Life During the Tournament
Disclaimer: um... I don't own beyblade—or anything else with you see that has references that can possibly be outside my imagination.
Ch. 1 Reception
"Damn it…"
Ray was reading an email he had just received.
"Why is she so stupid?"
Ray was rereading the email when the door burst open.
"Hey Ray," said Tyson, "hurry up! We gotta leave for New York today."
Ray quickly closed his email inbox. He would deal with that later.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming," said Ray.
Two hours later, the five Bladebreakers were all sitting on a flight to New York. Tyson was eating a snack, while Kenny worked on his laptop. Max and Ray were sitting in the two seats behind them. Max was staring out the window, while Ray seemed to be asleep. And Kai was just being Kai- eyes closed, but not asleep.
"What are you doing?"
Max had grown bored staring out the window, and was now looking over Kenny's shoulder, at the laptop.
"Watching our latest practices," said Kenny, pointing at the small video box that was open, "this year is going to be a real challenge."
"What do you mean?" asked Tyson, as he was just finishing his snack.
Kenny sighed. "Well we have our old teams like The White Tigers, and The All Stars- but then we have a few new teams."
"Like?" asked Tyson.
"Well…" said Kenny, "there's this gang in New York. They're called the Blade Raiders. They're supposedly entering a team in the tournament."
Hearing this, Ray shifted in his seat.
"They can't be that tough," said Tyson.
"Don't underestimate them," Ray said. Everyone turned to look ay him. "I've heard about them. No one has ever lost to a member of that gang."
They all fell silent, thinking.
"We will be landing shortly," said a voice through the speaker.
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"Hmm…" said a girl with black hair that had red streaks in it, "you've got to be kidding me."
"What now Dierdra" asked a girl with red hair.
Dierdra looked over at her friend.
"Ray hasn't responded to me yet," she said, "figures. Right Kit?"
"I wouldn't know. He's your brother," said Kit, "but if he's anything like you…"
Dierdra glared at Kit.
"We should be focusing on this tournament," said Kit, looking over her shoulder, "Selene? Aeris?"
"What," said a girl with dark brown hair, and pink highlights.
"Selene," said Kit, in recognition, "where's Aeris?"
A girl with black hair jumped down from a box, four feet up in the air.
"Yep?" she said.
"We should be practicing," said Kit, "we need to win this tournament."
Dierdra closed the laptop she had been using to check her emails. She handed it back to Aeris.
"Give this back to whoever you took it from," she said.
Aeris smiled and nodded.
Dierdra looked at Kit. "We have that party thing we have to go to tonight," she said, "a reception, held by that Dickenson guy. Meet the teams or something like that."
"And why do we have to go?" asked Selene.
Dierdra shrugged. "The thing is at 8 tonight, and I know we have to show up. Besides," she closed her eyes, "I need to speak to m brother."
Kit got off the wall she was leaning on. "I guess I'll have to see my cousin as well," she said, "I don't know how that idiot ended up being world champion."
"Tonight should be interesting," said Aeris, smiling.
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"Whoa, check out the buffet!" said Tyson.
"Tyson no- not yet," said Kenny.
Looking around, they saw that a lot of teams had shown up. Many of them looked familiar.
Tyson began naming them. "White Tigers, All Stars, Majestics-"
"Tyson, we should really go find our table," said Kenny.
By now Max had also started naming the teams. "Dude, even the Saint Shields- and the Blitzkrieg Boys, and Barthez Battalion."
"Enough already," said Kenny.
"Who are they?" asked Max.
The other four looked in the direction where Max was looking.
Four girls had walked.
"Those are the Blade Raiders," said Ray.
The apparent leader of the group had red hair, and green, cat- like eyes. Another member of the team had long black hair with red streaks, which she had tied back. Her dark, brown eyes were also cat- like. A third girl had dark, brown hair, with pink highlights. Her purple eyes were wolf- like. The last girl had black hair, and seemingly black eyes. She appeared to be wearing a black trench coat. What set her apart from the others was that she had a smile on her face.
They looked at them for a minute, then Tyson ran forward.
"Kit!" he shouted.
"The red- haired girl turned with a look on her face that said, 'oh no.'
Tyson gave the girl a hug. She stood there for a minute, then said, "Get- off- me." she pushed Tyson off her. Tyson stepped back.
"Guys, this is my cousin Kit," said Tyson.
"Hi," said Max.
Ray only nodded. It was the girl with the red streaks who caught his attention.
"Let's go," said Kit.
Kit and her team mates were about to walk off when Tyson practically shouted something again. "Hey wait- you haven't introduced your friends!"
Kit rolled her eyes.
"Dierdra," she said, pointing at the girl with red streaks, "Selene," the girl with pink highlights, "and Aeris," the black haired girl. They walked off before Tyson could ask any more questions.
"Why we leave?" asked Dierdra, "that was my chance to talk to my brother."
"I had to get away from Tyson," said Kit.
"Who's that team we're sharing a table with?" asked Dierdra, stopping.
"The Majestics," said Aeris, "ya know, the rich kids."
"Meaning we have to be, ahem, polite during this dinner," said Selene.
Dierdra shook her head.
The next hour involved everyone eating. Then people left their tables to meet others (as instructed by the "officials").
Kit was walking through a crowd, purposely taking detours to avid Tyson. This latest detour had someone standing in her way.
"Excuse me," she said.
It was Kai. He looked down at her. "Aren't you Tyson's cousin?" he asked.
"Yeah so?" she said, turning slightly red, "I need to get through."
Kai moved out of her way, allowing her to go through. He continued to watch her as he walked away.
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On the other side of the room, Dierdra pulled out her headphones. She was barely aware of everything that was happening to her. Or who she was walking into.
Dierdra fell backwards, with nothing for her to grab onto. She looked up and saw that Oliver of the Majestics was also on the ground. He as just getting up.
"Sorry," he said. He held out his hand.
"I'm OK," she said. Dierdra tried to get up, but with nothing to hang onto, she reluctantly took Oliver's hand.
"Thanks," she said.
"You're Dierdra, aren't you?" asked Oliver.
Dierdra nodded, walking away.
"Hey Dierdra!"
"Now what," said Dierdra, turning around. She saw that it was Ray, not Oliver.
"Hello brother," she said, smiling.
"We need to talk," said Ray, pulling Dierdra's arm.
Ray pulled his sister into a side room.
"What?" she said, when Ray closed the door.
"What?" Ray repeated," I received an email from you, saying you joined a gang. What the hell were you thinking?"
"Excuse me?" asked Dierdra, angrily.
"Entering the tournament with a newly formed gang- which sounds like it's already done a few less than good deeds," said Ray.
"You're in the tournament too," said Dierdra," you're not the only one in the family who knows how to beyblade."
"That's not the issue here," said Ray.
"What then? My team isn't exactly what you thought it would be? Get real Ray, what did you think was going to happen? You know I would start too," said Dierdra.
"Would start too?" asked Ray.
"Beyblading," said Dierdra, "twins have a habit of doing things that the same."
"I'd never join a gang," said Ray.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be like you Ray," said Dierdra.
Ray fell silent at once.
"No comment?" asked Dierdra.
"You didn't turn out differently," said Ray.
"What?" Dierdra looked confused.
"We're not that different Dierdra," said Ray, "I used to be like you. You have the same attitude I once had."
Dierdra didn't have an answer. She just turned and opened the door.
"I'm sorry I'm not what you expected," she said, "it's been years Ray, how did you think I was going to turn out?"
She walked out, leaving Ray alone.
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The rest of the night passed without anything serious going wrong. By the end of the night, many bladders were anxious to leave.
"Tyson, can we leave? Now?"
"Why Ray?"
Tyson looked at Ray in surprise.
"This thing is done, let's get out of here," said Ray.
Tyson looked at Kai. "Well?"
"There was no point in coming to this reception," said Kai, "we were going to meet them in the tournament anyway."
"Okay," said Tyson, "lemme just go say bye to Kit."
"I don't think she'll want to talk," said Ray. He wasn't in the nmood to go looking for the Blade Raiders, not when is sister wasn't in good mood.
Tyson shrugged. "I guess I'll see her later then," he said.
"Ray what's up?" asked Max, "you're normally happy at these things."
"Just ran into someone, that's all," he said
"Who?" asked Kenny.
"Just someone," said Ray.
"Dude who?" asked Tyson, "was it family? Like I saw Kit?"
"Never mind," said Ray.
"Tell us Ray," said Max, "we'll end up facing whoever it is in the tournament."
"It's just my sister OK?"
"Really?" said Tyson, "what does she look like?"
"She's my twin," said Ray, "go figure that out."
"You have a twin?" asked Max, "what's her name?"
"Dierdra," said Ray.
The whole group fell silent.
"Dierdra?" asked Kenny, "As in Deirdra from the Blade Raiders?"
"How many other Dierdra's are there?" said Ray.
No one said anything for a few minutes.
Then Tyson said, "I didn't know you had a twin."
"Look can we just go?" asked ray, "I really don't feel like talking to her again tonight."
"Well, all right then," said Tyson.
With one last glance into the room, the team left.
End of chapter1
Ch2- courtyard