Chapter 11: Round Two: China
Slowly You, Rika, and Sarah climbed the steps of the Akegata hotel. Mr. D had assigned three people to a room and none of them were allowed to be on the same team. And of course it had to be girls in one room and boys in the other. Mariah, Hilary, and Emily was the other girl room. Tyson, Luke, and Max were one of the boys room. And the last matching that you had paid any attention to was, Adam was rooming with Tala and Scotty. That was going to be one hell of a night for Tala. [I wonder if my brother can survive a night with your brother and cousin] Rika said a smirk plastered on her face. You just chuckled under your breath as all three of you opened the stair door on the fifth floor. {That sure is going to be one fun night for them} you thought as you searched for room 587. [Found it] stated Sarah catching your attention. Lazily you pulled the key out of your pocket and opened the door. Surprise crept onto your face as you looked around the room. It was huge. Well no huge was an understatement. The door opened to the very left of the room. Looking straight ahead you could see the kitchen. The kitchen was painted a dark red, maybe a shade or two darker then crimson. In the centre was a round glass table with four chairs surrounding it. The counters lining the walls were a black marble including the sink. The refrigerator was chrome along with the stove and dishwasher. Then to the right of the door was the sitting area. A dark brown couch and two dark midnight blue chairs surrounded a wide screen TV. The wall behind the TV was painted black and the other three, not including the kitchen walls were painted an almost black blue. Behind the sitting area were three doors. One was on the back wall, one in the corner, and one on the right wall. The back door was painted dark blue and had the Chinese symbol for endurance. Next to it the one in the corner was painted gray and had the symbol for strength on it. Then the last door was painted a crimson and had the power symbol on it. All and all the room was a hundred times better then your other sad excuse for a hotel room.[Wow... Now this is a nice room] said Sarah from next to you. All you and Rika could do was stare in amazement and agreement. Slowly all three of you walked farther into the room. Rika headed towards the rooms as Sarah headed towards the couch and you headed towards the kitchen. {I wonder what kind of of food they have..} you thought as you opened the chrome door of the refrigerator. {Damn I'm getting as bad as Tyson} you thought as you closed the door and turned around. But as you did, you noticed an envelop sitting on the table. To Rika, Meg, and Sarah it had written on the front. Curiously you reached out and picked up the white bundle. [I wonder who gets what room?] Rika asked absent minded as she randomly opened up the corner door. She then closed that door and headed towards the blue door. Quickly followed by the red door. [I have a feeling this letter says it all] you said with a sigh as you ripped it open. Rika and Sarah both looked up at you to see the white envelop in your hand. Both quickly ran into the kitchen to see what was going on. After opening it, you read it out loud.[Dear Rika, Meg, and Sarah, There has been a reason for your being placed in this room together. Knowing how well you get along this placement shouldn't have been that bad for you. But for the reason, you will not get to know that until tomorrow. Each room, as you should have noticed by now, has a symbol on it. Power, Strength, and Endurance. Each of you has been assigned a certain room to sleep in. We have picked it to hopefully fit you best, but if it doesn't please don't switch. There is a reason for everything. Again all will be explained later. Rika your room will be power. Meg yours will be strength. And Sarah's will be endurance. Sleep well and good luck tomorrow in the second round of the World Championships!
Yours TrulyMr. Dickinson]
[Yes I get power!] Rika cried happily as she ran to her room. Both you and Sarah stared at Rika's very out of character happy self skipping towards her room. [Wonder who had sugar today...] stated Sarah as she shook her head and slowly headed towards her room. {This is the only time you get to see who they truly are. When no one else is around} you thought with a smirk on your lips. But even then you don't let down your guard and show your true self. Shacking that thought from your head, you just threw the letter on the table and followed close behind the two insane nuts that you had to spend the night you opened your door, you were surprised with how big the room was. It must have been almost half the size of the main room. Definitely and upgrade from the one bedroom room at the Paradise Hotel. If you could even call that one a bed room... Since your room was on the corner, one part was the bed and rest area while the other whole part was the bathroom. The first thing you saw when as you walked in was the bed. A black comforter was neatly placed on the bed. In the middle of the comforter, there was a large silver strength symbol matching the one on the door. Above the bed hung another symbol for strength, but this time is had a shadow of a wolf in the background of the outline. Then across from the bed as another TV. Not as big as the one in the main living area, but it wasn't tiny either. A gray chair sat in front of it on an angle so the view from the bed wouldn't be obstructed by a fuzzy gray square. The walls were painted a dark gray with a lighter gray trim. Walking farther into the room, you turned your attention to the bathroom. Opening the door you could see a huge world black pool tub big enough to fit three people. Next to that was a shower. Then across from that was the sink with an added place to sit and get ready in the morning. The tiles on the floor were the same black as the kitchen counter tops. Then the counter tops were a silver and black mix. The walls were a slate tile. {I could so get use to this} you thought as you quickly changed into sweat pants and a Mudvayne shirt. You then jumped into bed ready to get a good nights sleep. The bed felt like air under you. {Definitely could get use to this} was the last thought you had as you curled up into a little ball in your blankets before your mind went you reached your hand out in an attempt to turn off your buzzing alarm. Buzzzzzzzzzz... WACK! But you missed the annoying irritating machine. Buzzzzzzzz... WAKE! Finally you had hit the alarm. Slowly the alarm clocks buzzing faded into sweet silence. [Damn... I miss the beeping ones] you muttered grumpily as you reluctantly got up. After throwing on some black baggy pants, a dark crimson shirt, and getting ready from the day, you headed out to the main room in hopes of finding something in the kitchen that could serve as breakfast. But something stopped your search almost as soon as it had started. Opening the door, the first thing you saw was Rika hiding behind the couch. Then looked over towards the front door you could see Sarah hiding behind a table. {What are this dip shits up to?} you thought as you just stared at them for awhile. Each of them had a bag of frozen vegetables in their hands. Then Rika suddenly turned around and started to chuck frozen carrots at Sarah. Sarah retaliated with a shower of green beans. For a minute you stood frozen staring at them with a raised eyebrow. {Their as bad as three year olds} you thought indifferently as you watched the frozen food fight. Soon you grew bored watching them throw frozen evils at each other. {Tarts} you thought as you just slowly walked into the kitchen and started to rummage threw the cabinets. Finally in the fifth cabinet you found a box of cereal and in the fridge you found milk which surprisingly wasn't spoiled. After pouring your milk and cereal you grabbed your spoon and prepared to shovel the soggy flakes into your starving body. But before you could even take one bite something flew into your bowl causing milk to splash up in your face. Slowly you looked up to glare at Rika and Sarah. They just smirked at you innocently as they stood about three feet away from you with more frozen vegetables in their hands. Worsening your glare you brought up your hand and wiping your face off with your sleeve. [Gets just get going...] you growled as a cornflake fell out of your hair. Sarah and Rika just smirked at you as all three of you walked out the eruption of cheers echoed through the stadium as you, Sarah, and Rika walked through the metal doors. Straight in front of you was all the beybladeing members that had already shown up. Scanning who was there, it was easy to tell that Tyson wasn't there. After a little more searching you found that Eric and Bryan were also missing. Slowly you, Rika, and Sarah walked towards the gathering of bladers. A couple of different conversations were floating around the group but you weren't interested in any of them. A yawn escaped your mouth as you went over to stand by your brother. [What happened to you this morning?] Adam questioned as he reached up towards your hair. You gave him a questioning look as he picked something out of your hair. Holding his hand out he showed you a piece of cornflake. Your look quickly turned to a bored one. [Ask them] you replied dully as you nodded towards Rika and Sarah who were now talking to Mark and Seth. Adam just shook his head and muttered [Tarts...]. Smirking you walked away towards Sully and Chris who were at the back of the group. Chris was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed and arms crossed. Sully was looking at Chris, a mischievous look in his eye. You just smirked as Sully held his hand up and waved you over. Quietly you stood next to Sully as he held up his hand again. But this time he held up three fingers. Now two. Now one. At that moment both you and Sully screamed [SPIDER!] as loud as you could in Chris's ear. A look of pure shock and terror appeared on Chris's face as he screamed [Where!]. Trying your hardest to keep the laughter in you replied calmly [On your shirt.] Chris screamed as he fell off the wall and frantically wiped at his shirt. [IS IT OFF!] he cried looking pale as he desperately looked for the black little fiend that was suppose to be crawling on him. [Ya... You killed it] said Sully with a smirk. Chris suddenly stopped and slowly turned to look at you and Sully. He glared at the smirks you both had on your faces. He then looked behind you two and saw everyone was staring at him. [Meg... Sully...] he started in a deadly tone. [IM GOING TO KILL YOU!] he cried as he leapt forward. But both you and Sully just sidestepped. This just left open space for Chris to fall on his face yet again. [You're going to have to catch them first] called Sarah as she watched in entertainment. But before Chris could lunge at her as well, the annoying as hell voice for AJ Topper caught all of your attentions.[Welcome to the second round of the World Championship Beybattles! I'm your host AJ Topper here with Brad Best]. Brad then took the next line over. [And were going to have a different style of battle here today. Just like to first round no battles this year will be the traditional battles that we have come accustom to.] Now back to AJ Topper. [That's right Brad. Last night the head of the BBA, Mr. Dickinson split the bladers into groups of three to spend the night. But what he didn't tell them is that those two other people are now their appoints!] A hush went through the crowd along with all little group of bladers. Now to Brad Best. [Two battles will be fought at a time to hold the interest of the fans. The first battles will be between, Tala of the Blitzkrieg Boys, Chris of Zatknjisj, and Adam of Lunar Ray. Then Rika of Zatknjisj, Meg of Lunar Ray, and Sarah of F.I.N.E. Lets begin these battles! All three bladers will blade at the same time. Its every blader for themselves! May the best blader win!]Slowly you, Rika, and Sarah walked to one of the large beydishes set in the middle of the room which just happened to be a dark blue. Again you yawn as the three of you spread around the dish. Rika was to your left and Sarah was to your right. [Well this should be fun] said Rika as smirked evilly at you and Sarah. [Fun as a barrel of nuts] Sarah said as she rolled her eyes and scanned the crowd. [What? You not as good as you claim to be?] Rika teased looking triumphant over cracking her. Or that's at least what Rika thought. But Sarah was never one to back down. Especially to Rika. [No. I'm better. And kicking your ass should be easy. Its Meg over there I'm worried about.] Sarah said successfully pissing Rika off. Rika rolled her eyes and muttered [Well just see who's the best...] *With Tala, Adam, and Chris*Adam, Tala, and Chris surrounded the dish to the right of the girls. Tala was side glancing back at you a small hint of want hidden deep in his eyes. [Hey Adam. Lets make this interesting.] said Chris calling Tala's attention back to his little circle. [What] Adam asked bored turning his bloodshot eyes to his cousin. It looked as if he hadn't gotten more then an hour of sleep. But this Chris's snoring, who could sleep? [Lets test Tala] Chris said slyly as he turned his gaze to the red headed Russian to his left. Tala looked back a glare clearly visible on his face. [Why?] Adam with his eyebrow raised. Chris just turned back to Adam a careless look now plastered on his face. [To make sure he really deserves Meg.] Chris stated as he slowly turned only his eyes to smirk at Tala. Tala was now giving Chris a death glare. Why wouldn't he deserve Meg! But then again, how does Chris even know that he wants anything to do with her? [And how do you suppose we do that] Adam asked warming up to the idea. [If you win against both of us, then we wont bother you or Meg about this ever again. If you lose, you leave her alone until we feel like you deserve her. That is if you ever do] Chris said teasingly. Tala gripping his hands into fists. Before Tala could do anything though, DJ Jazzman's voice cut through the tension. [Bladers get ready!]. All six bladers pulled out their launchers and bladers. [Three!] Six blades snapped on their launchers. [Two!] Six rip cords snapped into place. [One!] All six bladers stood ready and waiting for those final three words. [Let it rip!] Six blades went whipping towards the dish at lightning fast speeds.
*Back To You*Eclipse spiralled around the dish along with Sarah and Rika's blades. Rika's light brownish red coloured blade was below yours as Sarah's dark blue on was above yours. [Makaze!] Rika screamed while Sarah called [Hiya!]. You just smirked. This was going to be an interesting fight. A light white light erupted from Rika's blade as a dark blue exploded from Sarah's. Hovering over Rika's blade was a tiger. Its mighty claws were huge with long sharp nails. The tigers back looked as if it had a wild main growing from it. Its strips were a darker red from its body, almost a blood colour. Then the eyes seemed as if they were watching every move you made. This was Rika's prized bit-beast, Makaze. Then spinning only inches away was Sarah's blade. Her bit-beast Hiya shinning brightly above it. Hiya looked almost like a fox. Almost. Where the normal red on a fox, Hiya was a deep blue, yet it still held a bit of green in it. Her ears were scaled along with her paws. Then instead of having a normal tail, she had what looked like a long greenish blue dolphins tail. Smirking you called out your faithful bit-beat, Eclipse. A black light shown as your mighty wolf emerged from his holding place. [I haven't battled you in years. This should be fun] Rika said smirking at you. [I'm not going to go easy this time] you said returning the smirk. [Wouldn't want it any other way.] she replied. [Oh yes Sarah, I'm looking forward to fighting you as well] Sarah stated to herself in a squeaky voice mocking Rika. Rika just glared at her. [Enough talk, lets fight.] Rika growled turning her attention towards her blade. [Makaze. Give Eclipse a run for his money.] Rika stated smirking at you. [Hiya. Do the same] Sarah announced also smirking. Both blades suddenly changed directions and came whizzing towards yours at amazing speeds. But you kept Eclipse right where he was. They would learn soon not to team up on you. Just as you were about to get rammed on each side, you called [Eclipse!]. Eclipse quickly darted towards the right looking as if he was going to hit Makaze. But he quickly dodged yet again and totally avoided both blades. Rika and Sarah were too stunned by the move to stop their blades. Soon they were sent crashing into each other. Quickly both blades straightened out and started to spin normally. But this suddenly change in attack had pissed Rika off. [Makaze! Wind Fusion!] she called to her blade as she pointed towards you. Makaze opened his beak and cried as he brought his wings back. A light blue glow slowly surrounding them. Soon Makaze gave another cry as he flapped his wings. This time a large gust of wind was sent hurtling towards Eclipse. But you were ready. Rika was so predictable. [Eclipse, Dark Embers!] you stated calmly as the attack came closer and closer. The fire encircling Eclipses paws and wings increased as the white symbol on his head pulsed a deep black. Quickly he opened his wings as deep roar escaped his throat. Flapping his wings shut quickly, black embers were shot at Makazes attack. A strong pulse wave was sent around the room as the two powerful attacks collided. Quickly Makazes air blast was set on fire from Eclipses attack. The two attacks began to spiral as the fire started to totally consume it. Soon the spiral of fire had rested on the edge of the dish making a ring of fire around your blades and their battle field. Looking over the ring of fire, you could see Rika and Sarah's shocked faces staring back at you. You just smirked. No one should ever underestimate your blade. They only get hurt that way.
*With Tala And Your Crazy Family*[Time to see what you're truly made of] Chris said as his gray and black blade danced circles around Tala's. [Shut up and blade, Chris] stated Adam as he sent Dawn to hit Chris's blade out of irritation. Chris's blade bounced a little from the light attack. Adam and Chris's blade then started to spiral around the top of the dish while Tala staid at the bottom. [Ok, ok] Chris stated as he held up his hands to stop Adam. Adam just rolled his eyes as he called out his bit-beast being bored with Chris's stupid little games. [Dawn!] Adam called bored to his spinning silver edged white blade. In a bright white light, Adams dog bit-beast had materialised. Tala looked at Dawn in shock. She looked almost like Eclipse. [What. Remind you a little bit of Megs Eclipse?] teased Chris as his blade weaved in and out of Tala and Adams blade. [This is going to be one long battle] muttered Adam as he shook his head. Tala just growled as he called out his trusty wolf, Wolborg. A deep roar echoed through the room as Wolborg glared at Dawn. With a sigh Chris called out his beast, Serenity. A silver light burst from the chip in the centre of his blade. As the light dimmed a white dog hovered over his blade. Her eyes were silver along with the tip of her tail. On her back was a pair of silver and blue butterfly wings. Tala stood shocked looking at this prissy little bit-beast. {What the heck can that thing do?} thought Tala as he just stared at it as it slowly brought its back leg up and scratched behind its ear. Chris just smirked at this. [Serenity. Malevolent Breath!] Chris called as he pointed towards Wolborg. Hearing those words Serenity's eyes flashed to a deep black and her white fur changed to black. The silver tips changed to a blood red. Her wings turned into more jagged deep red and black ones. Growling she charged at Wolborg. Tala was too stunned by the transformation to defend his blade. Stopping an inch away from Wolborg, Serenity blew a cloud of black smoke towards him. Breathing in the sent Wolborg started to viciously shake his head. The sent was messing with his sent and concentration. Serenity then hit Wolborg over and over again. [That's enough Serenity.] Chris said as he called off his blade. [Lets give Tala a chance to prove his strength] Chris said smirking. {You'll get just what you asked for} thought Tala as he glared back at Chris. {I'm worthy of Meg and Ill show you just that!}
*Back To You*[My turn] Sarah said as she smirked over the dancing flames. You just stared back unemotionally. With both of them wanting to fight you, you have to take one of them out first. Just what one? [Watery Grave, Hiya!] she called. Hiya's eyes turned a bright white as she bowed her head. {Shit... I'm not liking this} you thought as you saw Hiya raising her tail. Soon a shimmering ball of water was collecting at the tip of her tail. Hiya then quickly whipped her tail and sent the ball hurtling towards Eclipse. [Eclipse!] you called. But it was too late. The attack hit him head on. Slowly he was pushed to the edge of the dish. An inch away from the edge, Eclipse gave a mighty roar and slammed back into Hiya with full force. Hiya spun back to the centre of the dish. Eclipse just stayed balanced on the edge. [You wont win that easily] Sarah laughed as she sent Hiya back up to ram Eclipse. [No. But you wont win at all] you replied as your two blades collided. Sarah sneered as Eclipse pushed Hiya back to the centre of the dish. Rika just kept Makaze safely away from the two colliding blades. She would just wait her to turn to take on who ever won between you tow. [Don't get too cocky Meg] Sarah cooed as her blade slammed into yours yet again. You could hear the metal grinding as sparks started to fly. Eclipse roared yet again as he hit Hiya and pushed her a couple inches away. [I'm just stating the facts] you replied carelessly. Hiya growled as she came back and slammed into Eclipse. Eclipse didn't move an inch, but repealed Hiya again. [Enough games] Sarah growled as she turned to Hiya. [Hiya. Call of Despair!] she screamed. Hiya stopped only inches away from ramming Eclipse again. Her eyes now turned completely white as she started to encircle Eclipse. The outline of her blade disappeared as Hiya gained so much speed. Soon her blade had stopped and was directly in front of yours. Hiya was staring right into Eclipses eyes. Opening her mouth Hiya started to sing. Once the melody hit Eclipses hears he started to shake his head violently. You had to stop this before Eclipse started to spin out of control and one little hit would stop him from spinning. [Eclipse! Hells End!] you shouted breaking Hiya's hold on him. Eclipse shook his head as shadows and flames erupted all over his body. He then quickly sped towards Hiya and rammed her. Quickly she burst into flames. But Hiya wasn't down yet. She rammed Eclipse yet again. But Eclipse was ready for this. And with one last clash, Hiya was knocked out of the dish. Sarah's face turned to shock as her blade clanked a foot away from her feet. Silence washed around the room as every stared at your dish in amazement. [And we have the first one out of the girls dish! It seems to be Sarah of F.I.N.E. She was knocked out by Meg the team leader of Lunar Ray!] screamed DJ Jazzman. And eruption of cheers raced round the room. But this battle was far from over. You still had Rika to deal with. And she was going to be tougher to beat the Sarah. {I wonder who Tala and Adam are holding up} you thought as your eyes wondered over to their dish.
[And we have the first one out of the girls dish! It seems to be Sarah of F.I.N.E. She was knocked out by Meg the team leader of Lunar Ray!] screamed DJ Jazzman breaking the concentration of all three bladers. They looked over to the girls dish to see Rika looking unimpressed, Meg unemotional, and Sarah shocked. [Seems like Megs doing just fine] said Chris as he turned his attention back to the dish. [Did you expect anything else?] asked Adam with his eyebrow raised. [No. But she cant win against Rika] Chris stated smirking. [I wouldn't be to sure of that.] Adam growled glaring at Chris. Chris just stared at him for a minutes weighing out who was better in him mind. [Whatever. Lets get this over with] Chris sigh bored with his calculations. as he turned back towards Tala. [Are you ready for another beating?] Chris sneered while smirking. [No, but you better be] Tala growled. Chris worsened his glare and opened his mouth to shout a command at Serenity. But Tala beat him to it. [Wolborg! Don't waste your strength on this guy, just hit him a couple of times!] he shouted. Wolborg gave a loud cry as he did exactly what Tala had commanded. Quickly the white blade went zooming towards expecting silver blade. A loud clash was heard as the two blades collided. The force on the two blades was equal. Both of them were standing their ground. [You're never going to beat me if you don't use an attack] Chris stated as he yawned. Tala refused to look Chris in the eye. {I know I can win this without any help} Tala thought. {But losing this... Means I lose Meg...}. [Fine. Then I will just beat you with Serenity's strength.] Chris yelled, back to glaring at Tala. Just then Serenity started to gain strength off of Chris's anger. Wolborg slowly started to lose his ground. Both blades were now in the middle of the dish when they had started at the edge. But it became a stand still again as Wolborg powered up. {I wont lose him!} Chris screamed in his mind as he looked at Tala. {He doesn't deserve Meg. Hell break her heart.}. Looking back at Tala all he saw was a cold hearted person. But if he was so cold hearted, why was he fighting so hard for you? {Never, will I lose to this weakling! And never will I lose Meg!} Tala seethed in his head. As he stared at Chris all he saw was an obstacle. An obstacle in winning this championship. An obstacle in his way of fighting Adam. And obstacle in getting to Meg. [Serenity!] Chris called as the same time as Tala yelled [Wolborg!]. Both blades shone a bright white as they gained more strength. [Its time to see who the best blader really is] Chris sneered over the light. Tala just looked back. He had nothing to say to him. In a few minutes Chris wouldn't have a word to say either. Soon the light faded and the two blades rammed at each other again. Sparks flew from the friction the blades were causing. But one blade slowly started to lose its ground and the edge came nearer and nearer. And it didn't look like it was Serenity. [That's it Serenity! You can beat him!] Chris screamed excited thinking he had already won the match. But Tala just smirked at him. {Imbecile.} Tala muttered his eyes glued to the dish. Then as the blades were only inches away from the edge Tala screamed, [Wolborg, now!]. Quickly Wolborg spun to the side and disappeared from sight. Shock appeared on Chris's and even Adams face. Wolborg suddenly appeared behind Serenity. And in one great push, Serenity was sent out of the dish. Harmlessly the blade clanked to a stop on the floor by Adams feet. [I guess you have no doubts about who the best blader is now.] Tala replied calmly. And just as Tala had predicted, Chris had nothing to say. [And the first one out from the boys dish is Chris of Zatknjisj. And it was Tala the leader of the Blitzkrieg boys that knocked him out!] shouted DJ Jazzman. Chris just grumpily grabbed his blade and walked over towards Sarah at the sidelines near the other bladers. {Now I just have to win against Adam. Which just might not be that easy...} thought Tala as he looked towards his new opponent.*With You*[Guess its just you and me] Rika stated as she slowly took a couple steps to be directly in front of you. You just watched her silently. Rika always liked surprise attacks, and throwing her opponent off guard. She was definitely going to be harder to beat then Sarah. And Sarah wasn't all that easy to beat... [So, are we going to fight or stand and look at each other all day.] Rika called while putting her hands on her hips. [I'm just waiting for you.] you replied calmly just staring bored back at her. She just glared as she looked over towards her blade. [You're not going easy on me.] she laughed [But you'll be begging me too] she finished finally turning to her blade. {I wouldn't be to sure about that} you thought smirking. Not that she noticed. [Makaze. Have some fun] Rika told her blade as she calmly stood back and watched. Eclipse turned towards you and waited for your command. [Watch your back] you said lowly. He just nodded silently towards you and turned back to Makaze. Makaze quickly speed towards Eclipse. Patiently Eclipse waited for the perfect moment. Just a few more seconds... Now! Just as Makaze was going to pass Eclipse to attack from the back, Eclipse jerked and bit him in the tail. A pain filled growl filled his throat. Violently Makaze whipped his tail forcing Eclipse to let go of his tight grasp on it. Makaze, filled with rage, charged at Eclipse. Turning Eclipse had no time to react. He was hit full force and pushed towards the edge of the dish. A few sparks flew from the grinding metal as Eclipse started to push Makaze back towards the centre of the dish. Just as Eclipse was about to push him up the other side of the dish Makaze fought back again and stopped Eclipse in his tracts. For a couple of minutes both blades were at a standstill. Sparks would randomly fly, but that was the only indication to that they were still moving. [Makaze. Come back!] Rika called. Obediently Makaze returned to the side of the dish were Rika was standing. Eclipse sped to attack him again. [Eclipse. Don't] you commanded. Eclipse looked back at you before reluctantly returning to your side of the dish. {What's she up to?} you thought as you saw a spark of humour in her eye. [It seems as if you cant control that blade of yours] Rika stated teasingly. You just looked at her with one eyebrow raised. [So he can think for himself. Unlike your blade] you replied calmly as you watched her face go from smirked to glaring. [Guess will just have to finish this to see.] she growled looking you in the eye. [Guess so] you stated, but were cut off by DJ Jazzman's voice. [And the first one out from the boys dish is Chris of Zatknjisj. And it was Tala the leader of the Blitzkrieg boys that knocked him out!] he shouted front your right. Both you of you looked over to see Chris grumpily grab his blade a walk over towards Sarah and the other bladers. [Guess my brother is better then your cousin. Your whole family is going to be defeated by mine.] Rika called over to you. Quickly you glanced at Adams calm figure before looking back towards Rika. [You brother does have a pretty good chance against Adam. But don't against me] you growled glaring at her. Rika just glared back. For a few minutes you both just stared at each other. Neither of you wanted to make the first move. [Its pointless for you to hide what you're going to do. I know all your attacks.] Rika stated placing her hands in her pockets. A sigh that she was bored. [Oh, really. I don't think you know this one] you stated as you looked over towards Eclipse. [Eisei Hinote!] you called as you pointed towards Makaze. Eclipses eyes turned completely black as a strong black fire consumed his body. Opening his mouth a dark roar escaped this throat. [What... What is this?] Rika stuttered looking at your great wolves flaming body. [In English, Eisei Hinote means eternal flames.] you stated calmly as Eclipse out stretched his giant wings. Rika just looked at you in shock. In her mind Hells End was your strongest attack. Boy was she wrong. With another roar, Eclipse charged at Makaze. Rika, to shocked by your attack, gave him no command. Eclipse rammed Makaze full force slamming his body into Makazes. The second the flames touched Makaze, they engulfed him. A pain filled roar unwillingly escaped Makazes throat as he desperately tried to ride himself of the flames. [Makaze! Hydro Shield!] Rika screamed as horror filled her eyes. Makaze did as he was told. A light blue light surrounded him as a shield made of water protected him from farther attack. It also put out the fire. [Two can play at that] Rika seethed glaring at you with pure hatred. But you couldn't care less. Eclipse was loosing speed, and fast. If you didn't win soon, you wouldn't win at all. [Makaze! Water Illusion!] Rika shouted as she put both of her arms out straight. You just looked at her in wonder. [Eclipse. Do anything you need to] you called softly. He slowly nodded. Looking over at Makaze you could see two spots of water pulling out of each of his sides. The two water balls formed into to more Makazes. Along with two more blades below them. All three charged at Eclipse. And Eclipse sped towards him. [It looks as if your blade wants to end this quickly] Rika laughed. But you just smirked. Eclipse had to be up to something. Or at least that's what you hoped for. In the centre of the dish all four blades met up. Eclipse was getting bashed from every side. You watched in horror as every hit he took weakened him. [ECLIPSE!] you screamed as one Makaze bit him in the neck. Hearing your call, Eclipse roared and viciously attacked all three blades. With one hard hit the two fake blades disappeared. All that left was the one true blade. Both Makaze and Eclipse gave a final roar as they charged. Another loud clash was heard as they both met in the centre of the dish yet again. But this time only one blade was standing its ground. Eclipse slowly pushed Makaze towards the edge closest to Rika. Then with one last surge of strength, Makaze was pushed out of the dish. Rika caught he blade before it even came close to hitting the ground. [The... The winner for the girls dish is MEG OF LUNAR RAY!] screamed DJ Jazzman. Calling Eclipse back to your hand you silently thanked him for a job well done. Quickly you pocketed the blade and walked over towards Rika. [Good match] Rika said as she held out her hand. [Good match] you replied as you grasped her hand and shook it.*Tala and Adam*[So you beat Chris] Adam stated with a smirk as he walked around the dish and stood directly in front of Tala. [But then again with all his bragging it shouldn't have been very hard to do] Adam continued a smirked planted on his face. Tala just snorted at his remark. {I just want to fight him...} Tala thought looking bored at the dish. [Ok lets get this started.] Adam sighed as he glanced over towards you and Rika fighting. [It looks as if Rika pissed Meg off] Adam said as he slowly shook his head. [Those two will never learn...] he grumbled off in his own world. Tala looked at him in wonder. {What wont they learn... ?} he thought as he turned slightly to see the girls glaring at each other. [Ok Dawn, you ready?] Adam called towards his blade. A bright white light shone from the centre chip as Adams dog bit-beast came forth. {Wasn't... Dawn already called out?} thought Tala, but he shook off that thought as Dawn came soaring towards Wolborg. [Wolborg!] Tala called to his wolf. Wolborg looked back at Tala for a second before charging towards Dawn. But right as both blade came into the middle of the dish, Dawn suddenly changed direction. It was to fast of a curve for Wolborg to act. Taking advantage of Wolborg's disorientation, Dawn rammed him on the side. Wolborg gave an agitated cry as he was pushed towards the outer rim of the dish. Quickly he recovered and returned to the centre of the dish were Dawn was sipping steadily. The second Wolborg had returned to the centre of the dish, Dawn started to encircle him. The outline of the blade turned into a blur as the rotations became faster and faster. [I want to make a deal with you Tala] Adam stated making Tala look at him instead of the match. Wrong move. Dawn took this advantage to hit Wolborg. Again Wolborg cried out of irritation. [What?] Tala growled back to looking at his blade. Above the dish Adam smirked. But Tala, concentrating on his blade did notice. [I would like to finish this rather quickly.] Adam replied. Tala quickly glanced towards Adam with wonder in his eyes. [And?] Tala hissed glaring at his blade. Suddenly Wolborg took a sharp turn and hit Dawn in the side. Dawn screamed in pain as she wobbled for a minute before returning steady. [Lets call of these petty attacks and call out our final attacks. Whoever can resist the others final move wins our little deal] Adam finished smirking. Tala looked up at him fully this time. But Dawn stayed still. She knew when not to attack. [That sounds good to me] Tala said with a mischievous smirk. Adam also smirked as he called Dawn back to his side of the dish. Tala did the same thing with Wolborg. [Dawn. Heavens Assassination!] Adam called to his patiently waiting dog beast. Dawns began to glow a pale gold as she opened her mouth and out stretched her wings. Before Dawn could do anything else Tala screamed [Wolborg, Novae Rog!]. A ghost of a girl seemed to appear out of no where as Wolborg opened his mouth. Quickly a blast of ice shot from Wolborg's mouth and headed straight towards Dawn. The second the ice touched Dawn she froze solid. Wolborg then came quickly speeding towards Dawns frozen blade. As Wolborg neared a cracking sound filled the air. The ice containing Dawn was breaking. In one giant clump the ice shattered to the bottom of the dish. Tala's eyes opened with shock, but Wolborg kept charging at Dawn. But Dawn was ready for her attack. The second the blades collided, Dawn sent a blast of light out of her mouth. The force from her own attack and Wolborg's hit, sent Dawn flying backwards. Along with Wolborg. Tala and Adam held their breath as both blades neared the edge. Both blades were on the rim. Suddenly both blades tipped and fell to the floor with a soft metallic clank. Both boys looked down at their blades in bewilderment. [And it seems as if we have a tie here for the boys! Lets go over to Mr. D to see if their going to allow it this time.] DJ Jazzman called. [We will allow it this time! The points for winning will be split between the two teams!] Mr. D announced his final ruling.*Back To You*[Good match] Rika said as she held out her hand. [Good match] you replied as you grasped her hand and shook it. But suddenly Rika's grasp became weaker. [Rika?] you called to her as her eyes started to drupe. What was wrong with her? [RIKA!] you screamed as she started to collapse towards you. Quickly you grasped her around the waste before she hit the floor. Shaking her you knew that she wasn't going to wake up anytime soon. [You always push yourself to far. Especially with your condition] you muttered as you gently picked her up piggy back style. Taking at quick look over to the boys, you saw that Adam and Tala were still in the middle of their battle. Silently with out much of anyone noticing, you walked towards the side door. {Now just were is the medical room...?}