Episode 1: Return to Sender

[Xavier Turano]

Farbros's sensors were locked onto Gorem as he charged. A warning label was displayed in its HUD to indicate that its battle armor was insufficient to hold up against the golem's charge at that speed after Drago wore it down earlier. That was the obvious signs of trouble that no one should want. After becoming aware of this, it looked around to see Drago's progress at slaying the Hurranians halted the same way Noland's gate card was, so it was content that these cybernetics were holding their ground for the moment. This made contesting the Gorem one-on-one very possible for Farbros to do since it wouldn't have to worry about any random attacks from the Dragonoid.

This made the next action more confusing than ever. Rather than heed the caution advised, the controller ignored them and allowed Farbros to be trucked by Gorem. It was launched backwards a considerable distance, even more than the Dragonoid was able to do before even if it was by a slim margin. The paint on its frame began to peel off, specifically on its upper body. The HUD then showed that the damage inflicted was critical, but the controller still didn't care. What happened next showed that it was a desired tactic that only made it stronger.

"If this is how you run things here, why don't you give me the rundown on the qualifications needed to tell you that everything you think you are is a fallacy, that you are more susceptible to pain than you are willing to admit." The Hurranians deemed the Farbros to be the most vulnerable Bakugan on the field, so they disregarded Drago completely to assimilate the mechanical. What this did for Farbros was integrate the Lasermen and the Robotallion into its systems. Its frame was repaired and covered by Robotallion armor. Four medium-sized cannons were bonded to its back. Gauntlet-like appendages were etched onto its arms and legs to make it appear bulkier in appearance.

"That so-called wall you allege to have, the one you think is impervious to all outside elements, has broken down, and you are too ignorant of its foundation to notice it." Farbros pointed the Laserman cannons on its back towards Drago and Gorem, supplied it with loads of energy, and stared his foes down menacingly. "Meteor Driver!" The cannons unleashed staggering blasts out of the barrels, each one combining into a gigantic beam of death and destruction.

[Alana Cortese]

A hint of a spark lit up in the near-distant back exit of the field house. Three indigo-colored laser blasts zipped across the horizon and sniped Farbros while it was going through its firing animation. The resulting hit caused enough of a violent push to steer its targeting systems away from Drago and Gorem, making Meteor Driver miss them entirely. Farbros started to topple to its left, so the sky above was the only thing to feel the force of the blow. A Bakugan then instantly appeared in front of Farbros, revealing himself to be the redeemed combatant in the ring: Darkus Alpha Hydranoid. "Hey there!" he greeted before grabbing the cannons on Farbros's back and attempting to rip them off.

Someone who also showed up there via Hydranoid's Phantom Transmission ability was Alana herself. She didn't bother giving a proper introduction nor paying Noland and Allen any attention. After what was seen from the mechanical Bakugan, it would be dumb of her to think of anything else. She was confident that an argument would ensue just because she showed up, so saying a word may just add onto their disturbing conflict.

In an impressive showing of his strength, Hydranoid bent Farbros's cannons backwards. In the process of doing so, he completely removed the Hurranian attachments from his body. "Is it really that easy to dismantle this thing?" Hydranoid placed his big, black right foot in front of him and forcefully kicked Farbros in the chest. He struck the exact place that Drago had already damaged prior to it being repaired, so this blow made it even more apparent that this machine was ready to go down. Hydranoid placed his feet into the ground to see what was coming next.

[Xavier Turano]

Farbros clanked on the turf after stopping itself from falling backwards from Hydranoid's strength. Its sensors acquired the new target and brought the amount of powerful threats to a staggering three, a great mismatch when it came to the level of power a prototype could measure up to even if it had done well to get this far.

"Oh...so it's you." The girl - Alana, the suspected queen of destruction that the controller had read about - had just ruined the massive power boost it had gotten. The only good thing to come from that was the destruction of over 90% of the Hurranian presence embedded into its core. As for the remaining 10%...

"Ramzana Arrow!" Numerous saber-like beams were launched from its back like missiles. The multitude scattered around and aimed to bombard Drago, Gorem, and Hydranoid with an explosive barrage.

[Alana Cortese]

"Yeah. It's me. So what?" Alana forcefully declared. "That hesitation in your voice when I showed up better be fear of knowing that I'm more than capable of following through with any threat I make on this battlefield." She swiped two cards on her BrawlX and got right down to business.

"Double ability activate! Chaos Leap Sting plus Auragano Crash!" Hydranoid revealed his miniature heads from his giant wingspan. Each one became the point where powerful energy would be released from the body at a high rpm to deal maximum damage in a short amount of time. They took aim at each individual Ramzana Arrow and rapidly mowed each of them down before they could reach their vicinity, sparing Gorem and Drago the trouble of even having to contest it.

Once that was done, each head became cloaked in a purple aura. Hydranoid extended them out in front of him to forcefully lash out against Farbros. The pressure being felt from Hydranoid's flailing could be seen on the turf field they were standing on. Portions of those small objects were launched from the ground all the way across to the track. This kept repeating itself as long as Hydranoid didn't show the will to halt his attack.

[Xavier Turano]

"You give yourself too much credit, Alana. That hesitation was nowhere close to fear. My father is already dead, so there goes the only thing you could have used to instill fear in me. Hehehe," the controller digressed. "I'm actually intrigued that you would butt in so willfully without any recourse considering... The sensors immediately picked up on Hydranoid's heads, so he cut it short. "I believe that information is already known to the group. I don't need to outline your family feud for you, do I?"

"Shiny Oricalcum!" An excess of energy was outlined on Farbros's exterior. A series of waves were emitted across the area as a form of universal nullification across the board for all of its opponents. Hydranoid's heads were immediately repulsed back into their homes. The three Resistor Bakugan were each trembling as a result of the power output due to their abilities being rendered useless in the presence of Farbros.

"Twin Horn Phaser!" Farbros revealed all of its available cannons along his knees, shoulder claws, hands, and tail. It pointed them all in the direction of the Resistors, quickly charged up, and fired consecutive lasers in an effort to incapacitate them all while they have no way out. "Just remember this, Alana...I can follow through with my threats as well. When I said I was bringing the Dragonoid with me to save our people, it wasn't left up to discussion or interference!"

[Noland Hardy]

Noland rolled his eyes in frustration that the Farbros Bakugan was still active and continued running its mouth about details that didn't have anything to do with what the person supposedly wants Drago to do. Enough was enough. It was time for whoever it was to be told goodbye, and he had the two abilities necessary to get the job done. He revealed them both, and was ready to look forward into the future.

"Enough playing with this robot. I'm tired of this," Noland announced. "Ability activate! Paragon Blazer!" Drago leaped in front of his teammates to take the challenge. He effortlessly released a huge outpouring of power from his body that took on the form of a gigantic phoenix, a throwback to one of his old powers. That phoenix used its expansive size to shield Drago, Gorem, and Hydranoid from all incoming damage. "Apparently, it was, because you're not moving any mountains," Drago countered in response to the controller's declaration.

Drago condensed the avatar into a gigantic orb in between his hands. He became rainbow-colored in the process. The same coloration on Noland's left hand depicted this transformation in power. "Finish the job, Drago! Ability activate! Triple Threat!" The avatar became amplified in the Aquos and Haos energies that Drago had added into the mixture, which he handily took from the Hurranian-animated Bakugan that were used against them all. The attack rippled uncontrollably with the amount of power it had, which was the perfect result for Drago's standards. He unleashed the attack in Farbros's direction to allow the phoenix avatar to land wherever it desired. "Remember to tell your friends," Noland started, "that savagely cruising across the planet isn't asking for help here."

[Xavier Turano]

"That's some crazy power..." the controller commented on Noland's sudden, explosive counterattack. When Drago moved in to launch that huge mass of strength, Farbros didn't waste a second offering a response. "Hyper Cell!" It discharged a laser breath towards the incoming projectile. It struck it and started to grind into it by focusing the beam on it. Drago's ability didn't appear to submit to any of Farbros's attempts. By the time the attack got close enough to it, the controller knew there was nothing that was going to stop Farbros's defeat. The mech was engulfed in the attack, and a loud boom was the last remaining sound that would be made attack-wise.

Its body lay disfigured on the field. The head was resting on a pile of junk that was once its body parts. The unit was still online though. That much was certain when the sensors continued eyeing the Resistors as it were still in a fight. "You know what, Noland? You're right. I have lost my temper," the controller stated. "But understandably so, you must understand. You only fought one Hurranian organism, and look at the damage it caused; yet, we have thousands...maybe even millions. Imagine the devastation..." Farbros's eyes then turned completely red, and a ticking noise could be heard loud enough for all of them to hear. "It's alright if you don't want to help. It's quite alright actually. Your Dragonoid lived to tell the tale. He knows what's up."

"We'll be here shortly. Count on it." The self destruct mechanism had placed a short timer for when the Farbros would explode. Once it reached zero, all systems were down and out, completely roasted in the flames of the explosion its own body developed.

[Noland Hardy]

Noland took a deep breath after releasing himself from the power up him and Drago used. It had been a while since they used that kind of strength, so it was a bit rough getting back in the game. He then started thinking about Drago's age, something that no one ever thinks to ask a Bakugan. If he actually lived during the time of the Hurranian's first appearance, which seems to be likely based on what he was saying about them when they showed up, it may be important enough to know.

"Just how old are you?" Noland asked out of nowhere by mistake, apparently holding his hand over his mouth briefly and giving him the look that he didn't intend to say it that way. "...I'm still a kid in dragon years..." he answered to shrug the question off. "Now do you two have anything to say to each other or are we going to leave it the way it is?"

"I'm leaving it the way it is," Noland sighed almost immediately. Allen attempted to dissuade him from doing so by telling him how unhealthy it is for him and Alana to behave this way, but Noland ignored him completely and left the area along with Drago. In his mind, he preferred talking when his anger was down and his pride was covered. He wasn't in the state of mind he wanted to be in, so he left as he should have from the beginning. The Hurranian threat wasn't a concern to him in the slightest after Farbros's destruction, but he was going to keep his eyes peeled, especially if there's more people like the controller who are interested in getting themselves in trouble.

Allen wasn't too happy that Noland disregarded him without ever addressing the problem. Alana told him that it was usual for him to be a big baby and wasn't surprised that he acted that way at all. Allen glared at her to show that he was getting very offended, but before he got the chance to give her a piece of his mind, she warned him that Noland was not a very good influence on them and that he should be careful. Allen sternly warned her to watch her mouth since Noland never spoke of her in the way she's talking about him now, and he assured her that he was smart enough to know who he should be friends with and didn't need anyone else telling him otherwise. Alana was too shocked at Allen for what he was saying to respond back to him. Allen then told her that he was getting very fed up with the arguments and that they had better come to a solution quickly as he wasn't going to be in the middle of it much longer.

[Noland Hardy]