Stirring Hearts

[Merchant]

So I saw some interesting things for role-playing. Did a response myself, but I want to start a little one myself. Don't go to crazy people. Battles will can and do decode outcomes for this.
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People walking along the streets. Nobody noticing a thing. Innocent victims.

"hey kid give me your bakugan"
"no"
"Then I'll take it by force!"
"No!"

"Ahem"
"What, who are you?"
"Grimm, and you are in trouble. So may I ask who are you?"
"None of your business, now unless you want a brawl go away."
"mister please run"
"I would love to have a brawl. I been wanting one for a while."
/one brutally fast brawl later/
Too easy. Hey kid here you go.
"Mine and his bakugan. But why not keep his."
I don't need it nor want it. Maybe it will do well in your hands.
"You are to kind to kidsss. Abandon your moral compasssss boy."
No need to worry my bakugan friend just get me out of here before any goody two-shoes show up.

A flash of light appears in a alleyway, with everybody nearby noticing and checking the scene out of curiosity. Only to find a child and an badly injured teenager.

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Well people kick off from there. 

[Lydia Andersen]

Lydia has been working all day long and it was time to head home. 

After she had bought some groceries in the store she headed down her regular route.  

She was enjoying and sandwich she just bought and was not paying much attention to the surroundings. Sudden commotion in the near got her attention- so much noise was difficult to ignore. There was a crowd- they were observing something going on. There was still plenty of time to go home so Lydia walked over to the area observing on what was going on- she noticed exactly what everybody else had. "Any ideas?" Her Bakugan, Maste, inquired as she hovered around Lydia's head in her orb form. Lydia remained silent and looked around, turning her head left and right and then inconspicuously sniffed the air a few times. With her enhanced senses she could sort out different smells in the air and conclude there was a third Bakugan in the area. So someone else was probably doing hits on the guy lying on the ground- judging by quick perception the kid over there would probably not stand a chance so it was definitely not him. 

"A pile of debris to ignore." Lydia replied to Maste showing no interest for interfering into the situation and investigating on what was going on. Over some time she had lost empathy for humans and their events unless it was an alert case with a very dangerous criminal going around. Judging by all the evidence, her perception and scent in the air it was far from a serious battle where any significant evil could be detected. "I would like to go home. The sooner I get to cook the better." Lydia said confirming her disregard towards the situation. 

[Merchant]

Behind Lydia can hear a voice.
"Just ignore the scene of a crime. How interesting. I only came over for Serperious sensed a very strong presence. Do you not like people enough to worry about and attack."

As she turns around all she see's is a note saying meet at the entrance to inter-space.

[Lydia Andersen]

Lydia turned to look for the source of the voice. There seemed to be nobody.

"Hmm...? Is someone trying to prank me again? These are getting old." Lydia said as she could not find anyone, but only found some note. She sniffed the air again- it was filled with scent of a Darkus Bakugan; definitely the same scent she picked up among many near the site where the person was lying. She could sense it all over. It was probably prank by some street kids and thugs who had nothing better to do than prank random people on the streets, start the fights up and cause chaos. Lydia is more than used to that type, but her patience is really slim with them as well. "Are you going to waste your time on this?" Maste inquired curiously. She definitely did not want as it seemed like a waste of time to her.

"I have wasted plenty of time already- might as well see what I wasted it for." Lydia said. Maste's orb flashed as both her and Lydia were teleported out of the area into one they were told to go.

[Merchant]

10 seconds after Lydia arrives. No sign of anybody. Until she hears an friendly voice that isn't at all friendly. The source is sitting on a lamp post nearby looking at the sunset.

"Isn't it beautiful. The sunset. It's so perfect that you just want to preserve it for ever. Unlike us. We are flawed broken toys. It's nice to see you here. Let me introduce myself" All the sudden the strange figure is in front of her but at a respectful distance. With a bow he continues. "I am Grimm Hallow. Person who desires to spread chaos to People. Human, Vestal, Neathian, as well as Gundalian. They all will see true chaos from, a Chaos Bakugan. Right you old Snake."

The Darkus Bakugan's reveals itself. "The name isss ssSerperiosss, and I feed on the turmoiling emotionsss of the people who ssssuffer from the chaosss I make."

"You see" Goes Grimm "I want your help to spread around this chaos." He tosses a card her way."You can A: commit the act yourself with that card. Or B: tell others you know. Spread my presence by word of mouth. Now please do hurry. I have places to be chaos to spread."

[Lydia Andersen]

"Huh..." Lydia gives a blank stare to the person talking to her.

She does not react to the card being thrown to her and it falls on the ground by her. She gives a blank stare at the card as well and sighs as if she was bored. Can this rotten and irrelevant world can have one moment of peace without being plunged into more and more ridiculous fighting and darkness? It appears there is always someone out there trying to ruin what is left of the peace and they even, somehow, assume Lydia would just accept that 'order' and roll with it. First off, there was no offer there- there was nothing in it for her and, second, she was not interested in that anyway since, despite what some may think, she tends to stay far away from anything that would imply crime.

"Chaos, huh? And I was wondering... why would I do that?" Lydia inquired.

[Merchant]

"I'm so very glad you asked. Yo see without chaos nobody can become strong. Nobody will learn. Everything stagnates if there is no chaos to balance order. Fear is a good motivator. Or love, joy, angry, greed. It wont matter. I hate all of us but that doesn't mean I can't see the good in us existing. So I'm done with a these stagnating time. Also you must be through a lot. Cut back let loose. Be the villain. Also it doesn't take a keen eye to see a doom card at your feet." As Grimm pulls out his own doom card. Though it doesn't look like one, it very much is one. "The one at your feet is a very special one. Its appearance depends on who uses it. Don't use it too often though. Dark powers if abused tend to turn around and bite."

"We will take our leave now madam. For you see we have a list of things to do. I must grow strong. I want to evolve. I did not choose this boy just by mere chance. So unless you want to brawl do you have anything else to say" Hisses out Serperios. Each word laced with venom, but not meant to intimidate. More as he is stating as a matter of fact.

[Lydia Andersen]

"Oh... really?" Lydia muttered upon listening to the duo talking to her.

That request sounded very stereotypical to her- she could have sworn one of the leaders of world's terrorist organizations had similar idea; that chaos and conflict would make humanity learn and cause it to become stronger. Only thing that brought was pain, suffering and destruction for everybody- not quite something you would want, but definitely something you would expect with this kind of philosophy. Nothing good has ever come out of chaos and conflict and that is only an excuse for spreading it- order will not gain any benefit from it. She decided it would have been a better if she just went home straight away to make dinner instead of sticking around and listening to this. "Now I do have a question..."

"What makes you think I will just blindly obey? I do not really like humanity or any race for that matter, but I do not see a reason to bring even more chaos and disorder into an already chaotic world..." Lydia inquired. "This sounds like a plain excuse to do crime and not feel bad about it."

[Merchant]

"I never said to hurt people. Well not hurt them immediately. Have fun. Cut loose. Cause a scary there. Bring two friends together other there. Chaos has man forms madam. Yet I do love starting at at extremes before heading to the better side of chaos. The actual good side of chaos will come later, but now . . . . " At that moment Grimm snaps his fingers  the sudden the sunset is gone. The sky turns orange as the echoing sound of an explosion goes off. A full released bakugan flies overhead and reverts and lands in Grimm's hand. His hood now hiding half of the mask you see. With a child like glee in his voice. "Like I said start at one extreme, and then go the other. I do have plans to complete. After all who will win my little game. Serperios."

"Already on it. Even the note is in her pocket. Don't solo us out yet. The game wont end till everyone of you works together." With a purple glow Grimm and his bakugan are gone. People screaming, and panicking. Cops, and ambulance sirens going off like crazy. A new threat has made himself clear. He is bent on creating chaos. Just because to him. It is a game.

(For those with notes: I you want to find me solve my riddle. "There is a sign for it on they way to go. Once you arrive healers will be there. But get there soon, or it is all to late." Have fun with that. Also don't tell the police. If you do. People will die.)

Later on the news no casualties were confirmed, buts hundreds were rushed of to the nearest hospitals. The government calls it a terrorist attack trying too and failing too hide the fact that it was an attack made with a chaos bakugan. Some speculate Brodius has returned, even after all the mechtigan madness. Yet those who do know are at a crossroads. Tell others the truth and risk the lives of innocent people, or hide the truth to keep order as much as possible.

[Atom]

(I was asked to join in, so here goes)

Atom walked down the street, deep in thought. Leonidas opened up on his shoulder. "What's wrong? You're so quiet today." Atom sighed.
"I'm just worried about Grimm. With what Chronogian said, he doesn't have long. And neither does this Reality." He thought back to what Chronogian said.
-Flashback-
"In short, he's in a very critical condition right now." Said Chronogian. "If he continues on with his chaotic actions, that seed will detonate. If it does, Dark Atom will swoop in, quite literally, and use it to detonate this Reality. In the process, Grimm will be destroyed, as will anybody within this Reality." Atom stared at him.
"Well, how the heck are we supposed to remove it from him?"
"Yeah." Agreed Leonidas. "It seems kinda impossible." Chronogian took a deep breath.
"It is time for one of your allies to come to you." He said. His eyes began to glow, and a Realital Gate appeared next to him. "The only question is which one."
"Which one?" Asked Atom. "That's a heck of a question. Azion would be useful here, but"
"Wrong allies." Said Chronogian. "They're off doing other things. I'm talking about their partners. Those allies."
"Are you serious?" Asked Leonidas. "One of them?"
"It is necessary." Said Chronogian. "You will need the extra power to be able to extract the seed, and destroy it." Atom began thinking.
"This is going to be a hard choice. Who should I go with? Vladitor and Reginas know the most about the powers of Darkness, but Pyreon directly opposes them. Then again, Slight has the most experience with the Doom Cards. Oh man, this is difficult."
"You have time, for now. Grimm is not in danger yet. He still has a few days, assuming constant chaos. A week at most. You have a bit to decide."
-End Flashback-
"Well, have you decided yet?" Asked Leonidas. "We need to figure it out."
"I know. It's just so hard to decide. The only one I've managed to rule out is Janthide, due to her lack of knowledge of the powers of Darkness. Pyreon is directly opposite that power. Vladitor lived in it. And Slight knows about the Doom Cards, with Tom having been with Masquerade. Ugh, why does it have to be so hard to decide who to best counter the source of chaos with?" He sighed again. "I just wish I could get a sign to help me decide." He stopped at a corner and pressed the button for the walk signal. Next to him was a television store.
"Breaking news!" The screens inside began blaring. "Supposed Terrorist attack under investigation!"
"Big news, guys." Said Atom. "Another terrorist attack. Let me guess, it was caused by some massive terrorist group. It's not like the biggest dimension of this Reality hasn't had many attacks."
"This attack was reported to have been caused by a Chaos Bakugan" that got Atom's attention, "and other reports claim it was a Darkus Bakugan." The light changed, but Atom didn't move. "We'll continue to report as more information becomes available. If you know any thing, please, report it as soon as possible." Atom looked down at his hands.
"If I need to do this, then give me a sign." His Energy Twist Triangle glowed faintly, with the Dark Symbol glowing brightest. Then his Attribute Wheel glowed, about as bright. Atom sighed, then felt a dark presence. He looked around, thinking it was Dark Atom. Then he felt something in his pocket. "Huh?" He reached in, and grabbed a notecard. He quickly read it.
"Well?" Asked Leonidas.
"I remember this symbol." Said Atom. "We have to go." He focused on where he had seen the symbol, and a Dimensional Gate appeared in front of him. "We're going to save Grimm from his fate. And when we get where we're going, I'll figure out who we'll need to help." He stepped through the Gate, and it vanished. The light changed, and everything continued on.
"It has just been reported that there was what seemed to be a young man who had control over the Chaos Bakugan. Nobody knows who he is, but it was reported that he wore a black cloak and a skull mask. If you know anything about this individual, please step forward."

[Lydia Andersen]

Lydia has been watching and sensing the chaos unfold.

It was not to her liking- even after all of the bad things that have unfolded there were still people who would not learn a single thing and would stubbornly continue with that kind of activity. That was exactly why universe is always in some trouble- people like this guy who think chaos can fix something. It was ridiculous however one would put it- either this guy was completely delusional or he was just lying so he could get it this way. Just because Lydia had some chaotic events in her life and even hates humans she does not have a single reason to aid this guy- the power inside her body made her experience what the true chaos means; when a pacifist person turns in a monster who is ready to take a life away at any time. Having seen that she was very confident all this trash was good for nothing, but ruining people's lives and that guy certainly had to be taken care of before his maniacal intentions turned into reality and damaged this world.

"Not going to hurt people, hmm?" Lydia referred to what the person just said. "We all have learned from harsh experience- chaos begets more chaos... whatever his intentions are he is going to learn in a hard way what it means to associate himself with darkness." Lydia said.

"Do you have plans, perhaps? According to this 'riddle' of his he wants us to find him." Maste inquired her brawler.

"To teach him some manners, of course. People who do this need to ask themselves- who handed them rights to play God in others' lives. I see no reasonable answer they could give." Lydia said. There was no necessity for her or Maste to solve the given puzzle- Maste has control over all elements of existence and therefore with one look she could decode it. Other than that, Lydia's laptop can easily decode one. And, finally, Lydia has a very strong sense of smell due to her power- she could track a person by their distinctive scent across entire planet and there are no standard ways to block it. "...but... I need to make dinner first..." Lydia said all of a sudden and then headed towards her home.

[Merchant]

2 days pass without any incidents. Then every T.V. and Monitor Light up with the camera facing Grimm. "Hello. Hellllllloooooooo. Hi It's me. Grimm. Now those who have met me, and those who haven't but got my note know I'm up to something. I'm making my first move in my game." He steps to the side to reveal a man. Grimm moves his head to reveal gills. "This man is from an ancient lost city. I believe you heard of it. Atlantis anybody. Well anyways this man knows where it is. Then I brawled him and defeated him. "The man does look like he was brutally beaten. "Now you maybe wondering why I would do this. Well . . . I now know where Atlantis is. Tomorrow I will destroy Atlantis with every coastal city in the world. How you may ask. Well by destroying the Pillar Of Aquos. What is this pillar. Well you will find out. Just know if I succeed. Let's just say. Water becomes dangerous. In order to access Atlantis you need two things. A aqous bakugan, and a way to get to the City of Atlantis. Those who received my note will be getting a one time use dimensional warp card That will take them to the city. I will explain more when you arrive, but for now. You all should see this. Doom Card Activate!" A doom dimension portal opens behind the atlantian. "Please No. I beg you don't do this." Grimm then tapes the atlantian's should. Causing him to fall into the portal. It closes but you can see the line of the portal still remains. "Chaos bakugan live in the doom dimension. I wonder if they will like how he taste." The feed gets cutoff. The news for the rest of the day cover the broadcast.

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[Blaze Hayes]

Soon Grim would hear a loud roar as a red and gold dragon was seen in the sky. Upon the dragon's shoulder was none other then Blaze Hayes, Alpha of SHIELD. A team designed to protect Planet Earth and Vestroia at all costs. Blaze had a more formal attire today as she had been in a meeting with her Beta and such. The dragon she was on stopped and hovered by Grimm before Blaze jumped off.

"You have one chance, come with me and no one gets hurt." Blaze said simply with a few orbs on a belt around her waist. These orbs were special, ones that only she could use. And if need be she would use them. "I would listen to her, you cannot beat me or our friends should you choose to try and fight us." The dragon said getting a nod from Blaze. A red orb would jump onto Blaze shoulder and open up before talking. "Throw me in, I'll take him down."

"Thank you Priroar but not needed." Blaze calmly before saying more, "Me and Prirad have got this." The Bakugan now revealed as Priroar nodded and jumped back into her slot of the belt. Blaze then returned her attention to Grimm. "So, will you come with us? Or will you make this difficult?" Blaze then waited for a response. She hoped things would go well for she would hate to have to use one of name sakes of the team.

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Hope this is okay Grimm. ^-^

[Merchant]

Perfectly
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"Unfortunately you can't do anything yet. First This location is literally random. Second. I'm on parley with Atlantis. Until the parley is done. You can't stop me. But first."
Grimm, and Blaze are (with his bakugan) Disappear from the location. Unable to be to be traced. (reason for that is Atlantis) "Welcome to Atlantis." He gestures about to Blaze. The city has people living normal lives as though they are from Ancient Greece. "Beautiful isn't it. Don't worry about the guards they are aware of my plan somewhat. We now must go to the king. The guardian of the the pillar." As Blaze and Grimm warp again, but this time into a throne room. "Hello Neptune." Grimm goes on carelessly. "This is one of my players. Her name is Blaze. I met her in a pocket space, but never really got to talk."

"So you are one of Grimm's players. Did you agree to this very dangerous game he is playing?" Neptune stares down Blaze. "Now I see. No need to say anything. Grimm. You are very clever and very dangerous. I believe I said you can only bring so many people here." he leans back into his chair. With a heavy despaired sigh "We are all doomed"

"Relax Nepty. I need only 2 more people. Also Blaze here is very powerful. She should easily beat me right." With the way Grimm implied that, and the King's expression getting more shallow. It is though, Grimm doesn't need to win what's next. "Besides. I gave you an update on who I am, and whats inside me. Beside, my goal. This is all to get rid of it. After all. Who doesn't fear death?" Grimm laughs a cruel laugh. "Show Blaze to her room. I got more guest to wait on. Oh and Blaze." Grimm throws Blaze a pad. " I think you need new recruits." As shown on the pad the place they where just at was destroyed. The ship, the shack Grimm id his announcement with. The Doom portal was open again as chaos bakugan went in and out. Eventually they all went back in. Closing it just like last time. Grimm's laugh echo's down the halls. "This wont be done till the time is right. When worlds collide will I be finished."

[Atom]

A Dimensional Gate opened up in one of the alleys. Atom stepped out of it, Attribute Wheel fading. It stopped glowing as he looked around. "It's good thing I've been in Realities with Atlantis before. Otherwise I would've had to use Grimm's transport, and we can't have him knowing we're here yet." He looked at his note. "Hopefully this is the right place. Otherwise, we've got an entirely different problem."
"Agreed." Said Leonidas. As per Grimm's instructions, Atom had used Form Change to turn Leonidas into an Aquos Bakugan. He looked at his Bakumeter, and the timer on it.
"Only a few days left. This is Invasion Core all over again, at least according to what my friends told me. Leo, are you feeling anything?" Leonidas glowed a pure white for a second.
"He's somewhere near the middle of the city. I'll try to get a better read on him." Leonidas glowed again, but it faded quickly. "It's no good. With the extremely limited Timeline Energy Chronogian gave me, I just can't get anything better." Atom sighed.
"It's okay." He said. "But I do think I know a way to get a better read." Atom held up his right hand, and started aiming it in different directions. "Come on, come on." The Dark Symbol began to light up. "Almost there." It glowed brightly. "Got him." Atom began walking, following his Energy Twist Triangle. "I've got to hurry. The sooner I get to him, the better. I've just got to worry about what this Pillar or Aquos is. And if there are any others that could make things any more dangerous." He ran, following the glow.
"We have to hurry." Said Leonidas. "The sooner we get to him, the sooner we can extract the Chaos Seed."