Chapter 5: Crescendo
Nakoruru (tying up Kai): Hello everyone. This is Nakoruru, after last chapter's opening, I decided that we can't have Kai running around on his own while we work.
Rinka: Well that's a good idea. You should have thought of it earlier.
Nakoruru: Well, maybe. I just didn't think that he could be so violent. I was so wrong! What would all your fans say, Kai?
Kai: Bite me.
Nakoruru (smacking him on the head): You shall be quiet now, that you will. Now we must go back to the opening. I'd like to thank everyone who gave me a review. Oh, hey, Pix, what's happened to you? Give people a little feedback you read this, okay? But I hope you all enjoy the little suspense that appeared. I try my best, that I do.
(Rinka holds up a sign that says that Nakoruru has been watching too many hours of Rurouni Kenshin, and not to pay her any mind.)
Nakoruru (glare at co-writer): Anyway, let's get this thing started. You all didn't come here to hear me talk, that you did not. This is the next chapter. Enjoy.
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"Psychic bladers? What's that suppose to mean?" Tyson turned to look at Kenny, who was looking at their four opponent bladers.
"Haven't you noticed it? Look at the girl. She seems to be concentrating some kind of energy. I think that's where that wind came from. And look at the boy with red hair. He's concentrating on Ray's blade as if he can stop it in its tracks," analyzed Kenny.
Tyson turned to look at the situation, and did notice it. "Oh, I see."
"So, you figured out our power, can you stop it?" asked Ash. "Cody, it's time that we show the Bladebreakers what their friends felt."
"Right. Laijin, it's time!" The boy's blade begun to glow with a black unnatural power, from the top emerged a dark boar element. The boar squealed as it charged at Tyson and the others.
"Katsy, give more support to Cody. Tohru, how's it coming?"
"This bit beast is remarkable. No matter how much telekinesis I use, it continues to fight against it," Tohru said with a hint of interest.
*They're better than I expected. I guess I'll have to go in.* Ash clenched his launcher in his hand. "Freleyn, it's time that we lead the battle." Suddenly, the air around them turned cold, as Ash's beyblade glowed an ice blue.
"What now?" Ray said. He and the other Bladebreakers looked at the Mystic's team captain. They noticed that his eyes were glowing a slight red as he begun to radiate. It was about this time that the Bladebreakers noticed that all of their opponents had gone into this mode.
"What's happening to them?" Max said.
"I have no idea, but it's freaking me out. Do you see the look in their eyes, it's like they're not human anymore," Ray said.
"Windaria!" From Katsy's blade, emerged a giant silver and brown eagle.
"Kyushin!" Tohru called out his bit beast, a lynx. Its eyes glowed with power like lightning. From Ash's blade came a wild dog bit with the power of ice.
"Stop gawking at them, ready your defenses for anything," Kai shouted. "We don't know what to expect from them." Something about their behaviors weren't normal. It was as if someone else was controlling them now. Before, they all hadn't thought about bringing out their bits, but now they had gotten serious. He had never seen such a look of hatred in his life.
"Kai's right. We have to pre-" Max didn't notice the rushing beyblade until the last moment. "Draciel!" His blade managed to dodge most of it, but the tip of his blade caught a piece. Draciel was pushed back more than an inch. "Impossible. I didn't think they had that much power! Imagine if it had managed to connect."
"It's not over yet. Watch out." Drigger who had finally been set free from the power Tohru had trapped him in, raced at a blade coming at Draciel. The Mystics didn't say a word as they attacked.
"I got their leader! Dragoon!" Tyson's Dragoon rushed at Ash's ice bit, but he found himself stopped momentarily. "What?" Tyson turned to look at the male with red hair. He was staring at Tyson's blade. "Hey, stop cheating! This isn't a fair match."
"They never said this was going to be. They are trying to steal our bits after all. How fair do you think they want to be?" questioned Kai. "Dranzer!" Kai's blade raced at the ice and the dark bit.
Max and Ray were attacking the wind bit. "Chief, what can you tell us about their bits and these psychic powers of theirs."
"I haven't been able to get much. Their powers keep rising. It's not natural. At the rate that they're increasing. . ."
"We won't stand a chance. So we have to end this as quickly as possible," Kai finished the sentence for Kenny. As he expected, someone else was controlling them. He turned his eyes on the leader of the Mystics. Ash turned his red tinged eyes on Kai. A slow, devious smile rose to Ash's lips. There was a flash, before Kai find himself kneeling on the ground, panting heavily. He was aware of Tyson calling his name.
"Kai, are you okay?" Tyson knelt beside his team captain.
"What the hell-" It was about this moment he noticed that the battle had stopped. Looking up, he saw a girl with long pink hair standing in front of him. She had her hands raised, stopping the Mystics from attacking.
"That is enough. This must not go on. Not in this manner. Go now." The Mystics backed away from her, and to the Bladebreakers surprise, they left. It was then that they noticed a light glow around the girl that died down. She turned her head slightly to look at them with large brown eyes. Kai noticed that her eyes seemed sad and full of sympathy. "You are safe for now. I must be going now."
"Wait." Getting up, Kai grabbed the girl by her arm. He turned her back around to look at him. "You're one of them, aren't you?"
"How-how did you know?" she whispered. She could sense something powerful from him. But it wasn't just him, but the other three also. Her dream had been accurate in telling her to come. The last thing she needed was her friends to die. The time was not right for such an attack. Her uncle had been wrong in telling Tohru to attack the Bladebreakers.
"We know about your battle with the leader of the All Stars. You took Trygle away from his master," Kai said.
"Micheal. . ." The girl was quiet as she shifted her eyes away from Kai. "I am truly sorry that things must come to this." Over time, Sakura had begun to feel the wrong in what she was doing. She wished she could tell the others, but she knew how loyal they all were. "I can do nothing about it. I'm not so strong."
"That's a sorry excuse just to not try anything," Tyson said. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes. "Everyone has a chance to do something about a situation. Some people just decide that they don't want to. That's what you're doing. Hiding because you're scare to take a stand and face the challenges ahead."
"But I. . ." Sakura begun.
"No excuses," smiled Tyson. "After all, you were able to stop your teammates from taking our bits."
"Only for now. I won't be able to help you again. When the moon is full and the heavens clear, the four beasts shall rise to take one side. They will guide the others in either the path of resurrection or destruction," the girl said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Ray asked.
"I can not tell you. He won't let me," whispered the girl. "But beware of the others' powers. Ash is an empath, a very strong one. Take care, Bladebreakers." The pink haired girl pulled from out of Kai's grip. She started to walk away from them.
"Wait a second! We don't even know your name!" shouted Tyson.
She turned her head slightly with a sad smile. "Sakura." She disappeared from sight before they could ask another question of her.
"Sakura. . ."
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"This is serious, how are we going to fight someone with psychic powers? I think we've just gotten in over our heads," Max said. "They will be back. What do we do next time? I don't think that girl Sakura will be able to help us out. So what do we do?"
"Good question Max. I wish I had an answer for you. Dizzi and I were completely useless. We weren't able to analyze their data. We don't know exactly how to combat powers like theirs," Kenny said sadly. "It just may be hopeless."
Everyone was quiet, contemplating how close they were to losing their bit beasts. Morale was down to say the least. They had no clue on how to fight with the Mystics. They were far from anything the Bladebreakers had ever fought.
"I can't believe we're planning to give up the fight that easily," Tyson said, breaking the silence. Max, Ray, Kai, and Kenny looked at the blue haired male. His blue eyes were determined and serious. "I know that it seems like they are stronger than us at the moment, but there has to be a way to overcome even these odds. All we have to do is sit down and find a way. I'm sure there is a clue in what that Sakura girl said, so let's find it."
"Tyson, you amaze me. You actually have something going there," Kai said, giving one of his rare smiles. He turned his eyes to his team. "Tyson is right for once. Sitting around here mopping is doing us no good. We should take what little time we have to formulate a plan and train for the next time we face them."
"Yeah, and I'll do what I can to try to find out about her and the other members. Maybe if we find out who they are, we can figure out a way to attack them before they attack us," Kenny said, getting back his spirit.
"Okay, I'm in," Max said. "We can't run from them, they'll find us wherever we go. Let's be ready for them next time."
"I agree." The Bladebreakers looked at each other with renewed spirit. They would face this together. No matter what the Mystics threw at them; they would strive to overcome it.
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"Sakura, you stopped the others from finishing off the Bladebreakers, did you not?" The girl's uncle turned to look at her. She looked down at her feet. "Sakura, you will answer me won't you? You don't won't me to tell them to push the button do you?"
"No sir," she finally said.
"Why did you stop them, Sakura?"
"The time was not right, the others would have been destroyed by their power." What she said was half-true. Though she had seen her friends die, it was not in this last battle that it would have happened. She had saved the Bladebreakers in order for them to become stronger to be able to stand up to their power. It was not right to let them lose before having a chance to fight. "My dream told me about the death of the others. It will be time to set the plan in motion when the moon is full and the heavens are clear."
"Are you lying to me, Sakura?" her uncle questioned.
"I-"
"Cody." Sakura turned to find the door behind her open. Her teammate was standing behind her, his eyes tinged with red from the berserker system.
"She's lying sir. She wanted to save them from us"
"As I thought. Take her to the room. Make sure that she becomes obedient. I've noticed you're the only one that resists the system. I want to have you under my complete control."
"Yes sir." Cody grabbed Sakura's arm. She put up some struggle, before another pair of hands helped Cody. Looking up, she saw her brother, under the exact same spell, helping to carry her away.
"NO!!" Mr. Landstren listened to the girl's frantic cries as the boys took her away. Turning back to his window, he decided that he would wait for Sakura's prediction in order to attack the Bladebreakers. It wasn't like the Bladebreakers could get strong enough in the few days the girl's prediction had given them.
"Soon everything will be in place."
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Nakoruru: Well, I've finally got this done. All I have to do now is get these last chapters done, and the MB saga shall come to a close.
Kai (still tied up): Good. I'm tired of seeing you come around here.
Rinka: Geez, he's just a bundle of joy.
Nakoruru: You telling me. I think I'll be ready to finish this in two more chapters, that I will. And then I can move on.
Tyson: So, when can we have the next chapters posted?
Nakoruru: As soon as I get done with my English paper and stuff, and catch up on my One Strange Day chapters. And. . .you'll just have to wait like everyone else! I'm tired now, that I am.
Nakoruru (tying up Kai): Hello everyone. This is Nakoruru, after last chapter's opening, I decided that we can't have Kai running around on his own while we work.
Rinka: Well that's a good idea. You should have thought of it earlier.
Nakoruru: Well, maybe. I just didn't think that he could be so violent. I was so wrong! What would all your fans say, Kai?
Kai: Bite me.
Nakoruru (smacking him on the head): You shall be quiet now, that you will. Now we must go back to the opening. I'd like to thank everyone who gave me a review. Oh, hey, Pix, what's happened to you? Give people a little feedback you read this, okay? But I hope you all enjoy the little suspense that appeared. I try my best, that I do.
(Rinka holds up a sign that says that Nakoruru has been watching too many hours of Rurouni Kenshin, and not to pay her any mind.)
Nakoruru (glare at co-writer): Anyway, let's get this thing started. You all didn't come here to hear me talk, that you did not. This is the next chapter. Enjoy.
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"Psychic bladers? What's that suppose to mean?" Tyson turned to look at Kenny, who was looking at their four opponent bladers.
"Haven't you noticed it? Look at the girl. She seems to be concentrating some kind of energy. I think that's where that wind came from. And look at the boy with red hair. He's concentrating on Ray's blade as if he can stop it in its tracks," analyzed Kenny.
Tyson turned to look at the situation, and did notice it. "Oh, I see."
"So, you figured out our power, can you stop it?" asked Ash. "Cody, it's time that we show the Bladebreakers what their friends felt."
"Right. Laijin, it's time!" The boy's blade begun to glow with a black unnatural power, from the top emerged a dark boar element. The boar squealed as it charged at Tyson and the others.
"Katsy, give more support to Cody. Tohru, how's it coming?"
"This bit beast is remarkable. No matter how much telekinesis I use, it continues to fight against it," Tohru said with a hint of interest.
*They're better than I expected. I guess I'll have to go in.* Ash clenched his launcher in his hand. "Freleyn, it's time that we lead the battle." Suddenly, the air around them turned cold, as Ash's beyblade glowed an ice blue.
"What now?" Ray said. He and the other Bladebreakers looked at the Mystic's team captain. They noticed that his eyes were glowing a slight red as he begun to radiate. It was about this time that the Bladebreakers noticed that all of their opponents had gone into this mode.
"What's happening to them?" Max said.
"I have no idea, but it's freaking me out. Do you see the look in their eyes, it's like they're not human anymore," Ray said.
"Windaria!" From Katsy's blade, emerged a giant silver and brown eagle.
"Kyushin!" Tohru called out his bit beast, a lynx. Its eyes glowed with power like lightning. From Ash's blade came a wild dog bit with the power of ice.
"Stop gawking at them, ready your defenses for anything," Kai shouted. "We don't know what to expect from them." Something about their behaviors weren't normal. It was as if someone else was controlling them now. Before, they all hadn't thought about bringing out their bits, but now they had gotten serious. He had never seen such a look of hatred in his life.
"Kai's right. We have to pre-" Max didn't notice the rushing beyblade until the last moment. "Draciel!" His blade managed to dodge most of it, but the tip of his blade caught a piece. Draciel was pushed back more than an inch. "Impossible. I didn't think they had that much power! Imagine if it had managed to connect."
"It's not over yet. Watch out." Drigger who had finally been set free from the power Tohru had trapped him in, raced at a blade coming at Draciel. The Mystics didn't say a word as they attacked.
"I got their leader! Dragoon!" Tyson's Dragoon rushed at Ash's ice bit, but he found himself stopped momentarily. "What?" Tyson turned to look at the male with red hair. He was staring at Tyson's blade. "Hey, stop cheating! This isn't a fair match."
"They never said this was going to be. They are trying to steal our bits after all. How fair do you think they want to be?" questioned Kai. "Dranzer!" Kai's blade raced at the ice and the dark bit.
Max and Ray were attacking the wind bit. "Chief, what can you tell us about their bits and these psychic powers of theirs."
"I haven't been able to get much. Their powers keep rising. It's not natural. At the rate that they're increasing. . ."
"We won't stand a chance. So we have to end this as quickly as possible," Kai finished the sentence for Kenny. As he expected, someone else was controlling them. He turned his eyes on the leader of the Mystics. Ash turned his red tinged eyes on Kai. A slow, devious smile rose to Ash's lips. There was a flash, before Kai find himself kneeling on the ground, panting heavily. He was aware of Tyson calling his name.
"Kai, are you okay?" Tyson knelt beside his team captain.
"What the hell-" It was about this moment he noticed that the battle had stopped. Looking up, he saw a girl with long pink hair standing in front of him. She had her hands raised, stopping the Mystics from attacking.
"That is enough. This must not go on. Not in this manner. Go now." The Mystics backed away from her, and to the Bladebreakers surprise, they left. It was then that they noticed a light glow around the girl that died down. She turned her head slightly to look at them with large brown eyes. Kai noticed that her eyes seemed sad and full of sympathy. "You are safe for now. I must be going now."
"Wait." Getting up, Kai grabbed the girl by her arm. He turned her back around to look at him. "You're one of them, aren't you?"
"How-how did you know?" she whispered. She could sense something powerful from him. But it wasn't just him, but the other three also. Her dream had been accurate in telling her to come. The last thing she needed was her friends to die. The time was not right for such an attack. Her uncle had been wrong in telling Tohru to attack the Bladebreakers.
"We know about your battle with the leader of the All Stars. You took Trygle away from his master," Kai said.
"Micheal. . ." The girl was quiet as she shifted her eyes away from Kai. "I am truly sorry that things must come to this." Over time, Sakura had begun to feel the wrong in what she was doing. She wished she could tell the others, but she knew how loyal they all were. "I can do nothing about it. I'm not so strong."
"That's a sorry excuse just to not try anything," Tyson said. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes. "Everyone has a chance to do something about a situation. Some people just decide that they don't want to. That's what you're doing. Hiding because you're scare to take a stand and face the challenges ahead."
"But I. . ." Sakura begun.
"No excuses," smiled Tyson. "After all, you were able to stop your teammates from taking our bits."
"Only for now. I won't be able to help you again. When the moon is full and the heavens clear, the four beasts shall rise to take one side. They will guide the others in either the path of resurrection or destruction," the girl said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Ray asked.
"I can not tell you. He won't let me," whispered the girl. "But beware of the others' powers. Ash is an empath, a very strong one. Take care, Bladebreakers." The pink haired girl pulled from out of Kai's grip. She started to walk away from them.
"Wait a second! We don't even know your name!" shouted Tyson.
She turned her head slightly with a sad smile. "Sakura." She disappeared from sight before they could ask another question of her.
"Sakura. . ."
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"This is serious, how are we going to fight someone with psychic powers? I think we've just gotten in over our heads," Max said. "They will be back. What do we do next time? I don't think that girl Sakura will be able to help us out. So what do we do?"
"Good question Max. I wish I had an answer for you. Dizzi and I were completely useless. We weren't able to analyze their data. We don't know exactly how to combat powers like theirs," Kenny said sadly. "It just may be hopeless."
Everyone was quiet, contemplating how close they were to losing their bit beasts. Morale was down to say the least. They had no clue on how to fight with the Mystics. They were far from anything the Bladebreakers had ever fought.
"I can't believe we're planning to give up the fight that easily," Tyson said, breaking the silence. Max, Ray, Kai, and Kenny looked at the blue haired male. His blue eyes were determined and serious. "I know that it seems like they are stronger than us at the moment, but there has to be a way to overcome even these odds. All we have to do is sit down and find a way. I'm sure there is a clue in what that Sakura girl said, so let's find it."
"Tyson, you amaze me. You actually have something going there," Kai said, giving one of his rare smiles. He turned his eyes to his team. "Tyson is right for once. Sitting around here mopping is doing us no good. We should take what little time we have to formulate a plan and train for the next time we face them."
"Yeah, and I'll do what I can to try to find out about her and the other members. Maybe if we find out who they are, we can figure out a way to attack them before they attack us," Kenny said, getting back his spirit.
"Okay, I'm in," Max said. "We can't run from them, they'll find us wherever we go. Let's be ready for them next time."
"I agree." The Bladebreakers looked at each other with renewed spirit. They would face this together. No matter what the Mystics threw at them; they would strive to overcome it.
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"Sakura, you stopped the others from finishing off the Bladebreakers, did you not?" The girl's uncle turned to look at her. She looked down at her feet. "Sakura, you will answer me won't you? You don't won't me to tell them to push the button do you?"
"No sir," she finally said.
"Why did you stop them, Sakura?"
"The time was not right, the others would have been destroyed by their power." What she said was half-true. Though she had seen her friends die, it was not in this last battle that it would have happened. She had saved the Bladebreakers in order for them to become stronger to be able to stand up to their power. It was not right to let them lose before having a chance to fight. "My dream told me about the death of the others. It will be time to set the plan in motion when the moon is full and the heavens are clear."
"Are you lying to me, Sakura?" her uncle questioned.
"I-"
"Cody." Sakura turned to find the door behind her open. Her teammate was standing behind her, his eyes tinged with red from the berserker system.
"She's lying sir. She wanted to save them from us"
"As I thought. Take her to the room. Make sure that she becomes obedient. I've noticed you're the only one that resists the system. I want to have you under my complete control."
"Yes sir." Cody grabbed Sakura's arm. She put up some struggle, before another pair of hands helped Cody. Looking up, she saw her brother, under the exact same spell, helping to carry her away.
"NO!!" Mr. Landstren listened to the girl's frantic cries as the boys took her away. Turning back to his window, he decided that he would wait for Sakura's prediction in order to attack the Bladebreakers. It wasn't like the Bladebreakers could get strong enough in the few days the girl's prediction had given them.
"Soon everything will be in place."
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Nakoruru: Well, I've finally got this done. All I have to do now is get these last chapters done, and the MB saga shall come to a close.
Kai (still tied up): Good. I'm tired of seeing you come around here.
Rinka: Geez, he's just a bundle of joy.
Nakoruru: You telling me. I think I'll be ready to finish this in two more chapters, that I will. And then I can move on.
Tyson: So, when can we have the next chapters posted?
Nakoruru: As soon as I get done with my English paper and stuff, and catch up on my One Strange Day chapters. And. . .you'll just have to wait like everyone else! I'm tired now, that I am.