Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Rise of the Past ❯ The Perfect Battle ( Chapter 4 )

The Perfect Battle

We did learn a lot about Ishizu's past, once we asked her that was. But it seems that Ra is one of those ancient bit beasts. The ones Tyson's dad was studying about. Seems as though Ra is even higher on the food chain than Grypholion. She's now helping us in practice to get ready for the battles to come against the Wraiths. I know we're all glad she's decided to come out of retirement and help us improve on our blading skills, we all can only get better.

They both moved over towards the dish. Kai and Ishizu set up, launchers ready, standing at opposite sides of the dish. Max was ready to judge.

"Ready?" he asked. Ishizu and Kai both nodded silently. Ishizu's attitude towards this match was different than her training with Tyson. Again, like when she was with Kato, her gaze was ice and serious. Similar to Kai's. She was just like a female version of him. Silent, cold, heavy competition, and a damn good blader.

"Then LET IT RIP!" cried Max. Both bladers yanked their rip cords and the blades flew into the dish. Neither of them wasted time in attacking. Dranzer and Ra met up in the middle of the dish. They started hitting and grinding each other. Ra and Dranzer were pretty easily matched against each other. The match was evened out in all.

"Wow, looks like this will turn into an awesome round," stated Tyson.

"Yea, looks like Kai and Ishizu are evenly matched," declared Ray. "This is going to be sweet!" Ishizu's glance moved to Ray for a spilt second and then back to the dish. That's what they think... she thought to herself. They kept their attention back on the dish. Ishizu and Kai were both silent and concentrating, eventually they broke their silence.

"Get her Dranzer!" cried Kai. Ishizu's stare never glanced up to Kai.

"Don't back down Ra," she said. The blades kept at it, but Ra seemed to have the upper hand. He was pushing Dranzer around the dish, once in a while Ra would go to hit Dranzer. Sometimes he did manage to hit the blade. Kai was frowning, Dranzer wasn't getting himself free from Ra. Ishizu seemed to grin a bit.

"Wow, Ra's overpowering Dranzer," stated Max.

"Yea, I see," said Tyson. The two blades still didn't stop spinning. Ra was pushing Dranzer still and then went to hit him. It all seemed done for Dranzer, but some how the blade landed in the dish, and kept spinning. That was close, thought Kai. Almost got him, Dranzer's more powerful than I expected, so is Kai... thought Ishizu. She gritted her teeth. Kai almost took a sigh of relief, but noticed Ra heading straight for Dranzer. Dranzer had just saved Kai's butt, he couldn't abandon him now. The blade managed to get back in the center of the dish. Ra started attacking furiously, forcing Dranzer to go into defense. This is the battle I've been looking for, they both thought in unison. Suddenly Ra started pushing Dranzer around, and did the old technique Ishizu was using before with Ra.

"Ishizu is using another technique," stated Kenny. "Remember when she battled Kato, she seemed to be using a more defensive style."

"Yea, well she was hurt and had a bad launch," reminded Ray.

"True, but remember what I told you about her blade? Three attack rings and pretty much no defense ring. Well my guess is that when Ra needs to go into defense mode, it uses one of it attack rings as a defense one. But when it goes on the attack, it has triple the threat than the others," declared Kenny. Ishizu must have heard them.

"You're figuring it out pretty quickly," she said keeping her eyes in the dish. "But even knowing of it won't give you a chance of help. Kept it up Ra!" Kai was growling and gritting his teeth. Dranzer was barely hanging on out there. There has to be an answer on how to beat Ra. I just have to figure it out. It always seem that the bit beasts take on their blader's personalities. Dragoon and Tyson, Dranzer and me. There has to be something about Ishizu that will give me the answer. He recalled in his memory of how Ishizu got him to blade, and then how Hilary kept on tapping her foot. That's it! The rhythm, her attacks are in a pattern. I just need to figure it out... There.

"Kai, you might need to bring Dranzer out for this battle!" cried Tyson. Kai turned back to Tyson. Eyes showed his anger.

"How many times must I tell you, I don't need your help, and I don't need Dranzer for this battle," he barked, turning back to Ishizu. Oh you don't don't you... though Ishizu. Kai glanced up at Ishizu, a smirk on his features. His eyes watched the blades again, and the time came.

"Dranzer! Back!" he cried. As Ra moved to the left to attack instead of pushing Dranzer, the blade pulled back. Ishizu was surprised for a second. Kai grinned, he had the upper hand for the first time this battle. "Don't back off yet, FLAME SABER!" There seemed to be fire that surrounded Kai's blade as it charged at Ra.

"You might have figured this one out, but that won't save you!" she cried. "GO Ra! GOLDEN STRIKE!" The blade glowed its icy blue color and zig zagged and went for Dranzer. Both blades crashed into each other. A bright light coming from the dish. Both bladers were caught in it, but the others had to shield their eyes. When it died off, there wasn't a blade in the dish.

"Who won?" asked Tyson.

"Where are the blades?" asked Ray. Kai and Ishizu looked at each other. Then they looked up, both blades were still attacking as they came down.

"Come on Dranzer!" cried Kai.

"Ra!" shouted Ishizu, squeezing her fists. Both blades hit each other in mid air, and were sent flying out. They went to the bladers. Ishizu snatched up the blade, Kai grabbed the other out of mid air. They glanced down at the blades. Ishizu held Dranzer, Kai held Ra. It was his first real look at the blade. It was warm to the touch, well no duh from the battle, but it started to glow a bit, on the bit beast area. He looked at it funny. Dranzer did the same to Ishizu. She shook her head in disbelief. Ishizu walked over to Kai, placing his blade in Kai's hands, and took hers. "I normally don't settle for a tie." Kai nodded.

"That was so cool!" stated Max running at them. He jumped and ended up resting his arms on their shoulders. "So sweet guys- and girl. Sorry." Kai kind of pushed Max off his shoulder, stepping back from them. He looked back at Ishizu. And frowned.

"You held back," he said shortly. Ishizu looked at him with a hard stare.

"What makes you say that?" she asked sharply. Max stepped back, and Tyson, Ray, Hilary, and Kenny walked forward.

"What do you mean by that Kai?" asked Ray.

"We all saw the battle. Ishizu was beating you until your figured out her plan," reminded Tyson.

"And Dizzi finished the analysis on the battle. Both your blades were reaching their full potential. Your ratings were off the charts of your previous battles," stated Kenny.

"You've only see her blade once," sternly reminded Kai. "You held back. You didn't use your attack." Ishizu glared at him. "You didn't use the Millennia attack."

"So what if I didn't. I have my reasons," she replied.

"I wanted a battle of your best," he retorted. "So this was all a waste of time." Ishizu crossed her arms, furious. Kai was just as mad.

"Fine then, I guess you won't get that battle. Because I won't use that attack against you guys, no matter the reason," she replied sharply. Ray and Hilary jumped in between the fighting two. Ray faced Kai, Hilary blocking Ishizu. They started to push them back from each other.

"Come on guys, its not the time to fight," declared Ray. Kai and Ishizu still glared at each other.

"Really, and over a silly spinning- whatever match. I mean the world will still go on," she stated. Ishizu glanced at Hilary for a second. Kai to Ray.

"Then I guess you still don't know me," he replied. Turning around, Kai walked out of the gardened area, and back into the house. Ishizu crossed her arms once again. Tyson and Ray sighed. Hilary turned to watch Kai leave, Ishizu spun around on her heels, and refused to watch.

"What's eating him?" asked Hilary. Ishizu closed her eyes.

"He's being a baby," she replied.

"But he does have a point," stated Tyson. "You did say you wouldn't hold back." Ishizu's fists tightened.

"I have my reasons, as I told Kai. The only one who's survived it was Robert and my-that boy, but even at that, I didn't use it at its full power, and that was when I was in better shape to blade." Ishizu's not telling us everything, thought Ray. What's she hiding?

"What do you mean by that?" asked Hilary. "All you do is stand there and look silly yelling at your spinning tops?" She looked very interesting on finding out this answer.

"You wouldn't get it Hilary, you don't blade. More or less have a bit beast," replied Ishizu. "Each is different, and some are harder to manage than others. And Ra, he really has a mind of his own. If only Kai could connect the dots." Ishizu stopped herself.

"So, you didn't really hold back," asked Max. Ishizu nodded.

"I rarely use that attack, I think only about ten times, actually. But I swore to never use it against friends, after I battled Robert with it. I mean, it did put me in the hospital for a week. So I wasn't going to use it against anyone I wouldn't have to." The others nodded.

"I think we're going to be ready for the Wraiths. That is if you still want to help us practice?" asked Tyson. Ishizu looked back at them, arms still crossed. She looked at the Blade Breakers.

"That is if you guys all still want me to help you out," she replied, emphasizing the "all". Everyone knew she was talking about Kai.

"Ah, don't worry about him, he'll come around," stated Ray. "He is a hard head, but its good up there. He knows its good for the team. Seriously, don't worry about him." Ishizu nodded then.

"OK, I'll still help your team."

"Looks like we'll have three coaches now," declared Max grinning. Ishizu smirked.

"But only one of them can whoop your butts in blading," she joked, a twinkle in her eyes. Tyson smirked back at her.

"Yea, but that'll only make us better bladers, and you are going to teach Kai a thing or two," he laughed. Ishizu nodded.

"My pleasure," she replied. "So, what else do you guys think you need to work on." They turned back to the dish, but Ishizu took another glance back at Kai leaving. Ray noticed, and shook his head.

"He'll warm up," declared Ray putting a hand on her shoulder. Ishizu shook her head. Guess he really wanted a taste of Ra, thought Ishizu. They are going to have to come to realize soon, I'm not apart of the team... I'm in this for my own. They think that they're improving, when Ra is gaining his strength with each battle. And that's the way it's staying...

It soon came time for the bus to take the Blade Breakers, Ishizu, and Hilary to meet the Wraiths. The bus pulled up in front of Tyson's house. Everyone but Ishizu was there.

"Where is she?" asked Tyson.

"Yea, normally its Tyson we're waiting on," stated Hilary. Tyson stuck his tongue out at her. She did back.

"I don't think we can wait much longer," stated Kenny. "We're going to be late, and miss our ride." They all looked down the roads. The driver looked at the kids.

"The kid's right, your friend better get here in two minutes, or miss out. I have to leave," he announced.

"Can't you just hold off a bit?" asked Tyson. The bus driver shook his head "no".

"Strict schedule." Two minutes later... "Its time to go guys, I'm sorry about your friend. Get aboard." They all seemed to sigh in frustration. Kai was the first one on, then Max, Hilary, Tyson, and Ray stood out a bit longer. "Come on kid." Ray looked down the street. He took another step in, when he saw something.

"Hold on, I think I see her!" he cried. Everyone stuck their heads out of the windows. Surely there was Ishizu running down the road. She was running, blade in hand. Her other hand was stuck out like she was asking them to wait. She made it to the bus, panting.

"Sorry," she said.

"Better than never," stated Ray. Both got on the bus. Ray took a seat behind Tyson, across from Kai. Ishizu sat in the way back, by herself. Hilary, who was across of Kenny, who was one seat in front of Max, turned around.

"Why sit all the way in the back?" asked Hilary. Ishizu looked up, from looking out of the window.

"Oh, um... didn't want to be in the way," she replied. Tyson stood up and turned around.

"No worries on that. I mean, Hilary is up here!" he stated. Hilary growled. Ishizu put her hand up as a sign of "no".

"Please sit down, on the bus," stated the driver. Hilary and Tyson quickly turned around, and sat. The bus pulled up to a dock. But at this dock, was only one boat. No one was in sight for miles. The ocean was silent, and the dock was quiet.

"Where are we?" asked Tyson.