Chapter 5: "The Passing"
Okay, today we are going to start this chapter off in Orlando, Florida! (everybody cheers) It's about 10:30 a.m. and the Bladebreakers have just told their respected offspring to meet them on the terrace at their hotel (if you can guess which famous hotel they are staying at, I will mail you a dollar). Doing what the were told, they walked to their terrace, discussing what the reason was for sending them there. When the twins got there (last by the way), they were greeted by the other children. Dakota was the only one not talking.
"Kaia, look at you hair! It's gotten so long!" Nyra said.
"It's only been, what, a year?" Kaia said sarcastically.
"Kawa!" they heard a squeaky voice behind them. A red-headed something came bounding toward them, grabbing Kaia around the legs in a hug.
"Oh, hello, Taylor. Haven't seen you in a while!" she was talking about Kenny and Emily's daughter, Taylor (I didn't change this name).
She was only 4 (Aug. 14, 2021), but she had already been accepted as a Bladebreaker child. She had bright red hair and teal-blue eyes. She had glasses, but hardly ever noticed them. Already she knew everybody just by looking at them. "Dawota!" She hugged him around his legs.
Dakota looked down at her and said, "Hello, Taylor."
"Dawota, I have a pwesent for you!" She held up a small, white, squishy chicken. "He's my sqwishy chicken! You can have him now!" She gave him the chicken.
Dakota took it. He looked at it, and said, "Um..¦thanks, Taylor. Does he have a name?" He didn't know what to call it.
"Yep, his name's My Sqwishy. But you can name him, Dawota."
"Okay, thanks, I guess." He put the chicken in his pocket.
"Daddy's here!" Jenna yelled, seeing the limo pull up (limousine is courtesy of Kai:).
As the Bladebreakers and their wives got out of the limo, the children looked on in silence. In each of there mothers' hands was a box, a box that rattled when you held it. When all the adults had assembled in front of them, Taylor asked, "Are those pwesents for us?"
"Well, they're not exactly 'presents'," Kenny said, ruffling her hair.
"Ahem, Chief?" Tyson gave him a look that told him to stand back.
"Oh, sorry," he backed away.
"We are here today to witness a ceremonial event, The Passing of the Blades," Tyson said. "Twilight, please step forward." He and Hilary came forth, as did Twilight. As he did, Hilary held open the box. On the left side was Dragoon. On the left, Metal Driger. Twilight looked into the box with disbelief.
"Twilight, I realize that you are an excellent blader, and for you to have any Beyblade other than Dragoon would be to make a mockery of your talent. So that is why I am passing my championship blade to you. Here." He picked up the white blade and tossed it to his eldest son.
When Twilight caught it, a blue light came from the bit. The outline of the blue Dragon shone aquamarine for a split-second, then disappeared.
"I advise you take care of him," Tyson continued. "He may forgive, but he never forgets."
"Yes, sir," he back away, putting the blade in his special pocket.
"Nyra, come forward," Tyson said. She stepped forward. "You know that your mother never bladed, so she has no blade to pass down to you." At this, Nyra's face fell. "But, It is a good thing you have a very generous uncle." Again, he reached into box and pulled out a Beyblade, this one lime green. In the bit was a metal tiger. He tossed to her, and she caught it. This time, a silver light with what look like yellow lighting shown from the bit, and it too was gone. "Even though that is not a sacred blade, you may be it's guardian."
For a moment, Nyra was silent, then she ran to her father and gave him a hug. "Thank you, Daddy! I will cherish him forever!"
Hilary and Tyson backed away, and Max and Mariam came forward.
"Buster," Max indicated for him to come toward them. He did so. "I know you are our only son, and that we have two Beyblades to give you. It is that reason that you have a choice. Mariam?" She opened the box. Inside were Draciel and Sharkrash.
"Wow!" Buster whispered. "A choice, but what if I hurt your feelings for not picking Sharkrash?"
"Oh don't worry about that. Your father and I discussed it, we've decided that no matter which blade you pick, nothing will change. Alright?"
"Okay,well, in that case, I pick Draciel." Without waiting for his dad to give it to him, he picked it up and held it, expecting the light to shine. What he didn't expect was for the blade to shake uncontrollably and then be still. "Woah…Thanks, Mom…Dad." He backed away, still holding his green blade.
"Buster, I want you to treat that blade with respect. My grandmother gave me the bit, and I know you'll treat him right. Win battles, Buster." He and Mariam left to be replaced by Ray and Mariah.
"Jenna, it's your turn," her father told her. She came up them. "I know you have been wanting Driger ever since you heard of him, and I understand that Mariah has already given her Galux away. Now I have no reason to keep Driger from you any longer." This time, the blade was not in a box, but in a chest encrusted with diamonds and emeralds. When Ray opened it, there lay Driger, top up, on bed of green silk. "Care well for him, my daughter, for he is the only Bit-Beast that will come willingly to you. Guard him carefully." As he gave the blade to her, she thought she heard a faint roar come from it.
"This is the best blade I have ever seen, let alone held. Thank you, Father." She turned to walk back to the others, and when she turned backed, her father was no longer there.
"This is our last ceremony. Kaia and Dakota, please step forward," Kai said. And so they did. This time, there was no box or chest, but two stands on which Dranzer and Barkeon lay. Kaia stood in front of Barkeon with Dakota to Dranzer's left side. In the middle was the famed phoenix, the most powerful of all the Sacred Bit-Beasts.
"First, we will start with Barkeon," Gala's voice shook with what sounded like both sadness and excitement (this is a bittersweet moment, guys, having to give up your bit-beast). "Kaia, you must promise me that no matter what happens, no matter which opponent you face, no matter how bad the outcome seems, you must never give up, for if you do, there is a chance that Barkeon will leave, and leave forever. Take good care of him. He is my most trusted friend, and if you betray him, he will not be willing to forgive." That was the end of her speech. "Kai?"
He stepped forward. "Dakota, you do not realize how hard it is for each of us to give up our Bit-Beasts, for that was the one thing we dreaded ever of doing. It takes a lot of skill, heart, and trust to have a Bit-Beast. You will have to work hard, as I did, to earn his friendship. Someone betrayed him before, and I'm not sure he has still forgiven that person. I know you may think that I'm crazy, thinking Bit-Beasts have the ability to forgive or forget, but they do. Do not make the same mistake his former guardian made. Treat him with respect, and he will listen to you. Here. Catch." Kai threw the blade at Dakota. He caught it with ease. Kaia thought she saw a light at Dakota's feet, but thought it was just the excitement. "None of you forget what we have told you today. Remember the stories of the Bit-Beasts, and treat them every day as if you might lose them tomorrow.
"All 4 of us know you may think that starting with S level seems kind of weak to start off with, but when get a Bit-Beast, you have to start at the beginning. As you get better, we will give you better models. You will work your way up, as we did, and when you get to be at your peak, you will have the MS version, which is the best model of these blades there is. If the blade breaks, you fix it. If you want to modify it, you may. Do not use illegal parts. You should know that. Anything else?" He turned to face the other Bladebreakers. They shook their heads. "Well, I guess that's it then. I got to go. I have to meet somebody. I'll meet you back at the room, Gala." He turned, went inside, and took a left instead of a right, which was the way to their room.
"Where's he going?" Tyson asked her.
"I don't know. Going to meet somebody I guess." She sounded worried.
"Same old Kai. Going off without anybody else," Ray said. "We have to go too. Mariah wants to go see Winnie-The-Pooh before the park closes. Bye, guys!" When he saw that Jenna was not with them, he turned around and saw that she was still there, alone, looking at Driger in awe.He chuckled.
"I was like that when I first got him." She looked up.
"Sorry, I was just thinking of all the battles me and Driger are going to win." She looked up at her father. "What do you think Dakota's dad meant by not betraying our Bit-Beasts?"
"Um...well,how about I tell you on the way to the park?"
"Okay," and they both caught up with Mariah.
That night when the hotel employees came to clean the terrace, they found scorch marks on the brick, right where Dakota had been standing just 2 hours before.