Hey everyone. I know it's been ages since I updated this story, and you've all been really patient with me, for which I am eternally thankful. I am sorry to say it's going to be a little bit longer before the chapter is actually finished, so I decided to give you guys an example of what to expect. It goes almost up to the beginning of the actual battle, and we see the rule that Ben told Kai and Tala, but no one else.

Again, I'm really sorry, and I will try to have it updated soon.

Reviews will be on the actual chapter.

Weeping Angel

Chapter 10

The participating bladers stood around the dish, eying each other carefully. This would be the final battle, the only battle.

Ben sneered as he looked at Kai. He knew in the end, the battle would come down to a match between two people: Kai and Tala. No one else even stood up to the two of them, not anymore, with Tyson being taken out of the picture. It would come down to one side or the other. Unless Kai managed a quick victory, and knocked Tala out of the dish early, when Tala actually started, and called on his blade, Kai would definitely lose. There was nothing that could stand up to the power of Black Dranzer when it was a one on one battle.

But, a niggling part of Ben's mind reminded him, Tyson had managed it before. No Ben thought. It doesn't matter what Tyson did. And besides, with my plan, it won't matter anyway. Ben smiled to himself, before speaking, loud enough for everyone in the room to be able to hear him.

"There is one more adjustment that needs to be made to the dish, and for this, we need Tyson's help."

Tyson's head shot up as he heard his name, interrupting his talk with Teresa, who was standing by the wall, one hand cupping her swollen stomach. "Did you call me, Ben?" he asked.

"Yes, Tyson. We need your help setting up the dish."

"Oh, kay," Tyson said, standing up and walking over to the dish. "What do I need to do?"

"Just stand in the centre of the dish. We need the added weight to trigger the pressure seal." Ben explained, looking around at the confused expressions on the faces of most of the Bladebreakers. Kai had an apprehensive look on his face, and Ben could almost see the wheels turning in the captain's head as Tyson jumped into the middle of the dish, and stood waiting, looking up at Ben.

"Thank you for your help, Tyson," Ben said, softly.

A sudden whirring noise caught everyone's attention, and the beybladers, aside from Tala and Ben, looked on in shock as a cage literally rose from the ground, trapping Tyson inside.

"Tyson!" Ray, the first one to overcome his shock, shouted and jumped into the dish, intent on helping Tyson escape from the prison he had found himself in.

"Ray, stop!" Tyson called, a worried tone in his voice. "You cant-" but whatever Tyson was going to say was lost in a scream of pain as Ray reached through the cage to Tyson, his sleeves brushing the metal bars of the cage, sending jolts of blue electricity across the cage and into Tyson. The scream lasted only a few seconds, but it was a full minute before Tyson could talk again. He sat on the base of the cage, panting heavily.

"If anything touches the bars of the cage, Tyson will pay for it," Ben announced, his eyes gleaming. "No matter how light the touch," he added sadistically. "As Tyson no doubt has already discovered, the floor is the only safe spot in the cage." He smirked at the boy who was still trying to catch his breath, sitting, almost huddled, on the floor.

"Bastard!" Ray spat. The cat-like boy was livid. "What gives you the right to do something like this? Let Tyson out of the cage, now."

"Ray," Tyson said, from the cage. The blue haired boy's voice sounded rough, and it was easy for everyone to tell that the electric shocks he had gone through had taken more out of him then he would have liked to admit. "It was my own stupid fault. I shouldn't have just jumped down here. I knew Ben was planning something," Tyson turned his gaze to Ben, fixing the other boy with a piercing stare, "but even I didn't expect something like this. When did you come up with this idea, Ben?"

If it were at all possible, Ben looked even prouder of himself. "You know as well as I do, Andre, that this weapon was first designed by our Grandfather's army general. I just… modified it slightly." Suddenly, Ben looked across the room. "Teresa!" he called to the pregnant girl, "Please leave. I don't think this battle is one that you should be watching."

Teresa nodded, looking somewhat frightened, before fleeing the room.

Once Teresa had gone, Tyson looked at Ben. "So you know," he said quietly, his tone one of acceptance. "How did you find out?"

Ben scoffed. "You think I don't have surveillance equipment in my own home?" he asked sarcastically, "I heard you tell your friends earlier. I also heard you tell Daniel and Chris," he added, smirking again, "and I heard your talk on the plane," he finished, looking at Lee and Kai.

"You've been listening to our conversations?" Daniel asked, looking shocked, "Why would you do something like that, Ben?"

"Because I could," Ben said simply.

"I can't believe you would do something like that!" Daniel continued, his cheeks colouring slightly in anger. "I don't know what's happened to you lately!" he added, somewhat sadly.

"I think I have an idea," Tyson said, looking up at Ben. "It's her, isn't it?"

"Shut up!" Ben cut Tyson off angrily, "Shut up!" angrily, Ben turned to the bladers, who still stood around the dish. Some, it seemed, still weren't over their shock. "Are we going to battle or not?" he snapped.

"With Tyson in that cage?" Max asked, "are you crazy? He could get really hurt!"

"You'll just have to be really careful," Ben smirked, "it would be terrible if he was hurt, wouldn't it?" Seeing the looks on the faces of the people around him, Ben sighed. "Come on, I'm not that bad. It's not like I'm going to leave him in the cage on the ground while we're battling."

"You're not?" Kenny asked, sceptically.

"Of course not," Ben waved off the remark casually, but Kai caught a semi-sinister tone lurking behind his words. "It would be dangerous to leave him on the floor like that," Ben smirked. " I really should do something about it."

The visitors watched in curious silence as Ben strode over to where Teresa and Tyson had been standing. Looking closer now, Kai could see that there was an intercom system in the wall. Ben pressed a button on the system, and Kai heard the same whirring noise again. Looking back at Tyson, Kai saw an apprehensive look on the other boy's face.

"What's that?" Max asked, looking up and pointing. Everyone's eyes followed.

A thick metal chain was being lowered slowly to the cage.

Tyson was too busy glaring at Ben to pay attention to Max's comment, so when the chain hit the top of the cage, he jumped, startled, then tensed, waiting for the electricity to begin surging through his body.

After a few seconds, he opened one eye cautiously, then the other, turning his gaze back to Ben, his curiosity showing clearly in his eyes.

"The base and top of the cage are insulated," Ben explained, understanding the look in his brother's eyes. "That's why you haven't been constantly shocked. Only the four sides have triggers on them."

"Oh," Tyson said, looking at the younger boy blankly.

Ben ignored Tyson's comment, and turned instead to the others. "NOW, can we get this tournament started?"

"Fine." Kai said. "As soon as you've moved the cage from the ground, we'll start."

Tyson sat above the dish, peering out. He was careful to not touch the sides of the cage, but he still wanted to see everything that was happening around him. He was disappointed that he wouldn't be able to see what was going on directly beneath him – he had a feeling that was where most of the action would take place.

The cage had been lifted above the dish, to a height of ten metres. Tyson looked down, suddenly glad he wasn't afraid of heights. Because it was quite high.

He had seen Kenny look up at him curiously, probably wondering why he was up so high. But Kenny was intelligent, and he most likely came to the same conclusion that Tyson knew some of the others had, mainly Lee and Kai. This would be a battle in which their bit beasts would feature.

The Bladebreakers had an unspoken rule, one that they all followed. If the opponents they were facing didn't have bit beasts of their own, then the Bladebreakers didn't use theirs. Tyson had been using this rule since he got Dragoon. It was unfair on his competition if he used his bit beast.

Tyson knew that his brothers had bit beasts of their own. Dreka, a golden dolphin, belonged to Chris. Drakon, a lion similar to Lee's belonged to Daniel. Tyson knew that Ben had a bit beast as well, but he didn't know what it was. Ben had received his bit beast after Tyson had left, and in battles, he rarely, if ever, used his bit beast. That in itself worried Tyson, because he knew the beast was powerful, but since he didn't know what it was, he had no way of knowing exactly what it was capable of. They had no way to plan a defence against it. Tyson hoped that his friends thought of teaming up against them.