Before the Collision: Genesis Exhibition

[Noland Hardy]

Genesis Dragonoid had to wait about five minutes before he heard anything from the other team. When one of their members mentioned how impatient he could be, he growled.

"It's okay, Master. He doesn't know what he's saying," Wavern assured him.

"Oh, it's going to be more than okay. Just they wait until they see who they're fighting..." Genesis Dragonoid smugly replied. "Better yet...why don't we just summon-"

"Absolutely not."

"...Okay..." He summoned the members from the other team so they could stand on the opposite side of the ones that were actually on time. "Alright...let's get this started. Before I explain the rules, let me make something very clear. Only. One. Genesis. Dragonoid. Exists. And. It's. Me. The same goes for my brother, the Dharaknoid. Got it? Good..."

"There's more than one of Naga and I if that makes some theorists out there feel any better," Wavern confirmed.

"With that said...welcome," Genesis started. "As I'm sure we've discussed with each team, we are here to basically make fun out of a serious situation. What that means is, I lied to Kendrick and the Reality Shifters about why the latter team is here. Take a look..." Genesis Dragonoid pointed forward as primordial darkness swirled around everyone. It gathered in one spot right in front of Genesis Dragonoid. Lo and behold, a Dharaknoid showed up in that spot.

(The Dharaknoid's Arrival)

"..." The Dharaknoid was a couple of inches taller than Genesis Dragonoid. He had a humanoid stature. His shoulders carried two mouths that began to hiss at his brother. "You've been very naughty, brother... Allowing those peons to walk freely through places they should've never entered, and tried to keep me away from them? How sad...that you still haven't learned after all of these eons..."

"..."

"And Wavern... I expected better out of you. At least you know better..."

"Get on with why you're here," Wavern replied, not giving a damn about how disrespectful it sounded. "I'm not subjecting any of these beings to this. Tell the Reality Shifters what you want them to know, and then leave."

"That's not your choice, my dear. They'll see ANYTHING I want them to. They probably won't see anything else if you talk to me like that again."

"Wavern. Enough," Genesis ordered.

"But-"

"I said ENOUGH. Dharak, do your thing."

"Gladly." The Dharaknoid approached the Reality Shifters. Every step he took shook the infinite void. "Reality Shifters... Sickening name, I tell ya. Why do you think beings like the Destruction exist? He's not there to be a scummy villain. All of you who continue to jump through realities is why he's here. The beings you are about to face and my presence here will be your final warnings before I decide to take care of you myself. Limit it to emergencies and stop treating it as a recreational activity or we're going to have a serious problem. Got it!?"

The Dharaknoid then turned around to address Noland and the others. "You all know why you're here," he knew. "I'll leave you with this. What you already know of the being who traveled where she should not, and your backwater Earth being so toxic... Just you wait. I'll be back there real soon. That's a promise."

The Dharaknoid then looked towards Genesis Dragonoid and Wavern. He gave them the middle finger before dispersing into several particles.

[Noland Hardy]

"His anger is justified," Genesis Dragonoid began to explain to both teams. "The reason why it's a crime for mortals to travel in the ways he described is because the damage that gets done from each travel gets ignored by everyone except for the gods. Each time you travel to a place completely separate from your own reality, you create a tear on the barriers keeping realities together. Eventually, those barriers will begin to break down through repeated travels. THAT encompasses the reasons why I called this gathering."

"One, those barriers are showing notable signs of wear and tear. Two, as a result of this, you will eventually come across powers that you've never seen before. That's the whole truth. I would've come clean about it sooner if it wasn't for the fact that some of you wouldn't have taken what I said seriously without seeing it right in front of you. After all, I'm the one known to CREATE, not DESTROY. So there you have it."

"Anyway, we must get on with this, as Dharak will be back if this battle doesn't happen. There is a second part to this lesson," Wavern announced, confirming that what she and Genesis were saying to Kendrick earlier was true. "We will have to make the compensation more rewarding as a result of them seeing Dharak. Each individual on the winning team can request something from us, and we will comply as best as we can. Here are the rules."

[Zeno]

• Before we start, each team will choose a team leader and a bodyguard.
• A team leader is the most important person on the team. If that person loses, his/her team will lose automatically.
• A bodyguard can come to the defense of anyone on his/her team if they are attacked.
• Through random selection, a team will be designated to go first. That team will then select one of their members (unless stated otherwise) to battle someone from the enemy team. A separate thread will be created where they will battle. For the person that wins, that person's team will have the next turn.
• In order for a team to win, they must fulfill one of two victory conditions: 1. Defeat the opposing team's leader. 2. Defeat all members of the opposing team.
• Team leaders MAY NOT be attacked UNTIL one of three things happen: 1. That team's bodyguard is defeated. 2. All other members of the leader's team is defeated. 3. The team leader attacks someone, in which case he/she will be open to attack for two turns only.
• Bodyguards can take the place of a team member selected by the opposing team to battle ONE time, unless stated otherwise.
• Each team will be given three BP, or battle points. You can spend one point to buff, heal, or anything of the sort to ONE person on your team (aside from bringing someone back from elimination). You can spend three points to debuff or anything of the sort to someone on the enemy team (aside from defeating someone). These will be given out after the first battle. (Of course, as I say these things, I'm assuming both sides are capable of buffing, debuffing, or anything like that.)
• You earn 1 BP each time someone from your team defeats another person. Also, your team will receive BP by the same number of people the person who was just defeated has beaten. (Ex. Blaze has defeated three people. Noland defeats her. Noland's team gets 1 BP from beating someone, plus 3 more BP since Blaze beat three people.)
• All of these battles will be done rp style (obviously). The winner of each battle will be determined based on certain criteria. I will not tell you what that is, since I can already see certain people trying to write towards that. Just do what you do. Worry about who wins or loses when it happens.
• Trash talk during posts is fine, even somewhat encouraged. With that said, there are lines you shouldn't cross. If you threaten anyone on the opposing team, your team will get penalized. If you attempt to kill someone, your team is disqualified.
• Please don't take this seriously. Leave the salt on the table. We're all trying to have fun here. You WILL cause your team to get penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.

"And with that, I will give you some time to designate your bodyguard and team leader. I won't give you too much time, so you may begin deliberating....now."

(Waiting...)

[Merchant]

"Hold it for just a moment Wavern." Grimm calls out. He then seen floating in the air closer to Genesis and Wavern herself. "You think I just wont notice that little thing. Yeah for fun yes, but you are still trying to make an example out of us. Like if you are trying to avoid a war. . ." Grimm's allies can detect the tonal shift happening. "Then threatening us is not how you do it." The guys tone returns to what seems to be normal. "Besides it not like we can fix them. The rifts I mean. It is also an somewhat of an easy task for me. Being a shifter means you kinda have to keep things in balance. Which is especially is funny for considering the out of the six of us chosen. I'm the only active criminal. I mean I tried to drop the entire doom dimension on my home dimension in order to make things suitable for life in both but at the same time cause mass destruction. I of course failed. Yet now for my next question. Atom claims that you an him worked together once to stop destruction and recreate the realities as he calls it." Grimm then looks at his ally and yells out at him. "Still Alternate Universes!" Then he turns back. "So if that was you then you should be able to recall. But if you don't. Then that would mean several things. All not looking good. But I will ignore that for now. What I'm more concerned about is the ultimate god of edgy's flip in desires. You say Dharak's anger is justified. When I don't think that. After all why would a god of destruction care about the balance of things. But that is enough said from me." Grimm stands up straight and does a polite bow to Wavern. "Forgive me for interrupting you Wavern. You may continue." Grimm then warps away. But Serperios stayed behind.

"Why I do somewhat agree with the boy, I say just ignore him. The guy is insane. But he still does bring up a few rather interesting points. I'm still questioning why does the god of destruction not want things to hit the fan. It seems just out of character. But we don't know the guy. There are to many unknowns going on." The bakugan heads back over to his.

[Noland Hardy]

Grimm's outburst caused the Dharaknoid to instantly reappear in the void. He was directly beside Genesis Dragonoid once again. "You should take your Bakugan's advice, boy. You don't know me," Dharak said in a sinister tone before Grimm's and Serperios' bodies were seized by his energy. He pulled Grimm and his Bakugan right back up to the spot of his disrespectful tirade.

Dharak then slammed them back down to where his teammates were. "You mortals have zero comprehension on what Genesis and I do," Dharak asserted. "Destruction doesn't have to have diabolical intentions. That's a fact, and here's another. No one gives a damn what you think. You ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES THAT HAVE BEEN SET. For every one person who THINKS they're capable of fixing anything, there are plenty more who simply don't care."

"So here's what's going to happen. You're going to stay down there, shut the fuck up, and you're going to get your ass kicked by the lovely people over yonder. Anything else out of any of you, and I'm destroying your whole damn team!"

Dharak then disappeared again. Hopefully, he will not be back, but Wavern was taking note of this. She was clearly not happy about Grimm's outburst, so their team was going to get penalized shortly.

[Tank Stryker]

Tank was having himself a great time at the other team's expense. He was holding it in pretty well until the Dharaknoid showed up and punked the guy who thought badmouthing the God of Destruction was a good idea.

"What an idiot!" Tank said in between laughs. "This is gonna be easier than I thought if they're that stupid!"

"Let's see here... Grimm talking out of turn, and Tank laughing at Grimm..." Wavern said out loud, definitely loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Wait...what...?"

"Both teams will be penalized," Wavern concluded.

"WHAT!!!? I didn't even do anything!"

"Oh? Arguing with the host's decision?"

[Noland Hardy]

"Oh no, we would never!" Noland quickly answered. He zapped Tank with his bio-electricity to stun him long enough to quiet him down. He then turned around to Tank and told him to, "Shut up before we're next!"

"Now do you see why we're here? Some people just don't get it," Genesis Dragonoid shrugged. "When you see outbursts like that, why wouldn't an example be made out of people, especially since the Destruction's existence wouldn't get you to stop? Come on man..."

"Let's resume this in an orderly fashion without any more interruptions, please," Wavern requested. "Unless you want your opponent to be the Dharaknoid, that is. I will give you even less time than usual thanks to the two people I named. I will choose for you if I don't have names in thirty seconds."

[Merchant]

"No disrespects but I was calling the situation on how I see it." Grimm stands up. "I don't trust anything hell bent on seeing everything burned to the ground." Grimm gives a glare to Destruction. "Even if they are on my own team. Tank your name was it." Grimm is standing next to him. Holding out a flash drive. "This is a compilation of my worst fails. It is full of funny moments. Lets make a trade. Really fun laughs. That I can update at any moment. For some information. Like what some of you are capable of." There is a disturbing level of glee in his voice. "So come on what do you say."



Serperios brawls himself out and lands on top of Grimm. Then proceeds to drag him away. "Keep the flash drive." Says the hydra. On the other side Grimm gets blasted by his bakugan. Then the said bakugan reverts into its travel sized form.



"I'm okay" calls out Grimm.



"Shut up Grimm!" The fool doesn't even seem fazed by what just happened. He is either denser than a rock. Or just doesn't care. And something says he doesn't really care all that much.



"But we are ready. Wavern. Genesis. The leader to my displeasure is Destruction, and the bodyguard is Atom. I will say this. If the goal is fun. Then I will have lots of it. To the hopes both side don't accidentally shatter a dimensional bubble."

[Kendrick Hardy]

"Hm...I think that guy may be evil," Kendrick concluded based on how Grimm was behaving. "Anyway, based on what that Dharak was saying, the Destruction being here might be problematic..."

Kendrick started looking at each team member to see who he wanted as the leader and who he wanted as the bodyguard. He had choices, lots of them. The only issue was how he was going to narrow it down in thirty seconds or less.

"Let's see... It's possible that they put their strongest as their leader..." Kendrick theorized. "No matter what they did, that doesn't really work with this squad..."

"Kendrick," Wavern called out.

"Okay. I have my choices," Kendrick decided. "I want Tracy as the leader and Allen as the bodyguard."

[Zeno]

"Pretty good choices all-around," Genesis Dragonoid commended. "So here's what we have."

Genesis created floating portraits of each individual from both teams. Their names were etched at the bottom of the pictures. In the event anyone couldn't remember who was a leader or bodyguard, bolded titles were placed above the respective participants. As an example, the word "leader" was placed above Tracy's picture. Identical things happened with the Destruction, Atom, and Allen.

"You will have the opportunity to switch out these people if you choose to do so later on," Wavern advised. "Now we'll determine who goes first. My idea is to project a light that'll highlight each portrait in a sequence. Once it stops, it'll land on someone from either team. Whichever team that someone belongs to will have the honor of going first."

After explaining this, a bright light went through all of the portraits for twelve cycles, which was equal to the number of participants. The light stopped on a certain person...

"It looks like Mr. Roydon was chosen, so the Reality Shifters will go first," Wavern interpreted. "Please keep a constant reminder of who you can or can't attack. Also, remember that BP is not available until after two turns have passed. You may begin when ready."

Noland Hardy	Soldier
Allen Silva	Bodyguard
Tank Stryker	Soldier
Lydia Andersen	Soldier
Petra Colburn	Soldier
Tracy White	Leader

((This is a list of who is active on the other team. You will get constant reminders of this before you make your move.))

[The Destruction]

I looked at Grimm. "You. I have never seen such idiocy before. Making a Positive Shifter my guard? I should just attack their strongest now to end this game, with all of you losing!" I paused for a second. "However, that would mean I lose as well. And as anybody who knows me can tell you, I venomously hate losing! So, rather than go for a suicide run, I shall explain to all of you what I know of our six opponents." I looked at Genesis and Wavern, then back at my team. "I watch from outside the Reality, gathering intel on who may be an adversary or an ally from all beings in the Reality I watch. First things first. Their leader, Tracy White, is their Haos Legendary Soldier. Given power by their Lars Lion, she and her Bakugan Skystar are exceptional, at worst, with healing their teammates and bolstering them. They also have incredible reflexes, and the ability to change Attribute as needed. Allen Silva is their most defensive brawler. Akin to Tracy, Subterra Legendary Soldier. His Bakugan, Crater Gorem, is the most defensive Bakugan in existence. There is little that can dent him in any way, shape or form. And that's with his base. Just like with Coredem in the original Bakugan Reality, he has access to Advanced Fusion Abilities, which bolster his defenses even more and can even turn his defense into an offence. Now, onto the rest. Noland is their most powerful. His and their Drago's strengths are unimaginable, and almost unblockable. The only exception ever recorded is Allen and Gorem. He is their Pyrus Legendary Soldier. If they wanted to, Noland and Drago could wipe out entire worlds. Bolstering them further is his three transformations. First, his Switch Code transformation. It makes Drago a Dextra Bakugan, with nearly unlimited potential. However, it is still calculable, but just barely. Following that is his Hex Code. As I'm certain most of you can figure out, it means he's capable of using Forbidden Cards in that state. An unlimited amount, too. Atom, you've seen what just a few can do. Noland and Drago can use many, many more. Finally, they have Duality. Combine the two transformations I've stated before. That is his ultimate power. In addition, Noland is half Gundalian. Now, onto Tank. Unlike his name, he is not a slow, hard hitting weapon. Rather, his Bakugan, known as Gladion, can access a massive array of weaponry and armor. True to his namesake, these weapons and armor are based on Greek and Roman Mythology. He is diverse, and a master strategist. If we manage to take down Noland, he will be our greatest challenge. Now, the last two. Lydia and Petra. The former is capable of altering Reality around her, using her Bakugan Maste. She is a dangerous opponent, and within her being she has the power of evolution itself at her fingertips. She can and will break your mind if given the chance. As for Petra, I don't know much about her. While observing the others in their battles, I never saw her. Be cautious. Without knowledge about her, we know nothing of her capabilities or weaknesses. With that out of the way, I believe we can now start." I looked directly at Blaze. "You, reborn phoenix. You're up first. Take what I've said into consideration, and pick your first target. You will need to strike whoever you go up against hard and fast. Take them out before they can respond. Understood?"

[Noland Hardy]

"..." Noland heard every word that came out of the Destruction's mouth via his sensing abilities. He rolled his eyes at the thought of some being acting so creepy. What else did he see? That's the question.

"Lydia, the Destruction is exactly who I was telling you about," Noland snitched. "He just told his whole team what we're capable of at the basic level. He knows who we are and what we've done. I bet he's even peaked at you getting in and out of the shower."

"You would know," Drago teased.

"We...uh...we don't talk about that run-in with Asuka..." Noland sighed. "Anyway...we need to teach this guy a lesson. I call first when he's open."

[Blaze Hayes]

Blaze sighed a little at Grimm's behaviour. She shock her head but stayed quiet and listened until she was mentioned. She looked up to Destruction and chuckled a little. "Me ay? Very well. Also the name is Blaze." She then looked to Grimm."As for you. Stay focused on the tornament. If it doesn't help us win keep that mouth shut."

She then finally turned to face the opposing team along with wavern and genesis. "I will fight first for my team. I choose Noland! I may not know his power or even if I am match for him. However, I would be a fool to not try and give it my all knowing if I lose I did my best. Good luck to you all. May the better team win." She then smiled and bowed her head. She was a more respectful girl after all. Her bakugan sat on her shoulder ready to come out as she waited for responses with a determined look on her face.

[Noland Hardy]

"...Are you kidding me...?" Noland asked in disbelief. "I called first to battle Destruction, not for the whole tournament... Maybe I shouldn't say anything else from now on, if I'm still around..."

"You could have Allen defend you if you'd like," Wavern suggested. She didn't think he'd be dumb enough to do that so early though.

"Nah. That'd be a waste to do that right now. I'm game. Let's go."

"Very well then." Wavern teleported Blaze and Noland to the battle arena.

"As we've hinted to before, keep it clean," Genesis Dragonoid told the contestants. "Threats and killing will not be tolerated. If I hear or see it, there's going to be trouble. Understand?"

"Yep," Noland said, giving Genesis a thumbs up. He then put on his battle-ready face, which was really a poker face devoid of any significant emotion. "Let's make this a good one. You ready, Blaze?"

[Blaze Hayes]

Blaze smirked a little at Noland's response. She chuckled a bit also before she listened to what was being said. "I understand." Blaze then looked to her shoulder, "you ready buddy?" The bakugan opened up giving small hints to what the bakugan was as he spoke in responce."Always ready."

She nodded at that before her face changed to show determination. "I'm ready Noland. Good luck. May the better brawler win. This shall be interesting and I may learn new things so I'll be sure to give it my all."