RidingGirl: Hey!!!! Poor Ray, I am so evil!!!!!!!!! I don't own Beyblade only the new characters in my fic.

~~Chapter #4 Hard Times~~

Ray walked down the corridor to his room at the Biovolt headquarters. He couldn't believe what has just happened. As he turned a corner he thought of all the thing wrong in his life at the moment.

Firstly he was now a part of the Demolition Boys. Secondly, he had no choice in the matter. Thirdly, he was working for Boris. Fourthly he had to betray his friends and fifty he now has a crazy, dark, evil MENTAL bit- beast.

:: I HEARD THAT! I SHALL PUNISH YOU!!!!!:: Black Driger screamed in Rays head.

Suddenly, Ray felt overwhelming pain in his stomach like somebody had just punched him. Ray doubled over in pain. He knew that this is only the start of the pain that he was going to get.

Groaning Ray finally got to his room. He opened the door and stepped inside. The room was painted red, a queen sized bed sat near the window, there was a dresser and a couple of couches and that was it.

Ray sighed and sat down on the bed. How will he ever get out of this mess? Where is Driger now? What will his team say?

~~With the Bladebreakers~~

Akira woke up with a start; she was still in the main room in the Bladebreakers' hotel room. Akira got up and walked to Ray's room. She peeked inside, he was still not here! Where is ray? And who was that guy who nearly killed her last night?

Akira held her head. This was all too much. What will they do?

Akira looked at the clock hanging on the wall. 8:31am. 8:31.. AHH!!!! THEIR MATCH WAS TODAY!!!!!

Akira ran into Max's room screaming at the top of her lungs.

"WE'RE LAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"

Max woke up with a start. Satisfied, Akira ran into Kai's room, he was already up, she then ran in into Kenny's room, then Tyson's. To her disbelief, Tyson was already up. Akira stared at him for a moment and then ran into the main room calling for everyone. When everybody was there, grumbling, Akira spoke.

"Our match is at 9:00am against the Demolition Boys so we have to get moving. The worst part is Ray is still not here!" Akira said.

The other Bladebreakers looked at her as if she had grown another head.

"We can't wait for him at this rate, we will be late. We can only hope that we will find him there." Kai said. The others nodded. Little did they know that they will find him already there, but what they will find will not be pleasant.

~~At the Stadium~~

Ray stood with his new team. He couldn't believe he was going to do this. He had been training with Blake Driger almost all night, but he didn't feel tired, he only felt scared and guilty. Guilty because he was going to betray his own team and because they wouldn't know why.

He was going to get out of this; he was, but not today.

~~The Match~~ (a/n I'm only going to do Ray and Akira's match)

"Today there will only be one beybattle folks. A new Demolition Boy and Akira..." Jazzman cried.

Akira suddenly felt sick. A new Demolition Boy? That has be a coincidence with Ray missing, right? But, what if it isn't?

Akira stepped up to the bey dish, waiting for her opponent to arrive.

Ray didn't want to face his team and the crowd. He felt so guilty. But he had to go... For his friends. If only they could understand.

Ray looked down as he stepped up to the dish. He heard gasps from the crowd and his team mates.

"Why Ray?" Ray heard Akira mutter.

Unchecked tears rolled down Ray's cheeks as he looked up at her.

"I- I have no choice. If you knew you would understand." Ray said lifting his launcher up and placing his beyblade into its place.

Akira saw his tears and suddenly understood. 'They threatened him. Threatened to take away the thing most precious to him..His friends.'

Akira looked at Ray. A silent tear falling down her cheek. "I understand Ray.. I'll get you out of this. I'm your friend." She said.

Ray's eyes filled with hope, he nodded.

Akira smiled. Ray looked at her, shocked for a moment and then smiled back.

"3,2,1 LET IT RIP!!!!!!" Akira and Ray yelled.

Akira knew Ray wouldn't win, he would lose purposely. That was Boivolt's mistake. Ray could still decide if he wanted to win, or lose.

Akira decided to end it quickly; she put all of her strength into her blade and knocked Black Driger out of the dish.

Ray was smiling. Then, suddenly, his smiled faltered. His eyes showed pain. Black Driger was punishing him.

Akira saw this and started to walk over to him, but Ray shook his head and walked away.

Akira watched hopelessly as her friend walked away. The rest of her team mates ran beside her.

Tyson grabbed Akira's arm.

"Let's go back to the hotel. We need to talk about this." He said.

~~At the Hotel~~

"What is Ray doing on the other team?" Max asked.

"He doesn't want to be!!!!! They made him!" Akira shouted.

"Yeah right! That's what they all say!" Tyson argued.

"They threatened him! HE- HAD- NO-CHOICE!!!!!!!!!" Akira screamed.

"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!?" Tyson shouted.

'We don't know if he had a choice or not." Kai said.

Max and Kenny nodded.

"He could have joined willingly." Kenny said.

"He wouldn't do that." Akira protested.

"We don't know that." Max said. "HE-WAS-CRYING!!!!!!! WHY WOULD HE CRY IF HE WANTED TO JOIN THE DEMOLITION BOYS!? HE HAD NO CHOICE!!!!! I SAW HIS BEYBLADE! IN IT WASN'T DRIGER! IT WAS BLACK DRIGER! IF YOU GUYS DON'T TRUST YOUR OWN FRIEND THEN YOU DON'T DESERVE HIS FRIENDSHIP!!!!!" Akira screamed.

The other Bladebreakers looked down, guilty that they didn't even consider that Ray was forced to betray them.

"We have to get him out of there." Tyson muttered.

The others nodded.

There was a knock on the door. Akira frowned. Who would be visiting them?

Akira walked to the door and opened it. She gasped.

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RidingGirl: Okay, that wasn't as long as I thought I'd make. Please forgive me!!!!

Jose: KILL!!!! KILL!!!!

RidingGirl: What's she going on about?

Bladebreakers: *shugs*

RidingGirl: Anyways, please review people!!!!!!