Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing Narto going off two more Scan Quests for his ever growing deck, this time taking a trip to the Mipedian desert. So, without further ado.

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Naruto snuck through Ulmar's lab, while avoiding being seen by the mad scientist himself, as he did so. The reason he was currently here, was so he could get a scan of a Dragon Pulse for Dractyl, knowing it'd be a perfect BattleGear for the OverWorlder's low Courage.

Looking around the lab, Naruto soon spotted a Dragon Pulse, and quickly scanned it, pleased at having gotten what he came here for. Though just before he ported out, Naruto caught sight of a very large BattleGear.

'Woah, that things huge.' Naruto thought, looking at the large BattleGear, that looked like a pair of giant legs with a cockpit, for someone to pilot it in

Seeing it, made Naruto wish he could get a scan of that as well, knowing it'd definitely be a shocking surprise for any opponents, he'd go against. The only thing stopping him, was the fact he already got a scan of the Dragon Pulse, and looking at the BattleGear, Naruto could see that it seemed to be damaged and beat up.

'Oh well, I can always come back later, when it's repaired, and see what else Ulmar has made.' Thought Naruto, having also gotten a scan of Ulmar's Castle, this way, he could come back here, whenever he needed some new BattleGear, knowing while Ulmar was crazy, he definitely made some powerful gear.

But, before Naruto could port out, he heard footsteps coming up the stairs, making him realize that Ulmar was coming back. And while he could quickly escape by porting back to Chaotic, Naruto figured he might as well get a scan of the mad scientist, himself, while he's here.

His decision made, Naruto quickly hid behind a counter, watching as Ulmar came up the stairs, grumbling to himself.

"Stupid humans, and their stupid game. Always showing up and destroying my creations. Do you know how long it took me to make this, human?!" Ulmar shouted, as he stepped onto the lift, and continued repairing the damage done to the Viledriver.

"If I ever see that Chaotic player again, I'll turn him into a BattleGear!" Growled Ulmar, with Naruto raising a brow at the UnderWorlder's annoyance.

'Man, I wouldn't want to be whoever pissed Ulmar off, right now.' Naruto thought, shaking his head and pulled out his Scanner.

Waiting until Ulmar's back was turned, Naruto aimed his Scanner and began scanning Ulmar, with the inventor taking notice of the lights on him and screamed in anger.

"Chaotic player!" Ulmar shouted, pulling out several vials from his coat, and throwing them to where Naruto was.

Seeing the vials coming towards him, Naruto's eyes widening, and looked quickly, to see he managed to scan Ulmar. Seeing he got the scans he needed, Naruto immediately ported out of the lab, just as the vials impacted where he was, and exploded.

*Chaotic*

Reappearing in Chaotic, Naruto sighed in relief, at managing to escape Ulmar's lab, in one piece, and managing to get three new scans out of it, as well.

Looking around, Naruto spotted Tom, Kaz, and Sarah sitting at a table, watching a match.

"Hey guys. How much did I miss?" Naruto asked, walking over, and sitting with them, while looking at the match, knowing it was Peyton against an OverWorld player.

"Peyton just took out his opponent's Tartarek, putting them both at one Creature, each." Tom answered.

"What about you, Naruto? How'd your Scan Quest go?" Questioned Sarah, wondering if he got a Dragon Pulse.

"It went pretty good, I managed to get a scan of a Dragon Pulse, along with even getting a scan of Ulmar and his lab, as well. Though he definitely wasn't in a good mood and was holding a serious grudge against a Chaotic player, that wrecked the newest BattleGear, he made. Threatened to turn them into BattleGear, the next time he saw them." Replied Naruto, with Tom and Sarah shivering at this, while feeling sorry for whoever got on Ulmar's bad side.

Meanwhile, Kaz looked away with a sheepish, and nervous, expression. While making a mental note, to avoid Ulmar for a while, until he's calmed down.

"Marquis Darini attacks Maglax!"

Turning their attention back to Peyton's match, they saw the final round was starting, with the Location being the Mipedim Oasis.

*Mipedim Oasis*

Maglax walked through the desert, raising a hand to cover his eyes, as he looked around, for where Marquis could be hiding. Mentally cursing himself, for not equipping a Spectral Viewer, leaving him blind to attacks.

"Cyclone Slam!"

Maglax cried out, as he was hit by a blast of wind, knocking him back into some rocks. Quickly standing up, the OverWorlder looked to where the attack came from, seeing Marquis reappearing.

"Iron Balls!" Maglax shouted, unleashing a barrage of iron balls at the Mipedian, only for Marquis to turn invisible, and dodge the attack.

"Sorry dude, but you can't hit what you can't see. Tornado Tackle!" Said Marquis, reappearing right in front of Maglax, and blasting him with a swirling gust of wind, launching the OverWorlder into the air.

Once he landed, Maglax immediately stood up, and slammed his hands on the ground.

"Earth Pulse!" Said Maglax, and waves began moving through the sand, around him, with Marquis stumbling slightly from the ground destabilizing around him.

"Lavalanche!" Maglax said, slamming his fist onto the ground, cracking it open, as lava shot up and towards Marquis.

The Mipedians eyes widened, at seeing the lava come towards him, before summoning his BattleGear, a Liqiulizer, and blasted the lava, causing it to slowly harden, before stopping just inches from him. Relieved at having avoided the attack, Marquis turned invisible again, moving around the cooled lava, and saw Maglax searching for him.

"Rustoxic!" Marquis said, unleashing a blast of corrosive toxin on Maglax, causing the OverWorlder to start rusting, becoming frozen in place.

"Hehe, sorry dude, but you gotta go down." Said Marquis, aiming his Liqiulizer at Maglax, before blasting him with the high-pressured water.

Not a moment later, Maglax burst into code, from the hit.

*Later-Port Court*

"Way to go Peyton, that was a great match." Sarah said, with Naruto, Tom and Kaz nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, you really pulled out a win there, in the last battle." Said Kaz, knowing it had been a close battle, even closer if Maglax didn't have a Spectral Viewer, to even the playing field.

"Ah, a thank you, thank you. It was nothing." Peyton said, while sitting down.

"While I only saw the ending, the match was really good. It actually makes me want to go and get some more Mipedian scans for my deck. Even more so, after I won that match in the Amzen Drome, with Brathe." Said Naruto, interested in getting more Mipedians for his deck, knowing their ability to turn invisible would be really useful, in matches.

The others looking at Naruto in concern, at seeing his growing confidence from his winning streak, knowing they had to bring him back down from it.

"Don't get ahead of yourself, Naruto, there are ways to stop a Mipedian's invisibility, whether with a Spectral Viewer, or Mugic, that can trap them in a single spot." Tom stated, having done the latter in his match against Peyton, even if it didn't give him the win, he still knew where Peyton was.

"Yeah, and I doubt any invisibility, will help hide that ego, you have." Sarah said, with a teasing smirk, hoping Naruto will start coming down from his overconfidence.

"They're right, dude. I'm all for Mipedian power, but even I know they aren't invincible, and can get taken down, hard. But, if you really want to get some Mipedian scans, I can take you to get some. You got any scan Locations of the Mipedian desert?" Peyton asked, with Naruto nodding, and pulled out his Scanner.

"Yeah, I have one of Mipedim Valley." Replied Naruto.

"Sweet, that's a good place to get some awesome Mipedian scans." Peyton said, before he and Naruto waved to their friends, and went over to the porters.

Once there, the two pulled out their Scanners, and ported to Mipedim Valley.

*Mipedim Valley*

Reappearing, Naruto looked around, before covering his eyes from the intense sun.

"Yeah, the heat takes some getting used to, but Mipedim Valley has it easier than most of the desert, thanks to the water. Just be glad we didn't go to a place, like Sha-Kree Flats, that place is hotter than anywhere else, in the entire Mipedian desert." Peyton said, with Naruto nodding at his words.

"So, what can you tell me about the Mipedians?" Asked Naruto, wanting to learn more about all the different Tribes.

"The Mipedians are one of the more solitary Tribes, preferring to stick to their own turf, and ignoring the problems of the other three, unless it concerns them. But they are willing to help out the OverWorlders, every now and then, but that doesn't mean they're all buddy-buddy, all the time. They also set up these things, called water stones, that absorb the moisture from the air, so they have little rest stops throughout the desert. But the one place they protect the most, is the Mipedim Oasis, they guard that place, like it's a palace! The security is tighter than any other location, in Perim. Anyone who wants to get in, will be searched for anything that could be considered dangerous to the oasis, and even if you are allowed inside, the Mipedians will still keep an eye on you. The Mipedians are also ruled by a royal family, the current king is Theb-Saar, who's in self-imposed exile, which all Mipedian Kings, do as a rite of passage. Right now, the Mipedians are ruled by the Crown Prince, Iflar, while the royal guard are led by Prince Mudeenu, Iflar's cousin. Though the one Tribe, that the Mipedians absolutely don't along with, are the Danians, those two Tribes hating each other, as much as the OverWorlders and UnderWorlders hate each other." Peyton explained, with Naruto nodding at the information.

The two then continued searching for any Mipedians to scan, Naruto and Peyton soon happened upon a large muscular Mipedian, resembling a green lizard, wearing a brown tunic, and silver armbands.

"Dude, that's Majjcan, a Mipedian Elementalist! He's one tough lizard, even tougher, if you've got a Danian on your team." Peyton said, with Naruto raising a brow at the latter information.

"But I thought that Mipedians and Danians were enemies? How could he get stronger if he's on the same team as a Danian?" Questioned Naruto, wondering how that could work, while Peyton shrugged, not knowing how that worked either, but knew it was still a useful ability, especially if he was on an entire team of Danians, to really boost his Earth attacks, and take advantage of the Danian's Hive ability.

Shrugging, Naruto pulled out his Scanner and scanned Majjcan, knowing he'd be a great addition to have on a team, with Tassanil.

With his new scan, Naruto and Peyton then ported back to Chaotic.

*Chaotic*

Reappearing the Port Court, the two were about to head back over to their friends, when Naruto's Scanner started beeping, showing he was getting a call.

"Chaotic Phantom, you have been challenged to a match, in the Oron Drome."

Surprised to see he was getting challenged to a match, Naruto also smirked.

"Cool, I'll get to try out Majjcan sooner, than I thought." Naruto said, while pocketing his Scanner.

"Uh dude, maybe you should hold off on using Majjcan, until you've tried him out in the Beta Drome." Said Peyton, knowing it was never a good idea to use a new Creature, you just scanned, in a match, unless you've tried them out in practice matches, first.

"Don't worry, I've used Brathe, and I doubt there'd be much of a difference between how the two fight. Besides, I'll use Tassanil as well, making him even stronger." Naruto said, while waving off his concerns.

"Okay, maybe, but why not go with Creatures you have more experience with, like Nivenna, Takinom, even Antidaeon!" Peyton said, knowing Naruto's overconfidence would bite him hard, if he kept this up.

"Peyton, it'll be fine. Just go tell the others, I'm having a match; you'll see there's nothing to worry about." Said Naruto, while exiting the Port Court, to head for the Oron Drome.

Seeing this, Peyton couldn't help, but sigh, and head back to their friends' table.

"Hey Peyton, how'd the Scan Quest go? And where's Naruto?" Sarah asked, only to be confused, when Peyton sat down and faceplanted onto the table, while letting out a groan.

"It went fine, Naruto managed to get a scan of Majjcan. And he's currently heading to the Oron Drome, for a match." Peyton answered.

"Really? That's great, let's see how it goes." Said Kaz, only for Peyton look up at them, with a deadpan expression.

"A match he's going to use Majjcan in, along with Tassanil." Peyton added.

This immediately made Tom, Kaz, and Sarah freeze and look at Peyton with wide eyes, hoping they heard him wrong. Only to see he wasn't kidding or joking about what he said.

"That's not good." Stated Tom, knowing if Naruto used those two, the match definitely won't be going in his favor.

*Oron Drome*

Meanwhile Naruto had soon arrived at the Oron Drome and entered, seeing his opponent was already there. With both of them immediately started making their decks, with it being a three-on-three match.

'Okay, I'll put Dractyl and Majjcan up front and equip Dractyl with the Dragon Pulse, to boost his courage. For Majjcan I'll give him a Vlaric Shard, to really boost his Earth attacks, in addition to his ability. While in the back, I'll have Tassanil, and equip him with a Pyroblaster, giving him both fire and water attacks. And for Mugic, Melody of Mirage, Song of Embernova, and Danian Element Choral.' Naruto thought, pleased at his set up, and knew his opponent would be in for a tough fight.

Once both of them had finished setting their decks, they locked them revealing them to the other. Naruto seeing his opponent was a Danian player and had Khavakk, Kannen, and Ekuud on his side.

"Chaotic Phantom, as you were the one who was challenged, you shall have the first attack. Activate the Location Randomizer."

Nodding, Naruto spun the dial waiting, until it landed on a Location, which it soon did after a few moments.

"The first Location, Fear Valley."

"Majjcan attacks Ekuud." Said Naruto, selecting Majjcan, before he transformed into the Mipedian, while his opponent did the same with Ekuud.

"Let's get chaotic!"

*Later-Port Court*

"This really isn't looked good, guys." Sarah said, as they watched Naruto's match, seeing Naruto only had Tassanil left, while his opponent had all three Creatures.

While Naruto had managed to put up a good fight, even managing to code Kannen with Dractyl, only for him to be brought back by Khavakk, with Chorus of Cothica and Song of Returning. After that Dractyl had been coded, just like with Majjcan, in the first round.

"Yeah, even worse, since he doesn't have any other Danians, Tassanil can't use the Hive ability." Said Kaz, knowing the only possible way for Naruto could win, is if he got very lucky.

But given he only Tassanil left, that didn't seem likely, who was wandering around Gloomuck Swamp.

*Gloomuck Swamp*

Tassanil moved through the swamp, with his Pyroblaster already equipped, along with starting to feel a little nervous. With Dractyl and Majjcan coded, he was on his own against his opponent's three Creatures. And he was stuck facing Ekuud again, with Kannen having been brought back by Khavakk, which had annoyed him slightly.

But he pressed on, believing that if he coded Kannen, then he could code Ekuud, as well. Then take out Khavakk, leaving only Kannen to deal with.

'Unless he uses Kannen's ability to bring back Ekuud or Khavakk, but then they'd still only have one Creature left.' Tassanil thought, as while he was growing nervous at having one Creature left, he still had some confidence, that he could win.

"Rock Wave!"

"Woah!" Tassanil cried out, as he thrown back, as rocks shot out of the ground, grunting when he impacted the ground.

Looking, he saw Tassanil step out from behind a tree, with his own BattleGear, revealing that he had equipped a Vlaric Shard, as well.

"Ice Sheet!" Said Tassanil, slamming his hands on the ground, causing ice to spread out and cover the ground, with Ekuud slipping on the ice, allowing Tassanil to blast him with his Pyroblaster.

"Hive Call!" Ekuud said, sacrificing a Mugician to activate Hive and regain some energy, before facing Tassanil.

"Ash Torrent!" Shouted Ekuud, releasing a torrent of ash that blinded Tassanil, making him cry out and rub his eyes.

"Dry Liquid!" Tassanil shouted, holding his hand out firing a blast of water shaped like his claw, only for Ekuud to dodge the attack.

"Vine Snare!" Said Ekuud, his hands turning into vines that wrapped around Tassanil, and threw him into the swamp.

"Looks like that winning streak of yours, is about to come to an end. Lavalanche!" Ekuud shouted, pleased that he will be the first one to defeat the Chaotic Phantom, while unleashing a blast of lava at Tassanil.

Tassanil's eyes widened at the lava rushed towards him, not having time to dodge or defend himself from the attack, before it hit him, with his body exploding into code.

*Oron Drome*

Naruto's eyes were wide open, at what just happened.

'I…I lost.' Naruto thought, shocked that he just lost a match.

*Port Court*

"Oh man, that's not good." Tom said, all of them also shocked at seeing Naruto lose his first match.

"Yeah, and from his expression, he definitely didn't expect to lose." Said Sarah, frowning at Naruto's expression.

"Dude's gonna take this hard." Peyton stated.

Sarah, Tom, and Kaz couldn't help but nod in agreement, and could only hope that Naruto would recover from this loss.

So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto went back to the UnderWorld, specifically Ulmar's Castle and got a Dragon Pulse, along with a Location scan and a scan of Ulmar himself, not to mention getting a look at the Viledriver Kaz crashed. We then head back to Chaotic where we see the end of Peyton's match, along with more of Naruto's growing confidence in his winning streak, before the two head for the Mipedian desert, with Naruto getting a history lesson on the Mipedians and a scan of Majjcan. Then it's back to Chaotic with Naruto having another match and plans to use Majjcan and Tassanil, believing it wouldn't be difficult to use his new Creature. Only for Naruto to be severely outmatched leading to Naruto suffering his first loss. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.

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