Beyblade:

The Bit-Beast Chronicles

Last Time: Determined to get back Rei's bit-beast, Driger, Max & Mariam tailed Pyro to an abandoned warehouse. With Mariam held hostage, Max had no other choice but to fight Pyro; even though that the warehouse was ready to collapse at any second!

Knowing that Mariam was in too much danger, Max called upon a sacred power that Tyson used to defeat Tekken: BEYBLADE FUSION!

With so much passion for his friends, Draciel-Max let loose the power of Draciel: The Fortress Phantom! With that sucessful win, Max & Mariam returned Driger to Rei. But what does this mean for the Firearms?

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Episode 16: White Tiger Hell!

-At The Beach-

Nikki was staring at the big blue ocean while Pyro was busy complaining.

"I can't believe that Max has learned Beyblade Fusion just as easy as Tyson," he said, "He made me look like a novice!"

"Calm down, Pyro!" Nikki replied, "We have one more chance to get one of the four sacred bit-beasts! Remember, I've got to battle Rei; so trust me on this! I'll get Driger!" Pyro just laughed. "And just what makes you think that you can beat him like you did last time?"

"With this."

Nikki held up her Jager Driger beyblade, but it looked souped-up!

"Meet my all powerful Jager Driger S! Even if Rei performs Beyblade Fusion, I'll be able to hold my own!"

-Tyson's House-

"You're going to meet Nikki?" Max asked as Rei walked to the gate. "Do you think you might need some help?" Tyson asked. "No," Rei said bluntly, "It's okay guys, I'll be fine." Then he walks off to meet Nikki.

"I don't get it!" Kenny said. "Yeah, I think he should get some help!" Hilary replied.

"He just doesn't wan't us to come within shouting distance of him!" Kai replied walking up, "Rei told me: when he met Nikki, he was so humiliated to find out she was after the bit-beasts , it tore him apart! He's just out for a little payback!"

Tyson looked forward with a worried look on his face.

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Rei made his way inside a building where there was nothing but audience chairs. 'I wonder why Nikki chose a place like this?' he thought. Suddenly, someone walked up beside him; it was Nikki. She smiled a little and began talking.

"You know you never cease to amazed me, Rei," she replied, "I thought after I took Driger, you probably retire." "You know, what can I say?" Rei asked, "I die hard!" Rei stopped walking and continued. "Why did you pick a place like this?" After a few more seconds of walking, Nikki turned around & replied, "I want this to be a fair battle!" "What do you know about being fair?!" "Simple. Unlike Tekken & Pyro , I play fair! When I stole your bit-beast, I stole it fair & square! And I'll let you in on another secret: I AM THE STRONGEST BEYBLADER ON THE FIREARMS!"

"What?!" Rei said taken aback. "Tekken may be the leader of the Firearms," Nikki began, "But he lacks in substance sometimes. Pyro's the weakest, but me, I put a whole of faith in myself & in my bit-beast! Hell, I was the first one to get a bit-beast!"

"So, that's why you're here!: Rei replied, "Whoever wins, both of us will know that we battled at our best!" "That's right!" Nikki replied as she held her shooter & beyblade out, "But don't think I'll go easy on you!" Rei agreed as he pulled out his shooter & Driger CF.

3............2............1..........LET IT RIP!

As they released their beyblades, Driger CF & Jager Driger S just spun in one spot.

"Since we want to fight at our best," Rei began, "what do you say if we skip the warm-up!?" "My thought's exactly," Nikki replied back. Rei smiled & yelled.

"DRIGER!"

Exploding from Driger CF, the white tiger roared; but it didn't stop there as he surrounded himself with Rei. "BEYBLADE FUSION!"

The light surrounded the whole building while Nikki covered her eyes. As the light died down down, Nikki saw Rei but he was different; his hair was still the same but there was some red on the spikes. His eyes were purely cat-like, and green shards on both sides of his face.

"Impressive!" Nikki began," I've seen you have learned Beyblade Fusion already! But, I'm ready for that! JAGER DRIGER!" Exploding from Jager Driger S, the armored tiger roared. Using the power of her bit-beast, Nikki created an aura around herself. "Are you ready Rei?" she seriously asked. Rei just simply replied, "I was born ready."

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"GO!"

Driger CF & Jager Driger S bashed into each other; neither one of them holding back.

"It's gonna take more than your beyblade fusion to stop me Rei!" Nikki yelled. "We'll see!" Rei said doing a roundhouse kick, "Driger, attack!"

Driger CF headed straight for Jager Driger S, knowing that Nikki's beyblade is weak against head-on offenses. Balding up her fists, Nikki crossed her arms which Jager Driger S created a barrier around itself knocking Driger CF back. "What?!" Rei said shockingly.

"I told you, it's gonna take more than your beyblade fusion to stop me!" Nikki replied, "I've added a special weight disk to increase my defense while I'm attacking!"

'She's good!' Rei thought as he turned serious, 'She made her beyblade so, not even my best head-on attacks, would be able to penetrate!'

"Now, it's my turn!" Nikki said silently as her beyblade started glowing. "No way!" Rei replied,"She added more strength to her beyblade without breaking a sweat!"

"Jager Driger! Aurora Flash!"

Jager Driger S glowed a bright, eerie light that nearly blinded Rei. But even he could see even cleary that Driger CF was getting pounded; it was moving a top speed, then disappeared. "Where'd it go!?" Rei asked. "Just look up above you, Rei!" Nikki replied as she pointed upward. When Rei looked up, Jager Driger S was heading from one place to another with such quickness. "It's so fast!" he said, "Even at my standards!"

Then Nikki's right hand began to glow golden. "Time to me to finish this!" she said as her hand acted like a tiger's claw and slashed downward, "SHINING WOLFANG!" Jager Driger S glowed golden as its aura surrounded it. Rei anticipated the move and quickly increase the defense.

"Tiger-Zon!"

Just swiping his arm from one side to another, Rei created a shield for Driger CF which counteracted the Shining Wolfang.

Nikki was surprised to see a defensive manuever that that. "I thought I had you!" she said, "How were you able to block something so fast?!" Rei stood up straight & replied, "Actually, I didn't! I just crossed my fingers & blocked it. If I was just a mere second off, Jager Driger would of hit me directly!"

"Well, what do you say if I start it up again!" Nikki said as she & Jager Driger attacked Rei & Driger CF head-on! 'She's using that speed again!' Rei thought going into a fighter's stance, 'Well, this time, I'm ready for her!' "Tiger-Zon!" he yelled as he swiped his arm again expected to connect, but..............

Jager Driger S sideswiped Driger CF!

"Huh?!"

"You missed!" Nikki said silently. Swiping her arm just like Rei did, Jager Driger S bashed against Driger CF. More to the result, Rei yelled feeling the attack knocking him down.

"Looks like I've won this round, Rei!"

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Rei was still face down on the floor.

"Face it, Rei! You may be good, but I'm a beyblader who can hang with the big boys & still hold my own!" Nikki said, "Now it's time for me to get your bit-beast! After that, I'll go after Max & Tyson!"

Suddenly, she looked down to see strangely that Driger CF was still spinning.

"Who can that be possible?!" she asked.

"You obviously don't know nothing about me!"

Nikki looked foward to see Rei getting up. "I'm more than just your average World Beyblading champion," he said turning around. Half of his shirt was torn plus, his hair was scattered everywhere like he was in a battle with the Demolition Boys again. "Giving up is one thing, losing is another!"

"So!" Nikki said getting angry, "You're not giving up, huh? You rather lose this fight?! So be it! But don't blame me, WHEN YOUR BEYBLADE IS IN PIECES!!!!!!!" Suddenly, Jager Driger S was energized with more strength!

"BRING IT!" Rei yelled as Driger CF headed towards Jager Driger S.

"DRIGER!"

"JAGER DRIGER, ATTACK!"

Both beyblades headed at phenominal speed, colliding with incredible strength striking each other making a shockwave.

The beyblades, as well as the beybladers, stayed up in the air for what it seemed like forever. Nikki and Jager Driger were the first to come down. With so much anger, Nikki turned around causing Jager Driger S to attack with full force!

"Tiger-Zon!" yelled Rei trying to protect Driger CF, but Jager Driger S crashed right through it bashing the beyblade. "TEAR HIM APART, JAGER DRIGER!" The more Nikki got angry, the more powerful Jager Driger was as it grinded Driger CF into a wall. Rei noticed that the battle was too intense; even for Nikki. "BACK OFF!!!!" he shouted as Driger CF began to glow knocking back Jager Driger S.

After that round, Rei was acting calm with one eye behind his hair. Nikki was breathing hard, considering that she put too much energy into her beyblade.

"Nikki! Let's end this now!" Rei suggested, "If this keeps up, you'll be out of energy to battle!" "No, Rei!" Nikki replied, "This battle won't end until one of us wins!" Rei noticed that Nikki endurance was uncanny and agreed to her terms. "Fine then!" Rei said, "Then I'll end this with one attack!" "So will I!" Nikki said silently.

"SHINING WOLFANG!"

"FATAL BLOOD-REIGN FANG!"

Jager Driger S was glowing with gold as Driger CF had a red aura with its blades reaching out an inch or two out! Both blades connecting causing both of them to wobble. But Jager Driger returned to its S-blade and stopped spinning. Driger CF had enough power to return to Rei's hand after the beyblade fusion stopped.

"It's over," Rei said looking foward.

Nikki barely kept her eyes open as she said, "You've won, Rei. I understand now that I'm not invincible.............I guess that the strongest have to lose sometime..............."

Then she fainted.

"NIKKI!" Rei yelled, "NIKKI, HANG ON!"

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Narrator: After an intense battle, Nikki has fell victim to it & has lost conciousness. Will Rei be able to nurse her back to life with the help of the others. And if so, What will happen to the Firearms?

Find out on the next Bit-Beast Chronicles!

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-NEXT EPISODE-

Kai: Why are you doing that?! Is it because you don't want to have more friends than the ones you've got? I know how you feel: Nikki, it's okay to have new friends. If you can't trust us, you'll end up being exactly.............

........like I was.........

Next time on the Bit-Beast Chronicles!

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Beyblade: The Bit-Beast Chronicles 2nd Ending Song- Omokage

At the sideview of the face reflected in the mirror

I place you over it and

My heart is breaking.

Like the passing wind

I can't catch it

Why is it you?

The finger tips that will never reach

I hold them alone

The words that will never be exchanged are

Drifted into the stars in the night sky

I won't turn back

Ah even sadness, even loneliness

Is that proof that we were born

Ah the flowing

End of my heart

I made up my mind.

(Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or Shaman King's 2nd Ending.)

(Author's Note: I am so sorry that it took so long to upload this episode/chapter. My computer was so on the frits again, I wasn't able to get on it; let alone get on the Internet. So, if you're still interested in reading this story, please review!)