Beyblade: Metal Masters S2 E46

## Plot

It turns out that Damian has known Ziggurat since he was a child and first gave him his bey. Ginga realizes that Damian is a victim of his just like everyone else. He's just an obedient experiment that does what he's told. Ziggurat only cares about himself and his research. Ginga is still determined not to lose though, because he and all of his friends worked so hard to get to this moment and become the best. They didn't take shortcuts like the American team, and their bey spirits are strong. Ginga manages to win, but Ziggurat says it doesn't matter, because his team is the real winner of the game. Kyoya is upset because Ginga borrowed Ryuga's strength, who left after watching the match from afar. Kyoya is a total tsundere. Ginga, Masamune, and Madoka are given medals and a trophy at an award ceremony. They only wish that Tsubasa and Yu could be there with them too. Masamune is a little upset because his match was a loss, but Ginga tells him that number one is number one. It turns out that Toby missed the final battle… and he wakes up inside a pod that gives bladers arrangements, with Ziggurat telling him that this will be his final treatment. You see what I mean? Human experimentation, kidnapping, non-consensual treatment, etc. It's surprising how dark some children's shows can be when you look beneath the surface. At the party to celebrate their victory, only Ryo, Hikaru, Kenta, and Team Wang Hu Zhong are there. All of the other teams were invited, but for some reason they're not there. The kids decide to make the best of it. Tsubasa and Yu still aren't there. Suddenly, a helicopter comes out of nowhere and lands on the roof. Team Starbreaker, the Garcias, Julian, and Dr. Ziggurat are inside. They're not here to celebrate though. Ziggurat uses his bey, Spiral Capricorn, to clear the way after the helicopter blows the tables everywhere. He came to announce the results of his research to the entire world. He reveals that he never cared who won the World Championship. He just needed to collect data on as many beys as possible, including the strongest left rotating bey, and the strongest right rotating bey. Strengthening bladers through arrangements was just a tool to complete his true research. The world is currently facing a serious energy crisis. Fossils fuels are dangerous to the environment and will soon be completely depleted, nuclear power always carries dangers and produces nuclear waste, and solar and wind power aren't very efficient. However, he's discovered a solution to this monumental problem… by using the potentially limitless power found inside a bey. And yes, I did briefly look up nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. My brain feels full, and not in a fun way, in a "I have a headache that may or may not turn into a full blown migraine" kind of way. Seriously though, did you ever think a children's show would address a serious issue that's currently facing the world? Besides *Sesame Street* and *Mr. Roger's Neighborhood*, of course. Sure, they just use it to establish why the main antagonist started doing all of this in the first place, but still. I wonder if Greta Thunberg watched this when she was little? She would've been seven when the show first started airing, so she's the right age. She first heard about climate change when she was eight. Anyways, Ziggurat has named this new energy source spiral force, and he's created a spiral core at HD Academy that can draw out the power of a bey and turn it into energy. However, in order to produce as much energy as possible, and find a blader who could control such a bey, he established the HD Academy, the arrangement system, and Team Starbreaker to get information on Meteo L-Drago and Galaxy Pegasus. He used this data to create Twisted Tempo, the strongest bey in the world, and introduces the world's strongest blader, Faust. Zeo recognizes him as Toby. Ziggurat tells him that he's cured Toby's illness, so now there's nothing for him to worry about. Through the arrangement system, he's been reborn as the world's toughest blader, both physically and mentally. Faust makes Tempo spin, which generates spiral force energy. However, when it's unleashed, it completely obliterates a nearby mountain, forest, and lake. So this new energy is dangerous too, and can potentially be turned into a weapon. Ziggurat plans on selling it to the highest bidder, and doesn't care what they'll use it for. Ginga and the others refuse to let him use their beys like that. The Garcias are working for him because he's paying them a lot of money, and Julian doesn't answer when asked why he's doing this, but he looks torn. The kids try to stop Ziggurat from escaping, but the others battle them. Ginga battles Jack and Damian in the streets. Masamune and Dashan are fighting Julian and Argo while Zeo watches, when they're suddenly saved by Nile. Kenta, Mei-Mei, Chi-yun, and Chao Xin are battling Selen and Enzo when they're saved by Benkei, and Demure shows up as well. Kyoya arrives to help Ginga. The bad guys retreat, and although Masamune wants to go after them, Nile tells him not to. They have to come up with a plan first. Kyoya claims that he didn't come to save them, it was just that Ryuga helped them for no apparent reason. He thought something bigger might be going on, so he did some digging and brought the others with him. Why did I decide to summarize three episodes in a row, especially since I *knew* one of them was exposition heavy? This might just be my longest Beyblade related page so far. Ryo doesn't want the kids to go because it's dangerous, but the WBBA's hands are tied. So far, Hades Inc. hasn't done anything illegal. Hikaru shows them the company's home base, Hades City. The Spiral Core is located somewhere inside the tower. Before the kids can leave, Sophie, Wales, and Klaus show up to help. Ryo gives them permission to go. Madoka stays behind to take care of something, but Hikaru joins the others in their epic walk. Meanwhile, Zeo tries to get Toby to snap out of it, but he doesn't respond. Ziggurat reveals that he was after Toby from the beginning, because even among the people who can handle the arrangements, he has a special quality. He refuses to turn Toby back, and has Zeo thrown in a cell. While on the way to Hades City, the kids are ambushed by the Garcias and dozens of lackeys, and are separated into groups. Meanwhile, Madoka has finally finished the repairs to Eagle and Libra, and Tsubasa and Yu have finally woken up and left the hospital. While everyone is battling, they see Hades City start to fly thanks to spiral force, so they don't have a lot of time to get there. If they escape into space, then they'll never be able to stop them. Or, you know, they could just get help from Russia's team, especially since all of the other teams they've faced are involved in the plot in some way. Kyoya clears a path for everyone, but Benkei, Demure, Nile, Klaus, Chao Xin, Mei-Mei, Chi-yun, Kenta, and even Hikaru stay behind to face the Garcias and lackeys with their beys. Seeing Hikaru finally launch Aquario again gave me so much joy. Although it would've been even better if they actually gave her an arc about her dealing with her trauma and PTSD instead of two or three random moments throughout the season of her freaking out, and then this out of nowhere moment. I'm just saying, if they can give Tsubasa a personal arc, then they can give my girl Hikaru one too. Before Argo can stop Ginga from getting to the city, Tsubasa and Yu defeat him with their beys. They and Madoka use a van and a rope to get into the city right before it gets too high for anyone to reach. They made it, but they're on their own from here on out. Ziggurat isn't worried, and tells Jack, Damian, and Julian to get rid of them.