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12: All Fun and Games
It was early Thursday morning and the tournament had ended for the week till it would start up again on Monday. The free time was supposed to be spent training but most teams had better ideas and had gone out to have some fun, all teams but one, the Shadow Team were currently sitting in the training centre upgrading their beyblades. As they did so Moon would occasionally take a peek over at Kai who each time she looked would glance back for only a second. After the final touch up on their blades the Shadow Team were finally able to start their intensive training for the day.
"Hurry up already" Tyson snapped lightly as he waited in the main room
"Yeah I'm coming" spoke Kenny as he came from his room wearing his board shorts and a shirt with a large light blue towel draped over his shoulder
"Cool let's go meet the others down in the lobby," grinned Tyson as he got up and ran out the door Kenny running soon after.
Once Tyson and Kenny reached the lobby they noticed the White Tigers, All Starz, Max and Ray all sitting and waiting,
"Hey" greeted Tyson
"Hey" the others chorused back
"So where's Aaron and the Majestics?" asked Kenny and he sat down on an empty seat
"Where right here" came a voice from the side as everyone turned around they spotted Aaron and the four European bladers heading their way. In the morning the Bladebreakers had arranged to go down to the pool again and were also hoping for the others to come as well, so Ray had left to tell the White Tigers, Max had gone to see the All-Starz and Aaron went to see the Majestics while Kenny and Tyson got ready back at their hotel room. Each member of the four teams were wearing their blathers and holding a towel, luckily for them the weather had cleared up a lot so they would be able to swim in and or outside.
"It's gonna be so fun today" giggled Emily
"Strangely I don't feel bad about not training today" spoke Johnny
"You shouldn't we all deserve rest, besides we can train on the weekend" spoke Mariah
"Yeah let's enjoy ourselves for the day" added in Max.
Reaching the outdoor pool the four teams placed their things down at a table before heading over to the side of the large pool, they found that both the in and outside pool had an average amount of people getting around, some of whom they recognized from the tournament. Sadly for Tyson he still was unable to get his plastered arm wet and was stuck sitting at the edge of the pool again not that he was too worried about it, wanting to tan a bit first Mariah and Emily lay down on a deck chair to soak up some rays, while the other male teens dived right on in and began to play around within a matter of seconds.
"DRANZER!"
"WHISPER!"
"ANTHRAX!"
"GHOST!"
"ATTACK!!"
The four blades shot towards each other with incredible speed till they crashed into each other at the centre of the dish, sparks flew from each and every direction as the four blades forcefully pushed into one another all trying to cause the other three to stop spinning. The intensity of the battle shot up as the four magnificent bit beasts rose from their blades each beast shrieking out their own wild cry before charging in for an attack.
The boys continued to muck around in the pool while Mariah and Emily still lay tanning and Tyson sat by himself at the table grinning widely as his friends played around,
"Hi there" came a voice from behind, looking over his shoulder Tyson stared up a teenaged girl, she looked about 15 with black hair that fell just below her shoulder blades and bright violet eyes,
"Oh hi" replied Tyson staring up at her beautiful face, she wore a dark purple one piece bathing suit that showed off the smooth curves of her body,
"So you must be Tyson from the Bladebreakers right?" she asked
"Umm yeah, who are you?" responded Tyson
"My names Stacy, I'm leader of the Diamond Girls" she replied
"So I hear that your team leader left you guys," Stacy asked sitting down next to Tyson
"Who Kai?" Tyson gave her a questioning look, the black haired girl nodded in response,
"Yeah he left us...the jerk," growled Tyson
"Well my team is going to be battling the Shadow Team in our next match"
"Really" Tyson looked up into her violet orbs
"And I was wounding if...well I'm sure you and your team must know almost all of Kai's battling strategies, so you think I could perhaps borrow the information to study?"
"Well I don't know that would give you guys the advantage, but then again I would kill to see the look on Kai's face if he were beaten by someone like you" Tyson spoke softly, Stacy chose to ignore the last statement he made 'beaten by someone like you',
"Please" Stacy looked up at Tyson with puppy dog eyes,
"Well ok" smiled Tyson, "Come to our hotel room at about 6 o'clock tonight and we'll have all the info you need" added Tyson before Stacy got up and left with a thank you.
"Hey Tyson who was that?" asked Ray as he came to sit by Tyson,
"Her name was Stacy, she's the leader of the Diamond Girls, she wanted some info on Kai" explained Tyson
"Really?" spoke Ray as he squizzed water out of his jet-black hair "So what did you say?" added Ray,
"Yes, she's coming over later," replied Tyson,
"YOU WHAT" shriek Ray catching the attention of the other people at the pool,
"Well yeah, wouldn't you love to see the look on Kai's face if he lost, besides the information probably wont help that much anyways, Kenny hasn't gotten any new info on Kai for like three years, and even if she new all there was to know about him I don't see Kai losing that easily anyways" explained Tyson in a matter of fact type of voice,
"Well Ok" shrugged Ray his reaction completely different to before. Getting up out of his seat Ray dived back into the pool, the others asking him about his sudden outburst, brushing it off as nothing the four teams went back to playing around, Mariah and Emily now joining them as well.
Way back in Russia the snow fell hard and the wind was ice cold as it blew past, almost no one was outside as the blizzard grew, in the city of Moscow a tall dark stone building loomed over all others, very few windows had been set in place but the few that were had all been placed on the highest levels. In one of the top most rooms a figure sat at his desk, dark storm grey orbs where narrowed in annoyance and stray pieces of jet black hair fell down partly covering is stormy orbs. His built was muscular and well defined, a long black coat covering a navy blue shirt and dark blue pants, the room was shrouded in darkness the only light source was that coming from the computer screen which sat on the desk,
"My lord" spoke a voice, looking up the large male figure focused his attention on the middle aged man who was now standing in the doorway to his office, the now open door let in large amounts of light slicing threw the darkness, the silhouetted figure stepped towards the desk,
"Do you have news of its whereabouts" came the deep dark voice of the man sitting at the desk,
"Yes my lord, it was just as you suspected," replied the man standing
"Voltaire has no idea how large of a mistake it was to let him get away that easily, now it's my turn to take what should be mine, and I must remember to thank Voltaire for supplying it to me" an evil smirk crossed the figures lips as he began to chuckle to himself, a cold chilling laugh that sent a shiver down the spine of anyone who heard it,
"My lord" the man standing bowed low as he turned and left closing the door behind him shutting out the light causing the darkness to once again take over the room. The man sitting at his desk stood, his haunting laughter softening till once again dreaded silence took over. Turning round to face the window behind him the man focused his attention on the raging storm outside, the darkness of the night reflecting in his stormy orbs,
"You will be mine...my phoenix" his cold whispered words echoing through the deserted halls of the building.
After spending the day by the pool, the Bladebreakers, All-Starz, White Tigers and Majestics dried off and headed back into the hotel. As they reached the lobby they noticed the Shadow Team exciting the training centre, from the looks of things the four Russians had been training extremely hard, griped in Kai's left hand was his black vest and white scarf, while Emerald had his dark red shirt draped over his shoulder exposing his pale skin and finally toned torso, even Raven had the sleeves of his black top rolled up to his elbows, last in the group was Moon, she held her long silky silver hair up not letting it touch the back of her neck or stick to her arms.
"I feel bad now" Emily suddenly spoke up
"What?" the others all looked to her,
"Well the entire day we've all been out by the pool relaxing and having fun while the Shadow Team were in the training centre, and from the looks of things they were training hard, it's no wounder they're all so powerful. We should have also spent the day training like we're supposed to be" she explained
"I see where you're coming from, but sometimes you should stop training and just enjoy life that little bit more, I mean yeah they're powerful but also cold and heartless not caring for anyone but themselves, you don't really want to become like them" spoke Ray
"Of course not, but we should train more if any of us are to even stand a chance against them" replied Emily,
"That I do agree with," added in Mariah,
"Well let's forget about it for now and head back to our rooms, we can meet back down in the restaurant a little later" spoke Max
"Yeah alright, see you later then" waved the White Tigers and they headed off towards their room, the All-Starz and Majestics also leaving for their own rooms,
"Come on guys" spoke Ray leading the way to the elevators.
Unfortunately for the Bladebreakers they were stuck in the same lift as the Shadow Team, the four Russians stood on one side while the Bladebreakers stood on the other, the five younger teens were trying to avoid eye contact while the older Russians kept their icy glares locked onto the Bladebreakers unnerving them greatly. Suddenly Raven spoke up his dark voice slicing through the silence, the sudden sound making the Bladebreakers jump slightly,
"So Tyson, how's your arm?"
Emerald snickered at the question knowing all too well that Raven was mocking the Japanese teen while Kai smirked and Moon just rolled her eyes while crossing her arms over her chest and leaning back against the wall of the elevator.
"Fine thank you" shot Tyson narrowing his navy orbs at the eldest Russian,
"Awe what a shame" smirked the ebony haired teen,
"Leave Tyson alone" snapped Ray glaring at Raven
"No need to get so defensive, I was simply asking a question" replied Raven narrowing his jet-black orbs
"It's not the question but what you said afterwards" shot Ray, at this Raven rose a single black eyebrow
"Awe what a shame," replied Ray mimicking Ravens tone of voice from before
"You just love to see others in pain" added the Asian teen his golden orbs narrowed in hatred
"Wow you know me well" smirked Raven the sinister look sending a slight shiver over the Bladebreakers, the whole time Moon lent against the wall of the lift with her arms crossed while Emerald stood by Ravens side enjoying the way the older Russian was toying with the younger teens and Kai like Moon was leaning against one of the elevator walls with his arms crossed and eyes closed, seeing Kai's relaxed position Tyson decided to speak up though it may have been a great mistake,
"What's the matter Kai, need your teammates to mock us for you, can't do it yourself"
At the comment dark crimson orbs shot open, unfolding his arms and pushing off the wall Kai stood tall and proud, an icy glare shot straight for the Japanese teen causing him to step back somewhat,
"Watch what you say Tyson, or I'll break more than just your arm" hissed the slate haired young man, his icy voice causing the Bladebreakers blood to run cold. Tyson gulped down the lump that formed in his throat as Kai took a step towards him, shear terror flashing through his navy orbs,
"There's nowhere to run Tyson" smirked Emerald watching the scared teen back up into the wall of the lift, as Kai slowly got closer
"Kai" growled Ray his fangs flashing in the light of the elevator, but the older teen showed no signs of hearing him and continued to advance on Tyson,
"Do you seriously think, that you five would stand a chance against us in a fight" spoke a voice, everyone stopped to look up at Moon who still causally lent against the wall with her arms folded,
"We could try," replied Aaron the terror he was feeling clear in his hoarse voice
"You sound too petrified to do much of anything," mocked Emerald
"Leave him alone" shot Max his bright blue orbs narrowed,
"Why should I" snapped Emerald rounding on the blond, at that moment the elevator stopped and the doors opened to the ninth floor, breathing a sigh of relief Tyson quickly walked from the lift stopping once he was out the other Bladebreakers following soon after, as the doors closed again they saw the four Russians smirking at them, an evil glint flashing through their eyes.
"That was scary" spoke Kenny
"I'll say, I seriously thought they were going to attack us," added Max
"I'm sure that if we had been in there any longer they may have" spoke Ray glaring at the elevator
"Come on" urged Tyson as he walked off towards their hotel room the others following soon after.
A sudden knock at the door caught Max's attention, getting up off the couch he went to see who was there,
"Hi my names Stacy, I'm guessing you're Max" spoke the black haired girl
"Umm yeah" replied Max looking somewhat confused
"I'm here to speak with Tyson"
"Oh yeah sure come in" Max stepped aside to let the teen in
"Hey Tyson someone's here to see you!" Max yelled, within the next few seconds Tyson came running into the main room,
"Hi Tyson" waved Stacy
"Oh hi" smiled Tyson, "I'll just get what you need" the navy haired teen added as he turned round and took off back into his room
"So how do you like Canada so far?" asked the violet-eyed girl as she looked towards Max
"Yeah it's great" he replied with a large grin
"Got it!" yelled Tyson as he came back in caring a small floppy disk,
"Everything we know about Kai is on that disk" he spoke handing the disk to Stacy
"Thanks we appreciate it," said the young teen as she turned and left the Bladebreakers hotel room,
"Umm why are you giving her info on Kai?" asked Max a blond brow raised in a questioning look,
"Well she asked for it, and I really don't see any harm in it, it's not like her team will really be able to beat Kai, don't worry Ray's already said it's ok" explained Tyson as he went back to his room
"Ok fine" shrugged Max as he went back to what he was doing before.
"Hey girls I got the info we need" spoke Stacy as she entered her hotel room,
"Great" cheered another American girl, she was 12 years old with bright blond hair that brushed against her shoulders and sky blue eyes, she wore a yellow top with black ¾ pants,
"With his information we'll have the advantage over the Shadow Team, well at least Kai anyways" came another voice, from one of the rooms stepped a tall 16 year old, she had sea blue hair the reached her waist and matching darker blue orbs, her pale skin caused her blue hair and eyes to stand out that little bit more.
"Come on load it up already" said another American, she had black hair with bright ruby orbs,
"I'm loading up the data now" spoke Stacy, placing the disk into a computer that sat on a desk the four girls crowed around,
"Hey wow look at all this" spoke the blond,
"As long as the four of us all study this info there's no way any of us will lose to Kai" cheered the blue haired girl,
"But what if he doesn't battle at all Ashley?" asked the black haired teen
"Well lets hope that he does, and if we end in a draw then the sudden death match will be between one of us and Kai" replied Ashley.
For the last remaining hours before heading off to bed the Shadow Team relaxed in their hotel room while the Bladebreakers went down to the hotel restaurant where they again met up with the All-Starz, White Tigers and Majestics.