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UniGirl: YAAAAAAAAAAY! OVER 100 REVIEWS! I would like to thank a few people, you know who you are, for this. It has been my milestone for many a week. AND I'M FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!
Okay so I've just done my first completed fic, and am quite proud of it…Alright this is for all you Inuyasha fans, [no really, I'm obsessed with Inuyasha lately] I'm going to do an Inuyasha fic…hehe. I probably will do another Beyblade fic someday, probably a Beyblade AU. I've got some of the story figured out for that…but that's my announcements. I've also announced that there will be no prequel to this story, and only a sequel, just because I was writing it, and it was REALLY *coughs* sueish and way to cliché.
Another announcement. Now, looking at my frequency of updating, you probably have guessed that I have some personal problems. Okay. I'll tell you. School's killing me. It is. So I don't think I'll have a lot of updates until the end of May, when all my projects are done. I might have one after this, but don't expect more. If I do have more updates, that's a treat. I'm really really really sorry. But I can't let Fanfiction.net, as much as I like it, interfere with my grades. Okay *gasps* to the chapter. PS. I'll try to make it extra good since I won't be updating. Maybe. I haven't written it yet though…
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Carolyn Ray thought, Carolyn…
*****Flashback*****
"Do you…perhaps…want to join the team?" Ray asked, after being ignored like thirty times.
"No. And that's final."
"Why?"
Carolyn turned to face him. "I have more important things to do in life."
"Carolyn…"
Carolyn turned and walked out.
*****End Flashback*****
Max despised Carolyn. Carolyn despised Tyson.
"Why are you here?" asked Max
"I live in Japan."
"Yeah…"
"What did you do these past years?" asked Ray, in an attempt to break the tension.
"Why is that your business?"
Ray winced.
"Wow, girl, you didn't need to do that."
"I can do whatever I want, Tyson." She replied coolly.
"Who is she?" whispered Hilary, "Do you trust her?"
"I used to," Tyson whispered back.
"I heard that. If you don't want me here, I might as well leave." She slammed the door behind her.
"She's got one weird attitude."
"You can't blame her."
"Why?" asked Max fiercely.
"You know what she's been through…"
"Do you think…think that she went back to BioVolt?"
Ray jumped. "Maybe." He whispered.
"Wait. Maybe she's Voltaire's granddaughter."
Max turned to face Tyson. "She told us specifically that she's not related to Kai."
"And you think she can be trusted?"
"Good question."
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Storm tapped his foot impatiently as Tyson stepped up to the stage.
"This time, you're late."
"I had some things to take care of."
"Why does that sound familiar?
"I dunno."
He held up his blade.
Tyson did the same.
"LET IT RIP!!!!!!!!" they screamed in unison.
Tyson pulled his ripcord with smoothness and his blade landed squarely in the middle of the stadium.
Storm, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky. He had tilted his blade slightly so that the blade landed off balance and was wobbling.
Tyson smirked and looked at the older teen, who was smirking too.
Maybe he hadn't noticed, Tyson thought.
But as Storm looked down, he made it obvious that his blade was wobbling.
Well, just have to finish this quick… Tyson thought as he called on the sacred spirit.
"DRAGOON!"
Tyson's white blade rushed towards the other, knocking it high. It might have been able to land and still keep spinning, but Storm caught it in his right hand.
He smirked
"Huh?" Tyson was puzzled.
"You win." He smirked coldly again.
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Tyson stared at his blade. "For some reason, that didn't feel like a win."
"What's up with them?" asked Ray
"Doesn't matter" said Max. "If I win this round, which, by the looks of it, won't be that hard seeing as Flame is a very offensive person, then we get to the finals, and these Celestials are out of our way."
"I don't think it will be that easy," said Lin
There was a knock on the door.
"Hi, it's you guys." Said Ray
"Who else pays visits?" asked Kane
"I dunno. A lot of people, I guess." Said Max
"Why did you come all of a sudden?"
"Well I found Storm's behavior very suspicious." Said Salima, who just walked in.
Goki grunted.
Max looked around. "How's Britt?"
Kane laughed. "She's okay, probably hiding in a corner or something."
Britt poked her head around the doorframe. "did someone call me?"
"C'mon in." said Max
"Fine." She brushed some loose bangs from her face. "You're battling next round, aren't you?"
"Yup."
"Good luck."
Kane stared at the two of them.
Noticing the tension, Britt mouthed, "He's my cousin."
Fortunately, no one noticed. Well, except Max who didn't say anything.
"Hey Ray,"
"Yeah?"
"You've been depressed lately." Salima walked over to sit beside Ray, earning a hard glare from Lin.
"I guess." Ray sighed. Was he making it that obvious?
"Must be hard for you," Salima said
Ray almost jumped. Had she known?
"I mean, he was your most valued team mate."
Ray relaxed. She was talking about Kai.
"And you need him most now. He'd know about these people."
Maybe he would, Ray thought.
"What's the matter?" Salima asked
"Huh?"
"You haven't been talking."
"Oh."
"Have you been listening?" Salima hugged her knees on the bench.
"Yeah."
Lin, who had had enough, ran over to Salima and pushed her off the bench.
"What was that for?"
"What are you doing with my Ray??" Her face was purple.
Tyson backed away. "Whoa…spazz."
Salima got up and fiercely said, "Ray doesn't belong to anyone. Especially not to a loser like you."
"DID YOU CALL ME A LOSER!"
"Yes."
"WHAT WAS THAT????????"
Ray pulled Lin off of Salima. "Stop it, Lin."
Lin breathed heavily. "Sorry."
Salima grinned.
"You want to go outside?" asked Hilary
"Okay…"
Max stayed in the back of the line and pulled Britt over.
"What?"
"Kane…"
Britt started blushing.
"Is there something going on between you two?"
"No."
"Really…"
"Well, I think he's hot."
"And?"
Britt practically glowed scarlet.
"What do you want me to say?" she tore from Max to catch up with the crowd. Specifically, Kane.
"I just wanted you to say you liked him…" Max sighed. Maybe Britt can live a normal life after all…wait does Kane know about her? Wait till Judy hears about this. She would know…
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The Celestials were training, again, as the Bladebreakers and the Psychics neared.
"It's you again." Said Tyson
From underneath the lenses, Wing glared as Flame's blade abruptly returned to his hand.
"You don't want us knowing your strategies." Commented Max
"Wow, after so many years with Judy, you finally learn there's more to blading than sugar."
"I don't eat sugar a lot. I just like being happy, that's all."
"Right…" said Aqua sceptically.
"Let's go," said Storm, breaking the conversation.
He walked off in the direction of the stadium, and the team followed.
Tyson growled. He started after the teens who were walking away before his foot caught onto something and he tripped.
"What's this?" he asked as he picked up a chain. It was clear in colour and blended into his hand and the grass below. If he weren't looking for it, it would have been invisible. The other end of it was caught underneath a rock.
Lin removed the rock and held up the chain.
Tyson, holding the other end, lifted it off Lin's palm and studied it in the sunlight.
"Interesting…" said Hilary
"Really…" replied Kenny, "But I don't know what it is…"
Tyson threw it on the ground. "Doesn't matter. It's not useful or else no one would leave it lying here."
"But Tyson, there are a ton of things people drop that are useful. Like wallets for example."
"The chances of finding a wallet is zilch." Replied Tyson. "Let's go."
"Uh Tyson?" asked Max, "Do you know where the Psychics are?"
Tyson looked around. "No…"
"They probably went inside," Max concluded.
"Alright, let's go."
Tyson led the way, followed by Hilary, Kenny, Max and Lin. Ray stood at the back of the line and bent down, retrieving the fallen object. Quietly, he pocketed it.
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It was the second round of the second block in the Semi finals of the World Beyblading Championships.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Let's hear it for our contestants Max of the Bladebreakers and Flame of the Celestials!"
The crowd burst into applause and screams of "I love you Max."
Max winced.
"I'm your announcer Brad Best with my assistant AJ Topper!"
"Thanks Brad. I'm looking forward to seeing this match myself today. It is going to be very interesting."
"You bet. Now let's see the stats."
"Way to go, Brad. Flame here is all for the attack, as we've seen throughout the tournament this last week. No sign of a bit beast yet, though."
"Note the emphasis on 'yet'."
"While Max is all in defence. This happy go lucky character can really get serious with Draciel."
"Right on there. This will be interesting. If Flame doesn't change his strategy, then Max will wear him out. But if Max tries to attack, then he's definitely not up to scratch."
"Don't say that, you'll upset the fans."
"Wow. I have fans?"
AJ sighed audibly.
"Alright," announced Jazzman, "3…2…1…"
"LET IT RIP"
Max wasted no time, since he knew Flame would attack. "Draciel, defend."
Flame smirked. "No good blader uses the same strategy twice." He said
"What?"
"Triple destruction bomb attack!" Flame ordered
"Draciel, Heavy Viper Wall!"
So as Max' blade glowed purple, Flame's blue one circled it, attacking from all sides.
The gigantic turtle bit beast blew Flame's blade off the course. The blade glowed.
"You're starting to irritate me," growled Flame. "Knock his defences helpless!" he screamed.
His blade tilted at one angle and hit at the base of the blade, avoiding the attack ring and the weight disk.
"Hey, that's no fair."
"Um Jazzman, is that in the books?"
"Well, the judges are deciding if it is fair to attack below the weight disk."
Mr. Dickinson gave a nod.
"It's legal" Jazzman screamed.
Max stepped back. "DRACIEL GET HIM OFF OF YOU!"
Draciel, too, tilted so that his green attack ring rubbed against the top of Flame's and sent sparks everywhere.
Flame smiled. Just what he was looking for. "NOW, FINISH HIM OFF!!!" he screamed
"FINAL ATTACK!"
The top of the attack ring exploded into flame, and the blade tilted so it leant on the other side, acting as a lever and throwing Draciel off the stadium.
"Wow, that was one sweet win."
"I guess they are right when they say the Celestials are an unpredictable bunch."
"And Flame takes this match for the Celestials!"
The blade shot back up to its owner's hand and he held it high for the crowd to see. Then he turned and walked back to his team.
Max picked up his blade, and then pulled away from it.
"What is it?" asked Tyson.
Max invited Tyson to touch it, and he too flinched.
"What's the matter?" asked Ray
"It feels like it's burning."
"Huh?"
"No seriously. It's so hot."
Draciel glowed softly.
"How did he get this kind of power? And his bit beast hasn't even come out yet."
"I don't know." Said Kenny, rapidly typing.
"Wait."
"What is it Dizzi?"
"Oh nothing, just a fluke."
"Right."
"Wait there it is again."
Kenny peered at the screen.
"I caught this on my ultraviolet light. There's some sort of activity inside the bit chip. It looks like the bit beast is spinning along with the blade."
"I get it. So that means that Flame did actually call out his bit beast, but it stayed in the blade."
"Chief, I lost you at the fourth word."
"The bit beast is radiating its energy from inside the blade."
"Wow."
"I've never seen it happen before."
"He must be a very skilled blader."
"Here's something even more shocking."
Dizzi showed some more footage of the battle. Draciel was getting attacked from all angles.
"Now watch as I slow it down."
Ray gasped. "No way."
"I didn't notice it. It was going too fast."
"None of us did, Max."
Tyson watched it. "That's my attack."
"Exactly my point."
"No one knows how to do Dragoon's attack except for me."
"Right. What does that say about him?"
"Either Tyson's told him the secret to how Dragoon attacks…"
"Nope, never would do that."
"Or he's been watching us so closely that he's figured it out."
"I think the latter is more likely."
"But how-?"
"I wish I knew, Max. I wish I knew."
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Flame casually stroked his blade. In a warm spring day like this, there was nothing better to do than stay inside. He took a sip out of the coffee cup beside him for pleasure. He never knew why Max would get high on even the smell of sugar, whereas he could have six cups of coffee but still not get hyper. Guess he was himself.
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In the headquarters of Biovolt in Japan, Boris sat at the computer, casually clicking away.
A knock was heard at the door.
"Come in."
The boy known as Ian walked through the door.
"What do you want?"
"Sir, we have intruders."
"Well, kill them."
"But…"
Boris turned to face the short boy.
"What?"
"Nothing."
After Ian left, Tomas walked into the room.
"Ah, Tomas. I was waiting for you."
Tomas glared. "Why do you want me, sir?" He said the last word as if mocking him.
Whether Boris noticed or not, he would never know, because he made no comment about it. "I want to talk to you about that blade of yours."
"What about it?"
"Do you not realize that the only times we've ever let you use it was during computer simulations?"
"Yes."
"Do you not realize the damage this blade has caused in past years."
"But Hiwatari was able to master it."
"Kai is different."
"I'm just as strong as him."
"Maybe. What I'm trying to tell you is that you can't use it unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Then what's the point of me being on the team then?"
"You're to get him back."
"And so what if he comes back? So what? We're just as good as your original plans for the perfect Beyblading team."
"Yet you have failed to meet my expectations yet, and the Crimson Sabres has always gone above and beyond."
"Yet Marina ran away. The Demolition Boys would never do that."
"Do you consider Tala Ivanov to be a Demolition Boy?"
"No…I mean…Yes…I mean I don't know. He was a part of both teams."
"See what I mean?"
"So what if you rebuild the best Blading team in the world? And then what would you do? Why do you want me and the Demolition boys to get them back anyway? We know there's nothing in for us. Once the Crimson Sabres are reunited, then we'll be useless anyway. Because you will have your Ultimate Blading Team." Tomas screamed.
Boris backed away and pushed a button on the counter behind him.
"You need a punishment for talking to your master like that." He sneered and two men in black robes came into the room and grabbed Tomas' arms.
Oh now what have I done? Asked Tomas to himself. I didn't mean to blow up like that… He relaxed in the arms of the two men. If he struggled, the punishment will still be worse.
The blade on the floor glowed scarlet, pumping hate into his veins. At that moment, Tomas forgot everything. He glowered at Boris, and started punching the two guards that were holding him tight.
On the floor, Black Dranzer smirked a fiendish bit beast smirk. She wasn't going to cooperate. She was going to get Kai herself.
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"LET IT RIP!" the two boys were battling it out in the second match.
What is he thinking now? Asked Max to himself
"ATTACK" Flame shouted to his blade.
"DRACIEL DODGE IT!"
Flame was taken completely by surprise. He had expected Max to defend, not dodge.
"You think you can match me on speed?" His blade swerved in front of Draciel and stopped it from moving forward.
Max smiled. Everything was going according to the plan they had devised earlier.
"Attack." Said Max, and Draciel rushed toward its opponent, pushing it up onto the lip of the bowl.
"Worked on some other people, won't work on me. Rapid Fire," he called and the blade pushed him back into the centre of the dish. Then it took off and spun on the side.
"What are you doing?" asked Max
"Nothing that concerns the likes of you," he replied. Then he paused. "Scratch that. It concerns your downfall."
"I wouldn't be counting on that." He said.
"Will you?" asked Flame
"Draciel, begin defence strategy now."
"Is that useless or what?" The blue blade hit Draciel from behind, and then seemed to multiply as Draciel was hit from all sides.
"Oh no, Draciel's in trouble."
"Finally you get the point."
"Uh…"
"FINAL ATTACK!" he screamed, and the blade rushed right to the centre of the stadium, where Draciel was standing, and knocked it off.
"Draciel…" Max croaked weakly at his shattered blade.
"How could you?" asked Tyson. "You won. You didn't need to destroy his blade."
But Flame was gone already.
Ray walked up to the beydish, and took out his blade. Opposite him, Wing started walking up to it. She held up her blade, and it flashed red. Then she attached it to her launcher.
"You're not getting away with this," Ray said.
Wing just smirked.
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That was a long chapter. Yes that was. But I won't be updating in a long while so I guess it makes up…I think
Well Here's the reviewers!
Britt: I just had to put you in there. You've never actually been out for a few long chapters…hope it wasn't cruddy like all my fluff is. Ah well…
Phoenix the 1st: Oh SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!!!!! *sobs in your lap* I really didn't mean it…I know you won't get mad…Anyway you can send me forewords, I will read them, I won't send them around.
Demon's-gurl: I HATE SCHOOL. Trust me, I'm trying my best. School's killing me and I'm also kinda sick. So again, I'll try, no guarantees. I know exactly how you feel. *glarez at Ice Archer Girl for not updating for like three weeks* Anyway, I can't compare myself to her, she's way too good…
Nessi: No I never. Well I kinda now, but I can't watch every eppie just because it's impossible with the amount of work I have and to top it off, it's at a very inconvenient time here. No I don't have MSN, though I love to talk ^_^ When are YOU going to update?
The Tigris: *pats you on the back* It's okay. But you still should try, it's going along very very smoothly.
Dranzen: Oh good. I mean it. I love your opinions, it gives me a lot to talk about. I've had many a person ask me about Flame and Kai. Really, I can't disagree or agree, since it would ruin the plot. I'll just say that if you read the way I word things, you might see a trend. Carolyn kind of likes Kai. I mean a lot. But I guess she is kind of evil. She knows the Bladebreakers because of some past experience I was going to write in my prequel, but she turned out to be so Mary sueish. It's okay that you don't like her. I don't like some of my characters. [hint hint Lin.] but she's fun to write. Anyway, back to Carolyn, every OC has a bit of the author in it. Lin's got my hyper ness, and my deadly crush on Ray that I know will never get anywhere. Carolyn's my evil/depressed/serious side, and the side that loves Kai with all her heart, knowing that he will never like her back. No this is not a Kai/OC fic…way overused…and also, [Oh no, *zips lips* way too many spoilers in this rant.]
Vampyre Neko: Nope, Flattery gets you nowhere, but I try to read my reviewers' [even if I don't review] stories, so you are in luck…except you have so many of them…It's hard…I'll get around to it…In the meantime, hope you like the fic.
DragonPhoenix77: Okay, sorry for forgetting that part…I'll try.