Bella Cerrachio, who was usually calm had a serious look on her face as she got into position to beybattle. Her opponent Gina of the Firespinners looked just as determined to win.
DJ Jazzman continued, "Bella and Gina are both experienced beybladers, it'll be tought competition between the both of them. The dish is a simple dish that at first appears to be your average classic bowl. However, if you look closely you will notive that the surface is not smooth but bumpy, making blading a little rough. Now without further ado, lets battle, 3, 2, 1 let it rip!!"
At the launch Bella's blade was already spinning and revolving around the dish at high speeds, Her opposing beyblade was also rotating quickly but remained put in the spot in the middle.
Gina sneered as she watched the beyblade's movements and mocked Bella, "You think spinning around my blade will intimidate me? Well then you are so wrong girl!"
Bella remained silent but continued revolving faster and faster around the other blade. Gina continued to mock Bella but she appeared unaffected bu the remarks and was concentrating on the battle in the dish.
Gradually something unexpected occured. There was a gust of wind coming from the beydish spreading around the arena. Gina's red hair blew around in all directions and Bella's ponytail and headwrap flapped violently. Her expression still unmoved. There appeared to be a mini-storm within the dish.
"What the -" Gina exclaimed but was speechless when she witnessed her blade seemingly floating in mid-air. Soon it became apparent that Bella wsa controlling a cyclone usuing her blade and bitbeast's awesome power.
"What kind of crazy bitbeast does that?!" Gina yelled out.
Bella smirked, the first expression of any feeling, and simply stated, "mine..."
The beyblade started glowing and everyone, especially Gina were waiting with anticipation to see what kind of a bitbeast was so scarily powerful. Suddenly a rabbit like creature appeared in an offensive pose. This came as a surprise to everyone as it had an almost innocent appearance. However, that was only at first glance. With a closer look it was apparent that it was indeed quite strong and, much like it's owner Bella, disguised it's darker self.
Bella cackled, knowing she'd soon be victorious and shouted, "You haven't seen anything yet Gina. Baitu unleash your power!"
In response the rabbit type bitbeast jumped up high, the beyblade not far behind.
"Dark Rabbit kick!" She commanded and the beyblade smashed right into the opposing beyblade causing the attach ring to crack and blade to wobble and stop.
"No way..." Gina whispered and fell onto her knees with shockk, Her red-headed companions rushed to her aid and Bella was announced victorious.
"- which means the Dark Angels advance to the next round!"
As usual the crowd cheered but Bella and the other Dark Angels sensed an odd aura from them all.
The petite girl retrieved her beyblade, then walked back to the booth where her team mates were.
"Well done!" Sara said cheerfully, "That was great!"
Bella smiled and Kylie congratulated her as well and she received a pat on the back.
Ling then approached her, smiled, ever so slightly and said, "I must say I'm impressed. You seemed to have no difficulty winning that battle."
"Really?" Bella asked, she was pleased with the compliment.
Ling nodded in reply and Bella jumped for joy. This hypo happiness was short lived as soon as they headed out of the stadium with the rest of the crowd. Instead of congratulating her on her win they kept their distance as if they were afraid. Bella thought this was unusual and questioned her friends, "Why are people looking at me so differently?" she whispered.
Kylie seemed hesitant to answer. Sara on the other hand said with shifting eyes, "Well...you did seem a little...how do I say this...mad when you got Baitu to attack. Don't get me wrong I don't think you're craz-"
"It appeared like all you wanted to do was trash the other beyblade." Lind interrupted.
Bella thought this was odd but didn't ask anymore, "I see..." she said quietly.
"Hey, you're Bella aren't you, from the Dark Angels?" an unfamiliar girk asked with excitement as she walked towards.
Bella, who was pleasantly surprised said, "Yeah, I am, and they are Sara, Kylie and Ling," she said as she pointed to the rest of the team.
"Wow, your match was awesome, especially your battle!" the girl said, still talking to Bella.
"Why thank you very much," She said.
The girl, who appeared younger than Bella despite the two of them being the same height, had light brown hair tied in two messy ponytails and was beaming with confidence (unlike many of the fans they'd encountered in the past.)
Bella looked closely at the girl's outfit, for some reason the girl seemed familiar but she had no idea where she had seen her before.
The girl giggled, "You should see the look on your face, it's hilarious!"
Ling then interrupted, "Wait a sec, aren't you that girl from the Black Sheep, the one that got a new bitbeast earlier?"
"Eheh...guess I should've mentioned that earlier," the girl said with nervous shifting eyes and giggled once again.
"Oi Alyssa!" a male voice called out. The five girls turned to see two taller boys, one had red hair spiked up in two parts and the other had stylishly messy orange hair. It was the redhead who had spoken.
"Ok, ok I'm coming!" Alyssa called back. She whispered to Bella, "Tala can get impatient sometimes, I'll catcha later!" With that the girl ran off with her team mates.
"Well, she was an enthusiastic girl!" Sara commented.
"That, and she didn't seem to notice my odd behaviour in battle at all," Bella said in reply.
Ling shook her head, "I doubt that. Lets not forget that she must be a skilled beyblader to qualify for the Australian Tournament," she said, "No, I think she just doesn't care about that one incident."
"That match was awesome!" Max exclaimed as he and the rest of the Bladebreakers left the Sydney Stadium.
"You said it Max," Tyson agreed, "I don't think I'll be forgetting that bitbeast Yurlunggur."
"Nor would I," Kenny joined in, "But that last battle was extraordinary. Did anyone notice Bella's expression?"
There was an awkward silence for a second. Then Kai spoke, "I think we all did."
Emily was starting to feel out of place amongst the guys so she excused herself, "Um, I think I'll go catch up with Judy and the others," she said, "I'll see you guys tomorrow!"
"Bye!" Kenny called out as the girl turned her back and went her way. The proud computer geek sighed and looked up into the darkening sky.
"What's the matter chief?" Tyson asked smiling like an idiot.
"Oh, it's nothing," kenny replied with a subtle look on his face..
"Y'know, maybe you need a break," Max suggested, " After all, there are still a number of teams battling the first round. We've got a while before our next match!"
"Lets not forget our training," Kai said, "We've got to prepare ourselves physically and mentally for our next match."
"I think Kai's right, We have been sorta slack since our match with the Outback Kids," Rei agreed.
Kai smirked, "I'm glad someone agrees with me."
"But I promised Emily I'd meet her back at the stadium tomorrow!" Kenny cried out.
"Hrm..." Tyson thought out loud, "She can come watch us train! In fact, all the All Starz can!" he exclaimed.
The other four boys looked at him with large shocked eyes.
"What...they're already out of the game so we don't really need to worry about them knowing our moves."
"He's got a point," Max said with a shrug.
"Whatever," Kai muttered.
A loud grumble could be heard right at that moment. Tyson put his hand on his tummy and exclaimed, "Don't know about you guys but I'm starving!"
"Tyson!" Kenny started.
"Eh?"
"You can be such an idiot somethimes."
Rei then suggested, "Let's get dinner, I know a good place."
At that moment the five boys relaxed and laughed heartily, even their captain Kai, as they followed Rei.
Kali was pacing around her hotel room deep in thought when she got a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" she called out in annoyance.
"That's not how you should be speaking to your master," Boris's deep voice spoke.
Kali rushed to the door to open it.
"I do apologize sir," she said and Boris stepped into her prestige room.
"You are aware that the others are training at Master Voltaire Hiwatari's grounds, aren't you?" he asked.
Kali sighed, "Yes I am. However I have more important things on my mind."
"Do you refer to young Kai Hiwatari?"
"Sort of...I mean how do you expect me to get him to join the Demolition Boys again! Why me?!" the girl shouted.
Boris looked down at the girl, pulled her chin up so she was staring straight into his cold eyes.
"You're still a beautiful young child," he said, "You'll find a way, my dear."
Kali looked at him speechless with her bright red eyes. Her thoughts were racing madly.
Boris smirked and let her go, "Unfortunately I have more important matters to attend to. Plus I need to check up on the boys. You know how reckless they can get." With that the tall man departed, leaving Kali alone with her thoughts.