Chapter 7
As Tyson, Max, and Kenny got ready to battle their newfound friends, the rest of their team, the All Stars and White Tigers sat in the Bladebreakers room back at the hotel.
Emily glanced at her watch. "Hmmm, they're late. Wonder what's taking them so long?"
Michael shrugged his shoulders, "Don't worry about them, I'm sure they'll show up soon enough." He flopped down on one of the beds.
"Do you think they got into some kind of trouble?" Ray asked, concerned.
"If they did, it's no surprise with Tyson's big mouth on the loose."
"Kai! That's not nice." Mariah scolded from her spot beside Ray. But the silent boy just ignored her.
"Do you think we should go out and look for them?" Lee asked. "Or should we stay here and wait?"
"Let's stay Lee, I'm too tired, my legs feel like jelly after trying to search for this mystery team for the entire day." Mariah said, massaging her legs.
"Sure, why don't we just stay, I'm positive they'll come back soon." Ray said, and so they retired to their rooms.
*****
Meanwhile, at Susaku's mansion..
"Here it is boys, our training center" Cassie gestured to a huge area surrounded by trees, filled with all kinds of training equipment, in the very center of it was a gigantic stadium. "This is our backyard."
"Wow. Oh my gosh, it is beautiful." Kenny looked around, flowers dotted the plateau here and there, trees filled with chirping birds were everywhere, and in the distant, sounds of water could be heard. Kenny breathed; the air was so fresh and clean, like it had been scrubbed.
"This is your backyard?" Tyson asked in amazement. He couldn't even see where this place ended; it seemed to stretch on forever.
"There's so much training equipment, it's hard to know what to try first." Max gazed at the array of apparatus scattered on the lush grass. "I wanna try them all!"
"Do you wish to battle first?" Cassie suggested.
"Yeah, let's beybattle!" Tyson ran to the stadium dish.
"Su, we're going to have a battle, come join us." The brown haired girl waved to her friend who was training in the distance. She smiled as her friend slowly made her way towards them, hobbling slightly.
"All right, so who's going to be more first victim?" Tyson grinned at Susaku and Cassie.
Susaku took her place opposite of Tyson at the dish, "Okay hotshot, let's see what you're made of."
Kenny sat behind Tyson and opened up his laptop, focusing his camera on the stadium, "Dizzy, we need your help." Kenny called to his trapped bitbeast.
"Ever thought about knocking before you ask for help?" The female beast teased. "Just kidding chief, okay I'm ready to help."
Max stood in between Susaku and Tyson. He raised his hand "3...2...1...let it rip." He brought his hand crashing down, just as the two competitors released their blades.
"Come on out Dragoon" Tyson commanded his bitbeast, ready to get this show on the road. His beyblade glowed and in a sudden flash of light, there stood Dragoon, in all his glory. Tyson wasted no time with formalities as he ordered his blade to go straight in for the kill. Just as Dragoon came rushing at Susaku's red and silver beyblade, in the nick of time, with just millimeters to spare, the blade vanished. The sudden disappearance threw Tyson off his game and sent his Dragoon careening crazily.
"Whoa, what happened Chief?" Tyson rubbed his eyes. 'One minute I was about to win, the next this happens. Come on Dragoon, pull it together.' Tyson thought, while trying to regain control. He looked up at Susaku and found her laughing at him. 'Aarrrgggh! He fumed silently. Just you wait.'
Kenny typed as fast as he could, "Dizzy can you tell me what just took place in the dish? Where did the other blade go?"
"No problem. It's all very interesting really. You see; Susaku's blade rotation was so rapid that it seemed to completely vanish from sight. Her style of launching and her launcher itself must have given her a boost in spin speed. In other words, Tyson's in big trouble."
Kenny gasped as he looked at Susaku and realized that Dizzy was right; Tyson's in over his head. 'And the weird thing is that Susaku doesn't even seem to be trying, and already she has the world champ sweating buckets.'
Yawning, Susaku smirked at her so-called opponent, "Had enough yet? Or shall I turn it up a notch?" 'This is too easy, and to think that this is the best of the best. Hah, some champions they are.' "Watch and learn Tyson," she shouted to her competitor. A flash of silver light appeared as Susaku called out her own bitbeast. "Lets go Shaaya." The Bladebreakers gasped in awe as her snow leopard bitbeast towered over them.
'No way! Just how am I supposed to beat that thing? It's gigantic!' But being his usual stubborn self, Tyson would not let his cocky opponent see that he's afraid. "Is that all you've got?"
Kenny groaned as his teammate continued to challenge Susaku. "Dizzy, please tell me there's some way to defeat that bitbeast."
"Sorry Chief, there's not enough time for me to do a complete analysis on her blade to form a strategy."
Enraged by Tyson's words, the red haired girl's temper flared up. "You think you stand a chance? Well see if you can block this attack. Shaaya..Snowstorm!" Her silver bitbeast roared and sent its attack crashing towards Dragoon and Tyson.
"Th..there's no way to escape. I..I'm toast." Knowing he can't do anything else, Tyson stood and faced his defeat. Moments later, the white and blue dragon beyblade lay several feet outside of the stadium, on the grass covered ground. Walking over to his blade, the young teen picked it up, 'What happened? How did I let her defeat me?' He stared at his blade, gripping it tightly.
Max went over to his friend, unsure of what to say or how to comfort him; he hesitantly placed his hand on Tyson's shoulder. "It's okay. Besides you were awesome, I've never seen such an intense battle." Tyson smiled a bit.
Kenny stood and went over to the dish. "Guys, come here," he called, his voice urgent. They ran to the Chief, stopping dead in their tracks when they saw the silver blade spinning as if nothing had happened.
"No way!"
As Tyson, Max, and Kenny got ready to battle their newfound friends, the rest of their team, the All Stars and White Tigers sat in the Bladebreakers room back at the hotel.
Emily glanced at her watch. "Hmmm, they're late. Wonder what's taking them so long?"
Michael shrugged his shoulders, "Don't worry about them, I'm sure they'll show up soon enough." He flopped down on one of the beds.
"Do you think they got into some kind of trouble?" Ray asked, concerned.
"If they did, it's no surprise with Tyson's big mouth on the loose."
"Kai! That's not nice." Mariah scolded from her spot beside Ray. But the silent boy just ignored her.
"Do you think we should go out and look for them?" Lee asked. "Or should we stay here and wait?"
"Let's stay Lee, I'm too tired, my legs feel like jelly after trying to search for this mystery team for the entire day." Mariah said, massaging her legs.
"Sure, why don't we just stay, I'm positive they'll come back soon." Ray said, and so they retired to their rooms.
*****
Meanwhile, at Susaku's mansion..
"Here it is boys, our training center" Cassie gestured to a huge area surrounded by trees, filled with all kinds of training equipment, in the very center of it was a gigantic stadium. "This is our backyard."
"Wow. Oh my gosh, it is beautiful." Kenny looked around, flowers dotted the plateau here and there, trees filled with chirping birds were everywhere, and in the distant, sounds of water could be heard. Kenny breathed; the air was so fresh and clean, like it had been scrubbed.
"This is your backyard?" Tyson asked in amazement. He couldn't even see where this place ended; it seemed to stretch on forever.
"There's so much training equipment, it's hard to know what to try first." Max gazed at the array of apparatus scattered on the lush grass. "I wanna try them all!"
"Do you wish to battle first?" Cassie suggested.
"Yeah, let's beybattle!" Tyson ran to the stadium dish.
"Su, we're going to have a battle, come join us." The brown haired girl waved to her friend who was training in the distance. She smiled as her friend slowly made her way towards them, hobbling slightly.
"All right, so who's going to be more first victim?" Tyson grinned at Susaku and Cassie.
Susaku took her place opposite of Tyson at the dish, "Okay hotshot, let's see what you're made of."
Kenny sat behind Tyson and opened up his laptop, focusing his camera on the stadium, "Dizzy, we need your help." Kenny called to his trapped bitbeast.
"Ever thought about knocking before you ask for help?" The female beast teased. "Just kidding chief, okay I'm ready to help."
Max stood in between Susaku and Tyson. He raised his hand "3...2...1...let it rip." He brought his hand crashing down, just as the two competitors released their blades.
"Come on out Dragoon" Tyson commanded his bitbeast, ready to get this show on the road. His beyblade glowed and in a sudden flash of light, there stood Dragoon, in all his glory. Tyson wasted no time with formalities as he ordered his blade to go straight in for the kill. Just as Dragoon came rushing at Susaku's red and silver beyblade, in the nick of time, with just millimeters to spare, the blade vanished. The sudden disappearance threw Tyson off his game and sent his Dragoon careening crazily.
"Whoa, what happened Chief?" Tyson rubbed his eyes. 'One minute I was about to win, the next this happens. Come on Dragoon, pull it together.' Tyson thought, while trying to regain control. He looked up at Susaku and found her laughing at him. 'Aarrrgggh! He fumed silently. Just you wait.'
Kenny typed as fast as he could, "Dizzy can you tell me what just took place in the dish? Where did the other blade go?"
"No problem. It's all very interesting really. You see; Susaku's blade rotation was so rapid that it seemed to completely vanish from sight. Her style of launching and her launcher itself must have given her a boost in spin speed. In other words, Tyson's in big trouble."
Kenny gasped as he looked at Susaku and realized that Dizzy was right; Tyson's in over his head. 'And the weird thing is that Susaku doesn't even seem to be trying, and already she has the world champ sweating buckets.'
Yawning, Susaku smirked at her so-called opponent, "Had enough yet? Or shall I turn it up a notch?" 'This is too easy, and to think that this is the best of the best. Hah, some champions they are.' "Watch and learn Tyson," she shouted to her competitor. A flash of silver light appeared as Susaku called out her own bitbeast. "Lets go Shaaya." The Bladebreakers gasped in awe as her snow leopard bitbeast towered over them.
'No way! Just how am I supposed to beat that thing? It's gigantic!' But being his usual stubborn self, Tyson would not let his cocky opponent see that he's afraid. "Is that all you've got?"
Kenny groaned as his teammate continued to challenge Susaku. "Dizzy, please tell me there's some way to defeat that bitbeast."
"Sorry Chief, there's not enough time for me to do a complete analysis on her blade to form a strategy."
Enraged by Tyson's words, the red haired girl's temper flared up. "You think you stand a chance? Well see if you can block this attack. Shaaya..Snowstorm!" Her silver bitbeast roared and sent its attack crashing towards Dragoon and Tyson.
"Th..there's no way to escape. I..I'm toast." Knowing he can't do anything else, Tyson stood and faced his defeat. Moments later, the white and blue dragon beyblade lay several feet outside of the stadium, on the grass covered ground. Walking over to his blade, the young teen picked it up, 'What happened? How did I let her defeat me?' He stared at his blade, gripping it tightly.
Max went over to his friend, unsure of what to say or how to comfort him; he hesitantly placed his hand on Tyson's shoulder. "It's okay. Besides you were awesome, I've never seen such an intense battle." Tyson smiled a bit.
Kenny stood and went over to the dish. "Guys, come here," he called, his voice urgent. They ran to the Chief, stopping dead in their tracks when they saw the silver blade spinning as if nothing had happened.
"No way!"