Hey! Another new chapter! And right now, it's Chinese New Year so I wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year and a prosperous Year of the Dragon! Now, I've finally decided what kind of real plot my story's going to have. But I'm still open for suggestions.
Anyway, on with the story!
Approximately thirteen hours later, the plane landed in Changi Airport, one of the world's finest airports. Somehow, they managed to get through the customs without any problems what-so-ever since their carry-on backpacks were full of mini hand guns and knives. For Kai's case, it was mostly laden with bottles of virulent toxins, lethal poisons, deadly venom, syringes, needles; those kind of things. If you think that was a lot, you would never believe what was in the young teen's suitcase.
"How are we supposed to get a taxi here?" Bryan growled, looking at the long line of people waiting at a taxi stand.
Kai stopped and froze at once. "WE? TAXI?" he spluttered. "I DON'T do taxies. Or cabs, either."
"Really?" Tala looked at his best friend with interest. "I didn't know that."
Spencer sighed. "Come on, Kai. How else are we supposed to get to your house anyways?"
"No. Way." Kai said firmly.
"I can't believe it," Bryan snickered. "The oh-so-great Kai Hiwatari is afraid of taking a taxi."
Kai glared. "If you must know," he said coolly, "once while trying to escape an enemy, when I got off from a taxi, my enemy quickly found me by using the same taxi I just used and almost cost me my life. And anyways, every top spy knows that you should never take transport all alone with people whom you don't trust at the wheel."
"But you let Tala and Bryan drive your car and they're people you shouldn't trust at the wheel," Spencer pointed out.
"Point taken."
"Hey!" cried out the two insane drivers afore mentioned.
"Just speaking the truth," Spencer muttered.
It seemed that somehow or other, the three sixteen-year-olds have managed to do the impossible and still live to see another second. Soon, the four were seated at the back of a large and comfortable taxi and were on their way to the house.
"Finally here!" Bryan shouted. "Now we can really get a vacation!"
The house was not as big as Kai's other properties but it was certainly luxurious. The living room was wide and spacious and one could hear fish jumping in the pond. More importantly to beyblading fanatics, there was also an underground beyblading arena with many blading dishes for practice and training.
However, their happiness was not to be. The moment they stepped into the house, Kai's cell-phone rang.
Kai stared at the number displayed on the screen with utter disbelief before shouting, "He HAS to be kidding me!"
He picked it up and the tone in his voice clearly conveyed the angry scowl on his pale features. When he hung up, he looked ready to explode. "We're leaving," he hissed. "Adam's got us another assignment."
This statement was met with many 'What!'s, 'Why?'s and 'NOOOOOOOOO!'s that came from the always-over-dramatic Tala Ivanov and Bryan Kuznetsov.
"We just got here! And we're supposed to be on vacation too!" Tala cried out, apoplectic with rage.
"And it's not just that," Kai said grimly. "It's in Japan. Right where all the blading teams that participated in this year's World Championships and the Justice 5 tournament are holding their reunion party."
Bryan swore and cursed words in Russian, English, Latin, French, Chinese and a lot of other languages that made people envious of the fact that the Blitzkrieg Boys didn't need a translator when they went to other countries because they were the translators. Tala and Spencer looked furious. After all, there was a reason they had 'politely' declined the invitation to the party.
"No way," Tala said. "Tell him to get someone else to do his crazy assignments. No, better yet, let me tell him that."
He grabbed the phone from Kai before the slate-haired teen had the chance to reply and dialled Adam's number.
"Adam!" Tala yelled into the phone.
"Yo, red-haired-Russian-freak. Tala, what's up?" came the voice of Adam Whitley.
"What's up," Tala hissed. "Is that we're refusing to take this assignment.
"Really?" Now Adam's tone was serious. "You know what happens when you do."
Tala's heart seemed to skip a beat. He had forgotten. He stole a glance at Kai before sighing, "Alright, alright, we'll take it."
"Now that's what I'm talking about," Adam's tone was back to being light-hearted but after years of training, Tala could detect a slight warning tone of it. "But next time, think about the consequences first before you start refusing me." With the press of a button. Adam severed the connection.
Kai guiltily slumped against the table, muttering, "Guess who's going to Japan?"
Tyson smiled as the preparations for the reunion party that was to be held at the BBA Headquarters were running smoothly. He was currently with his fellow teammates Daichi, Kenny and Hilary. The other G-revolution teammates, Max and Ray, were with their respective teammates in their respective countries. They were to be arriving later that day along with the Majestics. The other beyblading teams including the BEGA team had already arrived and were now just relaxing at the lounge of the BBA HQ.
It's too bad Kai and the Blitzkrieg Boys won't be coming, Tyson thought sadly. Then again, he knew he shouldn't be so surprised. That team wasn't what one would call sociable. More like the complete opposite.
He walked into the lounge and greeted all the bladders there with a wave and a "Hey! What's up?".
"Surprise! Surprise!" came an all-too-familiar chirpy voice at the door.
"Max!" Tyson cried. "How are 'ya doing?"
"And what are we?" Michael, Max's teammate, gave an enraged shout. "Chopped liver?"
It was just then that Tyson noticed the other members of the PPB All Starz gathered at the entrance to the lounge. The others walked up to them and greeted just-arrived team, laughing and unaware that another team would be flying in soon.
Back in Singapore, the Blitzkrieg Boys were lingering around the Departure Hall, waiting to board their first-class flight to Japan. Soon, they could be found on the plane heading for Tokyo, trying not to think of the other beyblading teams.
The four were seated together in the centre row of the plane, with Kai and Tala paired up and Spencer and Bryan on the other side. The Falborg master was currently snoring his life away with Spencer was engrossed with the high-packed action movie that was currently showing.
Kai looked down at the floor and said quietly, "Thanks, Tala. For not refusing the assignment."
"It's okay," Tala said. "The consequences were too hard to bear, anyway."
For the rest of the flight there, Tala couldn't help but worry for his blue-haired friend. That phone call had obviously hit home and Kai was starting to have fitful nightmares again that seemed to force him to wake up at eerie hours of the morning. Tala could only watch as his best friend was tossing and turning in his seat.
Kai's dream
"Where am I?" Kai whispered, frightened, even though the Abbey had taught him not to show any sort of fear. His surroundings were pitch-dark and Kai couldn't see anything. It was just yesterday that he had sneaked out at night to wield the Black Dranzer and burn down nearly half the Abbey. Yet this room didn't look like it was part of the Abbey.
Suddenly, the lights were turned on and Kai could see that he was in a plain steel room with only one door. Hesitantly, the young Hiwatari walked over and opened the door to find two corridors leading away from each other. He looked left then right before deciding to go left… not realising that the events that were going to take place that night would change his life forever.
The moment he stepped out of the room, lasers appeared on the metal walls and started shooting him. Whether it was out of instinct or the training at the Abbey, Kai never knew as he jumped to dodge and avoid being hit by the lasers. He jumped agilely on the lasers with so much skill that would put even Mystel to shame. The lasers aimed at him but hit each other anyway. Kai jumped down and started running away, unaware that he was being watched…
Behind a large screen, a man smiled creepily, reaching for his earpiece and speaking into it. "It seems that Hiwatari has passed the first test, rather well done too."
He could almost hear the pleased tone that laced the person on the other end's voice. "Good. Begin Test Two of the Initiation."
Kai awoke with a start. He checked the time. Nearly two hours had passed. The other Blitzkrieg Boys were also fast asleep. Kai shivered. Pull yourself together, Hiwatari, he scolded himself. That was all in the past.
But the real question is: Is the past really dead?
Ray yawned as he walked into the HQ with his team, the White Tigers X. They had just arrived but Ray hadn't slept a wink on the plane because of Kevin's incessant whining that had kept him and the other members awake.
"Ray!" Tyson ran at his friend and nearly knocked the Chinese off his feet.
"Tyson!" Ray cried back. "Stop stepping on my foot!"
"Oh," the World Champion at beyblading said sheepishly, removing the pressure of his foot.
"Much better," Ray sighed.
"Hello Tyson. How are you?" Mariah greeted the youngest Granger.
"Fine. Come on in. The Majestics have already arrived a few hours ago. Everyone's here."
"Everyone?" Ray asked dubiously. "Including certain Russian psychopaths?"
Tyson, missing the joking tone in his friend's voice, said, "They declined the invitation. Besides, they're not psychopaths."
"I was just kidding. Besides, when did you learn such a big word as 'declined', Tyson?"
Tyson stuck his nose in the air as he said indignantly, "I will have you know, Ray, that I am very smart and clever."
"Oh really?" Lee asked. "More like stuck-up."
The others excluding Tyson laughed. "Ray," Tyson whined. "Side with your teammate."
"I am, Tyson," Ray smirked.
"Okay then," Tyson said, flaring up. "Let's have a battle!"
Bryan really didn't understand why they had to steal some more. And that's weird because he loved stealing things, especially important paperwork owned by a certain purple-haired freak whose name starts with a 'B' and whom used to owned an 'Abbey'. But this time, he wanted a break. But what did Adam do to get Tala to agree so easily? He wondered. There weren't a lot of things Tala wouldn't do but what made him stop and think? In his head, Bryan made a list of all the things Tala treasured. Wolborg… beyblading… not going to the hospital…Kai, Spencer and I, Bryan suddenly stopped. What if Adam threatened to hurt us? That would certainly get Tala to back down. Bryan couldn't help but wonder what they were getting into.
Soon, the plane touched down in the Land of the Rising Sun. After collecting their luggage, the now-refreshed team gathered together at the Arrival Hall.
"So," Spencer started. "Where do we go and what do we do? The sooner we get this over with, the sooner we can get out of here."
Kai sighed. He looked extremely guilty. "BBA HQ… 3rd level…portrait of the first prime minister of Japan."
The three gasped. "You're not serious!" Bryan spluttered.
"I wish I wasn't," Kai said.
"No way am I stealing from the BBA!"
They turned to Tala. That was the rule of the Blitzkrieg Boys; if Kai was unsure, always turn to Tala. Tala pursed his lip before deciding, "We have no choice. Let's go."
Bryan and Spencer looked at each other while Kai only stared at the floor. The two then turned their worried glances at him. Kai had been acting really odd after that phone call. And he looked guilty. How could the great Kai Hiwatari, the grandson of Voltaire Hiwatari, feel guilty of anything? He didn't even object about the taxi. In the taxi, he was staring out the window, lost in a whirlpool of memories.
The corridor led Kai to a room with a large hi-tech computer and many monitors surrounding it. A door was on the other side of the room but it was electronically locked. Kai surveyed the computer before knowing exactly what to do. He got onto the chair in front of the computer and began typing away rapidly, his fingers becoming a blur as they danced over the keyboard – much like Kenny when he's hard at work at Dizzy. Soon, he had hacked into the mainframe and opened up the door.
Just like the last time, a man was watching him from a screen, but this was a different. He had a French accent as he said, "Hiwatari has passed the second test. I'm quite impressed. No one has ever hacked into it with such fast speed."
"Excellent. Now for Test Three."
It took minutes to reach their hotel but it seemed like eons to Tala, Bryan and Spencer as they continued to watch their friend. After arriving at the hotel and checking in, they planned ahead for the heist and Kai seemed to revert back to his normal, sarcastic state. However, Tala worried about how long the façade would last.
There's another chapter! I hope you all like it!
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