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Guardian

Witch of the Woods

"Max there is no way there's a witch out in those woods".
"You believe in Bitbeasts, a talking spirit wind Dragon but you wont believe in a witch?"
"I've seen Dragoon, I know he's real...show me the evidence then I'll believe in her".
"Okay, we'll go tonight...if my dad doesn't need my help in the shop".

Tyson and Max were talking in the Dojo.
Max had moved to the town four years ago where they had a friendship strong with another boy called Kenny, they had some major dealings with a Russian by the name of Kai but he had to go home to Russia two years ago.
They had never entered a world championship but next year they were planning to, together, they were finally ready.
Together they had big dreams.

"What's she like?"
"I don't know, just the rumour was there was a witch in the woods".
"You've not even seen her?"
"No one has, if someone has then they haven't lived to tell the tale".
"Are you trying to scare me because its Halloween?"
"Maybe"I gotta get home, if your not scared we'll go later and I'll show you the Witch of the Woods".

Max slipped his shoes on and left the Dojo.
Tyson lied back with his hands behind his head and chuckled.
"Witch of the Woods, sure Max, you've been hitting the sugar...I'll be there".

"TYSON, PRACTICE!"
"AH GRANDPA...!"

A few hours later it was roughly 4pm in the late afternoon, Tyson was done with his chores and was practising with Kenny sat on the porch edge with Dizzi on his lap.
"Your rotation speed has never been higher, don't forget your attack power has more than doubled after your last battle with Kai before he went home".
"I've been putting in more time than ever".
"I didn't think that was possible".
"Making sure I don't loose my shape so I can win the title of champ".
"Kenny's right, you were pushing overtime before, not unless we have 26 hours in the day now, your in the peak of perfection".
"Dizzi crushing me again?" Tyson asked smirking.
"She has no interest, she's a Bitbeast".

Tyson caught Dragoon and went over to Kenny and sat down to his left and looked at the Dizzi interface with a window open containing data and a 3D image of his Beyblade, the Galaxy Storm IV.
"You ever heard of the Witch of the Woods?" Tyson asked.
"Please Tyson, I'm a man of science, I don't believe in hocus pocus, you haven't been talking to Max, letting him tell you more scary stories have you?"

"He was here before, wants to show me the Witch that no one has ever seen before".
"If no one's seen her before, how do they know she exists?" Dizzi asked.
"Rumours, stories...I don't believe him but I'll go".

It was around 7pm.
Tyson strapped his Beyblade holder over his left arm over his red jacket and put on his shoes.
"Later Gramps" he said leaving the house for Max's Hobby shop.
When he got there it was closed, the lights were on though and he saw Max with some sketch pads and he knocked on the glass causing Max to jump and drop them on the floor.

He came to the door and unlocked and opened it.
"Sorry Ty, Dad needs me to restock, I can go".

"Scared?"
Max shot Tyson a half glare.
"No, but hold on a moment".
Max went back into the store and came back holding a black torch.
"I just replaced the batteries, should last you a few hours...bring it back".

"You know I will, thanks".

Tyson took the torch and tried it accidentally shining it in Max's face causing the blond to cover his eyes.
"Ah, Tyson!"

"Sorry" he turned it off.

"Bye" Tyson said.

"Later".

Tyson walked past people in all sorts of costumes as he made his way to the local wood and he turned the torch on, the sun was setting and there was a slight chill in the air.
He stepped into the forest and kept walking, looking around for the indication that a Witch would be living nearby.
He was completely sceptical he'd find anything but he wanted to prove Max wrong.
The lights and sounds of the City faded into the background.

He had to have been walking for more than fifteen minutes through the woods and held a stick to whack away rogue branches which blocked his path.
"Still no Witch, sorry Maxie, your wrong, just a dumb camp story" he said to himself still going deeper, he had no idea it was this wooded and wondered how big it really was.
This far in he couldn't hear any of the city noises and it was getting dark fast.

Max was working still in the store and Taro came to him.
"Who was at the door?"
"It was Tyson, wanting me to show him the Witch of the Woods".
"Witch of the Woods eh? She real?"
"Nobody knows, just a story I guess, would be awesome to find something".
"He shouldn't be in those woods after dark alone".

Max finished with a shelf of fishing gear and turned to his dad.
"Don't worry, he was probably only there for fifteen minutes, got tired, bored and hungry".
"Perhaps I should give them a call to find out" Taro said wandering off to the phone.
"Unless you want to?"
"Sure dad" Max went to the phone and dialled getting Grandpa on the phone.
"Hey Gramps, its Max here, is Ty home...he's not? Thanks" Max hung up and turned to his dad.
"He's not there".
"I'll get the flash light and look for him".
"He has ours" Max replied.
"I'll go out anyway" he said getting his things on.
"Want me to come?"
"You should stay if he comes back, call me on my cell".
Max nodded.

Gramps hung up the phone.
"Wonder where the little dude got up to?"

Tyson was still going deeper into the woods and a rogue low branch caught his right foot sending him falling forwards, the torch flew out his hands a few feet in front of him and his "whacking stick" fell to the floor.
"Crud, ow" he got to his feet and brushed off the dead leaves then picked up the torch and his "whacking stick".
He heard rustling behind him and shone the torch, the branches behind him were moving but there was no wind.
"H...hello?" he asked out, his voice slightly shaken but he pulled himself together.
"Is anybody there?" there was no response.
"That was too creepy" he said and continued forwards.

"TYSON...TYSON...TYSON...TYSON...ITS TARO TATE...TYSON!"
He stopped shouting and looked around.
"Where is that boy?"
"TYSON!"

"Man I hope Ty's okay" Max thought, he was sat behind the counter on a stool with a glass of milk and some cookies staring out into the darkness.
He rested his head on his left hand, dipping cookies with his right and eating them.

Tyson was in too deep to hear Taro's calls.
Again he heard branches moving, this time above and to the right of him.

He shone his torch again to reveal the moving branches with nothing moving them.

"Hello...I know your there! SHOW YOURSELF" There was nothing.
"Doesn't matter if I get attacked, I got Dragoon" he said to himself to calm his nerves.

The sky was almost pitch black now, Tyson thought about turning around, there was nothing here.
He had successfully proved the blond wrong and it was just a dumb story kids told each other to frighten each other on Halloween.
The male stopped dead, his eyes wide with realization.
Had Max just been winding him up, was he now laughing with his dad?
Surely Max wasn't the kid who would do a cruel thing, unless it was one of his pranks that had gone wrong.
Tyson gave a half laugh and sigh with his realization, he'd have to prank back.

He sat down by a tree to think before heading back but after a few moments decided to carry on.

Once again he heard the rustling but nothing caught his attention apart from the moving branches, something was stalking him.
He wasn't sure if he was in danger or not but the rustling got more frequent.

Author notes

Beywriter: Here's the first chapter of my Halloween fic, please read on.

Story- Beywriter
Editor- Lirin Sama