Hey second chapter, so happy to get this on the web. And I don't own Beyblade at all.
After a long flight I learned a lot about my fellow teammates. Maybe I should explain something about myself. I have this…bad habit, this thing I find myself doing whenever I meet new people.
I need to find out what makes them tick, or more specifically what ticks them off. But since I'd be traveling with these guys indefinitely it crossed my mind to try not to make them mad. So I decided on a compromise, to know them and stop when someone starts to get mad.
I learned Gingka loves hamburgers, beyblading and his bey Pegasus. He's a pretty cool guy more or less.
Yu likes sugar almost as much as I do, mostly ice cream and candy. His bey Libra and beybladeing in general. He dislikes being called short or small, which I can completely relate to. I think were going to get along just fine.
Masamune just made it too easy, claiming to be the number one blader and all. I felt the need to casually remind him that he came in third and he almost jumped over the seat saying it was a fluke and if he hadn't been tied down to this one opponent he'd have gotten a million points. His face even started turning a little red and the stewardess had to come and tell him to settle down. Good times, good times.
Modoka loves beyblading but for some reason doesn't beyblade. Yah, I don't get it either but if it works for her, so be it.
And then there's Tsubasa. I learned almost nothing and tried almost everything I could think of short of out right insulting him; I would have gone for his hair, yah definitely his hair. I admire his patients and look forward to the day when I can shatter it in to oblivion.
Gangan Galaxy had arrived in China. Fresh off the plane we paused to decied what to do next.
"Well we've finally made it to China!" Gingka said looking around excited.
"Wow it's a really happening place." Yu turned this way and that.
"Yah what's that." Gingka pointed. I turned this way and that trying to see everything at once.
"And what's that." Yu was almost jumping up and down. I pretty much was.
"Gees you guys calm down why don't cha, it's getting kinda embarrassing." Masamune crossed his arms over his chest.
"Don't tell me you're not psyched to be here!" I exclaimed slinging my arm around his shoulders causing our heads to brush together surprising him a little.
"Aww you look so cute when you're blushing." Yu teased. Sure enough a pinkish hughe had crept into Masamune's upper face, I imagine a girl had never been so friendly with him. Now understand I was doing this solely to push his buttons, but I had to agree with Yu.
"Anyway," Gingka questioned taking the focus away from us, "now that we've arrived in China what are we supposed to do next?"
"Our battle in the first round in the A block is in three days." Tsubasa spoke up.
"So what are we supposed to do until then?" Yu asked.
"It's not exactly brain surgery. We collect information." Modoka spoke with an authoritavive voice.
"Wait what?" I expressed my confusion along with the guys.
"Think about it," she continued, "other then Chiyun and Mai-Mai we don't know a single thing about are opponents. Isn't that right?"
Who?
"Oh, I get it. Get in their skin and crawl around a little bit, huh?" Gingka smiled in understanding.
I, however, was completely confused and a little grossed out by the very thought, "I really hope your speaking metaphorically."
"That's it Gingka!" Modoka struck a joyous pose.
"So the better we know the opposition the better prepared we'll be, right?" Gingka finished.
"That's the plan Stan!" she said with a perky wink.
And so, after checking into our hotel, we (at my suggestion) went sight seeing. First stop the Great Wall of China.
"When you come to China you just gotta see the Great Wall, right!" Yu said gazing out over the landscape.
I jumped up on the low wall that kept tourists from falling off, "It's one of the seven wonders of the world because it's the only product of China that lasted more than a month," I put my toes over the edge and leaned forward looking down at the twenty foot drop. "Four thousand years and it's still standing. Now that's good craftsmanship."
My eyes traveled over the ups and downs, twists and turns of the stonewall with only one thing running through my head. Waterslide. Anyone else? Just me? Okay.
"So where are they? Here pandas!" Masamune put his hand over his eyes to shield them from the sun.
"Pandas?" Modoka questioned.
"Where!" I bounced a little on the balls of my feet, my toes still peaking over the edge.
"No where," the brunette sighed, "And get down before you fall!"
I grumbled and jumped off. But not because she told me to, cause I wanted to. Then we went to lunch. Some place called Haochi Restaurant. I've never heard of it but I'm willing to bet it's got good Chinese food.
The food was fantastic; Gingka, Yu, Masamune, and me stuffed our faces, while Madoka and Tsubasa ate quietly, shooting disapproving glances at those of us who just happened to like food.
"When you come to China you just gotta love the Chinese food right?" Yu managed in between mouthfuls.
"Where are the pandas? Here pandas!" Masamune said with his mouth full.
"What're you talking about?" Modoka asked.
"I don't think there's much chance of pandas being in a restraint." I said to no one in particular.
Next stop, the Forbidden City.
"When you come to china you just gottta check out the forbidden city right?" Yu said just inside the gate.
"But where are the pandas?" Masamunae all but wined, "here pandas!"
"Give the pandas a rest!" Madoka exclaimed.
"You know, we might be skairing them away by yelling." I mused, "or we could try the zoo. Giant Pandas are an endangered species."
"Well now that we've eaten like pigs and seen the sights, time to chill at the hotel." Gingka said cheerfully, as he started walking down the sidewalk.
"Serious lack of pandas though." Masamunae sighed disappointed going after him.
Well so much for spying on our opponents. I thought as Yu and I fell into step with the two.
"Where are you guys going?" a more then a little annoyed Madoka demanded.
"We're not here to collect information about China. We have to collect information about the team we're facing, Wang Hu Gong! Do you understand?" Steam was practically coming out of her ears. She can be really scary when she wants to.
Tsubasa stood calmly next to her with his arms crossed and a detached expression on his face, the same pose he'd been sporting all day. "Seriously. You guys are truly unbelievable." He shook his head.
The four of us turned to our disapproving teammates.
"Everybody's a critic." Gingka sighed dramatically.
"We don't even know where they are." Masamunae rubbed the back of his head.
"Don't tell us you didn't have fun!" I crossed my arms and stuck out a hip.
"Experiencing the culture of a country you're visiting for the first time is important too!" Yu chirped.
"That…that's true of course," Madoka started, "But still…."
Her voice trailed off as a nose caught our attention. Clashing metal. I knew what it meant, we all did. I grinned at the filmiliar sound.
"A beyblade!" Masamune realized the same time I did.
"Someone's battling!" Yu finished.
"So what are we just standing around here for!" I yelled over my shoulder running in the general direction of the sound.
I stopped at a fork in the road and waited partly for the others and partly because I couldn't tell which way to go. Everyone else came up behind me. Tsubasa listened for a moment then turned left and started to run with us on his heels.
"Mai-Mai!" Gingka exclaimed stopping so fast I almost ran into him. Turning the corner I saw three punks battling one teenage girl. Three younger kids stood cowering behind her.
"What's the matter sweetie?" the tallest of the guys laughed, "where'd all your confidence go, huh?" at first glance this Mai-Mai girl seemed to be in a tight spot. But that look on her face, I knew that look, she wasn't giving up.
The stocky one started up the taunts "you wanted to take all three of us on by yourself. It's too late to back out now sister."
"If we win we get your bey, just as promised." the third guy smirked.
Fierce determination shone in her eyes, "and if you lose you return all of the beys you took from these kids, is that the deal?"
Her opponents who I've started to dislike laughed at the girl, "sure, if you win." They jeered.
"Ferocious Tiger Waltz!" Mai-Mai exclaimed activating one of her special moves.
Come on girl; make them eat their words! I slightly begged the other female beyblader.
The punks stopped laughing when Mai-Mai's bey, pinned in between the other three beys, started glowing. With one smooth move it forced two of them back, almost into a sleep out.
"Soaring Fire Bird!" one last swift blow and the third bey went flying into a wall and almost reducing it to a pile of bricks. Attack types.
"Fighting Snake Flash!" the powerful bey went charging at the two remaining bey who were just barely spinning. It was all over; the punks cowered together waiting for Mai-Mai to speak.
"Now, hand over the kid's beys, you creeps!" she demanded.
They threw the beys to her, "W…W…we'll remember this!" but their threat didn't have the same effect when they were running away with their tails between their legs.
"You better you big bullies!" Mai-Mai stuck out her tongue at the retreating forms.
"Man." Gingka breathed, "and she's just a sub member of team Wang Hu Zhong!"
"It just shows you how unbelievably skilled their team is." Modoka said.
"Hey, subs can kick butt!" I glanced at them sideways.
Turning to the kids behind her Mai-Mai handed the back their beys, accepting the thanks and giving them a stern warning about battling creeps like that.
Gingka moved toward the girl, "Mai-Mai!" he exclaimed gaining her attention.
A look of confutation was quickly replaced by recognition, "Gingka! And your friends too! At last you've come to china."
Well how do you like that! She greets Gingka by name and all we get is 'the friends'? Hmmm.
"You bet to battle you, team Wang Hu Zhong. And we don't intend losing in the first round either." He added.
"Actually we're really glad to see you," Masamune says stepping forward, "we've been looking all over for you guys, Mai-Mai!"
"Looking for us?" she asked confused. "Why?"
"Well cause Madoka has been bugging us all day to collect information about the enemy." He responded cheerfully.
"Huh? What kind of information?"
Madoka sighed face palming, I rolled my eyes. Way to be subtle guys. I'm really subtle. In fact I put the B in subtle.
"Masamune you knuckle head!" Madoka and me clasped our hands over his mouth to keep the boy from doing any more damage.
"What he means to say," Gingka jumped in, "is we'd like you to show us haw your team practices. If it's not too much trouble." He laughed nervously.
"Oh real subtle Gingka." Madoka glared, "of coarse you'd never show your training secrets to us just because we asked nicely. Right?"
She'll never buy this. There's no way, no how, never gonna happen. This girl would have to be the most gullible person on the planet to…
"Sure, it's fine." She replied like we'd just asked if we could walk her to the store.
Um, come again? My hand dropped from Masamune's mouth in shock, "What's the catch?" I asked automatically. He elbowed me in the ribs and gave me a look saying 'don't question it!'
"Thanks Mai-Mai! You're the coolest!"
"Yah, let's go!"
"It's no problem." Mai-Mai continued, "but it might destroy your confidence." She was smirking a little by now.
"Huh?" Gangan Galaxy asked in unison.
"What's that about our confidence?" Madoka asked defensively.
Instead of elaborating the Chinese girl gave a perky smile and a cryptic answer, "you'll understand once you see!"
I don't like the sound of that.
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