Sacred Phoenix
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SP: Thanks again to all the nice people in the world who reviewed… *glares meaningfully at people who didn't review*. I'm just a teeny bit sad at the moment, I have no idea why. Just depressed.
Kai: Let me guess, coz basically no one reviewed?
SP: Shut up, they did too.
Kai: Hardly.
SP: *Runs and hides behind Rei* Kai's being mean to me.
Rei: He's just like that.
Tala: It's his specialty, why do you ask?
Kai: What's your specialty then, Ivanov, losing?
SP: Tala?! You're not supposed to be here yet! *pushes Tala away*. Someone do the disclaimer… *sniffs*
Tyson: Sacred Phoenix does not own Beyblades because if she did, all three seasons would have been aired all over the world! *stuffs food in mouth*
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"" – Talking
- Thinking
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Chapter 3: Victory for Two"And, the second match goes to… Tyson Granger from the Bladebreakers!" The speaker erupted into life once more,
"A close shave, but our Tyson always pulls it off!"
Ally looked to the window again [AN: The window is pointing to the hallway, not to the beystadium!] and saw Leila looking disappointed, and Tyson gloating, but also looking shocked.
What the hell is going on?! Kai thought furiously,
Since when did Tyson worry? There is more to this team than I gave them credit for!
Ally sighed,
Sharon will have to win this round to keep us in the tournament! I believe in you Sharon! She looked up towards Kai. Crimson and violet orbs met and locked.
Crimson, like they are burning, smouldering from inside. How can eyes have so much depth, have so much meaning? Ally thought, remembering that first time they had battled, at the Abbey.
~*Flashback*~
"You have proven yourself worthy of training with the blader by the name of Hiwatari, my own grandson. It is a great honour. And you will learn from him." Voltaire told Ally, before turning away and exiting.
I have not forgotten that day in the dark room. You have made the greatest mistake of your life, Voltaire, by putting your trust in me. I will train, oh yes; I will train harder than even your own grandson. You can believe that it is for Biovolt. But when I learn all there is to learn, I will use it all against you, I will make you sorry for all the pain you caused me and my friends. I will make you fall so hard, that you will never get up again. Ally thought bitterly, turning towards the Beydish.
"Himana! I never thought I would see the day. The day that a girl beat all the bladers of Biovolt and had the honour of meeting our very own Hiwatari," a mocking voice sneered.
"Boris! You watch me beat your precious Hiwatari! Watch and learn, because it may be the most valuable lesson that you will ever learn – Girls are equal to, if not stronger than males!" Ally hissed, her voice a calm, deadly whisper.
"I will learn, Himana, oh believe me, I will, but only if there is a worthy enough lesson to learn," replied Boris, laughing his bitter, frozen laugh,
"Hiwatari, it's your cue."
The two toned dark-blue and slate haired boy entered the room, eyes staring, but not really seeing. Ally gasped, slapping herself mentally,
Stupid idiot! It's the boy I helped in my first week at Biovolt! How could I have not figured this out?! It wasn't that fricken hard! Boris even called him Hiwatari that time I helped him!
Kai looked up, his mahogany eyes widened slightly,
It's her… of all people, why her?
Ally's expression hardened, she had a lesson to teach and just because she had helped him before, did not mean that she would go easy on him. Kai saw the change in her face,
Fine! If that's the way you're gonna play, so be it!
"3, 2, 1, Let it RIP!" Boris called out.
Two practise blades were launched into the dish. At first they ripped around the dish, avoiding each other, teasing each other and showing off. Finally, Kai got tired of playing around, he commanded his blade to attack full on. Ally knew she couldn't avoid this attack, no matter how strong a defence she put on, so she moved back, putting distance between the two blades. Then, unexpectedly, she attacked as well, meeting Kai's blade in the middle of the dish. The collision caused sparks to fly and both blades landed outside the dish, dormant, on its side.
"I… I didn't win?" Whispered Ally, disbelieving what her eyes told her.
Kai stepped back from the dish, fists clenched,
"I drew? I drew with a girl?"
"Himana, what's the matter, not the outcome you expected?" Boris had regained his composure after the initial shock of Kai drawing. He had learned a lesson today, not that he would admit it to anyone else.
"I'll train harder, and next time, I'll win!" Replied Ally defiantly, sending a glare Boris' way.
"I will take the results to Voltaire," He informed them, ignoring the glare,
"You two, TRAIN!"
~*End of Flashback*~
Eye contact had not been dismissed during that flashback. In her violet eyes, Kai saw all the hurt, and all the grief; all the confusion and all the despair. He was in awe,
What is she going through? What secrets did her past hold? Could it be that it was worse than my own?
He saw her zoning out and witnessed the changes that took place, all the emotions that were there before, were replace, by anger, by defiance, and also, by sheer determination. It stunned him to see all the power that she possessed, as though her memories had empowered her, as though they created a fire, a fire that burned ferociously on and on, forever more.
"And the third match goes to… Sharon Mizuketo of the Shadow Rangers!"
Sharon grinned at Ally encouragingly and Max looked down at his feet dejectedly, but the surprise on his face could not have been missed.
"Hikaru!" Kai said quietly.
Ally stood up and looked him straight in the eye,
"Fire away, Hiwatari."
"What is your secret? What has shocked all my teammates? What rotten weapon did your pitiful team cook up for us?"
So it hadn't escaped his eyes, well all the better, he'll be stirred up and anxious. Thought Ally and replied,
"That, Hiwatari, is for me to know and for you to find out."
"Kai Hiwatari and Ally Hikaru, you may now enter the stadium."
The speaker had brought the last bit of kindling, and the fire within Ally was now burning at its utmost peak,
This is my battle now, everything is up to me! It's my time to shine!
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"So now, we have the last battle, between Kai Hiwatari and Ally Hikaru! It's a clash between the captains! Hiwatari likes to keep his battles short so his opponents don't know what hit them, while Hikaru likes to drag her opponents through thick and thin until they are weary, then she'll go for her final attack! Now Hiw-"
"Just shut it and get on with the battle already!" Exclaimed Ally, turning her head in annoyance.
"Looks like someone skipped anger management class," smirked Kai, raising an eyebrow.
"At least I'm not entertained by stupid comments, or is it because you're scared of getting the battle started?" Ally shot back.
"Oh, too bad you can't stir me up!" Replied Kai, as calmly as ever.
"Am I wrong in saying that, I already have unnerved you because you have no idea what I have in store for you… you have absolutely no idea." Ally returned, in her deadly, secretive voice.
Kai frowned slightly,
She's right, damn it! What has she got hidden up her sleeve?
Ally saw that she had Kai exactly where she wanted him [AN: No dodgy mental images please!] and smirked with satisfaction.
"Alright! Looks like our competitors have finished their bad mouthing so… LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!"
"3, 2, 1, Let it RIP!"
"Go Dranzer!"
"Go -------------!" Ally lowered her voice so that no one but herself could hear her utter her bit beast's name.
Damn! So that's her secret, her bit beast. I'll make sure it's a secret no longer! Kai thought, a sneer plastered on his face.
The two blades ripped round and round, neither one able to so much as touch the other.
"That's it! Time to end this!" Kai's already thin patience was wearing away to nothing,
"Dranzer!" The phoenix emerged from the blade in a brilliant beam of light, as radiant as ever.
Wow! Dranzer, you're just as I remembered! Too bad we won't be partners through this… Ally reflected.
"Are you going to call out your precious bit beast, Hikaru, or will I have to make you?" Sneered Kai.
"As you wish Hiwatari, but you'll regret it!" Ally shot back,
"It's time, BLACK DRANZER!"
The black phoenix arose from the blade in all its glory, the power of darkness and shadows flowing through its veins. But deep inside, there was also a fire, an unquenchable, ever-burning fire!
Black Dranzer?! Kai staggered,
It cannot be!
~*Flashback*~
"Kai! Don't take it! Don't take Black Dranzer!" An eleven-year-old Ally screamed, fighting the guards who held her back.
She struggled and struggled and the guards wrenched her arms back, they kicked at her legs, so that she could no longer stand. But all Ally saw was Kai, in slow motion, reaching out his hand for Black Dranzer. He took it; he accepted the deal Voltaire had given him, now he was at Voltaire's mercy. All because of his craving for Black Dranzer. Ally lashed out in despair, she ran towards Kai, but the guards caught her, dragging her away.
"Wait," Kai spoke out. The guards stopped, Ally trapped firmly in their grip. Kai walked up to her, an unreadable expression on his face,
"Dawn, this is my choice, you can't make me change my mind." He took out Dranzer and slammed the blade into her hand,
"Dranzer ends here. We end here. Now, you are just like the rest of them."
He walked away without looking back.
Tears rolled down Ally's cheeks like pearls and she looked down at the blade in her gloved hand and she knew what she had to do,
"Voltaire! You've taken everything away from me, even Kai. But will you grant me one request?" Ally asked, her voice steady once more.
"Why my dear Dawn, what can I do for you," He mocked.
"I want to battle Kai," said Ally bluntly.
"And if I say no?" Asked Voltaire, smirking.
"Then I will assume that you tricked Kai and that Black Dranzer is really not as powerful as Dranzer," Ally challenged.
"Why you little wrench!" Voltaire's smiling mask had evaporated,
"Fine by me, but if you lose, you will also do everything as I command!"
"But when I win, you will free Kai from your wrath!" Ally pushed her luck further.
"You will regret this," Agreed Voltaire.
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"Go Black Dranzer!"
"Go Dranzer!"
Come on Dranzer, we're doing this for Kai! For Kai! Ally encouraged the blade.
*blurry memories that pass quickly* [AN: coz I really cannot be bothered describing the battle]
The smoke cleared, Black Dranzer lay on its side and Dranzer spun on, without wavering… She had won, but more importantly, Kai… Kai could no longer be controlled by Voltaire…
~*End of Flashback*~
"That's right Kai, you should be scared!" Ally teased.
"Scared? I don't see anything to be scared of!" Returned Kai,
"Just an evil blade and some pitiful team working for Biovolt!" He spat the word Biovolt as though the word made him sick.
"I don't work for the rat-hole!" Exclaimed Ally,
"I work for myself and no one else!
"Then explain yourself and Black Dranzer!" Spat Kai.
"Only if you beat me!" Ally said, her eyes shining with fortitude and will.
"Done."
The two phoenixes circled each other, looking for an opening in each other's defence but neither found one. There were the two great powers, one like sunrise, the other like sunset. One like the beginning of life and the other like the end. Both dazzling and captivating in their own great and terrible way.
"Black Dranzer!" Ally called,
"Dark Arrows!" [AN: OK, I live in NZ so I'm isolated so I have not seen season 1 or 3, so I do not know what attacks Black Dranzer has.]
"Dranzer! Spiral Survivor!" Kai commanded.
"Damn!" Ally cried out in frustration,
How the hell does he pull it off?!
"You've had your chance, now it's my turn!" Kai sneered,
"Dranzer! Flame Sabre!"
"Black Dranzer! Dusk Cover!" Ally commanded.
What? My attack did nothing?! Kai clenched his hands into fists,
"Dranzer! Volcano Emission!"
"Black Dranzer! Midnight Surge!"
Black and red clashed. The impact blew both competitors back and shielded their eyes. The smoke was thick and Ally could hardly breathe. She had to win! Just had to! The smoke cleared slowly and in the dish… both blades were still spinning! Suddenly, both phoenixes retreated into their blades and both blades stopped spinning at precisely the same time, resting together in the centre of the dish.
What! I drew with a girl?!
Ally sank down to her knees,
"Not again!" She groaned,
I didn't win… I drew…
"Well! Would you look at that! Another draw! That makes this year's Beyblade World Championships a draw between the defending champions - the Bladebreakers and the successful new team – the Shadow Rangers! "
Cori, Leila and Sharon ran out from their rooms and in a flash were beside Ally. She looked up at them tearfully,
"I'm so so…sor…sorry guys. I…I…I let you down!"
"No you didn't Ally," Said Cori firmly,
"We all tried our best and that was all we hoped for in the first place."
"Yeah! At least you didn't lose you battle," said Leila sheepishly.
Ally grinned, tears sparkling in her eyes,
"You are the best friends in the world. I am so lucky to have you all to turn to!"
"So, we still won didn't we!" Exclaimed Sharon, slapping her friends on the back,
"A victory for two!"
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SP: I feel a wee bit better now…
Kai: Why wouldn't you? I mean, you made me draw with a bloody girl twice and lose to her once!
SP: If you put it that way… I DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER!
Tala: When do I come in?
Kai: You actually want to???
SP: Thanks for being enthusiastic Tala but you don't come in for a while yet, though I could… Anyways, review! Review! Review!
