Here's the next chapter, enjoy.

Lincoln was in his room while Leonidas floated around, chanting about how he wanted to brawl with someone. The Loud boy was on the call with the other Battle Brawlers, Leonidas was glaring daggers at Drago.

Lincoln: Everyone, this is Leonidas. He's a Bakugan from the Doom Dimension.

Marucho: Incredible!

Julie: Well, it's nice to meet you Leonidas!

Leonidas: Yeah, yeah.

Drago noticed that Leonidas was staring at him.

Drago: Is there a problem?

Leonidas: You seem strong... Let's fight!

Everyone in the call seemed to be surprised.

Lincoln: Yeah... Leonidas is probably the most violent Bakugan, he only cares about fighting.

Leonidas: Yeah! So let's go!

Drago: While I'd normally accept a challenge, we're on different sides of this planet.

Leonidas: Where are you?

Drago: Japan.

Leonidas: (to Lincoln) How long until-

Lincoln: I'm not taking you to Japan.

Leonidas: COWARD!!!

Marucho looked at Leonidas in surprise, raising an eyebrow.

Julie: You guys don't have to fight, we're all friends here.

Leonidas: Friends? Pfft! I don't need friends, I need a worthy opponent!

Marucho: Lincoln, has Leonidus always been like this?

Lincoln: (nods) Yeah, he's been a brawl hungry maniac ever since I met him.

Leonidas: Because I love Brawling!

Marucho: Perhaps he's like this because of the Doom Dimension he came from. From what we know, its basically where all Bakugan end up to die.

Tigrerra: Yes. It's a desolate land of emptiness and suffering, no normal Bakugan can escape its death grip.

Lincoln looked at Leonidas with a questioning glance.

Lincoln: Aren't you going to defend your birthplace?

Leonidas: Why? She said nothing but the truth.

Lincoln rolled his eyes as Marucho pondered.

Marucho: Perhaps Leonidas is composed of the last remains of those lost Bakugan's will to fight. His desire to take part in Bakugan Brawls could stem from all those fallen Bakugan's desire to keep fighting for their life.

Julie: That's a bit deep, but it makes sense. So, what do we do with him now?

Dan: What do you mean? We help him, of course!

Alice: Help him?

Dan: Masquerade will be after Leonidas like a hungry dog on a steak!

Runo: Wow, a rare moment of actual thought from Dan. Surprising!

Dan: SHUT IT!!!

Marucho: Dan's got a point, Masquerade will want Leonidas and his raw power, for whatever he's got planned. I should look into trying to find a way to help Lincoln from here, but Lincoln is in America and most of us are in Japan!

Julie: I'm in America but I'm in Texas!

Marucho: That's still too far. We can't risk Masquerade finding out about him.

Leonidas: Maybe a bit late for that.

Dan: What do ya mean?

Lincoln: (sighs) Leonidas got loose and broke into an underground Bakugan Brawling arena.

Leonidas chuckled happily as he remembered yesterday, how he crushed two Bakugan at once.

Leonidas: It was glorious! They never saw it coming!

Lincoln then raised a hand as he recalled something from that day.

Lincoln: Which reminds me.

Lincoln then pulled out a Pyrus Baku-Core before giving it to Leonidas, who changed from a Darkus Bakugan, to a Pyrus Bakugan, which shocked the Battle Brawlers immensely.

Battle Brawlers: WHAAAAAT?!?!?!

Dan: DID YOUR BAKUGAN JUST ABSORB A DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTE?!?!?!

Runo: HIGH G-POWER AND HE CAN CHANGE INTO ANY TYPE HE WANTS?!?! THAT'S INSANELY OP!!!

Leonidas: Yes, I am the ultimate warrior! Fear me!

Lincoln swatted his Bakugan out of the air and onto the floor like a fly.

Lincoln: That's enough of that.

Marucho: Lincoln, do you have any idea how powerful this makes Leonidas?

Lincoln: Unfortunately so does everyone in that underground Bakugan Brawling club too.

Julie: Oh no! Does that mean he's been exposed to the public?

Lincoln: Pretty much, he did first appear when Masquerade decided to crash an Anti-Bakugan rally. Lost my first two Bakugan before he showed up and saved my hide.

Marucho: Lincoln, that's serious. We need to keep Leonidus out of Masquerade's grasp. If he gets his hands on a creature that is powerful, we might not be able to stop him.

Leonidas: You say this like I'm not right here.

Dan: He's got a point, Lincoln. Maybe we should get him to Japan and train him!

Leonidas: Fight?!

Lincoln: No.

Leonidas: Fight?!

Lincoln: No!

Leonidas: Fight?!

Lincoln: NO!

Leonidas: COWARD!!!

Marucho: Not everyone thinks fighting is the answer, Leon. Sometimes, strategy and unity are more powerful than brute strength.

Leonidas: I don't care how I win, I just want to fight!!

Lynn Sr.: (from downstairs) Kids! Dinner!

Lincoln: Let's continue this later, I've gotta go.

Julie: Right, family time is important.

Lincoln logged off the call. As he descended the stairs, the aroma of his dad's cooking filled his nose. Despite the looming threat of Masquerade and the chaos Leonidas brought, his stomach rumbled. Lincoln then stopped when he realized Leonidas wasn't with him, he quickly ran back upstairs and came back with the struggling Bakugan. He had tried to escape through the window, thankfully he couldn't undo the latch on the window.

Leonidas: Let me go! I need to brawl!

Lincoln ignored Bakugan's shouts as he sat down on the couch, waiting for his food as Leonidas wouldn't behave himself at the kid's table. Back upstairs, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr., Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lisa were all gathered in Lori and Leni's room, Lori used her shoe as a gavel to gather the girl's attention.

Lori: Alright, let's bring this Sister Meeting to order. We've got a new Bakugan in the house and he's not exactly playing nice with us.

Lucy: That Bakugan is the definition of Violent. He beat up Lynn when he and Lincoln got back after they got behind left at school.

Lucy pointed at Lynn, who had a splint on her arm and another on her leg, holding a ice pack on her swollen black eye.

Lynn: I was having a bad day! I can take that tiny worthless toy!

Luna: Careful dude, he'll take that challenge.

Luan: (rubs her jaw) He yanks at my braces too.

Lola: (shows a beheaded doll) He tore my favorite doll's head off!

Lisa: He caused the rear side of my cranium to undergo Ecchymosis when he struck me with a seat. (The sisters stare at her in confusion and she sighs) He hit me with a chair and now I have a bruise on the back of my head.

Lori: That's exactly why we're having this Sister meeting. We need to figure out what to do with him before he destroys everything we own.

Instead of coming up with ideas, the sisters all began nervously rubbing their arms or looking away. Lori sighed before pinching the bridge of her nose.

Lori: Come on girls, you can't all tell me you're afraid of that Bakugan.

Luan: I mean, it's just that Leonidas is so...

Lola: Lincoln may be a pushover, but that Bakugan is like a flying piranha!

Lana's mind drifted off to imagine piranha's with wings, she laughed happily as she ignored the meeting. Lori sighed as she rubbed her temples.

Lori: Fine, let's go around and say ideas on how handle or get rid of Leonidas. Leni.

Leni wasn't paying attention as she was staring outside.

Lori: Skipped, Luna.

Luna: Well, maybe we can... I don't know, make friends with him?

Lynn: Really? That floating toy only ever talks about being in those Bakugan Brawls. I bet he's only with Lincoln to actually be in brawls.

Lori: Luan.

Luan: Maybe we could trick him into a brawling match and then... I don't know, tie him up with Lincoln's old yo-yo strings or something.

Lori: He'd easily get free just by biting the strings. Lynn.

Lynn: I say we find a volcano and throw him in it!

Lori: That'll take way too long. Lucy.

Lucy: We could try to scare him into good behavior, like telling him about the legendary Ghost Bakugan that haunt naughty ones at night.

Lola: Are you kidding?! He'd probably try fighting the ghost instead of scaring it! He'd act even worse just to get a fake ghost to come!

Lori: Lola?

Lola: I've got an idea! What if we challenge him to a bake-off instead of a brawl? Maybe he'll get so obsessed with winning, he'll forget about fighting!

Lana: That's dumb, he doesn't want to win, he wants to fight. Your stupid.

Lola immediately tackled Lana and the two started tussling until they were separated by Lori.

Lori: Quit! Lana.

Lana: I guess we could try to keep him busy with games or something, so he doesn't go around breaking stuff.

Lori: Maybe. Lisa?

Lisa: Well, I have been studying Bakugan after finding out they are actually alive. According to the rules, we could beat Lincoln in a Bakugan Brawl and take Leonidas from him. Where I could conduct several tests on him in a confined space.

Lynn: And how would we do that? Every kid and teenager in town has hunted down every last Bakugan that hasn't been claimed yet! Chandler has 90% of the Bakugan too!

Leni: Maybe the person at our window can help.

Lori: Leni, don't talk non-sense-

Lori looked at the window, to see Masquerade standing at the window, holding a bag of Bakugan.

Masquerade: Greetings, care to hear me out on a proposition?

Lynn Sr.: (from downstairs) Girls! Come down for dinner!

*****

A few days pass as Lincoln tries to reign in Leonidas, Lincoln was walking down the street, holding Leonidas tightly in his hand to prevent any trouble.

Leonidas: (muffled) Let me out!

Lincoln: No way, I've managed to stay out of trouble

Suddenly, Lincoln's phone rang, when he checked it, he saw it was a direct call from Dan.

Dan: Dude!

Lincoln: What's up, Dan?

Dan: Check the Bakugan Web and look up new Brawlers! Now!

Leonidas: (muffled) Bakugan Web? (sarcastic) How original.

Lincoln: (opens the Bakugan Web App) Shut up.

As the Loud boy looked up new Brawlers on the Bakugan Web, to Lincoln Loud's shock, he found that his sisters were listed as Brawlers! Lori Loud, Leni Loud, Luna Loud, Luan Loud, Lynn Loud Jr., Lucy Loud, Lana Loud, Lola Loud, and Lisa Loud.

Lincoln: What?! How did this happen?!

Dan: That's why I'm asking you! I thought all the Bakugan were taken by Chandler!?

Lincoln: (looking for more info) I did too! The only other Bakugan out in Royal Woods I can think of are the two Bakugan I returned to those Kids after winning them back from Chandler's goons!

Dan: Oh no, dude. You don't think-

Lynn: Stink-oln!

Dan: I think I'll let you find out for yourself... Bye!

Dan hung up as Lincoln looked up at Lynn as she approached him. Now wearing a Bakugan Holster and Card Holder like her younger brother. Lincoln pinched the bridge of his nose.

Lincoln: Lynn... What are you doing with that? Where'd you even get Bakugan?!

Lynn: Not important! But check it out, I've got my own now!

She smirked and pulled out three Pyrus Bakugan from her holster.

Lincoln: Alright... Why do you?

Lynn: Me and the girls have decided to become Brawlers. We figured if we can't beat 'em, join 'em! So we've made our own Brawler group.

Leonidas: (muffled) What are you called, The Annoying Brawlers?

Lynn: The Awesome Brawlers!

Lincoln: Taken.

Lynn: The Battle Brawlers!

Lincoln: Extremely taken.

Lynn: Then, the Sibling Brawlers!

Lincoln: Surprisingly taken.

Lynn: Gosh Darn It! What isn't taken?!

Lincoln: Use the Baku-Questioner, people will help with that.

Lynn: Ugh, aside from the name, I wanna Brawl! So let's go! You and me! Right here!

Lincoln rolled his eyes at his sister's challenge.

Lincoln: Sorry, but I'm not fighting you, Lynn. And definitely not in the middle of the street. Besides, I only have 1 Bakugan and you have 3. That's not exactly fair.

Lynn: Then how about a 1 on 1? I only use 1 Bakugan and you only use 1.

Leonidas: (muffled) I'm in!

Lincoln: (sighs) You're not going to leave me alone until I say yes, are you?

Lynn: Not a chance!

Leonida's muffled voice grew more insistent as Lincoln sighed, resigning himself to the inevitable.

Lincoln: Fine. But we do this on the park's Brawling Field. It's safer and more private.

Lynn: Brawling Field?

Lincoln: It's just a clearing out in the park where no one goes. It's got good space and it's far from any buildings or adults.

Lynn: Then lead the way.

They arrived at the secluded part of the park, known to the local kids as the Brawling Field. It was a large clearing, easily exceeding several football fields, surrounded by dense foliage that had grown untouched for years. The siblings stood facing each other, a line drawn in the dirt between them. Lincoln spotted a Darkus Baku-Core and threw Leonidas.

Lincoln: Bakugan, Brawl! Leonidas! Stand!

The Darkus Baku-Core opened with a thunderous crack, and Leonidas emerged, his fiery eyes scanning the area for his opponent.

Darkus Leonidas

Power: 1100 Gs

Meanwhile, Lynn tossed her Pyrus Bakugan into the a Pyrus Baku-Core.

Lynn: Nobilious! Stand!

Lynn's Bakugan, Nobilious emerged, it was a hippogriff-like Bakugan, gleaming with a fiery aura.

Pyrus Nobilious

Power: 600 Gs

Its majestic wings spread wide as it roared into the air, a stark contrast to Leonida's beastly form. The siblings took their positions, each holding an Ability Card in their hand, ready to deploy their first move.

Lynn: Let's do this, Nobilious!

Lincoln: Do it Leonidas!

Leonidas eyes glowed with anticipation as he launched into the air, his Darkus form clashing with the fiery grace of Nobilious. The two Bakugan circled each other, their energy crackling in the air. The anticipation was palpable, the tension thick. Leonidas immediately charged at Nobilious, but Lynn was ready with an Ability Card. Lynn imbued the Ability Card with a Pyrus Baku-Core.

Lynn: Ability Card, Activate! Talon Slash!

The Pyrus energy from the card swirled around Nobilious, enveloping it in a fiery tornado of pure energy. The hippogriff shot forward, its talons glowing with intensity as it aimed for Leonidas' underbelly. The dragonoid however, smiled as he used his horn to parry Nobilious' talons, causing the energy to rebound and create a fiery explosion that sent both of them spiraling away from each other. But Leonidas took charge immediately, as he was in mid-air he flipped himself back up right, Leonidas rocketed himself toward Lynn's Bakugan. As Nobilious hit the ground, Leonidas punted the hippogriff in the spine, continuing to wail and pummel Lynn's Bakugan, using tooth, claws, and tail, not giving up on his assault for even an inch.

Leonidas: Come on! Come on! Come on!

Lynn: Grrr! I'll just use another Ability Card!

Lincoln: You can only use 1 per Bakugan.

Lynn: WHY IS THAT A RULE?!?!

Lincoln: Because that's how it's been since we started brawling.

Lincoln then saw a small bundle of Ventus Baku-Cores, he took off for them, which confused Lynn.

Lynn: What are you doing? Those are Ventus Cores! Not Darkus Cores!

Lincoln: Yeah! But there are a lot of them!

Lincoln grabbed the bundles of Ventus Baku-Cores before fusing them into one and throwing them at Leonidas. Upon absorbing the cores he became Ventus Leonidas.

Lynn: THAT THING CAN CHANGE ATTRIBUTES?!?!

Lincoln: Yep! (imbues a card with a Ventus Baku-Core) Ability Card, Activate! Ventus Vortex!

The fused Baku-Core shone brightly in Leonidas hands before it released a tornado of wind energy, Nobilious was pulled into a vortex and was violently thrown about as the wind slashed its body. When the tornado dispersed, Leonidas flew up to Nobilious before grabbing him by the neck and tail, before dropping back to the ground and slamming the hippogriff down. The impact shook the earth. Nobilious reverted back to the ball form an went to Lincoln, instead of Lynn.

Leonidas: Ha! That was pathetic!

Lynn: NO FAIR!!!

Leonidas victory roar echoed through the clearing, Lincoln picked up Lynn's lost Bakugan and put it in his own Bakugan Holster.

Lynn: You're taking Nobilious?!

Lincoln: That's how the rules go- Did you not look up and read the rules before you decided to start brawling?

Lynn stomped her feet in frustration, her eyes flashing with anger.

Lynn: This is so unfaaaair!

Lincoln: It's actually completely fair.

Leonidas: (looms over Lynn) I'm still down for another Brawl! Bring it!

Lynn ran off out of frustration, leaving Lincoln standing in the field with Leonidas victory roar still echoing in her ears.

Leonidas: Is this entire family full of cowards!?

Lincoln: (sighs) It's not about being a coward, it's about playing by the rules. It was a 1v1, not a 1v3.

Leonidas: THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN UNCHALLENGED!!! IS THERE A SINGLE STRONG BAKUGAN ON THIS PLANET?!?!

Drago: How about me?

Leonidas and Lincoln looked to see Drago and Dan landing on the ground nearby. Lincoln's eyes widened in surprise, while Leonidas face lit up with excitement.

To Be Continued...