Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade in any way. The only character I own is Marina as she's my OC. Any other references I make are purely coincidental.
Chapter 8: The Finals Are Decided
The arena was lit up by spotlights as Jazzman announced the start of the second semi-final.
"Welcome all Beyblade fans. Now we find out who is going to the finals to face the Bladebreakers. Will it be F Dynasty or the Blitzkrieg Bladers?"
In a locker room, Tala was pacing, obviously thinking about the upcoming match.
"What is wrong, Tala? You never get like this before a match." said Bryan watching his concerned team-mate.
"It's not F Dynasty that concerns me." said Tala and his gaze shifted to Marina who had her back to him.
In the arena, both teams arrived.
"Okay, here we go! Introducing the Electro Dish!" announced Jazzman.
The dish rose from the floor.
"This dish looks really difficult. The sections of the dish spark with electricity. If the blade goes over one of them, it's game over." said Brad.
"Let the man demonstrate." said AJ.
"Wait, let's meet the bladers first." Brad reminded AJ.
Tala walked up to the dish and faced Raul.
"The Blitzkrieg Bladers are sending in their captain, Tala. With Wolborg, who relies on endurance, the young Russian captain clearly has the advantage." said Brad.
"F Dynasty have sent in Raul to hopefully beat Tala. With Torch Pegasus, Raul has the element of fire on his side." said AJ.
Now that the bladers had been introduced, Jazzman demonstrated how the beydish works.
"Let it rip!"
He released a practice blade and directed it over the electric section. It started to shake uncontrollably and then went flying out the dish in pieces.
"Well, that's what they need to worry about." said AJ.
"3…2…1…let it rip!" said Jazzman and the blades were released.
Raul was avoiding the electrical sections well, his problem was: Tala was avoiding them easily too.
"Attack now, Torch Pegasus!"
His blade came at Tala's at an angle making it hit it underneath so it went up in the air.
"Keep it up. You don't stand a chance." said Tala to himself, smiling every time Raul's blade hit his own.
On the team bench, Spencer was laughing.
"Tala is only feeding off his energy. Our captain rocks!"
Ian was as excited as Spencer, but Bryan and Marina were watching only half interested.
"Now, Torch Pegasus, Fuerza Valiente!"
His blade launched at Tala's with amazing speed, but Tala avoided like it was nothing.
"While he's off guard, Wolborg. Novae Rog!"
The arctic wolf charged at Raul's blade and froze it and to add double the punishment, Raul's blade landed on the electric section and went flying out the dish, split in half. Fortunately his bit piece survived.
"There is no doubt who won this. Raul's blade is totally out. Tala takes the win for the Blitzkrieg Bladers!" said Jazzman who was clearly psyched by the matches.
Tala walked back to the others.
"Marina, get us to the finals."
She walked past him.
"If she wasn't so powerful, she wouldn't get away with ignoring us like this." said Tala to himself annoyed.
Raul walked back to Julia and Romero, looking totally defeated.
"Hey, don't worry. I will make sure we win. You just keep your chin up, little brother." said Julia, trying to make her twin feel better.
"Thanks, sis. Even if you lose, at least we made it this far." said Raul half smiling.
"Can F Dynasty come back in round two?" asked Jazzman and the crowd cheered.
"The Blitzkrieg Bladers are sending in their newest blader, Marina. She may be new to the tournaments, but her stats clearly say her bit beast, Zeroth, is packing power." said AJ excitedly.
"F Dynasty hope to win with Julia taking charge. I don't know what her chances are." said Brad. "This should be interesting."
"3…2…1…let it rip!" and the blades were released.
"Zeroth, avoid." and Marina's blade attempted to avoid Julia's, but failed.
"Go, Thunder Pegasus!" and Julia took advantage.
"Marina is letting us down. I knew it!" shouted Bryan to Tala.
Tala ignored him and Bryan kept ranting about how they shouldn't have trusted her.
"You found her and trained her. You didn't give up on her, even after you would have given up on anyone else. You even trained her personally. The two of you alone…"
"Shut up, Bryan! You're becoming worse than Ian." shouted Tala annoyed.
"Do you have a thing for her?" asked Bryan calmly.
Tala turned away and blushed, unnoticed by his team-mates.
"Tala has a crush." said Ian immaturely.
Tala just ignored him. He was used to Ian always trying to annoy him and he wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.
In the beydish, Marina was struggling to stay in the fight.
"Zeroth, come on. Don't give out. You're better than this." she said desperately.
"Toda la Fuerza!" said Julia and her attack sent Marina's blade shooting backwards, just missing the electric sections.
"Forget this. Zeroth, Lightning Flash!"
Her long black coat came flying off as Zeroth's amazing power created a wind. Her green eyes seemed to glow. Underneath the coat was a blue t-shirt under a short purple jacket, while her trousers were black with a red stripe down each leg. The Lightning Flash shot a beam of electricity towards Julia's blade and sent it flying.
"No, I can't believe it. She had her power hidden." said Julia in shock.
Marina's blonde hair seemed to crackle with electricity as Julia's blade landed at its owner's feet.
"She did it. I knew it." said Ian, happy that his replacement was good in a match.
"I get a rematch with Tyson after three years." said Tala.
"Well, after an electrifying display, the Blitzkrieg Bladers will go against the Bladebreakers." announced Jazzman.
"Finally, Kai. I can get revenge for the person I respect, I've been waiting for this." Marina said to herself as her blade powered down. She called it back to her hand and smiled at the bit of Zeroth.