I Love Beyblade

Chapter 19 – Bit Beast of the Transformation

"Is your healing abilities always had been this slow, Viper?" Ruby questioned.

Tyson's head is on Ruby's lap and the chimera stood beside them. Xue and Eve were worried. Enrique was sitting down, glancing over to them and to the battle. Rin looked over to her mother. Harumi stared off into space, thinking to herself. Her bit beast, Tenshi, stood beside her.

"Have patience," Viper replied, half annoyed. Ruby had been asking for more than five times.

Ruby pouted. This is her first time seeing Viper using her healing abilities so she does not know how fast it is. Ruby touched Tyson's forehead. She was worried but felt rather calm about it, which made her feel strange. It's like something is missing inside of her.

"Ruby! This isn't the time to daydream," Xue said when he noticed her expression.

She turned her head to his voice. "Is something wrong?" she asked.

Xue stepped on the edge of building's roof and looked at the battle between Kai and Johnny. "Nothing really…" he replied. He watched Dranzer fly around, with Kai on it's back, as Johnny blasts into the air like a jet plane. "I can't tell who's winning… Go Kai! You can do it!" Xue cheered.

Enrique grumbled, "Seriously… what's up with Johnny? Why would he join the Empty Hearts?"

"You're still on to that?" Eve chuckled. "Even after you said you didn't care?"

Enrique slightly blushed, embarrass. "That's not what I really meant," he quickly said.

"Oh, is that so?" Eve gave him a flat look.

Ruby took a deep breath. She could feel Dranzer's strong aura. It was almost par with Johnny's. Kai might have a chance… she thought to herself. Compared to Tyson… She suddenly blushed. Wait, why do I care? I can just beat Johnny up myself! She gently put Tyson's head down and stood up.

"Are you going to help Kai?" Xue asked when she stood beside him.

She nodded. "Yeah… ah, no, I just want Johnny to pay for what he did," she said.

Xue blinked after a moment of silence. "What do you mean, 'yeah ah no'?" he questioned. "You're saying you want thrash Johnny around and not helping Kai…? They're the same either way if you're going to step into the battle."

Ruby scratched her. "Well… er… it just came out that way. Yeah," she nodded back and forth.

Xue could feel something's not right. To him, it sounded like she's trying to avoid talking about Kai. When he ask her if she wanted to help Kai, she seems like she's trying to hide the fact she likes Kai and does not want people to take it the wrong idea if she said yes to his question. Though, it's only natural to say yes because they're friends, right? Xue asked himself. Why did she say no? Well, if she likes Kai, she would have said yes or no. Maybe I'm just imagining things…

"Viper, is he okay yet?" Ruby asked.

The light glow around Tyson disappeared. His wounds no longer look fatal. Hajime walked over to Ruby. "He should be find now," Viper said.

Ruby sat on Hajime. "Let's go then," she said.

"Wait!" Eve hurried to her. The tiger had already flown away. "Spirit, bring them back over here!"

The cat meowed. Ruby and Hajime ended back on top of the building.

"Hey," Ruby lightly glared as Hajime landed on the roof. "What was that for, Eve?"

She sighed. "Kai can take care of this himself," she said. "And I was worried about you, Ruby. You only did get that chimera just a while ago. You're not strong enough."

"How long have you known me?" Ruby asked. "You know I can do this."

"Your talents and battles with the bit beasts are two different things," Eve told her. "You're no match with Johnny's Second Form."

Ruby pouted. "Seriously, I'm sure I can do this," she said.

Eve sighed again.

Enrique looked at Xue. "If Ruby really wants to go so much, why doesn't she just go instead of wasting her time with Eve?" he whispered.

Xue smiled. "Well, Enrique… those two known each other for a long time. Longer than me even. So I wouldn't really know, but I guess you can say Eve acts the 'older sister' when Ruby is going to get herself in trouble if she doesn't think first. Eve's one of the few people who Ruby only listens to."

Enrique nodded. "Huh…"

"Come on, Eve," Ruby tried to argue out with her. She looked away when she felt another presence out of the Tenshi's Time Dimension. It was faint but if it were in the city surely the person's aura would be a lot stronger.

"Ruby?" Rin looked at her. "Is something wrong?"

Ruby breathed in and then out, slowly. "I feel… something really strange outside of the city," she said.

"Spirit, can you hear something out of the city?" Eve asked. The cat quietly listened and then shook it's head 'no'. Eve looked around her surroundings. "I wonder who it is…"

"Um," Xue looked at Rin with an questioning expression. "So, Rin… you say the time in the city stopped, right? Then what about the outside? The living things outside and whatever are still walking around the world… right?"

Rin nodded. "Yes," she said. "If they want to enter the city, they won't be able to because a barrier has been set on. In their eyes, they would only see an empty city with no people. They won't be able to enter either. So until Time Dimension stops, everything will be back to normal."

"Oh, if I was the person outside…" Enrique grinned. "And I'm unable to enter the city, and then Time Dimension stops… the people would appear again out of nowhere, right? Man, that would be so weird if I was the one standing outside of the city!"

"Eve…" Ruby tilted her head. "I'm going to check on something…"

Eve looked at her, silent. "…Okay, but don't get involve between Kai and Johnny, got that?"

"Understood," Ruby smiled. She patted on Hajime and the tiger ran off the building, flying away.

Tyson groaned and opened his eyes. "…Huh?" he sat up. "Oh yeah…" he remembered what happened, rubbing his head. "I was burned… hey, I'm okay!" he smiled happily. He touched his arms and face. The pain is no longer there but his clothes still look burnt. "What just happen to me?" he asked, looking around.

"Ruby's bit beast healed you," Rin told him.

Tyson turned his to her. "Ruby… huh?" he rubbed his head. He felt a little of his hair has been brunt of. "Hey…! Do you have a bit beast too, Rin? Earlier you said only bit beasts and their masters are the only ones who can move in this time thing. So why are you…?"

Rin looked at the ground for a moment and then to where Johnny and Kai were battling. She stared at the flames and said, "That's right."

"Really?" Xue smiled. "What kind of bit beast is it? How come you're not helping Kai out?"

"That's because…" Rin looked back on the ground again. "That's because I'm afraid of its power… It's… just too much to handle."

Xue and Tyson quietly looked at her.

Enrique smirked, "That's a good thing, isn't it?"

Rin just gave him a weak smile. Harumi patted on Rin's shoulder and Rin looked at her. "I'm okay, mother," she let out a light giggle.

Tyson turned his head back to the battle of the two flame users. "You know… does it look like Kai's winning?" Tyson pointed. He would like to fight again but he wanted to ask his question first.

Xue looked also. "…I'm not sure. Kai only used Dranzer for the first time and Johnny's in his Second Form. Who knows if he's winning or not?" Xue shrugged. An idea just popped in his mind and he chuckled. "Maybe we should get Kai warm up a little more."

"How?" Tyson asked.

"He likes Ruby," Xue said.

Before Xue continued, Tyson was shook and questioned, "What?! Kai?! No way!"

Enrique rubbed his chin, nodding. "Ah, being in love is wonderful… no can escape love…"

Eve slapped the back of Enrique's head. "Stop talking like you know everything," she said with an irritated face.

Xue laughed, "Let's make fun of Kai! I'm sure he'll get piss and take it out on Johnny. That might be able to help him win."

"I like that idea!" Tyson nodded back and forth, laughing also. "Hey, Kai!" Tyson shouted, smiling happily. He made sure that Kai can hear him and shouted louder. "Ruby likes you a lot! You can't lose here now!"

Xue grinned and also shouted, "That's right! Be a man and show just how powerful you are, Himawari-chan!"

Dranzer distanced away from Johnny. Kai glared back at the boys' voices. "Shut up! And stop calling me that!" he angrily said as the flames around him became more heated.

"Ah, just a little more teasing should be good enough," Xue said, giving Tyson a thumps up.

Tyson snickered.

Dranzer dodged the incoming flames from Johnny, flying around the sky. Kai growled, still mad at the two stupid guys who were shouting nonsense. "I'm so going to kill those two after this," Kai glared. "Dranzer!"

"Not a chance!" Johnny shouted. The distance between them was only about half an mile. Johnny raised his hands and the flames around him became a bow and arrow. He aimed the arrow at Kai and let it go.

The fire arrow flew straight towards Kai. Dranzer quickly flew higher to avoid hurting its master. "Nice try, but I'll show you the true fire arrow," Kai smirked.

Dranzer flapped it's wings as fire appeared around them.

"Down there, Hajime," Ruby said. The chimera flew down quickly and landed on the ground. Ruby lifted her head at the two presences that she had felt earlier. "Who… are you?" Ruby asked. She stood in front of where the barrier had been cast at one of the entrance of the city. "What's your name?"

An eight-year-old girl stood outside of the time barrier. She had black low pigtails hair and dark violet eyes. She wore a violet dress. In her arms was a doll with black long hair in a ragged violet dress. "…Lucia… my name is Lucia, Sachi," the little girl replied, unemotionally.

Ruby can feel the doll's burning presence. She then remembers it is the same one from the time when she was at Enrique's vacation home. "How did you know my name?" Ruby narrowed her eyes. Her birth name. Even though she cannot see this 'Lucia', somehow she felt like this little girl is more than what she thinks she is. The bond between the doll and the girl felt quite strong.

"Dean and Emma used to talk about you when you left," Lucia said.

Ruby covered her mouth, shock.

Lucia brushed her hair away. "Master Dean… would like to see you again, Sachi. Will you come along? I am here to take you to him," Lucia said as she stared at her. "What do you say?"

"What are you to him?" Ruby questioned, glaring now. She got off of Hajime and stood near to the barrier.

Lucia said nothing.

Ruby continued, "What does that man want with me? We don't have that good of a relationship!" She took a step closer to the little girl. "He's not my father anymore!" Just hearing his name again pisses her off. Just when she thought she would never see him ever again and some little girl brings up his name out of nowhere.

"He sent me here to let you think about it if you refuse right away," Lucia explained. "If something happens to you, you must immediately seek his help."

Ruby snorted. "Ha! That's very funny!"

Lucia slightly smiled. "Mad, aren't you?"

"Hell yeah, I am!" Ruby hit the barrier with her fist.

Suddenly Hajime's body covered in shadows as the wind picked up. The tiger growled angrily as the shadows penetrate through the barrier and the barrier started to fade away, like popping a balloon with a needle. Hajime's shadows almost hit Lucia but she stood still, unscratched.

The barrier is breaking around the city.

Ruby's body shook when she felt a sense of terror. Her mind clouded and went totally blank. She felt her finger nails getting longer, as well as her toenails pierce through her boots. What… is this? She thought, eyes widen. Her eyesight slightly became better and she saw how the little girl looked like, but then she went blind again. Ruby fell to her knees as the shadows surrounded her. Her muscles tighten all over and her chest ached.

Lucia hugged the doll. "Lulu… transform into Fei En," Lucia whispered calmly.

The doll's eyes lit up as Lucia let it go. The doll transformed into the nine-headed bird, just like Chun Mei's, in just a second. Lucia climbed on the bird's back and the bird flew into the air. "Thanks to Sachi's anger, the barrier broke," Lucia said, sounding relief. "Let's go to our real task, Lulu."

The fire of Dranzer and Johnny spread across the sky.

"Hey, what happen to the barrier thing?" Tyson exclaimed, running to get a better view of the city.

Harumi looked at Tenshi, but it was no longer beside her. No. What can be powerful enough to break the barrier in such small amount of time without Tenshi realizing it? Harumi thought, looking at Rin.

Rin looked back at her mother, confused. This is the first time the barrier broke… Rin thought to herself. She rubbed her chin.

Enrique felt nervous, looking at the fire from both Kai and Johnny as it falls from the skies. "Hey! If we don't do something, the city's going to get burn!" Enrique pointed, waving his arm at Xue.

Xue panicked and looked at Tyson. "Hey, Tyson do something!" he said.

"Ah… Dragoon!" Tyson called. Dragoon quickly flew and the wind blew the flames away.

Kai and Dranzer moved away from Johnny and Dragoon's wind. "What the?" Kai turned his head around. "The barrier…!"

Johnny heard a bird singing and his flames clamed down as he was standing on a building. He looked to his right and saw Fei En. "Chun Mei? What is she doing here?" he wondered. After getting a clearer look, he saw Lucia's on the bird's back. "Oh…" he flattened his eyes. It's just the little girl, Lucia.

Eve felt Spirit shaking nervously on her shoulder. "What's the matter, Spirit?" she asked, patting on the cat's head. The cat remained silence, staring at Fei En.

"Lucia!" Xue smiled brightly, waving at her. "Hey! Lucia! I'm over here!"

Lucia's sweat dropped when she heard Xue's distant voice echoing. She ignored Xue and looked at Johnny when she was in his hearing range. "Johnny… we have another urgent mission," she told him.

Johnny glared, "What? I was just ordered to-"

"We received a threat," Lucia said with no emotion. "One of them escaped…"

Johnny gave her a confused look but somehow gets the feeling what she was talking about. "You mean… Rona and the others…?"

Lucia nodded.

Kai looked at the two of them as the little girl quietly talked to Johnny. What am I doing? This is my chance or else they'll run! Kai glared. "Dranzer!"

Lucia's eyes turned sharply at Kai and Dranzer. The nine-headed bird summoned a wind before they can do anything and blew them away. "Did he not know that wind-type bit beast are faster at summoning an attack?" Lucia sighed. "Lulu, transform to…"

"Ugh," Kai held onto Dranzer tightly after being almost blown off. Dragoon flew right next to Dranzer. Kai glanced at Dragoon for a moment and then back to the little girl and Johnny. "What the hell…" he looked at the black bird that is no longer a nine-headed bird.

Tyson and the others were watching from afar from the rooftop. "Hey, wasn't that a nine-headed bird just now…?" he asked, pointing. Lucia is now sitting on the bird with a familiar appearance. "Why is it Black Dranzer now?"

"Huh? Black Dranzer?" Xue blinked. It did indeed look like Dranzer but just with a darker color to it. "That's a weird name."

"Black… Dranzer…" Kai looked at it. He's quite surprised. Just when he thought he would never see it again.

Lucia gave Kai a little smile. "You know," she said. "Somebody out there is capable of using Black Dranzer as well. That's not me though. This is just my bit beast's ability."

…Transformation, huh? Kai thought. So this isn't really Black Dranzer then… wait a minute, did she just said someone is Black Drazner's master now?

Black Dranzer spreads its wings and the dark flames filled the skies. "Let's get going, Johnny," Lucia said.

Xue's voice echoed again, "Hellooooo, Luciaaaaa!!"

Johnny mumbled and jumped up onto Black Dranzer's back. Black Dranzer quickly flew away as the dark flames came raining down to the city.

"Wait!" Kai shouted angrily. He looked at the dark flames that had slightly brightened the night sky. "Damn… the city…"

Dragoon summoned a strong wind, trying it's best to cast the flames away.

"If Dragoon doesn't hurry up putting out those fire before it drops on the people of the city…" Xue panicked, running in circles. "I'll have to no choice but to…!" He stopped running around when he saw the flames coming towards their way. "Ah! The flames have minds and are coming right over here!" he hid behind Eve's back. "We're in danger! Jamie, save me!"

Eve wanted to snap him out of his mind from calling her younger sister's name but she was staring at Rin, astonished. Rin was floating in mid-air with her mouth wide open and eyes closed. It looked like she's eating the flames as it entered her mouth. Rin… she's sucking up the fire. Eve's sweat dropped from shock. "Who… is she?"

Tyson, Enrique and Xue turned to Rin. They also had shock expressions on their faces. "Whoa…" Tyson blinked, nervous. He wondered how it is like to be sucking all that heat in one body.

Dranzer and Dragoon both disappeared and Kai set foot on the rooftop, standing beside Tyson. He started at Rin, surprised also.

All the dark flames slowly flew into Rin's mouth and when there was no longer any in the air, Rin opened her eyes. She landed on her feet, exhaling for a moment as a little smoke came out. She looked at everyone who all looked like they wanted to ask her the same question. "I… I have some experience in the Second Form with my bit beast," she said, rubbing the back of her head. She did not smile.

"…How does your bit beast look like?" Enrique asked. Her bit beast must look stunning if Rin is able to do something like this.

"Uh…" Rin turned away.

"Wow," Xue clapped his hands. "I didn't know Lucia's bit beast had that kind of ability of transforming." The thought of it was cool but Rin's cool too. Xue wanted to talk about both.

Eve slapped the back of Xue's head. "Will you stop praising your enemies?"