a/n: Hello, readers! This is my first fanfic - hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade. (if I did, it would still be running, no matter how old the Bladebreakers were)
Now, on with the story!
A Secret To Be Told
Chapter 1: A day of peace...?
It was a bright, sunny day four months after the fall of BEGA, and the G-Revolutions were enjoying a day of relaxation by the bridge across the river, where the BBA had restarted its operations in a humble little house, with beydishes out front where children were taught how to beyblade by professional volunteers.
Tyson and Daichi were snoring on the grassy slope while Ray, Max, Hilary and Kenny lay (or sat, in Kenny's case,as he was with his laptop) above them. Kai was lying a little way off, a blade of grass in his mouth and his eyes closed.
"It's so nice to get a day of peace like this, huh guys?" said Ray, stretching out.
"Yeah, it's great," said Max with a smile. "Things are finally going back to normal – I'm sure Mr. Dickenson will get the BBA up and running again even before the year is out."
"Yes and who knows? We'll probably have a tournament soon as well," said Kenny.
"Agh! No more tournaments!" said Hilary exasperatedly." You guys need to relax a bit!"
"We are relaxing, Hilary!" laughed Max.
"Hmph. You better!" she said threateningly.
"…Hey – what's that?" Ray's sharp eyes spotted something unusual looking floating down the river, glinting in the late afternoon sun.
"… It looks like some sort of stone," said Max, squinting at the object.
"Um…aren't stones supposed to sink in water?" asked Hilary.
Max and Ray, curiosity piqued, got up to see if they could get the object from the water. Kai opened one eye to observe them, sitting up slightly.
The weird stone got caught on a branch rooted in the river bed, causing it to change course and drift towards their side of the riverbank. Ray reached into the water and pulled it out.
"What is it?' asked Kenny, coming over to them along with Hilary.
"It looks like some sort of hieroglyphic," Kai had appeared beside them and was looking over Ray's shoulder to study the strange engravings on the stone tablet.
"Shouldn't something like that be in a museum and not floating down a river?" asked Max, confused.
Tyson stirred just then and noticed his friends gathered at the water's edge.
"Hey, you guys!" he called "What's up?"
"We found some weird ancient stone in the river!" called back Ray.
"Huh?" Tyson walked over to them, looking at the object in Ray's hands. "What in the world-"
Precisely at that moment, the characters engraved on the stone began to shimmer and glow.
Ray dropped the stone.
'What-what's going on!?" Hilary yelped in alarm, as the boys stared at the stone in shock. Suddenly, there was a strange rushing noise and a darkness swooped over them. The boys yelled in panic and Hilary screamed – but as soon as it had come, the darkness was gone.
They were all standing in the same spot, only now, the stone tablet seemed to have vanished.
"Wha-what just happened?" asked Max shakily, clearly unnerved.
"I-" Ray turned to his left and his eyes widened with shock. "The BBA shack! It's gone!"
The other spun around and stared in horror. There were several beydishes there, but the small house that was being used as the BBA headquarters was gone.
"Wait a minute!" exclaimed Kenny, looking up at the blue sky."Why is it daytime!?" Hadn't the sun been setting just a few minutes before?
A sudden thought occurred to Tyson and he whipped around. He gasped in horror.
"DAICHI! He's gone!"
Sure enough, the redhead was nowhere to be seen.
Hilary clutched at Tyson's arm."Wha-what's happening? What are we going to do!?"
"Calm down," said Kai. He maintained a stoic expression, but on the inside, he was freaking out as well. "First things first, we need to go and take a look around and try to find some people. We can get an idea about what exactly happened then."
It made sense. The six of them climbed up the slope and headed into the town.
"This - all looks so different!" exclaimed Hilary.
There were some new buildings, and some had disappeared completely - being replaced by small parks and more modern looking buildings.
What the hell is going on? thought Kai as they tried to get their bearings.
"Argh - I don't even know where we are!" growled Tyson in frustration, clenching his fists.
"Are we - still in BeyCity?" asked Max.
"I have no idea. You think that stone somehow got us transported somewhere else?" asked Ray.
"How is that even possible?" asked Hilary.
"Guys!" Kenny exclaimed, causing the others to turn around to see him struggling to use his laptop as he walked. "My computer seems to have picked up some unusual force fields when that happened!" He stopped and adjusted the device in the crook of his arm. "You're not going to believe this - it actually picked up some strange energy signals similar to bit-beast activity!"
"Bit-beasts?" asked Kai, frowning.
"Yes, though the readings aren't exactly the same - so I can't tell for sure..."
"If that's the case, do you think our bit-beasts could get us home?" asked Tyson, pulling out his Dragoon beyblade.
"I doubt that will work, Tyson," said Ray.
"It's worth a shot," responded the boy. He gripped his blade tightly. "Hey, Dragoon, buddy? We could really use your help right now..."
Nothing happened.
"Great," mumbled Tyson, pocketing the blade.
"Hey, look! We could ask that lady!" said Hilary, pointing to a nearby newspaper retail kiosk that was just opening for the day.
She ran upto the woman as the others followed behind her.
"Excuse me, ma'am!" Hilary called. "We're - um - actually rather lost...could you please tell us where we are?"
"Why, you're in BeyCity, little missy," said the middle-aged woman, looking at Hilary and the boys in surprise.
"Wha-?" Tyson gaped in astonishment "Are you sure? 'coz this doesn't look like BeyCity to me!"
The woman gave him a strange look. "Look here, young man, I've been living in this city for a good few years now, and I can assure you that this is BeyCity."
Tyson opened his mouth to argue, but was cut off by Kai placing a hand on his shoulder. He turned to face the older boy and was surprised the grim, foreboding expression on his face.
"What's wrong, Kai?" asked Tyson, once they had moved away from the newspaper-selling lady. The others looked at him worriedly as well. In response, he handed them a newspaper.
"The BeyCity Times," read Hilary. "Guess we still are in BeyCity then."
"Read the date," said Kai tersely.
They stared at him, then read the printed date.
There was a collective gasp as they all stared at the small print-
6th August, 2009.
"But - but -" spluttered Kenny "that's six years from now!"
"No way! There's got to be some mistake!" gasped Max.
"There is no mistake, Max," said Kai seriously. "This explains it. That stone took us six years ahead in time."
a/n: There we have it! First chapter done and dusted! Things have only just begun, so stay tuned! All reviews are much appreciated :)