Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade.
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"The White Tiger Village?!"
Tyson gaped at Ray, who grinned and nodded, revealing his sharp canines.
Max and Kenny had looks of excitement and amazement plastered onto their faces, while Kai simply opened his eyes from his usual position-leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"Yeah, Tyson." Ray replied, excitement brewing in his golden, catlike eyes, about seeing his friends and home again. "We're going there, because we're invited to participate in an exhibition match against the White Tigers. Other teams will be coming, too. Like the All Stars, and the Majestics."
"Awesome! Mom's coming!" Max yelled with joy. "I haven't seen her in ages!"
Kai growled at the thought of having to see Johnny again, but his cold face remained expressionless, like it had always been.
"Oh, and Tyson? I.......you're REALLY going to hate me for this......but I......"
Ray's eyes travelled nervously to the end of the room, before he let out the answer.
"I....kinda invited your grandfather as well.........."
"WHAT!?" Tyson yelled. "WHY THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT FOR?! HUH? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FRICKIN ANNOYING HE IS?! HUH?! DO YA!!??"
Kai snickered privately, while enjoying the scene: a fuming Tyson and a sweatdropping Ray, staring blankly at his outraged team mate.
Ray sighed, and continued. "We'll all be battling three times per round. Best out of three wins gets the win. Got it?"
Everyone in the room nodded. Ray smiled back, glad they understood.
"Okay, in that case, I'll see you guys tomorrow. We'll be leaving early, around ten o'clock. See you then."
"Seeya Ray!" Both Tyson and Max said. Suddenly, they turned to each other and yelled out at the top of their lungs, "JYNX! YOU OWE ME A SODA!!"
They were still repetitively jinxing each other as the both walked out of the room, followed by a sweatdropping Kenny, shaking his head as he exited.
Ray suddenly felt Kai's steely, crimson eyes upon him. He turned around to face his cold team captain.
"Yeah?"
"What are you staying here for, Ray?"
There was a troubled silence before Ray quickly replied.
"I promised I'd stay and help Mr Dickenson. I was the only person he saw when he asked for help, so, I'll meet up with you guys in the dojo, okay?"
Kai stared at Ray suspiciously. There was just a little something in Ray's tone. The way he spoke. There was an emotion planted in it. Hidden from other people.
But not Kai.
The emotion....was it....FEAR?
Kai shook his head and proceeded to walk out of the door. The sooner he caught up to the others, the sooner he could stop Tyson and Max from jinxing each other. He walked outside, leaving Ray alone in the BBA office.
Suddenly, Ray dashed forward and slammed the door, sliding the bolt across and locking it.
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Kai heard the door slam shut. He spun around, hearing the sound of the scrape of metal as the bolt was forcefully and desperately slid.
"Ray?"
No reply. Kai was starting to really suspect the neko-jin now.
What was going on?
Kai started to walk away, deep in thought. Ray was acting really strange, right now. What was going through his mind, now? Why was he acting so unusual?
He had only walked several paces away from the door when he heard a scream from inside. Kai whipped around.
"Ray!"
At the sound of Ray's fearful scream, Tyson, Max and Kenny had rushed back to the door.
"Ray! What's wrong?" Tyson cried.
No reply. Then, the smashing of glass was heard from inside, making everyone have a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs.
Kai whipped out his launcher and blade. He launched, sparks flying as the force of the launch sent Dranzer flying into the doorknob.
It smashed the doorknob, but also splintered the door itself. Pieces of wood were thrown everywhere.
"Mr Dickenson's gonna have a fit about this....." Max muttered as they pushed the pieces of wood out of their way, to access the office.
The boys made their way inside and gasped at what they saw.
Bits of glass covered the carpet, everywhere they looked. The window had been completely smashed into oblivion.
There was no sign of Ray anywhere.
"RAY!" Max cried, hoping to hear a response from his Chinese team mate. But there was none, except for the wind blowing through the shattered window.
"Where could he be?!" Kenny cried.
Kai scanned the room, with caution. Then his gaze was abruptly taken to the window by a glow of red light. The moon.
"Guys..." He whispered softly, just enough for everyone to hear.
"What is it, Kai?" Tyson asked. Then, he too saw the bright sphere.
"It's....it's red!" Max gasped.
"There wasn't anything about an eclipse, was there?" Kenny asked, eyeing the moon in awe.
But Kai shook his head. "It's too red and glowing much too brightly to be an eclipse, Kenny." He replied.
Suddenly, a huge, thunderous roar was heard from outside, echoing through the city.
Kai dashed over to the window, despite the many piercing shards of glass guarding it, and looked down upon the dark streets.
He gasped.
"Kai, what's going on?!" Tyson and the other BladeBreakers rushed up to their tense team captain. Then, they too caught sight of something very unusual.
A white tiger was rushing through the streets. Blood was dripping from its tooth-filled mouth, streaking its muzzle with red.
"What the-"Max was cut off, as the tiger leapt onto an unsuspecting man, who was reading a newspaper near a lamp post. He screamed as the tiger slashed mercilessly into his shoulders, blood spraying out of them.
Kai, Max and Tyson whipped out their launchers and blades, and took aim at the tiger, still digging its claws into the unfortunate man's shoulders.
They launched, forcefully, with their usual battle cry of, "LET IT RIP!!"
The three blades flew towards the tiger at full speed. Three huge slashes appeared on the tiger's front leg.
It let out a yowl of pain, and let go of the man, who weakly crawled away for safety.
The tiger staggered back, breathing hard. It stared up at the three bladers, and dashed off, with a growl.
Kai watched it go, worried.
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Ray's golden eyes opened slowly, in response to the shining light that flowed through the glassless windows that lined Tyson's dojo.
Letting out a huge yawn, revealing his sharp fangs, he got up, his blanket slowly sliding off his shoulders.
He looked down at his sleeping team mates and smiled, glad that they were okay.
He walked over to the door. It was open.
Ray cursed softly, and stepped outside, closing it quietly behind him. He'd forgotten to close it the night before.
He felt the cool air of dawn brush against his skin, as he walked up to the small pond which lay in the centre of the dojo's courtyard.
He looked into it, and saw.....
Just, Ray. Perfectly, normal Ray.
And he was relieved.
"Ray."
Kai's cold voice reached his sensitive ears, and he turned to see his team captain, leaning against the frame of the doorway.
"Hey, Kai." He greeted. "What's up?"
Kai's expression was one of complete suspicion – the absolute last thing Ray wanted to see.
"Where were you, last night?" Kai asked, coldly.
Ray stiffened, trying to find an answer.
"I....I...uh....."
Kai's gaze suddenly shifted to Ray's arm, which was mysteriously bandaged. Blood was seeping through, revealing three slashes. Like the claw of a tiger.
"That tiger got you, didn't it?" Kai asked Ray, who nodded.
"I was hiding in the closet when you guys busted in, I thought the tiger was....was still there."
Kai nodded, and Ray relaxed. But there was still a flicker in Kai's steely crimson eyes before he walked past Ray and whipped out his launcher.
"I'll take your excuse for now, Ray." He said, before launching Dranzer and starting to train.
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NG: Whoa. LONG chappie.
Kai: So what's up with Ray?
NG: ONLY ME AND RAY KNOW!!! SO WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!
2BC
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"The White Tiger Village?!"
Tyson gaped at Ray, who grinned and nodded, revealing his sharp canines.
Max and Kenny had looks of excitement and amazement plastered onto their faces, while Kai simply opened his eyes from his usual position-leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"Yeah, Tyson." Ray replied, excitement brewing in his golden, catlike eyes, about seeing his friends and home again. "We're going there, because we're invited to participate in an exhibition match against the White Tigers. Other teams will be coming, too. Like the All Stars, and the Majestics."
"Awesome! Mom's coming!" Max yelled with joy. "I haven't seen her in ages!"
Kai growled at the thought of having to see Johnny again, but his cold face remained expressionless, like it had always been.
"Oh, and Tyson? I.......you're REALLY going to hate me for this......but I......"
Ray's eyes travelled nervously to the end of the room, before he let out the answer.
"I....kinda invited your grandfather as well.........."
"WHAT!?" Tyson yelled. "WHY THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT FOR?! HUH? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FRICKIN ANNOYING HE IS?! HUH?! DO YA!!??"
Kai snickered privately, while enjoying the scene: a fuming Tyson and a sweatdropping Ray, staring blankly at his outraged team mate.
Ray sighed, and continued. "We'll all be battling three times per round. Best out of three wins gets the win. Got it?"
Everyone in the room nodded. Ray smiled back, glad they understood.
"Okay, in that case, I'll see you guys tomorrow. We'll be leaving early, around ten o'clock. See you then."
"Seeya Ray!" Both Tyson and Max said. Suddenly, they turned to each other and yelled out at the top of their lungs, "JYNX! YOU OWE ME A SODA!!"
They were still repetitively jinxing each other as the both walked out of the room, followed by a sweatdropping Kenny, shaking his head as he exited.
Ray suddenly felt Kai's steely, crimson eyes upon him. He turned around to face his cold team captain.
"Yeah?"
"What are you staying here for, Ray?"
There was a troubled silence before Ray quickly replied.
"I promised I'd stay and help Mr Dickenson. I was the only person he saw when he asked for help, so, I'll meet up with you guys in the dojo, okay?"
Kai stared at Ray suspiciously. There was just a little something in Ray's tone. The way he spoke. There was an emotion planted in it. Hidden from other people.
But not Kai.
The emotion....was it....FEAR?
Kai shook his head and proceeded to walk out of the door. The sooner he caught up to the others, the sooner he could stop Tyson and Max from jinxing each other. He walked outside, leaving Ray alone in the BBA office.
Suddenly, Ray dashed forward and slammed the door, sliding the bolt across and locking it.
~~~~~~~~
Kai heard the door slam shut. He spun around, hearing the sound of the scrape of metal as the bolt was forcefully and desperately slid.
"Ray?"
No reply. Kai was starting to really suspect the neko-jin now.
What was going on?
Kai started to walk away, deep in thought. Ray was acting really strange, right now. What was going through his mind, now? Why was he acting so unusual?
He had only walked several paces away from the door when he heard a scream from inside. Kai whipped around.
"Ray!"
At the sound of Ray's fearful scream, Tyson, Max and Kenny had rushed back to the door.
"Ray! What's wrong?" Tyson cried.
No reply. Then, the smashing of glass was heard from inside, making everyone have a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs.
Kai whipped out his launcher and blade. He launched, sparks flying as the force of the launch sent Dranzer flying into the doorknob.
It smashed the doorknob, but also splintered the door itself. Pieces of wood were thrown everywhere.
"Mr Dickenson's gonna have a fit about this....." Max muttered as they pushed the pieces of wood out of their way, to access the office.
The boys made their way inside and gasped at what they saw.
Bits of glass covered the carpet, everywhere they looked. The window had been completely smashed into oblivion.
There was no sign of Ray anywhere.
"RAY!" Max cried, hoping to hear a response from his Chinese team mate. But there was none, except for the wind blowing through the shattered window.
"Where could he be?!" Kenny cried.
Kai scanned the room, with caution. Then his gaze was abruptly taken to the window by a glow of red light. The moon.
"Guys..." He whispered softly, just enough for everyone to hear.
"What is it, Kai?" Tyson asked. Then, he too saw the bright sphere.
"It's....it's red!" Max gasped.
"There wasn't anything about an eclipse, was there?" Kenny asked, eyeing the moon in awe.
But Kai shook his head. "It's too red and glowing much too brightly to be an eclipse, Kenny." He replied.
Suddenly, a huge, thunderous roar was heard from outside, echoing through the city.
Kai dashed over to the window, despite the many piercing shards of glass guarding it, and looked down upon the dark streets.
He gasped.
"Kai, what's going on?!" Tyson and the other BladeBreakers rushed up to their tense team captain. Then, they too caught sight of something very unusual.
A white tiger was rushing through the streets. Blood was dripping from its tooth-filled mouth, streaking its muzzle with red.
"What the-"Max was cut off, as the tiger leapt onto an unsuspecting man, who was reading a newspaper near a lamp post. He screamed as the tiger slashed mercilessly into his shoulders, blood spraying out of them.
Kai, Max and Tyson whipped out their launchers and blades, and took aim at the tiger, still digging its claws into the unfortunate man's shoulders.
They launched, forcefully, with their usual battle cry of, "LET IT RIP!!"
The three blades flew towards the tiger at full speed. Three huge slashes appeared on the tiger's front leg.
It let out a yowl of pain, and let go of the man, who weakly crawled away for safety.
The tiger staggered back, breathing hard. It stared up at the three bladers, and dashed off, with a growl.
Kai watched it go, worried.
~~~~~~~~~~
Ray's golden eyes opened slowly, in response to the shining light that flowed through the glassless windows that lined Tyson's dojo.
Letting out a huge yawn, revealing his sharp fangs, he got up, his blanket slowly sliding off his shoulders.
He looked down at his sleeping team mates and smiled, glad that they were okay.
He walked over to the door. It was open.
Ray cursed softly, and stepped outside, closing it quietly behind him. He'd forgotten to close it the night before.
He felt the cool air of dawn brush against his skin, as he walked up to the small pond which lay in the centre of the dojo's courtyard.
He looked into it, and saw.....
Just, Ray. Perfectly, normal Ray.
And he was relieved.
"Ray."
Kai's cold voice reached his sensitive ears, and he turned to see his team captain, leaning against the frame of the doorway.
"Hey, Kai." He greeted. "What's up?"
Kai's expression was one of complete suspicion – the absolute last thing Ray wanted to see.
"Where were you, last night?" Kai asked, coldly.
Ray stiffened, trying to find an answer.
"I....I...uh....."
Kai's gaze suddenly shifted to Ray's arm, which was mysteriously bandaged. Blood was seeping through, revealing three slashes. Like the claw of a tiger.
"That tiger got you, didn't it?" Kai asked Ray, who nodded.
"I was hiding in the closet when you guys busted in, I thought the tiger was....was still there."
Kai nodded, and Ray relaxed. But there was still a flicker in Kai's steely crimson eyes before he walked past Ray and whipped out his launcher.
"I'll take your excuse for now, Ray." He said, before launching Dranzer and starting to train.
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NG: Whoa. LONG chappie.
Kai: So what's up with Ray?
NG: ONLY ME AND RAY KNOW!!! SO WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!
2BC