A.N. - Hey guys! this is my first fic so please let me know how i know improve my writing in the reviews. This is set in first season after episode 20 when the Bladebreakers go to the forest for a two day training camp. They meet a Antonio there but he is not included in my story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of it's characters.
Training
Tyson was panting heavily. He stopped jogging and leaned on a tree for support. He was covered with sweat and his feet were tired of all the exercise.
"Tyson! Stop cutting corners and get back here!" Kai shouted. He Ray and Max were now about twenty meters ahead of Tyson.
"I'm… coming." Tyson panted "just…. Give-me… a-mi….a-minute-guys."
They were in training camp or "total dump" as Chief had called it. Mr. Dickinson had arranged a two-day training camp for the Bladebreakers in the forests of America. They had just reached America the day before and had the opportunity to visit the BBA research facility where Max found out that his mom was the coach of their rival team- the PPB All Stars. Eddie, a member had defeated Ray in a beyblade match pretty bad and now Drigger's blade was being reconfigured by Kenny who sat inside the cabin in a shady room surrounded by a box full of spare parts. The bladebreakers were in for a surprise because when they thought of training camp, they thought of fancy equipment and shiny beystadiums. But Mr. Dickenson had only left instructions to an isolated cabin by a lake "in middle of nowhere" as Kai had put it. They had an axe as equipment for cutting wood and tree stumps as beydishes with no connection to the outside world whatsoever. Grandpa was now cooking lunch for them (he had claimed that cooking a meal in these conditions for five hungry kids including Tyson would require at least a three hour head-start) and Kai had decided that they needed training. So here they were, out in the blazing sun in scorching heat and untamed wilderness working their asses off.
Kai however seemed to have a hidden stash of energy inside him. They had a warm-up session which consisted of running and climbing (mostly climbing-much to Ray's pleasure but difficulty for others) up the rocks near the waterfall. Then they practiced with their beyblades. It was then followed by a session of weightlifting in which they made hand weights using branches and stones. Everyone was exhausted except for their captain, who insisted they keep going. At last he decided to end it when Max practically begged him by his puppy face. Correction – sweaty, puffy and tired puppy face.
But then also, it did not end. After a fifteen minute break, they were on their feet again, jogging back to the cabin when Tyson finally gave up. He had accidentally dropped one of the weights and 5 kgs of dead weight just crashed on his toe. He waved it off saying it was nothing because he didn't want to get told off by Kai or fussed over by a worried Max. He was now leaning against the tree for support and to give his foot some rest. Ray took pity on him jogged back to his direction. He put an arm around Tyson to support his weight.
"Tha…thanks Ray … but….I…. can ma….manage…" He was still out of breath.
"Yeah, I can see that" Ray said sarcastically as he helped him. After a few meters, Tyson didn't need Ray's help and the two then increase their pace to join Max and Kai who were far ahead. By the time they caught up with them, the cabin came into view. They could see the old structure standing peacefully by the lake. It was a beautiful view, Tyson thought – the clear blue sky, the breathtaking majestic mountains, the tall trees, the Grandpa climbing the trees, the melodious song of the birds….. wait what?
"Grandpa! What do you think you are doing? Get down. OW!" Tyson yelped in pain. He was running towards the that tree but he hit a pebble with his injured foot in the process.
"Huh? What's up you homies? Finished training?" Grandpa asked looking down from the branch he was sitting on.
"Grandpa you are coming down this moment!" Tyson scolded him trying not to put much weight on his wounded right foot. The old man jumped down from the branch and landed on the ground quite gracefully. He sure loved to stay young!
"It's about time you kiddos showed up, lots of work to be done. What do you say huh? Got energy left to chop the wood?"
"Why can't Kenny do this? Here we are training like crazy and now we have to do the chores and he gets to sit quietly in room fiddling with beyblades." Tyson complained.
"Tyson don't talk like that, he must be working his fingers to the bone. We'll help grandpa, but first things first, I'm starving."Max said merrily, everyone now called Grandpa Granger by that name.
"You can say that again Max, it feels like eternity since we had our breakfast." Ray chimed in. They had almost reached the cabin.
"heh heh! Alright my homies lunch is ready, just call that little dude outside and we can have lunch outside. He locked himself up in the room as soon as you left and has not been out even once." Grandpa said. He was really fond of these children. Stanley surely had put together a great team of boys.
After lunch they helped in cutting wood - man, it was more tiring than it looked. They all took turns to finish the chopping and taking the logs to the kitchen. Then they all sat by the lake while Kenny was fiddling with Drigger's new prototype.
"Guys, we are in for a big challenge, I mean Emily took me down within seconds of the starting of the match. I think this one will be hard to win." Max mused.
"Don't let it get to you buddy, you were not expecting her to be that strong. None of us were actually. We'll shatter them to bits in the tourney."Tyson tried to cheer up his friend.
"Yeah we'll win. It will be hard but we still have time to get better at our game." Ray said.
"Don't sweat it; with this kind of preparation, we won't get past the prelims." Kai snorted.
"Are you scared that a bunch of high tech scientist assistants who only rely solely on their beyblades' shiny features will beat you?"Tyson teased.
"Never underestimate your opponent. Plus, if you did'nt notice, we lost pitifully to both the team members we had a match against."
"Why do you have to be such a pessimist?"
"Actually, Captain cool is right here Tyson. The data analysis shows that Emily's stats are equal to Max but since they know almost all his moves, she has a big edge on him. As for Ray, his defense is better than Steve's but the Tryhorn attack is stronger than his Tiger Claw. Steve's stamina is also better. And to top it off, we don't have any data on the other two members of the team while they know all of our moves as good as us." A female voice spoke from Kenny's computer.
"Dizzi is right guys, we have to practice like there is no tomorrow if we want to at least stand a chance against the All Stars. But don't worry, I have designed a schedule starting this evening for us to train on. Here" Kenny said giving Ray a sheet of paper.
Ray scanned the paper. It was a tight schedule, apart from break during mealtimes; they only got rest at night that too for only six hours. Though it didn't bother him, he knew his younger teammates would have serious difficulty, as for Kai, well… Ray suspected he helped in making the programme. The guy would train on for days at a stretch forgetting even to eat or sleep if left to his own devices so he would not have problem.
"It sure is a bit demanding but I think we will come out alive. But there is one problem, I don't have a beyblade right now so no matches for me sadly." He said.
"That is not a concern, I made you a temporary beyblade for this using the spare parts we found." Kenny said.
Max peeked into the paper, bringing his head in between Ray's and the schedule.
"Wow, we sure are in for a tough one. Wait what?! No! we can't have endurance training for 2 hours, there must be a mistake Kenny."
"It's no mistake, I asked him to include that and the weightlifting sessions. A blader's game is as good as his physical state." Kai said quietly, looking at Tyson pointedly.
"Hey since when are you calling the shots?" Tyson asked offended. Kai raised an eyebrow as if to ask how he can manage to ask such dumb questions.
"Chill Ty, he is the captain. Besides a little diet will do you good." Ray winked.
"Diet? What diet?" Tyson asked alarmed.
"Oh you'll see." Kai smirked evilly.
A.N. - I know the story hasn't gone anywhere. I just found it very hard to end one scene and enter into another but i think next chapter will hopefully be better.