The World Championships
Chapter 6 The Australian Qualifiers Block E
"Who's ready for the final round of the Australian preliminaries"
The entire stadium erupted into cheers that flowed throughout.
"Now only one spot remains on the Australian team, whose will it be?"
"First up for Block E is the venomous beauty, Jasmine Ryan"
A sixteen-year-old girl with long thick hip length dark red copper hair, creamy white skin and shining icy blue eyes, walked up. She was wearing a white hoody over a belt and blue jeggings and purple and white Nike Air Max 90 trainers, her eyes were fixed on the other side of the audience, this was Jasmine Ryan.
"Jasmine looks like the innocent flower, but thanks to her Evergreen Asper bit beast and its Fanged Venom attack, she is the serpent under it"
"Her opponent is the beyblading showman Ryan Evans"
"With his Mountain Ibex bit beast, he can trample the competition"
Ryan Evans was an eighteen-year-old boy with short blonde hair and blue eyes, he was wearing a black top hat, a cream three piece suit, a green tie and shiny black shoes. A cane with a diamond on the top sat in his right hand.
Jasmine confidently stared him down, unafraid of facing and defeating him.
"Time to unveil the dish"
The ground opened, revealing the Astro dish, a beystadium constructed from astro turf to resemble a rugby pitch.
"The Astro dish may look basic enough, but our beybladers will encounter lots of pitfalls on artificial turf like this"
"You said it, Brad"
Jasmine removed her launcher, ripcord and beyblade from her jeggings, before the making final adjustments to her blade and preparing to launch.
Ryan also did the same, but neither launched.
"3,2,1, Let It Rip"
In a trice, the two beybladers launched their blades onto the astro turf.
"Evergreen Asper, attack"
"Go, Mountain Ibex"
Jasmine's red beyblade and Ryan's grey one slammed into one another, sparks flew as they clashed.
"Mountain Ibex, attack again"
"Push it back now, Evergreen Asper"
As Mountain Ibex connected with Evergreen Asper, it was pushed back forcefully.
"Go, Evergreen Asper, attack now"
"No way"
"Yes way"
Evergreen Asper responded to Jasmine's instruction, it violently attacked Mountain Ibex, dealing heavy blows.
"Oh no"
"Oh yes, slam now, Evergreen Asper"
Mountain Ibex was sent flying across the dish, into one of the posts.
"That's it, keep it up, Evergreen Asper, now attack again"
"Mountain Ibex, slam back"
Mountain Ibex shot towards Evergreen Asper, violently slamming against it, knocking it around like a tennis ball.
"No way"
"Keep it up, Mountain Ibex"
"Oh no, hang in there, Evergreen Asper and push it back"
Evergreen Asper heard Jasmine's call, it shoved Mountain Ibex backwards ferociously.
"Keep attacking and multi slam now"
Jasmine's beyblade viciously attacked Mountain Ibex, striking fast and ferociously.
"Oh no"
"Afraid so, now slam"
Evergreen Asper slammed Mountain Ibex hard, sending it flying skywards.
"Nooo, Mountain Ibex, level yourself"
"Curses"
"That's it, Mountain Ibex, Summit Spike" An ibex appeared grunting and it banged its hooves on the ground, sharp spikes shot towards Evergreen Asper.
"Evergreen Asper, Fanged Venom!" A Fer De Lance snake appeared, it coiled up and spat a string of purple venom.
The venom struck the ibex squarely, before Evergreen Asper knocked Mountain Ibex out of the dish.
"The winner of this match, Jasmine Ryan"
The G-Revolutions watched excitedly as Jasmine caught her beyblade, all of them were discussing how to face her
"That Jasmine must have known how to beat Ryan, if she did it like that"
"She'll prove to be a tough opponent if she makes the team"
"Well if she makes the team, I'd love to face her"
"No way, Tyson, I want to battle her"
"I want to battle her more"
"No, I do"
While Tyson and Daichi quarrelled over who would face Jasmine, DJ Jazzman announced the second competitors.
"First up for the second battle is the dopey brawler Vincent Crabbe"
Vincent Crabbe was an overweight seventeen-year-old boy, he had a pudding bowl style haircut, a thick neck, bear like arms and a flat nose. He waddled confidently towards the stadium, ready for battle. His outfit was comprised of a black beanie cap, coat, belt, jeans and timberlands.
"He may look dopey, but with his Horribilis bit beast and its Dark Boulder Barrage attack, Vincent is one tough competitor"
"His opponent is the blader of the arts, the painter with the moves, give it up for the blading artist Gabrielle Highmore"
Gabrielle Highmore was a seventeen-year-old girl with a slim figure, fair skin, amazing blue eyes and long thick waist length dark blonde ringlets with a bright red bow at the back. She was wearing a full sleeved green blazer over a white shirt with a yellow bow at the collar, a pleated black skirt that stopped mid thigh, calf high socks and shiny black loafers. She walked slowly but confidently to the stadium.
"Gabrielle looks sweet but looks can be deceiving, because with her Cristatus bit beast's Rainbow Death attack, she can make a work of art from the opponents.
"Now time to see what dish they'll square off in"
The ground revealed a stadium resembling a covenant in the country.
Vincent removed his launcher, ripcord and beyblade from his jeans and positioned himself to launch. Gabrielle did the same, she took her equipment from her skirt and took her launching position.
"3,2,1, Let It Rip"
Vincent and Gabrielle launched their beyblades into the green dish, surrounding the covenant.
"Horribilis, attack"
"Evade, Cristatus"
As Vincent's dark green beyblade went into attack, Gabrielle's blue one moved aside and Horribilis hit thin air.
"Cristatus, attack"
"Go, Horribilis"
Cristatus and Horribilis slammed each other hard, sparks flew as they connected.
"Horribilis, multi slam"
"Slam back, Cristatus"
Horribilis and Cristatus began striking one another multiple times, landing hard blows, intent on knocking the other back. In the end, Horribilis was knocked back.
"Cristatus, hit him again"
In a trice, Cristatus responded to Gabrielle's instruction, hitting Horribilis backwards.
"Keep it up"
"Attack, Horribilis"
Though Gabrielle's beyblade was violently attacking, Horribilis responded to Vincent's command and slammed Cristatus back.
"Oh no"
"Horribilis, attack again"
"Cristatus, dodge now"
As Horribilis moved to attack, Cristatus moved gracefully aside while Horribilis snared thin air.
"Cristatus, Emerald Cutter"
A peacock appeared with a screech, a vacuum of green arrows shot out from its tail feathers. The arrows sliced the ground and slammed Horribilis left, right and center. Green light surrounded Gabrielle's blade as the arrows did their bit, Cristatus shoved Horribilis back.
"Oh no"
"Cristatus, Emerald Cutter, again"
"No way"
Just like before the peacock showed up and fired the green arrows from its tail. As the arrows slammed Horribilis back and forth, they also cut into the stadium and drew.
"Drat"
"Time to finish this, drill him into the side"
"Push it back now"
Cristatus viciously drilled Horribilis into the covenant's wall, increasing the force for as long as it could. However, Horribilis responded to Vincent's command, slamming Cristatus back.
"No way"
"Yes way"
"Cristatus, Rainbow Death!"
The peacock shrieked and a multi-coloured aura surrounded it, the same aura encased Cristatus and it simultaneously slammed Horribilis backwards. Smoke buffeted the stadium from the impact. It was hard to tell if anyone had won. However, as the smoke cleared both blades were still spinning.
"Horribilis, Dark Boulder Barrage!"
A huge grizzly bear appeared with a roar, its eyes glowed and a barrage of boulders shot out of its mouth. A wall of rock encased Horribilis which zoomed towards Cristatus.
"Cristatus, Rainbow Death, again!"
As the grizzly bear fired the boulders, the peacock appeared again encased in rainbow aura. The multi-coloured light surrounded Cristatus as it shot towards Horribilis.
The two blades collided in a stalemate and more smoke filled the stadium. As the smoke faded, Horribilis remained spinning albeit wobbly. Cristatus, on the other hand lay broken into pieces.
"Here is your winner, Vincent Crabbe"
"Yes!"
Horribilis returned to Vincent's open hand, while sad tears flowed down Gabrielle's face as she picked up the debris of her beyblade and returned to the purple sky box.
"Poor Gabrielle"
"She put up a good fight, too bad her beyblade's broken"
"I only wish I could cheer her up"
"She must have taken the loss hard"
"At least she gave it her best"
"She certainly did, I'm sure she'll be back next year"
"Introducing the next contestants for Block E, first, this young damsel is a water queen, a maiden of the ocean and the mistress of the rivers. Let's welcome Sedna Perkins!
A seventeen-year-old girl with a slim build, snow white skin, blue eyes and long wavy electric blue hair that hit her waist, made her way to the stadium. She was wearing a black and white Adidas hoody with a shark on the back over matching tracksuit bottoms and trainers. An Adidas baseball cap sat on her head. This was Sedna Perkins.
"Sedna is one tough deep sea warrior with her Isurus bit beast and its Lightning Torrent attack!"
Sedna waited patiently at the closed platform and prepared for battle and her opponent.
"Her opponent is the United Kingdom's prep school beauty Grace McLachlan!"
Before long, a sixteen-year-old girl in a black Ralph Lauren blazer over a white blouse with a plaid miniskirt underneath, showing off her slim bare legs and feet in white socks and black high heeled Mary-Jane shoes. This was Grace McLachlan. Grace was beautiful with light skin and a slim body. She also had long thick red-orange hair and amazing blue eyes.
"Grace is one of Britain's finest competitors with her Elaphus Bit beast's Scorching Sunbeam attack!"
"Now let's see the stadium!"
The platform split like an orange and unveiled a stadium with a seaside town setting, houses and streets lined the sides while boats sat on the water.
"How impressive, the seaside town stadium, our bladers had better be careful but it's clear that Sedna has the advantage!"
Sedna readied her launcher, ripcord and beyblade and prepared to launch. Grace was quick to follow suit.
"3,2,1, let it rip!"
Quick as lightning, Sedna released Isurus into the stadium. Grace swiftly did the same with Elaphus.
"Isurus, attack!"
"Go, Elaphus!"
Sedna's blue beyblade and Grace's green one shot forwards, sparks flew as the metal collided.
"Isurus, multi slam now!"
Heeding Sedna's command, Isurus fiercely slammed Elaphus back and forth with brutal blows.
"Elaphus, slam back!"
Elaphus promptly slammed Isurus backwards with authority.
"Isurus, keep attacking!"
Regaining balance, Isurus viciously attacked Elaphus, it slashed it multiple times and with heavy blows.
"That's it, Isurus, hit with everything you've got!"
"Counterattack, Elaphus!"
Isurus and Elaphus forcefully slammed into each other.
"Keep it up, Elaphus!"
Elaphus heeded Grace's command and fiercely attacked Isurus.
"Now, Elaphus, Scorching Sunbeam!"
A huge red stag appeared, it roared and a brilliant yellow light shot from its antlers. Grace's blade was surrounded by the same light, it knocked Isurus straight into the water.
"Oh no!"
A splash rang out as Sedna's blade hit the water. The shadow of a shortfin mako shark appeared, its dorsal and tail fins protruded from the surface.
"Isurus, Lightning Torrent!"
No sooner had Sedna called her attack, a shortfin mako shark in emerald adorned armour appeared. The shark roared and shot down a fast flowing torrent of water surrounded by lightning. Blue lightning surrounded Sedna's blade and it slammed Elaphus out of the stadium.
"Winner Sedna!"
Isurus returned to Sedna's open hand, Grace bent down and with tears falling down her face, she picked up Elaphus and returned to the audience.
"Now only two battles remain before the gauntlet, who will get in and then be on the team and who will go home"
"Time for the penultimate battle, after this only one fight will remain, let's meet the opponents"
"Well first up is the wolf of beybattles, Len Walker"
A brown haired, brown eyed seventeen-year-old boy in a Lonsdale hoody, belt, blue jeans and Nike Air Max trainers walked up to the stadium, taking his position for battle.
"Len Walker is one hard battler, complete with his Cinder Wolf bit beast and its Howling Inferno attack"
"His opposition is the rugged rumbler, Hans Muller"
Hans Muller was a fifteen-year-old boy who was wearing a black shirt, belt, jeans and timberlands. He had red coiffed hair and blue eyes and he walked to the stadium.
"Hans is a German brawler, with his Rock Ram bit beast's Power Horn Strike attack"
"Let's see the dish"
A stadium, resembling a skate park, cleverly made from metal and plastic with lots of ramps and slopes.
"Ready, set and launch"
Len and Hans launched, their beyblades hit the grassy bank round the skate park.
"Rock Ram, attack"
"Go, Cinder Wolf"
Hans' blue beyblade slammed into Len's crimson one, a loud clang sounded as they collided.
"Knock him back, Rock Ram'
"Slam, Cinder Wolf"
Cinder Wolf slammed Rock Ram into one of the ramps, sending it flying.
"Cinder Wolf, attack again"
"Rock Ram, you too"
Rock Ram and Cinder Wolf violently struck one another, hitting with heavy blows.
"Cinder Wolf, multi slam now"
Cinder Wolf ferociously attacked Rock Ram, knocking it backwards with every blow.
"Keep it up"
"No way, Rock Ram, Stone Horn Throw"
Suddenly, Rock Ram began pushing Cinder Wolf back, a white ram appeared and flung Cinder Wolf upwards.
"Nice try but, you should know that sheep are no match for the power of a wolf, Cinder Wolf, attack"
"Oh no"
Cinder Wolf obeyed Len's command and violently struck Rock Ram, dealing hard and ferocious blows with every strike.
"It's incredibly unfortunate but a sad little sheep stands zero chance of escaping the swift feet of the wolf, Cinder Wolf, Howling Inferno"
A wolf with bright fiery crimson red fur and yellow eyes appeared, it howled loudly and its eyes glowed.
"Rock Ram, attack"
Rock Ram heeded Hans' desperate command, shooting towards Cinder Wolf. The wolf, now encased in flame bounded towards Rock Ram, Len's beyblade was ablaze and it slammed Rock Ram flying from the stadium.
"Winner, Len"
Cinder Wolf returned to Len's open hand, while Hans miserably picked up the pieces of his failed challenge.
"That battle was quick"
"I know, it's because Len's a tough blader"
"Well Hans fought hard but it wasn't meant to be"
"Yes, but whether he makes the team is another matter"
"What are your thoughts, Mr. Coupe"
"Well, guys, I personally think that if he makes the team he'll probably be hard to beat, but our illegal beyblades will be of great use against him"
"Beybladers, it is now time for the final battle, before the gauntlet"
"Who will win it and who'll get the final spot"
"First up for the last battle is the wild, lightning fast Riley Matthews"
"Riley is the queen of the skies with her Aquila bit beast's Soaring Sky Scourge attack"
Tyson was surprised to realise another of his cousins was taking part in the tournament.
"Yet another of my cousins is taking part."
"Good heavens, Tyson, who's daughter is she?"
"Riley's my dad's younger brother's daughter, you know Maya who competed in the last block, it's her younger sister, Kai."
"Oh right."
A fourteen-year-old girl who was wearing a red striped knit jacket over a white Eiffel tower t-shirt and blue jeans with low top red Converses on her feet, walked up, it was easy to see that she was a pretty girl with fair skin, long elbow length dark brown hair and beautiful chocolate brown eyes which were sparkling with excitement, this was Riley Matthews.
"Her opponent is Denny the former psychic beyblader"
"Denny is one slimy opponent, with his Klarken bit beast, he can wrap opponents in a bind before blasting them with ink"
A boy with brown hair, tied in five braids behind him and black eyes, strolled purposefully to the stadium, readily staring Riley down.
"Let's see what stadium they'll square off in"
"How inventive, Hamilton Island stadium"
A stadium, that looked like Hamilton Island, with a clean white beach and palm trees surrounding it, along with a clear sea with a replica of a large tiger shark lurking in it.
"Our beybladers will have to stay away from the water or the tiger shark will get them"
Riley removed her launcher and ripcord from her belt, before attaching her beyblade and securing it.
Denny saw this and copied accordingly, ensuring that he took care to attach his beyblade.
"3,2,1, Let it rip"
Riley and Denny launched readily, their beyblades hit the sand perfectly.
"Aquila, attack"
"Go, Klarken"
Riley's orange beyblade and Denny's purple one struck each other hard. Sparks flew as the metal collided when the blades connected.
"Klarken, slam"
"You too, Aquila"
Klarken and Aquila slammed each other again, this time Klarken was pushed back.
"Aquila, attack again"
"Klarken, evade"
As Aquila moved into attack, Klarken gracefully moved aside, much to Riley's annoyance.
"No way"
"Attack, Klarken"
Klarken heeded Denny's instructions, it began to slam Aquila like a baseball.
"Aquila, slam back"
"Klarken, multi slam"
Aquila struck Klarken with a hard slam, only for Klarken to strike back with several ferocious multi slams.
"No way, Aquila, you multi slam too"
"Keep it up, Klarken"
Aquila and Clarken were now tearing into each other, striking ferociously and dealing violent damage.
"Now finish him off, Aquila"
"Not a chance, Klarken, full power attack"
Now Aquila and Klarken struck ferociously, each one fiercely blasting the other, drilling into one another.
"It's all over, Klarken, finish it off"
"That's what you think"
"What do you mean?"
"Aquila, attack with everything you've got"
"You too, Klarken"
Once again, Aquila and Klarken began violently tearing into each other, intent on destruction.
"Klarken, Ink Strike"
A white squid with an emerald on its head appeared, it positioned itself and shot a blast of ink from its underside. The ink struck Riley's blade and disorientated it.
Dread burned in Riley's heart, her body shook fiercely and her eyes were stinging with tears. However, she forced herself to keep going and digging deep, she summoned her beyblading spirit.
"Aquila, Soaring Sky Scourge!"
As soon as Riley called her special attack, a beautiful Steppe Eagle appeared, it screeched loudly as it flew straight into the air, red fire surrounded its whole body. As the eagle closed its wings it flew at the squid, the fire transformed into a light blue aura and it slammed into Klarken at full force.
At the same time, Riley's beyblade was encased in a bright orange light, it sent Klarken flying out of the stadium, through the air and to the floor where it broke in half.
"The winner of this match is Riley Matthews"
Riley's eyes welled with tears of joy as she caught Aquila, before Denny trundled off back to watch the gauntlet.
"All other winners must come down for the deciding gauntlet"
"Only one spot left, one winner, four losers, who will take the final spot?"
"One will represent the Australian team, four will leave with nothing."
Jasmine, Vincent, Damon and Len all came down to join Riley, all of them positioned themselves at the five corners.
"Let's see what stadium our winners will face off in"
The ground opened, revealing a woodland setting, complete with several makeshift trees and animals.
"How clever, a forest stadium"
"3,2,1, Let it Rip"
The five winners launched their beyblades, all of them hit the clearing with ease.
"I'm taking the fifth spot, Go, Horribilis"
"Not if I can help it, attack, Cinder Wolf"
Vincent and Len's respective beyblades slammed one another, dealing heavy damage with each blow.
"Evergreen Asper, attack now"
"You too, Aquila"
"Don't let them win, attack, Isurus"
Sedna, Riley and Jasmine sent their beyblades to attack one another, dealing fearsome damage. Len and Vincent meanwhile, were striking each other hard.
"Aquila, retreat"
"What's the matter, you coward, are you afraid to fight?"
"No, Crabbe"
"Oh, let's hope those aren't empty words"
"I'll prove that, Aquila, attack head on"
"Go, Horribilis, you too"
Horribilis and Aquila responded to their owners' commands, hitting one another hard.
"If you think, that a big fat heffalump like you is going to get the spot, then you're wrong"
"That's it, pretty girl, I'm taking you down"
"I'd love to see you try, you fat lump"
"Watch closely, Horribilis, Dark Boulder Barrage attack"
"Two can play at that game, Aquila, Soaring Sky Scourge, full power"
The bear and eagle appeared, roaring while the eagle shrieked before Aquila was flung through the air. The force of Horribilis's Dark Boulder Barrage attack was so intense, Aquila flew out of the stadium in tiny pieces in front of Riley.
"Riley has been eliminated"
A devastated Riley kneeled down, picking up the pieces of her beloved beyblade as sad tears fell down her face, before leaving to go back to her seat.
"Horribilis, attack"
"Go, Cinder Wolf"
Vincent and Len's beyblades violently dealt heavy blows, striking with intense velocity, when Len started to gain the upper hand.
"Fight back, Horribilis"
"Don't let up on him, Cinder Wolf"
Much to Vincent's surprise, Len was battering him heavily.
"Cinder Wolf, Howling Inferno"
"Horribilis, Dark Boulder Barrage"
The fiery wolf and the bear emerged, striking each other in a stalemate. This time, Horribilis was flung out of the stadium, right to Vincent's feet.
"Vincent has been eliminated"
Vincent, though upset picked up Horribilis and walked back, proud of his participation.
"Cinder Wolf, full force attack"
"Go, Evergreen Asper"
"Isurus, get in there"
The three remaining beybladers' blades responded, attacking each other hard.
"Evergreen Asper, retreat"
"What's the matter, princess, too scared to stay and fight?"
"Careful what you say to me"
"Time to get my spot, Cinder Wolf, Howling Inferno"
"That spot's mine, Isurus, Lightning Torrent"
The wolf and shortfin mako shark reappeared, executing their special attacks at the same time. A huge light blinded all three beybladers, along with the spectators.
"What happened, I can't see for all this light"
"Who won"
As the light gradually cleared, it turned out that both Len and Sedna's beyblades were no longer spinning. While Jasmine's was still spinning perfectly.
"Both Len and Sedna's beyblades are out, they have been elimimated"
"Here is your winner, and the final member of the Australian team, Jasmine Ryan"
Evergreen Asper returned to Jasmine's open hand, she raised her arm in victory before strolling up to the winners box.
Upon reaching the winners box, Jasmine met Xavier, Sienna, Hunter and Noah.
"Well done for making the team"
"Thanks a lot, it was no easy ride though"
"Well you made it and that's the main thing"
"I'm Jasmine"
"I'm Xavier"
"Nice to meet you"
"I'm Sienna"
"Jasmine"
Jasmine introduced herself to Hunter and Noah as well, she was glad to find her team.
"So, what bit beasts do you have?"
The others produced their beyblades, showing their venomous snake bit beasts.
"What bit beast do you have?"
"Evergreen Asper"
Jasmine showed her beyblade and the Fer De Lance snake on the bit chip, the others were impressed.
"Well, Jasmine, you've found your team"
"Thanks, Xavier"
"Now that there are five of us, let's decide a team name"
"I got it, since our bit beasts are poisonous snakes, we should have a name relating to that"
"Good point, Jasmine"
"How does the Venom Snakes sound?"
"Perfect"
"Fantastic, fits our bit beasts"
"I agree"
"Yes definitely"
"We now have the Venom Snakes to represent Australia, the preliminaries are finished, congratulations to all who competed and the Venom Snakes are now ready to go to Madrid for the first round"
"The first round's in Madrid, it should be great"
"Too right, I don't know if we're playing though"
"Well at least we'll be able to watch"
"Definitely"
"I wonder who will be blading"
"So, do I, it's a good job our flight and hotel are booked"