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Chapter 02
The Nightmare
Early in the morning the bladebreakers received a call from Beyblade Battle Association (BBA) headquarters. After a quick breakfast they made their way to Headquarters where Mr. Dickenson was waiting for them in his Office.
"Hey Mr. D" Tyson greeted" Is everything okay?"
"Oh good morning Tyson" Mr. Dickenson greeted back" Everything is fine boys…all of you take a seat"
All the boys sat in couches with the exception of Kai who choose to lean against the wall, folding his arms and closing his eyes. That was his usual pose.
"Then why did you call us, Mr. Dickenson?" Kenny asked
"Well boys since you won the tournament last week and for a second time too, a very good opportunity awaits you"
"What?" Max, Ray and Kenny echoed
"Really?!" Tyson asked amazed" Oh what is it, Mr.D? Tell us!"
Mr. Dickenson cleared his throat and spoke again" Seeing your superb performance in the tournament, the board of directors and I have decided you are ready for the big leagues"
"The big Leagues?"
"Yes, I presume you are aware of them?"
"Yes"
"Who wouldn't?" Tyson voiced" I mean it's consist of those teams that are late in their teens but are awesome in beyblading"
"Correct you are, my boy" Mr. Dickenson nodded" You see those were also taking place around the same time the beyblade world championship was taking place and like you one team came very strong….'the Chikara'
There was a beat of silence. Even Kai opened his eyes in surprise, not quite believing it. Like the name itself, this team was powerful, he knew that. They had won the Big Leagues Tournament three times in row. And it was a well-known fact that they too own ancient bit-beasts.
Kenny's jaw dropped, while Max's and Ray's eyes widened. Tyson meanwhile was trying to comprehend Mr. Dickenson's proposal.
"So, we like….. Have to battle with them?" Tyson asked slowly
"Yes…so what you boys think? Isn't this the great opportunity?" Mr. Dickenson asked them expectantly.
"Hmm I don't know….."Kenny begin, but Tyson cut him off
"Great?! No I think it's awesome!"Tyson answered, the excitement clearly screaming in his words" You have no idea Mr.D….how I often dream of battling with them, we should definitely battle with them"
"Yo Tyson!" Ray spoke" Hold your horses, will you"
"Huh?"
"Do you even know what are saying?" Max asked, giving a skeptical glance
"Well….duh of course, because I said it, Didn't I?" Tyson shot back
"Tyson" Kenny spoke, a little irritated" Knock some of your senses…do you have any idea of the team 'The Chikara'? They are one of the toughest beyblading team in the history of Beyblade!"
"My point exactly" Tyson replied" By facing them, we not only got a great challenge ahead of us, but we might learn something new like skills or a new way to battle!"
"Well you got a point there" Max pointed
"Ray?" Tyson asked
"It doesn't hurt to battle with them" Ray spoke" like Tyson said…we might learn something"
"You might get hurt" Kenny interjected" Because they have far more experience….."
"So do we have" Tyson answered back" We will train even harder…..come on chief"
Kenny was nervously twiddling his fingers. Tyson sighed and thought for a bit. If he convinced Kai too, Chief will give in.
"Kai?"
Kai gazed at Tyson with expressionless eyes. It was a risk, Kai knew that, they might get hurt or worse their bit-beasts might get stolen, but he couldn't deny, even to himself that the opportunity did sound tempting enough. It was a great opportunity to test his limits too.
"We should go" Kai finally spoke
"What?!" Kenny shouted disbelievingly. He thought Kai of all the people would talk Tyson out of this.
But he then remembered, He was Kai…..Kai Hiwatari never backs down from challenge.
"Yay!way to go Kai….knew you wouldn't able to deny it" Tyson shouted in happiness
"But I wouldn't go easy in training" Kai spoke, a smirk entering his features "Your worst nightmare is only about to start"
"Huh?" Tyson said, his expression of happiness changing fast like traffic signal lights, only to replace with dejection.
Max chuckled while Ray spoke, shooking his head" That's our Kai"
"Had to spoil my mood, didn't you?" Tyson pouted
cleared his throat to gather the boys' attention.
"So I think it's safe to assume that you people are in this one?"
"You bet we are" Tyson spoke
"When the competition is going to take place?" Kenny asked
"In the middle of coming month"
"oh so we like have one and a half month to train!"
"Thank goodness" Kenny breathed
"That's a lot of time we got" Max said
"It's more than enough" Tyson spoke, then he added" Don't worry Mr.D, we wouldn't let you down, we are bound to win this match!"
simply beamed at them.

Hilary was running, but no matter how hard she tried she was unable to get any closer to archway from where white light was streaming. The more she ran towards it the more it was distancing itself from her.
'I can't give up' Hilary thought' I must reach it'
A good reason lies behind Hilary's motive. Many voices were coming from Archway, all saying her name in a tone of desperation and help. Hilary easily recognized the voices. It was of Tyson, Max, Rei and Kenny. Even Kai was calling her name. They needed her help.
'Almost there' Hilary thought. Then suddenly she tripped and she came hurling down in floor.
Hilary groaned in pain. She looked up and saw to her horror that the archway was again distancing.
'No…come back…..!'
Hilary tried to get up, but someone roughly grabbed her shins and started dragging her backwards into darkness. She looked behind and saw black fog material tightly encasing her legs.
"NO…" Hilary screamed" somebody help me…..TYSON, MAX….REI…KENNY….KAAAIIII!"
But no one came to her need. She was further pulled into darkness. Then Hilary heard an evil laughter echoing in space…and then a whisper…
"They are long gone…..you now belong to me…."
And with then Hilary was sucked into darkness, the laughter ringing in her ears.

Hilary woke up in an instant, breathing fast. Sheen of cold sweat covered her forehead and the back of her neck which matted her brown tresses to skin. Just then, the alarm clock went off, filling the room with ringing sound. Hilary shut it off and spared a glance towards the window, which was covered with lace curtains. However there was a gap left, from which the unblemished blue sky could be seen with the bright sun hanging in the corner.
Hilary fell back into bed, staring at the ceiling. She then bought her hands up, covering her closed eyes, the coolness of palms slightly calming her. Third time. Third time, she was seeing this bizarre dream or a nightmare in a week. And all the time, it left her uneasy and a little scared. It's like a warning…like something bad is going to happen, Hilary thought. She shuddered at this. She didn't tell others about this nightmare. Not that she couldn't, that's not it. No she didn't want to. Because she knew what would happen. The boys wouldn't be able to understand it. Instead they might make fun of her. Already she was known as the wicked witch of eight grade, thanks to Tyson. She couldn't even tell her mother, because she was most of the time busy. No, don't bother her; she has too much in her mind. My nightmare will only mess her up more.
Hilary then slid her hands towards forehead, making her fringes stand up. She needs to tell this to somebody. One person came into her mind. At this Hilary eased up a bit. Getting up she hoped that this only remain a nightmare. How wrong she was.

"Mmhmm….." Mariam hummed "This is so good hils"
Mariam came to visit Hilary in early afternoon. After the tournament, Hilary and Mariam became best friends. Who would have thought that cocky Mariam and Strict Hilary could become friends? But they were now. And very good friends were they. Mariam was contend that she found someone who could keep up with her attitude. While Hilary was happy she has someone to whom she could talk, gossip and shop. Because frankly speaking she can't do either of those things with Bladebreakers.
They were sitting in Hilary's kitchen. Hilary was sitting in a wooden chair near the countertop, while Mariam was sitting cross-legged on the countertop, balancing a plate in her lap of twisted macaroni mixed with cheese, minced meatballs and tomato sauce.
Hilary chuckled "it would have been more good if it was cooked freshly….sorry I had to preheat it in the oven"
"Nah that's okay….it still tastes great" Mariam shrugged" you got to get me a recipe of this from your mother"
"So that you can cook for your team?" Hilary asked raising her eyebrow
"No not for those bastards….for myself" Mariam spoke, frowning slightly, And then she added "you know the reason I was hungry because Dunga ate my share of my breakfast in morning. And last night, joseph ate my dinner...sometimes I feel like I am living with hungry pigs"
"Tyson is like that" Hilary giggled
"I think one day I might have to start hiding my own food" Mariam muttered darkly.
At this Hilary laughed, Mariam glared at her but then went back to eating her macaroni. Mariam looked up from plate, the fork tightly wedged between her teeth and saw Hilary scribbling something on a large piece of paper.
"What are doing?"
"hmm….oh nothing just writing a new training schedule for boys" Hilary answered back
"What for?"
"Oh for the upcoming tournament" Hilary replied" you know they are going to battle with one of the teams of big leagues"
"Oh yeah I heard about that…max told me"
"Wait!what?..."Hilary asked, clearly shocked.
Mariam realized she had slipped something, for her jade green eyes widened in a second. Hilary saw this and a mischievous smile was playing on her lips.
"I guess I don't need to tell anymore….cause I am sure dear maxie told you everything" Hilary teased
"No he didn't" Mariam scoffed " he only told me what's in right now…..you know every beyblader have to keep up with news …."
"Yeah sure, whatever"
"It not like what you think! Okay?!" Mariam said indignantly, her cheeks having a tinge of pink.
"Keep telling that stuff to yourself lady…cause I can see the truth" Hilary jeered.
"You are the one to talk" Mariam shot back, sipping her coke from glass.
"What's that?" Hilary asked sharply, not quite liking the amusement dancing in Mariam's eyes.
"I could say the same about you and Kai" Mariam replied with a smirk.
"Kai and I are merely good friends…there nothing more to it" Hilary spoke pompously
"Really?" Mariam asked, toying with her fork "That what's with the blushing?"
"It the heat" Hilary spoke stiffly.
"Keep telling that stuff to yourself lady….cause I can see the truth" Mariam mimed.
At this Hilary glared.
"Hey you were the one that started it" Mariam spoke.
"And I want you to stop it" Hilary mumbled.
"Okay….hey hurry up will you….i want to go shopping" Mariam complained, pouting slightly
"Just a few more minutes" Hilary pleaded" I am almost finished"
While adding few touches, Hilary glanced at Mariam, who was busy crushing ice-cubes in her mouth with her teeth. 'Should I tell her?' Hilary thought. She knew she could confide that dream to Mariam, because at times like these Mariam can be very understanding. But then she looks so calm…maybe…
Suddenly someone snapped the fingers, pulling Hilary out of thoughts.
"Hey you okay?!" Mariam asked with concern.
"Huh?"
"You spaced out…. Is everything alright?"
"Oh yeah everything is fine" Hilary replied
'Hmm maybe later….besides it's only a nightmare….i don't wanna spoil the mood' Hilary thought
"You sure?" Mariam asked, looking suspiciously
"Affirmative" Hilary said, rolling up the chart "Now come on let's go shopping"
"I was waiting darn long for you to say that"
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