One True Team
Thanks for all the reviews! Want to thank you those who pointed out my grammar mistakes and improvements/suggestions on the story! Enjoy!
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"And welcome to this year's first Team Pairs Championships!" DJ Jazzman screamed into his microphone. "Is everybody ready?" The audience cheered as if there was no tomorrow. "Alright, then let's get this party started with a bang!"
"Hello, this is Brad Best."
"And this is A.J. Topper. The audience is stoked for the championships, so let us tell u exactly how this championships works."
"Right. There will be two blocks like the rest of the championships. Aka block A and block B. There are four teams in each block, each team equals to two teams combined into one. The teams that were chosen and registered from the qualifying rounds are in either block A or B. Everyday, two teams will go against two other teams until one winner is found. The winner(s) of block A will go against block B."
"Say AJ. Why are we still talking about how this works when everyone knows already?"
"I don't know Brad. It's in the notes and besides, it'll give us something to talk about."
"What notes?"
Meanwhile, Tyson and the gang were checking out the schedule boards.
"Look, we're going to go first." Ray pointed at their team names on the schedule.
"Okay," Chief said. "We have to focus on our battle order. Max and Terri, you guys can go first, and then Ray and Saber can go second. Do you want to go third Kai and Solo?" Kai shook his head.
"Alright. Tyson and Lexis can go third."
"Then let's go!" Tyson grabbed Lexis' arm as he ran down the locker hallway. Everyone else followed and went inside the locker room to hang up their jackets and prepare for the battle.
"Say, what's this?" Tyson asked. He pointed to a cardboard box that was sitting on a table. To Bladebreakers and Wildcats, from the BBA.
"What's in it?" Saber asked next. Ray opened up the box and reached in.
"Well, what is it?" Max questioned. Ray pulled out a bottle.
"It's some kind of juice. It's called 'Powered Energy'."
"There's nine bottles here. I guess I'll take one for Terri and me first. We are going to beyblade first."
"Anyone else?" Lexis asked. "I'm not that thirsty yet."
"No thanks," Ray and Saber answered. Solo shook her head. Max and Terri got their beyblades prepared, then walked out the door to the stadium.
"Let's give it up for Max and Terri, representing the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats!" The crowd went wild. The rest of the team sat behind at the bench. Terri opened her bottle and took a sip.
"It's okay," she said. "Kind of like a cherry flavored juice." Max was about to tilt his bottle back into his mouth when Tyson bumped into him, causing him to drop the bottle. Juice flooded the floor as Max stared in disgust.
"Tyson!" Max cried, glaring at the juice that was spilled on the floor.
"Sorry!"
"Come on Max," Terri said. She took out her beyblade and launcher, and then stood in front of the dish to wait for her competitor.
"And on this side, meet our competitors, Jennifer and Carlos! They represent the Zodiacs and The Rockers." A blue haired boy and a purple haired girl stared at Max and Terri.
"May the best player win," Max smiled. Carlos smiled in appreciation.
"Good luck." The four players got into position and launched their blades when DJ Jazzman shouted, "Let it rip!"
"Draciel, begin defense maneuver."
"You too, Cougarah."
"Oh no you don't." Carlos' beyblade circled around the dish like a shark. Jennifer grinned.
"Nice move, Terri," she commented. "But it's not going to stop me!" Jennifer's beyblade rocketed off the dish and sailed above Terri's beyblade. Then it dropped down right on Cougarah and spun on top of it.
"Hold it, Cougarah. . . Oww!" Terri groaned as she clutched her stomach.
"You okay?" Max asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Terri said quickly. She straightened up, trying to ignore the pain in her stomach. "Oh no, Cougarah!" Cougarah was starting to wobble under the pressure of Jennifer's beyblade. Draciel was also wobbling a bit. Max was too busy worrying about Terri to concentrate on the match.
"What's wrong with Max and Terri? They had done this before in practice," Lexis said.
"They're both distracted by something," Ray answered. "Max is probably distracted by Terri, but I don't know what Terri is distracted by."
"According to Dizzy's stats, the beyblade is strong when the blader is strong or in control. Terri must not be in control of something." Kenny checked through his laptop.
"Terri, are you sure you're alright?" Max asked eagerly.
"Y-yeah." Terri drew her hands around her stomach and clenched her teeth.
"What's wrong?" Max asked worriedly.
"N-nothing."
"Are you guys going to chat or battle?" Jennifer asked annoyingly. Max nodded.
"Okay. Draciel, attack now!" Draciel slid away from Carlos' beyblade and started hitting it head to head. Terri wasn't too lucky. She had an awful pain in her stomach that was increasing, forcing her to weaken and not concentrate on battling.
"Cougarah! Mountain Cat attack!" Cougarah shook off Jennifer's beyblade and rammed it into Carlos's beyblade. Terri groaned. She was starting to break into a cold sweat.
"What's wrong with Terri?" Saber asked, eyeing at her teammate. "She's seems to be weakening."
"Yeah," Ray agreed. Terri moaned as her stomach twisted painfully.
"Owww. . . . ." Terri groaned silently, bending over. Max looked away from the battle and turned to Terri.
"Terri! Are you okay?" he asked, rushing towards her. Kai growled.
"Oh great! Max just let his defense down because of a. . . . . a. . girl and he's given the other team the perfect opportunity to attack," he pointed out in disgust. Solo nodded.
"He's letting his emotions get in the way while Terri has lost it. She's not feeling well or something," Solo pointed out.
"Now, attack!" Carlos and Jennifer cried. Since Draciel had let down its defense, Carlos and Jennifer's beyblades smashed into him, causing him to collide into Cougarah and the two of them sailed out of the dish.
"And it looks like the winner of the first match is Carlos and Jennifer!" DJ Jazzman announced. Terri looked up painfully at Max. Both were shocked but yet disappointed at their loss.
"I'm sorry," Terri started. "It's my fault. I should have tried harder. Sorry I let you down Max."
"It wasn't your fault cause I was the one who let down my guard. I'm sorry Terri for losing this match like that," Max apologized.
"We'll both try harder next time," Terri smiled. "Sorry guys for losing the- Owwwwww!" Terri doubled over in pain.
"Terri, you're turning pale! What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I- uh- I think I just need to lie down." Terri's voice sounded far away in a distant. She walked slowly towards the bench where the gang was. Terri took three halting steps, then her knees buckled and she collapsed forward onto the floor. Everyone gasped.
"Somebody call the medic!" Max yelled as he ran over to Terri. Lexis and Tyson ran towards the doors, looking for a medic.
"Terri, what's wrong?" Max asked her, bending over. He took a sweater Tyson handed to him and covered her with it. "Did you eat something bad?"
". . . . . Max, I t-think it was the d-drink," Terri whispered. Max laid her head on his knees as he bended down.
"Just go to sleep." Meanwhile, Saber and Ray were searching for the "drink".
"What does she mean?" Saber asked as she overturned a chair. Ray held up Terri's juice bottle.
"Is this what she's talking about?" Ray questioned. "It's the drink the BBA send in for us."
"Somebody call the doctor!" DJ Jazzman yelled through the mike.
"Uh oh! It looks like Terri from the Wildcats seems to be sick!"
"You got that right Brad! It looks like Terri has collapsed and seems to be unconscious. The doctors are probably taking her to the hospital."
Two doctors and a sketcher was brought in (was it a stretcher or sketcher? I don't know! Have it your way!). The doctors gently lifted Terri from Max onto the stretcher (or sketcher). Max and the others stood beside her.
"You alright?" Saber asked eagerly. Terri weakly opened her eyes.
"Yeah, I'll be alright," she answered quietly. Turning to Max, she said, "I'm sorry I let you and the team down."
"It's okay," sighed Max. He reached out and brushed Terri's bangs out of her eyes. "Just be careful. I'll visit you at the hospital later." Terri smiled peacefully before her eyes closed. The doctors took her out the doors to the stadium. They also took Terri's juice for evidence of what could have happened.
"I hope Terri feels better soon," Saber murmured, tugging at her black high collar (it's somewhat like Ray's collar).
"Sorry guys," Max apologized to the team. "I couldn't concentrate." He expected Kai to load him with one of his never-again-lose-because-of-a-girl kind of lectures, but surprisingly, he didn't. He just grunted.
"What's been done in the past is gone now," he muttered. "Just be on your guard next time." Max nodded. Tyson patted him on the back.
"Don't worry Max!" he grinned. "We all know you tried your best cause it's not easy to concentrate on a match when someone you care about is not well."
"Alright," Ray said, changing the subject. "Saber and I are going to win this round, right?"
"Righty-o, tiger!" Saber agreed with Ray. "This one should be a cinch!"
"Remember guys," Kenny reminded them. "You shouldn't reveal your bit-beast unless it's really necessary. They should be kept a secret unless you really need them for the job."
"Gotcha!" Saber and Ray approached the dish. DJ Jazzman jumped back into action of announcing the players.
"Here we go folks!!!!" he yelled into the mike. "Give it up for Ray and Saber of the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats!" Loud cheers coming from the crowd filled the room. "And from the Zodiacs and the Rockers, we have Michael and Carrie!" The crowd became even more hyped up as the red-haired girl and the blond-haired guy stood in front of Ray and Saber. Saber and Ray grinned as they launched into position.
"And 3. . . . . 2. . . . .1. . . . Let it rip!"
"Go Driger!"
"Get 'em Panthera!"
"Come on!"
"Let's go!" The four beyblades spun into action onto the dish.
"It looks like they've started, AJ!"
"You got that right, Brad!" Driger and Panthera circled around the dish, chasing after Carrie and Michael's blades.
"Watch this!" Michael's blade broke of from the chase and circled behind Driger, crashing into him and trying to knock him over the edge.
"Driger, tiger claw attack!" Michael's blade backed away as Driger crashed him right to the middle.
"You're pretty good Saber!" Carrie commented as Panthera dodged her beyblade's attack. Saber grinned.
"Thanks! But I won't go easy on your team this time! Panthera, X-claw collision!" Crashing Carrie's blade away towards Driger, Driger caught Panthera's timing and attacked it diagonally, smashing it into Michael's blade. Carrie's beyblade flew out of the dish, while Michael's blade spun near the edge.
"Finish him off, Driger!" Driger charged at Michael's blade and knocked him right out of the arena. The crowd cheered as Ray and Saber high-fived. Carrie and Michael didn't look too flattered at being beaten.
"Hey you guys, can we ask you a favor?" Carrie asked the two teammates.
"Yeah?" Ray asked. Carrie smiled at him. Michael smiled at Saber.
"Can we have your autographs?" Ray and Saber looked at each other in surprise, then grinned.
"Sure." Carrie handed Ray a picture of himself.
"Where did you get that?" he asked.
"Took a picture of you last year." Ray signed the photo. As for Saber, Michael had also handed her a picture of herself and had her sign it.
"Thanks guys!"
"No problem!"
"Are they done yet?" Tyson asked exasperatedly. Ray and Saber finally headed back.
"You guys did a great job," Lexis commented.
"Just don't get over confident," Solo advised. The third match soon began with Tyson and Lexis.
"And the players from the other side are Chelsea and Jackie!" The crowd cheered as the four competitors got together.
"And 3 . . . . . 2. . . . . 1. . . . .Let it Rip!"
"Let it rip!" Tyson yelled as Dragoon launched into action.
"Let's do show some action!" Lexis exclaimed. And in a few seconds flat, Dragoon and Jagurah flattened the other opponents flat (sorry. Couldn't think of how to write it!).
"Alright!" Tyson cheered as he gave Lexis a hug.
"And so, the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats will advance to the next round," DJ Jazzman announced as the crowd cheered.
"Wow, what a show."
"I guess Brad. Anyways, see you next time folks!"
"Mr. Dickenson," Max asked urgently. "Have they found out what's wrong with Terri yet?" Mr. Dickenson stroked his beard before answering.
"They're not quite sure yet, but from the symptoms she's been suffering from, the doctors are suggesting Terri got food-poisoned." Everyone gasped.
"Food-poisoned?" Lexis stuttered.
"Not again," Tyson groaned. "Just as we started the championships, some wacko wants us to butt out of the tournament. And now he's poisoned Terri."
"Will she be alright soon?" Max questioned.
"Terri might have to stay at the hospital for the rest of the day, but yes, she'll be alright. She's a tough kid, so she should be back tomorrow. I'll let you know when she can have visitors at the hospital so you can all visit her."
"Don't worry Max," Ray patted his shoulder. "Terri will be alright, you'll see."
"Right," Max smiled. "Let's go have some lunch. I'm sure Tyson here is starved."
"Right on!" Tyson yelled as he barged out the door with the gang following him. Solo searched the crowd, suspicious. Seeing that everyone else had gone out the door except for Kai, she joined him and left the stadium.
"What's wrong?" Kai questioned. Solo shook her head.
"Nothing," she answered. A pair of black eyes stared at her from the audience as Solo and Kai left the stadium. The girl had black hair that was highlighted with red. The V- necked black sleeveless shirt and black pants showed the red in her hair. A smile cast on the mysterious person's face.
"Did you take care of that short haired girl?" she asked. Another girl nodded, her brownish-red hair shaking.
"Oh yeah. I left her a pretty nice treat."
"Just wait till we meet. We'll show you." The girl laughed sinisterly, then got up and left.
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"Hey Terri," Max said. "How you feeling?"
"Much better," Terri smiled weakly. The Bladebreakers and The Wildcats were finally able to visit Terri in the hospital. It was late afternoon. Terri sat up in the hospital bed.
"We're going to advance to the next round," Lexis said.
"And win!" Saber added jokingly.
"What happened?" Solo asked Terri.
"I don't know," she answered. "All I know was that I drank the juice, felt fine, went to battle, felt a slight cramp in my stomach, became weaker as the cramp got worst, started getting a headache, took three steps and collapsed."
"Yeah, I'll say," said Tyson.
"Are you going to be able to get out of the hospital today?" asked Ray.
"The doctors think I can leave the hospital a little later today but they warned me not to eat so fancy."
"That's great!" Kenny smiled. Ray nudged at Kenny.
"Let's leave the two of them alone first," he whispered. Kai and Solo got the idea and the two of them left the room. Ray, Saber, Tyson, Lexis and Kenny followed them to the hallway. Max leaned backwards on Terri's bed.
"I'm sorry I let you down by losing," Max apologized.
"I'm sorry too for being such a pushover in stomach aches," Terri replied. The two stared at each other, then laughed.
"You're really sweet Max," Terri smiled.
"Well here's something to add to it," Max said. He leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. Terri didn't stop him. As Max pulled back, Terri smiled, a slight pinkish blush on her face.
"You ARE sweet," she teased. Max laughed. Little did they know that Tyson and Lexis was peeking at them from behind the door.
"Well, that's another couple," Lexis sighed. "First Kai and Solo, then you and me, and now Max and Terri." They looked around. Kai and Solo were sitting back to back on a bench, with Solo taking Kai's scarf and touching it. Kai didn't mind, surprisingly. Max and Terri were inside the hospital room. Ray and Saber were telling jokes to each other for the 50th time, sitting side by side on a bench. Kenny was talking to Dizzy about today's match. Lexis sighed as she leaned on Tyson's shoulder with her elbow.
"Guys," Kenny said. "Looks like only Terri's bottle of juice was poisoned. The rest of them were all fine, but the BBA still wanted to apologize for that sabotage and took them all back. I suggest we stick to water now."
"You mean somebody jinxed Terri's drink on purpose?" Tyson asked in disbelief.
"I guess," Kenny answered.
"Just chill out guys," Lexis said. "I'm pretty sure Terri will be released out of the hospital soon. So why not wait till Mr. Dickenson comes back with the bus?"
"Yeah," Saber yawned. "In the mean time, I'm going to sleep."
"Me too," Ray sighed as he closed his eyes. Saber rested her head on his shoulder and Ray rested his head on top of hers. Kai didn't go to sleep, but allowed Solo to rest her head on his shoulder, his arm around her waist. Tyson and Lexis sat down, head on shoulder and closed their eyes. Kenny continued talking to Dizzy. As for Max and Terri, the two of them continued chatting about their lives, happy that they now had a boyfriend/girlfriend.
* * * Sorry if that turned out really lame. I was in a hurry to finish it!
~ Zero2- the-scyther
Thanks for all the reviews! Want to thank you those who pointed out my grammar mistakes and improvements/suggestions on the story! Enjoy!
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"And welcome to this year's first Team Pairs Championships!" DJ Jazzman screamed into his microphone. "Is everybody ready?" The audience cheered as if there was no tomorrow. "Alright, then let's get this party started with a bang!"
"Hello, this is Brad Best."
"And this is A.J. Topper. The audience is stoked for the championships, so let us tell u exactly how this championships works."
"Right. There will be two blocks like the rest of the championships. Aka block A and block B. There are four teams in each block, each team equals to two teams combined into one. The teams that were chosen and registered from the qualifying rounds are in either block A or B. Everyday, two teams will go against two other teams until one winner is found. The winner(s) of block A will go against block B."
"Say AJ. Why are we still talking about how this works when everyone knows already?"
"I don't know Brad. It's in the notes and besides, it'll give us something to talk about."
"What notes?"
Meanwhile, Tyson and the gang were checking out the schedule boards.
"Look, we're going to go first." Ray pointed at their team names on the schedule.
"Okay," Chief said. "We have to focus on our battle order. Max and Terri, you guys can go first, and then Ray and Saber can go second. Do you want to go third Kai and Solo?" Kai shook his head.
"Alright. Tyson and Lexis can go third."
"Then let's go!" Tyson grabbed Lexis' arm as he ran down the locker hallway. Everyone else followed and went inside the locker room to hang up their jackets and prepare for the battle.
"Say, what's this?" Tyson asked. He pointed to a cardboard box that was sitting on a table. To Bladebreakers and Wildcats, from the BBA.
"What's in it?" Saber asked next. Ray opened up the box and reached in.
"Well, what is it?" Max questioned. Ray pulled out a bottle.
"It's some kind of juice. It's called 'Powered Energy'."
"There's nine bottles here. I guess I'll take one for Terri and me first. We are going to beyblade first."
"Anyone else?" Lexis asked. "I'm not that thirsty yet."
"No thanks," Ray and Saber answered. Solo shook her head. Max and Terri got their beyblades prepared, then walked out the door to the stadium.
"Let's give it up for Max and Terri, representing the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats!" The crowd went wild. The rest of the team sat behind at the bench. Terri opened her bottle and took a sip.
"It's okay," she said. "Kind of like a cherry flavored juice." Max was about to tilt his bottle back into his mouth when Tyson bumped into him, causing him to drop the bottle. Juice flooded the floor as Max stared in disgust.
"Tyson!" Max cried, glaring at the juice that was spilled on the floor.
"Sorry!"
"Come on Max," Terri said. She took out her beyblade and launcher, and then stood in front of the dish to wait for her competitor.
"And on this side, meet our competitors, Jennifer and Carlos! They represent the Zodiacs and The Rockers." A blue haired boy and a purple haired girl stared at Max and Terri.
"May the best player win," Max smiled. Carlos smiled in appreciation.
"Good luck." The four players got into position and launched their blades when DJ Jazzman shouted, "Let it rip!"
"Draciel, begin defense maneuver."
"You too, Cougarah."
"Oh no you don't." Carlos' beyblade circled around the dish like a shark. Jennifer grinned.
"Nice move, Terri," she commented. "But it's not going to stop me!" Jennifer's beyblade rocketed off the dish and sailed above Terri's beyblade. Then it dropped down right on Cougarah and spun on top of it.
"Hold it, Cougarah. . . Oww!" Terri groaned as she clutched her stomach.
"You okay?" Max asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Terri said quickly. She straightened up, trying to ignore the pain in her stomach. "Oh no, Cougarah!" Cougarah was starting to wobble under the pressure of Jennifer's beyblade. Draciel was also wobbling a bit. Max was too busy worrying about Terri to concentrate on the match.
"What's wrong with Max and Terri? They had done this before in practice," Lexis said.
"They're both distracted by something," Ray answered. "Max is probably distracted by Terri, but I don't know what Terri is distracted by."
"According to Dizzy's stats, the beyblade is strong when the blader is strong or in control. Terri must not be in control of something." Kenny checked through his laptop.
"Terri, are you sure you're alright?" Max asked eagerly.
"Y-yeah." Terri drew her hands around her stomach and clenched her teeth.
"What's wrong?" Max asked worriedly.
"N-nothing."
"Are you guys going to chat or battle?" Jennifer asked annoyingly. Max nodded.
"Okay. Draciel, attack now!" Draciel slid away from Carlos' beyblade and started hitting it head to head. Terri wasn't too lucky. She had an awful pain in her stomach that was increasing, forcing her to weaken and not concentrate on battling.
"Cougarah! Mountain Cat attack!" Cougarah shook off Jennifer's beyblade and rammed it into Carlos's beyblade. Terri groaned. She was starting to break into a cold sweat.
"What's wrong with Terri?" Saber asked, eyeing at her teammate. "She's seems to be weakening."
"Yeah," Ray agreed. Terri moaned as her stomach twisted painfully.
"Owww. . . . ." Terri groaned silently, bending over. Max looked away from the battle and turned to Terri.
"Terri! Are you okay?" he asked, rushing towards her. Kai growled.
"Oh great! Max just let his defense down because of a. . . . . a. . girl and he's given the other team the perfect opportunity to attack," he pointed out in disgust. Solo nodded.
"He's letting his emotions get in the way while Terri has lost it. She's not feeling well or something," Solo pointed out.
"Now, attack!" Carlos and Jennifer cried. Since Draciel had let down its defense, Carlos and Jennifer's beyblades smashed into him, causing him to collide into Cougarah and the two of them sailed out of the dish.
"And it looks like the winner of the first match is Carlos and Jennifer!" DJ Jazzman announced. Terri looked up painfully at Max. Both were shocked but yet disappointed at their loss.
"I'm sorry," Terri started. "It's my fault. I should have tried harder. Sorry I let you down Max."
"It wasn't your fault cause I was the one who let down my guard. I'm sorry Terri for losing this match like that," Max apologized.
"We'll both try harder next time," Terri smiled. "Sorry guys for losing the- Owwwwww!" Terri doubled over in pain.
"Terri, you're turning pale! What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I- uh- I think I just need to lie down." Terri's voice sounded far away in a distant. She walked slowly towards the bench where the gang was. Terri took three halting steps, then her knees buckled and she collapsed forward onto the floor. Everyone gasped.
"Somebody call the medic!" Max yelled as he ran over to Terri. Lexis and Tyson ran towards the doors, looking for a medic.
"Terri, what's wrong?" Max asked her, bending over. He took a sweater Tyson handed to him and covered her with it. "Did you eat something bad?"
". . . . . Max, I t-think it was the d-drink," Terri whispered. Max laid her head on his knees as he bended down.
"Just go to sleep." Meanwhile, Saber and Ray were searching for the "drink".
"What does she mean?" Saber asked as she overturned a chair. Ray held up Terri's juice bottle.
"Is this what she's talking about?" Ray questioned. "It's the drink the BBA send in for us."
"Somebody call the doctor!" DJ Jazzman yelled through the mike.
"Uh oh! It looks like Terri from the Wildcats seems to be sick!"
"You got that right Brad! It looks like Terri has collapsed and seems to be unconscious. The doctors are probably taking her to the hospital."
Two doctors and a sketcher was brought in (was it a stretcher or sketcher? I don't know! Have it your way!). The doctors gently lifted Terri from Max onto the stretcher (or sketcher). Max and the others stood beside her.
"You alright?" Saber asked eagerly. Terri weakly opened her eyes.
"Yeah, I'll be alright," she answered quietly. Turning to Max, she said, "I'm sorry I let you and the team down."
"It's okay," sighed Max. He reached out and brushed Terri's bangs out of her eyes. "Just be careful. I'll visit you at the hospital later." Terri smiled peacefully before her eyes closed. The doctors took her out the doors to the stadium. They also took Terri's juice for evidence of what could have happened.
"I hope Terri feels better soon," Saber murmured, tugging at her black high collar (it's somewhat like Ray's collar).
"Sorry guys," Max apologized to the team. "I couldn't concentrate." He expected Kai to load him with one of his never-again-lose-because-of-a-girl kind of lectures, but surprisingly, he didn't. He just grunted.
"What's been done in the past is gone now," he muttered. "Just be on your guard next time." Max nodded. Tyson patted him on the back.
"Don't worry Max!" he grinned. "We all know you tried your best cause it's not easy to concentrate on a match when someone you care about is not well."
"Alright," Ray said, changing the subject. "Saber and I are going to win this round, right?"
"Righty-o, tiger!" Saber agreed with Ray. "This one should be a cinch!"
"Remember guys," Kenny reminded them. "You shouldn't reveal your bit-beast unless it's really necessary. They should be kept a secret unless you really need them for the job."
"Gotcha!" Saber and Ray approached the dish. DJ Jazzman jumped back into action of announcing the players.
"Here we go folks!!!!" he yelled into the mike. "Give it up for Ray and Saber of the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats!" Loud cheers coming from the crowd filled the room. "And from the Zodiacs and the Rockers, we have Michael and Carrie!" The crowd became even more hyped up as the red-haired girl and the blond-haired guy stood in front of Ray and Saber. Saber and Ray grinned as they launched into position.
"And 3. . . . . 2. . . . .1. . . . Let it rip!"
"Go Driger!"
"Get 'em Panthera!"
"Come on!"
"Let's go!" The four beyblades spun into action onto the dish.
"It looks like they've started, AJ!"
"You got that right, Brad!" Driger and Panthera circled around the dish, chasing after Carrie and Michael's blades.
"Watch this!" Michael's blade broke of from the chase and circled behind Driger, crashing into him and trying to knock him over the edge.
"Driger, tiger claw attack!" Michael's blade backed away as Driger crashed him right to the middle.
"You're pretty good Saber!" Carrie commented as Panthera dodged her beyblade's attack. Saber grinned.
"Thanks! But I won't go easy on your team this time! Panthera, X-claw collision!" Crashing Carrie's blade away towards Driger, Driger caught Panthera's timing and attacked it diagonally, smashing it into Michael's blade. Carrie's beyblade flew out of the dish, while Michael's blade spun near the edge.
"Finish him off, Driger!" Driger charged at Michael's blade and knocked him right out of the arena. The crowd cheered as Ray and Saber high-fived. Carrie and Michael didn't look too flattered at being beaten.
"Hey you guys, can we ask you a favor?" Carrie asked the two teammates.
"Yeah?" Ray asked. Carrie smiled at him. Michael smiled at Saber.
"Can we have your autographs?" Ray and Saber looked at each other in surprise, then grinned.
"Sure." Carrie handed Ray a picture of himself.
"Where did you get that?" he asked.
"Took a picture of you last year." Ray signed the photo. As for Saber, Michael had also handed her a picture of herself and had her sign it.
"Thanks guys!"
"No problem!"
"Are they done yet?" Tyson asked exasperatedly. Ray and Saber finally headed back.
"You guys did a great job," Lexis commented.
"Just don't get over confident," Solo advised. The third match soon began with Tyson and Lexis.
"And the players from the other side are Chelsea and Jackie!" The crowd cheered as the four competitors got together.
"And 3 . . . . . 2. . . . . 1. . . . .Let it Rip!"
"Let it rip!" Tyson yelled as Dragoon launched into action.
"Let's do show some action!" Lexis exclaimed. And in a few seconds flat, Dragoon and Jagurah flattened the other opponents flat (sorry. Couldn't think of how to write it!).
"Alright!" Tyson cheered as he gave Lexis a hug.
"And so, the Bladebreakers and the Wildcats will advance to the next round," DJ Jazzman announced as the crowd cheered.
"Wow, what a show."
"I guess Brad. Anyways, see you next time folks!"
"Mr. Dickenson," Max asked urgently. "Have they found out what's wrong with Terri yet?" Mr. Dickenson stroked his beard before answering.
"They're not quite sure yet, but from the symptoms she's been suffering from, the doctors are suggesting Terri got food-poisoned." Everyone gasped.
"Food-poisoned?" Lexis stuttered.
"Not again," Tyson groaned. "Just as we started the championships, some wacko wants us to butt out of the tournament. And now he's poisoned Terri."
"Will she be alright soon?" Max questioned.
"Terri might have to stay at the hospital for the rest of the day, but yes, she'll be alright. She's a tough kid, so she should be back tomorrow. I'll let you know when she can have visitors at the hospital so you can all visit her."
"Don't worry Max," Ray patted his shoulder. "Terri will be alright, you'll see."
"Right," Max smiled. "Let's go have some lunch. I'm sure Tyson here is starved."
"Right on!" Tyson yelled as he barged out the door with the gang following him. Solo searched the crowd, suspicious. Seeing that everyone else had gone out the door except for Kai, she joined him and left the stadium.
"What's wrong?" Kai questioned. Solo shook her head.
"Nothing," she answered. A pair of black eyes stared at her from the audience as Solo and Kai left the stadium. The girl had black hair that was highlighted with red. The V- necked black sleeveless shirt and black pants showed the red in her hair. A smile cast on the mysterious person's face.
"Did you take care of that short haired girl?" she asked. Another girl nodded, her brownish-red hair shaking.
"Oh yeah. I left her a pretty nice treat."
"Just wait till we meet. We'll show you." The girl laughed sinisterly, then got up and left.
* * * * * * * * *
"Hey Terri," Max said. "How you feeling?"
"Much better," Terri smiled weakly. The Bladebreakers and The Wildcats were finally able to visit Terri in the hospital. It was late afternoon. Terri sat up in the hospital bed.
"We're going to advance to the next round," Lexis said.
"And win!" Saber added jokingly.
"What happened?" Solo asked Terri.
"I don't know," she answered. "All I know was that I drank the juice, felt fine, went to battle, felt a slight cramp in my stomach, became weaker as the cramp got worst, started getting a headache, took three steps and collapsed."
"Yeah, I'll say," said Tyson.
"Are you going to be able to get out of the hospital today?" asked Ray.
"The doctors think I can leave the hospital a little later today but they warned me not to eat so fancy."
"That's great!" Kenny smiled. Ray nudged at Kenny.
"Let's leave the two of them alone first," he whispered. Kai and Solo got the idea and the two of them left the room. Ray, Saber, Tyson, Lexis and Kenny followed them to the hallway. Max leaned backwards on Terri's bed.
"I'm sorry I let you down by losing," Max apologized.
"I'm sorry too for being such a pushover in stomach aches," Terri replied. The two stared at each other, then laughed.
"You're really sweet Max," Terri smiled.
"Well here's something to add to it," Max said. He leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips. Terri didn't stop him. As Max pulled back, Terri smiled, a slight pinkish blush on her face.
"You ARE sweet," she teased. Max laughed. Little did they know that Tyson and Lexis was peeking at them from behind the door.
"Well, that's another couple," Lexis sighed. "First Kai and Solo, then you and me, and now Max and Terri." They looked around. Kai and Solo were sitting back to back on a bench, with Solo taking Kai's scarf and touching it. Kai didn't mind, surprisingly. Max and Terri were inside the hospital room. Ray and Saber were telling jokes to each other for the 50th time, sitting side by side on a bench. Kenny was talking to Dizzy about today's match. Lexis sighed as she leaned on Tyson's shoulder with her elbow.
"Guys," Kenny said. "Looks like only Terri's bottle of juice was poisoned. The rest of them were all fine, but the BBA still wanted to apologize for that sabotage and took them all back. I suggest we stick to water now."
"You mean somebody jinxed Terri's drink on purpose?" Tyson asked in disbelief.
"I guess," Kenny answered.
"Just chill out guys," Lexis said. "I'm pretty sure Terri will be released out of the hospital soon. So why not wait till Mr. Dickenson comes back with the bus?"
"Yeah," Saber yawned. "In the mean time, I'm going to sleep."
"Me too," Ray sighed as he closed his eyes. Saber rested her head on his shoulder and Ray rested his head on top of hers. Kai didn't go to sleep, but allowed Solo to rest her head on his shoulder, his arm around her waist. Tyson and Lexis sat down, head on shoulder and closed their eyes. Kenny continued talking to Dizzy. As for Max and Terri, the two of them continued chatting about their lives, happy that they now had a boyfriend/girlfriend.
* * * Sorry if that turned out really lame. I was in a hurry to finish it!
~ Zero2- the-scyther