A/N: Dun, Dun, Dun!! here's the moment we've all been waiting for!!! The epic final battle!!! (At least, i tried to make it kinda epic *sweatdrop* anyways, hope you guys like it, only 2 more after this. :)
Disclaimer: I only own Breal and Villikosto
"This is the moment we've been waiting for-"
Keisha had so resist an amused smile at this. Those words were so cliche and over-used. But obviously not hearing the redhead's words, the silver-eyed blader continued without missing a beat.
"Here's the moment where we take down the last team standing between us and victory! If we beat the Blitzkrieg Boys, we show the entire world that we're just as good as any of their so-called, precious elite teams! If we beat the Blitzkrieg Boys, nothing will stand in our way of beating G-Revolution at Worlds and becoming World Champions!!"
Keisha starred at Demetra curiously as her Captain turned around to look out the window of their locker room.
"I believe in you girls. We can do this. Never again will they say we're not good enough! Those who don't want to be us will envy us!"
Demetra's hands clenched tightly across her chest and the girls behind her noted the foreign expression on her face -- pain.
"Never again will anyone turn us away." She hissed.
Keisha frowned and walked up to her Captain. Standing next to her, she took one of the brunette's hands and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"It'll be OK, Demi." She whispered comfortingly.
Victoria walked up behind her Captain as well and wrapped her arms around the tall girl from behind, giving her a tight hug.
"That's right, we'll win." She added softly.
Kage appeared at Demetra's free side and placed a hand on her shoulder, soothing her Captain with a gentle squeeze.
Demetra's eyes closed before her right hand reached up to place over Kage's while her left hand squeezed the tiny fair-skinned one holding it.
"I've got a bad feeling about this one girls...." She whispered softly, revealing the worry she hadn't meant to let leak out.
"You and your feelings." Victoria teased playfully, though she was unable to hide the slight nervousness in her tone.
Keisha frowned. The bad thing was, Demetra's feelings were usually right.
"It doesn't matter what happens." The redhead said finally. "No matter what, we tried our best and we did what we wanted; we got noticed and recognized. People know and respect us and really, that's all we really wanted isn't it?"
Kage nodded in agreement and Victoria spoke a word of approval as well. Only Demetra remained silent.
Keisha gave her Captain's hand another squeeze.
"And no matter what, Demi," She said softly. "You've always got us."
Demetra's eyes finally opened and she looked at Keisha with a blank look.
"I know, Kei." She whispered softly.
Letting go of her team's hands and stepping out of Victoria's hold, Demetra turned to face the other girls.
"Alright, let's do this!" She said with what appeared to be confidence.
But no matter how well Demetra could hide her emotions from the rest of the world, the girls knew the difference. They knew her cool, calm and confident exterior was all just an act.
"Let's do this!" Victoria repeated enthusiastically.
Kage nodded confidently and Keisha forced a brave smile.
"Let's do it." She said finally.
And as usual, four hands went forward and stacked over each other as they cheered.
"Vilikosto!"
Keisha did her best to avoid all the stares and whispering as she walked down the long corridor with her team. However, the random snippets of sentences she helplessly heard didn't help her nerves one bit.
"Look it's Villikosto! They're up against the B-Boys next!"
"Yea, they don't stand a chance!"
"I dunno, they did pretty good so far!"
"Plus they beat the World Champs!"
"Yea but that was cheap! Only cause Tyson couldn't battle twice!"
"That's right! There's no way they'll win! The Blitzkrieg Boys are the best!"
Keisha's stomach sunk and she shrunk closer to Kage, who comfortingly wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Don't pat any attention to them!" Victoria hissed in annoyance, the snickers and whisperers apparently having blew her worries away. "We're every bit as good as those Russian snobs!"
Keisha swallowed, wishing she felt as brave as her teammates.
Suddenly Keisha's thoughts flew from her head as she bumped into something solid. Looking up she realized that that something was in fact her Captain. Walking around the girl to look into her face Keisha blinked at the expression on the usually beautiful face.
Demetra's entire body had tensed and her jaw was set in a vice-grip clench. Her expression was dangerously dark and her eyes held a dangerous glint.
"Demi? What's wrong? Why'd you stop?"
Completely bewildered by her Captain's sudden actions, the redhead turned to face her front. She swallowed hard however and her stomach twisted sickeningly as she starred at the group of boys across them.
"What's wrong, Captain? Feeling a little tense?"
Demetra's face was beginning to take on a slight reddish tint as her blood pressure rose.
Keisha bit her cheek. She knew that expression. If Tala wanted his face to remain the same look and shape, he'd better shut his mouth asap!
But Tala didn't shut his mouth. Not surprisingly, it opened again and Keisha's eyes widened at the words that came out.
"You feel it don't you? You know you're going to lose. You know you don't stand a chance and it's eating you alive."
Before either redhead knew what was happening, Demetra had shot forward, fist raised and a murderous expression on her face.
Tala's head jolted back as he blinked in astonishment at the girls across him.
Kage had managed to grab Demetra just before her fist had connected squarely with Tala's fair face.
"Let me go!!" Demetra cried savagely.
Kage's expression was stern as she fought to keep her Captain under control. Finally, after much effort on Kage's part, Demetra stopped struggling, took a deep laboured breath and forced herself to relax.
Tala smirked.
"Nice reflexes." He said simply. "You'll need them if you hope to come out of our match in once piece.... that's the best you could hope for."
Demetra's expression was nothing short of unattractive as she starred at the redhead with a savage hatred.
"Smirk one more time!!" She snarled dangerously. "I swear on my beyblade, I'll wipe that egotistical, over-confident smirk right off your obnoxious face!!"
Tala starred into her face daringly.
"Big words." He taunted. "Careful you don't choke on them."
Demetra lunged for him again, and this time Tala stepped back, ready for her as this time both Kage and Victoria grabbed their Captain. The silver-eyed blader shook them both off with little effort and glared at Tala with enough venom to burn a hole through his soul.
"We'll see who'll be choking at the end of the day!" She snarled.
"Yes, and it won't be us." Tala replied.
In nothing short of a blur, Tala blinked in astonishment as Demetra's hands went from empty to armed.
"Is that so?" She hissed. "Care for a preview?"
Tala blinked again before smirking cockily. He drew out his blade and launcher as well and held it up before him.
"Bring it on, girlie."
Demetra growled, ready to shred the redhead's hide.
Both opponents hands went to their pull cords, ready to launch, until a harsh voice stopped their actions.
"That's enough!!"
The two teens turned to see Kai glaring at them both.
"What the hell is wrong with you two!?" He growled angrily. "You wanna kick the crap outta each other, then do it in the dish! How the hell old are you? Grow up!"
Every single person in ear-shot blinked in shock at the usually quiet and stoic blader.
When Tala didn't move, Kai looked at him and growled.
"I said that's enough, Tala!" He stated angrily. "You're supposed to be a professional. Act like it!"
Not liking one bit being told what to do, Tala scowled at Kai in something akin to extreme dislike. When the older blader had walked away, he turned back to Demetra with a smirk and replaced his blade and launcher in their respective places.
"Much as I hate to admit it, he's right. I'd hate to embarrass you any more then necessary."
Demetra's face was blood red with furry as the redhead turned and walked away.
Keisha swallowed and bit her lip. She watched as the Blitzkrieg Boys walked away and disappeared before looking up at her Captain once more.
"Don't let them get to you, Demi." She said softly. "It's like Max said, he's only trying to psyche us out. Remember, the others all said he's not usually like that. He must feel threatened by us."
"He should!" Demetra growled savagely. She then closed her eyes and clenched her teeth. "Come on!"
Kage frowned and followed after her Captain. The other two exchanged a look before hurrying after their teammates as well.
Keisha grinned as she starred around at all the people cheering in the stands. She had to admit, their cheers and calls were a major confidence boost. Looking over at Victoria, her grin widened to see the girl blowing kisses all around. Kage was also smiling as she leaned with crossed arms and closed eyes against the wall behind their bench. Demetra was the only one who wasn't enjoying the attention. The silver-eyed blader was sitting on the bench with crossed arms and legs, a dark expression on her face and muscles tensed hard as rock.
The redhead's brows furrowed as she noticed her Captain's eyes locked on something. She had a feeling she knew what that something was, and not surprisingly, when she followed the older girl's gaze, her eyes landed on Tala across the way.
The Blitzkrieg Boys all looked cool and confident. Not a single sign of nervousness in their expressions as they waited patiently.
Finally the announcer's voices were heard over the cheering, chanting crowds and Jazzman stepped up to the dish.
"Alright! Hello and Welcome to the final round of the tournament!! Is everyone excited?!"
Keisha looked at Demetra as the crowd cheered deafeningly. To her surprise, her Captain didn't roll her eyes like she usually would have done. Instead, she continued to stare unblinkingly, rim-rod stiff just like a statue.
The redhead turned back to Jazzman as he spoke again.
"I thought so! Now, without further adieu, will the first bladers from each team please step up to the dish!"
Brian was the first to step up to the dish from the Blitzkrieg Boys.
"Oooo... I can't stand him!" Victoria said with a shiver. "He's got such a nasty rep! Did you see how vicious he is?!"
Keisha frowned.
"Yea, I saw." She said softly. "So who's gonna-"
The redhead blinked as Kage pushed off her wall and walked forward, a serious expression on her face as she headed towards the dish. Knowing the silent blader was only that insistent when she was confident she'd win, her team let her go without a word.
Kage walked up to the dish and didn't hesitate as she reached for her launcher and blade. Brian smirked.
"That egar to loose are you?" He taunted as he reached for his own gear as well.
Kage's expression didn't change. She still looked serious.
"I've.... never seen her this serious before.." Keisha whispered.
"She knows what's at stake." Demetra said solemnly. Keisha swallowed hard, her eyes never leaving the silent blader.
"What? Cat got your tongue?" Brian taunted cruelly. "Oh, that's right, you don't talk. Too bad, I would of loved to hear you scream when I beat you."
Kage's eyes narrowed threateningly.
"Gotta love the trash talk!" Jazzman said excitedly. "Now, lets get the show on the road! Three! Two! One!"
"Let it rip!"
The two blades struck each other before they even hit the dish and the force of impact was enough to both send each blader plus Jazzman sliding backwards, and cause most of the crowd to cringe from the wave wave that washed over them.
"Looks like you got some power after all." Brian said with a menacing grin. "Too bad it's not enough! Falborg! Attack!"
Kage tensed and her hands flew up in an X before her face. The slient blader slid backwards as Brian's blade connected with hers but she dug her feet into the floor to keep from being knocked from the platform. When she had regained her bearings she lowed her hands to reveal an irritated expression.
"I've never seen her like this!" Keisha thought with slightly wide eyes. "She's... so angry!"
Kage's teeth clenched as Brian attacked her again. No matter how hard she tried or what she did, she couldn't shake him. He was grinding her into the side of the dish mercilessly and she knew he wasn't about to give her a chance to breathe.
"Why does this all seem so familiar..?" Keisha pondered aloud as her stomach twisted with dread.
"Forgotten already?" Demetra asked tonelessly. "It's the same thing as her match with Daichi. Only this time I fear there's no possibility of Brian tiring himself out."
Keisha swallowed hard as she turned back to the match.
"Come on Kage, you can do this."
Kage's fist's clenched tightly at her sides. She was taking a real beating, one of the worst she'd ever had, and it was slowly wearing her down. The boy was strong, too strong, and she knew she wouldn't be able to out-last him like she'd done with Daichi. She had to do something. Fast.
"What's wrong, little girl? Too much for ya?"
"He's got her backed into a corner!" Keisha said worriedly. "Demetra, we need to do something!"
"We need to remain calm." Demetra said tonelessly. Keisha gawked at her.
"Are you seeing this?!" She exclaimed in a panic. "She's getting pulverized! Worse then I've ever seen before! How can you sit there and tell us to be calm?"
It wasn't like her to be so excitable over a match, or to worry so much, but Keisha felt she deserved to rant and worry considering the circumstances.
"Easy." Demetra said simply, her eyes closed as she spoke. "What's the first thing they tell you about wild animals?"
Keisha stopped and blinked at her Captain in confusion.
"I... don't know."
Demetra's eyes opened and fixed themselves on Kage.
"Never back them into a corner."
Keisha blinked a few times before turning back to the match. Taking in Kage's form and expression, she suddenly knew what Demetra meant.
Kage's expression looked wild, something the redhead behind her had never seen before. She looked like she was ready to snap and the taunting and jeering from Brian wasn't helping at all -- or rather, it wasn't helping him.
"Come on, aren't you even gonna try and fight back? I was expecting something so much harder after watching you fight the last few weeks. Turns out that little pigeon is nothing but a pathetic little featherball after all."
That was it.
Flames burned in Kage's eyes before she thew her head back, her fists clenching and body arching in what should have been the loudest scream to ever pierce one's ears. Suddenly there was a burst of blinding purple light as a beautiful hawk arose from the black and white blade.
Brian's eyes widened as the huge beast glared down on him threateningly. He knew he had finally crossed the line and said something to someone who would most certainly make him regret it.
The event that followed was nothing short of a massive explosion of energy from Kage as her bitbeast, Talentia shot at Brian like a bullet.
Brian's eyes widened in fear for the first time in as long as he could remember. Not a second later the collision occurred and the blinding flash of light that followed sent both the violent Russian blader and his blade soaring out of the dish and off the platform. Said Russian blader flew backwards and hit the far wall with a sickening crack before sliding down it unconscious.
Tala watched in disgust as Brian's head lolled forward, his chin on his chest.
"You talk too much." He growled disgustedly, completely ignoring the teen after that as Spencer hurried over and picked his friend up off the floor.
"Wow! A stunning victory for Villikosto!" Jazzman said as he scrambled back onto the platform, having been knocked off of it as well. "What a tremendous display of power from Villikosto's silent blader! Lets give it up folks!"
The deafening applause and cheers didn't even register to the purple-touched blader as her chest heaved and eyes burned viciously. Her lips curled into a snarl as Spencer sat Bryan down on the bench and laid his head back against the wall. Calling her still-spinning blade back into her hands, she pressed it to her lips before whirling around and storming back to her own bench.
Keisha blinked at her silent friend as she sat down and crossed her arms and legs, her mood all but savage as her eyes slid shut and lips curled into a furious scowl.
The redhead swallowed hard and turned back to the dish, watching as the demolished bowl disappeared under the stadium to be replaced with a new one. Right then she was glad the silent blader was on her side.
"Alright! With a new dish in place, we're ready for a brand new battle!" Jazzman exclaimed excitedly. "Let's hope this one will be as intense as the last one! Bladers please step up!"
Keisha watched as Tala stepped up to the dish, his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. Turning to her Captain, the emerald-eyed redhead frowned as she noticed Demetra's body tense all over again. The Captain made to stand up but Keisha placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Lemme have this one." She said softly. Demetra starred at her as if she'd just admitted she wanted to leave the team to be a professional figure-skater.
Keisha smiled.
"I can do this, Demi. I can beat him."
Demetra starred at the younger girl for a while, obviously contemplating this, until finally she sighed and closed her eyes.
"Be careful, Kei..." She whispered softly.
Keisha smiled and nodded, knowing her Captain could sense it and knowing the older girl was extremely grateful for her sacrifice.
The redhead turned around to face the dish and her smile faded to a frown. She walked up the steps and stood across her opponent with a serious expression. To her surprise, Tala said nothing. He merely lifted his launcher as he waited for Jazzman to count them down.
"Three! Two! One!"
"Let it rip!"
-;-
Max watched intently as Tala and Keisha's blades were released into the dish. He'd heard about the argument between the two opposing teams before the match and so he was a little surprised to see Keisha across from Tala instead of Demetra. He smiled however when he thought back to their day on the beach.
"She's too sweet and kind to let Demetra take that risk, those two would tear each other apart... I shouldn't be surprised."
The blonde smiled warmly at this thought.
"She really is something..." He thought dreamily.
"She doesn't stand a chance."
Max's head jerked to the left and his expression was a little angry as he eyed Emily.
"Don't say that!" The blonde exclaimed, causing the redhead beside him to blink in astonishment.
"I'm just stating a fact, Max." She said reasonably. "Tala's much stronger then her. If they were smart they would have either saved Kage for this match or used Demetra. There's no way Keisha could win."
Max was furious.
"You don't know that!" He countered angrily. "You've never battled her before! And besides, you've been wrong before! About me for example! Stats aren't everything, Emily! I figured you'd have learned that by now!"
Emily blinked at the blonde, thoroughly stunned as he turned back to the match.
"You can do this, Kei!" He thought encouragingly. "I know you can. Prove them wrong!"
Sapphire eyes locked onto emerald and Max smiled as he noted the serious and concentrated look, much more intense then the one that had occupied the redhead's face during their battle.
"You wanted this much more then I did, Kei." He thought proudly. "How could I have seriously competed against something like that? To me, this was all just a game, something fun. To them it's something much more..."
Max's trademark grin lit his face.
"You deserve this, Kei. Win it. Win it for your team."
-;-
Keisha's eyes narrowed as she watched Tala's blade circling hers. She made a few experimental attacks, but not unexpectedly, the other redhead's blade easily avoided them. Still, she kept her cool and forced herself to concentrate. After a few moments, Tala finally commented.
"I'm impressed with your calm collectiveness." The Russian blader said. "Some of your teammates could learn a thing or two from you."
Keisha glanced up just long enough to see Tala gesture to Demetra before looking back down at the blades in the dish again.
"You shouldn't underestimate us." Keisha said flatly. "That's what loses matches."
Tala said nothing, but his eyes took on a dangerous glint before his blade pulled back for his next attack.
Keisha cringed as Tala's blade struck hers hard, shaking her bones down to the core. She knew Tala was stronger then her and she knew she was at a considerable disadvantage where strength and skill were concerned. She'd simply have to find another way to beat him. And fast.
"Totori! Swan Dive!"
Tala smirked as the huge purple swan arose from the purple blade. He watched as the blade bounded off the side of the dish and flew high into the air. The blade shot towards his white one like a bullet but just seconds before it struck, Tala's blade darted to the side, causing the purple blade to strike the bottom of the dish, hard enough to make it spilt.
Keisha's eyes widened but before she could recover, a white blur shot out form what appeared to be nowhere and attacked the purple swan with everything it had.
"Keisha!"
The redhead barely registered her teammates call as she cringed from her spot on the ground. The force of Tala's attack had knocked her down and in the process she'd hit her head.
Her eye's swimming with the effort to stay conscious, Keisha forced herself up and onto her knees, then finally up onto shaky legs.
"Nice try." Tala said with a menacing smirk. "Too bad I did my homework."
Icy blue eyes looked past Keisha's shoulder at her Captain.
"What kind of Captain lets her team take such a sacrifice?" He asked the silver-eyed blader coldly. "You're the only one who hasn't shown her true power, and the only one who might have stood a chance."
Demetra's scowl dropped from her face and her eyes widened slightly as something seemed to click in her head. Tala grinned wickedly.
"Whatever happens now is your fault."
All color drained from Demetra's face as she starred at Keisha, horror-struck.
Tala turned back to the other redhead across him.
"Don't feel bad, Keisha." He said wickedly. "You never stood a chance against Russia's finest."
Keisha's heart stopped as the terrible icy wolf emerged from Tala's blade and towered over her and Totori menacingly.
This was it.
-;-
Sapphire eyes widened in fear as he starred at the two firey-haired teens below him.
"Please don't hurt her, Tala!!"
Max was on the edge of this seat, his fists clenched tightly on the bottom of it. After the last blow, he knew Keisha wasn't doing so hot. He also realized now that, as much as he hated to admit it, Emily was right.
But it didn't matter if the girl one or lost, it didn't matter if she tied, or managed to beat Tala back! All that mattered was that she come out of this in one piece....
And judging from some of Tala's past matches... that was a lot to ask for.
"Come on, Tala...." Max mumbled to himself. "You don't need to do this...."
Emily looked at the blonde with a frown.
"I wouldn't be expecting too much from your girlfriend if I were you, Max." She said pointedly. "You know Tala. He was never one for mercy or sympathy."
Max blushed a little but his eyes didn't leave the two people down below him.
"She's not my girlfriend...." He mumbled quietly. "And... it's because I know what he's capable of that I'm afraid..."
Emily blinked at the blonde for a minute, then turned back to the match.
"You better be hoping someone up there is watching." She said bluntly. "Cause that girl's gonna need a miracle from somewhere to get outta this one unscathed."
Max bit his lip and the hands gripping his seat tightened.
"I'd pray to every known entity if I knew it would help...."
-;-
"Since you and your team are such good little observers, this one should be familiar to you. Though.... that's never helped anyone before."
The color drained from Keisha's face just as it had Demetra's as she listened to her opponent talk. She knew what was coming but, unfortunately, there wasn't a damn thing she could do about it.
Just as expected, an evil and wild look took hold of Tala's face and his hands lifted at his sides.
"NOVAE ROG!"
Keisha hugged herself tightly as the bitter cold wind appeared from nowhere. She could see her breath on the air as everything suddenly went dark. The cold was almost unbearable and her lungs seared with the effort to breath in the freezing cold. The ice and snow were forming and blowing around her like a snow storm and the cold was chilling her right through to the bone.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a massive silhouette appeared out of the blinding snow. Squinting her eyes, Keisha watched the shadowy figure until it finally materialized and she could see that it was the familiar massive white wolf. Her eyes darted to her own blade but they widened big as saucers as she realized that it was frozen solid.
Emerald orbs, widened in terror, darted back to the on-coming beast and starred at it. She knew what was coming, she knew what was going to happen, and she knew there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't even prepare herself.
Finally the wolf was upon her and he let out a mighty howl before disappearing back into his blade. Before Keisha could so much as begin to contemplate what had happened, the white blade shot forward and struck her frozen purple one with enough power so completely shatter the ice surrounding it.
It hurt.
Keisha gasped breathlessly as her arms released herself. It felt like a shot to the chest. She couldn't breath, she couldn't hear, she couldn't move. Yet she was moving. She was falling backwards and her entire body was searing with white-hot pain.
But suddenly, the pain was gone. And there was only darkness.
"KEISHA!!!"
Demetra shot up from her spot and bolted for the platform.
Keisha was laid out on the floor below the platform, her blade by her head, both having been knocked roughly off of it form their last attack.
With the intent to pull the small girl into her arms, Demetra's hand outstretched towards the redhead. But before she could reach her, Max had appeared out of nowhere, and before Demetra could blink, the blonde was already on the floor with Keisha pulled tightly to his chest.
Demetra dropped to her knees along-side the pair and reached out to grasp Keisha's hand tightly. Her chest and throat tightened painfully as she noted that the girl was half frozen to death. Her lips were blue and every inch of visible flesh looked frost-bitten. Even her clothes were frozen stiff.
The Silver-eyed bladers teeth clenched as the hand holding Keisha's tightened and her free one clutched the launcher on her belt tightly.
"He was right..." She hissed, a sickening feeling bubbling in the pit of her stomach. "This is all my fault! I should have taken that battle! I was the perfect match for that bastard and he had no idea what I was capable of!! I could have beaten him!!"
Max looked up at Demetra with a frown as he pulled Keisha tighter to him.
"It wasn't your fault Demetra." He said firmly.
His eyes were pooled with tears and the expression on his face only made Demetra's stomach twist more sickeningly. The blonde looked exactly how she felt -- the state the redhead was in was tearing them both apart.
A shadow fell over the three and both conscious bladers looked up to see Kage standing over them with a deep frown and worried expression. She crouched down and closed her eyes as she reached out and placed a hand over the two linked ones.
Next moment there was a distressed cry as Victoria slid into place between Max and Demetra and clasped the three linked hands in her own. Her eyes were flooded with tears threatening to fall as well.
"Come on, Ki-Ki! Wake up!!!"
But the dub that usually annoyed the redhead so much had no affect on her this time and Victoria's eyes finally over-flowed.
Max's head bowed and Demetra flinched ever-so-slightly as she saw the pair of tears roll down the barely visible cheeks. That was it.
The silver-eyed teen slipped her had out from under the pile it was trapped amongst.
"Get her out of here." She said, her voice low and dangerous before standing up.
Max and her teammates looked up at her through glossy and sad eyes, but her lowered face was shadowed so they couldn't see her.
"I'm going to finish this." Demetra whispered threateningly, turning towards the dish.
The group on the floor watched the Captain for a few moments before finally scrambling to their feet and hastily leaving the stadium with Keisha.
Demetra lifted her head as she reached the dish. She glared at Kai, whom was standing across from her with crossed arms and a serious expression. She growled at him and her eyes shifted to the side, starring past the blunette to the bench behind him. There her eyes fell on a familiar face and her face contorted into a savage expression.
"I don't want him!!" She snarled wildly, before lifting a hand to point at the redhead. "I want you!!"
Tala's eyes locked with hers, a devious smirk playing on his face. He looked none too worried as he sat on the bench casually with crossed arms and legs. After starring at Demetra for a few moments, his eyes closed and the smirk on his face widened.
"Too bad." He said bluntly. "No double-ups unless every member of the team has battled. Or did you forget your own rule?"
Demetra's blood was boiling and her face was red with furry. Without hesitation her hands shot to her sides and whipped out her gear. In a flash she was set up and glaring at Kai savagely.
"Don't just stand there!" She shouted furiously. "Get ready to fight!!"
Kai simply starred at the tall girl, still frowning.
"How can you expect to beat me and take revenge for your friend when you're this angry?"
Demetra yelled out in anger and gripped her launcher tighter.
"Just do it!!" She screamed angrily.
Kai shook his head slightly but uncrossed his arms and set up nonetheless.
"You'll loose." He said bluntly as he held up his own launcher. "No matter how good you are."
Demetra's knuckles were beginning to turn white from the pressure she was applying to her launcher.
"I'll take that chance!" She hissed through clenched teeth.
Jazzman peeked up over the platform from his spot on the floor. When it seemed like he wasn't going to get his head bit off, he clambered up onto it again and held his mic up. Not willing to take a chance at his usual commentating, he simply began the countdown.
"Bladers on your mark! Three! Two! One!"
"Let it rip!!"