AS: Hi everyone! How have you guys been?

Tyson: Oh dear god! Will this fic end anytime soon?

AS: Apparently not! And besides, this doesn't have much to do with you!

Kai: It has something to do with me right?

AS: Um......... yeah.........

Kai: I knew it! You're pairing me up with that girl aren't you?

AS: Maybe yes, maybe no, I don't know maybe so!

Everyone: *sweatdrop*

AS: Hehe, anyways, I'll speed up the fic......... now it's the morning of the tournament!

Ray: Oh joy!

AS: Shut it Ray! And I'm warning you! If you keep this up, I'm going to kill you!

Ray: Sure, but I have people protecting me!

AS: What ever! Anyway, on with the fic!

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The day of the tournament has finally arrived. Everyone had a nice big breakfast, signed up 4 days ago, and are ready to beyblade! Chelsea accompanied them to the stadium and she called the rest of her team to come but they'll be staying in the stands to watch. The Bladebreakers were extremely happy about the tournament and are confident that they could win it. They were all standing outside observing the stadium in interest.

"Guys, I'll see you in the stands......... and it's about time you all went inside!"

Everyone nodded and followed Chelsea into the stadium. Chelsea went her separate way and the Bladebreakers along with Jenny, went into the waiting room. Everyone besides Kai and Jenny was nervous. Tyson kept on pacing around the room.

"Ugh! When are they going to call us?"

"Be patient Tyson! I never saw you this nervous before, have you Dizzy?"

"No......... Tyson must be really excited!"

"Sit down Tyson! You're making me dizzy!" Tyson sat down next to Max.

"Sorry Ray......... I'm just really nervous about this! The best of the best are going to be here!" Everyone nodded.

"Don't worry, we'll beat them all!" Max put his hand on Tyson's shoulder, reassuring him.

"Yeah! We're the Bladebreakers and we will never lose! We'll be guaranteed victory with Jenny on our team! Right Jenny?" Everyone looked at her and she was sitting on a chair with her eyes closed. "Jenny?" She opened her eyes and looked at them, and then she turned away.

"Don't be so sure! When I'm not serious there's no telling how the match will go!"

Everyone besides Kai stood up and looked at her in surprise. Tyson walked up to her and looked her straight in the eyes but she turned away.

"What do you mean there's no telling how the match will go? You're a four- year champion! You should........." He was cut short as Jazzman came on screen on the television in the room.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the Tournament of the Blades! We will begin our extermination round in 5 minutes! Blading teams from all over the world has gathered here to win! Now let me explain the rules of the extermination round! Each team will select 3 people from their team and beyblade, whomever wins gets to stay in the tournament, whoever loses is out! This will continue until 4 teams are left! Then they advance to the semi-finals! Everything clear? Now let's get it on! May teams A, B, C, D, E, and F come out here please?"

When Jazzman finished, 6 teams came out and they started to beyblade. The Bladebreakers were watching with interest. They were studying their opponents' moves and techniques. There was an obstacle dish and 6 bladers were crowded around the dish. After a while only one was remaining. The continued until team B, who were known as the Lethal Hawks, were the winners.

"They're good......... from their stats, I'd say they'd be pretty tough to beat" Tyson was as confident as ever.

"Don't worry, we'll beat them, no sweat........." Ray looked at him.

"Don't get overconfident Tyson, if you underestimate your opponents, you might be in a lot more trouble than you bargained for..."

"Don't worry! I'm sure we'll beat them! Just you wait!" After he said that, the Jazzman started to speak again.

"Now, may teams G, H, I, J, K, and L come out!" 6 teams came out and after a while, they started to beyblade. The winners were the Naturess Bladers. They Bladebreakers watched with amazement as they watched the team beat their opponents.

"They show no mercy..." Jenny finally spoke up after a long time. Everyone nodded and the Jazzman called for the last teams.

"May teams M, N, O, P, Q, and R come out?" Their teams was team N so they went out. They crowds were cheering for all 6 teams. Tyson looked at everyone.

"So who's going to beybattle them?" Max and Ray stepped forward.

"I am going to beybattle them...

"So am I!" Tyson nodded.

"All right! Let it rip!" Everyone sat on the benches and then Ray went first. (A/N: I'll speed everything up) It took a lot of strength and concentration but Ray managed to be the last one standing with his Driger. Their team had one victory and needed one more. Max went next. He tried to keep up his defenses but he had lost. It was Tyson's turn to beyblade and he wasn't going to give up so easily. He fought his opponents' head on and Dragoon unleashed a powerful Phantom Hurricane. After a while, he had won. The Bladebreakers were going to the semi-finals.

"Nice job Tyson! That was really sweet!"

"Thanks Max! Now let's go!" They went back to the waiting room and then the Jazzman announced the last 6 teams, team S, T, U, V, W, and X. It didn't take long to win for it to be over. Team T who were known as the Felinists. They were also very tough to beat. Soon, it was time for the semi-finals. There were only 4 teams remaining. The Lethal Hawks, Naturess Bladers, Felinists, and Bladebreakers.

"I wonder who we're up against in the semi-finals"

"It doesn't matter who we're up against. They're all just as powerful as us! And we have to win!" Jazzman yelled out again.

"Now, we're going to see which teams go against who! Now let's see, the Lethal Hawks will go against the Naturess Bladers in round 1. The Bladebreakers will go against the Felinists in round 2! Now let round 1 begin!"

Both teams came out and sat down on the team benches. AJ and Brad started the introductions.

"Hello, this is AJ Topper here! We have two competitive teams here who seemed to be very determined to win!"

"Yes, and I'm Brad Best. I really agree with you AJ! The Naturess Bladers may seem like a harmless, cute group of girls but watch out! Looks can be deceiving!"

"Now the Lethal Hawks strike quick and fast, leaving their opponents wondering what hit them"

"Now let's go to you, Jazzman!"

"Thank you! Ladies and Gentlemen! We have the Naturess Bladers competing against the Lethal Hawks! Now there will be 4 rounds and if there's a tie, the 5th member will break it! Introducing Christina from the Naturess Bladers!"

A girl with short blond hair stepped up to the dish. She had a t-shirt and shorts. Her eyes were narrowed just a tiny bit and flinched a bit at the bright light.

"Now, Christina is one girl that loves the darkness. Her bit-beast Midist will attack swiftly without warning"

"Now, introducing Lex of the Lethal Hawks!"

A boy with black spiky hair stepped up to the other side of the dish. His eyes looked like a hawks and he stared at his opponent.

"Lex is a powerful blader who, like the rest of his team, attack swiftly and does a lot of damage. His bit-beast, Fiercen, can literally pluck the feathers out of its opponents' bit-beast! Unless it doesn't have feathers..."

"LET'S START THE BATTLE! BLADERS READY?" Both of them nod, and gets ready to launch their beyblades. "3...2...1... LET IT RIP!" Both bladers pulled their ripcords and their beyblades hit the dish. Both bladers were staring at their blades.

"Come on Midist!"

"Go Fiercen!" Both blades started to tackle each other, neither giving in.

"Go Midist! Come out and play!"

"Come on out Fiercen and fly!" Both beyblades started to glow and a black panther appeared along with a hawk.

"Midist! Cover the dish in darkness! Use Night Cloak!"

Lex was a bit surprised as the dish started to get shrouded in darkness. Soon, nothing but darkness. Lex was frustrated since he can't see what was going on. He looked at Christina and she looked at the dish as if she could really see.

"Come on Midist! Attack from the right and then go forward!"

Lex heard a crash and then another one. Then, he saw his beyblade fly out of the cloud of darkness and it hit the ground. He turned around, surprised.

"And Christina wins the match!"

The crowd cheers as the cloud of darkness started to fade away, revealing Midist spinning in the middle of the dish. Christina smiled with satisfaction and picked up her blade. She walked back to the team bench and was congratulated by her members. Lex went back to his team bench and his teams mates were glaring at him.

"Now, introducing Cindy of the Naturess!"

A girl with a pink shirt, blue jeans and a blossom in her hair, steps up to the dish. Her eyes were filled with excitement.

"Cindy is no push over, she may love flowers but don't underestimate her. Her Blossenian can really put the petal to the metal!"

"Now, here's Sarah!"

A girl with black khakis and a blue shirt steps up to the dish. She has a necklace that has a silver hawk charm on it.

"Sarah is one of the best in her team. She loves to confuse her opponents and attack from above. Her bit-beast, Hawkiss, will pluck every single petal from Blossenian"

"BLADERS READY? 3...2...1... LET IT RIP!" Both bladers pulled their ripcords and their beyblades flew into the dish, chasing each other.

"Come on Hawkiss! Surround the prey and confuse it! Flock Illusions!" Hawkiss started to spin very quickly around Blossenian and then there were about 15 Hawkins surrounding Blossenian. Cindy gasped.

"No! You can't lose Blossenian! PETAL STORM!"

A bunch of petals appeared, surrounding Blossenian. The petals were around Blossenian surrounded it like a tornado. Every time it hit one of the fake Hawkiss, they disappear. Sarah seemed a bit shaken but she refused to give up.

"Hawkiss! Airborne maneuver!"

The real Hawkiss appeared from above Blossenian's petal storm and went straight down. Cindy seemed very shocked. Hawkiss hit Blossenian and it was knocked out of the bowl. Sarah smiled and picked up Hawkiss who was still in the dish. Cindy went over to Blossenian and picked it up. She sadly walked back to the team bench and her teammates weren't upset.

"AND THE LETHAL HAWKS WIN!"

The crowd cheered for the Lethal Hawks as Sarah returned to the bench. Her teammates grinned at Sarah and she grinned back.

"Now it's time for round 3! Ashley of the Naturess will go against Josh of the Lethal Hawks!"

Both bladers stepped up to the dish. Ashley had blond hair, wore a yellow shirt and blue shorts. She looked quite confident. Josh had brown hair, his clothes looked like something you would expect from punk rock stars.

"Ashley is one sweet blader. I'm talking about looks sweet and power sweet. Her bit-beast, Lightress, can blind her opponents and then she attacks head on"

"Yes but Josh can really scare an opponent and make them go deaf with his Hawkrin's Sonic Screech!"

"BLADERS READY? 3...2...1... LET IT RIP!"

Both bladers launched their blades into the dish. Josh was clearly gaining the upper hand. His beyblade was ramming into Lightress and was going to push her to the edge of the dish. Ashley still looks pretty confident.

"Now Hawkrin! SLAM IT AND SEND IT FLYING!"

Hawkrin moved back and charged for a head on assault. Ashley smirked at the foolish mistake.

"LIGHTRESS! LIGHT SPEED AGILITY!"

Lightress moved out of the way very quickly and it caused Hawkrin to fly out of the dish and into the air.

"NO HAWKRIN! GET BACK IN!"

Hawkrin turned in midair and landed in the bowl.

"Play time is over! I'll beat you! Meet my bit-beast, Hawkrin!"

A giant brown hawk appeared from the beyblade. It spread out its wings and rose high above the dish.

"Ha! You can't beat me! Lightress come out NOW!"

A yellow phoenix came out from the blade and rose. It spread out if beautiful wings, which were shining and it was glowing at the same time. Josh seemed to be a little frustrated.

"HAWKRIN! SONIC SCREECH!"

Hawkrin screech so loud that everyone in the stadium had to cover their ears. Josh looked a bit comfortable with the screeching. Ashley opened her eyes and managed to yell out a command.

"LIGHTRESS! BLINDING LIGHT!"

Lightress glowed a lot more and it grew so bright that no one could see anything. Josh covered his eyes to avoid the light. Ashley smirked in satisfaction that her opponent wasn't paying attention to his bit-beast.

"Now! Ram it!"

Lightress tackled Hawkrin, which sent it flying out of the stadium. When Josh opened his eyes, he looked in horror as his beyblade was seen lying on the ground.

"THE WINNER IS ASHLEY OF THE NATURESS!"

Ashley smiled, picked up her blade and walked to her team. They congratulated her for a job well done but Christina was upset that she had used Blinding Light. Christina did prefer the dark and didn't like the light. Josh picked up his fallen blade and walked back to his team. They seemed very angry with Josh for not winning.

"NOW THE NATURESS'S SCORE IS 2 AND THE LETHAL HAWKS'S SCORE IS 1, LET'S SEE WHO WILL WIN THIS! NOW I PRESENT SHERRY OF THE NATURESS AND JUNE OF THE LETHAL HAWKS"

A girl with short light brown hair stepped up to the dish. She has a light green shirt and jeans, had vines embroidered in them from the bottom, swirled to a stop near the thighs.

"Sherry is one great blader. She makes her opponent eat ground!"

"I don't want to be in her way if she makes me eat ground!"

"It's an expression Brad! Her bit-beast, Earthenia, can really make you kiss dirt!"

A girl who was wearing black hip huggers, black jeans stepped up to the dish. Her hair was black and her eyes narrowed a bit.

"And June is very sharp. Her accuracy, timing and everything else makes her one unstoppable gal! Her bit-beast, Hawka, can really catch an opponent by surprise!"

"BLADERS READY? 3...2...1... LET IT RIP!"

Both girls launched their beyblades. The blades hit the dish and then Hawka started to fade. Everyone besides June and her team were shocked. Hawka had completely disappeared. Earthenia was spinning in the middle of the dish, as if waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"NOW!"

Hawka reappeared behind Earthenia and slammed into it. The impact caused it to fly out of the dish.

"Earthenia! GET INTO THE DISH! AND COME ON OUT!"

Earthenia managed to fly back into the dish with a sharp turn. It hit the dish with a lot of force. A green dragon suddenly emerged from the blade. June wasn't amazed nor was she even fazed.

"Emerge Hawka and show them what we're made of!"

A pitch-black hawk emerged from the blade and spread its wings out. Its eyes narrowed and arced its' back. It let out an ear-splitting cry. June smirked in satisfaction as the dragon started to quiver.

"Now! SHARP EDGE TALONS!"

Hawka put its wings in front of it and then it opened then very quickly, creating black blades. It hit Earthenia and it disappeared. Hawka used this chance to attack it.

"Now attack with full force!"

Hawka smashed right into Earthenia and it knocked it out of the dish. Sherry was shocked and June was very happy. Sherry went to pick up her blade and June's blade flew right into her hand.

"AND THE LETHAL HAWKS WIN! NOW THE SCORE IS TIED! MAY THE 5th MEMBER OF EACH TEAM PLEASE STEP FORWARD?"

A girl from the Naturess stepped up. She has short black hair, a white t- shirt and black pants.

"That's Lily, she's the captain of the Naturess and I can tell you, she is not a girl that you would want to mess with. Her Crysella can really put up a sparkling fight!"

A boy who looked very fierce stepped up to the dish. His clothes were completely pitch black. He was wearing a black long sleeved shirt and black jeans. His eyes were amber and he stared at Lily with pure mockery and disgust.

"That is Mark, leader of the Lethal Hawks. People say that he always trained in the mountains. His Fearawk can really strike fear into his opponents hearts!"

"BLADERS READY? 3...2...1... LET IT RIP!"

Both bladers pulled their ripcords with style and power. Both blades hit the dish with such incredible force that it shook the dish a bit. The two blades were really going at it. They kept on ramming into each other. Mark wanted to end this as quickly as possible.

"ENOUGH OF THESE FOLLISH GAMES! FEARAWK! COME OUT!"

A hawk that was darker than June's emerged from the blade. It glowed black and was staring at its opponent.

"CRYSELLA! COME ON OUT!"

A pure white unicorn appeared from the blade. It was a magnificent sight, it golden horn glistened as the light it was emitting hit it. It seems to be a battle between light and dark.

"CRYSELLA! DIAMOND CRYSTAL SHARDS!"

Crysella's horn glowed and crystals that were very sharp and dangerous appeared. The crystal shards were fired at Fearawk.

"FEARAWK! BARRIER OF DARKNESS!"

A black shield appeared in front of Fearawk. The crystal shards had hit the barrier but they didn't penetrate it!

"Now! FEARFUL GAZE!"

The barrier went down and Fearawks' eyes glowed golden. Crysella looked at it and it was petrified. It started to retreat into the safety of its blade. Lily was practically amazed.

"NOW! SEND IT FLYING OUT OF HERE!"

Fearawk hit Crysella with full force, sending it flying out of the bowl and it hit the ground. Lily was shocked at the loss. She ran over to pick up her blade. Mark smirked at his bit-beast and his blade flew back into his hand.

"THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE SEMI-FINALS ARE THE LETHAL HAWKS!"

The crowd cheered for the Lethal Hawks' victory. The Lethal Hawks seemed very proud of their victory.

"IN 5 HOURS, THE SECOND ROUND OF THE SEMI-FINALS WILL START! MAY THE TWO TEAMS PREPARE THEMSELVES AS THEY GO AGAINST EACH OTHER!"

Jenny suddenly shut off the television. Everyone looked at her, questioningly.

"Why did you shut it off? We were watching that!" Jenny didn't look at Tyson.

"I shut it off because you guys need to train a little bit, if you're going to win against the Felinists. You need to be prepared for anything that comes your way. You saw how the Lethal Hawks fought. They were merciless. And if you're going to face them, you need to give it everything you've got"

"I agree with Jenny, she does bring up a good point. You guys will need to give them everything you've got in order to beat the Felinists. They are one nasty group of bladers from what I've heard"

"Yeah! You're right Kenny, we do need to give it all we've got! Maybe even more! We've better start to train and get prepared before the match starts" Kai stood up and looked at them.

"Good, we'll start training right now!"

Everyone nodded and started to go to the practice room down the hall. They all saw the Felinists walking towards them. The Felinists noticed them and their leader smiled at them.

"Hello!"

The Bladebreakers stopped and looked at them.

"I wish you good luck on our match!"

Tyson walked up to the leader.

"Yeah you guys too! We're going to beat you!"

The Felinists laughed a bit at the comment.

"Well, we'll see about that" They all walked away and the Bladebreakers were staring at them until they were gone.

"We'd better get going, or else we'll never be prepared!" They entered the practice room and everyone started to beyblade except Jenny.

"Come on Jenny, you need to practice too!"

"Sorry Tyson but I'm not going to do that..."

"Come on, a little practice never hurt!"

"No Max, I'm sorry but I can't! I'll leave the beyblading in the stadium, now don't bug me on this subject"

Everyone sighed and continued to beyblade. Kenny was telling them new tactics and other things. Kai and Tyson were going at it while Max and Ray were watching. Jenny was sitting on a chair studying them.

'With their determination, strength, and most importantly of all friendship... they'll win for sure!"

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Announcer Guy: Will the Bladebreakers win against the Felinists in the semi- finals? Is what Jenny thought true? And will the Bladebreakers go to the finals and beat the Lethal Hawks? Find out next time on A Past Friendship!

AS: Very nice! You're getting a lot better!

Announcer Guy: Thanks!

AS: Please review! This chapter took me a very long time because I didn't know what to do. And I had a very hard time coming up with attacks, names, etc. I'll try to update a lot more frequently! PLEASE REVIEW! Ja Ne!