Tala's Game

Notes: I don't own Beyblades, I wish I did. I don't own Ender's Game, although I wish I had thought of it first. This is easily THE first Ender/Beyblades crossover ever.

I fiddled with the ages a bit. All of them are between the ages of twelve and fourteen, except for Robert, who's fifteen and isn't in this one because William Bee is supposed to Command Griffen Army, but he had to get it from somebody didn't he? Sorry Majestics fans. At least the other three are still here.

Pairings? So far I've planned Tala/Tyson and Kai/Johnny. I may have more. I also have Foxy being stalked by an Ender Character called Wu-hoo. She is hyper and obnoxious and annoying and has the second worst temper in battle school.

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Chapter 1-Lunch
Tala entered the commander's mess in a nasty mood. Two of his soldiers had asked to transfer. He was glad to get rid of the hyperactive Wu-hoo, but Crazy Tom had been his friend and confidant, a Toon Leader too. Why would he leave?

Tala was calmer by the time he took his seat with his friends Michael and Lee. Michael was commander of Eagle Army. Lee commanded Lion Army. Both had been in his Launch Group. Robert should have been there, but he'd been graduated and sent to Pre-Command School, a high honor. William Bee had taken over Griffen Army, and Johnny, Griffen's A Toon Leader, considered him an incompetant, reckless fool.

Tala sat down in a huff. He hadn't done too badly in the Game with his own Wolf Army. His last victory against Miguel's Manticore Army had catapaulted him to the top five of the Standings, and his A Toon Leader Bryan, had done the honor of opening the enemy gate. He should get another mission any day now.

"What's got you in a huff?" Asked MIchael.

"I've got two soldiers requesting transfer." Replied Tala with a growl.

"Who'd you p of this time?" Lee asked.

"Wu-hoo." Tala groaned.

"That's nothing new. What did you do? Ask her to take a Toon?" Wu-Hoo could be a brilliant toon leader. But anytime somebody asked her to lead one she threw a tantrum and refused to fight until she was transferred. Lee had made that mistake. His A Toon Leader Rei and his B Toon Leader Mariah had had to prevent Wu from breaking a desk over Lee's head.

"No I didn't. But you know how we tend to fight."

"Who else?" Michael asked, genuninely interested.

"Crazy Tom." Tala stated.

"Figures!" Crazy Tom was a competant leader. But he had one psychological flaw. He HATED when a commander wasn't fair, to him or to anybody in his Toon. If somebody DID something that he thought wasn't fair, he threw a tantrum, throwing things around the barracks, chairs, pillows, desks, even whole mattresses. Tala was about as fair a leader as they'd come. But Tom had been chewed out over losing too many soldiers in the battle against Manticore. He had probably nursed his grudge in private. Funny, Tom didn't usually do that.

Tala took in who was there in the mess and who wasn't. "Where's Ozuma?" Tala asked, taking a bite of his roll.

"Battling with Poll Slattery and Badger Army." Lee pointed to the scoreboard where Leopard and Badger's symbols were lit up. The scoreboard was tallying up the casualties as they happened. It was currently dead even. Then suddenly...

The Tally began to shoot up as Badgers were flashed in the battleroom; 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39... there was a long pause... 40. The whole thing had taken ten seconds. Ozuma had done it again, total victory.

"So." Lee said, trying to break the silence that ensued. "When's your next assignment?"

The answer came while they were eating. Captain Tate, a beautiful woman in her thirties who taught computer science, came in and handed Tala his next set of orders. The paper read, "Zeo Zaggar, Hound Army, 1030 hours." Tala read aloud.

"st." Michael swore.

"Knowing Zeo's nasty reputation, Dr. Michael, the prognosis is...?" Lee asked.

"Wolf Army is as good as dead."