Survival

By: Eternaldreamer

Disclaimer: No, I don't own beyblade, so there.

Etd.: The next chapters are going to be a lot more serious than the previous ones. So don't count on too much more goofing around. Right, Tyson?

Tyson: Me? Serious? We're going a bit OOC, don't you think?

Kai: He couldn't be serious if aliens were obliterating the human race.

Kenny: I think it could be interesting.

Etd.: Now for the show!

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They had won. They actually won. Not just the first round, but each one after that, with flying colors. They grew in spirit and skill, increasing their power. Max's and Ray's starts were even altered. How could they? They were no match for that last team... not statistically, anyway. They were now in the semi-finals. Growing...growing... It's not that which bothered me. We still out matched them by a longshot.

How come they didn't grow nearly as fast as they did when I was leader?

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(Flash Back)

Quarter Finals

Tyson had just wiped the floor with his opponent, finishing them off with one move. They had spent every living minute, training, not only in beyblading, but in connecting with their bit beasts, an art which Mike had taught them. It seemed to work, since all of the others started feeling a presence which they never felt before, namely, the bits.

Max was up next. He had advanced farthest with the connection of his bit. He stood at the ready to launch, with his opponent. He still smiled, but not as warmly. He was still happy- go-lucky, but was hardened a little. It was weird. Max wasn't as warm. When the two had launched, the smiled was wiped right off his face. He used his new move, that Draciel himself had taught him. "Whirlpool Arrow attack!"

The aquatic twister rose up from the stadium, a pillar of water. In the center was Draciel, spinning steadily, and the opposing beyblade was out of control, near the top of the twister. When it finally stopped, the opposing blade fell to it's doom, and split into separate parts, Max turned, and walked away. So not like him...

Ray went up for the third match. He steadied his blade, and launched it. He decided to use the attack he had used against Lee. "Emerald Lightning! Now!"

The bright bolts of lightning showed the opposing blade, melting it. Ray picked up his blade, winced a little as he stepped over the remains of the other blade, and returned to the dugout.

(End Flash back)

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Kai snuggled closer to Savannah as they watched TV in their hotel room. It was nearly time for their Semi-Final round. Kai wasn't paying attention to the television. He thought about himself and all of his friends. They were pretty different from most people. Kai and Savannah were part of a dying race.

They were recognized by their coldness to others, and warmness to them selves. Sure, he had born in an abbey, but he was connected to them. Voltaire had known Kai was different. He sent him to live with Osa and her bunch for 2 years. They all had no real parents. Osa was like a mother to them. They found friendship within one another, and enjoyed each others company. Before the time came for Kai to leave, he and Savannah found love through one another. They were alike, shared many, many interests, and found that they were connected somehow. They didn't know how...but they didn't care. They caressed, kissed, hugged, and laughed with one another. When Kai left, they shed tears of anguish together, kissed one last time and vowed to see each other again.

Then Kai met the Blade Breakers. You can guess the story from there. Kai still wondered about his old team though. It was pretty obvious Tyson and Mike were managing the team. He thought about how many mistakes in the first round. Then he thought about the round before the quarterfinals. They almost lost that one, thanks to Tyson.

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(Flash Back)

It was the second round of the tournament. Mike was to go first. Then Ray, then Tyson.

Mike and his opponent, Joe, launched. Mike started out with his personal favorite. "Wildfire attack!"

The stadium literally burst into flames. As Mike's blade kept accelerating, Joe's was being sapped of energy.

"No! Come on, not even that much fire should hurt so bad!"

Mike chuckled. "Too bad. You shouldn't underestimate me." He said that as Joe's blade lay on the bottom of the stadium, melting quickly. The fire was almost magically put out when Mike snapped his fingers.

Ray was up next. When he launched, he started by slamming Amelia's blade into the wall of the classic-style stadium. He got a burst of speed, and flew into Amelia's blade. His Tiger Claw broke the blade into tiny pieces. Amelia nearly went to tears as Ray gathered the pieces for her, and gallantly offered to fix it for her after the match.

Tyson finally got up, and waved to the audience, who went wild. He was facing Celeste, who had a quick blade that avoided most anything. When they launched, Tyson forgot everything except how to slam a blade. Unfortunately, Celeste was dancing circles around Tyson she lead his blade to the lip of the stadium, and it wobbled over the edge. As Celeste doubled back, Dragoon went over the lip. Tyson threw a fit at that. DJ Jazzman nearly disqualified his team when Tyson started shaking his fist at him. Mike came over, subdued Tyson with a punch to the face, and apologized.

(End Flash back)

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Kai guessed Mike lectured him after that. Kai kissed Savannah softly on the cheek. "Say, want to go to the movies after the match? I heard they have discount on bladers in the tournament, and they're reshowing that movie you told me you wanted to see."

"That would be lovely."

They heard a knock at the door, and Jake answered. "Love couple, time for our match."

The two blushed, as the walked to the nearby stadium for their semi-finals match.

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Tyson's POV

It was time.

People always thought I was some kind of kid. That there was no old Tyson. Well, sorry my fans. Your little Tyson is going to be adult

In the time of three days, I had grown up.

After that fit I threw, Mike made me train for hours on end. He trained too. All of us did. But not in beyblading. He taught us how to connect to our inner powers. I finally realized that Dragoon isn't some separate being. He's part of me. And he taught us to use their power. Not only in battle. But channel their power into us when we needed it. After Dizzi made that Bit Beast drive, we all got a chance to talk to our bits. We talked about all kinds of stuff. Over the last couple of days, they taught us a lot about how the Dream Hoppers got so powerful. They used their mental powers to increase the power of their blades. It was interesting. We connected to them, by thinking about them. We can actually talk to them without using the drive (very hard though).

We were still ourselves. We were still fun loving people. But we train 3 hours a night, a lot more than we used to. We're being hard in this tournament, because a lot depends on it. Maybe if we win, they would tell us something about their scheme.... we have to know what they're planning. But, when this is all over, we'll blade for fun, like we used to. I like it a lot better that way. So does everyone else.

I guess it's cool having a blade powered by your mind. Max and Ray have gotten really into it. They even improved their statistics. But it just isn't the same. When you blade for fun, it's exciting, and fast. When you're us in this tournament, it's slow, deliberate, murderous. It gets the adrenaline pumping, but it's not the same.

We were watching the Dream Hoppers' semi-finals match. I guess I was a thinking a bit deeply, because Mike flicked my ear.

"Ow! What's the matter?"

"The Dream Hoppers are battling, you doofus. Kai's up first."

"Great! This is gonna be a good battle!"

Mike whapped him over the head. "You really are stupid! We'll get a chance to scope out their moves, duh, that's why we're here."

Kai went up first. His stats, too, were altered, but by a lot more than just a point.

DJ Jazzman stepped onto his platform. "Is everyone ready?!?!?" The crowd went wild.

"Well Brad, lets look at Kai's stats."

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Kai:

Bit Beast: Dranzer

Attack(s): Fire arrow, Spiral Survivor, Lava Blast, Sun and Earth

Attack: 18

Defense:15

Endurance: 20

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"As you can see, there have been some altercations. I've never seen anything like those stats before! How about you, Brad?!"

"Never, in my entire career. Let's look at Vladimir's stats, shall we?"

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Vladimir:

Bit Beast: None

Attack(s): Intense Defense

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Iron Shield team is all about defense, hence the name. A little one sided, eh Brad?"

"Just a little."

"3...2...1...Let it riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!"

Both launched. Kai noticed the Blade Breakers in the stands, and so decided to give a show. "Dranzer! Let's show'em our Sun and Earth attack!"

Suddenly, the entire stadium shook violently, everyone tumbling out of their seats.

"What's going on?!" screamed Tyson, as he was thrown down two rows.

"I have no cl-" Ray was cut short as someone from the row below him was thrown upwards, into his face.

Kai just stood there, sneering. Chunks of earth ripped up from the Grand Canyon stadium, as a hole was ripped through the roof by a piercing beam of sunlight. Both struck Vlad's blade at the same time. When the dust cleared, the area around the bowl was torn up. The blade it self nearly completely disintegrated, thanks to the extreme temperatures of the sunbeam. Kai grabbed his blade, and walked away from the bowl, swaggering like he owned the world, which wasn't impossible for him. Everyone in the audience was gasping or moaning in shock or pain. Most just remained where they were. DJ Jazzman was hanging on to his platform with one hand, all scratched up. "Well, uh, folks, wasn't that something! Ow... Um, let round two begin...ow..."

Tyson stirred, and rubbed his pounding head. His nose was bleeding, and ear lobe was gashed. "Ugh... did anyone catch the license plate of that rhinoceros?"

Mike got up next to him, and Kenny on the other side of him. Ray and Max slid down a couple sections. Both Mike and Kenny had big cuts across their foreheads. Kenny's ears were bleeding and he was temporarily deaf. Mike had two slashes right across his leg. They suddenly noticed how badly the stadium was damaged. Rubble was everywhere.

"Yikes...I'd hate to be in the cleaning crew who has to fix this..."

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Max's POV

Everything was totaled. I couldn't believe it.

Ray and I had slid a ways from the others. We sat up, and looked at each other. I noticed my throbbing head and ear. My arms were all bruised. Ray was just as bad. We groaned, and looked toward the stadium. The next two contestants, Savannah and a girl named Anastasia, were both free of cuts and bruises. Jazzman lifted himself onto his platform. He was worse off than me, and he still had a will to ref. What a role model!

"I better be getting a bonus for this..."

Or, then again, maybe not.

"Everyone ready?"

The crowd gave a weak moan.

"3...2...1... Let it Riiiiiiiiiiiii-YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEOW! MY HAND!"

The sudden scream made both players pull upon their ripcords in surprise. Jazzman had tried squeezing his microphone. It didn't help much. Brad and A.J finally were conscious.

"Oi...what a blast, eh A.J.?"

"Arg, me matey."

"Right...let's look at those stats."

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Savannah:

Bit Beast: Isaic Dranzer

Attack(s): Frozen Arena, Freeze Beam, Ice Tip Blade, Spiral Survivor, Blooming Blizzard, Passion Freeze-Flame

Attack: 15

Defense: 17

Endurance:22

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"Ar, she be a good 'un, eh matey?"

"I thought she had a boyfriend...any way, she has good stats. Let's look at Kyra's... Oh, ouch! Let's not squeeze anymore microphones..."

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Kyra:

Bit Beast: None

Attack(s): Shield and Steel

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"Another defender, let's see if she has anymore power than Vladimir."

The battle was on it's way. Both bladers were spinning at nauseating rates. Savannah toned down the power, but still was keeping it real. "Isaic Dranzer! Ice Tip Blade attack!"

Suddenly, the tips of her attack ring and the bottom tip of her beyblade got covered in a thick layer of ice. It gave her less grip on the stadium, so she accelerated almost uncontrollably. She smashed into the other blade, and the ice on her attack ring gave her a power boost. Kyra's blade was reduced to separate parts.

"The winner is Savannah! Dream Hoppers lead 2-0! Next we have Jake of the Dream Hoppers, and Drew of the Iron Defenders!"

"Arg, let's take a look at the statistics!"

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Jake:

Bit Beast: Sundaica

Attack(s): Transform, Shock Attack, Gearhart, Survivor Blade, Singsong Arrow, Terra Volt

Attack: 35

Defense: 26

Endurance:31

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"Arg, we may have found the worlds most statistically advanced blader!"

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Drew:

Bit Beast: None

Attack(s): Switch Position

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"Drew is the Team Leader. He may be the only one on his team who actually stands a chance against a member of the Dream Hoppers."

"3...2...1... Let it Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!"

Jake's whip-like launcher spat out it's beyblade, the crack sounding like a gun shot. The beyblade, it all it's spiky glory, was charging with electricity. Drew shut his eyes, he knew what was coming was going to be bad.

"Sundaica! Unleash the only dignified death sentence! Release...the Terravolt!"

~ Fredon NJ, Town square, 20 mi. away from Beystadium, 12:13~

The people of Fredon were busy with their daily lives, at work, at home, or at play. It was summer, after all. However what had happened...no one would have guessed.

About 20, 25 miles away was an extremely bright pinprick of light. Anything around it was darker than the bowels of the universe, for this was brighter than the sun. All of the windows had shattered, spewing out thunderbolts left and right. The people of the town looked in horror as they knew something was very wrong.

But what? What had caused a new sun to appear in the outskirts of a small town?

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Jake: What have you made me done?!

Etd.: Told you it was going to get serious...now I'm starting to wonder if I should kill any of you off...

Everyone: O_O

Kai: You've gone insane!

Etd.: Nah. Someone is usually killed when they encounter one quadrillion bolts of electricity. So, see you next time! And sorry I didn't focus too much on the relationship. Next one is going to focus on the training sessions of each team before the finals, who dies, and that sort of stuff. Till next time! R/R!

Cast: SAVE US!!!!!!