Hiya, here's the second-last chapter. These last two are going to be a little short, though. Sorry this is a week late, but I had exams to study for, so my fanfics had to be put on the back burner, Here are a few review replies (which I will now be doing on all my stories):

Marishka91: Yeah, I only had Demonor take out Tyson and Max because I wanted Kai to have a little one-on-one with him uninterrupted.

Kinomiya: Don't worry, I'm like a genie in this situation. Your wish is already destined to come true. But I don't live in a lamp.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THIS SHOW, FOR THE FIFTIETH TIME! HOW MANY TIMES WILL I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR EVERY CHAPTER!? (Oh yeah, I kinda have to)

WORD COUNT: 772

Demonor and Dranzer clashed together, fighting so swiftly that all that could be seen was a swirl of silver and scarlet. "Come on, Dranzer!" Max shouted, "Show 'em who's boss!"

"Let it rip!" The three thugs we'd already beaten had grabbed up their blades and launched them back into battle.

"Hey!" Kenny cried, "You can't do that! It's against the rules!"

"Well, I don't see a judge anywhere, kid," one sneered. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Tyson and Max exchange furious, determined glances before picking up their blades and re-launching them. Just in time, too. The other three had started beating up on Ray, whose own blade was just barely dodging their attacks.

Meanwhile, Demonor and Dranzer were still going at it. Neither one of us could get an advantage over the other. But that didn't mean I was going to back down. I never back down. Ever. "Why don't you just admit you can't beat us?" I called to Demonor's master, "Or don't you know who we are?"

"Who cares? We're the ones winning, here. And we're the best that ever walked these streets."

Tyson probably would've burst into gloating laughter if it weren't for the serious circumstances. Instead, he glared. "Don't tell me you haven't heard of the Bladebreakers."

The thugs' eyes all widened as reality struck them. 'That's right,' I thought, 'You just got yourself into a fight you can't win.' "Dranzer, now!" I had a perfectly good distraction right there – why waste it? My blade leapt up and landed on the edge of the other one, disrupting its balance. The blade started wobbling a little.

"Enough!" The fifth thug, who'd been patiently standing back with Mrs. Kon, seemed to have lost said patience. He pressed the knife even closer to her throat, drawing a little blood. "Why don't we just end this?"

I glanced over at Ray to see his reaction, and it wasn't good. He'd gotten about ten shades paler, and started shaking. Max and I grabbed his arms as he sank to his knees. "Mom…" he mumbled, "No, leave her alone!"

A flash of green light caught my eye. Immediately, I remembered the last time Ray's Driger had vanished, and the day the Bit-Beast had returned. History repeated itself as the pale green beam of light hit Ray's blade before shooting up again in the form of the majestic tiger. Driger was back, roaring, with a vengeance.

Ray shook us off and stood up shakily, anger flashing in his eyes as he gave them 'The Look'. "I said," he growled, "Leave her ALONE!" Driger zoomed around, taking out three of the thugs' blades single-handedly and smashing them to pieces. It was now four against one. Driger, Draciel, and Dragoon joined my Dranzer in the fight against Demonor. Everyone was mesmerised by the swirls of green, purple, blue, and scarlet combating silver. Finally, all four of our blades charged as one.

The head thug just stood there as his blade flew past his head, shattering when it hit the brick wall behind him. All was silent for a while, except for the sounds of the cars going by in the street and our still-spinning blades. "We win," I stated matter-of-factly, "Now give back what's ours and scram."

Mrs. Kon was shoved into her husband's arms, and Kenny's laptop nearly thrown to the ground – he had to make a mad dive to catch it. The guys in black scrambled off, terrified. I shot a glare at their backs as they rounded the corner.

"That was awesome!" Max's exclamation brought my attention back to my team. "Driger came back and totally saved the day!" I saw Ray staring at his blade, which he'd now picked up. On it, I could see that the image of the white tiger had reappeared.

"Ray!" his mother gasped, running over and giving him a tight hug, "How did you… that creature… how?"

"It's a little complicated. That was Driger, my Bit-Beast. They're really rare, only the best bladers have 'em." Ray suddenly collapsed.

"Ray!"

"He'll be fine," Max assured her, "He took a bad beating in the world finals a week ago. Faced a guy who prefers attacking the blader instead of the blade, and wound up in the hospital. He still hasn't fully recovered, but it only shows up when he's stressed."

"But on the positive side," Kenny added, as Mrs. Kon still looked like she was about to have a panic attack, "He held out much longer than during that casual match against Kai a few days ago, so it looks like his condition is actually improving."

Just one more chapter left!