Sorry if it took too long, my messenger lost my chapter last week. I'M SO SORRY!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own BeyBlade. Some rich Japanese person does.

Chapter 9

"Are we there yet?" Tyson asked for the umpteenth time.

"No, now zip it!" Becca yelled, trying not to wreck as she drove. Yeah, I know, I was a little shocked, too.

"But I wanted to yell at him," Tala complained.

"Then yell faster! Now, all of you, stop talking to me! I need to drive!" she screamed after she had pulled over. "Now, be good little boys and sit down." She drove off again.

"Hey, Tala, where're we going, anyway?" Max asked.

"Oh, um, actually, I have no idea," Tala confessed.

Everyone stared at Tala. We seem to do a lot of staring in this fic, don't we?

"We're going to the airport," I told them. Becca had earlier informed me of all the details.

"Figured you'd know. Where from the airport?" Kenny asked.

"To, uh," I paused to rack my brain, "to New York City, right?" I looked at Becca. She nodded.

"New York! You mean we're gonna." Tyson trailed off.

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"Yes, we're going to go see the All Starz," Becca confirmed. "I happen to be good friends with Emily and Eddy. I don't get along very well with Michael, though."

"Yeah, they keep getting in arguments about the baseball teams. Michael goes Mets, Becca goes Pirates. It's just the way it is," Tala told us.

"The Pirates and the Mets? C'mon, the Orioles are the best," Tyson declared.

"We're here!" Becca yelled as she slammed on the brakes. "And Pirates are best."

We all got out and looked straight up. In front of us was a giant DoubleTree hotel. We were right in Times Square!

"I think that this is over our budget, Becca," Kenny said.

"This isn't even in your budget. It's in mine," Becca replied, looking at Kenny.

"You're paying for this? But this must be." Kenny looked around.

"A four-star hotel with our room costing together.$600 a night. Oh, plus tax, which would make it $700," calculated Becca.

"Seven hundred?" Tyson asked in awe.

"Yeah, and thankfully, I got paid this week," she added.

"You get paid that much? What do you do in a week?" Tala asked.

"Actually, a month, but what do you expect for one of the best scientists in her field?" Becca laughed.

"Scientist!" Max yelled.

"Yes, Maxie, she's one of our best," Judy said, walking over with the All Starz nearby.

"Er.hi, Michael," Becca said, shaking his hand.

"Hi," he greeted stiffly. They then backed away from each other.

"What's up with those two?" I asked Emily.

"Oh, it's been that way ever since she got her job a year ago. I have no idea what it's about, though," she answered.

Emily - 16

Michael - 17

Eddy - 16 (even if he's not in here yet)