Song Of Hope: I must say, I'm having more fun with this than I thought I would! Can't wait to get this chapter out of the way though. I never liked Tetsuya. R&R
Benkei was training outside the city, in a forest by the sea, and with a beach. He was breathing heavily as he got ready to launch his Bey.
"Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bull!" He launched Dark Bull. "LET IT RIP!" Dark Bull hit a tree with a large chunk taken out of it, like a giant axe hit it. It spun there for a few seconds before falling out, no longer spinning. He put his Launcher hand on his launching arm. "Man, my arm's as stiff as a board." He took his hand off his arm and reached down and grabbed his Bey, holding it up to his face. "But a sore arm isn't an excuse to quit. Kyoya's out there, training harder." He imagined Kyoya without his coat, launching Leone in space (and he wasn't wearing a space suit). Kyoya attacked Bey after Bey, and they were on some sort of invisible floor. Benkei then shook his head. "Snap out of it! I've gotta become stronger, for Kyoya sake!" He looked at his Bey. "I've gotta become stronger with Dark Bull!" Suddenly, something came to his mind.
Ai smiled at him.
"You have a great connection with Dark Bull. I can feel it."
"You'll come to truly love this Bey, and only this Bey."
"You're gonna really love him one day."
Benkei shook his head, trying to get Ai's words out of it.
"Dark Bull is just a Beyblade! It's just a tool that I use! It's not a 'him', it's an 'it', and I will use it to get back Kyoya! LET IT RIP, FOR THE THOUSANDTH TIME!" He finally managed to knock over the tree. "Ba-ba-BA-BA-BA-BA-BULL!" He tied a roped around his waist, then around the tree and started dragging it along the beach. "1 2 3 4! Pull that pine a little more! Left right, left right, left right, left right!" Then, he just plain shouted, until he approached an odd sight. "Crabs?" He looked up at saw a guy playing with them. He had long dark brown hair, and wore a small pale lavender vest with a long brown shirt underneath, a cape that resembles the shell of a crab, dark blue jeans, and gray and white shoes. He was playing with the claws of one of the crabs. He was holding a very scratched up Beyblade. Benkei was surprised. "Mad Gasher!" The guy holding it held it up higher.
"Are you feeling a little crabby?" He started laughing.
Kids, feeling safer with Ginga and Ai around to protect them, were battling everywhere, not so scared of attacks. People were also being drawn to the B-Pit to get their Beys repaired. In fact, two people where in there waiting for their repaired Beys, while two others were waiting to give them to Madoka to repair them.
"How are the repairs going on my Bey?"
"What about mine?" Madoka was going to the shelf behind the counter, reaching for the boxes.
"One at a time! I've got them right here guys! Hold on!" She went to get the Beys. Ginga, Ai, and Kenta were in there with them. Kenta smiled.
"Madoka sure is busy today, huh?" Ginga nodded.
"Yep, that's because she'd the best in town. Ai nodded in agreement.
"I've never met a better Beyblade Mechanic than her. None of the ones that work for my dad have ever been able to see damage at a glance like she can." Madoka grabbed a box and brought it to the awaiting boys.
"Here you are guys." She handed each of them their Beys. "Take care of your Beys now, okay? Remember to be good to your Beys, and they'll be good to you." They thanked her and left. She smiled. "Okay, next customer please." Suddenly, two kids came in, crying their eyes out and holding something. "Oh no! What's wrong?!" One of them held out the item.
"Look! Look! Look at this!" It was a Beyblade that was covered in scratches and with a giant piece taken out of it, the missing piece next to the Beyblade. It was the same for the other Beyblade. Everyone was in shock, but Madoka was also extremely angry.
"This is horrible! What happened to these Beys?!" One of them was blubbering.
"A scary guy!" The other boy nodded.
"He said 'I'm gonna scratch up your Bey, just like my Mad Gasher'! My poor little defenseless Bey!" Madoka was pissed beyond belief at that point.
"What a terrible thing to do! It's unforgivable!" She started running out. Ai tried to grab her arm, but Madoka was out of her reach, so she ran after the angered mechanic.
"Madoka, wait!" Ginga nodded, following them.
"Yeah, wait!" Kenta ran after them.
"You need to wait up!"
They were still chasing after Madoka, but Ai finally managed to grab her arm.
"MADOKA!" Madoka stopped and turned around.
"What?! What could be more important than finding the horrible person who did this that you have to stop me?!" Ginga looked freaked out.
"Madoka, calm down. We want to get this guy was much as you do!" She glared at him.
"Then how come you're all so calm?!" Ai looked mad.
"I can't speak for Ginga, but I've dealt with guys like these before!" She remembered it. "There are always people in the world who want to harm Beys, and they usually have reasons for it. They're horrible, but those situations can twist people up, and going in angry doesn't help. The first time I dealt with guys like that, I had to have my dad send someone to save me. In fact, he had to call in a favor with someone at the WBBA." Ginga nodded.
"While I've never actually been kidnapped before, I have encountered guys like that too. The best thing to do is stay calm, split up, and look for them." Kenta looked worried.
"You mean, like, in teams right?" Ginga shook his head.
"No, alone. If you're worried about something bad happening, then we can call for each other." Ai nodded.
"Great idea." She looked at Kenta. "Do you have a cell phone?" Kenta shook his head.
"No." She dug into her pocket and grabbed a cell phone.
"Here. I always have an extra cell, mostly in case mine breaks or the battery dies, but I don't think it'll happen today. It's fully charged, both of them. It already has my normal phone's number, and Ginga's number and," she started pressing the buttons, "now Madoka's number is in here." She handed Kenta the orange phone. "It also has my dad's number programmed in there, and if none of us are answering, he always answers if I'm calling, so he'll think it's me, and if you tell him I gave you the phone, he'll do whatever you ask him. Don't you it unless none of us answer." Ginga nodded.
"And don't take him on by yourself." Ai nodded.
"Call for us, me or Ginga so we can face him, and Madoka so she can see any damaged Beys. Now, I'll go check the Sho-" Ginga stopped her.
"I'll check the Shopping District. You may know it like the back of your hand at this point, but you'll get distracted." She pouted.
"Okay then." They all ran off in separate directions. They all were looking, but didn't find anything. Madoka thought she saw something in the alley and went to investigate.
"Scratching up Beys! That is such a crummy thing to do!" Suddenly, the same guy from earlier came from behind her.
"Don't you mean a crabby thing to do?" She got scared and turned around, but she reached into the compartment on her belt that held her phone/laptop.
"You're not getting away with it!" She pulled out her phone and accidentally knocked out her laptop. She started calling Ginga, and the phone was ringing. The guy smiled and snatched the phone from her hand, hanging up.
"I think I already have." She got scared.
"G, g," he held his hand to his ear, mocking her.
"What's that?" She held her head up.
"GINGA!" On a rooftop, two figures, a girl in a blue robe and another girl in a violet robe were watching. The one in the blue robe looked at the one in the violet robe.
"Can you mimic that shout exactly?" The one in violet nodded.
"Exactly. I'm all for letting it happen, but don't you think Naga-sama would prefer we help this girl? It's our job to protect the women of Metal City." The girl with the blue robe shook her head.
"We have our orders. Go find Ginga Hagane, and mimic that exact same shout." The girl in the violet robe nodded and disappeared.
Ginga was looking around. The girl in the violet robe was on top of a building, waiting for him.
"I'm not seeing anyone!" Suddenly, he heard his phone ringing. He grabbed it out of his pocket and saw Madoka was calling. He was about to answer, but then the phone stopped. "Huh? Why would she call and then hang up." His eyes widened. "Unless…" Then, the girl in the violet robe let out a shout.
"GINGA!" His eyes widened even further.
"MADOKA!" He started running to where Madoka had been going. He looked in a lot of places and nearly run past the alley, but then he went back when he noticed something. It was Madoka's laptop and phone. He got on the ground and picked them up. His eyes filled with anger. "Madoka!"
Kenta was running on the sidewalk by the river.
"LET IT RIP!" He looked and saw that Osamu was battling some strange dude, and that Takashi and Akira were with him. They were cheering him on as he battled the strange guy. Osamu's Wind Wolf was quickly beaten.
"I lost!" The other guy laughed.
"Crabulous! I'm not done yet!" They looked confused.
"Huh?" The guy threw his arm out.
"Go Mad Gasher!" Mad Gasher kept attacking Wind Wolf. Osamu's eyes had tears. Takashi looked concerned for his friend.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Mad Gasher kept attacking. Osamu looked angry, tears still in his eyes.
"The battle's already over!" Takashi nodded.
"That's right!" Akira nodded.
"This isn't fair!" The guy held out his hand.
"Now for a crabtastic finish!" Mad Gasher came in for a final attack, and it took off a huge piece of Wind Wolf while sending the Bey flying. Osamu's tears were falling and he chased after it. The strange guy was laughing as Osamu picked up his broken Beyblade.
"This is horrible! Just horrible!" He started full on crying as the strange guy laughed. He turned towards Takashi and Akira.
"So who will be my next victim? Is it you Crab 1," Takashi shook his head in fright, "or will it be you Crab 2?" Akira looked even more scared.
"Hold it!" They all looked towards Kenta, who was running in front of Takashi and Akira.
"Kenta!" Kenta tried to be brave.
"Don't you lay a finger on my friends!" The guy smirked.
"How about a claw? Or do you want to be my opponent?" Kenta remembered what Ginga and Ai said.
"Don't take him on by yourself." Ai nodded.
"Call for us, me or Ginga so we can face him, and Madoka so she can see any damaged Beys."
He reached into his pocket, but realized there wasn't enough time, and that Akira or Takashi (possibly both) would have destroyed Beys if he waited too long. He also looked back at Osamu, who was crying like a baby over his broken Beyblade. Kenta made a decision.
"That's it! I'll be your opponent!" The guy smirked.
"Crabalicious!" They got ready for a battle.
"3-! 2-! 1-! LET IT RIP!" They launched their Beys. Osamu looked u[p, realizing what was going on.
"Don't battle him Kenta! What if something happens to Sagittario?!" Kenta looked back at him.
"I can't just let this guy destroy Takashi and Akira's Beyblades! You guys are all my friends! You'd all do the same for me!" He turned back to the battle. "Just cheer me on! It'll help me and my Beyblade!" Osamu stood up.
"Kenta."
"Go Sagittario!" Sagittario clashed with Mad Gasher. Osamu smiled.
"Alright then, I will!" All of them cheered for their friend.
"GO KENTA!" The strange guy laughed.
"Friends cannot help you in battles, and I will prove it to you right now! You have some skill, but not enough to beat me!" He suddenly looked up. "What's that behind you?!" They were confused and looked behind themselves. He flicked a pebble at Sagittario, causing it to wobble a lot, making it easy for Mad Gasher to win by attacking a few times. "I win." They were shocked as they looked down at the battle, with Sagittario no longer spinning. Kenta looked especially shocked/
"Sagittario!" Osamu looked a little mad.
"How did that happen?!" The guy chuckled.
"Crabby! Now, how about a big pinch for the loser! GO MAD GASHER!" Mad Gasher went towards Sagittario, making Kenta scared for his Bey.
"SAGITTARIO!" Suddenly, a streak of pink light came through, stopping Mad Gasher. They looked up and saw Ai, still holding out her Launcher.
"AI!" She looked mad as she called back her Bey. The guy looked up at her
"What do you think you're doing?!" She started walking towards them.
"I was about to ask the exact same thing!" She turned towards them. "Are you guys alright?" Akira and Takashi nodded, but Osamu shook his head.
"He ruined my Beyblade!" He held up his Bey. Kenta looked upset.
"I'm sorry that I didn't wait." She smiled at him.
"Don't worry about it Kenta. It's okay. You were right to try and protect your friends like that." Kenta smiled.
"Thanks Ai!" Ai turned towards him and pulled out her phone.
"Now, I've got a little friend coming who's dying to meet you."
"No need, I'm right here." They looked up at where Ai had been to see Ginga. They smiled.
"Ginga!" Ginga ran over to the stranger, his eyes full of anger.
"What have you done with Madoka?! Tell me right now!" Ai looked shocked.
"Madoka? What makes you think he took her?" Then, she noticed that he had her laptop in his pocket. Kenta saw it too.
"You mean, this guy kidnapped Madoka?" Ginga was growling.
"Where is she?!" The stranger chuckled.
"So, you're Ginga Hagane? I heard about you from a jumbo crab named Benkei." Kenta looked confused.
"From Benkei?" He nodded.
"That's right! And I've heard of you, Ai Minamoto," he said as he turned his head to look at her. "You're Hiroto Minamoto's daughter." She glared at him.
"Okay then, you know about us, tell us who you are!"
"I am the wandering Blader, Tetsuya Watarigani! And if you ever want to see your friend Madoka Amano ever again, you'll have to come with me!"
They were at a strange crab shaped stadium at nighttime. Tetsuya was at the head, and the rest were on the other side, with Ai on Ginga's right, and Kent on his left. Osamu, Takashi, and Akira were farther away from Kenta, but still on Ginga's left. Ai was shocked.
"There's a stadium in a place like this?" Kenta nodded.
"Yeah, it looks like a crabshell!" Tetsuya laughed.
"No kidding clawless." He held up his Bey. "Mad Gasher is the Crab Constellation!" The constellation of Cancer glowed bright behind Mad Gasher. "Don't you think it's the perfect stadium for me, hm?" Ginga looked closely at the stadium. He noticed that there were a bunch of holes in the stadium.
"What are those holes?" Ai spoke up.
"Ginga!" He turned and looked at her. She had a serious look on her face. "Don't go into a battle angry. I know you're upset about Madoka, we all are, but you absolutely cannot do that! If you do, you'll lose for sure!" He smiled at her, full of confidence.
"Don't worry. I won't battle angry."
"Are you ready?!" Ginga turned back towards Tetsuya.
"You bet!" Kenta spoke up.
"Remember the agreement! If Ginga or Ai wins, Madoka-" Tetsuya cut him off.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll return her, shrimp! But if I win-" Ginga guessed, holding up his Launcher that already had his Bey Pointer on it.
"You want Points." Tetsuya laughed a little.
"As if! Points are for bipeds!" Ginga and Ai looked confused. "All I want is to be able to cover Pegasis and Andromeda in scratches, okay? Get it? Crabby!" He started laughing. "And, Ai Minasan, I want to battle you first!" She shook her head.
"No way." Tetsuya was shocked.
"WHAT?! Don't you care about your crabby friend Madoka?" Ai glared at him.
"Of course I do, but I have a feeling that it should be Ginga who battles."
"But the jumbo crab wanted you to battle first! He had a score that he wanted me to settle, something about proving that you don't need to love your Beyblade to win. That was a weird conversation crab." She smirked.
"Ginga's stronger. If you beat him, then you know that you can beat me for sure." Tetsuya smiled evilly.
"Sounds good to me crab." Ginga gave her a confused look.
"Are you sure about this?" She nodded.
"Yeah, I am." She stopped smiling and took out Andromeda, frowning. "Besides, I never got Andromeda repaired after my battle with Benkei. Madoka was just so busy, I didn't want to put more work on her load. If I battle with Andromeda now, I risk severely injuring her. While I want to get Madoka back, she'd kill me if I put Andromeda at risk here." She looked up at Ginga. "You can do this, and you can win. We're cheering you on!" Ginga nodded.
"Right!" Tetsuya laughed.
"Cheering gets you no where! Let's battle crab boy!" Ginga growled and turned around, getting ready for a battle.
"3-! 2-! 1-! LET IT RIP!" Tetsuya and Ginga launched their Beys.
"GO PEGASIS!"
"Crabby!" Tetsuya laughed. Pegasis took out Mad Gasher with one attack. Tetsuya was shocked. "Aw crackers!" Everyone else cheered. Ai was in shock.
"The battle…was that easy…?" Ginga called back Pegasis to his hand.
"Now you'll have to return Madoka." Tetsuya smirked.
"Well, dip me in butter, you're actually pretty good!" He went to pick up his Beyblade. "Now to start the second round crusty!" Ginga looked confused and slightly mad.
"Second round?" Tetsuya nodded, returning to his place.
"It's a best out of three battle. The one who wins two first crabs, I mean wins." Ai got mad.
"You never said that in the first place! You just want to look stronger by saying you were testing Ginga's skill!" Tetsuya turned towards her.
"Oh, I did just test his skill. And I did say that there would be three rounds." Kenta was mad.
"You already lost you cheater!" Tetsuya kept smirking.
"You must've had sand in your ears!" Kenta was getting even madder.
"You never said it!" Tetsuya's smirk grew bigger.
"Why didn't you just listen to the words in my mind?" Kenta's temper exploded.
"So you didn't say it after all!" Tetsuya got out his Launcher.
"Now put your claws up! You must be worried about Madoka crustacean boy!" Ginga quickly got ready to battle again. "Crabby! The second battle!"
"3-! 2-! 1-! LET IT RIP!" Ginga smiled.
"I'll take this with one blow. PEGASIS STAR BLAST ATTACK!" Tetsuya put his fingers up to his mouth and whistled. Suddenly, crabs started coming in through the holes in the stadium. "Huh? Crabs?!" Then, what looked like sea foam came through the holes. Kenta was shocked.
"It's foam!" Ai nodded.
"It looks like sea foam." Ginga threw out his arm.
"Dodge it!" Pegasis kept trying to go around it, but it slipped into the foam. Ginga growled. "Find your grip Pegasis!" Pegasis went up the wall to lose the last of the foam, letting it gain it's grip again. Ai glared at Tetsuya.
"That's not sea foam! It's soap foam! This stadium is rigged!" Tetsuya laughed.
"Soap foam? Why girl crab, it's obviously sea foam, and who could imagine that a group of crabs would appear? Nature works in mysterious ways, yes?" Ginga got mad.
"It's no mystery! You did it!" He growled. "I guess I have no choice. Charge into it Pegasis!" Ai called out.
"Ginga, stop!" He looked confused.
"Huh?!" He turned towards Ai.
"You can't attack the crabs! They did nothing wrong! It's Tetsuya who put them there. They don't know any better! Attacking innocent animals is worse than attacking Beys, because the animals can't just go to a mechanic and get fixed! Their healing process takes time!" Ginga looked at them.
"I guess you're right!" Pegasis tried to go around the foam, but slipped directly into the path of Mad Gasher, who attacked Pegasis and sent it into the awaiting claws of a crab. Ginga was shocked and Tetsuya laughed.
"Ooh, what'd ya know?! I win!" Ginga was in shock, his eyes small and white.
"No way…" Tetsuya held up two fingers.
"So, it's one win, one loss crab!" Ginga was still in shock.
"I…lost? Did that just happen? I really lost?!" Kenta, Osamu, Takashi, and Akira were completely ticked. Kenta was stomping.
"The Bey didn't win! It was a crab!" Osamu nodded angrily.
"That's not fair!" Akira was shouting.
"Hey, this round doesn't count!" Tetsuya wagged a finger.
"Accidents do happen, especially in battle! One win, one loss! This has turned into a good match!" Ai got mad.
"I'm usually okay with accident in battle deciding the battle, but when the 'accident' is a crab called by the opponent, then that's totally not okay! I have friends high up in the WBBA, and they will take you down!" She turned to Ginga. "Win this battle, and teach this wannabe Blader what Beyblade is really all about!" Ginga smiled and nodded, going down in the stadium, avoiding the foam.
"Alright, I will. Um, just as soon as this crab gives me back my Bey," he said, pointing at the crab that seemed to have taken a great liking to Storm Pegasis. Benkei was watching from afar.
"Hm, Tetsuya Watarigani, just what is this joke of a battle?"
"I think you know better than I do." Benkei was shocked.
"Huh?!" He turned around and saw a girl in a blue cloak. He growled. "Boei! You don't need to hide underneath that cloak! I already know what you look like!" She smirked, taking off the hood to reveal her black hair with blue streaks, lose on her head, but brought into a side braid with silver running through it, tanned skin, her blue eyes, and her sharp face.
"I guess it is pointless to hide." She got serious. "I have a message for you, from Lady Naga. Do as you want with the information." Benkei glared.
"What does Naga want with me?!" Boei got a dangerous look on her face.
"Don't you ever refer to her to so personally! Refer to her with 'Lady' or with 'Miss' at the very least! Now, as I was saying, Lady Naga has a message, and I'm only going to say it once, so listen up. Can you stand how Tetsuya Watarigani battles, and how he handles people? Madoka Amano is being held captive by him in order to make Ginga Hagane and Ai Minasan battle." Benkei looked confused.
"What am I supposed to do with that?" Another person laughed.
"As Boei just said, do whatever you wish with the information." A girl with a violet cloak came out from behind a tree. Benkei glared.
"Kogeki!" Kogeki laughed and took off her hood, revealing her long black hair with violet streaks, violet eyes, tanned skin, and her more rounded facial features.
"That's right. Now," Kogeki got serious, "let me tell you something. If you act upon this information, it will be in our interest. However, you are free to choose. Naga-sama is not your leader, and after all, why would you want to help an enemy?" Boei nodded. They were next to each other, not back to back, but nearly there.
"But really Benkei, can you stand Tetsuya's way of battling?" Kogeki nodded.
"Your heart is bigger than you realize. Our hearts have been shut off, so we can stomach it, but can you?" Benkei looked back at them, then at the girls.
"Of course I-" he stopped. Boei and Kogeki were gone. "That's bizarre." He thought about the information he had been given. "So, he kidnapped Madoka to get Ginga and Ai to battle?" Suddenly, he heard shouting, angry shouting.
"Hey! I said that hurts! Stop it! Ouch! OW! Enough already!" He started going towards it, while Tetsuya tried to start the last battle.
"Third Round! Claws up! Let's go!" Kenta looked very energetic.
"Ginga, you can do it!" Akira nodded, getting excited.
"We believe in you!" Osamu lifted up his fist.
"Take him down!" Takashi pumped his fist in the air.
"Go Ginga!" Ai nodded, looking excited.
"You can't lose, as long as you don't take your eyes off the battle for a second!" Ginga turned back and forth between them.
"Okay! Leave it to me guys!" Tetsuya smirked.
"Crabby! You think you're gonna win just because some girl crab and a few other crabs click their claws for you?" Ginga turned to him and nodded. "With good friends backing you, a Blader's power can increase 2 or 3 times normal!" He held out his Storm Pegasis. "That is what a Beyblade's all about!" Tetsuya got dark.
"You're wrong, very wrong. I don't bother with things like friends." He clenches his fist. "Things like friends are unnecessary." He held out his Bey, which was covered in scratches, and had a frown etched into the Face Bolt. Kenta looked at it.
"What's with that Face Bolt guys?" Ai nodded.
"It has scratches in the shape of a frown!" Tetsuya looked angry.
"I will never forget that sadness," his eyes looked like they were filled with a hate filled fire, "that hatred, that anger!"
A young and happy looking Tetsuya was battling with a boy who had dirty blonde hair and gray eyes. They were in practically the middle of nowhere, and it was snowing. Mad Gasher lost, but Tetsuya seemed fine, even happy about it.
"I lost again. You really are pretty strong Echizen." He went for his Bey. "I'm not surprised. You are the village's Number 1!" Echizen smiled.
"If you practice, you'll become stronger too Watarigani." Tetsuya picked up his Bey and turned towards Echizen, smiling.
"Please teach me how to become stronger like you Echizen!" Echizen nodded.
"Of course I will, because, you know that you're totally my best friend, right buddy?" Tetsuya nodded.
"Right!" They laughed. Then, a really large boy with huge lips came up to them.
"Which one of you is Echizen?" They stopped laughing and turned towards the boy approaching. "I heard he's the number one Blader in this village." He pointed towards himself with his thumb. "I'm Taraba, a Blader following a warrior's path." Tetsuya was looking at him.
"Taraba, I've heard rumors about him! He crushes opponents!" He looked over at Echizen, who was really scared. "Echizen, is he okay?" Taraba looked impatient.
"Which of you is Echizen?" Echizen inched towards Tetsuya and hid behind him.
"Echizen is freaking! My best friend Echizen is, is…" Tetsuya made a decision. "Okay, okay, I'm Echizen!" The real Echizen looked up in shock. Taraba smirked.
"So it's you?" He held up a Bey. "Prepare to battle!" They battled, and Tetsuya lost, sent back by the force of the attacks. His Bey landed next to him and was covered in scratches. Taraba laughed.
"I win." He kept laughing as he walked away. Tetsuya opened his eyes.
"I was too weak! I let my Beyblade down," he looked next to himself and saw that the battle had left a frowning face on his Bey, "and now my Mad Gasher is badly scratched." He picked up his Bey. "But it was worth it, because I was able to protect my friend! The important thing is that he's alright!" He looked up. "Huh?" Echizen was nowhere to be seen. "ECHIZEN!"
That's what happens when you put yourself out for a friend. Echizen just left me there alone and ran away! It was then that I learned that things like friendship are just an illusion. And then, something awoke inside me.
Tetsuya started laughing as he saw a crab come up towards him.
"Crabby!" He laughed more. "Crabby!" He started laughing like a maniac, repeating the word 'crabby'.
I defeated Taraba handily.
Gasher repeatedly attacked Echizen's Beyblade. Echizen himself was backed up against a mountain, completely terrified.
"Watarigani! Please, forgive me! I was just really scared! I didn't think it'd make you upset! Aren't we still friends?!" Tetsuya laughed evilly.
"That was so long ago, I'd forgotten!" He broke Echizen's Beyblade into pieces. Crabs came in and attacked Echizen.
"Watarigani!" Tetsuya just walked away.
"My reign of terror is only just beginning." He held up his scratched up Beyblade. "Isn't that right Mad Gasher? Let's cover every Bey in the world with scratches! Crabby!"
Tetsuya laughed.
"Yes, this is my revenge! Crabby!" He laughed more. "Now, here we go crab!" Ai had sympathetic eyes, and Ginga got Pegasis ready. "On 3-!'
"2-!"
"1-! LET IT RIP!" They launched their Beys. Ginga pointed at Tetsuya.
"You are so going down! I'll prove to you that you're wrong and that friends do matter!" Tetsuya kept laughing.
"Crabby, interesting, but you'll have to win first, and that's not gonna happen Ginga Hagane!" Pegasis went to attack Mad Gasher, but the Performance Tip changed to an incredibly tall height. Ai was shocked.
"That's the Performance Tip Change Function! The version of the function that he's using is a personalized one!" Kenta looked shocked and confused.
"But why that high Ai? It won't be able to attack like that!" Ai nodded.
"That's right. There's other Performance Tip Change Functions that are perfectly okay, but ones that change in height aren't made by BP Inc due to their impracticality and their lack of use in a normal battle! That's why it's a personalized function, but most mechanics won't put it in a Bey! While it's not illegal, it's generally just unusable. It has no purpose, and if it's attacked that that, it's generally an automatic loss!" Ginga nodded.
"What can he be thinking?" Tetsuya whistled again. Instead of crabs and foam, mud came out of the holes. What's that?" Tetsuya laughed as mud exploded from holes behind him and into he stadium. Pegasis hit the mud and started losing its balance. "Pegasis!" Then, it hit him. "I get it! He put his Bey in a high position so it wouldn't be affects by the mud!" Ai nodded.
"And due to the design of it, the mud will just go around the Performance Tip as long as Mad Gasher stays in place!" Tetsuya laughed.
"Pegasis is going to stop soon thanks to the mud. I just have to wait for it! Crabby!" He started laughing. Ginga looked stuck.
"What should I do?!" Osamu, Takashi, Akira, Kenta, and Ai started cheering for him. Tetsuya smirked.
"It's no use! Cheering, friendship, claw clicking, they aren't any help!" Kenta had a hopeless face as he looked at the battle.
"Wh-what do you think we should do now?" Suddenly, he noticed that the mud was spiraling around Mad Gasher. "That spiral, it's like a tornado." It hit him. "Tornado!" He got closer to Ginga. "Ginga, remember Kyoya's Special Move?!" Ginga looked confused.
"Kyoya's move?" He thought about it. "Lion Gale Force Wall!" Then, it hit him. He smiled as he turned back towards the battle. "Thank you Kenta. PEGASIS!" Pegasis got out of the mud and went to the edge of the stadium, where he started going around in circles. Tetsuya looked confident in his victory.
"No matter what you do, you're doomed!" Pegasis kept circling around. Suddenly, a tornado erupted in the stadium. "Crab a what?!" Ai smiled and shouted out.
"GO GINGA!" The other echoed her.
"GO GINGA!" Ginga smiled.
"PEGASIS TORNADO WING!" The tornado was filled with all of the mud. Tetsuya was in shock.
"The mud is!" The mud got spat out of the tornado, and some of it hit Tetsuya directly in the face. Pegasis was circling around Mad Gasher, and Mad Gasher was still on its high Performance Tip.
"Right now Pegasis!"
"I wouldn't do that if I were you!" They looked at Tetsuya, who was smirking. "If I lose, I won't tell you where Madoka is!" Kenta was getting extremely pissed off by this guy.
"THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE! YOU TOTALLY LIED AGAIN!" Tetsuya wiped his face with his cape.
"I don't know what you're talking about kid! Well, what will you do crab cakes?" Ai got mad. She pulled out her cell phone.
"I'll call the cops if you don't say something after Ginga beats you!" Tetsuya laughed.
"Call the cops, but it'll take longer to get her back. I won't admit to taking her, and it'll be weeks before there's a trial. By then, Madoka will probably starve!" Ai kept glaring at him as she put away her phone. Tetsuya smirked and turned to Ginga. "So, will you lose on purpose to get her back and give up your pride as a Blader, or will you win and give up ever finding your precious Madoka?!" Ginga growled, and he looked really pissed.
"You don't need to worry about me!" They turned towards the voice that came out in surprise. Madoka was coming their way. Ginga looked really happy.
"It's Madoka!" Ai ran up to her and gave her a hug.
"Madoka, I'm so glad you're okay!" Behind her was Benkei. Ai jumped away from Madoka and looked ready to battle Benkei. Kenta got mad.
"It's Benkei!" He pointed an accusing finger at him/ "So it is true! You're the one who told him about Ginga and Ai!" Madoka looked concerned and defensive.
"No Kenta, stop it! You're wrong! Benkei's the one who saved me!" Ai looked shocked.
"Wait, Benkei, the Face Hunter?" Madoka nodded.
"Yeah."
Madoka was in a small rectangular hole. She tried to put her hand at the top so she could push herself up, but crabs kept pinching her so that she couldn't do it.
"Ouch! Ow, ow, ow! Hey, go away already!" Then, Dark Bull came in and harmlessly removed the crabs by sending them away with winds created by his dark Bull. "Benkei." Benkei helped her out of the pit, while Boei and Kogeki looked on, seeming to be very pleased.
Kenta seemed confused.
"But, why did Benkei…?" Benkei spoke up.
"Well, uh, honestly, I didn't know that Tetsuya took Madoka to get you guys to battle, and I realized that a Bey battle should be fought fairly. I hate the way Watarigani battles! It creeps me out! Ba-ba-ba-bull!" Ai smiled.
"Have you realized anything else about Beyblade, or Beyblades themselves?" Benkei blushed and shook his head.
"I learned something about Beyblade, not Beys!" Ginga smiled.
"Benkei, you saved-" Benkei cut him off, embarrassed.
"I'm not listening! I'm not listening!" He turned around. Madoka smiled.
"Now, fight Ginga, come on!" He nodded.
"Okay." He turned back to the battle. "Back in your shell Watarigani!" Tetsuya looked worried. "GO!" Pegasis went straight towards Mad Gasher and attack it directly, sending it flying. The performance Tip buried itself in the ground in front of Tetsuya. Ginga smirked and called Pegasis to his hand. Everyone cheered for his victory. Tetsuya was in shock.
"That wasn't supposed to happen."
"Watarigani." He looked up at Ginga. "The reason I won is because my friends stood with me!" He looked towards his friends (plus Benkei). Tetsuya looked like it was a foreign concept to him.
"F-friends?" Madoka walked up to Mad Gasher and pulled it out of the ground. She was smiling.
"Okay, you understand now, right? It's time to put an end to such silly things as revenge. Beyblade battles should be a lot of fun, get me? Look!" she turned Mad Gasher upside down, so the scratches on the Face Bolt looked like a smile. Tetsuya was shocked.
"It's smiling!" Madoka nodded.
"Yep, that's right! You should try smiling too." Ai smiled and nodded.
"I bet you'd look way better with a genuine smile on your face, one that shows you're happy." Madoka nodded, holding Mad Gasher up to Tetsuya.
"She's right! Come to my shop sometime! I'll gladly do some maintenance on Mad Gasher." He took his Bey. "But before you do that, you'll apologize for scratching all those Beys, right?" He looked like he was touched as he looked at everyone. Then, he pointed up at the sky.
"Oh look, is that a space crab?" In curiosity, they all looked up. Kenta sounded confused.
"There's nothing there." They looked back and Tetsuya was gone. Madoka was shocked.
"He ran away!" Tetsuya turned towards them.
"Crabby! Friends, smile, those words are not in my vocrabulary! Ha ha, my revenge lives! Oh snap snappity snap snap! Scuttle away, scuttle away!" he ran. Kenta was mad.
"Man, he sure talks to himself a lot! I don't get that guy!" Ginga smiled and turned towards Kenta.
"I don't either. At least Madoka is safe." Ai nodded and put an arm around her.
"So, Madoka, my dad has bodyguards, do you think you'll want one?" Madoka had a sweat drop on her forehead.
"No thanks." Kenta realized something.
"Hey, where'd Benkei go?" They looked around and realized he wasn't there.
Benkei was actually at a beach not far from where the gang was, looking out at the ocean with the waves washing over his feet.
"Ginga Hagane, Ai Minamoto, you both sure have given me a lot to think about." He took out his Bey. "Maybe Dark Bull is more than just my Beyblade, but my partner as well. BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BULL!"
Boei and Kogeki walked to an abandoned factory. As they walked in through the doors, they threw off their robes. Boei was wearing a blue shirt with rolled up sleeves, a midnight blue sleeveless over layer, an empire waistline on her shirt, a silver crescent moon pendant with a shield engraved in it, black leggings, a black, blue, and silver Bladers Belt, and blue ballet flats. Kogeki wore a short sleeved violet sweetheart neckline shirt with silver around her chest, a black and silver Blader's Belt, black jeans going to mid calf, white boots with silver details, violet lipstick, and a silver crescent moon pendant with a spear engraved in it. Boei smiled.
"Naga-sama's gonna be happy to know that Madoka Amano is safe." Kogeki nodded.
"Yes, she will."
"Indeed I am." Naga-sama walked out from the shadows. She looked normal, but she wore a strapless sweetheart neckline corset styled green shirt, a golden crescent moon locket with a crown engraved in it, golden cuffs on her upper arms and on her wrists, a golden ring on her right middle ringer, black skinny jeans, a black, green, and gold Bladers Belt with golden compartments and green converse sneakers. They bowed before her, their hands over their hearts.
"Naga-sama." She smiled.
"You can stand. You guys need to quit doing that." She helped them stand up. "So, Madoka's safe." Boei nodded.
"Yes she is." Kogeki nodded.
"She was rescued by Benkei. You were right, Tetsuya was going to go back on his word. Um," she looked uncomfortable, "if I may ask, why is Madoka Amano so important? It's our job to protect the girls of Metal City, but why go so far for one girl?" Naga-sama sighed.
"I wish I could say, but, let's just say a little someone won't let me get away with her being hurt." They nodded in understanding, having their own 'little someone,' both of them. "You should get some rest though. It's really late." They nodded, bowing slightly and their hands over their hearts.
"Yes Naga-sama." Naga-sama smiled and headed off to a part of the factory that she had fashioned into a room. There was a bed, a nightstand, a dresser, and a mirror on the dresser. She looked in the mirror. Her eyes had a very small, almost unnoticeable ring of brown around the pupil.
"So, are you happy? We've protected your friend. You'll stop fighting against me, right?" Her image changed into a girl with long brown hair, hazel eyes, and paler skinned. She was also a bit younger.
"Isi." It changed back to Naga-sama's reflection. She laughed.
"You can't get him back, and you know it. Now, quit fighting, or I won't protect your precious friend anymore." Suddenly, the girl popped up again, She was scared and gave a simple nod. It changed back to Naga-sama's image, and the ring of brown was gone. Naga laughed.
Song Of Hope: Wow, I think I make these chapters too long sometimes. R&R