Begining at the end

[Tristan Noleras]

Tristan rolled his eyes that someone would be that paranoid to give an order like that out randomly. It was like he wanted to be seen.

"He's calling you out, Astraius. You may want to listen to him. He's a Vestal; I'm sure he's scary," Tristan sarcastically joked with his partner.

"He did say people. I'm not a person; you are, so you do it." That was a mere technicality. It was nowhere near the tidbit of them not being hidden anyway. All they had to do was take the effort to look around them and see him.

"Hey, losers," Tristan called out to the two Silver Knights. "Yeah, I'm over here in plain sight. Were you asking for me or the girl in the tree?" Tristan knew he just gave away someone's location, but it wasn't like he cared. The true mystery was how he detected her presence. Maybe it was the mishap earlier that gave her away.

[Allen Silva]

Someone actually answered his shot in the dark. The evolution of the situation surprised Ryek like nothing had in a long time. He turned to Barracudas, his current emotion on his face.

" Did you know he was there? Cause i didnt really think anything was gonna happen." Barracudas expressed his opinion at the current events.

"Not in the foggiest. To be honest, kinda wish he hadn't. That guy doesnt scratch me as the friendly type." Ryek answered. Then another part of what he said sunk in." Girl in the tree... you think it could be her? The girl who keeps appearing in our paperwork? "

" the one the Knights keep finding in the wrong place at the right time? Its deffinetly possible."

" lets deal with the guy first."

[Tristan Noleras]

Seeing Ryek dedicate attention to him instead of the person he mentioned didn't paint him as a person who chose targets too well. In case any of them were aware of his identity, Tristan was more than prepared to engage them in battle if necessary.

"Standby for battle, if necessary," Tristan silently ordered to his Bakugan. Astraius posted up in front of his face, floating there steadily. He was facing the Knight's direction at all times without offering any movement or sound. He was dead-accurate on their faces to make sure he didn't miss an inch of unauthorized movement.

As for Tristan, he didn't change his posture much at all. He showed no signs of aggression just yet. He was curious as to what they had in mind by "dealing with him."

"Yes? What will you be needing today?" Tristan carelessly inquired.

[Allen Silva]

The brawler seemed strangely tense for someone in his situation. To be honest, he should be the only one calm in their current state. " Why were you watching us? Thats very strange behavior for someone like you. I dont know who you are, but if i were to guess, you're Tristan Noleras." Ryek put his admittibly horrible detective abilities to work. He could very well be wrong on this one. But he might as well go two for two on ridiculous call outs. " To keep the momentum going ,im also thinking this other person is Shirigari Yonaka. That or one of the other ninja wannabes around here."

" You would be surprised to know how many of those exist just in the city." Barracudas laughed out. If thier constant monotonous work did anything, it gave them a lot of information about anyone the Knights dealt with. A good 30% thought they were ninjas. " Friggin idiots. And we gotta clean up after thier bull. If only they made it so all we had to do was stop them. But no..."

" You're rambling Barracudas. " Ryek interupted before it got really bad." If you wanna watch, then watch our match. That will tell you all you want to know."

[Shira]

Shira & Gale

シラ・強風 "Ventus Streak" "But HOW?!?" BAKUGAN Gale Vupinoid LOCATION Park (In the tree) STATUS Shocked CURRENTLY On the ground of the tree she was sitting in NOTES ---

"But how?" Gale sighs in responce, "You kind fell of the tree there..." Shira does an O in responce, before going into shock at her name which caused her to loose her balance and fall off the tree. This time, Gale wasn't able to catch her and she fell to the ground, on a rather convenient and comfy bush. Falling off trees was normal for her to be falling off trees like this so this fall didn't case her. "It's not my fault I like being in trees so much like those ninja-wanabes!" She snaps as the aquos user, pointing her index finger at him. "It not my fault I'm part bir- How do you know my name?" Gale hops down the tree beside his partner, siddingbdown beside the bush she was in with a somewhat interested look in his eyes.

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[Blaze Hayes]

Blaze Hayes Prirad Drexore

Blaze and her Partner Prirad Drexore was walking nearby in the park with Prirad in ball form on her shoulder. They could here people talking nearby and the a certain word got their attention. "Match?! Blaze! Someone is going to have a Brawl! Can we Watch?! Please?!" Prirad asked Blaze floating now with a excited tone in his voice. "Well we haven't seen a brawl in a while........ so sure, if they don't mind." Blaze said before looking around to the people that had said about a match. "Hey there.... sorry but my Partner here heard you say about a match and.... well, he wants to watch it. Is it OK you guys?" Blaze asked a bit shyly with Prirad floating up and down awaiting a response and hoped they would be allowed.

Made by Sifr @ THQ.

[Tristan Noleras]

Tristan cut his eyes at Ryek for citing an everyday activity as being strange. "What's so strange about sitting here minding my own business?" He asked. "I'd look at you as the strange person for being surprised about me seeing you when you crossed my path.

As for Ryek confirming that he knows his identity, it seemed to be a foolish move to say he didn't know who he was, what he's capable of, or what he has done. Then again, maybe Ryek doesn't care about it as much as Tristan has generalized them all for. It didn't hurt to be sure though, even though he'd likely see to it that Ryek leaves the planet one way or another anyway.

"I'd only be sorry for your troubles if we cared about your problems," Astraius heartlessly responded.

"Since you know my name, I'm assuming you're privy to why I'm not pleased to see two Silver Knights in front of me?"

[Ryek Marachion]

Before he could even respond to one, three questions were tossed his way. Ryek, a little overwhelmed by trying to find answers, decided to prioritize. He decided to field Tristans question first." No, i dont know why you would be cautious of Silver Knights, especially seeing as you were one. Unless of course, you are guilty of something you dont want us finding out about." He felt like he handled that one very well. The only thing he had to worry about was whether he was going to attack or not.

The next thing on his agenda was to deal with Shirigari and her question. Although he already answered it, no harm in repeating himself. " your stealth skills could use some work. First off, you've been spotted by field agents of the Knights about 20 times. Its like i said earlier, youre caught up in wrong place, right time. That, and my other information networks have heard of you as well. You're just not good at hiding it seems."

Lastly, to answer Blaze, he simply turned around, and waved his hand." Anyone who feels like coming along, just stick close. I can't assure any of you i'll move at a slow pace."



At the arenas


Ryek saw the check in desk fall into view, as he and whoever followed reached the bakugan arenas. Here they could brawl without gathering any sort of bad reputation. He walked up to the desk, and recognised the attendant for today. He was the one who let him use one of these to train." Hey man, id like to reserve a battle arena for a brawl." He told the person sitting at the desk.

" let me see when the next opening is." The attendant said, typing into the computer that sat at his desk. After a minute or so, he looked away from the screen, back at Ryek." Next one is a half hour away. Can i get the competitors names?"

" its going to be Ryek Marrachion vs Matt Blade." Ryek swiftly answered. It felt weird giving his own name, but he knew he had to." You hear that guys, half hour till showtime." He said to whoever stayed behind him.

[Matt Blade]

While waiting for the arena to be ready for their battle Matt left to watch the arena maintenance. Being quite a chill person he doesn't bother thinking of strategies before battles and just goes with the flow using weak abilities and then moving up with the power.
Perhaps that is why in 3 years of service he hasn't managed to rise in power like many of his colleagues, but he couldn't spare a single damn.

"What's the plan, genius?" Aurum impatiently asked.

"Standard, as always." Matt replied coldly.

"Ah...use abilities with no tactic and lose..." Aurum complained. He wasn't too happy with his brawler's plans since that made them lose too many times. All their wins in history were simply based on opponents that were too weak that not even big strategy was needed for victory.

Maintenance was pretty much finished in all spots of the arena.
Judging by the damage caused in the previous battle it was probably Thomas Silver; deep cuts and shreds could be found all over the place after every battle he participated in.
Lunatic, to say the least.
Matt still remembers an awful loss against Thomas's Slaydranoid; it took only a few hits from that monster of a Bakugan.

"Guess, it's Guardian Angel who wrecked it." Aurum quietly said.
"His name speaks irony for itself." Matt replied recalling brutal tactics used in battle. He sure never wanted to fight that monster again. "How long until it's our turn?" Matt inquired.

"I don't have a watch..."

[Tristan Noleras]

Tristan was standing by himself as he watched the arena maintenance. He didn't understand the idea of having a sparring match. He never participated in many of those. He got complacent with where he was at power-wise and didn't feel the need to prove himself to anyone else or to reinforce what he already knew. There were quite a few brawlers that could match him, Maria and Alex being two examples, but the chances of meeting someone on that level and engaging them directly were too small to ever consider wasting his time fighting them. He figured brawling them wouldn't really help him deal with someone who's stronger. The Master Blaze or the Iron Juggernaut may come to mind in certain instances; their luck is extraordinary, even by their standards.

"How long has it been since we've had our last brawl? Seeing this is making me a bit nostalgic," Tristan asked his guardian.

"Um...yesterday...when an off-duty Silver Knight security guard saw us...we killed him..."

"Right...happened so fast that I didn't remember." He eyed the two Silver Knights who somehow let him tag along. It was only out of curiosity of their battle that he decided to attend. If it were any other reason, he'd be gone by now. "I'm getting sick of having to do this though. That's probably why these two are still alive. My drive to defend myself has been weak for a while now. If Maria went after me, she'd probably catch me. Then again...being powerful doesn't mean she's fast or smart..."

"You sure talk about it a lot to be sick of it."

"True, very true. You should've told my mother to stop while you were in her care before she passed it on to me."

[Shira]

Shira & Gale

シラ・強風 "Ventus Streak" "So this is an arena?" BAKUGAN Gale Vupinoid LOCATION Arena - Visitor center STATUS Interested and confused. CURRENTLY Roaming around, sticking close to the rest. NOTES ---

Shira was wandering around the visitor center of this arena, being sure to stick close to that bunch of people. Though she's never met them before, she couldn't help but to feel a connection to them. Perhaps it was in a previous life and such. Gale sticks really close to Shira, careful not to catch too much attention with his rather odd apperance. The once-wolf is a bakugan, but not a usual one you would find every day. "It sickens me to see humans like fighting so much." The canine comments as he hides behind Shira's legs to the best of his abilities. "So much to the point of building a structure dedicated just for that." Shira simply let's out a sigh in response. Gale was always like this in arenas and she couldn't blame him for she bore the same hatred. "It's just how majority of the population is." She glances around to spot the other four people she came here with, making sure they didn't leave her range of sight. "Come one, let's find somewhere to stick around for a bit without attracting attention." She must.urs ro her dog before walking off to the side.

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[Matt Blade]

Matt was still waiting aside for the battle with Ryek to begin.
He was not a big fan of waiting, but it couldn't be helped.

"People should get a life..." Matt said observing the group of strangers from the distance. He was not being a big fan of hanging around with a bunch of strangers, but since Ryek was so nice to invite them Matt did not want to interrupt all that and complain.

"I don't care. I didn't come here for them. As long as they ain't making trouble they can stay." Aurum replied. Unlike Matt, Aurum was a patient one who would usually think before opening his mouth. Still, the team is strong as its weakest member, so Aurum does not often win fights because Matt doesn't really bother to use any sort of tactic in any friendly fight.
If it was a fight against terrorists he would actually bother to obliterate them, but in a friendly fight he would go lazy over 9000 and lose.
Perhaps he doesn't do the same stupid mistake in an important fight like this one.

[Allen Silva]

Ryek decided to spend the time before the battle preparing some sort of a strategy. He didnt want to get caught off guard by Natt and lose." We shouldn't open up the battle with them. I think we should gauge the difference in our power before doing anything like that."

Barracudas, who had been letting Ryek ramble on for only god knows how long, was finally tired of hearing it." Look man, we are going to win this, so strategizing and stressing out is pointless. If the need arises we will test out our new abilities. Otherwise its just another brawl."

Ryek looked down at his gauntlet, hoping that it would give him the time. Turns out it did, and it was time for them to begin the biggest battle of thier lives. At least, the biggest one without some sort of danger involved. Ryek got up and walked to the arena. After getting down to the actual battle area, it was time to get it on.

[Matt Blade]

"Ready for this?" Aurum asked.

"Ya know me, born ready." Matt cheerfuly replied as he got down to the arena. Supposedly, all maintenance was done already.

It was about time to face Ryek and see what he was made of.
Matt sure knew Ryek was not all bark and no bite, so being on the guard would not be a very bad idea after all.
He grabbed Aurum's orb and tossed it at the battlefield.
Golden shine was released during the activation and orb transformed into a dragon similar to one of Precival-line; with a few additions like golden armor and golden shining gauntlets.

"Aurum, time to roll!" Matt yelled.

"Hell yeah!!" Aurum was determined not to hold back even a single drop of power.

"Alright, Ryek. Let's see whatcha got."

[Allen Silva]

Ryek was now face to face with the Percival like dragon known as Aurum. Ryek and Barracudas already knew it was time to battle and prove thier strength was enough. He grabbed the bakugan ball from the air and tossed it to the field." bakugan brawl."

As the ball opened up, a torrent of water erupted. A bright light begun to enclose areas of the water, taking shape as Barracudas. Once completely formed, a roar from the bakugan was all that was needed to reveal him. All the while, following each limb reveal, Ryek said the following. " earth be my shield, lightning my blade. Let the earth become my armor and the wind my feet. Now arise, the defender of magic. Stand Azure Barracudas."

" Now its time for the Azure one to shine." The Taygheniod laughed." Give me your best shot."