Hey, everyone! Kendo Baby is back and I have a couple things to say. First of all, for all of you who are in summer vacation right now, Congrats! We all made it this far, so let's all celebrate! Takes out coke! Secondly, this story is reaching its climax, and there will be some info you need to know so that you can get the plot, like in the last chapter. Also, if you haven't already, you should read the first fic The Beyblade I: Take Me Over.

Chapter 9: Bitter Sweet Victory

"Ben." I said, saying his name with as much vile hate and poison as I could. I've never hated anyone so much, other than Boris, Voltaire, and Berry Benson, who stole my okonomiyaki in the second grade (A/N: If you don't know what okonomiyaki is, I'll define it at the end).

He was looking at the pictures drawn on the shrine wall, his fingers scratching his chin intelligently. He looked at us when I said his name, and he smiled happily.

"Tyson! How are you?" he asked me, very friendly. I clenched my fists together and squeezed, making them while with rawness. Where does he get off, being all chummy with me, and trying to kill Hilary?

"You know how darn well I've been doing, you stalker! Now, bring Hilary back!" I said angrily, not bothering to beat around the bush. What is he here for, anyway?

"I'm afraid I can't. She's doing something very important right now, and she can't be disturbed," replied Ben mysteriously. No surprise there. When is he ever not mysterious?

"But," he continued, walking closer to us. I wanted to take a step back, but that would be acting like a coward, so I stayed my ground, "I can take you to where she is."

I didn't trust him for a bit. "No thanks. I'd rather bring her to me." I said angrily. Max and Ray said something to Ben, but I wasn't paying attention. What caught my eye was a shiny ruby cup that was sitting behind Ben. It had rubies and emeralds encrusted on it, with some language written on it, from the looks of it. Was Ben after it? If he was, then I had to make sure I got it first.

Ben glanced at me, and followed me gaze to the cup. He smiled. "Oh, you want the Um Lugar a Outro." He said, pronouncing that word in a heavy, thick accent. Kai looked at him, before the penny dropped.

"From one place to another? Is that cup a teleporter?" asked Kai, pointing at the cup. Ben smiled at it, and picked it up. I put my hands over my head, knowing that whenever someone takes an artifact from its location, the place is explode and crumple.

Ben chuckled, and tossed the cup to me, and I caught it. He waved to me annoyingly, and I mocked him back. "See ya." He said, before chanting some words in Portuguese (see, Hilary! I do pay attention in class!).

The cup in my hands started glowing a white and gray colour. I stared at it, entranced and mesmerized by its shine. What…what's happening… I thought, as the others stood behind and beside me, also stuck watching the cup.

Suddenly, the cup glowed intensely, and Ben laughed, before yelling out "Desapareça!" .

And all went black.

Hilary

"What do you mean I can't go home!" I exclaimed angrily. I can't believe this. I refuse to. I have to find a way home. I can't just spend my whole life here! I want a career, and finish school, get married, have kids…

Well, you know what I mean.

Ramiro chuckled softly, and my anger went higher. How can I trust this guy, anyway? I can't even see him. He could be Ben, for all I know.

"You cannot leave until you fight the Battle of the Beats." He stated, and I calmed down.

"So, all I have to do is fight this battle, and I can go home?" I asked the light. I tried to walk toward the light, but there was a shield blocking me from going.

"If you wish." He replied. What does that mean? Of course I want to go home! I want to see mom, dad, my neighbours, Tyson…

"Um…Ramiro, can I ask one more question?" I asked timidly. I need to ask this. It's more important than anything right now. He stayed silent, and I knew that he wanted me to continue.

"…How is Tyson doing?" I said quietly, afraid someone might hear, which is kind of dumb, because the person I'm asking about is miles away.

"He is close by. Goodbye, young warrior." Ramiro said, the light getting stronger by every letter. "Wait, Ramiro! I still need to ask more!"

"Miss Hilary, you are outside! Ramiro cannot hear you silly!" exclaimed Mirari's voice. I looked around anxiously. I have more questions to ask! And is Tyson really close to me?

"Zorion, what is the Battle of the Beasts?" I asked him. Mirari and Zorion's faces went blank for a bit, before Zorion sighed. "It is a day where the bad and good is released from the spot, and a battle will happen. It is said that strangers will appear from an unknown land and fight for the good." He explained. Strangers? I thought, as we walked down the steep hill again. It was morning now, and the sun was rising before us. From an unknown land? That probably means me, but strangers is plural…is Tyson and the others here as well?

Bladebreakers

I woke up in a bed made of fur. I sneezed. Ugh…I was always allergic to fur (A/N: So am I! I sneeze just thinking about it). I looked around and saw Ray, Max, and Kenny asleep in their fur beds. Kai was already awake, looking around the room.

The room had fur pelts decorated on the walls, and there were scrolls lying everywhere. It was even messier than my room, in fact. "Kai, where are we?" I asked groggily. My mouth was thirsty, and I was fighting to keep my eyes open.

"I don't know." Kai said after a while. Good, he's as confused as I am, I thought evilly, now he can't say that I'm a clueless idiot.

Ray was the next one awake, then Max, then Kenny. They had all asked where the heck we were, and we still didn't have a clue.

I had questions running through my head: Where were we? Who brought us here? Are they friend or foe? Where did Ben and that cup go?

Is Hilary here, too?

After a while, there was a knock at the door. An old lady came inside the door, with a large tray of soup bowls in her hands. My stomach grumbled loudly, and everyone sweat dropped.

"You're hungry, aren't you?" asked the old lady, entering the room fully, and setting the bowl on the floor. We all grabbed our bowls and started eating. It was so tasty, and it made me feel healthier.

"How did we get here?" I asked, my mouth stuffed with bread and soup.

The lady laughed. "I found you in the forest outside my house. You weren't badly injured, but you were all unconscious." She said, and I remembered everything, Ben, the pictures, Ying and Yang.

"I'm Max; this is Ray, Kenny, Kai, and Tyson." Max introduced, pointing to each of us. We all said hi to her, except for Kai. He was playing defence, as usual. He was seated in the corner, listening to our conversation and eating his food in piece. He thinks he's all that, it's so annoying.

"I am Yelena. Welcome to the Land of the Beasts," Yelena said happily, "You are all welcome to live with either me or Zorion, the young man down the heart of the village. Have you come here for business?" she asked us.

I scratched the back of my head nervously and laughed slightly. "We're looking for someone, Hilary. She's this tall, brown hair, brown eyes, and very bossy." I said, getting up to describe these attributes. Yelena laughed for a bit, before the penny dropped.

"Oh, you mean Miss Hilary?" she said curiously. My eyes widened, and my jaw dropped.

"Hilary is here?" Asked Kai gruffly, coming out from his corner.

"Oh yes, child. But she is off on a journey with Zorion and won't be back until later." She said, as we gave her our empty soup bowls. She left the room, leaving us to our thoughts.

Hilary is here?

That's all for chapter 9! Yeah, we've come this far, I'm so proud! I have some new ideas for new stories, so if you wanna check 'em out, go to my profile.

Oh, and the song I like this week is "Over my Head" by The Fray. It's a sing able, nice song, and I'm in love with it this week.


Kendo Baby

PS: Nobody told me what they thought Promiscuous means! Come on, people! Get to researching!