Bakugan: Precious Memories

Chapter 18: Sally

Aya awoke in his house to the sound of chatter. He noticed two sleeping bags on the ground. "Weird..." Aya mumbled. He went over to his nightstand to grab Dragonoid. "Morning Dragonoid." Aya said. "Good morning, partner." Dragonoid replied. Aya got dressed and headed down stairs, only to see Aubrey, Jamie, and Wokko conversing in the living room. "Ah. Hey guys!" Aya said. "Morning Aya!" Wokko said. "Hey did you guys sleep in the sleeping bags in my room?" Aya asked. "Oh yeah...well, after we got here and you went to sleep, we got a little too tired and uh...Aubrey gave us the sleeping bags to sleep here. We're sorry we didn't ask you first." Jamie apologized. "No no no! It's cool! You guys are always welcome here! I know I don't got much, but that door's always open to you guys." Aya said. It did get him thinking though. "There were only two sleeping bags which implies that was where Jamie and Wokko slept. That would mean Aubrey slept..." Aya thought, his face starting to turn red. "Oop! Looks like he put 2 and 2 together! Wanna say anything Aub?" Wokko said teasingly. Aubrey tried to keep a straight face, but the blank look was ruined by the bright pink on her face. "I have the right to remain silent. Back to the topic at hand." Aubrey said, attempting to change the topic. "Oh yeah that!" Wokko said. "Wait what were you guys talking about?" Aya asked. "Well, Wokko brought up an interesting point. Do you remember how you and Aubrey sought me out to compete our triple node of Darkus, Ventus and Subterra? Well Wokko was suggesting we find a couple more members to complete the opposite Triple Node of Pyrus, Aquos, and Haos." Jamie explained. "Well that's definitely something to consider, where are we gonna get two brawlers that use Haos and Aquos?" Aya asked. "Let's start with how we found Jamie. Do any of know any strong Aquos or Haos brawlers?" Aubrey asked. "We know FlamingoGawd! Maybe he could-" Wokko started. "NO." Aya, Aubrey and Jamie replied in unison. "For one he's already on a team with the same goal." Aya said. "Let's also mention he's a bit...well..." Jamie said trying to find a nicer way to say it. "He's fucking obnoxious as hell! I can't promise I wouldn't strangle him if he joined!" Aubrey said. "Ah...ok!" Wokko said slightly embarrassed. There was a pause before Aya spoke again. "I wish Mary was here...she'd be able to help. She was a strong Haos brawler." Aya said looking out the window. "Yeah. She was pretty tough. I had a hard time beating her." Aubrey said. She had only battled Mary once, but it was a fun and very tough battle for her. "Hey, Aya?" Wokko spoke up. "Hm? What is it Wokko?" Aya asked. "Well...how do I say this without upsetting you..." Wokko murmured. "Don't worry about upsetting me. If you have something to say, say it." Aya said. "Well...I'm not saying Mary's death was a good thing. Far from it. But...if it weren't for that...we wouldn't be here would we?" Wokko said with a shaky smile, not knowing how the others would react. "I mean, the reason you did all this, the reason you chase the Masked Man is because of what happened to Mary! If you didn't, you probably wouldn't have met Jamie! You wouldn't have gotten to go to that tournament! You wouldn't have met me! You probably wouldn't even have met Dragonoid!" Wokko continued. Aya looked at Dragonoid in his hand. "Yeah...ha ha! Yeah you're right Wokko. I wouldn't have met you guys. To he honest, these past few weeks have been the best of my life!" Aya said with a smile. "My aunt likes to call it 'beautiful flowers sprouting from the rain of a bad storm'!" Wokko said. "My, Wokko. You seem to have a special power to always brighten the room up!" Jamie said. "We're lucky to have you man!" Aubrey said. "Aw shucks it's nothing guys!" Wokko said scratching the back of his head. Aya looked around at the wonderful people and Bakugan in his life. "Beautiful flowers sprouting from the rain of a bad storm huh?" Aya said. "I like that. I like that a lot." He continued. "I hate to interrupt this talk, but this still doesn't solve our issue." Cendrillion said. "She's right." Aubrey agreed. "How about this. We go around the town, looking for any strong Aquos or Haos Brawlers that want to join our team. How does that sound?" Gaianoid spoke. "Well it's a good of start as any." Aubrey said. The Brawlers nodded and got ready for their day.

HOURS LATER...

"Well that was a damn waste of time!" Aubrey groaned. "Pretty much everyone we asked was either too weak, too young or not interested." Jamie said, adjusting his glasses. "Well, maybe we can look tomorrow. If not...we'll figure something out." Aya said. Wokko looked up at the moon in the sky, before turning round. A serious look spreads on his face. "What's the matter Wokko?" Jamie asked. "...we're being followed." Wokko said. Everyone went on high alert, looking around to see what Wokko was talking about. A sudden rustle in the bushes draws their attention. "Stay here. Back me up if I need it." Aya whispered. He slowly approached the bush the rustled before jumping over to it and spreading apart to find...nothing. "Huh. Nothing here." Aya said. "I could of sworn...sorry." Wokko said. "Don't worry man. It was probably just an animal-" Aya said turning around only to be met with a girl with long Red-violet ponytails, deep blue eyes and sharp teeth hang upside down from a tree inches from his face. "BOO!" The girl yelled, causing Aya to scream and fall back. The girl laughed at Aya's reaction, before flipping on to the ground. "WHAT GIVES!?" Aya yelled. The girl laughed. "You shoulda seen the look on ya face!!" She laughed. "You fuckin gremlin!" Aubrey shouted, taking a swing at the girl. The girl ducked and flipped back. "Woah woah woah! Chill girl!" The girl said, putting her hands up. Wokko looked at his shoulder, noticing Inferneon's restlessness. "Inferneon? What's wrong buddy?" Wokko asked. "Strong Bakugan from that girl!" Inferneon growled. Wokko looked at her. "Hey! You're a brawler aren't you!?" Wokko shouted. Everyone's attention turned back to the girl. "Eh!? What gave me away!?" She asked. Wokko held up Inferneon toward her, who was glowing red. "My partner, Pyrus Inferneon can sense strong Bakugan from a mile away! And according to him, you got the aura of a strong brawler with a strong Bakugan all over you!" Wokko shouted. The girl smirked, her sharp teeth bared at the four brawlers. "Oh alright you caught me." She said. "Since you're so curious about me being a brawler, why don't one of you have a little battle with me? Name's Sally by the way!" Sally says, pulling out a field card. "I'm Wokko! Now let's do this!" Wokko shouted. "Hold on Wokko! Maybe I should do this. My Subterra attribute is more suited for her Aquos attribute." Jamie said. "I appreciate that and you make a good point, but let me do this! This can be my chance to prove myself for the team!" Wokko said. "But you already did when I gave you that test!" Aubrey replied. "Yeah, but I didn't even beat you. Plus, my deck was incomplete! So it feels kinda off you get me! Let me truly prove that I'm worthy of being on the team! More importantly..." Wokko trailed off looking at Aya. "Let me prove I'm worthy of those Bakugan you gave me Aya!" Wokko shouted. "Aya, tell him to stand down! His Pyrus won't be well equipped for this!" Jamie said. "Your call, Aya." Aubrey added. Aya looked at Wokko's eyes. "Wokko." He spoke. Wokko gulped, but stared back at Aya with burning determination. Aya then smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "Show her what you got!" Aya said. Wokko beamed and pulled out his field card. "I won't let you guys down!" Wokko shouted. "FIELD OPEN!" Sally and Wokko shouted. Aya pulled out his card at the last minute too. Wokko closed his eyes. "Focus Wokko. You can't go into this fight willy nilly. You need to be ready for anything." Wokko thought to himself. When he opened his eyes, the field had opened. "Bringing back up huh? Pretty cheap move if you ask me!" Sally said, seeing that Aya was in the field too. Wokko turned to see Aya as well. "Oh don't worry! I won't interfere! I just came to watch Wokko kick your ass!" Aya shouted. Wokko smiled again then turned back to the field. "GATE CARD SET!" Wokko and Sally shouted. Red and Blue lit up the arena. "May I have zis dance?" Sally bowed in a mock accent. "Uhhh sure? Wokko asked, not sure what she was talking about. Sally grinned. "BAKUGAN BRAWL! AQUOS HYNOID STAND!" Sally shouted, throwing Hynoid at her card. Hynoid howled as it rose to battle. "An Aquos Hynoid huh? That's actually rare." Aya mumbled. "Rare or not rare it doesn't matter! Rarity doesn't make a Bakugan's strength! It's how you use it! Exhibit A being THIS! GATE CARD SET! BAKUGAN BRAWL! PYRUS MANTRIS STAND!" Wokko shouted, throwing Mantris to the card he set at the start of the battle. "ABILITY CARD ACTIVATE! MARIONETTE!" Wokko commanded. Lasers fired from Mantris, moving Hynoid to the card Wokko had just set. "What is this dude doing? Whatever. GATE CARD SET! BAKUGAN BRAWL! SIEGE STAND!" Sally shouted, throwing Siege at the card she set. Siege twirled its spear around. "Got her right where I want her! BAKUGAN BRAWL! FEAR RIPPER STAND!" Wokko shouted, throwing Fear Ripper at the card where Hynoid was.