Episode 47: Ultimate Team

[Andrew Bullock]

Andrew crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and breathed a sigh of grief. It seems the noise Jamal and his walking tank made got certain people curious. "Say that again now that they're here," he announced before someone popped up out of nowhere.

A spark appeared near the entire squad and transferred a certain girl that Andrew should recognize very clearly. When he saw who it was, he was visibly shaken by her appearance to offer a response. "It's you..." Andrew uncrossed his arms and had them primed to go to work.

"Yes...it is me, isn't it?" The girl chimed.

"Katie Lowery..." Andrew remembered.

"Awww. You were a nice officer after all. You remembered my name."

"Not for what you're thinking. You're the most threatening enemy I've ever encountered when Vince and I were still a team." Indeed, Katie was so dangerous that the Silver Knights almost sent their Admirals and above to deal with this girl. Her guardian Bakugan, Mecha Chamelia, was rumored to be on their level in terms of trickery and in strength. Andrew and Vince were lucky to take her down before, but now...what will this little girl do? Since she's in the Hurranian database, she may as well be an opponent worthy for the Admirals, but she wasn't going to get an opponent with that title here. Andrew will have to take her on himself.

"There are others like me as well," Katie revealed. "You'll see very soon. Here we come..." Katie disappeared in a flash. The Hurranians were about to pounce on them with hyper-lethal force.

"We've been engaged," Andrew announced just to wake everyone up, especially Niko. "These 'others' are nasty folk. Watch yourselves."

(Mini-Boss Theme 1)

[Vengeance]

The Hurranians left the group in an awkward moment by not appearing instantly after Andrew warned them all that they were here. They were greeted by something very different.

"Gate card, open!" A man with a high-pitched voice called out. "Deep Cave!" The area around them transitioned into a dark cave that was oozing in poisonous goo. It was disgusting to say the least. What was even more disgusting was seeing a dozen spider Bakugan hanging out on the walls and ceilings. Half of them were Ventus, and the other half was Darkus.

"Look everyone! It's Andrew!" the same man called out. "He's the reason why some of us got raped in prison and died because what we got was so freakin' hard to take! Let's get him!"

"Antonio, do you even hear what you're saying?" a woman said to him.

"What? What did he say?" a man said very slowly, like he was mentally disabled. "What does he mean when he said it was hard to take? I didn't know it was hard. If you're talking about when the big man told me to bend over, I didn't know it was because he wanted to put one in me. I thought it was pretty easy to take in though. I got used to it after a while. That's probably why I felt so free while I was waiting to get put out here. I like to leave doors open while I'm doing private things such as going to the bathroom or undressing. It makes me feel free. Is that because I'm institutionalized?"

"...What...the fuck did he just say...?" Antonio said. "Whose mans is this? Put him out in front and let him die first! I'm not trying to hear all that!"

"But...you were the one who said..."

"Put him out in front!"

Out of nowhere, a white, nerdy-looking male was thrown out into the open.

"Okay, Maxila! Charge! Ability activate! Dark Wind!" The Maxila's abdomens were essentially skulls. This is due to Maxila often having skulls resembling that of a Bakugan's body part they may have come into contact with. They didn't reveal those powers just yet, but for the sake of time, they chose to use them to blow a monstrous wind from the mouth area. At the same time, they discharged webbing. This webbing was touched by the cave's oozing poison, so they became toxic as well. The wind made it unbearable for anyone to move, so they easily attached the webbing to who they thought were the weakest among the group: Ahrangi and Torahu. When it stuck to them, they were immediately poisoned. The wind then carried them throughout the cave, slamming them against the rocky formations that were scattered all over.

"Aw yeah! That's how we do things! You're next, Andrew!"

[Jamal Armstrong]

This was a very disturbing chain of events. Even with Tec's build, the wind was powerful enough to threaten to move even him. The only reason for that was because he was caught off-guard by their sudden entrance. Even when Tec turned his attention toward the Maxila, he was feeling a little bit of resistance from their ability. This implies that either these terrorists are more powerful than initially expected, or the gate card is giving them a boost. Both of those theories could be a possibility.

"Huh...nothing to do with me then," Tec concluded based on what he was hearing. They sounded like they wanted revenge against a certain someone. Good thing it wasn't him. Those terrorists didn't sound like they went through life in a straight line.

"If this is all they have, they can be taken out all at once if we play our cards right," Jamal guessed. He didn't see where Niko and Donovan were, since Jamal was not close to her before the gate card was activated. "Keep this gate card active until they're wiped out. Niko's got this one covered," Jamal suggested. He didn't bother getting in contact with her. He knew she knew what she had to do. With her abilities, emotions sensing shouldn't be out of her reach. She'll weaken them without breaking a sweat.

[Makoto Nakashima]

Before the raging wind stood another Bakugan.

This one was well-known from before for its brutality and destructive nature along with a maniacal brawler- two of these were a nightmare back in the day where power-levels were still being in good old thousands. Terrorists, Makoto Nakashima and his partner, Ahrangi... well, rarely addressed with that name after evolution to Asura Ahrangi- a way more brutal and destructive form. This one bears no metallic wings or swords from previous evolution, but sheer physical strength. Its appearance was truly horrifying this time- a six-armed humanoid with three faces showing off enormous power by holding on like a fortress despite all of that wind sent his way.

"I was let out for this? Disappointing." Ahrangi said.

"Hmph... a tactic full of flaws, but let's be nice this time and let them think they stand a chance for a moment." Makoto said.

"Let me throw them a bone then." 

"As you wish. Ability activate! Burning Blood!" Makoto named.

Ahrangi formed six, bloody-red orbs- one of top of each palm. All six began to burn in crimson flames before being tossed towards the enemy. With monstrous toss Ahrangi did there was no chance for those to be blown away by the winds. The orbs were going to hit that piece of crap and give it a good taste of fire.

[Akane Huomoto]

In the middle of this chaos was a pair, watching for the right time to strike. Well, it was more like the female was watching for the time to strike while her bakugan partner was just kinda there ogling over everyone there looking for "ships" that may have spawned during their absence. Why in the world was her partner thinking this, the terrorist didn't know. All she got as an answer was that "crisis is the mother of opportunity," whatever that meant. If it kept the bakugan happy, she would be fine with it- for now.

A small capsule was thrown into the mix, upon making contact with the ground, it exploded into a garden of burning blue flames. From the wall of the flames came two figures. The first one emerged, the female terrorist, Akane, had made her comeback, armed with even better explosives, only hand-made by herself. Alongside was the self proclaimed shipping master Torahu, better known as Nitabi Torahu in this newly obtained form. She was much more agile and had a small power boost in this form, not to mention the better spark of flames. Of course, with this new form, Torahu wasn't able to hold it all too well outside of battle, so she was her normal kitten form. She still is Nitabi Torahu though.

"Hey, don't let get all the fun," Akane says as she sets her sights on the monstrosity called Maxila. Torahu nods her head in agreement and darts off to the opponent, now locked onto her radar. "Ability activate, Explosive Hellflame." Torahu happily yeowls as she unleashes her blue flames that darted right towards the abomination of a creature, a fury of flames eating away at the form of Maxila.

[Vengeance]

Ahrangi and Torahu's attacks seemed to do a number on the cave itself and the spiders. Rocks began falling from the ceiling from the terrorists' actions. The handlers of the spiders weren't too happy about that.

"Owwwwww! Who just hit me!?" Antonio exclaimed.

"I'm sorry! My nerves got bad when I felt a spider touch me..." a lady said.

"Those spiders are OURS, you dumbnut!"

"Hey, um, Antonio," the man who a certain person hopes dies very soon said, "can I come back now? Those two people look very scary. Can one of those Maxila just swing a web over here and pick me up?"

"Why do you sound like you have down syndrome? Talk faster!"

"Well, Antonio, I said can a Maxila swing me back over to you guys so I don't have to look at these two terrorists? They really scare me, Antonio. I think I'm going to throw up, Antonio."

"We already know you're talking to me! Why are you saying my name multiple times!?"

"I dunno, Antonio."

"You mother-"

"What time are you going to bed, Antonio? Going to call it an early one tonight? Got any idea on when you're taking your shower?"

"Shut the fuck up!" the rest of the terrorists yelled out.

"What did I do this time? I didn't know I was doing anything wrong. I never had a problem with any of the other terrorists before. You guys are meanies."

"That does it! Hey, enemies! We're not allowed to kill him. Can you do the honors for us before you attack us again?" Antonio requested before playing the next ability. "Ability activate! Banish Trickery!"

The eyes on the skulls of the Maxila lit up. A projection of a skull then appeared out in front of them. They combined into a giant skull that was used to taint the visual and physical prowess of all of their enemies excluding Makoto and Akane. Everyone else was now "banished" from the brawl. This meant that they could not see, feel, or hear the presence of anything they decide to dish out from now on. In exchange for this power, the ones who are affected could not be damaged.

"Now for my brilliant plan! Ability activate! Dark Gambit!" The Maxila pumped themselves up in a dark power that everyone will have to be careful of. This made it so that if any of the Maxila are defeated, the entity that deals the finishing blow will suffer the same fate as them.

This was part of the reasoning for the Hurranians to send these terrorists out first. Since they are not as strong as their opponents individually, they might get cocky and think they have it in the bag. Unfortunately, that's not the case with this ability active, because the Maxila will feel blows a lot differently since they are weaker, which means an opponent like Hades - for example - would not have to do much to kill one of them, but if it does, it would blow up instantly due to the ability. If one were to kill multiple Maxila with this ability active, their death certificates are signed a couple of years in advance. If the enemies are careless and send any ranged attacks, it could be redirected towards a Maxila, and tragedy will follow.

"Hahahahahahahaha! Yes! YES! We've got him now, ladies and gents! Andrew won't know what hit him after we're done with these two here! I'm finally going to have my revenge!" Antonio may as well add some offense into the mix. There was no reason not to, since his hide was basically covered in a way. "Ability activate! Acidic Breath!"

The Maxila blew a poisonous gas over Ahrangi and Torahu that was greatly magnified in size and in power, due to how many spiders were present in the area. The gas itself would not be easily dissipated due to its sheer magnitude, and the Maxila were constantly spamming it too in case it was dispersed.

[Niko Adrian Nyx]

Nothing. Just, nothing. In a way, it felt like she was drifting through nothingness. Niko was blind once more, she was use to not being able to see, but not hear or feel as well? That was new.

She was just hanging around in the beginning, gradually strafing away from everyone else seeing how they were a nuisance, drawing all sorts of attention to them that she really didn't want. Donovan was residing in her shadow, his two pairs of eyes glowing from the darkness that was cast by her form. They were tracking the locations of the opponents, the terrorists they appear to be. Of course, she was keeping track of her side as well, and was interested in the presence of the two new brawlers that came into the picture. Next thing you know, she sensed some kind of banishment attack being inflicted on them and she came to be in this state of... Nothingness.

She could still feel a bit, the presence of the other beings, mainly the terrorists. This ability of tracking creatures wasn't her own, but one she shared with her partner. Which meant he was most likely still up and going somewhere- Speaking of which.

"Hah. Amateur attack. Didn't even send you to the neighboring kingdom, just caught in between the rift." Huh. Looks like she wouldn't be stuck here for too long.

---

Even with this "banishment," there was still the presence of a Spartan in the area, the expression on their face clearly not amused in the slightest. "Seriously, that's it?" She looks around for anything else that might have been done from that banishment attack. Nothing really, just another ability activated to try to wipe out the ventus and pyrus terrorists of Andrew's. "You all should really know who you're up against," A dark shadow forms behind the female, most likely from her partner's doing. "Haven't you done some proper research?" Niko hums in a soft yet eerie manner that could rival that of her sister's. Anyone who set their eyes upon Niko in her current state would think twice about even blinking in her presence for she gave off the aura that she could instantly kill in just a split second. Of course, that wasn't her intent as of now. "You know what to do Donovan."

The said bakugan realizes from the shadowy aura that engulfed Niko's figure, casting a large shadow of himself onto the surface of the earth. "Of course, I can't wait to see what kinds of meals are prepared for me today." The canine-like bakugan states, licking his chops and baring his fangs for the world to see. He had grown bigger for this attack, being able to inflict more of the effect on the victims, and at a broader ranger as well. With Donovan having fed off of her constant nightmares and a few other dreams of other, the demon of a bakugan was more than ready to unleash this newfound power of his. "Vakandi við drauma," The mane on the bakugan bristles up, his tail stretching out and releases a howl. One with a particular frequency that would affect their opponents. As long as they could hear it, even a sliver, they would succumb to the gift Donovan had lined up for them.

It was the duo's signature skill, having people see an illusion, a dream that was awfully realistic. Rather than having the victims sleep this time, they went for a "day-mare," a nightmare that would happen during the day even as the victim was awake. Of course, one of the day-mares featured the taking of innocence, the forceful figure moving upon the victim, ready to take them again, even if their virginity was no more. Drawing closer and closer. The results were varied depending on the victim and the day-mare, but most ran from their locations and ended up right out in the open for all too see their terrified facial expressions, those who look at them wondering why they were that spooked. It left them right out in the open, like chasing sheep into the wide clearing for the pack and the kill.

[Makoto Nakashima]

"You must be a special kind of stupid." Makoto said to their opponents.

He took a card and put it inside the gauntlet. Once the card flashed Makoto named the card. "Ability activate! Thousand Flames!" This was a different version of Thousand Fists which made Ahrangi toss thousands of fireballs which would explode and release furious flames at the enemies. With Ahrangi's speed and six arms he would do massive damage with this type of ability. However, his aim was to get rid of the poison cloud to show the opponents how low their chances of success were from the beginning. Ahrangi formed orbs of fire and began tossing them at ridiculous speed; orbs began exploding inside the poisonous mist causing flames to incinerate the poison. Poisonous cloud was quickly burned away and posed no threat anymore.

"How long do you plan on postponing your death?" Makoto asked.

"I'll enjoy breaking your bones, tearing your limbs apart." Ahrangi said.

Ahrangi was still at good power- he was ready to do another attack at these guys. They were barely a threat and if they thought otherwise it was just showing how clueless they were. These two were going to give them something worse than disgusting consequences of prison life; after that they will be begging to be back in prison again.

[Vengeance]

The Ventus one was a tad bit overconfident. He had no idea about the trap that was set before him. Since he is so eager to test his mettle, the terrorists saw no reason to postpone HIS death. They'll get him out of the way right now. The death of one spider by Ahrangi's hand will guarantee his immediate death.

"Hey, terrorist guy," the "special one" said to Makoto, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. You'll die if you kill one of them, terrorist guy."

Everyone could hear the other terrorists gasp that this idiot just revealed the mechanics behind their ability.

"W-what the hell is wrong with you!?" Antonio yelled.

"What did I do this time, Antonio? Was I not supposed to say anything about the one who kills a Maxila will die right with them when Dark Gambit is in play, Antonio?"

"You bitch! You did it again!"

"I don't know what you're talking about, Antonio. All I said was that they're going to die if they kill a Maxila, Antonio."

"Stop that!"

"Oh wait, Antonio. Was I not supposed to tell them that, Antonio?"

"...You've got to be kidding me..."

"You should have said something, Antonio. Now they know about our plan, Antonio."

"...Pause the battle for a second..." Antonio was beyond pissed now. "Someone please tell me who the fuck came up with the idea to send THAT THING out here. We're out here fighting these ladies and gents who are all dangerous, and that IT over there has to go and fuck everything up! I'm going to ask this one more time. WHOSE MANS IS THIS!?"

"..." The rest of the terrorist either said nothing to get themselves clear of the situation, or didn't have anything to do with it at all. Either way, they stayed silent, and it got Antonio more furious than before.

"So no one's going to say anything? You think I'm stupid? All of us know each other here! One of you knows who this thing is!"

"Listen, bro. Those two over there are going to die anyway, even if this idiot told them about it," another man told Antonio. "We have the more dangerous ones 'banished' already, so why don't we go ahead and kill these fools before that Spartan over there ruins the whole setup?"

"It's no use. They weren't supposed to know. Now that they know, that Spartan is going to get us killed...again. What are we supposed to do now?"

"Have them reproduce?" A woman suggested.

"Hm?"

"Yeah...these Hurricians or whatever they're called can multiply them, and then we'll be able to kill them for sure."

"Yes! Yes! I like where this is going! Do it now!"

Antonio was enjoying a prolonged session of evil laughter as the Hurranians mass produced Maxila right before their eyes. Some were smaller than the originals; some were even microscopic, which made it more easier for the killer to be killed if they take a wrong step. The others were around the same size as the originals. It became a full-fledged horde of spiders that were about to drown Makoto and Akane in the multitude.

"Are you having fun over there, Antonio?" the "special needs one" spoke.

"Get piccolo and die!" Antonio shouted.

"Oh..."

[Niko Adrian Nyx]

Her eyes widen ever so slightly overhearing the terrorists’ conversation that wasn’t too secret. Then again, Niko was stalking them in a sense, eavesdropping and so forth- Not as excessively as her sister though. Sometimes you just gotta appreciate the stupid ones for practically feeding information, it makes life so much easier to that degree. “That is certainly nice to know,” She mumbles to herself and Donovan. She was debating the thought that this might be a ploy of some sort, trying to lure them in and do whatever action they want them to do. What better way to do but to test it out first-hand? Not in that way though. As being specialized in dark arts, especially those in the field of dreams, Niko and Donovan had method of testing this without the danger of death (even then, there’s a fat chance that the bakugan would be able to revive the two of them). “I’m going to take a quick nap,” Niko says in a soft voice and leaning against Donovan’s mane. This would certainly sound odd for a passerby, sleeping in the middle of what could be the end of the planet and maybe the universe if you put it on that big of a scale, but those who were close to these two would know that Niko was probably dreaming up something helpful. At least, that’s what some would like to think to put themselves at ease. The bakugan glows with some sort of ominous aura, working his dream magic on creating another copy of this reality in the dream work for his partner to work with.

Thankfully, it only took a few minutes for Niko to come back with the result. She wasn’t phased at all by what she saw, having seen worse during her prime time of nightmares. The look in her eyes told Donovan the results of this dream. “So that’s out of the question. Anything with attacking them with dreams?”

She shakes her head in response to Donovan’s question. “Nope. We’re going with another approach.” Her red eyes narrow in on one of the terrorists on their side, the pyrus one seeing how the ventus one was a bit too rowdy for Niko’s taste. “Put her under, she’ll help out.”

[Akane Huomoto]

She breaths out a sign of relief seeing that Makoto has stopped that omnoius looking gas from getting close and affecting them. It was most likely for his sake though, she just happened to be there in the crossfire with him. Who would really care for her anyway? Akane is the one usually left in the corner, not that she minded. Though I would be nice to get some recognition every so often.

The female was thinking over her next form of movement against their opponent. Seeing how trying to land the killing blow wasn't a good idea- but then again sacrifices were always needed. It was at that moment she felt tired and began loosing her vision and conscious. "Tora.. hu," she calls out before blacking out completely.

Lucky for her, said bakugan raced to her and caught her fast enough so her partner didn't sustain any damage. "What the? Is it really the time to sleep?"

Akane's state of sleep didn't last for too long, her waking up a minute or two later mumbling, "That little brat." and looking at Torahu. "I was contacted by that sloth of a Spartan. They seem to have found a way to take down the Maxilla, we'll need to act fast though."

Delighted to hear of some way to stop this thing, Torahu listens closely, and leaps right into action when dismissed. "Atomic Blaze," Akane calls out, her bakugan partner executing the attack shortly after when in range of the cave these other terrorists were in. The natural blue flames of Torahu launch out to all around the cave, inside and out. Upon contact with the surface of the stone, the place exploded, set off like a dry leaf. It was quiet easy, much rocks from the cave crumbling down and inwards to crush whatever laid within.

[Vengeance]

There were loud gasps heard from the terrorists as the cave came tumbling down. The Maxila were completely smushed underneath all of the rocks. Their death trap had been circumvented, which ultimately costed them the battle. The gate card was nullified as well, bringing everyone back into the normal atmosphere of boring-ol' Earth.

"Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!" Judging by how loud Amir's voice was, he wasn't too happy with it being over. "We had them! We would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling kid!"

"Who, Antonio? Me, Antonio?" down-syndrome said in a personified form.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"I see why you died the first time, Antonio. Don't you think being that angry kills you off faster in the long run, Antonio?"

"Kill us now, you fucking goons over there! Please! I can't take it anymore!"

"Is that what you said when you were in prison, Antonio, with all of those men around you?"

Antonio immediately stepped forward. He went within fifty meters of Makoto and Ahrangi. He got on both knees, closed his eyes, and had his arms out. He was basically gesturing Makoto to make this quick before he has to hear another word from this walking disease.

[Makoto Nakashima]

The Antonio guy barely got to kneel when his head was removed from his shoulders. A shower of blood covered the floor and head ended God knows where. It was Ahrangi's quick movement and precision with his hand where he could use it like a super-sharp and accurate knife. He did not bother participating in this annoying fools' parade- whoever sent these people against them must be an idiot of a whole new level- these guys were all bark and no bite. "Ahrangi. Leave that idiot with cucumber in his ass for last." Makoto ordered. "Got you." Makoto agreed. With a few swift movements everyone else aside from the annoying and loud individual were slain by Ahrangi's quick hands. Once blood has showered the grounds and the main dish was left Makoto made another order. "Now... teach him the definition of pain!" Makoto said with a psychotic smile as he made that order; eagerly looking at the show Ahrangi was about to give. Ahrangi went for the annoying one who attempted to make escape with an autistic screech, but was quickly grabbed and captured by Ahrangi who pinned him to the ground.

"Let's start off with something lighter. Fingers, for instance?" Makoto suggested.

"I love it." Ahrangi agreed.

He grabbed the left hand of the annoying bitch and crushed each one of his fingers- one by one. Annoying bastard began to scream in pain so loudly it nearly pierced through Ahrangi's ears. "Geez, that hurt my ears. I have to go another round of fingers to heal myself." Ahrangi said. Bastard was crying in pain and then nearly fell unconscious after he felt his fingers of the right hand being snapped into pieces by Ahrangi and without announcement Ahrangi broke both of his shoulders. Bastard fell unconscious, but Ahrangi slapped him out off it. "Now, now you can't fall asleep during the main act- it's rude and we've only just begun." Makoto joked. Ahrangi proceeded to do the same process with bastard's feet and knees before pulling out a few teeth out of his mouth by force. "Seismic Crash!" Ahrangi named and jumped into the air while holding this bastard. Not two seconds have passed before he threw the bastard against the floor putting him in half-dead state. He then charged into the bastard splattering his content all of the floor. "That was fun. Anyone else?" Makoto asked.

[Jamal Armstrong]

Jamal's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets when he saw Makoto and Ahrangi behave like devils. He wanted to look away, but just hearing the sound of it would make him sick. He had never encountered someone so sadistic. This madman had zero filters. It made Dasia and Andrew look like children.

"Please tell me you are kidding me..." Jamal commented in disbelief. "THIS is the guy that gets released from prison?"

Tec stood there, remaining stoic to the whole display of carelessness. All he could do was shake his head. He couldn't form the words to express how ashamed Makoto should be of himself.

"I just...I don't know..." Tec stumbled on his words. "I have no comment." Who could blame him? What is there to say? "You're a disgusting savage" would be a suitable comment, but why bother? They all know that's the case anyway. Tec banging his head against a wall might be more preferable than hearing and seeing another display like that again.

[Andrew Bullock]

Andrew wasn't so thrilled that his reward for being so patient was seeing that sickening proceeding. Everything was fine until Makoto got to the most annoying prick out of them all. Although he deserved a little bit extra, many could argue that he got too much.

"As long as that behavior is directed towards the enemy, we're all good," Andrew said, attempting to decrease the concerns anyone might have of Makoto's murderous tendencies. Of course, he did notice that those tendencies have been amplified, possibly as a result of the prison culture. One would have to wonder if an immediate death penalty would've been more preferable. Such is a shortcoming of the due process of law.

Andrew's senses were heightened as he sensed another disturbing enemy. He quickly turned around to face this one. As it stood, he was the only one to do so, as everyone else weren't aware that something was going on.

"I expected those troublemakers to last a bit longer..." Katie expressed in disappointment.

"..." Andrew didn't bother commenting on that. He was looking around to see where Mecha Chamelia was. She was a difficult Bakugan to spot out in the open, because she tends to blend in with the environment for obvious reasons an educated person would understand. Chamelia being a "white one" made it even worse, for she didn't align herself with any attribute, not even clear. Her powers were as mysterious as Dasia's inability to win.

If Katie herself was able to elude all of them, then there was no question that Mecha Chamelia was going to have her way with them. In this scenario, she was highly dangerous, because she could transform into any one of them on the fly and counter attacks as she saw fit. With Tec and Hades present, her defensive parameters were extremely high. Makoto and Akane's offensive potential can really screw with everyone if used properly. This was a deadly situation and Andrew knew of it far better than everyone else did.

"You already know, don't you...?" she accurately guessed.

"What made you tick? All we did was try to help you."

"YOU tried to contain me."

"An uncontrollable young girl who was wiping people's memories to the point where they lost all of their senses and the ability to talk, yeah, you bet I did. You were on a rampage. You never listened to reason. You killed your own father, the one who made that Bakugan after the original's death."

"Liar! It was Masquerade who did this!"

"I had that son of a bitch locked up before he hit puberty. That Bakugan of yours is controlling you and you don't even know it. That's sad. You died for no reason. What a shame."

"You know what, Mister? I've had enough out of you!" Mecha Chamelia snarled and went in on the attack. It had blended in with the broken slabs of the Silver Knight HQ, so it went after the party largely undetected. First, she used her tongue to strike Ahrangi's knees to stagger him. Then, she transformed into Ahrangi himself and attempted to decapitate Ahrangi the same way he did to Antonio.