Chaos: First of all I'd like to thank those who have been sticking with me and for reviewing on the chapters. I'm glad you guys like it so much! Anyways got took a few days to write this one.

Chris: That's the product of a slow social life.

Chaos: At the moment yes. Plus it helps that school is about to be out too. :3

Tonya: Which means she'll have nothing better to do than update.

Kai: Pitty the poor writer folks, she definately needs it. *all three start laughing*

Chaos: Ok jerks!

Kai: Truth hurts. *shrugs and turns away from glares*

Chaos: Girls if you catch Kai and shut him up you won't have to do the disclaimer.

Both: Ok! *start to chase Kai down*

Chaos: While they catch him I'll go ahead and do the disclaimer. I don't own beyblade or its characters, just my OC's and temporarily borrowing Chris. I can however torture them however I wish. *smiles while the girls tie and duck tape Kai shut* Enjoy everyone.

~*Cutting Loose*~

It was a busy day as people began to flock to the stadium for the first day of the Brazilian leg of the tournament. Many were waiting in lines outside, while others were claiming their seats. The bladers were already inside, waiting for everyone to get in and get settled so the matches could start. Since there was an uneven amount of teams, depending on which team had the highest rank would determine who would get to sit out. Three matches would happen one day and then two the next day. The final team would be given a by this time.

"Man, they sure set this bracket up weird." Chris mumbled to herself as she stood beside Tonya on the top row. Most of the people were settled into their seats by now, with a few trying to snag last minute autographs from bladers.

"Doesn't matter who we face. This tournament doesn't hold much interest for me." Tonya said, running her fingers through her hair.

"I know how you feel. This is really hindering our progress." Chris sighed as she leaned her back against the railing. She adjusted the sunglasses on her nose to better hide her eyes.

"Too bright for you?" Tonya smirked as Chris rolled her eyes. She knew why Chris wore the glasses, but still enjoyed to tease her about it every now and then.

"Ha ha, asshole. I'd rather not have a thousand people stare at me as they walk by." It annoyed her whenever people stared at her eyes. Chris's sour mood quickly passed as grin crossed her face as she nudged Tonya with her elbow. "Kind of glad we're not famous right now." Tonya raised her eyebrow as Chris pointed to what she was talking about.

Screaming fan girls were swarmed around the Blitzkrieg Boys as they walked in. Tala and Kai were in front with the more intimidating Bryan and Spencer behind them, shooting glares at the girls who stayed just far enough back from the boys. The boys walked right past the two girls who just shook their heads and turned around. Again Chris's blade began to glow, as did Kai's, when they were near each other. Chris looked down and pulled her now grey green blade out. She'd had to replace the old one after a training session when it'd shattered. The albino looked at her bitchip to the black phoenix occupying it.

'Daikairi, you ok?' she asked, easily linking her mind to her bitbeast's. 'That's the second time now you've reacted to that blade.'

'I feel as if I know that beast within that blade.' A whispery male voice replied. 'I wasn't so sure during the battle you and that boy had, but afterwards I felt a sense of familiarity. The same feeling washed over me just now when they passed us.'

'Guess that means we'll have to keep an eye on them then.' Chris sighed, not liking the sound of that. 'As much as I hate that idea, it may help us make the connection we need.'

'It may be nothing. Forget I mentioned it.' Even though he tried to dismiss it, she knew he really wanted to figure out this new mystery.

'Oh shut up.' Chris smiled and she knew he could see it and felt his gratitude radiate out from his blade as he withdrew from her mind.

"Everyone please take your seats. The first match will start in three minutes." DJ Jazzman announced.

The two easily weaved their way through the crowd and headed towards the stairs that lead down to the locker rooms. They were blading in the third match of the day. Underneath the stands they could hear Jazzman starting to kick things off as Blader Battalion and PPB All Stars made their way to the dish. Over the roar of the crowd, they could barely make out voices arguing not too far from them. Curiosity pulled the girls closer to the voices and saw that it was the Blitzkrieg Boys and Justice 5.

"Why even bother when we both know how this will play out Tala?" Garland spoke in a mocking tone and the girls heard Tala growl in response. The girls could see the backs of the Russians and could tell Bryan and Spencer were tensed up and ready to fight if necessary.

"How about you keep your snide comments to yourself Garland and let our blades do the talking." Kai replied, ice in his voice. He narrowed his eyes as Garland just grinned in response. The girls saw Brooklyn step forward, locking gazes with Kai.

"That's an excellent idea. I'm looking forward to beating you again Kai." Brooklyn's tone was calm as he held his gaze with Kai.

"In case you forgot I beat you last time." Kai shot back. Brooklyn just nodded as a small laugh escaped his lips.

"This is true. But it nearly cost you your bitbeast. And this time I won't be taken down so easily." His calm smile stretched across his face as Kai stood there gritting his teeth. The two quickly and quietly slipped away, leaving the boys behind.

_._._

"That Brooklyn guy is the one who's the darkness blader right?" Tonya asked as she watched him and his team leave the field after beating F-Dynasty.

"Yeah, why?" Chris asked as she stood next to her friend by their bench. She saw Tonya smirk as she began to catch on to her plan. "Just don't overdo it please."

Tonya waved it off as she headed to the dish where Robert was waiting. The Euro stood there with his arms across his chest, blade and launcher in hand. Tonya hummed to herself as she took her time getting ready. She looked at Robert's face which was strained. She tilted her head, wondering what was wrong.

"I really wish I didn't have to battle a girl. Not that you aren't a worthy opponent, just against my nature." Robert sighed as he looked at the smaller girl before him.

"Well then don't think of me as a girl. Since you're a knight think of me as some evil dragon you need to slay." She took up her launch position and waited as Robert did the same.

"3, 2, 1, let it rip!"

The two launched and the blades began to chase each other around the dish. Tonya was glad that Robert was currently ignoring his chivalry code and taking the battle seriously. He was a more calculating opponent, only attacking for a short time and then pulling away. For the most part, the match was pretty even. Tonya wasn't making any big moves yet. She wanted to see just how strong Robert was before ending it. Robert could tell she was holding back. He'd seen her match against Ray and knew she had the speed to take him out. Tonya was playing distracted, glancing up into the crowd looking for one person in particular. When she saw him she turned and focused back on the match, waiting for the right moment to strike.

"Look. I'm tired of you holding back on me. If you refuse to take this match seriously then I'll just have to end this. Griffolyon!" At the call of his master, the griffon rose up from his blade and just hovered in the air.

"Robert I am sorry for holding out on you. But I was just making sure that a certain someone was here before we got this battle really started. I'm pretty sure you're just as curious as the rest of them as to what my bitbeast looks like. Shadow it's time to spread your wings!"

The lights flickered and began to dim as a dark purple light shot forth from the black blade. From the light, a great black dragon was revealed. The dragon was toned and when he revealed his teeth, many people in the crowd started to shiver. His eyes were yellow and the slits in them were red. He had silver horns that stuck straight back and silver claws too. He had spikes down his back that were also silver and ended at his tail that moved around like a whip. At the very end of his tail was a dagger that glimmered like his spikes in the light. He had spikes on the tops of his wings and curved to a point. Shadow grinned as he let out a roar that froze people in fear. Robert was amazed at how big her bitbeast was. He looked at the small girl in the dim light who was smiling her crooked smile, revealing her fangs.

"Wait, are you a—?" Robert couldn't find his voice to finish the rest of his sentence. It took all he had to keep from trembling in front of the creature.

"A darkness blader? Yes. We're very rare, only a handful of us anymore. And Shadow here is one of the strongest darkness beasts." Robert glanced from her to the dragon and shook his head hard.

"I-I won't let that dragon intimidate me! Griffolyon use Wing Dagger!"

The griffon launched itself into the air and began to beat its wings hard, sending feather like daggers showering down on to the dragon and his master. The dragon grinned as Tonya stood there, waiting for the attack to hit. Before the first dagger could hit, a barrier was thrown up around the blade and dragon that the daggers were unable to penetrate. Griffolyon stopped his attack, seeing that it would do no good against the strong shield. Shadow grinned as he flew into the air with blinding speed and hovered near Griffolyon before turning and knocking the griffon down out of the air with his tail.

"Shadow finish this with Darkness Inferno!"

The dragon roared again and blew out a stream of purplish black fire that engulfed his body as he dived down towards Griffolyon. The griffon had no time to react as the fire struck him and caused an explosion inside the blade. Flames blew up and out as the attacks full force was felt by all in the stands. As the intensity of the flames gradually died, the whir of a blade could be heard and eventually seen spinning alone inside the dish with flames still lit inside the dish. Robert's blade lied at his feet, slightly charred and cracked in some areas. The lights flickered and lit up the stadium once again as Tonya caught her blade while the staff worked to put out the flames.

"And Tonya takes the first battle!" once over the shock the crowd roared back to life to congratulate Tonya. She walked over to Robert and extended her hand to the boy who shook it firmly.

"I see now that I really didn't stand a chance against you." He shook his head slowly as he closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry that I held out on you in the beginning." She apologized. But when Robert smiled at her, she saw that she had been forgiven.

The two turned and headed back to their benches. Tonya glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw that her message had been delivered. Chris waited for her back at the bench and just shook her head in annoyance as Tonya shrugged her shoulders and sat down.

"You done showing off?" Chris folded her arms across her chest as Tonya sat there.

"What? I was just letting that stupid boy know that he isn't the only darkness blader here." She smirked as Chris rolled her eyes and headed for the dish. Johnny waited at the dish with a focused look.

Neither one said a thing as they prepared themselves. Johnny knew that Chris was just as dangerous as Tonya, if not more. He would have to really be on guard in order to hold his own with her. The two took their stances as they waited for Jazzman start the countdown.

"Ready? 3, 2, 1, let it rip!"

The two blades hit the dish and immediately began to hit each other hard. Johnny wasn't going to take this match lightly. He planned to attack hard and fast and try to turn the tide in his favor quickly. Chris easily matched him move for move and used speed to her advantage. Like Tonya, she preferred a light blade that could move fast and strike quickly and still is able to defend itself. She stayed in a crouch, shifting with her blade as if she was fighting herself. She glanced back at the bench and saw Tonya sitting there with a smug look on her face.

"No way I'm gonna let her out do me." Chris mumbled to herself as she willed her blade to speed up.

She easily pulled away from Johnny and began to take control of the match. Her blade wasn't quite as fast as Tonya's, but it was still fast enough that if one took their eyes off it for a second they would lose it. The Scottish boy had trouble keeping his eyes on the quick little grey blade. When he was able to follow it, he could defend himself somewhat against it before the blade sped off again. But he could only follow it for so long before he lost sight of it again and watched as his blade was knocked around.

"Argh! I've had enough of this!" Johnny yelled as his blade sent out a wave of fire, halting Chris's blade. The grey blade spun around the outer rim waiting for what would happen next. "Salamalyon show yourself!" The salamander beast shot forth from its blade and stared at Chris while she slowly stood up.

"Guess that's our cue. Daikairi rise up!" Chris hollered as a green light shot from her blade.

The light dissolved to reveal a phoenix type beast. It was black and had a head like a crow. A small green crest like Dranzer's was upon its head and green plating ran down his spine and darted in zigzag lines down the sides. He had a slim, yet strong body and six tails. The tails looked as if the feathers were braided and ended with huge feathers that had small fires ignited at the end of them. At the bending joint of the wings were small blue curved hooks that matched his large blue talons. The phoenix gave a bone chilling cry that once again froze people to their seats. A grey fog began to form down around the bladers and Johnny wondered what was going on.

"It seems like you and your teammate were holding back during your first match. That'll make it all the sweeter when I beat you! Salamalyon take that bird out with Fire Rod!"

The salamander began to build up the acidic fire as the phoenix hovered in the air, unmoving. The salamander didn't hesitate in launching its attack at the phoenix that floated there just waiting. The acid flew fast and was just about to hit its target. At the last second the mist swirled around the phoenix and covered the flying acid and the phoenix. The mist dissolved and revealed that the phoenix had disappeared. Johnny heard a low call and turned to see that the phoenix had reappeared to his side.

"What kind of bitbeast is that?" Johnny stared in wonder at the beast as it moved close to its master.

"He is a special kind of phoenix. He is even rarer than the darkness beasts. Daikairi is like a ghost, able to manipulate his body to appear and disappear however he pleases. And now I believe he wants to end this." The phoenix's blue eyes flashed as Chris removed her glasses to show her own red blue eyes seeming to light up. "End this with Silence Fire!"

The phoenix rose into the air and released the fires that had been attached to its tails. The six orbs encircled the salamander and began to spin extremely fast, creating a green ring of fire. The grey blade ignited with fire and mimicked the fires above, spinning around the blade. Without warning the ring transformed into a wall of fire and engulfed the salamander. No final cry could be heard as Salamalyon retreated back to his blade. The fire died away and everyone was surprised to see six new orbs of fire already hanging in place on the end of the tails where the old orbs used to be. The phoenix departed silently, returning to his blade and then back to his master's hand. The mist gradually disappeared as well as the crowd slowly broke into applause. Johnny's blade lied in the center of the dish, bearing similar scorch marks to Roberts.

"And Chris takes the final win for Eternal D! Give it up for them folks!" The crowd grew louder as the two girls exited the stadium silently. Up top, a certain bluenette sat trying to keep his jaw from falling open.

"Apparently we've got some good competition this year." Kai grinned as he thought about when he could face them again. Tala nodded as he watched them disappear from sight.

"We'll have to be on our guard when we face those girls. Otherwise we could end up like those two down there." Tala said softly, looking at Robert and Johnny who were still in shock from their battles. But he was just as excited as Kai at the thought of new competition.

Slow weekend allowed me to get alot of this done quickly. Next chapter will reveal a little more into their past and what their role is in the tournament. And don't worry I'm planning on working in the bad guys soon. Well you all know the drill, review and tell me what you thought. But for now see you next time!