A fun Chapter... Kaie now really hates shopping. Hehehehehe.
This is a longggggg chapter as it is 6 typed pages (it is long for me)
I decideed that I would combine two segments together, they are joined by a line that looks like this ------ ect...
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Judy led the group of teenagers, Emily, Michael, Joel, Max and Kaie, through the mall to a large store which proclaimed it's self to be, 'Only Formal'. Judy explained to the assembled clerks (Eight of them, one each and three extras) that they needed "Formal dresses or tuxedos that fit them, the girls' dresses can't be too revealing and the boys need ties regardless of what they say."
They all had various degrees of curiosity on their faces so she explained, "Mr. Dickinson said that you will all need formal attire for the closing ceremonies for the tournament, and the school has a formal dance in December."
They were all escorted off to the side of the room that was appropriate where they were forced to answer many questions.
Six thirty
"Come one everyone hurry up" Michael yelled "I don't have all day...night" It technically was night now.
Kaie mentally punched him, something she had been doing consistently in the last hour. Emily, Joel and Michael had finished a while ago, but Max and Kaie were having a fair amount of trouble.
Max was rather slim and most of the pants fell off without a belt. The pants that did fit were hard to coordinate with shoes and ties, not to mention that his blond hair clashed with everything.
Kaie was having, once again the problem of size as well as colour coordination. Her blue hair and green eyes clashed with any dress that wasn't black. However the smallest size of the black dresses was eight, as most of the smaller sizes went for other colours. Kaie had four clerks helping her, three females, and one male. One of the females muttered something and disappeared into the back room, and came out with a gray dress.
"Try this on" Kaie wearily nodded and went in to change. The dress was the first one to actually fit well and she said so. The clerk who had brought it out smiled. "You're lucky, that dress is a size and brand that was discontinued. The dress is actually not gray, but a greenish blue. The gray paper covers the fabric to keep it moth free."
And to demonstrate she pulled off the gray paper over Kaie's head. The dress was also the first colour to not clash with her hair and eyes. Judy who had stayed in here the whole time smiled and handed over her credit card.
The dinner was a little tense, all eyes were on the head of the table. Few words were exchanged, and Kaie was having trouble with all this formalness. The restaurant had given her three forks and knives, not to mention the two spoons and the three glasses. She had asked Dranzer for help, as she had no idea what to do, and after a laugh he had lit up the appropriate utensils for each course.
She also noticed that everyone made sure that they finished their food after the man at the head of the table had finished. She had a strange sense of déjà vu, but ignored it.
Kaie was glad to get back to the mansion after the hard day. She and Max were the most relieved, but the others looked happy to be back as well.
After saying good night to everyone Kaie went to her room, changed into her pajamas, a black tank top and a pair of red shorts.
The week until school began all the All-Starz trained madly, trying to make the last few days of vacation count. The technicians analyzed Kaie's blade and created a blade that was designed to counter all her attacks.
Well, all the ones they had seen her practice. She and Max had trained in the nearby park because very few people went there and because it helped them to fight the elements.
More and more bit-beasts began to control the forces of nature and a bit beast coming at you that controls lightning when you are a water controlling blade can be a very bad thing.
Kaie often made mistakes, but she learned to get over them and continue blading. She and Max, both felt like the outcasts simply because Emily and Michael were both on the team last year and Joel was a tech, and either hug out with Em or his laptop and his computer friends.
Both of them didn't really worry or think too much about the technological portion of blading...they bladed with their feelings, emotions and pride, something that was alien to the other All-Starz.
While Kaie was packing for school, which began in two days, there was a knock at the door, so she sighed and answered it. There stood a fuming Max, looking ready to kill, something Kaie had rarely seen written on the blond's normally cheerful face.
"Emily won't let us go to the park in the morning anymore because she says that we a shirking our responsibilities. My mom agreed with her that we were going out too often and we should stay here. I was just beginning to get Draciel to attack specific points, and now I can't. Not to mention that you aren't allowed to blade inside anymore."
Kaie mentally smiled at the memory. She had gone up against the blade they had created for her and she had created such an explosion when she made contact with the blade that they had to replace the dish she had been fighting in. Kaie had consequently, been banned from the arena until they could construct a stronger stadium.
Which meant she could only practice outside for the time being. She really needed to go to the park to train, and so did Max.
As Max watched Kaie rose silently and left the room.
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With a few persuasive words, and a little help from Dranzer she and Max had their right to visit the park back.
It was kind off funny the way that the friendships had worked out. Judy had wanted Emily and Kaie to be partners, as she had missed their first showdown, but discovered soon after that friendship was not on their minds.
Michael had known Emily the longest as they had both bladed together, so a friendship started between them that sometimes allowed for Joel to be allowed to join, although more often than not he chose to hang out with his computer friends. Michael denied this but Kaie also had a strong suspicion that the maroon haired boy actually liked the feisty girl in more ways that one.
Thus, Kaie and Max were the odd ones out and had formed an interesting friendship. Somehow the talkative blonde had seen through Kaie's mask and had glimpsed her true self, the one that she hid. Although she was quiet on the outside she was very observant and had a sixth sense when it came to knowing if someone was in trouble.
Judy had given up trying to get the girls to be friends and had decided that "When we go on trips the boys will sleep in the same room and the girls will do the same. How the rooms are divided up after that I do not care, unless there is a disturbance."
Kaie was placing that last shirt in her bag when the door burst open and a breathless Max said "The letter, its here come on!"
Kaie shut her bag and then stood and followed him out of the room. He must mean that the letter for the tournament had arrived, well it was about time!
The rest of the team was sitting around the table quietly. Judy handed her the letter and went to sit next to Max. Kaie unfolded the letter and read it.
Dear All-Starz,
Michael, Emily, Max, Kaie, and Joel
You are invited to attend the American tournament hosted by the Blood Knights. The opening ceremonies will take place on March 3. A private BBA helicopter will come and pick you up and transport you to the arena.
Best whishes,
The BBA, on behalf of the Blood raiders
The other teams competing in the tournament are listed below. Matches will be drawn at a later date.
The RaidersTyson, Zeo, Hillary, Rein, Kenny
The White tigersLee, Rei, Mariah, Garry, Kevin
The Demolition Boys
Tala, Kai, Bryan, Spencer, Ian
Rashua Fighters
Créa, Nassar, Bermôn, Serika, Elegrên
The Phantoms
George, Ryan, Eric, Tom, Chris
The Jail Breakers
Devin, Kyle, Byron, Tyler, Todd
The Ancient Swords
Guart, Cortez, Mkoll, Rawne, Dorden
Smoke Screens
Ben, Larkin, Milo, Brig, Gillean
The Blood Knights
Rage, Control, Might, Victory, Mischief
The home advantage that the blood knights wish to have is #6845.
Best Wishes,
BBA
Kaie looked over the list twice and picked out the names that were familiar to her, mostly from when she had watched the TV show at home.
At home.
What was home? She wasn't really sure. She didn't know where home was. She didn't know if she had just hit her head really hard or if this was real.
It was then she decided something important.
It Didn't Matter.
Then and there she decided that it didn't matter, and she should just move on.
She was an All-Star and that was that. She had a friend, Max, and here her parents, well parent, was Judy, she was about to go to a prestigious boarding school, she was meeting the characters she had always admires, and most of all she got to blade.
Kaie decided that she must have hit her head realllllllllllllly hard and went back to reading the letter.
She mentally listed off those she knew. Kaie knew Tyson, Hillary, Kenny, Zeo, Lee, Mariah, Rei, Gary, Kevin, Tala, Ian, Spencer, Kai, and Bryan. The rest of the names were foreign, and she had no idea what had happened to Dachi, or if he existed yet. Oh well, she didn't like Dachi. Even she had decided that he had a bad sense of style, and a bad attitude.
She handed the letter back to Judy and sat next to Judy as she looked up the advantage that the home team was taking.
Judy found the page and everyone held their breath to find out what advantage they had taken.
"The home team will not forfeit the rules of the tournament to the BBA officials or teams. The rules will meet the standards as laid out by the BBA but will not be released until completion of the tournament, at which point it will be free to the public to view."
Judy sighed and handed the book to Emily. "Do you know what that means team? It means that we will have no idea what the rules are and we will have to play it by ear until we can figure it out. No one has ever used this advantage so we will have no idea what to expect." Judy gathered herself before speaking again
"Emily I want you to work on the research with Joel and I want the rest of the team to look up some information on their counterparts on the home team. Understand?" four nods answered her. "I want all the data by Christmas."
Judy smiled sweetly, which made Kaie have to fight a strong urge not to hit her. "Finish packing and bring it to the front hall. School starts tomorrow."
Everyone scuttled away to do just that as Judy pondered the use of that advantage.
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