Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade in any way. The only character I own is Marina as she's my OC. Any other references I make are purely coincidental.
Chapter 3: Extreme Training
Marina woke up in a room which was very warm. After her eyes adjusted she saw a fire in the grate. The room was huge. Her first thought was of a mansion. She stood up from the chair she was in, but her brain was having trouble catching up and she swayed on her feet.
"Whoa, what happened to me?" she asked herself.
She remembered being in the blizzards and collapsing. She guessed someone had found her and brought her to this place. She walked over to the table; there were piles of paper on it, drawings of amazing animals. She was stunned. She left the room and walked down the corridors. She heard voices coming from a room. She peered through the door.
"You want to explain why our team spend more time drawing their bit beasts than training them?" one guard asked his friend.
"I don't know. They have been so…I don't know." said the other guard.
Marina walked away, knowing now that those drawings she had seen were bit beasts, and then it hit her. A wolf, a falcon, a whale and a snake. This place was the base of the Blitzkrieg Boys.
"Ian, give me that back!" shouted a voice from another room.
She peered through the door and saw Spencer half wrestling Ian to give him his beyblade back. Bryan was leaning against the wall half smiling at his team-mates messing around while Tala, the captain of the team, was sitting on the table, showing no sign of even noticing his team-mates.
Finally, Spencer got his blade back.
"I have never stolen your beyblade." said Spencer putting his blade in his pocket.
"Not since we were children in Balkov Abbey." muttered Ian. Being the youngest member sometimes resulted in a little hyperactivity in him.
"That's it! You're looking for a match, Ian." said Spencer and he put his hand back in his pocket.
"Later, guys. We're not alone." said Tala. "Open the door."
Bryan did and Marina gasped, scared at being discovered listening in.
"It's the girl you found, Tala." said Bryan and he stood aside letting her in.
"Perfect, she's okay. What's your name?" asked the captain.
"Marina. I know who you are, Captain Tala." she said nervously.
Tala hopped down from the table and walked over to her.
"I saw your attack, but not the bit beast and I have to admit I'm interested."
"It's a golden unicorn named Zeroth. The attack you saw was Lightning Flash." she explained.
Bryan didn't seem very interested, but Spencer seemed interested. He was sitting with Ian, both of them listening with Tala.
"I think we should have a little match, to fully understand her power." suggested Tala to his team-mates.
Spencer and Ian were interested, but didn't want to battle at the moment.
"Bryan, you can. Ease off on the brutality though." said Tala.
"Tala, I am not interested in her weak bit beast."
Marina quietly growled.
"Bryan, don't argue with me. I treat you guys as equals and proper team-mates, but I'm still the captain."
Bryan just nodded, conceding defeat in this argument. He headed to the training dish.
"Get your beyblades, guys. We are watching this little exhibition match." said Tala and he walked out of the room and Marina followed him with Spencer and Ian bringing up the rear.
When they reached the arena, Spencer and Ian sat on a small bench as Tala stood against the wall next to them. Marina approached the dish with Bryan opposite her. She was nervous. She knew the Blitzkrieg Boys' reputation as a good team.
"3…2…1…let it rip." said Tala and the two bladers released their blades into the dish.
"I don't think you realise how in over your head you are." said Bryan smiling as his blade kept avoiding her.
"It's not over til it's over." she reminded him.
Her blade kept attacking and he kept dodging. She was risking running out of energy.
"Falborg, defensive manoeuvre." and his blade put up a shield which knocked her blade back.
"Zeroth, find the weakest part." she said and her blade actually circled Bryan's until it found a weak part of his shield and broke through it.
"Lucky shot. Falborg, Stroblitz." and the falcon rose from the bit in his blade.
"I've always wanted to see Falborg. I never imagined it would be like this." she said staring up at the amazing bird of prey.
The Stroblitz attack sent beams at her blade. Her blade just managed to avoid them, except one hit her, cutting her arm and weakening her.
"Bryan, remember. She's been in the mountains, give her a break." said Spencer.
"Shut up, Spencer. I know what I'm doing." said Bryan annoyed as the falcon launched at her blade in a finishing move.
"Lightning Flash!" she shouted and her blade glowed as the golden unicorn rose out of it.
"Whoa, that's amazing. I never expected how beautiful it would look." said Tala in surprise.
Spencer and Ian both stared at each other then their captain. It had been a very long time since Tala had mentioned a word like 'beautiful'.
Her attack sent a beam at Falborg. He avoided, but his blade was chipped and spun out of control.
"He's lost his balance. Marina will seize this victory." said Spencer pointing out the obvious.
Soon after, Bryan's blade hit the edge of the dish making it bounce out.
"No way. You're not that bad." said Bryan impressed, but shocked.
"I wonder if she could get better if she trained with us." Tala thought to himself. He smiled as Marina shook hands with Bryan.
The hopes of winning the tournament this year looked good for Tala now.