Chapter 5: Vengeful Gasher
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Now this one was fun to write and I also brought in one of my favorite Beyblade characters in this to really make things interesting. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
At Max's place, Roxas and Max were sitting down eating breakfast when Judy walked in.
"Morning boys." Judy said.
"Morning mom." Max said.
"Morning." Roxas said.
"You boys have to go beyblading again?" She asks.
"You know it." Max smiles.
"Well Roxas I was wondering you could do me a small favor." Judy asks.
"Sure what?" Roxas asks.
"One of my old work colleagues, her daughter is coming to the city today. Would you mind meeting with her and maybe showing her around?" Judy asks.
"Sure, tell her to meet me at the B-Pit and I'll show her around. What's her name?" Roxas asks.
"Hilary." Judy said.
Meanwhile, on the beach, Benkei was training hard and almost worn out.
"B-B-B-Bull! Let it rip!" Benkeii yells launching Dark Bull into a tree that already had quite a bit cut out before falling back. "My arm is as stiff as a board. But that's no excuse to quit. Kyoya is out the retraining harder and I need to as well." Benkei picks up Dark Bull. "Let it Rip!"
Eventually the tree Benkei was launching at fell to the ground.
Tying a rope around the tree, Benkei tied the other part around his waist and raced across the sand pulling the tree behind him.
"One, two, three. One two three." Benkei said before noticing a few crabs in front of him. "Huh? Crabs?"
Looking ahead, Benkei saw a guy with messy brown hair and even messier clothes. This was Tetsuya Wataragani.
"Hey that's Mad Gasher." Benkei said noticing the bey in his hands.
"Are you feeling a little crabby?" Tetsuya smirks holding it up.
Meanwhile, at the B-Pit, Roxas, Ginga and Kenta were watching Madoka who was hard at work while Roxas was also waiting for Hilary to arrive.
"How's the maintenance on my bey coming along?" One kid asks.
"What about mine?" Another asks.
"Hold on, one at a time. I've got them all here." Madoka said getting them.
"Boy Madoka's been working a lot." Kenta said impressed.
"Yeah the place has been packed today." Roxas said.
"That's because she's the best in town." Ginga said as Madoka handed them their beys.
"Now be good to your beys and they'll be good to you." Madoka said.
"Thank you." They said running off when the door opens to reveal a teenage girl with brown hair, a short orange jacket with a blue shirt under it and a yellow skirt.
"Uh is this the B-Pit?" She calls out.
"Yes how can I help you?" Madoka asks.
"I uh was told to meet someone here. I think his name was Roxas." She said getting his attention.
"Yeah that's me." Roxas said causing her to smile.
"Hilary Tachibana, nice to meet ya." Hilary said walking over.
"Nice to meet you too. These are my friends Ginga, Kenta and that over there is Madoka." Roxas introduces.
"So Hilary do you Beyblade?" Ginga asks.
"Nah I never really got into it, but I enjoy watching battles." Hilary admits.
"Well Hilary I hope you'll enjoy living here." Kenta said.
"Yeah there's a lot to do here." Madoka said when some little kids came running in crying.
"Hey what's wrong?" Roxas asks.
"Look! Look at this!" They said holding out their beys revealing huge chunks of them had been broken off.
"This is shocking!" Madoka gasps.
"Uh I get you guys enjoy beyblading but that's a little much." Hilary cringed.
"Who did this?" Madoka asks.
"This scary guy came up to us and said I'm gonna scratch up your bey just like my Mad Gasher!" They said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa you mean someone did this on purpose?" Hilary asks.
"What a horrible thing to do! It's unforgivable!" Madoka said getting angry and storming out to find the culprit.
"Madoka wait!" Kenta said as he and Ginga ran after her.
"Oh man. Sorry Hilary we gotta help Madoka at this rate she's gonna be running all over town." Roxas said.
"Well then they said you'd take me around the city. What better way." Hilary said.
"But uh…fine but try to keep up." Roxas said as they left.
"Alright let's split up to cover more ground." Madoka said.
"By ourselves?" Kenta asks.
"Are you sure that's the best idea?" Roxas asks.
"Don't battle him alone. If you see him call out for me or Roxas." Ginga warns.
"Does this happen often with you guys?" Hilary asks.
"More often than you think." Roxas said as the two of them went down one path while everyone else split up.
Down one path, Madoka panted heavily trying to find the culprit.
"Scratching up Beys. What a crummy thing to do." Madoka growls when suddenly Tetsuya appears behind her.
"Don't you mean a crabby thing to do?" Tetsuya smirks scaring her.
As the sun was setting everyone was searching but Roxas had to give Hilary a tour as he looked.
"Well I gotta admit this city has a lot of fun things to do." Hilary said.
"So Hilary why did you choose to come here?" Roxas asks.
"Well I kinda get in trouble. My mom sent me here to calm down. I may be a little violent from time to time." Hilary admits.
"Yeah so can I." Roxas said thinking of all his past Heartless battles. "Sorry your first day here is kind of crazy."
"Well better than boring." Hilary shrugs causing Roxas to chuckle.
"Fair enough." Roxas said as they continued their search.
Near the river, Kenta was searching when he heard a bey battle.
Looking over he saw Osamu, Takeishi and Akira battling Tetsuya.
"Come on! Get him! Get him!" They cheered when Mad Gasher knocked Osamu's bey to the ground with a sleep out.
"Oh man I lost." Osamu groans.
"Crabulous but I'm not done yet. Go Mad Gasher!" Tetsuya said as his bey continued attacking.
"Hey what are you doing?" Akira asks.
"The battle is over!" Osamu said.
"Now for the finisher!" Tetsuya said as Mad Gasher smashes into his bey destroying a good chunk of it and scratching it up.
"No my bey." Osamu said tearing up.
"So who's next?" Tetsuya asks looking at them causing Akira and Takeshi to whimper in fear.
"Hold it!" Kenta calls out as he runs down to them.
"Kenta?" His friends gasp.
"Don't you lay a finger on my friends." Kenta said getting in front of them.
"How about a claw? Or do you wanna be my next opponent?" Tetsuya asks causing Kenta to pause.
Ginga warned him not to take him on alone, but looking over and seeing how crushed Osamu was over his destroyed bey he knew he couldn't just stand around and do nothing.
"I'll battle you." Kenta declared.
"You go Kenta." Akira said as Kenta readied his launcher.
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"LET IT RIP!" They both said firing their beys and racing towards each other.
"Go Sagittario!" Kenta said as Sagittario charges forward and rams into Mad Gasher pushing it back.
"Seems this crab kid has some skill. What's that up there?" Tetsuya asks looking high up.
"Huh?" Kenta and his friends said confused as they looked up and didn't notice Tetsuya flick a rock at Saggitario knocking off its balance before Gasher moved in and knocked Saggitario into a sleep out. "I win."
"What?" Looking down all of them look in shock to see the battle was over.
"Saggitarrio?" Kenta gasps.
"How did that happen?" Osamu said surprised.
"Now how about a big pinch for the loser? Go Mad Gasher!" Tetsuya said as his bey charged in to scratch up Kenta's bey.
"Saggitarrio!" Kenta said in horror when Driger and Pegasus jumped in and knocked Mad Gasher back.
"What the?" Tetsuya gasps when they saw Roxas, Ginga and Hilary were up on the hill.
"Ginga, Roxas." They smiled.
"What are you doing?" Tetsuya asks as Ginga and Roxas made their way down.
"Stopping you what else?" Roxas asks.
"Kenta are you okay?" Ginga asks.
"I'm sorry." Kenta apologized.
"Good thing we ran into Ginga on the way here." Hilary said.
"So you two are Ginga and Roxas. I heard about you from a jumbo crab named Benkei." Tetsuya said getting their attention.
"And who are you?" Ginga asks.
"I am the Wandering Blader, Tetsuya Wataragani. Words like friendship make me seasick. I'm gonna crack yours and your beys shells. Now battle!" Tetsuya said holding out his bey.
"No thanks." Ginga said surprising him.
"Crab says what?" Tetsuya said confused.
"I only battle bladers. Anyone who scratches Beys on purpose is not a blader." Ginga said.
"Don't worry Ginga we don't need to battle him because I can kick his butt without a bey." Roxas said.
"Mind if I join?" Hilary narrows her eyes.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you what about Madoka?" Tetsuya said stopping them.
"Madoka?" Ginga asks.
"What did you do?" Roxas glares causing Tetsuya to smirk.
"The claws are out." He declares.
That night, by the beach Tetsuya was leading them to his battlefield.
"I don't like this. We should beat where Madoka is out of him." Hilary said.
"Agreed." Roxas said.
"No then he might not tell us. We have to battle him." Ginga whispers.
"Wait…what if only one you does?" Hilary suggests.
"Yeah I battle Tetsuya to get Madoka back." Ginga realized.
"And I look around of Madoka in case he tries anything." Roxas said as they arrived at an arena shaped like a crab.
Using this chance Roxas made his move and snuck behind them.
"I didn't know there was a stadium all the way out here." Ginga said.
"It's shaped like a crab shell." Kenta said.
"No kidding clawless. Mad Gasher is the crab constellation Cancer! So it's the perfect field for me." Tetsuya declares.
Looking at the stadium, Ginga saw several holes around the edge of it. "What are those for?"
"Are you ready?" Tetsuya calls out.
"Ready." Ginga said.
"Remember if Ginga wins—"
"Yeah yeah I return your little friend." Tetsuya interrupts. "Now if I win."
"Let me guess you want points?" Ginga asks.
"Hardly. I don't care about points. I just wanna cover your Pegasus in scratches." Tetsuya cackles.
"Wow this guy is a weirdo." Hilary said as they took out their launchers.
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"LET IT RIP!" Ginga and Tetsuya said launching their beys.
"Go Pegasus!" Ginga said.
"Crabby." Tetsuya grins ready but one hit from Pegasus and Mad Gasher is knocked out and stops spinning. "Crabba what?!"
"Huh? Wow that was easy. Guess we didn't need to have Roxas leave after all." Hilary said surprised.
"Ginga wins!" Kenta cheers.
"Now you have to return Madoka." Ginga grins catching his bey.
"Well not bad you're pretty good." Tetsuya said picking up his bey. "Hope you do well in the next round."
"Next round?" Ginga said confused.
"This is a best of 3 match. Whoever wins two matches wins." Tetsuya said.
"You never said that." Ginga said.
"Didn't I? No, yes I am pretty sure I did." Tetsuya said.
"Liar! You never said anything." Hilary said.
"Yeah you lost." Kenta said.
"You guys should dig the sand out your ears or you would listened to the words in my head." Tetsuya said.
"Are you kidding me?!" Hilary snaps.
"You never even said it out loud?" Kenta snaps.
"Now put up your claws!" Tetsuya said readying to launch.
"Fine I'll win this one too." Ginga said.
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"LET IT RIP!"
"I'll end this with one blow! Pegasus Star Blast attack!" Ginga said when Tetsuya whistles and from the holes tons of crabs walk out. "Crabs?" Ginga said confused and tons of foam came out of the holes.
"It's foam." Kenta gasps.
Pegasus tries to avoid the crabs but ends up slipping on the foam making it wobble.
"Oh no where did these crabs come from? Nature works in mysterious ways." Tetsuya said acting innocent.
"I have no choice. Charge in Pegasus!" Ginga said shocking.
"What? You're gonna attack these poor defenseless creatures? How do you sleep at night?" Tetsuya asks.
"Better than you hiding in your shell!" Kenta snaps.
Pegasus tries to move in when suddenly Mad Gasher rams into Pegasus sending him flying towards a crab who catches it in its claws stopping it from spinning.
"I win." Tetsuya grins.
"Wait what?" Ginga said surprised.
"That means it's all tied up." Tetsuya said.
"It wasn't the bey it was the crab." Kenta said.
"This guy can't do anything." Hilary said.
"Ready for round 3?" Tetsuya asks.
Nearby in the forest Roxas was looking around for any sign of Madoka.
"Come on where are you Madoka?" Roxas asks when he heard footsteps. "Who's there?"
Emerging from the forest Benkei walks towards him.
"Benkei? What do you want?" Roxas asks readying himself when Benkei points to the shore.
"I heard a yell in that direction. Look there if you wanna find your friend." Benkei said surprising him.
"Wait are you helping me?" Roxas asks.
"It's not that. It's just…I can't stand that crab loser! He creeps me out!" Benkei said before running off.
"Well that was weird." Roxas said.
"Ow! Hey get away!" Madoka yells causing him to gasp.
"Madoka!" Roxas runs in that direction and sees Madoka in a small pit surrounded by a ton of crabs who pinched her if she made any movements.
"Knock it off already." Madoka said when suddenly Driger flew in and knocked them all away.
"Someone order a rescue?" Roxas asks running in.
"Roxas!" Madoka smiles as he helps her up. "You found me."
"Yeah good thing that Tetsuya guy isn't the sharpest villain." Roxas smiles.
Looking at him, Madoka saw the moonlight reflecting off his smiling face and a soft blush appears on her face.
Back at the battle, Ginga was preparing for round 3.
"Claws up. Let's go." Tetsuya said ready.
"You can do this Ginga." Kenta said.
"We believe in you." Akira said.
"Take him down." Osamu said.
"Leave it to me guys." Ginga nods.
"You really think because they're clicking their claws for you?" Tetsuya asks.
"You bet. When my friends are cheering for me my strength can double or even triple. That is what beyblading is all about." Ginga said.
"You're wrong. I don't bother with things like that. Things like friends. Things like friends are unnecessary. Take a look at my Mad Gasher!" Tetsuya holds up his bey to reveal several scratches around the facebolt.
"Whoa what happened there?" Hilary asks.
"That facebolt." Kenta said.
"I will never forget that day." Testsuya growls.
In truth Tetsuya did once have a friend, but one day a really strong blader came to his town looking to challenge his friend but when his friend was too scared Tetsuya stepped up to battle in his place and lost.
Because of that battle Tetsuya's bey was scratched up and what was worse his friend ran off leaving him all alone and as a result Tetsuya went on the revenge path he's on today.
"This is my revenge crabby! On three!" Tetsuya said.
"Two!" Ginga said.
"One! Let it Rip!" Both Bladers said launching their beys.
"You're going down. I'm gonna prove you're wrong and friends do matter." Ginga said.
"Interesting but you have to win first and that's not gonna happen Ginga!" Tetsuya said as Pegasus charged in when suddenly Gasher's performance tip rose making the bey dodge easy.
"Whoa his bey just shot up." Hilary said.
"But why? He can't attack from that high." Kenta asks when Tetsuya whistles again but this time mud shoots out of the outer holes and fills the arena causing Pegasus to slow down but since Gasher was so high up he wasn't even affected by it.
"Now I get it. You did that so Gasher wouldn't be affected by the mud." Ginga realized.
"And now all I have to do is wait for Pegasus to run out of energy and the match is mine." Tetsuya smiles.
"Why you sneaky little." Hilary growls.
"I'd like to see your friends cheer you out of this one crabby." Tetsuya mocks.
Hilary looks at the field and cringed. "Oh man with Mad Gasher in the center of all this the mud seems like a tornado."
"Tornado?" Kenta pauses remembering something before gasping. "Ginga remember Kyoya's special move?"
"Kyoya? Oh yeah Lion Gale Force Wall." Ginga said before seeing it. "Thanks Kenta. Go Pegasus!"
Racing to the edge of the arena Pegasus began circling Mad Gasher.
"No matter what you do it's hopeless!" Tetsuya declares.
"Wrong! Pegasus Tornado Wing!" Ginga said as Pegasus appeared and created a giant tornado from his speed pulling all the mud out of the arena and bringing to down on Tetsuya.
"Oh yeah serves you right." Hilary smirks.
"Finish this Pegasus!" Ginga said.
"I wouldn't do that if I were. If I lose I won't tell you where Madoka is." Tetsuya said.
"What?" Ginga gasps.
"That's the opposite of what you said earlier. You lied again!" Kenta snaps.
"I don't know what you're talking about kid. So what will you do crab cakes?" Tetsuya asks wiping his face.
"He'll take you down!" Roxas calls out.
Looking over they saw Roxas and Madoka coming over.
"Roxas you did it." Ginga smiles.
"Yep thanks to him you don't have to worry about me at all." Madoka smiles.
"Now take him down Ginga." Roxas said causing Ginga to smile.
"Time to go back in your shell, Watargani! Go Pegasus!" Ginga said as Pegasus charged in and rammed Gasher clean out of the stadium.
"Alright Ginga won!" Kenta said as everyone cheered.
"Wow I was actually nervous for a little bit." Hilary admits.
"That wasn't supposed to happen." Tetsuya said.
"The reason I was able to win was because my friends were there to help me out." Ginga said gesturing to everyone.
"F-Friends?" Tetsuya said confused when Madoka picks up Gasher.
"It's time you stop thinking about revenge and remember bey battles are supposed to be fun. If you'd like I'd be happy to fix up Mad Gasher for ya, but first you have to apologize for all the beys you scratched up." Madoka said.
Tetsuya takes his bey back and pauses. "Mmm nah!" He said sticking his tongue out surprising everyone.
"Seriously?" Roxas asks.
"Friendship? Smile? Those words are not in my vo-crabulary. My revenge lives on! Only know it's even—"
"Oh shut up!" Hilary said punching him in the face knocking Tetsuya to ground surprising everyone. "Man you're annoying."
"So this is what she meant by violent." Roxas said as Hilary grabs Testsuya by his coat.
"Now you get lost crabby or I'll smash you into crab cakes!" Hilary said drop kicking him away.
"Mommy!" Tetsuya screams before crashing face first into the sand.
"Wow Hilary that was quite a punch." Kenta said.
"Remind me not to get on your bad side." Ginga said.
"No, you really don't." Hilary smiles.
"By the way Roxas, how were you able to find Madoka so fast?" Kenta asks.
"Actually Benkei told me where she was." Roxas admits surprising everyone.
"Benkei helped you?" Kenta said surprised.
"Yeah good thing he did." Roxas said before turning to Hilary. "Uh sorry your first day here was so nuts."
"Are you kidding? This was wild. How often do you get to punch a kindapper and win a bey battle?" Hilary said gesturing to Tetsuya who was groaning with swirly eyes.
"Crabby." He groans not getting up.
"I think I'm gonna like hanging out with you guys." Hilary smiles.
"Us too." Roxas said.
"Come on let's go home. I don't know about you but I am worn out." Kenta said.
"Yeah good idea. Pegasus and I could use some rest." Ginga said as they all started walking away.
"Uh hey Roxas." Madoka said stopping him.
"What's up Madoka?" Roxas asks turning to her.
"I just wanted to say thanks for saving me back there." Madoka said.
"Happy to help. I don't let anything bad happen to the people I care about." Roxas said causing Madoka to smile.
"Well even so thank you." Leaning in Madoka pecks Roxas on the cheek surprising him.
This day had tons of surprises but that one tops them all by far.