Chapter 4: A
serpent revealed
"Hello folks and welcome to the special, once a year Finnish beyblade points tournament! Hello I'm Brad Best and with A.J. Topper, coming live from Bridge stadium!"
"It's good to be back up here announcing Brad. This Bridge stadium is probably one of the most impressive beyblade arenas I've ever seen. This enormous three story high, four-towered castle has been built on a really small island. Even the inside of this place makes it look like blading in medieval times. There's a three kilometer walk from Helsinki harbor on a large bridge to get here."
"I just hope this tournament will be safe and sane, unlike the world championships. We see that almost all of Helsinki's citizen's have gathered here to witness the coming of the team that might be able to become world champion easily next year." Brad Best said.
The crowd in the huge castle-like arena cheered.
"Hello everyone! I'm D.J. Jazzman and I'll be announcing through out this whole tournament! Welcome to the Finnish beyblade tournament!"
The crowd cheered even more.
"As we all know, only the teams with the best points can enter the tournament. Lets show you fans the best beyblade teams from around the world. First up is the well-known champions, the one the only, Bladebreakers! Coming second is the last champion team, the popular, but were sinister, the Demolition boys! And after them is Finland's favorite and the team that didn't go to the world championships, even with excellent points, the Kalevalans!" Brad Best announced.
"Following the teams that all were defeated by the Bladebreakers this year, but still gained excellent amounts of points! The team witch was formed by the four European champions, the Majestics! Following them is America's favorites, the All starz! The team, which has been kept from the world for many years, one of the most popular teams, the White tigers! And last but not least is a totally mysterious team, the Destroyers!" A.J. Topper announced.
The crowd cheered really loud when all the teams were shown. Almost all members of each team were really excited, but they all were wondering about the Destroyers.
"Alright folks! In just a few minutes the first battle will be held between the Kalevalans and the All starz!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"This place is awesome. It really does look like a real medieval castle." Tyson said excited.
"Yeah. This place looks so real." Max said.
The Bladebreakers were standing in a hallway. The hallway's walls were made out of stone and the lights on the walls were made dim, so the room would even feel real. Max's mother and the All starz walked out of a room.
"Hey guys. Good luck." Max said.
"Thanks Max." Max's mother said.
"Have you made a strategy to beat those Kalevalans?" Tyson asked.
"Sure. Little did Ann know that I keep secrets in my head so we made a defensive strategy." Emily said.
"I hope you guys beat them. If they lose too many times, they're out of here." Tyson said rudely.
"Are you still mad at Ann?" Ray asked.
"Why shouldn't I be? I'm telling you, they're obviously up to something." Tyson said.
"Get a grip Tyson. I've known Rio for some time now. He never does anything unfair." Michael said.
"People change y' know." Tyson said.
"Would you stop that Tyson?" Kenny asked as he was getting a bit annoyed.
"We have to go now. I'm sure the data we gathered about Ann's attack should help a bit." Max's mother said.
"Well I can give you a quick hint, watch out for Rio's and Karl's attacks." Tyson said.
"Thanks. That'll help." Emily said.
The All starz then walked down stairs.
The other teams went to sit on seat rows. Everyone was still a bit confused about the Destroyers.
"I wonder who those Destroyers are." Enrique wondered.
"Hey, relax Enrique. Lets watch the battle now and we'll worry about them later." Oliver said.
"Who are you cheering on Lee?" Mariah asked.
"The All starz. I do have a bad feeling that the Kalevalans might have some tricks up their sleeves though." Lee said.
"Go All starz!" Tyson cheered.
"All right, the moment we've all been waiting for. The All starz and the Kalevalans are ready to battle!" Brad Best announced.
"Steve, you go first. But be careful." Max's mother said.
"Alright. I'm taking this one for the team." Steve said and put on his football helmet.
"Alright Karl. Show them your best." Rio said.
"No prob." Karl said.
"Lets first check out the dish they'll be playing in." Brad Best announced.
The center of the arena opened and revealed a beyblade dish that was made to look like outer space. There were some small metal platforms on the sides of the arena. The name of the dish was shown in a jumbo screen near the roof of the huge room.
"They call this the galactic dish Brad. The space hologram is made to confuse players to think that their beyblade could fall into oblivion and that the only safe place to spin on would be the platforms." A.J. Topper explained.
"Alright! Lets see our first contestants. Introducing, Karl from the Kalevalans!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The jumbo screen showed Karl's stats. The other bladers were a bit surprised that Karl's attack and defense power had four stars, but Karl's endurance or speed had only two stars.
"Karl does seem to have some nice stats. He is normally the first to start the battle. Karl also relies on the power of his bit beast Ursor." Brad explained.
The screen then showed a picture of Karl's Ursor and on the bottom right corner of the screen read 'Lunar slash'. Ursor was really brown in color but the armor plating was the same color as normal metal and Ursor's claws were white.
"And from the All starz, give it up for Steve!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"Steve didn't have such good luck against the Bladebreakers and the Demolition boys, but he is still a feared competitor. And the awesome power of his bit beast Tryhorn should never be underestimated." A.J. Topper explained about Steve and his bit beast.
"Shooters, get set!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Karl and Steve readied their shooters.
"And 3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman said extremely loud.
Karl and Steve fired their beyblades.
"That's a pretty big blade Steve's got there." Rio said from the player seats.
"He seems to have piled attack rings and he uses a heavier weight disk. That does explain his better balance." Mike said.
Karl's beyblade started circling around the middle of the arena, while Steve's was spinning on one of the platforms.
"So you're playing in a waiting game style? It won't work on me." Steve said. "Hmm. Alright. Guess I'll make you regret those words. Ursor, attack!" Karl commanded.
Karl's beyblade spun to the platform where Steve's blade was and started crashing onto it.
"I'll show you a real attack. Tryhorn!" Steve yelled.
Steve's blade almost crashed onto Karl's, but Karl's blade spun off the platform.
"Emily, what have you gotten so far?" Max's mother asked.
"Nothing. It's like Karl never even tried to attack. His power is still rather low." Emily explained as she typed on her computer.
Karl's blade suddenly spun to a platform that was the opposite from the platform Steve's blade was on.
"What in the world is Karl doing? He's running away." Tyson said.
"He's just toying with Steve. He wants to make Steve think that he isn't even dangerous." Kai explained.
"Wait Judy, I know what Karl's doing. He's trying to get Steve to attack so he'd break Steve's attack power." Emily explained, looking at the data in her computer.
"I see. Steven, go into full power immediately. Don't take Karl on with light attacks." Judy informed Steve. (I'll use Max's mother's real name from now on.)
"Roger that. Hey kid? Ever seen a stampede?" Steve asked Karl.
"No. Why?" Karl asked confused.
"Because of this! Tryhorn, stampede rush!" Steve commanded.
Steve's Tryhorn rose. Steve's beyblade was charging straight at Karl's and it looked like there were many Tryhorns stampeding.
"Ursor, defense!" Karl commanded, but he was too late.
Steve's blade knocked Karl's blade out of the dish. Karl's blade still spun on the floor for a few seconds and stopped. His blade was dark blue and had a really wide attack ring with the blades shaped like triangles. Its weight disk was really small compared to the wide attack ring and it had a normal blade base with no special decorating or gadgets. A really small amount of people cheered. (You probably know why.)
"Winner, Steve!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"Alright! Way to go Steve!" Tyson cheered.
"Sorry Rio. I know you don't like losing." Karl apologized.
"What are you apologizing for? We don't know nothing about Tryhorn or any other bit beast the All starz have." Rio said.
"So now it's my turn." Mike said as he opened a black suitcase and took out a sniper rifle. The sniper rifle had a beyblade attachment on the part where the bullet is supposed to come out. Mike was wearing a brown, long sleeved t-shirt and a white t-shirt over it. He still wore his black winter pants. His hair was dark brown and a bit curly.
"What is that?" Max wondered.
"That's an actual sniper rifle shooter." Kenny said. "That shooter has the best accuracy than any other shooter."
"Well I hope the Kalevalans lose again. That gives them a poor chance to make it to the final battle." Tyson said.
"Would you stop that already? Even I'm getting really annoyed that you think that the Kalevalans are cheaters." Ray said annoyed.
"Alright! Now lets meet the next two competitors. First give it up for Mike from the Kalevalans!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Mikes stats are shown. His speed has four stars, his defense has three stars and his attack has two stars.
"Mike is the brains of the team. He relies completely on his speed and defensive power. His sniper launcher shooter gives him the chance to pick a good spot for his beyblade to spin on." Brad Best explained.
The picture then switches to Mike's bit beast. The beast was dark green in color; it looks like a serpent, pike hybrid. It looked long and had to fins near its neck. It had a huge flipper on the end of its tail. It had big, sharp teeth and has a huge horn on its forehead. On the bottom right corner of the screen read 'Hydro fusion.'
"Mike's bit beast Serpor is also well known. This beast packs a pretty nasty weapon inside of it and has great speed and agility." Brad Best continued.
"Eddie, keep your distance from Mike's beyblade. When we analyze some of his moves we'll tell you what to do." Judy said.
"Got it." Eddie said.
Eddies stats and bit beast are shown.
"Eddie is known to defeat opponents fast with his bit beast Trypio's sting shoot attack. He has been playing good this year." A.J. Topper explained.
"3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman yelled.
Mike and Eddie launched their beyblades. While D.J. was counting down, Mike aimed at a good spot for his beyblade to spin onto. When the blades flew into the stadium, they crashed in the air and landed onto a platform opposite from each other. Mike just stared at the two blades and didn't even give out a command.
"What is Mike up to? He's not doing anything." Tyson said.
"Even Dizzi doesn't know what Mike's up to. She's searching for an explanation." Kenny said looking at his laptop.
"I'm not getting anything from Mike's beyblade. It's like he's not doing anything." Emily said, looking at the data in her computer.
"Eddie, attack at full power. But be on the look out for anything suspicious in his blade." Judy told Eddie.
"Trypio, sting shoot!" Eddie commanded.
Eddie's blade jumped into the air. Eddie's blade was falling straight at Mike's blade and Trypio came out. Eddie's blade fell onto Mike's and started damaging it. Eddie didn't notice that Mike's blade's bit chip had a dim glow coming out of it. At the same time Kenny and Emily's computers started showing a diagram of Mike's blade's attack power that was rising.
"Judy! Eddie's attack is giving Mike's blade more attack power! Tell him to stop his attack!" Emily informed.
"Eddie! Stop attacking; you'll give Mike's blade more power to finish your blade!" July told Eddie.
"Alright." Eddie answered.
Eddie's blade got off Mike's and spun to the middle of the beydish.
"That won't save your blade Eddie. I'll give you a little lesson about my bit beast. Serpor, the legendary guardian of water has given my blade an ability to boost its attack power when being attacked. Also Serpor's attack becomes stronger in the same way. It's like getting energy from your opponent and then giving it back with a powerful blow." Mike explained.
"Kenny, I got something you should know." Dizzi said.
"What is it?" Ray asked Dizzi.
Mike's bit beast Serpor appears to have and attack that is based on draining attack power from the opponent and then unleashing it in Serpor's special attack." Dizzi explained.
"What is Serpor's attack?" Max asked.
"I think you're about to find out." Ray said.
"Now Serpor! Go!" Mike commanded.
Mike's beyblade spun off the platform and started moving closer to Eddie's. Mike's blade was moving in a strange pattern around the arena.
"Now! Hydro fusion attack!" Mike commanded again.
Mike's beyblade's bit glowed sea blue. Serpor rose out. Serpor was really huge and long that it went into a zigzag position, like a snake. Mike's beyblade charged at Eddie's blade and left behind a blue light that was seen where Mike's beyblade had moved on. Mike's beyblade crashed onto Eddie's blade and knocked it out. Eddie had lost the match.
"Mike has won the second battle!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd went wild.
"Oh man. I hope the All starz win the third battle." Tyson said in a rude way again.
"Would you shut up already?" Kai asked annoyed.
"Guess I'm up." Rio said and stepped up to the dish with his sword scabbard attached to his belt.
"Well, it appears we're going to battle each other again. Good luck. You're going to need it, cause I'm not going easy on you even if we are friends." Michael said.
"Good luck to you too. But I have to warn you; you should know I'm not the same kid you knew way back then." Rio said as he attached his beyblade to his sword shooter.
A lot of fans cheered. Some girl yelled out things like: "I love you Rio", "Marry me" and all that sort of stuff. Rio was a bit annoyed.
Rio's stats are shown. All the other bladers were shocked to see Rio's stats. Both Rio's attack power and speed had four stars, but his defense had only two stars.
"Now I'm jealous." Tala said to himself.
"Rio is the well known leader of the Kalevalans. He's got the teams strongest offensive stats and he never takes anyone lightly." Brad Best explained.
Rio's Hawkor was shown. Hawkor was dark brown in color except that the feathers in his wings were white. Hawkor's legs were white just like its beak. Hawkor's tail feathers had white on the tips and the lion's tail was the same color as lions normally are. The beautiful feathers on Hawkor's head were golden. On the bottom right corner read 'Aero dynamo'.
"Rio's Hawkor bit beast's aero dynamo can give the opponent a 'shocking' surprise." Brad continued.
Michael's stats are shown.
"And Rio will be facing the popular Michael from the All starz. He also didn't play so good in the championships but maybe he luck will be on his side." A.J. Topper explained.
"C'mon Michael." Tyson said under his breath.
"What did you say Tyson?" Max asked.
Tyson didn't answer.
"Alrighty. Everyone set. And 3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman yelled out again.
Rio and Michael launched their beyblades. The two blades already started crashing at each other, there were sparks flying around. Michael and Rio seemed to be evenly matched. "So how do you want this match to go down Michael? Should I finish you off quickly or really slowly?" Rio asked with a confident smirk on his face.
"Alright. Fast, like this. Trygle, fast ball attack!" Michael commanded.
Michael's bit beast rose out in all its glory. It screeched like an eagle.
"Incredible!" Rio said looking up at the huge eagle.
Michael's blade charged at Rio's and knocked it into the air.
"So how do you like my special trick Rio?" Michael asked.
"Highly impressive. But now you just gave me a good opportunity to show you my special attack. Hawkor, aero dynamo!" Rio commanded.
Yellow lightning bolts surrounded Rio's blade. Hawkor rose out and made a sound that hawks make. Rio's beyblade started falling and when it was falling it kept moving in circles in the air. Hawkor was soaring straight at Trygle.
"Oh man! That attack looks stronger than the one he used at Dragoon." Tyson said.
"Trygle, full powered fast ball!" Michael commanded.
Michael's beyblade jumped into the air. Both beylades collided and a huge shock wave was felt through out the room. Suddenly Michael's beyblade was flying straight at Rio and Rio's was flying at Michael. Rio blocked Michael's blade with his sword and Michael caught Rio's blade with his baseball glove.
There was total silence in the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle has been declared a tie! The Kalevalans and the All starz both got one win!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
There was barely any cheering in the room and Tyson yelled boo.
"I give up. Tyson will never believe that the Kalevalans don't mean any harm." Ray said sweat dropping.
"We tied." Rio said to Michael surprised.
Michael picked up his beyblade from the dish. He walked up to Rio.
"Here's your beyblade back. That was a sweet move you had." Michael said.
"Thanks. That fast ball move was also smooth. You guys play good." Rio said.
The Kalevalans and the All starz shook hands for the good game.
"Those are real nice bladers. Do you now agree Tyson?" Ray asked.
"No!" Tyson said rudely. "This is going to be a long tournament." Dizzi said.
"Alright! The next battle will take place in a few minutes! The competitors are: the White tigers against the Destroyers! And all you viewers out there, stay tuned!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Just who are these Destroyers? Find out in the next chapter.
"Hello folks and welcome to the special, once a year Finnish beyblade points tournament! Hello I'm Brad Best and with A.J. Topper, coming live from Bridge stadium!"
"It's good to be back up here announcing Brad. This Bridge stadium is probably one of the most impressive beyblade arenas I've ever seen. This enormous three story high, four-towered castle has been built on a really small island. Even the inside of this place makes it look like blading in medieval times. There's a three kilometer walk from Helsinki harbor on a large bridge to get here."
"I just hope this tournament will be safe and sane, unlike the world championships. We see that almost all of Helsinki's citizen's have gathered here to witness the coming of the team that might be able to become world champion easily next year." Brad Best said.
The crowd in the huge castle-like arena cheered.
"Hello everyone! I'm D.J. Jazzman and I'll be announcing through out this whole tournament! Welcome to the Finnish beyblade tournament!"
The crowd cheered even more.
"As we all know, only the teams with the best points can enter the tournament. Lets show you fans the best beyblade teams from around the world. First up is the well-known champions, the one the only, Bladebreakers! Coming second is the last champion team, the popular, but were sinister, the Demolition boys! And after them is Finland's favorite and the team that didn't go to the world championships, even with excellent points, the Kalevalans!" Brad Best announced.
"Following the teams that all were defeated by the Bladebreakers this year, but still gained excellent amounts of points! The team witch was formed by the four European champions, the Majestics! Following them is America's favorites, the All starz! The team, which has been kept from the world for many years, one of the most popular teams, the White tigers! And last but not least is a totally mysterious team, the Destroyers!" A.J. Topper announced.
The crowd cheered really loud when all the teams were shown. Almost all members of each team were really excited, but they all were wondering about the Destroyers.
"Alright folks! In just a few minutes the first battle will be held between the Kalevalans and the All starz!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"This place is awesome. It really does look like a real medieval castle." Tyson said excited.
"Yeah. This place looks so real." Max said.
The Bladebreakers were standing in a hallway. The hallway's walls were made out of stone and the lights on the walls were made dim, so the room would even feel real. Max's mother and the All starz walked out of a room.
"Hey guys. Good luck." Max said.
"Thanks Max." Max's mother said.
"Have you made a strategy to beat those Kalevalans?" Tyson asked.
"Sure. Little did Ann know that I keep secrets in my head so we made a defensive strategy." Emily said.
"I hope you guys beat them. If they lose too many times, they're out of here." Tyson said rudely.
"Are you still mad at Ann?" Ray asked.
"Why shouldn't I be? I'm telling you, they're obviously up to something." Tyson said.
"Get a grip Tyson. I've known Rio for some time now. He never does anything unfair." Michael said.
"People change y' know." Tyson said.
"Would you stop that Tyson?" Kenny asked as he was getting a bit annoyed.
"We have to go now. I'm sure the data we gathered about Ann's attack should help a bit." Max's mother said.
"Well I can give you a quick hint, watch out for Rio's and Karl's attacks." Tyson said.
"Thanks. That'll help." Emily said.
The All starz then walked down stairs.
The other teams went to sit on seat rows. Everyone was still a bit confused about the Destroyers.
"I wonder who those Destroyers are." Enrique wondered.
"Hey, relax Enrique. Lets watch the battle now and we'll worry about them later." Oliver said.
"Who are you cheering on Lee?" Mariah asked.
"The All starz. I do have a bad feeling that the Kalevalans might have some tricks up their sleeves though." Lee said.
"Go All starz!" Tyson cheered.
"All right, the moment we've all been waiting for. The All starz and the Kalevalans are ready to battle!" Brad Best announced.
"Steve, you go first. But be careful." Max's mother said.
"Alright. I'm taking this one for the team." Steve said and put on his football helmet.
"Alright Karl. Show them your best." Rio said.
"No prob." Karl said.
"Lets first check out the dish they'll be playing in." Brad Best announced.
The center of the arena opened and revealed a beyblade dish that was made to look like outer space. There were some small metal platforms on the sides of the arena. The name of the dish was shown in a jumbo screen near the roof of the huge room.
"They call this the galactic dish Brad. The space hologram is made to confuse players to think that their beyblade could fall into oblivion and that the only safe place to spin on would be the platforms." A.J. Topper explained.
"Alright! Lets see our first contestants. Introducing, Karl from the Kalevalans!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The jumbo screen showed Karl's stats. The other bladers were a bit surprised that Karl's attack and defense power had four stars, but Karl's endurance or speed had only two stars.
"Karl does seem to have some nice stats. He is normally the first to start the battle. Karl also relies on the power of his bit beast Ursor." Brad explained.
The screen then showed a picture of Karl's Ursor and on the bottom right corner of the screen read 'Lunar slash'. Ursor was really brown in color but the armor plating was the same color as normal metal and Ursor's claws were white.
"And from the All starz, give it up for Steve!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"Steve didn't have such good luck against the Bladebreakers and the Demolition boys, but he is still a feared competitor. And the awesome power of his bit beast Tryhorn should never be underestimated." A.J. Topper explained about Steve and his bit beast.
"Shooters, get set!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Karl and Steve readied their shooters.
"And 3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman said extremely loud.
Karl and Steve fired their beyblades.
"That's a pretty big blade Steve's got there." Rio said from the player seats.
"He seems to have piled attack rings and he uses a heavier weight disk. That does explain his better balance." Mike said.
Karl's beyblade started circling around the middle of the arena, while Steve's was spinning on one of the platforms.
"So you're playing in a waiting game style? It won't work on me." Steve said. "Hmm. Alright. Guess I'll make you regret those words. Ursor, attack!" Karl commanded.
Karl's beyblade spun to the platform where Steve's blade was and started crashing onto it.
"I'll show you a real attack. Tryhorn!" Steve yelled.
Steve's blade almost crashed onto Karl's, but Karl's blade spun off the platform.
"Emily, what have you gotten so far?" Max's mother asked.
"Nothing. It's like Karl never even tried to attack. His power is still rather low." Emily explained as she typed on her computer.
Karl's blade suddenly spun to a platform that was the opposite from the platform Steve's blade was on.
"What in the world is Karl doing? He's running away." Tyson said.
"He's just toying with Steve. He wants to make Steve think that he isn't even dangerous." Kai explained.
"Wait Judy, I know what Karl's doing. He's trying to get Steve to attack so he'd break Steve's attack power." Emily explained, looking at the data in her computer.
"I see. Steven, go into full power immediately. Don't take Karl on with light attacks." Judy informed Steve. (I'll use Max's mother's real name from now on.)
"Roger that. Hey kid? Ever seen a stampede?" Steve asked Karl.
"No. Why?" Karl asked confused.
"Because of this! Tryhorn, stampede rush!" Steve commanded.
Steve's Tryhorn rose. Steve's beyblade was charging straight at Karl's and it looked like there were many Tryhorns stampeding.
"Ursor, defense!" Karl commanded, but he was too late.
Steve's blade knocked Karl's blade out of the dish. Karl's blade still spun on the floor for a few seconds and stopped. His blade was dark blue and had a really wide attack ring with the blades shaped like triangles. Its weight disk was really small compared to the wide attack ring and it had a normal blade base with no special decorating or gadgets. A really small amount of people cheered. (You probably know why.)
"Winner, Steve!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
"Alright! Way to go Steve!" Tyson cheered.
"Sorry Rio. I know you don't like losing." Karl apologized.
"What are you apologizing for? We don't know nothing about Tryhorn or any other bit beast the All starz have." Rio said.
"So now it's my turn." Mike said as he opened a black suitcase and took out a sniper rifle. The sniper rifle had a beyblade attachment on the part where the bullet is supposed to come out. Mike was wearing a brown, long sleeved t-shirt and a white t-shirt over it. He still wore his black winter pants. His hair was dark brown and a bit curly.
"What is that?" Max wondered.
"That's an actual sniper rifle shooter." Kenny said. "That shooter has the best accuracy than any other shooter."
"Well I hope the Kalevalans lose again. That gives them a poor chance to make it to the final battle." Tyson said.
"Would you stop that already? Even I'm getting really annoyed that you think that the Kalevalans are cheaters." Ray said annoyed.
"Alright! Now lets meet the next two competitors. First give it up for Mike from the Kalevalans!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Mikes stats are shown. His speed has four stars, his defense has three stars and his attack has two stars.
"Mike is the brains of the team. He relies completely on his speed and defensive power. His sniper launcher shooter gives him the chance to pick a good spot for his beyblade to spin on." Brad Best explained.
The picture then switches to Mike's bit beast. The beast was dark green in color; it looks like a serpent, pike hybrid. It looked long and had to fins near its neck. It had a huge flipper on the end of its tail. It had big, sharp teeth and has a huge horn on its forehead. On the bottom right corner of the screen read 'Hydro fusion.'
"Mike's bit beast Serpor is also well known. This beast packs a pretty nasty weapon inside of it and has great speed and agility." Brad Best continued.
"Eddie, keep your distance from Mike's beyblade. When we analyze some of his moves we'll tell you what to do." Judy said.
"Got it." Eddie said.
Eddies stats and bit beast are shown.
"Eddie is known to defeat opponents fast with his bit beast Trypio's sting shoot attack. He has been playing good this year." A.J. Topper explained.
"3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman yelled.
Mike and Eddie launched their beyblades. While D.J. was counting down, Mike aimed at a good spot for his beyblade to spin onto. When the blades flew into the stadium, they crashed in the air and landed onto a platform opposite from each other. Mike just stared at the two blades and didn't even give out a command.
"What is Mike up to? He's not doing anything." Tyson said.
"Even Dizzi doesn't know what Mike's up to. She's searching for an explanation." Kenny said looking at his laptop.
"I'm not getting anything from Mike's beyblade. It's like he's not doing anything." Emily said, looking at the data in her computer.
"Eddie, attack at full power. But be on the look out for anything suspicious in his blade." Judy told Eddie.
"Trypio, sting shoot!" Eddie commanded.
Eddie's blade jumped into the air. Eddie's blade was falling straight at Mike's blade and Trypio came out. Eddie's blade fell onto Mike's and started damaging it. Eddie didn't notice that Mike's blade's bit chip had a dim glow coming out of it. At the same time Kenny and Emily's computers started showing a diagram of Mike's blade's attack power that was rising.
"Judy! Eddie's attack is giving Mike's blade more attack power! Tell him to stop his attack!" Emily informed.
"Eddie! Stop attacking; you'll give Mike's blade more power to finish your blade!" July told Eddie.
"Alright." Eddie answered.
Eddie's blade got off Mike's and spun to the middle of the beydish.
"That won't save your blade Eddie. I'll give you a little lesson about my bit beast. Serpor, the legendary guardian of water has given my blade an ability to boost its attack power when being attacked. Also Serpor's attack becomes stronger in the same way. It's like getting energy from your opponent and then giving it back with a powerful blow." Mike explained.
"Kenny, I got something you should know." Dizzi said.
"What is it?" Ray asked Dizzi.
Mike's bit beast Serpor appears to have and attack that is based on draining attack power from the opponent and then unleashing it in Serpor's special attack." Dizzi explained.
"What is Serpor's attack?" Max asked.
"I think you're about to find out." Ray said.
"Now Serpor! Go!" Mike commanded.
Mike's beyblade spun off the platform and started moving closer to Eddie's. Mike's blade was moving in a strange pattern around the arena.
"Now! Hydro fusion attack!" Mike commanded again.
Mike's beyblade's bit glowed sea blue. Serpor rose out. Serpor was really huge and long that it went into a zigzag position, like a snake. Mike's beyblade charged at Eddie's blade and left behind a blue light that was seen where Mike's beyblade had moved on. Mike's beyblade crashed onto Eddie's blade and knocked it out. Eddie had lost the match.
"Mike has won the second battle!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd went wild.
"Oh man. I hope the All starz win the third battle." Tyson said in a rude way again.
"Would you shut up already?" Kai asked annoyed.
"Guess I'm up." Rio said and stepped up to the dish with his sword scabbard attached to his belt.
"Well, it appears we're going to battle each other again. Good luck. You're going to need it, cause I'm not going easy on you even if we are friends." Michael said.
"Good luck to you too. But I have to warn you; you should know I'm not the same kid you knew way back then." Rio said as he attached his beyblade to his sword shooter.
A lot of fans cheered. Some girl yelled out things like: "I love you Rio", "Marry me" and all that sort of stuff. Rio was a bit annoyed.
Rio's stats are shown. All the other bladers were shocked to see Rio's stats. Both Rio's attack power and speed had four stars, but his defense had only two stars.
"Now I'm jealous." Tala said to himself.
"Rio is the well known leader of the Kalevalans. He's got the teams strongest offensive stats and he never takes anyone lightly." Brad Best explained.
Rio's Hawkor was shown. Hawkor was dark brown in color except that the feathers in his wings were white. Hawkor's legs were white just like its beak. Hawkor's tail feathers had white on the tips and the lion's tail was the same color as lions normally are. The beautiful feathers on Hawkor's head were golden. On the bottom right corner read 'Aero dynamo'.
"Rio's Hawkor bit beast's aero dynamo can give the opponent a 'shocking' surprise." Brad continued.
Michael's stats are shown.
"And Rio will be facing the popular Michael from the All starz. He also didn't play so good in the championships but maybe he luck will be on his side." A.J. Topper explained.
"C'mon Michael." Tyson said under his breath.
"What did you say Tyson?" Max asked.
Tyson didn't answer.
"Alrighty. Everyone set. And 3... 2... 1... Let it rip!" D.J. Jazzman yelled out again.
Rio and Michael launched their beyblades. The two blades already started crashing at each other, there were sparks flying around. Michael and Rio seemed to be evenly matched. "So how do you want this match to go down Michael? Should I finish you off quickly or really slowly?" Rio asked with a confident smirk on his face.
"Alright. Fast, like this. Trygle, fast ball attack!" Michael commanded.
Michael's bit beast rose out in all its glory. It screeched like an eagle.
"Incredible!" Rio said looking up at the huge eagle.
Michael's blade charged at Rio's and knocked it into the air.
"So how do you like my special trick Rio?" Michael asked.
"Highly impressive. But now you just gave me a good opportunity to show you my special attack. Hawkor, aero dynamo!" Rio commanded.
Yellow lightning bolts surrounded Rio's blade. Hawkor rose out and made a sound that hawks make. Rio's beyblade started falling and when it was falling it kept moving in circles in the air. Hawkor was soaring straight at Trygle.
"Oh man! That attack looks stronger than the one he used at Dragoon." Tyson said.
"Trygle, full powered fast ball!" Michael commanded.
Michael's beyblade jumped into the air. Both beylades collided and a huge shock wave was felt through out the room. Suddenly Michael's beyblade was flying straight at Rio and Rio's was flying at Michael. Rio blocked Michael's blade with his sword and Michael caught Rio's blade with his baseball glove.
There was total silence in the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle has been declared a tie! The Kalevalans and the All starz both got one win!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
There was barely any cheering in the room and Tyson yelled boo.
"I give up. Tyson will never believe that the Kalevalans don't mean any harm." Ray said sweat dropping.
"We tied." Rio said to Michael surprised.
Michael picked up his beyblade from the dish. He walked up to Rio.
"Here's your beyblade back. That was a sweet move you had." Michael said.
"Thanks. That fast ball move was also smooth. You guys play good." Rio said.
The Kalevalans and the All starz shook hands for the good game.
"Those are real nice bladers. Do you now agree Tyson?" Ray asked.
"No!" Tyson said rudely. "This is going to be a long tournament." Dizzi said.
"Alright! The next battle will take place in a few minutes! The competitors are: the White tigers against the Destroyers! And all you viewers out there, stay tuned!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Just who are these Destroyers? Find out in the next chapter.