Hey all readers. I think it's obvious that the names of the Bladebreakers in this story are not mine. However, Sam Coredori and her bitbeast Drazema. Along with the team the Carnivora Catz and their bitbeasts are all mine so please don't take them without my position. Thanks bb4564
Chapter 27 – The Championships Arrive!
(By the way- the reason the preliminary rounds are not listed in this story, as I can't be bothered typing out endless battles and we all know that the Bladebreakers will have gotten in. I will quickly list the other teams which will be in the championship: Bladebreakers, Carnivora Catz, White Tigers, and the Blade Sharks. Ok, sorry to slow you up. ON WITH THE READING!!!!)
The next few weeks passed uneventful, except for Sam's continuous sickness every day, which she managed to hide very well from the rest of her team and tried to insure it didn't affect her blading. This caused her to become very tired and she would go to bed straight after training and sleep straight through the night, waking up at around five-thirty every morning.
Kai was concerned, but as it wasn't affecting her blading, he couldn't really say anything to her. So after a few weeks, the championships arrived and the Bladebreakers were all up and ready by seven (yes even Tyson!!!!) to insure that they were at the stadium by eight thirty. Taking a taxi, they arrived at the stadium, registered and were assigned a room.
Once they were all settled in, they had half an hour before the list of who would be going against who would be announced. In that time they had to get changed and get their blades analysed to be sure they were within company standard. This was done within twenty minutes, and they were left standing in their room waiting for the list to be announced.
Each was wearing their traditional blading uniform, Sam's consisting of the red chinese-style top and black pants Kai had seen her in when they had first met. Sam was sitting against a wall with Max eating an apple and talking. Tyson was talking to Kenny about improvements he had made to their blades a night before and Ray was doing some yoga type thing in a corner. Kai himself was lying on the bench, looking up at the ceiling and waiting impatiently for the championships to start.
They had gotten through the preliminary rounds quite easily. Their most challenging battles had been against the Saint Shield, All Starz and White Tigers. They had managed to pull though however, and now only the Carnivora Catz, Blade Sharks and White Tigers remained.
They had all watched every game that the Carnivora Catz and the Blade Sharks played, trying to learn their strategies. The Blade Sharks were fairly easy to follow, and when the time came Kai was confident they wouldn't have any trouble, so long as Sam didn't allow emotions to take control of her. As for the Carnivora Catz, they were a tough team and had so many different strategies, that Kai wasn't so sure they would be as easy to beat.
Now they were waiting to see whom they would be going against today. After a very long a boring ten minutes the BBA news started and the bladebreakers stopped what they were doing and gathered around the large TV in the room. After the normal introductions, Mr Dickenson came on the screen. "Good morning all viewers and welcome to the semi-finals for this years Championships. We have seen some excellent blading these past few days. All those that have competed have shown tremendous skill and fairness. But we are now down to the last six bladers and it is becoming very intense. However, I am sure you are all anxious to know the line-ups for today's battles so I won't waste any time with needless talking. I will simply explain that the following list was created by a computer system which choses each team at random and the order they are placed in."
A large table suddenly appeared on the screen and six pairs of eyes eagerly scanned it. The pairings are as follows: The White Tigers vs. The Carnivora Catz and The Bladebreakers vs. The Blade Sharks. Sam shuddered. Voltaire's team! This was definitely something she'd been dreading. She felt her stomach churn and placed a hand over it. She felt Kai's eyes on her. Glancing up she forced a smile, but there was no mistaking the anger in Kai's eyes and she knew that this battle was going to be personal!
But it wasn't just this battle that concerned Sam; she was also interested in the battle between her old team and the White Tigers, though she was quite sure she knew the outcome. As they were the last to compete, they were able to watch the other battle. The moment that this battle between the White Tigers and the Carnivora Catz was announced the Bladebreakers were in the stands, Sam on the edge of her seat.
Sam watched as two boys, one short with green hair and the other, large with black hair, walked confidently up to the dish followed by Rayley and Bretz from the other side. DJ Jazzman started the announcements. "Welcome back to the Germany Championships! From the White Tigers we have Gary and Kevin and from the Carnivora Catz we have Rayley and Bretz! This is going to be one intense battle. Are both sides ready?" The four teens nodded and aimed their blades. "Ok then…3…2…1…LET IT RIP!!!!!!" All four blades hit the dish and began circling, spinning at opposite ends. Sam's eyes flickered from one team to the other, her emotions conflicting as to which team she wanted to win.
"Enough running," the boy called Kevin yelled suddenly, "Galmon get them! Crazy Monkey Attack!" A blinding light erupted from Kevin's blade and a White monkey suddenly appeared, howling threateningly as it obeyed it's masters command.
"Gary help too," the other boy said, "Galzzy, combine attack with Galmon!" A light came from the red blade as a blue bear appeared, growling so loudly it could be felt vibrating off the walls. With both bitbeasts out, the boy's blades suddenly headed straight for Rayley's orange blade and Bretz's brown blade.
"No!" Sam cried to herself. Kai, who was seated beside her, looked at her in surprise. "That's just what they want!" Sam said harshly, still to herself. Kai turned his eyes back to the battle and sure enough, Rayley and Bretz were smiling smugly.
"Latema!" Rayley yelled, "Shredded Swipe now!" A blinding flash followed by a loud roar came from her blade as an brown leopard with orange spots leapt towards the oncoming blades, with such agility it was barely seen.
"Asyema!" Bretz yelled, "Swift Saber Strike!" A pink cheetah with brown spots exploded from his blade and went immediately for the other blades with a blood-curdling growl. Sam jumped to her feet to get a better view of the battle and didn't flinch as they collided with a deafening clash and brilliant array of light.
As the dust cleared, two blades were seen spinning in the dish, an orange and a brown blade. The other two blades were lying in the dish. Sam sat back down in her seat as DJ Jazzman announced that the Carnivora Catz had one the first round. She watched Bretz and Rayley recall their blades and head back to their team, whilst Gary and Kevin grabbed their blades and walked dejectedly back to their seats. Sam turned her attention back to the dish, waiting for the next battle. If the Carnivora Catz won this they would go into the finals.
DJ Jazzman's voice suddenly came over the speakers. "And next we have Lee and Mariah from the White Tigers to go against Garnet and Adonia from the Carnivora Catz." This got Sam's attention. Garnet! She jumped to her feet again, sure there was some mistake. "Why is Jazon sitting this one out?" She demanded, "He's never let Garnet battle in competition before!" Kai could see the confusion on her face but said nothing as he watched the two girls walked up to the dish, there was no mistaking the nervousness in the younger girls face.
"Bladers are you ready?" All four bladers nodded. "Then, 3…2…1…LET IT RIP!" Four blades hit the dish and immediately went for each other. They all appeared to be of equal strength but only Sam knew of the power that Garnet and Adonia's blade held. There was silence in the crowd as they all watched in awe, wondering who would take the battle. Sam wondered how much longer her old team would wait before they made their move. It couldn't be much longer. Then Sam heard Jazon's voice. "Stop mucking around and finish it!" Adonia looked back over her shoulder at Jazon, "Just having a little fun!" She said with a smile. "Well enough already! It's growing tiresome!" Adonia shrugged and looked at Garnet, who was still looking nervous.
Sam knew why. Garnet had never bladed in competition before, let alone in team blading. But Sam had to admit she was doing great. For a little girl, she had a lot of strength and this was shown in the way her blade kept up the assault against the competition.
Sam found herself on her feet again as Garnet and Adonia commanded their blades to attack. "Nazema!" Adonia commanded her blade, "Acid Arch Attack!" A green tiger with black stripes appeared from her blade. A green ball of acid surrounding the blade. "Rubema!" Garnet cried, her voice shaking slightly, "Burning Blaze!" Sam watched a red and yellow lioness come from her blade with a roar of fury. A large fire suddenly began to sweep around it as it headed for the other two blades.
Lee and Mariah were right behind them.
"Galeon!" Lee yelled.
"Galux!" Mariah called.
"Combine attack and use SCRATCH ATTACK NOW!" Sam looked in wonder as the red cheetah and black lion came from the two blades and headed for the other blades. As Sam watched, the fire from Garnet's blade suddenly swirled around the ever-growing Acid ball on Adonia's blade and began to encircle it. Then all four blades disappeared from view as they collided with a flash of light and ear-splitting crash! Dust covered the dish, obscuring it from view for a few minutes. Sam held her breath along with everyone else as they waited for the dust to clear…