Sorry for not posting a chapter in a while. The tournament and other things have led me off course for a few weeks, but I am back now.
Chapter 16: An Epic Rematch! No Holding Back!
“So we meet again,” Bushi said, “It doesn’t matter though, because I’m gonna win again.”
“Don’t get so overconfident when the match hasn’t even started,” Gabe suggested to Bushi.
“I’ll be the ref for this match,” Hoeinn announced.
“How about I make a goal? I’m gonna beat Gaia in ten seconds or less,” Bushi announced confidently. Team Rideout gasped except for Gabe, who remained silent and serious, focusing on how he was going to launch.
“Ready? Set!” Hoeinn yelled.
“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Gabe appeared to have failed launch Gaia, as Gaia was spinning somewhat slowly, and wobbling.
“A failed launch? This will be too easy! Ifrit! Triple Attack!” Ifrit came crashing down and collided with Gaia, sending Ifrit to the stadium wall. Ifrit came to a slow, and ran out of stamina.
“It didn’t burst!?” Gabe exclaimed in shock.
“I saw right through your plan. I’ve seen this technique in the past, so I know what it looks like in action. I wasn’t able to win, but I was at least able to prevent a burst and only get outspun,” Bushi explained.
“You really have improved as a blader, Bushi. I am impressed,” Gabe told Bushi.
“Gaia with a survivor finish! Gabe gets one point!” Hoeinn announced.
Now next round, I’m gonna crush him, Bushi thought.
“Ready? Set!”
“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Ifrit went to the center, looking as if it was defending. Gaia went straight for the attack, but Ifrit avoided it and started running around the stadium.
“You can’t win if you can’t get attacks in! You’ll run out of stamina before you can get any attacks on me!” Ifrit continued to circle around the outer part of the stadium quick. Gaia went for attacks but could never land a shot. Ifrit went in for the attack.
“Ifrit! Triple Slash!” Ifrit came towards Gaia, hitting it twice before Gaia escaped the third hit. It went all the way down and onto the other side of the stadium, at the top.
“Gaia! Swing Counter!” Gaia came down and rushed torwards Ifrit.
“I’m not giving up! Triple Slash!” Ifrit started rushing towards Gaia, and as the two collided, Ifrit slashed Gaia three times, the third hit bursting Ifrit.
“Wait, what!?” Bushi said in shock.
“Gaia with a burst finish! Gabe gets two points. Gabe wins the match!” Hoeinn called. Team Rideout cheered in excitement for Gabe.
“You shouldn’t have tried that attack when I was doing such a powerful attack and you didn’t even have enough clicks to survive your own attack,” Gabe suggested. Gabe returned to his team.
“What an epic victory,” Ugen complimented Gabe, “At this rate he’ll never be able to beat you
“Don’t underestimate the opponent,” Gabe told Ugen seriously, “Bushi has great potential, so don’t act like he’s some pushover. He still has a long way to go, but he’s not weak by any means.”
“Anyways, who’s up next?” Hoeinn asked.
“Saoki, I want you to go back up again,” Gabe answered. The team had a shocked face, including Saoki.
“But I lost my last match, and plus, if our team loses another match, we’re done for,” Saoki argued.
“I believe you can beat whoever goes out against you,” Gabe said encouragingly, “I want to see you go out there and do your best,”
“I’ll go out there and give it my all, then,” Saoki said. After the JP Spirals picked their team member to send out, Saoki went out. He was going up against Bartek.
“Whaddup, dude? I crashed the waves with Ugen, so I doubt you’ll be much more trouble than him,” Bartek told Saoki.
“Don’t underestimate me when you haven’t even seen me at my best,” Saoki replied. Bartek ignored him and got his launching position ready, doing the same stance as before.
“I’ll be the ref for this match,” Bushi came up and announced, “Ready? Set!”
“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Bartek launched Baskark off of his knee this time, giving a more controlled launch causing Baskark to become balanced rather than wobble. Shuriken took the center and was tilted slightly. Baskark went in for the attack and tried to push Shuriken out of the center. Shuriken resisted, its tilted position giving it more aggressive defense.
“I’m not giving you victory that easy! Shuriken! Super Shuriken Throw!” Baskark attacked again, and Shuriken went up the slope of the stadium, coming back down and hitting Baskark.
“You didn’t forget about my Beyblade’s move already, did you? Baskark! Ballistic Ricochet!” Baskark bounced off the wall and smashed into Shuriken, sending it flying across the room and into the wall. The impact Shuriken made on the wall caused it to bury into the wall.
“It’s stuck in the wall!?” Saoki said in shock.
“Baskark with a ring out finish! Bartek gets one point,” Bushi called. Saoki went towards the wall and pulled out Shuriken, which took great force to pull out.
“I’m surprised you didn’t burst from that impact, dude. I’ll give you credit for that,” Bartek told Saoki.
Baskark’s attack power is incredible, Saoki thought, I have to counter it with my best defense.
To be continued on Chapter 17: It’s Comeback Time! A Grand Battle Royale!
Hey there! My name is BuilderROB and I am an organizer who hosts tournaments in North Carolina.