Tyson sat on the front porch of his grandfather's place, cleaning his beyblade. Kenny had given it a thorough examination to make sure everything was working properly, and then he had gone off to visit Max. In a way, Tyson was glad. He needed time to think about his strategies for the upcoming tour. Boy was he looking forward to beating some new competition! He just hoped there was some competition. Hopefully there were still a few people left that weren't afraid to battle him.
"Tyson!"
Tyson cried out in shock as something came hurtling towards him, skidding in the dirt.
"Daichi! Don't do that!"
Daichi grinned at him and starting hopping around, unable to stand still.
"What are you doing, Tyson?" He asked, jumping back and forth.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Tyson snapped, "I'm cleaning my beyblade."
Daichi moved to behind Tyson, trying to get a better look.
"It doesn't need cleaning! It needs testing!" With that, Daichi whipped out his own blade and launcher. "What do you say, Tyson? Want to battle me?"
Tyson stood up and tucked his cleaning cloth into his back pocket. "You're on!' He set his own beyblade and was just about to let it rip when he saw Ray approaching.
"Hey, Ray!" He called out.
"Hey Tyson. Daichi," he replied, "Did I interrupt a battle?"
"Well, actually …"Daichi began, but he was silenced as Tyson clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Now way," Tyson answered, "Daichi isn't exactly a challenge to battle."
"Hey! Take that back!" yelled Daichi, prying Tyson's hand away.
Ray ignored Daichi. "So, Tyson, I just heard about your tour."
Tyson blushed. "I haven't had the chance to tell you yet."
"So tell me now," replied Ray. He took a seat on the porch and Tyson and Daichi sat either side of him. "What's the deal? Are you really going to leave us all behind while you go and look for someone better than you?"
Tyson looked confused. "Leave you behind? You don't want to join me?"
Ray's eyes opened wide. He obviously hadn't considered this.
"You want us to go on tour with you? All of us?"
Tyson laughed. "If, by all, you mean you, Max, Kai, Kenny, Hilary, Hiro and Daichi, then yes. All of you."
Daichi looked as shocked as Ray.
"Me, too? Really? You mean it, Tyson?"
Tyson slapped Daichi on the back. "You betcha, partner!"
The three of them laughed together.
"But Tyson, what exactly are we supposed to do on this tour? Be your cheerleaders?" Asked Ray.
"Well, I was sort of hoping you'd choose the challengers for me. There'll be so many of them and I'll never get through them all. But I want to find the best." Tyson scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Okay, Tyson," answered Ray, "that sounds cool."
"Daichi suddenly jumped up from the porch.
"So when do we leave?"
