//------------------------------// // Ep 15: The Shifter Attack // Story: Beyblade EQG // by MechaTomX //------------------------------// The battle was over and the girls returned to their seats on the pews. "That was unbelievable," Rumble said. "They blew us away," added Button Mash. "Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were very powerful," said Diamond Tiara. "But we will not let that discourage us, one day we will catch up," commented Silver Spoon. "Still, you girls were the best teammates," Sweetie Belle said. "Yes, they should participate in tag tournaments one day, don't you think Apple Bloom?" Scootaloo asked. Noticing that there was no answer they turned around and realized that their friend was not present. "Where did Apple Bloom go?" Scootaloo asked. Rumble replied "She went looking for Spike." Meanwhile on the soccer field. Spike and Pharynx were about to start their battle, the two of them were inspecting their rival's bey. "Damn, I don't know what type this bey is, its performance tip I haven't seen before," Spike thought upon seeing Pharynx's bey, his bey was completely black, except for the attack ring, which was on the sides. sharp parts a strong dark red color. "He doesn't look that special, is this kid really as good as my boss says?" Pharynx thought as he analyzed Emerald Flame. "Here you go, everything seems fine," Pharynx said as he handed the beyblade back to Spike. "Same here, there doesn't seem to be any tricks on your bey," Spike replied handing the beyblade back to Pharynx. Spike pulled his beystadium out of his backpack "Time to start Pharynx ..." "SPIKE", was heard the scream of Apple Bloom who came running. "Apple Bloom?" Spike asked. "Spike, where were you? We were wondering why you were taking so long to…." Apple Bloom stopped when she witnessed Pharynx "And who is that?" Spike just said "Works for the Dark Crystal Knight". Apple Bloom was surprised to hear that "Be very careful Spike." "Don't worry Apple Bloom, this guy won't be able to intimidate me," Spike said confidently. "Seriously? Because it appears you tried to flee just moments ago, ”Pharynx replied. "Umm, that wasn't…." Spike said nervously. "And you screamed like a girl," Pharynx interrupted. "You just took me by surprise," Spike replied, "And I don't scream like a girl." "And lastly the most obvious," Pharynx added. "You're sweating a lot as well as shaking." That was very true, it seemed that Spike had run a marathon because he was sweating a lot, in addition to that he could not put his bey in his launcher well because he was shaking. This made Apple Bloom giggle, this was one of the things she liked about Spike, of course he was not the bravest of the boys, but still he had a heart and a strong will. "Enough chatter Pharynx, and get ready," Spike said as he pointed his launcher. Pharynx proceeded to place his bey in his launcher "I'm ready." Meanwhile in the gym. The principals were about to announce the next battle. Celestia: In the red corner, a girl whose spirit is magical, and today she will show us why she is the great and powerful, 15 years old, Trixie Lulamoon. Suddenly the stage was filled with smoke and when it dissipated, they could see Trixie already prepared, she even had her characteristic hat and sorceress cape. Trixie was a girl with blue skin, bright white hair and lilac eyes, she wore a dark blue hoodie, a purple skirt and blue boots. In the stands. "Ughh it's Trixie," Twilight Sparkle said in frustration. "You don't like her do you?" Sunset Shimmer asked. "My dear, Trixie is too egotistical, but it doesn't mean we hate her," Rarity replied. "It's just that she always wants to compete with Twilight, as well as putting on a show every time we meet her," added Fluttershy. "She even filled my locker with lots of confetti just because it was her birthday," Applejack said. "Um I don't think it was her," Pinkie Pie said nervously. On the benches. "Ughh, here we go, another performance by the so-called great and powerful," Rainbow Dash said. "She always thinks she's the best of all." "Look who's talking," Flash Sentry replied. "What did you say?" Rainbow asked. "Nothing," Flash Sentry replied in fear. "I thought so." Luna: And in the blue corner, a certainly adorable girl, she is loved by all the students at Canterlot High for her big heart, as well as being full of surprises, 15-year-old Derpy Hooves. Derpy was advancing towards the stage, she was a blonde girl with gray skin, a green shirt and skirt, she wore sandals with socks on but her most notable feature was her eyes, her eyes were not well aligned due to a disability that she had, however, That did not stop her and she was still the same happy girl, which she tripped over. "I'm fine," she said, recovering. Luna: All right, inspect your opponent's bey. The 2 gave their bey to their rival and began to analyze it. "Hmm, a DEFENSE type, just like mine," Trixie thought as she analyzed Derpy's beyblade, it was an entirely gray bey except for the center, which was yellow in color. "It's the same type as mine," Derpy thought as she analyzed Trixie's beyblade, it was a blue bey with several purple parts including the center. The 2 returned the beys and took out their launchers. Derpy's launcher was a simple, small one with a ripcord. But Trixie's was striking, it was a magic wand with a star in the slot where the bey is placed. They both placed their beys and the countdown began. 3 2 1 "LET IT RIP" everyone yelled. The 2 launched the beys. This promised to be a tough battle between 2 defense beys. Unfortunately it was not like that because suddenly a burst sound was heard. BOOM And just like that, Derpy's beyblade burst when launched. "Ooops, sorry Bubble Burst, I think I did it again," said Derpy. Trixie was confused "But, but, my great show." "Looks like you won, very good luck next round," Derpy said cheerfully as she picked up his bey and proceeded to retreat with a smile. "Hey wait, the great and powerful Trixie won't accept a win like this, I demand a rematch," Trixie said furiously trying to chase Derpy but she was stopped by the principals. Celestia: No Trixie no. Luna: You already won, you will have another chance to show your magic Trixie. Meanwhile in the stands. The girls were laughing. "That was a lot of fun," Twilight said. "You can say it again, sugarcube," Applejack replied. “It was fun, but it's time for the real beybattle of this episode,” Pinkie Pie said as the girls had a confused face, “What? Didn't they know that Spike is fighting a sidekick of the Dark Crystal Knight? " Twilight freaked out "My brother is fighting one of his sidekicks." Back to the soccer field. Pharynx took out a totally black ripcord launcher except for the ripcord, it was purple. They both proceeded to place their beys in the launchers and Apple Bloom began the countdown. 3 2 1 Spike and Pharynx yelled: LET IT RIP And the 2 beyblades fell to the beystadium. The battle was going normal as Emerald Flame spin rapidly as it punchs Pharynx's bey. "So yours is a STAMINA type," Spike said. Pharynx just laughed. "What is so funny?" Spike asked. Pharynx replied "Oh, it's nothing, I just hope to see your surprised face." Spike didn't understand what Pharynx was referring to, but then Pharynx ordered his bey to make the first attack. "NOW DARK SHIFTER, TAKE DOWN THAT LOSER, DARK COPYCAT," Pharynx yelled and suddenly, Dark Shifter began to move differently, now moving rapidly around the beystadium, just like Emerald Flame. "It can't be," Spike said as Emerald Flame was pushed away by Dark Shifter. "I told you you'd be surprised, weakling," Pharynx said, "This is Dark Shifter's special move, the Dark Copycat, an attack that allows me to turn him into the type of bey he's fighting, it works so much better when I use it in a balance type like yours hahaha. " "SPIKE," Apple Bloom yelled as Emerald Flame was thrown out of the beystadium. "Grrr, EMERALD FLAME, DON'T LET HIM DEFEAT YOU, I BELIEVE IN YOU," Spike yelled. And miraculously, Emerald Flame landed on the edge of the beystadium surprising Pharynx. "Impossible," Pharynx said. Spike replied "Nothing is impossible when you have faith in your Bey, EMERALD FLAME, USE THE OVERDRIVE." Emerald Flame used the momentum of the fall to crash into Dark Shifter, Pharynx couldn't believe it. "I cannot believe it," Pharynx said. And suddenly. BOOM The sound of a beyblade being made by Burst was heard. And it was Dark Shifter. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO," Pharynx yelled. "Yeah, you did it Spike," Apple Bloom said smiling, "You won." "I DID IT, I WIN," Spike yelled. Pharynx picked up his bey and proceeded to leave, but not before saying something important, “Now I know why he considers you so special, you have small courage, but don't think this is the end, we will return soon, and until that happens, I hope you arrive at the finals of the tournament. " Spike just replied "I am not thinking in lose, but I will not underestimate any of the participating bladers, they are here for the same reason as me, so it would be selfish to assume that I will reach the final, even so, I will do my best." With that said, Pharynx proceeded to retreat. "That was incredible Spike, who would say ..." Apple Bloom was interrupted by a hug from Spike. "Thanks for being here Apple Bloom, it was very scary, I thought Pharynx was going to beat me up," said Spike crying comically without letting go of Apple Bloom. 5 minutes passed and finally Spike calmed down, but he was still hugging Apple Bloom, the 2 realized it and they both blushed, they quickly stopped hugging. "Um then…. Do you want to go back to the gym? Spike asked still blushing. "Yeah right," Apple Bloom replied without making eye contact because she was blushing too. Back to the gym. Spike and Apple Bloom sat on the benches, waiting to witness the next battle. "Where the hell were you?" Rumble asked. "It's a long story, I'll tell you later." Suddenly the voices of the principals announced the next bladers to fight. Celestia: The next bladers will be Bulk Biceps. Bulk Biceps: YEAH Luna: And Rumble. "About time, I was starting to lose my patience," Rumble said as he headed to his corner. "Good luck Rumble," Spike and Button Mash said at the same time. "Wish luck to Bulk, he will be the one who needs it even more," Rumble said with a lot of confidence on his face. Suddenly a security camera was activated that was in the gym. From an unknown room, the Dark Crystal Knight was sitting on a chair, watching a monitor that showed the area of ​​the gym where the tournament was organized. Next to the Dark Crystal Knight, there was a girl of about 13 years old, her skin was pink, she had scarlet eyes, she wore a white dress, black sneakers, she had a backpack with a drawing of a chess tower, but what the most outstanding thing about that girl was her light blue hair which was styled with many curls. "Thanks for helping me with this," the Dark Crystal Knight said to the girl. "Oh please, all I did was hack a camera, any brat with minimal knowledge could do it," replied the girl. "Still, it's better to watch from here rather than stand for 4 hours on the roof of a school," said the Dark Crystal Knight. "Still, all this for a boy," the girl asked. "Just stick to the plan" The Knight said. "To see how far that boy is capable of going, he needs to be pushed." "And exactly how many people are you willing to risk to push him." "Not to many, but he cares for his firiends, its so amazing how strong their bond is." "Aw you do care" the girl joked, "and all this time I thought there was nothing but dark crystals in that chest." "Umm, well if you want you can take the rest of the day off, I'll keep investigating," said the Dark Crystal Knight. As the girl was leaving, she looked at the screen and saw a photo of Spike, "I must admit, he is very handsome." And so one more battle is expected, but what plans will the Dark Crystal Knight have, what is certain is that our heroes will be ready to face him.