Song Of Hope: Okay, I was considering discontinuing this story, but watching more of the episodes made me realize I can't end this. No way. R&R
They were all still standing in the one spot. Kenta gave the two masked people a good look up and down.
"Phoenix and Hera, huh?" Benkei made the connection.
"Oh, so Phoenix is the guy who?" Madoka nodded.
"That's right. He's the one who broke Ginga's Pointer. He can't be trusted. But what does that Hera woman have anything to do with this?"
"Tell me what you are doing here?" Benkei made an accusation.
"Isn't it obvious, they're working with Tsubasa and Hakuchoo!" Hyoma looked pretty mad.
"Come one, haven't you three made Ginga suffer enough already, and do you really want to start making things hard for Ginga too?" Hikaru nodded.
"It's just not fair!" Tsubasa rolled his eyes.
"This is a huge mistake. I have to finish this! Don't get in the way! I'll battle with Ginga and find out the true meaning of what you said."
"You are the one who is making a mistake!" Phoenix launched Burn Fireblaze at Tsubasa, who quickly jumped out of the way. He then launched Eagle and they started battling.
"Huh? What's that?"
"They're battling each other?"
"I am just not getting this!" Tsubasa narrowed his eyes at Phoenix and Hera.
"What are you up to anyways Phoenix and Hera?" Hera shook her head.
"No matter how much you battle, you are not ready. You won't understand the meaning of my words. You can battle with Ginga, but only after you've defeated me."
"And you can only battle Ai after you've defeat me and Hearth Hera."
"Give me a break! Fine, if that's how it has to be, I'll kick you out of here right in front of Ginga, and then wait to do the same once I've located Ai! EAGLE SMASHING CLAW!"
"Not good enough." Burn Fireblaze was engulfed in large amounts of fire. Kenta was shocked.
"Huh?" Benkei shared Kenta's shock.
"What's going on?" Madoka looked a bit scared.
"This is getting dangerous! Watch out guys!" Eagle clashed with the flaming Fireblaze, which cause a huge rupture of light and energy that sent Tsubasa backwards.
"TSUBASA!" Hakuchoo ran over to his side. Burn Fireblaze was still spinning, surrounded by scorch marks. Eagle landed besides Tsubasa and Hakuchoo. "Tsubasa, are you okay?" She tried to help him up, but he wrenched himself away.
"I don't need your help." Hyoma looked pretty shocked.
"What just happened there?" Madoka stood up.
"We saw Phoenix's power, that's what." Phoenix walked over and picked up Burn Fireblaze.
"I assume there are no more complaints then. Time to battle Ginga!" He nodded.
"Bring it on Phoenix! I'll get you back for last time!"
They all walked into the abandoned Bey Stadium outside of town. Phoenix looked around.
"This is the perfect place for our final battle." Kenta looked up at his hero.
"Ginga." Madoka's eyes were filled with worry.
"You don't have to go through with this you know." He shook his head.
"I do. I never turn my back on any challenge no matter what!"
"But he's really dangerous Ginga! What if it ends up like it did the last time?"
"That's exactly why! I lost to him, which closed the door to Battle Bladers, but even then I didn't give up and made it this far! That is why I must beat him. If I don't get past Phoenix now, defeat him once and for all, there is no way I can make it to Battle Bladers!"
"But Ginga-"
"It's okay Madoka. You've gotta trust me." He stepped forward and away from his friends to start the battle. They looked very intense at each other. The gang ran to seats in the stands while Hera calmly went to sit down in a seat on the other side of the stadium. Kenta called out to Ginga.
"You can do it Ginga!" Benkei hollered out at him.
"You got no choice but to do it buddy!" Hikaru nodded.
"You can win this Ginga." He turned to them slightly.
"You bet! You know I will!" He took out his Launcher and his Beyblade, putting Pegasis in its Launcher. Phoenix put his Bey in its Launcher.
"So, can you get by me?" Ginga nodded.
"Yes I can! 3-!"
"2-!"
"1-! LET IT RIP!" They launched their Beys. His friends automatically started cheering for him. The two Beys clashed fiercely right off the bat as Tsubasa and Hakuchoo watched from the top of the stands. Pegasis attacked Burn Fireblaze with a lot of strength. Hikaru brought her fist into her chest.
"Alright! Way to go!"
"We're not done here. BURN, BURN FIREBLAZE!" Burn Fireblaze set itself on fire. It attacked Pegasis in a way that sent out a lot of energy and light. Hyoma had to use his arm to shield his eyes.
"What is this amazing force?" Benkei frowned angrily.
"Do something Ginga!" Madoka looked a bit concerned.
"The only hope we have here is that Ginga figured out his new Special Move. It's perfect. With Storm Bringer, he could create a vacuum and put out Burn Fireblaze's flame." Kenta turned to Madoka.
"It's a vacuum?" Hikaru nodded.
"Uh huh, I get it. A fire can't burn in a place without air." Benkei called out.
"Ginga, time for Storm Bringer! Finish this in one go with your Special Move!"
"Thanks, that was sorta the plan!" If his mask could move, Phoenix would've looked amused judging by the sound of his voice.
"Really?"
"PEGASIS!" Pegasis went to the outer edge of the stadium and started spinning around. "Okay, go Special Move! PEGASIS STORM BRINGER!" Pegasis started glowing with a blue aura
"I won't allow it!" Fireblaze quickly started following Pegasis.
"It's going so fast!" Fireblaze knocked Pegasis out of its position to do Storm Bringer.
"Something wrong? You can't land a Special Move like that. BURN FIREBLAZE!" Fireblaze quickly stopped spinning in circles around the stadium and attack Pegasis, releasing huge amounts of energy. His friends were all very concerned.
"GINGA!" Pegasis started skipping over the ground, then hit the side of the stadium, and stopped skipping, barely spinning. Burn Fireblaze was in the middle of a huge crater.
"What do I do now? If it keeps on like this, I'll just be waiting to be taken down."
"Well, it seems the time for you to quit for good has come."
"WHAT?!" Phoenix pointed at him.
"That time you swore to it, remember?"
"I will not lose again! The next time I lose will be the time I quit Beyblade!"
Ginga came to the horrific terms of what he had said.
"Wasn't that what you decided that day, putting pressure on yourself to make it to Battle Bladers?" Kenta looked dumbfounded.
"Ginga quitting Beyblade?" Benkei shook his head furiously.
"He just can't do that!" Madoka really only had one word.
"Ginga."
"A man doesn't go back on his word. I'll make it easy for you." Ginga grimaced slightly Benkei made a fist.
"I don't like this! He's gonna do something bad!" Burn Fireblaze set itself on fire again. Hikaru called out to him.
"Be careful Ginga!"
"If I'm gonna do this, now's my only chance! PEGASIS!" Pegasis went in to try and attack Burn Fireblaze. "Come on Pegasis! Spin faster!" By the time Pegasis got there, Burn Fireblaze jumped out of the crater. Because of that, Pegasis ended up going into a large crack big enough for Pegasis to get stuck in. "Oh no!"
"It's over! FIREBLAZE BURNING FIRE STRIKE!" Burn Fireblaze jumped up high into the air. Madoka looked really scared for Ginga.
"GINGA, WATCH OUT!" Burn Fireblaze started plummeting down. Hikaru called out to him.
"Don't let this stop you Ginga!" Benkei nodded.
"If you lose here you can't go to Battle Bladers and that's not good!" Kenta was on the verge of tears.
"That's right my friend! We made a promise together!" Tears started falling down his face. "You said that we would go to Battle Bladers together, so fight hard for us! GINGA!" Burn Fireblaze landed, attacking Pegasis. Tsubasa looked down at the battle.
"It's all over Ginga." Hakuchoo shook her head.
"No, that can't be it." Almost the entire stadium was filled with flames. Kenta looked out into the flames.
"Ginga, it can't be true!" Tsubasa looked down with surprise.
"So this is the limit of Ginga's power. Phoenix and Hera, what were you trying to tell us? I'm the only one who can fight Ryuuga after all, is that what you were saying? Eagle and I will stop L-Drago, I know that now. My mission's begun, and that's something you can count on."
"Don't count him out yet. He's too strong to give up so easily Tsubasa." He turned to Hakuchoo.
"What is wrong with you? You're acting completely different."
"No, I'm acting like myself for the first time in a long time. And I know Ginga's Bladers Spirit is too strong to lose so soon into a battle, no matter the opponent."
"He's defeated Hakuchoo."
"I'm not giving up!" She smiled.
"See?"
"This is not the end! I can still win!" Pegasis was still taking a head on attack from Burn Fireblaze, but Pegasis managed to get Fireblaze off.
"GINGA!"
"You can handle it, huh?" Tsubasa was in complete shock.
"He made it through Burn Fireblaze's Special Move. But how did he?"
"I made a solemn promise with Kenta and Benkei with Hyoma and Hikaru and with Kyoya and Ai, to go to Battle Bladers together!"
"That's right!"
"Huh?" He looked up at where the voice had come from.
"So why are you taking so long?"
"Kyoya?"
"If you don't, you can be sure you're gonna regret it!" He looked to another part of the stadium.
"Ai? Both of you?" Kyoya nodded.
"The only one who will defeat you is me, and I will never forgive you if you lose here!" I nodded as well.
"Not to mention, what ever happened about your father? I'm sure that he's with you right now, cheering you on, but you just can't see it. Just like how I was able to feel my mother's encouragement, you should be able to feel your father's too! And I know that if he was here, he'd tell you all about how you can win this battle, no matter the opponent! So win this Ginga!"
"I am on it! Okay Phoenix, listen up! I will beat you no matter what you throw at me, for my sake and for my friends who battled Tsubasa and Hakuchoo, I will not lose here, you can count on that!" Benkei pumped his fist up in the air.
"That's right Ginga!" Kenta nodded.
"You can do it!" Ginga started screaming, and his Bey started creating its own tornado. Tsubasa and Hakuchoo were in complete shock.
"What? That isn't! That can't be!"
"But it is!" Ginga's friends were cheering, even in their amazement. Hyoma couldn't quite believe it himself.
"That Special Move is-" Benkei cut him off.
"It looks like Kyoya's Lion Gale Force Wall! Could it be?"
"Copying me? I'm so flattered." I smiled.
"That's because no move is better for this than your move Kyoya." Ginga smiled.
"The real battle starts now! Here we go! PEGASIS!" Pegasis jumped up and out of the rubble it was in.
"That's my line! Attack harder BURN FIREBLAZE!" Pegasis easily avoided Burn Fireblaze's attack. "What?" Burn Fireblaze tried to attack again and again, but Ginga kept dodging it.
"That's it!" Benkei looked really excited.
"So great!" Madoka was amazed.
"That's amazing! That movement is exactly how Aries moves!"
"That's my childhood pal for ya! Oh yeah, the guy's got perfect timing."
"Quit playing around! BURN FIREBLAZE!" Burn Fireblaze smashed through a pile of rubble and tried to find Pegasis, but couldn't. "Where did it go?"
"Looking for something?" Pegasis quickly came into view and attacked Burn Fireblaze.
"Hold tight!" Pegasis skipped off a rock and up into the sky. Then it came down and attacked Burn Fireblaze like how Eagle attacks. Tsubasa was amazed.
"Incredible. That was Eagle's technique. I can't believe it, he's even got some of my moves!" Hakuchoo smiled at him.
"Do you see it now?" He smiled.
"Yeah. Ginga's friends aren't the only ones who've grown stronger. By battling so many friends and rivals, Ginga has picked up their moves and naturally grown stronger himself! That's why Ginga is able to use all of that power and emotion in a moment like this. Hakuchoo, is it the same thing for Ai?" She nodded.
"Yeah. I've seen her copy my techniques before, and others who she's battled with frequently. They're both this strong because of their friends support for them, and now that Ai has my full support again, she'll be even stronger." They both turned to Ginga's cheering friends. "They're so strong because they put their friends first in everything they do."
"Come on, go Pegasis! We've battled so many Bladers and gotten this far, we can't stop now! Lets hit him with everything we've got!" Pegasis launched up into the air. "PEGASIS STAR BLAST ATTACK!"
"After coming so far, you're using the basic Pegasis Star Black Attack? You really don't know how to make a big finish, do you? FLY BURN FIREBLAZE!" Burn Fireblaze jumped up to meet Pegasis in the middle. They clashed and then Pegasis fell to the ground, still spinning. "Pegasis Star Blast Attack isn't strong enough." They were all pretty shocked. Hyoma's eyes were very wide.
"This can't be possible!"
"Pegasis Star Blast Attack is a move you use to send your opponent on the ground flying with an attack from above. If an attack is met in mid air, it stops it in its tracks!" Benkei held his head.
"Please just tell me this isn't happening!"
"This is it! Say good-bye! FIREBLAZE BURNING FIRE STRIKE!" I called out to him.
"GINGA!"
"No worries, this is exactly what I've been waiting for!"
"What?!" Pegasis sent out a pulse of energy.
"GO SPECIAL MOVE! PEGASIS STORM BRINGER!" Pegasis spun around the stadium until a giant vacuum formed, destroying Fireblaze's flames. "LET'S GO!" With one final attack as Burn Fireblaze fell down, the battle was over. A huge explosion was created, and Burn Fireblaze was trapped underneath a part of the stadium that fell, with it no longer spinning, and Pegasis still spinning. Everyone smiled when they saw the outcome. Ginga punched both fists into the air. "WE DID IT!" They gang all ran out to meet him. Kenta gave him a big hug. Benkei stood, looking all proud.
"I wasn't worried for a minute! Okay, maybe for a second."
"You always surprise us Ginga. Just like you. I never would've guessed that you were planning to use two Special Moves in a row."
"Well, I just figured that it would be the only way to win against Phoenix, but I couldn't have done it without each and every one of you guys. And of course," he put Kenta down and called Pegasis to his hand, "it's the victory of this Pegasis that my dad gave me." Tsubasa smiled from the stands as Kyoya and I walked over to Ginga.
"There's a limit to how strong you can become by yourself, huh? Phoenix, Hera, this is what you wanted to tell me, isn't it? And that's what you understood, isn't it Hakuchoo?" She nodded.
"Right Tsubasa." Ginga was talking with his friends when Phoenix interrupted them.
"Ginga!"
"Huh?" He turned to Phoenix.
"This is proof that you have beaten me. Take it." He pressed a button on his Pointer, transferring points to Ginga. Ginga took the points, and looked at his pointer, in complete shock.
"I, uh, awesome!" It read 95,000 points. Kenta was in shock.
"I've never seen so many points in my life."
"The points you lost to Phoenix, they're back on there!"
"Wait a second, so this means?" Kenta smiled.
"Battle Bladers yeah Ginga!" Hyoma put his hand on Ginga's shoulder.
"Now you can enter Battle Bladers and battle all of us?"
"Battle Bladers huh? Alright, yeah! Unbelievable, yeah!" I was pretty confused.
"Hold on, wait a minute! Since when was Ginga in danger of not going to Battle Bladers? I mean, I know he didn't have all the points that he needed last time we met, but that was almost two months ago, and he only needed just 2000 more! Can someone please fill me in on what I've missed?" Madoka smiled at me.
"I'll explain everything later." They all started chatting amongst each other. Kyoya smirked.
"Well then, you had me a little scared there."
"Ginga." The chatter stopped as Hera walked over to them. "You did a good job of winning, despite the obstacles. You've shown us your strength, as well as you Ai." I was shocked as I saw my mother's kind face in that mask. Ginga told me later that he swore that he saw the same thing with Phoenix.
"Phoenix, who are you?" I nodded.
"And who are you lady?" She turned to me.
"I am Hera. Keep on winning, along with your friends." They both jumped incredibly far and left as Tsubasa and Hakuchoo walked up to us.
"Hakuchoo."
"Tsubasa." Benkei looked mad.
"What do you want buddy?!" Madoka and Hikaru looked pretty mad at Hakuchoo.
"And what do you want Hakuchoo? So, are you both trying to get in Ginga and Ai's way again?"
"No, I've told you before, I'm not with the Dark Nebula!" Tsubasa pulled out his WBBA ID card. "On behalf of the WBBA and its Bladers, I was investigating the Dark Nebula."
"Huh?"
"So, you're one of the spies my father sent in?" He nodded.
"Yes, I am. He tried to pull me out, but I wasn't going to before my work was complete." I gave Hakuchoo a hopeful look.
"Does that mean…" She looked down at the ground.
"No, I actually believed in their cause for the longest time. It wasn't until I caught Tsubasa stealing files that I got a wake up call, especially when I saw what Doji did to me and my family. He's a monster who needs to be stopped."
"While I was getting that information, I found the enemies that the dark Nebula was working on, which are Ai and Ginga, and their friends. So, I decided to test you."
"So that's what that battle was about." Kenta looked a bit confused.
"You were testing us?"
"I really regret what I did to you all, and for that, I am sorry, however, after watching the battle with Phoenix, I get it now. Ginga and Ai have become stronger because they have you all for friends. If you have those bonds, you may even be able to defeat Ryuuga together. I'm sorry to sound selfish Ginga and Ai, but from now on, I would like to fight along side with you all as a rival and as a friend in order to put a stop to the Dark Nebula." Ginga and I smiled.
"Tsubasa." Ginga and I walked up to him with hands extended. "Yes, of course you can. We all share the same goals." He shook Ginga's hand as I nodded.
"And that's to stop the Dark Nebula, no matter what cost to us, as long as we don't sacrifice others along the way." He shook my hand as well.
"Ginga, Ai."
"And defeating L-Drago. Let's compete at Battle Bladers to see who can defeat Ryuuga first." I turned to Hakuchoo.
"Aren't you going to get in on this?" She looked surprised.
"You, you'd forgive me, and accept my friendship again, after all I've done and put you through?" I smiled and hugged by best friend.
"I wouldn't rather have any other person by my side to fight with me."
"HEY!" I let go of Hakuchoo.
"Well, maybe other than Kyoya."
"MAYBE?!" We all laughed.
Far Away
Doji kicked in the door of a small house.
"Hm, this village is a mess as always." Yuu was laughing.
"Aw, look at your funny face!" He was petting Hokuto. Doji walked up behind him.
"I found nothing of importance in my search Yuu. What have you found in your search, may I ask?"
"Oh, there's nothing over here either. Oh, who's a good boy? By the way, why'd you bring me along?"
"Because, Hakuchoo has betrayed us and is no longer there to take care of you. I have to bring you along, otherwise you might accidentally destroy something again."
"Hey, the ice cream machine had it coming, it wouldn't give me ice cream!"
"Never the less, without Hakuchoo, you must come along." He looked pretty sad.
"If only Chocho hadn't betrayed the Dark Nebula."
"IS THIS REALLY TIME TO BE PLAYING WITH A MANGY MUTT?!" Hokuto ran away.
"Aw look, you scared him away, you big meanie mean!" He pushed his glasses up and smiled.
"I feel so bad. Now, whatever Phoenix and Hera's true identity is, the dice have already been thrown. Once Battle Bladers begins, all will become very clear." Yuu stood up.
"Cause Ryuuga is Number 1! He's the strongest Blader under the sun!" Yuu started laughing again.
"Stop singing and let's get out of this filthy town."
"Aw, come on! Wanna play a rhyming game with me? Come on!"
"No thanks. We didn't come here to play."
"Chocho always played games with me!"
"Well, she's not here, and I'm not her, now let's get going." Hokuto watched on from a hidden spot.
"I didn't think they would sniff out this place so soon, but there's nothing left that would give him any useful information. The rest is up to Ginga and that Ai girl. I'm counting on you two!"
"Well folks, there are only a few short seconds left to get yourself into Battle Bladers. Let's start the count down. 3-!" The Blader DJ was in a random Bey stadium in a random town.
"2-!"
"1-!"
"Time's up! Now, let's introduce those Bladers who have earned 50,000 points and have earned a spot in Battle Bladers." A bunch of Bladers showed up on the screens. "There are a total of 32 Bladers. Out of these, who will be the one to take home the title of the world's Number 1 Blader? BATTLE BLADERS BEGIN!"
Song Of Hope: Speedy update, right? R&R