A couple of intense battles are coming your way! Heads up Bladers!
««{{Last Time}}»»
"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."
««{{Present Time}}»»
I snapped into a sitting position, thinking about what just happened. My eyes snapped over to Burn Leone, which was sitting on my night table next to my glasses. I saw a small glint off of the Fusion Wheel.
"I have to tell Gingka...!"
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*DING D-*
"Madoka!"
"James? What's going on? Why are you out of breath? Did you run here?"
"Where's Gingka?! I need to talk to him!"
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"Hi James, Madoka said you needed to talk to-woah!" I grabbed Gingka and pulled him towards the stairs.
"Away from prying ears. Not talking about you Madoka!" I called over my shoulder when she started to protest. We moved down to the couch and sat down. I took a breath.
"What's going on? Why are you so stressed out?"
"I...*sigh* Did I ever tell you that Burn Leone would interact with me...in my dreams?"
"Uh...Oh yeah! I remember that!"
"Well...Leone hasn't been the only one..."
"Wait, another Bey has been in your dreams?"
"Yeah..."
"Is it Wolf?" I internally cringed, realizing that only Madoka knew at this point.
"...No. I haven't had anything like that from Wolf."
"Then which one is it?"
"It's uh..." I wasn't sure how Gingka would take the answer. "Does the name Majesty ring any bells?" He titled his head, scratching his cheek in thought.
"Uh, no, why?"
"Okay..."
"Come on, you act like it's a big deal."
"That's because you told me about this Bey."
"Told you? What do y-..." His eyes went to a planetary scale. "Wait... You don't mean..."
"L-Drago? Yeah." He was frozen for a minute, his eyes had a faraway look in them. He snapped out of it and looked at me. The look on his face was no longer happy-go-lucky, he was serious.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive."
"How do you know?"
"Because it said so."
"James...that's..."
"Hard to believe? Impossible? Completely untrue?" He put his hands up.
"No, not at all. I just, I'm not sure what to even say. I'm not saying I don't believe you, but...how?" I snorted.
"That's what I'd like to know." I relayed my dream to him, trying to keep the details straight. "And then it just flew off. That's when I snapped awake and ran here." I held Leone in my hand. "Poor thing went through a lot last night. It had to fight L-drago because I was in danger."
"That just shows that it trusts you." I looked over to Gingka.
"You think?" He nodded with a smile.
"I know. Pegasus and I have been through a lot. We would do anything for each other. Maybe Leone feels that way because you took the risk to rescue it." He held a fist up. "In fact, I'm sure that's how it feels." I looked down at my Bey.
"Leone..." I felt a warmth in me that I had only felt once before. "Are you sure?" I nodded after a pause. "Alright."
"What's up?" I turned to Gingka.
"Leone wants to battle." The pure happiness on his face was contagious, and I felt myself smile.
"Leone wants to battle even after what you both just went through?" My head snapped around to see Madoka standing on the stairwell.
'Nuts, how long has she been there?!'
"Madoka? I mean, yeah, if Leone thinks it's ready, why hold it back?"
"Well, alright. But no Special Moves!" Gingka deflated.
"But why not?!"
"Because James doesn't even have one, so it would be completely one sided! That's why!" Gingka scratched his cheek again.
"Oh, I uh, didn't think about that..." I rolled my eyes.
"Madoka, this won't be a fair battle anyways. Special Move or not, Gingka completely outclasses me in every way." Gingka shook his head.
"Well, that's not true. I can see the care you have for Leone. You have a really strong bond already." I looked at Leone again, seeing it glimmer a bit in the low light.
"Hmm..."
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"Alright, you two ready?" Madoka was standing on the right side of a stadium, with Gingka across from me.
"Ready!"
"Let's do this Leone." I felt a small spark touch my Bladers Spirit as I leveled my launcher.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Let It Rip!" Leone and Pegasus began circling the stadium.
"Leone, take the center!"
"Oh no you don't! Pegasus!" The blue Bey dashed forward, dust flying behind it.
"Gah! Leone, dodge it!" Pegasus barreled toward Leone, who pulled back in time for Pegasus to miss. "Phew, that would've been bad."
"You're not getting away! Go!" Pegasus circled around and Leone took the center. Pegasus dashed at it, slamming into it with a shower of sparks. It knocked Leone away and chased after it.
"Leone, dodge left!" Leone ducked down closer to the center, and Pegasus zoomed past it. "I hardly have any time to react." I scratched my head, thinking. "Huh...Looks like I'll have to play a waiting game. Leone, take center." Leone spun down to the center of the stadium and waited for orders.
"Go Pegasus!" It took off, hurtling towards Leone.
"Wait…Now, roundabout!"
"Huh?" Leone leaned around Pegasus and smacked into it from behind, sending it skidding.
"Alright! It worked just like I thought!"
"I haven't seen a counter attack that quick before! Nice job James!" I scratched the back of my head.
"I got the idea from when I had Wolf."
"Had Wolf? What do you mean?" I shrugged a shoulder.
"I gave Wolf to a Blader who would appreciate it more than me. With Leone, I couldn't help Wolf get stronger."
"Oh...Do you trust that Blader?"
"I trust her. Besides, if I ever find out she is mistreating Wolf, I'll just take it back and find someone else who will take care of it." I looked down at Leone. "Now my whole focus can be on helping Leone. Power up!" Leone's energy picked up a little, a small breeze spinning around it. "Come on Leone, you've got more than that, you are stronger than you realize!" Leone seemed to hesitate before its Face Bolt flashed, and a larger gust of wind picked up. "That's it buddy! You've got this!"
"Pegasus!" Pegasus dashed right at Leone, knocking it away with ease.
"Darn. Try again Leone!" Leone kicked up another gust of wind, just as strong. "Alright! Hold it until I say."
"What are you planning... Doesn't matter! Pegasus, go!" Pegasus once again dashed after Leone.
"Ready Leone?! ...Now! Release it!" A tight blast of wind spread outwards from Leone, knocking Pegasus off course and off balance.
"What?! How did you do that?!" I grinned.
"I studied up on Leone's combination over the past few days. Leone's Energy Ring is good for building up a lot of wind. Its Fusion Wheel has a flat wall on the inside, allowing it to hold back the wind, almost like a dam. Leone can use that to build up a high pressure blast, sending it flying out in all directions. An impressive defense if I do say so myself."
"I agree! I didn't see that coming at all. We'll just have to find a way to break that defense then. Pegasus!" It dashed at Leone, ready to get a solid hit in.
"Leone, wings at the ready!" Leone tilted away from Pegasus, its Spin Track exposed.
"Huh?!" Pegasus slammed into Leone, but instead of hitting it with shower of sparks, it got smacked away. "What was that?!" Madoka had her computer out, scanning the Beys.
"That was Leone's SW145." I nodded.
"In Defense mode, the three wings act like a backhand, allowing the Bey to smack any opponent away, canceling their attacks."
"Wow, you sure know a lot about Leone. Are you sure you didn't have it before?" Gingka teased, eyes squinted in a smile. I rubbed the back of my head.
"Let's just say 1 o'clock in the morning is a very productive time to read," I paused, "A lot." Madoka chipped in.
"You were up at 1 in the morning?!"
"I wasn't tired."
"That's not healthy!"
"So-rry mom!"
"I'm not your mother!"
"My point exactly, now please let me focus!"
"Pegasus!"
"Aw great!" I turned back to the battle, only to see Leone get hit. "Leone, get out of there!"
"Too late!" Pegasus let out a barrage of attacks, knocking Leone off balance.
"Leone! No!"
"Sorry James, you lose this one!" Pegasus wound up a shot and slammed into Leone, pushing it up to the edge of the stadium. Leone was barely able to stop its momentum, clinging to the edge with all it had.
"Leone! Come on, fight back! You've got this!" Leone was actually able to slow down its forced movement around the stadium. Both Beys were at a standstill. "Fight it Leone! You are stronger than this! I saw you fighting Majesty last night! If you can take it on then you can do this!" A whip of wind charged up and lashed out like a paw, smacking into Pegasus and knocking off balance enough for Leone to push it away. Leone spun down to the center of the stadium, wobbling from the expended energy.
"How did you do that?!" I stared at Leone in shock.
"To be honest, I'm not sure."
"Well, Leone is too weak to do it again, I'll finish this with one shot! Pegas-!" Gingka and I both covered our faces as a huge plume of fire fell from the sky, slamming into the stadium with a large explosion. "WAAAH! PEGASUS!"
"LEONE NO!" I was shoved back from the force of the blast and fell off the edge of the stadium. I landed hard but got up quickly with Madoka's help. I charged back up the stairs and saw the fire dying down. "Leone! Where are you?!" I heard something metal land near my feet and looked down to see it lying there, lightly covered in ash from the flames. I bent down to pick it up, only to flinch at the slightly hot metal. I looked it over.
"Pegasus!" I saw Gingka holding Pegasus as well, checking it for damage.
"SO! This is your new playmate, huh Gingka?!" I was looking around as a harsh voice was talking. "Up here kids!" My head snapped upwards and I saw a young man standing on the edge of the three story building next to us. Spiked up white hair with a red patch in it; fierce, golden eyes; a white coat hanging over a black outfit with black combat boots. The guy had a heavy looking gold thing on his left arm.
"Ryuga?! What are you doing here?!"
"I came to check out your new play mate Gingka. I had an interesting dream last night." My eyes widened and I took a step back.
"No..." Images from my own dream last night flashed through my mind. I heard something in the stadium next to me and looked down to see a Bey spinning in the center. Its Face Bolt flashed and I flinched. "No..."
"What's the matter kid? You look scared." The new Blader leaped from the building and landed on the side of the stadium on a knee and hand. He stood up and glared at me. "It's good to have a healthy amount of fear kid. Especially when the Dragon Emperor is standing right in front of you." I took another step back, fear beginning to overwhelm me. I could feel a massive presence and it was far stronger than I was.
"Stop it Ryuga!" He looked over at Gingka, who didn't look pleased. The presence seemed to shrink back. "Leave James alone! What has he done to you?" Ryuga glanced at Gingka again, only to look right back at me.
"James huh? I was hoping for more than a wimp like this. Hm! I guess I let myself down." He held his hand up, catching L-drago. "Guess I'll leave you two to play then." He started to turn, but looked at me one more time. Fear turned to anger, which sadly makes me even more sarcastic than I normally am. Plus I was sick of him staring at me.
"What? You like what you see?" Ryuga's eyes went wide.
"What did you say?!"
"Eyes to yourself. I don't swing that way." I stormed off, fed up with him and not wanting to deal with him or L-drago.
"You rat! I'll crush you!"
"Ryuga stop!" I heard Gingka run around and saw him hold his arms up. "Stop it now!"
"Don't order me around! Rah!" Ryuga let L-drago fly, Gingka doing the same with Pegasus. "Out of my way! This punk needs to learn his place!" L-drago slammed into Pegasus, knocking it away. L-drago rushed around Gingka towards me. I could hear it getting closer, and grunted.
'Fine. If he wants to dance, I'll dance.' I heard L-drago leap and I hit the deck, seeing it fly over my head. I got up and glared at it. I switched Leone's Spin Track to attack mode before grabbing my launcher.
"So, we meet in the waking world. You know Majesty, I think my ribs are still kind of sore from last night. How about I return the favor!" I sent Leone flying at L-drago, who matched the attack with an explosion. Leone landed at my feet and I threw my arm out. "Go Leone!" Leone dashed at L-drago, only to be cut off by Pegasus screaming past it.
"Go Pegasus!" Gingka stood next to me as Ryuga moved over to stand opposite of us.
"I'm not going to tolerate this! L-drago!" Fire leaped upwards, spiraling up and bursting out, leaving behind the dragon I saw last night. I found it hard to breathe staring at the monster.
'I can't fight this! I was in a dream last night, and those few attacks from L-drago wiped Leone out!'
"Pegasus!" It flashed and a bright blue winged horse was standing in front of Gingka. The two beasts leapt at each other and started clashing, L-drago knocking Pegasus away with a flick of its head. Leone moved to spin calmly in front of my feet.
"Alright Leone, we can't take Majesty on alone, let's at least help out Gingka! Go!"
"James, be careful please!" I nodded at Madoka. Leone dashed into the fray, leaping high to smack L-drago in the face before it or Ryuga could react.
"What?! You punk!" L-drago redirected its attention at us and roared, the fearsome sound shaking the ground. It spat a fireball at Leone, only to miss when it dashed out of the way.
"That's it Leone! Fight it our way! Go!"
"You got this James! Pegasus, let's help them out!"
"I won't allow it!" A fireball slammed into Pegasus, knocking it to the ground with an explosion following suit.
"Pegasus!"
"Leone! This is our chance! Give it everything you've got! You're stronger than either of us know! Aaaahh!" I felt something well up inside of me, only to burst out in an explosion of fire. Leone burst into purple flames and a familiar green lion jumped out of the Face Bolt. Leone roared and more flames gathered in towards it. It shot upwards, roaring up in a straight beam following high into the sky. It disappeared above the clouds, only for a gleam to signal its return, rocketing to the ground at high speeds. "Special Move: Plasma Dive!"
"WHAT?!" Gingka and Madoka flipped out and Ryuga got angry.
"Don't think that will do anything! Dragon Emperor Supreme FLIIIGHT!" L-drago was covered in a tornado of hot fire, shooting upwards to meet Leone. They clashed and struggled, neither of them giving an inch.
"Gingka help him!" Madoka cried.
"Not even Pegasus can get up there fast enough! James is on his own!"
"Leone! Fight it, give it everything you have!" I called out at the top of my lungs, somehow feeling the strain of the fight in the sky.
"James!" I turned and saw Ryan running up, only for him to freeze when he saw the two Beys going at it. I threw my hand out.
"Stay back!" Ryuga threw his arms out, his rage evident.
"Stop mocking me!" A massive explosion shook the sky, a shockwave knocking me off my feet as a cloud of smoke poured down on us.
James might be in trouble. Ryuga was already stronger than Gingka and Kyoya, and James doesn't even have a Star Fragment. How are things going to turn out?
~Silverleone
