A/N: To all my readers, thanks for the comments in Chapter 7 and you know, my story has reached over 1,000 hits and 30 reviews, thanks everyone who has been reading so far! This chapter is slightly short, but I hope you enjoy it!
Oh and by the way, I won't be adding Dizzi into this, she is only going to be in the flashbacks and that's it. Also, I know a lot of people wanted to know if Melody was going to be ok and now you can read what happens next…
Chapter 8: The Tower Challenge – Part II
"MELODY!!" Hilary shrieked. She froze watching the boulder begin to drop towards her friend. She couldn't bear to watch anymore and held onto someone nearby...Tyson. She looked over his shoulder and closed her eyes tightly.
"Please let her be ok." Hilary whispered. Tyson listened to her; he felt sorry for her for all those times he had teased her or got into an argument with Hilary, it was making him feel bad, maybe because she wasn't being grumpy and seemed more innocent. Not only that but she couldn't look away from where Melody stood.
Then it hit her, dust clouded their vision. "Hey where's Kai?" Tyson managed to say while coughing. In a few seconds, the dust began slightly and the remaining Bladebreakers looked back at the stadium.
Two strong muscular arms pulled Melody away just in time and her face was buried into someone's chest. She looked up at her rescuer and gasped; Kai. His arms were wrapped forcefully around her waist in a tight embrace and he wouldn't let go of her.
Kai had saved Melody! Tyson couldn't believe his eyes, he must have been the only one to see them because the others were still covering their eyes and trying to see what was going on.
Hilary sighed with relief and let go of Tyson. "She's alright." She told Ray, Max and Kenny. Tyson's excitement quickly faded when he looked closer at Kai and Melody. Hold on a second, does Kai…nah!
"Kai…you saved me – again!" Melody managed to whisper, her words made him smile. He pressed his lips against her hair and mumbled, Thank goodness I saved you in time.
She smiled at him, but this time, her smile was much wider. Then her eyes focused on him and she noticed a slight cut on his hand that was bleeding. "Kai, your hurt." She said in shock but he pulled his hand back out of her sight.
"Never mind that. While the dust is blocking their eyesight, listen carefully," Kai whispered. He must mean the team seeing us. Melody thought. "I'll be fine, just win this battle for us, ok? And do it for Wyatt, avenge him for me. You can do it." Melody had completely forgotten about that boy.
"Ok." She replied as Kai let go of her and they stared at each other. Then after a while, Kai walked back to his friends. "She's going to be alright now."
Did that really just happen? Melody thought as she replayed the last few minutes. Kai just saved me from death. She clutched her stomach and looked around; everything was the same and Melody was still alive. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"HEY!" She looked back at her opponent, Jinsei. He looked impatient. "Let's get back to the battle, ok?"
Melody growled; he didn't care for anything or anybody. She was sick of him.
"Ok Drazine, let's do this! Blizzard Coffin!" She shouted as her blue blade charged forward to Jinsei's beyblade, swarming up icicles around Ravfox but they were shattered quickly.
"Is that all you got?" He asked her. "Well then, I guess I should end this quickly before we get bored, huh? Ravfox, destroy her!" His beyblade began to spin faster and Ravfox attacked Drazine so harshly that Melody's blade was being dragged out of the dish slowly and each blow was taking Drazine's strength.
No, I can't lose this. She thought to herself.
Mistress, I won't…lose this fight for you.
Drazine hang in there. She told her bit-beast. Melody bit her lip; what could she do? She dropped to her knees, she was getting teary-eyed over the battle and watching her bit-beast get even more hurt was the worse part.How can I help Drazine?
Something then caught her eye; it was coming from Jinsei's beyblade.
Melody noticed something strange; she looked closely and saw not one, but four other bit-beasts along with Ravfox. She gasped. "It can't be! Aren't those the cyber bit-beasts?!"
The dark-haired boy smiled evilly at her. "What else? Their power is mine!"
"Jinsei! You've got to stop the battle!" A voice shouted. Just behind the dark-haired boy, the Bladebreakers could see Kane, Jim, Gouki and Salima, Jinsei's teammates they had met before. They were also wearing the Team Psykick uniform but didn't seem to be acting like their teammate was.
"No way!" He shouted back. "This battle is mine!" Kane growled in Jinsei's response. He and his team ran over to the Bladebreakers who were surprised to see them.
"Kane, what are you doing here?" Tyson asked him.
"We couldn't fight you because of Jinsei."
"What do you mean?"
"Jinsei has been corrupted by the power of the bit-beast. Somehow he has managed to store all the cyber bit-beasts into Ravfox. He's unstoppable!" Kane told him. "We tried persuading him to fight fairly but he just wouldn't stop. Melody can't win this battle."
Tyson shook his head and walked slightly forward. "No way, Melody's not a quitter. If she needs some help, she'll get some!" The dark-blue haired boy clutched his beyblade and closed his eyes. Dragoon, I need you to do me a favor and lend your strength to Drazine.
Yes Master, but may I ask why? Dragoon asked.
Melody is struggling in the fight with Jinsei and his bit-beast is using the strength of five other cyber bit-beasts.
I am on my way to help, Master. A stream of blue light showed visibly in Tyson's beyblade and headed over to Melody's. Kai, Ray and Max looked at each other and nodded, doing the same. In seconds, their own bit-beasts left their owner's beybladers into their destination of Melody's beyblade.
Without noticing, all four bit-beasts appeared inside her beyblade. Drazine looked beside himself to see Dragoon, Driger, Draciel and Dranzer.
Why are you all in my mistress' beyblade? Drazine asked.
Our masters have told us to help you. Dranzer told the Pegasus horse.
Let us aid you in this fight, Drazine. Driger said.
After all, the five sacred bit-beasts must help each other in their time of need. Draciel added while forging a barrier of defense around Melody's beyblade.
Even if you are stubborn and say you don't need us, this is still an unfair fight and we are going to fight with you. Dragoon replied.
Drazine sighed. Alright then. The Pegasus horse then entered Melody's thoughts. Your friends have told their bit-beasts to help; now we're at an advantage, Mistress.
"Ok then, let's do this!" She said to Drazine. "…for the Bladebreakers." Melody whispered and pointed at Jinsei. "This ends here!" For Wyatt.
Sacred Obsidian Beam! All five Bladebreaker bit-beasts channeled their energy together. Each with its own element; Dragoon using wind, Dranzer with its fire abilities, Draciel forging water, Driger powering up electric and Drazine using ice techniques. All together, it created a powerful beam with each element changing into one color; black and headed towards Ravfox.
Both attacks countered each other, releasing a blinding white flash making everyone shield their eyes for protection. Dust began to cloud the area once again.
"Ahh!" Everyone cried out as the white flash hit them, a massive collision causing dust to smash into the room from the ceiling, the whole place shaking like a vibration from an explosive, lasting for seconds.
The beydish had a giant crack slid down the dish, one blade in particular shaking the room like an earthquake.When the dust finally cleared and the lights of the bit-beasts vanished, the two bladers looked into the stadium at their beyblades – Jinsei's blade had risen up into the cold air, and blew around and around, like it was in a tornado. It was almost off the edge...
"NO!" He cried in fear, as his blade slammed onto the ground whileMelody's was still spinning. The dark-haired boy gasped and picked up his beyblade staring at it for a while. "But…why?"
"Power isn't everything, Jinsei." Melody told him. "You should be one with your beyblade and accept your loss."
He sent her an evil glared but she looked away to avoid it.
"I…won?"She whispered as she smiled happily and looked towards her team-mates. "I did it!" Melody told them. However, the rest of the Bladebreakers weren't celebrating and instead, they were calling back and covering their eyes from the dust.
"Melody, get back here and let's go!" She heard Ray shout, "The tower's about to collapse!"
"Right!" She yelled back, the blonde-haired girl quickly picked up her beyblade and ran away from the stadium.
Melody stopped abruptly and turned to look back at the beydish. Her eyes widened when she saw Jinsei still looking at his beyblade. "Jinsei!" Melody yelled. His eyes shot up and searched around for the person who had called his name and then caught Melody's.
He stood up slowly still keeping eye-contact with him and like a flash of lighting, a boulder came crashing down on top of him. Melody gasped but had no time to react or investigate because someone was dragging her out of the tower. She saw it was Salima, one of Jinsei's teammates. The red-head pulled Melody out of her trance and ran out of the tower just in time just as the wall behind them suddenly shattered, bricks diving to the ground making their hearts throb with fear.
They watched the few final minutes as the tower crumbled at last. "Jinsei…" Melody whispered, Tyson noticed this.
"We couldn't get help him…it was too late."
"I know Tyson but," Melody looked back at the supposed place where she and Jinsei battled. "I was hoping he survived but I guess…he didn't." The Bladebreakers and Kane's team stood there and looked at the wreckage for a while until they heard the whirring sound of a helicopter.
"It's Mr Dickinson, you guys!" Kenny told them, he recognized a familiar old man on there.
"I guess we have to go then." Tyson looked at Kane, holding his hand out. "We'll see you guys again, right?" He asked. The blue haired boy smiled and shook his hand.
"Of course." They looked around at their teammates; the same was happening with Kai and Gouki, Ray and Salima, Max and Jim. Melody and Hilary stood by Ray as Melody shook Salima's hand. "Hey, you know one day, we should start our own girl's beyblading group."
Salima nodded at the idea. "Sure, sounds great." They waved goodbye to each other and the Bladebreakers made their way to the helicopter.
"Melody?" Kai called as he walked towards her.
"Yes, Kai?" She answered and looked at her.
"There's something important I have to tell you. Yo…" But before he could finish, Melody cut him off.
"Wait, there's something I need to tell you too. It will be quick, I promise."
He sighed. "Fine Go ahead."
"The answer to your question is…"
"Melody! Kai! Get in already!" Tyson called from the helicopter.
Kai muttered his breath. Thanks a lot Tyson. "We should get going!"
--Back at Mr Dickinson's Office--
"No wonder he was so powerful, his eyes had changed so much – he looked like a madman." Melody said after they had explained what had happened to Jinsei.
"Well, at least our bit-beasts got a chance to battle." Max added, looking at his beyblade with the Draciel bit-beast back inside it.
Melody nodded and smiled at them all. "Thanks guys for that. Drazine and I are very grateful. Oh and Kai?"
The slate-haired captain opened his eyes and looked at his teammate. As usual, he was leaning against a wall with his arms folded, listening silently to the conversation. "Yeah?"
This time, her smile was wider. "Thanks for saving me back then."
All he did was nod. "It's ok; just try and watch out for your surroundings." He replied sharply.
"So, what do we do now?" Hilary asked, butting into the conversation.
"If you mean without you, then we could do anything." Tyson grumbled.
"Before you two argue, I have an idea." Mr Dickinson interrupted. "You guys have done well and you haven't been on a break recently, right?" The Bladebreakers all nodded. "Well, it just so happens in New York they are holding a private Beybladers party for the world's best and you've been invited."
"Are you serious, Mr Dickinson?" Melody asked excitedly. Tyson and Max couldn't hold their excitement any longer and jumping around the room.
"Yes but wait until I'm finished." He told them. "You'll stay in New York for four days, the party is on the third day and you are able to beyblade. Fans with exclusive passes will be coming from time to time; I guess you could think of this as a treat from me!"
"You're the greatest, Mr D!" Tyson exclaimed happily, hugging the old man and then running back to the others.
"We haven't been New York in a while!" Max said as they begun to leave the office. "I'll get to see my Mum then!"
"That means we pack tonight, ok Tyson?" Kai warned the dark blue-haired boy. Tyson mumbled something under his breath and nodded, he was still aware that Kai was going to get him for imitating him earlier today.
Melody breathed a sigh of relief; it was a tough battle and at least now, she could take a small break from beyblading and rest. I wonder what New York's going to be like.
A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed that chapter although it was quite short. You know what? The next chapter is coming very soon because I was on holiday last week with no internet and wrote most chapter 8 and 9 this week.
Oh and you are going to love the next chapter, that's my way for all readers to enjoy what's going to happen between Melody & Kai and also Tyson and Hilary. Please review and thanks for reading!
Just a small spoiler but if you remember what Melody's grandma was going to tell Kai in Chapter 4, you'll find out in the next chapter.
