Beyblade: Metal Masters S2 E18

## Plot

In the previous episode, the kids met up with Team Wang Hu Zhong to learn about teamwork. They eventually got better at it and had two team battles, which both ended in a tie. Dashan told them that they'd have to stay sharp if they hoped to beat a team from Africa. One of their bladers uses a Leone. It's obviously Kyoya, and this episode is mostly about how he managed to get on the team, which is called Team Wild Fang. There's a flashback to Kyoya training in the savannah on his way to a tournament in Rock City while dragging a coffin full of rocks up a hill. The only person with a weirder training routine is Ryuga, and that's not until season 3. Kyoya easily defeats five bladers at once when they try to stop him. The president of the country has decided that they have to be well known in order to develop and prosper, and that's why they should win the Beyblade World Tournament, so he's allowing anyone from any country to compete in the selection process in order to form the best team possible. Everyone is given a card. Some people have red ones, and others have blue or yellow ones. Each person with a colored card will compete in a battle royal in the stadium of the same color. The last one standing in each stadium will receive a bracelet. The winners are Kyoya, Nile, and Marcus. The president tells everyone that they'll begin the final selection process now. They're all skilled, but in a battle royal, it's possible to win by luck, not skill or talent, so they'll be tested further to see if they really have what it takes. A timer shows up on the bracelets. In order to make it onto the team, they have to protect the bracelets for a full 24 hours, and at the end, the ones holding them will be the team. Okay, but this honestly also sounds like an even larger battle royal that someone could still win purely by chance. That means they'll potentially have to go a full day without food, water, or sleep. The stage is all of Rock City and the three kilometers surrounding it. I would personally hide just outside the limit the whole time, but that'd probably get me eliminated, and the people here don't seem to care about the rules too much. Marcus runs away while everyone else charges towards Kyoya and Nile. Four hours later, Nile decides to leave to avoid needless battles. Kyoya thinks he's a coward. His personal goal is to fight Ginga at the World Championships, and in order to do that, he can't turn his back on any opponent, even if they're far weaker than he is, and his goal to make the team is to protect his bracelet. Nile sees his point and agrees to keep fighting with him. Someone takes a cheap shot at Nile's Vulcan Horuseus bey from an alley, which makes it spin slower, so Nile goes after him. He's ambushed by multiple bladers at once. Kyoya helps him fight them and tells them to play fair. Wow. Someone's come a long way from where he started. He and Nile are a lot alike. Nile also isn't from the country. There were no other good bladers in his home country, and since the World Championships is played on teams, this was his only chance to get in. Marcus comes out of the sewer and tells them to come with him. He takes them to an underground shelter. He tells them that his home country has a strong team of talented bladers, and there's no way he'd be able to beat them in a fight, so he came here. They can hide out here for the rest of the time. Kyoya tells him that he failed the test because he ran away from the fight. They hear people coming. There's too many of them. If they get caught here, they're done for, and Marcus thinks he'll be caught in the crossfire if they battle here. He tells them to grab some barrels and barricade the door, but when they step on a tarp, they fall into a hole. Marcus's friends take their bracelets. They get above ground and run into a guy named Demure, who has been seen multiple times before throughout the episode, and his name pretty much describes his personality. I love his design, and his voice. He's finally worked up the courage to challenge Kyoya, but he learns that neither he nor Nile have their bracelets anymore. He takes them to Marcus and his friends. There are seven hours left. Demure found them because he was born and raised in the grasslands, so his eyesight is much sharper than normal. When Marcus and his friends launch their beys, he can immediately recognize what type they are and what attack they're planning. He may not have the most confidence, but he has a head for strategy. Kyoya and Nile use their special moves to defeat Marcus and his cronies, and they decide to give the third bracelet to Demure. The episode ends as they face another crowd of bladers and vow to take on the world.