Chapter 2
Later that evening, Lee called together his team for a meeting about whether to go with Kai's team or to choose to go back to their hometown. Lee leaned against the wall out on the balcony, with his black beyblade in his hand. 'Galeon, what do you think we should do? On one hand, I really want to see the Fallen Angels team, while on the other, I'm not sure whether the elders back at my hometown would approve.' His beyblade glowed, as if trying to answer him. Suddenly the glass door leading onto the balcony opened, the Chinese beyblader looked up and smiled as his teammates walked out.
First there was Mariah, the only female on his team. Dressed in Chinese styled clothing with a baby-pink sweater tied around her waist and her long pink hair swept in a ponytail, she is the perfect picture of innocence. But unfortunately, you can't judge a book by its cover, which is definitely the case here; quick-tempered and somewhat cocky, she is one vicious blader with her cougar bitbeast, Gallux.
Next to come was Gary, a huge boy with a Mohawk styled haircut. Even though he can look intimidating, Lee knows that he is very gentle and will never harm anything on purpose. Gary is not exactly the brightest compared to the rest of his teammates, but his kindness makes up for it. His red bear bitbeast Galzzy is just like him, big and strong, it can usually defeat its opponents with ease.
Last but not least was the short, green-haired, amethyst-eyed blader known as Kevin. Kevin is the youngest and most inexperienced one out of all of them. His medium length hair is also tied into a ponytail, but unlike Mariah's, it sticks straight out. His usual outfit consists of a loose turquoise shirt and matching knee-length shorts, a white bag slung casually around his shoulders complete the look. His monkey bitbeast Galman uses an attack called Crazy Monkey to confuse his opponents and then goes in for the kill. Shrewd and keen, Kevin is among the most skilled bladers.
"So why did you call us here Lee?" Mariah asked, disrupting Lee's thoughts.
Lee took a deep breath, unsure of how to begin. "Do you remember today in the morning when Robert called the Bladebreakers, Michael, and I for a meeting?" The others nodded their heads; they had wondered what was the big secret. "Well, he wanted to see if Tyson's team would want another challenge, against a team called the Fallen Angels. Robert asked Michael and me if we would like to tag along with the Bladebreakers.."
"So, what's the problem?" Kevin interrupted from his place on the floor. "Why don't we just go?"
Sighing, Mariah went over to Kevin. "The problem, Kevin, is that the elders don't know about this. Remember? We were only allowed to enter the World Tournament, they might not want us to go see this new team. Isn't that right Lee?" She turned to look at her team captain.
"Yes, that is correct."
"What is your opinion on this?" Gary looked at Lee.
"I believe Robert is right, he told me that this would be a great opportunity for our team to learn more and to meet other skilled beybladers from around the world. The elders back home had cooped us up for too long, we will never improve if we stay in just one place."
"Why don't we just go? The elders had changed greatly, I'm sure they would understand how important this is to us." Mariah suggested.
Lee slowly thought about her idea. "Mariah, you're partially right, but I'm not so sure about just leaving without letting them know, they would surely worry about us."
Silence settled upon their little group, each trying to come up with some sort of a plan.
"Aha, I've got it" Kevin yelled. "Oohh this is such a good idea." He started prancing around the others. "Ya, this will solve our problem," he continued to talk to himself, while his team members stared.
Mariah impatiently tapped her foot, waiting for Kevin to unfold his plan. Finally, she could not take it anymore, "Well, are you going to share your brilliant idea with the rest of us or not?"
The dark-green haired boy couldn't help but grin. "Okay, here's my idea. Why don't two of us go back home to explain to the elders, while the rest of the team goes with Tyson? I mean, like Lee said before, we're only going to observe, so we don't really need the whole team there." He began pacing around the balcony. "Plus, once the two members get back, they can teach the other two all they had learned. So what do you guys think? Am I a genius or what?" Kevin turned to friends; the goofy smile still plastered on his face.
"Not bad, I'm surprised you came up with such a good idea," Mariah teased her smaller companion.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
Gary walked up to Mariah and Kevin, "But how do we figure out who goes where?"
"Um good question Gar." scratching his head, he looked at Lee, who was still leaning against the wall, arms folded across his chest, eyes closed. "Um, Lee? You're our leader, what's your decision?"
"Me and Mariah will be going to check out the Fallen Angels." Lee stated.
"Yes," Mariah cheered.
"That's fine with me," Gary said.
"Bu..but that's not fair!" Kevin whined. "I thought I would get to go. I was the one who came up with the great plan. Shouldn't I deserve some credit? Come on, pretty please? With sugar and candy and chocolate syrup on top?" He continued his wheedling, turning to Lee and Mariah.
"But Kevin, you were the one who said Lee was our leader, and that it was his decision," Mariah said in a sugary sweet voice. "So why are you complaining about his decision?"
Kevin pouted. "Fine, I'll go with Gary, but I'm not happy about this," he threatened.
"Awww, thanks Kevy, I knew you'll understand," the pink beyblader hugged Kevin.
Lee stepped away from his position against the wall and headed back inside. "Good, now that we have it all planned out, I suggest we go back to our rooms and get a good night's sleep. Rest well."
"Sweet dreams," Mariah said.
"Good night," Gary bid.
"Ya. ya.. good night," Kevin grumbled.
Later that evening, Lee called together his team for a meeting about whether to go with Kai's team or to choose to go back to their hometown. Lee leaned against the wall out on the balcony, with his black beyblade in his hand. 'Galeon, what do you think we should do? On one hand, I really want to see the Fallen Angels team, while on the other, I'm not sure whether the elders back at my hometown would approve.' His beyblade glowed, as if trying to answer him. Suddenly the glass door leading onto the balcony opened, the Chinese beyblader looked up and smiled as his teammates walked out.
First there was Mariah, the only female on his team. Dressed in Chinese styled clothing with a baby-pink sweater tied around her waist and her long pink hair swept in a ponytail, she is the perfect picture of innocence. But unfortunately, you can't judge a book by its cover, which is definitely the case here; quick-tempered and somewhat cocky, she is one vicious blader with her cougar bitbeast, Gallux.
Next to come was Gary, a huge boy with a Mohawk styled haircut. Even though he can look intimidating, Lee knows that he is very gentle and will never harm anything on purpose. Gary is not exactly the brightest compared to the rest of his teammates, but his kindness makes up for it. His red bear bitbeast Galzzy is just like him, big and strong, it can usually defeat its opponents with ease.
Last but not least was the short, green-haired, amethyst-eyed blader known as Kevin. Kevin is the youngest and most inexperienced one out of all of them. His medium length hair is also tied into a ponytail, but unlike Mariah's, it sticks straight out. His usual outfit consists of a loose turquoise shirt and matching knee-length shorts, a white bag slung casually around his shoulders complete the look. His monkey bitbeast Galman uses an attack called Crazy Monkey to confuse his opponents and then goes in for the kill. Shrewd and keen, Kevin is among the most skilled bladers.
"So why did you call us here Lee?" Mariah asked, disrupting Lee's thoughts.
Lee took a deep breath, unsure of how to begin. "Do you remember today in the morning when Robert called the Bladebreakers, Michael, and I for a meeting?" The others nodded their heads; they had wondered what was the big secret. "Well, he wanted to see if Tyson's team would want another challenge, against a team called the Fallen Angels. Robert asked Michael and me if we would like to tag along with the Bladebreakers.."
"So, what's the problem?" Kevin interrupted from his place on the floor. "Why don't we just go?"
Sighing, Mariah went over to Kevin. "The problem, Kevin, is that the elders don't know about this. Remember? We were only allowed to enter the World Tournament, they might not want us to go see this new team. Isn't that right Lee?" She turned to look at her team captain.
"Yes, that is correct."
"What is your opinion on this?" Gary looked at Lee.
"I believe Robert is right, he told me that this would be a great opportunity for our team to learn more and to meet other skilled beybladers from around the world. The elders back home had cooped us up for too long, we will never improve if we stay in just one place."
"Why don't we just go? The elders had changed greatly, I'm sure they would understand how important this is to us." Mariah suggested.
Lee slowly thought about her idea. "Mariah, you're partially right, but I'm not so sure about just leaving without letting them know, they would surely worry about us."
Silence settled upon their little group, each trying to come up with some sort of a plan.
"Aha, I've got it" Kevin yelled. "Oohh this is such a good idea." He started prancing around the others. "Ya, this will solve our problem," he continued to talk to himself, while his team members stared.
Mariah impatiently tapped her foot, waiting for Kevin to unfold his plan. Finally, she could not take it anymore, "Well, are you going to share your brilliant idea with the rest of us or not?"
The dark-green haired boy couldn't help but grin. "Okay, here's my idea. Why don't two of us go back home to explain to the elders, while the rest of the team goes with Tyson? I mean, like Lee said before, we're only going to observe, so we don't really need the whole team there." He began pacing around the balcony. "Plus, once the two members get back, they can teach the other two all they had learned. So what do you guys think? Am I a genius or what?" Kevin turned to friends; the goofy smile still plastered on his face.
"Not bad, I'm surprised you came up with such a good idea," Mariah teased her smaller companion.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
Gary walked up to Mariah and Kevin, "But how do we figure out who goes where?"
"Um good question Gar." scratching his head, he looked at Lee, who was still leaning against the wall, arms folded across his chest, eyes closed. "Um, Lee? You're our leader, what's your decision?"
"Me and Mariah will be going to check out the Fallen Angels." Lee stated.
"Yes," Mariah cheered.
"That's fine with me," Gary said.
"Bu..but that's not fair!" Kevin whined. "I thought I would get to go. I was the one who came up with the great plan. Shouldn't I deserve some credit? Come on, pretty please? With sugar and candy and chocolate syrup on top?" He continued his wheedling, turning to Lee and Mariah.
"But Kevin, you were the one who said Lee was our leader, and that it was his decision," Mariah said in a sugary sweet voice. "So why are you complaining about his decision?"
Kevin pouted. "Fine, I'll go with Gary, but I'm not happy about this," he threatened.
"Awww, thanks Kevy, I knew you'll understand," the pink beyblader hugged Kevin.
Lee stepped away from his position against the wall and headed back inside. "Good, now that we have it all planned out, I suggest we go back to our rooms and get a good night's sleep. Rest well."
"Sweet dreams," Mariah said.
"Good night," Gary bid.
"Ya. ya.. good night," Kevin grumbled.