Chapter 2: Joining Forces

'It's them. It's really them,' thought Melissa.

A blue haired boy, about 16, was trying to talk to them.

"You're the Blade Blazers, am I right?"

"Yes, that's us," said Jonathan.

"That's what I thought."

"I'll be right back. Jonathan!" said Melissa and practically dragged him to a far away corner.

"Hey what was that for!" said Jonathan angrily.

"Do you know who those people are?" asked Melissa.

"No. Do you?" said Jonathan.

"They are.. they are the Bladebreakers!!" said Melissa quickly.

"No way! You can't be.. I mean.. they must be.. Wait a minute! Those people are the Bladebreakers!" said Jonathan.

Melissa nodded her head.

"What would they want with us though?" asked Jonathan.

"Let's go find out," said Melissa.

They joined the Bladebreakers and the rest of the Blade Blazers.

"Now that you have returned. We'll make a little introduction," said a boy with black hair.

"There really isn't no need for that,Ray," said Melissa.

"She's good," said a blonde haired boy to another blue haired boy wearing a cap.

"Ray? Isn't that from the.. from the.."

Brandon gasped.

"Bladebreakers! Can I have your autograph!?"said Brandon.

"Yea sure," replied Ray.

While Brandon was getting Ray's autograph. Max came to talk to them.

"There is a new team in the BBA. They almost beat us once, and we need your help to beat them. We've heard rumors that they are trying to take out the BBA. That's where you come in. You're friends with this team. Well, one of you is. That one over there," said Max pointing to Melissa.

"Me? Who is on the team?" asked Melissa.

"Some boys. One of them is named..what was it again?"said Tyson.

"Their names were Christian, Justin, Mark and Stephan or his nickname is 'Big Stephan'" said Kenny.

"Oh. I know them. All of them don't like me," siad Melissa."And I don't like them either."

"What's making them so strong?" asked Jonathan.

"More importantly, what are they doing in the BBA?" said Melissa.

"I'm not sure about any of those questions. Well, none of us are. All we know is that they are using storng artifical bit beasts," said Ray.

"Artifical? So they made their bit beasts?" said Jordan.

"Yea. I've heard of it. They take the DNA of real animal and make it into a bit. They just give a name and put it on a blade. Unlike us, we have real bit beasts," siad Melissa.

"Hold up! If I have Dragoon, how can Tyson have Dragoon also?" asked Brandon.

"I've never told you guys this, but our bit beasts are pretty similar to the Bladebreakers'. Kai, do you mind helping me out?" said Melissa.

"Whatever," he said taking out his beyblade.

They both lauched there beyblades on the floor.

"Now call out your bit," said Melissa to Kai.

Out of Melissa's blade came out a blue phoenix, and out of Kai's was a red phoenix.

"Look at the pretty colours!" said Brandon.

"Oh please. Don't you get it. Our bit beasts are the same, yet different. We all have similar attacks. We could still use the attacks that they have, but we have different attacks. Like Jonathan's Blazing Tiger Fang Attack. The Bladebleakers must have other attacks that we don't know about yet," said Melissa.

"So you mean.. I can use the Tiger Claw and so can Ray. I can also use the Blazing Tiger Fang attack, but Ray can't. Your saying that Ray has another attack, that I can't use, right?" said Jonathan.

"You bet," said Melissa.

"None of you know that. I'm impresed she knew about it," said Kai, with an emphisize on she.

"Hey! What did you mean by that! She knows a lot more than you think!" said Jonathan furiously.

"Just be quiet Jonathan," snapped Melissa.

"Anyhow, what is the team called?" asked Jordan.

"We aren't sure about that. They didn't tell us," said Max.

"I'm hungry!" said Tyson.

Melissa sighed.

"Okay. Jonathan, take the rest of the team to the food stands. I'll stay here and battle Lee," said Melissa.

"How about we meet up together sometime. How about tommorow for breakfast at the buffet?" said Ray.

"Yea. I guess. How about 8:00?" said Jonathan.

"See you then," said Kai.

"Now that the 30 minute break is done. It's time for the next battle!"

Melissa went up to the dish. Lee did the same.

"You're not going to win," said Lee, with a smirk.

"Oh, we'll see about that," said Melissa.

She raised her arms in the air with her beyblade and launcher.

"Ready? 3..2..1.. LET IT RIP!"

"Fly Dranzer!"

"Go Galeon!"

"Dranzer! Burning Typhood!"

"Galeon! Black Lightning!"

The two blades collidied and filled the staduim with a large cloud of dust. Everyone was coughing.

When the staduim finally cleared. Both blades were still spinning.

"Okay Dranzer! Spin Fire!"

Dranzer flew into the air and landed onto of Galeon. The blade smashed into several pieces.

"And the winner is Melissa.. huh? Where'd she go?"

Melissa had jolted out of the staduim to meet with her teamates.

The next morning

"So you're saying, in order to beat them, we have to join forces?" said Melissa.

The Bladebreakers and Blade Blazers were having breakfast. Tyson was odviously trying to eat the whole resturant and Max and Kenny were trying to stop him, with assistance from Jordan and Brandon. Kai, Ray, Jonathan and Melissa were talking about the new team.

"That's what we're trying to say. You guys and girl are are the most powerful team around beside us, the All*Starz, the White Tigers, the Magestics, and the Demolition Boys," said Ray.

"You might want to cross out the White Tigers. They wern't that hard," said Melissa.

"But they are still powerful," said Ray.

"Not by much," said Melissa.

"Well, yes... but that's not what we're saying! We need to join forces in order for a full expectation of winning!" said Ray.

"Which leads to one simple question. Would you like to joice forces to beat them?" said Kai, with his arms folded and his legs crossed, in his usual attitude.

"We'll do it," siad Jonathan.

"Now, just one more thing.. a team name. What can it be?" asked Melissa.

"Kenny made up a bunch of names. The one we all agreed on was the Shadow Bladers. We thought it would be suitable because, they BBA doesn't know that we are joining forces. Do you like it?" asked Ray.

"Sounds cool to me. Jonathan? What do you think?" asked Melissa.

"How am I supposed to know?! You deal with this type of stuff!" said Jonathan.

"I'll take that as a yes," said Ray.

"It's settled! We are now called the Shadow Bladers, but remember, not a word to Mr. Dickenson or anyone from the BBA," said Kai.

"Kay," siad Melissa.