Chapter 29: The Ice Realm

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(Later That Night)

A few hours had passed since the last Ex Track had closed; everyone was either asleep or working on their Ex Gears. Akito told Disk why he had to knock him off of the track. The teen didn't seem to care; he thought it was a cool way to lose his Ex Gear. After talking to Akito, Disk had seemed to just disappear. Akito was the only person left on the main floor of the lab; he was checking his Ex Gear to make sure it was ready for the next Ex Track. He closed the bottom of his gear and turned his attention to the giant slowly spinning gold ring. Looking away from the giant ring, Akito began walking to his room. The loud sirens began echoing throughout the lab a few seconds later causing him to stop walking. He looked up and saw Midnight slowly walking to the control room. She looked at him and stopped walking once she reached the top of the stairs; she began speaking to him a second later. "Akito, you're going to race!" Nodding his head the teen ran over to his gear and began to get ready for the Ex Track. In the control room, Midnight had just sat down in her usual seat and was about to announce the bladers that would enter the track. Activating her headset she began speaking. "The following bladers will enter the track; Akito, Croc, Metal Maddox, Misaki, Wolf, Scarlet, Gingka Hagane." She was soon interrupted by Tez who had something to tell her. The teen was still wearing the metal braces to help me move around.

Dagger and Wolf had to leave; they're needed back in their city.

What about Kasenhana, Sing, and Aiai?

Kasenhana lost her launcher in the Blizzard Zone. Aiai's bey was damaged during the last training session, and Sing isn't feeling well. Midnight leaned back in her chair and thought about whom else to send onto the track. Her gaze shifted to the second ring that had begun spinning. Thinking fast she said the next name that came to mind.

Kyoya Tategami. Tez looked at the spinning rings and noticed the third ring had begun spinning. The teen slowly walked over to the holographic golden ring they had at the center of the control room. He waited for the smallest ring to stop spinning so he could study the symbol.

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Misaki slowly opened her eyes; the teen rubbed her eyes and rolled out of bed. She walked over to her locker and pulled out her bey. Running out of the room Misaki saw Akito pass through the first set of speed boosters. She smiled and grabbed her Ex Gear.

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Croc walked over to the Steel Maniac's side of the lab and looked around for his Ex Gear. The teen's attention was drawn to Kyoya who was about to take his gear. Kyoya gave him a mean look and jumped onto the gear. Glancing to the right, Croc saw metal walking over to them. "Kyoya, get off the gear!"

Croc still owes me for ruining my gear! Croc glanced at Kyoya and Metal; the teen could see Akashi walking behind them. Metal looked at Akashi and then back at Kyoya.

Akashi, you go onto the track instead of Kyoya. Akashi nodded and began walking towards his gear. Metal slightly pushed Kyoya off of Croc's gear and gave him a stern look. Kyoya stood there for a second and thought about taking Croc's gear anyway. He walked away and punched the wall. Holding the Midnight Caverns bey part in his hand, Metal tossed the bey part to Akashi. "Akashi catch!" The teen caught the bey part and jumped onto his gear. "Let's move some metal." Metal stepped onto his Ex Gear and sped off towards the speed boosters with Akashi following right behind him. Looking up, Metal saw that the third golden ring had just come to a stop. The ring had landed on a symbol that looked like a letter K turned on its side. The blue orb appeared a few seconds later and the giant clock began counting down from sixty minutes.

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Akito was the first person to pass through the speed boosters. The teen looked over his shoulder and noticed that no one else had entered the orange Ex Track yet. Drifting around the final turn, Akito passed through the speed boosters. His gear reached three hundred miles an hour and he passed though the portal. Everyone else had just finished getting their gears and beys ready. They passed through the first set of speed boosters and tried to catch up to Akito.

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An unstable plain atop a huge glacier, the ice track suffers massive geological disruptions. Bladers will have a challenge avoiding the skyscraper sized icicles falling down on top of them. If they can survive those, they should worry about running into the ice yeti that lives near the track. An ice covered track awaited the bladers that flew out of the portal. The blue portal opened up in the sky with Akito flying out of it. The teen landed on ice that covered the track. This wasn't just a regular track covered in ice; this was an Ex Track that was frozen far beneath the ice. Looking around, Akito hit a button on his Ex Gear that caused four spikes to stick out of the bottom of the gear. The spikes were used to get traction on slippery surfaces like ice. The teen smiled a bit and looked down, he could see the orange Ex Track frozen under him. As he sped down the frozen track he could see bright blue lights in the sky. The teen narrowed his eyes when he saw the unfrozen part of the track not far ahead. Slamming his foot down on the front of his gear, the teen tried to stop his gear from flying off of the ice covered track. His gear finally came to a stop; he had stopped on the edge of some ice that was right next to the unfrozen part of the track. Looking at the track he could see that it wasn't going to be frozen over anymore. "Nice view." Admiring the view, Akito let out a deep sigh and smiled. His smile soon faded when he heard a large cracking sound. "Wha…" The ice he was on broke apart and the teen began plummeting into the icy abyss below. "WHOA!" Landing on a frozen path that continued to go deeper into the abyss Akito swerved left and right trying not to fall off of the path. The teen flew out of a small tunnel and flew down the frozen path. A few seconds later he flew off of an ice like ramp. The teen landed inside of an ice cavern and began drifting to the left. Smiling a bit he thought back to the time he skied down a mountain. "Should of brought my skis." The teen drifted as best he could and hit a small frozen rock that caused him to swerve to the right. The teen swerved to the right again and flew out of the ice cave. He began spinning in the air as he plummeted into an ice canyon. Panicking slightly, Akito finally hit the ground and fell off of his gear. He slid into something that caused him to stop sliding around, looking up he saw his gear fly forward and slam into his head. The teen fell unconscious after the gear hit his head.

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(During Akito's skiing)

Vert leaned back in his chair while he drank a cold glass of lemonade. The teen slid a glass to Zero who was listening to his friend talk about his many races. Setting the glass down, Vert continued to tell Zero about his rival. "I wasn't there for this race but it was really awesome to see my rival drive down this ice cave. He hit a rock though and flew off of the track."

W-was he okay!?

Yeah. He was able to recover and get back on the track by taking a detour down a frozen lake.

Awesome. Vert drank some more lemonade and thought about the race. He laughed slightly and thought about when he had first met his rival.

His names Taro. Zero began coughing slightly and looked at Vert for a second. He thought about the name for a second and finally spoke.

Kitano? Taro Kitano? The guy that skied down Mt Everest.

He skied down Mt Everest twice. I met him about two years ago during this important race. The same race where I showed a Grand Prix racer a few new tricks.

Tricks?

We were racing through this ice track and he was working for some bad people. This robot that was helping him knocked Dan off the track and I had to take him out. Once I did it was just me and Kurt. Zero listened to the story carefully and drank some more lemonade. "After we left this double loop, Kurt tried to knock me off the track but I was able to drift back onto the track. He was good a cheating, so I asked him about his driving. He said that while I was hanging around the skate park, he was driving Grand Prix." Vert laughed slightly and looked at Zero who wanted to hear what happened next. He smiled a bit and looked outside at his car. "You know what…. Let's go see my rich friend."

I want to hear the rest of the story. Zero watched as he stood up and grabbed his car keys. Vert just smiled and waited for Zero to follow him.

It'll be better if I show you but we need to get you a car to use first. My friend should have a new Deora II finished by now. Zero quickly stood up and followed Vert out the door. The teen locked the door and began walking towards Reverb.

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An unstable plain atop a huge glacier, the ice track suffers massive geological disruptions. Bladers will have a challenge avoiding the skyscraper sized icicles falling down on top of them. If they can survive those, they should worry about running into the ice yeti that lives near the track. An ice covered track awaited the bladers that flew out of the portal. Misaki flew out of the portal with Croc and Gingka following right behind her. The teens landed on the frozen track and immediately activated there spiketreds. Misaki hit the boost button on her gear and left a trial of fire behind her as she tried leaving a trail for the others to follow. "Use the melted part of the track, you guys can gain some more traction." The two teens did as she said and followed right behind Misaki.

Back at the beginning of the track Scarlet, Akashi, and Metal flew out of the portal. The three teens landed on top of the frozen track and began following the others.

Misaki began slowing down and flew off of the frozen part of the track. She landed on the orange Ex Track and sped up. The teen flew down the track and entered a small cave.

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Midnight looked at the giant clock and watched as it began counting down from fifty five minutes. She shifted her gaze to Akito's monitor and noticed that his on board camera wasn't functioning. Midnight was now worried and quickly connected her headset to Misaki's.

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(Present Time)

Misaki sped up and entered a loop with a few drones following her. She left the loop and drifted to the right. The teen sped up again and drifted to the right. Turning up the volume on her headset, Misaki could hear Midnight's voice. "Misaki, have you seen Akito?"

No I don't see him Midnight. Misaki swerved to the left and then to the right. While swerving back to the right, Misaki knocked one of the drones off of the track and into some ice causing the drone to explode. "He must be too far ahead." Croc knocked a drone off of the track a few seconds later and looked around for Akito.

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The done that Misaki had knocked off the track had exploded when it hit the ice wall. Part of its arm fell into the ice canyon and landed next to Akito who lay far below the track. The teen rubbed his eyes a bit and heard a familiar voice. "Akito, are you alright?" Akito stood up and saw Misaki standing in front of him. She smiled a bit and helped him up. The teen walked a bit and looked at his gear.

I'm fine but I don't want to use the emergency button and leave my gear behind. Misaki hugged him and pointed to the track.

You don't have any choice. Look up Akito; you'd never get your gear back on the track. Looking up Akito saw that the Ex Track was miles above him and Misaki. The teen thought about what she had said and turned to face her.

How'd you get your gear- The teen was interrupted when Gwen began chocking him. The girl held him over the edge of a cliff and began speaking.

You're weak! You guys think you're so strong with all of the bladers you have to help you out. You're wrong though! Only machines are strong! That's why I made the drones! Do you understand how weak you are! Flesh and blood. Gwen let go of Akito and watched as he began plummeting into the icy abyss below.

(End of Akito's Dream)

AHHH! Akito opened his eyes and began breathing fast. The teen sighed and stood up. Looking around he could see his gear in slot that looked like it was made for an Ex Gear. Akito walked over to an orange fin that was sticking out of the snow. He placed his hand on some glass and brushed the snow away from the glass. Pressing his face against the glass Akito could see four large tires that weren't being covered by snow. "A Hyper Gear." Running to his gear, Akito activated his Ex Gear and hit the boost button. The fire created from the gear began heating up the Hyper Gear. The teen glanced at his wrist band and saw that the Hyper Gear was now ready to be used. Akito grabbed the two metal poles that stuck out of the gear and smiled. "This is the only way to travel in a swamp, and icy glaciers." The Hyper Gear began moving forward after Akito said this. The teen was too busy admiring the Hyper Gear to notice a small camera flying in the air.

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Gwen sat in her chair as usual and watched as Akito used the Crawler Hyper Gear. She smiled and contacted RDL. "Eliminate him."

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Akashi and Metal sped down the track trying to catch up to Misaki. The two teens had gotten into a fight with a few drones and let Misaki take the lead. Metal looked around and saw a tunnel not that far from them. "I'm going into the tunnel." Metal swerved to the right and sped down the track that led to the tunnel while Akashi swerved to the left. The teen sped up and flew into the cave a few seconds later. Metal laughed a bit and realized that Akashi should have taken the tunnel since he had the Midnight Cavern's bey part. The teen narrowed his eyes and saw a few drones ahead of him.

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Scarlet looked around as she past a frozen lake near the track. She turned her attention back to the track and was knocked against an ice wall. Shifting her gaze to the object that hit her she could see a giant icicle lying next to her gear. Closing her eyes a bit she fell asleep on the track. A few minutes later she woke up and saw Akashi helping her up. "Don't fall asleep. We don't need you getting trapped in the Ice Realm."

I'd say this is more of a Glacier Plains.

Ice realm.

Glacier Plains.

Ice Realm!

Glacier Plains!

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Gingka watched as Akashi and Scarlet sped down the track below him. He smiled and looked at the ice yeti that was unconscious. The teen had watched the yeti through an icicle at Scarlet and used Pegasus to knock him out. He smiled a bit and set a warm cheese burger next to the sleeping behemoth. Hitting the boost button on his gear, Gingka sped off down the Ex Track and tried to find the others. A few minutes later the ice yeti woke up and began eating the cheese burger that Gingka had left behind.

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Speeding out of the tunnel, RDL listened to Gwen who was telling him about Akito. "One of the other bladers is in first place. Eliminate him." The drone flew off of the Ex Track and landed on top of a frozen lake that led to the end of the track. The drone could see the Crawler Hyper Gear reaching some frozen rocks. Launching his bey towards the Hyper Gear, RDL used his special move and watched as a battering ram was fired at the gear.

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The eight tires of the Crawler Hyper Gear drove down the frozen lake like it was nothing. Akito could see a place that he could use to get back on the track. Driving the Hyper Gear over a few rocks the teen finally came to a stop and took his gear out of the Ex Gear slot. The teen looked at the frozen lake when he heard something sliding towards him. A large black arrow shaped battering ram was flying towards him; he quickly jumped onto his gear and activated it. Hitting the boost button on his Ex Gear, Akito flew forwards and tried to get away from the special move. The battering ram collided with the Hyper Gear causing it to explode. Akito flew over the track due to the aftershock of the explosion. Falling off of the track again Akito quickly grabbed the side of it and held onto his gear. Pulling himself back onto the track, the teen hoped onto his Ex Gear again and dusted himself off. Speeding off down the track, Akito glanced to his right and saw a wall of frozen rocks protecting him from the drones. A few seconds later a drone past him. Hitting the metal shield button on his Ex Gear the teen prepared to attack the drone. Closing his eyes and then reopening them he could see Misaki in front of him. "I almost mistook you for a drone." Akito flew next to Misaki and deactivated his metal shield. He smiled and looked at her but was then knocked into the icy wall. Falling off of his gear Akito hit the ground and watched as Misaki sped away.

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Misaki flew down the long straight away and could see the portal in the distance. The symbol could still be seen in the portal which meant that no one had won the battle yet. Misaki hit a few buttons on her wrist band and the camouflage that was protecting the real blader was deactivated. The real blader was a person wearing a purple and white suit. The blader passed through the portal and the symbol disappeared.

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After the yeti had finished the cheese burger it had started throwing shards of ice again and caused trouble for the other bladers. Gingka, Scarlet, and Akashi had to leave the track and find an alternate route around the mountain of ice that covered the track. A few minutes had past and Misaki had met up with them. Following right behind Gingka, the teens used a rock formation as a ramp and landed back on the orange Ex Track. Gingka noticed the symbol in the portal wasn't there and he realized they didn't win the battle. Speeding up, the four teens passed through the portal and landed back in the lab.

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"What the hell was her problem!?" Akito stood up and brushed some of the snow off of his jacket. The teen stepped back onto his Ex Gear and sped off down the track again. A few seconds later Croc and Metal caught up to him. Metal laughed a bit and spoke to Akito. "You look like you've been through a lot. I don't suppose you're the one that got into a fight with the ice Yeti?"

No I didn't. I fell off of the track at the beginning of the battle and was able to get back onto the track towards the end.

At least you didn't have to leave your gear behind. Metal sped up and passed through the exit portal with Croc following right behind him. Akito sighed a bit and passed through the exit portal.

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Landing back inside of the lab, Akito looked up and watched the portal close behind him. Misaki walked over to him but he walked past her. She gave him a confused look and tried to talk to him. "Akito what's wrong."

You know exactly what's wrong. Pushing Misaki out of his way the teen walked off without saying another word to her. Misaki walked after him again and tried to see if she could find out what happened.

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(The Next Day, Noon)

After getting the new car from Verts friend, the two teens had driven it back to his house so they could use it later. They got some sleep and first thing they did that day was drive into the desert. The two teens drove side by side through a rock formation. The C.E.O of the Scrim Corporation had built a test track for drives wanting to improve their racing skills. "I thought you said I couldn't drive until I got my license."

No, I said you could drive MY car, until you got your license. Pushing the pedal down further, Vert sped up and passed Zero on the next turn. Zero was driving the Deora II while Vert was driving Reverb. Deora II was a truck made to carry two surf boards on the back of it. It was blue with a surfer on the side of the car. The words "Wave Rippers" printed on the side of it. The teen sped up and tried to catch the purple car but wasn't having much luck due to the size of the track. Vert heard Zero's voice from inside of his helmet.

Are you going to finish telling me that story now?

Oh yeah. So I asked Kurt how his driving was and he answered me by saying. "While you were hanging around the skate board park, I was driving Grand Prix." The two teens raced side by side again and were getting closer to a rock formation that could be used as a ramp. If the drive was careful though, they could end up falling into a small canyon that lay below the track. "I told him I wasn't just hanging around the skate park." The teen slammed the pedal down and sped past Zero using the rock formation as a ramp. Zero continued to drive down the track and looked to his right to see Vert do a barrel roll with his car. A few seconds later, Vert landed next to Zero again and continued to talk. "I was learning how to do THAT."

I've got some news for you Vert.

Oh yeah?

I can do anything, you can. Speeding up, Zero used a rock formation as a ramp and flew through the air. Mid-way through the barrel roll, the teen's car collided with some rocks that looked like stalagmites. The car spun in the air and hit the ground. Losing control of the car Zero ran into a few boulders. The front of the car slowly opened up allowing Zero to climb out and lean against the car. "Whoa." Vert caught up to the teen and came to a stop. The door on his car flew up and he stepped out.

That's when I told Kurt. Nice shot, Sling Shot.

Your friend won't be made about the car will he?

No, nothing's wrong with it. Zero looked at the car and expected to see it ruined, but instead noticed it was still in perfect condition. The teen admired the car and climbed back into it.

A wipe out like that and it doesn't even have a scratch on it.

These cars are made by the Scrim Corporation. They're made to take serious punishment.

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Kyoya continued to fix up his new Ex Gear even more. Madoka was with him fixing Fang Leone. She wanted Kyoya to have his bey at top performance before battling Metal. Even though she didn't want him to go through with the battle, she kept to herself and let Kyoya be who he was. A few minutes later, Madoka finished working on Fang Leone and smiled at how shiny the bey was. If you held the bey close to light you could even see it sparkle a bit. "Fang Leone is ready to battle when you are!" Madoka smiled and held up Fang Leone for Kyoya to see.

Now all I need to do is finish my gear. Thanks Madoka. The teen connect another part to his gear and used a tool to tighten it. Glancing over at the Synkro's side of the lab, Kyoya could see Tone and Gingka working on his new Ex Gear. "And once I beat Metal, I'm going after Hagane."

You know even if you beat Gingka you'll still have to beat Zero and Charlotte.

I'll deal with Charlotte after I beat Hagane, and Zero. He's not worth my time. Maybe a year ago he was but not anymore.

For all we know he could be training somewhere right now. And if he comes back to the lab he could be stronger than anyone here. Kyoya ignored Madoka after she said this and continued to work on his Ex Gear. Madoka watched as he added another part. A few minutes of working on his Ex Gear turned into hours. The sun was now setting and everyone was getting ready to eat dinner. Turning her attention to Scarlet, Madoka could hear her and Akashi arguing about what the track should be called.

Ice Realm!

Glacier Plains!

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Akito could have died! And Misaki has no idea why he's mad! AND next chapter, we finally get to know more about the people that keep winning parts! The Silencerz! Spelt with a Z because they are awesome. I have a question for you guys :D Next chapter is going to be so AWESOME! You will finally get to see motorcycles on the track :D bey battling and motorcycles, what more could you ask for in a chapter. And yes the Scrim Corporation made awesome cars :D Remember that not everyone can do a barrel roll while driving a car.

To RinnyEJito12: Zero's driving without a license!

Ice Realm or Glacier Plains? Which name is good for the track? :P

Review and Stay Awesome!

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