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Disclaimer: We do not own Beyblade...but I do own Jade, and K-chan owns Liika!
Chapter 4: Confrontations
"Can somebody please remind me why we're out here...in the middle of nowhere!" Tyson yelled, while every word came out of his mouth with complaint. Kenny rolled his eyes at Tyson's incompetence, and carefully surveyed the surrounding area.
"You forgot already?!" asked Max, giving Tyson an odd look. He slowly scrunched up his face and ran his fingers through his hair.
"You forgot too...didn't you!" Liika giggled softly, as Max sighed and nodded his head in shame. The four of them had just managed to make their way out of the restaurant, and were just in time too. They were able to leave before Tyson had a chance to order dessert! That wasn't the only reason why they had left though, naturally Kai had began his stubborn routine and had now disappeared.
"Well...let's see, where would I go if I were Kai?" pondered Max, as he paced back and forth across the sidewalk.
"You mean where would you go if you were a stuck-up, arrogant, no good sn...!"
"Ok Tyson...we get the point!" Liika replied, waving her hands as a symbol for him to stop. She had a bright cheery smile on her face and she knew exactly where Tyson was going with that sentence. Kenny gently tapped his index finger on his left cheek, and he seemed to be contemplating something.
"A ha!...That's it!"
Liika, Max, and Tyson all turned to face Kenny, as he finally spoke up. Without any hesitation, he quickly sat upon the cold hard ground and opened up his familiar laptop. The screen lit up automatically, and on the top right hand side of the screen was a small name, which red 'Dizzi'.
"It's about time...do you know how cramped it is in there!" replied Dizzi in that same sarcastic tone of voice.
"Sorry about that Dizzi," Kenny answered with a faint smile. "But, we need you to help us locate Kai...he seems to have disappeared."
"Surprise, surprise!" mumbled Tyson under his breath. His arms were jammed over his chest, and he looked extremely unpleasant.
"Still upset about missing dessert?" asked Liika, as she gave him a small wink. Tyson snorted and quickly turned his back on her, causing Max to laugh in his normal cheery manner. So far their stop in Hong Kong wasn't turning out so well.
"Ok guys, Dizzi's found him...well sort of!" Kenny replied, as he looked up slowly. He scratched the side of his head, then nodded as if he was agreeing with someone. Kenny's arm shot out, and he pointed towards one of the streets. "Just what I thought...Kai's that a way!"
It didn't take long for the four of them to head down the road, although they did have to struggle with Tyson a little...he was still determined on getting his dessert. Max had his arm looped around Tyson's, and he was holding on to him with all his strength. Max was squinting his eyes and he looked like he was struggling, while Liika and Kenny continued to walk at a steady pace in front of him. Suddenly the struggling that Max was encountering had stopped, and he realized that Tyson was no longer tugging at his arm.
"It's about time!" Max sighed, as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I thought you'd never give up...Tyson!?"
The once 'dessert-crazy' boy was now completely calm, as his blue eyes danced around with delight. Something else had caught his eyes and Max knew that it could only be one thing...beyblades! And he was completely right, they were now surrounded by a ton of beybladers who were all crowded along the narrow street.
"Awesome...check out all the amateur bladers!" Tyson yelled, with enthusiasm in his voice. "Maybe we can squeeze our way into a game!"
"There you are...I knew you guys would show up here sooner or later!" Tyson spun himself to face the speaker of the voice, as Liika, Max, and Kenny did the same thing. It didn't take long for them to realize who was speaking to them, as a familiar dark haired boy smiled at them.
"Rei!" Tyson shot out, as that same enthusiasm was noticeable in his voice. "What are you doing here!?"
"I live here...well the last time I checked I did!" Rei answered with a small chuckle.
"Oh yeah...I knew that!" Tyson answered, as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Max shook his head and took a step towards Rei.
"So Rei...you haven't by chance seen Kai pass by here...have you?" Max questioned, as the others closed in hoping to hear a positive answer. Rei on the other hand, looked rather confused at this statement and shook his head slowly.
"Shouldn't he be with you guys?" Rei replied, as he cocked one of his eyebrows.
"Technically yes...he should be," Liika replied hesitantly, then gave a slight shrug of her shoulders. "But, as you can see...he's not!"
"And I suggest we find him" added Kenny, continually studying his laptop. "Dizzi says that he's somewhere around this vicinity."
"Awwww, forget about Kai will ya...he can take care of himself," Tyson insisted with a friendly smile. His eyes were speeding around in his sockets, trying to take in all of the excitement of the ongoing bey battles. "Besides, I'm itchin for a battle...and so is Dragoon!"
Tyson pulled out his light gray and blue blade, and smiled at the faint picture of Dragoon; emblazoned on the top.
"Now, all I have to do is decide which kid to challenge!" Tyson replied in a cocky tone of voice. He immediately began to walk forwards, but to his dismay...he didn't get very far. He felt a sharp tug on his jacket collar, as he stumbled back slightly.
"Hey, what's the big idea!?" Tyson demanded, giving each of his friends his own idea of a death glare. It wasn't intimidating in the least, and everybody took their turn at laughing at him.
"I think we should stay together!" Liika finally spoke up in a reasoning tone.
"I agree...the last thing we want to do is lose another member of our team!" added Rei with a slight nod of his head. Kenny and Max were in agreement as well. Tyson on the other hand didn't seem to like this idea very much, and he took it upon himself to ignore them for the time being. Rei noticed Tyson's sudden change of attitude, and looked at him questioningly.
"Is something wrong?"
Tyson refused to speak, and let out a low grunt, which to him meant 'Leave me alone!' Rei shrugged his shoulders and looked towards the others with confusion.
"Don't worry about him Rei," Kenny replied with a shake of his head. "He's just upset because he never got dessert!"
Liika nodded with a cheery grin,
"yeah...and now he's even worse cause we won't let him beyblade."
Max automatically noticed Tyson's face turning red with infuriation, and decided to change the subject.
"Do you think any of these kids have seen Kai?"
"I don't know," answered Rei with a shrug of his shoulders. "But it never hurts to ask!"
The others agreed on this, as Rei began a conversation with one of the kids. They could see the ongoing motion of the kids mouths, as one of them pointed off towards an alley. Rei nodded and walked back to the others with a smile.
"So!?" asked Liika with anticipation, as Rei pointed towards the same alley.
"They said that they saw him go down there!" Rei answered.
"You...you mean...in the alley!?" Kenny asked, feeling his stomach grow with butterflies. He was fidgeting with his fingers and he slowly began to look scared. "Why would he go down a dark alley?!"
"Awww, don't worry Chief!" Max replied in a comforting voice, as he gently patted Kenny on the shoulder. "You'll be fine...you have us to protect you!"
Kenny swallowed then sighed heavily,
"that's what I'm afraid of!"
"No problem Chief," Rei added with a small smile. "I know these streets inside and out...come on, let's go find Kai before it's too dark."
Rei started walking towards the alley, as the other four followed closely behind. Once again it was a struggle as Max dragged Tyson away from the bladers; and Liika pushed a reluctant Kenny towards the alley. As the five of them quickly disappeared into the alley, two small purple eyes appeared from within the shadows. Soon a pair of white teeth could be seen as well, as it bared a mischievous grin.
"Perfect...there goes Rei and his little group," stated a low sneaky voice. "Just wait till they get a load of me!"
"GUYS!" Kenny practically screamed, as he quickly latched on to Liika's arm. He was trembling uncontrollably and his face was completely pale. "Di...did...did you guys hear that!?"
"Relax Kenny," Liika replied in a soothing voice. She noticed the frantic boy clinging desperately at her arm, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon!"
"Yeah...besides, I didn't hear anything!?" Tyson answered looking down at Kenny with confusion. The five of them had continued their search down the long dark alley, yet they were still unable to find Kai. The light was slowly dying, as Rei looked up into the sky with slight worry.
"This isn't good guys...it's starting to get dark," Rei informed as a faint sound could be heard in the shadows. Everybody froze dead in their tracks, and Kenny nearly had a heart attack.
"See!" Kenny shouted, as he dove for cover behind Tyson and Max. "There it is again...don't tell me you never heard that!"
"I heard it Chief!" Max answered, as he surveyed the shadows with his eyes. There was nothing else around and he had no idea where the sound was coming from. "It's odd...it sounds kind of like..."
"Kind of like a beyblade!" Tyson shouted interrupting Max. The others listened intently, as they heard the same sound coming from within the alley. Tyson was right, it definitely sounded like a beyblade. A low whizzing sound could be heard, and it sounded like it was coming closer.
"Ahhhh...what if it's a...a...a ghost!" Kenny replied in a shaky voice. He held Dizzi tightly under his arm and he was shaking violently. Everybody shook their heads at Kenny's announcement, as they headed down the alley. Kenny was the last person that they had ever thought who would be scared of tales about ghosts. Kenny watched as his team headed of before him, and decided that he should stay as close as possible. He slowly began to take a step forward when he heard a rustling noise coming from behind him. Naturally Kenny spun around looking like he was going die...but, no one was there. 'Stop it Kenny...' he scolded himself as he turned back around to face his group. 'There is no such thing as gho...' His thoughts suddenly disappeared from within his brain and he felt someone tap him gently on the shoulder.
"Boo!"
"AHHHH!" without even turning around to see whom it was, he instead launched himself towards his team who had now turned to face him. Kenny was wrapped around Tyson, and he looked like he was about to cry. "Don't let it get me!"
Tyson blinked in confusion at his friend, then slowly looked up. Suddenly laughing could be heard from within the shadows, and a small figure was visible. A pair of purple eyes were visible, and the little light that was available reflected a head of green hair. Rei's golden eyes narrowed, and he instantly recognized who it was.
"Kevin!"
The small figure perked up at the sound of his name, as he bared a toothy grin. He slowly stepped out of the shadows and stood in front Rei with his arms crossed.
"Well Rei...long time no see!" Kevin replied in a low voice. His eyes glared evilly at Rei, and he had something gripped tightly in his right hand. Rei didn't say anything, he just nodded his head at the green-haired boys last statement. Kevin didn't enjoy the silence coming from Rei, and he slowly began getting frustrated. Suddenly, he shot up his right hand showing off a purple blade within it.
"Well Rei, as you can see...I'm here to challenge you!" Kevin announced, causing everyone to focus their eyes on Rei.
"Rei...do you...know this guy?" asked Max with curiosity. "Cause...he seems to know who you are!"
Rei didn't say anything, he only kept his eyes focused on Kevin. He had a strange feeling inside of him...he knew that if Kevin was here, the rest of the White Tigers had to be around somewhere. Tyson watched Rei intently, and noticed that he hadn't even flinched at the challenge that was brought to him.
"Forget him...I'll take you on!" Tyson yelled, causing Kevin to glance towards him. He simply nodded,
"whatever...a match is a match! We'll fight in that!"
Kevin's small hand shot out, as he pointed towards a small wok centered in the middle of the alleyway.
"What!?" Tyson replied looking at the small wok with complete surprise. "Where did that come from!!!"
Kevin shrugged, as he slowly walked up and stood on one side of the wok. His eyes were glistening with anticipation, and he set up his blade in his launcher. It didn't take long for Tyson to get ready, as he too set up his Dragoon blade and held it out in front of him. 'This is going to be a piece of cake!' Tyson thought, then slowly ran his tongue over his lips. 'Cake!...after I beat this kid, I'm going to get myself 5 helpings of dessert!'
"Tyson...focus!" Kenny yelled, noticing the dazed look plastered across Tyson's face.
"Don't worry Chief, I've got this match totally under control!" Tyson replied with a cocky grin.
"Don't be so sure of that," Kevin answered as he bared a cocky smile as well. "I have a few tricks up my sleeve...so, you better be watching Rei!"
Rei simply nodded, understanding Kevin's words completely. Kenny took a seat upon the ground and slowly opened up Dizzi, any information that they could acquire could be useful in the Asian Tournament. Max smiled and held his hand out in front of the wok.
"Ok boys...are you ready!?" Max announced, doing his best impression of DJ Jazzman. "And 3...2...1...LET IT RIP!"
The beyblades were launched in a matter of seconds, and they both whirled around the dish with incredible speed. Determination was clearly evident on both boys' faces, and they all knew that neither of them would give up. Everybody stared intently at the purple blade, which had now taken the centre position. It spun with incredible speed, and Tyson tried to decide whether he should attack or not.
"This is boring!" Kevin replied giving a small yawn, as Tyson's fury began to rise. "Galmon... 'Crazy Monkey' attack!"
Before Tyson could even address Dragoon, the purple blade suddenly multiplied in front of their eyes. Tyson stared at it with complete shock, and in a matter of seconds it was over. He barely had time to realize which blade was the real one, as his light gray blade suddenly shot out of the wok...and headed straight towards Rei. Instinct told him to duck, but there was no need to. Suddenly a blue blade flew towards Rei at an angle, knocking the gray blade off of its course. Tyson's Dragoon blade fell helplessly to the ground, while the blue blade flew back into its master's open palm.
"Kai!?" Rei replied looking at the tall blue haired boy with surprise. Kai only smirked and made his way towards them.
"Looks like Tyson lost...why am I not surprised!" Kai answered rudely. Tyson glared at Kai, but was drawn away by the familiar laughing of Kevin. He held his Galmon blade safely in his hand, and he had an annoying little grin plastered across his face.
"Looks like I won!" Kevin replied with every hint of cockiness in his voice. "And that makes you...the loser!"
Tyson could feel his anger starting to grow yet again. How could he have lost...especially to some little punk kid. He clasped his hands around his blade then slowly stood up, he felt like launching himself at Kevin but decided not too.
"Kevin...why exactly did you follow us?" hissed Rei, narrowing his eyes lower.
"Who said I was following you, I just happened to be in the neigh..."
"KEVIN!" A loud voice yelled out, interrupting Kevin in mid sentence. Rei recognized the voice instantly, and so did Kevin. He slowly winced, as the loud voice rang through his ears. It didn't take long for the speaker of the voice to appear, and the Bladebreakers were surprised when 3 new people appeared from within the shadows.
"Uhhh...Mariah, Gary...Lee...hey a guys!" Kevin laughed nervously, as he scratched the back of his head.
A girl with light pink hair stepped forward, as she jammed her hands onto her hips. She didn't look too pleased, and she bared two sharp looking fangs.
"Kevin! What are you doing here!?"
"I was just...uhh...I was showing Rei what happens to people who betray the White Tigers Mariah!" Kevin shot out, causing the pink haired girl to blink in disbelief.
"Rei?" Mariah asked in a curious tone, her eyes looked as though they were about to water up as Rei slowly took a step forward.
"Hey Mariah," Rei practically whispered, giving him the full attention of the Bladebreakers.
Mariah felt her heart beating with joy at the sight of Rei, and she opened her mouth to say something...anything. But, she was quickly interrupted as Lee took a firm stand in front of her.
"Well Rei...I haven't seen you in a long time!" replied Lee, as he gave a slight smirk. "Let me guess, these amateurs must be your new teammates."
"Hey!" both Tyson and Liika shouted, causing Lee to laugh.
"Pathetic," he replied with boredom in his voice. "No competition at all!"
"Care to try us?" replied a cocky yet cool voice. It was Kai, and he had now taking a step towards Lee. He held his Dranzer blade in his hand and he stared directly at Lee, who in turn shook his head.
"No thanks...I have better things to do!" Lee answered as he turned his back on Kai. "Besides, the White Tigers abide by certain rules."
"Please," Kai replied with repugnance in his voice. He crossed his arms over his chest and gave a smug grin. "You're just scared that you'll lose...and you know what, you're right...you don't stand a chance against me!"
Kai's remarks didn't even faze Lee, and he continued walking away from the Bladebreakers. Mariah, on the other hand, didn't enjoy the rude comments coming from Kai and she quickly withdrew her pink beyblade.
"How about you fight me!" Mariah spoke up, eyes glistening with anticipation.
"Sorry, I don't battle girls." Stated Kai with a simple shrug of his shoulders.
"Are you scared!?" Mariah practically hissed, as her golden eyes narrowed. "Go Galux...SCRATCH ATTACK!"
Without hesitation, Mariah quickly launched her pink blade with incredible speed. Everyone stared at it with intent interest, as it quickly ricocheted around the small wok. It didn't take long for the Bladebreakers to realize what she was doing, as the small blade slowly flew back into Mariah's outstretched hand.
"Mariah...you know that I don't like to be kept waiting!" yelled Lee, getting Mariah's full attention. She nodded then gave one last look at Rei, and ran off after Lee. Kevin and Gary followed close behind, as the four of them slowly disappeared from the dark alley.
"Who were they?" asked Tyson, in complete shock.
"I don't know...but, they seemed to know Rei pretty well." Added Max, as both boys glanced over at Rei.
"They were the White Tigers...my old te..."
"Hey guys...check this out!" Liika shouted, interrupting Rei's voice. She was kneeling down, and she was staring intently at the small wok. Kenny noticed it too and his eyes burst open in shock. The entire wok was covered in deep scratch marks, and it looked as though it could fall apart in any second.
"That's amazing," Liika replied in awe, as she reached up her hand to touch it.
"Stop!" yelled Kai, as if he knew that something was going to happen. Suddenly the wok gave way, and shattered into millions of pieces. Shards flew everywhere, as one quickly slashed by Liika's arm. She fell back instantly and saw blood slowly trickle down her arm. The three boys immediately ran to her side, as Kai stood beside her. Liika's eyes were watering slightly, and her face bore a pain-like expression.
"It doesn't look good," replied Rei as he ran a finger along Liika's injured arm. "I think we better get you to the hospital."
"Hospital!?" Liika practically screamed in terror. If there was one thing in the world that she hated most...it was definitely the hospital!
Disclaimer: We do not own Beyblade...but I do own Jade, and K-chan owns Liika!
Chapter 4: Confrontations
"Can somebody please remind me why we're out here...in the middle of nowhere!" Tyson yelled, while every word came out of his mouth with complaint. Kenny rolled his eyes at Tyson's incompetence, and carefully surveyed the surrounding area.
"You forgot already?!" asked Max, giving Tyson an odd look. He slowly scrunched up his face and ran his fingers through his hair.
"You forgot too...didn't you!" Liika giggled softly, as Max sighed and nodded his head in shame. The four of them had just managed to make their way out of the restaurant, and were just in time too. They were able to leave before Tyson had a chance to order dessert! That wasn't the only reason why they had left though, naturally Kai had began his stubborn routine and had now disappeared.
"Well...let's see, where would I go if I were Kai?" pondered Max, as he paced back and forth across the sidewalk.
"You mean where would you go if you were a stuck-up, arrogant, no good sn...!"
"Ok Tyson...we get the point!" Liika replied, waving her hands as a symbol for him to stop. She had a bright cheery smile on her face and she knew exactly where Tyson was going with that sentence. Kenny gently tapped his index finger on his left cheek, and he seemed to be contemplating something.
"A ha!...That's it!"
Liika, Max, and Tyson all turned to face Kenny, as he finally spoke up. Without any hesitation, he quickly sat upon the cold hard ground and opened up his familiar laptop. The screen lit up automatically, and on the top right hand side of the screen was a small name, which red 'Dizzi'.
"It's about time...do you know how cramped it is in there!" replied Dizzi in that same sarcastic tone of voice.
"Sorry about that Dizzi," Kenny answered with a faint smile. "But, we need you to help us locate Kai...he seems to have disappeared."
"Surprise, surprise!" mumbled Tyson under his breath. His arms were jammed over his chest, and he looked extremely unpleasant.
"Still upset about missing dessert?" asked Liika, as she gave him a small wink. Tyson snorted and quickly turned his back on her, causing Max to laugh in his normal cheery manner. So far their stop in Hong Kong wasn't turning out so well.
"Ok guys, Dizzi's found him...well sort of!" Kenny replied, as he looked up slowly. He scratched the side of his head, then nodded as if he was agreeing with someone. Kenny's arm shot out, and he pointed towards one of the streets. "Just what I thought...Kai's that a way!"
It didn't take long for the four of them to head down the road, although they did have to struggle with Tyson a little...he was still determined on getting his dessert. Max had his arm looped around Tyson's, and he was holding on to him with all his strength. Max was squinting his eyes and he looked like he was struggling, while Liika and Kenny continued to walk at a steady pace in front of him. Suddenly the struggling that Max was encountering had stopped, and he realized that Tyson was no longer tugging at his arm.
"It's about time!" Max sighed, as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I thought you'd never give up...Tyson!?"
The once 'dessert-crazy' boy was now completely calm, as his blue eyes danced around with delight. Something else had caught his eyes and Max knew that it could only be one thing...beyblades! And he was completely right, they were now surrounded by a ton of beybladers who were all crowded along the narrow street.
"Awesome...check out all the amateur bladers!" Tyson yelled, with enthusiasm in his voice. "Maybe we can squeeze our way into a game!"
"There you are...I knew you guys would show up here sooner or later!" Tyson spun himself to face the speaker of the voice, as Liika, Max, and Kenny did the same thing. It didn't take long for them to realize who was speaking to them, as a familiar dark haired boy smiled at them.
"Rei!" Tyson shot out, as that same enthusiasm was noticeable in his voice. "What are you doing here!?"
"I live here...well the last time I checked I did!" Rei answered with a small chuckle.
"Oh yeah...I knew that!" Tyson answered, as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Max shook his head and took a step towards Rei.
"So Rei...you haven't by chance seen Kai pass by here...have you?" Max questioned, as the others closed in hoping to hear a positive answer. Rei on the other hand, looked rather confused at this statement and shook his head slowly.
"Shouldn't he be with you guys?" Rei replied, as he cocked one of his eyebrows.
"Technically yes...he should be," Liika replied hesitantly, then gave a slight shrug of her shoulders. "But, as you can see...he's not!"
"And I suggest we find him" added Kenny, continually studying his laptop. "Dizzi says that he's somewhere around this vicinity."
"Awwww, forget about Kai will ya...he can take care of himself," Tyson insisted with a friendly smile. His eyes were speeding around in his sockets, trying to take in all of the excitement of the ongoing bey battles. "Besides, I'm itchin for a battle...and so is Dragoon!"
Tyson pulled out his light gray and blue blade, and smiled at the faint picture of Dragoon; emblazoned on the top.
"Now, all I have to do is decide which kid to challenge!" Tyson replied in a cocky tone of voice. He immediately began to walk forwards, but to his dismay...he didn't get very far. He felt a sharp tug on his jacket collar, as he stumbled back slightly.
"Hey, what's the big idea!?" Tyson demanded, giving each of his friends his own idea of a death glare. It wasn't intimidating in the least, and everybody took their turn at laughing at him.
"I think we should stay together!" Liika finally spoke up in a reasoning tone.
"I agree...the last thing we want to do is lose another member of our team!" added Rei with a slight nod of his head. Kenny and Max were in agreement as well. Tyson on the other hand didn't seem to like this idea very much, and he took it upon himself to ignore them for the time being. Rei noticed Tyson's sudden change of attitude, and looked at him questioningly.
"Is something wrong?"
Tyson refused to speak, and let out a low grunt, which to him meant 'Leave me alone!' Rei shrugged his shoulders and looked towards the others with confusion.
"Don't worry about him Rei," Kenny replied with a shake of his head. "He's just upset because he never got dessert!"
Liika nodded with a cheery grin,
"yeah...and now he's even worse cause we won't let him beyblade."
Max automatically noticed Tyson's face turning red with infuriation, and decided to change the subject.
"Do you think any of these kids have seen Kai?"
"I don't know," answered Rei with a shrug of his shoulders. "But it never hurts to ask!"
The others agreed on this, as Rei began a conversation with one of the kids. They could see the ongoing motion of the kids mouths, as one of them pointed off towards an alley. Rei nodded and walked back to the others with a smile.
"So!?" asked Liika with anticipation, as Rei pointed towards the same alley.
"They said that they saw him go down there!" Rei answered.
"You...you mean...in the alley!?" Kenny asked, feeling his stomach grow with butterflies. He was fidgeting with his fingers and he slowly began to look scared. "Why would he go down a dark alley?!"
"Awww, don't worry Chief!" Max replied in a comforting voice, as he gently patted Kenny on the shoulder. "You'll be fine...you have us to protect you!"
Kenny swallowed then sighed heavily,
"that's what I'm afraid of!"
"No problem Chief," Rei added with a small smile. "I know these streets inside and out...come on, let's go find Kai before it's too dark."
Rei started walking towards the alley, as the other four followed closely behind. Once again it was a struggle as Max dragged Tyson away from the bladers; and Liika pushed a reluctant Kenny towards the alley. As the five of them quickly disappeared into the alley, two small purple eyes appeared from within the shadows. Soon a pair of white teeth could be seen as well, as it bared a mischievous grin.
"Perfect...there goes Rei and his little group," stated a low sneaky voice. "Just wait till they get a load of me!"
"GUYS!" Kenny practically screamed, as he quickly latched on to Liika's arm. He was trembling uncontrollably and his face was completely pale. "Di...did...did you guys hear that!?"
"Relax Kenny," Liika replied in a soothing voice. She noticed the frantic boy clinging desperately at her arm, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon!"
"Yeah...besides, I didn't hear anything!?" Tyson answered looking down at Kenny with confusion. The five of them had continued their search down the long dark alley, yet they were still unable to find Kai. The light was slowly dying, as Rei looked up into the sky with slight worry.
"This isn't good guys...it's starting to get dark," Rei informed as a faint sound could be heard in the shadows. Everybody froze dead in their tracks, and Kenny nearly had a heart attack.
"See!" Kenny shouted, as he dove for cover behind Tyson and Max. "There it is again...don't tell me you never heard that!"
"I heard it Chief!" Max answered, as he surveyed the shadows with his eyes. There was nothing else around and he had no idea where the sound was coming from. "It's odd...it sounds kind of like..."
"Kind of like a beyblade!" Tyson shouted interrupting Max. The others listened intently, as they heard the same sound coming from within the alley. Tyson was right, it definitely sounded like a beyblade. A low whizzing sound could be heard, and it sounded like it was coming closer.
"Ahhhh...what if it's a...a...a ghost!" Kenny replied in a shaky voice. He held Dizzi tightly under his arm and he was shaking violently. Everybody shook their heads at Kenny's announcement, as they headed down the alley. Kenny was the last person that they had ever thought who would be scared of tales about ghosts. Kenny watched as his team headed of before him, and decided that he should stay as close as possible. He slowly began to take a step forward when he heard a rustling noise coming from behind him. Naturally Kenny spun around looking like he was going die...but, no one was there. 'Stop it Kenny...' he scolded himself as he turned back around to face his group. 'There is no such thing as gho...' His thoughts suddenly disappeared from within his brain and he felt someone tap him gently on the shoulder.
"Boo!"
"AHHHH!" without even turning around to see whom it was, he instead launched himself towards his team who had now turned to face him. Kenny was wrapped around Tyson, and he looked like he was about to cry. "Don't let it get me!"
Tyson blinked in confusion at his friend, then slowly looked up. Suddenly laughing could be heard from within the shadows, and a small figure was visible. A pair of purple eyes were visible, and the little light that was available reflected a head of green hair. Rei's golden eyes narrowed, and he instantly recognized who it was.
"Kevin!"
The small figure perked up at the sound of his name, as he bared a toothy grin. He slowly stepped out of the shadows and stood in front Rei with his arms crossed.
"Well Rei...long time no see!" Kevin replied in a low voice. His eyes glared evilly at Rei, and he had something gripped tightly in his right hand. Rei didn't say anything, he just nodded his head at the green-haired boys last statement. Kevin didn't enjoy the silence coming from Rei, and he slowly began getting frustrated. Suddenly, he shot up his right hand showing off a purple blade within it.
"Well Rei, as you can see...I'm here to challenge you!" Kevin announced, causing everyone to focus their eyes on Rei.
"Rei...do you...know this guy?" asked Max with curiosity. "Cause...he seems to know who you are!"
Rei didn't say anything, he only kept his eyes focused on Kevin. He had a strange feeling inside of him...he knew that if Kevin was here, the rest of the White Tigers had to be around somewhere. Tyson watched Rei intently, and noticed that he hadn't even flinched at the challenge that was brought to him.
"Forget him...I'll take you on!" Tyson yelled, causing Kevin to glance towards him. He simply nodded,
"whatever...a match is a match! We'll fight in that!"
Kevin's small hand shot out, as he pointed towards a small wok centered in the middle of the alleyway.
"What!?" Tyson replied looking at the small wok with complete surprise. "Where did that come from!!!"
Kevin shrugged, as he slowly walked up and stood on one side of the wok. His eyes were glistening with anticipation, and he set up his blade in his launcher. It didn't take long for Tyson to get ready, as he too set up his Dragoon blade and held it out in front of him. 'This is going to be a piece of cake!' Tyson thought, then slowly ran his tongue over his lips. 'Cake!...after I beat this kid, I'm going to get myself 5 helpings of dessert!'
"Tyson...focus!" Kenny yelled, noticing the dazed look plastered across Tyson's face.
"Don't worry Chief, I've got this match totally under control!" Tyson replied with a cocky grin.
"Don't be so sure of that," Kevin answered as he bared a cocky smile as well. "I have a few tricks up my sleeve...so, you better be watching Rei!"
Rei simply nodded, understanding Kevin's words completely. Kenny took a seat upon the ground and slowly opened up Dizzi, any information that they could acquire could be useful in the Asian Tournament. Max smiled and held his hand out in front of the wok.
"Ok boys...are you ready!?" Max announced, doing his best impression of DJ Jazzman. "And 3...2...1...LET IT RIP!"
The beyblades were launched in a matter of seconds, and they both whirled around the dish with incredible speed. Determination was clearly evident on both boys' faces, and they all knew that neither of them would give up. Everybody stared intently at the purple blade, which had now taken the centre position. It spun with incredible speed, and Tyson tried to decide whether he should attack or not.
"This is boring!" Kevin replied giving a small yawn, as Tyson's fury began to rise. "Galmon... 'Crazy Monkey' attack!"
Before Tyson could even address Dragoon, the purple blade suddenly multiplied in front of their eyes. Tyson stared at it with complete shock, and in a matter of seconds it was over. He barely had time to realize which blade was the real one, as his light gray blade suddenly shot out of the wok...and headed straight towards Rei. Instinct told him to duck, but there was no need to. Suddenly a blue blade flew towards Rei at an angle, knocking the gray blade off of its course. Tyson's Dragoon blade fell helplessly to the ground, while the blue blade flew back into its master's open palm.
"Kai!?" Rei replied looking at the tall blue haired boy with surprise. Kai only smirked and made his way towards them.
"Looks like Tyson lost...why am I not surprised!" Kai answered rudely. Tyson glared at Kai, but was drawn away by the familiar laughing of Kevin. He held his Galmon blade safely in his hand, and he had an annoying little grin plastered across his face.
"Looks like I won!" Kevin replied with every hint of cockiness in his voice. "And that makes you...the loser!"
Tyson could feel his anger starting to grow yet again. How could he have lost...especially to some little punk kid. He clasped his hands around his blade then slowly stood up, he felt like launching himself at Kevin but decided not too.
"Kevin...why exactly did you follow us?" hissed Rei, narrowing his eyes lower.
"Who said I was following you, I just happened to be in the neigh..."
"KEVIN!" A loud voice yelled out, interrupting Kevin in mid sentence. Rei recognized the voice instantly, and so did Kevin. He slowly winced, as the loud voice rang through his ears. It didn't take long for the speaker of the voice to appear, and the Bladebreakers were surprised when 3 new people appeared from within the shadows.
"Uhhh...Mariah, Gary...Lee...hey a guys!" Kevin laughed nervously, as he scratched the back of his head.
A girl with light pink hair stepped forward, as she jammed her hands onto her hips. She didn't look too pleased, and she bared two sharp looking fangs.
"Kevin! What are you doing here!?"
"I was just...uhh...I was showing Rei what happens to people who betray the White Tigers Mariah!" Kevin shot out, causing the pink haired girl to blink in disbelief.
"Rei?" Mariah asked in a curious tone, her eyes looked as though they were about to water up as Rei slowly took a step forward.
"Hey Mariah," Rei practically whispered, giving him the full attention of the Bladebreakers.
Mariah felt her heart beating with joy at the sight of Rei, and she opened her mouth to say something...anything. But, she was quickly interrupted as Lee took a firm stand in front of her.
"Well Rei...I haven't seen you in a long time!" replied Lee, as he gave a slight smirk. "Let me guess, these amateurs must be your new teammates."
"Hey!" both Tyson and Liika shouted, causing Lee to laugh.
"Pathetic," he replied with boredom in his voice. "No competition at all!"
"Care to try us?" replied a cocky yet cool voice. It was Kai, and he had now taking a step towards Lee. He held his Dranzer blade in his hand and he stared directly at Lee, who in turn shook his head.
"No thanks...I have better things to do!" Lee answered as he turned his back on Kai. "Besides, the White Tigers abide by certain rules."
"Please," Kai replied with repugnance in his voice. He crossed his arms over his chest and gave a smug grin. "You're just scared that you'll lose...and you know what, you're right...you don't stand a chance against me!"
Kai's remarks didn't even faze Lee, and he continued walking away from the Bladebreakers. Mariah, on the other hand, didn't enjoy the rude comments coming from Kai and she quickly withdrew her pink beyblade.
"How about you fight me!" Mariah spoke up, eyes glistening with anticipation.
"Sorry, I don't battle girls." Stated Kai with a simple shrug of his shoulders.
"Are you scared!?" Mariah practically hissed, as her golden eyes narrowed. "Go Galux...SCRATCH ATTACK!"
Without hesitation, Mariah quickly launched her pink blade with incredible speed. Everyone stared at it with intent interest, as it quickly ricocheted around the small wok. It didn't take long for the Bladebreakers to realize what she was doing, as the small blade slowly flew back into Mariah's outstretched hand.
"Mariah...you know that I don't like to be kept waiting!" yelled Lee, getting Mariah's full attention. She nodded then gave one last look at Rei, and ran off after Lee. Kevin and Gary followed close behind, as the four of them slowly disappeared from the dark alley.
"Who were they?" asked Tyson, in complete shock.
"I don't know...but, they seemed to know Rei pretty well." Added Max, as both boys glanced over at Rei.
"They were the White Tigers...my old te..."
"Hey guys...check this out!" Liika shouted, interrupting Rei's voice. She was kneeling down, and she was staring intently at the small wok. Kenny noticed it too and his eyes burst open in shock. The entire wok was covered in deep scratch marks, and it looked as though it could fall apart in any second.
"That's amazing," Liika replied in awe, as she reached up her hand to touch it.
"Stop!" yelled Kai, as if he knew that something was going to happen. Suddenly the wok gave way, and shattered into millions of pieces. Shards flew everywhere, as one quickly slashed by Liika's arm. She fell back instantly and saw blood slowly trickle down her arm. The three boys immediately ran to her side, as Kai stood beside her. Liika's eyes were watering slightly, and her face bore a pain-like expression.
"It doesn't look good," replied Rei as he ran a finger along Liika's injured arm. "I think we better get you to the hospital."
"Hospital!?" Liika practically screamed in terror. If there was one thing in the world that she hated most...it was definitely the hospital!