Well, here it is, the battle between Black Dranzer and the four Sacred Beasts (plus Strata Dragoon, Wolborg and the Saint Shields bit-beasts). Now, this was a hard battle to write considering there are so many bit-beasts to account for. I hope I was able to make it interesting, but I'm warning you now, the battle may be a bit lacking. I was never good at writing action scenes. Anyway, Read & Review if you like it.
Last time...
"Vortex Ape!"
"Vanishing Moot!"
"Sharkrash!"
"Flash Leopard!"
"Wolborg!"
"Driger!"
"Draciel!"
"Dranzer!"
"Strata Dragoon!"
"Dragoon!"
The next part was said in unison. "We release you from your seals! Come forth and be free!"
The sky went black. All the beyblades glowed and ten points of light burst from them. Vortex Ape appeared first, a large black gorilla fortified with cybernetic armor. Vanishing Moot materialized next, a black and white elephant. Sharkrash appeared in the sky, a gigantic white and purple shark adorned with green armor. Flash Leopard was next, a purple lion-like beast with a flaming mane. Wolborg stood next to Flash Leopard, a white wolf covered with teal ice crystals.
The four Sacred Beasts were next, along with Strata Dragoon. Driger, the golden-armored white tiger, Draciel, the heavily armored purple turtle, Dranzer, the proud red phoenix and Black Dranzer's counterpart, Strata Dragoon, the golden dragon with large gold wings and control over the earth and finally, Dragoon, the serpentine wingless blue dragon with control over wind.
The newly released spirits stared down at the dark phoenix. Black Dranzer flew up until it was level with Dranzer. The red phoenix glared at its counterpart and after a short stare-down, Black Dranzer let out a battle cry. Dranzer responded by shooting a blast of fire at its counterpart. Black Dranzer dodged and Dranzer flew straight toward him. The two firebirds flew around each other shooting blasts of flame. At one point their talons locked, and then the two kicked away from each other and another stare-down ensued.
Dragoon, sensing that the black phoenix was a threat, roared and flew over to the two battling birds. He flew in between the two and then shot a literal small tornado at Black Dranzer, pushing him back. The black bird crashed into the side of the mountain causing a rockslide.
"We've gotta move!" Hiro shouted.
Everyone ran toward the edge of the cliff out of the path of the falling boulders. Mariam however, was hit in the back by one of the larger rocks while running and was knocked down. The rockslide was still going and Mariam was right in its path.
"Mariam!" Max shouted.
He ran over and tackled her just before she was hit. He started to remove himself from on top of her, but Mariam pulled him back down and kissed him. Max's eyes widened in shock, but he soon relaxed and returned the kiss.
"We're in a life or death situation, and those two are making out?" Hiro said, clearing outraged.
Max and Mariam soon let go of each other and ran back to the others.
"Thank you Max," Mariam said.
"No problem," he said while blushing.
"You two can thank each other later," Tala said. "We need to get inside so we can be out of the way."
Everyone nodded and went inside the cave.
Black Dranzer landed and used its "flamethrower" attack in an attempt to get rid of the land-bound bit-beasts all at once. Draciel got in front of the blast and curled up in a ball. A wall of water appeared in front of him and diffused the attack. Driger immediately jumped on Black Dranzer, knocking him down. The black phoenix shot a fireball straight into his face. Driger staggered away and Black Dranzer raised itself up.
Vanishing Moot charged, but Black Dranzer simply flew up out of range. Flash Leopard roared and fired a blast in the shape of a cross at the bird but he used another blast of black fire cancelling out the attack. Flash Leopard dodged before he could be hit. The crystal on Wolborg's back glowed and suddenly shards broke off and circled the white wolf. Wolborg roared and the shards raced toward Black Dranzer too fast for him to dodge. The shards imbedded themselves in his chest and wings pinning him to the mountain. Black Dranzer cried out and black fire surrounded him. Wolborg opened his mouth to use the Snow Meteor attack but the shards holding the phoenix melted and he flew up just in time. Opening his mouth, Black Dranzer let out a gigantic sheet of fire that formed into a phoenix. Draciel curled up, using its Viper Wall defense. While he did withstand the attack, Draciel was considerably weakened.
Vortex Ape roared and slammed his fists together, creating electrostatic discharge. Once enough electricity was stored, Vortex Ape moved to open his palms and fired a powerful beam at Black Dranzer. Caught off guard, the black bird took the full brunt of the blast and was stunned. Strata Dragoon saw his opening and took it. He flew up and charged at the phoenix, pinning the bird once again to the mountain. Dranzer and Dragoon quickly came over and helped hold the dark beast. Black Dranzer cried out. Its wings were suddenly aflame, burning Dragoon and Strata Dragoon who promptly let go. Black Dranzer than charged and slammed into Dranzer, knocking her back.
Dragoon roared in anger and swooped in, wrapping his body around Black Dranzer, squeezing the bird tightly to hold him. The vice grip was too strong for Black Dranzer to break free of. The other bit-beasts took this chance and attacked. Sharkrash used its Abyss Fire attack, Flash Leopard used his Sacred Fire attack, Vortex Ape again used Thunder Hammer, Wolborg used his Snow Meteor attack and Dranzer used its old Fire Arrow attack.
Dragoon waited until the last possible second before releasing Black Dranzer and flying out of the way. The barrage of attacks hit the dark phoenix full force, one after another. An explosion resulted when Dranzer's Fire Arrow attack connected. Black Dranzer fell to the ground, unconscious. He began to glow and soon a black light surrounded him. The body of the phoenix was reduced to a ball of light which shot up into the still black sky and was gone.
Dragoon turned to the other bit-beasts and for the first time during the whole ordeal, spoke.
"The battle is over now. Black Dranzer has been defeated. We now have a choice. Do you wish to return to our homeworld or do you wish to stay here with your human partners?"
"What is your choice Dragoon?" Dranzer asked. "Whatever you decide, we shall follow you."
"If that's the case, then I wish to remain here. I made a pact long ago with my partner, my friend, that I would stay by his side until such time as destiny calls for us to go our separate ways."
"If that is your decision, then we will stay as well," Dranzer said. "Besides, I personally want to stay with my partner too. He needs me."
"Then it is decided. We will return to our seals and stay with our human companions."
Tyson and the others listened and from the silence, the battle was over.
"Do you think they won?" Max asked.
"We won't know until the bit-beasts either go into the rock or something tells us they went back to their world," Tala said.
Suddenly ten beams of light zoomed into the cave and went into each of their beyblades. When the lights dissipated, the images of the bit-beasts had returned to the bit-chips.
"It looks like they did it," Kai said, smiling at his beloved Dranzer.
"Thank God that nightmare is over," Ray said.
They all stepped outside and saw that the sky was a mixture of red, orange and purple, indicating that dusk was setting in.
"Okay, so I guess we climb back down," Mariam said.
"No, I say we just crash in the cave tonight," Joseph said.
"I actually agree with Joseph. We can climb down in the morning," Ozuma said.
The next morning, Mr. Dickenson was waiting for them with his private jet, so nobody had to climb down. Once everyone was on and had their bearings, Mr. Dickenson turned to the group, a sad expression on his face.
"What's with the long face, Mr. D?" Max asked.
"I'm afraid I have bad news, boys," he answered.
"What kind of bad news? Black Dranzer's been defeated," Ray said.
"Hilary is missing," Mr. Dickenson said simply.
"WHAT?" Tyson shouted.
"What happened? Where is she?" Kenny asked.
"My guess is that she was taken back to Russia. An unknown intruder came into the house in the middle of the night and kidnapped Hilary. To make matters worse, her mother is in critical condition in the hospital."
"Her mom? What happened to her?" Daichi asked.
"The intruder who took Hilary, whoever they were, shot Ms. Tatibana when she tried to intervene."
Everyone gasped in shock.
"They shot her?" Mariam asked in disbelief.
"Yes."
"This is definitely Boris's handiwork," Kai said.
"Why would Hilary be taken back to Russia?" Ozuma asked.
"Boris knew that the four Sacred Beasts could defeat Black Drazer, so I would theorize that he took Hilary as a safeguard in case that happened. Black Dranzer is now sealed inside its blade again and all the bit-beasts that were sealed inside the rock will soon return to their owners. However, that dark creature is capable of being released again, should Hilary touch Black Dranzer's bit-chip."
"We have to get Hilary back. Mr. Dickenson, take us to Russia right now!" Kai said.
"Of course."
"Mr. Dickenson, do you think that if Boris died, he would be missed?" Tyson asked, a cold look in his eyes.
"Why would you ask such a thing Tyson?"
"Because when I see him, I'm going to kill him!"
So, what did you think? Did you like the battle or could I have done better? I'd like honest feedback and suggestions (if any) on how I might improve it. By the way, marishka91, that KaixHil moment will be in the next chapter so look for it.