Chapter 9: Even More Mysteries
Disclaimer: (*sigh*) Don't own beyblade... I know I promised to list my future story possibilities at the end of last chapter, but I was so exhausted, I guess I forgot. I'll list them at the end of this chapter! Anyways, I need to speed my story up, so I'm fast-forwarding to 3 weeks before the tournament...
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"Yeah! Totally cool! Wicked!" Tyson screamed as they got off the bus. They had taken a plane to Russia and a bus to the hotel, which was right next to the "abbey," same as before. Now they entered their hotel room and Tyson crashed on the bed.
"I'm going to some of the parks, k, guys?" Ray told him.
"Whoa! Hold up, Ray! Buddy, I'm comin' with you," Tyson exclaimed as he got off the bed. "WICKED! Let's go!"
"Hey, don't forget about me!" Max shouted enthusiastically as he dropped his stuff.
"This is the perfect opportunity to collect information on different bladers from around the world! Count me in!" Kenny told them. They turned to leave.
"Wait, I'm coming too." They heard a voice say behind them.
They turned around. Tyson asked, "Kai???"
"It seems that something always goes wrong whenever we decide to do a little sightseeing... and I don't trust Boris. He's planning something in that evil mind of his behind his eyegear..."
"Kai, chill, man." Tyson told him.
"Whatever. Are we going or not?"
"Yeah!" Max screamed as they walked out the door.
Soon, they reached a park where some serious blading action was taking place.
"Hey, guys?" Ray asked them.
Tyson turned. "Yeah, Ray?"
"Isn't this where we met the White Tigers...?"
Max put in, "And the All-Starz?"
Ray added, "Come to think of it, I haven't heard from the White Tigers in a long time."
"And I haven't heard from my mom in a while either," Max added worriedly.
Kenny looked concerned, "When did you last hear from them?"
Ray and Max thought carefully, then both said, "About 5 months."
Kai muttered from the corner, "Interesting that two world-class beyblading teams should "disappear" at the same time. Wonder what Boris did this time?"
Chief told the Bladebreakers, "Kai does bring up a very point. Something must have happened to the White Tigers and All-Starz. Not to be jumping to conclusions, but that is the most probable scenario."
"So what do we do about it?" Ray had to ask.
"Take precautions. Watch your back, don't travel alone, and be on your guard."
"All this worrying is making me hungry! Let's find some food!" Tyson insisted.
"Well, come to think of it, we haven't eaten since that meal on the plane about 5 hours ago. And I am getting a little hungry..." Ray told the rest of them.
Max cried energetically, "YEAH!! LET'S GO!!!"
The Bladebreakers found a restaurant. Tyson started pigging down food.
Kenny's eyes widened. "Wait, Tyson! How are we going to pay for this?!?!?"
Kai said merely, "Like this," and pulled out Mr. D's credit card.
Kenny's eyes burst open. "Where did you get that?!?!?!?"
Kai scoffed. "From Mr. Dickenson."
"Tell me you didn't steal that! Come on, Kai, tell me!" Kenny was getting nervous.
"I didn't steal it. Mr. Dickenson figured we might need it for Tyson's stomach, and gave it to me. With Tyson, you always have to be prepared."
"Well, that's a relief." Kenny started eating. "Not bad, you should try this, Kai."
Kai gave him a stony look, then took some.
They had all been so occupied with keeping Tyson out of trouble, and controlling him, that they hadn't noticed the strangers whispering in the corner.
"Yeah, those are them, them Bladebreakers, no doubta 'bout it," said one.
The other replied, "The boss'll be pleased."
"Maybe enough to give us a nice reward."
"Maybe the boss would give us a nicer reward if we took their blades and spirits from 'em. What'd ya say?"
"Sounds good to me."
"There's a TEAB alley nearby."
"Perfect. How do we get 'em there?"
"Okay, so here's the plan..." The guy whispered something in the other guy's ear.
"This'll be a cinch."
"Think we should tell the boss? He could have other plans."
"Naw, he'll give us new orders soon anyway."
The stranger glanced over at the Bladebreakers, laughing and joking. "Laugh while ya can, brats. Laugh while ya can."
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Tyson finally finished eating. "So, where should we go now?"
Ray asked, "How 'bout to that place you were training with Kai for the finals last time?"
"Oh yeah! That's the perfect place!"
They walked down the street. As they walked past an alley, they heard something. A very faint voice calling for help.
Tyson exclaimed, "Someone needs our help! Come on!"
Ray stopped him. "I dunno, Tyson. It could be a trap, you know."
Kai put in, "Remember all the other bad experiences with alleys?"
Tyson smirked. "Oh, don't tell me the great Kai is afraid of alleys!"
Kai glared at him and replied, "Look, I'm just saying we should think about this first."
Tyson shot back, "Fine then! Someone's calling for our help, we're standing here, who knows what's gonna happen to them! Come on, Kai, don't be so stubborn!"
Max said, "Tyson's right. Someone could be in danger."
Kai scoffed and answered, "Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you."
They walked down the dark, dank, and dreary alley. (*A/N Is there any other kind of alley?) Soon they came to a part that had a roof over it. Kenny grew more anxious with each step. They came to an intersection.
Max questioned, "Which way?" The question was answered as the wall beside them started ti move in. Kai pushed Max out of the way. They both fell on the ground hard.
Kai commented, "No going back now..."
There was only one path to take now, and the Bladebreakers took it. The roof over their heads became thicker and shortly, no light at all showed them the way. They came to the end of the alley. The whole path behind them closed.
Kai said as he furiously gazed around, "Don't say I didn't warn you..."
"Well, hello, Bladebreakers, how nice of you to join us."
"Yes, we're delighted that you came." Two figures came out of the darkness.
"Let us go!" Tyson insisted.
"Oh, we'll let you go... After you beat us in a battle!" Two beyblades were launched.
Tyson called, "Come on, Ray! We can take him!"
"No... wait." Another voice said as Ray prepared to launch.
Tyson turned around and asked again, "Kai???"
"That's right. Let me fight this one, Ray."
Ray stuttered in shock. "Uh, su-sure, K-Kai."
Tyson and Kai launched. Before they heard their blades hit the ground, they flew back into their hands. Tyson exclaimed, "What the-?"
One of the strangers said, "Looks like you lose."
The other put in, "Come on, we'll be fair. You get a second chance. Your entire team against us two. What d'ya say?"
"You don't stand a chance!" Max cried as he put his blade on his launcher.
Ray agreed, "You got that right!" as he too, prepared for launch.
"Hold on, guys." Kenny got ready to launch too. Only his blade was one that he had custom-designed to collect information and have a solid defence to prevent it from being destroyed. He got ready to launch.
Tyson called, leading them, "3... 2... 1... LET IT RIP!!!!" The sound of seven blades whizzed through the foul air. Max's flew back to his hand before touching the ground. Kenny opened his laptop, and put on a light to see it better. He recorded his blade's movements and the data it was collecting. He thought strategically about what to do, as Ray and Kai's beyblades flew back to their owners. He directed his blade to a ramp-like piece of wood, and it bounced off the walls and crashed through the roof. A few beams of light broke through the darkness.
Kai called Dranzer to his aid, and made the hole a bit bigger. They had enough light to see now, although the strangers remained clouded in shadow. Kai and Kenny's blades returned to their hands, and the strangers laughed maliciously.
"Now... for the prize." One of them took a step towards the Bladebreakers. A cell phone rang. The one closer to the bladers took it out and answered it.
He listened, then exclaimed, "What?!?!? Understood. We're on our way."
He hung up, and looked at the boys. "Today's your lucky day. We'll spare you... for now."
Glancing at the other stranger, he said, "Boss needs us back at base, ASAP."
"Right."
They stepped backwards into the pitch-black dead end, and said to the Bladebreakers, "Good luck trying to get out of here, you'll need it. We'll meet again soon..." They seemed to vanish.
Kenny was panicking. "Great! What are we going to do now? Don't... panic... Don't panic! Don't panic! Why are you panicking?!?!? There's (*hyperventilating*) no need to panic! Stop panicking! There's absolutely no reason to panic!!!!"
The Bladebreakers all looked at Kenny and said, "Stop panicking, Kenny."
Ray then launched Driger, who went flying into the roof. "Driger, Tiger Claw attack!"
Driger slashed up the roof. "Awesome! Way to go, Driger!" Ray called upwards.
"How... are... we... gonna... get... out... of... here?" Kenny panted.
"Like this." Kai grunted, and pulled out two short coils of rope from a section in each of his armguards. Then he pulled two shorter ones out of his pockets. Then he asked Max, "Do you still have those clips I gave you?"
"Yeah," Max replied, and pulled them out of his pockets. He gave them to Kai.
Kai tied all the pieces of rope together with sturdy knots and put a clip on each end. He told Ray, "Tell Driger to fasten this to something strong." Kai threw the rope up through the hole in the roof. Driger did as he was told and Kai tugged on the rope.
"What's the other end for?" Max asked curiously.
"This," Kai replied, attaching it to his belt, and pulling on the rope. Kai got to the top in no time at all, and told one of them to do the same, throwing the rope and an extra belt down. Ray put the belt on and attached the clip to it. He called, "Ready, Kai."
Kai pulled him up as Ray pulled on the rope to get a little extra distance. Then they did the same with Tyson, Max, and Kenny. They found a way down from the roof, and asked Kai, "How-?"
"I planned stuff before we left. Besides, I heard those guys talking in the restaurant and asked the owner for some rope."
Kenny said enviously, "Talk about being prepared."
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"What did you fools think you were doing out there?"
"Destroying them."
"I didn't ask for an answer! You! Almost cost me! My plan!"
"Sor-ry! We thought you'd like us better for it, and at least we have them trapped."
"Really? Where?"
"The TEAB alley near that old restaurant."
"TEAB? Trapping Enemies And Bit-beasts/Beyblades?"
"That's right."
"You idiots! Those were for emergencies!"
"At least they're trapped."
"We'll see about that." He went up to a computer, and said "Camera Lock- TEAB alley number 1523."
The computer replied, "Camera Lock engaged." The computer showed the alley from a bird's eye view.
"Camera Zoom 10." The camera zoomed in to show that the roof had been broken and a rope was sitting on the roof top, or what was left of it. The man turned to his two henchman and glared intensely.
He hissed, the venom evident in his voice, "You can't do anything right, can you? CAN YOU!?!?! TAKE THEM AWAY, OUT OF MY SIGHT FOREVER!!!!" Soldiers surrounded them and dragged the two full-sized men away.
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Back at the hotel...
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Kenny shuddered. "Who do you think those guys were?"
Kai answered, "Whoever they were, they seemed to be working for someone. And they were definitely interested in us."
Ray asked, "Boris?"
Tyson replied angrily, "Yeah! I bet he set us up, all along! It must have been him! I mean, who else could it be...?"
Max said, "Man, I wonder if he'll ever leave us alone..."
Kai told them surprisingly, "Sorry, guys. You're wrong."
They all looked at Kai in surprise. "WHAT????"
"I practically grew up next to Boris. This isn't his thing. It wasn't him..."
Kenny gulped. "Then who... was it...?"
Ray added, "That's a really good question..."
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The end! Of this chapter! Sorry this chapter's up a little late! I haven't had much time on the computer lately! But I did mange to start another story, "The Destiny Of The Descendants," which is about the descendants of the Bladebreakers. R+R! No flames! Vote for your favourite beyblade couple, because I'm curious of what people think. All votes accepted, and vote is open until the end of this story. And here's the future story possibilities:
Parody/Humour/Action/Adventure: "Like Mike(al)"- Beyblade fic. For those of you that have seen the movie "Like Mike," it's almost the same story, in a beyblade version. I am going to change certain things, of course. For those who didn't see the movie, WARNING, this will be a spoiler. A boy who can barely launch straight finds this beyblade rumoured to have once belonged to his beyblading hero. Suddenly, he's the best blader around, beating world-class blading teams, but what will happen when evil forces try to steal his blade for world domination purposes?
Drama/Suspense/Action/Adventure/Horror (a little): A Digimon fic, so far, but that might change. Takuya (dunno if I spelled that right) fights himself in his mind, completely unaware that his body is trying to destroy the digital world! (based on a Star Trek: The Next Generation book I read once, uh... sort of...)
Horror/Suspense/Drama: This is original fiction right now, and I'm finding it hard to change it to a form of anime, or even fanfiction. A boy's mother washes up on the shore of a remote deserted island, dead. An I.D. check is done of course, but is prevented from finishing mysteriously. The mother shows up at "her" house and somehow gives him everything he wants and could ever want. But why is she trying to convince him to come with her to the island where "she" was found dead? (based on a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode I saw once)
Unwanted: I'm not really sure if I'm going to do this. It's a songfic based on Avril Lavigne's song, "Unwanted." Joey is rejected by Mai (again), and tries to show his feelings.
Lancelot and Guinevere: If I do write this one, it'll probably go under a different name. I'm sure a lot of people are familiar with the stories of King Arthur, or Arthurian Legend. At least one, anyway. You know how Lancelot and Guinevere's love brought the kingdom to ruins, in the common version. But I've been thinking about writing my own version of how they managed to save the kingdom, just to watch it fall to ruins again, or to last an eternity, I can't decide yet.
Tyson's Dictionary: Might have a different title. Me and a friend are working on this one. I'm not sure when it'll be up, but if you want it up next, vote!
The horror in Tyson's life: This might be a one-shot fic, about how Tyson copes with school. This is what I thought for those of you who wonder. It'll be up soon, but vote if you want me to continue it!
A Teacher's Favourite Words: I dunno if I'm gonna do this one because I don't want my account overloading with stupid and pointless stories...
Duo Duplication Dilemma: This is a fic that I just thought up. The title explains a lot, but I need suggestions.
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