Alright finally an update, although I will say this now. If the creators of Beyblade had actually had to write out each beybattle, using words only they would have been like "Screw it this it to hard." So bear with me and these battles.
Oh and this chapter is dedicated to My Own Demise (For giving me the inspiration for this chapter) and to Map of the Stars (Who hasn't even read this story I don't think) for giving me the Beyblade soundtrack that made writing this possible! And finally The ShadowsWolf for reading this and telling me when the battles got to out of hand. Thanks you Three!
Disclaimer: I could never have the patience to write all those Beybattles, so no I so do not own.
Ray's PoV
I smiled slyly at the other two that stood around the dish. "So who wants to count down?" I asked, unable to stop the laugh as Kai and Tala rolled their eyes as one. "Let the funny guy do it." Kai said coldly, not a hint of humor in his voice. Tala glared at Kai without actually turning to face him, an ability I really needed to learn. We all eyed the dish, it was the same size as the ones used in the worlds, but unlike the worlds it was just a simple beydish.
"Alright then, 3, 2, 1-" "LET IT RIP!" All three of of us said as one. My voice caring more so then the other two, not that I was surprised. Driger and Dranzer began circling the dish, the latter blade staying tightly controlled near the center of the dish just barely avoiding a collision with Wolborg, which spun steadily in the middle of the dish. "Well then, someone has changed there strategy." I said, making sure that Driger stayed on the opposite side of the dish from Dranzer.
We were all playing to our strengths, Dranzer had the control, Driger had the speed, but Wolborg, even without its bit, was still built for power. So the only question now was, who would make the first move. "Say Ray, didn't you want to talk to me about something?" I brought my gaze up from the dish for a split second. "What?" Tala smirked and intently I looked back at the battle.
Dranzer had speed up and was spinning right along side Driger. "Driger back." I called out, Driger let his speed drop off falling back to the other side of the dish. "Dirty trick." I mumbled to myself. "It wasn't a trick kitty, you did say you wanted to talk to me about something. Not my fault captain silent over there will use every distraction provided." "Shut up Tala." Kai said coldly. I didn't look up this time, I knew for a fact that both of the bladers in the dish were stronger then me. "But I'm faster, and that just might save me here."
I could just see the smirk forming on Tala's face. "I think we've played around long enough. Wolborg attack!" My vision tightened, everything coming into rapid focus as my pupils dilated into slits. Wolborg and Dranzer's spins both slowed down before me. "Driger dodge!" Driger dropped speed rapidly, falling behind Dranzer just as Wolborg came crashing towards him.
"Not a bad move Ray." Tala said appreciatively. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Kai said, his own smirk slowly flickering onto his face. "What is with you guys and smirking?" I finally asked, not taking my eyes off the battle.
"It . . . unnerves opponents." Tala said, being as cryptic as ever. "Dranzer Spiral Survivor now!" I let out a hiss of air as Driger got sideswiped by the phoenix's old school attack. Tala also let a cuss fly as my narrow miss became his head on collision. "Damn it Kai." He said glaring at his old teammate. "I thought we were battling, or am I mistaken." and with that the battle really started.
I kept my eyes sharpened, focused completely on the battle. I was going to have a killer headache later from straining my eyes, but if I could beat these two . . .
"Driger take it to them!" I yelled. The gray blade took off, quick sideswipes hitting both targets with unrelenting speed. "Wolborg, slow him down." I gritted my teeth, remembering the technique well from worlds. This time, however, something was off. That's when it hit me. He didn't actually have Wolborg.
"Dranzer!""Driger!" Wolborg or not, neither mine, nor Kai's blade needed a full on attack by the silver blade. "Scared?" Tala teased. His silver blade circling like a shark. "Just endure the attacks Ray, Tala isn't stamina. Kai is and you are, just wait him out." There was a loud crash as all three blades meet in the center of the dish. "How terrible cliché, our first meeting during this battle is a three-way in the center of the dish." Tala said with a tisk. "Driger, show them what we got. Gattling claw!" Gray flashes appeared around the rims of the disk. Kai and Tala both gritted their teeth, knowing that my attack had been successful.
"Dranzer Spin Fire!" Kai yelled, his attack aimed straight at Driger. The two blades clashed, Wolborg circling like the wolf it was known to be. "Come on Wolborg." Tala whispered to himself.
Wolborg let out a growl as a shot of black flame arched over her. Zodia coming to her aid by throwing up a shield to give them both a moment of reprieve. "Come now ladies, you can't really be taking a time out?" Black Dranzer's taunts came from everywhere and no where all at once, surrounding them like poison. "Tala." Wolborg breathed, causing Zodia to look at her. "I have left him for far to long." She explained, feeling an undeniable sense of dread.
"There is nothing to be done about that now." Zodia said, shifting to her human form to conserve energy. "This fight is never ending." Wolborg said, changing back to her own human form. "He is drawing his energy from Kagen." Zodia said simply, looking through the ice to the neverending darkness. "We need more help." Wolborg said simply.
"We need the other sacred beast." Zodia responded. "Come out and play." Both ice creatures looked out into the dark, both trying to find a shape moving in the shadows. "Tala," Wolborg said again, her head perking up. "I told you Wolborg we-" "No! I mean I can sense him, he is on the prowl." Zodia looked at the other ice beast with curiosity.
"He's blading?" Wolborg nodded her head, her eyes sharpening past the darkness. "And he is close." She said simply. "Are you ready?" The shadows began to melt away. A slimline figure emerged from the shadows, his charred hair and pale skin contrasting with his deep black tattoos. "For the games to begin?"
Black Dranzer turned his dead blue eyes settling completely on Wolborg. "What do you think Wolborg. Tala seems like a good place to start, wouldn't you agree?" Anger melted away the ice in Wolborg's eyes. "Don't you DARE touch my pup!" She growled, her form morphing back into that of a wolf. "Wolborg no!" Zodia cried as Wolborg lunged forward effectively breaking the shield.
"Foolish loyalties will get you killed." Black Dranzer smirked, holding up his hand. "Silly puppy."
The three blades were giving out sparks. Just for fun or otherwise, none of them were letting up. That much was became apparent as the conversation between the three had dropped into none existence. Wolborg's absence, however, was becoming far more apparent as the battle dragged onward. Driger and Dranzer were both digging in, pushing the silver blade closer to the edge of the dish.
Tala growled. "Wolborg Novae-" "Shadow Spiral." All three bladers looked up as the completely black blade slammed into the dish, scattering the other three. "What the?" Tala growled looking up. Kagen smirked at him from across the room, no not Kagen, the Kagen-look-a-like. "I do hope that I am not interrupting anything important." He said with mock horror.
"Leave." Kai demanded, his voice cold as steel. The look-a-like slide his dead gaze on Kai. "Make me brother." Kai tightened his hand into a fist. "Your no brother of mine. Dranzer, finish him Blazing Gig Tempest!" Kagen smiled, not even bothering to command his blade as it dodged the finishing move from Dranzer. "Pathetic." Ray growled slightly, "Driger help him out Gattling Claw Maximum!" Again the black blade dodged. "Now boys, see what a real bitbeast can do."
Strange black images began to appear on Kagen's skin, each point appearing like swirling ink had been dropped in water. "Poisonous Darkness." The voice that came didn't even hold a semblance to that of Kagen. Instead it was deeper, mocking even, echoing off the walls as if announced from a loud speaker.
Kai and Ray both watched as Driger and Dranzer emerged from their blades unbidden. "Wha?" It didn't take long for the connection to be made. The dark beast that emerged from the blade radiated darkness, a darkness that could draw anything, and anyone into its poisonous snare. Tala watched, helpless as Black Dranzer slammed into Dranzer and Driger, each beast crying out as their blades were slammed out of the dish, barely missing their respective blader.
"It's just you and me now puppy." Kagen said darkly. Tala braced himself, his eyes sharpening into a glare. No one pushed him around. "Bring it on." Kai and Ray both exchanged looks as they retrieved their blades and prepared to launch again.
"Don't even think about it kiddies. This is our game now. Wouldn't you agree? Wolborg?" A white light radiated from the bit that hung around Kagen's neck, and as soon as it was there it was gone. A growl that shook the entire room resounded as the silver blade became encased in the glowing light.
Tala smirked, he didn't need to be told what had happened as warmth flooded through him. "You're screwed now Black Dranzer." Tala said, his gaze settling as the white wolf emerged, slowly from its light. "Isn't that right? Wolborg?" The wolf let out another growl in reply to her blader. Both Ray and Kai loaded their blades back into the launchers. Bitbeast or no, there was no way Tala could take on Black Dranzer alone, not with how much stronger it he had gotten.
Black Dranzer turned his gaze on them. "Don't even think about it." He said, his voice still distorted. Kai and Ray both ignored the warning launching their blades. Black Dranzer's spin increased, a wave of darkness radiating from it, causing Wolborg's spin to falter and creating a barrier around the dish. "I said no." He said turning his gaze on Tala. "Come on now, just me and you."
The silver blade dipped a few more times before its spin straightened out. "Fine have it your way." "Tala!" Ray yelled picking Driger up, Kai put a hand on his cousins shoulder and shook his head. "Just be ready." "Let's go Wolborg, Icy Blizzard!" The silver blade spun faster, in preparation for its move. Black Dranzer didn't move from the side of the dish, staying perfectly still on the slanted surface. Wolborg charged at the black blade, slamming into it with enough force to send any normal blade spiraling out of the dish.
With Black Dranzer, however, all it resulted in was a dark chuckle. "That is the best that you have? This is going to be easier then I thought." Kagen held his hand up. "Black Dranzer Shadow Spiral." Shards of dark energy formed around the black bird before flying towards the silver blade.
Both Kai and Ray tore their gaze from the dish as they heard the sharp cry from the other blader. Tala keeled before the dish, cradling his leg. "That's a low trick." Black Dranzer just smirked through Kagen's body. "Seems like you didn't mind it as much when it was your teammate using the dirty tricks." Tala stood up in rage, pain flaring through his sliced leg. "Shut up! You don't know anything about my teammates!" Ray took a step forward, not approaching the dish but enough to catch Tala's attention. "Tala he is trying to get under your skin. If you want to beat him, block it out." Tala turned his gaze to Kagen for a second before looking back at the dish where the two blades were in a deadlock. "Yeah, your right." Tala looked up and both Ray and Kai saw it, something they had never seen before. A deep blue aura began to pulsate from deep inside the ice blader.
Tala's eyes almost glowed as he growled. "You asked for this Black Dranzer." He said spitting out the name like the poison that it was. His whole body glowing a bright blue as he called out his next move. "Wolborg! Novae Rog!" Wolborg howled in response, extra energy pumping its speed to an unrelenting amount. The silver blade slammed into the dark one. Ice forming around the black blade until Wolborg had its opponent in the air. "Finish it!" Tala called, "No!" Kai yelled, trying to warn his friend, but it was to late. Wolborg bounced off the dish's lip to deliver the finishing blow, but Black Dranzer burned through the ice before the move could ever come.
All three bladers saw the next move before the words had left Kagen's mouth." Poisonous Darkness" Tala crossed his arms in front of him as pain laced through his body. He dropped to his knees, trying to block as much of his body as he could, but it was useless. "Enough." Kai growled, loading Dranzer and pulling the ripcord hard enough to cut his own hand. The phoenix's blade slamming into the dark wall, before slicing through it like butter. Ray loaded Driger as well, launching the blade right behind the phoenix.
"Driger go, Gattling Claw Maximum!" "Dranzer, Blazing Gig Tempest!" this time the blades began to spin unrelentingly fast. Both feeding on the rage their bladers felt. Kai and Ray both felt the energy inside them shift, going from inner anger, to outer strength. Ray smiled. 'Your greatest strength is yourself.' He thought as both blades cut into Black Dranzer. Driger slashing at it from every side until Dranzer delivered the final blow.
Black Dranzer flew from the beydish. Landing at its bladers feet. Kagen bent and retrieved his blade. "Hm, not bad. Until next time kiddies." He said pocketing the blade and walking off. Ray made a move to follow him but Kai grabbed his arm. "Ray we have a problem."
Ray looked back at his friend and grimaced. The attack wasn't called poisonous darkness for nothing. Ray put his hand to Tala's arm and pulled it back fast. Not because he was burning up, the exact opposite actually, he was freezing. Ray looked Kai in the eyes, and they both knew that this was above what they could handle. "I'll go get my dad." Kai nodded, opting to stay with his friend. Ray stood up, using all his speed to go, he just prayed, for Tala's sake, that his dad was in the study.
Kai's PoV
I watched as the darkness seemed to spread over Tala. Ray wasn't going to get back in time. That thought kept playing over and over in my head. He wasn't going to get back, and even if he did Shun wouldn't be able to fix him in time. How could he? What was even wrong? I mean how can someone get infected by darkness?
I watched, unable to help as Tala screamed out. The ink like markings moving up his arm. I wanted to help, but there was nothing I could do. Dranzer could only heal me, not others. I had already tried with Kagen. I turned my head. Whatever people thought of me, I cared for my teammates. And Tala had been my teammate, and my friend. It was then that my gaze came to land on perhaps the only thing that could help, the only thing in the world that could save Tala.
Ray's PoV
I ran down the halls, dodging around anyone and anything that came between me and the room I was trying to get to. Receiving more then a few odd glances on my mad dash. That didn't matter though, all that mattered was getting to the study and getting my dad.
He had to know what to do, he just had to. He had studied the sacred beast effects on humans for part of his life. This was the same thing, wasn't it? Even if Black Dranzer had been the product of mans manipulation. I was running as fast as I could through the halls.
I skidded to a halt in front of the study, slamming the door open before I had even fully stopped. "Dad!" It didn't take me long to figure out, he wasn't there. I walked over to his desk kicking the study chair over and releasing a loud curse. "You have got to be freaking kidding me! Ahhh!" I ran my hands over my face, pushing my bangs out of my face.
"Ray are you alright?" I spun on my heels, my eyes taking a moment to dilate back to focus on the new comer. When they finally adjusted however I wish they hadn't Alexei stood blocking the doorway. His shoulders were slumped and pronounced dark circles lined his eyes. All and all he looked horrible. "I'm fine." my words came out as a strained hiss through my clinched teeth. Alexei stood up a little straighter, reaching out as if he could reach me. "Are you sure? I may coul-" "No," I snapped, crossing towards the door. "I've got to go." I said sharply, trying to push past him.
"Ray enough. Would you just trust me." I almost gagged. He couldn't be serious. I though of a million different responses that I could give him but discarded everyone. "I didn't have time for this." I said shrugging off his hand and pushing past him. By the time he had turned around I was already running the other way down the hall. I wasn't lying to Alexei. I didn't have time to talk, or more specifically Tala didn't have time for it. I decided to check the only other place my father could possible be, his room.
I felt the main hallway, just in time to run into someone. "Oh crap, I'm sorry." I said, reaching down to help my victim up. Max laughed grabbing mu hand. "It's cool but where's the fire?" I shot a glance over my shoulder. "Nowhere. . . hey have you seen my dad?" Max thought about it for a second. "I think he was heading up to the rooms. Why? Do you need him?" I nodded my head before thanking him and stepping past him.
At least I had gotten some form of confirmation that my father really would be in the rooms. I thought about taking the elevator for a little but my need for speed over rode my rationality. I was taking the stairs four at a time, not slowing until I had reached my floor. I exited the stairwell and found my dad's room.
Running my key-card through the slot before pushing the door open. "I said get out!" My dad growled. I felt my ears prick up as I tried to catch all of what was being said. "Come on now Shun, is that anyways to treat family?" I ducked back as I heard something shatter against the wall not far from where I was about to enter. "You are no family of mine, not anymore." there was a small sound as whoever my father was talking to whispered their reply. I moved forward slightly, finally remembering why I was here in the first place.
My body froze as I felt a hand on my shoulder, the persons breath sending a shock down my spin as they leaned their head by mine. "Curiosity killed the cat you know.: I elbowed them in the gut, spinning around to face them. My body tensed to fight, it wasn't till I saw the other person did my eyes dilate in anger. "You." I hissed, not hearing the other person that came up behind me. "well what do we have here?" I spun again, this time only partially to see the person standing on both sides of me. I placed my back against the wall as the two people closed in a little. "Now Ray, you know it is rude to eavesdrop." I felt my gut bottom out. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place and something told me I wasn't getting out anytime soon. 'Sorry Tala, I'll be there as soon as I can,. Swear.'
{A}{N}
Yes! Chapter 22 done and in the bag. I don't know why but I am actually pretty freaking proud of this chapter, and the way the beybattles turned out, sorry if you guys didn't like them.
On to my reviewers (Cause I really have nothing to talk about in these A/N's anymore)
Suzanne: Well thanks so much yet again! Hope you liked the battle, even if it did kind of end sour. (By the way I still need to get you something special, if you want email me at nekochibi2 at gmail dot com)
Black wolf-kot: Well there you go, the end of the battle. Not what you expected did ya? You know what is funny I just found out that someone I have know n for years is my cousin, dejavu? Haha you almost imagined it? Well I am glad, it makes me happy that you are happy!
Mimi 007: Ah well I am glad the filler didn't put you to sleep. Although I have FINALLY got to the point where stuff is actually happening, only took me what 22 chapters? *Face palm* I know what you mean, I actually enjoy writing Kagen this way a lot, is that twisted or what? I really hope that doesn't effect me later. Kai's father . . . hm well he really isn't in this one either but . . . yeah I will say no more. Tala and Ray, wow everytime you think you know what to think with the,, I end up changing the game don't I? I love the word anyways now, it reminds me of your reviews ^_^. Ah also Shun, hm another person I will say nothing about. (I can't trust myself) NOW FOR THE LAUGHTER! You know what I think we SHOULD try it. I mean people always say expand your style, of course we should most likely wait until we have both finished at least one fic before we start it, it could be a reward to ourselves. Besides even if it ends up bad I think it would be a blast just to see US try HUMOR! Hahaha, that seems like such a fun thought. I am so glad that your mood is better, that makes me feel better, cause you are just so amazing! And you are right our evil laugh talks are as rare as my updates (Literally) and they are fun, so devote all the space you want. Bey Bey. (hehe, I couldn't help it) Love you back!
Much love to all of your pretty reviewers/alerters/favors and readers who do nothing but read. You are all much inspiration!
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