Wings: Hey Guys! I'm back! And now it's time for more Back to the World!
Rainbow: Finally! I mean you always say you'll update but it never happens!
Wings: That's just because I never upload! I have all sorts of material just lying around that you mutilate as you find it!
Rainbow: Don't blame me, those characters where staring at me funny.
Wings: Whatever. Anyway people, enjoy the show!
Takao stared out blankly out of the third-story window. "Yo, Takao, anyone in there?" Takao turned his head around lazily to glance at his friend framed in the doorway.
"What is it this time, Jerry?"
"Hey, just 'cause you're ranked first in B division doesn't give you a right to treat me as a lesser person!" Jerry pouted as he walked towards Takao.
"Whatever." Takao grinned and ruffled Jerry's hair.
"Stop that! You know I hate it when you do that!"
"Whatever." Takao repeated, and his grin widened. "What brings you to talk to me. You know I don't exactly make the best conversation."
"Hey, we're friends aren't we? Anyway, I heard there's going to be a Young Lion's Tournament soon, and the grand prize is a battle royal with the Bladebreakers! It'll be their reappearance after a year's haitus!"
"The Bladebreakers? I thought that they disbanded after the World Champ, Tyson Kinomaya, disappeared." Takao looked at the smaller boy quizzically.
"Disappeared, murdered? Who knows? All I know is that if you get into Semi-finals in this month's tournament and get raised to A division, and then you if you can get into the Semi-finals in next month's tournament you can make it to this Academy's Team for the Young Lion's Tournament. Think about it Takao, the chance to go against pros! Wait, not just pros, World Champs!" Jerry practically bounced off the walls.
"Calm down man. It's just a tournament, but why tell me?"
"Cause all of B division agreed that you're the only one who can get up there to the tournament! In all of the chances you've had to advance, you exceeded expectations! We want you to represent us in this! You're a shooting star, and you're headed for the heavens!" Jerry stared at Takao intensely. "So be sure to win this tournament!"
"Kay. Whatever you say boss! By the way if I do actually get into this tournament who will I actually be blading with?" Takao cast a glance at Jerry. Takao stretched and sunk deeper into the warm folds of the couch he was lying in.
"Hmmmm… Well let's see… I guess the notables would be Kyren Satara, Chera Gale, and Tyrest Lyvet." Jerry rattled off, counting on his pale fingers. "Is it a bit cold in here? Have you been messing with the thermostat again?" Jerry shivered.
"It's your own imagination, but what's so great about these bladers? I've never heard of them before." Takao stared at his fingers, apparently bored with these oh, so mysterious bladers.
"C'mon, take this seriously! This is important! If you get to face off any of them, you have to know their styles! You can't just wing it and beat them with brute force!"
"Whatever…"
"Okay, now I'm getting somewhere. Let's see, Kyren is more of a dodger. She relies heavily on getting a good start and outlasting her opponents. I think her main tactic is to make her enemies crash into the walls or charge out of the stadium." Jerry started to flip through his notes. "God, I wish I had a laptop! These notes are getting everywhere!"
"Go on, I believe you were telling me something interesting…"
"Oh, shut it. Hmm, my notes on Tyrest are a bit sketchy… I believe that he uses a defensive type bey, I'm not really sure though, since his bey creates a layer of fog over the arena. Plus, Lyvet beats his enemies by knocking them out of the bowl."
"Alright, alright. Now who's this Chera person? I've got better things to do than to just listen to you."
"No you don't, all you'd do is nap until dinner! Anyway, Chera is a brute force opponent, no doubt about it. She charges with great accuracy and strength, and I'm pretty sure she scares the crap out of Tyrest even though they're childhood friends."
"You know about their past? Do you like stalk them or something?" Takao turned around to look Jerry in the face. "Dude, that's creepy."
"I do not! Well, anyway, we're counting on you. You better go start training. I can't imagine you just plowing through those bladers…"
"I'll be fine, besides worry about yourself, you have exams too." Takao smiled and stood up. "Alright, I'm going down to the stadium." And Takao walked out into the hall. It's really quite weird how everyone looks up to me. Takao thought, his brow furrowing in thought. I'm still one of the newest people here, and I still can't remember anything! What's going on with me? The only thing that feels natural is to blade, and I don't even know what got me here in the first place! So buried in his thoughts, Takao didn't even notice he had walked himself all the way to the stadium in minutes despite the long walk. It was also quite a surprise to Takao that someone was already there. A blue haired blader was training in the obstacle course arena, and from the looks of the shrapnel flying out from the stage, the blader was tearing up the course.
Bewildered, Takao frowned and looked closer, the figure snapping into view. The blader was wearing a baseball cap and a red windbreaker, and suddenly something clicked inside Takao thoughts. That's…That's Tyson Kinomaya! Is it a ghost? Takao stood rooted to the spot, his mind blank and his eyes wide. So entranced in the apparent Tyson, Takao jumped a mile high when a hand landed on his shoulder.
"What are you doing here?" A girl's voice rang out into Takao's ear.
Takao jerked around to face the newcomer. "Didn't you just see-?"
"See what?" The red haired girl asked, frowning at Takao.
"Tyson!" Takao turned around to face the stage, but no one was there. "Wha?"
"Kid, I don't know what you're trying to pull, but there's no one there."
"B-but, I just saw!" Takao held his head in his hands. What's going on?
"Well, don't dwell on it! That can't be good for your mental health, anyway, since you're here do you want to fight. I got to get ready for the Young Lion's Tournament! I'm going to bring that sucker Kai Hiwatari! Me, Chera Gale!"The exuberant blader punched the air.
Takao stared at the girl in front of him. What team did I just sign myself up too?!