Disclaimer: Okay…I'm not sure if I really need to type this but just in case: I don't-sadly-own beyblade.

Also, this is my first time posting fanfictions on the net so don't blame the first chapter okay? It will get more interesting soon enough cause I have loads of ideas and not enough time.(lol)

Chapter 1: And so it begins…

"Another year, another tournament." Thought Kai as he walked through the streets of Tokyo. He had been training for that day, the day in which he would defeat Tyson, his friend as well as his rival. Tyson's third year as champion was no surprise at all and Kai knew this. But to get to the top, he must defeat Tyson.

"This year I'll be joining the Blitzkrieg boys again and without much surprise, I guess Tala will be my partner once again."

This was no surprise at all considering that Tala was the leader and the strongest blader in the Demolition boys. "But just to be sure…" Kai smirked. "I guess I'll go to Russia to take part in the battle in which to decide the representing team." So Kai walked off towards the warm glow of the sun.

In the Kinomiya residence:

"Sigh…this is so boring. I wish I had something better to do…" Tyson thought as he stared up at the clear blue sky. Just then, Daichi jumped out from nowhere catching Tyson off guard.

"Whoa, Daichi! You don't have to scare me like that you know. Next time, try the door."

"Uh Tyson, in case you haven't noticed. There are no doors in the hallway!"

Tyson looked around. "Oh yeah. Now I'm so bored I knocked the common senses out of myself!"

Then, they heard voices near the doorway. "Hi Grandpa!" Two voices called in unison as Tyson walked towards the door. It was Hilary and Kenny.

"Hey Tyson!" Kenny greeted while Hilary gave him a smile.

"So great you guys are here! I'm bored out of my skull!"

"Then you'd like the news we're gonna show you." Hilary said with a mischievous smile.

"Huh?" Tyson asked, confused.

"What news?" Daichi asked poking his out from behind Tyson.

Inside Tyson's room;

"You mean it Chief?!" Tyson exclaimed.

"Yup. The time has come for the annual beyblade tournament and Mr. Dickenson had just announced that it's going to be a tag team battle once again!"

"Again? Where are all the team battles?" Tyson groaned.

"Well. It is a team battle but with only two people battling per battle." Kenny replied.

"Oh I see. So that means we need three more people…" Tyson said aloud, eyeing the ceiling.

"Hey! What about me?" Daichi exclaimed. "I'm part of this team too you know!"

"You don't count." Tyson replied.

"What! That's not fair!" Daichi yelled, outraged by Tyson's reply.

"Life's not fair so deal with it, kid."

This was the start of their afternoon as Hilary and Kenny tried to calm them down…

In the Tate's residence:

Bring, bring… The telephone rang.

Max picked up the phone. "Hello? Oh hi mom! What's up?"

From the other end of the receiver came Judy's voice.

"Hey Maxi. How are you? I miss you so much."

"Yeah. I miss you too."

"Hey listen. For the beyblade tournament this year, I would like you to join the All-Starz again. Is that okay with you?"

"Sure thing mom. That would be great."

"Super! I'll send you a plane ticket as soon as possible. Tell your dad to call me afterwards, okay sweetie?"

"I will. Bye."

As the blonde teen hung up, there was a smile on his face. He would meet his mom again this year. This year, he will once again face up against Tyson…

On the street:

Ray Kon was walking on the streets of Tokyo, not doing anything until something caught his eyes. He stopped in his tracks and looked up at the window of a shop. It was a poster. A poster announcing the beyblade tournament this year. The poster reads:

We are proud to announce the annual beyblade tournament for this year. Gear up for the biggest event of the century as people around the world compete for the title of champion. Details will be announced after the qualifying rounds of countries end.

"The big day that I've been waiting for…" though Ray. "Well…time to pay a visit to the white tigers!" And he walked off towards the setting of the sun.

At the Zaggart residence:

"Oh wow! Another beyblade tournament! I can't wait!" Zeo exclaimed.

"Yes I know son. You've only said it about a million times…" Dr. Zaggart said preparing to leave for work.

"If I sign up, you're going to cheer me on right dad?" Zeo asked hopefully.

"I suppose so. Why won't I?" Dr. Zaggart replied, giving his son a grand smile. "Time to go to work. I have to go do some research with Mr. Kinomiya."

"Okay dad. See you tonight!"

Then as Dr. Zaggart left, Zeo jumped around the house cheerfully again. "I'll have to practice extra hard."

"You sure do." Said a voice behind him. As Zeo turned around, a man with gray hair raised up Zeo's violin and said cheerfully. "Extra hard on your violin lessons!"

"AWW!"

The next day at Tyson's house:

"No! I am so late!" Tyson yelled, pulling on his cap and running out the door as fast as he can (and I assure you, he can run fast. Remember second season?).

"Why are you hurrying? It's not like there's anything important to do…" Daichi said.

"Today's the day where we register for the regional tournaments. If we don't register now, we won't get to play in the real tournament…"

"Oh yeah…wait for me!" Daichi yelled as they both ran out the door past Kenny and Hilary.

"Whoa guys! Wait up!" Kenny called after them as he and Hilary ran to catch up.

At the community hall stadium:

"Wow, I never knew there's going to be such a big line…" Tyson said looking around.

"Well, beyblading is popular." Kenny replied.

Then they heard a voice, "Hey Tyson!" It was Zeo. Zeo was running towards them with Gordo following close behind.

"Hey Z, what's up?" Tyson called back cheerfully.

"Nothing much. Are you signing up for the tournament too?"

"Yeah!"

"Hey, me too! I'm so stoked!"

"Maybe we'd be teammates!" Tyson said, getting excited, knowing that Zeo is one of his good friends.

"That would be great!" Zeo replied, equally excited.

Zeo had recovered from the grief of knowing that he was a little different. When he found out that nobody actually cared how different he is and that they treated him no different from when they thought he was human, he turned back into his old cheerful self.

"So you, Gordo, me, and Daichi…we'd make a great team!"

"Oh yeah." Zeo said.

Gordo gave a small grin and Daichi smiled at the fact that Tyson included him in his team without him complaining about it.

Soon, they all signed up and waited for the tournament to begin in the afternoon. But little did they know that they were being watched out of the corner of a mysterious eye…

End of Chapter One

A/N: Just to tell you, Zeo will be joining Tyson's team and so will Gordo. All the teams will be there and so will one or two new teams, such as a mysterious girl that might just be related to Kai?! And how will all the teams spend their Halloween in Canada?