Beyblade: Metal Fury S3 E26

## Plot

Masamune, King, Zeo, and Toby are on a large boat with Ginga and the others, which is taking them to Beyster Island for the championship tournament. Strong bladers from all over the world are heading there. Ginga tells them that they think Masamune is a legendary blader, and they just need to draw that power out of him by getting his bey spirit fired up, so they'll be giving it their all. Benkei knows that they don't know for sure that Masamune is a legendary blader. He thinks Kyoya will finally accept him as an equal if he can become a legendary blader. Beyster Island is basically a fantasy version of Easter Island, including moai statues. Once they reach the island, they see that Johannes is also there, looking for the blader with the Quetzalcoatl bey, along with Aguma, Bao, and the rest of the Beylin Fist. He tells our heroes that the legendary blader will be coming with them. King doesn't understand what the big deal is. Benkei is upset that everyone is counting him out. Suddenly, the sky turns red and red lightning strikes the ground, revealing that Ryuga is also there. Ginga vows to defeat him this time and get him to join them. He sees Kenta run off in his disguise. Matches aren't decided in advance. All the bladers start in the rock quarry and head for the mountain peak. They can take any of the many routes that lead there. There are stadiums along the way that act as checkpoints for all of them. When bladers reach a checkpoint, the battle will begin, and only the one that wins will be able to move on to the next stadium. The final battle will be held between the two bladers that reach the peak the fastest. The winner will receive a life sized moai statue made of gold. Ginga sees Kenta, recognizes him, and goes after him. Ryuga once again walks instead of runs. Ginga and Yuki lose Kenta, and figure that if they keep winning, they'll be sure to run into him eventually, and they split up. Ginga wonders why Kenta was with Ryuga. Masamune battles and defeats Bao, and King battles and defeats Aguma. He mentions that even though this is the first time they've met, he doesn't feel like this is the first time they've battled. So, I guess he's getting memories from his ancestor somehow? Maybe through his bey, or his piece of the star fragment? Ginga and King see Ryuga's bey spirit in the sky, and King declares that he'll be his next opponent. Ginga calls out for Kenta, and sees him behind a tree. He chases after him and onto a ferry with a stadium checkpoint. Kenta finally reveals himself, and the two battle each other, since that's the best way for bladers to have a conversation. The MC even says that they're so close, they're like brothers. Aw! Meanwhile, King battles Ryuga, and it's a foregone conclusion that he loses, but it takes awhile. Ginga and Madoka wonder how Kenta became so strong and fast in such a short amount of time. Ginga is impressed, but asks him why he's pushing so hard. He wonders if he's only been following Ryuga around to become stronger, and he says no. He wants Ryuga's respect. If he can beat Ginga, the only person who has ever beaten Ryuga, then he can take on Ryuga himself. He's doing this for the sake of everyone, and the sake of the future. It's clear that this is true strength, and he's earned it. He reveals Sagittaro's new special move, Diving Claw. It's basically just his Flame Claw move in a downwards strike. It's like a wheel of flame and death from above. Kenta hasn't mastered it yet though, and Pegasus is able to dodge it. Ginga uses the special move Cosmic Tornado to finally defeat Kenta. Their battle was so intense that it causes the ferry to split in two. They make it to shore, and Ginga tells Kenta that once he's mastered that move, even Ryuga will have to watch out. He understands his plan now. He's following Ryuga around for their sake. They'll let him deal with Ryuga. Before Zeo and Toby can battle each other, a third hidden blader launches their bey out from behind a waterfall and defeats them, knocking them out. Masamune sees the bey's pinkish laser from nearby. When he gets there, he finds Toby and Zeo inside the stadium, and they tell him what happened. He vows to avenge them by defeating whoever attacked them and winning the tournament. That guy already passed through this checkpoint, so he'll have to find another route. He thinks that he reached the peak first, but it was actually the blader who defeated Zeo and Toby. His name is Chris, and his bey is Phantom Orion. Yeah, he's the last legendary blader of the four seasons. Orion is a winter constellation. Before they can battle, the MC tells them that it doesn't start until the spectators get there. He tells Ginga, Yuki, Benkei, Ryuga, Kenta, Johannes, and everyone else that two bladers have reached the mountain peak. Since the other battles are over, all of the checkpoints open, allowing bladers like Zeo and Toby to get to the top. Chris hears Masamune talk about the legendary bladers. The MC reveals that he moves from team to team as a blader for hire. They're hired to do exactly as their employer orders to try and win. The conditions of this tournament made it the perfect place for someone like Chris to get in some real battle practice. Aguma thinks the match will be boring, but before he can leave, Johannes tells him to wait. Masamune has a winter constellation bey, so he could be a legendary blader. Everyone learns what kind of bey Chris has, and realize that he also has a winter constellation bey. His "I will not lose" bit reminds me a lot of dark Tsubasa from season 2. Speaking of which, I just realized that he didn't come to the tournament after all. Yikes, I knew he was upset about not being a legendary blader, but I didn't think he'd give up the chance to see a lot of his friends in person and possibly battle with them again. Orion survives Striker's special lightning move. Madoka examines it and sees that its fusion wheel has changed. Chris is glowing this pinkish-purplish magenta or fuchsia color. His bey just evolved, which means he's a legendary blader, and he's just awoken. The constellation Orion appears in the sky. Chris uses a special move to defeat and knock out Masamune. The following explosion is so large that it even knocks the entire crowd back, and knocks most of the spectators out. Ouch. I'm surprised that it didn't cause either the blimp or the helicopter to crash. Johannes tells the others that Chris is the winter legendary blader, and the heroes realize it as well. He sees that his bey has changed. Ginga and the others check on Masamune, who wakes up and sees that he lost. He apologizes to his Striker, and to Ginga for not living up to what he expected of him. He actually sounds like he's about to start crying. I don't know who Chris's English voice actor is, or what direction he was given, but god, that voice is annoying, and I would know. Ginga asks for his help to stop the revival of Nemesis, and tells him that a legendary blader's power shouldn't be used for personal gain. The others tell King that they don't have any choice but to ask for his help. Chris asks Ginga if he's offering him a job. He'll enter a standard contract to lend them his strength, but only if they can afford it, and he tells them that he doesn't come cheap. Yuki says they want him to fight with them as their friend. He points out that they already have Masamune as a friend. King is upset that Chris won against Masamune and called him names. Masamune is his friend, and he won't let anyone talk about him like that, except himself, and that's just teasing. He'll force him to listen if that's what it takes, and launches his bey. Chris also launches his bey. King tells him that Masamune worked hard and gave it his all, and just because he lost doesn't mean that Chris is better than him. Ginga launches his bey to stop him and tells him to calm down. Now isn't the time to fight someone they're trying to recruit as an ally. King tells him to stay out of it. Before Chris can recall his bey, Johannes finally speaks up and tells him that he'll buy his skills. If he does his job well, then he'll get anything he wants. He accepts the offer. His first job is to take care of the others. Yuki tells him that Johannes works for the bad guys, but Aguma tells him to stop talking. He, Bao, and the rest of the Beylin Fist launch their beys. Yuki, Benkei, Zeo, and Toby respond by launching *their* beys. I'm pretty sure my thoughts echo the MC's for once: What is going on?! We just had a huge bey battle four episodes ago! Johannes tells Chris to send Ginga flying first, and he avoids everyone else's beys. Pegasus barely stays in the stadium. Orion dodges Variares's attack. Ginga agrees to battle Chris, and if he wins, then he has to listen to what they have to say. He's fighting to prevent the revival of Nemesis, for the future of Beyblade, for his friends, and for Masamune. Zeo, Toby, and Yuki stop Bao and Aguma from interrupting Pegasus's final drive mode and its special move, Cosmic Tornado. Chris isn't worried though, and uses the same special move he used to defeat Masamune. King blasts away six bladers at once and demands to get in on this too. However, they're all interrupted by Ryuga. He orders Chris to hand over his power to him now. L-Drago starts absorbing Orion's power to spin faster. He didn't do that in his earlier battle with King because Variares also uses reverse rotation. If Orion can spin forever, then L-Drago can absorb that power forever. Ginga says that if this keeps up, then even the star fragment kept inside Orion will be stolen by Ryuga. Suddenly, Kenta hugs Ryuga's leg and tells him to stop, but Ryuga just shoves him. Johannes attacks L-Drago. He won't let someone steal the power he's worked so hard to find. Ryuga easily blasts him back though. He tells Aguma and Bao that getting Chris on their side is enough, so they'll withdraw for now. Aguma uses a special move to cover their covert escape. Ryuga tells the others that the power they have will be his as well. Ginga is upset that that's all he cares about. Ryuga recalls his bey and summons red lightning. When the others look again, he and Kenta are gone. What's with all the flashy villainous exits? The sun starts to rise. Nemesis's revival won't be prevented unless Ginga, Kyoya, Ryuga, and Chris can work together, but the latter three all have their own agendas at the moment. Benkei tells the others that they don't have to worry about Kyoya. He's sure he'll come back to them soon. Ginga apologizes to Masamune for getting his hopes up about becoming a legendary blader. He tells the others that he's fine, and that it's not like them to be so bummed out about something like this. I mean, they are trying to prevent the end of the world. That tends to add a lot of stress, plus this is their second morale hit in a row. Masamune says they have to take back what was stolen from them, and in order to do that, they have to train. He runs ahead, but once he's alone, he blames himself for what happened because he didn't become a legendary blader. He apologizes to Striker again and has tears in his eyes. King says now he's not acting like himself. So he's not a legendary blader, so what? Are they really the best thing in the world? Masamune says he doesn't want to hear that from him. He *is* a legendary blader, so he can't understand how he feels. King admits that he can't understand, but it doesn't matter to him whether he's a legendary blader or not, because he was always forbidden to battle before. Right now he's just enjoying battling with strong opponents. All he cares about is becoming a better blader until he becomes the best ever. He asks Masamune if he's only been beyblading to become a legendary blader, or if it's been so he can become number one. He tells him that he's acknowledged him as his rival, which means he's really strong, so he shouldn't be trying to become a legendary blader; he should be more than that. I mean, the Quetzalcoatl bey is the only one left, so he literally can't become one now, but I understand the sentiment. Instead of being bummed out, Masamune should use his time to train and try to defeat King. They call each other names and laugh. Masamune says he'll defeat him and become the true number one. The others are watching them. Friends can help each other out. Ginga knows that King is right. There's no use getting bummed out. They have friends all over the world, and they can count on them to help. There's only one more legendary blader left to find. They need more training. However, the episode ends on an ominous note. Dynamis sees a red light in the sky. Omens are beginning to appear. Pluto arrives at the temple and tells him that it's all the will of the heavens. Dynamis doesn't take orders from anyone, only destiny. He swore allegiance to Zeus, and fulfilling that promise is his mission. Pluto says that therefore, being struck by Hades' curse in place of Zeus is also the will of the heavens. Zeus and Hades were brothers, and the jewel Dynamis hides around his neck is proof of that. It was passed from Hades to Zeus and inherited by the guardian of the temple. It contains the desires that Hades wasn't able to fulfill. Dynamis says those desires won't be revived as long as he keeps it hidden in his cloak. Pluto tells him that he can't escape from Hades' curse, and Dynamis starts screaming as he's hit with a bolt of purple energy.