Disclaimer- I do not own anything of Beyblade. And I do not own Kikyo, she belongs to KilalaInara.
From Author- So, I'm back from vacation! Yay! And I'm ready to write again. I've been writing a bunch of ideas for this story while I was on vacation and I'm hoping all of you will like them. Enjoy the chapter!
It's been a few days since the whole Psykick thing happened. Everything seemed to be going back to normal except now there was only one slight difference: Kai and I were dating. The others didn't seem to mind but Tyson still had a bit of a hard time accepting it. Dizzi suggested that it wasn't the fact that I'm dating Kai, it's the fact that I'm dating at all. She claimed it was the "fear that all big brothers have for their little sisters." Yeah, I guess I can understand that but he needs to lighten up. I'm going to be sixteen in a couple of months so he needed to chill out.
Anyway, Max's mom from New York City sent him an email saying that she wanted him to come home for a bit and she also said he could bring the rest of us along. Can anyone say vacation? So now, here we are, on the plane flying to the Big Apple. When I was in New York, I had only gone to the big city only once so I was happy to be able to visit the city again. Not only that but Max explained that his mother, Judy, would give our beyblades a tune up at her lab since they were damaged pretty heavily in the Psykick battles.
As the plane began drifting away into the sky, I found myself getting very sleepy. Most of us still hadn't fully recovered from that battle. I rubbed my cheek and winced slightly. I still had the cut on my face and it was just starting to heal. I covered my mouth to cover over a yawn and pulled my seat back slightly. I glanced over at Kai to see him sleeping peacefully. I smiled. He looked so cute when sleeping. Suppressing another yawn, I leaned back against the chair and fell asleep soon afterward.
I was awoken by Kai a few hours later saying that we had landed. I rubbed my eyes, stretched and grabbed my stuff. We all walked out of the plane and onto the terminal. Max ran out first; obviously excited to see his mom.
"Max!" A woman's voice called. We all turned to see a woman with long, blonde hair and blue eyes waving at us. She had a blue business coat and skirt on. Judging by the fact that Max ran up to the woman and hugged her, this was Judy.
"It's so good to see you, Max!" She exclaimed, hugging her son. We all walked over and thanked her for flying us here. Hilary and I bowed and introduced ourselves. Judy only smiled and said she was very happy to meet us. Apparently, Kenny had sent emails to her depicting about what had happened to us these past six months.
Anyway, we headed outside and onto the bus that Judy had rode in for us. She told us we would be heading to the BBA Research Lab first because she wanted to show us something. I wonder what it was?
About twenty minutes later, we arrived at a giant building. I guessed this was the research lab. It was huge! And inside was even bigger and grander. State of the art technology, about a hundred scientists, it was so cool!
After Judy showed us around a little bit, we came to an area marked "L-5." Judy said that this was a very restricted area but she was going to let us by. She walked over to a scanner on the wall which scanned her eyes. After a minute, it recognized her and opened up the doors. Too cool. We walked into the room and after Judy switched on the lights, our focus was on a giant rock that lay in a secured table surrounded by lasers, I guessed. But…it looked like an ordinary rock. What was so great about it?
"This rock was found in a Mexican desert by archeologists about twenty years ago. They brought it to the lab here where, ever since, it was considered top secret." Judy explained. I blinked. "Well, that's pretty cool and all but I'm sorry, Ma'am but I still don't understand why this rock is so special." I said. Judy smiled, pressed a button on one of the monitors and motioned for us to look. We looked at a close-up of the rock on the screen and gasped. There were markings or drawings on the rock. I had never seen markings like those so it must've been from some dead civilization.
"So, what do these symbols mean?" Tyson asked. "We're not sure but we believed this civilization could possibly be older than the Inca Empire. We're still trying to translate the writings." Judy said. Then, Ray brought up a good point.
"This is pretty cool and everything but what does it have to do with us?" He asked. Judy only smiled and walked over to another section of the lab, one that was still darkened. The lights switched on the area to reveal a beydish and a person in certain training outfit. He turned towards a door that was on the other side of the beydish. It slid open and out came a robot…that looked very similar to the robots that Gideon and the Psykicks sent after us. Lovely.
After a quick countdown, the boy in the outfit and the robot launched their beyblades. While they battled, Judy explained that the beyblade the boy was using had a piece of the rock inside of it. I watched closely as the battle raged on. What kind of power could come from that rock?
A moment later, light shined from the trainee's beyblade. Something began coming out of it….a bit beast! But, how was that possible? It was incredible! But, the trainee couldn't control it and a small explosion occurred, knocking the boy back. He was alright but I was still in shock at what I saw.
"We believe that these bit beasts came from inside the rock and if the civilization truly is older than the Incas then the bit beasts inside the rock are the oldest that researchers have ever found." Judy explained. I looked back at the trainee then at Judy.
"So, you could bring out these bit beasts and put them into beyblades, giving whomever could control it the power of these ancient creatures?" I asked. The others eyes widened, like they realized the truth behind my words and stared at Judy for an answer. She nodded.
"Yes, we could do that but it truly is a very difficult task to do. But, that's why it is here. So we can do more research on it and unleash its true potential." She said. I was in shock, well, everyone was. This was very incredible and I am honored that Judy let us in on it. But then, she explained that she wanted us to keep this to ourselves. She said that some organization, according to authorities, is planning on stealing the rock. But then, she reassured us that the rock was secured and that no one could get into this room except for researchers. Didn't we just deal with a criminal organization? They liked stalking us apparently.
Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel where Judy presented Kai and Ray with their new and improved Dranzer and Driger. The other three beyblades apparently had sustained more damage than Dranzer and Driger so they were taking longer. It was a little disappointing because Judy had told us about a small tournament going on tomorrow and we wanted to join in but if our blades were still in the shop, we wouldn't be able to blade. Ray and Kai were just about to test out their blades when someone rushed in and told us that the rock had been stolen. We all gasped. What? How could it have been stolen? Judy said the only ones with access to that room we were in were researchers…so it had to have been someone who worked there. Geez, you can't trust anyone these days.
We all drove over to the research lab where authorities were standing there, waiting for Judy. One of the detectives introduced himself and began to talk with her about the rock. A moment later, Mr. Tate arrived in his car. Max jumped in the car and they took off to pursue after the crooks. Tyson grabbed a bicycle that was lying against a fence nearby and took off as well. I rubbed my temples. Sometimes, I really do wonder if I'm related to him.
It took us awhile to hear back but eventually, when Max and Tyson came back, they informed us that the thieves got away but Max was able to get a good look at one of them…it was the trainee from earlier. Judy asked if he was sure and he nodded. This wasn't good. So we all went back to the hotel to get some rest.
The next day, we were all talking about the trainee, Alan, as Judy called him. She didn't understand why he would suddenly become a criminal out of nowhere.
"I don't know, Mom, but I know one thing. You said he was going to participating in the tournament today right? Well, I am too and I'm going to show Alan that what he's doing isn't right." Max vowed. We all smiled at him. I knew Max would be able to set that kid straight. Judy then handed Max a re-improved Draciel. It looked so cool! I couldn't wait to see what my Nightwing will look like after its tune up.
Anyway, so we all headed out to the tournament to cheer Max on. We knew he would win it, hands down, but he still had to deal with Alan. We watched from the seats in the audience as they introduced Max. The crowd cheered as he walked out into the arena. A moment later, Alan was introduced and he walked out the opposite end.
It didn't take long for them to countdown and then launch their blades. I watched in shock as Alan's blade was slamming Draciel. What kind of power was he packing? Then, Alan called out for his blade, the "Impulse," as he called it, to attack. It began spinning around Draciel and Draciel seemed to going off balance. Dizzi explained that the Impulse was creating some sort of magnetic field and was draining Draciel's power. That wasn't good. Max will lose if this keeps up.
Then, Alan tried calling out his bit beast. Wait, bit beast? Oh no. That must mean that the Impulse has a piece of the rock inside of it. If Alan unleashes that power, it could be game over for Max. Max needed to counter attack before that thing comes out.
But, it didn't come out.
"What's going on?" I asked. "Didn't Judy say that unleashing and controlling the bit beast from the rock was difficult?" Ray asked. Kai nodded. "She did and it looks like Alan can't control the power because it's too much for him to handle." He explained. I sighed a little in relief.
"So Max still has a chance." I said. And I was right. Max was able to get his head straight and counter attack. After a few dozen slams, he called out his final attack: "Heavy Viper Wall." Alan didn't know what hit him. Draciel slammed into Impulse and the combination of the hit and the small tornado that formed around Draciel knocked Alan's blade right out of the dish.
Max ran over to him to make sure he was okay. We saw Judy and the detective from earlier approach Alan as well. Alan began to confess that he stole the rock. The detective took his statement and began asking him questions about whom else was involved and such. Finally, he had to take Alan away. It was sad to watch but, he committed a crime and he needed to pay for what he did.
We all headed back to the hotel where Mr. Tate brought us the new and improved Dragoon and Nightwing. They called the new Dragoon the Dragoon V2. I liked it. And they called Nightwing the Nightwing Clastic. I grinned, the name sounded so cool and the beyblade looked even better. Of course, Tyson and I had a match to test them out and they were truly better than ever.
But eventually, it was time for us to go back home. Judy came with us and we all headed back. But, something kept nagging me. Who were the true master minds behind the theft? I had a strange feeling we would be hearing from them again.
From Author- So, I changed a few things in this one. I know in the show, Max and Alan were friends but I changed that to move things along a little bit more. I hope you all still liked it. Please review and stay tuned!