Disclaimer: Beyblade and all its likeness does not belong to me. No profits are being made off this story.
story written by: Glay
Note: This story takes place after the events of Beyblade G-Revolution. (Even though I do not know how it ends yet, I am using information from the 3rd season. Just ages and wins, nothing big really. o.O)
LOSING KAI AGAIN
[Chapter 1: One Wild Ride ]
Tyson Granger, three-time winner of the Beyblade World Championships at seventeen years old, could not decipher the reason as to why he was sitting in his manager's office.
Mr. Dickinson – that old coot! – Had called him up and requested his presence at the BBA headquarters. He was actually supposed to be meeting the old man at ten a.m. but he had gotten there early to look around.
The place was filled with so many memories and brought back old ones.
He could remember the first time he had ever beybladed competitively. He remembered when he had been recruited onto Mr. Dickinson's team, the Bladebreakers.
But most of all, he could remember his teammates – his friends.
Kenny had stuck by him all the way in Japan so he always saw him.
Max had moved to America to live with his mom and play for the All Starz team. He really had missed the blonde's constant cheerfulness and smiles.
Ray had also gone back to his home in China, teaching others how to beyblade. He'd joined his old team the White Tigers. Ray's determination and calmness always steered Tyson in the right direction.
Kai had stayed in Japan too. For a short while, anyway. When the Bladebreakers had to split up into different districts, Tyson had felt empty without his friends supporting him, but that was what their greatest strength was. It made them unstoppable. Kai became a Demolition Boy again, much to Tyson's dismay.
However, it didn't feel like he had been losing the team captain to the clutches of evil. It had been more of a "See ya again!" type of goodbye.
He'd seen and faced them all in the World Championships the past year and while they'd met up again, they'd still been divided.
Seeing the place where it all began sent a shiver through his spine. He was retired now, at just seventeen! Well, retired as a major competitor in the Beyblading community. This was the reason why he was so surprised to hear from Mr. Dickinson about a "proposition." It had intrigued him, to say the least.
So the dark-haired boy adjusted his cap as he sat in the air-conditioned office waiting for his meeting. It was bound to be interesting.
After a few more minutes of waiting Tyson began to get even more restless until the large doors to Mr. Dickinson's office cracked open a little and the old man stepped out.
"Tyson! Good to see you again!"
"You too sir!" The boy replied with a grin. "So, what's the big secret? Why call me up here? What's going on?"
The elderly man just smiled jovially at Tyson's energetic questions and ushered him towards the door.
"Well, I do know you're retired and all," his eyes twinkled at that remark, "but I was wondering if you'd terribly mind doing one last battle."
Tyson blinked then smiled smugly. "And I thought the last match I did wasn't spectacular enough!"
To win his third World Championship, Tyson had to battle the one and only Kai Hiwatari. After demolishing the entire stadium, Tyson had come out the victor. He had been immensely shocked and happy about the outcome. However, battling just Kai had been the real highlight of the tournament to him. It had made it… almost perfect. He had started with Kai and ended with him.
Mr. Dickinson chortled. "Oh, that will go down in the Beyblade books for sure, my lad! But, I was thinking more of an exhibition match this time."
"Who am I going up against? And will I use the Bladebreakers Revolution team?" Tyson questioned.
"Well…" The elderly man said suspiciously. "Not exactly. We've had quite a few, and by few I mean hundreds of thousands, of Beyblade fans around the world vote for this match against other world-class teams."
"Hundreds of thousands!" Dark blue eyes widened. "So the team has been picked by the fans then!" He exclaimed.
The outlook wasn't looking completely bright. They could have stuck him with some of those popular Beybladers who were in those flashy but cheesy Beyblading movies. Or –Tyson cringed – they could have stuck him with bladers from the new 'kiddie' team named The Beyby Club.
Slightly disheartened by those prospects, he asked, "Do I get to be team captain?"
The manager smiled. "Now, that's really up to the team, don't you think? Just step right through these doors Tyson, and meet your team mates if you should choose to participate."
Hesitantly, the teen stepped into the room and was greeted with the site of four boys sitting at a giant office table.
His jaw dropped.
"Hi Tyson!"
"Hey buddy!"
"YAY! Tyson!"
"Hn."
A chorus of greetings were thrown at the blader as he stared with disbelieving eyes.
"NO WAY!" He shouted in disbelief.
Mr. Dickinson, who was standing behind the teen, nearly fell over at the volume of it. He sweat dropped. "You mean, you don't want to be part of the team Tyson?" He ventured.
"WHAT?!" Tyson yelled at the old man before blinking. "Oh my god."
"And here we thought he'd be happy to see us, huh Max?" A Chinese boy said with a grin.
The blond in question beamed. "Ha! Ha! Don't tell me you don't recognise us Tyson."
"I believe he might just be paralysed with shock. Don't know why," Kenny adjusted his glasses with a smile. "He sees me all the time!"
Tyson couldn't believe it. He'd just been remembering his old team, and here they all were! Ray, Max, Kenny…He looked around the room staring at their friendly faces – hey, heck even Kai was there! – Overcome with happiness he felt something prick at his eye.
"Oh wow guys… T-There's no other team I'd rather be on!!"
The others cheered and got out of their seats to rush their old friend. Well, Kai just got out of his seat with a small smile. Happy hugs and punches were returned and the room was filled with the laughter of the reunited team.
"The original Bladebreakers reunite!" Cheered Max.
"So," Kai's soft voice filled the room unexpectedly. "This means I'm captain."
Everyone fell over.
"Kai!"
"Hey, it worked the last time didn't it?"
Max smirked. "I think I should be captain."
"Ah! Being an All Starz member made you smug, didn't it? Max as captain! I'd like to see that!" Kenny laughed.
"Hey!" The blond exclaimed indignantly.
Ray clapped his hands onto Tyson's shoulders, shoving him forward. "Let's not get started on Mr. World Champion here!"
"The one and only!" The dark blue haired boy said proudly, a little blush of embarrassment on his cheeks.
Turning now slightly serious eyes to the tallest boy, he held out his hand. "It's good to see you again, Kai."
Crimson eyes watched him with scrutiny for a moment before their hands clasped. "That's Captain Kai to you."
"Aye-Aye!" Tyson grinned in response, and the others smiled. It was just like before so why mess with a good thing? They were going to fight one last time, together, and that was the only way any of them wanted it.
Suddenly Tyson let go of Kai's hand and waved his hands back and forth. "Okay, okay, wait I just have to say one thing."
Mr. Dickinson, who had been leaving the team to get reacquainted, piped up. "What's that, Tyson?"
Ray, Max, Kenny, and Kai all gave each other knowing glances before covering their ears with their hands.
"LET IT RIP!!!!!!"
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"Okaaaaay, so… run that by me again, Chief?" Tyson sweat dropped as he and the rest of the Bladebreakers piled out of a car in front of a large hotel.
Kenny sighed. "This is only the fifth time I've had to Tyson! If you had just listened instead of play thumb-wars with Max all the time then-"
"Oh just get on with it!" Tyson cried.
"Right." The shortest boy adjusted his glasses. "A special exhibition match is to be held in Tokyo in exactly two and a half weeks from now. We're going to be staying in this hotel located in Tokyo," he gestured around the lobby as they all walked into the building. "Where a high-tech training facility is in place. This way, we are all situated in one position and have the optimal conditions needed to jumpstart this team again!"
"Cool!" Tyson exclaimed. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to take the subway from our town. I mean, woah, it would've taken ages!"
The chief sighed. "Tyson, it would have only taken around forty-five minutes or so! Anyway, in order to get this team fully running, Mr. Dickinson and I thought it was the best option to just throw everyone into a hotel together with the facilities we needed, so to speak."
The longhaired boy smacked a fist into his palm. "This is gonna be totally awesome guys. You have no idea how stoked I am about this!"
Max sidled up beside Tyson wagging a finger. "Ooooh, I think I have a pretty good idea. You've been talking like you have a megaphone for a mouth all day! AND you've had a huge grin on your face since the meeting at the BBA office!"
"Yeah," Ray agreed, setting his bags down. "I mean, shouldn't your face and throat hurt or something?"
"Hey, is it a crime to be happy to see you guys again?!"
"Yes." Kai's stoic voice came from behind the exuberant teen. He clamped a hand down on Tyson's shoulder. "Now calm down Wonder Boy before I have to put you away."
"Yes sir, Officer Kai!" The World Champion drilled out.
Mr. Dickinson came up to them holding a large lumpy bag.
"Boys! I have a few things for you before you go to your rooms."
"Speaking of rooms," Ray intervened, "what's the rooming situation like?"
Max and Tyson looked at each other with cat-like grins on their faces. This was the opportunity to go wild and crazy into all hours of the night!!
"Oh!" The old man exclaimed, surprised, "Well, I hope you weren't set on having roommates this time, because I decided that single rooms would be better for you all."
The two pranksters looked crestfallen. The blonde snapped his fingers. "Rats!"
"Well, I think that it'll be better in the long run. Since you're older now, it'll be nice to have some privacy. It has been a rather long time since you've all stayed together after all!"
Kenny nodded solemnly, but inwardly he was happy. He was afraid of what Tyson and Max had in store for them all as a kind of 'Reunion Party.'
"Ahem. What exactly did you want to give us?" Kai's smooth voice questioned as he steered the conversation back onto topic.
"Oh, right," Mr. Dickinson continued, "you all know that according to beyblade fans right around the world you – Ray, Max, Kai and Tyson – are the ultimate team, right?"
Everyone nodded in assent.
"Well the ultimate team deserves team jackets!" He said jovially as he dumped the contents of the bag onto Tyson's head.
"Woah!" Max's eyes lit up with stars as he grabbed one off the pile covering Tyson.
The jackets were shiny and black with sparkly blue lettering across the back. They all read 'BLADEBREAKERS.' However, when Max inspected the jacket closer he grinned. "Hey they have our names on them!!"
The one he was currently holding had the name 'RAY' imprinted on the right arm. Ray took the jacket from the blonde.
"Now that is totally cool. A lot better than the ones we had to wear in Russia!"
"Argh!" Tyson jumped up wearing a jacket and rubbing his head. "These things are rad! But, you didn't have to dump that bag on me Mr. Dickinson! Geeze, I think that zipper ripped out some of my hair!!" He yelled holding up one of the offending jackets.
Kenny swiped it from his grasp and put it on. "That one's mine."
Max took the other one that Tyson was holding and Kai was handed the last one. He frowned.
"Tyson give me my coat."
"Eh?" The boy with the backwards cap looked at the captain confusedly before looking at his right arm and noticing a large 'KAI' donned it. There was also additional writing on Kai's because it had 'CAPTAIN' written along the left arm in the same font.
"Ahahaha, sorry Kai." He laughed nervously, and peeled the shiny material off himself.
A bellboy came with a baggage cart to carry their bags to their rooms. The Bladebreakers, all wearing their cool BBA-sponsored team jackets, helped to load the cart. Their manager handed them all their key cards. It turned out they were all along the same hallway on the seventh floor. Mr. Dickinson was going to be a few floors above them in one of the executive suites.
"Have a good night boys!" He said as they piled into the elevator and the doors closed.
The old man turned around with a secret smile on his face. He brandished his cane. "This is going to be one wild ride."
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Thanks to my beta, Techno Ranma who also writes Tyson/Kai (I got her hooked on it! Hehe) There's the first chapter of my first ever Beyblade fanfic. ^_^
Think I should I scrap it or continue?