Episode 33: Weapon of Mass Destruction

[Karen Valentine]

The shockwave from Nero's preparation of his ultimate attack completely nullified Horridian's ability, forcing them back into one body. "...Seriously? How in the world did he just do that?" Karen asked in shock of Nero's power. While they were staring directly at an attack that she knew Horridian could not match despite him being a terrifying opponent, Noland increased his attack power enough to use one of his most powerful abilities, Genesis Supremacy. Personally, she never saw the attack used, so it came as a surprise to her that the amount of power it had was on an identical level to the one Nero just launched. "It seems all the stories I've heard about this Dragonoid wasn't just to be pleasing to the ear," Horridian noticed as he kept his bearings with Drago's power shaking the place. "It seems Hydranoid may have his hands full if he's ever brave enough to come out and play." Karen eyed Noland with great concern about how much strain using an attack like that could place on his body, but it seemed like he was doing just fine as if he was in full control over his power. It was a grand sight to see, but the resulting clash will determine if all of that powering up would make a difference.

Fortunately for all of them, it did. Drago alone stalemated the Westwall Gazer attack all three of the Pack members. This opened a wonderful opportunity for her and Seiki to merge their attacks with Noland's in order to give him the power he needs to push past them. As she saw this, Karen listened to Noland's decree and gave a very heartfelt smile as a response to it. "Noland...you're an awesome person..." she said to herself with a hint of a tear going down her cheek. Those feelings of happiness were short-lived as the primary focus was making sure Drago didn't lose this struggle. She wasn't too familiar with Horridian's actual abilities other than what she already played, but there was one ability she saw Montai use on the rare occasions she chose to fight where three different attributes needed to be present for its use. It reminded her of Elico's triple node abilities, which brought up a silhouette of him alongside the card Karen was considering to use. "This one's for you...old friend..."

She swiped the card on her BrawlX to make the current situation even more terrifying. "Fusion ability activate! Death Metal Army!" Horridian's eyes flashed with both Ahio and Drago in his pupils. As soon as he did this, he kicked both of their power levels into overdrive as well as his own, amplifying both of their attacks to make them twice as large. "Get a load of this! Tribal Crusher!" Horridian launched three individual attacks from his heads: an electric attack from his right, an unstable energy stream from the middle, and a concentrated burst from his left. This combined with Genesis Supremacy and Indignation to form an attack on a power scale unequaled by the three Dharaknoid Nero had under his control. Their combined efforts gave the final push necessary for Drago's attack to disrupt the flow of energy in Westwall Gazer and completely blow it back. Once the attack hit them, it was complete devastation that made the opposing side of the battlefield completely silent.

[Nero Bullock]

Nero's frustration with the battle became even worse when Noland was able to tie with Westwall Gazer. He knew what was going to happen after seeing him do that, so it wasn't a shocker to him that Karen and Seiki boosted Drago's power above his. He removed all doubt about his impending defeat once Karen activated Death Metal Army since he knew what that ability was capable of doing. The only thing left for him to do was to brace for impact. "Damn you, Montai..." Nero muttered before the blast hit the Pack members. Nero jumped backwards to avoid being included in the blast radius, but even he received noteworthy damage from the impact in the form of a bruised left forearm. Once the smoke cleared, it revealed all three Pack members lying on the ground battered and defeated. Nero was left kneeling on the ground as he held his left arm due to the amount of pain he was feeling. "How do I find myself reeling from the agony of losing to you for the second time?" Nero wondered out loud. "I suppose you're going to want to capture, kill, or do whatever you think is necessary to me after all I've done, but it won't be that easy. It never is."

Nero grabbed Hydranoid out of his pocket and threw him into battle. Dual Hydranoid stood, but he didn't bother attempting to combat the Resistors since he knew he was going to lose if the Pack couldn't win with just the three of them. Instead, he stood there as attentive as possible while awaiting Nero's next order of business. "Let's make something very clear with each other, Noland. Your view of the world is very limited with the small amount of experience you have in the special universe called life," Nero stated as he mounted Hydranoid. "I'm tired of repeating myself to an ignorant child like you. My experience dealing with the Bakugan is only a fraction of the reasons for this. Of all of the names you chose to list, you mentioned two people that meant a lot to you that were horribly mistreated by the Bakugan, and you've made it a mission of yours to dispose of all of those horrible demons; yet, you have the nerve to tell me that what I'm doing is wrong when your actions are no different from mine from the morality standpoint? Are you going to say that organizations like the Nazi Party, al Qaeda, and the Infernal Order deserve a free pass just because of your ridiculous 'violence is not the answer' motto? You know absolutely nothing of how the world works!"

The Pack started rising to their feet very slowly after Nero's temper started to explode. In order to ensure that the Resistors did not attack him any further, Nero prepared to activate one of Hydranoid's abilities. "I, on the other hand, have a complete understanding of what needs to be done for the overall benefit of humankind whether it's the popular opinion of the majority or not. You all are clear examples of the people who refuse to use their voice as a weapon against these killers. Had it been the work of human terrorists that were murdering people with their bare hands, you'd have no problem hunting them down and dealing with them before they turn their heads to their next target, but when it's the Bakugan doing it, you turn a blind eye to them. You and everyone else on this planet makes me sick with all of the hypocrisy!" He swiped the card Phantom Transmission on his BrawlX. With it, he can teleport those in his vicinity to another location in a certain range. To conserve his power, his destination was the teleportation matrix to go outside. "My job isn't done...not yet. You'll see...you'll all see..." With that said, he disappeared along with Hydranoid and the Pack.

[Noland Hardy]

Noland was very rude when listening to Nero rage over his loss. He yawned a couple of times during his speech. He was going to order Drago to attack Nero directly, but the usage of Genesis Supremacy usually requires him to take it easy for a bit until he regains his energy. He definitely decided against doing so once Nero threw in Hydranoid. The hydra took a defensive stance around the Pack as he began using a space-time ability. By that point, everyone generally understood that any further attacks made against Nero would be useless since he'll just teleport away from it. The only thing they could do was wait for Nero to finish saying what he was saying before he used the ability that was already available to be used on-demand. "The superiority complex adults always have over children is sickening. Regardless if I'm a teenager or not, what makes that a reason for me not to know anything?" Noland countered. "He assumed what he didn't know about us. Elico said it best the last time we saw him. He's sick, and no one helped him get better."

After he said that, an earthquake occurred that send all of their Bakugan back into ball form. The amount of power in that one was even greater than the one felt by Westwall Gazer's preparation. "What...was....that...?" Noland was highly concerned about what could be worse than dealing with those three at the same time. Allen theorized that Nero was up to no good again and suggested that they return to the surface immediately. Everyone seemed to be in agreement with it, but they had to find the certain path that Nero said was an alternate way out of there since he sealed the elevator they took. Before they could do that, a voice over the intercom was heard. "So Nero thought he could lock all of you down there with no way out, did he?" It sounded a lot like Montai from what everyone could here, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear that she was just fine. "You fought pretty well to be able to make Nero this mad, but now...well, let's just say we need you back outside right now before we're all dead."

The earthquake became even worse as they were given the instructions to leave. Everyone ran as fast as they could back to the elevator. Once they got out, they raced back to the teleporter to end up back outside. Once they arrived, they began looking around to see where Nero could have run off to, but more importantly, what the source of those mysterious earthquakes were. "What the hell is going on out here?" Noland asked out of bewilderment. Out of nowhere, numerous Pack Bakugan began rushing past them and congregating near a specific location a couple of miles north of where they were. When they began meeting with each other, a large, purple mass began forming in the center of it all that caused a power surge that was completely ripping the area apart. This was made even worse by how dark the sky turned and the numerous dark lightning bolts that were seen in the sky. "Um...I guess it's too late to say sorry?" Drago asked out of great concern for the planet itself.

[Nero Bullock]

Nero and Hydranoid approached the area the Pack designated as their meeting place. Belphenoid, Asmodeus, and Abbadon were calling on as many Bakugan as they could from the nearby area to gather the power that they didn't have. It turns out that Nero wasn't too happy with what they were doing. "I don't believe I ever gave the order for the Earth to be destroyed by our activity. We live here too you know," Nero said in disgust. Belphenoid eyed Nero to respond to his criticism of their power increase. "Relex, Emperor. These seismic motions will only be a temporary disturbance. This does not pose a threat to this planet's stabilization. I only need to gather the Bakugan necessary to achieve a form that even that Dragonoid cannot match." Hydranoid wasn't too comfortable with the earthquakes either, but chose to stay silent since there nothing could be done to reverse whatever they were doing. If it was truly meant to help, then there was no reason to worry.

A dark mass of energy was seen originating from where the original Bakugan were standing. As more Bakugan entered, the bigger the object became. Soon, it became gargantuan enough to tower over several buildings. The Resistors then showed up out of the teleporter, which Hydranoid sensed very quickly. "You chose a 'wonderful' assistant, Nero. She's as 'obedient' as the Gundalians that Barodius left for dead." Nero growled under his breath at the sight of them knowing that Montai was responsible for releasing them, but it didn't matter now. Anything that had relevance to his possible defeat was completely voided after witnessing the amount of power he had in his possession now. "This...is where it all ends for all of you...the beginning of the end..." As he said this, the mass of energy exploded as the power surge reached its maximum. Once the light dissipated, it revealed a monster of a Bakugan that had power unrivaled by any being on the planet, including Drago and Gorem combined.



Nero looked at the creature with a very skeptical look of whether or not this Bakugan would be on his side after gaining that much power, but the first words of this massive powerhouse told him all that he needed to know. "Awaiting your command, Emperor," it said. "I, Baalenoid, am ready to serve you whenever you're ready." Nero nodded in acknowledgment of Baalenoid's allegiance. He looked at his greatest enemies far out into the distance, and pointed towards them as he gave one simple order. "Destroy them, Baalenoid...Destroy them all."

[Noland Hardy]