Chapter 6: The peace
treaty
"Hello again folks. This is Brad Best sitting next to A.J. Topper as we prepare for the next battle with the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys."
"We had a little trouble with the last battle, like the creepy mega big bit beasts and the bit beast thievery. But I'm sure this next battle will go a lot better." A.J. Topper.
"Well I hope the Demolition boys will keep their word that they'll never steal bit beasts again. One more thievery like that and I might get the urge to quit my job." Brad Best joked.
The Kalevalans were preparing their equipment in their readying room. The Bladebreakers walk in.
"Oh. Hi guys." Rio said as he was checking his sword shooter.
"Hey, Rio. I need to apologize for something." Tyson said.
"For what?" Rio asked confused.
"I got mad at your team when Ann made this prank by firing her beyblade and beating me and Michael when we were training. I stupidly started suspecting you guys of something and then when you told us about the things that have happened in you beyblading career, I finally figured out it was a joke." Tyson said.
Rio, Mike and Karl looked at Ann. They started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Tyson asked.
"Sorry. It's just that Ann has pulled that trick on anyone we've met in the past. We've been trying to get her to stop, but she just wont quit." Mike explained.
"Right. So are you guys fully prepared for the coming battle? We came to warn you guys about the Demolition boys." Ray said.
"The only thing we know about them is that they've been rarely defeated and we know about only three of their bit beasts." Mike said as he was checking something from a notebook.
"What's that notebook for?" Kenny asked.
"I write down any hints we've picked up from around the world. Like I was saying, the Demolition boys bit beasts we know of are Wolborg, Seaborg and Falborg. We know that Wolborg is fast and hits pretty hard with its attack, 'buzzalog'. Seaborg is a whale beast that has good defense and has the best advantage near water. His attack is 'vooda impact'. The only thing we know about Falborg is what it looks like, but we don't know anything about its attack." Mike explained as he checked his notes.
"Hey, I can tell you facts about Falborg." Kenny said.
"You don't need to give many details. Just tell us what his attack is like." Mike said as he took out a pen.
"Falborg's attack is a shock attack that turns the air around the opponent into a weapon." Kenny explained.
"So that's why Ray was getting injured but we didn't see anything." Karl said astounded.
"Do you want to know anything else?" Kenny asked.
"Thanks but we're fine. Our strategy is also set. We're letting Ann battle first, Karl goes second and Rio goes third, as usual." Mike said.
"Wait. I'll go first." Rio stood up.
"What?" Karl asked his leader.
"Who knows if they choose to let Spencer play first? You guys know Ann's Foxor wont stand a chance against Seaborg. So that's why I'm going first, just to be on the safe side." Rio explained.
"But what if they send Spencer third." Mike asked Rio.
"Then it's settled. I'm going first, Karl goes second and Ann goes third." Rio said.
"Well good luck guys. You're going to need it." Max said.
"Hello again ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Stay in your seats for we're about to start today's second final battle, the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The Kalevalans and the Demolition boys walk to their booths. Mathew and Tala look really angered as the two glare at each other.
"Well I suppose we roll back the floor again and see what's in stock for the two teams." Brad Best said as the middle of the arena opened up.
The arena was a frozen lake miniature with some metal surrounding the ice from the sides of the arena.
"This is called the frost dish. This dish has a thick layer of ice with water under it. Using heavy attacks could be dangerous for both players for the ice can still break easily. The safest place to spin on is the sides of the arena." A.J. Topper explained.
"Well, guess I'm up." Rio said as he stepped up to the dish.
Rio was wrong with who the Demolition boys were sending to battle first. They had sent Brian to battle in the first round.
"Lets meet the next competitors, shall we? First from the Kalevalans, Rio! And from the Demolition boys, Brian!" A.J. Topper announced.
Rio's stats are shown.
"Rio with his mighty stats and shiny sword shooter has chosen to start the battle. He has never had any positive feelings about the Demolition boys, so he and his trusty Hawkor bit beast might turn up taking his opponent down." Brad Best explained.
Brian's stats are shown.
"Brian's game was not really appreciated in the Russian tournament for attacking Ray. Lets hope his psychiatrists have gotten him more emotional. But despite that he still is allowed to use his bit beast Falborg but now he'll surely use its attack on the blades." A.J. Topper explained.
"Players get set! Three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Rio and Brian launched their beyblades.
"Time to teach you guys a lesson. Go Hawkor!" Rio commanded.
Rio's blade started crashing onto Brian's. Brian's blade was hit back from the force of Rio's attack.
"Wait, that's it." Kenny realized.
"What is it chief?" Tyson asked.
"The Demolition boys sent Brian to battle for the reason that Rio can't use his aero dynamo attack on this dish. He'll break the ice and then his beyblade will sink." Kenny explained.
"But what does that have to do with Brian playing?" Tyson asked.
"Since Brian's attack turns the surrounding air into a weapon, he'll have a weightless and effective attack against Rio's spin absorbing ability." Ray explained.
Rio's beyblade kept on staying in his offensive style.
"Now to finish you off. Aero..."
"Rio stop!" Karl called out.
"What?" Rio asked, as he didn't make his attack.
"Don't use the aero dynamo's aerial style! You'll break the ice from under your blade!" Mike said loudly.
"Darn! Forgot about the ice." Rio said under his breath.
"We knew you couldn't try using your special attack on this stadium. Seems like I hold the upper hand." Brian said.
"Oh yeah? Hawkor attack!" Rio commanded.
"Falborg, storblitz!" Brian commanded.
Brian's Falborg rose out. Suddenly Rio's beyblade started getting damaged and it looked like nothing was pummeling it. Rio figured out that this was Brian's special attack. "Hawkor, run away!" Rio commanded.
"Too late!" Brian said loudly.
Brian's beyblade went in Rio's beyblade's way and crashed at it. Rio's beyblade was pushed to the arena's side and it started circling the sides.
"Then take this attack I used in Canada! Aero dynamo!" Rio commanded.
Rio's beyblade now produced lightning bolts and charged at Brian's blade. Hawkor rose out to confront Falborg. Rio's blade caused some pieces of ice to fly off the ice mass and a trace was seen where Rio's blade had moved on.
"Storblitz!" Brian commanded.
Brian's Falborg caused the ice in front of Rio's blade to crack. Rio figured that Brian's storblitz had cracked the ice.
"Hawkor, halt!" Rio commanded.
Rio's blade stopped right when it had almost fallen to the water. It still had lightning bolts surrounding it.
"Whew." Karl said.
"Go Falborg!" Brian commanded.
Suddenly Brian's blade crashed onto Rio's and caused it to fall into the water. Suddenly Rio covered his face with his arms, as if something was going to explode. Brian looked at Rio confused. Suddenly a huge explosion came from the dish. Rio's aero dynamo's power caused an underwater explosion, which caused the ice to break into many chunks. Some of the ice chunks flew out of the dish, but most of them fell in the water and started floating. Brian's beyblade had flown out of the dish and Rio's blade fell from above and landed onto one of the ice chunks.
"And the winner of session one is Rio!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd went wild.
"Heh heh. You shouldn't drop live beylbades in the water like that." Rio said to Brian as he walked to his teammates.
Brian just growled at Rio and walked to his teammates.
"Well Karl, good luck. You're going to need it in that water maze." Ann said.
"Eh. My Ursor isn't scared of water. Bears are excellent swimmers if you forgot." Karl sais as he attached his beyblade onto his shooter.
"Wait Karl. I'll go." Mike said standing up with his sniper rifle shooter in his hands.
"What? Why?" Karl asked.
"Your Ursor doesn't stand a chance in that dish anymore. It would have if Rio hadn't made a bad decision." Mike said.
"That was Brian's fault! He's the one who pushed me into the water." Rio tried to make an excuse.
"Excuses, excuses. Well I'm playing now." Mike said stepping up to the dish.
"Alright folks! Time for round two! From the Kalevalans, Karl! Oh, I take that back! The Kalevalans are sending Mike instead of Karl! And Spencer from the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Mike's stats are shown.
"The Kalevalans made a good reconsider to put Mike into battle. With his sniper rifle shooter's view and his sea serpent bit beast Serpor, the team should manage victorious." Brad Best explained.
Spencer's stats are shown.
"Spencer has been on a roll lately. His Seaborg bit beast's vooda impact attack has always been a feared attack for any blader." A.J. Topper explained.
"Bladers, get set! And three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Mike and Spencer's blades landed on the sides on the arena opposite from each other. They suddenly charged at each other and start crashing. Mike smirked as a dim glow was coming out of his beyblade's bit chip. Suddenly Mike's attack became more effective and it knocked Spencer's blade onto one of the large ice chunks. Mike's beyblade jumped in after it and knocked Spencer's blade into the water.
"Bad move kiddo!" Spencer said loudly.
"Says you. Serpor, rise!" Mike commanded.
Serpor rose out of Mike's beyblade and roared. Mike's beyblade jumped into the water and went after Spencer's blade. Serpor was moving in the water by swinging its huge flipper like a fish. Serpor confronted Seaborg.
"Hydro fusion attack!" Mike commanded.
"Ha! Seaborg, vooda impact!" Spencer commanded.
Spencer's beyblade created a large whirlpool in the water. Suddenly the water rose out like a typhoon. Mike's beyblade got sucked into the typhoon and flew out of the dish. The typhoon Seaborg made had drained all the water out of the dish and the water came raining down. Now the arena was just a deep hole with ice chunks in it.
"Well, Spencer made a nice little rain for us in here." A.J. Topper joked.
"And the winner of session two is Spencer!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd was quiet.
"You know guys. I think people should cheer for other players than just their favorites." Tyson said to Max.
"Good point." Max said.
"Alright viewers. The score between the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys is tied! Now for the tie breaking match! From the Kalevalans, Ann!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd cheered. Most of the cheerers were boys.
"And Tala, from the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Ann's stats are shown. Ann's attack four stars, her defense has one and her speed has three.
"This is Ann's first battle in the Finnish beyblade tournament. She focuses on attacking the opponent with speed and the element of surprise. She also packs a mighty bit beast in her blade, Foxor." Brad Best announced.
The screen shows a picture of a large fox. It had metal armor on its back and a metal helmet covering most of its head. It had blades going in a row on its sides. It also had bracelets with a spike sticking out from each of them. On the bottom left screen read 'Pyre fang'.
Tala's stats are shown.
"Tala was the last champion of the world. He's the leader of the Demolition boys and the strongest of 'em too." A.J. Topper explained.
"Good luck Tala." Ann said as she attached her golden beyblade onto her blue spring launcher.
"Good luck to you too." Tala just said.
"Shooters, get set! Three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Tala and Ann fired their beyblades. The blades first circled the side of the arena and crashed finally, causing them both to fall into the bottom of the deep arena where the water had been. The two blades continued crashing at each other.
"Hey Mike. Don't you think Ann should finish Tala off?" Karl asked.
"Let Ann have a little fun in her first battle in this tournament. I'm sure she'll have a good chance on winning." Mike said.
"Keep going Foxor!" Ann commanded.
"Get her Wolborg!" Tala commanded.
Tala's beyblade backed away from Ann's. Suddenly Tala's blade made a quick U turn and charged at its opponent. Ann knowing her blade was not meant for blocking heavy attacks, she made her blade to go to straight attack. The two blades collided with great force and flew backwards from the massive attacks. Suddenly Ann's beyblade started wobbling.
"Mike, Ann's getting creamed in there." Rio said worried. "Man! How come Ann always forgets that her blade's not meant for speed? Ann go into high attacking!" Mike told Ann.
"You got it. Foxor, pyre fang!" Ann called out.
Ann's beyblade's bit glowed and her bit beast, Foxor rose, growling like an angry dog. Foxor turned into a blue flame and Ann's beyblade's attack ring became surrounded by golden flames.
"Go Wolborg!" Tala commanded.
Tala's beyblade bit also glowed and Wolborg rose out howling like a wolf.
"Whoa! So that's Wolborg!" Karl said amazed.
Tala and Ann's beyblades charged at each other. They both crashed and caused a blinding flash that everyone in the room had to cover their eyes.
"Man! What power!" Ray said loudly.
"No wonder. Dizzi just found out that Ann's and Tala's power levels are evenly matched." Kenny said looking at the stats on his laptop.
"That explains how good the Kalevalans are." Max said, as the flash was totally gone.
But when everyone's eyes had totally focused, there was total silence in the room. As Tala and Ann looked into the arena, they both were surprised. Both beyblades had stopped spinning.
"This match has been declared a tie! Lets all give a warm applause to the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
No one cheered. Rio took out a megaphone from his backpack, turned it on and started speaking to the crowd.
"Now that's one quiet crowd. I wonder why no one's cheering for that spectacular lightshow Tala and Ann made." Brad Best said.
Join the club Brad." A.J. Topper said.
"Testing! Testing! Attention viewers! We really appreciate you for cheering for us. We know you all think that you should only cheer for the team that is from your region, but I think the other teams deserve applause as well! Don't you all see the spectacular game the foreign teams have put up!? Those teams have worked hard to get this far so I suggest that you appreciate their hard work and give them as much of applauding as you have given to us! Over and out!" Rio said and switched off the megaphone.
Rio walked back t his team's booth, put the megaphone back into his backpack and sat down.
"That was wonderful Rio." Mike said.
"Really?" Rio asked.
"Nope." Karl joked. "That was some speech Rio gave to the crowd. Right A.J.?" Brad Best asked.
"Yeah. I've got a feelin' that the speech did some effect on the crowd. Can you hear it?" A.J. Topper asked Brad.
Suddenly everyone heard silent clapping and then the entire audience started clapping for the great match. Ann jumped into the arena, picked up the two blades, came out of the arena and walked over to Tala.
"That was a wonderful battle Tala. Here's your blade." Ann said as she handed Tala his blade.
Tala looked Ann straight into her sea-blue eyes. Tala suddenly felt like he wanted to gaze into Ann's eyes forever and he felt strange warmth inside him.
"Those eyes. They're the most beautiful things I've seen in my life. They're like the one's I saw so many years ago. Just looking at them gives me this warm feeling in my body. I have never felt something like this. What is this feeling?" Tala thought.
"Something wrong?" Ann asked.
Tala snapped out of his thoughts.
"Wha? Oh, no. I'm fine. You were really something too." Tala said.
Rio, Mike and Karl stepped up to Tala and the rest of the Demolition boys. Rio held out his hand to Tala.
"What?" Tala asked.
"I was wrong about you guys. You really have made good changes in your lives. We want to make a peace treaty with you." Rio said.
"Thanks. It's nice that you finally understand. Then the treaty's settled." Tala said and he and Rio shook hands.
Now all the Demolition boys had small smiles on their faces. The two teams then walked into exits opposite from each other. When the Demolition boys were just at their exit, Tala turned and looked at Ann who was walking to the other exit with her teammates. Tala smiled a little and put her right hand on his chest. He was completely mesmerized by Ann.
"Hey, Tala?" Brian shook Tala.
"Huh? What?" Tala wondered.
"You ok?" Ian asked.
"Of course I'm ok." Tala said, hiding his blushing face behind his jacket's collar.
"Looks like someone's got a crush." Spencer said.
"Tala and Ann, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes..." Ian sang as a joke at Tala. Tala was now getting angry.
"You little!" Tala finally said loudly.
Ian figured out to run as Tala started chasing him. Spencer and Brian laughed like they had never laughed before, which was actually true. At the other exit the Kalevalans were greeted by the Bladebreakers and the Majestics.
"Hey guys. That was a nice speech you made there." Tyson said.
"Thanks guys. We were getting pretty annoyed that the crowd only cheered us on. It wasn't fair." Mike said.
"What's with the suits of armor guys?" Ann asked the Majestics.
"Wearing these makes us feel more at home in the beystadium." Robert explained.
"That's like the same reason I carry my sword shooter with me. It make's me feel more energized since this same sword belonged to my ancestors." Rio explained.
"That explains a lot." Ray said.
"Well we'll be going to our seats now, so good luck to all of you." Karl said.
"Hey Mike. Is it really true that you write down anything you see in battles?" Kenny asked.
"Yep. It does feel a little hard though." Mike said.
"Hey Ann, cheer for me and I'll take you on a date. What ya say?" Enrique asked.
Everyone sweat dropped and looked at Enrique.
"In your dreams." Ann said and walked off giggling.
"Nice one Enrique. You blew it again." Johnny said.
"Aww. Nuts." Enrique said, scratching the back of his head.
"You'll never get a good girl that way." Oliver said to Enrique.
"Yeah. You've probably had better luck than I did once." Rio said.
"You tried to get a girl?" Enrique asked.
"Yeah. I'm sorta getting tired of girls now anyway. Hard to believe that the girl I'm talking about is now a member of the Destroyers. Oops." Rio said and dashed off.
"What? He knows the girl member of the Destroyers?" Tyson wondered.
"We better go calm him down. Every time he talks or thinks about Nicole he goes completely angry." Mike said.
"But good luck to you all again. See ya." Karl said as he and Mike followed Ann and Rio.
"Alright viewers! We're ready to start the final match of the day. Lets all welcome the Bladebreakers and the Majestics!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Now the audience was cheering for both teams as wildly as they cheered the Kalevalans.
Is it really true Rio shares history with Nicole? (Duh.) What was wrong with Tala when he laid eyes on Ann? Read and find out in the next chapters.
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"Hello again folks. This is Brad Best sitting next to A.J. Topper as we prepare for the next battle with the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys."
"We had a little trouble with the last battle, like the creepy mega big bit beasts and the bit beast thievery. But I'm sure this next battle will go a lot better." A.J. Topper.
"Well I hope the Demolition boys will keep their word that they'll never steal bit beasts again. One more thievery like that and I might get the urge to quit my job." Brad Best joked.
The Kalevalans were preparing their equipment in their readying room. The Bladebreakers walk in.
"Oh. Hi guys." Rio said as he was checking his sword shooter.
"Hey, Rio. I need to apologize for something." Tyson said.
"For what?" Rio asked confused.
"I got mad at your team when Ann made this prank by firing her beyblade and beating me and Michael when we were training. I stupidly started suspecting you guys of something and then when you told us about the things that have happened in you beyblading career, I finally figured out it was a joke." Tyson said.
Rio, Mike and Karl looked at Ann. They started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Tyson asked.
"Sorry. It's just that Ann has pulled that trick on anyone we've met in the past. We've been trying to get her to stop, but she just wont quit." Mike explained.
"Right. So are you guys fully prepared for the coming battle? We came to warn you guys about the Demolition boys." Ray said.
"The only thing we know about them is that they've been rarely defeated and we know about only three of their bit beasts." Mike said as he was checking something from a notebook.
"What's that notebook for?" Kenny asked.
"I write down any hints we've picked up from around the world. Like I was saying, the Demolition boys bit beasts we know of are Wolborg, Seaborg and Falborg. We know that Wolborg is fast and hits pretty hard with its attack, 'buzzalog'. Seaborg is a whale beast that has good defense and has the best advantage near water. His attack is 'vooda impact'. The only thing we know about Falborg is what it looks like, but we don't know anything about its attack." Mike explained as he checked his notes.
"Hey, I can tell you facts about Falborg." Kenny said.
"You don't need to give many details. Just tell us what his attack is like." Mike said as he took out a pen.
"Falborg's attack is a shock attack that turns the air around the opponent into a weapon." Kenny explained.
"So that's why Ray was getting injured but we didn't see anything." Karl said astounded.
"Do you want to know anything else?" Kenny asked.
"Thanks but we're fine. Our strategy is also set. We're letting Ann battle first, Karl goes second and Rio goes third, as usual." Mike said.
"Wait. I'll go first." Rio stood up.
"What?" Karl asked his leader.
"Who knows if they choose to let Spencer play first? You guys know Ann's Foxor wont stand a chance against Seaborg. So that's why I'm going first, just to be on the safe side." Rio explained.
"But what if they send Spencer third." Mike asked Rio.
"Then it's settled. I'm going first, Karl goes second and Ann goes third." Rio said.
"Well good luck guys. You're going to need it." Max said.
"Hello again ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Stay in your seats for we're about to start today's second final battle, the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The Kalevalans and the Demolition boys walk to their booths. Mathew and Tala look really angered as the two glare at each other.
"Well I suppose we roll back the floor again and see what's in stock for the two teams." Brad Best said as the middle of the arena opened up.
The arena was a frozen lake miniature with some metal surrounding the ice from the sides of the arena.
"This is called the frost dish. This dish has a thick layer of ice with water under it. Using heavy attacks could be dangerous for both players for the ice can still break easily. The safest place to spin on is the sides of the arena." A.J. Topper explained.
"Well, guess I'm up." Rio said as he stepped up to the dish.
Rio was wrong with who the Demolition boys were sending to battle first. They had sent Brian to battle in the first round.
"Lets meet the next competitors, shall we? First from the Kalevalans, Rio! And from the Demolition boys, Brian!" A.J. Topper announced.
Rio's stats are shown.
"Rio with his mighty stats and shiny sword shooter has chosen to start the battle. He has never had any positive feelings about the Demolition boys, so he and his trusty Hawkor bit beast might turn up taking his opponent down." Brad Best explained.
Brian's stats are shown.
"Brian's game was not really appreciated in the Russian tournament for attacking Ray. Lets hope his psychiatrists have gotten him more emotional. But despite that he still is allowed to use his bit beast Falborg but now he'll surely use its attack on the blades." A.J. Topper explained.
"Players get set! Three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Rio and Brian launched their beyblades.
"Time to teach you guys a lesson. Go Hawkor!" Rio commanded.
Rio's blade started crashing onto Brian's. Brian's blade was hit back from the force of Rio's attack.
"Wait, that's it." Kenny realized.
"What is it chief?" Tyson asked.
"The Demolition boys sent Brian to battle for the reason that Rio can't use his aero dynamo attack on this dish. He'll break the ice and then his beyblade will sink." Kenny explained.
"But what does that have to do with Brian playing?" Tyson asked.
"Since Brian's attack turns the surrounding air into a weapon, he'll have a weightless and effective attack against Rio's spin absorbing ability." Ray explained.
Rio's beyblade kept on staying in his offensive style.
"Now to finish you off. Aero..."
"Rio stop!" Karl called out.
"What?" Rio asked, as he didn't make his attack.
"Don't use the aero dynamo's aerial style! You'll break the ice from under your blade!" Mike said loudly.
"Darn! Forgot about the ice." Rio said under his breath.
"We knew you couldn't try using your special attack on this stadium. Seems like I hold the upper hand." Brian said.
"Oh yeah? Hawkor attack!" Rio commanded.
"Falborg, storblitz!" Brian commanded.
Brian's Falborg rose out. Suddenly Rio's beyblade started getting damaged and it looked like nothing was pummeling it. Rio figured out that this was Brian's special attack. "Hawkor, run away!" Rio commanded.
"Too late!" Brian said loudly.
Brian's beyblade went in Rio's beyblade's way and crashed at it. Rio's beyblade was pushed to the arena's side and it started circling the sides.
"Then take this attack I used in Canada! Aero dynamo!" Rio commanded.
Rio's beyblade now produced lightning bolts and charged at Brian's blade. Hawkor rose out to confront Falborg. Rio's blade caused some pieces of ice to fly off the ice mass and a trace was seen where Rio's blade had moved on.
"Storblitz!" Brian commanded.
Brian's Falborg caused the ice in front of Rio's blade to crack. Rio figured that Brian's storblitz had cracked the ice.
"Hawkor, halt!" Rio commanded.
Rio's blade stopped right when it had almost fallen to the water. It still had lightning bolts surrounding it.
"Whew." Karl said.
"Go Falborg!" Brian commanded.
Suddenly Brian's blade crashed onto Rio's and caused it to fall into the water. Suddenly Rio covered his face with his arms, as if something was going to explode. Brian looked at Rio confused. Suddenly a huge explosion came from the dish. Rio's aero dynamo's power caused an underwater explosion, which caused the ice to break into many chunks. Some of the ice chunks flew out of the dish, but most of them fell in the water and started floating. Brian's beyblade had flown out of the dish and Rio's blade fell from above and landed onto one of the ice chunks.
"And the winner of session one is Rio!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd went wild.
"Heh heh. You shouldn't drop live beylbades in the water like that." Rio said to Brian as he walked to his teammates.
Brian just growled at Rio and walked to his teammates.
"Well Karl, good luck. You're going to need it in that water maze." Ann said.
"Eh. My Ursor isn't scared of water. Bears are excellent swimmers if you forgot." Karl sais as he attached his beyblade onto his shooter.
"Wait Karl. I'll go." Mike said standing up with his sniper rifle shooter in his hands.
"What? Why?" Karl asked.
"Your Ursor doesn't stand a chance in that dish anymore. It would have if Rio hadn't made a bad decision." Mike said.
"That was Brian's fault! He's the one who pushed me into the water." Rio tried to make an excuse.
"Excuses, excuses. Well I'm playing now." Mike said stepping up to the dish.
"Alright folks! Time for round two! From the Kalevalans, Karl! Oh, I take that back! The Kalevalans are sending Mike instead of Karl! And Spencer from the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Mike's stats are shown.
"The Kalevalans made a good reconsider to put Mike into battle. With his sniper rifle shooter's view and his sea serpent bit beast Serpor, the team should manage victorious." Brad Best explained.
Spencer's stats are shown.
"Spencer has been on a roll lately. His Seaborg bit beast's vooda impact attack has always been a feared attack for any blader." A.J. Topper explained.
"Bladers, get set! And three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Mike and Spencer's blades landed on the sides on the arena opposite from each other. They suddenly charged at each other and start crashing. Mike smirked as a dim glow was coming out of his beyblade's bit chip. Suddenly Mike's attack became more effective and it knocked Spencer's blade onto one of the large ice chunks. Mike's beyblade jumped in after it and knocked Spencer's blade into the water.
"Bad move kiddo!" Spencer said loudly.
"Says you. Serpor, rise!" Mike commanded.
Serpor rose out of Mike's beyblade and roared. Mike's beyblade jumped into the water and went after Spencer's blade. Serpor was moving in the water by swinging its huge flipper like a fish. Serpor confronted Seaborg.
"Hydro fusion attack!" Mike commanded.
"Ha! Seaborg, vooda impact!" Spencer commanded.
Spencer's beyblade created a large whirlpool in the water. Suddenly the water rose out like a typhoon. Mike's beyblade got sucked into the typhoon and flew out of the dish. The typhoon Seaborg made had drained all the water out of the dish and the water came raining down. Now the arena was just a deep hole with ice chunks in it.
"Well, Spencer made a nice little rain for us in here." A.J. Topper joked.
"And the winner of session two is Spencer!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd was quiet.
"You know guys. I think people should cheer for other players than just their favorites." Tyson said to Max.
"Good point." Max said.
"Alright viewers. The score between the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys is tied! Now for the tie breaking match! From the Kalevalans, Ann!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
The crowd cheered. Most of the cheerers were boys.
"And Tala, from the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Ann's stats are shown. Ann's attack four stars, her defense has one and her speed has three.
"This is Ann's first battle in the Finnish beyblade tournament. She focuses on attacking the opponent with speed and the element of surprise. She also packs a mighty bit beast in her blade, Foxor." Brad Best announced.
The screen shows a picture of a large fox. It had metal armor on its back and a metal helmet covering most of its head. It had blades going in a row on its sides. It also had bracelets with a spike sticking out from each of them. On the bottom left screen read 'Pyre fang'.
Tala's stats are shown.
"Tala was the last champion of the world. He's the leader of the Demolition boys and the strongest of 'em too." A.J. Topper explained.
"Good luck Tala." Ann said as she attached her golden beyblade onto her blue spring launcher.
"Good luck to you too." Tala just said.
"Shooters, get set! Three... two... one... Let it rip!"
Tala and Ann fired their beyblades. The blades first circled the side of the arena and crashed finally, causing them both to fall into the bottom of the deep arena where the water had been. The two blades continued crashing at each other.
"Hey Mike. Don't you think Ann should finish Tala off?" Karl asked.
"Let Ann have a little fun in her first battle in this tournament. I'm sure she'll have a good chance on winning." Mike said.
"Keep going Foxor!" Ann commanded.
"Get her Wolborg!" Tala commanded.
Tala's beyblade backed away from Ann's. Suddenly Tala's blade made a quick U turn and charged at its opponent. Ann knowing her blade was not meant for blocking heavy attacks, she made her blade to go to straight attack. The two blades collided with great force and flew backwards from the massive attacks. Suddenly Ann's beyblade started wobbling.
"Mike, Ann's getting creamed in there." Rio said worried. "Man! How come Ann always forgets that her blade's not meant for speed? Ann go into high attacking!" Mike told Ann.
"You got it. Foxor, pyre fang!" Ann called out.
Ann's beyblade's bit glowed and her bit beast, Foxor rose, growling like an angry dog. Foxor turned into a blue flame and Ann's beyblade's attack ring became surrounded by golden flames.
"Go Wolborg!" Tala commanded.
Tala's beyblade bit also glowed and Wolborg rose out howling like a wolf.
"Whoa! So that's Wolborg!" Karl said amazed.
Tala and Ann's beyblades charged at each other. They both crashed and caused a blinding flash that everyone in the room had to cover their eyes.
"Man! What power!" Ray said loudly.
"No wonder. Dizzi just found out that Ann's and Tala's power levels are evenly matched." Kenny said looking at the stats on his laptop.
"That explains how good the Kalevalans are." Max said, as the flash was totally gone.
But when everyone's eyes had totally focused, there was total silence in the room. As Tala and Ann looked into the arena, they both were surprised. Both beyblades had stopped spinning.
"This match has been declared a tie! Lets all give a warm applause to the Kalevalans and the Demolition boys!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
No one cheered. Rio took out a megaphone from his backpack, turned it on and started speaking to the crowd.
"Now that's one quiet crowd. I wonder why no one's cheering for that spectacular lightshow Tala and Ann made." Brad Best said.
Join the club Brad." A.J. Topper said.
"Testing! Testing! Attention viewers! We really appreciate you for cheering for us. We know you all think that you should only cheer for the team that is from your region, but I think the other teams deserve applause as well! Don't you all see the spectacular game the foreign teams have put up!? Those teams have worked hard to get this far so I suggest that you appreciate their hard work and give them as much of applauding as you have given to us! Over and out!" Rio said and switched off the megaphone.
Rio walked back t his team's booth, put the megaphone back into his backpack and sat down.
"That was wonderful Rio." Mike said.
"Really?" Rio asked.
"Nope." Karl joked. "That was some speech Rio gave to the crowd. Right A.J.?" Brad Best asked.
"Yeah. I've got a feelin' that the speech did some effect on the crowd. Can you hear it?" A.J. Topper asked Brad.
Suddenly everyone heard silent clapping and then the entire audience started clapping for the great match. Ann jumped into the arena, picked up the two blades, came out of the arena and walked over to Tala.
"That was a wonderful battle Tala. Here's your blade." Ann said as she handed Tala his blade.
Tala looked Ann straight into her sea-blue eyes. Tala suddenly felt like he wanted to gaze into Ann's eyes forever and he felt strange warmth inside him.
"Those eyes. They're the most beautiful things I've seen in my life. They're like the one's I saw so many years ago. Just looking at them gives me this warm feeling in my body. I have never felt something like this. What is this feeling?" Tala thought.
"Something wrong?" Ann asked.
Tala snapped out of his thoughts.
"Wha? Oh, no. I'm fine. You were really something too." Tala said.
Rio, Mike and Karl stepped up to Tala and the rest of the Demolition boys. Rio held out his hand to Tala.
"What?" Tala asked.
"I was wrong about you guys. You really have made good changes in your lives. We want to make a peace treaty with you." Rio said.
"Thanks. It's nice that you finally understand. Then the treaty's settled." Tala said and he and Rio shook hands.
Now all the Demolition boys had small smiles on their faces. The two teams then walked into exits opposite from each other. When the Demolition boys were just at their exit, Tala turned and looked at Ann who was walking to the other exit with her teammates. Tala smiled a little and put her right hand on his chest. He was completely mesmerized by Ann.
"Hey, Tala?" Brian shook Tala.
"Huh? What?" Tala wondered.
"You ok?" Ian asked.
"Of course I'm ok." Tala said, hiding his blushing face behind his jacket's collar.
"Looks like someone's got a crush." Spencer said.
"Tala and Ann, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes..." Ian sang as a joke at Tala. Tala was now getting angry.
"You little!" Tala finally said loudly.
Ian figured out to run as Tala started chasing him. Spencer and Brian laughed like they had never laughed before, which was actually true. At the other exit the Kalevalans were greeted by the Bladebreakers and the Majestics.
"Hey guys. That was a nice speech you made there." Tyson said.
"Thanks guys. We were getting pretty annoyed that the crowd only cheered us on. It wasn't fair." Mike said.
"What's with the suits of armor guys?" Ann asked the Majestics.
"Wearing these makes us feel more at home in the beystadium." Robert explained.
"That's like the same reason I carry my sword shooter with me. It make's me feel more energized since this same sword belonged to my ancestors." Rio explained.
"That explains a lot." Ray said.
"Well we'll be going to our seats now, so good luck to all of you." Karl said.
"Hey Mike. Is it really true that you write down anything you see in battles?" Kenny asked.
"Yep. It does feel a little hard though." Mike said.
"Hey Ann, cheer for me and I'll take you on a date. What ya say?" Enrique asked.
Everyone sweat dropped and looked at Enrique.
"In your dreams." Ann said and walked off giggling.
"Nice one Enrique. You blew it again." Johnny said.
"Aww. Nuts." Enrique said, scratching the back of his head.
"You'll never get a good girl that way." Oliver said to Enrique.
"Yeah. You've probably had better luck than I did once." Rio said.
"You tried to get a girl?" Enrique asked.
"Yeah. I'm sorta getting tired of girls now anyway. Hard to believe that the girl I'm talking about is now a member of the Destroyers. Oops." Rio said and dashed off.
"What? He knows the girl member of the Destroyers?" Tyson wondered.
"We better go calm him down. Every time he talks or thinks about Nicole he goes completely angry." Mike said.
"But good luck to you all again. See ya." Karl said as he and Mike followed Ann and Rio.
"Alright viewers! We're ready to start the final match of the day. Lets all welcome the Bladebreakers and the Majestics!" D.J. Jazzman announced.
Now the audience was cheering for both teams as wildly as they cheered the Kalevalans.
Is it really true Rio shares history with Nicole? (Duh.) What was wrong with Tala when he laid eyes on Ann? Read and find out in the next chapters.
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