CHAPTER: 5
Oscuro was leaning on the sill of his window looking out at the twilight. In his lap held a black aura emitting Drixilium in the cap with his shades next to him. The boy started as he heard a window being opened, quickly re-adjusting the cap and the shades, looked back to see Kai looking out in front of him.
Oscuro: Kai?
Kai: oh hey. You up already?
Oscuro: yeah.
Kai: hunh. So from here on we're gonna start training seriously hunh?
Oscuro: yeah.
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Alice raising her brother: seriously bro. don't forget your meds. What're you gonna do if you get a stroke?
Austin drowsily: sorry sis.
Shin came near them and ruffled his friends' head: come on dude you don't wanna die this young right? We just have to bear with it till that day and then you'll be as fit as ever.
Austin: hope so.
Rizeler: you will be. Let's go come on. Thanks Alice.
Alice: of course.
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Neji: alright you guys ready?
Sora: well ready or not we're starting any way.
Kei: you guys are gonna start with a race starting from here till the point where the "cage" is. The markers will guide you, and by the way you guys will be facing obstacles you'll have to take out. The last one to reach the destination point will receive his just punishment of which Ace will be in charge.
Felix gulped as Ace waved a smile and Light went slightly blue as Sora chuckled.
Daichi: that's gonna be hard since we haven't the fuel to start us up.
Gates: trust us you don't wanna have a break-fast before this. You would've regretted it. oh and just for the record the last to arrive won't have anything to eat afterwards either for the rest of the day until tomorrow. So please be prepared for the consequences besides Ace's punishment.
Hiro: alright then on your marks, get set...GO!
The huge group thundered past the men.
Daichi: that was good enough to get me started.
Felix: I can stand not getting a meal but Ace I will not stand for. It's living hell just by being alone with him for a few seconds.
Justin: oh? Ah! Incoming~!
They reacted just in time to avoid a wave of bey blades rushing at them. They launched their beys.
Oscuro swiped his arm and had Drixilium take out quite a lot from around her and moved on leaving a pile of burnt beys behind. Light and Dreltraz sliced through a huge blockade and followed Oscuro.
Max: wow.
Ray: no kidding. Nice one you two!
Light v-signed and raced up to his friend.
Light: not bad.
Oscuro: right back atcha.
Felix: mind if I join you?
The two: sure!
They shared a smirk and together took out another swarm of beys with one blow.
Neji: oh~!
Ace laughed: Felix really doesn't want to face my judgment.
Sora: look at my li'l half-pint go! Ahahah!
Neji: well can you blame him? But looks like that Oscuro couldn't care less about either. He just wants to finish it and be done with it.
Tyson had been separated from the others and was taking on the oncoming logs that were aiming to take him out and was taking them down while making sure to not be taken out first. It wasn't exactly easy because all the logs were coming at him with different speeds and different weights. Slicing through the faster and lighter ones was easy but the thick and slow ones he had to collide them with the other ones.
Tyson: man~.
Hiro: come on Tyson. You've faced worse than this.
Just like this the bladers were taking out their obstacle while trying not to lose their path.
Lyena: so annoying.
Sai laughed : come on Lea~ stop complaining. This shouldn't be too much for you.
Lyena: well no but it's still annoying.
Brooklyn: well the faster we get this done the less annoyed you'll have to be. Let's move.
Ray: nice Lee~!
Lee: yeah.
Mariah: Leo?!
Leo: and you're out! Just worry about yourself here Mariah!
His bey burned through the falling rubble.
Kevin and Gary raced past them and took out the rest of the beys.
Tala: REX!
Rex: you got it!
An invisible arc curved and shattered the logs and beys in one go letting both boys advance.
Dylan: I didn't think these guys would bother with team work here.
Sora: well we didn't exactly set any rules that they couldn't. All we said was reach the destination taking all obstacle out.
Ace: work's done more quickly in number than alone. There are those who're doing all on their own and they're doing a pretty good job.
Selena: that's right!
She burned through a huge wall between her and Alice's way with Alice supporting with her bey.
Haruka: Orthrus shove it all away!
Trinity: time to put these place in their place.
Alice: take that!
Temari: time to rock it!
Lindsey: let's go!
The girls had their beys curve and slice through the incoming beys.
Iris: stop right there!
She froze the beys and the boulders.
Jonas had pierced through a circle of incoming beys and logs and had moved on leaving a smoldered pile.
Jonas laughed: ha-ha. You've gotta do better than that to stop me in my tracks.
Kaito curved his bey and burned right through a few trees.
Kaito: heh.
Pain and Daniels joined up with him and had a look on their face which clearly meant that this was just another day to them. Tristan and Alzack had the same look on their faces when they reached up with Jonas.
Justin: you K'ay? Freed?
Freed: don't be annoying.
Daimon: ah. Looks like you've woken up a bit.
Justin: oi oi kwai kwai (scary scary)
Freed scoffed a smile as he blew away the speeding beys and shattered them into dust.
Ryuu: go! Go! Go!
Shane: Let'em have it!
Whales: bro?!
Alex: comin right up!
June: damn it. this is gonna cost a fortune to just buy the parts.
Kane laughed nervously as a dark aura loomed over the woman. Sora chuckled and patted her.
Sora: now, now. That shouldn't worry you when you're gonna have the time of your life taking a look at the data later on.
June: true. You know I've really taken a liking to that certain kid. What's his name? Oh yeah Eric. There's something about him that's pricked my interest.
Sora: well I won't deny that. These guys are real something.
Sally: hey guys how're the kids doing?
Nej: hey. They're doing well and some of them are almost on the finish li-! Hey where'd my bro go?
Ace: I see Felix; I see Light, I see a lot of other guys...
Gates: Shin's disappeared too.
Kei: and so did Freed.
Justin: hey Daimon where the hell is Freed?
Daimon: did he get separated from us just now?
Rizeler: Shin...?
Austin: he was right here.
Felix and Light: hey Kai!
Kai turned around: hey. Wasn't Oscuro with you guys?
Felix: was? he's still- what the...?
Tyson: oh so there you guys are- Daichi how you holding on?
Daichi: heh. Nothing to it. Oscuro's not here?
Felix: guess he got separated from me when I wasn't looking. We haven't exactly been given room to breathe.
Selena and the others caught up with them mid-way.
Oscuro rammed into Shin who had just stopped in time.
Shin: God you...
Oscuro: right back atcha.
A rustling and Freed emerged: oh. You guys haven't by any chance seen-
Oscuro: Justin or Daimon? No.
Shin shook his head.
Freed: oh. Okay. Someone wanna tell me who the idiots up there, think they're fooling?
Shin looked up to see nothing but the leaves rustling gently in the wind.
Shin: oi we already know you're up there.
Oscuro: ...
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Shin a bit darkly: oi...
Freed: looks like nothing was there. Guess I was just imagining- like hell I'd be dumb enough to say that. Don't freakin mess around with me.
His bey swiped and took down the trees and sent them crashing down. Three groups of 20 teens jumped out of them.
Oscuro: well?
One of them spoke: you know exactly what we're here for. And also our three members didn't return from last night.
Oscuro: wait what? I have no idea what you're talking about.
Freed: who?
Oscuro: I dunno.
Shin: me neither. Who the hell are you guys anyway?
Freed: clearly you're confu-
The speaker with the rest of the groups raised their arms and beys shot out.
Freed: oh?
Shin: hmph.
They jumped out of the way as Oscuro leaped forward ducking beneath the oncoming beys. Drixilium swiveled and curved back into the beys grasping them into its black smoky jaw. The beys jittered and tried to break free but to no avail.
Oscuro in a silky tone: oi oi if you're gonna show your pathetic selves at least try and...
Three voices: entertain us to the fullest~
The group turned around to see Freed and Shin smirking as they walked over and stood next to Oscuro.
Shin bent over then pulled back with glowing eyes as he curved his palm.
Oscuro: ...To bo e... (Howl)
Shin: Kiero (disappear)
Freed: sorera o fukitobasu (blow them away)
A black and blood red spiral appeared and suddenly blasted in every direction. The wolf disappeared as a rush of wind sliced through it. the group fell down twitching.
Freed: that's all?
Shin: not surprised.
Oscuro: let's go.
They left the group behind in the now burnt and scorched area. The trees, ground and everything around were now lifeless and shredded into nothing.
Gates: ah found them~ there they are right there.
Neji: that's odd. Oscuro was leading the pack. How'd she end up way over there?
Kei: ... could it be...?
Justin: ah!
Justin and Daimon had already finished and were sitting with the destroy six and delta break. The rest of the teams were slowly reaching the destination.
Daichi: hey. There she is.
Haruka and the girls looked surprised to see her so far behind.
Tyson looked back as he reached the finishing point: what the? What happened to him? he seemed to have a real good start. Shin and Freed are with him too.
Justin: OI Freed! What happened?!
Alice: Oscuro~! Hurry it up!
Freed: my bad. Got lost from you guys!
Shin: so what? Do we lose here or...?
Oscuro: no thanks. It'll be too annoying if we did.
Freed: true.
The three picked up speed and reached the huge group quite fast and in a split second had passed them.
Rick: whoa...they're fast.
Lee: yeah...
Neo smirked at Eric who shrugged with a show-offs scoff. The three skidded to a halt in front of Tyson who was grinning.
Tyson: wow. that was some burst of speed right now.
Oscuro: the punishment sounded too annoying to go through so yeah. You're forgetting Ace nii-chan is one of my big brother's best friends. I know exactly why Felix fears him.
Light: that's good enough for me.
Felix: aye to that.
Rizeler from afar: Oi Shin!
Shin: coming~.
He walked off towards his group just as the justice seven made it.
Garland: that was exhilarating.
Sai: if that means exhausting and annoying then yes it was exhilarating. Now if you'll excuse me I shall now faint.
Lyena and Brooklyn laughed as the boy fell on his back and gasped loudly.
Alice: good job bro. You feeling fine?
Austin: ye-yeah...I guess.
Neji: good job all of you. All of you guys made it just in time. according to the timer, you guys are in good shape except for a few of you. But no worries we'll get you there.
Ace: so now go and take a short rest and we'll have a few battles and move on.
The group trudged back to the resort where the girls welcomed them with smiles and appetizing meals.
Tyson: haaaa...
Felix: you said it.
Iris: you mind if we sit here with you?
The others were with her.
Hilary: course not come on you girls.
Tyson setting down: heh. You girls are really something. Haruka wow like seriously wow. you're amazing to have gotten so far in so much time.
Haruka blushed with happiness as her friends nudged her teasingly.
Hilary: really? I keep missing out.
Oscuro: well we're gonna have some battles after this then you can see maybe.
Light: yeah it'll be fun.
At that moment Lyena was running after Sai who had joked about an incident from her past. Their team was laughing as Sai ran from her with her following a tray in her hands.
Lyena: oh Sai you! I ought to-whoops.
She bumped against Rizeler.
Lyena: sorry my bad.
Rizeler: watch it what are you a 4 year old?
Lyena: sorry.
She smiled and ran off.
Rizeler: ...
Austin: what's up?
Rizeler: hmm? Nothing, nothing of importance.
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Gates: alright then a slight change of plans. Instead of letting you guys group into different battles we're gonna have a li'l battle royal here. Everyone bey-blades ready and...3...2...1...LET IT-
The bladers: RIP~~~~!
The bey blades clashed against each other and threw off a huge wave that knocked some of their feet while some managed to regain their balance and a few didn't even budge.
Izumi: good luck you guys~!
They clashed and rammed into each other not giving in. it went on for quite a while; the cheers, yells, encouragements, everyone was having a blast. Then;
Oscuro quietly: ...Drix...
AS ... YOU... WISH... *DARK OMINOUS CHUCKLE*...
Drixilium broke form the chaos and circled around the bey blades.
Haruka: oh!
Dizzie: well~!
It spun faster and faster until it had created a huge wall started creating around them.
Julia: what the heck?!
Akito: oh you have gotta be kidding me...
Trinity: oh dear.
Sai: huge...!
Jonas: oh no, no you don't mate. Raijin~!
Lightning crackled and lit up the sky and a blurry glowing image of lightning pale blue dog with spiky ends and glowing blue eyes.
Ray: ...
Raijin roared and banged his head with the oncoming bey. The wall didn't stop there but kept moving dragging Raijin with it.
Jonas: oi oi you really want this to end real quickly don't you?
Oscuro shrugged with a smirk arched her back a bit and raised his arms slowly arching his hand then turning the palms skywards. The others beys were lifted off the ground slowly.
Lyena: ah!
Tyson: Hey!
Kaito: ha-ha. he intends to finish all of us in one go.
Light smirked: hmmm nothing less expected of him.
Tyron: as always.
Miriam: aren't you guys taking this a little too casually?
Ryuu: well there's no point in trying to struggle once Drixilium has you in his jaws.
Oscuro pulled in his arms and crouched back. Ryuu and his group smirked and with a nod took a few steps back. Light took several steps back laughing.
Eric: why am I getting a bad feeling?
Neo: ahhhh...oh boy.
The beys were spinning at top speed at the very peak of the black twister and it slowly began to flatten.
Daichi: come on Stratter Dragoon! Don't lose it just yet!
Light: like Ryuu said. It's pointless to struggle when Drixilium has made his move. We were beat the moment he was launched.
Dunga: I don't think so. Vortex ape!
The ape swung his fist wildly in the air.
Dunga: use all the force you can muster to stop it!
The ape spun around and round and suddenly it took hold of something, it didn't exactly have a solid form but something wispy. A wolf's muzzle and neck. It turned towards the ape who was keeping a tight strong hold on it.
Shin: oh...?
Dunga: ha!
Jonas: well points for dumb luck.
Freed: hunh...lucky dumb luck or not so lucky?
Dunga: hmmm?-!
Vortex ape was jerking and shaking.
Dunga: what's wron-
His eyes widened as a voice entered his head and the glowing red eye turned to glare at the bit-beast.
ORE NO HANASE... (LET ME GO)
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HANASE... ORE WA ORE WA GA KUSO O HANASE ITTA YONI...! (Like I said let me go damn it!)
The red eye disappeared as it merged with the eye of the girl whose face was hidden by the shadow of her bangs. Vortex ape pulled back roaring and disappeared. It sped away from the now free area.
Dunga was sweating and shaking.
Dunga: what-what was that...?
Miriam: Dunga?! What's wrong?
Dunga trembled and fell down: ah...ah...ah...
Freed: so it was a wrong call after all.
Shane: not surprised.
Oscuro swayed his arms back in an arc like manner: lose focus and you're done for...
Emily: ah oh no!
Drixilium howled as he pummeled down. It took out everyone with a huge black explosion.
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A small smile forced itself on Kai's face: honestly. She never ceases to surprise me.
Felix: okay...that I don't ever wanna go through with again. I mean look at Drizler, he's been charcoaled.
Oscuro bent down and extended his hand to his bey who slowly dropped in it and lay motionless. The boy got up and looked at Dunga who was still shaking.
Ozuma: Dunga. Dunga are you okay? What happened?
Dunga shook his head rubbing his face: n-no never mind sorry. I was just imagining it.
Joseph: what?
Dunga: forget it.
Miriam: how you looked like you were gonna start bawling like a big baby.
Dunga: I said it's nothing alright? Where'd vortex ape go?
Oscuro: here. It didn't go far.
Dunga took his bey: thanks. Heh. You're really something.
Oscuro helped him up: you surprised me too. I wasn't expecting that. Guess Drix scared you a bit hunh. My bad.
Dunga: hunh? Ah no.
Ozuma: Dunga are you sure you're alright?
Dunga: hunh? Yeah, yeah I am. Relax.
Joseph: if you say so.
Kei looked at the others and saw his own expression reflected back.
Kei: well well well... Neji~?
Neji: right you can just relax and leave it to me.
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