Redbird
Cherry Rain: Hello! This story is not finished, not by a long way. So don't worry! And have a cookie. Today's is sugar!
Chapter Twelve: The Tournament Begins
Lei Feng placed Redbird onto the launcher, then started the classic countdown. "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIP!"
Redbird rose from her blade, coolly surveying her opponent. Then she suddenly dashed at Dranzer without more warning than a loud shriek of fury. The resulting collision sent both blades reeling from the shock, but the battle was far from over.
The blades steadied, and Kai shouted, "Dranzer! Come out!" The Red Phoenix ascended from its bit chip, gaining height as it towered over Redbird. The two birds struck out at each other with beak and talon, slashing out furiously as the blades below them clashed as well.
"Time to test out the newest attack," Lei Feng thought to herself. "Redbird!"
The scarlet blade pulled away from the blue one, and Lei Feng gave the bitbeast her command. "Bolt Slash!" Redbird gave the slightest nod in acknowledgement of Lei Feng's instruction before bolts of lightning began to shoot at Dranzer, striking several places on its body in succession.
Lei Feng grinned in satisfaction.
Kai glared. "It's not over yet! Flamethrower!"
Redbird threw herself out of the way of the jet of flames from Dranzer, but not fast enough. Her left wing drooped listlessly as the she began a spiraling, downward descent, ending with a crash in the bowl.
She struggled to her feet, hate pouring out of her as she stared at the other bitbeast. The lightning bird gave one last cry of rage and zapped one last bolt at the blade from where she lay, then disappeared back into the red blade, which soon stopped revolving.
Whereas Dranzer had been severely thrown off by the last hit, it was still hanging on by the slightest hair, wobbling around.
Lei Feng leapt into the dish and scooped up Redbird. "Never mind," she told her bitbeast softly. "There'll be a next time." The last statement was directed both to her bitbeast and Kai.
*** Lei Feng was back in her room, getting ready for the tournament, her mind still half on the defeat she had suffered at Kai's hands.
Shrugging, she dismissed it. So Kai was better. It was only temporary. And no one was perfect- 'yi shan hai you yi shan gao' the Chinese proverb that said, 'There is always one mountain higher than this one' and meant that no matter what, there was always someone better.
Lei Feng tied her hair into a high ponytail, pocketing Redbird. The tournament was about to start and it was time to go. Blade Summer would be facing off versus them, and Kai said she could take on the leader Satashi.
She walked out the door, knocking on Tyson, Max and Kenny's room. "Hey, you guys awake in there?"
Snore.
That was the only answer she got. Trying the doorknob, she found it unlocked. Pushing it open, she found Max sprawled on the floor, Tyson asleep. A slight chuckle came from behind her, and she turned to see Ray and Kai.
"Well, I guess you'll be getting a chance to see the rest of the Tyson- awakening techniques."
Ray bent down and spoke in Tyson's ear. "That BREAKFAST we just ate was AMAZING! Too bad TYSON MISSED it!"
"Yaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" Tyson leapt out of the bed, staring at the three awake people in horror and devastation. "Say it isn't true! Breakfast CAN'T be gone!"
Lei Feng laughed. "Yeah, it was a ruse to get you up. Now you can move your lazy butt out of bed and get to the breakfast table. We have a tournament today, if you forgot."
Kai hmphed. "Loser."
Tyson stuck his tongue out at Kai.
***
The sounds of the crowd rushed through Lei Feng's ears, filling her with an exhilaration not too unlike the sensations Kai gave her. It was the first time she ever got to a battle like this, and she wasn't exactly used to having such a big audience for beyblading.
She watched from the dugout as Ray pulverized his opponent, Jonathan.
"And the match goes to Ray of the Bladebreakers! Next up will be Max, with a defensive front headed by his Draciel! But will a good defense be enough to beat Brett with his bitbeast Xander? Brett has been known the type to take no prisoners and kill all. Will Draciel stand up to the might of his bitbeast?"
"Three. . . Two. . . One. . . "LET IT RIIIIIIP!"
She narrowed her eyes as Max loosed Draciel. The enemy silver and grey beyblade spun for a while, then stopped in place, not moving, on the very side of the dish. A precarious position. He must have some trick up his sleeve.
Max actually fell for it, dashing towards the blade. "Go Draciel!"
"Max, no! Wait. . ." she called, but the words died even before she even managed to get them out. It was too late.
Brett grinned. "Xander!"
A large slate-grey stallion rose from the beyblade and neighed wildly, bringing its hooves down on Draciel's head. Draciel roared wildly in pain and faltered. The blade faltered with it and fell.
"And this round goes to Brett of Blade Summer!"
Max came back looking a little disappointed. Lei Feng stood up, admonishing Max at the same time. "Max, how could you have been so dense! It was obviously a trick!"
"I'm sorry, Lei Feng."
"Forget it. Just pointing it out to you."
Lei Feng walked up to the arena, still putting more pressure on her uninjured leg, therefore walking with an odd limp.
"And here we have the newest member of the Bladebreakers, called Lei Feng. Her past is uncertain, and it's rumoured her bitbeast Redbird is one powerful force to be reckoned with."
"And for the other side we have Satashi, who is the one that got his team to this tournament in the first place! His bitbeast Foxflame may be small, but it's nothing to sneeze at! Will there be an explosion when these two powerful bitbeasts meet? Will this be the end of Blade Summer's winning streak?"
"Three. . . Two. . . One. . . "LET IT RIIIIIIP!"
"And they're off!"
Lei Feng tuned out DJ Jazzman's incessant talking and focused on the match before her. The blade was just as fast as hers was. But his was a grounded blade, she had the advantage of flight in Redbird.
"Redbird! Now, Lightning Rage!"
Redbird rose screeching from her blade, soaring and zapping several bolts and scarring the dish in several places. But the enemy blade evaded them all.
"Is that all you've got? Foxflame! Show her how a real bitbeast battles!" Satashi sneered, summoning his bitbeast. The fox reared up, curling back its lips to show sharp canines. "Come on! Foxflame, Fiery Illusion!"
Immediately a cage of fire sprung up around Redbird. The phoenix screeched and thrashed wildly, momentarily thrown into shock. "Calm down, Redbird! It's just an illusion! Fly!"
The phoenix soared out of the cage, and the illusion just vanished.
"Nice that your bird didn't panic. But not good enough for this one! Flaming Ball!"
The fox backed off, curled itself into a ball and started for the phoenix, friction setting its fur on fire as it careened wildly towards the phoenix. "Redbird! Dodge! Now, while it's off, give it Thunder Gemini!"
"Not fast enough, Lei Feng!" The bitbeast sprang back and maneuvered the blade out of the way.
Lei Feng ground her teeth in frustration. This battle was going nowhere, and Thunder Gemini and Lightning Rage were the fastest of her attacks. Otherwise there was only one other faster.
It was time to use it. Lei Feng prayed that Redbird would be able to harness her power- or she would win at the cost of her life. "Redbird! Storm Devastation!"
She felt the surprise from her bitbeast, but it obeyed and thunderclouds appeared overhead, and the stadium suddenly resounded from a blast of thunder. It started to rain, forcing the other blade to slow down. Lei Feng tensed as Redbird tensed from the strain of holding in the attack, not letting it loose to wreak hell and havoc.
One could almost touch the tension of growing power in the air, and many knew that something was going to happen. But what?
Satashi looked confused. What was he to do now that he didn't even have any idea of the incoming attack?
"Now, Redbird!" At her command, the clouds parted and a spiked lightning ball came hurtling down, to land directly on Foxflame and the blade. The explosion rocked the stadium and threw Lei Feng off her footing to land painfully on her injured leg.
When it ended and the smoke cleared, Satashi's blade lay utterly destroyed in pieces, only the bit chip intact. The dish was cracked and burning in many places. Redbird was still spinning, but weakly, the metal and plastics half-melted. Lei Feng sighed. New parts would have to be bought. But it was worth it. This meant advancement to the quarterfinals.
She didn't hear Satashi murmur as he walked back to his teammates, the very picture of disappointment, "This isn't all that you'll see of me, Lei Feng."
Whee! That was a semi-cliffhanger! I'm not very good at cliffies. Sigh. I would like to say, however, that the school term has started =(, so please do not expect me to write fast. I only have time on weekends now.
Cherry Rain: Hello! This story is not finished, not by a long way. So don't worry! And have a cookie. Today's is sugar!
Chapter Twelve: The Tournament Begins
Lei Feng placed Redbird onto the launcher, then started the classic countdown. "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIP!"
Redbird rose from her blade, coolly surveying her opponent. Then she suddenly dashed at Dranzer without more warning than a loud shriek of fury. The resulting collision sent both blades reeling from the shock, but the battle was far from over.
The blades steadied, and Kai shouted, "Dranzer! Come out!" The Red Phoenix ascended from its bit chip, gaining height as it towered over Redbird. The two birds struck out at each other with beak and talon, slashing out furiously as the blades below them clashed as well.
"Time to test out the newest attack," Lei Feng thought to herself. "Redbird!"
The scarlet blade pulled away from the blue one, and Lei Feng gave the bitbeast her command. "Bolt Slash!" Redbird gave the slightest nod in acknowledgement of Lei Feng's instruction before bolts of lightning began to shoot at Dranzer, striking several places on its body in succession.
Lei Feng grinned in satisfaction.
Kai glared. "It's not over yet! Flamethrower!"
Redbird threw herself out of the way of the jet of flames from Dranzer, but not fast enough. Her left wing drooped listlessly as the she began a spiraling, downward descent, ending with a crash in the bowl.
She struggled to her feet, hate pouring out of her as she stared at the other bitbeast. The lightning bird gave one last cry of rage and zapped one last bolt at the blade from where she lay, then disappeared back into the red blade, which soon stopped revolving.
Whereas Dranzer had been severely thrown off by the last hit, it was still hanging on by the slightest hair, wobbling around.
Lei Feng leapt into the dish and scooped up Redbird. "Never mind," she told her bitbeast softly. "There'll be a next time." The last statement was directed both to her bitbeast and Kai.
*** Lei Feng was back in her room, getting ready for the tournament, her mind still half on the defeat she had suffered at Kai's hands.
Shrugging, she dismissed it. So Kai was better. It was only temporary. And no one was perfect- 'yi shan hai you yi shan gao' the Chinese proverb that said, 'There is always one mountain higher than this one' and meant that no matter what, there was always someone better.
Lei Feng tied her hair into a high ponytail, pocketing Redbird. The tournament was about to start and it was time to go. Blade Summer would be facing off versus them, and Kai said she could take on the leader Satashi.
She walked out the door, knocking on Tyson, Max and Kenny's room. "Hey, you guys awake in there?"
Snore.
That was the only answer she got. Trying the doorknob, she found it unlocked. Pushing it open, she found Max sprawled on the floor, Tyson asleep. A slight chuckle came from behind her, and she turned to see Ray and Kai.
"Well, I guess you'll be getting a chance to see the rest of the Tyson- awakening techniques."
Ray bent down and spoke in Tyson's ear. "That BREAKFAST we just ate was AMAZING! Too bad TYSON MISSED it!"
"Yaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" Tyson leapt out of the bed, staring at the three awake people in horror and devastation. "Say it isn't true! Breakfast CAN'T be gone!"
Lei Feng laughed. "Yeah, it was a ruse to get you up. Now you can move your lazy butt out of bed and get to the breakfast table. We have a tournament today, if you forgot."
Kai hmphed. "Loser."
Tyson stuck his tongue out at Kai.
***
The sounds of the crowd rushed through Lei Feng's ears, filling her with an exhilaration not too unlike the sensations Kai gave her. It was the first time she ever got to a battle like this, and she wasn't exactly used to having such a big audience for beyblading.
She watched from the dugout as Ray pulverized his opponent, Jonathan.
"And the match goes to Ray of the Bladebreakers! Next up will be Max, with a defensive front headed by his Draciel! But will a good defense be enough to beat Brett with his bitbeast Xander? Brett has been known the type to take no prisoners and kill all. Will Draciel stand up to the might of his bitbeast?"
"Three. . . Two. . . One. . . "LET IT RIIIIIIP!"
She narrowed her eyes as Max loosed Draciel. The enemy silver and grey beyblade spun for a while, then stopped in place, not moving, on the very side of the dish. A precarious position. He must have some trick up his sleeve.
Max actually fell for it, dashing towards the blade. "Go Draciel!"
"Max, no! Wait. . ." she called, but the words died even before she even managed to get them out. It was too late.
Brett grinned. "Xander!"
A large slate-grey stallion rose from the beyblade and neighed wildly, bringing its hooves down on Draciel's head. Draciel roared wildly in pain and faltered. The blade faltered with it and fell.
"And this round goes to Brett of Blade Summer!"
Max came back looking a little disappointed. Lei Feng stood up, admonishing Max at the same time. "Max, how could you have been so dense! It was obviously a trick!"
"I'm sorry, Lei Feng."
"Forget it. Just pointing it out to you."
Lei Feng walked up to the arena, still putting more pressure on her uninjured leg, therefore walking with an odd limp.
"And here we have the newest member of the Bladebreakers, called Lei Feng. Her past is uncertain, and it's rumoured her bitbeast Redbird is one powerful force to be reckoned with."
"And for the other side we have Satashi, who is the one that got his team to this tournament in the first place! His bitbeast Foxflame may be small, but it's nothing to sneeze at! Will there be an explosion when these two powerful bitbeasts meet? Will this be the end of Blade Summer's winning streak?"
"Three. . . Two. . . One. . . "LET IT RIIIIIIP!"
"And they're off!"
Lei Feng tuned out DJ Jazzman's incessant talking and focused on the match before her. The blade was just as fast as hers was. But his was a grounded blade, she had the advantage of flight in Redbird.
"Redbird! Now, Lightning Rage!"
Redbird rose screeching from her blade, soaring and zapping several bolts and scarring the dish in several places. But the enemy blade evaded them all.
"Is that all you've got? Foxflame! Show her how a real bitbeast battles!" Satashi sneered, summoning his bitbeast. The fox reared up, curling back its lips to show sharp canines. "Come on! Foxflame, Fiery Illusion!"
Immediately a cage of fire sprung up around Redbird. The phoenix screeched and thrashed wildly, momentarily thrown into shock. "Calm down, Redbird! It's just an illusion! Fly!"
The phoenix soared out of the cage, and the illusion just vanished.
"Nice that your bird didn't panic. But not good enough for this one! Flaming Ball!"
The fox backed off, curled itself into a ball and started for the phoenix, friction setting its fur on fire as it careened wildly towards the phoenix. "Redbird! Dodge! Now, while it's off, give it Thunder Gemini!"
"Not fast enough, Lei Feng!" The bitbeast sprang back and maneuvered the blade out of the way.
Lei Feng ground her teeth in frustration. This battle was going nowhere, and Thunder Gemini and Lightning Rage were the fastest of her attacks. Otherwise there was only one other faster.
It was time to use it. Lei Feng prayed that Redbird would be able to harness her power- or she would win at the cost of her life. "Redbird! Storm Devastation!"
She felt the surprise from her bitbeast, but it obeyed and thunderclouds appeared overhead, and the stadium suddenly resounded from a blast of thunder. It started to rain, forcing the other blade to slow down. Lei Feng tensed as Redbird tensed from the strain of holding in the attack, not letting it loose to wreak hell and havoc.
One could almost touch the tension of growing power in the air, and many knew that something was going to happen. But what?
Satashi looked confused. What was he to do now that he didn't even have any idea of the incoming attack?
"Now, Redbird!" At her command, the clouds parted and a spiked lightning ball came hurtling down, to land directly on Foxflame and the blade. The explosion rocked the stadium and threw Lei Feng off her footing to land painfully on her injured leg.
When it ended and the smoke cleared, Satashi's blade lay utterly destroyed in pieces, only the bit chip intact. The dish was cracked and burning in many places. Redbird was still spinning, but weakly, the metal and plastics half-melted. Lei Feng sighed. New parts would have to be bought. But it was worth it. This meant advancement to the quarterfinals.
She didn't hear Satashi murmur as he walked back to his teammates, the very picture of disappointment, "This isn't all that you'll see of me, Lei Feng."
Whee! That was a semi-cliffhanger! I'm not very good at cliffies. Sigh. I would like to say, however, that the school term has started =(, so please do not expect me to write fast. I only have time on weekends now.