Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, except for my OC, Julia. I also do not own anything else but this story!
AN: In this fic, the Bladebreakers will have not yet met Mariam, Salima, or Hilary. They meet them here for the first time!
It was a rainy day and the bladebreakers were all in Kai's mansion. Kai was chasing around Tyson because he had eaten all of their food. Kai was just about to strangle him when they heard a knock on the door. Tyson answered it and there was Mr.Dickenson.
"Why hello boys, so nice to see you all again!" Mr. Dickenson greeted them.
"It's good to see you too Mr.Dickenson, and I'm not being rude or anything, but you haven't come to visit for a while. Is there something you needed to tell us or something?"
"Oh, yes, there is another reason why I'm here. I needed to inform you of the new World Tournament coming up. This time it will be in Canada."
"Oh man, that's so sweet!" Tyson exclaimed excitedly, "another tournament to conquer!"
Mr. Dickenson laughed at the boy's enthusiasm and continued on with more information about the tournament. "Yes. But the rules have changed. You need to have two teams to form 1 big team. I guess that will bring new meaning to the term tag team! You shall be meeting your other members soon! Here are the plane tickets and I hope to see you boys in Canada!"
Mr.D left and soon the boys were talking about the tournament.
"Oh man," Ray said, "I can't wait for this new tournament, I'm so stoked! And the fact that we'll be blading with another team! It's going to be so much fun!"
"Yeah", Max agreed, "I can't wait to see who we get paired up with!"
"I'll bet they're a bunch of weaklings," Kai stated harshly.
"Oh, don't be such an old sourpuss!" Tyson told him. "Anyway, we've got to get packing, this plane leaves the day after tomorrow!"
They all got packed and flew to Canada.
2 days and 18 hours later…
"Hello boys!" Mr.Dickenson greeted the Bladebreakers as they came off the plane. "Glad you made it! Your team will be here shortly!"
"Alright!" The Bladebreakers, minus Kai, exclaimed, obviously excited at the prospect of meeting new people.
"A little background information," Mr.Dickenson started talking again, "the team you will be paired up with are the Mystics. They are, like you, a very good international team, and oh look, here they come now!"
The Bladebreakers all looked up and saw 4 girls walking up to Mr. Dickenson.
"Hello girls!" the old man said cheerfully, "These are the Bladebreakers, the team you're going to be paired up with. Boys, these are the Mystics."
Profiles
Team: Mystics
Leader: Julia Kon
Teammates: Mariam Saint, Hilary Tatibana, and Salima Grey
Name: Julia Kon
Age: 14
Nationality: Chinese/Japanese/Canadian/Russian (Born in Japan, Raised in Russia, Lives in Canada, family is Chinese)
Appearance: Brown shoulder length hair and brown eyes
Dresses: Crimson Polo, Black Skort, White Tennis Shoes
Name: Mariam Saint Age: 14
Nationality: Spanish
Appearance: Navy/Indigo Waist length hair tied in a high ponytail and surrounded by a red headband thing, emerald green eyes
Dresses: Blue Jeans, Emerald Halter Top, Running Shoes
Name: Hilary Tatibana Age: 14
Nationality: Japanese
Appearance: Spiky brown shoulder length hair and amber eyes
Dresses: Dark pink mini skirt with a diamond studded butterfly in the bottom right corner, light pink shirt with dark pink Japanese writing on it, Running Shoes
Name: Salima Grey Age: 14
Nationality: Japanese
Appearance: Mid back length red spiky hair and charcoal eyes
Dresses: Purple and Black Gingham T-shirt, Black Shorts, Converse
Kai gave them an once-over before disinterestedly saying, "Look like a bunch of weaklings to me."
Ray, gasped, obviously shocked at Kai's rude behaviour. He gave the boy a disapproving look before turning to the girls. "I'm sorry, he's just like that sometimes, doesn't really take to people."
"Oh, that's fine Ray, besides he doesn't really mean it, now do you Kai?" The leader of the team stepped in front of the bladebreakers, giving the boys a smirk.
"Julia!" Both boys exclaimed.
She laughed as Ray came over, surprised, and engulfed her in a hug. "It's so good to see you!"
"It's good to see you too Ray, I've missed you"
"I've missed you too!"
She gave him one last squeeze before pulling away, and moving next to Kai. "Hey Kai!" she said, giving him a wide grin, "My, how you've grown!"
"Same goes for you," he said, a small smile gracing his normally stoic face. "You've definitely grown more than a few inches since I've last seen you!"
The rest of the Bladebreakers and Mystics looked on in confusion at the 3 teens, before reverting their attention to Tyson, who was almost yelling. "Alright, alright! Enough with this! Spill it! How do you know each other?"
"Oh, sorry guys. Bladebreakers, this is Julia, my sister." Ray told the rest of this team.
"And girls," Julia began talking to the Mystics, "I've known Kai since he was five. We were best friends when we were younger and we grew up together, in the same place. After he left, I left too, and I came to live with some of my family in Canada, where I met you guys. Ray was still living in the old village at that time, and he'll probably always go back to live there, but I've never really fit in much back home. Especially, since I left so early."
"Yeah, but I'm guessing that Tyson was more surprised that I was showing any emotion, let alone smiling." Kai added in.
"Well," Mr. Dickenson interrupted, "I don't want to stop this happy reunion of friends and family, but we really must be going to the Hazelton Hotel."
The rest of the team followed the man to a limousine that was patiently waiting outdoors. It took them to the luxury hotel, where Mr.Dickenson told them more about the room arrangement.
"I have reserved for you guys a deluxe suite, which has 4 separate rooms attached to a common room, which has a kitchen and living room. In each of the 4 separate rooms, there is a bathroom, a closet, and two queen sized beds. I will entrust each of you with a key to the room. Goodbye, and good luck in the tournament!"
The teams wished Mr.Dickenson goodbye, and proceeded to enter the room. What they saw awed them all.
In the main common room, there was an open space concept design. Two large leather couches were placed side by side on the north wall, in front of them, a glass coffee table with stainless steel table legs, and a silver spiral bowl filled with fruit adorned the coffee table. The floor was mainly of a black slate tiling, except in the places where there were rugs. Across from the couches, on the south wall, there was a 50" plasma TV hung on the wall. Beneath it, an electric fireplace gave the impression of a realistic fire burning, also giving the room a warm glow. The walls were painted a soft cream color and on either side of the couches, there were stands with square shaped lamps on them.
The kitchen was to the right of the living room. It was small but came complete with granite countertops, and cherry oak cabinets. The sink was large, and stainless steel with two ornate glass taps. The fridge was also stainless steel, and the stove was a glossy black. A microwave hung from between two cabinets, almost directly over the stove, but a little further left. From the kitchen, there was a small hallway, leading to a small space that held the laundry room. It was small and simple, with just enough room to maneuver around, but had all the essentials in it. There was of course, the washer and dryer, but there was also an ironing board, complete with iron, and a stand on which you could hang clothes to dry. Beside the dryer there was a large sink to wash anything that needed to be hand washed. Of course, they would be there for a few months for the tournament, so it was very important to have all the essentials in their hotel.
To the left of the living room were four doors, each leading to a room. Each room was very large, and had cream walls on the right, and an espresso wall on the left. Slate tiles decorated the floor in the bedroom as well. There were two queen beds, side by side, with only a nightstand with a lamp and hotel phone keeping the distance. The bed sheets were white, the big pillows were a shiny gold material, and the blankets and throw pillows were a coffee brown. On the opposite wall, there was another couch, this time one covered in espresso fabric, and with a coffee table in front of it. Directly opposite the coffee table, there was the desk. Made of espresso colored wood, it had a reclining chair, and a silver lamp hung from the walls, giving light. Brochures of what to do in the city covered the desk, obviously to entertain and help a tourist. Finally, on the back wall there was a large floor-length window with an outdoor balcony, which showed a beautiful view of the city and the many trees that were covered in snow. The sunlight from outside made them sparkle and shimmer, dazzling those who looked outside with all its glamour.
To the left of the window there was a large door, which opened to reveal a spacious and large walk-in closet, complete with drawers, coat hangers, and granite tops to place your shoes. In it was also a large vanity mirror, with Hollywood, picturesque lights coming down from above, and a granite countertop, complete with tray to put your makeup and whatnot on.
To the right of the windows was a bathroom. Green grey-ish marble tiles adorned the floor walls, and counters, leaving a sparkling polished effect to the room. The bathroom was so large that it seemed like a hallway. At the end of the "hallway", there was the toilet and across from that, the shower. Near the front of the bathroom there was the sink and its countertop, taking up more than half of the room. Long and sufficiently wide, the marble countertop gave much space to store bathroom essentials, as well as small, open shelves which held the towels. Across from the sink, was the bathtub. Large, white, and spacious, it could have easily held more than one person. There was a small wall separating the far end of the bathroom from the front of it, which gave privacy to both people if one wanted to take a shower and the other wanted a bath.
After exploring their rooms, and somewhat unpacking, the teams met back in the common room.
"This hotel is amazing!" Hilary said, the first one to talk.
"Yea!" Max agreed, "Mr. Dickenson's really outdone himself this time!"
"It is very amazing," Julia agreed with the both of them, "but we're here for a tournament, which means we have to focus our minds on that, not on this glamorous hotel room. Marvel tonight, while you can, because tomorrow training starts at 8am, sharp!"
A sound of collective groans was heard at the mention of the word training. Even though they were reluctant to ever leave the hotel room, they knew that Julia was right; they couldn't lose themselves in all this. They had to focus. A bit grumpily, everyone went off to bed, not really bothering to unpack much, just their toiletries and an outfit for tomorrow.