A/N: Hey, I'm not in the mood for much chat at the moment, so I'll say what I hafta say and then just start on this right away. Umm, Doped out Bunny, I'll try my best. And skysong, um, I just thought up of a Canadian city off the top of my head and Toronto popped out first. Thanks to everybody!

Disclaimer: I'm not gonna do this again. See other chapters if you really wanna read it. I doubt it though…..

Chapter 9: Sky Eagle

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When the cheering finally died down, Kenny spoke up. "This is pretty cool, but we can't lose our minds. We've gotta start focusing more on practicing. These teams will all be tough to beat, even in the first round. I'm sure Kai and Starr will agree with me." The two said teens nodded their heads slightly. Kenny looked at Mr. Dickinson. "So then, when are we going to leave for Toronto??"

"Not until about a month. We'll be staying here to practice and stuff."

"Good. Then we'll be away from fans and anyone who will be a distraction to our practice. I propose that we start right away." Kenny stood up.

"I agree with Kenny." Kai spoke up. "And Starr, you're gonna have to practice with us if you're gonna be a substitute. You never know what might happen at the tournament."

"Yeah." Rei added. "The last time that you've beybladed must have been when Kai saw you. That was ages ago."

'That wasn't the last time." Starr thought to herself. Every night, she had crept into the room to practice. Instead she replied, shrugging, "You're the team leader, Kai."

"Ok, then." Mr. Dickinson said, rising to leave. "Have fun! And also, I suggest that Starr show you the special media part of the room. You may find it handy." He winked at Starr, then left. The others looked at her, confused.

"What's he talking about?" Max asked.

Starr grinned mischievously. "You'll see." She walked to the observation area, while the others followed her curiously. They reached a panel with a blue cover on it.

"What is it?" Tyson asked

Starr took off the cover, and underneath were tons of multicolored buttons of different shapes, and a remote control. She took out the controller and placed the cover back on. Then, she got up. "Watch." She said, pointing it at the nearest blading dish and pressing a button. Everyone watched in surprise as the golden surface of the dish split open and something rocky rose up in its place.

"Woooow!!!" everyone (except Kai) exclaimed. The dish now looked like a mini replica of a cliff.

"Cool!" Max said, running up to inspect it closer with everyone else close behind. "What else can it do?"

"Well…." Starr counted off. "There's a mountain, an ocean, a jungle, and….there's a lot, anyways. I guess Mr. Dickinson thought that having these themed dishes would help sometime later." She looked at Kai while she said this. She then pressed another button on the remote and the dish changed back to its original state. Smiling, she took out a sky blue beyblade and asked, "So….what are we gonna do next?"

"Whoa!" Tyson said, taking a closer look at her blade. "This isn't the one that you showed us."

"He's right!" Kenny said. "This one isn't Drayla, and it doesn't have a star on it!"

"What is it, then?" Max asked.

Starr looked at her blade, confused. 'What is he talking about?' she wondered. 'Oops. Starr, you baka! You took out the wrong blade!' she scolded herself. 'Oh crap!' Covering up quickly, she replied. "Um, oh yeah, this is Allegra, an eagle. She's my second bitbeast."

'Could it be…?' Kai asked himself in wonderment.

"Cool!" said Max and Tyson again excitedly. Kenny was now typing rapidly on his laptop, looking for info on this new bitbeast. Starr sighed, shaking her head in exasperation. Attempting to get everyone off the subject of her bitbeast, she said. "So, are gonna start now or at least anytime in this millennium?"

"Oh, right." Kenny started, stopping his typing. 'The research can wait', he thought to himself. "Well then, Kai, what should we do?" he asked, looking at the moody blue-haired teen.

"Everybody get to one of the dishes." Kai ordered. "We've talked way too much. Now's we're gonna work hard." Rei, Tyson and Max all went to separate dishes, and Starr and Kai went to the one left over. Starr looked at Kenny, who still had his laptop opened and ready with a warning glance on her face. He got the message.

"3…2…1…LET IT RIIPPP!" Max cried out, and all five of the bladers launched their blades.

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Two hours later. The Bladebreakers were now taking a break, relaxing on the sofas and couches.

"I'm hungry!!!" Tyson complained.

"What else could we expect?" Starr replied, shaking her head. Everyone else ignored him. Then a brief moment of silence….

"Hey Starr!" Max brought up. "We were wondering…."

"Yeah?" she replied. 'This better not be about the bitbeasts.' she thought.

"You know, your battle with that guy that Kai saw a couple of weeks ago?"

"Mmm-hmm? What about it?" she asked, relieved.

"Well, according to Kai, you used another guy's blade-".

'Which was totally trashed.' finished Starr in her head.

"-Which was totally trashed, and still beat that guy. I don't think that that blade had a bitbeast, so how did you do it?'

Starr now had a glint of pride in her eye. She had a reason, too. "I used my special power launch technique!" she replied, beaming.

"You're what??" Tyson, Kenny, Rei and Max all asked at the same time."

"My power launch technique. Here let me show you…" She fumbled for her launcher, then held it at launching position. "You have to grip your launcher this way…." She did so. "….and then you've got to put your launcher at this angle….then….." She launched her blade, which flew out in such a blur, that you could hardly see it. Miraculously, the blade ended up on the dish, circling it at incredible speeds. Then it flew back out towards Starr's hand, which caught it and stuffed it back in her pocket. "I usually only use those on other beyblades when I need it, to give them an advantage. I mean, when I use my own blades, they've already got an advantage."

"Your bitbeasts" Rei nodded understandingly.

"That's right. I don't really need another edge unless it's an emergency or something,"

"Hey, can I try that too?" Tyson asked excitedly.

"Sure." Starr shrugged. "There isn't a rule that says you can't. Plus, it's actually pretty easy if you practice it a lot."

"Cool!" Max replied. "I'm gonna try too!"

Everyone eagerly walked up the dish to try, trying mimicking the movements they had just seen, except for Kai, who stood by the corner, watching.

"Let it riiip!" Tyson cried, doing so and causing his blade to spin onto the dish.

"Hey, not bad!" Starr said, fairly impressed.

Rei tried too. "You know," he said. "This is actually pretty easy. I can't believe no one else thought of it before!"

"I know!" Max agreed. "That's pretty weird!"

Kenny typed rapidly on his laptop. "That's the most powerful launch I've ever seen you do yet, Tyson!" he announced.

"Whoa!" Dizzi added.

"Just practice it and use it only when you need it." Starr told all of them.

"Geez, Starr." Tyson said. "You're starting to sound like a doctor!"

Starr laughed a little. "Oops, sorry. I didn't know you didn't like doctors." she said teasingly.

Tyson pouted slightly. "Well, I don't like doctors." Then he brightened. "But I DO like food! I'm practically about to die of starvation here!! When do we eat?"

"Soon, Tyson. Soon." Max said. Everyone laughed.

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Starwolf: Sorry that chapter kinda sucked, and I haven't posted lately, but I've been going through some difficulties….

Professor Random: *appears from thin air* It's called writer's block!

Starwolf: Shut-up!!

Professor Random: Eeep! o.O *disappears*

Starwolf: Yeah, anyways sorry again. I needed something to fill in the time spaces! Promise that next chapter will be much much better. And MUCH longer.

Bye everybody!

StArWoLf ^__________________________________^