he's not [that] bad / magdan

episode 35

filler bc i dont wanna get to the cool stuff yet

you guys will like this tho (i hope)

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after making it through the gate both dan and mag were then transported into the strange cave like atmosphere connected by both the bakugan world and earth.

they had been walking for miles and since time was slower in the maze, it felt so much longer. "ughhh, my legs are killing me!" dan groaned. "who knew a rescue mission took so much walking!"

"it might take a while until we find another gate.." magnus hummed and looked down at dan who was looking up at him plea-fully. "what? you want me to carry you?" he joked

but with his tone it sounded kind of serious so dan said: "yes please!"

magnus rolled his eyes and walked faster. "in your dreams kouzo."

dan frowned and tried catching up "hey wait up don't walk so fast!"

"I'm not even walking that fast, maybe if you worked on your legs you'd be able to catch up."

"are you calling me out of shape?!"

"yes."

dan opened his mouth and playfully pouted. "that's really hurtful mag!"

"fatty." magnus giggled.

dan laughed too and once magnus stopped he hit him in the shoulder jokingly. "you're really mean y'know."

magnus looked back at him and leaned against a wall bringing dan into his arms, hugging him. "and you're really fat y'know."

dan looked up at him and laughed, he hugged him back and the two just kind of stared at eachother taking in the sweet moment before they both turned their heads to the side as they heard something..

"you hear that?" dan asked.

"yeah, it kind of sounded like a gate opening.."

the two let eachother go to investigate and sure enough, there stood a bright pink and yellow portal opening beckoning them to go in. dan and magnus stood in front of it and magnus shrugged with a smile. "hm, that was fast." he said and walked in

"fast? no! that had to be at least a 5 hour walk!" dan complained as he followed behind him.

once inside the two teens took in the sight and were.. confused. they had their right too for they were back in the streets of los volmos except something in the air was different. what should have been a bustling road was completely deserted aside from a few crows that squawked near them and looking up revealed a cloudy dark sky reminding daniel that he's been here before..

"no, this isn't los volmos.." dan said. "we're in the mirror-verse."

"the mirror-verse?" now, mag has been through the maze too but he's never come across here.

"yeah! it's kinda like los volmos but everything is backwards." the shorter boy explained. "there are opposite versions of us too that look like us but act totally different! think of it.. like it's opposite day every single day."

magnus rose a brow. "that's an actual holiday?"

"well yeah but--" dan paused then shook his head. "nevermind! that's not important! let's just stick together and find the exit out of here. the sooner we leave the sooner we'll find our friends."

the darkus brawler nodded in agreement and let dan lead the way. they looked all over town trying to find the gate exit, the whole place was abandoned as if they were the only people there. suddenly when they made it to the town's central, they passed the familiar dock where dan confessed how he felt. magnus stopped and watched the shore. of course it wasnt the same magnificent blue as it was back home but a dark gloomy gray since the skies were dark and no light reflected across the water yet it somehow still felt nostalgic to the black haired even if it wasn't the actual place.