A/N: This is a bit AU, leading right from the beginning of the G-Revolution. Hitoshi/Hiro isn't the Shippu no Jin, he just appeared and Daichi is here as well… Heh… This takes place two or three years from the prologue, and things will get mixed up later. I'll be using their Japanese Names here instead of their dubbed ones. So if I get them wrong, please tell me. There is a lot of OOC-ness, so don't blame me if they act weird. Of course there is YAOI/YURI, so just a warning. Also, Takao has been turned into a girl. Don't worry; our little Ty-chan will turn back in the end!

Pairings: TyKa, MaRa, TaBy, HiKe, EmMa, MiLa and much more!

Disclaimers: Sadly… I don't own Beyblade or its characters. This is just a fic made by own fanfare and musing.

Summery: Takao sadly died, and became lost to the world. After three years, he's returned, but things have changed drastically. He struggles to save the world from an ancient force, faces many challenges, and is caught up in recollecting his past memories.

"Talking"
'Thoughts'
/Beyblader/
"Bit Beast"
+Dream+
Flashbacks


Spreading Wings

Chapter Three: "Tides of Friendship"


The stage was set, and everything was prepared. The competing teams were on opposite sides of the field and were ready for their first match. Ty sat down on the bench with Hiromi and Kyoujyu. The bespectacled boy was busy with his laptop and Dizzy doing her usual complaints. Hitoshi was looking over the clipboard, and Daichi was jumping around, pumped for his battle.

"Okay… let's let Ty-san go first."

"What?" Daichi exasperated, with Ty in disbelief. "But… I thought I was first."

Hitoshi kept on staring at the board, and looked up at the stage of the Beyblading dish. "You'll be after her. Let's just introduce Shippu no Jing what she can really do." He smiled at the blunette. She shrunk. Hiromi giggled and pushed her off the seat.

"We'll be cheering you on, Ty-chan! Good luck!" She called, as the girl slowly made her way up the dish.

Brad: "And the BBA Revolution send out their new player of the team. Looks like they want to show off what the audience have been anticipating."
AJ: "Yeah, and the PPB all Starz send out their hot shot, Rick. I think this will be one rock hard match."

She felt her heart pounding really heard, and she glanced at the referee, DJ Jazzman, nervously. The man smiled at her, and they see as her opponent came up. The buff white haired man didn't scare her, even with his gruff expression. The guy looked down at her, and laughed. Ty scowled, and glared at the guy. "Let's see how 'good' you really are, kid. I don't really think you can even battle with out hurting you're pretty face, that's why you wear that mask."

Ty exploded with anger. She clenched her fist and glanced at the coach. 'I want to get rid of him in one shot!' Her mind yelled.

Hitoshi saw this and raised a brow. "Dizzy says that Dragoon was told she will get rid of him in one shot." Kyoujyu looked up at the coach.

"She's a bit pissed at that Rick!" replied Dizzy from her laptop.

Hitoshi sighed. "Fine, but let there be at least a second to spare."

Ty looked back at her opponent and smirked. "You're all talk, but let's see how professional you really are." She hissed. "Calm down, Takao-sama." She took in a deep breath and calmly took out her launcher.

Brad: "Looks like the fight already began."
AJ: "Yeah, and from what I can hear, this Shippu no Jing is a bit feisty!"

"Round one, we have Shippu no Jing of the BBA Revolution, and Rick from the PPB All Starz! Bladers are you ready?" DJ glanced at the two Beybladers. They were both in their stance, ready to launch their Beybladers. "Ready… 3… 2… 1…"

"GO SHOOT!"

Both Beyblades landed on the dish. Rick smirked and prepared for his attack. Ty got the upper hand and already sent her light blue Beyblade at his. Then with in a flash, Rick's Bey blade was out of the dish. "What the-" Ty smirked. She received her Bey Blade and turned around, feeling victorious.

Brad: "Whoa! And that match went out the hamper in barely one second. This chick really has the moves!"
AJ: "You said it Brad. I'm still not out of my shock like everyone else in this stadium."

DJ blinked his eyes then was sent back to reality. "AND THE BBA REVOLUTION WON THEIR FIRST MATCH!"

Rick came down from the stage and walked towards his team with widened eyes. Max and Emily went up to the older guy. "Hey Rick, nice work out-"

"Shut up kid." He shoved the blonde and went to the bench and ignored everyone.

Emily went up to Max, glaring at the older guy. She looked at the blonde. "Well, it's your turn. You'll win one for us, right?" The blonde smiled at her, and nodded. "Good. Now stick with the plan, okay?" The girl patted the blonde's shoulder. Max turned to her and flashed a smile at his teammate. Then he walked up towards the dish.

"Can we have our next opponents please, for round two? Max and Daichi, come on down!" Called out DJ.

"Daichi." The short dark haired boy turned around to see Kyoujyu run up to him. He blinked up at him. "Silly, Daichi, you can't battle without your Gaia Dragoon."

Daichi slapped his forehead. "My bad…" He took his purple Beyblade, and expected it. "Eh? What did you do with it, Kyoujyu?"

The light haired boy scratched behind his head. "I adjusted your attack ring so it can penetrate through Max's powerful defense attacks, and with stand Draciel's water attacks. Just do you're best Daichi. As of now, I'm not really sure what kind of strategy to plan out, but to brake through his defense."

Daichi slapped the older teen's shoulder. "Don't worry Kyoujyu, nothing can go wrong!"

After a few rough minutes, Max kept his smile at the younger Beyblader. Daichi felt his brow twitch, and he called out his bit beast. "Gaia Dragoon! Great Cutter attack, now!"

Ty frowned. "Not good…"

Max narrowed his eyes, but kept his smile. "Draciel, Heavy Viper Wall!" waves of water surged through the green Beyblade, swirling like a whirlpool in the middle of the Beyblading dish. Daichi panicked as his Beyblade was being pulled into the force of Draciel.

"No, Gaia Dragoon!" Daichi closed his eyes as his Beyblade clashed with Max's, and went out of the dish. Then the crowd went wild.

"AND THE PPB ALL STARZ WINS THE SECOND MATCH!" Yelled out DJ officially.

AJ: "And that was one tough cookie! But Max pulled through."
Brad: "Will he pull through with Shippu no Jing up next?"

"Let's begin the tie braking match, with Max from the PPB All Starz, against the BBA Revolution's Shippu no Jing." DJ called out. The crowed went into a wild uproar with great excitement.

Brad: "And the crowd are getting excited to see what this girl can do."
AJ: "Even I'm just itching to know who would win."

Ty stood up from the bench, slowly walked up to the Beyblading dish. She glanced back at her team, looking warily. Hitoshi smiled at her encouragingly. Hiromi waved at her, cheering on loudly with support. Kyoujyu gave her thumbs up, and Daichi waved with a defeat look still on his face. Ty frowned slightly, looking at the young boy. "I'll win this one for you, Daichi." She said quietly, and walked up to the dish.

She then came face to face with the smiling blonde. Ty froze, staring into his familiar ocean blue eyes. "I wish you luck in this battle. I hope for a really good match from you, Miss."

'W-who is he…' She tore her eyes away from the boy, and could see her teammates still supporting her from behind. She took out her launcher, and went into her stance. 'M-Max… could he be from… the B-blade Breakers?'

"Ready… 3… 2… 1…"

"GO SHOOT!"


Flash

He was standing staring out at the familiar dojo. He stood there smiling widely. Beside him was a blonde boy, sitting sharing the same view as the mid-night blue haired boy. The blonde looked up at the standing boy, mouth moving. The standing boy looked down, and replied with his mouth moving as well. They both shared an equal smile, grinning at each other. Then the dark haired boy leaped up and pounced the blonde. They started to playfully wrestle. Then this brunette girl, and shorter boy entered. They shook their heads at the playful two, and sweat dropped.

-"Takao-kun, we'll always be friends right?"

-"Of course! You're my best pal, Maxie!" Then there was laughter.

End Flash


Metal clashed, and Ty's eyes widened back to reality. Max looked up at the girl, and saw stormy blue eyes flash into the girl's chocolate eyes. 'Huh? Her eyes… they were like…'

Ty shook her head. 'I have to concentrate!' She looked up, with narrowed eyes. "Time to end this now!"

Max smirked. "Ladies first." Ty went on to the attack, and metal clashed again. Max smiled widely. "Metal Ball Defense, Draciel!" The spirit of the water tortoise appeared, roaring in its glory. Its eyes glinted, and a powerful water attack emerged. Ty saw her Beyblade struggle from its pulling force of power. Her eyes widened as they hit one another, and Ty's light blue blade went flying into the air.

Her eyes glinted blue, and Max noticed it. Ty pulled out something, and tugged it off from a chain around her neck. 'This is my chance… this is for Daichi.' She glanced at the small boy sitting on the bench, looking determined for the girl to win. She looked up at her suspended Beyblade in the air. "DRAGOON!" She threw the thing in her hand up towards to the Beyblade.

Both teams were on the edge of their seats, watching what this girl was doing. The light blue Beyblade froze in the air, shocking everyone watching the battle, even Max. The thing was a bit, and it landed perfectly on to its place on the Beyblade. Then the blade went spinning again, and came crashing down back to the dish. "PHANTOM HURRICANE!"

The recognizable spirit of the dragon appeared with the light blue Beyblade. Max widened his eyes in shock. 'No way… it…it's Dragoon…' The blue aura around Ty grew into fierce winds surrounding the whole place. People started to hold tightly on to them selves.

Max shook his head, still in shock, not believing what he is seeing. He can feel his heart suddenly racing, beating against his chest. Emily blinked out of her stupor and saw Max's pale state. "Max! You need to focus! You can still win!" She called out. "MAX!"

Ty smirked from her mask. Then the tornado hit the green Beyblade. Draciel and Dragoon clashed, sending a blinding flash of light.


Ocean blue eyes fluttered open, and a moan escaped from his lips. Pain was pounding within his head, as he began to sit up. Max looked around, and his surroundings were an empty Beystadium, with only himself in its eerie darkness. He felt a shiver go down his spin, and he suddenly became confused. "Where… where am I? Where is everybody?" He called out, his voice echoing. "What's going on?" He encircled his arms around himself, suddenly overwhelmed loneliness.

There was a pair of gentle arms that encircled around the boy's shoulders. He blinked his eyes. "Oh Max-sama… you're never alone." Said a soft female voice. The blonde turned around to see a girl, a bit older than he was, with short lavender hair and ocean blue eyes. She giggled, and the gem on her forehead glistened. She wore an odd purple and gray costume with some matching armor. She smiled at the blonde.

Max blinked his eyes, confused. "Who… who are you?"

The older girl pouted. "Don't tell me you don't know who I am, Max-sama… I'm the great and lovely, Draciel, Guardian of Waters!" She strikes a pose and winked at the blonde. Max face faulted.

"Um… why am I here, D-Draciel?" the blonde asked.

Suddenly the older girl's expression turned serious. "To warn you, Max-sama." Max titled his head. Draciel turned her head, looking at something from behind the blonde. Max slowly turned around and saw a figure lying on the cold ground, a few feet away from himself. " A Dark Seal has been opened, the one we have been long guarding. Now our world is in grave danger. Not only do they want to over rule our world and yours, but they also want to posses the great powers of our Light." Draciel placed a shaky hand on the middle of her chest. "Max-sama, please… help protect our Light… please help us fight the darkness…"

Curiosity struck him, and he felt his legs moving on his own, as he started to walk up towards the lifeless figure on the ground. He couldn't understand why suddenly his heart was pounding harder in ever step he took. His throat was tightening, and his eyes started to sting with threatening tears. 'This feeling… what is it… something about this person. But who is he?'

A flash of light came before him, and it took form into a young six-year-old boy, wearing strange and matching blue attire. His tiny blue wings flapped once, as he floated between him and the person on the ground. Draciel went up to the boy, smiling at him. Then pulled the smaller one into her arms. "Goon, You're back!" She whispered, with brightness in her tone.

"Yeah…" the boy whispered in a soft tone. "Then you know, right?"

"I've been feeling it, since the Light faded. Oh Goon, why didn't you tell us, that he was revived?"

"I thought you knew?"

"I've felt his powers for sometime, and I wasn't sure, but still… I told Max-sama that he need to protect him." Draciel loosened her hold and looked down at the blue haired boy. She smiled upon him. "With Max-sama, I'm sure Takao-sama will be so glad-"

Her sentence was cut short, as an audible gasp came from behind them. They both looked at Max's white face, tears suddenly falling. "Ta-"

There was a groan and they all looked down upon the figure on the ground. Staggering to sit up, the person was a young boy, with long midnight blue hair, pulled loosely and messily behind him. Slowly, his eyes opened to reveal recognizable stormy blue eyes. Max couldn't breath, and tears kept falling more, as suddenly the boy looked up at him with confused stormy eyes. "No… It can't be… he… he died three years ago." The blonde shook his head in disbelief. He closed his eyes, thinking this was all a dream, a joke haunting the back of his mind. He remember being there at the funeral, all the pain he endured, loosing his best friend so close to his heart. Him being there in front of him seemed like a mirage like an illusion.

Two warm hands went upon his shoulders, and Max opened his ocean blue eyes to face his human form Bit Beast. Sorrow and sympathy clouded within her misty purple eyes. "Max-sama… you have to believe me when I saw that Takao-sama is… he's alive, Max-sama." She bowed her eyes, feeling the aching pain radiating from her master. "Please… please help him. He is in need of you friendship, your guidance, Max-sama." She turned her head to the side, eyes still cast to the ground. "He needs your protection. Things are really bad right now, and this could be the only time we can bring him back, Max-sama." She whispered.

The blonde glanced over at the boy, with his blank stare directed at him. The smaller boy that Draciel called "Goon" hesitantly went up to them. "I'm sorry Max-sama… but Takao-sama has no recollections of his past…" Said a small boy's voice. The blonde turned his head and stared at the small blue haired boy. "I was only able to save his soul, Max-sama… He stayed with us back at our home, but then I brought him back because he has to fight off the Darkness from the Seal. You need to also understand, that you have a role in this war as well. With you there, we can stop this danger, then you can live like peacefully, and start anew with Takao-sama, if you help him."

He looked at "Takao", and stepped back from the two Bit Beasts. 'I want this to be real… I want to understand… I'm so confused right now, but I do want Takao back…' He slowly walked up to the lost boy, their eyes still keeping contact with one another. 'If this is real, please let what happened, what I've been through all disappear. I hate feeling that pain. If it is the last time I'll ever see him, then…' he closed his eyes, as he was a few feet from the shorter boy.

Max threw his arms around the boy, and held him tightly, tears falling continuously. "Takao… please say that it is you. I've missed you so badly. You were my only best friend in the world, and I thought that everything wasn't important, because you were gone. You were the one who helped my through…" He buried his face on the crook of the boy's shoulder.

He felt two warm arms encircle around him. "…I'm… I'm sorry… I'll try… I'll try hard to remember, I promise… I don't want you to cry anymore… I'm so sorry…" the other boy replied, in a teary voice.

Max pulled away and shook his head. "No, it's okay. You don't have to be sorry about anything. As long as we are friends again, and that I can help you." He smiled widely, wiping away his tears. "Takao…" He hugged the teen again. His embrace was returned. " Don't worry… I'll help you remember… and I will do anything to protect you.You're my best friend. I lost you once. I don't want to lose you again. You don't know how much it affected me and the others…" He hugged him tightly, shaking with tears. " I'll help you… I'm always there by your side, Takao-kun" The blue haired teen smiled softly life slowly crawling back into his empty stormy eyes, and closed his eyes.

"Thank you…" He whispered back. "Thank you… Max…kun…"


The blinded light faded, and Max and Ty stood there, with a distant look within their eyes. The cheers of the audience snapped them back to reality, seeing as their Beyblades were circling around the dish on opposite ends. Ty looked up, and saw the blonde breathing hoarsely, a bit shaken by the shocking news. Ty closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath. 'Max… I-I remember… everything we've been through together… all the things we've done, the both us…' Flashes of memories flooded into her mind, about those happy times and moments, with laughter ringing in the back of her mind. Slowly a smile crept upon her lips. 'He was… he is my best friend…'

"You still want to… continue… Max…kun?" she asked with a hesitant smile.

The blonde took in a deep breath and let it out shakily. 'It's not a dream… this is real. He's back… Takao-kun is back…' He bit his lip back from the threatening tears. He nodded, smiling in a teary way. "Of course!" He chirped. "Of course… Takao-kun. It will be like old time." He whispered, and Ty heard it.

Max narrowed his eyes, and started to glow in a purple aura. A gust of wind picked up, and beams of water came swirling up high, surrounding the blonde. "DRACIEL, GRAVITY CONTROL!"

Ty also started to glow in a blue aura, with swirls of wind surrounding her. "DRAGOON, GALAXY STORM!"

The two great bit beasts clashed, causing a great explosion on the dish. Everyone has to block their eyes. When the sounds explosion ended, everyone looked up to see a great dust of smoke in the center of the stadium. There was constant coughing from the people below. When it cleared, Max and Ty were still standing. The dish was all shattered, and only one Beyblade was still spinning, but was faltering.

The DJ coughed to clear his lungs and opened his eyes and looked at the dish with a gasp. "Looks like this match is over… and the BBA REVOLUTION WON!" The crowed went into a wild uproar.

Ty went near the dish and picked up her light blue Beyblade. She smiled at her shining bit beast. 'You've never failed me yet, Dragoon.' She saw the still green Beyblade and picked it up. She saw Draciel, and smiled at it. Ty stood up and went up to Max. "That was some great battle… Max-kun."

The blonde took his Beyblade and laughed. "You know I can never beat you…" They looked at each other, smiling widely, like they use to when they were younger. "I'm so happy your back… Takao-kun." He whispered, that Ty could only hear. The girl smiled from behind her mask.

"Jin! Jin, you did it!" The blue haired girl turned around to see her teammates running up to the center of the stadium. Before she could have a chance to react, she was pounced by Hiromi and Daichi. "That was awesome, man! You won one for our team!" Cheered on Daichi, hanging on to the back of the blunette.

"You're so great! I know for sure you'll do even better latter on!" giggled Hiromi.

Kyoujyu patted the girl's shoulder. "Never doubted you!" They all turned their heads and Max congratulated then over their victory from their team. They all smiled at the blonde. "Draciel said that Max-sama wants to meet with you later for lunch." Ty smiled and nodded, watching Max and his team retreating from the stadium.


"That was one interesting match."

Ruby eyes glanced over at the silver haired teen sitting beside Yuriy. The red head smirked. "This could prove to be one very challenging match. Shippu no Jin isn't really as tough as she seem."

"We must win the cup this year. We can't let those BBA Revolution win again." Sergey replied. They all looked up just as they heard the door slammed closed. They all raised a brow.

'That girl…' Kai replayed the battle and the appearance of Dragoon. 'But how? I heard Dragoon disappeared, and only Takao has Dragoon…' Then he remembered meeting up with that girl and Hiromi. He blinked his eyes. 'And Tatibana was acting nervous…' He frowned.

He stopped in his tracks as he saw Max walking his way, staring at the ground, not noticing where he was going. He stopped in his walk, and suddenly sat down on one of the benches in the hall. The boy was oddly out of character from his usual genki self. Kai raised a brow. 'He usually wouldn't be that down after he looses a match.' Kai was cut off from his thoughts, as he heard footsteps clicking against the marble floor. He pressed himself against the wall, confused as to why he felt like he had to know something, even though it's not his business.

"Max…kun…" The blonde looked up, and was met with the new Beyblader from the BBA Revolution. He face unmasked, now strikingly resembling his best friend's male face. Her eyes were filled with nervousness. Max smiled widely, and stood up to hug the girl.

This caused Kai to widen his eyes, and quickly turn around. 'What? But I thought that he and Rei were…' Suddenly flashes of his past entered into his head, causing pain to shoot through his head. 'No… not again…' He held his hands to his head, trying to block away that painful memory with him in it.

"Hey Kai?"

The duel haired teen snapped back to reality, looking up with a glare. It was Rei, his old ex-teammate and Kai suddenly became nervous, but didn't show it. He was also feeling ashamed for letting the Chinese Beyblader seeing him in that kind of state. "Hn."

Rei raised a brow. "Isn't you match next, Kai?" He asked carefully, feeling uncomfortable under his icy glare.

Kai looked back and saw that Max and that girl were gone. The duel haired teen suddenly felt sorry, but he easily ignored it. He grunted then walked away without a word to his ex-teammate. Rei sadly frowned, watching him walk away. It was always like that. Kai never spoke to anyone ever since. He's become as hard as stone and as cold as ice, no longer socializing with anyone. 'Kai… why can't you let it go? I did… I tried so hard to…' Then the raven-haired teen headed to his locker room, to his team.


"So it's true… The Light has returned, but how?"

"Don't worry, as long as Fire and Wind don't get together and bond their powers, we'll be able to capture the Light and turn it to our side."

"How sure are you?"

"Fire still is in a pit of his own misery, and Wind is recollecting his memories. Once he remembers that heart felt moment, he will sure not to go back to Fire." Chuckles. "Plus, I have my own plans with the little Light."

To Be Continued…


Tournament standings in San Francisco, US:
BBA Revolution (victor) vs. PPB All Starz
Blitzbrieg Boys (victor) vs. Ala Di Nero
White Tiger vs. Vision Force (victor)


((Wow! That was long! And the plot thickens. Will Kai get over his sorrow and start over with Takao? Will Takao accept Kai again? Who are these 'mysterious people' that want the Light? Isn't it evident who the Light is? Hee, hee, don't worry Rei will soon find out that Takao is alive, and no this not a TyMa, they are just really close friends. I'll try to add more romance into the scene! I'm kind of rusty on the action part, but I try. So please review! .))