Phoenix One

A challenger

"I challenge you," Someone said. Everyone spun round to see someone covered by a black cloak.

"Who are you?" Kai asked glaring.

"But unlike the girl," The figure carried on as if not hearing Kai's question, "I want to battle here and now." Tyson stepped up.

"Heh, I'll take him Kai," Tyson said confidently.

"I don't challenge weak people," The person replied, "But if you insist." Suddenly the cloak was off, and there stood a boy, wearing loose navy blue trousers, a black t-shirt, and black boots. The light blue hair cascaded down his back, kept in check by one simple, high, pony tail, with a few strands of hair escaping his ponytail and framing the left side of his face. Marble blue eyes glowed with what seemed like pure determination.

"Who are you?" Kai asked again somewhat irritated.

"I'll tell you if you beat me," The boy replied and suddenly had his right arm up. The boys left hand was covered by a simple, two fingered glove, while his right hand and lower arm was what seemed to be wrapped by a purple dragon. The Dragon's mouth was above his right hand, while its claws gripped his hands. It's tail wrapped around the boy's lower arm and it too was blue.

"That's an imperial Dragon," Chief exclaimed examining the launcher. The boy was standing some distance away, and Tyson now had his launcher and beyblade ready. Ray stood between the two.

"3…2…1…LET IT RIP." Ray called. Tyson launched his beyblade. The Dragon's eyes lit up with blue flames the beyblade coming out at some speed. Chief was already monitoring the battle like he would any normal battle.

"Alright Dragoon, let's get him," Tyson said feeling like his old self once again. Dai Chi hadn't said a word, because he was too stunned to speak, but he made up for that by cheering madly for Tyson. Max noted Dai Chi's enthusiasm with a smile and also began to cheer. Dragoon launched in on the offensive.

The two beyblades danced around each other dodging each other's counter attacks. Tyson looked up at his opponent bewildered what was this about, why didn't he attack.

Three hours earlier

"Hiwatari," The blue haired boy murmured as he looked back to the man who had stood back in the shadows obscuring his identity, "Are you sure it's the same one."

"Absolutely. I was told by a very trust worthy source," The man replied coolly.

"You can trust people in your line of business?" The boy almost laughed. The man watched the boy from the shadows for a moment before speaking again.

"I've heard that you are the only one who has a chance of beating him," The man said.

"Being Voltaire's experiment for the last few years didn't count for nothing," The boy replied, "The only reason I stand a chance is because of the training that that bastard put me through." The boy spat at this point.

"Aren't you thankful for the training you received?" The man queried.

"That'll be the day, he doesn't like 'training' people he likes to experiment with them and torture them…evil…" The boy trailed off then he spoke up again, "The truth is, against Hiwatari's Dranzer I am nothing."

"Well, I want you to bring Dranzer to me," The man said finally getting to the point, "I think I've paid you well enough already to even attempt the challenge."

"You haven't heard the rumour have you?" The boy said.

"The one about Dranzer hasn't been seen since the BBA disbanded?" The man replied.

"Yes, you know that this means that he is the most powerful blader on the planet?" The boy said. The man merely nodded.

"Just bring me that beast," The man said, "You're dismissed."

"Feh," The boy replied, "You can only give me that order because you know that's what I'm going to do anyway." The boy walked out of the darkened room.

Present Time (blue haired boy's POV)

'Why did I let myself battle this kid?' The boy wondered, 'He's nothing compared to the might of Hiwatari' with this the boy glanced up to the legend known as Hiwatari.

"Hey your battle is with me," Tyson called as he went on full offensive. Rolling his eye's the blue haired boy deflected the offensive by tilting his beyblade slightly. The blue haired boy then looked at Tyson.

"You're nothing," The blue haired boy said. Then he felt the dragon on his arm move. It slithered away from his fist stopping just behind his wrist. Flexing his fingers the boy spoke again, "You're finished." Suddenly the free hand joined with the left hand to form what looked like a prayer, except his third and forth finger had been collapsed. 'Okay' The boy thought 'Time to finish this' The boy didn't have to do anything else as his blade super charged into Tyson's ending the match as the blade flew out, and landed stationary on the stand behind him.

The Dragon moved again and opened it's mouth wide. The beyblade shot back into the dragons mouth. Slithering back round the boy's fist the Dragon waited patiently.

'Hmph' The boy thought 'Damn heirloom's, why couldn't I have just had a pendant or something…but oh no…father gives me this and then sends me packing to Voltaire…that son of a…' The boy lost his train of thought as pain seared up his right arm, 'Okay, Okay, I get your point…'

Present Time (Bladebreaker's POV)

"Wha?" Tyson gasped.

"Dizzy," Chief said, "Tell me I didn't just see that happen."

"No can do Chief," The laptop replied, "That did happen, and I caught it all on camera." Everyone save Kai gathered round and watched the replay in incredibly slow motion watching Tyson's blade just being rammed out of the match. Tyson was still standing in shock when Dai Chi picked up his blade and handed it to him.

Kai snorted, "I see I'm going to have to crush you." Everyone turned to see Kai, he truly did look fearsome lately he had taken to wearing a blood red band around his forehead, that he brought down over his scared eye. The blue haired boy just stood there and waited patiently, "Lets go then." Max this time refereed the match.

"3…2…1…LET IT RIP," The boy called and two blades launched again. They danced faster and faster in the sand kicking up a small storm. Kai didn't make his attack yet.

"GO for it Kai," Tyson called.

"Yeah," Ray called as well.

Present Time (Hiwatari's POV)

'Where had this boy come from' Kai pondered as the two beyblade's danced in the sand below them. That move to disable Tyson was a classic text book manner straight from Voltaire's hand book. Kai quickly attacked, the blades coming together, sparks flew every where as they came apart and smashed together again.

"Attack," Kai called 'This boy he's strong' Then it hit him full force and his remaining eye opened wide.

"You think that that is going to work against me," The boy said sarcastically as he dodged the manoeuvre easily. Kai worked around again he seemed to know all of his moves as he tried to attack. After five minutes of battling it out the Kai's attack finally succeeded.

"Hmph another Voltaire experiment," Kai spat

Present Time (Blue haired boy's pov)

'Whoa the strength of this boy was huge, how is he managing to keep his speed and power in check so much, this is god like,' The boy thought. He tried to focus but the more he tried the more he lost it and he was suddenly attacked.

"Hmph another Voltaire experiment," Kai spat.

'THAT SON OF A…' The boy suddenly fumed with fury just as his beyblade was struck full force.

"I AM NOT A VOLTAIRE EXPERIMENT," The boy roared and his blade spun into hyper mode and attacked Kai, "I NEVER HAVE BEEN" The boy attacked again, "NEVER WILL BE" and again "AND I WON'T FALL TO SOMEONE WHO WAS" The boy roared as he slammed into Hiwatari's beyblade over and over, "Never again will I fall prey to Voltaire, Never again will he use me." With each statement another attack came. Hiwatari's eye flew open.

"Wha?" Hiwatari wondered out loud. The boy was still in fury mode as he launched attack after attack after attack. Again and again the attacks kept coming, they were all in check so powerful and so fast. The boy began to fall into a meditated fury as he continued his assault.

'The pain' The boy thought as he remembered one of Voltaire's experiments 'The torture.' Using this the boy forced his assault even greater than it already was.

"I will not fail, I must not fail, I cannot fail," The boy chanted his mind completely absorbed in the battle. Attacking again and again thwarting any of Hiwatari's attempts to regroup and attack. He could feel everyone watching the battle as it intensified again. Every time there was a connection, there was a shock wave now. The dragon slithered back and he formed a cross with the first finger and second finger of each hand. Two more beyblade's appeared as if from nowhere and they also attacked.

Present Time (Hiwatari's POV)

Kai couldn't believe it, the boy was doubling in power every minute, his strength, speed, stamina, agility, they had all increased ten fold. Kai looked again. And now there were three of them. Kai watched as his Beyblade was struck from three sides. He wasn't able to do anything.

Kai forced himself to focus trying to think a way out of the situation. Scenario's began to flood into his head, but it was too little to late 'Damn' Kai thought as his beyblade was slammed up into the air. Kai watched.

"WHAT THE…" Another blade, a forth blade had appeared above Kai's beyblade as it soared through the air, and slammed it down into the sand. Kai covered his face by raising his arm as a sudden sand cloud came up. Kai knew the result.

"Kenny," Ray said, "What just happened?"

"Dizzy?" Chief asked.

"Don't ask me, I'm just the computer," Dizzy replied. Kenny sweat dropped. The dust began to clear and there was one beyblade still spinning. When the dust finally cleared, Kai was on one knee picking up his beyblade from the sand. The boy's beyblade returned to his launcher again.

"He lost?" Tyson said completely caught off guard by this revelation. Everyone looked at Kai, then the boy, then Kai, then the boy…etc…you get the idea.

"Where is Dranzer?" The blue haired boy asked.

"Gone," Kai muttered, "Never to come back again." The boy let out a long awaited breath and fell to one knee.

"That was some battle," The boy said. The he stood up and walked over to Kai. Kai stood up.

"How is my grand father anyway?" Kai asked.

"I'd like to tell you he's worm food, but that would be wishful thinking wouldn't it?" The boy held out his hand for Kai to shake. Kai took the hand and smiled.

"Yeah it would," Kai replied.

"The name's Kai but I'm from the Kenosha family," The boy replied, "Just call me Ken though." The boy sighed again, "You sure Dranzer is gone?" Kai nodded.

"Yeah," I released him a while back.

"Phew. That means my mission's over and I have nowhere to go…heh heh…," Ken released Kai's hand and turned around.

"Mission?" Kai asked.

"Yeah y'know, the old capture the bit beasts plot," Ken replied.

"For Voltaire?"

"Hell no. I wouldn't work for him even if he tortured me for a year. For me it's over now anyway."

"You don't have any where to go?"

"Nope, so I'm going to find a hotel, see you around," Ken said as he began to walk around.

"Wait," Kai ordered. Ken froze in his tracks, "Come with us, you'll find it a lot more entertaining than just wandering around." Tyson just watched. Ken scratched the back of his head nervously.

"Um okay," The boy replied as he picked up his cloak.