-The Park-

Tyson shockingly stared at his three teammates, as Rei, Kai, and Max, held out their launchers. Calming down a bit, Tyson stood straight, getting serious, as the rain began to pour. Raindrops slapped all four of them in the face. Seconds later, Tyson smiled.

"I guess, it had to come down to this!" he said grabbing his launcher, "A Fatal-Four Way Beybattle! Well, I couldn't put it off any longer. Ever since the G-Revolution Tournament, you have been after me for my title!"

Without stopping Tyson took Dragoon Revelation and locked into place. "Well, I'm done putting if off. You want to take me on? Bring it then!"

With that...

Tyson held out his launcher in front of him. 'I'll give you guys, this chance, to knock me off my throne...But that doesn't mean I'm gonna lie down for you! I'm coming at you guys with one-hundred percent!'

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Chapter Title: The Best of The Blades

Episode 20: The Storm Before The Hurricane (Part I)

-Kinomiya Dojo-

"I can't believe it!" Kenny said responding on his computer, "We know now where Ja-rel is! But, where's Tyson and the others? I hope they're not out there in a storm like this!"

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-The Park-

As the rain began to drop even faster, Tyson replied, "Let's go!"

"Three..." Kai shouted.

"Two..." Max shouted.

"One..." Rei shouted.

"LET IT RIP!"

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All four beyblades hurled towards each others with outrageous speed. "GO, DRAGOON!" Tyson shouted as Dragoon R surrounded itself with a tornado. "DRIGER!" Rei shouted next as Driger Radical began to produce lightning. "DRACIEL!" Max shouted as Draciel took advantage of the rain creating a water barrier. "DRANZER, ATTACK!" Kai roared as Dranzer R produced a faint flame aura in the rain.

All of the blades collided creating a massive shockwave, forcing the four opponents to be pushed backwards by the shockwave, in four different directions.

Extreme lightning struck the blades while they were grinding. But, the stability of the melee was too powerful for the Bladebreakers to keep a steady balance on their feet. Max was the first to fall on his knees seeing as how Draciel R was being pushed away by the assault.

'No!' Max thought. 'I won't lose here!'

Standing up, without hesitation, Max screamed in power as he was surrounded by a purplish-black aura along with water twisting up beside him. Draciel sped up in rotation pushing back the others with raw defensive power. Caught up with his own thoughts, Max was now surrounded by a white light.

'Tyson, Rei, and Kai... Ever since with first met, I've always been like the weakest link. But, you've always treated me like I was your equal... Back then, I was just a naive little kid thinking that if I would train hard, I could become a World Champion... I didn't imagine though...that I would battle against you three... It made me sick to my stomach!'

In slow-motion, Max lowered his head thinking; moments later, he clenched his fists.

'But, this isn't the about the Title! This is about earning my respect! I'll ride on in this fight until the wheels come off! I won't be a hindrance anymore!'

"GO, DRACIEL!" Max shouted after he lifted his head. Draciel R, harnessing power off of his blader, started to glow.

"When did...?" Tyson replied.

"...Max...get...?" Rei silently said.

"...THAT...powerful?" Kai finished.

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Max's aura grew higher as Draciel R rapidly forcing to push the other three back. Tyson, Kai, and Rei were being pushed back by the wind instantly. The force was getting to Rei first placing his hands on the ground to steady himself.

"I've got you now!" Max shouted throwing a punch sending a shockwave. Draciel R glowed even more, crackling a more powerful shockwave, causing Driger R to separate from the group. Rei felt the impact too, throwing him off his feet and nearly on his back. Then, the very same light that surrounded Max, engulfed him as well.

'Was this my fate the entire time?' Rei thought. 'Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't... But, it was my choice to make... And it was my choice to turn against my friends; I felt like I betrayed Tyson's trust. I can't really blame him though...'

Rei flipped up just before he hit the ground. Clawing his fingers into the ground, he was determined to hang on.

'But, this is not about trust! It's about respect! I'll earn mine, no matter what it takes!'

"GO! DRIGER!"

Rei's voice echoed in response to Driger R, whose lighting was expanding a thousand-fold. With his muscles tighting in stress, rocks and pebbles floated around him. "Bring it on!" Rei's voice changed immediately the moment a light-green aura appeared around as well as imitation lighting. Now, with Driger R's rotation moving twice as fast, it rushed in at the group again; it was at its peak that threw Dranzer and Dragoon out of the way, and now it was playing test of struggle with Draciel R.

The superpowers glowed with so much intensity, that it created a semi-sphere: One half purple, one-half green. Tyson and Kai covered their faces with their arms to protect themselves from the shockwaves produced by the energy; Dranzer and Dragoon R were being easily pushed away.

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-Turques Island-

Ja-rel had his eyes completely closed as the red beyblade, Ares, was spinning in front of him. Meanwhile, Juromaru and Akira was keeping constant visual of Rebecca, who hooked on wires, inside of a spherical object, full of water.

Nearly seconds later, a vibration shook the entire hideout causing Ja-rel to open his eyes halfway.

"I can sense it!" he said in an unearthly voice, "The powers of the four bit-beasts are battling each other. They determined to see who is the more powerful one." "What shall we do, Ja-rel?" Juromaru asked. "I agree," Akira replied, "if the Bladebreakers get any stronger, our plans we be halted before they happen!" "That's why I have a backup, just in case! Release her!"

The spherical object opened up, releasing its contents of water, as well as Rebecca, who was instantly detatched from the wires. She stood with her eyes hidden from view; seconds later, she smiled as if she had no thought in the world.

"Welcome back...my dear!" Ja-rel said, "Let's begin the final battle!"

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Tyson and Kai continued to protect themselves while Rei and Max struggled to see who would gain the advantage.

"I'm tired of getting pushed back like this!" Kai shouted. "I'm just plain tired!" Tyson shouted back. "DRAGOON!" "DRANZER!"

Dragoon and Dranzer R span twice as fast, that it literally lifted them off the ground. Over at least three inches in the air, the two blades decided to rush in at each other. Once the collision started, their entire surroundings were completely covered in light. Instead of speaking to each other, they merely smiled, knowing that they had one last chance to finish their rivalry.

The blue and white beyblades continued grinding into the air and slowly descended to the ground to break up the Draciel-and-Driger battle back into a four-way struggle.

"WHAT?" Max said surprised. "HOW DID THEY...?" Rei said being the same way.

"GO, DRAGOON!" Tyson shouted as a divine wind surrounded him, along with a powerful blue aura. Dragoon was surrounded by a ferocious wind as it continued grinding among the four. Meanwhile, Dranzer R was engulfed in a red flame, while Kai released all his power being surrounded by a faint aura along with an uprising flame. "DRANZER!"

"THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP, KAI!" Rei shouted thrusting a fist foward to give Driger R more power. Max thrusted his own power by flexing his aura towards Draciel R. "LET'S END THIS THEN!" Tyson shouted as the ground collapsed underneath him.

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Lurking in a sea of water, Max started to spin like a ninja. He started to spin so fast that he parted the water in half. Then, holding out his arms, he gathered water in his right hand making it into a blue disc. Making one last spin, Max threw the disc, creating a powerful watery aura around it. The disc transformed into Draciel R with the watery aura still around it. "Righteous Barrier!"

In a pure, black background, Rei's fist showed the symbol of the White Tiger. Drawing it back for more power, it became a raging bomb. Thrusting forward a punch, Rei created a whirlwind, made of thunder, spiraling forward. The bit-beast itself roared as it prowled on forward, transforming into Driger R in the mix. "Radical Slash!"

With red fire burning on his right hand, Kai swayed it to the side while Dranzer roared in the background. Then, he jumped into the air doing a flying uppercut, causing the fire to release from Kai's grip, creating a bird of fire, with Dranzer R inside. "Phoenix Rising!"

Tyson's eyes grew smaller and smaller as he spun around making a gigantic cyclone. With Dragoon in the background, Dragoon R spun out of the cyclone racing forward. "Revelation Storm!"

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The attack's were too much to handle one another. In the end, it caused an explosion, along with a massive shockwave throwing all four of them on to the ground; they were out cold in the result.

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-Turques Island-

Inside the lab, Rebecca stood on one side of the red beydish, while Juromaru and Akira stood on the other. Ja-rel stood out of the way with arms folded. "Let's begin!" he said.

Rebecca, without saying a word, raised her beyblade getting ready; Juromaru and Akira had already released their blades in the beystadium. She launched Timaeus in the stadium; the aqua-marine raced towards the red and silver beyblades. Juromaru and Akira jumped away from each other as Critias and Hellmos split away from the impact Timaeus was gonna make. Juromaru quickly made a roundhouse kick, which Critias created a U-turn to attack.

Rebecca seldomly smiled as she jumped into the air, along with Timaeus. Then the aqua-marine dragon roared in the sky as Rebecca reversed her position and thrusted a fist creating a shockwave so powerful, Timaeus sped back to the beystadium like a bullet, colliding into Critias. The black beyblade flipped into the air and back down, landing on top of Hellmos's bit chip. 'I see...' Ja-rel thought. '...Rebecca's getting stronger than I figured...Her reaction time...flawless...'

Juromaru squinted his eyes, then looked at Akira. They both agreed silently on their next plan. With absolute focus, Juromaru, using a sample of Martial Arts, lifted his hands upward making Critias fly into the air again. Akira, using a double palm strike, sent out a shockwave casuing her blade, Hellmos, to pick up some speed. Juromaru quickly thrusted his hands, in a slanted position, sending Critias downward like a comet. Rebecca simply smiled as she held out her hands. With just her muscles, she flexed hard enough to cause Timaeus to be defensive. When Critias and Hellmos collided with Timaeus, Juromaru and Akira were shocked to see that the aqua-marine beyblade, didn't budge an inch. Smiling more excessively, Rebecca used her aura to push back the two beyblades.

Critias and Hellmos hit the sides of the dish, but they barely survived long enough to stay inside; Juromaru and Akira were pushed back instantly.

'...I never imagined she would be this powerful...' Ja-rel thought smiling more.

Dropping her hands, in an instant, Rebecca rushed in with Timaeus in front. Juromaru and Akira did the same thing with Critias and Hellmos. At the middle of the beystadium, the three beyblades grinded each other; Juromaru and Akira braced themselves as the lighting was striking everywhere. Rebecca smiled then she and Timaeus diappeared.

Ja-rel smiled as he looked up seeing Rebecca do a double palm strike, sending Timaeus down with a flame aura. The impact of the crash caused Juromaru and Akira to cover themselves up, but Ja-rel and Rebecca, once she landed back down, stood as the dust swept away. The result was that Timaeus was still spinning in a cracked dish. Critias and Hellmos stopped spinning seconds ago.

Soon as Timaeus flew back into Rebecca's hand, Ja-rel walked up to her. "Excellent, Rebecca!" Ja-rel said in an unearthly voice again, "You're definitely strong than you were before." "I never imagined she would posess such power, Ja-rel!" Akira said after she and Juromaru picking up their beyblades. "I must admit," Juromaru said plainly, "She has gotten stronger..."

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Rebecca started to laugh sadistically. "It seems that she is ready to defeat her own brother..."

The laugh was so quiet, yet so evil, that it echoed throughout the entire island of Turques.

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-Kinomiya Dojo-

Hilary stared outside looking at the wild weather of rain and thunder. Seconds later, she stared down Hyper Dragoon R that was held in her hand.

'What could Tyson and the others be doing in this storm? The world is too important for their own needs...'

While looking down, Hilary noticed Hyper Dragoon's bit chip flash off and on. "Hyper...Dragoon...?" she breathed, "...No...they can't...!"

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Tyson shrugged his eye open to see that he was laying down. He sat up to see that he surrounded by light; the same light that surrounded him and the others before.

"What's going on?" his voice replied in echo. "Tyson...?" another voice said in echo. Tyson looked around and saw Max sitting up as well. "Where are we?" Max replied. "You took the words right out of my mouth!" Rei replied sitting up as well as Kai.

'Tyson...!' a voice called. "Dragoon?" Tyson asked.

'It's imperative, that you keep going Max..." "Draciel?" Max said with a questionable look.

'Rei, stand up and keep fighting!' "Driger..." Rei said standing up.

'Kai, please...' "Dranzer! Dranzer!" Kai said surprisingly.

Suddenly, all four of them looked up seeing their own bit-beasts.

'You must continue fighting! Only then you will realise that you are ready to face the challenge in front of you...' Dragoon speaking.

'Everyone has the ability to change their fates! But, only you four have what it takes to save the world...' Driger spoke.

'Only when Ares is destroyed, WILL the world be saved...' Draciel replied.

'After living among you and your friends, it has been realised that you are definitely worth saving...' Dranzer spoke softly.

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'That's right!' they all replied at the same time, returning from the light. The storm picked up more wind and rain making the fight more interesting.

"This isn't just about proving who's the best!" Max said. "It's been about if we were ready for the next challenge!" Rei said. "And once this battle has been done..." Kai started.

"...We'll be ready...for the ultimate battle...ahead of us!" Tyson finished.

Suddenly, all four beyblades bit chips started to glow as the beyblades started to spin faster.

'...BUT I WILL BECOME THE WINNER...NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES...'

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Narrator: The Bladebreaker now know the reason for when they battle each other: To be ready against Ja-rel Tsubasa!

But, who will be the winner of this fatal four-way? And will their friendship hold out in the end?