*Roar*

"Gah! Geez Leone don't scare me like that." I turned around and saw the lion standing behind me. It looked slightly embarrassed and ducked its head. "Oh don't worry about it, I'm alright bud." I knelt down and rubbed my hand through its mane. It pushed into it, a low rumble sounding. "Hey, I'm sorry if I pushed you too far today. I thought you were ready." Its eyes were darkened a little, and it pushed into my hand. I looked around and noticed I wasn't in a black void this time, I appeared to be on the side of a mountain, about a dozen feet from a cliff. The world around us was dark, the sky shrouded by dark clouds.

"Well that's new..."

"So. This is what I have to deal with?" I spun around and put my arms out to the side, expecting to see someone. But no one was there.

"Who's there?!" I shouted. The same voice spoke up again, and I noticed it was a strong, formal sounding, female voice.

"Well. I didn't think you could be so rude." I looked around, but didn't see anything. I heard a roar and looked up to see something orange high above us, coming towards us at a rapid pace. I backed up, making sure Leone was behind me.

'Is that a dragon?!' It circled around us a couple of times and stopped to float in front of us.

"Who are you?!"

"No reason to shout." I turned down the volume a little, my fear making my voice higher than necessary.

"I'm not, now answer the question." The dragon gave me a disgruntled look before looking behind me, shifting its head to the side.

"Not the bravest cat I've seen." I looked back to see Leone shaking, its eyes the size of dinner plates. I held my arms out, giving the dragon a look.

"Leone's been through a lot. Now what do you want." The dragon moved its head to face me again.

"No reason to be short with me. I'm here to help." Getting what the dragon was saying, my eyes squinted.

"Leone's not ready to fight."

"Have you tried?"

"Yes."

"But you didn't force it."

"Of course not." I spat.

"Then it will never be ready." It said matter-of-factly. I gritted my teeth.

"Leone was tortured by its last owner. Abused, mistreated. I'm not going to do anything like that." I shifted my weight from one foot to the other. "Leone will battle when it's ready." The dragon snorted and shifted its body in the air. "And you never answered my question. Who are you?"

"Some people call me Terror. Others, though few, call me Beauty. I prefer...Majesty." I nearly rolled my eyes.

"Alright, Majesty. I'm sorry but there's not much you can do here. Leone won't fight so I won't make it."

"Then I will." I planted my feet, a full glare etching itself onto my face.

"No, you will not." It tilted its head, baring its teeth in what appeared to be a sick grin.

"You think you can stop me?"

"Doubtful. But that doesn't mean I won't try." It paused for a second before racing towards us in the blink of an eye. All of my instincts were telling me to move, but I locked myself to my position. My eyes shut when jaws came down.

*SNAP* I cracked an eye and saw the dragon staring at me. It pulled back a little.

"Hmm...Your resolve to protect it is stronger than your will to live." It floated back a little ways and I dropped my arms, suddenly feeling very weak.

"Yeah? Who'd've thought?" The dragon turned its attention to Leone.

"Your Blader cares enough to protect you..." My eyes squinted at it.

'What are you planning...?'

"Are you willing to protect him?!" Its tail lashed out and hit me, knocking me away. I landed on the ground and rolled once or twice. Leone roared and ran over to me, helping me stand.

"Thanks bud. Hey! What's the big idea?!" I coughed out.

"If Leone won't protect you, then there is no reason for you to have it." I snapped.

"You have NO right to say that!"

"Then Leone needs to protect you." Its tail lashed out again, but this time it wrapped around me and lifted me into the air. I coughed when the coils started to tighten. I had an arm free, but I couldn't do anything with it.

"Cah! AH!" Leone roared in fear when it saw the pain I was in. "It's alright bud. Don't worry about m-e!" My ribs ached as the tail tightened even more, squeezing the breath out of me.

"Are you going to protect your precious Blader? Or are you going to stand there and watch as he squirms in pain?" Majesty moved its head behind me, watching me squirm. "You better hurry, he's turning a bit blue." Leone roared again, frozen in fear as it watched me struggle.

"I'll be, gah, okay Leone!"

"Will you?"

'I can't breathe!' The very end of the tail, covered with flame like feathers, wrapped around my neck, completely cutting off my air.

"ACK-!" I tried to pull it off, but it was too strong.

"You better do something." Majesty mused. Leone ducked its head, probably not wanting to see me in pain. I thought I saw its mane wave a bit, although my vision was getting blurry. Leone threw its head back and roared, purple fire exploding outwards and a fireball formed in its maw. It shot a stream of fire at the dragon, who fluidly moved out of the way. Leone charged the dragon and leaped at me, landing on the tail and tearing into it. "Your attacks do nothing!" Majesty grabbed Leone and tossed it away. Leone landed in a heap, but got up and roared in defiance. It charged again and leaped back onto the tail, this time going for the part around my neck. I was able to breathe a little once that came loose. I put my hand around my neck to try and keep it safe.

"You're doing great Leone! Keep it up!" My voice was hoarse from being choked. Leone let out a stream of fire and I flinched, expecting to feel the heat. Instead I felt the palm of my hand itch, and looked down to see the symbol Leone had given me. "Leone..."

"Your attacks are worthless!" Majesty threw Leone away again and tightened the coils around me, my vision started to fail and I was seeing spots. Leone shakily got to its feet, its head hanging low. In my mind's eye (weird, I'm dreaming) I thought I saw its Bey, spinning in slow motion. The Spin Track flipped over, the spikes now facing forwards. Leone let out a massive roar that shook the landscape. A massive stream of fire headed right towards us, Majesty barely dodging it. "That fire...it changed!" Leone charged again, leaping and landing on the tail. It let out a huge blast of fire and Majesty roared in pain.

"It's working!" I shouted

"Get off!" Majesty squirmed as Leone used its jaws and two front legs to tear into the dragon. With a flick of its tail, we were both sent rolling onto the ground. We landed in a heap, myself laying on top of Leone. I gulped down as much air as my aching lungs let me, then slid off Leone and checked it for injuries. It seemed fine for the most part. "What was that?!" I spun and glared at the dragon, who already had her own glare on me.

"That, was a very, very angry lion." I stood up. "You've proven your point. It's time for you to leave." It stared at me with squinted eyes. "Leave!"

"I'm not leaving until I'm through with you!" I felt something surge inside of me.

"I. Said. LEAVE!" Something shoved the dragon back and it stared at me in shock.

"How did you do that?!" I looked at myself, then scowled.

"My dream. My rules." It glared at me and let out a stream of fire. I held my hand up and the symbol on it glowed. The stream of fire went over and around us harmlessly.

"What?!"

"I said leave! This is your last chance!"

"NO ONE GIVES ME ORDERS!" It rushed forward, but another invisible force shoved it back.

"Then you leave me with no choice!" I raised my hand and threw it downwards. A large half-circle of metal fell from the black clouds, landing on the dragon's back and shoving it to the ground. The metal locked into the ground and Majesty writhed, trying to escape.

"LET ME GO!" Two more bands fell, one catching the tail, and the other right behind the head. "AHH! I WILL END YOU!" I slowly walked forwards, holding my hand up anytime Majesty threw fire at me. I stopped right in front of its nose, glaring at it. Its maw opened wide in a loud roar and belched out a massive flame. My hand was up, making the fire split down the middle. The flames soon stopped and I lowered my hand.

"You done?" I asked with a lowered brow.

"I'll be done when you are fried!" If a thousand suns were sitting in the space between us, they would have still paled in comparison to the heat of our glares.

"I'm not going to let you hurt Leone anymore." My eyes flashed. "I'm done." The dragon realized I had complete control over the situation, but it was still furious. "Leone has been through too much already. So until it wants to, there will be no battles. No one will force it to battle. So until I know you won't attack us, you are staying right. There." In the back of my mind, there was a tiny (big) part of me freaking out about the fact that I was staring down a literal dragon, but I squashed that before I got distracted. I felt something bump into my hand, and looked down to see Leone standing there. It looked like it was in pain, and had a paw in the air. But there was a light in its eyes I hadn't seen yet. I rubbed its ear gently, hearing a soft rumble. The dragon watched us closely.

"You...have a connection. You are already so bonded, but, you've only known each other for a short time." Majesty seemed to calm down more. "I see now..."

"Do you?" I raised an eyebrow, folding my arms.

"I do. You may release me now. I am done trying to attack you." I hesitated, but Leone bumped my side. The metal holding the dragon vanished, and it rose into the air, twisting and coiling around itself. It floated there, watching us for a moment. "I do apologize for losing control. That is not like me."

'Yeah, sure Princess.'

"Just, don't do it again." I retorted. Leone bumped into me, letting out a small roar. Majesty started floating upwards, appearing to leave. Something clicked and I called after it. "Wait!" It stopped and floated back down.

"Yes?"

"You said your name was Majesty, right?"

"Correct."

"Do you inhabit a Beyblade?"

"I do."

"What's the Beyblade's name?"

"Hmm...Are you sure you wish to know?" It blinked calmly.

"Wouldn't have asked if I didn't."

"Well, if you are sure." It left a pregnant pause and I tapped my foot.

"Well, what's the name?"

"L-drago Destructor."