(Betsy's First Battle)

January 15th, 1907*

Iv Grassfields*

Blaze Battle Power: 55,000

Blaze charged directly at Betsy and delivered a hard uppercut toward her stomach, sending a slew of electricity to her as she was sent flying up in the air before she collapsed on the ground.

"S-She's fast…" Betsy thought to herself with a shocked expression on her face while she coughed in pain.

During this, Blaze reappeared, crossing her arms with a cocky expression on her face.

"Hurt, doesn't it? This can be avoided if you tell me where your little friends are. It makes my job easier." Blaze advised Betsy with a smile while she waited for a response, hoping that her question would be answered.

Of course, Betsy refused to answer as she slowly got up, shaking her head.

"N-No. I won't sell out my friends. I'm going to stop you. My name is Betsy by the way, and I will defeat you…" Betsy responded in a motivated voice, pressing the button on her newly gifted shoes.

Soon after, a small gust of electricity appeared from the shoes while Blaze chuckled at this.

"So, it seems you're going to do this the hard way, eh? No matter, I'll teach you a lesson!" Blaze spat in annoyance while she charged up her electricity once more, ready to battle Betsy.

Blaze immediately charged toward Betsy once more, forming a small blue ball of electricity in the cusp of her hand.

"Electric Ball!" Blaze cried out as she hit Betsy with the attack, sending a jolt of electricity coursing through Betsy's body.

The effects of the attack caused Betsy to cry in pain, her breathing growing rapidly as she was sent flying across the ground before collapsing on the floor.

Once Betsy collapsed on the floor, Blaze's laughter could be heard as she walked closer to Betsy.

"Like I said. This could be avoided if you just be a good

samaritan and tell me where Dorothy and her friends are." Blaze advised Betsy, grabbing her hair as she stared into the eyes of the girl.

Of course, Betsy refused to tell as she shook her head in defiance, glaring at her.

"No! I'm not telling you anything!" Betsy cried in response, using her feet to deliver a kick to Blaze.

The impact of the attack sent Blaze flying back; however, this didn't hurt her as she only smirked.

"Is that all! That barely hurt! Let me show you my true power!" Blaze spoke in a mocking voice as she began to power up, sparks of electricity consuming her body.

Immediately after this, Blaze's body erupted in electricity while Betsy watched with anticipation yet anxiety.

"She's fast. I was only lucky to kick her at that moment, but I won't be lucky this time." Betsy thought to herself, preparing for whatever was next as she felt the electricity coursing through her shoes.

Soon after, Betsy lifted herself in the air, using her feet to deliver a mighty kick, sending a slew of energy rushing toward Blaze.

Sensing the attack, Blaze quickly dodged the attack with ease as the attack collided on the ground, causing a small explosion to happen.

"Seems like you still intend to fight to the end, no matter. I'll teach you a little lesson." Blaze spoke to Betsy once more as she charged up another attack while Betay looked at her.

"Damn, I'm still not used to this. I just need to distract her and escape. It's the only way to make it out alive." Betsy thought to

herself while looking at her opponent, who was charging directly at her.

Immediately following this, Blaze charged toward Betsy, charging another attack in her sleeve with the intent to harm Betsy.

The sparks of blue electricity formed within the cusp of her hands as two balls of electric energy appeared in her hands.

"TAKE THIS!" Blaze cried out as she unleashed her attacks on Betsy, hoping to harm her with them.

Following this, the two energy balls came rushing toward Betsy with such speed that they managed to come into contact with Betsy, making her cry in pain as she collapsed to the floor.

"D-Damn. She's just too fast…" Betsy uttered in surprise while slowly getting up from the ground, wobbling in the process as if she hadn't given up hope.

After getting up, Betsy used her footing to propel herself forward, going straight to Blaze in hopes of attacking her as she lifted her leg up in an attempt to kick her.

Unfortunately, Blaze quickly dodged the upcoming attack, causing Betsy to only attack the ground, causing a small crater to appear.

"You're too slow!" Blaze cried out in a cocky voice before delivering a mighty punch to Betsy's neck, causing her to cry out in pain.

The impact of the attack caused Betsy to fall to the ground as her breathing grew rapidly due to the pain and shock of the attack.

"Fine, I guess I'll play with you for a little bit. You're not my main target but I can still fit you in." Blaze teased Betsy while she placed her hands on her hips, enjoying the best down as she slowly walked toward her opponent.

During this, Betsy slowly rises up from the floor, determined to not allow herself to be beaten by Blaze.

"L-Like I said. I won't allow you to go any further. You'll just have to call it quits because I'm not telling you where my friends are." Betsy uttered in a stern voice, remaining steadfast in her position while Blaze had an annoyed look on her face.

After hearing this, Blaze flew up in the air, growing more annoyed as her facial expression turned from a confident one to that of annoyance.

"Then I'll simply torture the information out of you, brat!" Blaze spat in annoyance, her electric body growing stronger by the second as more electric balls appeared from her hand.

Once Blaze was finished setting up her attack, she quickly threw them directly at Betsy in hopes of harming her.

"Let's see if you can take this one!" Blaze spat before laughing at her handiwork.

Sensing the upcoming danger, Betsy tapped her foot on the ground, making her leap in the air uncontrollably.

"Come on, focus!" Betsy thought to herself while she struggled to maintain her balance in the air while the electric balls were rushing her way, following her move.

The electric balls rushed toward Betsy's direction, chasing after her while Betsy narrowly avoided them.

"Damn, They're too fast, yet I'm able to dodge their attacks if I'm lucky. This means Blaze is toying with me.." Betsy thought to herself while struggling to maintain balance and dodging the attacks at the same time.

Eventually, Betsy lifted her leg as small sparks of electricity appeared from her shoes, and there, she focused on the target.

"Take this!" Betsy cried out while she focused on the electric balls that were coming her way.

Following this, Betsy's foot came into contact with the attack, and she struggled to push it back, grunting in the process.

Betsy began to cry out as she struggled to push back the attack and during this, Blaze chuckled, admiring her work.

"Foolish girl. You can't defeat me. You can't even master those shoes or whatever. It's best to give up and accept defeat!" Blaze spat at Betsy in a conceding voice as she began to laugh quite loudly while continuing to watch her opponent struggle to kick back the attack.

The sounds of Betsy's cries could be heard as she struggled to kick back the attack.

"D-Damn. I-I can't.." Betsy thought to herself, feeling fatigued due to the intense pressure, power, and electricity that she was trying to push back.

Sadly, the electric balls overpowered Betsy and she let out a cry as she was hit by the attack, sending her flying back to the ground.

"Aww, Did I play too rough with you? That's too bad. I was getting started." Blaze mocked Betsy while slowly descending to the ground, walking close to the smoky area where Betsy lay.

After walking, Blaze looked over and saw Betsy on the floor, groaning in pain which was music to her ears.

Once Blaze was done admiring her work, she laughed.

"Pathetic. Take this as a warning to what happens when you refuse to tell me anything." Blaze spoke to Betsy before quickly zapping away to look for Dorothy and her friends.

Iv Plains*

Meanwhile, Alice watched everything from her sword, feeling surprised that one of Enzo's allies managed to defeat Betsy.

"Wow, Blaze really defeated Dorothy's friend, but she didn't kill her so it's still a waste." Alice reacted in a rather surprised yet cold voice.

This was followed by Enzo appearing from behind her, scaring her as she jumped.

"Enzo, you meanie! Don't scare me like that!" Alice whined while her cat hissed at Enzo angrily and seeing such a sight made Enzo chuckle.

"Come on, I thought you liked surprises. You act like a child after all." Enzo responded in a light-hearted voice while he sat next to Alice, making her scoot away from the man.

"Not from you, but moving on, what's next. I can kill Betsy right here and now." Alice asked Enzo, getting up from the ground in preparation to kill Betsy; however, she looked over to see Enzo shaking his head.

"Not yet. She's not much of a threat, and It's not like she can help them anyways." Enzo responded while shrugging his shoulders.

Hearing this made Alice annoyed before smiling innocently as she spoke once more.

"Fine, I'll just go and find the Sword of Oz while you play with Blaze," Alice responded in a cheerful yet annoyed voice as she pulled out her sword to open a portal.

"I believe the Nome Kingdom might help me in finding the sword.." Alice spoke once more in a cheerful voice as she entered the portal along with her cat, not even bidding farewell to Enzo.

Nome Kingdom*

Alice arrived at the Nome Kingdom, and she stared at all of the Nomes working tirelessly, bringing a smile to her face.

"Now, let's pay their leader a visit.." Alice uttered in a sneaky voice, hoping that she'd find answers to the location of the sword.