One True Team
Sorry I update sooo late!!! Finally finished my theory exam!! Enjoy!
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It was dark. The wind blew eerily as Solo looked about. The wind blew back her black and red highlighted ponytail. Her eyes wandered about. She was sitting in the front of the car, driver's seat. She had been waiting for them to hurry out and bring the money with them. After they have the money, she would drive them to their hideout, where they would split the money. But the only backfire in this plan was that she didn't want to help them escape. They had told her to drive them though.
An alarm's shriek broke her thoughts. She had made her decision. Without waiting for the others, she drove away guiltily. All of a sudden, everything went dark. Solo found herself falling. She never landed. Mixed voices surrounded her.
"Bank robbery on the night of-"
"Young teens arrested for breaking into -"
"Two girls and three guys arrested for bank robbery -"
"Solo, how could you do this to me? -"
"You traitor! You don't deserve to live-"
"Don't you care about me? I did this for you -"
"Mom and Dad are gone now! I'm the only one who's still here! -"
Solo gasped as she continued falling. The voices continued getting louder. Then there was an evil cackling. Where was Kai? Where were her teammates? Where am I?
"AHHHHHH!" Solo woke up, sitting up in her bed. She was covered in sweat and she was breathing heavily. Looking about, she saw that she was still in her room. Rubbing her eyes, Solo flipped away her blankets, too hot to sleep. She saw Saber sleeping in the bed next to hers and Terri and Lexis sleeping on the other side peacefully. No one had heard her. It was just a nightmare. Another one.
Sighing, Solo got off her bed. She noticed the origami paper flower she found was on the dresser. Picking it up, Solo inspected it. The paper was crisp and partly crumbled. But it was folded professionally. Too professionally. Solo wiped the sweat off her face and looked out the window. The dark misty stars stared back at her.
Come on, she told herself. You've been reading too much ghost stories. It's just a dream. A nightmare actually. A dream that has nothing to do with the present.
Solo glanced at the small picture frame she had put on the dresser. It was a picture of her and Kai. They didn't want to take it at first, but because Mr. Dickinson had insisted, they had no choice. Still, it looked like an okay picture. Solo calmed down after a few minutes, then went back to her bed. But it took her a few hours before she could go back to sleep.
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"Come on Tyson, be serious!" Kenny scolded him. "We've only got one more day of training before we face off the other team tomorrow."
"I know! Now Dragoon! Out of reach attack!"
"Draciel, defense maneuver."
"Jaguarah, Jaguar Paw scratch!"
"Cougarah, Mountain cat attack!" All four beyblades slammed into high gear as they went at each other with all their strength.
Sitting on the bench, Saber grinned. "Aw man. This is going to be sweet!"
"Hey! That's my line!" Ray teased, then kissed Saber on the cheek. Saber grinned slyly.
"Oh well!" On the other side of the bench, Kai and Solo sat quietly. Solo had grabbed hold of the end of Kai's scarf and was stroking it quietly with her hand. Kai, not minding at all, crossed his arms as he watched the beybattle. Finally, the four players called it quits and walked to the other four sitting on the bench.
"Well, did we try hard enough?" asked Terri.
"I did!" Max laughed as Terri smacked him in the arm. Kenny smiled.
"Well, according to Dizzy's stats, you've all improved pretty well."
"Let's hit the arcades," Saber begged. Lexis and Terri sighed at their friend.
"Yeah! Let's go to the arcades!" Tyson pleaded. Max and Ray sighed at their friend.
"Okay fine. But this time, don't start breaking another machine like you two did last time, Saber and Solo." The last time the Wildcats had gone to the arcade, they ended up getting kicked out by the manager because Saber had kicked one of the machines a wee bit too hard for not returning her change, and Solo, not knowing how weak joy sticks were, had broken one off when Saber had challenged her to a game of King of Fighters. She'd also cracked the machine by pounding on it. Of course afterwards, they had to be banned from arcades for two months. Saber and Solo both blushed in embarrassment as they anime sweat-dropped.
"Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Saber." Ray winked.
"And Solo won't get kicked out of this arcade," Kai said, raising an eyebrow at his girlfriend. Solo slapped her forehead in defeat.
As the two teams arrived at the arcade room, Solo looked about. Tyson, of course was the first one to charge in, dragging Lexis behind. Saber, not too desperate, walked in quickly after Tyson, Ray at her side. Terri and Max, shrugging at their crazy friends, casually went in. And then came her and Kai.
Solo sighed. She remembered the first time she went to the arcade. Her sister had brought her there for fun, along with her mom and dad. Dad had gave them both some change while Mom brought them cotton candy. Then her sister had taught her how to race cars on the arcade machine. She had grabbed the steering wheel and every so often, her sister would shift her wheel just a bit so she wouldn't crash into the sidelines. Then she was taught how to play Street fighters. She had used Ryu while her sister used Ken. Ken defeated her for the first few matches, but soon, Solo learned to use Ryu and laughed when her sister got beaten. Those WERE the good old times. But now her parents were dead, and her sister was no longer here. Nothing was worth living.
"Huh?" Solo gasped when Kai tapped her on the shoulder, interrupting her thoughts.
"Saber wants to challenge you in Street Fighters," he told her.
"Again? Okay." Solo walked over to the machine, then glared at the joystick. Saber waved her hand in front of Solo's face after five seconds.
"Come on Solo! It's just a joystick. You won't break it again." Solo shrugged, then inserted a quarter. Ray and Kai stood next to each other as they watched the two girls choose their characters. Solo, with no doubt, had chosen Ryu. Saber instantly chose Ken. The match soon began.
Both girls made their fighters fire fire-balls (think Dragonball and Streetfighters) at each other over and over again.
"Um. . . . can't you guys do anything different?" asked Ray and Kai.
"No!" the two chorused back. Finally, Ken leaped up and did this spinning kick from one side to the other. Ryu, caught off guard, fell. Then high punched Ken in the face. Somehow, afterwards, the two were back at firing fire-balls at each other. Lexis and Terri sighed when they saw Solo and Saber fighting each other.
"They're at it again?"
"Yeah."
Finally, the two teams emerged from the arcades and went to their hotel room. This time, it was not messed up.
"Okay. We still need to work out a battle line up," Kenny told them as he typed on the laptop. "Who do you suggest go first, Dizzy?"
"I am not a fortune teller chief!"
"How about. . . . . Max and Terri? Do you guys want to go first?"
"Sure. That is, if it's okay with Kai here." Kai looked up from the couch he was sitting on next to Solo. He shrugged.
"Okay. I take that as a yes." Kenny typed into his laptop. "Who wants to go second?"
"How about you, Ray?"
"Hmmm?" Ray was watching TV with Saber and was currently watching Deep Blue Sea. "Oh, eh, I guess that's alright. Is it ok with you, Saber?"
"No problemo! Aw man, kill the people already, sharky!"
"Um. . . . . okay. Kai, do you want to go third?" Kai looked at Solo. She looked reluctant, but finally shook her head.
"So Tyson will go third."
"Alright!" Tyson pumped a fist into the air. "Thanks Solo!"
"Now, we just need to rebuild your beyblade so it will be perfect for tomorrow's match." Kenny started to take out his screwdrivers and ratchets. Tyson and Lexis helped him fix their blades. Halfway through, Solo tapped Kenny on the shoulder.
"Kenny, is it ok if I use your lap top for a few minutes?"
"Uh . . .. Sure. Do you need it for something?"
"Uh . . . yeah. I'll return it."
"Okay." Plugging the line into the phone circuit, Solo waited till the laptop loaded the Internet page. Solo typed in Beyblade teams into the Search box. The Search box came up with 100,000 items. Solo sighed, then typed in teams in Team Pairs Championships in Russia. This time, it came up with 20 items. Solo clicked the second one and it loaded up in a window. Kai noticed she was doing something with Kenny's laptop, but didn't question. Some things shouldn't be questioned when it wasn't your business.
Solo looked around to see if anyone was watching her. Max, Terri, Ray, and Saber were all glued to the TV. Kenny was helping Tyson and Lexis rebuild their blades. She had noticed Kai watching her once in a while, but she didn't really mind because she trusted him. Turning back to the screen, Solo saw some of the teams they had already faced in Column A. There were some teams in Column B she didn't know about, but she did notice that both winning teams were posted on the web page. She saw their team name on the left side, while on the other side, there was their opposing team.
Solo squinted to make out the words. Hmm. . . . . the Howlers. . . . . that sounds familiar. Suddenly, a thought struck her. The Howlers. . . . that was the team she and her-
"Solo!" Tyson's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Can we look at your blade to check to see if it's alright?" Solo shook her head, shaking her ponytail.
"Uh yeah." Solo numbly handed over her blade. Kai stared at her puzzled.
"Are you ok?" he asked her when she sat next to him sighing.
"Yeah. I'm okay." She placed one of her hands into his. Kai gripped hers warmly.
"Your hand is cold," he murmured. Solo nodded quietly before placing her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes. Kai looked down at her. Solo looked worn out and tired. He decided to let her doze on his shoulder instead of waking her up.
"So, is there any information on the team we're facing tomorrow?" asked Terri.
"Not really. I tried checking their profile in the BBA teams' profile, but there isn't much information written there. All it says is that they have never lost and they play brutal. They don't even record any names."
"Oh."
"So we need to be more alert than ever. We have absolutely no data on this team and we better be prepared. It's the championships we're going to win."
"But this time we're only going to be winning the championships for the Team Pairs cup. Last time we were battling for the World championships, we had to go up against the Demolition Boys and Boris," Ray said.
"That's right! This time it will be more like a championship title rather than a life and death struggle!" Max sighed.
"The Demolition Boys were the toughest team in Russia," Kenny explained to the Wildcats. "They were battling for the Biovolt Corporation and we had to beat them and their leader, Voltaire."
"Voltaire?" asked Lexis.
"Say, he got pulled in by the police along with his side kick Boris. I saw that a few months ago on the newspaper," Terri recalled.
"I'll say. He sure was clever though to think of capturing bit-beasts as a plan of taking over the world," Saber pointed out.
"Voltaire is also Kai's grandfather," Tyson said before he could stop himself. " . . . . .Oops!" Kai turned to glare at him coldly as Solo sat up. "Voltaire was your grandfather?" she questioned in surprise. Kai looked down at his feet.
"Yeah."
"Ouch!" Saber commented. "I feel sorry for you."
"At least you're not evil," Solo said, smiling one of her rare smiles. "We can trust you on that one." Kai looked up before closing his eyes and smirking.
"Alright. What say we stop watching this scary movie, stop talking and start practicing?" asked Kenny.
"Aw! Come on Kenny! This movie isn't even scary! It's about intelligent sharks! What's so scary about that? They're computer graphic and there's hardly any chance of sharks in this generation becoming this intelligent!" Tyson groaned.
"I agree that the movie isn't scary but kind of cool with Tyson," Lexis smiled. Tyson gave a peace sign. "But I also agree with Kenny that we should practice for the tournament tomorrow." Tyson groaned at that.
"Okay fine! Then let's go! I get dibs on battling first though!" With that, he and Lexis opened the door and ran towards the elevator (actually, he kind of dragged Lexis with him). Max and Terri were talking quietly about how they could attack their opponents without wasting time while they walked out the door. Ray and Saber were telling each other scary/ghost stories. And Kai and Solo were walking quietly out the door. Solo made sure all the windows were locked before Kenny closed the door.
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"Alright, listen, this is how we're going to battle them tomorrow. You're going to show them no mercy and strike them down!" The other girls nodded as the black-highlighted red-haired girl spoke. "You may continue training." The other girls broke off into separate groups as they practice their strategies.
"Do you think you can defeat Solo?" asked the brownish-red haired girl. Next to her stood the brown haired girl with the emerald green eyes.
"Sure she can," said the brown-haired girl with the green eyes. " She's never been defeated and I don't think Solo will even have the power to go up to her."
"I don't know about that," said the leader. "But I DO know that Solo is going down. She has improved her skills and has gained good control in her bit-beast, but she doesn't have confidence in herself. That's why she's going to lose! Speaking of confidence, did you take care of that . . . . . task I sent out for you?"
"Oh yeah. We had to get some of our secret sources to help us out but we've managed to abduct them before anyone noticed. They're kept in another hotel room. It's a good thing they dropped by Russia for a few more days."
"Perfect. Get someone to take a picture of them and develop before tomorrow. This time, Solo will make the decision that will decide her future!"
* * * ! * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ (If you're scared of scary stories, then you don't have to read this part! But it's not that scary! Try it on your friends!! ()
"NO! Please no!!! I don't want to hear it!"
"Come on Chief, it's just a scary story! Besides, it isn't at all THAT scary!"
"Yeah! Scary story please!"
"Ok, fine!" Saber made them all sit in a circle and turn off some of the lights. It was night now and the two teams had spent two good hours of training.
"Ok. Let's see. . . . which one should I tell? I know! There was a girl and a boy who went out together. They soon became a couple." Ray, Tyson, Max and Kai turned partly pink at this. Kenny turned milk white.
"One day, the girlfriend found out that the boy cheated on her and jumped off the balcony, swearing she would get revenge on him -"
"Please stop!" Kenny cried out in horrors. He was so scared that he had to clutch a pillow to stop him from shaking so hard.
"This is completely freaking him out," Tyson pointed out.
"How bout you tell another story?" Ray suggested, giving a warm look to Saber. Saber got the idea and nodded.
"Okay fine. I'll tell you this one. The other one might stay in your head for a while. Okay, there were two best friends. One was named Lily while the other was named Leona. One day, they both saw the same love of their dreams. But they argued over him. Finally, Lily killed Leona so she could have the boy all to herself. She cut Leona's body into separate parts: the head, the arms, and the legs."
"HELP!" Kenny grabbed Tyson's arm, since it was the only thing he could see in the dark.
"Kenny! I thought that you were a ghost!"
"Guys, you're wreaking the scary story," Solo grumbled. She had heard this story before and would like to see who would scream out loud.
"Let's turn on the lights so at least Kenny won't get freak out here," Terri suggested. After turning on the lights, Saber continued her story in a quiet voice.
"Lily then put these parts into separate bags and threw them into the ocean. Ten years later, she married the guy she liked. One day, while listening to the news, Lily learns that they found Leona's head. The head only said one word over and over again: Lily . . . Lily . . . Lily . . ." Kenny gasped at this. Tyson begged him to release his arm before his blood would stop flowing.
"Scared that Leona might tell the police who murdered her, Lily went to the beach, picked up the head, and started asking it questions: Who was your best friend? Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . Lily . . .. What school do you go to? Lily . . .. Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . What's your boyfriend's name? Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . Lily . . . . . (Note: this is all said in a quiet voice. The point is to keep asking questions) who killed you- (* this part is said a bit quieter) LILY! (This part is loud, as if you're screaming)" Her face expression had gone from calm and solemn to sharp and . . . well, evil looking.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" Tyson and Kenny both screamed out loud. Lexis, Terri and Max kind of yelped. Ray jumped, then started laughing at the lame story. Kai and Solo remained the same: emotionless. Ray finally stopped laughing and clapped absent-mindedly.
"That was good!"
"Thanks."
"I like the part when you go, "Who killed you-LILY!" Ray started laughing again. Meanwhile, Tyson and Kenny were still breathing hard and slightly trembling from the sudden loudness in the story. Terri, Lexis, and Max had recovered quicker and were nervously trying to calm Kenny down. Solo and Kai simply looked at each other.
"You heard that story, didn't you?" Solo questioned.
". . . . Yeah. . . . I heard the other one with the girl who jumped off the balcony too."
"Same here." Both exchanged a sly smile before their lips closed together for a kiss.
"What can I say?" Lexis sighed, looking at the now laughing Saber and Ray. "Saber never stops to tell another scary story."
"That WAS pretty good though," Max smiled, his arm around Terri's waist.
"Enough stories for today," Kenny stuttered. "We've got a match tomorrow and I don't want anyone falling asleep. I say we hit the beds and go to sleep."
"Okay. Goodnight then." Tyson gave Lexis a good night kiss on the cheek as Max did the same. Ray and Saber were still trying to stop laughing and lamely gave each other a hug. Kai and Solo melted into a long kiss as the others went inside. As they broke away from each other, Kai looked down into Solo's eyes.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." The moon glowed brighter than ever, but was covered by the thick dark clouds as the two separated.
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~ Well, watcha ya think? Bad? Sorry if it's kind of lame! Enjoy the scary story and review please!!!* * *
~ Zero2-the-scyther
Sorry I update sooo late!!! Finally finished my theory exam!! Enjoy!
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It was dark. The wind blew eerily as Solo looked about. The wind blew back her black and red highlighted ponytail. Her eyes wandered about. She was sitting in the front of the car, driver's seat. She had been waiting for them to hurry out and bring the money with them. After they have the money, she would drive them to their hideout, where they would split the money. But the only backfire in this plan was that she didn't want to help them escape. They had told her to drive them though.
An alarm's shriek broke her thoughts. She had made her decision. Without waiting for the others, she drove away guiltily. All of a sudden, everything went dark. Solo found herself falling. She never landed. Mixed voices surrounded her.
"Bank robbery on the night of-"
"Young teens arrested for breaking into -"
"Two girls and three guys arrested for bank robbery -"
"Solo, how could you do this to me? -"
"You traitor! You don't deserve to live-"
"Don't you care about me? I did this for you -"
"Mom and Dad are gone now! I'm the only one who's still here! -"
Solo gasped as she continued falling. The voices continued getting louder. Then there was an evil cackling. Where was Kai? Where were her teammates? Where am I?
"AHHHHHH!" Solo woke up, sitting up in her bed. She was covered in sweat and she was breathing heavily. Looking about, she saw that she was still in her room. Rubbing her eyes, Solo flipped away her blankets, too hot to sleep. She saw Saber sleeping in the bed next to hers and Terri and Lexis sleeping on the other side peacefully. No one had heard her. It was just a nightmare. Another one.
Sighing, Solo got off her bed. She noticed the origami paper flower she found was on the dresser. Picking it up, Solo inspected it. The paper was crisp and partly crumbled. But it was folded professionally. Too professionally. Solo wiped the sweat off her face and looked out the window. The dark misty stars stared back at her.
Come on, she told herself. You've been reading too much ghost stories. It's just a dream. A nightmare actually. A dream that has nothing to do with the present.
Solo glanced at the small picture frame she had put on the dresser. It was a picture of her and Kai. They didn't want to take it at first, but because Mr. Dickinson had insisted, they had no choice. Still, it looked like an okay picture. Solo calmed down after a few minutes, then went back to her bed. But it took her a few hours before she could go back to sleep.
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"Come on Tyson, be serious!" Kenny scolded him. "We've only got one more day of training before we face off the other team tomorrow."
"I know! Now Dragoon! Out of reach attack!"
"Draciel, defense maneuver."
"Jaguarah, Jaguar Paw scratch!"
"Cougarah, Mountain cat attack!" All four beyblades slammed into high gear as they went at each other with all their strength.
Sitting on the bench, Saber grinned. "Aw man. This is going to be sweet!"
"Hey! That's my line!" Ray teased, then kissed Saber on the cheek. Saber grinned slyly.
"Oh well!" On the other side of the bench, Kai and Solo sat quietly. Solo had grabbed hold of the end of Kai's scarf and was stroking it quietly with her hand. Kai, not minding at all, crossed his arms as he watched the beybattle. Finally, the four players called it quits and walked to the other four sitting on the bench.
"Well, did we try hard enough?" asked Terri.
"I did!" Max laughed as Terri smacked him in the arm. Kenny smiled.
"Well, according to Dizzy's stats, you've all improved pretty well."
"Let's hit the arcades," Saber begged. Lexis and Terri sighed at their friend.
"Yeah! Let's go to the arcades!" Tyson pleaded. Max and Ray sighed at their friend.
"Okay fine. But this time, don't start breaking another machine like you two did last time, Saber and Solo." The last time the Wildcats had gone to the arcade, they ended up getting kicked out by the manager because Saber had kicked one of the machines a wee bit too hard for not returning her change, and Solo, not knowing how weak joy sticks were, had broken one off when Saber had challenged her to a game of King of Fighters. She'd also cracked the machine by pounding on it. Of course afterwards, they had to be banned from arcades for two months. Saber and Solo both blushed in embarrassment as they anime sweat-dropped.
"Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Saber." Ray winked.
"And Solo won't get kicked out of this arcade," Kai said, raising an eyebrow at his girlfriend. Solo slapped her forehead in defeat.
As the two teams arrived at the arcade room, Solo looked about. Tyson, of course was the first one to charge in, dragging Lexis behind. Saber, not too desperate, walked in quickly after Tyson, Ray at her side. Terri and Max, shrugging at their crazy friends, casually went in. And then came her and Kai.
Solo sighed. She remembered the first time she went to the arcade. Her sister had brought her there for fun, along with her mom and dad. Dad had gave them both some change while Mom brought them cotton candy. Then her sister had taught her how to race cars on the arcade machine. She had grabbed the steering wheel and every so often, her sister would shift her wheel just a bit so she wouldn't crash into the sidelines. Then she was taught how to play Street fighters. She had used Ryu while her sister used Ken. Ken defeated her for the first few matches, but soon, Solo learned to use Ryu and laughed when her sister got beaten. Those WERE the good old times. But now her parents were dead, and her sister was no longer here. Nothing was worth living.
"Huh?" Solo gasped when Kai tapped her on the shoulder, interrupting her thoughts.
"Saber wants to challenge you in Street Fighters," he told her.
"Again? Okay." Solo walked over to the machine, then glared at the joystick. Saber waved her hand in front of Solo's face after five seconds.
"Come on Solo! It's just a joystick. You won't break it again." Solo shrugged, then inserted a quarter. Ray and Kai stood next to each other as they watched the two girls choose their characters. Solo, with no doubt, had chosen Ryu. Saber instantly chose Ken. The match soon began.
Both girls made their fighters fire fire-balls (think Dragonball and Streetfighters) at each other over and over again.
"Um. . . . can't you guys do anything different?" asked Ray and Kai.
"No!" the two chorused back. Finally, Ken leaped up and did this spinning kick from one side to the other. Ryu, caught off guard, fell. Then high punched Ken in the face. Somehow, afterwards, the two were back at firing fire-balls at each other. Lexis and Terri sighed when they saw Solo and Saber fighting each other.
"They're at it again?"
"Yeah."
Finally, the two teams emerged from the arcades and went to their hotel room. This time, it was not messed up.
"Okay. We still need to work out a battle line up," Kenny told them as he typed on the laptop. "Who do you suggest go first, Dizzy?"
"I am not a fortune teller chief!"
"How about. . . . . Max and Terri? Do you guys want to go first?"
"Sure. That is, if it's okay with Kai here." Kai looked up from the couch he was sitting on next to Solo. He shrugged.
"Okay. I take that as a yes." Kenny typed into his laptop. "Who wants to go second?"
"How about you, Ray?"
"Hmmm?" Ray was watching TV with Saber and was currently watching Deep Blue Sea. "Oh, eh, I guess that's alright. Is it ok with you, Saber?"
"No problemo! Aw man, kill the people already, sharky!"
"Um. . . . . okay. Kai, do you want to go third?" Kai looked at Solo. She looked reluctant, but finally shook her head.
"So Tyson will go third."
"Alright!" Tyson pumped a fist into the air. "Thanks Solo!"
"Now, we just need to rebuild your beyblade so it will be perfect for tomorrow's match." Kenny started to take out his screwdrivers and ratchets. Tyson and Lexis helped him fix their blades. Halfway through, Solo tapped Kenny on the shoulder.
"Kenny, is it ok if I use your lap top for a few minutes?"
"Uh . . .. Sure. Do you need it for something?"
"Uh . . . yeah. I'll return it."
"Okay." Plugging the line into the phone circuit, Solo waited till the laptop loaded the Internet page. Solo typed in Beyblade teams into the Search box. The Search box came up with 100,000 items. Solo sighed, then typed in teams in Team Pairs Championships in Russia. This time, it came up with 20 items. Solo clicked the second one and it loaded up in a window. Kai noticed she was doing something with Kenny's laptop, but didn't question. Some things shouldn't be questioned when it wasn't your business.
Solo looked around to see if anyone was watching her. Max, Terri, Ray, and Saber were all glued to the TV. Kenny was helping Tyson and Lexis rebuild their blades. She had noticed Kai watching her once in a while, but she didn't really mind because she trusted him. Turning back to the screen, Solo saw some of the teams they had already faced in Column A. There were some teams in Column B she didn't know about, but she did notice that both winning teams were posted on the web page. She saw their team name on the left side, while on the other side, there was their opposing team.
Solo squinted to make out the words. Hmm. . . . . the Howlers. . . . . that sounds familiar. Suddenly, a thought struck her. The Howlers. . . . that was the team she and her-
"Solo!" Tyson's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Can we look at your blade to check to see if it's alright?" Solo shook her head, shaking her ponytail.
"Uh yeah." Solo numbly handed over her blade. Kai stared at her puzzled.
"Are you ok?" he asked her when she sat next to him sighing.
"Yeah. I'm okay." She placed one of her hands into his. Kai gripped hers warmly.
"Your hand is cold," he murmured. Solo nodded quietly before placing her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes. Kai looked down at her. Solo looked worn out and tired. He decided to let her doze on his shoulder instead of waking her up.
"So, is there any information on the team we're facing tomorrow?" asked Terri.
"Not really. I tried checking their profile in the BBA teams' profile, but there isn't much information written there. All it says is that they have never lost and they play brutal. They don't even record any names."
"Oh."
"So we need to be more alert than ever. We have absolutely no data on this team and we better be prepared. It's the championships we're going to win."
"But this time we're only going to be winning the championships for the Team Pairs cup. Last time we were battling for the World championships, we had to go up against the Demolition Boys and Boris," Ray said.
"That's right! This time it will be more like a championship title rather than a life and death struggle!" Max sighed.
"The Demolition Boys were the toughest team in Russia," Kenny explained to the Wildcats. "They were battling for the Biovolt Corporation and we had to beat them and their leader, Voltaire."
"Voltaire?" asked Lexis.
"Say, he got pulled in by the police along with his side kick Boris. I saw that a few months ago on the newspaper," Terri recalled.
"I'll say. He sure was clever though to think of capturing bit-beasts as a plan of taking over the world," Saber pointed out.
"Voltaire is also Kai's grandfather," Tyson said before he could stop himself. " . . . . .Oops!" Kai turned to glare at him coldly as Solo sat up. "Voltaire was your grandfather?" she questioned in surprise. Kai looked down at his feet.
"Yeah."
"Ouch!" Saber commented. "I feel sorry for you."
"At least you're not evil," Solo said, smiling one of her rare smiles. "We can trust you on that one." Kai looked up before closing his eyes and smirking.
"Alright. What say we stop watching this scary movie, stop talking and start practicing?" asked Kenny.
"Aw! Come on Kenny! This movie isn't even scary! It's about intelligent sharks! What's so scary about that? They're computer graphic and there's hardly any chance of sharks in this generation becoming this intelligent!" Tyson groaned.
"I agree that the movie isn't scary but kind of cool with Tyson," Lexis smiled. Tyson gave a peace sign. "But I also agree with Kenny that we should practice for the tournament tomorrow." Tyson groaned at that.
"Okay fine! Then let's go! I get dibs on battling first though!" With that, he and Lexis opened the door and ran towards the elevator (actually, he kind of dragged Lexis with him). Max and Terri were talking quietly about how they could attack their opponents without wasting time while they walked out the door. Ray and Saber were telling each other scary/ghost stories. And Kai and Solo were walking quietly out the door. Solo made sure all the windows were locked before Kenny closed the door.
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"Alright, listen, this is how we're going to battle them tomorrow. You're going to show them no mercy and strike them down!" The other girls nodded as the black-highlighted red-haired girl spoke. "You may continue training." The other girls broke off into separate groups as they practice their strategies.
"Do you think you can defeat Solo?" asked the brownish-red haired girl. Next to her stood the brown haired girl with the emerald green eyes.
"Sure she can," said the brown-haired girl with the green eyes. " She's never been defeated and I don't think Solo will even have the power to go up to her."
"I don't know about that," said the leader. "But I DO know that Solo is going down. She has improved her skills and has gained good control in her bit-beast, but she doesn't have confidence in herself. That's why she's going to lose! Speaking of confidence, did you take care of that . . . . . task I sent out for you?"
"Oh yeah. We had to get some of our secret sources to help us out but we've managed to abduct them before anyone noticed. They're kept in another hotel room. It's a good thing they dropped by Russia for a few more days."
"Perfect. Get someone to take a picture of them and develop before tomorrow. This time, Solo will make the decision that will decide her future!"
* * * ! * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ (If you're scared of scary stories, then you don't have to read this part! But it's not that scary! Try it on your friends!! ()
"NO! Please no!!! I don't want to hear it!"
"Come on Chief, it's just a scary story! Besides, it isn't at all THAT scary!"
"Yeah! Scary story please!"
"Ok, fine!" Saber made them all sit in a circle and turn off some of the lights. It was night now and the two teams had spent two good hours of training.
"Ok. Let's see. . . . which one should I tell? I know! There was a girl and a boy who went out together. They soon became a couple." Ray, Tyson, Max and Kai turned partly pink at this. Kenny turned milk white.
"One day, the girlfriend found out that the boy cheated on her and jumped off the balcony, swearing she would get revenge on him -"
"Please stop!" Kenny cried out in horrors. He was so scared that he had to clutch a pillow to stop him from shaking so hard.
"This is completely freaking him out," Tyson pointed out.
"How bout you tell another story?" Ray suggested, giving a warm look to Saber. Saber got the idea and nodded.
"Okay fine. I'll tell you this one. The other one might stay in your head for a while. Okay, there were two best friends. One was named Lily while the other was named Leona. One day, they both saw the same love of their dreams. But they argued over him. Finally, Lily killed Leona so she could have the boy all to herself. She cut Leona's body into separate parts: the head, the arms, and the legs."
"HELP!" Kenny grabbed Tyson's arm, since it was the only thing he could see in the dark.
"Kenny! I thought that you were a ghost!"
"Guys, you're wreaking the scary story," Solo grumbled. She had heard this story before and would like to see who would scream out loud.
"Let's turn on the lights so at least Kenny won't get freak out here," Terri suggested. After turning on the lights, Saber continued her story in a quiet voice.
"Lily then put these parts into separate bags and threw them into the ocean. Ten years later, she married the guy she liked. One day, while listening to the news, Lily learns that they found Leona's head. The head only said one word over and over again: Lily . . . Lily . . . Lily . . ." Kenny gasped at this. Tyson begged him to release his arm before his blood would stop flowing.
"Scared that Leona might tell the police who murdered her, Lily went to the beach, picked up the head, and started asking it questions: Who was your best friend? Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . Lily . . .. What school do you go to? Lily . . .. Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . What's your boyfriend's name? Lily . . .. Lily . . . . . Lily . . . . . (Note: this is all said in a quiet voice. The point is to keep asking questions) who killed you- (* this part is said a bit quieter) LILY! (This part is loud, as if you're screaming)" Her face expression had gone from calm and solemn to sharp and . . . well, evil looking.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" Tyson and Kenny both screamed out loud. Lexis, Terri and Max kind of yelped. Ray jumped, then started laughing at the lame story. Kai and Solo remained the same: emotionless. Ray finally stopped laughing and clapped absent-mindedly.
"That was good!"
"Thanks."
"I like the part when you go, "Who killed you-LILY!" Ray started laughing again. Meanwhile, Tyson and Kenny were still breathing hard and slightly trembling from the sudden loudness in the story. Terri, Lexis, and Max had recovered quicker and were nervously trying to calm Kenny down. Solo and Kai simply looked at each other.
"You heard that story, didn't you?" Solo questioned.
". . . . Yeah. . . . I heard the other one with the girl who jumped off the balcony too."
"Same here." Both exchanged a sly smile before their lips closed together for a kiss.
"What can I say?" Lexis sighed, looking at the now laughing Saber and Ray. "Saber never stops to tell another scary story."
"That WAS pretty good though," Max smiled, his arm around Terri's waist.
"Enough stories for today," Kenny stuttered. "We've got a match tomorrow and I don't want anyone falling asleep. I say we hit the beds and go to sleep."
"Okay. Goodnight then." Tyson gave Lexis a good night kiss on the cheek as Max did the same. Ray and Saber were still trying to stop laughing and lamely gave each other a hug. Kai and Solo melted into a long kiss as the others went inside. As they broke away from each other, Kai looked down into Solo's eyes.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." The moon glowed brighter than ever, but was covered by the thick dark clouds as the two separated.
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~ Well, watcha ya think? Bad? Sorry if it's kind of lame! Enjoy the scary story and review please!!!* * *
~ Zero2-the-scyther