Beyblade: Final Battle

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Episode Five: The Four Guardians of the Earth (those who have seen Digimon should know the connection).

"3...2...1... let it rip!" Kenny shouted. Tyson launched his beyblade into the stadium. Nathan quickly followed suite.

Dragoon immediately went on the attack, while the black beyblade stayed in the middle. "Dragoon, barrage attack!" Tyson shouted. Dragoon began pummeling the other blade with a barrage of hits.

Nathan chuckled. "Your strategy is painfully obvious, Tyson," he said. "If you think you can win by the powers of your beyblade alone, then you're sadly mistaken."

Tyson gasped. These were the exact words that Ozuma of the Saint Shields had said to him, during their first battle. "I didn't become world champ this way, Nathan," he yelled. "Dragoon, push it back!" Dragoon responded by rushing at Nathan's beyblade, and pushing it towards the lake.

"So predictable," Nathan mused. "Reverse attack!" The black beyblade responded by turning on an angle, then flinging Dragoon towards the lake.

"Dragoon, metal storm attack!" Tyson shouted before his beyblade touched the water. Dragoon was able to recover, causing a small whirlpool in the process.

The two bladers exchanged many hits. "Hmm... interesting. You're better than I thought. However, you still can't win." Nathan's beyblade did another reverse attack, causing Dragoon to wobble.

Kenny looked up from his laptop. "Tyson, I just fully analyzed Nathan's blade," he reported. "The tip of the base is rubber with a metal rod at the end... so as you attack, the blade tips over and uses the rubber to attack. In other words, you are provoking it further when Dragoon attacks it. I suggest you take this into consideration... otherwise there isn't much else that you need to worry about."

Tyson gritted his teeth. "I was saving these moves for the world tourney, but I have no choice but to use them now," he said. "Dragoon, element revival attack!" A gust of wind blew past Dragoon, causing it to regain some spin. However, this required quite a bit of energy on Tyson's part (what? It can't be that easy, otherwise he'd use it to win all the time).

Nathan looked shocked. "Wow... I underestimated him. He used his bit beast element to his blade's advantage. Ingenious..." He looked dazed for a moment, but quickly snapped back into reality. "Attack!"

Tyson's beyblade retreated. He knew that he couldn't wind this match with short-ranged attacks alone, so he would just have to try the long range. "It's time to perform the wind sword, Dragoon," he declared. Tyson smirked. He had adapted this move from Brian's Falborg, of the Demolition Boys. He knew it would come in handy some day.

"Tyson, keep up the attack," a voiced yelled suddenly. Tyson froze... the voice sounded vaguely familiar. He whipped around, and saw the one he had been expecting. "Ray? Kai?" he asked, bewildered. "What are you two doing here?"

"Explanations later," Kai said. "Right now, it looks like your hands are full."

Tyson turned back, only to see his beyblade being trashed. Tiny bits of metal flew dangerously in every direction, as the two blades made contact with each other. "Come out... DRAGOON!" Tyson yelled, going in for the kill. He knew Nathan couldn't stand up to the might of his bit beast.

Nathan just laughed. "Once again, you have underestimated me," he said. "However, you won't be after my falcon bit beast is done with you. Dreadathus, I summon you!" The black beyblade began to glow an eerie shade of purple, as a black falcon bit beast emerged from it. All of the bladers stared in awe at it's brilliance. They had never seen any so overwelming. Tyson was the most surprised. How could this black haired boy own a sacred bit beast? There was supposed to be four, only. The four included: Dragoon, guardian of the wind, Dranzer, protector of fire, Draciel, the spirit of the water, and last but not least, Driger, the tiger-god of earth, and gold. The legends in ancient Chinese mythology only spoke of these four, so how come there was another one?!?

"Darkness Falcon Dive!" cried Nathan. Dreadathus (let's just call him "Dread" once in a while) came rushing towards Dragoon, causing a bright flash of light. When the light had subsided, the victor was clear. The battle had ended in a draw.

Tyson picked up his beyblade. "Hey, good match bud," he said. "I can tell that you've got skills. How would you like to join my team?" He held out his hand.

Nathan rejected his hand, and began to walk away. "Maybe Tyson, I'll consider it," he answered. "You'll be needing me any ways," he said in a quieter tone.

The team was left in suspense, as Nathan walked away. "What's his beef?" Tyson muttered. He turned towards Ray and Kai, who were staring back at him.

"I guess we should explain things," Ray finally spoke up. "We came here after we heard the rumors about Max. Are they true...?"

Tyson nodded sagely. "Yeah, he almost lost a battle... then he just snapped, and started kicking the crap out of the other guy. It was intense... the other blade was smashed in half with some weird attack that Max had just made up."

Kai and Ray gasped. "Well, if we're ever going to restore him, then we better start before it's too late," said Kai. "By the way, where are Dandy and Hilary?"

"Hilary's probably at home studying math problems," replied Kenny. "As for Dandy, we're not really sure about his whereabouts. He simply vanished this morning, without any notice. Strange, isn't it?"

Ray sighed. "I just hope he's doing okay then."

*Elsewhere*

Dandy poked his head around the corner, eavesdropping on a conversation. "So, the blonde one is fully-manipulated? The tiger and phoenix have returned?"

Another voice spoke up. "Yes, that is correct master."

The master grinned. "Excellent. We'll head back to head-quarters immediately. Oh, and Terrence... I suggest you defeat the red-haired one. After all, he was so polite to join us today. " He pointed his finger at Dandy, who was just barely visible behind the wall.

Dandy's eyes widened. They were aware of his presence the whole time!

The servant took off his cloak. He had dark blue hair that was spiked, and his bangs hung past his right eye (sort of like King's hair style). He wore a dark green tank top and khaki pants. For some weird reason, he also wore fishing sandals. Dandy question his slightly odd appearance. "So, I guess you're Terrence, eh?" he asked.

Terrence grinned. "That's right. And I take it that you're Dandy. Let's have a beybattle."

Dandy shrugged. For some reason, this boy, who was part of an evil organization, seemed rather polite. "Sure thing," he replied, in spite of himself. Both players took out their launchers, and the battle begun....

*****

Minutes later, a cry of defeat was heard....

To be continued....

Author's Note: Woohoo, another cliffhanger! I bet your head is spinning with questions. Don't worry, they'll be answered in time.

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