Author's Note: Hey'all! Euphrosyne here with a brand new fic on the anniversary of my first. This, I shall call my masterpiece (cackle cackle cackle), a genre completely opposite to what I'm accustomed to writing, a field strictly contrasting to my own personality…!
Scary, no?
A Little Forewarning: This fic was all in all inspired by Aven's All I Wanna Do, hence the lyrics used in the summary. Character names from my previous story will be used in Why? and should not be expected to uphold prior traits. Nonetheless, this fic takes place during the first season of Beyblade right after the Beybreakers took home the American tournament. They now enter Europe where they will meet the Majestics and later battle in the World Championships.
Cheers! Hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters. All unrecognizable characters belong to me. Don't own Aven's All I Wanna Do either.
-Why?-
Prologue
By Euphrosyne
The utter silence of the room was what scared him most. No windows, no lights; the only sign of life was the soft creaking of the floorboards behind the three-inch metal bolted door.
Life behind the door was no better than the cell they were locked in. The cell served as a constant reminder of their failure, that he was a failure. Five boys, each barely touching the age of ten were trapped in this poor excuse of a room. None dared to move, to talk, or even to breathe for that matter. The fear of the guards thrusting open that door and dragging them out for their punishment wavered in their minds.
Tala shuddered.
Sudden shadows on the floor sent the boy's head impulsively jerking back. A shaft of light hit Kai in the face as the door effortlessly swung open, a guard smirked at his reflex. "I'll take this one." An instinct caused the man to turn around, eyes landing on the scowling redhead. He chuckled once more, "I'll take the feisty redhead too, it's always fun breaking the difficult ones-"
"Watch them buckle and crumble under Mr. Boris's wrath, not yours. Let's go."
Torn between the wellbeing of his single best friend and the safety of the others, Tala watched Kai's head dangle loosely to their steps. The blue-haired boy had always been strong, anticipated to earn the title of captain by the others. The guards held refined behavior around that boy, roughly cordial even; it would be smarter to keep an eye on the three teammates ahead of him.
Sudden contact with the ground halted his thoughts. Flickering lights glowed warmly against his pale skin. Tala looked up.
Chilling silence pierced through the room as Boris remained turned towards the large television screen. Finally turning his heels, his standard scheming expression meet five pairs of eyes.
"Fascinating, isn't it?" The man leaned against the rustic counter. "Four kids, two females at that! Winning the World Championships for a second year? How should we feel about this history making accomplishment? How should we celebrate?" His stern eyes graced the eldest beyblader's body, the child's eyes refusing to look up. "Spencer, tell me, how do you think we should react towards the Lee Clan's larcenous glory once again?" His light-humored tone frightened Ian.
"…An-an-angry, sir-"
"Angry? Why angry? We should be joyous and hopeful, young one! The victory of these four children promise wonderful things for ourselves for we are stronger, smarter, and much more-"
Dangerously shifting his gaze past the man's face and onto the muted screen, Tala's eyes landed on four figures being handed a large trophy. Though a soundless scene, the expressions on all the people gave it all away…
They were happy, all too thrilled and content with their own lives to even think of the horrible possibilities in the rest of the world.
"-Create power now that we are funded by-"
Kai twitched at those last few words, but went unnoticed. Tala's attention was fixed on the screen, the recap tiebreaking battle imprisoned the redhead's thoughts. A young girl, no older than himself was being swarmed by howling winds. It cut her, revealing some inked mark on her waist, but it was the mystical creature that captivated him most. Tala had never seen anything like this before, the girl's eyes flared to match the blazing temperament of her bitbeast.
"-Our goal, no, our life shall be dedicated to defeating what was once the best and claiming that title for ourselves-"
Memorizing her face, her moves, and those of her teammates, Tala marked this day in his life. These people were the cause of the abbey, these people were the cause of their training, these people were the cause of their pain.
Tugging them to their feet, the five boys were escorted out to join the hundreds of other Biovolt soldiers in training. Biovolt's aim was to create fear which in turn created strength.
"Nothing will ever come between me and my team. Nothing."
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