Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ When Hope is Far Away ❯ The Tournament Begins ( Chapter 3 )

Hi, I'm back with the second chapter! I worked really hard on this one, so please review and tell me what you think about this chapter. Thanks for reading my story so far.

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, but I own Zakuro and Hifennikusu!

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Soon, Wolborg was thrown out of the dish, scratched in many places, cracked on some. Zakuro and Kai smirked, and retrieved their blades, which went back to normal. Tala was surprised at his loss. Voltaire and Boris smirked.

"Good job you two." Complimented Boris.

~A day before the tournament in Japan; with the new Bladebreakers~

"Tomorrow is the tournament… Kai will be there…" Tyson gritted his teeth.

`That traitor…' he thought. `But if he's a traitor, why do I still care for him as a friend… and… ally?' he thought. Mr. Dickenson's voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"Well, tomorrow is the tournament. Good luck! The bus will pick you up at this park at 8:00 in the morning." Said Mr. Dickenson, and left.

~With the D. Boys (Zakuro is in the team, so I won't say, the D. Boys and Zakuro)~

"We leave for the tournament now. Let's go!" snapped Boris, and the 6 bladers piled in the airplane, heading for Japan.

~TOURNAMENT DAY!~

Today was it. The day of the tournament… all the teams were gathered in the BIG stadium, a large crowd of people filling the seats. All the bladers were in the so called "locker room", were they hung out before the matches.

"OMG! FINALLY! THE TOURNAMENT! I CAN'T WAIT TO BATTLE! I HEARD THAT THE DEMOLITION BOYS GOT 2 NEW MEMBERS!" exclaimed a blader from a team called `Your Nightmare'. That caught the attention of Tyson, Ray, and Max. The 3 walked over to the boy and his team.

"Excuse me, can you tell us more about these 2 new members on the D. Boy's team?" Ray asked.

"Sure! The Demolition Boys got two new members! One of them is a guy named… um… Sai?" the guy pondered.

"It's Kai." Corrected the female girl on the team.

"OH YEAH! Anyway, they got that Kai person, and this girl… um… Chakuro?" the boy pondered again, making everyone anime sweat drop. The same girl sighed again.

"Zakuro! Geez Choko, you have real bad memory!" exclaimed the girl.

"NOT MY FAULT, MIRA!" The girl twitched.

"It's KIRA! K I R A! KIRA! WITH A K!" Kira yelled, as the 2 started bickering.

"Well… um… thanks." Said Ray, and he, along with Tyson and Max, walked away.

"IT'S TIME! LET'S BEGIN THE BATTLES! THE FIRST MATCH IS… THE DEMONLITION BOYS AGAINST THE WHITE TIGERS!" yelled Jazzman (I THINK that's his name thing… sorry if I'm wrong!). The crowd cheered madly. Zakuro and Kai stepped up to the dish.

"I'm guessing they're the best on the team, so we'll have to send our best. Come on Mariah. Let's show them never to mess with the Tigers… and… we have to avenge the Bladebreakers by defeating Kai!" said Lee. Mariah nodded. The two stepped up. There was a glaring contest between Lee and Kai, and Mariah and Zakuro.

`Why does this girl seem so familiar?' thought both Mariah and Lee.

"READY BLADERS? 3…2…1… LET IT RIP!" Jazzman yelled again, as the 4 bladers launched their blades. Galeon and Galux tried to hit Dranzer and Hifenikkusu, but missed every time. They were very frustrated, while Zakuro and Kai had a smirk on their faces.

"Should we use one of the Twin Phoenix attacks?" Kai asked Zakuro. Zakuro chuckled.

"Nah… these guys are way too easy. It's not worth it." Zakuro replied, smirking. This got Lee and Mariah VERY pissed off. They growled, showing their fangs. Zakuro sighed.

"This is getting boring… let's just get this over with." Said Zakuro. Kai nodded.

"ATTACK!" they said simultaneously, which their blades did. Dranzer slammed into Galeon, and Hifenikkusu slammed into Galux, knocking it out of the stadium as well as shattering it into 126 tiny pieces. Only the bit beast chip was safe. Everyone but Zakuro and Kai stood amazed, or in the Bladebreakers and the White Tiger's case, SHOCKED! BETRAYED! And some other words that are similar. Mariah and Lee silently picked up their bit beast chip, and left, glaring at Kai and Zakuro. Kai and Zakuro smirked and walked back.

"AND THE WINNERS ARE THE DEMOLITION BOYS!"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE HE WOULD DO THIS!" yelled Mariah.

"OOH! THAT STUPID KAI…" muttered Lee. Everyone but Ray was talking.

"What's wrong Ray? You've been quiet ever since the battle started…" said Max and Tyson, worried about their friend and leader.

"T-That girl… Zakuro… Mariah, Lee… don't you remember her?" Ray stuttered. Everyone looked at him with questioning eyes. Lee and Mariah thought hard.

"She's the one… who taught me the Tiger Claw Attack! Zakuro Hiwazaki from Russia!" exclaimed Ray. That seemed to have jogged their memory.

~Flashback~

A young girl with long purple hair and stunning sapphire eyes could be seen in a village, her eyes indicating that she was lost. She was Zakuro Hiwazaki. She had escaped Biovolt and ran away from Boris and Voltaire's men. She was running through a forest when she heard,

"3…2…1 … LET IT RIP!" She looked behind the bushes to see 2 kids. One with pretty long black hair wrapped up, and a ying yang forehead band thing on his forehead, and he had yellow eyes. He was with a girl with pink hair, and yellow eyes, just like the boy. This was, of course, Ray and Mariah. Gary and Kevin were at the village doing some things for the Elder. Mariah's pink blade flew out of the dish again, causing the pink haired girl to wail and retrieve her it.

"Nice try Mariah." Comforted Ray. Mariah sniffled.

"Thanks Ray… hey do you have any hints?" Mariah asked. Ray shook his head, making Mariah sigh sadly.

"When you launch, you should have a straighter pose. Don't slouch." Said Zakuro. Ray and Mariah's eyes widened.

"Who's there?" Ray asked, looking around with his cat like eyes. Zakuro stepped out from the bushes.

"Who are you?" he demanded.

"I'm Zakuro Hiwazaki. I'm sorry for spying on you. I was sort of lost." Zakuro replied.

"Oh it's ok. I'm Ray, and this is Mariah." Introduced Ray. Mariah waved.

"Hey, what was your advice again?" Mariah asked. Zakuro walked over to her, and showed it to her.

"Never slouch while launching your blade. It makes it slower, and since you're slouching, the blade doesn't have full power." Zakuro explained. Mariah straightened herself and launched her blade. It was faster, and stronger!

"WOW! THANKS!" exclaimed Mariah, and started jumping around.

"Wow, you must be a talented blader, Zakuro. Mind teaching me a move or two?" Ray asked. Zakuro paused, then nodded.

"Your bit beast… what is it?" Zakuro asked.

"Driger." Came Ray's simple reply.

"Ok. I will teach you Tiger Claw." Said Zakuro. That day, Zakuro improved Mariah's beyblading skills, and taught Ray Tiger Claw. Soon, another boy came. Yup, it was Lee.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Lee asked. He looked at Zakuro. "Who's she?"

"I'm Zakuro Hiwazaki." Came the purple haired girl's reply.

"She's sooooo cool! She taught Ray Tiger Claw attack, and it's really strong and cool, and she improved my beyblading skills!" exclaimed Mariah.

"Oh really?" asked Lee. Ray nodded.

"Can you teach me a move too?" Lee asked. Zakuro, again thought about it, then nodded.

"What's your bit beast?" she asked.

"Galeon." Was Lee's reply. Zakuro nodded thoughtfully.

"Ok. Do you know the Dark Lightning attack?" Zakuro asked. Lee shook his head.

"Then I shall teach you." Said Zakuro, and taught Lee the Dark Lightning attack.

~End flashback~

"ZAKURO!" Lee and Mariah suddenly exclaimed. Everyone looked at them with confusion.

"NEXT YOUR NIGHTMARE AGAINST BLADETRASHERS!" yelled Jazzman.

"You see, long ago, Zakuro ran away from somewhere, and came to our village to rest for the day. She was the one who improved Mariah's beyblading skills, taught me Tiger Claw, and taught Lee Dark Lightning!" explained Ray. Everyone was surprised.

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Well, there ya go! The second chapter is over. Don't worry, I'm writing the third chapter as we speak!