The Other Side of the Story

Summary: After the BEGA incident, Reine finds herself unable to cope with the blind side of the world which turning away from all that's been done and will happen with the sport of beyblade. As a new BBA program was set into action, she finds herself, along with her beyblade-hating town, stuck as the proto-type. The BBA program was made to help blader-haters all over the world to cope and even get to love beyblading as a sport. Reine finds herself in the middle of things when the bladers chose her school for their first experiment? What would happen when you throw beybladers at blader-hating mobs? Nothing pretty.

Disclaimer: I don't earn Beyblade. I do own my OC's as well as the plot.

Pairings: I've got some pairing worked out and only a couple are left pending. ;-D

Rating: T for mild swearing

Quick AN: This story is told in multiple point-of-views so the key below should help to determine what's being said. I hope it's not too confusing.

(action)
'thoughts'
"talking"
/talking with bitbeast via mind link/

Chapter 18 – Appearance of the Queen of Tundra!

Tamayo's POV

I watched with fascinated horror as Rancor started to swell like a balloon at an alarming rate. Ciatra growled warningly, moving so she was shielding me. Our blades danced around each other, looking for a weakness.

"Now! Release it!" Venom commanded, sweeping his hand in the air. Rancor took one last breath before belching out thick, purple smog. Holding my nose with one hand, I waved the other frantically, trying to dissipate the gas. The mysterious smog kept spewing out of Rancor's gaping mouth. Blinking my eyes to clear it of incoming tears, I tried to look around for Ciatra. She didn't look like she was faring much better than me.

"Ciatra!" I croaked, "Stop Rancor's attack with another Feral Slash!"

My gray blade sped up as its rotation speed increased. It charged at the opposing blade just as Ciatra lunged clumsily at Rancor, who didn't even flinch or move.

"Did you really think physical attacks will work on Rancor?" Venom snarled, his eyes dancing in sadistic amusement, "Use Slime Armor!"

Rancor started to secrete thick, yellow-green drops of goop. A horrible smell met my nose causing my eyes to water even more. I could hear Ciatra yowl in pain when she made contact with the strange substance. I can feel my granite-colored blade starting to wobble dangerously.

"Ciatra!" I called, panicked by her reaction.

"Foolish little girl," Venom mocked, "Tell me. What's a poison dart frog's specialty? You should've learned it in school."

"They secrete poison from their sweat glands," I recited before what I just said registered. My eyes widened in realization.

"That's right. You're not thinking thoroughly enough and that'll be your downfall. As we speak, the poison gas is paralyzing your kitty's nervous system and your little attack there just sped up the process."

I could fell my muscles spasm as I started loosing control. Leaning on the wall for support, I tried to remain standing only to slide down onto the cold concrete. By now, Ciatra was just a lump on the floor, her head raised weakly as she glared defiantly at the colorful frog.

"And this is where it ends. Defeating you wasn't a challenge at all. This was hardly a fight," Venom 'tsk'ed as he motioned for his blade to attack mine. Watching helplessly, I could only stare as Rancor slammed Ciatra into the brick wall causing her to disintegrate back into my blade as it came to a stop.

The small 'click' of my blade hitting the floor registered faintly in the back of my mind as I watched, in slow motion, my last line of defense being destroyed by Venom. Now it was only me verses him, no Ciatra to save the day and the rest of my stinking group is off somewhere completing the mission I was suppose to be helping them with.

"B103 terminated," Venom hissed before his black blade sped towards me, sparks flying out behind it. I was already drifting off into darkness when his blade reached me, ripping my clothing to shreds. I fought to keep my eyes open, but the fumes expelled by Rancor were too strong. As my eyes flickered one last time, I could swear I saw a white blade charging the attacking black one, knocking it back from its continuous assault. I vaguely heard someone yell, "Dragoon! Phantom Hurricane Attack!" with a mixture of familiar voices calling my name.

'I guess this isn't too bad of an ending,' I thought before I fell into darkness.

Normal POV – 22:10

Tyson led the guards down the road and turned sharply to the left, ending up in an empty parking lot.

"We got you cornered now, punk!" one of the guards snarled as he advanced menacingly.

"That's what you think!" Tyson taunted as he made a series of faces at the angered men.

"We'll show you!" another guard shouted, bringing out his blade and launcher. With a swift pull, his navy blade flew at Tyson. Stepping back, Tyson barely dodged the blade.

"If you want to play that way, Dragoon!" Tyson called as he expertly launched his white blade to meet the navy one head on. The blades grinded the other mercilessly, each trying to overpower the other.

"Is that all you got?" Tyson mocked as he got cocky, "Dragoon! Show him real power! Attack!"

The white blade spun faster as it started to push harder, moving the navy blade back a few feet. The guard gritted his teeth in frustration.

"What're you waiting for? An invitation? Get in there and help me beat that little punk!" he shouted at the four other guards.

Grunting loudly as they pulled out their own blades, they launched them at the sparring pair.

"No fair!" Tyson whined as he focused back on the battle, the tables tilted in the guards' favor, all traces of cockiness replaced by worry.

"Let it rip!" Toji called as he launched his blade. (AN: Remember that Toji also learned to blade in Gym. Only Eris is in Athletics.)

His burgundy blade flew into the melee as it knocked two blades away from Tyson. Flashing Toji a thankful smile, Tyson slammed his blade into the three blades like a bowling ball into bowling pins. (AN: Can you get the mental image? I can so see them toppling over. xD)

"Dragoon! Galaxy Storm Attack!" Tyson yelled as a huge gust of air formed into a raging mass of wind spiraling wildly around the four blades. With a loud bellow, the mighty azure dragon rose from his blade, his yellow orbs were slitted as he eyed the terrified guards. With three successive 'click's the three blades flew out and landed on the ground.

"Let's get out of here!"

The three turned tail and ran out of the lot leaving their two comrades battling fiercely against Toji.

"Ha! That's what you get for battling the champion!" Tyson said as he flicked his nose with his thumb, pleased with his victory. Dragoon roared in agreement before turning his gaze to the two remaining blades ganging up on a struggling Toji. Tyson blushed. He had forgotten about him.

"Oh right. Dragoon!"

Without a second's hesitation, the white blade hurtled towards the battle, evening out the odds.

"Toji!" Eris shouted as she jumped out from where she was hiding, "Behind you!"

Whipping around, Toji barely escaped unscathed. The new blade had left a small cut on his right cheek.

Wiping off the trail blood, he faced the intruder. Unlike the other guards, he was stockier and less intimidating, but looks can be beguiling if the iron skull mask was any indication. He was one of the higher officers.

"Tyson, I think you should handle this one," Toji mumbled as he stepped back to distance himself from the newest arrival.

"Wha? Why?" Tyson asked as he turned around. Catching sight of the man, he immediately shivered. The guy unnerved him. It's not that he was intimidating, but rather the aura that was rolling off him. It reeked of pure evil.

"Right," he answered as he snapped out of his horror-induced trance. Dragoon backed away from the now grinning guards to face his new opponent. Toji immediately filled the empty gap. Eris backed into the shadows once more.

"Tamayo, I think Toji can really use your help now," Eris whispered. Hearing no reply, Eris turned around to call to ask once more only to find that that no one was there.

"Tamayo? Celine? Where are you guys?"

Panic rose in her chest as she realized that Tyson and Toji were in trouble. If one of them falls then it's the end. It's at times like this that she wished she could blade. Remembering that Tamayo had handed her the walkie-talkie, since she would be blading if it was necessary, Eris crouched down tried to pull it out of her belt with trembling hands, fumbling clumsily from anxiety. Pushing the "talk" button, she whispered, "Team 2 in need of major back-up."

Static greeted her ears. Her heart pounded in her ears as she reached near hysteria.

"Where are you?"

Jumping from surprise, she felt relief wash over her upon hearing Emily's voice.

"We're in the back lot."

She heard some mumbling before Emily answered again.

"What's the situation?"

"Tamayo and Celine are missing and the guys need major backup. I don't have a blade, let alone know how to, and they will be crushed if you don't send someone soon," Eris babbled as her panic rose again. She heard some more mumbling through the static before Durby's voice crackled out of the earpiece.

"Emily's on her way. We can't spare her for long so she's just bringing you a spare blade. We can' spare anyone right now. Apparently our plan was leaked and we're all under attack. Sorry."

"But I don't know how to blade!" Eris exclaimed.

"Emily will explain the basics to you. You'll just have to work with it from there. Just keep them preoccupied and we'll send someone as soon as we can. Sorry, mate."

With a click, Durby offed the connection. Staring at the piece of plastic in disbelief, Eris banged her head on the wall behind her, regretting taking up Athletics instead of Gym. Not five minutes later, she spotted Emily darting towards her, hidden in the shadows.

"Pst! Emily!" Eris hissed, waving at the orange-haired girl. (AN: Emily has orange hair, right?) Running over, Emily kneeled down beside her before handing her a white beyblade.

"Sorry, I can't stay long, but here's your beyblade. This is one of the newest models developed in our headquarters in New York, but we haven't tested it yet. It's the only spare one I had."

Eris carefully took the blade and examined it under the moonlight. The blade appeared to glitter.

"What's it made off?" she asked, in awe of the beyblade.

"You mean why it's so sparkly?"

Emily's eyes twinkled in suppressed merriment.

"The defense ring is pure diamond and the attack ring is made of 100 percent titanium. The weight disk is combined with the base and the turbo charge accelerator is placed near the tip making this the latest beyblade technology. It isn't even on the market," Emily explained proudly as she pointed out each feature, "Don't forget the specialized launcher. It's one-of-a-kind made especially for this blade. You can't find it anywhere else so you can say it's personalized."

Emily winked before getting up to head back.

"Wait!"

Eris scrambled up, "How do you launch a beyblade? I need to know that, at least, if not anything else."

Emily blinked before smiling.

"Right, I forgot you didn't know how to do this. (takes blade from Eris) You see the indentions here? That's where it fits onto the circular part of the launcher, but you have to string the ripcord through the opening here (points to a rectangular opening near the base of the launcher) before attaching it. It will make a small click if you did it correctly. Now you try it."

Handing the blade back to Eris, Emily sat back and watched Eris carefully insert the ripcord before attaching the beyblade successfully. Nodding her approval, Emily gave her a thumbs-up before running off.

Taking a deep breath, Eris carefully emerged from the shadows. Distinct sounds of clashing beyblades echoed in the air.

"Dragoon! Try again!" she heard Tyson call. He sounded agitated. Moving forward, she saw Tyson grinding fearlessly against a gray blade. By the looks of things, Tyson was loosing badly. Suddenly, the gray blade broke away before slamming back into the white blade. Tyson winced slightly as he felt some of the impact through the link he and Dragoon share. Tearing her eyes off Tyson for a second, she turned to see how Toji was fairing.

"Hold…on," Toji grimaced as both of the blades ground into his, trapping him between them. Setting her mouth in a grim line, Eris slid in the ripcord and attached the blade like how Emily showed her earlier. Silently counting down, she pulled on the ripcord as hard as she could as she launched her new, white blade. Landing a few feet away from the fighting blades, it wobbled as it touched down before straightening. Gaining confidence, Eris walked up to Toji and placed a hand reassuringly on his shoulder.

"Attack!" she cried as her white blade sped up and rammed into one of the enemy blades.

"You guys should be taught to play fair," she admonished as she quickly grasped the concept of blading. Revving up, her white blade picked up speed until it was only a white blur.

"One more time should do it!" Eris encouraged as her blade backed up before charging forward and send the enemy blade flying.

"One down and one to go!" she cheered, happy that she won her first battle even though her blade did most of the work. Holding out her hand, she called back her blade.

"Wicked blade, Eris! You're a natural!" Toji complimented, shooting her a quick wink before turning back to his battle. Eris blinked at him before growing warm as she felt her cheeks flush.

"Oh," she mumbled before realization hit and she turned away, thankful that the night was dark enough to hide her growing blush.

Eris' POV (AN: Introducing a new POV!)

'That was…unexpected. He never openly flirted with me before.'

Remembering the wink, I felt my cheeks growing warm again. Slapping my cheeks determinedly, I tried to settle down.

'Come on Eris! Pull yourself together. Now isn't the time for this kind of thoughts! Toji can take care of himself now so you should go help Tyson!'

Turning to face the masked man, I gulped. Having a blade to protect myself doesn't help make me feel any better about facing a man with such an ominous aura.

'Stop that! Tyson needs you're help! You weren't able to do anything before but now you can! What are you waiting for?' I scolded myself before tightening my will.

"Better late than never," I sighed as I tightened my grip on my launcher before launching my blade once more. This time, my launch was stronger than before as my white blade joined Tyson's. Knocking the offending gray blade away from Dragoon, I headed after the quickly retreating blade.

"Klimeir!" the man commanded, speaking for the first time. The gray blade pulsed before picking up speed.

"This isn't good," Tyson muttered to me, "He's charging power. He's probably going to call out his bitbeast."

I gulped. No wonder I was scared. Here's a man with a murderous intent plus a powerful bitbeast. This is not a good combo for a beginner blading for the first time that's bitbeastless.

"Stand back," Tyson commanded as he stepped forward.

"No! You can't take him by yourself!" I protested, my eyes hard with determination, "You were having trouble beating him without his bitbeast! What makes you think it will be any different when he does? His bitbeast will probably give him even more power than before! This isn't something you can do alone!"

"But you'll get hurt! You don't have the experience or the power to face such an advanced opponent!" he pointed out.

"I…I know," I mumbled as I rubbed my arm nervously, "but I can serve as a distraction. It might give you an upper edge or advantage of some sort. I know it's quality not quantity, but it can't hurt."

He studied me carefully before sighing.

"Fine," he finally relented as he turned back to the battle, "but when it gets too dangerous and I tell you to pull out, you pull out, okay?"

'Who knew Tyson could be so wise? He actually knows what he's doing. Who would've thought?'

Smiling to myself, I turned to glare at our opponent. He was standing defiantly a few yards away from us as his gray beyblade spun, immobile, before him. He was wearing a ragged, gray cloak that was billowing behind him. His face was hidden by the iron, skull mask leaving only the eyes uncovered. Bare, muscular arms were crossed across his chest while his legs were spread shoulder-length apart to support himself.

"Are you done talking?" he rumbled, his voice gravelly, "If you are, I'm going to finish this. Klimeir!"

A gray light shot out of his blade as a black hyena with gray splotches emerged from his blade, its yellow eyes glowing in the night. It stood leering hungrily at us. Wasting no time, his blade charged us.

"Dragoon!" Tyson called as it drew near. With a roar, the azure dragon appeared with his claws drawn and ready to fight. Calling my blade back a little, Tyson took the first initiative. With a bloodcurdling roar, the Dragoon hurtled towards the hyena, his eyes blazing with suppressed rage. The Skullz member waited quietly with Klimeir spinning, stationary, before him. At the last second, the gray blade veered away, dodging Tyson's attack by a millimeter.

"Try again, Dragoon!" Tyson commanded as his white blade skidded before swerving back. Once more, the Klimeir veered away, taunting Tyson with its pupil-less yellow eyes. Tyson screamed in frustration as he tried once more.

"That's enough," the man suddenly said as he gestured towards his gray beyblade with one arm, "Dispose of him."

His tone of voice sent chills down my spine. I stared with wide eyes as the gray blade suddenly vanished only to appear beside Dragoon before repeatedly slamming into him causing him to wobble uncontrollably.

"Dragoon!" Tyson cried desperately as his white blade continued to slow. Biting my lip in indecision, I finally decided to act.

"Help out Tyson! Go!"

My white blade hurtled towards Klimeir, trying to distract him for Tyson to regain his footing. Just before I reached them, Klimeir sent Dragoon flying as the azure dragon dissipated back into his defeated blade. I felt cold sweat break out on my forehead as the hyena turned his full attention on me.

"Finish her," the man commanded coldly as saliva hung off the hyena's slack jaws.

"Dodge it!" I commanded in vain as his gray blade picked up speed and sent my blade spinning. Turning to eye the Skullz member out of the corner of my eye, I saw his mouth curved in a sadistic smirk.

'Oh god. I can't believe I'm doing this.'

"Attack her, Klimeir. Show no mercy."

My blood ran cold as I heard his command. This bastard was completely sadistic. Shielding myself from the incoming impact, I felt my sleeve rip as the sharpened metal attack ring left a three-inch gash on my arm. Wincing in pain, I stared defiantly at him.

"I don't think she learned her lesson yet. Attack her again."

Gritting my teeth in pain, I took another hit. My eyes were clenched in pain as a dull throbbing pulsed through my body from my wounds. Somewhere in the darkness, I felt a warmth pulse from my jacket pocket.

'What's that?'

Opening my eyes, I was greeted by a white and snowy terrain.

'Where am I?'

/You're in my domain, child/ a purring voice responded as a snow leopard materialized in front of me, sitting contently in the snow. My eyes widened in recognition.

'You! You're the one who saved me from the avalanche that day!'

/Yes, I did. I'm glad to see you still remember me/ she answered, amused by my answer.

'But why am I here?' I asked as I looked around, 'Toji and Tyson need my help.'

/Ah, but that's why I called you here/ she replied amusedly, /I'm here to help you./

Rising to her feet, she padded over.

/I'm willing to be your partner. Do you accept my offer/

She stared unblinkingly at me with her tawny eyes.

'Yes. I'm willing to accept you as my partner and hold all responsibility,' I answered without hesitation, determined to help in whatever way I can.

/Wise answer, little one/ she purred as the wind picked up and snow drifted around us, cocooning us in a whirlwind of white, /Come. They need us./

With a flash, I was pack in the parking lot with my blade spinning before me. It didn't seem like time had passed at all during our conversation. The gray blade was sullied with my blood as I continued to bleed freely from my wounds.

/Find your inner strength and take out my totem. Then you may call my name/ she instructed as her voice filled my head.

'My inner strength? How do I find that?'

/You'll know when you find it. Now close your eyes./

Closing my eyes, I searched for it. Suddenly I felt the familiar pulsing that I felt before. Pushing aside all other thoughts and feelings, I treaded my way through the darkness to the shimmering core.

'There.'

Reaching for the throbbing blue light, I held it tightly as I opened my eyes and pulled out the totem.

/Call my name./

Without hesitation, I opened my eyes and called to the skies, "Chione! Show yourself, Queen of the Tundra!"

Author's Note:

I'm sorry for the absurdly short chapter. If you've been keeping up with my profile, then you'll know that I'm really busy with schoolwork, and I mean really busy. --" Sorry for the late update. I made you guys wait a while for such a short update. I feel horrible!

Well, I couldn't bring myself to continue the chapter because I might not be able to upload it for another month if I want it to be longer so I was hoping you guys will be satisfied with this. As you can probably tell, the chapters will probably get shorter as the school year progresses, but I won't put my fic on hiatus unless:
1) I have too much work
2) I absolutely can't write anymore and is stuck between a rock and a hard place
3) I have a horrible case of writer's block.

It probably will be a while before I put it on hiatus. I probably won't if you guys don't mind slow updates. :) Thanks for still reading.

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Hint for next chapter: We will see what happens after Tamayo blacks out and witness Eris' first battle with her bitbeast, Chione.

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