It was a sunny May day in Bakuten, and it had since been three years after the Justice 5 tournament. Slowly, the BBA and the city had rebuilt itself with the support of Mr Dickenson, the beybladers and the public. Now the place was somewhat back to normal, and everyone was living comfortably in the hope that trouble wouldn't be coming round again for a good while to come.
Tyson Granger whistled happily to himself as he walked down the street towards his home, grocery bags held in each hand as he looked about his surroundings. He could see kids playing with their beyblades in the streets, laughing and giggling with their friends. This made him smile: it was good to see that children were now back to playing the sport they loved, just like how it should be.
"Grandpa, I'm home!" Tyson called as he entered the dojo, kicking off his shoes as he went. Grandpa Granger came through with a smile as he spotted his youngest grandson walk through the door.
"Hey T-man, cheers for those groceries! Hiro and ya Dad have just got here as well. Hey, you two! Tyson's back!" The old man called to the other room. Tyson heard a quick shuffle of feet as he waited, a broad grin forming on his face when his older brother and father came bounding through the door.
"Dad! Hiro! Man, I've missed you guys!" He exclaimed as he was enveloped in a group hug, the three Grangers laughing out loud before releasing each other. Nothing in his opinion could beat spending time with his family, especially as his big brother and his father were often away on business or working.
"Oh I've missed you too Tyson. And look at you, you're almost as tall as your brother now!" Bruce Granger smiled proudly when they all left the embrace, then looking upon his two sons with a mixture of joy and sadness to see that again, whilst he had been away, they had grown up without him.
He made a mental note to make sure to ask his boss to give him work nearer to home next time…and maybe give him slightly longer holidays. Seeing the way his father was looking at him with a slight sparkle of tears in his eyes, Tyson grinned and went over to pat his old man on the shoulder.
"Aw, c'mon Dad! You're not gonna start crying are you? We're all here now and we've got each other, and that's what matters." He declared happily. Hiro nodded in agreement. Bruce chuckled and wiped his eyes.
"You're right, son. And from now, I'll do my best to spend more time with you both – it gets too long each time and I want to be with my boys."
The three men stood apart for a moment, staring at each other. It may have been a long road to this point since Tyson and Hiro's mother had died, but at least they were here. Suddenly, the moment was interrupted by the phone ringing from the kitchen, which Grandpa Granger picked up promptly.
"Yo T-Man! Got ya old Mr Dickenson on the phone here – he wants a word with ya!" Grandpa called to Tyson from the kitchen.
"Cheers Gramps!" Tyson called back, rushing away from his father and older brother to take the cordless phone from Grandpa Granger's awaiting hand, "Hey Mr D! What's up?"
"Well hello Tyson, I have some very exciting news. I am organising a new tournament and I have just finished speaking to the rest of the Bladebreakers. They all want to regroup as team again and I am rather assuming that you would like to as well?" Mr Dickenson's jolly voice rang down the phone. The news that he had just relayed bringing a massive grin to Tyson's face.
"Yeah, that is awesome! When are they coming?" He replied excitedly, gripping the closer to his ear. Grandpa Granger, Hiro and Bruce stood nearby, waiting for him to tell them the good news.
"Max, Daichi, Ray and Kai have made their travel arrangements today so I imagine they'll be with you in the next couple of days. I'll leave it to them to let you know. Kenny and Hilary have been notified as well. I wish you all very well and I will arrange a meeting when you are all reunited to give you the tournament plans. Take care Tyson!"
"Thank you so much, Mr D! See you soon!" Tyson bid a quick farewell before ending the call. He turned to his family, barely able to stop himself from bouncing on his toes.
"There's going to be another tournament!"
Grins lighting up the room, the father and two brothers hugged each other once again, laughing and cheering as Grandpa Granger stood to one side, shaking his head ruefully.
"Tyson!"
The Granger family snapped round to see Kenny and Hilary bounding through the door. The computer whiz of the Bladebreakers had grown quite a bit taller since the last two years, though not as tall as the rest. Hilary was pretty much her same usual self, though now looking more like the eighteen year old woman she had become, with cheek bones and glossy brown hair fashioned into a long styled ponytail.
Tyson bounded to them and gathered his two best friends in his arms, the three of them huddling tight together.
"Another tournament! I can't believe it: three years later and we're finally having another one!" Kenny exclaimed, the other two laughing out loud at his response.
"This is definitely gonna be the best one yet. I'm gonna have to make an even better training schedule this time!" Hilary said teasingly. Tyson rolled his eyes, though still hugging her tightly to his side and rubbing her arm fondly.
"Oh I have no doubt that you will, Hils: just make sure there's plenty of time for eating and sleeping, will ya?" He replied, ducking when she went to slap him. Everyone else around them started chuckling as they went off on one of their usual rants at each other. Alittle married couple, they all thought with amusement.
Looks like the rest of the Bladebreaker boys had the same old Tyson vs. Hilary moments to look forward to when they arrived…
"TYSOOOON!"
Hilary's screech had rendered Max and Daichi to snicker quietly between themselves whilst Ray and Kai merely stared at her in amazement. How could she still be so shrill after all these years, they could never work out. Kenny gave a sheepish smile as he turned towards the rest of the team, leaving the two youths to yell at each other in peace.
"I guess this is one thing you won't have missed." He said jokingly, though deep down he knew that the team wouldn't be the same without them arguing about every little thing.
"At least we know it's normal. I'd definitely wonder if the apocalypse has arrived if those two ever stop arguing." Max stated with a grin, and Ray nodding wryly in agreement.
Kai sighed heavily and mumbled, "Only you would say that. Hoping for peace and quiet from those two is something of a miracle for everyone else."
A typical response from the lone-wolf of the group, but like Max said, it was like normal and life would seem very strange if that wasn't the case. Just as Hilary went to slap Tyson around the face for the umpteenth time for the day, a chuckle came from one side of them and stopped the pair in their tracks.
"I see some things never change, hm?"
Everyone turned to see Mr Dickenson, along with an embarrassed looking Grandpa Granger. All but Kai exclaimed with delight before rushing to encircle the elder.
"I can't believe you finally get to host another tournament, Mr D! I can't wait to kick some beyblade-butt when I get in that arena!" Daichi, although now entering his later teen years at the tender age of fifteen, still managed to deliver his speech with a relentless energy and bombast that put even Tyson to shame.
"I am sure you will, Daichi. But for now, we do have some things that need to be arranged concerning a couple of changes to the team, which I mentioned to you over the phone. Now let us proceed before Hilary and Tyson tire themselves with each other's company even more." Mr Dickenson stated pleasantly, his eyes sparkled mischievously as the rest of the team supressed their laughter and walked swiftly past with him, leaving the 'married' couple to fume silently at each other from behind.
Soon, everyone reached the BBA HQ in their taxis and quickly sidled out with their bags. It was noted by the group of youths that the usually bubbly old Mr Dickenson was looking a rather lot more frail now. If the lack of energy in his step wasn't an indicator, it was also the way he constantly leaned on his cane for support, unable to conceal the fact that walking was now becoming far more difficult in his old age.
What would happen to the BBA if Mr D…
Most of the team didn't begin to even think of finishing the thought. A world without the kindness and the generosity of Mr Dickenson was a little too much. Even Kai didn't like the unsettled feeling in the pit of his stomach when thinking about possibly having to live without the first person who gave him the proper opportunities to make good in his life.
"Ah yes thank you, I will take them up to my office to meet her. Thank you again." Mr Dickeson smiled at his secretary, looking over his shoulder and indicating for the group of youths to follow him. Soon they all reached his office and Mr Dickenson beamed broadly when he saw who was inside.
"Annastacia, my dear! How lovely to see you."
Whilst everyone else merely looked on in astonishment to find another unknown guest joining them, Kai felt his heart freeze when he met the stare of familiar cold blue eyes.
Edited again, not promising this is the final version, but I'm feeling a lot happier with the way it's written. Hope you all enjoy.
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