Chapter 3: Follow the Tyson
Disclaimer: Thanks to all who reviewed! I'm so happy people actually like my story! Sorry it took so long for this chapter. First I was lost No idea what was going to happen next. Then I found a twist in the story after doing the hardest thing for a writer: staring at a blank piece of paper. No ideas. No title. No clue! Then I just let the story take over. I started with three easy words picking up from the last chapter: "It was morning." Then my chapter started to grow. What did the Bladebrakers do? What will they do? So, enough excuses. You asked for me to continue. Read and please (pretty please) review! Send in ideas for what you think should happen! Even if it's as basic as "They find a dog." This dog could be a robot that Boris is spying on them with or it could be a shape-shifting mutant or, or, well, you get the point! I just need ideas to build on! Where was I? Oh, yeah! Here it is! Enjoy! (I hope)
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It was morning. The Bladebrakers had been up all night, but no one, not even Tyson was tired. They had improved a lot but, as usual, Kai had an ever so slightly more negative attitude.
"We still have practising to do." Kai finished his breakfast and stood up.
"Oh, all right then." Tyson started, but he changed his mind quickly. "WAIT! Hold on!" cried Tyson as he went for fifths.
"Tyson............." Ray and Max started.
"S-ORR-Y!" He managed between bites. "B-ut I schill hungy fom beng en Kay brody, ymou mow." ( *A/N But I'm still hungry from being in Kai's body, you know.) ( *A/N Check out my friend, The Dark Magician's story "How can he live like that?" (under my fav stories/authors) for more info) He said with his mouth open, chewing.
*** 5 minutes later ***
"Let's just leave him here. This is a waste of time." Kai was getting impatient.
"Kai... be nice. You should know about his stomach," Max stated. Kai opened his mouth to give a snappy reply, then closed it again. He did know about Tyson's stomach.
"That's actually not a bad idea." Everyone turned around to stare at the Chief. He explained, "I haven't finished modifying his beyblade yet."
"So, what are we waiting for?" Kai grunted, annoyed.
"WICKED! Let's GO!" Max exclaimed. They bladed until it got dark. (*A?N sorry, gotta speed this up!) The next month went on like this, the Bladebrakers blading from sun-up to sundown. The rest of the day, they did their own things, like coming up with new plans and strategies. Tyson ate hungrily, Kai kept blading or reviewing past tournaments. Max got his dad to come in to help Chief with the beyblades, but Max's mom was apparently way too busy working on some secret project or something.
Max practised with Kai or kept Tyson out of trouble at the buffet. Ray practised with Max and Kai or worked a little with Chief. Tyson joined the practising once in a while but mainly, he spent his time at the buffet. Sometimes, Tyson wandered off alone into the wilderness that surrounded them. He would come back, tired and panting after the others had turned in for the night.
Tyson was asked about this a lot, but all he would say was "Just exploring." But nobody believed him. So, one night, they told Tyson they were going to practise and went outside. They hid in the bushes and kept watch.
"Whoa, he sure does spend a lot of time in the buffet, doesn't he?" Max asked after about 2 hours of watching. With each passing second, Kenny grew more and more scared.
"Shh! Here he comes," Ray hissed softly.
"He's going off into the woods," Kai muttered under his breath. And sure enough, there was Tyson, walking silently into the woods.
"Let's follow him, but quietly." Ray said quickly. Chief started to protest, but Ray added as an afterthought, "Kenny, you stay here. Tell Max's dad what we're doing, and help him out, OK? We'll come back, don't worry," he added the last sentence after a glance at Kenny's face as his mouth opened again.
Kenny stuttered, "But, but, but---"
"We're going to lose Kai too." Ray cut him off a little angrily. "HE took off, because he said we were going to lose Tyson." Chief opened his mouth again. Ray now growled, (I know it's a little OOC) "It's not up for debate, Chief, we face things as a team. We fight as a team and we win as a team."
Kenny's meek reply was "Well, um---"
"Bye, Chief," Max said, cutting him off as he headed into the wilderness, following the dark shape of Ray, who was following the dark shape of Kai, following Tyson.
***Kenny's POV***
"Well, um, bye I guess. Better come back alive, too," I muttered to myself as the shapes disappeared into the darkness. I sighed and started back to "our" room. Max's dad sat at a table, putting together a beyblade.
"Oh, hello, Chief. I'm experimenting right now. Where are the boys?"
"Who? OH! The Bladebrakers! Well, you see..." My voice trailed off as he went through scenarios in my mind...
***Meanwhile, in Kenny's mind***
Scenario#1
"Well, you see, sir, the Bladebrakers, with your son, went off into the woods alone. They were following Tyson, who has been wandering off into the woods all alone lately. And he won't tell us what he's been doing. He'll just say he's been exploring. And we fight as a team and stick together, so they followed him," I finished nervously, watching the expression on his face while he continued to put together a beyblade.
He finally said, "Oh, that's perfectly normal. I mean, they are teenagers, aren't they? I hope they have lots of fun, because that's what being a kid is all about."
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! His son could be in danger, and he wasn't even listening! I had to check with another try, though. "And then plasma-breathing dragons came out and killed us all. Oh, and then, everybody came back to life, but the world exploded and put itself back together again. And then, Max got kidnapped by Boris, who was spying on us with our beyblades and all this happened in 5 seconds."
The reply was, "Sounds like you guys had fun! You kids are so lucky these days. Can you pass me the green screwdriver?"
I thought to myself nervously, "Great! Just wonderful! What do I do now?"
Scenario#2
"Well, you see, sir, the Bladebrakers, with your son, went off into the woods alone. They were following Tyson, who has been wandering off into the woods all alone lately. And he won't tell us what he's been doing. He'll just say he's been exploring. And we fight as a team and stick together, so they followed him," I finished nervously, watching the expression on his face while he listened attentively. I was surprised at what happened next.
He burst out into a roar of laughter. "You have been working on your sense of humour, haven't you Kenny?"
"But, sir! It's true!" I exclaimed loudly as he continued to laugh
"OK, there. You kids have big imaginations, don't you?"
I thought to myself nervously, "Great! Just wonderful! What do I do now?"
Scenario#3
"Well, you see, sir, the Bladebrakers, with your son, went off into the woods alone. They were following Tyson, who has been wandering off into the woods all alone lately. And he won't tell us what he's been doing. He'll just say he's been exploring. And we fight as a team and stick together, so they followed him," I finished nervously, watching the expression on his face while he listened attentively.
He replied, "OK, Kenny, believe it or not, I believe you. So what do we do now?"
I hadn't thought about that. I managed to say, "Um, work on beyblades, hope for the best, and forget the worst case scenario?" So we worked on beyblades for a while. I lost track of time. The guys didn't come back. I couldn't forget the worst case scenario. What if they never came back? I was so nervous I couldn't remember if I was supposed to do anything else. What if I did something wrong? Maybe this wasn't what Ray meant. I thought to myself nervously, "Great! Just wonderful! What do I do now?"
You are now leaving Kenny's mind.
***Back to Kenny's POV***
There was a problem with every scenario. I told him the truth. That had to be the problem. I didn't even notice that I had this dumb look on my face while I was thinking.
"Yoo-hoo! Earth to Kenny, come in. Come back, Kenny!"
"Huh?" I said stupidly as I went back to reality.
"Blade- Breakers- Where-?" He spoke slowly, as if I didn't know what year it was.
"Oh, yeah. Um, they all went to--- um, practise! Yeah, even Tyson!"I managed to make up quickly.
"Oh. You just sort of spaced out for a second."
I thought fast. "Um, um, oh, you mean that! I've been thinking about a new way to build a beyblade." I just improvised from there...
*** Meanwhile, the Bladebrakers ***
"But where is he going?" Max asked quietly as he caught up to Ray and Kai. "And why? Why would he do this? Oh, Tyson."
"I'm not sure why, but I think we're going to find out where he's going. He's slowing down," Kai answered Max's question, even though he had known that Max had been talking to himself.
It was so dark that they could only just barely make out the dark shape of Tyson ahead. Kai had a flashlight, but insisted on leaving it off. And then. . .
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Sorry for cutting it short! Just gotta wait till the next chapter now! I don't know how long it'll take me to type, so try to be patient. Lately, I've had barely 5 minutes a day to work on this. Why? My teacher is pouring, literally pouring (I'm NOT joking) homework up to our necks. And it takes me longer than it should because I can't make heads or tails of the Particle Theory (and to think I got a 78 in Science, really!).