Chapter 1: Once a Team, Always a Team
The clear sound of the bell was heard throughout the school, as the eager students piled out of the front entrance.
"Ah…the last day of school before the weekend," Tyson stated lazily with his arms wrapped around his neck as he walked along the hallway with Kenny by his side.
"Don't start making plans Tyson. We have to get some training into your schedule before your next meeting with those weird characters that had been showing up these past few weeks," said Kenny, having Dizzy tucked safely under his arm.
"Don't worry chief. Now that I have Dragoon back, we'll be fine," responded Tyson in another tone meant to be used by someone that would rather enjoy a nice day off than training in the park, "he has his invisible bit beast and now I have mine back. It would be a fairer fight next time."
"Still, you can't always count on Dragoon to pull something off Tyson. Remember last time when those hooded freaks tried to steal Dragoon by tricking you into using him?" by now, they had already reached the main door of the school entrance. The school was almost abandoned now that everybody had left.
"I only did it to save you and Hilary," Tyson replied in a stubborn tone, as he slowed down his steps, "I never heard a word of thanks from either of you."
"You know we appreciated it," said Kenny, now walking ahead of Tyson, but turned around as he faced Tyson to speak to him, "come on, let's just get some training done. A little training never hurt anybody."
"Yeah…it's easy for you to say when you are not the one doing the training…" Tyson muttered as he caught up with him.
"You know what Kai would say if you were slacking off like that," said Kenny
The mention of Kai made Tyson stop on his tracks, "I wonder whatever happened to Kai? You think he faced one of those new opponents just like Max, Ray and I?"
"Probably," sighing Kenny as he took Dizzy out from the shelter under his arm. "What do you think Dizzy?"
"Now you ask my opinion. I-"
"TYSON!!!!! YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO SKIP OUT ON CLEANING DUTY AGAIN ARE YOU??!!!!" shrieked an angry voice from down the hall as its owner ran after them.
"Hilary…I," Tyson replied nervously, with his hands in front of his body as he slowly backed away, trying to keep as much distance as possible between him and Hilary.
"I don't want to hear anymore excuses Tyson!" the angry girl yelled, with a her index finger pointing at Tyson in an scolding manner, "it's the 5th time this week! This is supposed to be a punishment for being late for class everyday!"
"Oh… sorry Hilary gotta run! I have training to do!" said Tyson as he ran out of the exit before either Hilary or Kenny had taken in to account at what was happening.
"You should at least give him credit for his quick thinking," Dizzy stated a matter-of-factly, "I bet you wouldn't be able to come up with that this fast chief."
"Ah Dizzy…" said Kenny unsurely, " I don't think this is something I want to come up with or a situation I want to be in. Well, I have to go too Hilary. See you Monday," he waved goodbye before running through the exit and following Tyson's footsteps.
"Wait! Kenny!" Hilary called after him, but was a bit too late now that Kenny was out of earshot, "great! Now I have to do the cleaning myself. That stupid irresponsible Tyson!" she mouthed angrily before returning to the classroom. 'I hope all goes well with the training…'
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'Dragoon buddy, I know you wouldn't let me down!' Tyson thought to himself as he gazed at the ivory blade in his hand. The bit chip flashed softly in acknowledgement. He was now lying flat on the grass in the park as he looked up at the blue sky. It was still bright outside, with only a couple of clouds insight. 'I wonder how things are going with the others.'
"Max… Ray… Kai…" he muttered as the clouds shifted themselves into the faces of his ex-team-mates, 'we can't let them win against us. We're the Bladebreakers. We've been in tougher situations than this and we've always pulled through. I know we can do it! We were able to face any challenge that came our way. It's not going to change now!' Tyson thought encouragingly to himself as he jumped up from where he was lying down, still with Dragoon clutched in his hand.
"There you are Tyson. I was looking all over for you," called out the familiar voice of Kenny. "It's not nice of you to make Hilary do the cleaning all the time, even when it was your turn."
"I know chief, but a lot has been on my mind," Tyson replied unsurely.
"I know Tyson," Kenny persuaded the subject of the cleaning duty no further as he sensed the uneasiness going through Tyson as he saw the blade clutched in his hand, "do you want to see my new training plan?"
"Sure chief," Tyson answered unenthusiastically. Kenny knew that Tyson's mind was entirely on something else, "do you want to tell me what you were thinking about?"
"It's just that… I was wondering what would it have been like if the Bladebreakers never broke apart. Maybe we could've all faced them together, and then we wouldn't have lost," Tyson replied half worried and embarrassed by an idea like this as he scratched the back of his head with his free hand.
"You know, things might've been different," Kenny answered after what seemed like minutes after actual considerations at Tyson's suggestion, "but it's too late for that now. We might as well just make the best of it."
"Yeah…" said Tyson as he looked across the park and the grass surrounding it.
"Hey! I heard Kai from the Bladebreakers is bey battling against this new guy!" a boy no older than Tyson called out to his friend as they ran toward the bridge not too far away from where the duet were standing.
"Really? Kai? I thought I heard he quit beyblading?" the other boy questioned as his friend shrugged in return and ran out of sight.
"Kai?" both Tyson and Kenny inquired at the same time as they exchanged a look before running after the two boys.
'And Kenny thought I was slacking off…' Tyson thought to himself as he followed closely at their heels, 'but Kai actually quitted beyblading? Why…?'
'Kai quitting beyblading is as surprising as Tyson stopped having third helpings at meals," Kenny thought to himself as he ran, 'if he quit then what had changed his mind?'
'Nah… it has to be a rumour or a mistake,' thought Tyson and Kenny at the same time as they pushed themselves to their top speed in need to see their leader and friend.
~ To be continued~
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The clear sound of the bell was heard throughout the school, as the eager students piled out of the front entrance.
"Ah…the last day of school before the weekend," Tyson stated lazily with his arms wrapped around his neck as he walked along the hallway with Kenny by his side.
"Don't start making plans Tyson. We have to get some training into your schedule before your next meeting with those weird characters that had been showing up these past few weeks," said Kenny, having Dizzy tucked safely under his arm.
"Don't worry chief. Now that I have Dragoon back, we'll be fine," responded Tyson in another tone meant to be used by someone that would rather enjoy a nice day off than training in the park, "he has his invisible bit beast and now I have mine back. It would be a fairer fight next time."
"Still, you can't always count on Dragoon to pull something off Tyson. Remember last time when those hooded freaks tried to steal Dragoon by tricking you into using him?" by now, they had already reached the main door of the school entrance. The school was almost abandoned now that everybody had left.
"I only did it to save you and Hilary," Tyson replied in a stubborn tone, as he slowed down his steps, "I never heard a word of thanks from either of you."
"You know we appreciated it," said Kenny, now walking ahead of Tyson, but turned around as he faced Tyson to speak to him, "come on, let's just get some training done. A little training never hurt anybody."
"Yeah…it's easy for you to say when you are not the one doing the training…" Tyson muttered as he caught up with him.
"You know what Kai would say if you were slacking off like that," said Kenny
The mention of Kai made Tyson stop on his tracks, "I wonder whatever happened to Kai? You think he faced one of those new opponents just like Max, Ray and I?"
"Probably," sighing Kenny as he took Dizzy out from the shelter under his arm. "What do you think Dizzy?"
"Now you ask my opinion. I-"
"TYSON!!!!! YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO SKIP OUT ON CLEANING DUTY AGAIN ARE YOU??!!!!" shrieked an angry voice from down the hall as its owner ran after them.
"Hilary…I," Tyson replied nervously, with his hands in front of his body as he slowly backed away, trying to keep as much distance as possible between him and Hilary.
"I don't want to hear anymore excuses Tyson!" the angry girl yelled, with a her index finger pointing at Tyson in an scolding manner, "it's the 5th time this week! This is supposed to be a punishment for being late for class everyday!"
"Oh… sorry Hilary gotta run! I have training to do!" said Tyson as he ran out of the exit before either Hilary or Kenny had taken in to account at what was happening.
"You should at least give him credit for his quick thinking," Dizzy stated a matter-of-factly, "I bet you wouldn't be able to come up with that this fast chief."
"Ah Dizzy…" said Kenny unsurely, " I don't think this is something I want to come up with or a situation I want to be in. Well, I have to go too Hilary. See you Monday," he waved goodbye before running through the exit and following Tyson's footsteps.
"Wait! Kenny!" Hilary called after him, but was a bit too late now that Kenny was out of earshot, "great! Now I have to do the cleaning myself. That stupid irresponsible Tyson!" she mouthed angrily before returning to the classroom. 'I hope all goes well with the training…'
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'Dragoon buddy, I know you wouldn't let me down!' Tyson thought to himself as he gazed at the ivory blade in his hand. The bit chip flashed softly in acknowledgement. He was now lying flat on the grass in the park as he looked up at the blue sky. It was still bright outside, with only a couple of clouds insight. 'I wonder how things are going with the others.'
"Max… Ray… Kai…" he muttered as the clouds shifted themselves into the faces of his ex-team-mates, 'we can't let them win against us. We're the Bladebreakers. We've been in tougher situations than this and we've always pulled through. I know we can do it! We were able to face any challenge that came our way. It's not going to change now!' Tyson thought encouragingly to himself as he jumped up from where he was lying down, still with Dragoon clutched in his hand.
"There you are Tyson. I was looking all over for you," called out the familiar voice of Kenny. "It's not nice of you to make Hilary do the cleaning all the time, even when it was your turn."
"I know chief, but a lot has been on my mind," Tyson replied unsurely.
"I know Tyson," Kenny persuaded the subject of the cleaning duty no further as he sensed the uneasiness going through Tyson as he saw the blade clutched in his hand, "do you want to see my new training plan?"
"Sure chief," Tyson answered unenthusiastically. Kenny knew that Tyson's mind was entirely on something else, "do you want to tell me what you were thinking about?"
"It's just that… I was wondering what would it have been like if the Bladebreakers never broke apart. Maybe we could've all faced them together, and then we wouldn't have lost," Tyson replied half worried and embarrassed by an idea like this as he scratched the back of his head with his free hand.
"You know, things might've been different," Kenny answered after what seemed like minutes after actual considerations at Tyson's suggestion, "but it's too late for that now. We might as well just make the best of it."
"Yeah…" said Tyson as he looked across the park and the grass surrounding it.
"Hey! I heard Kai from the Bladebreakers is bey battling against this new guy!" a boy no older than Tyson called out to his friend as they ran toward the bridge not too far away from where the duet were standing.
"Really? Kai? I thought I heard he quit beyblading?" the other boy questioned as his friend shrugged in return and ran out of sight.
"Kai?" both Tyson and Kenny inquired at the same time as they exchanged a look before running after the two boys.
'And Kenny thought I was slacking off…' Tyson thought to himself as he followed closely at their heels, 'but Kai actually quitted beyblading? Why…?'
'Kai quitting beyblading is as surprising as Tyson stopped having third helpings at meals," Kenny thought to himself as he ran, 'if he quit then what had changed his mind?'
'Nah… it has to be a rumour or a mistake,' thought Tyson and Kenny at the same time as they pushed themselves to their top speed in need to see their leader and friend.
~ To be continued~
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