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 29 – Showdown!
Sam woke up to the usual feeling of sickness in her stomach and ran to the bathroom. She was half way there when she ran into Kai, who was just walking down the hallway. Kai reeled back but Sam didn't stop as she threw up into the toilet. Kai waited for her to come out. "You ok?" he asked as he did every morning. Sam nodded. "Fine," she lied rinsing her mouth out and going into the kitchen.
It was six o'clock; their battle was at nine. Three hours! Sam could feel herself growing nervous at the thought and quickly placed it in the back of her mind. Quickly eating a breakfast of a bowl of cereal and two pieces of toast, Sam brushed her teeth and went to get changed out of her pajamas. Quickly dressing into her usual uniform, she stepped out of her room to see Kai waiting for her.
He smiled at her. Sam could feel herself smiling back. Kai was so different when it was just the two of them. "Feel like getting some practice in?" he asked casually, smiling teasingly at her. Sam laughed and looked at him as though considering his offer. "Depends on what kind of practice you're talking about." She said, putting on a serious face and eyeing him challengingly.
They hadn't actually done anything serious, and Kai hadn't kissed her passionately since that night over a month ago. But every now and then he would give her a gentle kiss of affection that would send shivers down her spine. Sam focused back on Kai as she waited for his answer. Kai held up his hands as though in truce. "Ok, Ok." He replied. Sam held out her hand. "Shake on it," she replied. Kai eyed her hand for a moment, before extending his own.
As Sam clasped her own over it, he quickly pulled her against him, placing his other hand behind her back and kissing her quickly. Sam gave a cry of protest but laughed anyway. Kai smiled at his own wit, his hand still holding hers as they headed towards the door. Sam was still feeling a little woozy but being outside in the fresh air helped calm her nerves and she soon felt better. She and Kai spent the next hour and a half in practice and Sam found she was able to forget about what was about to come and just enjoy Kai's company.
However, all too soon, it was time to head back and get ready for the battle. They made their way to the hotel, Kai holding her hand until they reached the doors where they could be seen. Kai didn't want anyone to know about them and Sam didn't mind too much. She knew how Kai felt about her and that was all that mattered.
When they got back to the hotel, the rest of the team was just getting up and ready and an hour later they were at the stadium and back in their quarter. They had half an hour to prepare themselves and Sam was using this to her full advantage. She trained herself physically with a few warm up exercises for fifteen minutes. She then gave her blade a warm up and a few minor fix ups before spending the last twenty minutes preparing her mind and calming her nerves.
By the time their moment arrived to start the battle, Sam felt that she was ready. She sat on the bench waiting to be announced, her hands folded neatly in her lap. She had to fight to keep her breathing steady as DJ Jazzman made the announcements. "Welcome back to the final battle in the Germany Championships. The last two teams remaining are the Bladebreakers and the Carnivora Catz, only one of which can take away the title. So let's get this show on the road!" The crowd went wild, as Max and Ray stood up. "From the Bladebreakers we have Max and Ray!" The crowd cheered. "And from the Carnivora Catz we have Bretz and Rayley." The crowd cheered even louder and Sam cringed against the noise.
Sam watched Max and Ray walk confidently up to the dish and prepare their blades. Rayley and Bretz looked at each other and nodded, as they too readied their blades. "3…2…1…LET IT RIP!" All four blades hit the dish at the exact same time and went for each other, all-moving in perfect sync with each other. Sam watched from her seat, her hands clenched in anxiety. Each time a blade hit she'd cringe, expecting one to fly from the dish.
All of a sudden she felt a hand slip into hers and fingers interweave with hers. Sam glanced down and realized it was Kai who was holding her hand. She looked over at Kai in surprise but he kept his eyes on the battle. Sam did the same, not removing her hand as she watched the battle. Adonia and Bretz seemed to decide it was time to make their move. "Latema!" Rayley yelled, "Shredded Swipe now!"
Asyema!" Bretz yelled, "Swift Saber Strike!" Lights shot from both blades as the bitbeasts appeared with a roar of adrenaline. Instantly they headed for Ray and Max's blade, but they were prepared for this.
They had studied the moves out of Kenny's laptop and knew how to counter it. "Driger! Tiger Claw Attack!" Sam watched Ray's faithful bitbeast appear and charge for the two blades. "Draciel! Back up Driger with Defence Ball!" Draciel obeyed immediately and together he and Driger attacked the other two cats from opposite angles.
The four blades struggle for a few minutes and Sam held her breath, not realising she was crushing Kai's hand in the meantime. Kai smirked at her reaction, not removing his hand but hoping it wouldn't be too injured to stop him blading later. Suddenly a loud crash echoed through the stadium and a gasp went through the crowd as Max's blade was thrown from the dish.
Sam jumped to her feet in disbelief. With Max out there was no way Ray could hold up against both blades. But Ray wasn't giving up as he sped up the side of the dish and knocked Draciel back into the dish, landing beside him and going back into the attack. Sam cheered along with the crowd at the manoeuvre they had spent weeks perfecting. Bretz and Rayley were looking on in disbelief but quickly recovered and sent their blades back into a head on attack. It was now down to a contest of pure strength.
Sam knew Ray and Max were strong bladers but she also knew what power Bretz and Rayley had and as much as she hated to admit it, she was sure Rayley and Bretz had the upper hand. Still, Sam cheered Max and Ray on, praying she was wrong. A few minutes later, however there was a deafening clash and Max and Ray's blades were thrown from the dish, despite the effort they put in.
Rayley and Bretz cheered as they recalled their blades and walked back to their seats. Ray and Max walked back to their seats deflated. "Sorry guys," Max said, "but they were a lot stronger then I realised." Sam forced a smile.
"Don't worry about it Max. You and Ray battled great. Now it's up to me and Kai to show them whose boss!"
Grabbing her blade from her pocket she headed towards the dish with Kai, trying her best to look confident despite how she really felt. "And now from the Bladebreakers we have Sam and Kai!" The crowd cheered. "And from the Carnivora Catz we have Adonia and Garnet!" Sam couldn't keep the shock from her face. Garnet! No! How could she take on her life long friend?! DJ Jazzman seemed to echo her thoughts. "This should be an interesting match folks, with the Carnivora Catz being Sam's old team! How will she handle this pressure?" Sam glared across at Jazon who smiled back menacingly. He knew Sam wouldn't handle battling Garnet and had personally trained her to be ready for the championships. Now he was about to see that work paid off.
Sam readied her blade as DJ Jazzman started the countdown. "3…2…1…LET IT RIP!" Sam and Kai launched their blades at exact same time and they hit the dish together. Adonia and Garnet hit a split second later and instantly all four blades rammed each other. Sam looked at Kai, waiting for him to give her the signal. They had been working on a special attack and Sam was dieing to use it. Sam saw Kai was going to keep her waiting and so turned her gaze to the girls opposite her, finally resting on Garnet.
The young girl was breathing heavy and perspiring but had a determined look on her face. Garnet looked up suddenly and Sam suddenly felt guilty. How could she do this to her best friend?! Her blade, feeling her doubt wavered slightly and was rammed hard by Adonia's blade, knocking it away. Sam gasped in surprise as Kai glared at her. "Keep your emotions under control!" he snapped, then his face softened, "or you'll be playing right into Jazon's hands. I'm sure your friend will understand." Sam glanced over at Garnet. Would she? Garnet looked up and smiled. A kind, genuine smile.
Sam smiled back. Yes, she would understand. Sam looked at Kai and nodded. "Right, let's get 'em!"
Kai nodded, a smile spreading over his lips. Ready?" Sam nodded. "Dranzer! Fire Spin NOW!"
"Drazema! Black Inferno!" Both bitbeasts erupted from their blades with a cry of anger! The crowed 'ohhhed' and 'ahhhed' at the sight, but they hadn't seen anything yet. As the two fires started to consume the blades, Adonia suddenly came to life.
"Ok Garnet, let's do it!" Garnet nodded tentatively. "Nazema! Corrosive Claw Attack NOW!"
"Rubema! Raging Inferno!" Sam laughed smugly as the two bitbeasts emerged from the blades. It was just as she had predicted. Adonia and Garnet were using their strongest attacks. As the two bitbeasts became surrounded in green and red Sam nodded at Kai, who was looking at her out of the corner of her eye, waiting for her signal.
"Dranzer!"
"Drazema!' Kai and Sam called to his blade as the two attacks began to combine. "NOW!" On cue the two blades joined together and headed straight for the other two blades, sparks flying from their blades and creating lightening to form inside the ever -growing attack. Adonia laughed as the blades neared. "This battle's ours!" She cried, watching as her own bitbeast became surrounded in a tower of acid. Garnet didn't look so confident as flames consumed her lioness bitbeasts in a protective ball.
Sam shook her head. "Don't act so cocky!" She snapped, causing both Adonia and Garnet to look at her in surprise. Sam indicated back down to the dish and their eyes followed her finger, just in time to see Kai and Sam's blades split – millimetres from impact – and ram Adonia and Garnet's blades from the side, causing them to ram each other and hit them with their own attacks. Then Sam and Kai used this to their own advantage and hit them twice as hard with their attacks.
Adonia and Garnet gasped and all four blades hit and all covered their faces from the bright light of the explosion. When it was over, Sam and Kai looked back down to see both their blades still spinning, Garnet's lying still in the dish, whilst Adonia's had been thrown out of the dish to land at her feet. Sam cheered along with the crowd and recalled her blade, holding her blade in the air in victory. Kai shook his head, a small smile playing on his lips as he too recalled his blade.
As she and Kai returned back to their benches, Sam glanced back at Garnet who was picking up her blade and staring down at it in disbelief. Sam stumbled slightly as she turned around to face Garnet. "Garnet!" she yelled. Garnet glanced up. Sam gave her two thumbs up. "That was wicked! And who knows? Maybe next year you'll beat me!" Garnet shook her head as she smiled. "Maybe? Huh! Next year your blade is mine!" Sam laughed as she headed back to her team. Kai was right Garnet did forgive her. Sam smiled at Kai who looked at her smugly, making her laugh.
Her joy was short lived however, when DJ Jazzman's voice suddenly reached her ears. "With both teams winning one match each, there will be a final round played between the remaining team member from each team." Sam sighed with relief as Tyson jumped from the bench reaching for his blade. "WAIT!" Sam froze. That wasn't DJ Jazzman's voice. It was Jazon's.
Sam spun on her heel and looked up at her old teammate. He was standing beside DJ Jazzman, microphone in hand, staring right at her. "If the Bladebreakers aren't too afraid, I'd like to challenge their newest member, Sam, to this battle."
All eyes turned on her and Sam could feel her palms growing damp. Sam looked around her team, her eyes falling on Tyson. He shrugged. "Show him why we're the best!" He exclaimed. Sam tried to smile, but inside she had been hoping he'd refuse. Sam, unable to think of a reason, finally turned back to Jazon and shrugged. "You're funeral!" She declared, with more confidence then she felt. There was no mistaking the smug smile the spread across his lips as Sam made her way back up to the dish.
"And there you have it ladies and gentlemen!" DJ Jazzman yelled, reclaiming the microphone. "Sam has agreed to a one on one match against her old team mate and captain Jazon! This shall be one intense battle, with both going for the championship title!"
"Hope you aren't going to throw this match Sam." Jazon mocked. Sam found herself laughing in response. "You wish!" She loaded her blade and prepared it for launch, exhaling slowly as she tried to relax her tense muscles. She could do this. She could. She would.
"3…2…1…LET IT RIP!" Sam launched her blade with all the force she possessed. This was it. "Let's do it Drazema!" She yelled, watching her blade hit the dish and head straight for Jazon's blade. This was going to be one intense battle. She just hoped she was ready for it.