Chapter Four of "Dragoon's Abduction" by Melinda-chan
"Well, that was quite a battle, but the Bladebreakers need a victory in the next match or it would be over," Brad Best announced as Ray walked back after being defeated.
"Julie used both her beyblade and her mouth to make Ray lose his cool during the battle. It must have been irritating for Ray to have a loud mouth like that close to him," A.J. Tupper said.
"I feel for him just sitting next to you" Brad Best told his co-announcer.
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" A.J. Tupper asked him. Brad Best decided to change the subject.
"I see that the Bladebreakers has sent Kai to the bowl now" Brad Best said. "I wonder who is going to battle him for the Sisters Supreme."
"I am going now," Odette said. The girl with the long golden hoop earrings and charm bracelets was going to walk off when Lucie blocked her path with her right arm.
"You're not going to face Kai," Lucie told her. "I think that it is time for your twin sister to get her first taste of battle." At that everyone, including Marie-France, looked astonished.
"You want me to battle Kai?" Marie-France asked, pointing to herself.
"But you said that I was going to play in the first round," Odette objected.
"I lied" Lucie told her. This took Odette aback. "I don't know what Kai is going to do so I am going to save you for the second round, Odette."
"But Lucie-" Marie-France started to say.
"Will the Sisters Supreme please send another player to the bowl? Remember you have a full minute to decide or your opponent will be declared the winner by forfeit" the DJ Jazzman reminded them. At that, Marie-France put down her binder and pen on the bench and opened her bag.
"Oh fine. I'll do it," Marie-France said. She took out a blue beyblade with a black stripe around it. "I need extra training for this one anyway." She then turned to Lucie. "Would you take notes for me, Lucie?"
"Sure. Just go" Lucie answered. Marie-France took a deep breath and walked slowly to the bowl. Lucie sat down on the bench and simply folded her arms.
"Are you going to take notes, Lucie?" Julie asked.
"Nope. Don't need to" Lucie answered. Julie and Odette gasped.
"Now this is a new development," A.J. Tupper noted. "The Sisters Supreme decided to send out Marie-France, the alternate, who I don't think has ever played in a major tournament before, against Kai, one of the best beybladers in the world!"
"I am sure that there is a strategy to this" Brad Best said. "But would you think if the Sisters Supreme want to win this round, they would not send their least experienced player against the most experienced player in the world?"
"Well, duh, but who knows? Maybe she has a few surprises," A.J. Tupper said, but he did not sound confident.
"I don't know…" Brad Best sounded very uncertain.
"Did you see that?" Kenny asked his two teammates. "Marie-France looked like she was surprised she was picked too!"
"I checked her data" Dizzy told them. "I got very little on her. Apparently, she is only considered an alternate. I also could not find any data on the Canadian championships involving her at all. I think that she has never took part in a major tournament before."
"Do you think they are trying to throw this battle away?" Ray asked.
"It sounds like a set-up to me," Kenny replied. "Kai just has to go along with their plan."
'Poor Kai' Tyson thought. He then saw Lucie's dark eyes looking straight at him. He felt a bit taken aback. He tried to stay calm but sweat was coming down his face.
"Uh, let us introduce our competitors" Brad Best announced. "There are a lot of N/As in Marie-France's information sheet, because let's face it, we don't have any data on any of her beyblading techniques, skills or if she even has a Bit Beast. This looks like it's Marie-France's first time in a major tournament. She is an alternate in previous tournaments so she must be good."
"Au contraire, we all know about Kai, the good and the bad," A.J. Tupper said. "Though he had made a few questionable moves in the past, Kai is now back with the Bladebreakers. One thing for sure, Kai can be quick and ferocious, like his Bit Beast Dranzer, or calm until he is ready to pounce on his opponent. He hates to lose but it doesn't look like he'll not have to worry about that, unless Marie-France has a surprise for us."
"Are you ready to see more beyblading?" the DJ Jazzman yelled at the crowd.
"YAY!" the crowd responded.
"I can't hear you!" the DJ Jazzman shouted.
"YAYYYYY!!!" the crowd roared with excitement.
"Then let us introduce the players of this second match of the first round!" the DJ Jazzman announced. "Representing the Sisters Supreme from Canada, Marie-France!" A polite applause and a few boos followed. "And representing the Bladebreakers from Japan, Kai!" At that a louder cheer roared from the crowd. "Now we're going to bring out the new bowl!" Suddenly a bowl in the form of a baseball stadium appeared from the ground.
"This bowl is called the Yankee Stadium Bowl," the DJ Jazzman continued. "There is not much space to move, but maybe we'll able to see a homer out of this stadium!"
"This must be the most lopsided match I have ever seen" Brad Best said. "It remains to be seen how long this match will be."
"Get ready!" the DJ Jazzman said. He raised his arm. Marie-France put her blue and black-striped beyblade into her launcher and waited.
'You can do this, Marie-France,' the girl with the glasses thought as she closed her eyes. 'I am the team statistician and analyst. I know all his moves. Yes, I can do this!"
"3,2,1!" the DJ Jazzman then put down his arm. "Let it rip!"
"Allez!" Marie-France shouted. Kai decided to put his beyblade into his launcher at this moment and released it.
And then…
CLANK!
"Wow! I was going to say I wonder how long this bout will be, but I guess that Kai knew the answer already" Brad Best announced.
"That has to be the shortest battle I have ever seen!" A.J. Tupper exclaimed. "There is no question who won this battle!" Marie-France's black-striped beyblade landed beside the shocked girl.
"The winner is Kai from the Bladebreakers!" the DJ Jazzman made the easy verdict. A loud cheer erupted. As for Kai, he just walked to the bowl, grabbed his beyblade, and went back to his teammates.
"That was great Kai!" Tyson said. "That was a lot easier than we thought!" Kai did not say anything as he sat down on the bench. He closed his eyes and crossed his arms as he did so. "What's wrong with him?"
"I think he knows he was set up," Kenny said. "Let him alone for a while. He probably don't want to talk to us so soon."
'He usually does not want to talk to us anyway' Tyson thought. He then saw Lucie walk toward the bowl. "It is my turn to battle! How am I going to win without Dragoon?'
"Tyson…" Kenny started to speak.
"Yeah I know" Tyson said. He stood up.
'This is it' the cap-wearing boy thought. 'I have to face Lucie now. I got to play the battle of my life to get Dragoon back. But fight I will.' He started walking to the bowl.
"Hey Tyson" Kai said from behind. Tyson looked back.
"Yeah, Kai?" Tyson said. He saw Kai staring at him.
"Get her" Kai told him. Tyson smiled.
"I will" Tyson said, smiling. So did Kenny and Ray.
'I hope' Tyson thought. 'No, I can't think like that.'
"Well, Brad, the last two battles were interesting to say the least. I wonder what is going to happen next," A.J. Tupper said.
"Kai's victory wasn't exactly that interesting, but let's us introduce the final players of the last battle of the first round," Brad Best announced. "Tyson of course is the leading player of the world champion Bladebreakers of Japan. His Bit Beast, Dragoon, has shown its greatness, and we do hope for new fans that have never seen Dragoon before, that the Bit Beast will put on a show. Its Storm Attack will blow you away."
"But let's not forget about Lucie of the Sisters Supreme" A.J. Tupper announced. "Her Bit Beast Lucifus is a mystery but one thing is known for sure: the fact that her team went undefeated in the Canadian championships proved that it is no pushover. It'll be interesting to see how she'll fare against the number one beyblader in the world."
"Let me introduce the players of the final match of the first round of the New York Beyblade Open," the DJ Jazzman said. "Representing the world champions, the Bladebreakers, Tyson!" A loud cheer erupted. "And representing the Canadian champions, the Sisters Supreme, Lucie!" A more quiet cheer ensued with a few boos.
"It seem that the crowd is on Tyson's side" Robert said.
"Well, Julie did get the crowd against her team" Oliver told him. "Still I do worry about what Lucie might do. She has Tyson's Bit Beast and her own Bit Beast can do a lot of damage from what I have heard."
"But Tyson is still better than her at skill" Enrique argued. "I mean he is the number one beyblader in the world."
"I know, but Lucie is infamous for using every trick in the book to win" Oliver said. "And the fact that he is so well-known may work against him if she knows all his moves."
"We should have more faith in him" Robert said. "Maybe she'll make a mistake and he'll take advantage of it." Oliver nodded.
'Still, no one but a few of us know what she can do' the French beyblader thought. 'Tyson, I hope that you're prepared for what you will have to go through.'
" Is it time now, leader? " the brown-haired girl with glasses asked her. The other girl, who now had her blue eyes opened, nodded. " I understand. " She then nodded at a section of the crowd. The dozen kids nodded back and brought out their beyblades. " Sophie, they are ready. "
" That's good, Melandine. Now all we have to do is wait " Sophie said.
"Now that we introduced the players, let us bring out the bowl" the DJ Jazzman said. At that a beyblade bowl came from under the ground.
"This is the Spiral Bowl" A.J. Tupper announced. "Don't look at it long enough or it'll make your head spin. We did have a Central Park Bowl but the guy delivering it got mugged."
"That's not funny," Brad Best said.
"It's just New York humour, Brad" A.J. Tupper told him. "In any case, the DJ Jazzman is going to start the battle."
"Now get ready!" the DJ Jazzman announced, raising his arm. Both Lucie and Tyson got their launchers ready. Lucie was calm while Tyson was sweating under his cap. Yet his eyes were focused. "3,2,1!" The DJ Jazzman let down his arm. "Let it rip!"
"Allons-y, Lucifus!" the brown-haired girl shouted. She released her beyblade. "Attack him at once!"
"Did you see that, Brad?" A.J. Tupper said. "She attacked him in midair!"
"She is certainly being very aggressive early on," Brad Best noted. "Maybe she thinks she can win if she can get Tyson as quickly as possible."
"Tyson's beyblade is surely not giving any resistance," A.J. Tupper said. "Maybe Tyson is letting her use all her energy before he does his amazing Storm Attack!"
"We can only hope so," Brad Best said. "Because by the look of things, Lucie will win this battle in less than five minutes!"
"Come on Tyson!" Kenny yelled. "You got to focus!"
'Chief's right!' Tyson thought. 'I got to fight back!' He then opened his mouth.
"Attack, Dragoon!" Tyson ordered. "Go after her!" At once his beyblade turned around and rushed at Lucie's beyblade.
"Evasion!" Lucie yelled. Her beyblade dodged Tyson's attack but it slammed against the spiraling wall, making it ricochet.
'Dammit! I got to get it under control!' Lucie thought.
'She can't get her beyblade under control' Tyson thought. 'I have to take this chance to defeat it now!'
"Dragoon! This is your chance! Take her out of the bowl!" Tyson told his beyblade. His beyblade complied.
"Thank you so much Tyson" Lucie said, smiling. Her beyblade was in the air but it seems to be floating above the bowl rather than hurling out of it. "I can control my beyblade better in the air then in a bowl like this. Now Lucifus, Shield!" At that her beyblade had an appearance of a ring around it. When Tyson's beyblade went too close to it, it bounced back.
'Damn it! I forgot about the Shield!' Tyson thought. 'How am I suppose to fight her when she can just activate that Shield any time she wants! If I can only crack the ring round it, maybe the Shield might disappear!'
"Now attack him!" Lucie yelled. At once, her beyblade tried to slam his beyblade against the wall.
"Hang in there, Dragoon!" Tyson ordered. His beyblade complied.
"It would do you no good!" Lucie told him. "My beyblade will crack open yours very soon!"
'We'll see' Tyson thought. 'Come on, Dragoon!' He then looked at his beyblade, which was struggling against her own.
"Match the power, Dragoon!" Tyson yelled. His beyblade tried to do so. "Now increase power!"
"You think you got me?" Lucie said. "Think again! Dark Mist Attack!" At that, Lucifus surrounded both of them with a black mist. Tyson clenched his teeth.
'I got to stay focused' Tyson thought. 'Keep it going.' Just then a little light appeared from the spot where their beyblades struggled.
"Go harder!" Tyson yelled.
"Destroy him, Lucifus!" she yelled almost in horror. Her beyblade went straight against his own beyblade again. Once again a little light appeared.
"What does that light mean?" Ray asked his fellow team members.
"I don't know, Ray" Kenny replied. He then looked at his laptop/Bit Beast. "Dizzi, do you see any sign of change in Lucie's beyblade?"
"Not in level of power, no" Dizzi answered. "But I do sense a little structural damage on the ring of her beyblade."
"Is that significant?" Kenny asked.
"Not right now" Dizzi replied. "But I do believe that it may be where the Shield comes from."
"Really?" Ray said. "That means…"
"It means if Tyson manages to break it-" Dizzi started to say.
"Then maybe the Shield wouldn't be able to activate anymore," Kenny said. "I know it's just a theory right now but do you think that Tyson is thinking the same thing?"
"I'm not Tyson, but I think he knows" Dizzi said. Kenny and Ray then looked at Tyson, who was looking intently at his beyblade.
'A little more…' Tyson thought. He could sense that her beyblade was slowing down.
'I don't know what is he planning to do, but I got to stop him before he does it!' Lucie thought.
"Lucifus, go harder!" Lucie commanded. "Put more power into it!"
"Match her power, Dragoon!" Tyson yelled. "Put more pressure on it!"
'What is he doing now?' Lucie thought. It was then that a brighter light appeared. 'No!'
SNAP!
A part of the ring from Lucie's beyblade had broken off. The dark mist disappeared. Now sparks were seen all over her beyblade.
"My Shield!" the brown-haired girl shouted in horror.
"What just happened?" A.J. Tupper asked. "It looked like Lucie's beyblade exploded but it's still there!"
"Something exploded because bits of Lucie's beyblade is on the ground," Brad Best noted. "If Tyson keeps on his attack, there might not be anything of Lucie's beyblade left."
"Oliver, is there anything about the ring around her beyblade?" Robert asked him.
"The ring…" Oliver said, turning the pages of his binder. "Ah! According to what my source wrote here, the Shield appears from the metal band around the beyblade."
"So if the ring is broken, the Shield can't be activated?" Robert asked. Oliver nodded.
"Does Tyson know about that?" Johnny asked him.
"If the ring around the beyblade is the source of the Shield, then it would not work without it. As for Johnny's question, I am not sure but he did seem to try to break her beyblade on purpose," Oliver replied.
"So that means Tyson can win the match now?" Enrique questioned.
"He has a greater chance, but I doubt that Lucie would admit defeat that easily. And remember she still has her Bit Beast Lucifus and it's certainly no pushover," Oliver told them.
"Still Tyson is the best beyblader in the world," Robert said. "There must be something that Tyson could do to defeat her."
"It's not impossible…" Oliver agreed. "But still…" He then sighed.
"Is it over? Lucie's beyblade is moving very slowly," Brad Best announced.
"I am not too sure it's over Brad" A.J. Tupper responded. "Look at her eyes. I sure do not want to have those looking at me in the middle of the night."
"I wonder if she is going to make her Bit Beast appear" Brad Best said.
"I hope so! That would be a show-stopper!" A.J. Tupper said. "With her Bit Beast and Tyson's Bit Beast, this will be so awesome!"
'Lucie should be almost done with now, but why is she smirking?' Tyson thought. Lucie then laughed out loud.
"What's so funny?" Tyson asked her.
"Cretin!" Lucie answered. "That the Shield is only for defense, not offense." She then pointed her right finger at him. "You haven't seen my greatest technique yet!"
'What is she talking about?' Tyson thought. 'I have a bad feeling about this.'
"It is time to pull out my greatest technique ever!" Lucie said. She then looked at her fellow teammates, who nodded. "Il est temps! Elevation, mon animal de compagnie! Black Dragoon!" At that she raised her arms. Her beyblade began to spin very fast, emitting a dark aura over the bowl.
'I do not like this at all,' Tyson thought. 'And what does she mean by 'Black Dragoon?' His eyes widened. 'No! That can't mean-'
All of a sudden a black dragonlike form with red eyes appeared, roaring loudly. Everything was quiet in the stadium. Even people watching on TV, like Max, were shocked to silence. Kai even had his eyes wide open.
"Dragoon…is that really you?" Tyson asked. He looked up at the corrupted form of his beloved Bit Beast. The hardest battle in his life had now started.
End of Chapter Four
Well, I finally finished this chapter. I hope I get a few new reviewers since I'm almost at the end of this story. Beyblade was created by Takao Aoki. Please do not forget to review!