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Spreading Wings
Chapter Eight: "Waking to Reality"

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Stormy blue eyes widened in fear, as a cloud of dust filled in the dome like barrier of the battle. Ty bit her lip in worry, not really seeing anyone through the dense cloud. She felt her companion, Kyoujyu, tense up beside her. Then, three figures popped out of the cloud, carrying their masters. Beams of light trailed after them, but the Bit Beasts dodged it, letting the beams of colorful light strike against the invisible barrier, causing a piercing sharp sound from it.

"This is not good… Kai, Rei and Max don't know how to use their powers yet, and their Bit Beasts are wearing out. They won't be able to protect them very long." Kyoujyu stated, watching the battle. Ty clenched her hands into fists, feeling useless.

"It's all my fault…" The blunette whispered. "If only I haven't…"

Kyoujyu quickly turned his head, and gravely looked at the girl. "Don't say that. It is never your fault. It is just fate. No one knew that the Dark Lord would soon awaken, not even the Bit Beasts."

"But I…"

The umber hair teen shook his head. "No Ty-san. Stop thinking that way. If you do, you will make everyone around think negatively. Then we will all fall. You have that affect upon your friends. If you believe that we can do this and have faith, then we will succeed. Ty-san, you are a very important person in all of our lives. You have to understand, that we are all fighting, just to keep you with us this time. We don't want to lose you again. No more doubts or worries, okay? Just keep smiling, and we will win every battle, Ty-san… Takao-kun." The blunette looked at Kyoujyu with wide eyes. She saw him smile at her, and soon she returned the gesture, with tears clouding her stormy eyes.

"Kyoujyu-kun…"

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Dranzer landed to the ground, and let go of his master, just in time to throw a fiery shield against Miguel and Claude's attack. Kai looked up, and saw his Bit Beast slightly flinch. The flames gave out, and Dranzer was hit with the attack. Kai's eyes widened, but he jumped away from Claude's sword. "Dranzer!" The fiery winged boy staggered to stand up, but was knocked back down.

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After Drigger placed Rei back to the ground, he lashed out with sharpened claws at Aaron. But the teen's Bit Beast, guarding him, blocked him. The darker teen looked up and yelled out an attack order. Drigger held his ground as the bit Beast charged against him. The white haired bit beast struggled to keep his place, but was slowly being pushed back. Drigger roared out, baring his fangs, pushing with all his force the bit beast back, away from his master. Rei stood up alarmingly, wanting to help, but not knowing what to do. He blinked his golden eyes, only to see that Aaron leapt into the air, over their bit beasts, to attack Rei with his sword like weapon. Rei dodged, but Aaron kept up with the attack, swinging his blade at Rei.

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Draciel held up her barriers around herself and Max, who stood behind her in grave fear. Matilda was blasting beams of energy at the shields, along with her Bit Beast's attacks. The blonde glanced at the lavender haired teen to see her fighting to keep up the shields. "Draciel…"

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There was a dark chuckle, and Ty and Kyoujyu looked up at Garland and Brooklyn with a glare. "This is priceless. They will surely lose in a few minutes." The silver haired teen said with a smirk.

"And we expected an extraordinary battle from the Guardians, but this is no show." Brooklyn sighed, and leaned his chin on his hand. He propped up his arm on his leg.

Ty stood up, and frowned deeply. "Shut up! This isn't a fair fight! They don't know how to fight yet!" The girl yelled.

"And whose fault is that?" The gingered haired teen raised a brow.

The girl growled, and turned to the battle. "KAI! REI! MAX! You have to believe in yourself! You can fight! Just find that power, and use it to help your partners! YOU CAN DO IT!" Ty yelled out to her friends. Kyoujyu smiled softly to himself.

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The smoke cleared, and Kai was standing next to his fallen Bit beast. He glanced down at Dranzer who was trying hard to hide his pain while sitting up. The dual haired teen closed his eyes, and let Ty's words sink into his mind. Dranzer limped to the front of his master, and glared at his opponents. He held his bleeding shoulder, and ignored the rest of his wounds. Miguel and Claude, along with their Bit Beast came running back again, recharged for another attack. Dranzer shakily lifted his working arm, with his hand facing the two. His vision started to faze, unable to focus clearly.

"Dranzer…" Slowly Kai looked up and opened his ruby eyes. "Blaze Strike."

A blast of fire emitted from Dranzer's hand, sailing through the air, directed at the two opposing fighters. As it hit its target, another blast came from his hand, causing a bigger explosion. Dranzer widened his eyes in shock from the great power. Slowly he stood up straight, and turned his head to stare at his master. 'I'm… I'm not tired anymore…' His fiery eyes blinked in surprise.

Kyoujyu's eyes brightened. He looked at Ty and saw her smiling. "Yes… I do believe in them…"

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Drigger was pushed back, hitting the edge of the invisible force field. Rei ran up to him, but was cut off by Aaron. The guy smirked, and lifted his sword up to strike him. Behind him, Rei could see his Bit Beast being struck and struck again by Aaron's Bit Beast. "Drigger!"

The Chinese teen looked up with wide eyes to see the sword coming down upon him. Rei closed his eyes and yelled out. A strong force emitted from the raven-haired teen, pushing Aaron back from him. Rei blinked his eyes wide, and looked at his fallen opponent. He glanced at Drigger, and clenched his fists, seeing his partner agonized in pain. "Drigger!"

The ground below Aaron's Bit Beast suddenly rose, knocking it away from the white haired teen. Rei ran up to Drigger, and lifted his head. "Drigger… Drigger… speak to me!"

"Rushing Boar!"

The Chinese Blader looked up to see Aaron's Bit Beast charging up to them, glowing in a bright aura that suddenly turned black. Rei widened his eyes. "DRIGGER!" The black aura Bit Beast roared out as it reaches the two and their area exploded.

Ty clenched her fists, and bit her lip. She was sternly waiting for the dust to clear. Kyoujyu frowned, his heart beating fast in the intensity of the battle. "C'mon Rei…" The girl whispered in anticipation.

The smoke cleared, and there was Drigger with his arms crossed over his face. He was glowing brightly in a golden aura. The white haired teen blinked open his eyes in surprise. 'My energy is revitalized?' He glanced at Rei to see a reflection of his own surprise. The raven-haired teen looked at Drigger, and then grinned at him. "Crashing Earth."

Drigger smirked and raised his arms into the air. The ground around their opponent started to shake, and gravel of the ground started to lift up. The earth beneath them opened, and the surrounding earth crashed down upon them like a tidal wave.

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Max leaped into the air to dodged Matilda's attack. He noticed both she and her Bit beast were fighting in sync. As the pinked haired girl crashed down her sword, her bit beast sends out sharp needles after her attack. The blonde tripped and landed on the ground. He closed his eyes waiting for the blow, but it never came. He looked up in time to see Draciel before him with her barriers up, protecting them both. Max suddenly felt guilty, seeing his partner panting in exhaustion. "Draciel…"

"Hurry Max-sama, run out of here." The lavender haired teen called out. The blonde shook his head and stood up.

"I can't leave you. I have to help you!" The blonde cried out.

Draciel smiled softly. "Max…" Suddenly her barrier cracked, causing the pair to widen their eyes in fear and shock.

The pink haired girl smirked at them darkly. "Let's do it again, Pierce Hedgehog!" Matilda and her bit beast stood together with one arm out stretched directed at Max and Draciel. Balls of pink energy were in their palms, and they released it, only for it to turn into a black energy.

It hit Draciel's defensive barriers, further cracking it. Then another blast was released and the shield shattered like glass. Both Max and Draciel were thrown by impact. Max slowly opened his eyes to see both Matilda and Pierce Hedgehog a few feet away looking at him. "Finish him." The bubblegum haired girl commanded. The bit beast glowed in a light color, suddenly turning into a black aura. The Bit Beast raised its arm aiming at the blonde. It released a blast of power at the blonde.

Max's ocean blue eyes widened. He looked at Draciel who came on top of him to take the hit. The girl cried out in pain, as the blast bore upon her back. "Dra-Draciel…" The lavender girl fainted on top of the blonde, wincing in unbearable pain. Max sat up, holding on to his partner. He trembled, and his mind was clouded with many emotions.

"Darn…" Matilda pouted, seeing as Max was still alive. She crossed her arms in a bit of disappointment. "Pierce Hedgehog, just get rid of both of them." The bit Beast glowed again in a black aura, and released another blast of power.

"MAX!" Ty yelled out for her best friend. Kyoujyu tugged on their girl's sleeve to pull her back.

The blonde glowed brightly in a purple aura. He looked up and sent a wave of water to crash down on the two. They were pushed back gasping for air from the surprise attack. Draciel blinked open her ocean blue eyes, and looked up at Max. His expression was serious and determined. Then he looked down at her and smiled. "Max…" The girl sat up, and looked at the two partners sitting up.

Max stood up and helped up the confused Bit Beast. She looked around herself, no longer feeling any pain. 'I'm… healed?' Draciel glanced at Max, who kept smiling. "Draciel…" Suddenly the pair glowed in a purple aura. "Water Strike!" The lavender haired girl formed a blue ball within her hands, and released it at her enemies. The ball shattered and became multiple strikes of water that hit them in a piercing way.

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Ty jumped up and down, cheering for her friends. She looked at Garland and Brooklyn, smirking at their frowning faces.

Rei, Kai and Max stood close together, with their bit beast behind them. "It's a miracle. They somehow awaken a power that would take months to prefect." Whispered Drigger.

Draciel glanced at their one cheerleader. "I believe it's the Light's power that opened their power." She concluded.

"Yes, and once the Guardians bond, they'll be even more powerful and prepared to face the Dark Lord." Dranzer said to his companion beast.

The former Barthez Battalion were gaining consciousness, and struggling to get up. Their bit beasts were helping them. The three ex-Blade Breakers narrowed their eyes, and another wave of power was blasted at them, sending up dust into the battlefield.

Garland growled. "This is taking too long." He clenched his fist, and suddenly a dark aura surrounded him.

The dust was cleared by a strong gust of wind, and the four opponents that Kai, Rei and Max are battling were in front of them in a straight line, with their bit beasts behind them. Slowly they stalked up to them with now reddish eyes.

Ty gasped at the sight. "This isn't right… it's like they are being controlled." She said softly.

"Looks like Vision Force are being controlled by a dark force." Kyoujyu stated.

The blue haired girl frowned slightly. ' And I know how it feels to be in the darkness…' The girl shivered. "We have to do something…"

"But what?" Kyoujyu looked up at Ty. "All we can do is hope that Kai and the others can do this, Takao-kun."

Ty bowed her head. "Dealing with the darkness is too much to handle. I bet they are being forced to do this. Those four don't seem like such bad people, just being influenced by the darkness." The bluenette glanced at Garland and Brooklyn. "And they are the ones controlling them."

Kyoujyu blinked his eyes. "You can tell that?" He looked up at the two guys. "Are they also being controlled?"

The blunette shrugged her shoulders. "It's hard to tell right now. It's because I felt a stronger force emitting from the two, sending it to them down there."

Their friends were engaged in another battle, using many tactics and their energy. Ty watched in anticipation. She bit her lip as she watched her friends being hurt and thrown about. She clenched her hands into fists, and placed a hand on the force field. Kyoujyu looked at her questioningly. "This has to stop…"

"But there is nothing we can do for them, Takao-kun. This is all in fate's hands know, and you know it." Kyoujyu replied with a hesitant tone. "Just believe they can."

Ty shook her head. "I do, but I don't want anyone to die! Those four, they are human! I have to stop it!" She suddenly pounded the invisible wall that separated them from the battle.

Brooklyn raised a brow, observing the blue haired girl. 'What is she…?' The girl was becoming frustrated. More dust rose, and blasts of energy rained upon the whole area. She closed her eyes, trying to block out the shrills of pain and battle cries. She lifted her hand, and brought it back down again at the barrier. She repeated her action multiple times, amusing the ginger haired teen above her. 'Her determination… It's very strong. I can feel her powers rising… I wonder if her emotions do control her powers…'

Both sides were exhausted. They all stood around, staring down at one another. Their pants were mix together into a rhythmic song. They struggled to stand straight and focus on their opponents. Garland narrowed his eyes, and his aura rose. Ty widened her eyes as she saw the four ex-members of the Barthez Battalion suddenly cringed in pain. Their eyes blinked open into empty red eyes. Their faces voided of any emotion.

The girl gasped. "No! They are going to kill them!" The girls started to bang her hands on to the barriers even more. "We have to stop them! Kyoujyu!" The messy haired teen beside her froze upon her words, seeing that Kai, Rei and Max's opponent cast a restricting spell on them. Their Bit Beasts suddenly dropped to their knees, clutching on to themselves with immense aching inside them.

"This is cheating! You're the ones doing this!" The brown haired teen looked up at Garland and Brooklyn, who blankly stared at him. Kyoujyu glared at the. Garland just laughed it off, and watched as Miguel and the others started to attack the immobile opponents with their sharp blades.

Ty tightly closed her eyes, blocking everything around her. Anger suddenly encircled around her, and her constant banging on the barrier became more intense. The Invincible barriers appeared translucent and shook at every pound the girl gave. "No. No. No! NO! Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!" The girl flared with light, and the sound of glass shattering was heard. Kyoujyu saw the barrier break, but had to block out the suddenly flare of light emitting from his friend.

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He felt safe and warm, being surrounded by the white light. Slowly a pair of ruby eyes opened to be greeted with a site of a small figure before him. It was like everything was in slow motion as that person lifted his head. Then, the dual haired teen stared into familiar stormy blue eyes. Kai felt his heart skip a beat, when he was face to face with the recognizable face of the blue haired boy before him.

'Takao…'

The boy bent over, and a pair of pure white wings stretched out from the boy's back. It slowly unfurled and was settled to his side. Kai was in awe, staring at the dragon he once knew. Now this boy has become what everybody came to know him as, an angel. Kai couldn't almost breath, taking site at this amazing person. It has been so long since he last saw him. For years he tried to forget, but images from the past kept hunting him. But now, he was back, and Kai fought so hard not to believe that he did come back. "Ta…" The boy smiled at him, and everything that Kai has locked inside his heart suddenly opened and rushed out free. The ruby eyes teen closed his eyes, and smiled to himself.

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"All passengers of Flight 471 are to board the plane. Please gather all your belonging, and prepare your tickets for boarding. I repeat, all passengers of Flight 471…"

Daichi looked up at the speakers above their head, and shrugged. "I guess that's us."

Hiromi smiled at the boy, and stood up form her seat. "C'mon, we get to go in first because we are first class!" the girl squealed joyfully. The young boy scowled, and rubbed his ear.

"Do you HAVE to be loud?" The boy growled. Hiromi narrowed her eyes at the boy, and then whacked him at the back of his head. Daichi gritted his teeth, and yelled at the brunette. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" Hiromi stuck out her tongue, before smirking. Daichi ran after the brunette who walked off following their couch to board the plane.

Kyoujyu sighed, and hefted his laptop case over his shoulder. The messy haired teen turned around to see Ty staring off somewhere. "Eh? Ty-san, we're boarding now." He called to his friend.

Ty blinked her chocolate eyes, and turned to face the taller companion. "Oh, sorry… I was fazing out." She stuck her tongue and knocked on her head. Kyoujyu smiled and shook his head.

"You have been doing that lately. What's on you mind, Ty-san?"

The girl twirled around, with her bag in her hands. Ty and Kyoujyu walked up to the line, waiting to go on their flight to the next city. "Well… a few things I guess…"

"Don't worry, Ty-san. Whatever you did to the ex-Barthez Battalion, I don't think they will be under the influence of whatever control Garland and Brooklyn had on them." The brown haired teen said. "It seems like you freed them from whatever spell they had, and they were very happy in the end."

The girl blushed. "Well, it was very kind of them to give me that stuffed bear and the boxes of chocolates." The girl nearly drooled at the thought of the sweet delicacy hiding in her bag. Kyoujyu just had to sigh at the recognizable girl's appetite.

"The same as always." He sighed, as he gave his boarding pass to the attendant, and then went in, with Ty following closely behind. "Anyways, you have your hands tied with the tournament and with the Dark Lord matter. What are you going to do?"

"Well," The girl tilted her head. "Since Max, Rei, and Kai some how awakened their powers, we should start training for control over them. Even I can't handle mine very well." She blushed embarrassingly. They made their way to the first class section, and saw Hiromi waving for them to sit beside her. Ty made her way to the window seat, and forced Kyoujyu between her and Hiromi.

The umber haired teen glared at the blue haired teen. "I guess we'll just find time to train our powers and continue with the tournament."

"Don't you think that's too much strain on you're guy's part?" Ty looked at Hiromi, who gave her a worried glance.

"It's okay Hiromi-san, we'll manage. Plus, you two will be there as well to help out, no?" The blunette smiled at the pair beside her. Hiromi nodded happily, and Kyoujyu smiled a bit bashfully.

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"Kai…"

"Hm?"

"Don't you love to watch the sky, where it has a bit of clouds that float around, taking these imaginary shapes? Don't you also like to watch the stars at night? It's really pretty watching the sky, at least they don't have a worry in the world…"

Chuckle. "So, you've suddenly become a romantic poet, now?"

He turned to look at the older guy, pouting. He shifted to his side, facing the older boy. "No… I was just asking. I just really like lying around watching the endless sky…"

"You're just being lazy, and want to skip the training…" His eyes were closed, as if resting in their little day off from their tiring training their leader makes them go through.

"I'm not lazy" He pouted and whined. He sat up, and stared at the river. "We should have day offs like this all the time!"

"Like I said… lazy."

The younger boy pouted more. "Kaaaaaaiiiiiii!" He whined.

The older boy pulled him back down and draped his arms and legs around him, preventing him from moving again. "Shut up, Takao, and just enjoy this time we have now." He murmured. His warm breath was on he back of Takao's neck, sending shivers. He was blushing madly, and he looked around the area.

"Kai?"

"Hm?"

"… We'll always have moments like this? I really love this…" He blushed deeply. He was glad the older boy didn't see his face, or else he'll enjoy the look and taunt him more.

"I love you too." Kai murmured faintly in a sleepy tone. Takao giggled to himself, and snuggled closer into his arms. Soon after they fell asleep on the grass.
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"Hey, Ty-chan."

The blunette groaned, being awaken from her little rest. She blinked opened her chocolate eyes to see Hiromi smiling at her. Ty realized she was still on the plane, and she glanced over o see the rest of her teammates resting as well. A whining sound vibrated behind the blunette's throat. "Aw… Hiromi-san, why did you wake me?"

The brunette raised a brow. "Oh, that good of a dream, huh? I saw you mumbling and you were smiling. Tell, what was that dream about, huh?" Hiromi moved a little closer to the blunette's face.

This caused Ty to blush in ten different shades. 'It wasn't a dream… I don't think…. It was more like a…memory?' She pushed the girl above her back to her own seat. "It was nothing!" She glared at the laughing brunette.

"Sure." Hiromi shrugged, and leaned back in her seat. "Well, we're almost there at Bern."

"Switzerland, right?" The girl glanced out the window to see vast lands below her.

Hiromi nodded. "Yup! I don't think I've been there before though."

Ty squealed in delight. "Wa! Switzerland is like the capital country of chocolate!" The girl couldn't stop bouncing in her chair. "Oh! Oh! Oh!" Hiromi sighed at her friend. 'The only think she thinks about is her stomach…' She giggled to herself, watching the girl bounce with joy.

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Through out the whole day, they were given a day off to spend the day freely. Ty of course was excited to roam the city, to shop with her friends. Hiromi brought along Mao and Emily, as the four girls walked around, having a field of a day. Ty got her chocolates, and promised to her self to save them until she goes home, which was very hard for her to do with the delicious sweet beckoning for her.

As the sun was setting, Ty apologized to cut her day short with the girls. The four were now standing in front of the hotel they were all staying at. "Well, I have another plan, sorry I can't have dinner with you girls." The blunette bowed her head down, a bit sad that she was rejecting a dinner date with the girls.

"Aw, it's okay. With someone like you, we understand that you got some important things to do." Mao smiled at her. She wrapped her arms around Emily's arm.

"Don't worry, Ty-chan. We still had a blast, right?" The blunette nodded at Hiromi. Then the brunette took the girl's bags in her hands. "I'll bring this up. You go on and meet with the boys. I'll see you later!" With that, the three girls walked into the hotel, giggling with their conversation. Ty smiled to herself, before she turned around and walked away from the hotel.

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It was a bit dark, with the sun already seeping behind the mountains. The ex-Blade Breakers was in a secluded area near the lakeside. On the opposite side was where the Bern Stadium is residing. They gathered together, with Kyoujyu in front of them, with his laptop. A bon fire was burning in the center of their area, and the image of the new moon was reflected on the lake.

Max and Ty both sat on a log, in front of the fire. Rei was on top of a boulder, near the lake. Kai, as usual, stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the tree. Kyoujyu sat on the ground, with his head bent forward towards this laptop. Max and Ty both stared out at the lake, watching the city of Bern light up in the night. Rei seemed to be in meditation, and they could only guess whether Kai was asleep or not, which they doubt.

"Okay, sorry to keep you waiting." The four older teens all looked up at the younger Beyblader. Kyoujyu smiled at them, and suddenly a bright light flashed beside him, and the human form of Dizzara appeared. The woman stretched out, sighing in content.

"So, we've finally got a chance to get the Four Guardians of the Seal together, and there is no danger at all." The fox-woman stated. She smiled widely. She crossed her arms, and pouted a bit. "You know, it will only be fair if the Guardians' Beasts help out in our little discussion."

Suddenly four lights flashed in front of them, and the human forms of their Bit Beasts also appeared. They all stretched out, smiling into the fresh air and night breeze. "Awww… Diz', you know you are the only one who is good with giving details and important information." The lavender haired teen said, bubbling with happiness.

The older Bit Beast smiled widely, accepting the praise. "Yeah… you're right…" She mused to herself .The three male Bit Beasts rolled their eyes. Kyoujyu cleared his throat loudly, and Ty giggled. Dizzy snapped back to reality, and cleared her own throat out of embarrassment. "Okay well, settle down children, the fun is about to start."

The four other Bit beasts all settle on the floor, beside their masters. Kyoujyu started to type rapidly on his laptop, and then he set it down in front of him. "Okay, this will be a good start." After thinking hard, Dizzy nodded to herself and looked at the small group before her. "You all know the story of the Guardians of the Seal, right?" The fox-woman asked, directly at the four Beybladers. Max and Rei shook their heads, Ty made a bit of an unsure expression, and Kai made no attempt to answer.

"Okay, well…" Dizzy crossed her arms, and placed on her serious face. "Once upon a time…"

"Awww… come on Dizzy, not a story!" Drigger groaned.

Draciel nudged the white haired teen. "This is the only way to tell it to them, Koi. Plus they don't even know the whole story." The girl scolded.

"We do have the whole night." Dragoon stated. "We'll just get the basic story, then from there on, we can answer questions along the way with their training." The young boy replied.

"Training?" Ty groaned. Max chuckled at the blunette's response.

Dragoon narrowed his eyes a bit at his mistress. "Well, yes. You need to control your powers in order to fight all the darkness from the Seal." Ty bowed her head in defeat, whining a bit.

Dranzer waved a hand. "Go on Dizzara."

Dizzy glared at Drigger for interrupting her story. She looked up at the fiery-winged boy, gave him a smile, and then glared back at Drigger. "Anyways, as I was saying… long ago, there was a Holy War, as we called it. It was a great war against the Dark Lord and our Light. The Dark Lord was a very powerful being in our world, which was corrupted with negative energy and the desire to gain power. One day, this Dark Lord was enraged that our Light was a competitor with so much power in our world. He felt offended, and declared war on the Light and threatened to take over our lands. So for years, our lands were covered in the Dark Lord's powers, devastating our home. Then the Light had enough, avoiding any conflict with the Dark Lord, and challenged the Dark Lord. Then for more years to come, our Light and the Dark Lord fought, further distorting our home. After five years, the Light used all of his powers to seal up the Dark Lord, and sent it into another dimension, your world.

"Before our Light passed away, he sent four Guardians to protect the Seal from ever opening. He created the Four Holy Beasts, the Guardians of Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water." Draciel smiled widely, while the other three Holy Beasts shrugged. Dizzara started to pace around, with her hands behind her. "But then the four Spirits of the Seal were extracted from their positions, and used to fight against the seeping Darkness that escaped from the Seal. Then, through generations the Four Holy Beasts' powers were sent down to their descendants. Then the Four Holy Beasts became protectors of those successors." Dizzy pointed at the four of the Beybladers in front of her. "You four were lucky to be gifted with their powers, and so you are the Descendant Guardians of the Seal."

They looked up at her with a bit of surprise. Rei raised a brow. "So us meeting together is just a coincidence?" The neko-jin questioned.

Draciel turned her head and pointed a finger into the air. "Not a coincidence, but fate!" The lavender haired teen stretched out her legs. "Sooner or later, the descendants are supposed to meet."

"And that time is supposed to happen when the Light is reborn." Dragoon added with his soft, childish tone. The blue haired five-year-old flapped his wings behind him, as if he was stretching them out.

Dranzer brushed a few bangs from his forehead, only to let it fall back into place. "Coincidentally, the Light was reborn into the Guardian of Wind."

Max and Rei looked at Ty, knowing already that she was the supposed Light. "Anyways…" They all looked up at the eldest present. The fox-woman started to pace around again. "You see… with the seal, if one guardian passes away without any successor to pass the powers into, then the Seal will weaken. What made it worse was that the Light also went away for a few years, causing the Seal to corrode a bit, letting more powerful levels of Darkness escape, than those kiddy Shadows. Pretty soon the dormant Dark Lord will awaken, and that is not a pretty sight, or else it's the first Holy War all over again."

Suddenly it became silent, letting that fact sink into their minds. Rei bit his tongue hard, suddenly feeling guilty. Max's eyes glazed with that painful memory. Ty just blinked her chocolate eyes. She glanced at Kai, but saw no sign of any emotion sipping from his closed eyes. Kyoujyu felt the tension of the awkward silence. So he looked up at the Bit Beasts. "How was it you revived your Light and Guardian of Wind?" Kyoujyu already knew, but he thought it fair that the others knew as well. Plus, he didn't want to mention the lost name of his best friend of the past.

Dragoon bowed his head, closing his stormy eyes. "Well… Takao-sama somehow held a strong connection to this world, so his spirit, his soul was preserved. Before he could move on, I… kind of took his Spirit to our world. There, his powers as a Light and Guardian were used to help us with the wars. When it was over, Dizzy found a way to somehow get Takao-sama back to earth."

The eldest Bit Beast smiled triumphantly. "Yep, and with a few spells and a body, I could bring him back. But the bad thing was, Takao-sama's old body was buried. So I had to improvise…"

"You turned Takao-sama into a girl!" Draciel looked at Ty with a sympathy look. The bluenette shrugged, already forgiven the fox-woman. Ty was already used to the body, even though she doesn't really remember her past that well.

Max leaned over, his chin resting on his hands, with his elbows on his thighs. "Hm… Well, if Takao-kun is back, then all we have to close the Seal permanently, right?"

"It's not that simple, Max-sama." Drigger replied. "You see, you'll all need to bond your powers in order to close it. Somehow that bond was broken when one is gone…"

"Then bonding our powers won't be easy as well, right?" Questioned Rei, as he jumped off the boulder, and stood on the ground.

Dizzy closed her eyes, and turned towards the lake. "You're right, because your true powers aren't fully awaken and in control."

"If we would have known that the Light was reborn, we would have started the training with you all." Dranzer said in his deep, but childish, ten-year-old way. "No one would have guessed that the Light would be in one of the Guardians."

"And usually, your powers would have awaken when you are 18 or so, thus fully acknowledging your role in this whole ordeal, or so to say." Dragoon answered.

Kyoujyu picked up his laptop, and started to type in it. "So now we have to start some vigorous training as soon as possible. This won't be like our Beyblading ones, but this now involves some foreign power that no one has no control in."

"And, we'll have to speed some things up, be strict and hard, because already there are some enemies out there wanting to take the Light for various reasons." Draciel pointed out, standing up whiles stretching out her limbs.

"Right. There are those who side with the Dark Lord, or those who want to take the Dark Lord's powers. You've already met with both kinds." Kyoujyu said.

Ty stood up, following the lavender teen's action of stretching out. "So when do we start? Have you already forgotten that we are still in this Beyblading Tournament as well?" The blunette asked. Max nodded in agreement. They all want to stop this intruding darkness, but they also want to become World Champions.

The bushy haired teen it his lip, and then looked up at them. "I guess it will be hard. I mean you'll all be exhausted from your battles and such. Maybe you can train on your guys' day offs? But then again, we only have tomorrows matches and the fifth round until the finals." The bespectacled teen frowned.

"I don't mind training in between matches, as long as we don't get interrupted…" The raven-haired Chinese said. Max and Ty nodded in agreement. Then they all looked up at their ex-leader of the Blade Breakers. Through out the whole discussion, never have they heard a word come out from the eldest Beyblader when they got here.

The dual haired teen felt many pairs of eyes upon him, knowing they were waiting for his reply. It was always like that with them all, back them, always waiting for all responses before things were carried out. Kai sighed inwardly, and finally opened his ruby eyes. He just shrugged, and they all turned towards to Kyoujyu again. "Okay… we'll try to fit this all in." The umber haired teen sighed. "It's just a bit complicated to think of strategies while some training program at the same time."

Dizzy pouted and had her hands on her hips. "Hey! You're not the only one who uses their brains around here, you know!" Kyoujyu looked up at his Bit Beast and smiled with a bit of a sweat drop.

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The double doors opened, and light from the outside hall filled the darkened room inside. A well-built figure walked inside, and let the doors behind him slam shut, with the darkness taking over the room again. The figure turned out to be a young man, a teenager looking around 18 or 19. He had recognizable long silver hair, pulled back into a low and tight ponytail. He walked over to the center of the dark room, but stopped mid way. He crossed his arms, and closed his eyes.

"You're lucky I was the one who took all the blame for the lose of our men." He said.

At the center of the room was another recognizable teenage, about eh same as the first. He had spiky ginger hair. He sat on the ground, facing the window with the night sky. "That is why we have a great leader like you, Garland…"

The silver haired teen grunted. "Listen, we still have to carry on with our plans to capture the Key. Though the Guardians have realized their own powers, they are no where near our own strength in powers." Garland sighed inwardly, and walked over towards the younger red-hear, and stood beside him. "What are you planning, Brooklyn?"

The ginger haired teen smiled softly. "Nothing out of the ordinary. But, I'm going to leave it as a surprise for tomorrow." He smiled up at his leader, causing Garland to raise a brow in suspicion.

To Be Continued…

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((Maa… I'm so sorry I haven't updated. This one took me awhile to write, and I think my mind was out of it. It is terribly long… So I guess there isn't any romance in here, but hopefully the next chapter can get Kai and Takao back together. Crosses fingers…
What really is Brooklyn and Garland planning? Will the new Guardians be able to bond in time before the Dark Lord is fully awakened? Will Kai and Takao ever get back together? Please review! And I'm sorry this is kind of a bad chapter… it isn't my best one… ;;; ))