Author's Note: Heh, it's fun to have plotlines and ideas swimming through your head for weeks, then taking forever to get it all written out XD.
Leuce: You do realize that no matter what fic you're writing, you always take forever?
Self: Damn muse...
Serpent Night Dragon: *eats Leuce*
Tala: Uhhh...
Self: Funky o_O;
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade, Serpent Night Dragon (XD), or anything of the sort (but soon I will! Soooooon...) But any characters that don't appear in the anime (and Leuce! Hehe), are of my own creation ;
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter Two
Eastbound to Northbound
"Go Ebonite!" The navy blue blade flew off of its launcher and spun on the concrete. Since Rhia received Ebonite as her Bitbeast two weeks ago, she trained daily. At first her attempts were pitiful, but once she got the hang of it her skill greatly improved. Though still a bit shaky, she could beat most of the younger bladers in her neighbourhood. "Initiate attack mode!" The Blade's base shifted slightly, causing it to spin in random patterns. Rhia watched Ebonite with pride, enjoying the way the moonlight glinted off of its sharpened tips. She had spent hours on those tips, slowly using a knife and a nail file to give the three metal blades sharp edges.
"Rhia! Get in here and eat your dinner!" Rhia's father called from the front door. There was no point in keeping him waiting. Over the past few days, Rhia's relationship with her parents wasn't all that great. They bickered over the most insignificant things. Picking up her Blade and going inside, Rhia sat at the table and ate her first few bites without protest.
"Sit up straight, I can't imagine how you can possibly sit that way," her mother complained about her posture for the third day in a row. Just to get her annoyed, Rhia hunched her shoulders even more. "I told you to sit up straight!"
"What's it matter to you? It doesn't affect you directly," with that, Rhia dropped her fork and walked upstairs to her room. It was time to carry on with the plans she had made over the past few days. She had spent hours on end thinking up what to bring and what bur route to take. Rhia was leaving home. By midnight everything was packed. She quickly slipped on her navy hoodie, boot cut jeans, mid-shin black boots, and a black jacket. Grabbing her bag on the way, she swiftly made her way out the door. Her sleeping parents never heard a thing. "All right, the Eastbound bus stop is only a few blocks from here," she pulled out her full-month bus pass, "But there's so much ground to cover between here and Russia. I don't know how long it'll take." She stared at the path ahead of her, "Might as well get going now." It didn't take too long for Rhia to reach the stop. But to her surprise, there was another kid waiting there. She recognized him, he was the little boy that lived not too far from her own home. "Lucas, what are you doing out here this late?"
"Waiting for the bus," was the blonde boy's mumbled response.
"Uh huh. And why's that?"
"Because. I wanna go to the Regional Tournament that starting next week."
"And you're leaving a week early?"
"Uh...yeah," the lie was clearly visible in the boy's eyes.
"Lucas," Rhia kneeled, matching the little boy's height, "tell me the real reason."
"I'll only tell if..." sparks suddenly erupted in his eyes, "if you beat me in a Beybattle!"
Rhia was rather surprised at his proposal. But she was still in need of training, "All right then. We'll battle," she pulled out her launcher and Blade, "right here, right now. We'll use that dent in the road as a bowl," Rhia pointed at a rather large area of the road where the dirt sunk down a little.
"Okay," Lucas loaded his Beyblade onto his launcher. "Ready?" Rhia nodded, "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIIIIIP!" Both Blades shot out at the same time, kicking up clouds of dust. Ebonite circled the dark green blade, searching for the perfect spot to attack. "Neo! Attack!" Before Ebonite made a move, the dark green Blade shot in front of the navy one, blocking it's path. The two collided, sending out a shower of bright sparks.
"Ebonite, it's time to stop playing around. Summon Ice Daggers!" Ebonite circled around, avoiding Neo's attacks. The navy Blade spun around the ring faster, and faster, blocking the view of the ongoing battle with all the dust from the road. All that was heard was the sound of Beyblades spinning. That was until a wave of blue sparks shot out, followed by the sound of metal against metal. Within seconds, the dust cleared. Neo was down and out, while Ebonite spun strongly.
"Drat..."
"All right, I won. Now tell me, why ARE you here?"
The young boy sighed, "I wanted to meet up with a friend before the tournament. We were going to have a sleep over and Beyblade and everything. My older brother wouldn't let me. So I thought that if I could go now, by myself, I could prove to him that I'm responsible."
"Heh, Lucas. That's not gonna help you. You're just going to make Brandon worried. Then when you come home, he'll be mad at you. And see if he lets you go off on your own again."
"I...guess you have a point there."
"Right. Now run along home," Rhia watched him turn and begin running down the path. To the right of him, a large white bus began rolling down the road, "All right, finally," she turned around and took a step forward. Only to walk right into a stop sign. "OW! Damn it."
"Eastbound bus. You on?" The driver asked as the bus slowed to a stop.
Rhia rubbed her forehead, "Yeah. I'm on." She pulled her bag over her shoulder, and stepped onto the bus.
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"Hey! Hey, wake up!" someone was standing above Rhia, shaking her shoulders, trying to wake her up.
"Mmmph..." Rhia slowly opened her eyes, only to see a grown man standing above her, the current bus driver. "Eh, what?"
"It's the end of the line. You gotta get off."
"Oh? All right," she picked up her bag and sleepily walked off the bus. The first thing that hit her was the cold. Not cold enough for snow, but definitely colder than back in Poland. She pulled her jacket close, finally noticing the sign on the side of a nearby building. It was written in Russian. Her father was born here and had taught her the alphabet, so she could read it. The speech of Poland and Russia are very similar, so it didn't take long for her to learn that as well. "So I've finally made it..." a big grin spread over her face, "I made it! Woohoo!" She ran down the road, the nearest restaurant her first stop. Once inside she ordered a nice big bowl of borsch. Before the waiter left, she asked the question that she had been wondering about before she even left home, "Uhh, sir?"
He turned back to face her, his face long and slightly snobby in appearance, "Yes?"
"Are there any places around here where Beyblade training is available?" her eyes lit up at the thought of becoming a better Blader.
"Why, yes. There's an abbey not too far North from here," he pointed to the Northern wall of the restaurant, "kids are selected and brought there to train. But, I believe that they only allow BOYS to enter. Little girls just don't make good Beybladers," he added with a smirk.
Rhia was shocked that a waiter would make such a comment. She glared at him, her right eyebrow twitching occasionally, "Girls DO make good Beybladers. You have no right to judge someone without seeing their skill first. Thank you for the information, and I'd appreciate it if you could leave now." she turned back to her borsch, and saw him walk away out of the corner of her eye. 'Who does he think he is?' Rhia thought, her eyes staring at the contents of the bowl as if they were fresh blood, her expression unchanged, 'I bet if he Bladed, I'd beat him in five seconds flat. And considering my skill, that's really insulting him.' laughing at herself, she drained the rest of the borsch and got up to leave through the North exit.
"So you're heading to the abbey anyway?" it was that waiter again, "Heh, good luck getting any training there," with a smug grin he adjusted the towel over his shoulder and walked back to the kitchen.
'Jackass...'
The sun was lower in the sky than it was when Rhia had gotten off the bus. The Northern forest was dark, but there was a dirt road that wove through it. Far off in the distance, snow capped mountains were visible.
"Well, might as well go now. It shouldn't be too far away," checking to make sure Ebonite was safely in her pocket, she started up the trail. The edges of the road were lined with wild-looking bushes, and berries that looked ripe and delicious, but were probably laced with some sort of natural poison. Trees stood up at random intervals, and stood so close to each other that not much was visible past a five meter distance. There were fresh tire prints on the road, that most likely led to or from the abbey. After an hour of walking, she had finally made it. The abbey was huge, it stood in a clearing of the forest. The sun had already almost set, the only lights on were small lamps on the outer walls of the abbey. "So this is it...the abbey," Rhia walked towards the building. After checking the entire perimeter, she noted that there was no one outside the building, and all the doors were locked. All but one. Since there was nothing else she could think of doing she opened the door, and slowly sneaked in. It was almost pitch black inside, but her eyes, used to the darkness of her black-walled room, adjusted quickly. There was a dim light at the far end of the corridor, which Rhia decided to follow. Voices became audible, faint, coming from a door over to the left.
"Energy levels are rising. Careful with that program."
"I know, I know." The two voices were male. Rhia reached the open door, and took the liberty of walking in and seeing what the two men were discussing. When she saw what was happening inside the room, her eyes widened and her pupils rapidly shrunk, acknowledging the fact that there was an extremely bright Bitbeast in the corner of the room. She glanced over to the other end of the room, there was another door, if someone was to come in through there, she would be right in their line of vision. In hopes that such a thing didn't happen, she edged farther into the room, and close to a giant unoccupied computer.
"Are you sure you should power it up all at once? Too much power at once could cause disastrous effects."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," The two scientists were sitting at computers that faced the glowing Bitbeast, which was closed in a glass dome. Rhia was only a few meters behind them, slowly moving in front of the giant computer, and forward.
"All right, initiate energy upload."
"Initiating," the second scientist lifted the cover off of a button on his right-hand side. He pushed the button. For a few seconds nothing appeared to change, so the first scientist faced the computer screen again. But before anyone could make much of a move, a blinding light erupted from the Bitbeast. The dome cracked, the computers exploded. The two scientists shielded themselves, but they, along with Rhia, were knocked backwards by the explosion.
"OH FUCK!" Rhia screamed, not caring if the two men heard her. A giant server broke the fatal falls of the scientists, while Rhia was knocked into the computer that she had been in front of. The last thing she felt before sinking into darkness was an extremely hard whack on the back of her head...
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Fweedledoggen! Finally done! ^_^ Hope no one minds all the occasional swearing _;
Right then, the third chapter might take a bit longer to put up than this one did, but I dunno for sure, I still have homework to do that's due at the end of the holidays v_v;. Please review, though. It makes me feel unwanted and ignored when pretty much the only people reviewing are people from my school ;_;. Flames and criticism count as reviews and are accepted ^_^.
Leuce: You do realize that no matter what fic you're writing, you always take forever?
Self: Damn muse...
Serpent Night Dragon: *eats Leuce*
Tala: Uhhh...
Self: Funky o_O;
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade, Serpent Night Dragon (XD), or anything of the sort (but soon I will! Soooooon...) But any characters that don't appear in the anime (and Leuce! Hehe), are of my own creation ;
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter Two
Eastbound to Northbound
"Go Ebonite!" The navy blue blade flew off of its launcher and spun on the concrete. Since Rhia received Ebonite as her Bitbeast two weeks ago, she trained daily. At first her attempts were pitiful, but once she got the hang of it her skill greatly improved. Though still a bit shaky, she could beat most of the younger bladers in her neighbourhood. "Initiate attack mode!" The Blade's base shifted slightly, causing it to spin in random patterns. Rhia watched Ebonite with pride, enjoying the way the moonlight glinted off of its sharpened tips. She had spent hours on those tips, slowly using a knife and a nail file to give the three metal blades sharp edges.
"Rhia! Get in here and eat your dinner!" Rhia's father called from the front door. There was no point in keeping him waiting. Over the past few days, Rhia's relationship with her parents wasn't all that great. They bickered over the most insignificant things. Picking up her Blade and going inside, Rhia sat at the table and ate her first few bites without protest.
"Sit up straight, I can't imagine how you can possibly sit that way," her mother complained about her posture for the third day in a row. Just to get her annoyed, Rhia hunched her shoulders even more. "I told you to sit up straight!"
"What's it matter to you? It doesn't affect you directly," with that, Rhia dropped her fork and walked upstairs to her room. It was time to carry on with the plans she had made over the past few days. She had spent hours on end thinking up what to bring and what bur route to take. Rhia was leaving home. By midnight everything was packed. She quickly slipped on her navy hoodie, boot cut jeans, mid-shin black boots, and a black jacket. Grabbing her bag on the way, she swiftly made her way out the door. Her sleeping parents never heard a thing. "All right, the Eastbound bus stop is only a few blocks from here," she pulled out her full-month bus pass, "But there's so much ground to cover between here and Russia. I don't know how long it'll take." She stared at the path ahead of her, "Might as well get going now." It didn't take too long for Rhia to reach the stop. But to her surprise, there was another kid waiting there. She recognized him, he was the little boy that lived not too far from her own home. "Lucas, what are you doing out here this late?"
"Waiting for the bus," was the blonde boy's mumbled response.
"Uh huh. And why's that?"
"Because. I wanna go to the Regional Tournament that starting next week."
"And you're leaving a week early?"
"Uh...yeah," the lie was clearly visible in the boy's eyes.
"Lucas," Rhia kneeled, matching the little boy's height, "tell me the real reason."
"I'll only tell if..." sparks suddenly erupted in his eyes, "if you beat me in a Beybattle!"
Rhia was rather surprised at his proposal. But she was still in need of training, "All right then. We'll battle," she pulled out her launcher and Blade, "right here, right now. We'll use that dent in the road as a bowl," Rhia pointed at a rather large area of the road where the dirt sunk down a little.
"Okay," Lucas loaded his Beyblade onto his launcher. "Ready?" Rhia nodded, "Three. Two. One. LET IT RIIIIIP!" Both Blades shot out at the same time, kicking up clouds of dust. Ebonite circled the dark green blade, searching for the perfect spot to attack. "Neo! Attack!" Before Ebonite made a move, the dark green Blade shot in front of the navy one, blocking it's path. The two collided, sending out a shower of bright sparks.
"Ebonite, it's time to stop playing around. Summon Ice Daggers!" Ebonite circled around, avoiding Neo's attacks. The navy Blade spun around the ring faster, and faster, blocking the view of the ongoing battle with all the dust from the road. All that was heard was the sound of Beyblades spinning. That was until a wave of blue sparks shot out, followed by the sound of metal against metal. Within seconds, the dust cleared. Neo was down and out, while Ebonite spun strongly.
"Drat..."
"All right, I won. Now tell me, why ARE you here?"
The young boy sighed, "I wanted to meet up with a friend before the tournament. We were going to have a sleep over and Beyblade and everything. My older brother wouldn't let me. So I thought that if I could go now, by myself, I could prove to him that I'm responsible."
"Heh, Lucas. That's not gonna help you. You're just going to make Brandon worried. Then when you come home, he'll be mad at you. And see if he lets you go off on your own again."
"I...guess you have a point there."
"Right. Now run along home," Rhia watched him turn and begin running down the path. To the right of him, a large white bus began rolling down the road, "All right, finally," she turned around and took a step forward. Only to walk right into a stop sign. "OW! Damn it."
"Eastbound bus. You on?" The driver asked as the bus slowed to a stop.
Rhia rubbed her forehead, "Yeah. I'm on." She pulled her bag over her shoulder, and stepped onto the bus.
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"Hey! Hey, wake up!" someone was standing above Rhia, shaking her shoulders, trying to wake her up.
"Mmmph..." Rhia slowly opened her eyes, only to see a grown man standing above her, the current bus driver. "Eh, what?"
"It's the end of the line. You gotta get off."
"Oh? All right," she picked up her bag and sleepily walked off the bus. The first thing that hit her was the cold. Not cold enough for snow, but definitely colder than back in Poland. She pulled her jacket close, finally noticing the sign on the side of a nearby building. It was written in Russian. Her father was born here and had taught her the alphabet, so she could read it. The speech of Poland and Russia are very similar, so it didn't take long for her to learn that as well. "So I've finally made it..." a big grin spread over her face, "I made it! Woohoo!" She ran down the road, the nearest restaurant her first stop. Once inside she ordered a nice big bowl of borsch. Before the waiter left, she asked the question that she had been wondering about before she even left home, "Uhh, sir?"
He turned back to face her, his face long and slightly snobby in appearance, "Yes?"
"Are there any places around here where Beyblade training is available?" her eyes lit up at the thought of becoming a better Blader.
"Why, yes. There's an abbey not too far North from here," he pointed to the Northern wall of the restaurant, "kids are selected and brought there to train. But, I believe that they only allow BOYS to enter. Little girls just don't make good Beybladers," he added with a smirk.
Rhia was shocked that a waiter would make such a comment. She glared at him, her right eyebrow twitching occasionally, "Girls DO make good Beybladers. You have no right to judge someone without seeing their skill first. Thank you for the information, and I'd appreciate it if you could leave now." she turned back to her borsch, and saw him walk away out of the corner of her eye. 'Who does he think he is?' Rhia thought, her eyes staring at the contents of the bowl as if they were fresh blood, her expression unchanged, 'I bet if he Bladed, I'd beat him in five seconds flat. And considering my skill, that's really insulting him.' laughing at herself, she drained the rest of the borsch and got up to leave through the North exit.
"So you're heading to the abbey anyway?" it was that waiter again, "Heh, good luck getting any training there," with a smug grin he adjusted the towel over his shoulder and walked back to the kitchen.
'Jackass...'
The sun was lower in the sky than it was when Rhia had gotten off the bus. The Northern forest was dark, but there was a dirt road that wove through it. Far off in the distance, snow capped mountains were visible.
"Well, might as well go now. It shouldn't be too far away," checking to make sure Ebonite was safely in her pocket, she started up the trail. The edges of the road were lined with wild-looking bushes, and berries that looked ripe and delicious, but were probably laced with some sort of natural poison. Trees stood up at random intervals, and stood so close to each other that not much was visible past a five meter distance. There were fresh tire prints on the road, that most likely led to or from the abbey. After an hour of walking, she had finally made it. The abbey was huge, it stood in a clearing of the forest. The sun had already almost set, the only lights on were small lamps on the outer walls of the abbey. "So this is it...the abbey," Rhia walked towards the building. After checking the entire perimeter, she noted that there was no one outside the building, and all the doors were locked. All but one. Since there was nothing else she could think of doing she opened the door, and slowly sneaked in. It was almost pitch black inside, but her eyes, used to the darkness of her black-walled room, adjusted quickly. There was a dim light at the far end of the corridor, which Rhia decided to follow. Voices became audible, faint, coming from a door over to the left.
"Energy levels are rising. Careful with that program."
"I know, I know." The two voices were male. Rhia reached the open door, and took the liberty of walking in and seeing what the two men were discussing. When she saw what was happening inside the room, her eyes widened and her pupils rapidly shrunk, acknowledging the fact that there was an extremely bright Bitbeast in the corner of the room. She glanced over to the other end of the room, there was another door, if someone was to come in through there, she would be right in their line of vision. In hopes that such a thing didn't happen, she edged farther into the room, and close to a giant unoccupied computer.
"Are you sure you should power it up all at once? Too much power at once could cause disastrous effects."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," The two scientists were sitting at computers that faced the glowing Bitbeast, which was closed in a glass dome. Rhia was only a few meters behind them, slowly moving in front of the giant computer, and forward.
"All right, initiate energy upload."
"Initiating," the second scientist lifted the cover off of a button on his right-hand side. He pushed the button. For a few seconds nothing appeared to change, so the first scientist faced the computer screen again. But before anyone could make much of a move, a blinding light erupted from the Bitbeast. The dome cracked, the computers exploded. The two scientists shielded themselves, but they, along with Rhia, were knocked backwards by the explosion.
"OH FUCK!" Rhia screamed, not caring if the two men heard her. A giant server broke the fatal falls of the scientists, while Rhia was knocked into the computer that she had been in front of. The last thing she felt before sinking into darkness was an extremely hard whack on the back of her head...
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Fweedledoggen! Finally done! ^_^ Hope no one minds all the occasional swearing _;
Right then, the third chapter might take a bit longer to put up than this one did, but I dunno for sure, I still have homework to do that's due at the end of the holidays v_v;. Please review, though. It makes me feel unwanted and ignored when pretty much the only people reviewing are people from my school ;_;. Flames and criticism count as reviews and are accepted ^_^.