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Chapter 4: Informal Bonds
Tyson got up from his seat and walked toward the front of the plane's cabin. He walked into the bathroom and washed his face with water. He stares into the mirror and watches as the water drips from his cheeks, falling back into the sink. The trip to Mr. Dickenson's facility was proving to take longer than he expected. Mr. Dickenson failed to tell him the facility was located in America. Closing his eyes he sighs, gripping the edges of the bowl.
"Everything is happening so fast, it's hard to see what is ahead for us." He looks down at Dragoon, the blade giving him an answering roar. Tyson smiled and nodded at his blade. "Yeah I guess it doesn't matter does it?" Tyson leaves the bathroom, only to come face to face with Chloe.
"I was wondering if I had to come and check on you" Chloe tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear. "But, I guess you are okay."
"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks" Tyson nodded as he watched Chloe walk back to her seat. Tyson looked around the cabin and noticed everyone was asleep. He grinned, noticing Mariah sleeping on Ray's shoulder. Taking a seat next to Chloe, he realized that talking to someone could take his mind off of things. "So Chloe, I'm guessing we will all be spending some time together. Mind telling me how you met your team?"
Chloe nodded and looked out the window at the night sky. "Well Taylor and I are twin sisters for starters. Shocking, I know. We act nothing alike." A small smile shows on her face. "As for the rest of us, Michelle and I have been best friends for years after I beat her in a tournament. Rose is a new addition to the team, she doesn't speak English very well because she's from France, but she's a sweetheart."
"Yeah that sounds like Kai and I. We became a team with Max and Ray after our first tournament we all entered together." Tyson smiled, thinking about his eternal rival. He wondered if they were going to see him soon. "Yeah, those were the good old days"
Chloe nodded as they continued to talk for hours, learning about each other. The battles they fought, won and lost, Tyson realized that they had more in common than he would have known.
"Tyson I'm sorry about Max, I know if it was Michelle. Not matter how much she gets on my nerves. I'd be worried sick about her too" Chloe placed a hand on his shoulder for comfort.
"Thanks Chloe, but Max is strong. He will pull through, no doubt about it" Tyson nodded. He noticed the girl smile again, which is rare for her he guessed because it looked uncomfortable on her face. Maybe she was trying to comfort him.
Chloe nodded and yawns a little. She touches the movie screen on the back of the seat. She pulls up and aerial map of the plane's flight path. The screen read that they had about eight more hours until they reached America. She sighed, earning a slight chuckle from Tyson. She noticed he must hate being cooped up like herself.
"So I see you two are awake"
Tyson looked up, noticing Hilary. "Hey there Hills"
Hilary smiled and looked at the two. "Sorry to interrupt your conversation. I just decided to get up and use the bathroom." She walked off and headed toward the front of the plane.
Hilary stepped into the bathroom and closed the door. She looked at herself in the mirror and frowns. She could feel a slight twisting in her stomach. What was this feeling? Was she jealous? No, she had a crush on Kai, everyone knows it. Tyson was like an annoying little brother to her. Or was he? She held her head in frustration. As she leaves the bathroom she noticed everyone was awake and getting to know each other. Even Kenny was talking beyblade schematics with Rose. She smiled and sat back in her seat, staring out the window. She thought about Kai, hoping she would see him soon.
"May I sit?" Hilary looked up and noticed it was Tyson. She nodded as the blader sat next to her.
"I'm worried about Max. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. There is also Kai. He hasn't been seen for a while. I'm worried he may get caught up in all this" Tyson looked down at his blade
"Kai and Max are strong bladers. They will be okay." Hilary smiled and places a hand on Tyson's hand. "They will pull through."
Tyson nodded and thanked Hilary for her support. He got up and returned to the others as they talked about their beys. That's all she will ever be to him, his biggest supporter. She smiled and watched them. She didn't mind at all as long as she was by his side. By his side? She sighed and shook her head to shake the feeling off.
"Ah! This is boring!" Daichi grumbled. "I'm ready to get off this iron piece of junk!"
"Daichi calm down, we will be there in a few hours" Kenny said franticly trying to keep him calm.
"I know, I know! But, I can't just sit here. I'm bored!" Daichi groaned, twisting and turning in his seat.
"Hey guys, guess what I found?" Taylor emerged from a door in the back of the plane. "A Bey Stadium! This plane is bigger than I thought."
Everyone rose from their seats and followed Taylor. She led them down a hallway and toward an open chamber in the plane. The walls looked reinforced by a type of material that could withstand beyblade special moves. Mr. Dickenson probably assumed they would get uneasy on their flight and had this stadium made in the back of the plane. The stadium was a simple metal dish, but large enough to hold a large battle.
"Whoo-hoo! A bey stadium! Let's battle!" Daichi bounced around the room excitedly.
"Sounds like a plan!" Tyson gripped Dragoon in his hand.
"Kenny, do you mind being our judge for the matches?" Ray smiled at his friend.
Kenny nodded his head in acknowledgement and began to set his computer up, readying it to download data of all the blades.
"Heh, how about a three way battle?" said Michelle, catching everyone off guard. "I would like to see was the Blade Breakers and the Whiter Tigers are like in person?"
"You got yourself a deal" Ray said with excitement.
Tyson, Daichi, Ray, Mariah, Michelle and Chloe each surrounded the dish in a triangle formation. The others who were blading, stood next to Kenny. Rose taking her seat right next to Kenny smiled and gently leaned against him. Kenny blushed, a faint red color could be seen on his cheeks, and went back to typing on his computer.
"Okay everybody ready?" Kenny asked, surveying the competitors.
With everyone's acknowledgement. He proceeded with the count off. "Let's do this! 3!"
"2!" Ray and Mariah said in unison.
"1!" Chloe and Michelle said in unison.
"Let. It. Rip!" Tyson and Daichi yelled out in excitement.
The six blades released from their launchers with speed and fury, clashing against each other. The bladers smiled, watching each other with anticipation, trying to guess who would make the first move.
"Let's go Strata Dragoon!" Daichi roared out at his blade. The blade responding to his excitement, breaking away from the others and slams into Michelle's blade.
"Okay monkey boy, I guess you want your ass whooping early!" Michelle smiled and laughed with excitement. "Let's go Parthaux! " The white and red blade hummed with power and repels Strata Dragoon. "Feel the wrath of God!" Parthaux slams against Strata Dragoon, grinding it against the bey stadium wall.
Daichi growled at her, until Dragoon, clashes against Parthaux, sending it off of Daichi's blade.
"Tyson! Stay out of my battle!" Daichi barked at his partner.
"Daichi you can't just rush into a fight. We don't know how they work!" Tyson roared back.
"I don't care! Don't get in my way!" Daichi angrily moved his blade to beat Dragoon away.
"Your battle is with me boys, not each other!" Michelle growled at the two bladers, clashing her blade against the both of theirs.
"So much power..." Tyson tightened his grip around his launcher.
Meanwhile on the other side of the dish, Mariah and Ray were having trouble with Chloe. The White Tigers are known for their teamwork because they train and live together. But, even with all the combinations Ray and Mariah used, neither could touch Chloe's blade. It was as if her blade made Ray and Mariah's blades bounce away as though it sent out electrical jolts.
"So this is the power of Zeus" Ray growled. "Driger!" The tiger emerged from the blade and growled fiercely. "Let's do this Mariah!"
"Right Ray! Let's go Galux!" Mariah called out to her blade. "Lynx Claw Attack!"
Both of the blader's bit beasts roared with excitement. Charging at Chloe's blade, they intertwine with each other's rhythm. They are perfect example of a tag team.
"I guess it's time to get serious Volteaus." She closed her eyes and her blade emitted a golden light. "Volteaus: Thunder Oasis!" The bit beast, a stallion with steel armor emerged from the blade. The blade's rotation increased and sent out volts of electricity toward Ray and Mariah. Driger barely dodged the attack but Galux caught the full force of the attack. The electricity was sent through her blade, causing the engine gear inside of her blade to activate and reverse the rotation of her blade, causing it to stop spinning.
"What, Glaux!" Mariah called out to her blade desperately.
Ray gritted his teeth and frowned. His partner was down and out of the battle. This was now a one on one battle. He growled under his breath and looked across the stadium at Tyson and Daichi's battle with Michelle. They weren't doing well either. He gasped when Daichi's blade was sent flying out of the stadium, creating a crater in the wall.
"Damn it! Strata Dragoon!" Daichi called after his blade.
Tyson and Ray connected gazes and nodded to each other. It was them versus the Chloe and Michelle. The Legendary Bit Beasts versus the God's creation.
"Let's do this Ray!" Tyson called out at his old teammate.
"Right! Let's go!" Ray roared out along with Tyson.
"Ready Parthaux!" Michelle commanded her blade
"Volteaus, get ready" Chloe glared at the two blades charging toward them.
A loud bump of the plane sent everyone flying. The blades spinning in the stadium flew out and each landing outside of the stadium. They felt the plane slow down to a complete stop. A voice called out over the intercom telling everyone they finally landed at their destination. Each blader sweat dropped wishing the pilot had told them earlier. Hilary began ranting about giving the pilot a piece of her mind. They all proceeded to leave the aircraft, having to pull an angry Hilary away from the pilots before she could actually kill them. After a short ride in a limousine they reached the facility. A group of guards took their luggage and led them inside. The Facility looked like a log cabin on the outside, but like a space ship on the inside. Everything was computer controlled; Kenny and Rose acted as if they fell into heaven, gawking over everything that beeped. The guys and girls were split, the guys on the right side of the building and the girls on the left.
Tyson and the others were shown their rooms, an apartment style room. The room had a kitchen and a common area and each bedroom was equipped with their own training station and beyblade workshop area. Tyson and the other guys each picked out their rooms and explored the compound. Tyson broke off from the tour as soon as they found the medical ward. As he entered the room he found Max and Emily sitting upright on their beds.
"We thought we heard you guys" Max said coolly.
"Max!" Tyson said running up to his best friend, hugging him tightly.
"Ouch, Tyson too hard!" Max laughed off his pain, happy to see his friend.
"Sorry Buddy!" Tyson smiled laughing as well.
Kenny and the other entered the room to say hello. Kenny introduced the members of Steel Orion to Max and Emily. He explained the whole situation, tying Max's story with everything they have experienced.
"So it's getting pretty bad out there" Max said rubbing his arms. He picks up Draciel from the table next to him. "Tyson there is a storm brewing out there, we have to be ready"
"I agree my friend" Tyson nods and looks back at his teammates and Steel Orion. He sighs and stares out the window. "Kai, where ever you are, I hope you're safe."
A young man, lying down on a grassy hill side stares at the dark clouds approaching in the sky. He closes his eyes and feels the breeze against his skin, his scarf flowing in the wind slightly. He sighs and pulls out his blue and red beyblade. The blade let out a screech of worry, the phoenix calling out to its master.
"I can feel it too Dranzer." The man looked at his blade and then back at the sky.
The clouds were getting closer and the temperature was dropping faster than it usually would. He could hear a red head calling out his name from a distance. He got up and walked in the direction of the voice.