(I do not own the Beyblade characters in any way. I wish I did though! No... I'm just a big fan! I do, however own Jayde Ryoko. I hope you enjoy my story! Please rate it if you have time!)

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Chapter 6: Battle

Jayde met her opponent on the shores. She looked at him in the eye. "I guess we battle. You ready." Her green eyes glinted as she pulled out her blade. "Totally." He revealed Driger. "But just a fair warning I'm not going to be easy to beat." "I expect no sympathy from anyone." She answered. Ray detected a small hint of scorn in her voice. But he thought no more of it.

As they let their blades fall into the dish, Jayde called the first attack. "Go Kantora!" Her blade became a blur as it repeatedly attacked the other. Its swift movements were almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.

On the sidelines, the Bladebreakers watched intently.

"I don't believe it!" Chief exclaimed. "Her rotation speed is off the charts! It's the fastest I've ever seen!" "Don't worry!" Tyson punched his fist into his other hand. "Ray will bring one home for the team!" "Go Ray Go!" Max and Hilary cheered. Hilary had brought her yellow pom-poms and she gave one to Max to use. Ray looked over his shoulder and grinned. "Thanks guys! This one's in the bag!"

Jayde couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy in her heart. She'd never had support from anyone for a long time. But she couldn't tear her attention away from the battle. Not for a second.

"Driger! Counter attack!" Driger swerved to the side and tried to attack Kantora from behind. But it was moving too fast. They battled viciously, hitting each other full force. You could feel the tension, and the heat from the battle. "Full force now Driger!" Driger hit Kantora with such force that Kantora flipped to the side! "Steady Kantora!" Sparks flew off the side of the dish as Kantora managed to regain balance.

"Whoa!" Tyson stared in awe. "That was a great recovery! Ray might have his hands full!" Hilary and Max had stopped cheering for the moment to watch the battle, but a few minutes later, they were back to cheering. "Ray! Go Ray! Beat 'em for us!" Kai had now stopped acting like nothing was going on as he usually did and watched the battle commence.

Jayde's blade suddenly started glowing. Just a bit. But it was enough to catch the attention of both bladers. Concentrate... concentrate... she shut her eyes and for some reason the blade stopped glowing. Then it started up again, flickering on and off. Ray looked puzzled. "What the...?"

Suddenly, Driger started reacting. It started glowing, although the figure didn't fully materialize. "Driger... what's up?" asked Ray. The partially materialized bit-beast gave Ray a meaningful look and nod, reminding Ray to stay in the game. "Driger! Final atta..."

Jayde had recalled hr blade. It flew to her hand. She was panting. Surely the battle didn't take THAT much out of her... he thought to himself. It was short, and she was putting up a really good fight... why end it?

Kai apparently thought the same thing. "What was that?" he questioned. "We don't take quitters you know! And you aid you had something to prove!" His eyes flashed menacingly. "I...well, you should know when to draw the line! Every blader should know that!" She then turned and ran down the shoreline.

"Ray! There' something I have to tell you!" Kenny ran up to him with his laptop in front of him. "What is it?" he asked, finally calling back Driger and turning to face his team. "It's about Jayde's blade! There's something wrong with it!"

Well, there's another cliffhanger! I'll be back with more later! Keep reading!