The engines on the jet roared as they were thrown into reverse, slowing
down the aircraft as it taxied down the runway. Outside the windows, on the
small fields inter crossing between the pavement strips, small mounds of
snow could still be seen, remnants of the winter that had only just passed.
"Hey! Look!" Arika cried as she sat up in her seat, on her knees, looking out the window. "Snow! I hear they get it here all the time."
Spyke blinked and shivered, and not from the cold. "Oooo... I hear they use dogsleds here alot... I hope sled dogs aren't really big..."
Cyandog snorted, apparently offended, from the seat next to his medafighter. "I'm a dog type medabot Spyke, that's like insulting family...." He sniffled, and sunk further into the padded seat.
Ikki stood up in the isle and stretched, the plane now resting gently near the terminal. "Get real Cyandog, you only LOOK like a dog on the outside. You have monkey medal, remember?" He waited for a response, but after getting none, proceeded to pull his bag out of the overhead bin.
A cold blast of air drifted through the body of the plane, as the door near to the cockpit opened. Everyone immediately crowded around the exit, wanting to get off first. Muffled cries and protests echoed until a commanded voice and hand shoved through the crowd like a knife.
"Move you simpletons! This is MY jet and I'LL get off first! Besides, my cousin should be here waiting for us." Koji shoved through the crowd, and headed down the small flight of stairs onto the landing pad. He shivered, it was cold here. His eyes wandered the area, but he could see no one here to greet them. How rude.... He though she would have more manners than this....
"Well??" Arika shouted, as she escaped from the others and stomped down the stairs, the rest of the gang in hot pursuit.
Everyone stood mulling, until the heard a shout, coming from the direction of the building.
"Hey!"
"Uh... What was that?" Samantha said, taking a glance around.
"Over here!! Are all you Japanese this brainless?"
"Hey!" Spyke growled, offended. "I think that was an insult."
**Cue humorous pause and anime sweatdrops**
A loud groan was heard, and the speaker stepped forward. "What's the deal? Do I blend in with the scenery or something?"
Ikki nearly fainted, at the sight of the speaker. Another KBT! Another Medabee!
"You.." He stammered, obviously suprised. "Medabee! Look!"
Medabee snorted, and gave a small nod. "I see, Ikki. My optics are working fine..."
"Kay!" Koji grinned, a rare occurrence, and led the group over to the doors, walking beside the new KBT type. "Is Ayumi here?"
"No," Kay answered with a shake of her head. "She was too busy preparing for the tournament and your arrival." She paused, and took a look at the group. "Good thing we have some extra room, you sure brought enough people."
They entered the doors, and turned right, heading down a small hallway, clearly lit. "So you guys are Team Japan huh? You'll be getting a kick outta this tournament." She gave Sumilidon a playful shove. "So you used the Medaforce, huh?"
Sumilidon nodded, being quiet as usual. "I did."
"Here." Kay gestured through another set of doors, out into a private parking lot, where a large van, and a yellow bus were waiting. "We'll take these to the Gardens."
"The Gardens? Is that where we'll be staying?" Samantha asked, piping up from the back of the crowd.
The yellow KBT gave a curt nod, ushering the group over to the bus. "Yeah, that's right. The Gardens is where me and Ayumi live. It's alot like a farm, but without all the animals. You'll see when we get there." She gave a kick on the door, alerting the driver inside. He opened the door, and let the group inside. Kay waved on all the people, but stood outside the door herself.
"Aren't you coming too?" Brass asked, poking her head over top one of the seats.
"Oh yeah," Kay said, giving a wave as she started to walk away. "I'm going in the van, with the guy who's bringing your luggage. I'll meet you there."
The doors to the small bus closed, with the sound of moving air. Everyone found a place to sit, luckily, as the bus lurched into motion, following closely behind the van. Ikki walked up to the front of the moving viechle, steadying himself by gripping the seats as he moved down the small aisle. He blinked in suprise, as he spotted the driver, who was only as old as Henry was.
"Hey um... uh.... how long is it gonna take to get to where we're going?" He asked, feeling uncomftorble, not knowing the guy's name.
The driver smiled, looking up into the rear view mirror at Ikki's reflection. He had blue eyes, spiky bleached blonde hair, and, as Ikki quickly noticed, a medawatch strapped on his left wrist. "Fourty five mintutes. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, not that there's much to see out here. Lots of undeveloped land on the praries, unlike Japan."
"Thanks. I'm Ikki."
"Nice to meet ya, Ikki. I'm Gavin, I'm on the same Robattle Team as Ayumi. I hang out at The Gardens alot, so I'm sure I'll be seeing alot of you guys, not to mention facing you in the tournament. I assume you won't get knocked out easily?" Gavin added, with a wink.
Koji shook his head from the seat behind the driver, apparently listening to the conversation. "You better believe it. We came in first in the World Robattle Tournament. This kind of competetion is chump change."
Gavin smirked and turned his eyes back to the road. "Just keep on your toes, you guys. I'm sure we'll give you a run for your money."
~*~*~*~*~ 45 Minutes Later ~*~*~*~*~
The passengers of the bus were pushed to one side as the viechle turned onto a gravel driveway, the last leg of the trip to The Gardens. The gravel ground under the wheels as the bus headed down the tree lined lane, right now, barren, lost their leaves because of winter.
Everyone sat, mouths agape as the first glimpses of the property came into view.
"That's amazing...." Henry remarked, the only one out of the group to speak.
Gavin smirked, knowing what they were thinking. "Just wait 'till you guys see the inside."
"I've never seen so many in one place!" Erika shrieked, excitedly.
Karin nodded. "There sure are alot of them."
Ikki blinked, confused and turned to Gavin. "How could Ayumi deal with all of these.....?"
((Deal with all of what? ^^ ooo!! Tune in next time to find out! Yeah I know, crappy ending, but my brain is severely damaged after a week of Exams.))
"Hey! Look!" Arika cried as she sat up in her seat, on her knees, looking out the window. "Snow! I hear they get it here all the time."
Spyke blinked and shivered, and not from the cold. "Oooo... I hear they use dogsleds here alot... I hope sled dogs aren't really big..."
Cyandog snorted, apparently offended, from the seat next to his medafighter. "I'm a dog type medabot Spyke, that's like insulting family...." He sniffled, and sunk further into the padded seat.
Ikki stood up in the isle and stretched, the plane now resting gently near the terminal. "Get real Cyandog, you only LOOK like a dog on the outside. You have monkey medal, remember?" He waited for a response, but after getting none, proceeded to pull his bag out of the overhead bin.
A cold blast of air drifted through the body of the plane, as the door near to the cockpit opened. Everyone immediately crowded around the exit, wanting to get off first. Muffled cries and protests echoed until a commanded voice and hand shoved through the crowd like a knife.
"Move you simpletons! This is MY jet and I'LL get off first! Besides, my cousin should be here waiting for us." Koji shoved through the crowd, and headed down the small flight of stairs onto the landing pad. He shivered, it was cold here. His eyes wandered the area, but he could see no one here to greet them. How rude.... He though she would have more manners than this....
"Well??" Arika shouted, as she escaped from the others and stomped down the stairs, the rest of the gang in hot pursuit.
Everyone stood mulling, until the heard a shout, coming from the direction of the building.
"Hey!"
"Uh... What was that?" Samantha said, taking a glance around.
"Over here!! Are all you Japanese this brainless?"
"Hey!" Spyke growled, offended. "I think that was an insult."
**Cue humorous pause and anime sweatdrops**
A loud groan was heard, and the speaker stepped forward. "What's the deal? Do I blend in with the scenery or something?"
Ikki nearly fainted, at the sight of the speaker. Another KBT! Another Medabee!
"You.." He stammered, obviously suprised. "Medabee! Look!"
Medabee snorted, and gave a small nod. "I see, Ikki. My optics are working fine..."
"Kay!" Koji grinned, a rare occurrence, and led the group over to the doors, walking beside the new KBT type. "Is Ayumi here?"
"No," Kay answered with a shake of her head. "She was too busy preparing for the tournament and your arrival." She paused, and took a look at the group. "Good thing we have some extra room, you sure brought enough people."
They entered the doors, and turned right, heading down a small hallway, clearly lit. "So you guys are Team Japan huh? You'll be getting a kick outta this tournament." She gave Sumilidon a playful shove. "So you used the Medaforce, huh?"
Sumilidon nodded, being quiet as usual. "I did."
"Here." Kay gestured through another set of doors, out into a private parking lot, where a large van, and a yellow bus were waiting. "We'll take these to the Gardens."
"The Gardens? Is that where we'll be staying?" Samantha asked, piping up from the back of the crowd.
The yellow KBT gave a curt nod, ushering the group over to the bus. "Yeah, that's right. The Gardens is where me and Ayumi live. It's alot like a farm, but without all the animals. You'll see when we get there." She gave a kick on the door, alerting the driver inside. He opened the door, and let the group inside. Kay waved on all the people, but stood outside the door herself.
"Aren't you coming too?" Brass asked, poking her head over top one of the seats.
"Oh yeah," Kay said, giving a wave as she started to walk away. "I'm going in the van, with the guy who's bringing your luggage. I'll meet you there."
The doors to the small bus closed, with the sound of moving air. Everyone found a place to sit, luckily, as the bus lurched into motion, following closely behind the van. Ikki walked up to the front of the moving viechle, steadying himself by gripping the seats as he moved down the small aisle. He blinked in suprise, as he spotted the driver, who was only as old as Henry was.
"Hey um... uh.... how long is it gonna take to get to where we're going?" He asked, feeling uncomftorble, not knowing the guy's name.
The driver smiled, looking up into the rear view mirror at Ikki's reflection. He had blue eyes, spiky bleached blonde hair, and, as Ikki quickly noticed, a medawatch strapped on his left wrist. "Fourty five mintutes. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, not that there's much to see out here. Lots of undeveloped land on the praries, unlike Japan."
"Thanks. I'm Ikki."
"Nice to meet ya, Ikki. I'm Gavin, I'm on the same Robattle Team as Ayumi. I hang out at The Gardens alot, so I'm sure I'll be seeing alot of you guys, not to mention facing you in the tournament. I assume you won't get knocked out easily?" Gavin added, with a wink.
Koji shook his head from the seat behind the driver, apparently listening to the conversation. "You better believe it. We came in first in the World Robattle Tournament. This kind of competetion is chump change."
Gavin smirked and turned his eyes back to the road. "Just keep on your toes, you guys. I'm sure we'll give you a run for your money."
~*~*~*~*~ 45 Minutes Later ~*~*~*~*~
The passengers of the bus were pushed to one side as the viechle turned onto a gravel driveway, the last leg of the trip to The Gardens. The gravel ground under the wheels as the bus headed down the tree lined lane, right now, barren, lost their leaves because of winter.
Everyone sat, mouths agape as the first glimpses of the property came into view.
"That's amazing...." Henry remarked, the only one out of the group to speak.
Gavin smirked, knowing what they were thinking. "Just wait 'till you guys see the inside."
"I've never seen so many in one place!" Erika shrieked, excitedly.
Karin nodded. "There sure are alot of them."
Ikki blinked, confused and turned to Gavin. "How could Ayumi deal with all of these.....?"
((Deal with all of what? ^^ ooo!! Tune in next time to find out! Yeah I know, crappy ending, but my brain is severely damaged after a week of Exams.))