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Spreading Wings
Chapter Twelve: "The Final Showdown"

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Blinking open chocolate brown eyes, Ty looked around and found herself in the middle of a Beyblading field. There were walls surrounding her area, but as she peered above, she could see the stands of the audience. Above the rooftop was broken open to reveal the blue sky. She stood upon an open field with many rock formations. Before her was her light blue Beyblade grinding against a dark blue Beyblade. She blinked her eyes and looked forward to see Kai, with his worn and torn clothing. She looked down and saw her own in the same state.

'Is this… the finals?'

She couldn't hear anything, but her own breathing. Everything was in slow motion. She could see the moving lips of Kai's, but no words emitted from his voice.

'What's going on?'

Then everything faded black, and she saw a tiny light from where Kai stood seconds ago. Then a pair of white wings unfurled, and a figure stood there before her. A hand reached out towards her, calling for her to take it. Ty took one step, then the background returned to the stadium, but it was different.

There were black Shadows everywhere, attacking the people in the stands. Ty panicked and looked above the walls of the field to see Shadows slowly creeping over towards her. She looked at Kai to see him being buried in the shadows that attacked him.

She went to reach out a hand and help Kai, but then she was back at the dark area again, with the hand still calling for her to take it. Ty reached her hand, and the scene before her kept changing from the stadium, with Kai reaching out for her to help him, and to that black area with a light, a hand trying to reach her. She closed her eyes and covered her ears, screaming for it to stop.

'Someone… help me!'
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Ty gasped out and sat up suddenly. She bent over to calm her racing heart and hoarse breathing. She clutched on to her heart area, with her eyes closed tightly. Once she came back to reality, she soon remembered her surroundings. Slowly the blunette sat up, and looked around. She was in the dojo, sleeping on the floor with her friends around the room. It was still dark out, and she could barely see through the darkness.

She blinked her eyes and turned her head to see Kai standing at the doorway, with a raised brow. Ty blushed, thankful that it was still dark out. She rubbed her eyes and smiled at the dual haired teen sleepily.

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The night was drawing back, as the sun was at the horizon. There were tints of purple and pink skies poking out for morning. Kai and Ty sat out side, no longer trying to fall back to sleep, for morning was coming. The dual haired teen was leaning against the wooden pillar that held the roof. One leg draped over the edge of the patio floor, and the other propped up. In his arms was the blunette, her head resting against his chest. They both were staring at the rising sun.

"Are you excited about the match today?" The girl spoke in a soft tone. She felt the older teen shrug. Ty closed her chocolate eyes and smiled to herself. "Whatever happens, we'll still be together, right?"

"Why?"

Ty rubbed her head against the older teen's strong frame. "I'm scared of what might happen at the end of today." She whispered.

Kai smirked, and closed his eyes, leaning his head against the pillar. "That I would beat you?"

The girl sat up, and looked at Kai with a pout and mocking glare. "Yeah right!" She playfully punched Kai at his shoulder. "I'm not afraid that you 'would beat me'. If anyone is going to win, I know I would." She grinned at him cheekily, with her chin held high.

The dual haired teen snorted and rolled his eyes. "I've seen how you Beyblade. It's the same as before, all your tactics and strategies… I know your ways, Ty-san." The girl stuck out her tongue. Kai smiled at her, and leaned forward, with their foreheads touching. "But no matter the outcome, we'll be together…"

The girl blushed, and closed her eyes. "I just hope that what I dreamt of… won't come true…" Kai pulled back, looking at her questioningly.

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A.J.: "The day has finally come! After all the past battles and experiences we had throughout the whole world, it has come down to Batuken, Japan for the finals of the World Beyblade Tournament!"

Brad: "And I've never been this excited to see who would truly win the world cup this year! The battle against the Blitzbrieg Boys and the BBA Revolution is the talk of the year! Who would win?"

A.J.: "I don't know Brad. It could be the defending champions or the Blitzbrieg Boys. We'll just have to wait and find out!"

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The cheers were really loud, echoing throughout the whole stadium. The chairmen of the Tournament thought it suitable to move to a different stadium, which was bigger and a much safer structure, knowing how the battles would end up. They were all trying to use precautions, afraid that this stadium might end up like the one with the battle of Damien and Ty.

"ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINAL SHOWDOWN OF THE YEAR?" The D.J. Jazzman yelled out to the crowd in a podium above the ground. The crowd screamed out loud, in a deafening cheer. "NOW LET'S BRING OUT OUR FINAL CONTESTANTS!" The Blitzbrieg Boys and the BBA Revolution all came out from opposite sides, and the audience all cheered more.

Ty peered up at the audience, trailing behind her teammates as she entered the stadium. Her chocolate eyes shined behind her dark sunglasses, and she wore different black attire with a long trench coat that was sleeveless. Her hair was up in a messy bun, knowing that maybe her hair won't really stay up for long. Ty took a glance at the other side to see Kai and his teammates in their stoic poses and expressions.

Then each team sat down on the benches, a bit far from the main Beyblading dish. Ty took a seat between her brother and Kyoujyu. Hiromi sat beside the bespectacled boy, and Daichi was in front of them, stretching out. The blunette smiled at the small boy. He wasn't really smaller, almost as tall as she is. What she found out was that her body was really in a thirteen year old form, the age when Takao died. And now Daichi is thirteen, after three years, but it was comforting to know that the boy was still shorter than she was. 'I guess I wasn't the shortest after all…' she laughed in her head.

The girl felt a pair of eyes staring at her, and when she looked up, her eyes were locked with the ruby orbs before her. She discreetly blushed and smiled at the older teen. '…We'll always be together…' That morning, the bluenette was about to tell the dual haired teen about her dream, but was interrupted by Rei spotting them, wanting to do his daily early morning drills.

"NOW LET"S START THE MATCH!" The screen behind the Jazzman lighted up with the pictures of red haired Yuriy, and the ever-energetic Daichi. "Our first round is Daichi versus Yuriy!" the crowed cheered in excitement, and the two first Beybladers came up to the center. Then the floors opened up to reveal their Beyblading dish. Yuriy smirked and Daichi grinned widely.

"Looks like you get to have your rematch, Invanov-san!" Daichi taunted, as he took out his Beyblade and launcher.

The older teen snorted. "We'll see who is the better of this match." He took out his Beyblade and launcher as well, narrowing his icy blue eyes at the younger boy.

"Bladers are you ready? 3… 2… 1…"

"GO SHOOT!"

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Ever since realization hit the blue haired boy, Takao has been acting strangely around the older dual haired boy. The younger boy knew that he was acting strangely, and was guessing that Kai would have noticed too, but he couldn't help it. 'It's not fair! Kai can say it so freely, but why am I having a hard time in telling him.'

Takao would instantly blush whenever Kai was around, or when he touched him, even in a slightest bit, or when he talked. Everywhere, the dual haired boy was there, close to him and even far. 'This… this is love…' Their moments together were also different than before. Takao would get nervous, and would act more stupid than before. Their time they spent together was mostly in silence, but a comfortable one. It did occur to Kai curious as to why the young boy wouldn't strike a conversation, knowing that the boy gets edgy with the long passing times of silence.

It was the day of a festival in town, with the cheery blossoms in full bloom in the spring air. They were to have a picnic, and watch the fireworks together with their friends. They ate, laughed and had fun all together on the large blanket. Hiromi was there, talking endlessly with the blonde, Max. Rei sat on the corner listening, and peering over at the bespectacled boy hunching over his laptop. Takao would laugh when they did, but really tuned them out, feeling his heart race with the closeness of the dual haired boy beside him.

The young blue haired teen stood up and stretched his small limbs. He excused his self from the group, saying that he was going to walk around and come back before the fireworks started. After a few yards away, he felt the presence of the older dual haired teen trailing behind him. Takao turned around and bashfully smiled at the older boy. 'I should tell him… yes… I will…'

Kai stood close to him, nearly towering over the small boy. He raised a curious brow at the silent boy before him. "Is something wrong, Takao?" He asked gently, sending shivers down the boy's back. He nearly fainted as Kai started to brush away his bangs from his stormy eyes.

The boy quickly shook his head, and wrapped his arms around Kai's waist, tightly. "Kai…" The dual haired teen blinked in surprise, not really expecting this kind of action from the younger boy. Then, Kai wrapped his arms around the boy's shoulders. "It's not fair to you… that I can't really express my true feeling to you, Kai."

"What are you talking about?" He chuckled.

Takao clenched his hands into a fist, pulling on Kai's shirt in his hands. "Tou-sama and Noriko-sama… they always told me that no one would ever love me. I took that at heart, and tried so hard to deny any of that kind of feeling so that I won't hurt anyone. Then I saw you, wanting so much for me to accept yours, but I never returned any of it to you, because I thought I lost how it was to love… But then… it confused me more, and I allowed you to love me, but I couldn't love you back… or so I thought." Takao buried his face at the older boy's chest.

"Slowly I was trying to understand… kind of using you to help me find out what it was that was burning in my heart. I finally realized what I felt, after visiting my mother's grave. Somehow, something lifted and I found out what it means to love and be loved." Takao bit his lip. "But then… for the past couple of days… I felt you were kind of distant from me… that maybe you didn't like me anymore and were having feelings for…"

The boy was pushed back a bit, and his face was raised up to look up at a pair of ruby eyes. Two warm hands cupped the sides of his small heart shaped face, and Takao was blushing madly. "Silly Takao… I would never fall in love with anyone, other than you. I was beginning to think that maybe you allowing me to be with you was only for me to be happy. I'm happy being with you Takao, and that's all I ask for. I started to believe that I don't really need for you to return your feelings. I don't care if you hate me, or think of me as disgusting… as long as I can be by your side. Because… I love you, and only you, Takao."

A pair of soft lips pressed against Takao's. The smaller boy blushed deeply, and closed his eyes. Then, he shyly returned that kiss and pressed up against the dual haired teen, encircling his arms around his neck. Takao felt his heart skip a beat, and something burning inside. A moan escape his lips, and Kai took that chance to go deeper, darting his tongue in to finally taste the boy he held in his arms. Takao responded pushing his tongue forward, to dance with Kai's, also tasting him. 'Strawberries?'

After what seemed like an eternity, the two broke apart, panting for air. 'Oh my gosh… this… this never happened before…' His mind raced with his heart.

Kai slowly opened his eyes, staring at the flushed boy in front of him. Takao's eyes were closed, and he could feel the rise and fall of the boy's chest next to his. 'He… he kissed me back…'

The blue haired boy slowly opened his eyes, and locked them with the ruby eyes of Kai's. Something was rising with in Kai, seeing an unfamiliar emotion glazing in Takao's eyes. It was comforting and alluring to the older boy. "…I love you too…" Kai blinked his eyes once, and felt his heart skip a beat at the boy's words. Takao saw Kai's face burning in a faint blush. He smiled, and brought the older boy's face closer to his, their lips hovering close to one another. Kai could taste the sweetness of the boy's lips again at the closeness. "I love you too, Kai."

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A pair of icy eyes widened in shock as the dust was lifting from the Beyblading dish. Daichi coughed violently, trying to get the thick air from his lungs, and also trying hard to see the out come of his battle with Yuriy. The crowd was silent in anticipation. The DJ Jazzman peeked over from the podium to check if it was clear to come out. He looked down and gasped. "And it's a… Draw!" The crowd all awed in disappointment but cheered for the awesome match they've seen.

Daichi's mouth gaped open in shock, and Yuriy scowled in disappointment. The two retrieved their Beyblades and walked back to their side towards their teammates. Ty hopped up from her seat and hugged the younger boy. "Aw Dai-chan! It's okay! Don't worry if it was a draw! It was a great match you two fought. I wished I was there fighting either one of you instead. Hee! Hee!" The girl chirped, swinging the boy side to side in her embrace.

The younger boy tried to pry the girl off of him. "Yeah. Yeah. Thanks, but just win this one, okay, Ty-san?"

Ty let go of the boy, and saluted with a wink. "Roger!"

Hiromi smiled at the small girl. 'She seems… very excited.' The girl skipped over to the center, with Kai walking calmly over as well. The D.J. smiled widely. "It's a free for all! Who ever wins this match, is crowned Champion of the World!" The stadium vibrated with the audience's cheers, and Ty looked around, smiling. "And we have a special dish just for you two!"

The floor opened up to reveal a large field, unlike the small dishes they usually battle on. It was a few feet below them, with the two standing over it. The crowd went wild. Ty's eyes widened, recalling this field. 'No way… but then…' The Jazzman's podium rose higher and lifted a hand. "Beybladers, are you ready?"

Simultaneously Kai and Ty took out their launchers and Beyblade, and took a stance, staring at one another at the eye. 'This is it… this is what I've been waiting for, for all my life…' Kai closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. 'If Takao hadn't died that year… we would have fought this match back then…' He slowly opened his ruby eyes, and saw the girl before him grinning. / … Takao or not… we will win this, Dranzer. /

"Right!"

'I can't believe it has come down to this…' Ty smiled at the dual haired teen in front of her. / I'll show them all that I haven't lost my touch in Beyblading, okay Dragoon? /

"Of course!"

/ Then let's do this as quickly as possible… / The girl started to feel edgy. 'I'm not really getting good vibes…'

"...3…" The crowd chanted with D.J.

"…2…" Ty's teammates all bit their lip in anticipation.

"…1…" Max and Rei clutched on to each other's hands, sitting amongst the people.

Ty blinked her eyes and started to pull on the ripcord. "GO SHOOT!" Both she and Kai shouted in unison. They tugged on their cords with all their strength and released their Beyblades on to the field. As it came in contact with the ground, the two different shades of blue Beyblades hit one another, sending strong shockwaves that caused the whole stadium to rumble in it's power.

"Holy smokes! What the heck was that?" The Jazzman got back his balance and peered over the podium to the field. "Looks like the two are in for the offence!"

Ty pressed her lips in a firm line and trusted a fist into the air. "C'mon Dragoon!" Her light blue Beyblade went on the attack again, heading towards the dark blue one.

Kai saw this and trusted his hand to the side. "You can do it Dranzer!" The dark blue Beyblade then mimicked the light blue one and the two were set back into a collision course. As the two hit, more waves were emitted from the two, shaking the whole stadium again. Everyone gasped in fright, but more excitement rolled on as they continued to watch the match.

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Kyoujyu looked up from his laptop on to the big screen. "This isn't good… another hit could injure the both with that kind of power."

"They look fine to me!" Daichi commented. There was another shockwave, and they ducked as tiny debris fell from the ceiling. "You can do it Ty-san! Take him down and win one for the team!"

Hiromi frowned as she saw the girl screamed out, pushing her strength into her Beyblade. Then came another shock wave, and most of the people toppled over from the shake. "They're tiring out already!" The brunette noticed. Both Kai and Ty were panting, but not very visibly.

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'New tactic!' Ty raised her hands up into the air, and glowed in a blue aura. "Dragoon, GALAXY STORM!"

Strong winds picked up and surrounded the whole area. Ty's Beyblade swirled in a tornado and came crashing towards the Dark Blue one. Kai lifted his arms up as to block, and his Beyblade took on the girl's attack. There came a crashing sound, and part of their stage crumbled, beside Kai's side.

The dual haired teen smirked, and crossed his arms before his head. He brought it back, with fisted hands on his sides. He started to glow in his red aura. "Dranzer! Fire Arrow, NOW!" Fire shot out the dark blue Beyblade, and mirroring red wings spread from Kai's back. Then the red feathers all darted about trying to hit Ty's light blue one.

The girl's eyes widened in shock as her Beyblade was trapped, and she saw the firing attack heading towards hers. She crossed her arms over her head, as to block the attack, and the fiery heat whizzed by her. She was being pushed back, but the girl fought hard to stay in her place. There were sounds of cracking gravel, and the girl turned her head to see that her stand was breaking off from its support. Then the girl fell into the field, and dust flew up covering the scene.

Everyone gasped, and Hiromi and Daichi nearly went over to the field, but were held back from their coach. Kai stood there with narrowed eyes, looking through the dust. "Kai-sama…" His dark blue Beyblade spun around below his stand, as if to wait. Then the light blue one shot out from the dust, and grinded against the darker one, pushing it against the rock formation, and breaking it to rubble.

The dust cleared, and Ty stood there smirking at the dual haired teen above her, with her sunglasses taken off. "PHANTOM HURRICANE!" Another round of harsh winds came about, crashing against Kai's, near his stand. The dual haired teen tried to block it off, but got distracted as his stand crumbled below his feet.

Ty's light blue Beyblade came spinning around, towards its mistress, and circled near her feet. When the dust cleared, Kai stood up and dusted himself, with his Beyblade spinning beside him. The girl smiled cheekily. "It wouldn't be fair if I was the only one down here…" She placed a hand on her hip, grinning sheepishly.

"So, are you ready for round two?" The dual haired teen asked with a smirk. He took off his long white scarf, letting it fall off to the side.

"Am I ever?" The girl jumped in excitement. She trusted a fisted hand into the air. "Do it, Dragoon!" The girl lunched forward, like her Beyblade towards their opponent.

Kai widened his eyes, and jumped away to the side. Ty's light blue Beyblade crashed into one of the rock formations. Then Kai leapt up, and dashed towards Ty. "Dranzer, go!" Then the dark blue Beyblade collided with Ty's and the metals grinded against one another. More shockwaves emitted from their contact, shaking the stadium.

The two jumped back, and smirked at one another, panting. Then they crossed their arms, and rushed forward. Their Beyblades charged into one another, sending more shock waves.

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The glass from where the chairmen seated inside cracked, and shattered into millions of pieces. The audience screamed in alarm. Some of the watchers ran out for safety, but the rest stayed to watch till the end. Rei and Max were standing, watching with anticipation and worried over their friend's safety.

"This has gotten out of hand!" cried one of the chairmen.

"This is going to be worse than with the battle in Rio de Janeiro."

"We need to put a stop to this…"

"No you can't!" The men all looked out of their box area for special guests to see a blonde looking at them sternly. "Even if you did try to… do you believe that those two Beybladers, whom trained so hard and waited for this day to come, to just stop their match?" The blonde teen said.

The raven-haired Chinese beside him nodded in agreement. "This is the true meaning of Beyblading for us. No restrictions and the enjoyment of it all. This is how we view Beyblading. It is something that is a part of us. You can't stop them… this means so much to them." There was a flash of light, and the whole stadium shook violently. Rei took the blonde into his arms, and covered the younger teen's head.

"But then people would be injured! Think of the audience!"

"Then let them leave…" Max replied, staring at them with narrowed eyes.

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Ty stood up, panting and wincing a bit. She stood up straight and blared in her blue aura. "HYPER VICTORY TORNADO!"

Kai jumped up and blared in his red aura. "VOLCANO EXCELLENT EMISSION!"

Two lights shot out from their Beyblades, and out came the two strongest Bit Beasts roaring out in their glory. The place vibrated, and more debris from the ceiling came raining down. Their Beyblades glowed brightly, and came rushing forward into one another. As they collided, the whole stadium was filled with light, blinding everyone to block it out.

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I know you were devastated, but this is what we wanted to do. The Blade Breakers aren't really breaking apart… we could still be a team, but that look in your eyes crushed me. I saw the betrayal and pain gathering in those stormy depths. Though you hide them with your usual smiles and hyper personality, I saw right through them. You can't fool me, Takao… I know you very well, as you do with me.

I wanted you to understand… that neither of us really wanted to take that title. It was just a name. What mattered to us were the battles, the thrill of maybe one day defeating you. We just wanted that chance to feel what all of your opponents have felt Beyblading with you. Sure we would have had battles in our training, but it was nothing compared to those. No holding back, but everything is serious. You enjoy Beyblading and that causes you to win those matches, because you feel that thrill. We wanted that as well… not just some joking around training or practice matches.

I saw you turn away when we told you that we were leaving soon. Tatibana-san urged us to stay a bit, and that we should throw a going away party, or hang out. Those days felt as if any normal day, doing training, even though we weren't going to be on the same team again. This was to show you that were all your friends.

During those days that I stayed, I wanted so badly to be near you. I really didn't want to leave you, but I wanted so badly to Beyblade, to be your equal, to be just as strong as you. Just like you, Beyblading is my life, and so are you. You ignored me, avoiding me, causing me to suffer inside at your absence. So, I did the same, and tried so hard to ignore that pain inside.

So, I hung around with the others, mostly with Kon-kun, seeing as he won't leave me alone. And then I saw more of that pained expression I saw in you, as you would innocently glance my way. I tried so hard to come up to you and have the courage to talk to you, but that look haunted me so much.

The day before we were leaving to go to our new teams, I didn't come out of my room, telling Kon-kun that I was sick. I didn't feel up to the little matches they wanted to do and their party. I stayed in my room, staring out at the window, watching as you and Mizuhara-kun played around. You laughed and looked happy, but I caught glimpse of that dullness in your eyes. Then I told my self, that later tonight… I needed to talk to you… to tell you, to make you understand, that…

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There was a groan, and a pair of ruby eyes slowly opened to stare upon the starry filled sky above him. The eyes blinked and Kai sat up wincing a bit in wariness and pain. He looked around and found himself in an unknown area, with the scene of the galaxy before him. Beside him was Takao… the same boy he had known three years ago. Every trace of the boy's face was just as he remembered. Kai's eyes glazed over as he stared at the boy resting beside him. "Takao…"

He reached over a hand, and brushed away a few strands of hair from his eyes. There was a flash of light above him, and he looked up to watch the stars falling from the sky. 'It is fate… no matter what… Takao was meant to come back… to me… he did… he did stay with me… he was always there, but I forgot…' He smiled to himself sadly.

Kai blinked his eyes, hearing a groan beside him. He turned his head to watch the boy sit up, with a hand on his head. The blue haired boy slowly opened his stormy blue eyes, and gasped in awe at the scene before him. He turned his head to see Kai sitting next to him. "…K-Kai…?" he blinked his eyes and looked around them. "Where… where are we?"

The dual haired teen shrugged his shoulders, and looked up above at the stars sailing through the sky. "We are… this is the world Dranzer and Dragoon have built…" He whispered. "See Takao… we are connected, and this battle… it's written in the stars."

Takao's eyes glossed with awe watching the sky with the older teen next to him. "No matter what happens… we'll always be together…" The boy whispered. He smiled softly, and closed his eyes. "I'm not afraid anymore…" Kai looked at him with a raised brow. "We'll find each other, no matter the circumstances, because… we are connected." The boy kept smiling, but tears started to fall from his closed eyes. Kai awed at his beauty, and raised a hand to catch a fallen tear.

The boy opened his glassy eyes and turned to the older teen. He threw himself into Kai's arms. The two embraced, and held on to one another tightly. "…I finally have you back… Takao…"

The stars above started to trail around the sky, encircling the lined up planets. Then Dragoon and Dranzer appeared, soaring through the starry galaxy. They spiraled around through the planets, and encircled the blue planet, before coming back to their world.

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"Ty-san! Kai-kun!"

"Ty-chan!"

"Kai-kun!"

Ty opened her eyes, and found herself lying on the ground, with dust hovering above, covering the view of the spectators above the field. She lifted her head and looked to see Kai also on the ground. The girl staggered to stand up, as the dust was clearing. Kai started to rouse back, and was coughing a bit. The two stood up in a daze.

"No way!" gasped Daichi. The two Beybladers blinked their eyes and looked around at the ruined area. They glanced down to see that both their Beyblades were inanimate, resting beside one another. They frowned.

"It looks like… it's a draw!" Cried out the Jazzman, peeping through his podium at the ground. With the remaining people in the stands they all cheered out. The D.J. looked questioningly at the chairmen. "Um… I'm no sure if there can be two champions…"

The head of the chairmen stood up and neared the open box area. "Well… this year there can be. After all that's been going on, it's now possible."

"So then… the new champions this year is…" The D.J. announced. Then the man froze in his sentence, watching as the blunette and the dual haired teen go up to their Beyblades, jump back and had them ready in their launchers. "Wha-? What's going on?"

"Actually, we aren't satisfied with two champions…" Ty said.

"Not that it matters for titles, but we need to know who would really win this match." Kai replied.

The chairman was shocked. "No, you can't! You've done enough damage as it is! You two are now the champions."

The dual haired teen shrugged. "Say as you will…"

"But this battle between us isn't over." Ty replied.

"And this is our only chance we get to finish it." Kai looked at the bluenette who smiled in agreement.

The two were about to pull their cords, until an explosion from above distracted them, and the debris of the ceiling came crashing down. Kai widened his eyes and jumped towards the girl to cover her. When the crashing stopped, they heard screaming coming from the audience. The two looked up and saw the people running from black beings coming out from the ground.

All chaos broke loose, as the people suddenly disappeared as the shadows took them into the ground. Ty and Kai stood up, and looked around to get out of the Beyblading field they were in. Kai took the girl's hand and he tugged for her to follow him.

Rei took hold of Max's hand and started to dodge the Shadows that came in their way. "We need to get to Takao-kun." Said Max. He took out his Beyblade, and his weapon appeared. He used his shield to push the Shadows out of their way, and forcing them back.

"That's what I'm trying to do." A wall of Shadows appeared before them, and Rei didn't want to stop his run. He called out for this Bit Beast, and Drigger appeared in his human form, taking them down easily.

"Hurry, Rei-sama, Max-sama!" Drigger said to them. As they ran by, Draciel appeared beside the white haired Bit Beast. She spread out her arms and a shield knocked back the rushing Shadows. The lavender haired beast smiled at Drigger.

Hiromi screamed in freight, and her Bit beast appeared in her human form, pushing away the Shadows. Kyoujyu came up beside her, and back up with the coach and Daichi behind them. "What's going on? Why are they here?" The brunette cried out.

Hiromi's Beast was distracted with three other Shadows, and one took the chance to leap up at the group. But then, Dizzy appeared and knock down the Shadow. "Kyoujyu, you and rest have to get out of here. Help Takao-sama and Kai-sama. You know what to do. I'll clear a path!" The fox woman raised a hand, and a blast of green power shot through the Shadows, and Kyoujyu took Hiromi and Daichi's hand to run up to the Beyblade Field.

As they reached the edge, they saw Ty and Kai engaged in battle, fighting off the Shadows. Kyoujyu went to jump in with his Beyblade in hand, followed by Hiromi, but they two were hindered from their action as Shadows took hold of them. Hiromi screamed, and Daichi was struggling to break free. Kyoujyu looked around and saw that almost the entire stadium was filled with these Shadows. No matter what they tried to do, they keep on coming out. 'And who is controlling them?'

Ty's back hit the wall, and she squeaked in shock. Kai was in front of her, trying to protect the girl from the creeping Shadows. Suddenly Dranzer and Dragoon appeared and blasted off the Shadows only for more to come out from the ground. "This isn't good…"

"Where are they all coming from?" asked Dragoon.

There was a tap on the speakers, and the Shadows all froze on their place, hissing. "Um, excuse me. Can everyone hear me?" There was some feedback from the speakers, causing everyone to wince at the sound. "Oops… sorry." It was a female voice with a too cheery tune in it.

Ty and Kai looked around to find out where that voice was coming from, to see four people standing in the special room where the chairmen were. The blunette widened her eyes and then growled. "Garland…"

The aqua haired girl among the four smiled and waved. "Hey there, Ming-Ming here!" she chirped. "We'll ask again very nicely for you to give up the Key. You do know she is very important to us, and we would like for her to come with us."

Ty clenched her hands, and shook with anger. She slowly moved from her spot from behind Kai, and went to walk forward. But the dual haired teen stopped her. "What are you doing, Ty-san?"

The blunette looked up into his ruby eyes, anger stirring in her now stormy blue eyes. "I won't let any of you get hurt…"

Kai shook his head, stubbornly. "I won't let you just give yourself up to them easily."

The girl took in a deep breath, and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry Kai… but I have no choice." She took her hands upon Kai's and got herself free from his hold. She walked forward, and looked up at the four. "Fine! As long as you free all of the people and leave them alone!" She shouted back.

Ming-Ming placed a finger on her chin. "Hm… you drive a hard bargain, but okay!" She chirped and smiled at her too happily. "But then again…" Ty widened her eyes and turned her head to see the Shadows attacking Kai, Dranzer and Dragoon. "We do need the people's souls as sacrifice."

Ty went to run up to Kai, as a hand reached out for her help. "No Kai!" The girl was blocked from her path as a silver haired teen stood in front of her, with a raised brow. "Get out of my way!" She yelled out, nearly flaring out in her aura.

Garland took hold of the girl's arms, and closed his eyes, catching the girl off guard. "You are coming with us." Something gleamed on the older teen's forehead, and Ty's body suddenly fell weak. Her eyes started to droop, and she could no longer hear the muffled cries of her friends. 'I failed…I'm so sorry…'

"She's going with no one!"

There was a flash of light, and Ty's vision was flooded with white… then finally to darkness.

To Be Continued…

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((Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. I'm kind of terrible in this action stuff. I tried. I was thinking a bit of the battle of Takao and Kai in the G-Revolution series, seeing as Takao in this fic died before the tournament. At least I got more of that TyKa moments. Yay! What will happen to Ty? What's going on? Well… right now I'm in a blank, ha, ha, ha, ha. Please continue to read and review. I'm so thankful for all of your support. Sorry if I didn't edit it… kind of in a hurry. I have to go somewhere… So next chapter might come out late… Summer is almost over… Wah!))