//------------------------------// // 8. Sword Flame Cup! Dazzling Problem! // Story: Beyblade Burst Equestria Girls // by Chacorn //------------------------------// "Let it, Rip!" Robin and Sunset shouted and their Beys began to circle and attack each other. "Go Drago, Crash Launch" Robin shouted as Sunset shouted "Flare Launch" Both Beys collided several times before they both flew straight at their bladers. Both Sunset and Robin caught them and Robin said "One more time" "Wait" Sunset said, holding out her hand. "Come on. Don't tell me you're tired already" Robin said but then Sunset said "I understand you want to practice but you need to take a break" It had gotten quite late and the park was empty except for the two of them. The others had gone home about half an hour ago. But Robin insisted on continuing to practice and Sunset stopped because Amelia had asked her to keep an eye on him. "I can't quit. If I quit I'll lose" he said and Sunset walked up to him and said "Hey calm down. It's just a tournament. Winning isn't everything" "It's not just about winning. It's my dream" Robin said, making Sunset confused. "Ever since I started Beyblade, I've always looked up to the legends like Valt Aoi, Shu Kurenai and Xander Shakadera," he explained. "I've always had the dream of me battling against them. And maybe even winning against them and becoming a legend myself" said Robin and Sunset began to understand. "Now that I have a chance to face a legend, I have to give it my all. I can't lose because I didn't work hard enough," he said, starting to tear up a little. "Hey don't worry. If anyone can win this it's you" Sunset said and Robin started to smile a little. "BUT, That doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you" she said with a smirk. Robin laughed a little and said "Thanks Sunset" and with that Robin asked her "Well, shall we continue?" Sunset giggled a bit and said "Sure" Both took their positions saying "3... 2... 1... Let it, Rip!" The next day, the nine of them had made it to a building in town where the registrations were. "Alright boys and girls. The Qualifying round of The Sword Flame Cup is finally about to begin” said the announcer He stood on the tendon which was completely black and everyone stood with great anticipation to begin. "Everyone here is probably burning with anticipation. But the question everyone is asking is who will take home the win and get the chance to face Xander Shakadera" said the announcer. "It'll be me" both Rainbow and Robin shouted. "NOW, The first part of the pre-qualifier is about pure power. So we hope you brought your best launches, Check it out" said the announcer and then the light came on. On the tendon there were now eight identical matches. Along the bottom was a ripcord handle and along the length was what looked like a meter. Everyone started talking about the matches that stood in front of them. "What the hay" Applejack said. "What's that?" Twilight asked. "Wait, aren't we doing Bey battles?" Rainbow said. "Now, pay close attention" the announcer said, walking up to one of the matches. "This is an evelutions matching. You have to pull this rope. And if you pull with all your might. RIP" shouted the announcer and pulled the ripcord. The meter should light up with the entire red section lit up and three of the yellow section before it stopped. "What, even worse than last time" the announcer said quietly to himself. With that he turned around and said "The bar will light up differently depending on the power of your launches. If you manage to pass the blue line you will qualify" "Okay everyone let's get started" said the announcer and eight kids walked up to their matches. "Wait, the Machines are on. NOW" he shouted and everyone pulled the machines and the meters started to light up. But no one in the first group managed to cross the blue line. "Oh my. No one in the first group managed to qualify. Will anyone manage to advance?" the announcer said and with that Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie went up to their respective matches. "This is too easy" Rainbow said and all three shouted "RIP" their meters went up and it managed to pass the blue line with Pinkie lighting up one of the green sections. Rainbow two and Applejack four. "Oh my, Oh my. We've managed to get three qualifiers from this world at the same time. And the top spot has gone to Applejack" said the announcer and the three cheered. After that, several went up to use the machine. The other four all managed to pass the mark with varying amounts of power. "Looks like the bladers have picked up steam. But so far no one has managed to take the top spot from Applejack" said the announcer and then Robin and Amelia went up. "Ready bro" Amelia said and Robin smiled and said "Is that even a question" with that they both grabbed the ripcords and yelled "RIP" both their meters got over the mark with Amelia's with two lines on the green and Robin with five . With that, the top image changed from Applejack to Robin. "Oh my, Looks like Robin Kings has managed to take the top spot from Applejack. He shows that bladers from our world are no pushovers" said the announcer and then Robin and Amelia walked towards the others. "Not bad sugarcube" Applejack told Robin. "Of course. I plan on winning the whole thing. I'm gonna give it my all" Robin said and then Rainbow said "Hey, now that we're all done shall we go eat?" "But it's still going on" said fluttershy. "Don't worry shy. we're all already in. And it's not like anyone's going to beat Robin's score" Rainbow said but then the announcer said "But hold the phone" They turned and saw the top picture change from Robin to a picture of a teenage girl. She had light blue skin, blue and dark blue hair in a ponytail and magenta eyes. "We have managed to get a new top launcher in the tournament. Seems like the top spot now belongs to the newcomer Sonata Dusk" said the announcer and the main 7 gasped in shock. "Hmm, Sonata Dusk. Seems like there are more strong bladers around" Robin said but when he saw the girls' reaction he said "Hey, what's going on?" They left without saying a word. Robin and Amelia looked at each other and Robin said "Hey wait up" and the two followed the seven of them. The main 7 walked through the corridor with Amelia and Robin right behind, trying to get their attention. "Hey, Sunset" Robin said but Sunset didn't answer. "Hey, AJ. what's wrong" Amelia said but Applejack didn't answer. They were all in their thoughts until Robin rushed in front of them and said "Okay, Stop now" It came out a little louder than he intended but it was loud enough to wake them up. "What is it?" Rainbow asked and Amelia said "Why did you guys get so quiet before?" and then Robin said "Yeah, why did you freeze up when you saw that Sonata girl?" "Don't you understand?" said Rainbow but then Sunset said "They weren't there, they don't know what happened" Amelia looked at them worriedly and said "Where weren't we? What happened?" "Well um" Rarity started and Amelia and Robin turned to her and then she continued "We've had quite a traumatic experience regarding Sonata and her sisters." "Sisters?" Robin said in confusion. "Adagio Dazzle and Aria Blaze. Those three caused a good amount of trouble when we last saw them" Sunset said. "Come on. It couldn't have been that bad" Amelia said but then a voice was heard behind them. "That's right, We were just having a little fun" said a girl's voice. They turned towards the voice and saw three young women. One of them was Sonata with a magenta vest and a pink skirt. But next to her stood a girl with pale yellow skin, orange and yellow hair, magenta eyes, a purple dress and a lavender mauve mini bolero. And next to her stood a third girl with pinkish-purple skin, purple and mint streaked hair in two ponytails, purple eyes and a mint green jacket. The main 7 looked at the three girls and immediately recognized them as The Dazzlings. "Well, Unless it's Sunset Shimmer and her little friends" Adagio said with a sly smile on her face. "Adagio. What are you doing here" Sunset said with suspicion in her voice. "Oh, Sunset. You're hurting my feelings. We just want to have some fun" Adagio said. "As if, You will surely sabotage the tournament. But you won't succeed with us here" Rainbow said but then Sonata replied "Why would we want to sabotage the tournament?" "Yeah, if we did that we wouldn't be able to get our revenge on you guys" Aria said and then Fluttershy said "r-revenge" a little scared. "That's right, We will finally get our revenge for The Battle Of the Bands" Adagio said with a smile. "Are you trying to say you have beys?" Applejack asked. "Well, meet those who will crush your hopes and dreams" said Adagio and with that it held out three different beys. The colors matched its blades and had the same internal symbol. It was a silhouette of their siren shape surrounded by musical notes. But outside the ring was different for all three. Arias had five sharp and purple blades. Sonatas had nine square and dark blue blades and one light blue. And finally, Adagios had two blades that looked like sirens. "So these are your Beys?" asked Sunset and with that Sonata said "Encore Siren" and then Aria said "Bass Siren" and finally Adagio said "Melody Siren" "There's no Bey that can get enough of these three" Adagio said but then Robin walked up and said "sorry to say. But I'm gonna win this one" "And who are you supposed to be?" Adagio asked with a raised eyebrow. "The name is Robin Kings. And just to be clear. I am the one who will win the tournament" said Robin. "Ohh I recognize you. You're the guy that Sonata smashed in the launch matches" Aria said and smiled smugly. "Now if you lost to the weakest of us, how do you plan to win against us in a fight" Adagio said. "You can't just win with launch power alone. Hope you put as much energy into your technique as your hair" Robin said teasingly and Amelia giggled a little. Adagio clenched her fist and said "Girls. we're out of here" and she started walking away with the other two behind her. "Oh yeah. Talk about burn" Rainbow said walking over to Robin. "Thanks" he said turning to Sunset. "So, what's the deal between you and the three of them?" he asked but Sunset replied "Listen. It's pretty complicated. You'll probably think it sounds crazy" "So what" Amelia said. "We are your friends. How can we help you if we don't even know what happened?" she asked and Sunset tried to say something but then Robin said "Don't worry. No matter what you say we will help you as much as we can" Sunset waited a moment. She looked into Robin and Amelia's eyes. They were empathetic and wanted to help. "Okay, we'll tell you everything" she said and then the others looked at her. "Are you sure darling?" Rarity asked but Sunset turned to her and said "Yeah I'm sure" It had gone to another room where it could be alone. Sunset and the others began to explain what had happened to where Sunset came from, the crown, The Battle of The Bands and finally The Friendship Games. "So after I transferred to CHS it was calm until the point when the portal between our worlds opened" Twilight said finishing the explanation with Amelia and Robin standing there in shock. "Wow Wow, Let's see if I got everything right" Amelia said, massaging the front of her head. "So the statue in front of your school is a portal to an alternate dimension where the dominant race is talking ponies?" Amelia asked and the seven nodded. "And Sunset is from this pony dimension and is actually a unicorn?" Robin asked in confusion with the seven nodding. "And she used to be a student of the ruler of the pony world and it's also the pony variant of your Principal?" Amelia said and they quickly nodded. "And after Sunset was gone for a long time she came back to steal a magical crown from the Pony Princess version of Twilight?" Robin said and they nodded but Sunset started looking down at the ground. "Then she put on the crown and turned into. Let's see if I worded this right now. 'A Raging She Demon'?" Amelia said and they nodded With Sunset coaling down with Twilight placing a hand on her shoulder. "But then Pony Twilight and the five of you used the 'Magic Of Friendship' to free Sunset and help her reform?" Robin said, pointing to the five that were there and they nodded. "But after a while the three of them appeared and turned out to be sirens from the pony world and fed off the negative energy from their singing?" Amelia said and they quickly nodded with Sunset lifting her head again. "And so the six of you worked together with Pony twilight to defeat them and take away their powers?" Robin said and the nodding continued. "And then after quite a while you entered a competition with Crystal Prep and that's when you met this Twilight?" Amelia said and they nodded with Twilight starting to look away. "But then she managed to absorb your magic and once again another, Forgive me for saying this. 'Raging She Demon' appeared?" Robin said and they nodded with Twilight putting her face in her hands in shame with Sunset placing a hand on her shoulder. "But then Sunset saved Twilight and then she transferred to CHS?" Amelia said and then Applejack said "Looks like you guys got it all" Robin and Amelia needed to sit down and work out everything that had just been heard. Finding out that magic is real and that one of their closest friends is actually an eagle was quite shocking. "Amelia. Robin. Say something" Sunset said. "That's... A lot to take in" Robin said and Sunset put her hands to her face. "But now we know why you have trouble with those girls." Amelia said and Sunset looked up in confusion. "Alright then. Then we'll teach them a lesson in a Bey battle" Robin said and Sunset was more confused. "Wait, aren't you shocked at what I did? What I am?" she asked but then Amelia replied ""We are shocked. but you are our friend. No matter what mistakes you have made or where you come from. Right Robin?" "Of course. We know you. The real you. We'll stand by you no matter what." Robin said and then Sunset started to tear up a little. "Thank you two. It means a lot to me" Sunset said and then Pinkie called out "GROUP HUG" and pulled everyone in for a hug. The next day had just arrived. It was time for the first round of battles. "I hope you're ready Byefans. It's time for the exciting first round of The Sword Flame Cup" the announcer said and the crowd cheered. "But before we start, we're going to hear some messages from Xander Shakadera to all the bladers who made it through the pre-qualifier," he said, raising his hands to the screen showing Xander. Everyone in the audience quieted down and then the mediation was played. "What's up everyone. To all of you who managed to get through the pre-qualifier, congratulations." Xander said with a smirk on his face. But then his facial expression changed to a serious one. "But listen now. I don't want to face a lame blader" he said a little angrily and everyone in the audience was shocked. "Wow" Pinkie said and Rainbow said "Did he call me lame?" "If you want to get all the way to me, you better put in 120%. That's a fact." he said and everyone in the audience started to warm up. Just then, the expression on his face changed back to a smile. "Okay. This is going to be Awesome. Now give it everything you've got and don't hold back" Xander said and then the mediation ended. Everyone was a little confused by the personality change. "Alright, From now on it will be clashing between the Beys" said the announcer and everyone went up for their first matches. "3... 2... 1... Let it, Rip!" shouted everyone and the battles were on. The main 9 went up one by one to face their opponents. The Dazzlings stood in the audience and watched carefully how the nine fought. The main 9 managed to win the first round but Sunset, Robin, Rainbow and Amelia managed to win 2-0 with a Burst. Applejack, Rarity and Twilight won 2-0 with two ring-outs and finally Pinkie and Fluttershy won 2-0 with two survival finishes. The round continued and soon it was time for the next round and it was Sonata's turn. "Urg, Why are we watching her match?" Rainbow asked with a clear tone of disapproval. "If we face these Sirens in battle we need to know what we're up against" Robin said and the other agreed. "First battle" the ref said and Sonata got ready. “Ready, Set" said the ref and raised his arm. "3... 2... 1... Let it, Rip!" both shouted and both of their beys flew into the stadium. But something was strange. Sonata's Bey wobbled like crazy. "Oh my. Sonata's bey is already shaking. Seems like a failed launche" the announcer said. "Seems like we have nothing to worry about" Rainbow said but Robin noticed how calm Sonata was. The opponent's bey tried to attack but the Encore Siren's movements were so random that it avoided all attacks. After a while it looked like it was going to fall, but then it straightened up. Sonata's opponent seemed annoyed and then she said "what's wrong. Can't you handle my Encore Launch" and with that the announcer said "Oh My. Encore Siren dodges every single one of the opponent's attacks. It's way too spontaneous" "How the hay can she do that?" Applejack asked and then Twilight picked up her tablet and began analyzing Sonata's Bey. "Check it out" she said and everyone turned to her. "Encore Siren is a defense type and these blades block all attacks. But watch this one carefully" she said zooming in on the top blade. "It's longer than the other one" Rainbow pointed out. Twilight nodded and said "Because of that it's unbalanced and that creates these unreadable movements" But then Applejack said "But shouldn't it stop spinning faster?" Twilight carefully looked at Encore Siren's tip and said "This thing on its tip push off the ground and make it straighten up" she said and then Robin said "Besides. She was the one who got the top score in the launch matches. Combine that with its unreadable movements, it is a tough opponent." Back to the battle, the opponent managed to figure out a direction straight at Encore Siren for an attack. "Got you now" he said and his Bey dove forward. But then Sonata was surrounded by a blue energy and she called out "Siren" and with that she resonated with her Bey so its avatar appeared. It resembled her siren form but had completely red eyes. The two Beys came at each other and Sonata called out "Encore Swing" and with that she slammed the larger blade right onto the opponent's bey and slammed it down to the ground causing it to burst. "Encore Siren with a Burst Finish, Sonata Dusk wins by a score of 2-0" said the ref and Sonata cheered. "Amazing, Sonata Dusk has made it past the first round with no problems" the announcer called out and then Pinkie said "Wow, she's good" After that, it was Aria's turn to fight and she stepped forward. "Look, Bass Siren" Twilight said and began to analyze Arias Bey. "It seems to be a five bladed attack type" she said then Rainbow asked "Like Pegasus?" "Yeah but Bass Siren has smaller and more blades" Twilight said and then the ref said "First battle" and Aria got ready. "Ready, Set" said the ref and raised his arm. "3... 2... 1... Let it, Rip!" both shouted and Aria's bey went right in for an attack. "Oh my, the Bass Siren barrage of attacks won't stop" the announcer said as the Bass Siren frosate attacking. "Wow, what a crazy attack" Applejack said then Twilight said "The five blades deliver a barrage of attacks in one rotation. So it's good at delivering quick attacks" "End this, Siren" Aria shouted and was surrounded by purple energy and attached to her bey making its avatar appear. It was the same as Sonata in that it looked like her siren form with red eyes. With that, Bass Siren dove straight towards her opponent. "Bass Strike" Aria called out and Siren hit its opponent and then made a curving turn and attacked straight at it, bursting it. "Bass Siren with a Burst Finish, Aria Blaze wins by a score of 2-0" the ref said and the announcer said "Amazing. Aria Blaze managed to get a landslide win and advances" "Seems like she has some power too" Rainbow said and the other agreed. And then Adagio went up and then she saw that her opponent was actually Flash Sentry. "Time for some payback for what you did" Flash said but Adagio didn't care. Twilight started analyzing Adagio's Bey and after that she said "Melody Siren seems like a balance type" "It means she can choose to attack or defend" Sunset said looking at Adagio. "Come on Flash, crush her" Rainbow shouted and then the ref said "First fight" and they both got ready. "Ready, Set" said the ref and raised his arm. "3... 2... 1... Let it, Rip!" both shouted and both Beys flew into the stadium. But when it did, everyone noticed something. For some reason, Melody Siren came from the other direction. "what the" Rainbow blurted out. "Does that mean that?" Fluttershy said and then Sunset replied "Yeah Melody Siren spins counter clockwise" With that Melody Siren and Flash's bey attacked and delivered a barrage of attacks at each other. After a while of that both were pushed up the slope and Adagio said "Now, show them Siren" and then she was surrounded by a yellow energy. And with that, her bey was also surrounded by the same energy and its avatar appeared. "That's enough. It's over" Flash shouted and both Beys went in for an attack. "Melody Whip" Adagio shouted and one of Siren's blades hit Flash Bey so hard it flew into the air before bursting. "Melody Siren with a Burst Finish, Adagio Dazzle wins by a score of 2-0" said the ref and the announcer said "Oh My, That's another powerful burst. Adagio Dazzle really shows us how to deliver a show" and with that Adagio left without saying anything. "That attack was really powerful" Amelia said and then Twilight said "I don't think the Flash even stood a chance" and the other one stuck with me. Sunset looked at Adagio and thought "Encore Siren, Bass Siren, Melody Siren. They will be very tough to beat" It had become evening. The Rainbooms and Amelia were all at home except Sunset was out training. Robin was just out for a run when he looked up and thought about what Xander said. "If you want to get all the way to me, you better put in 120%" he had said and Robin said "Must give it my all" and continued running. The Dazzlings were in their apartment and Aria and Sonata were eating while Adagio thought about how Robin had made fun of her before. "Hope you put as much energy into your technique as your hair" Robin had said and Adagio began to clench his fist. "Hope you're ready kid. I'm going to crush you" she said and took a bite of the food. Sunset bey had just stopped and she picked it up. "This is mine. After I win the tournament" she said and then all three said "I’ll defeat Xander" at the same time.