Author's Note: Okay, this is the tournament chapter I was talking about in my alternate account, Hiwatari Yaan. Surprisingly enough I managed to somehow fit in all the OCs, though not all of them will be in battles directly against the Nightshades. But they'll be there. At least, I hope I got all of them o_O; Well, I know I didn't get the girl with the crocodile Bitbeast, who replied after I planned out everything. *shrug* _;
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Morgana Magi Lady of Light (281418)
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Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade. The non-Nightshades OCs belong to the people mentioned above. Rhia, Ebonite, Nocturna are my characters, Ikira and Tani belong to a friend, and Athena to another. That was a more thorough disclaimer oO; Anyway.
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter Six
Snowstorm
The two girls recovered surprisingly quickly, and signed out as soon as they could. Athena, the only one of them not bedridden, had gotten news of a tournament. Of course, things liked to be evil sometimes. This tournament was in England. They, were in Russia. How to get there with not enough money for tickets? Stow away on a ship, of course!
"Remind me again what we're doing in a mall…?" Athena complained as the Nightshades trudged the crowded passageway. The three teen girls looked at one another and shrugged, there didn't seem to be a reason. At once all three plopped down on the nearest bench.
"We should probably figure out how much money we actually have, because we're gonna need a place to stay, and food once we get there." Tani tilted her head back as she spoke, watching the late autumn sun through the skylight.
Rhia sat bent over, scratching her back repeatedly, "I swear, there's like an insect in there, I can feel it." the other two girls stared at her. Rhia stuck her tongue out at them, reaching under her shirt. "What the hell?" She pulled the itching culprit from the depths of her shirt and looked at it under the light.
Athena looked over it with her crystal blue eyes, "Looks like a tracer. They've been following you."
"AGH! They don't trust me at all!" Without a shred of hesitation she whipped it forward, watching as it landed somewhere among the sweaters at the clothing store ahead of them.
Tani looked her clothes over, as well as the tear that was left behind from the tracer, "Girl, we've GOT to get you some new clothes!"
Rhia did an overly-feminine pose, rather unlike her, and spoke in a cheerleader-like voice, "Girl! You SO sound like a chick."
Athena smiled slightly, "Shouldn't that make sense?"
Shrugging, Rhia turned around and walked towards the clothing store that the tracer was thrown into, "Tani had a good point anyway. And I had a bunch of spending money in my bag so…shall we go?"
An hour or so later, the three walked out of the store, clad in their new outfits.
"Do we kick ass or what?" Tani laughed. She had bought a black half-sleeve shirt, purposely torn, one of the sleeves was actually missing. Torn around the ankles were gray jeans, tied up with a long silver chain. Although the bandages she grabbed from the hospital were meant for emergencies, she ended up wrapping them around her arms and waist. Hey, they looked cool.
Athena hadn't splurged as much, she just bought a black hooded jacket that hid her braid. It's sleeves had zippers, so they could be taken off, she left one of these undone. The rest of her outfit consisted of dark green pants, held up by two black belts.
Rhia stood between them, grinning. She wore a black shirt with red sleeves, as well as a red flame in the center of her chest. It was short, so it showed her stomach. Then again, all the girls' shirts did. How smart they were, taking the seasons into consideration. That was sarcasm, by the way. Rhia also bought dark yellow-green cargo pants. What she assumed was a scarf, was now a torn shawl tied around her waist, that billowed out as she walked. To make up for the bare-belly, she made sure to get arm warmers, ones which were black with thick red stripes.
Swiftly they walked off towards the harbor, talking amongst themselves in excitement, their black army boots slightly stomping on the ground.
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Rhia sat behind a large cargo box, sneaking onto the ship was surprisingly easy. The other two Nightshades sat on either side of her, sound asleep. But Rhia wasn't. She couldn't help thinking about what was going on back at the Abbey. And Tala. That red head's face just kept coming back. Heh, how silly, she barely knew the guy and was thinking about him. She actually missed the constant awakenings from Ian, she'd grown accustomed to them. Waking up by herself in a hotel room just wasn't the same. She even missed Bryan and Spencer. Eventually, she'd thought herself out, and fell right to sleep.
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The hustle and bustle of the stadium was near annoying. It was difficult to pass five seconds without someone bumping into you. There were sixteen teams in the tournament. Many more entered, of course, but the participation was a random-draw. But this wasn't that special of a tournament, not the English championships, or anything.
"Attention all Beybladers! The team versus team statistics are now being set up!"
The attention of almost everyone in the building turned towards a large screen on the side wall.
"Hope our first opponent isn't too hard," Tani laughed.
As each second passed a picture blinked into one of the squares in the bottom row, a flame, a star, a sword, and there, a gray spirit, the Nightshades' team symbol. A few seconds later, the image of a scythe appeared next to them. Athena shoved through the crowd, trying to get a better look. The icon had the name of the team beneath it. She shoved back towards the girls after a minute.
"It's us, against a team called the Iron Reapers."
"Iron Reapers, eh?" Rhia glanced at the screen.
"Yeah, and lucky us, we're up first for battle."
"Lucky us my ass, we don't even get time to get ready," Tani promptly turned and trudges towards Locker Room One."
"Uh, Tani?" Athena was facing the other way.
"What"
"We're in Locker Room Two."
"Oh."
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"Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen! This is the London Tournament! We're here to get you all riled up for the world finals!" A cheer broke out as the announcer screamed into the microphone.
"This guy sounds like an idiot." Rhia mumbled, staring at the Bey Stadium in front of them. The other team wasn't visible, the dish blocked the view of them.
"Now get yourselves ready for the first match of the tournament! First up, a team new to this country's competition, the Nightshades!" A round of polite applause rang out as the three girls stepped out into the spotlights. "And battling against our new competitors, the Iron Reapers!" The applause sounded louder than before, this team was obviously better known. "The standings are as follows!" Three sets of icons appeared on the large screen. Athena, Tani, and Rhia were on the right, three others were on the left. The girl that would blade against Athena had shoulder-length auburn hair, with purple streaks. A girl named Aya Thundra. Against Tani was another girl, by the name of Katrina Vorchek. Her silver, clueless-looking eyes stared out into the crowd, her short, messy blue hair looked wind-worn, the variously-colored highlights going everywhere. And against Rhia was Amanda Lee, her curly green shoulder-length hair braided, blue streaks running through it. Amber eyes looked outwards.
"Up first! Aya Thundra of the Iron Reapers, against Athena Caruso of the Nightshades!" A third round of applause rang out as the two girls stepped up on either side of the dish. Athena quickly looked her over. Very pocketed cargo pants, red tennis shoes, and a red-sleeved shirt with a blue flower and a dragon printed on the front. Didn't look threatening.
"So you're Aya," Athena spoke before beginning the match. She looked uncomfortable under the bright spotlights.
"Yeah, I am." She seemed a bit annoyed. Athena shrugged and loaded Nocturna into her launcher. Aya did the same, loading hers into her purple launcher.
The announcer lifted the microphone to his lips again, "Ready girls? Three! Two! One! LET IT RIP!"
Blade and Blade shot into the green dish, circling each other.
Aya stood alert, muscles tightened, she was focused on this match, "Alright, now attack!" Her purple Blade shot forward, grinding into Athena's with all its might. Showers of white sparks shot every which way.
"Nocturna's not going to be taken care of THAT easily!" The black blade retreated, preparing for an attack. "This is going to be a guaranteed win. Nocturna!" A bright green glow shot from the center of Athena's blade.
"Oh no, don't tell me. Don't tell me it's a…" Aya was glaring at Athena, slight fear also visible.
Athena just smirked, "You bet it is." The light grew brighter and took on the form of a giant, dark green panther. Nocturna. She leaped forward, roaring. "Fissure attack." Within a second Aya's purple and silver Beyblade was laying at her feet. The crowd clapped loudly.
She fell forward's, onto her knees. "No, no way. That happened too quickly."
Nocturna swiftly retreated into her Blade. "But it did. Tough luck."
"The win for round one goes to Athena Caruso! Up next, Tani Yamaka against Katrina Vorchek!" Yet again, a round of applause and cheering.
The girl with blue hair looked up from the third girl, who looked a tad annoyed. Katrina had been drawing on her arm. She stood up, dropping her pen on the ground, and walked towards the dish, facing Tani. Her oversize blue sweater hung past her thighs, making it appear as if she was wearing nothing more.
She grinned, "I'm not as easy to beat as Aya was! You don't stand a chance!"
Tani sighed, a slightly annoyed sigh. "You've GOT to be kidding me. I'm about to wipe the floor with you!"
"Ready girls?" The announcer called out, "Three, two, one, LET IT RIP!"
Both Blades shot into the dish. Both purple. But the Bladers were able to tell which one was their own.
"Ikira! Get ready to attack!"
Katrina's eyes lit up slightly, "Ooh, I've gotta get a photo of this!" she pulled a photo camera from her pocket and took a photo, illuminating the area with a blinding flash.
"Agh!" Tani shut her eyes tightly, losing slight control as Ikira wobbled. When she opened them, Ikira was shooting past her left side, landing on the ground. She stared at it in shock as the crowd cheered.
Katrina was bouncing up and down, cheering, "Yes! Yes! Wahaha! I won!"
Tani whipped her hand against the ground, picking up Ikira. "What the hell!? Was that legal!?" She screamed up at the announcer.
"According to the rules it is!" He called back.
Tani walked back towards the Nightshades, sulking. Athena stood, her eyes set in a solid glare.
"You IDIOT! You can't just lose from some stupid flash of light. I can't believe you." She was stretched out to her full height. Which was still a few inches shorter than Tani. "AGH! If you weren't my team mate I'd HIT you! Why didn't you call out Ikira and get it over with!?"
"Athena calm down." Rhia spoke. She was sitting on the bench, her head in her hands, her bangs covering part of her face.
Athena whipped around to face her captain, "Calm down!? You want me to calm down!? She threw the easiest match she could have ever fought because of a stupid flash of light!" Tani was staring at her feet.
"It doesn't matter anyway. It's just proof that what Tani said about Bit-less Blades losing easily to those with Bits isn't true... We have another round. It's not going to be that easy to kick the Nightshades out after one loss." Rhia stood quickly, and proceeded to walk towards the stadium, her shawl fluttered out behind her.
"Rhia, I'm sorry-" Tani tried to speak to her captain, but she just walked right by her. She sighed and looked over at Athena, who had slumped her shoulders, dropping the argument. Tani followed her to the team bench.
"Alright! This is the tiebreaker of the first match of this tournament! Give it up for Amanda Lee and Rhia Kotowska!" The crowd burst into applause yet again, eager to find out who the winner will be. "Are you ready girls?" The two nodded, their blades locked into their launchers, ready for battle, "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIP!"
Amber and navy spun as they hit the surface of the dish. Amanda's Blade's silver and green streaks showed as it repeatedly shot towards Ebonite, who calmly dodged each attack.
Amanda's emerald green hair fell over her amber eyes. She observed the repeating actions of the two Beyblades. If her Blade just slightly altered its course upon the next attack… "Amber Light! Attack with Amber Storm!"
The ocher blade shot towards Ebonite once more, but as the indigo blade dodged, Amber Light changed course and hit Ebonite, releasing a shower of white sparks. As Ebonite was thrown slightly back from the impact, Amanda's Blade formed an amber-like substance, which was flung towards Rhia's Blade, releasing more sparks upon impact. Ebonite wobbled slightly.
"It's not going to be that easy, Miss Amber-Obsessed. Ebonite won't back down from some shiny rock." She spread her feet apart, lifting her arms into the air. "Ebonite! Rise!"
"Oh no.." Amanda's full-length green skirt flapped slightly as a chill, snowy wind picked up, scattering snowflakes over her brown blouse. Rhia liked to take time summoning Ebonite, unlike Athena who would summon Nocturna in an instant.
Rhia grinned evilly, her red bangs covering her eyes in shadows. "No. This definitely won't be easy…for you." She lowered her arms, clenching her hands into fists. "Ebonite! Summon Ice Daggers!" A thin layer of frozen water swiftly formed on the bladed tips of the raven's wings as she dived towards the opposing blade.
Amanda narrowed her eyes, looking up towards the giant corvid, her fingers bent like claws. "Grr, Amber Light! Use Amber Wall now!" A large sheet of tawny light shot up in front of Amanda's Blade, which hardened into thick Amber as Ebonite shot downwards, bladed wingtips stretched out in front of her. A cloud of dust and amber shards kicked up. "Haha. Nothing can withstand my Blade's Amber Wall!"
As the dust slightly cleared, Rhia stood up, her side hurt. Ebonite must've injured herself. "Damnit." She swore. Ebonite hadn't attacked through the barrier. She stood at the other end of the stadium, shaking the heavy amber flakes from her dark feathers. Her attack had been deflected, but her bodily impact was enough to shatter the shield, injuring her right set of ribs. Of course, Amber Light remained spinning, opposite the other blade.
"What an amazing defense!" The announcer quickly called out.
"You see, Rhia? No attacks can pass through my shield of Amber!" Amanda was standing proud, her hands on her hips. She had a smug grin on her face. She was positive she was going to win. Based on what just happened, the odds were in her favor.
Rhia laughed slightly, wincing slightly as she bent her body. "There's one thing that has the ability to screw you over."
"Oh? And what's that?"
"This." The red-banged girl lifted her right hand, pointing at the raven who had finished shaking herself off, and was awaiting orders. "AVALANCHE OF ALPINE!"
Ebonite flew upwards, cawing in that choked, raspy style of hers. The caw echoed slightly throughout the arena. A silence followed.
"What the…what kind of attack is THIS?" Amanda's amber eyes were perplexed, nothing was happening for ten seconds now.
Then, without warning, a wide spiral of arctic wind rose from Rhia's Beyblade, chock full of snow.
"It's going to slow my Beyblade down…Full Amber Wall, now!" Amber Light let out a wall of radiance, but this time in a hemisphere, which solidified around the ochre blade, protecting it from the snow. And just in time, too, as a large wave of the ice flakes had fallen into the dish.
"BAHAHAHA!" Rhia laughed, her pupils shrunken intensely, "That shield has no chance of withstanding this!" By now, the whole dish was filled with snow, as well as the ground around the two girls' feet. "Ebonite!" The corvid stretched out her wings in preparation, the bladed tips shining in the light of the spotlights. "Do it, now!"
A loud crack sounded as the navy bird landed in the exact spot of the shield. Rhia's upper body bent backwards as Ebonite collided with the amber defense. She had learned from the previous attack. The bladed ambush had failed, but Ebonite's body weight had stopped the effects of the shield. Snow poured into the new open space, burying Amber Light.
"No! This can't be." Amanda whipped her head up to look at Rhia, her braided hair swinging slightly. "Amber Light will endure that snow! I know it!"
Ebonite was partially buried under the snow, and the blowing snow and wind had covered up any signs of the two Blades. The snow was almost up to the girls' waists, now. Minutes passed as the snow just kept on rising.
"Uhh, can we finish this now?" The announcer was staring at the scene in front of him, rather confused, "I believe that there should be a winner by now.."
Rhia shifted in the giant pile of snow, waving a hand in the air, "Ebonite. Call off the avalanche." She had a rather large, wicked grin on her face.
A burst of snow shot from the surface as Ebonite rose, her wings whipping open, flinging snow at the audience. She cawed once more, and the snow seemed to rise on it's own. But it was soon visible that it was Rhia's blade, kicking up wind instead of snow. Wind which blew the snow away into the far ends of the arena. Shards of amber lay on the partially snow-covered dish.
Ebonite spun, but Amber Light was laying on its side, snow stuck to the attack ring.
The giant raven retreated into her blade with a pale blue light. Rhia stretched out her hand, catching Ebonite as she flew into it. Her malicious grin faded as her pupils enlarged to their original size. She walked up to Amanda, who was getting out of the Beyblade dish, her amber blade in hand.
The announcer blinked a few times before speaking, "And it looks like Rhia is the winner! The Nightshades take the first round with their victory against the Iron Reapers!" All around the sound of applause rang out. Down in the stadium, Amanda faced Rhia, her emerald and blue hair messy.
"That was a good match," the taller girl smiled, holding out her hand, "We should do it again sometime."
Amanda gave Rhia an odd look. She seemed different after the match. But she accepted the handshake anyway, and managed to flash a smile, "Yeah!"
Their hands separated and the two headed towards their teams. Tani and Athena were standing by each other, apparently they had stopped arguing. Rhia walked towards them with her arms stretched out, totally forgetting about the pain in her rib. She placed each arm around the two girls' shoulders, steering them towards the exit.
"Come on girls, I heard this place has a hotel for the teams. Let's go check in," She said with a smile. Tani and Athena exchanged confused glances. They weren't able to figure out her mood swings.
Within Rhia's pocket, Ebonite's bit chip gave a swift flash of light. The bird was back in business, for sure now.
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Wow. Including the Author's Note that's eight pages now o_o; Longest chapter I've ever written. I'm proud.
Err, expect the next one…some…time…o_O; I've had my computer time a little…cut. But meh. It's winter vacation. I have time 3. Plus battles are fun to write.
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Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade. The non-Nightshades OCs belong to the people mentioned above. Rhia, Ebonite, Nocturna are my characters, Ikira and Tani belong to a friend, and Athena to another. That was a more thorough disclaimer oO; Anyway.
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter Six
Snowstorm
The two girls recovered surprisingly quickly, and signed out as soon as they could. Athena, the only one of them not bedridden, had gotten news of a tournament. Of course, things liked to be evil sometimes. This tournament was in England. They, were in Russia. How to get there with not enough money for tickets? Stow away on a ship, of course!
"Remind me again what we're doing in a mall…?" Athena complained as the Nightshades trudged the crowded passageway. The three teen girls looked at one another and shrugged, there didn't seem to be a reason. At once all three plopped down on the nearest bench.
"We should probably figure out how much money we actually have, because we're gonna need a place to stay, and food once we get there." Tani tilted her head back as she spoke, watching the late autumn sun through the skylight.
Rhia sat bent over, scratching her back repeatedly, "I swear, there's like an insect in there, I can feel it." the other two girls stared at her. Rhia stuck her tongue out at them, reaching under her shirt. "What the hell?" She pulled the itching culprit from the depths of her shirt and looked at it under the light.
Athena looked over it with her crystal blue eyes, "Looks like a tracer. They've been following you."
"AGH! They don't trust me at all!" Without a shred of hesitation she whipped it forward, watching as it landed somewhere among the sweaters at the clothing store ahead of them.
Tani looked her clothes over, as well as the tear that was left behind from the tracer, "Girl, we've GOT to get you some new clothes!"
Rhia did an overly-feminine pose, rather unlike her, and spoke in a cheerleader-like voice, "Girl! You SO sound like a chick."
Athena smiled slightly, "Shouldn't that make sense?"
Shrugging, Rhia turned around and walked towards the clothing store that the tracer was thrown into, "Tani had a good point anyway. And I had a bunch of spending money in my bag so…shall we go?"
An hour or so later, the three walked out of the store, clad in their new outfits.
"Do we kick ass or what?" Tani laughed. She had bought a black half-sleeve shirt, purposely torn, one of the sleeves was actually missing. Torn around the ankles were gray jeans, tied up with a long silver chain. Although the bandages she grabbed from the hospital were meant for emergencies, she ended up wrapping them around her arms and waist. Hey, they looked cool.
Athena hadn't splurged as much, she just bought a black hooded jacket that hid her braid. It's sleeves had zippers, so they could be taken off, she left one of these undone. The rest of her outfit consisted of dark green pants, held up by two black belts.
Rhia stood between them, grinning. She wore a black shirt with red sleeves, as well as a red flame in the center of her chest. It was short, so it showed her stomach. Then again, all the girls' shirts did. How smart they were, taking the seasons into consideration. That was sarcasm, by the way. Rhia also bought dark yellow-green cargo pants. What she assumed was a scarf, was now a torn shawl tied around her waist, that billowed out as she walked. To make up for the bare-belly, she made sure to get arm warmers, ones which were black with thick red stripes.
Swiftly they walked off towards the harbor, talking amongst themselves in excitement, their black army boots slightly stomping on the ground.
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Rhia sat behind a large cargo box, sneaking onto the ship was surprisingly easy. The other two Nightshades sat on either side of her, sound asleep. But Rhia wasn't. She couldn't help thinking about what was going on back at the Abbey. And Tala. That red head's face just kept coming back. Heh, how silly, she barely knew the guy and was thinking about him. She actually missed the constant awakenings from Ian, she'd grown accustomed to them. Waking up by herself in a hotel room just wasn't the same. She even missed Bryan and Spencer. Eventually, she'd thought herself out, and fell right to sleep.
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The hustle and bustle of the stadium was near annoying. It was difficult to pass five seconds without someone bumping into you. There were sixteen teams in the tournament. Many more entered, of course, but the participation was a random-draw. But this wasn't that special of a tournament, not the English championships, or anything.
"Attention all Beybladers! The team versus team statistics are now being set up!"
The attention of almost everyone in the building turned towards a large screen on the side wall.
"Hope our first opponent isn't too hard," Tani laughed.
As each second passed a picture blinked into one of the squares in the bottom row, a flame, a star, a sword, and there, a gray spirit, the Nightshades' team symbol. A few seconds later, the image of a scythe appeared next to them. Athena shoved through the crowd, trying to get a better look. The icon had the name of the team beneath it. She shoved back towards the girls after a minute.
"It's us, against a team called the Iron Reapers."
"Iron Reapers, eh?" Rhia glanced at the screen.
"Yeah, and lucky us, we're up first for battle."
"Lucky us my ass, we don't even get time to get ready," Tani promptly turned and trudges towards Locker Room One."
"Uh, Tani?" Athena was facing the other way.
"What"
"We're in Locker Room Two."
"Oh."
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"Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen! This is the London Tournament! We're here to get you all riled up for the world finals!" A cheer broke out as the announcer screamed into the microphone.
"This guy sounds like an idiot." Rhia mumbled, staring at the Bey Stadium in front of them. The other team wasn't visible, the dish blocked the view of them.
"Now get yourselves ready for the first match of the tournament! First up, a team new to this country's competition, the Nightshades!" A round of polite applause rang out as the three girls stepped out into the spotlights. "And battling against our new competitors, the Iron Reapers!" The applause sounded louder than before, this team was obviously better known. "The standings are as follows!" Three sets of icons appeared on the large screen. Athena, Tani, and Rhia were on the right, three others were on the left. The girl that would blade against Athena had shoulder-length auburn hair, with purple streaks. A girl named Aya Thundra. Against Tani was another girl, by the name of Katrina Vorchek. Her silver, clueless-looking eyes stared out into the crowd, her short, messy blue hair looked wind-worn, the variously-colored highlights going everywhere. And against Rhia was Amanda Lee, her curly green shoulder-length hair braided, blue streaks running through it. Amber eyes looked outwards.
"Up first! Aya Thundra of the Iron Reapers, against Athena Caruso of the Nightshades!" A third round of applause rang out as the two girls stepped up on either side of the dish. Athena quickly looked her over. Very pocketed cargo pants, red tennis shoes, and a red-sleeved shirt with a blue flower and a dragon printed on the front. Didn't look threatening.
"So you're Aya," Athena spoke before beginning the match. She looked uncomfortable under the bright spotlights.
"Yeah, I am." She seemed a bit annoyed. Athena shrugged and loaded Nocturna into her launcher. Aya did the same, loading hers into her purple launcher.
The announcer lifted the microphone to his lips again, "Ready girls? Three! Two! One! LET IT RIP!"
Blade and Blade shot into the green dish, circling each other.
Aya stood alert, muscles tightened, she was focused on this match, "Alright, now attack!" Her purple Blade shot forward, grinding into Athena's with all its might. Showers of white sparks shot every which way.
"Nocturna's not going to be taken care of THAT easily!" The black blade retreated, preparing for an attack. "This is going to be a guaranteed win. Nocturna!" A bright green glow shot from the center of Athena's blade.
"Oh no, don't tell me. Don't tell me it's a…" Aya was glaring at Athena, slight fear also visible.
Athena just smirked, "You bet it is." The light grew brighter and took on the form of a giant, dark green panther. Nocturna. She leaped forward, roaring. "Fissure attack." Within a second Aya's purple and silver Beyblade was laying at her feet. The crowd clapped loudly.
She fell forward's, onto her knees. "No, no way. That happened too quickly."
Nocturna swiftly retreated into her Blade. "But it did. Tough luck."
"The win for round one goes to Athena Caruso! Up next, Tani Yamaka against Katrina Vorchek!" Yet again, a round of applause and cheering.
The girl with blue hair looked up from the third girl, who looked a tad annoyed. Katrina had been drawing on her arm. She stood up, dropping her pen on the ground, and walked towards the dish, facing Tani. Her oversize blue sweater hung past her thighs, making it appear as if she was wearing nothing more.
She grinned, "I'm not as easy to beat as Aya was! You don't stand a chance!"
Tani sighed, a slightly annoyed sigh. "You've GOT to be kidding me. I'm about to wipe the floor with you!"
"Ready girls?" The announcer called out, "Three, two, one, LET IT RIP!"
Both Blades shot into the dish. Both purple. But the Bladers were able to tell which one was their own.
"Ikira! Get ready to attack!"
Katrina's eyes lit up slightly, "Ooh, I've gotta get a photo of this!" she pulled a photo camera from her pocket and took a photo, illuminating the area with a blinding flash.
"Agh!" Tani shut her eyes tightly, losing slight control as Ikira wobbled. When she opened them, Ikira was shooting past her left side, landing on the ground. She stared at it in shock as the crowd cheered.
Katrina was bouncing up and down, cheering, "Yes! Yes! Wahaha! I won!"
Tani whipped her hand against the ground, picking up Ikira. "What the hell!? Was that legal!?" She screamed up at the announcer.
"According to the rules it is!" He called back.
Tani walked back towards the Nightshades, sulking. Athena stood, her eyes set in a solid glare.
"You IDIOT! You can't just lose from some stupid flash of light. I can't believe you." She was stretched out to her full height. Which was still a few inches shorter than Tani. "AGH! If you weren't my team mate I'd HIT you! Why didn't you call out Ikira and get it over with!?"
"Athena calm down." Rhia spoke. She was sitting on the bench, her head in her hands, her bangs covering part of her face.
Athena whipped around to face her captain, "Calm down!? You want me to calm down!? She threw the easiest match she could have ever fought because of a stupid flash of light!" Tani was staring at her feet.
"It doesn't matter anyway. It's just proof that what Tani said about Bit-less Blades losing easily to those with Bits isn't true... We have another round. It's not going to be that easy to kick the Nightshades out after one loss." Rhia stood quickly, and proceeded to walk towards the stadium, her shawl fluttered out behind her.
"Rhia, I'm sorry-" Tani tried to speak to her captain, but she just walked right by her. She sighed and looked over at Athena, who had slumped her shoulders, dropping the argument. Tani followed her to the team bench.
"Alright! This is the tiebreaker of the first match of this tournament! Give it up for Amanda Lee and Rhia Kotowska!" The crowd burst into applause yet again, eager to find out who the winner will be. "Are you ready girls?" The two nodded, their blades locked into their launchers, ready for battle, "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIP!"
Amber and navy spun as they hit the surface of the dish. Amanda's Blade's silver and green streaks showed as it repeatedly shot towards Ebonite, who calmly dodged each attack.
Amanda's emerald green hair fell over her amber eyes. She observed the repeating actions of the two Beyblades. If her Blade just slightly altered its course upon the next attack… "Amber Light! Attack with Amber Storm!"
The ocher blade shot towards Ebonite once more, but as the indigo blade dodged, Amber Light changed course and hit Ebonite, releasing a shower of white sparks. As Ebonite was thrown slightly back from the impact, Amanda's Blade formed an amber-like substance, which was flung towards Rhia's Blade, releasing more sparks upon impact. Ebonite wobbled slightly.
"It's not going to be that easy, Miss Amber-Obsessed. Ebonite won't back down from some shiny rock." She spread her feet apart, lifting her arms into the air. "Ebonite! Rise!"
"Oh no.." Amanda's full-length green skirt flapped slightly as a chill, snowy wind picked up, scattering snowflakes over her brown blouse. Rhia liked to take time summoning Ebonite, unlike Athena who would summon Nocturna in an instant.
Rhia grinned evilly, her red bangs covering her eyes in shadows. "No. This definitely won't be easy…for you." She lowered her arms, clenching her hands into fists. "Ebonite! Summon Ice Daggers!" A thin layer of frozen water swiftly formed on the bladed tips of the raven's wings as she dived towards the opposing blade.
Amanda narrowed her eyes, looking up towards the giant corvid, her fingers bent like claws. "Grr, Amber Light! Use Amber Wall now!" A large sheet of tawny light shot up in front of Amanda's Blade, which hardened into thick Amber as Ebonite shot downwards, bladed wingtips stretched out in front of her. A cloud of dust and amber shards kicked up. "Haha. Nothing can withstand my Blade's Amber Wall!"
As the dust slightly cleared, Rhia stood up, her side hurt. Ebonite must've injured herself. "Damnit." She swore. Ebonite hadn't attacked through the barrier. She stood at the other end of the stadium, shaking the heavy amber flakes from her dark feathers. Her attack had been deflected, but her bodily impact was enough to shatter the shield, injuring her right set of ribs. Of course, Amber Light remained spinning, opposite the other blade.
"What an amazing defense!" The announcer quickly called out.
"You see, Rhia? No attacks can pass through my shield of Amber!" Amanda was standing proud, her hands on her hips. She had a smug grin on her face. She was positive she was going to win. Based on what just happened, the odds were in her favor.
Rhia laughed slightly, wincing slightly as she bent her body. "There's one thing that has the ability to screw you over."
"Oh? And what's that?"
"This." The red-banged girl lifted her right hand, pointing at the raven who had finished shaking herself off, and was awaiting orders. "AVALANCHE OF ALPINE!"
Ebonite flew upwards, cawing in that choked, raspy style of hers. The caw echoed slightly throughout the arena. A silence followed.
"What the…what kind of attack is THIS?" Amanda's amber eyes were perplexed, nothing was happening for ten seconds now.
Then, without warning, a wide spiral of arctic wind rose from Rhia's Beyblade, chock full of snow.
"It's going to slow my Beyblade down…Full Amber Wall, now!" Amber Light let out a wall of radiance, but this time in a hemisphere, which solidified around the ochre blade, protecting it from the snow. And just in time, too, as a large wave of the ice flakes had fallen into the dish.
"BAHAHAHA!" Rhia laughed, her pupils shrunken intensely, "That shield has no chance of withstanding this!" By now, the whole dish was filled with snow, as well as the ground around the two girls' feet. "Ebonite!" The corvid stretched out her wings in preparation, the bladed tips shining in the light of the spotlights. "Do it, now!"
A loud crack sounded as the navy bird landed in the exact spot of the shield. Rhia's upper body bent backwards as Ebonite collided with the amber defense. She had learned from the previous attack. The bladed ambush had failed, but Ebonite's body weight had stopped the effects of the shield. Snow poured into the new open space, burying Amber Light.
"No! This can't be." Amanda whipped her head up to look at Rhia, her braided hair swinging slightly. "Amber Light will endure that snow! I know it!"
Ebonite was partially buried under the snow, and the blowing snow and wind had covered up any signs of the two Blades. The snow was almost up to the girls' waists, now. Minutes passed as the snow just kept on rising.
"Uhh, can we finish this now?" The announcer was staring at the scene in front of him, rather confused, "I believe that there should be a winner by now.."
Rhia shifted in the giant pile of snow, waving a hand in the air, "Ebonite. Call off the avalanche." She had a rather large, wicked grin on her face.
A burst of snow shot from the surface as Ebonite rose, her wings whipping open, flinging snow at the audience. She cawed once more, and the snow seemed to rise on it's own. But it was soon visible that it was Rhia's blade, kicking up wind instead of snow. Wind which blew the snow away into the far ends of the arena. Shards of amber lay on the partially snow-covered dish.
Ebonite spun, but Amber Light was laying on its side, snow stuck to the attack ring.
The giant raven retreated into her blade with a pale blue light. Rhia stretched out her hand, catching Ebonite as she flew into it. Her malicious grin faded as her pupils enlarged to their original size. She walked up to Amanda, who was getting out of the Beyblade dish, her amber blade in hand.
The announcer blinked a few times before speaking, "And it looks like Rhia is the winner! The Nightshades take the first round with their victory against the Iron Reapers!" All around the sound of applause rang out. Down in the stadium, Amanda faced Rhia, her emerald and blue hair messy.
"That was a good match," the taller girl smiled, holding out her hand, "We should do it again sometime."
Amanda gave Rhia an odd look. She seemed different after the match. But she accepted the handshake anyway, and managed to flash a smile, "Yeah!"
Their hands separated and the two headed towards their teams. Tani and Athena were standing by each other, apparently they had stopped arguing. Rhia walked towards them with her arms stretched out, totally forgetting about the pain in her rib. She placed each arm around the two girls' shoulders, steering them towards the exit.
"Come on girls, I heard this place has a hotel for the teams. Let's go check in," She said with a smile. Tani and Athena exchanged confused glances. They weren't able to figure out her mood swings.
Within Rhia's pocket, Ebonite's bit chip gave a swift flash of light. The bird was back in business, for sure now.
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Wow. Including the Author's Note that's eight pages now o_o; Longest chapter I've ever written. I'm proud.
Err, expect the next one…some…time…o_O; I've had my computer time a little…cut. But meh. It's winter vacation. I have time 3. Plus battles are fun to write.
R&R?