God, everyone, I'm soooo sorry that this chapter took so long. No real reason, truthfully, aside from I had heaps of trouble actually writing the battle itself, had my exams, and moved states. (It is a three day drive from my old house to my new one.)

Anyway, thanks to the huge help from Lady Blade WarAngel, I was able to finish this chapter.

The next chapter should be out soon. It will not take as long as this chapter, at all. I hope to have it out within a week or two.

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Chapter 11

"Let it rip!" the competitors yelled in unison, each releasing their beyblades, into the dish. The different coloured blades circled each other for what seemed like an eternity to Tyson, but he knew it wouldn't be long before someone made a move, and he was right.

Kenny tried. He really did. But he knew it was futile. He knew he couldn't stand up to the others. Not with his bit beast trapped in his laptop. But he wouldn't go down without a fight. Imitating what he had done nearly 5 years ago, Kenny had put springs on his beyblade again, giving it that extra bit of leverage. And it was working again today, to a certain degree.

It was Ben who he was fighting at the moment. The Royal had come straight after him, sensing him to be the weakest link in their group. The two beyblades had clashed three times now, and Kenny told his, to go back for fourth.

It did as directed, of course – Kenny was a decent beyblader in his own right. But, apparently, not good enough.

Ben slammed his beyblade into Kenny's with such force that the blade was thrown from the dish, straight into the air, although on an angle. Kenny barely had time to shout out a warning before his blade hit the bars of Tyson's cage, once again sending electricity through him. Tyson's scream rang out, distracting the bladers for long enough for Ben to send another blade out of the ring, this time Daniel's.

"Ben!" the youngest brother called out, stunned. "Why did you knock me out?"
"It's an all against all, remember?" Ben mocked back, smirking. "I'm just following the rules," Ben's mocking laugh was cut off as another blade slammed into his, forcing it halfway across the dish.

"Galleon!" Lee shouted, his blade flying at Ben's, "Dark Lightning!" he ordered, using his blade's most powerful attack. A dark shadow appeared in a flash of light, quickly solidifying in the Black Lion that was Galleon.

Galleon opened his mouth as if to roar, and shots of lightning flew out, following Ben's blade around the dish. It seemed, however, that Ben was ready for this, as his blade spun over to Max's Draciel, spinning on the spot for a moment before taking off again. The Dark Lightning attack was rushing up to the two blades, building up force as it did so. Just as Galleon was about to come into contact with Ben's blade, his opponent disappeared. Behind Ben's blade, Max had been preparing Draciel for an attack, and as he sent Draciel forward, Ben's blade disappeared, and the two remaining blades were on a collision course.

Max and Lee's blades slammed into each other, both releasing their attacks. When the light subsided, both Max and Lee's blades were outside the dish.
"That goes to show you should never try to beat someone who is better then you are," Ben crowed gleefully.

"That's why you're going to lose, Ben!" Ray said. He watched as Kai chased Ben around the ring, then jumped slightly, startled, when something hit his own blade. Looking up, Ray saw Chris across the dish from his, looking at him.

"I've always wanted a chance to battle you, Ray," Chris said.
"Well, you've got your chance, Chris." Ray replied, smiling, "But don't think I'm going to go easy on you just because you're Tyson's brother."
Chris smirked. "I wasn't asking you to. Dreka!" Out of Chris's blade came a beautiful grey-blue dolphin. Clicks and whistles sung into the air, in a melodious type of speech. Chris's head was back, listening to the sounds his bit-beast made. Then his eyes met Ray's. "This is it, Ray. Are you sure you don't want to back out?" "No chance," Ray replied.

The two blades bashed at each other with increasing intensity, neither giving an inch. Ray growled softly under his breath as Drigger was pushed back, before focusing, and giving Drigger the surge of energy, of power that the ancient spirit needed.

The white tiger rose from his blade watching the dolphin that was his opponent. At his master's command, the bit-beast attacked, using his tiger claw to try and shred the other blade into pieces, Dreka dodged it, but only just.

"Try it again, Drigger!" Ray yelled. Drigger surged forward again, and again, the two blades smashed into each other. But Ray's blade kept hounding on Dreka, pushing it around and around the ring. "NO!" cried Chris as Dreka was finally knocked out of the ring by Ray. "Dreka!"

"Sorry, Chris, but the Bladebreakers need to win this," Ray said slightly apologetically. Chris nodded as if to show he understood, and Ray nodded back, before turning his sights back on the battle at hand. Kai was looking torn between chasing Tala around the ring and fighting Ben. "Kai!" Ray called. The captain looked over at him, and a look of understanding passed between them. Kai nodded and continued chasing Tala, while Ray turned his attention onto Ben.

Ben, however was still watching Kai and Tala, and Ray took the opportunity for what it presented, slamming Drigger into Ben's blade, inside wondering why Ben hadn't called on his bitbeast yet.

Ben growled at the challenge, focusing his attention on the Chinese blader.
Ray focussed his attentions on Ben as well, determined not to lose concentration for even a second, knowing it could give Ben the advantage he needed to win. He glared fiercely at Ben, as his blade slammed into the other's over and over.

But it seemed Ben had had enough of playing fair. He let his blade head for Tyson's cage.

Ray knew there was only one chance. He had to get Drigger to fly up into the air, on an intercept course with Ben's blade, and hope he wasn't knocked out as well. With a growl, Ray sent Drigger up into the air above the dish. Ben smirked, as he watched the blades fly together, and at the last moment, changed his own course, aiming back down, and passing Drigger, to land perfectly balanced in the dish. Ray watched in shock as Drigger passed Ben's blade, but it was too late to change course, and Ray couldn't tear his eyes away from what he knew was going to happen.

There was a clang of metal on metal, and then Tyson screamed again. Ray's blade, after using all it's power to get into the air to strike at Ben's, slammed into Tyson's cage, sending ribbons of electricity through Tyson yet again. In shock, Ray couldn't control Drigger's fall, and the tiger landed on it's axis, before rolling onto it's side and coming to a standstill.
"Only one left. Looks like you are going to lose," Ben taunted as Tyson's screams died down. "You cheat, Ben!" Ray snarled at the prince, as he called Drigger back to his hand, "That was low, even for scum like you!"

"This is war, Kon." Ben spat back, "And everything's fair in w -" he was cut off as another blade hit his, knocking it across the dish. Ben looked up at Kai, but saw only confusion on his face, and then his eyes went to Tala, widening in shock when he saw the smirk on the redhead's face.

"So you won't mind me doing this?" asked Tala, his blade spinning so fast it was only a blur of dark colour. The former Demolition Boy's blade followed the path it had forced Ben's into.

From above, Tyson sat, trying to recapture his breath and watched, fascinated, as Ben's blade was pushed all around the ring by Tala's. It seemed, from the smirk on the older boy's face, that Tala was merely playing with Ben.

"Enough of this! Drivor! Finish him!" Ben yelled, glaring at Tala angrily. A light glowed from the dish, and Ben's bitbeast rose in a flash of sparks. When the light show cleared, everyone could see Ben's beast.

Drivor was a snake, a taipan, Tyson guessed. It had dark brown skin with a pattern of golden diamonds surrounding it's long body. Drivor hissed in anger and raised up, then struck at Tala's blade. It seemed this was all the provocation Tala needed. The Russian blader growled at Ben, then narrowed his eyes. His beyblade slammed again into Ben's, sending the younger boy's flying up into the air, but not out of the dish.

As Ben's blade came crashing down, Tala's moved underneath it, sending it up once again. But this time, Ben's blade didn't come back down inside the ring. Ben watched in horror as his blade landed by Kai's feet, across from him.
Tala turned to Kai, smirking. "And now it's down to just you and me. Let's see how well your Dranzer fares against my Black Dranzer!" Kai watched in shock, as Black Dranzer was used against him.

"Where the hell did you get that?" Kai yelled. Tala smirked. "From a mutual acquaintance. "Now it's time to finish you off." Tala said, smirking at Kai's angry scowl. "Not likely Tala, I can't afford to lose," Kai thought to himself, as he used Dranzer's infamous attack. "Flame Sabre!!!" Kai yelled.

The blade seemed to be on fire, as it came crashing down on top of Black Dranzer. But Black Dranzer seemed totally unaffected by this. It appeared that Black Dranzer was much stronger then before, but Kai was not about to give up.

He tried desperately to attack again, but Tala seemed to be able to anticipate his every move. Kai forced Dranzer to keep attacking, but was soon forced to go on the defense, when Black Dranzer started to retaliate. Dranzer was weakening, but Kai would not give up. He refused to give up. But he knew, somewhere in the back of his mind, knew that he wouldn't win. Couldn't win.
Finally after an hour of Kai desperately trying to keep control, Tala smirked.

"I think it's time to put you out of your misery," Tala said.
Tala finished Kai off, with one swift hit to the base of Kai's blade, sending Dranzer flying into the air. The phoenix beast landed imitated the ending of the battle with Tyson nearly 5 years ago, teetering on the edge of the dish, before falling, landing in front of Kai.
Tala smirked, looking at the beyblade by Kai's feet, then looking back at Kai.

"I win," he said.