We're moving right alone with Chapter 3 of Beyblade: R-Fusion! The Mystery of the anonymous beyblader is set to be revealed in this chapter, so get ready for the next matchup in the first round matches of the Beyblade world championships!
I promise you, this should be good...at least, I hope it will be XD

-Lightshock16


Chapter 3 - The British Wyvern Arrives: Mariah vs. ?

"Hello Sports fans! Brad Best here once again, and after the hectic action from the first beybattle of the tournament, we aren't letting up even slightly, right AJ?"
"You know it Brad! Tyson sent his old buddy Daichi packing after a Brutal clash of Dragons, and now we're getting ready to start the next match, featuring the New women's champion Mariah, against the mystery beyblader that everyone's wondering about!"
"That's right Topman! I just got word that he arrived just moment's ago, so the match is definitely happening in a few minutes time!"

The Voice spoke through the speaker of a TV Screen as Mariah sat down in her room, making a few last Adjustment's to her Pink Galux Beyblade. She was trying to hide it, but she noticed that she was tapping her foot constantly. She was nervous. She had absolutely no idea what to expect, and the unknown factor of this match was getting to her.
"...I can't lose...not after I just won the biggest match of my life...I've got to prove I'm worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as the rest of the competitors!" She muttered to herself, gripping Galux tightly.
Suddenly the door opened. Mariah looked up, and blinked as Lee entered the room. "Lee? where have you been? I've been worried about you!" She said, getting to her feet, while her older brother just sighed.
"I just needed to go for a walk, think about things...I'll say it to you, but I can't say it to Ray or anyone else...I'm scared of facing Kai...after what happened the last time we fought." He said, gulping slightly as he remembered that fateful day in Russia, where Kai's Black Dranzer used and abused the powers of other Bit-beasts to completely overwhelm Galeon, before shattering his Blade to pieces, and stealing Galeon away. He clenched his fists. Mariah looked at him sadly.
"Lee...I understand what you must be going through, but you have to remember, you aren't facing the Kai who was brainwashed by Black Dranzer! this is the GOOD Kai. the one who will fight you fairly, but you have to Be at your best, otherwise he WILL damage Galeon again!" She said to Lee, who just looked down at the ground, unable to respond...so Mariah continued to speak.
"Kai passed on some advice for you that I think you should really consider taking: Dwelling on what happened in the past isn't going to help you Lee! You'll never beat Kai if you can't even bring yourself to fight him properly!...please Lee, forget the past. Show Kai the respect he deserves, and give him the bey-battle of his life!" She pleaded with her brother. Lee was contemplating her words in his head.

'...She's right. I know she is...Kai isn't the same evil bastard who went around stealing Bit-beasts. He atoned for his sins, and now is one of the most respected beybladers in the world...I've got to give him the same respect, otherwise I'll never have a hope of beating him...'
He looked up, and smiled reassuringly. Mariah beamed at her Brother.
"That's the Lee I know...Now, you keep thinking those thoughts. I meanwhile have my own match to see to." She said, picking up the BBA Women's title before walking toward's the door.

"...Mariah..." Mariah stopped as Lee spoke to her, though he still had his back to her.
"...Yeah Lee?"
"...Good luck...and be careful. You may be facing the unknown, but you're not doing it alone. I'm right there with you, always..." He turned to her, smiling at her. She smiled back and nodded.
"I know...thanks Lee. I plan on heading to the quarter finals to meet Tyson, so you'd better root for me!" And with that, she closed the door, and began walking for the entranceway, leaving Lee alone to ponder his thoughts.

meanwhile, on the other side of the building...

Mr. Dickenson entered another locker room. "Excellent, I'm glad you were able to make it. I was worried your problems would cause you to miss your match!"
"Don't worry Mr. Dickenson...I got them sorted, and I was never going to pass up this opportunity you've given me..." a strong British accent responded to the BBA Chairman, who laughed and nodded, looking over at the belt laying on the table. It once again had a similar look to the BBA world title, but the Strap was a Dark Green, while the side plates had the European Flag (Blue with a Circle of Yellow Stars) On them, with the BBA Letter's also being Blue.
"Well, I expect my new European Champion to go out there and give the fan's a good show!...I know you must be nervous, but-"
"I am...but not for the reason's you may be thinking..." Mr. Dickenson blinked at that.
"O-oh...well, I'm sure all will be fine once you get out there. Good luck my Boy!" He said, before seeing himself out, while the lone figure in the room sighed.

'...Will being in this tournament help me enjoy this sport again?...Will I even be accepted among people here?...I guess I'll get my answer soon...'


"Alright Beyblade fans! Time to get your butts back in your seats as we get ready to continue the first round matches of the Beyblade world Championships!" Jazzman shouted out to the crowd loudly. The Gang were all sitting up in the stand's again, while all the other competitor's were sitting around as well, Tala watching from the North, Robert was sitting in the south stands, and Julia and her Brother Raul were also watching from the East stands. Lee had chosen to stay in Mariah's locker room, watching the match on the screen.

"First let's welcome to the stage The Coolest Cat around, and your BBA Women's Champion, the lovely Mariah!" Mariahs grinned as she walked out of the Entrance, holding the title up into the air, striking a pose with it for the Camera.

Name: Mariah
Status: BBA Women's Champion
Bit-beast: Galux
Beyblade Stats -
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Endurance: 2

"Coolest Cat is right! Mariah's one feisty little Kitty, All sweet one second, and all Claws the Next! She's determined to prove that her winning the Women's title was no fluke, and she and Galux have the potential to go far in this tournament!"

Mariah smiled as she stepped up to the beystadium, while in the stand's, Hilary cheered loudly.
"Go Mariah! Do it for the Girls!" She shouted out to her, while the rest of the Bladebreakers looked on.
"So, you think Mariah can win this one Chief?" Tyson asked Kenny.
"It's impossible to answer that question at this moment in time Tyson. until we know exactly what she's going up against, we can't jump to conclusions." He responded.
"Yeah. This could be either really good or really bad for Mariah." Max said, frowning. Ray however just smiled.
"Mariah will be fine. she's very good at adapting to unique situations. She's much better than anyone gives her credit for, so I can see her having just as many surprises for this mystery guy as he does for her." He said, smirking a little.

"And now, It's finally time to meet the 16th Beyblader in the World Championships!" All of the bladebreaker's suddenly paid attention. Even Kai opened his eyes so that he could see who was coming.
Out of the Shadows footsteps were heard, as a silence had descended amongst the crowd as they waited to finally see who this guy was. Mariah stared at the Entrance with a focused gaze.

Out of the shadow's a young male walked out, Eyes closed. He was tall, similar in height to Kai, maybe taller. He looked to be the same age as well. He wore Blue Denim Jeans, with Rip's at the knees, and tears/scuff's all over them as well. He was wearing a White T-shirt, with Red stripes running down each side, as well as a Black Jacket over the shirt. Perhap's more immediately noticeable were two certain things: The Sword that was strapped to his back, inside a Scabbard, and the Shiny Title Belt he was carrying over his shoulder. He had a handsome face, with Dark-blond Spiky hair. He then opened his eyes, staring directly at Mariah, his eyes being a striking-Emerald Green in colour. They were Bright, but sharp as well.
Mariah found herself blushing. 'wow, his eyes...they're really pretty, and yet...there's a burning fire inside them as well...'

"Please give a warm welcome to your BBA European Champion, The British Wyvern, Mark Terrazi!" Jazzman shouted. the crowd gave a loud cheer, while the Male, now identified as Mark, looked around, taking it all in, though his face remained stoic and calm. He then took the European title off of his shoulder and raised it high, showing it to the crowd.

Name: Mark Terrazi
Status: BBA European Champion
Bit-beast: Drakefang
Beyblade Stats -
Attack: 2.5
Defense: 2.5
Endurance: 2

"So then AJ, now that the identity of our mystery beyblader is finally revealed, what can you tell us about Mark?" "Not a lot to be honest Brad. All I know is that he's called the British Wyvern due to his English Heritage, and because he has a wicked bit-beast called Drakefang. outside of that, I know just as much as you Bradster!"

Mark stepped up to the beystadium to face Mariah on the opposite side, who simply smirked.
"So, finally decided to join us huh?" She said, pointing out how late to the party he was. He stared for a few moments, before smiling and closing his eyes.
"Yes, I must apologise for my lack of punctuality. I had...personal issue's to tend to...but trust me, I wasn't planning to miss this..." He said, his British accent once again standing out, which Mariah noticed immediately.
'wow, that's quite the charming accent...'

"So, he's a British beyblader huh? That's kinda dreamy..." Hilary said with a smile.
"Oh please Hilary, you think ANYTHING foreign is dreamy." Tyson said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh? do I detect a hint of jealousy in your tone Tyson?" Hilary said teasingly, which made Tyson blush and look away.
"G-get real! I ain't seen nothing to be jealous of yet!" He said, before turning back to the Stadium.
"...Well, time to see just what this guy's all about." Ray said, hoping that Mariah would be okay.

"Okay, let's get ready to start the match! Players, take your positions!" Jazzman shouted. Mariah took out her Launcher and readied Galux. She blinked though as Mark suddenly unsheathed the sword that was at his back. He then held the blade up to show Mariah what was at the base of it.

"Wait, that design, on the blade..."
"Is that...a ripcord?" Max said, trying to work out what it was.
"No way...Is he gonna launch his Beyblade using a Sword?" Tyson said, eyes widening more as Mark indeed placed a launcher on the sword. He then took out his Beyblade. It was Dark-Gold in colour, and he held it to show Mariah before placing it on the Launcher. He then began to take a few step's back from the Dish, while MAriah gathered her thoughts.

'That's a dangerous looking Beyblade...Still, I know me and Galux can do this. I have to prove that I belong in this tournament...and beating this guy will do just that.' Mariah thought to herself, while Mark took a Stance as If he was readying for a Swordfight.
'this is it...time to see if coming here was the right decision...Hope you can show me something special sweetheart' He thought to himself.

"Okay, are we ready!?" Jazzman asked both bladers.
"Yeah! Let's do it!" MAriah said confidently.
"...yeah." Mark remained quiet and focused.

"3...2...1...
LEEEET IT RIIIIP!"

"Hah!" Mariah launched Galux into the dish. Mark meanwhile suddenly rushed forward and jumped high into the Air.
"HAAAAAAHHH!" Mariah's eyes widened as Mark swung his sword in midair, the Launcher flying off of the Ripcord-esque Engraving, his Beyblade shooting into the Dish.
"Oh no! Watch out Galux!" Mariah's Beyblade quickly moved left and narrowly avoided The gold Beyblade as it slammed into the beystadium.

"Jeeez! Did you see the launch that Beyblade got!?" Max said in amazement.
"I sure did Max! If that had connected, Galux may of been knocked out of the dish in one hit! Mariah was lucky to react quickly enough." Kenny said as he watched as the beyblade's began to spin, while Tyson pondered MArk's launching technique.
"...Kinda remind's me of-"
"Yes Tyson. that running jump you once used a long time ago to increase the speed of your blade, only this is even more potent thanks to the Sword movement he also used. Mariah's got a real fight on her hands." Kenny said to Tyson. they then went back to the match. The crowd meanwhile were firmly in Mariah's corner as the match began.
"Take him out Mariah!" "Send him back to England!" "Shred his blade to pieces!"

Galux was circling the Dark-Gold Beyblade, while Mark suddenly took another Sword stance, staring at Mariah.
"Now now, don't be shy...ladies first~" He said, a smirk on his face. It was clear he was just daring her to attack, but Mariah wasn't going to let him intimidate her.
"Such a gentleman~...Very well. Galux, Attack!" Mariah shouted, and Galux suddenly charged at Mark's Beyblade. as it neared, Mark quickly raised his own Sword as if he was Defending himself. Galux's attack simply bounced of the Gold Beyblade like it was nothing.
"W-what!?" Mariah was stunned at how effortlessly she had been turned away.
"C'mon is that the best you can do? Care to try again?" The Brit said confidently.
"Hmph, fine. Attack again Galux!" Once again The Pink Beyblade lunged for the gold one, and again, a Sudden Defensive movement from Mark, and Galux was once again brushed away.

"That's amazing...his Beyblade is reacting to the Sword movement's he's making." Ray said, clearly impressed.
"That's some serious blader-to-blade synergy..." Tyson said.

"So, I hope that isn't your best shot dear, otherwise you may as well give it up right now." Mark said calmly. Mariah just folded her arm's and smiled, closing her eyes for a moment.
"Heh. Don't worry. I was just making sure you could handle yourself...cause now I can get my Claws out." Suddenly her eye's narrowed into Cat-like Slits. Mark was slightly taken aback by it, momentarily distracted as he lowered his guard.
"Excellent! Galux, Cat Scratch Attack!"

"Whoa baby! Look's like Mariah's done playing around as she goes on the offensive!"
"You said it Brad! Her Attack's are looking much more brutal as Mark's Beyblade is taking a licking!"

Mark grimaced as he was having to make very quick movements to avoid Mariah's claws...and suddenly, a bit of Debris chipped off of Galux and went flying, striking Mark right in the face.
"Guh!" His face turned to the side, while Mariah's eye's went wide.
"A-are you okay!?" She said, as that had clearly not been what she wanted to do. Mark however said nothing at first. he merely raised his thumb up to his cheek, wiping a trickle of blood away, and licking it off his thumb, before he turned back to Mariah. He was smiling.
"...Heh, look's like I may have to put some effort in after all...Grrr! Drakefang, Attack!" Suddenly the smile vanished as he finally began to attack back, as Galux and Drakefang began to engage combat with each other.
"Don't give in Galux, keep going!" Mariah shouted back as the crowd finally roared to life as the beybattle suddenly picked up pace.

"Well it was a slow start but this battle suddenly came to life!"
"Drakefang and Galux are really laying into each other! question is, who's going to get the upper hand!?" The beyblade's continued to collide, before flying into the air, hovering near the faces of their owners, who continued to stare off, while the blade's suddenly fell and went into battle once again.

Mark suddenly began smiling. "...Yes...yes, this is exactly what I hoped for...This feeling...that I've missed for way too long!" He was positively beaming at the end of his words.
"Huh? what feeling? what do you mean?" Mariah asked, sounding confused.
"...The excitement, the thrill...beyblading for fun...sadly where I come from, thing's are different. Enjoying beyblading in the U.K has been made...impossible." He frowned and looked down slightly.
"W-what? How can beyblading not be fun? what's the point if you don't enjoy the game...Please, tell me what's going on there." She said, looking genuinely concerned. Mark however merely smiled and shook his head.
"Not now. I don't want to distract you from the battle...but that response of yours...that was exactly the answer I was hoping for. Now I know for certain I was right to come here." He said, smiling warmly at Mariah, who blushed a little, but smiled back.
"Well, glad you feel that way, but I'm afraid I still plan on knocking your blade out, right here, right now! Go Galux!" Mariah shouted.
"Hah, you're welcome to try Sweetheart! Drakefang, don't let up!" Mark responded, as their beyblades began clashing again, while the crowd cheered, and now it wasn't just Mariah that they were cheering for.

"Go Mark!" "Yeah Go for it Mark!" "Both of these bladers are awesome!"

Mark looked around briefly, feeling genuinely moved as the crowd were beginning to warm to him, and he decided to repay their kindness with a good show, pointing his blade at Mariah. "Let's go Drakefang! speed it up!" Suddenly the Gold Beyblade began to put pressure on the pink one, but Mariah's smile didn't leave her face.
"Fight back Galux! Don't give up!" Galux began to respond and the two blades began grinding against each other in a test of strength.

"These two are in Deadlock as we pass the 7 minute mark of this battle! Who will Progress to face Tyson in the next round!?" Jazzman shouted in excitement as the crowd continued to cheer both beybladers on. Up in the stand's, Tyson was pumped.

"This battle is so awesome!" He shouted happily.
"Mark didn't seem too into it at first, but suddenly he's really relaxed and is going for it." Max said as he watched on.
"It's because of Mariah...she has nothing but love and passion for beyblading, and it seem's as if it's rubbed off on her opponent..." Ray said, feeling proud of his friend.
"Yeah but...I wonder what Mark meant when he said that enjoying beyblading has become difficult in his home country? surely if you don't enjoy something you don't do it, right?" Hilary questioned. They all thought about it, but it was Kai who spoke.
"Sometimes people feel a sense of responsibility to do thing's they don't want to do...This could be the same thing, though we won't know until we get the full story from him." He said simply as he watched on.
"Man...beyblading without the fun? Mariah's right, it just seem's pointless..." Tyson said, frowning sadly.

Back in the arena, The action continued as Drakefang and Galux continued to smash into each other repeatedly. Suddenly, Mark closed his eyes, and Drakefang backed off from Galux momentarily.
"...Mariah...thank you..." Mark said calmly.
"Huh? what for?" Mariah asked, tilting her head.
"...The love and Passion you show for the game, it's helped to relight the fire inside of me as well...I honestly can't remember the last time I enjoyed a battle as much as I am now...so again, thank you." He opened his eyes, and she could tell he was sincere as he looked at her. She smiled and nodded.
"Well, you're welcome Mark. If I helped you to enjoy beyblading again, then I'm happy I could help." She said softly. Mark then smirked.
"Still, as much fun as I'm having, this battle does need to end eventually...so, I think it's time to show you just what I'm capable of..." He said simply, as he suddenly planted his feet firmly into the ground.
"Huh? what do you mean?" Mariah asked, confused.
"Heh...HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Suddenly from out of nowhere, a wave of Green Energy enveloped Mark, concealing him from Mariah's view. the same energy enveloped Mark's Beyblade as well, as Mariah's eye's widened. In fact, everyone was shocked.

"W-what's he doing!?" Tyson said in amazement.
"I don't know but...I think we're about to find out why Mr. Dickenson said this is going to be our toughest challenge!" Max responded. Even Kai had a shocked look on his face as he stared down at the dish, while Ray suddenly looked concerned.
"...Mariah..." He said, hoping she'd be okay.

Eventually the Green energy dispersed, and Mariah looked in awe as Mark's appearance had changed. a Green aura of sort's was enveloping his body. His hair had changed colour, from Dark-blond to the same Dark-green hue of the energy. And then he opened his eyes, and instead of Human, Emerald-green eyes, she was staring into a pair of Yellow eyes, that were more slits than pupils. His Beyblade had also changed from the Dark-Gold colour, also becoming the Dark-green colour that seemed to resonate around Mark.
"Guys! I'm detecting a massive Increase in power, and i'm talking HUGE!" Kenny shouted to his friend's.
"Oh boy...this doesn't look good." Max said, biting his lip in concern.

'w-what is this...it's l-like i'm staring right into the eye's of a Dragon...' Mariah thought to herself as she couldn't move her eye's away from Mark's, feeling's of both fear and amazement washing over her. Mark could see this, and he smiled.
"Heh...I can tell you're impressed...well, don't blink, or you might miss what happen's next." Suddenly Mark vanished, as did his Beyblade. Mariah's eyes widened again.

"W-what the…" She looked around, as did Jazzman.
"Is this a magic trick or something? Both Beyblade and beyblader have completely vanish- AHH!" Jazzman jumped as his gaze turned to Mariah, or more specifically just behind her. She quickly wheeled around, and gasped as Mark was now stood there, his back turned to her. Suddenly, he raised his sword up into the air. suddenly Clashing was heard from the beystadium. Mariah quickly turned back around and stared in horror as Galux was being sent higher and higher into the Air, an invisible force seeming to constantly bash it higher and higher into the air.
"Ahh! No Galux!" She shouted, anguish in her eyes as Galux was helpless against Drakefang's attacks.

"Amazing! Drakefang is moving so fast that it's unseeable to the human eye!" Kenny shouted out to the gang.
"But that's just not possible!" Ray shouted as he watched Galux be sent Higher and Higher.
"...It's over. The final blow is about to be dealt." Kai said as he kept watching.

Indeed, Galux was now high in the air, unable to do anything but begin it's descent down to Earth, while the near-invisible Drakefang suddenly shot back down to the Dish, suddenly spinning in the center. Mark meanwhile suddenly held his sword at his side. Mariah looked between him and the beyblade's, wondering what he was doing.

"...HAAA!" Suddenly Mark Swung his blade, and Drakefang, like before, mirrored it's master as it Smashed into the Falling Galux. The Pink blade whizzed past Mariah and out of the dish...and right into Mark's hand as he caught it.

"Galux Stadium Out! Drakefang and Mark are your winners! He moves on to the quarter finals!" Jazzman shouted. The crowd were a bit delayed, stunned by what they had just seen, but then they finally began to applaud and cheer loudly.

Mark was examining Galux, concern in his face. "...Thank god, no damage. I'm glad I didn't use too much power there..." The Aura around him vanished, his hair and eyes returning to normal as he turned to Mariah, handing Galux back to her. She was still staring in amazement, but she snapped out of it and took her Beyblade back.
"W-what was that?...that power?...it was like nothing I've ever seen!" She asked Mark, who chuckled as Drakefang flew into his hand.
"It's a little trick of mine that I've mastered...It's similar to summoning a bit-beast, but instead of the beast becoming a physical projection from the Beyblade, I channel Drakefang's energy inside myself...Fusing with it, I guess you could say. It's something I like to call 'Beast-Fusion'." He explained to her, as he sheathed his sword and put Drakefang away.

"It...it was amazing! and so cool!" Mariah said, her eyes sparkling, and now it was Mark's turn to blush.
"O-oh, R-really? erm...thank you...again, I'm sorry. It must feel like I wasn't trying at first, but I promise I was still giving it all I had. It's just when I do that fusion technique, It give's me a surge of energy that I wouldn't normally have...And I didn't want to end the battle too quickly. It was the most fun I've had in a long, long time." He smiled and held out his hand, and Mariah took it as they shook hand's, while the crowd continued to cheer their appreciation for the both of them.
"Good luck in the quarter-finals. You're gonna need it against Tyson." Mariah said, and Mark chuckled.
"Yes...I know I will..." he glanced up at the stand's, spotting Tyson and making eye contact with him, as they stared at each other for a few moments, before Mark turned back to Mariah, bowing courteously to her, before turning to leave. Mariah smiled and watched him walk away.
'...I have to ask him about what he said later...what's happened in England that made him not enjoy beyblading?' She thought to herself as her face became concerned.

"...Man, I'm gonna have my hand's full against him..." Tyson muttered as he sat back down.
"...Chief, we gotta try and figure out what that technique Mark used was, otherwise none of us will stand a chance..." Max said to Kenny.
"I'm already working on it Max, but this could take me a while to work out...but don't worry. i'll figure it out eventually. You can count on me!" He said.
Kai meanwhile kept his gaze on Mark as he left the arena.

'...Beast-fusion huh?...This tournament just got a whole lot more interesting...'


So, There we are. The mystery is finally revealed as the British Wyvern make's his presence felt in convincing fashion. Tyson's going to have his work cut out, BUT we still have quite a few first-round matches to get through. Who else will make it to the quarter-finals?

Look forward to the next chapter: The Quarter-finals continue - What is 'Beast-Fusion'?