Chapter 6: Bladecrushers vs ChunHouHua

Hey, guys! A warning: this chapter can turn out to be…not very likeable. I'll admit, this is the shortest chapter yet.

I should tell you that Ma Hou Sheng's bit-beast, Mr Tingy Poo is based on this toy tiger I have.

Mei Gui means 'rose' in Chinenese

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MagicalPhoenix12 and Rock the Road. You guys have supported me from the beginning. I luv u guys:)

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"Let it rip!" the two bladers yelled as they launched their blades.

"Attack, Falcon!" Chun Xia yelled. The blade charged for Drecale.

"Dodge it, Drecale," Markus ordered. Drecale turned aside just in time.

Ma Chun Xia's blade moved towards the edge of the dish and finally flew upwards. Markus was supposed to be

happy but his opponent's expression made him uncertain. A determined smile made its way to Ma Chun Xia's lips.

"Fly, Falcon!"

The white beyblade flew higher and higher.

"Now, Falcon," she ordered. "Strike him down!"

Gou smirked. "Rookie mistake."

Chun's Falcon dropped, probably hoping to attack Drecale from the sky, heading straight for Markus who failed to do what Gou was expecting of him. What he did do, however, was panic.

"What do I do? What do I do?"

"Markus!" Tyson yelled from the bleachers, "Remember Max's motto!"

"Dad's motto? That's right." Markus said. "Now, Drecale!"
A wall of rock appeared above Drecale, knocking Falcon straight off its course.

"You know what my Dad always says, Chun?" he asked.

Chun smirked, "Defense is the best offense?"

Markus smiled, "Yup."

They continued to hit each other with small, evenly matched strikes until Chun Xia called off another attack.

"Fly, Falcon!" she ordered again.

"Do you seriously think I'll fall for the same trick twice?" Markus asked.

Chun Xia's eyes glinted mischievously. "But it's not the same trick, you know."

"What?"

Sun Sui Yuan face palmed. "Honestly!"

"Drecale...uh...do whatever you did a few minutes back," Markus ordered uncertainly.

The same wall of rock appeared yet again, however Chun Xia was prepared.

"Strike it down, Falcon!" she exclaimed.

A thunderbolt dropped from the sky and fell directly on Drecale's defence, destroying it completely in one single strike.

'Sheer strength doesn't work,' Markus thought to himself. 'But quick thinking will!'

"Alright, Drecale! Move it!" he yelled.

"What!"

Drecale turned aside just in time. Falcon crashed into the stadium floor with immense force and stopped spinning. It was stuck in the floor.

"N..no way!" Chun Xia exclaimed. "That totally backfired!"

"Yeah, well, I told you it was a risky move," Sun Sui Yuan replied calmly. For someone who had just lost the first match even after sending the captain, that guy was calm enough to make Gou suspicious.

"That was pathetic," Ma Hou Sheng commented as he passed by.

"Hey! Cut me some slack, okay."

Sun Sui Yuan looked pointedly at Ma Hou Sheng and nodded as if he agreed.

"No fair, Eldie. You told her it was pathetic why can't I?" the boy asked.

"I have no recollection of telling her it was pathetic. I simply told her it was a bad move." the coach argued back.

Li Hua sweat dropped.

Chun Xia stuck out her tounge,"Yay! Eldie's on my side!"

Ma Hou Sheng rolled his eyes while Li Hua sighed. "Grow up, Ar-chan."

"That was great, Markie!" Makoto said, hitting his friend's back playfully.

"Yeah, that was great." Kouren said.

"You took way too long," Gou said.

"S..sorry. I..I'll admit I was a little nervous," Markus said honestly.

"Hey! He won. What else do you want?" Makoto asked, angry.

Gou simply rolled his eyes and ignored his teammate.

"Next match: Ma Hou Sheng against Makoto Granger!" Daichi announced.

"Oh yeah!" Makoto yelled, punching the air. "I'm up next!"

Makoto didn't have Gou's talent when it came to hiding emotions, so, naturally, he burst out laughing as soon as his eight-year-old opponent called...

"Attack, Mr Tingy Poo!"

"Is...this...some...kind of...trick?" Makoto asked between giggles.

"What's some kind of trick?" Ma Hou Sheng asked innocently.

"The name. It can't...possibly be your bit beast's real name."

"Mr Tingy Poo?" the boy asked. "Of course it's his real name! Why would you think otherwise?"

"N..nevermind," Makoto said, scratching his head.

"Mr Tingy Poo, take 'im down!"

"Dreslogia, rise!" Makoto ordered, and the blue dragon rose from the bit-chip.

"No way! A dragon! That is soo AWESOME!" Ma Hou Sheng squealed in excitement. "I've always wanted

a dragon!"

"Focus," Sun Sui Yuan said from his spot.

"I'm focusing, alright!" Ma Hou Sheng yelled back.

Makoto took the opportunity, "Attack, Dreslogia!"

"Ah...Mr Tingy Poo!" Ma Hou Sheng sounded somewhat concerned.

"Now, Dreslogia! Big, big, REALLY BIG WAVE!"

The enormous wave filled the stadium with water. As the water flowed out, Makoto either expected a stadium out or a sleep out. He was mistaken.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Makoto unleashed his best move but was not successful in defeating little Ma Hou Sheng. Infact, he's spinning almost as good as ever, barely effected!" Daichi annonced.

"Hey!" Ma Hou Sheng protested. "Who are you callin' little?"

Daichi sweat dropped.

"Alright, then! Time for my big move!" the eight-year-old boy yelled. "Mr Tingy Poo, Tiger Punch!"

The orange beast literally punched Dreslogia out of the dish with one mighty swing of his paw (kinda pathetic for a dragon to get kicked out, but I need to extend this to three battles so the chapter isn't too tiny. I have nothing against Makoto).

Dreslogia flew out of the dish and onto the stadium floor.

STADIUM OUT!" Daichi yelled. "It's over. The winner, Ma Hou Sheng. Both teams are now tied with one win and one loss."

"Bummer," Makoto muttered as he made his way back to his team.

"You did great out there, Makoto," Markus told him, truing to cheer him up.

Kouren nodded in agreement, "Yeah."

"I disagree," Rin said. "That kid literally wiped the floor with you."

Makoto looked down.

"I doubt you even know the meaning of that phrase," Gou said, emotionless as always. "Though, that was pretty pathetic."

"Next match: Li Hua versus Rin Kon. Get ready to see some girl power, folks!" Daichi announced.

"I get to fight Flower Girl?" Rin asked. As much as she loved to beyblade, she didn't sound very excited.

"Flower Girl?" Kouren asked

"Li Hua. I'm guessing Li's her surname, which makes Hua her...well, real name. And in Chinese Hua means flower."

"That's a nice name," Kouren remarked.

"That's a stupid name," Makoto said.

"Hua literally means flower. Literally!"

"I still think it's a pretty name." Kouren said.

"Uh...Rin," Daichi reminded.

Rin blushed, "Oh...right."

She walked to the dish.

"Ready?" Daichi asked.

"Yup," they answered.

"Three,"

"Two!"

"One!"

"LET IT RIP!"

They launched into the dish, Rin making the first move.

"Attack, Drion!"

"Aah...dodge it, Mei Gui!"

The blade moved aside but Rin was prepared. She followed the blade and managed to succeed.

"Mei Gui, attack now!"

"Mei Gui as in rose?" Rin asked.

"Yeah," Li Hua answered.

"Suits you. Rise Drion!"

Bad move.

"Now, Mei Gui. Poison Rose Attack!"

With that command, large numbers of plants sprouted from the surface of the dish. Rose plants. They simply appeared from the floor and caught hold of the lion. Drion roared in protest.

"DRION!"Rin called, eyes wide with concern.

"Oh no! This is bad," Makoto said.

"Yeah," Kouren said, furiously typing on her computer. "This can be very bad for Drion."

Gou seemed unconcerned. "This battle is over. And Rin will win"

She looked around frantically until she felt a gust of wind blowing her hair. The determined shine returned to her eyes as she yelled,

"Drion, run like the wind!"

The blade ran around the stadium before Li Hua's Mei Gui could capture it in its plant trap. An intense wind began blowing around the stadium. A miniature tornado now surrounded Drion.

"N..no way," Li Hua stammered.

"Whoa.." Rin stared. "Awesome!"

"Aah! Z-chan, do something," Chun Xia yelled.

"I'd like to see you try!" Hua yelled back.

Their captain simply rolled her eyes.

"Drion, finish it off!" Rin yelled.

The air grew even more intense and seemed to be pulling Mei Gui towards it. Upon making contact with the blade, Drion sent the 'Rose' flying. It landed out of the dish.

"The winner: Rin!" Daichi announced.

Rin was breathing rather heavily, clearly exhausted, but she managed a smile.

She raised an arm with apparent struggle and said, "That was great, Drion."

The Bladecrushers (minus Gou) ran to Rin.

"You did awesome out there," Markus said.

"Thanks," Rin said with visible difficulty. She fell to one knee.

"Hey," Makoto said. "You okay?"

"She's obviously not okay," Gou said, appearing behind them.

"How did you know she was gonna win, Gou?" Kouren asked.

Gou hesitated for a moment, "I...don't know."

Kouren scanned him for a moment. "Alright," she said, unsatisfied.

Gou breathed out a sigh of relief.

FLASHBACK

Gou watched as Mei Gui trapped Drion.

An image appeared in his mind. Multiple images actually.

Drion running around the stadium, a tornado surrounding it, Mei Gui flying out of the dish. He knew exactly who was going to win.

END OF FLASHBACK

"So..where to next?" Makoto asked.

Kouren typed something, "Singapore."

"Yay!" Rin yelled. "I love to travel."

"They're called Team Meteors. Their leader is known to be amazing at controlling water. It's his element."

Gou's eyes widened, "Water?"

Kouren nodded.

"What else can you tell me about him?" Gou asked, uncharacteristically concerned.
Kouren typed some more, then her face fell. "Nothing."

"How can that be possible?" Makoto asked,

"It's their first match. They just got the team together."

Rin looked disappointed. "Oh."

"Well..we'll just have to hope for the best and fight with all we've got," Markus said, optimistic as always.

"YEAH!" they yelled in unison (except Gou, of course).

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Chapter finished. I know it was a bit boring but hey, I added some mystery. Gou envisions Rin's victory. How? Also, who is the mysterious leader of the Singaporean Team and why is Gou so interested in him? The answers will be revealed shortly.

Next time:

A Singaporean Surprise

Upon setting eyes on the Meteors' mysterious leader, even Gou can't maintain his expressionless mask.

Until next time, everyone.

~Chun =)