Beyblade Ultima
Chapter 1: Beyblading to a new tune
"3… 2… 1… Let it rip!"
The beyblades were launched and whizzed down onto the dish, the two opponents looked each other straight in the eye. The search for any weakness became their focus, both determined to use any weak points and use it against each other. They stared at each other for a few more seconds before a voice broke the silence of the spectators.
"Come on you guys, this isn't a staring contest. Now let's see some action!"
Kenny flushed as he peered at his laptop screen, "Dizzi, that was completely inappropriate. You should know better than to interrupt a fight, especially a fight like this."
Dizzi sighed in a way only Bit Beasts could, "You can't blame a girl for trying, besides it was getting boring. I think my hard drive might melt from all the boredom. Go Tyson, go Kai!"
Kenny looked to the others for help Ray only shrugged while Max just said, "Well it was getting a little boring…"
The small boy sighed and looked at the parrying blades instead. "All right Dizzi, let's get to work. Our analysis of the Blade Breakers is almost complete."
"Chief, will you cut that out! We're trying to have a battle here." Tyson yelled and looked back at the dish. Oh man, this is getting tiring, Dragoon is getting toasted. When did Kai get so strong?
The two beyblades had been parrying for the last two minutes, each of the bladers weren't giving up. If Tyson moved right, Kai countered it by moving to the left. There was no stopping the two as they cut close and grinded up the sides of the dish. Tyson and Kai were both waiting for each other to make the final move; one word from each of them could end the match. The others looked on in anticipation, Max and Ray looked on in respect for their team mates while Kenny watched in anxiety. Tyson's been getting very sloppy lately he hasn't practised in ages. No wonder he's having such a hard time.
"Dragoon attack!" Tyson yelled as he called upon his Bit beast, Kai looked up at Tyson's face and smirked.
"Dranzar!" he called out, the phoenix rose from its place in his blade. With a screech it rose above Dragoon, Tyson's own Bit Beast answered the call and rose to his full height.
"Now this is getting exciting!" Max cheered from the side, he glanced at the Chief typing frantically at his laptop.
Ray watched the battle intensely, "Those two are pretty evenly matched, I wonder who will win."
"Dizzi can you predict who might win?" Kenny asked recalling the data file from his task bar. Dizzi paused as she ran through the data.
"Hard to say, their statistics differ… Kai has the strategic edge however Tyson's got more brute force. Who knows it could be a draw."
Kenny looked even more anxious, "Dizzi, that wasn't much help!" he said a little annoyed.
Tyson grinned at Kai, "He he, I'm not world champion from nothing. Just don't come crying to me when I win." He paused to look at the two Bit Beasts battle it out. Kai said nothing as he observed the battle field; he saw a hole in Dragoon's defences and called Dranzar to it immediately.
"Dranzar, Fire Arrow!" he commanded, Dranzar obeyed and swooped in on Dragoon. The fiery blasts surrounded Dragoon; confused he cried out and rose higher. Tyson watched and was surprised as Dranzar clasped onto Dragoon's upper half and pulled.
"No Dragoon!" Tyson yelled he gripped his launcher tighter. There had to be something he could do but what? He looked at the scene before him it looked vaguely familiar. He clicked his fingers and took command of the situation. "Dragoon wrap Dranzar up!"
The others looked in amazement as the two opponents surprise each other with variations of other teams' attacks, Ray looked at Kenny. "Kenny, doesn't that look like the attack that Enrique used on Tyson?"
Kenny looked up and gasped, "Of course, now I see what he's doing!" He typed quickly on the keypad, calling up Dizzi's built in mini camera. "Dizzi please record this."
Kai frowned as Dragoon wrapped his body around Dranzar this took him back. Back to his first battle with Johnny, however if Tyson thought he could outwit Kai with an old tactic he was wrong.
"Dranzar fly up!" He called, and watched as the two Bit Beasts flew up above their heads. Kai faced Tyson and stared at him. "You'll become weaker if you keep using recycled attacks." He closed his eyes and spoke some more, "Just give it up, you know there is no escape from my counter attack."
Tyson's anger began to build up a little, Kai always made him angrier than necessary. This time he was going to prove who was the better blader, old tactics or new. "Dragoon!"
Ray peered up at the bight figures of the Bit Beats, "Wow, do you think there will be a dish left after the battle?"
Max grinned, "This battle is pretty cool, I could sure go for some pizza after this battle. What do you say?"
Kenny looked shocked, "How can you two think of pizza at a time like this? This is one of the best battles in their battle history and the most you two can think of is food?"
The other two looked at each other, "Come on Kenny, we know this is a good battle but we have to relax sometime. We've been battling all day." Ray reminded him, as Max added, "What better way than to eat some pizza and chill out?"
"Make mine with extra bytes and anchovies." Dizzi chimed in. Kenny sighed and looked back at the battle. Dragoon and Dranzar where still high above them. Dragoon looked back at Tyson, whatever silent words where passed was between them, and no one could tell what would happen. Dranzar beat its wings to make Dragoon fall to the ground, Kai watched as the Bit Beast began to descend slowly. Tyson yelled, "Now Dragoon!" The blue Bit Beast grabbed his one of his opponent's leg and pulled it down. The two Bit Beasts were soon to be crashing to the dish base, Dragoon grabbed Dranzar from behind and pushed him down. The two blades spun and spun as the force of gravity brought them down to earth. A loud crash sounded as the two blades and Bit Beasts landed heavily in the dish. All the Blade Breakers watched earnestly for the smoke to clear, who would rise victorious was yet known.
As they waited for the dust to settle, Tyson and Kai waited anxiously for the result. It had been about three months since the World Championship in Russia, during those months the Blade Breakers proved themselves to be as Max put it, "the team with the sweetest moves this side of the world". Kenny still believed they all could improve a great deal however since Tyson became the World Champion things had become much more relaxed. Kenny had hoped that inviting Kai to their training sessions the Blade Breakers would be able to blade at a much higher level. It seemed to work, they all were performing to his expectations. In a space of three months the Blade Breakers had changed their outlook without noticing. Most had gotten taller; Kai's voice had gotten a tad deeper while Kenny had managed to grow one and a half inches. He was still the shortest, although that no longer bothered him. Max's parents were seeing each other on a more regular basis; the family wasn't living together however their attitude to each other had improved greatly. Ray sent letters to the White Tigers every week, it wasn't known whether he and Mariah was a couple or not. Ray kept his mail private; he had also begun a few martial arts classes and taught the others how to cook a few dishes. Kai appeared the same on the outside, a little taller however not much seemed to change. Dizzi had remarked once that he seemed a little more relaxed among them and was talking a little more. Tyson's temper still rose however he managed to calm down when his father came home. He seemed to still be the same Tyson though the others knew he was more serious in battle now that his grandfather made him practise kendo everyday. Kenny was still panicky, and still spent hours analysing data. After being forced to watch some monster movies, he was still a little cautious about monster but he had mellowed out since.
The dust settled, Ray, Max and Kenny looked in the dish. There were no Beyblades there, where had they gone? Kai and Tyson looked at the ground in shock, their Beyblades lay in front of them. The blades and the Bit Beasts were undamaged. Tyson was the first to grin, "Well you got me Kai, that was a great battle. Next time, it won't be a draw."
Kai picked up Dranzar and looked at it, you did well. At least we didn't lose to him; you and I will become much stronger. "You were lucky this time Tyson, perhaps you will consider practising a little more."
He began to walk away, Tyson held Dragoon in his hand. He knew next time one of them would come out as the victor he couldn't wait. The others ran up to him and congratulated him.
Max waved his arms, "Wow, that was sweet! You sure showed him who was the man."
Ray put a hand on Tyson's shoulder, "Pretty good Tyson, if you had gotten in earlier you could have won."
Kenny looked up from the laptop, "Yes, I agree. Though I have to admit that was the best battle between the two of you so far. All the data Dizzi and I have collected proves my theory. The Blade Breakers are definitely playing at a higher level since the World Championship."
"That's excellent news, boys."
They all turned around, Kai grinned. He knew Mr Dickenson had been watching them for the whole battle. The others looked surprised. Kenny was the first to recover, "Mr Dickenson, you've been watching us?"
Mr Dickenson smiled, "Why yes, I'm glad to hear you've improved. This ties in perfectly."
"With what Mr Dickenson?" Ray asked. Max giggled, "I hope it involves something with food."
Tyson pumped his fist in the air, "Yeah, I could go with some food right now. Hey Mr D, why don't you tell us over lunch? I'm starving."
"Well, I don't need to tell you over lunch, but that does sound like a good idea. All right, lunch is on me boys!"
They exited the BBA training facility; all wondered what news Mr Dickenson was bringing them. Was there a new tournament for them to win or was there something else. Over lunch, Mr Dickenson watched as the boys ate and joked with each other. My, they have come a long way since I first met them. It was like yesterday, only without fewer problems like paying for their trips or meals…
"Yo, Mr D! What's the news?" Tyson called out as he chomped through a grilled cheese sandwich.
"I'm glad you asked, I have just received news that the Blade Breakers have been invited to participate in the First Beyblade Ultima Cup."
"Beyblade Ultima Cup?" they all chorused, they looked at each other puzzled. Tyson nudged Kenny, "Yo Chief, what is it?" Kenny shrugged, "I don't know."
Mr Dickenson laughed and drank some tea, "The BUC is a new event from the BBA, and it is like the Olympics but for Beyblades."
"What would be the point, there are always tournaments. Why do they need this event?" Kai asked in a bored voice.
"Well Kai, this event challenges more than a team's fighting ability, it also is aimed at a team's skill in controlling their Beyblade outside battle. Let me explain, teams will battle each other like a tournament however they have to battle each other to be able to participate in the Skill events. Once they have cleared the first event, they must enter 2 Challenge Matches as well as 3 battles. This is to prove that the team as the skill to manoeuvre a Beyblade in different scenarios. The Challenge Matches involve action, strategy and endurance. We have to choose two of these challenges; a BBA representative will choose our opponents for us. They will choose ones that we have not seen in the Challenge Matches and will also prove to be a great test for us. The battle conditions will be the same as any other tournament we've entered in, it will be the best two out of three and you all will get a chance to battle as we have to swap a member each match. Well what do you think?" Mr Dickenson took in a deep breath and swallowed more tea.
Tyson was the first to answer, "Whoa… that sounds totally cool! Though I would have preferred more battles than less of those Challenge Matches."
Ray paused before speaking, "It sounds interesting, it would definitely prove we are better bladers."
Max looked at Mr Dickenson, "So Mr D, will there be other teams from around the world there?"
'Why certainly, I believe the White Tigers and All-Starz will be there. The Majestics won't be there to participate, they'll be there as special guests."
Tyson began to imitate Robert, "Oh yes, because we don't need to spend our time facing every Beyblader since they simply don't stand a chance."
Everyone except Kai laughed, Kenny looked at the information brochure Mr Dickenson brought.
"This Beyblade Ultima Cup sounds like a good place to learn more about Beyblading and to even make ourselves even stronger. I say we go for it!"
Tyson got up, "All those that say I, raise your hand." Kai looked up at Tyson, "All right, you don't need to make a scene. I'll only battle, you won't see me waste my time with little games."
Tyson blinked, "Err… Okay, is everyone cool with it?" he looked around the table. Everyone nodded while Kai stood up to leave. "So when do we leave for this joke?"
"We leave for Hawaii in two days, pack your bags boys!" Mr Dickenson added cheerfully.
Max jumped up, "Hawaii, wow! All those beaches and the water!"
Ray grinned, "We can check out the Beyblading scene there too." Tyson poked him with his elbow, "You mean check out Mariah, don't you?" Ray blushed.
Kenny cheered, "Excellent, so we are on our way to Hawaii!"
"Let it Rip!" they yelled excitedly.
Author's notes: Beyblade belongs to TV Tokyo and other respected people; any original characters belong to me. The Beyblade show has yet to finish in Australia, I'll be trying to follow as closely to its pattern for a true Beyblading feel. The Blade Breakers appearance may have changed a little, I leave that up to your imagination. However there are some pictures, which are apparently from the second season of Beyblade, the characters appear younger. The Blade Breakers seem to have a girl in their ranks now. I probably base their appearance on those pictures, though I doubt they will be that chibi looking. Hawaii sounded like a nice place to be, while the Beyblade Ultima Cup is just so I can have some more interesting aspects of Beyblading in this story. I'll be using the dub names; I'll keep it to their first names though. Any suggestions, reviews or flames can be left in the review section or you can email them to me.