(Well...hey everyone this is Jade-55, I know this story hasn't been updated
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Chapter 2: The Bladebreakers are born!
"Hey guys...did you see that totally awesome victory of mine!"
Tyson practically yelled, causing everyone to look over at him. He sported a huge smile, then quickly made his way over to his friends. Max and Kenny were sitting near the back of the blader's room, and both of them looked to like they were directly focused on Kenny's laptop. Tyson immediately ran over to the two boys and began to rustle through their hair with his hands. Both boys laughed, and Max turned around to face Tyson.
"That was a great battle buddy!" Max replied taking a hold of Tyson's hand as they shook.
"What can I say," Tyson replied with that cocky tone in his voice. "I'm just too good for the competition here!"
"Now, now...take it down a notch Tiger." Answered Dizzi in her usual sarcastic voice. "You're not off the hook just yet!"
Tyson rolled his eyes at the nagging voice, and took a seat in between Kenny and Max.
"Dizzi's right Tyson," informed Kenny as he began to type rapidly on his laptop. "You made it through the first round, and might I add that you did an excellent job!"
"But..."Kenny could see Tyson's ego inflating, as he quickly finished what he was saying. "You still have the semi-finals to worry about!"
Tyson leaned back in his chair, and looked at Max with absolute boredom. Max snickered, which caused Kenny to eye the two suspiciously.
"You need to take this just as seriously Max," Kenny announced. "You also need to make it past the semi-finals round!"
"I know," Max replied sounding rather glum. He leaned forward and gently rested his chin against the table's surface. Tyson cocked one of his eyebrows, then threw his left arm over Max's shoulder.
"Come on Maxy...you can handle the competition!" Tyson responded with reassurance in his voice. "Besides, we promised we'd meet up in the finals...remember!"
"Yeah, but that was before I knew that I was going up against Kai." Max answered in the same depressed tone.
"I say not to worry about it Max," Kenny replied as he turned to face his two comrades. "Just because the odds are against you...doesn't mean that you can't go out there and prove them wrong!"
Max allowed this thought to process through his mind, as his regular cheery smile began to form upon his face.
"Hey, you guys are right." Max answered enthusiastically, causing his face to glow with happiness. "I'm going to prove all the statistics wrong!"
"That's the right attitude buddy!" cheered Tyson, as he joined in with Max.
Kenny smiled, but quickly went back to scanning information on Dizzi. He knew it was up to him to help Max and Tyson come out victoriously. 'Why did he always get the rotten end of the deal!'
"Speaking of semi-finals," announced Max as he glanced over at Tyson. "Who exactly are you going up against?"
The only thing Tyson could do was give a heavy shrug of his shoulders, he had no idea who his next opponent was.
"Hey...mind filling us in Chief!" Tyson replied, while he slapped his hand on Kenny's back.
"Sure, sure...when all else fails just ask good ol' Chief for the answer." Kenny replied with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"Yeah...isn't that what you're here for?" Tyson replied, as he looked at Kenny like he was crazy.
Kenny let out a low growl in his voice, which caused Max and Tyson to look at him with surprise. Kenny was the last person to get upset...ever! Kenny cleared his throat, and faced his laptop.
"You'll be going up against Rei."
"Rei?" Max asked, as he tried to put a face to the name. "I haven't heard about him."
"That's cause he's not from around her Max," Kenny informed. "He's from Hong Kong..."
Kenny noticed the confused look plastered on Tyson's face, as he sighed.
"That would be in China Tyson!"
A light triggered in Tyson's head, as he gave a slight nod...signaling that he now understood. Max could only laugh at the illiterate mind of his friend. The three boys had finally got over the discussion on 'who' Tyson's opponent was; and they were now strategically thinking about how they could win. They all put there heads together to think up a possible solution. Well, technically it was one head and one computer chip...but Tyson and Max tried to look like they knew what was going on!
"Could the semi-finalists please enter the arena at this time," a loud voice cackled over the intercom. Kenny threw himself into a complete frenzy, as he heard this last announcement. There was still so much information that he needed to inform Max of, but it was too late...he was up!
"And remember not to rush into any attacks," Kenny added as Max headed towards the arena. "Oh...and watch out for Kai's 'Spin Fire' attack, it has incredibly stre..."
"Hey, just chill out Chief!" Max interrupted, as he came to a stand still. He quickly held up his thumb and winked. "I've got everything under control!"
Kenny had no idea how Max could be so calm at such a crucial moment. The only thing he could do now was wish Max the best of luck, as he took off towards the stands to find Tyson.
Max could feel the tears that were beginning to form up in his light blue eyes. He knew in his heart that he put up his best fight, but it was still hard to lose. He watched helplessly as his green blade shot out of the dish, and land softly beside his feet. It was over...Kai had one, and he was disqualified. Max closed his eyes, cutting off any tears that had hoped to escape. He took in a deep breath, then slowly knelt down on the hard arena floor. He reached out his hands, as he cupped his small green blade inside of them. Max turned it gently through his fingers, as the light reflected across his blade. Even though he lost, he couldn't help but be happy as a smile crept across his face. It wasn't everyday that a blader acquired a bit beast, and Draciel had joined Max in the nick of time. He had to admit, even though Kai's Dranzer had beat them in the end...he knew that Draciel had put up one heck of a fight. 'Thank-you grandma," Max thought as his eyes twinkled. 'Thank-you for bringing me Draciel!' Max securely placed his blade back into his pocket, and focused his attention back up at his opponent. Kai's eyes were staring back at Max with the same coldness as before. Max slowly made his way towards Kai and held out his hand.
"That was a great battle Kai!"
Kai looked down at Max's hand with slight disgust in his eyes. He never shook hands...with anyone! Kai shifted his eyes slightly so that he could get a small glimpse of Max, before turning abruptly on his heels.
"Yeah...nice try."
Kai's voice rang out, as Max caught the slightest hint of veracity in his voice. 'That guy really needs some friends,' thought Max as he watched Kai exit the arena. He shrugged off the thought, and began searching the stands for his friends. There was way too many people packed in the arena, and Max figured he'd be there all night trying to locate them.
"Looking for us?!" asked the all too familiar voice of...
"Tyson!" Max replied cheerfully, "you guys came down!"
Tyson looked at Max with shock,
"of course we did...we had to come down and congratulate our buddy!"
Max shifted his eyes from Tyson to Kenny and noticed that they were both smiling at him.
"But, in case you guys hadn't noticed...I lost." Max added, thinking that the two of them had totally zoned out during the match.
"We realize that Max," replied Kenny in a comforting voice. "But, it doesn't mean that we can't congratulate you on a well fought battle!"
"Yeah, I could see the fear growing on Kai's face," added Tyson with a smile. "He was practically sweating in his shoes when he caught a glimpse of your wicked bit beast!"
Max laughed at Tyson's over exaggeration, then became serious once again.
"I'm sorry Tyson...I know we promised." Max replied, as he remembered the deal that he had made with Tyson. They promised each other that they would meet in the finals, and he broke it. Tyson rubbed his finger under his nose,
"don't even worry about that Maxy...I'll advance into the finals for the both of us!"
Tyson threw his arms and Kenny and Max's neck, as he gave one of his regular cocky smiles.
"Hey...I'll hold you to that Tyson!" Max answered with a laugh.
"Well then I guess it's your turn now," Kenny replied after realizing what time it was. It had only been an hour since Max's defeat against Kai, and it was now Tyson's turn to prove his blading skills. Tyson gulped, and realized that he was actually nervous...a feeling that he didn't normally encounter. Tyson took a deep breath then suddenly pumped up his fists.
"Ok, I'm ready!"
As Tyson made his way towards the center of the arena, he noticed that there was probably around a million people waiting to watch his match. 'You've struck gold Tyson!' he thought, as he slowly stepped up to the dish. 'You're already a star!' Tyson instantly began waving his hand at the thousands of people, as they yelled and screamed with delight. Tyson was way too busy thinking about how his life would change when he became world champion beyblader; that he didn't even acknowledge his opponent.
"Are you finished yet?"
Tyson heard a low annoyed voice ring out, as he scanned the area with his eyes. He had no idea who just spoke up, but he soon found out. On the other side of the dish he noticed a dark haired boy sitting cross-legged on the arena floor. He immediately recognized the boy as being Rei when he caught focus on the traditional Chinese outfit, and the yin-yang bandanna.
"Uhhh...what exactly are you doing?" asked Tyson, while he held his Dragoon blade in his palm. "I came here for a beyblade match, not a meditation session!"
Rei slowly rose to his feet, as he bared his cat-like fangs.
"Fine...let's just get this over with quickly ok. I have better things to do then to battle you kid!"
"You're going to wish that you never called me that!" Tyson replied threateningly. Rei only smirked, then held out his blade in front of him, allowing Tyson to get a glimpse of his bit. 'Hmphh, he thinks he's so great just because he has a bit beast,' thought Tyson. 'Well, he's not the only one...Dragoon's going to show him a thing or two!' Tyson began to set up Dragoon on his launcher, as he got ready for the countdown.
"3...2...1...LET IT RIP!"
"Go Dragoon!" Tyson yelled, as he used all his force to pull out the long ripcord. Rei launched his dark gray blade at the same time, as both blades landed swiftly inside the dish. It didn't take long before the two blades started a game of cat and mouse. Tyson noticed Dragoon getting the edge on Rei's blade, and he smiled. 'He doesn't seem very intimidating,' thought Tyson as he watched Dragoon ram into the gray blade. 'He's all talk and no action!'
"Dragoon...ATTACK!"
Tyson ordered, as his blade acquired a sudden burst of energy and threw itself at Rei's blade. Tyson could already picture his upcoming win, as he watched the opponent's blade fly high into the air. This sudden action didn't affect Rei at all, and he yawned in boredom.
"Is that all you got!"
Tyson could hardly believe what he was hearing. He had just sent Rei's blade flying and yet he wasn't bothered by it at all. Tyson understood why, as he saw the dark gray blade land safely back into the dish. Rei smiled, as he noticed the astonished look plastered across Tyson's face.
"I guess I've toyed around with you long enough," replied Rei as he addressed his blade. "Driger...Tiger Claw Attack!"
Tyson watched as Rei's dark gray blade switched its axle, and began spinning counter clockwise. Pieces began chipping off of Dragoon, and Tyson watched in utter shock as his blade flew up into the air. Rei smiled, and his golden eyes glistened with victory.
"What goes up...must come down!"
Rei spoke up with a smirk. Tyson knew that he was right, as it took a mere matter of seconds for his blade to land on the hard arena floor. At the exact moment of impact, the blade fell apart into three separate pieces. The only thing Tyson could do was stare at his defeated blade. 'I lost,' Tyson thought, as he slowly gathered up the small pieces. He gently held his beyblade in his open palm, and noticed large scratch marks carved along the top.
"Unbelievable!" Tyson replied, as he spoke quietly to himself. "It looks like it got attacked by a real tigers claw!"
"Was that the best you could do!?" replied Rei, as his harsh tone dug into Tyson's back. Tyson could feel himself getting frustrated, as he slowly turned around to face Rei.
"Well, in case you haven't noticed Rei...this match is far from over!" Tyson replied with irritation in his voice.
"In case YOU haven't noticed kid, there's no way that you can have any battles with the condition your blade is in!" Rei answered, as he bared his fangs. "Unless you fix it; you have no choice but to forfeit the match!"
Tyson felt worry growing upon him, as he looked at his damaged beyblade.
"Is he serious," Tyson asked feeling completely crushed. "But...I don't have any spare parts."
"Well...you do now!"
Tyson recognized the familiar voice of Kenny, as he sported a huge smile. With the help of Kenny, he'd have his beyblade fixed in no time. Rei only shook his head and began to walk away from the dish. As he exited into the hall, he sighed at all the amateur beybladers.
"No competition at all!" Rei spoke to himself, as he crossed his arms over his chest. He knew this was a waste of time.
"My, my...aren't we full of ourselves," a cheery voice rang out from behind Rei. The voice was unrecognizable to Rei, as he quickly spun around to face the speaker of the voice. A girl with dark blue hair stood a couple inches back from him, and Rei looked at her oddly. Even though he had never met her, he seemed to recognize her from somewhere. She looked at him with a friendly smile, as Rei sent back an unwelcoming glare.
"Who are you?" He asked rather rudely, as his golden eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't know what to think of her, and figured that she probably wanted to steal some information on Driger.
"Now, now...we don't have to be rude," she answered as she shook her finger in front of him. "I'm Liika Tomoda, a friend of Mr. Dickinson."
"Liika," replied Rei as though the name triggered something in his brain. "You're the one who beat Kai in the first round."
She nodded her head with pride, and yet she didn't look the least bit cocky about it.
"I see you've kept up with your homework!" Liika answered in a sarcastic tone of voice, although she still kept her friendly smile plastered upon her face. Rei looked her up and down then slowly shook his head.
"You must be an amateur beyblader as well...seeing as you gave up your place in the tournament!" Rei replied as he gently closed his eyes.
"Not another one," Liika sighed as she gave a slight shrug of her shoulders.
Rei's eyes perked up at Liika's last statement, as curiosity got the best of him.
"What exactly do you mean?" Rei questioned the girl.
"You're full of yourself...you think you're all high and mighty," Liika answered, as she could see the irritation in Rei's eyes. "Well, sorry to burst your bubble...cause your not!"
Rei could hardly believe what he was hearing. He didn't even know this girl besides her name, and yet she continued to give him a lecture on beyblading. Rei couldn't help but crack a smile, she definitely had guts.
"I don't think I'm full of myself..."Rei answered, "but I did come here for some beyblading competition...and so far, no one's even close to my league!"
"Oh really," Liika replied in a curious tone. She slowly withdrew her white beyblade from her pocket, as she flashed it out in front of him. Rei studied the medium sized blade as he caught a slight glimpse of a bit beast, emblazoned on the top.
"Akala and I would love to show you a taste of your own medicine, but..." Liika stopped, as she placed her blade back into her pocket. "I think I'll give that Tyson kid the honor of beating you!"
With that, Rei watched as Liika headed back towards the seating area. Rei sighed and carefully looked over his dark gray blade.
"Well Driger, I guess we should go out there...and finish what we started!"
Tyson could feel the sweat slowly run down his forehead, as he kept his focus directly on his light gray blade. Things weren't looking too good, and the two blades continued to go at it. Tyson had been waiting for this moment and now he was finally here. He made it through the first round, and he made it through the semi-finals. Well, Rei had actually forfeited the third match but it was a win nonetheless; and now he was here...in the finals...against Kai! Tyson had easily won the first match, but soon found out that Kai wasn't playing his regular game. Kai easily clinched a victory in the second match and it was now a tie, one a piece. 'Come on Dragoon!' Tyson thought, as he watched his blade slow down slightly. Tyson could feel his heart pounding against his chest, as Kai's Dranz 'Come on Dragoon!' Tyson thought, as he watched his blade slow down slightly. Tyson could feel his heart pounding against his chest, as Kai's Dranzer inflicted a heavy attack. But, Dragoon continued to spin and forced its own attacks upon the opponent. The match felt like it had lasted forever, as both boys summoned their bit beasts. It was a clash between titans, as the icy blue Dragon Dragoon went up against the fiery red phoenix, Dranzer.
"Where'd they go!" demanded Kai, as both blades seemed to disappear. Tyson was just as confused, and he began scanning the dish for any signs of the two blades. Their curiosity didn't last long, as both blades suddenly plummeted down from above. Both blades landed upon the very edge of the rim, and even the slightest breeze could've pushed them over. The arena fell silent, as Kai's Dranzer slowly fell off the edge and began spinning towards him. The match was over...Tyson had won! It didn't take long for the crowd to erupt in excitement, as Tyson stood in shock...he couldn't believe it, he beat Kai. He quickly scooped up Dragoon in his hands, and proceeded towards Kai.
"That...was such a wicked battle Kai!" Tyson announced, while he sported a huge smile.
"I tried my best," Kai stated with no emotion. He quickly turned his back on Tyson and began to walk away. He had lost...and he didn't feel like sticking around to see Tyson's victory. Before he could take five steps from the dish, he noticed Mr.Dickinson, Rei, and Liika walk towards him. He got a look of disgust on his face, as he recognized Liika from their match. He knew why she was here now...obviously Mr.Dickinson wanted her on the team.
"And where are you going Kai?" asked Mr.Dickinson with a smile.
"Well, it's obvious that you won't need my skills anymore," Kai replied instantly. "Seeing as I'm no longer the champion!"
Mr.Dickinson couldn't help but laugh,
"as a matter of fact Kai...I was hoping that you'd accept the role of team captain!"
Kai was in shock as he began to open his mouth to respond. He was quickly interrupted by the voice of DJ Jazzman.
"And were pleased to introduce the team who will be representing you at the World Championships...first round competitor Liika, semi-finalists Rei and Max; and our very own finalists...Tyson and Kai!"
The crowd burst out in a series of applauds, as Tyson stood with a stunned look upon his face.
"Are...are, you serious?!" Tyson asked, barely believing what his ears had heard.
"That's right we're teammates now!" Liika replied sharing in with a huge smile.
"Hey TYSON!"
"Maxy!" Tyson yelled, as Max practically dove on top of him. Kenny was close behind and they immediately began talking about their new team.
"Can you believe it...we're actually going to be on a beyblading team!" Max yelled, while Rei joined in with excitement.
"I guess that means we need a name," Rei added, as he began to think.
"Yeah, we need something cool..." replied Tyson, as he looked at his new team. "Something like...the Bladebreakers!"
"You know what...that actually has a catchy ring to it," Liika replied while everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"All right then it's settled!" Tyson added, as he suddenly jumped into the air with excitement. "As of now, we're officially a team, the Bladebreakers...watch out everybody...cause here we come!"
Disclaimer: We do not own Beyblade!
Chapter 2: The Bladebreakers are born!
"Hey guys...did you see that totally awesome victory of mine!"
Tyson practically yelled, causing everyone to look over at him. He sported a huge smile, then quickly made his way over to his friends. Max and Kenny were sitting near the back of the blader's room, and both of them looked to like they were directly focused on Kenny's laptop. Tyson immediately ran over to the two boys and began to rustle through their hair with his hands. Both boys laughed, and Max turned around to face Tyson.
"That was a great battle buddy!" Max replied taking a hold of Tyson's hand as they shook.
"What can I say," Tyson replied with that cocky tone in his voice. "I'm just too good for the competition here!"
"Now, now...take it down a notch Tiger." Answered Dizzi in her usual sarcastic voice. "You're not off the hook just yet!"
Tyson rolled his eyes at the nagging voice, and took a seat in between Kenny and Max.
"Dizzi's right Tyson," informed Kenny as he began to type rapidly on his laptop. "You made it through the first round, and might I add that you did an excellent job!"
"But..."Kenny could see Tyson's ego inflating, as he quickly finished what he was saying. "You still have the semi-finals to worry about!"
Tyson leaned back in his chair, and looked at Max with absolute boredom. Max snickered, which caused Kenny to eye the two suspiciously.
"You need to take this just as seriously Max," Kenny announced. "You also need to make it past the semi-finals round!"
"I know," Max replied sounding rather glum. He leaned forward and gently rested his chin against the table's surface. Tyson cocked one of his eyebrows, then threw his left arm over Max's shoulder.
"Come on Maxy...you can handle the competition!" Tyson responded with reassurance in his voice. "Besides, we promised we'd meet up in the finals...remember!"
"Yeah, but that was before I knew that I was going up against Kai." Max answered in the same depressed tone.
"I say not to worry about it Max," Kenny replied as he turned to face his two comrades. "Just because the odds are against you...doesn't mean that you can't go out there and prove them wrong!"
Max allowed this thought to process through his mind, as his regular cheery smile began to form upon his face.
"Hey, you guys are right." Max answered enthusiastically, causing his face to glow with happiness. "I'm going to prove all the statistics wrong!"
"That's the right attitude buddy!" cheered Tyson, as he joined in with Max.
Kenny smiled, but quickly went back to scanning information on Dizzi. He knew it was up to him to help Max and Tyson come out victoriously. 'Why did he always get the rotten end of the deal!'
"Speaking of semi-finals," announced Max as he glanced over at Tyson. "Who exactly are you going up against?"
The only thing Tyson could do was give a heavy shrug of his shoulders, he had no idea who his next opponent was.
"Hey...mind filling us in Chief!" Tyson replied, while he slapped his hand on Kenny's back.
"Sure, sure...when all else fails just ask good ol' Chief for the answer." Kenny replied with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"Yeah...isn't that what you're here for?" Tyson replied, as he looked at Kenny like he was crazy.
Kenny let out a low growl in his voice, which caused Max and Tyson to look at him with surprise. Kenny was the last person to get upset...ever! Kenny cleared his throat, and faced his laptop.
"You'll be going up against Rei."
"Rei?" Max asked, as he tried to put a face to the name. "I haven't heard about him."
"That's cause he's not from around her Max," Kenny informed. "He's from Hong Kong..."
Kenny noticed the confused look plastered on Tyson's face, as he sighed.
"That would be in China Tyson!"
A light triggered in Tyson's head, as he gave a slight nod...signaling that he now understood. Max could only laugh at the illiterate mind of his friend. The three boys had finally got over the discussion on 'who' Tyson's opponent was; and they were now strategically thinking about how they could win. They all put there heads together to think up a possible solution. Well, technically it was one head and one computer chip...but Tyson and Max tried to look like they knew what was going on!
"Could the semi-finalists please enter the arena at this time," a loud voice cackled over the intercom. Kenny threw himself into a complete frenzy, as he heard this last announcement. There was still so much information that he needed to inform Max of, but it was too late...he was up!
"And remember not to rush into any attacks," Kenny added as Max headed towards the arena. "Oh...and watch out for Kai's 'Spin Fire' attack, it has incredibly stre..."
"Hey, just chill out Chief!" Max interrupted, as he came to a stand still. He quickly held up his thumb and winked. "I've got everything under control!"
Kenny had no idea how Max could be so calm at such a crucial moment. The only thing he could do now was wish Max the best of luck, as he took off towards the stands to find Tyson.
Max could feel the tears that were beginning to form up in his light blue eyes. He knew in his heart that he put up his best fight, but it was still hard to lose. He watched helplessly as his green blade shot out of the dish, and land softly beside his feet. It was over...Kai had one, and he was disqualified. Max closed his eyes, cutting off any tears that had hoped to escape. He took in a deep breath, then slowly knelt down on the hard arena floor. He reached out his hands, as he cupped his small green blade inside of them. Max turned it gently through his fingers, as the light reflected across his blade. Even though he lost, he couldn't help but be happy as a smile crept across his face. It wasn't everyday that a blader acquired a bit beast, and Draciel had joined Max in the nick of time. He had to admit, even though Kai's Dranzer had beat them in the end...he knew that Draciel had put up one heck of a fight. 'Thank-you grandma," Max thought as his eyes twinkled. 'Thank-you for bringing me Draciel!' Max securely placed his blade back into his pocket, and focused his attention back up at his opponent. Kai's eyes were staring back at Max with the same coldness as before. Max slowly made his way towards Kai and held out his hand.
"That was a great battle Kai!"
Kai looked down at Max's hand with slight disgust in his eyes. He never shook hands...with anyone! Kai shifted his eyes slightly so that he could get a small glimpse of Max, before turning abruptly on his heels.
"Yeah...nice try."
Kai's voice rang out, as Max caught the slightest hint of veracity in his voice. 'That guy really needs some friends,' thought Max as he watched Kai exit the arena. He shrugged off the thought, and began searching the stands for his friends. There was way too many people packed in the arena, and Max figured he'd be there all night trying to locate them.
"Looking for us?!" asked the all too familiar voice of...
"Tyson!" Max replied cheerfully, "you guys came down!"
Tyson looked at Max with shock,
"of course we did...we had to come down and congratulate our buddy!"
Max shifted his eyes from Tyson to Kenny and noticed that they were both smiling at him.
"But, in case you guys hadn't noticed...I lost." Max added, thinking that the two of them had totally zoned out during the match.
"We realize that Max," replied Kenny in a comforting voice. "But, it doesn't mean that we can't congratulate you on a well fought battle!"
"Yeah, I could see the fear growing on Kai's face," added Tyson with a smile. "He was practically sweating in his shoes when he caught a glimpse of your wicked bit beast!"
Max laughed at Tyson's over exaggeration, then became serious once again.
"I'm sorry Tyson...I know we promised." Max replied, as he remembered the deal that he had made with Tyson. They promised each other that they would meet in the finals, and he broke it. Tyson rubbed his finger under his nose,
"don't even worry about that Maxy...I'll advance into the finals for the both of us!"
Tyson threw his arms and Kenny and Max's neck, as he gave one of his regular cocky smiles.
"Hey...I'll hold you to that Tyson!" Max answered with a laugh.
"Well then I guess it's your turn now," Kenny replied after realizing what time it was. It had only been an hour since Max's defeat against Kai, and it was now Tyson's turn to prove his blading skills. Tyson gulped, and realized that he was actually nervous...a feeling that he didn't normally encounter. Tyson took a deep breath then suddenly pumped up his fists.
"Ok, I'm ready!"
As Tyson made his way towards the center of the arena, he noticed that there was probably around a million people waiting to watch his match. 'You've struck gold Tyson!' he thought, as he slowly stepped up to the dish. 'You're already a star!' Tyson instantly began waving his hand at the thousands of people, as they yelled and screamed with delight. Tyson was way too busy thinking about how his life would change when he became world champion beyblader; that he didn't even acknowledge his opponent.
"Are you finished yet?"
Tyson heard a low annoyed voice ring out, as he scanned the area with his eyes. He had no idea who just spoke up, but he soon found out. On the other side of the dish he noticed a dark haired boy sitting cross-legged on the arena floor. He immediately recognized the boy as being Rei when he caught focus on the traditional Chinese outfit, and the yin-yang bandanna.
"Uhhh...what exactly are you doing?" asked Tyson, while he held his Dragoon blade in his palm. "I came here for a beyblade match, not a meditation session!"
Rei slowly rose to his feet, as he bared his cat-like fangs.
"Fine...let's just get this over with quickly ok. I have better things to do then to battle you kid!"
"You're going to wish that you never called me that!" Tyson replied threateningly. Rei only smirked, then held out his blade in front of him, allowing Tyson to get a glimpse of his bit. 'Hmphh, he thinks he's so great just because he has a bit beast,' thought Tyson. 'Well, he's not the only one...Dragoon's going to show him a thing or two!' Tyson began to set up Dragoon on his launcher, as he got ready for the countdown.
"3...2...1...LET IT RIP!"
"Go Dragoon!" Tyson yelled, as he used all his force to pull out the long ripcord. Rei launched his dark gray blade at the same time, as both blades landed swiftly inside the dish. It didn't take long before the two blades started a game of cat and mouse. Tyson noticed Dragoon getting the edge on Rei's blade, and he smiled. 'He doesn't seem very intimidating,' thought Tyson as he watched Dragoon ram into the gray blade. 'He's all talk and no action!'
"Dragoon...ATTACK!"
Tyson ordered, as his blade acquired a sudden burst of energy and threw itself at Rei's blade. Tyson could already picture his upcoming win, as he watched the opponent's blade fly high into the air. This sudden action didn't affect Rei at all, and he yawned in boredom.
"Is that all you got!"
Tyson could hardly believe what he was hearing. He had just sent Rei's blade flying and yet he wasn't bothered by it at all. Tyson understood why, as he saw the dark gray blade land safely back into the dish. Rei smiled, as he noticed the astonished look plastered across Tyson's face.
"I guess I've toyed around with you long enough," replied Rei as he addressed his blade. "Driger...Tiger Claw Attack!"
Tyson watched as Rei's dark gray blade switched its axle, and began spinning counter clockwise. Pieces began chipping off of Dragoon, and Tyson watched in utter shock as his blade flew up into the air. Rei smiled, and his golden eyes glistened with victory.
"What goes up...must come down!"
Rei spoke up with a smirk. Tyson knew that he was right, as it took a mere matter of seconds for his blade to land on the hard arena floor. At the exact moment of impact, the blade fell apart into three separate pieces. The only thing Tyson could do was stare at his defeated blade. 'I lost,' Tyson thought, as he slowly gathered up the small pieces. He gently held his beyblade in his open palm, and noticed large scratch marks carved along the top.
"Unbelievable!" Tyson replied, as he spoke quietly to himself. "It looks like it got attacked by a real tigers claw!"
"Was that the best you could do!?" replied Rei, as his harsh tone dug into Tyson's back. Tyson could feel himself getting frustrated, as he slowly turned around to face Rei.
"Well, in case you haven't noticed Rei...this match is far from over!" Tyson replied with irritation in his voice.
"In case YOU haven't noticed kid, there's no way that you can have any battles with the condition your blade is in!" Rei answered, as he bared his fangs. "Unless you fix it; you have no choice but to forfeit the match!"
Tyson felt worry growing upon him, as he looked at his damaged beyblade.
"Is he serious," Tyson asked feeling completely crushed. "But...I don't have any spare parts."
"Well...you do now!"
Tyson recognized the familiar voice of Kenny, as he sported a huge smile. With the help of Kenny, he'd have his beyblade fixed in no time. Rei only shook his head and began to walk away from the dish. As he exited into the hall, he sighed at all the amateur beybladers.
"No competition at all!" Rei spoke to himself, as he crossed his arms over his chest. He knew this was a waste of time.
"My, my...aren't we full of ourselves," a cheery voice rang out from behind Rei. The voice was unrecognizable to Rei, as he quickly spun around to face the speaker of the voice. A girl with dark blue hair stood a couple inches back from him, and Rei looked at her oddly. Even though he had never met her, he seemed to recognize her from somewhere. She looked at him with a friendly smile, as Rei sent back an unwelcoming glare.
"Who are you?" He asked rather rudely, as his golden eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't know what to think of her, and figured that she probably wanted to steal some information on Driger.
"Now, now...we don't have to be rude," she answered as she shook her finger in front of him. "I'm Liika Tomoda, a friend of Mr. Dickinson."
"Liika," replied Rei as though the name triggered something in his brain. "You're the one who beat Kai in the first round."
She nodded her head with pride, and yet she didn't look the least bit cocky about it.
"I see you've kept up with your homework!" Liika answered in a sarcastic tone of voice, although she still kept her friendly smile plastered upon her face. Rei looked her up and down then slowly shook his head.
"You must be an amateur beyblader as well...seeing as you gave up your place in the tournament!" Rei replied as he gently closed his eyes.
"Not another one," Liika sighed as she gave a slight shrug of her shoulders.
Rei's eyes perked up at Liika's last statement, as curiosity got the best of him.
"What exactly do you mean?" Rei questioned the girl.
"You're full of yourself...you think you're all high and mighty," Liika answered, as she could see the irritation in Rei's eyes. "Well, sorry to burst your bubble...cause your not!"
Rei could hardly believe what he was hearing. He didn't even know this girl besides her name, and yet she continued to give him a lecture on beyblading. Rei couldn't help but crack a smile, she definitely had guts.
"I don't think I'm full of myself..."Rei answered, "but I did come here for some beyblading competition...and so far, no one's even close to my league!"
"Oh really," Liika replied in a curious tone. She slowly withdrew her white beyblade from her pocket, as she flashed it out in front of him. Rei studied the medium sized blade as he caught a slight glimpse of a bit beast, emblazoned on the top.
"Akala and I would love to show you a taste of your own medicine, but..." Liika stopped, as she placed her blade back into her pocket. "I think I'll give that Tyson kid the honor of beating you!"
With that, Rei watched as Liika headed back towards the seating area. Rei sighed and carefully looked over his dark gray blade.
"Well Driger, I guess we should go out there...and finish what we started!"
Tyson could feel the sweat slowly run down his forehead, as he kept his focus directly on his light gray blade. Things weren't looking too good, and the two blades continued to go at it. Tyson had been waiting for this moment and now he was finally here. He made it through the first round, and he made it through the semi-finals. Well, Rei had actually forfeited the third match but it was a win nonetheless; and now he was here...in the finals...against Kai! Tyson had easily won the first match, but soon found out that Kai wasn't playing his regular game. Kai easily clinched a victory in the second match and it was now a tie, one a piece. 'Come on Dragoon!' Tyson thought, as he watched his blade slow down slightly. Tyson could feel his heart pounding against his chest, as Kai's Dranz 'Come on Dragoon!' Tyson thought, as he watched his blade slow down slightly. Tyson could feel his heart pounding against his chest, as Kai's Dranzer inflicted a heavy attack. But, Dragoon continued to spin and forced its own attacks upon the opponent. The match felt like it had lasted forever, as both boys summoned their bit beasts. It was a clash between titans, as the icy blue Dragon Dragoon went up against the fiery red phoenix, Dranzer.
"Where'd they go!" demanded Kai, as both blades seemed to disappear. Tyson was just as confused, and he began scanning the dish for any signs of the two blades. Their curiosity didn't last long, as both blades suddenly plummeted down from above. Both blades landed upon the very edge of the rim, and even the slightest breeze could've pushed them over. The arena fell silent, as Kai's Dranzer slowly fell off the edge and began spinning towards him. The match was over...Tyson had won! It didn't take long for the crowd to erupt in excitement, as Tyson stood in shock...he couldn't believe it, he beat Kai. He quickly scooped up Dragoon in his hands, and proceeded towards Kai.
"That...was such a wicked battle Kai!" Tyson announced, while he sported a huge smile.
"I tried my best," Kai stated with no emotion. He quickly turned his back on Tyson and began to walk away. He had lost...and he didn't feel like sticking around to see Tyson's victory. Before he could take five steps from the dish, he noticed Mr.Dickinson, Rei, and Liika walk towards him. He got a look of disgust on his face, as he recognized Liika from their match. He knew why she was here now...obviously Mr.Dickinson wanted her on the team.
"And where are you going Kai?" asked Mr.Dickinson with a smile.
"Well, it's obvious that you won't need my skills anymore," Kai replied instantly. "Seeing as I'm no longer the champion!"
Mr.Dickinson couldn't help but laugh,
"as a matter of fact Kai...I was hoping that you'd accept the role of team captain!"
Kai was in shock as he began to open his mouth to respond. He was quickly interrupted by the voice of DJ Jazzman.
"And were pleased to introduce the team who will be representing you at the World Championships...first round competitor Liika, semi-finalists Rei and Max; and our very own finalists...Tyson and Kai!"
The crowd burst out in a series of applauds, as Tyson stood with a stunned look upon his face.
"Are...are, you serious?!" Tyson asked, barely believing what his ears had heard.
"That's right we're teammates now!" Liika replied sharing in with a huge smile.
"Hey TYSON!"
"Maxy!" Tyson yelled, as Max practically dove on top of him. Kenny was close behind and they immediately began talking about their new team.
"Can you believe it...we're actually going to be on a beyblading team!" Max yelled, while Rei joined in with excitement.
"I guess that means we need a name," Rei added, as he began to think.
"Yeah, we need something cool..." replied Tyson, as he looked at his new team. "Something like...the Bladebreakers!"
"You know what...that actually has a catchy ring to it," Liika replied while everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"All right then it's settled!" Tyson added, as he suddenly jumped into the air with excitement. "As of now, we're officially a team, the Bladebreakers...watch out everybody...cause here we come!"