Disclaimer: Beyblade is a Japanese manga/anime series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. LadyWulf does not own Beyblade, however she does own the OC's within this story. There is no financial gain made from this story, nor will any be sought. This is for entertainment purposes only. ***
Phoenix Down
Chapter 1 - Victory
"We won, we won, and now were the world champions!" a very excited Tyson Granger cheered as he pumped his fist into the air.
He, along with the rest of the Bladebreakers all gathered around a table in their locker room, munching on cake, and celebrating their latest victory. They were joined by three other teams, the All-Starz, White Tigers, and the Majestics.
Though the locker room was quite crowed with all the teenagers jumping around celebrating, everyone seemed to be in high spirits.
"A toast to the Bladebreakers and their new title as World Champions," Robert exclaimed as he lifted his drink up into the air. The rest of the teams joined in and glasses of soda were clinked together simultaneously.
Sitting off to the side on one of the benches, an injured Ray smiled at the sight of all the teams celebrating together. Feeling something tug on his arm, the Chinese blader looked down to find a pink haired girl grinning up at him.
"You did really great out there Ray, I'm so proud of you," Mariah said as she gently squeezed Ray's arm.
"Thanks Mariah," Ray smiled down at the girl and pulled her closer.
He was so happy to have the young Chinese girl back in his life. He had truly missed her as well as the rest of the White Tigers. Seeing them all here together now, celebrating and having fun, it was a wonderful sight to behold.
Letting his eyes roam around the room, Ray had a sudden feeling that something was missing from the jovial group of teenagers. It wasn't until he looked to the far corner of the room that he finally found his target. A navy haired boy stood eyes closed, leaning with his back against a wall, and far off from the rest of the group.
Ray couldn't help but frown at the sight of his team mate standing off to the side all alone. Even now after everything they'd been through, their test of friendship out on Lake Baikal, finally winning the world championship, and practically saving the world, Kai was still as distant as ever.
"Ray is something wrong?" Mariah shook his shoulder lightly, staring up at him with concerned eyes. Not wanting to worry the pink haired girl, he shook his head and gave her his best and brightest smile.
"Ah my bad Mariah, I zoned out there for a minute, just a little tired I guess, nothing to worry about!" the Chinese blader said, distracting the girl once more.
Unbeknownst to Ray, as soon as his gaze returned to Mariah his previous target quietly slipped out of the room, the boys departure going unnoticed by all the other excited teenagers.
Kai walked quietly down the dark corridors, sounds of the cheering teenagers fading behind him. He had one destination in mind, and that was the opposing team's locker room. He could only begin to imagine the sight that would greet him once there, but he silently hoped he wasn't too late.
Making his way to the opposite side of the stadium, Kai walked quietly down the hallway stopping every so often to listen for any unusual sounds. Greeted by nothing but eerie silence, he continued onward.
"Something just feels off," he thought as he stood outside the opposing team's locker room door.
The fact that there wasn't a single sound coming from the other side of the door worried the navy haired blader. He hesitated, taking a moment to mentally prepare himself before turning the door knob.
Slowly opening the door Kai's eyes widened in shock as he took in the scene before him.
Although the room was vacant of any people, the place had been completely trashed. Benches lay turned over on their sides, some looking as if they'd been thrown clear across the room. Shredded posters were torn from the walls, and a number of broken water bottles lay shattered in pieces, scattered all over the floor.
What caught Kai's attention the most though were the dark, rust colored stains splattered randomly across the locker room floor.
Balling his fists up and clenching his teeth in anger, Kai turned and threw a heavy punch at the nearest wall.
He was too late.
Chapter 2 and 3 will be up shortly! Please Read and Review!
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