when they arrived there. "So you're kicking us out for disrupting the peace.....We used Bakugan in unauthorized areas and poisoned people? When did we do that?" Karen suddenly remembered that she had gone for a swim before she came to practice, and a group of perverted teenagers groped her as she was walking back to the locker room to change. As a result, she used her Bakugan to beat them senseless and poisoned them with Elico's ability. Allen and Markus also used their Bakugan to defend her as she was escaping from the bystanders. "Oh yeah...I did do that, but they deserved it!" Karen shouted as her temper began to flare up again.

[Tracy White]

"Ha! This is so funny. That wasn't luck on my side, it was you who got lucky. You know why? Let's just say you would have also gotten your butt kicked by a girl." Tracy then pointed at Awkwanoid who was busy joking around with Rejii, "You haven't changed, have you? That goes to you too, Amerson." Rejii couldn't understand this statement as it could apply to many things. He then inquired. "Well, you see, I know who you are. Maybe you haven't recognised me, but I'm your classmate. That was before I relocated. Right from the start, you always were a bully. You and some thugs in our school would pick on some junior students and fight them. With the aid of your Awky here, you accomplished evil goals." Tracy now looking angry continued, "What pained me was when you injured a young kid to the point that the kid was almost half dead. And what did you do? You ran away." Now calming down, "Well, that's the past. Your actions aren't as bad as before. I commend you. But just as a warning, I ain't willing to forgive you. This match was only the beginning of our rivalry."

Tank then called out to Tracy, requesting her to finish Rejii off and walking towards some people. Looking inquisitive on what was going on, Tracy left Rejii and headed to the scene. "I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere." Just as she turned her back, she heard some activities going on behind her. She still told Rejii not to move and headed for the place. On arrival, she saw some kids with their bakugans, trying to break into a nearby warehouse. Without hesitation, she threw out Skystar, and without much time, Skystar defeated all of them and turned back to ball form.

Tracy picked her up and they started walking back. To their surprise, Rejii had escaped. "Grr... this guy is really sturborn. I pray we'll cross paths again, scaredy!" She yelled. The commotion Tracy wanted to attend to had already aggravated to a much bigger one. Tracy quickly rushed over there and found Noland and Tank packing up, followed by some security officials. "What's going on guys?" She asked, also packing her stuffs.

[Tank Stryker]

"This whole commotion has caused us to lose our training ground," Tank said, angrily. He put down his bag and turned to face both Tracy and Noland. "I told Hardy this earlier, but White, you need to hear it. Don't get cocky." Tank raised one of his beefy arms and pointed into the room they were just in, "Those dumbasses have just realized that we are one of the teams to beat in this season. They've seen some of our strategies and we've only seen them in a blind rage. Because of that outburst we are at a HUGE disadvantage."

Tank sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Okay, sit down," he commanded, the other two complying, "We've got to strategize," Tank turned his head towards Noland, "Hardy is obviously the most powerful brawler on our team with that behemoth, Drago, but he lacks finesse and a strong defense. The best idea for you, Hardy, is to focus primarily on offense. Hit hard, hit fast, and don't get hit. Drago may have good defenses, but trust me when I say there is probably a bakugan out there like Gladion that can hit his weak spots. I'm sure you probably knew that already, but its good to hear these things."

Tank then turned his head to Tracy, "White, your bakugan relies mostly on magic and cunning, making it a very defensive bakugan, believe it or not. Skystar can't hit as hard as Gladion or Drago, but can easily outwit the opponent and trap them if need be. You focus on turning your defenses into offenses. It's a very tough job, but if any bakugan can do it, it's Skystar."

Tank looked back at both of them together again, "Gladion is the most well balanced bakugan out of our three. His high speed offense is matched well with his great maneuverability and defensive abilities, but his main weakness is that he can't hit as hard as Drago or protect himself as well as Skystar. Gladion's greatest strength, however, comes from the versatility of his weapon choices and his knowledge of martial arts and battle strategies. We, as a team, need to center our strategy around not only these facts about our bakugan, but our own experience in brawling and fighting styles as well. This is our key to victory." Tank sat back to listen to the opinions of his other two teammates.

[Noland Hardy]