A Wicked Wind Blows

A Wicked Wind Blows is the 49th episode in the first season.

After Kai loses his battle and bit-beast to Spenser, it is up to Ray to win the next battle so the BladeBreakers can make it to the finals. Despite the fact that the Demolition Boys won the first battle, Voltaire isn't satisfied, Boris questions him on this. Voltaire states that winning isn't enough, he wants the world to fear Biovolt so no one will dare to oppose them. With this in mind, they decide to send Bryan into battle next.

The next day, the battle is about to start. Before Ray steps up to the platform, he is stopped by his teammates who wishes him good luck. As we see the stats of the bladers, we learn that not much is known about Bryan except for the fact that he has a falcon bit-beast named Falborg. They reveal the dish as the R.P.M dish, and the blader DJ launches a beyblade into the dish to demonstrate how it works. It is explained that the bottom half of the dish spins faster than a dentist's drill, and the beyblade that was launched in there breaks into pieces after getting caught in the spin zone and then being hurled against Ray's side of the dish. Ray seems to be somewhat unnerved by this, but decides it is not important and that he should just focus on the match. The battle starts and Bryan's blade chips a part of the dish, which lands in the spin zone and hits Ray in the stomach. Kai quickly realizes that this was not an accident, and Dizzi helps confirm that Bryan intentionally meant to hit Ray with the debris, making it look like an accident.

The first match continues, and Bryan's blade keeps slamming into Ray's, Tyson tries to tell Ray to get his blade behind Bryan's, but Kenny points out that there isn't enough room in the dish to do so. Eventually, the blades come close to the spin zone, and Ray's blade is sent flying. Before Ray has a chance to do anything about it, Bryan unexpectedly unleashes an attack that literally blows him and the blade out of the ring, causing Ray to lose the first match. The BladeBreakers run over to Ray's side and ask him if he's okay, but he does not answer them. Bryan taunts Ray, telling him that this is just the beginning.

The BladeBreakers try to figure out what happened, and Tyson's father suggests that Ray should forfeit the match so he doesn't have to face whatever Bryan has in mind for him. Ray won't give up that easily, and asks Kai if he has any advice. Kai tells Ray that he has to be careful, as Bryan not only intends to steal his bit-beast, but also to destroy Ray. Tyson realizes that Voltaire wants to make an example out of Ray so the world will fear Biovolt, but Ray states that he is not afraid, because he knows that Driger does not fear them.

When the second battle is about to start, Bryan comments that he is suprised to see that Ray came back after what happened in the first battle. The second match begins, and this time Ray summons Driger right away. Bryan quickly follows it up by summoning his own bit-beast, Falborg. Falborg swoops down and Ray is struck by an invisible force. The BladeBreakers try to find out what is happening, and they realize that Falborg's stroblitz attack can manipulate air itself into a weapon. Since no one can see the weapon, it is not against rules, although Tyson's grandpa and Mr. Dickenson agree that it should be. Bryan continues to attack Ray with Falborg's stroblitz attack, the wind coming from Bryan's beyblade also tearing Ray's clothes up slightly. The BladeBreakers try to stop the match, but Ray tells them not to as he believes he can win this battle, and that he can handle Bryan's attack. They are suprised by this, but Ray seems to have a plan.

Bryan asks Ray if he wants to forfeit, telling him that he will have to forfeit Driger anyways and that he should just quit now, but Ray doesn't listen and Bryan makes a comment about Ray's stubborness. Bryan prepares to finish Ray off with another attack, but when Falborg takes back into the air, Ray gets a chance to attack as Bryan has left his defense wide open and unleashes his Driger's tiger claw attack. The blades connect in mid-air, and Ray is pushed back slightly by the force produced, but stands his ground and Bryan's blade returns to Bryan. Ray wins the second match, and the other characters are amazed at how he endured Falborg's attack until he found the right moment to counterattack. Ray states that Bryan might not be as powerful as he thought, but Bryan now believes he will have the upperhand as Ray has already used up all his strength to get this victory. Ray tries to protest, but he ends up blacking out before he can finish his sentence.

While Ray is unconscious, Tyson's father admits that Bryan was right about Ray having used up all his energy in the second match. However, Tyson tells them not to forfeit the match, as Ray can still fight even though he is tired. Ray wakes up, and is ready to go back for the third match, but Max and Tyson tell him that if he is going out there again, he needs to focus on defense this time, with Kai adding that they do not mean his beyblade. Kai returns Ray's blade, letting him know that they still believe he can win.

The third match begins, and the two blades keep hitting eachother. Bryan tells Ray that he is angry with him for snatching his victory, and orders Falborg to attack again, the wind tearing off Ray's headband. Ray's friends are getting worried about him, and want him to stop the match, but Ray refuses to listen, which angers Bryan even more. Bryan prepares to finish Ray off, and has Falborg unleash an even more powerful attack, which also tears apart the white cloth holding Ray's hair. Ray has a few flashbacks about his old team, the Wild Tigers and of his current team the BladeBreakers, however, Driger helps him snap out of it so he can fight back. Ray calls out to Driger, who surrounds him with a force field so Bryan's attacks can no longer harm him. Ray unleashes a powerful tiger claw attack, but the blinding light from the attack makes it hard to tell what happened until the light fades. Bryan is knocked out by the force of the attack, and his blade shatters, while Ray's blade is still spinning, meaning that the BladeBreakers have won the second match. At first everyone is happy that Ray won, but then they notice that Ray is lying unconscious on the floor.

Ray is put on a stretcher, the White Tigers and the BladeBreakers gathered next to him, hoping that he'll wake up. Tyson states that he believes that Ray is going to be okay, shortly afterwards Ray awakens and asks if he won the battle. His friends are relieved to see that he is alive, and Tyson tells Ray that he did win the battle. However, when Ray checks his blade, he is suprised to find Driger missing. Kai explains that Driger protected Ray, but Falborg's attack was too much for him and he vanished after the match. Ray seems to understand, Driger sacrificed himself to save Ray's life. Mariah tells Ray that even though Driger is gone, he still has his friends and family, but she also believes that Driger may return to him some day. Ray is taken to the hospital, and Tyson promises that he will fight for Ray's sake and win the world finals.