One True Team: Forever
Very sorry if this update is very, very late!! Exams suck! Anyhow, please be honest with your reviews and tell me what to fix up in the story so far! Thanks for reading!
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"ARGH!" Saber yawned loudly as she slipped on her black PJ's. "Solo, is your sister's gang coming in a few days?"
"Yep. She told me that they wanted to have a little friendly match against us before the tournament started. That's her way of saying hi to us." Solo sat on her bed, in her black pajamas which was edged in red. Her bed was just across from Saber's, whose bed was next to Terri's. Lexis' bed was across from Terri's and next to Solo's.
"Lexis? Have you seen my book anywhere?" Terri asked, searching through her luggage bag.
"Which one?"
"The one by Lois Duncan. 'Daughters of Eve'."
"Oh! I have it. You said that I could read it first," Lexis said, holding up the book.
"Oh. Okay. Never mind then. I thought I lost it. Thanks for reminding me."
"No problem." Lexis ruffled through her backpack and took out an envelope which she had not opened.
Opening it, she saw that it was a letter from her mother.
Dear Lexis,
How are you doing, dear? I miss you very much. Sometimes I stare at your photos from when you were young for minutes.
Your report car tells me that your grades are not as high as they used to be. Get more rest, dear. If you do not get enough rest, you will not do well in school. Please try to work harder to achieve your grades. Congratulations on making it to the basketball team. I am very proud of you.
Your father and I have tried to keep you happy, but we cannot be happy within each other's presence. I know this is hard on you, but you must accept this. Please forgive us for putting you in this position.
The doctor says that the KEMO therapy is working and that my health has improved since 5 months ago. Your photos and your smile are what gave me strength to bear this pain.
I will write to you later about our decision of separation between your father and I. Meanwhile, stay strong.
Love always,
Mom.
Dang it, Lexis thought as her eyes started to water.
She rushed to the bathroom and quickly washed her face, so that her eyes would be red from the water anyhow.
I'm sorry Mom, she thought. After a few minutes, she went back outside and sad on top of her bed.
"Saber," Terri said. "Are you taking design tech next year?"
"Yep. I'm also taking a business course as well as another tech course. I just need to survive in English and I'll probably ace through the other classes."
"Yeah right. You just sleep through them," Lexis laughed as she refolded her letter and put it back into her backpack.
"Not really. Just the boring ones," Saber sighed. "I'll stay awake this year though. I don't want to fail the grade and start all over again."
"Who does?" Solo replied.
"Its 11:30," Terri said, looking at the digital radio clock on her dresser. "Let's get some rest."
"Already?"
"We have to practice and train for the tournament starting tomorrow," Lexis said, climbing into the covers of her bed.
"Okay fine."
"G'd night, everyone," Terri replied as she switched off the light.
"Good night."
"Sleep tight."
"Hope the bed bugs will bite--"
"SABER!"
"Sorry! I was just joking." Pretty soon, everyone had fallen asleep. The only light on was the light to the bathroom.
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"Man, I still can't believe the Wildcats are beyblading with us again!" Max exclaimed happily.
"Me neither," Ray agreed. "Do you think we can win the tournament again, like we did last year?"
"I really don't know, but hey, we'll strive for the best," Kenny said.
"Sure, why not," Tyson said unenthusiastically.
"Hey dude," said Max, noticing the drop in his friend's voice. "What's wrong?"
"Lexis," Tyson sighed. "She doesn't seem interested in beyblading with me as she used to. She's also changed. Like, for instance, she doesn't smile that much anymore and she's also a lot quieter. It's as if something's bothering her. Pretty soon, I'm freaked out that she might turn into somebody like Kai—"
"Well, at least my beyblading skills are more superior next to yours," Kai grunted in the back of the room.
"And I'm scared she might have lost interest in me, you know?" Tyson said, taking off his cap.
"Hey man," Ray replied, sitting next to Tyson on the side of the bed. "You just got back together in person after two years. You've got to expect changes from her. Saber's changed a bit too. She's much happier now and I think she's a bit more mature than she was before."
"At least she's still interested in you. What if Lexis has lost interest in me?"
"It's possible, but you shouldn't consider that right away. You know, think positive. Give Lexis a chance. Show her that you care for her, and if she cares for you too, that's good," Ray advised.
"If it really bothers you that much, then talk to her about it," Max said. "It might not be you that is her problem but something else she's going through."
"Maybe," Tyson spoke up. "But I'll continue to stay true to her. Right now, we have to concentrate on winning the tournament. I bet she just misses all the action we've done in the past."
"Could be," Ray said. "She might just be lonely for the past 2 years and has trouble warming up to you again. She could be shy, you know."
"Probably, but no matter what, she and I are going to be the number one beyblading pair in this tournament," Tyson said, smiling.
"Now that's the spirit!" Kenny said.
"Alright! Go Tyson!" Dizzy replied from Kenny's laptop.
"Now shut up and get some rest," Kai replied.
"Old sourpuss," Tyson laughed under his breath. Max shook his head in his direction. Kenny got up and turned off the lights.
"Good night, all," Ray yawned.
"Don't forget to wake up on time tomorrow," Max said.
"ZZZZZZZZZ!" Tyson was already asleep.
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"Okay. Now let's try the strategy you were talking about yesterday," Lexis said as she took out Jaguarah.
"Okay. Here goes. Let it rip!" Dragoon flew into the battle dish. Jaguarah landed a few centimeters away from Dragoon as it swerved to the middle.
"Should I release the test beyblades?" Lexis asked as she stood next to a robotic beyblade launching system.
"Go on. I'm ready."
Lexis pressed a button and the machine released two beyblades into their battle dish.
"Dragoon, Phantom Hurricane Attack!" Tyson yelled. A hurricane erupted from his beyblade and began to spread throughout the entire battle dish. Eventually, the other two beyblades were also absorbed into the powerful wind and was spun around over and over again.
"Go Jaguarah!" Jaguarah flew into Dragoon's hurricane as well. "Use Camouflage Adaptation now!" Dragoon's windstorm turned bright orange as Jaguarah remained hidden within the orange hurricane, the other two beyblades clearly visible.
"Jaguarah, Jaguar Paw Scratch!" With two clean cuts, the other two beyblades flew out of the hurricane and landed outside the bowl.
"Alright!" Tyson cheered as he gave Lexis a high-five.
"It worked like a charm," Lexis said. "But of course, these were only dummy beyblades. We'll have to practice this strategy more so that it'll end the opponents quicker. If we stall too long, they might find some way to stop the hurricane attack."
"Yeah," Tyson agreed. "We should give this strategy a name. What was the name of our first battle move?"
"Uh. . . . . DJ Destruction, if I'm not mistaken."
"Oh yeah. Then, we should call this . . . . . um. . . . How about JD Absorption?" (I am not good with names. . .)
"Okay." Lexis went over to pick up their beyblades as Tyson put back the other test beyblades into the robotic beyblade launching system.
The Bladebreakers and the Wildcats had already finished their breakfast and lunch, and was currently practicing for the tournament. Terri and Max were asking Kenny for advice with their defense strategy while Ray and Saber were working on a new attack strategy. Tyson and Lexis were practicing their JD Absorption together while Kai and Solo were trying to come up of a new way to attack their opponents.
"Chief, how can Max and I work out a new defense strategy?" Terri asked Kenny.
"Well, why don't I have Dizzy analyze your stats?"
"Sure."
"Ray, why don't we have our bit-beasts corner our opponents and use our attacks at the same time?" Saber suggested to Ray, who looked at the battle dish.
"Hmm . . . . that's not too bad an idea," he said slowly. "I know. Why don't we circle around the battle dish, gather the opponents' beyblades to a side together, and attack on either side with your scythe claw attack and my tiger claw attack?"
"Okay. But this plan might have a weakness," Saber pointed out. "If we have cornered only one of the beyblades while the other one is still moving about, that one beyblade can intercept our attack by knocking us over, so that only one of our attacks hit the cornered beyblade."
"Good point. But we can back it up with our X-Claw Collision attack, right?"
"I guess. . . What the heck? We won't know until we try it!"
"For now, let's call this second strategy the Twin Claw Deception," Ray said, smiling.
"Okay. Now, let's practice it," Saber said as she picked up Panthera. Ray and Saber both released Driger and Panthera into the dish.
"Okay, Driger. Just stay put for now." Ray walked over to another robotic beyblade launching system and pressed a button. Two beyblades spun out of the machine and landed into the stadium.
"First, we want them to get cornered right?"
"Well, theoretically, yes."
"So the two of us will have to move on opposite sides but still be nearby." Panthera and Driger chased after the two beyblades, circling around the dish a couple times. Pretty soon, Panthera knocked a beyblade into Driger's direction. Driger nudged that beyblade into the other beyblade so that the two test beyblades were together side by side.
"Alright. Panthera, scythe claw attack now!"
"Driger! Tiger claw attack!" Both of their attacks came diagonally at the two beyblades, which immediately flew out of the ring.
"Yes! It worked!" Saber cheered, pumping a fist in the air.
"But we'll have to try it on two real beybladers in order to know for sure," Ray concluded.
"Dranzer, Spin Fire Attack!" Dranzer flew up from the air and as it descended towards the ground, nailed the test beyblade to the ground. Almost simultaneously, Bengalion covered Dranzer by wiping out the same beyblade with its Bengal Tiger Scratch. They got ride of the second test beyblade with their Collision Course.
"Guess the new strategy we thought of really worked," Kai said.
"Yeah. How bout we call it the Wipe-out Maneuver?" Solo asked.
"Why not?" The two then practiced a bit more on their Wipe-out Maneuver and spent the rest of the day going one on one in a beyblade match.
"Did Dizzy's information help you?" Kenny asked Max and Terri after they had practiced for another 45 minutes.
"Oh yeah," Max grinned. "We now have an attack strategy called the DC Formation. We break free from our defense play, go on opposite sides of one beyblade, and we crush it by ramming it in from both sides. We'll also use our attacks. If the other beyblade comes to try and free it, we'll attack it with our bit-beasts."
"That sounds like a great plan," Kenny smiled. "I'm sure you two will master it in no time at all."
"Chief, can we take a break?" Tyson called from a corner of the room. "We've been practicing for nearly 2 hours straight now!"
"Sure. Everyone, take a break!" Kenny yelled. Everyone stopped practicing and went out to the hall to get a drink. Mr. Dickinson met them in the hallway.
"How's your practice coming along?" he asked as the teenagers greeted him.
"Great, Mr. D. We've managed to come up with new battle strategies, but we just need to practice them a bit more," Tyson answered brightly.
"Hmm. . . . . How would you kids like to go have some fun in the evening as a bonus for your hard work? If I'm not mistaken, there should be a dance at the hotel's ballroom. There's also a large buffet and you don't have to reserve seats to be there."
"Really?" Terri gasped.
"Alright!" Max cheered.
"That sounds fun!" Tyson grinned. "I'll be there for the food."
"Your appetite sure hasn't changed one bit," Lexis observed.
"We don't have to dress up for this, do we?" Saber asked.
"No, you don't."
"Okay. Then I'll be there!" Saber smiled in relief.
"Count me in too," Ray said, flashing a grin. Solo and Kai both shrugged, which meant they would like to go as well.
"When do we have to go there?" asked Kenny.
"There's a buffet, which starts at 6:00. The dance will keep on going until 11:30. You kids can stay until 11:30 if you want. Just make sure you don't cause any trouble and don't stay up too late." Mr. Dickinson smiled.
Across the hallway, around a corner, a shadow shone onto the tiled floor. But when the two teams walked back into the training room, it disappeared without a trace.
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Wow! Can't believe I finished this chapter just before I go to Hong Kong. I won't be updating until 3 more weeks or so. Please review and I'm sorry if this chapter was sort of a drag! ;;; Have a nice summer!
Zero2-the-scyther
Very sorry if this update is very, very late!! Exams suck! Anyhow, please be honest with your reviews and tell me what to fix up in the story so far! Thanks for reading!
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"ARGH!" Saber yawned loudly as she slipped on her black PJ's. "Solo, is your sister's gang coming in a few days?"
"Yep. She told me that they wanted to have a little friendly match against us before the tournament started. That's her way of saying hi to us." Solo sat on her bed, in her black pajamas which was edged in red. Her bed was just across from Saber's, whose bed was next to Terri's. Lexis' bed was across from Terri's and next to Solo's.
"Lexis? Have you seen my book anywhere?" Terri asked, searching through her luggage bag.
"Which one?"
"The one by Lois Duncan. 'Daughters of Eve'."
"Oh! I have it. You said that I could read it first," Lexis said, holding up the book.
"Oh. Okay. Never mind then. I thought I lost it. Thanks for reminding me."
"No problem." Lexis ruffled through her backpack and took out an envelope which she had not opened.
Opening it, she saw that it was a letter from her mother.
Dear Lexis,
How are you doing, dear? I miss you very much. Sometimes I stare at your photos from when you were young for minutes.
Your report car tells me that your grades are not as high as they used to be. Get more rest, dear. If you do not get enough rest, you will not do well in school. Please try to work harder to achieve your grades. Congratulations on making it to the basketball team. I am very proud of you.
Your father and I have tried to keep you happy, but we cannot be happy within each other's presence. I know this is hard on you, but you must accept this. Please forgive us for putting you in this position.
The doctor says that the KEMO therapy is working and that my health has improved since 5 months ago. Your photos and your smile are what gave me strength to bear this pain.
I will write to you later about our decision of separation between your father and I. Meanwhile, stay strong.
Love always,
Mom.
Dang it, Lexis thought as her eyes started to water.
She rushed to the bathroom and quickly washed her face, so that her eyes would be red from the water anyhow.
I'm sorry Mom, she thought. After a few minutes, she went back outside and sad on top of her bed.
"Saber," Terri said. "Are you taking design tech next year?"
"Yep. I'm also taking a business course as well as another tech course. I just need to survive in English and I'll probably ace through the other classes."
"Yeah right. You just sleep through them," Lexis laughed as she refolded her letter and put it back into her backpack.
"Not really. Just the boring ones," Saber sighed. "I'll stay awake this year though. I don't want to fail the grade and start all over again."
"Who does?" Solo replied.
"Its 11:30," Terri said, looking at the digital radio clock on her dresser. "Let's get some rest."
"Already?"
"We have to practice and train for the tournament starting tomorrow," Lexis said, climbing into the covers of her bed.
"Okay fine."
"G'd night, everyone," Terri replied as she switched off the light.
"Good night."
"Sleep tight."
"Hope the bed bugs will bite--"
"SABER!"
"Sorry! I was just joking." Pretty soon, everyone had fallen asleep. The only light on was the light to the bathroom.
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"Man, I still can't believe the Wildcats are beyblading with us again!" Max exclaimed happily.
"Me neither," Ray agreed. "Do you think we can win the tournament again, like we did last year?"
"I really don't know, but hey, we'll strive for the best," Kenny said.
"Sure, why not," Tyson said unenthusiastically.
"Hey dude," said Max, noticing the drop in his friend's voice. "What's wrong?"
"Lexis," Tyson sighed. "She doesn't seem interested in beyblading with me as she used to. She's also changed. Like, for instance, she doesn't smile that much anymore and she's also a lot quieter. It's as if something's bothering her. Pretty soon, I'm freaked out that she might turn into somebody like Kai—"
"Well, at least my beyblading skills are more superior next to yours," Kai grunted in the back of the room.
"And I'm scared she might have lost interest in me, you know?" Tyson said, taking off his cap.
"Hey man," Ray replied, sitting next to Tyson on the side of the bed. "You just got back together in person after two years. You've got to expect changes from her. Saber's changed a bit too. She's much happier now and I think she's a bit more mature than she was before."
"At least she's still interested in you. What if Lexis has lost interest in me?"
"It's possible, but you shouldn't consider that right away. You know, think positive. Give Lexis a chance. Show her that you care for her, and if she cares for you too, that's good," Ray advised.
"If it really bothers you that much, then talk to her about it," Max said. "It might not be you that is her problem but something else she's going through."
"Maybe," Tyson spoke up. "But I'll continue to stay true to her. Right now, we have to concentrate on winning the tournament. I bet she just misses all the action we've done in the past."
"Could be," Ray said. "She might just be lonely for the past 2 years and has trouble warming up to you again. She could be shy, you know."
"Probably, but no matter what, she and I are going to be the number one beyblading pair in this tournament," Tyson said, smiling.
"Now that's the spirit!" Kenny said.
"Alright! Go Tyson!" Dizzy replied from Kenny's laptop.
"Now shut up and get some rest," Kai replied.
"Old sourpuss," Tyson laughed under his breath. Max shook his head in his direction. Kenny got up and turned off the lights.
"Good night, all," Ray yawned.
"Don't forget to wake up on time tomorrow," Max said.
"ZZZZZZZZZ!" Tyson was already asleep.
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"Okay. Now let's try the strategy you were talking about yesterday," Lexis said as she took out Jaguarah.
"Okay. Here goes. Let it rip!" Dragoon flew into the battle dish. Jaguarah landed a few centimeters away from Dragoon as it swerved to the middle.
"Should I release the test beyblades?" Lexis asked as she stood next to a robotic beyblade launching system.
"Go on. I'm ready."
Lexis pressed a button and the machine released two beyblades into their battle dish.
"Dragoon, Phantom Hurricane Attack!" Tyson yelled. A hurricane erupted from his beyblade and began to spread throughout the entire battle dish. Eventually, the other two beyblades were also absorbed into the powerful wind and was spun around over and over again.
"Go Jaguarah!" Jaguarah flew into Dragoon's hurricane as well. "Use Camouflage Adaptation now!" Dragoon's windstorm turned bright orange as Jaguarah remained hidden within the orange hurricane, the other two beyblades clearly visible.
"Jaguarah, Jaguar Paw Scratch!" With two clean cuts, the other two beyblades flew out of the hurricane and landed outside the bowl.
"Alright!" Tyson cheered as he gave Lexis a high-five.
"It worked like a charm," Lexis said. "But of course, these were only dummy beyblades. We'll have to practice this strategy more so that it'll end the opponents quicker. If we stall too long, they might find some way to stop the hurricane attack."
"Yeah," Tyson agreed. "We should give this strategy a name. What was the name of our first battle move?"
"Uh. . . . . DJ Destruction, if I'm not mistaken."
"Oh yeah. Then, we should call this . . . . . um. . . . How about JD Absorption?" (I am not good with names. . .)
"Okay." Lexis went over to pick up their beyblades as Tyson put back the other test beyblades into the robotic beyblade launching system.
The Bladebreakers and the Wildcats had already finished their breakfast and lunch, and was currently practicing for the tournament. Terri and Max were asking Kenny for advice with their defense strategy while Ray and Saber were working on a new attack strategy. Tyson and Lexis were practicing their JD Absorption together while Kai and Solo were trying to come up of a new way to attack their opponents.
"Chief, how can Max and I work out a new defense strategy?" Terri asked Kenny.
"Well, why don't I have Dizzy analyze your stats?"
"Sure."
"Ray, why don't we have our bit-beasts corner our opponents and use our attacks at the same time?" Saber suggested to Ray, who looked at the battle dish.
"Hmm . . . . that's not too bad an idea," he said slowly. "I know. Why don't we circle around the battle dish, gather the opponents' beyblades to a side together, and attack on either side with your scythe claw attack and my tiger claw attack?"
"Okay. But this plan might have a weakness," Saber pointed out. "If we have cornered only one of the beyblades while the other one is still moving about, that one beyblade can intercept our attack by knocking us over, so that only one of our attacks hit the cornered beyblade."
"Good point. But we can back it up with our X-Claw Collision attack, right?"
"I guess. . . What the heck? We won't know until we try it!"
"For now, let's call this second strategy the Twin Claw Deception," Ray said, smiling.
"Okay. Now, let's practice it," Saber said as she picked up Panthera. Ray and Saber both released Driger and Panthera into the dish.
"Okay, Driger. Just stay put for now." Ray walked over to another robotic beyblade launching system and pressed a button. Two beyblades spun out of the machine and landed into the stadium.
"First, we want them to get cornered right?"
"Well, theoretically, yes."
"So the two of us will have to move on opposite sides but still be nearby." Panthera and Driger chased after the two beyblades, circling around the dish a couple times. Pretty soon, Panthera knocked a beyblade into Driger's direction. Driger nudged that beyblade into the other beyblade so that the two test beyblades were together side by side.
"Alright. Panthera, scythe claw attack now!"
"Driger! Tiger claw attack!" Both of their attacks came diagonally at the two beyblades, which immediately flew out of the ring.
"Yes! It worked!" Saber cheered, pumping a fist in the air.
"But we'll have to try it on two real beybladers in order to know for sure," Ray concluded.
"Dranzer, Spin Fire Attack!" Dranzer flew up from the air and as it descended towards the ground, nailed the test beyblade to the ground. Almost simultaneously, Bengalion covered Dranzer by wiping out the same beyblade with its Bengal Tiger Scratch. They got ride of the second test beyblade with their Collision Course.
"Guess the new strategy we thought of really worked," Kai said.
"Yeah. How bout we call it the Wipe-out Maneuver?" Solo asked.
"Why not?" The two then practiced a bit more on their Wipe-out Maneuver and spent the rest of the day going one on one in a beyblade match.
"Did Dizzy's information help you?" Kenny asked Max and Terri after they had practiced for another 45 minutes.
"Oh yeah," Max grinned. "We now have an attack strategy called the DC Formation. We break free from our defense play, go on opposite sides of one beyblade, and we crush it by ramming it in from both sides. We'll also use our attacks. If the other beyblade comes to try and free it, we'll attack it with our bit-beasts."
"That sounds like a great plan," Kenny smiled. "I'm sure you two will master it in no time at all."
"Chief, can we take a break?" Tyson called from a corner of the room. "We've been practicing for nearly 2 hours straight now!"
"Sure. Everyone, take a break!" Kenny yelled. Everyone stopped practicing and went out to the hall to get a drink. Mr. Dickinson met them in the hallway.
"How's your practice coming along?" he asked as the teenagers greeted him.
"Great, Mr. D. We've managed to come up with new battle strategies, but we just need to practice them a bit more," Tyson answered brightly.
"Hmm. . . . . How would you kids like to go have some fun in the evening as a bonus for your hard work? If I'm not mistaken, there should be a dance at the hotel's ballroom. There's also a large buffet and you don't have to reserve seats to be there."
"Really?" Terri gasped.
"Alright!" Max cheered.
"That sounds fun!" Tyson grinned. "I'll be there for the food."
"Your appetite sure hasn't changed one bit," Lexis observed.
"We don't have to dress up for this, do we?" Saber asked.
"No, you don't."
"Okay. Then I'll be there!" Saber smiled in relief.
"Count me in too," Ray said, flashing a grin. Solo and Kai both shrugged, which meant they would like to go as well.
"When do we have to go there?" asked Kenny.
"There's a buffet, which starts at 6:00. The dance will keep on going until 11:30. You kids can stay until 11:30 if you want. Just make sure you don't cause any trouble and don't stay up too late." Mr. Dickinson smiled.
Across the hallway, around a corner, a shadow shone onto the tiled floor. But when the two teams walked back into the training room, it disappeared without a trace.
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Wow! Can't believe I finished this chapter just before I go to Hong Kong. I won't be updating until 3 more weeks or so. Please review and I'm sorry if this chapter was sort of a drag! ;;; Have a nice summer!
Zero2-the-scyther