And finally, the long awaited chapter! Charice vs. Aaden! But who will win? *Le gasp* Aaden will, right? I mean, he's totally awesome, and has a lot of fangirls (including me!)! But still, Charice is awesomeness. ;D

Charice: Yep!

Aaden: Nope.

Charice: *death-glare*

So anyway, all you AWESOME people who reviewed can get a… I didn't do one, did I? Oh well. YOU CAN GET A FREE VIRTUAL CAKE OF ANY FLAVOUR! WHEE! MAGICAL! XD

Miku: I WANT ONE! D:

Me: You didn't review, SO NO. Plus, you're not awesome. -3-

Miku: Hey! DX

On with ze chappie!

Disclaimer – I do NOT own Beyblade, only my OCs!

Blading Brings People Together

Chapter 14: Charice vs. Aaden!

"We're back!" Charice shouted, as they ran into the Tribe's camp.

"Oh good! Did you find what you were looking for?" Tazmin came out of her tent, carrying a large pack.

"Yes, and what on earth is that for?" Charice asked, pointing at the pack.

"Hmm? This? Isn't it obvious?"

"Um… noooo."

"I'm coming with you!" Tazmin chirped.

"NOOOOO!" Miku screamed dramatically. "Just kidding, just kidding!" She added, noticing Tazmin glaring at her.

"But… why?"

"It's so boring here! Nothing ever happens, and I want to go and have fun! I want to go on an adventure!"

"…Ok then. But still, shouldn't you tell Kato?" Charice agreed.

"I've already told him. He says it's fine."

"…Really?"

"Yep! …Why? Don't you believe me?" Tazmin pouted, her brown eyes filling with tears.

"Talk about weird." Kyoya scoffed.

"Hey!" And with that, Kyoya received a death-glare from Tazmin.

"Yeah! Terrifying… not!" Kyoya smirked, pretending to die.

"Guys? Can we just, I don't know… leave? Don't you have a tournament to get to?" Dashan said, bringing everyone back to reality.

"A tournament…?" Tazmin had a blank look on her face.

"Oh yeah! Tazmin doesn't know about Beyblade! We'll explain on the way." Charice exclaimed.

"Hurry up then! We'll be LATE if we don't leave like, NOW!" Miku roared, running out of the camp.

"THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, KATO!" Charice shouted, and she swore she heard an 'It's ok, take care of Tazmin and visit sometime!' or something like that, before the group dashed out of the camp.

/=+=/ - NEW BREAK ICON! YAY! XD

"C'mon guys! Hurry up! We're like, nearly there!" Miku encouraged, seeing everyone else (except for Dashan, Kyoya and Charice; so basically Nile, Mitsuki and Tazmin) panting.

"How… the hell… can you… run this far… without… even tiring? I mean… we've been running… for at least… an hour or… two!" Tazmin gasped between breaths. Dashan and Kyoya shrugged, while Charice merely chirruped: "It's something that awesome people have! Anyway, we have taken breaks!"

"Thanks… for nothing!" Nile growled (still breathless).

"You're welcome!"

They ran in silence for a few more minutes.

"Oh look! There's the city!" Mitsuki finally spoke up, motioning at the ever-growing skyscrapers and such.

"YES!" The group managed to put on a final burst of speed (somehow…), as they ran into the bustling Australian city.

"Right! Now we go to the hotel, drop Tazmin's stuff off, head to the arena, and have a dramatic entrance!" Charice chirped again.

"We'll be in the crowd, then. See you later!" And with that, Dashan, Nile and Kyoya left.

"Let's go!" Charice yelled, leading them to the hotel.

/=+=/

"Boys and girls, this is the moment you have been waiting for! The battle between Charice Lorrendos and our very own Aaden Taylor is about go underway!" The TV from an electronics shop blared with the voice of the Australian DJ, as Team RLS (minus Alex and plus Tazmin) sprinted past it. The arena was in sight… they just had to get there in time.

"HURRY UP! GOD, WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!" Miku bellowed, deafening a couple of people nearby.

"No, we're not! We've still got two minutes!"

"BUT AT THE PACE YOU'RE RUNNING AT, WE'LL BE THERE IN AN HOUR!"

"Charice, why don't you go on ahead? After all, it is your battle. We'll be there to support you later, ok?" Mitsuki suggested.

"Ok!" Charice sped off, kicking up a trail of dust as she became a speck in the distance.

"…How is it that she can run that fast?" Tazmin sweatdropped.

"It must be 'something that awesome people have'."

"STOP SLACKING OFF! RUN FASTER! FASTER, FASTER, FASTER!"

"SIR, YES SIR!"

/=+=/

Charice tore through the corridors inside the arena. As she passed a clock on the wall, she quickly checked the time: 2:59:32.

"FLIP! I ONLY HAVE 28 SECONDS!" Charice cried out, sprinting even faster.

Then, she saw a bright light…

WHEE! TIME-SKIP! *ABOUT 3 MINUTES BEFORE THAT*

Aaden walked over to the bey stadium, watching the crowd go wild at his arrival. Of course, he would thrash that brat Charlie or whatever in a minute or two, since he had done that when she challenged him out on the streets. This was going to be a piece of cake.

"And here is Aaden Taylor, our very own Beyblade celebrity! But… where is Charice?"

Charice! That was her name! Oh well.

"Guess she ran away." Aaden smirked. "After all, I beat her so easily back then; she probably got too scared and didn't come."

"If she doesn't come, Team Web-Spinners will win the next point automatically."

They waited for a minute.

"Ok… Team Web-Spinners get the-" The Australian DJ started, but was cut off by a voice shouting loud enough for the whole stadium to turn and gawp at Team RLS's entrance.

"HOLD IT!" Someone ran through the shadows of the exit, straight towards the bey stadium.

Upon closer inspection, it was Charice! … Covered in a layer of dust.

"Couldn't you have made yourself a little more presentable?" Aaden frowned.

"Sorry, but being ambushed by a random Tribe, running for your life out of a collapsing ruin, and then sprinting another couple of miles isn't exactly going to make you very clean." Charice retorted, pulling out her bey launcher and attaching Wyvern to it.

"As long as we get to battle, I don't care if you nearly died." Aaden said, getting out Flame Arachnid.

"3! 2! 1!" The crowd chanted.

"Let it rip!" Charice and Aaden yelled, and the battle started.

"Wyvern! Show him how much stronger we've gotten!"

Wyvern raced to the centre of the stadium, spinning there.

"Aren't you going to attack?"

"Nope! I'll give you the first move!" Charice grinned evilly. Aaden narrowed his eyes, wondering if it was a trap. Even so, he decided to finish it quickly.

"Arachnid! Poison String Shot!" Aaden called. That move had taken Wyvern out in one hit last time, so what was the point in wasting Arachnid's energy? And since Charice was scared of the spider…

Once again, the large, black spider appeared, clicking its fangs menacingly.

But… instead of screaming, Charice kept her calm.

Why isn't she screaming? Aaden thought, frustrated.

The spider let loose a shot of sticky, white liquid from its mouth. It hit Wyvern full on.

Yes! It hit! I've won, then!

Charice smirked. Obviously, Aaden had fallen for her trap. Just because Wyvern couldn't dodge the attack, it didn't mean that it couldn't endure it.

"Wyvern! Flame Bringer!" Charice called her special move.

"What?" Aaden gaped at the sight: Wyvern was speeding towards his bey as if nothing had happened.

"Silly Aaden! Rock Wyvern is a Defence type, so it can effortlessly endure an attack. Last time, I hadn't unlocked Wyvern's defensive powers; therefore it couldn't even stand up to an attack like that. But now that I have… Let's just say that it's a lot stronger!" Charice explained happily, punching the air as the air around Wyvern caught fire, and the now-flaming bey shot towards Arachnid.

"Grr… I won't be beaten that easily! Arachnid, fight fire with fire! Flaming Inferno!"

The two beys crashed together, flames erupting around the stadium.

"Nah, that's enough fire now. Wyvern, Thunder Over-Slash!"

Wyvern retreated, before rushing back towards the spider, the purple wyvern materializing, claws bathed in bright blue electricity. It sank its claws into Arachnid, and threw it up, the spider screeching in pain.

Arachnid flew up into the air, then hurtling back towards the ground. It smashed into the stadium floor, causing a huge dust cloud to cover the arena.

Und I'm stopping it there, because I'm so evil!

Question time~!

1! Are you happy that Tazmin's staying?

2! Is Arachnid actually defeated? Or has it merely been weakened?

RQ! DO YOU WATCH HETALIA? (IF YOU DO, THEN YOU ARE AWESOME! *high-five*)

3! Are Charice's special moves awesome or what?

4! Who will be the next opponent in the World Championships? And will it be Team RLS fighting them, or can Team WS make a comeback?

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

I WILL BE ON HOLIDAY FOR 8 DAYS ON TUESDAY, SO DON'T EXPECT AN UPDATE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK AND A HALF! SORRY, BUT WE'RE GOING ON A CRUISE TO ITALY AND SPAIN (I WILL TRY TO FIND ITA-CHAN AND ANTONIO! XD), AND I AM NOT BRINGING MY COMPUTER. I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVINIENCE CAUSED.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER!

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