All That Matters

Disclaimer: If I owned Beyblade, I wouldn't be on FanFiction. Instead I'll be rich.

Authors Notes:

For many a review, suggestions, inspiration, and most importantly for sticking by me whenever I needed encouragement, this is dedicated to Britt. I know I've given you lots of special thank you's but that's not enough for how I appreciate you. I really hope you like it.

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So anyway, I am also working on a Ray/OC fic for all those Ray/Mariah haters, [no this is not Ray/Mariah fluff. It suggests the pairing] which is called Eternity is Forever. So check it out. It's okay even if you like Ray/Mariah I have nothing against the pairing, though I'm not exactly obsessed over it…even though I like Ray. And of course I like reviews…Ask anyone how happy I get over reviews… [hint, hint]

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Chapter 1.

The First Assault

            "Good Night"  Ray said, and then went to bed

            One by one, the lights flickered off, not knowing what was to come a mere few hours later.

            Outside the White Tiger Village, numerous figures crept close.

            Ray woke up to the sounds of screaming. He immediately bolted out of his bed and grabbed the top like object beside him.

            "RAY!" A high pitched voice called out to him. "THE VILLAGE IS BEING ATTACKED WE NEED DRIGER LIKE RIGHT NOW!!!"

            Ray ran outside with the swiftness of the tiger he was. There was fire everywhere, and it was chaotic.

            He joined the Chief Elder in barking out orders. "HEAD NORTH. QUICKLY" he shouted.

            A girl came up behind him.

            "Yes Mariah?" he asked

            "EARTH TO RAYMOND KONG OUT HERE YOUR VILLAGE IS BEING ATTACKED!!!" she screamed.

            Ray blushed slightly. Oh yeah. He took out the top thing [Okay you all know it's a blade] he had rushed out with earlier and attached it to a launcher.

"GO DRIGER!" he screamed pulling a ripcord.

This was the moment both the attackers and the people of the village waited for. To his people, Driger was a new hope for them so that they could get their precious village back. To the criminals, Driger was their prize for attacking the village.

The white tiger shot out of the centre of the blade. Behind him, he heard Mariah pull her ripcord.

"GALUX" she cried. Her cat like bit beast appeared and started charging at the attackers with Driger.

In seconds, Ray and the White Tigers' bit beasts were all out, defending their village as Ray, Lee, Kevin, Gary, Mariah, and the village elders helped the people escape.

            "Keep on them Galman!" Kevin called out to his monkey bit beast.

            Ray led two elderly men up the steep path to the neighbouring mountain.

            "You can make it…" he grunted.

            A year later, [or what seemed like it,] most of the fires were put out and most of the people were safe. Unfortunately, all the houses were destroyed and the attackers weren't finished yet. So of course, Ray wasn't either.

            "DRIGER FINISH THEM OFF!" All of them roared attacks and the five bit beasts went on the offence. There was a blinding flash of light. Then four bit beasts returned to their blades.

            "Wait? Wasn't there supposed to be Five bit beasts?" one of them asked.

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            Ten hooded men went into a building on the outskirts of the White Tiger Village.

            "You got it?" a person was sitting in a desk, hooded also.

            "Yes." He took out a contraption and it glowed slightly. Just enough for each of them to make out a bit beast struggling in bonds of white light.

            Then, without warning, the leader reached out his hand and slapped the person in the face.

            Everyone backed away as the victim gingerly put a hand where he had been slapped.

            "You fool…" he hissed, "That is not what I want."

            "Wh-What?"

            "That is not the White Tiger."

            "But look at it…It looks perfectly like Driger to me."

            "Driger's glow colour is green. You ought to have known that."

            "I did…" but before he finished, he got slapped on the face.

            "Look at the bit beast."

            All of them looked. "its glow colour is…pink."

            "Exactly you fools."

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            Ray looked up to the sky. It was five years since his team…the BladeBreakers, first met, and over this period of time, Ray had learned to trust them. Even Kai, the cold hearted leader. He took out his blade.

            /Driger could you do something for me?/

            /Depends what it is./

            /Could you…could you contact Dragoon, Draciel and Dranzer for me?/

            /Why would you want to do that?/

            /Just tell them that I need them really badly./

            /that I'm in trouble?/

            /Exactly./

            /Aren't you forgetting someone?/

            /Who?/

            /Guess./

            /Hilary doesn't have a bit beast, Driger./

            If Driger could shake his head inside the bit chip, he would. /Think computer./

            /Dizzi?/

            /Exactly./

            /You can't contact a computer./

            /Really?/

            /Okay if you can then it won't hurt./

            In a flash of green light, Driger disappeared from the bit chip.

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            "Hi Kai," Said a voice behind him as Kai was walking up the stairs to his dormitory.

            He kept on walking. Wyatt was probably one of, if not the only, person on the planet he truly cared about. It was because of him that he faced a severe mental injury, and also because of him that Wyatt, to this date, had not truly recovered. He let the boy follow him into his dormitory.

            "Wyatt." He said.

            Wyatt's friends were outside the dorm, obviously jealous. They had thought Wyatt delusional the day he met Kai, since he was totally obsessed with the teen. Now, though, once they found that Kai actually cared [for once], they envied Wyatt day and night, teasing him about it.

            Wyatt sat on the bed and looked around, not really talking, until Kai politely asked him to leave. He sighed and went out the door, followed by the two boys, jeering at him.

            Kai didn't know why he had asked the boy to leave. He was his only company nowadays, besides, of course, his bit beast Dranzer. He went up to the roof, planning to get some training done.

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            Driger thought it would be best to get Kai first, since he would be prompt and he had little other distractions. He looked around to find traces of Dranzer, and after stopping for a moment, he took off again in the direction of Russia.

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            "TYSON!!!" Hilary screamed at the boy.

            "YOU'RE LATE AGAIN!!!"

            Everyone laughed. Even in twelfth grade, Tyson had not worn out his old habits of constantly being late for school.

            Hilary, of course, was Head Girl. Duh. Who else would be? "YOU'VE GOT DETENTION AFTER SCHOOL TODAY MISTER."

            Everyone laughed. It was common knowledge that Hilary had a major crush on Tyson and vice versa. Except none of them admitted it.

            "But I've got a beybattle today…" he broke off and put on two puppy dog eyes. He knew that Hilary had a soft spot for Blading especially if Tyson was there.

            "DON'T PULL THAT ON ME THE BATTLE CAN WAIT!"

            Now Tyson was in trouble.

            Kenny sighed

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Okay I know I didn't do a Max scene but oh well. How do you like it so far? It's mainly introduction. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!! I CANT WAIT THREE CHAPTERS BEFORE I GET REVIEWS LIKE IN EIF. SORRY!!!