Tsuki: I'm back again! Mwahahahahahahah!!

Kai: Woohoo

Tsuki: Shut up. Besides, you're in this chapter! * giggles *

Kai: Great.

Kurai and Tsuki: Damare!

Kai: * growls *

Tsuki: Ahou

Kurai: Hai

Tsuki: ^-^ Look what I saw on Kelly Noel's profile.

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Isn't it cute???

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Chapter 14: Black Dragons vs. The Bladebreakers

Normal P.O.V.

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The Black Dragon team sat silently on the bench, waiting for the Bladebreakers to choose who was going to go first. Rah'aru seemed the only one who had some sort of connection with the real world, as the other two were lost in their own thoughts. "I wonder if they're ever going to pick." Rah'aru murmured, startling Johnny from his thoughts. "Huh? Oh, right. Who's going to go first?" "You go." Rah'aru said softly, and Johnny nodded, thought it was evident that he wasn't paying much attention to what he just agreed to. After about fifteen minutes, the Bladebreakers sent up Rei, and Johnny got up, gazing absentmindedly around him before walking to the dish. He looked at Rei, who nodded at him, and the two held their launchers ready. The call came for them to 'let is rip', and the two of them did. Johnny wasn't really focused on the match, and Rei was starting to dominate him. "Johnny!" The voice came from behind him, and Johnny turned around to look at Rah'aru. Violet eyes met pale blue, neither blinking, as Rah'aru began to speak. "You're not focused Johnny. You need to focus! What would Chaz say? She didn't give up, did she? Not on you, not on Tala and not on me." Johnny flinched a little at the mention of Chaz's name, but he knew Rah'aru was right. Chaz wouldn't give up. He turned back to the dish, calling to his bit beast. "Weavay!" The lava red raptor rose from the Beyblade, and turned to face Johnny. It's bright yellow eyes bore into him, but Johnny held her gaze. 'Go on.' He thought. Weavay seemed to know what Johnny wanted, and turned to face Rei, who had just called upon Drigger. "Weavay! Attack!" "Drigger, tiger claw attack!" Rei yelled. The two blades clashed in the center of the dish, followed by an explosion. Both boys put their hands up to protect their faces, waiting until the smoke cleared. It was a tie. Johnny picked up his blade, and walked back to the bench, but a voice stopped him. "Johnny!" Johnny turned around to come face to face with Rei. "What's wrong? You're not blading with your heart." Rei said firmly, his eyes wandering to the bench while he waited for Johnny to answer. His eyes narrowed slightly, when he saw only two members sitting on their team's bench. "Where's Chaz?" Rei asked, posing another question. Johnny looked at the floor. "Gone." He said quietly. "She left after she took the hit off of Boris's new bit beast. She was trying to save Tala." With that, Johnny walked back to the bench, leaving Rei with his newfound information. Rei just stood there, before turning and walking back to the Bladebreaker's team bench. "What's up dude?" Tyson said, noticing Rei's knitted brow, signaling that he was thinking. "Chaz just disappeared. Do you see her on the team bench? Johnny mumbled something about her just vanishing after she saved Tala." Rei said, his eyes narrowing slightly. (A/N: Ooh, scary cat eyes.) Tyson gazed at the Black Dragon's bench, and made a face. "Well that little cat couldn't have gone far. You know she wouldn't leave her team. Now * that's * a fact." Tyson said smugly, and Rei gave him a half smile. "You never know Tyson. She's a pretty temperamental girl." Tyson just shrugged Rei's comment off. "Whatever dude."

Back at the Black Dragon's bench, Johnny had seated himself in between Tala and Rah'aru, turning to face the Egyptian boy. "You going next?" He asked, sending a quick glance over to Tala. "I don't think he's up to it." "I am." Both boys jumped at the response from the supposedly oblivious Tala. "Well, I'll go anyways. You can go last, all right?" Rah'aru said firmly, turning to look at the dish, and seeing Max walk up. "Be back." Rah'aru brushed one of his violet coloured bangs out of his face, and walked calmly up to the dish. Johnny turned to Tala, who was gazing off into space again. "Tala?" Tala jumped a little, before turning to look at the one who called his name. Johnny winced involuntarily, noticing how one of the red-haired boy's eyes looked horribly blank. "You sure you're up to this? I mean you've taken the disappearance of Chaz harder then any of us." His voice faltered a little when he said his friend's name, but he waited for a reply. Tala paused for a moment and closed his eyes, seeming to have become lost in his own thoughts. Johnny was about to ask again, when Tala spoke up. "I know, but Chaz wouldn't give up, and I shouldn't either. I just have to...try harder." Johnny managed a small smile. "She'll be back." He said quietly, and Tala opened his eyes to look into his teammate's earnest mauve pair. The cheering of the crowd broke their conversation, and the two looked up. Rah'aru walked back to the bench, his pale blue eyes hidden by his lavender bangs. Tala guessed he had lost, and sent a silent look to Johnny, who understood, and nodded. "You're up next Tala." Was all he said, as Rah'aru kept his gaze downward. Tala got up slowly, making his way towards the dish. He opponent was Tyson. "Just like before, eh?" Tyson said with a grin. Tala managed a small smirk, holding up his launcher. "Yah, but this time, I'm going to win." Tala said, his smirk widening. "In your dreams." Tyson replied, as they launched their blades into the dish. "Come on Dragoon!" Tyson yelled, already calling out his bit beast. Dragoon came charging at Wolborg, but Tala's blade moved out of the way. "No way!" Tyson yelled, his mouth open in surprise. "Wolborg, attack!" Tyson called, the wolf bit beast rising from the blade. It charged at Dragoon, knocking the blade out of the dish. Tala put out his hand, and Wolborg came spinning up into it. He turned, and walked back to the bench. "We're in trouble." He heard the last words of the conversation between Rah'aru and Johnny, before they stopped as he approached. "What's the matter?" Tala said, a frown forming on his face. "We need another player." Rah'aru said softly, gazing back at the dish. "Johnny and Rei tied, Max won and you won, which mean each team has won one a piece, and tied one. We need another player to face off against Kai, but unfortunately, we don't have one." Tala's frown deepened. "Yah, we don't...."

Kai walked up to the dish, a smug look on his face. He watched the Black Dragon team, noting that the cat-girl wasn't there. 'Good riddance.' He thought to himself, knowing that they would have to forfeit if they didn't have a player. All he had to do was wait.

Tala sighed, gazing back at the dish. "I guess we have to..." He didn't finish the sentence, for at that moment a blade was launched into the dish out of nowhere. "What the?" He said, whirling around at the sound. The blade spun in the middle of the dish, and Tala squinted at it. It seemed strangely familiar. The dark green attack ring, black weight disk, and silver spikes that gleamed on the attack ring. Yes, that was... "Chaz's blade!" Johnny exclaimed, staring with disbelief at the blade. "Then that means..." Rah'aru started, as a small figure leapt down from the stands, landing in a crouched position so their hair hid their eyes. The stranger put out their hand out, the blade spinning into it. "Don't tell me you morons didn't think I would show up." Came the annoyingly familiar voice, an impish smirk forming on the new arrival's mouth. The newcomer was stood up, the cheeky grin widening. "Chaz!" The three boys called at once, recognizing their cat-like friend. "That's me." Chaz said, and stuck her tongue out at Johnny. "Miss me?" "More then you think." Tala said softly in here ear, and she grinned up at him. Johnny put on a face of mock anger, but couldn't help but grin as she skipped over. Rah'aru nodded at her, a smile forming faintly on his usually emotionless mouth. Chaz returned the nod, before turning to face her two red-haired teammates. "So, can I take this match out of your incapable hands?" "Incapable?" Johnny exclaimed. Chaz gave him a mischievous smile, and bounded up to the dish. (A/N: I was tempted to use sassy here, but I decided not to.) "So Kai, care to loose * again *." Kai merely growled, holding his launcher ready. The battle was over in a few minutes, and Chaz walked happily back to her team. "So, how about we celebrate with something special like.." "Like what?" Tala and Johnny said at the same time. "Pizza!" Chaz yelled, causing them all to fall over anime style. "What?" She said, turning to look at her three male friends.

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Tsuki: Yay! Chaz is back! So, I have one more chapter, which is the epilogue, and then I'm done this story. The epilogue will explain more about Chaz's disappearance. Okay? R/R!