CHAPTER: 3
Kei: welcome to your training camp.
Everyone "whoaed" together in awe. It was like an island resort.
Daichi: man.
Max: wicked.
Kei: glad you like it. Come on in.
Gates: I hope you guys told them to say their good bye to their precious sweet lives and be ready to welcome hell with open arms.
Neji: oh I'm pretty sure they're clear on that part.
Dylan: well I still can't believe you forced your poor cute brother to enter this hell.
The guys looked at Oscuro who laughed as he got pulled into a bear hug by Dylan from behind.
Dylan: oh you horrible older brother~.
Gates: oh please Oscuro? For him this will be a walk through the park.
Neji smiled: naturally, whose brother so you think he is?
Devlin: obviously... moving on go and drop your stuff in your rooms and be right back here.
Ace: and be ready to show us what you're made of.
The huge group "Got it!" and walked towards the huge elevator which stood open for them.
Tyson: going up!
Max tapped him: and all the way to the top.
The others agreed with a huge cheer. Gates scoffed as the elevator took the kids away.
Gates: bundle full of energy aren't they? Let's see how long it lasts.
Devlin: Tyson that was him right? The one with the p-cap.
Hiro: yeah that's him. My little brother.
Dylan shoved Hiro playfully by the head: Sora was right he really does have that glow in him the same as you, when we first met and even till now. It really was, still is and always will be irritating.
They laughed and talked about some past stuff.
Oscuro: oh.
Kai: ah.
Oscuro: looks like we're neighbors.
Kai: looks like it.
After the group of teens had reached the floor there had been keys which a woman had given them with the room numbers on. It was two or three rooms together and all were quite far apart from the other rooms.
Tyson grinned cheekily: take good care of me Hilary.
Hilary smiled back with a good-humored twitch: don't I always Tyson?
Tyson entering his room, softly: yeah, you always do, without fail.
Hilary: hunh...?
She went slightly red and entered her room with a small smile.
Daichi: looks like it's me you Felix and Kenny.
Felix: looks like it.
They dumped their bags, looked around their rooms. It was comfy with a cozy bed, a television, mini-fridge, desk, and a computer.
Kenny and Daichi walked into Felix's room: ready to go?
Felix took Drizler and nodded and both walked back to the gallery. Kai and Oscuro were coming out at the same time as Ray and Max walked by their rooms.
Daichi: geesh Oscuro how can you it's really amazing how you can manage to walk without a stick or bumping into anything considering you can't see and all.
Oscuro smirked: practice. And you know what they say, if you lose something then you might get something better in return. I lost my sight so my other sixth sense got sharper.
Ray: come on.
Light: this looks more and more like a huge high-class hotel than a training base.
Felix: right? But all that glitters is not gold, that's how the saying goes and I'm pretty sure that's how it goes here.
Tyson: well whatever I'm ready for anything they throw at me.
Daichi: same here.
Max: I wouldn't get so pumped up Daichi. You had a taste of what Sora is capable of.
Kenny: yes and he wasn't even near serious.
Felix: still. I don't deny that this gonna be real interesting.
Haruka: it does sound exciting. I'm getting Goosebumps and I just started blading a couple of months ago.
Tyson: should it matter? You'll do great I just know it.
Kenny: that's right.
Hilary: thanks you guys.
Felix and Oscuro shared a look.
Everyone gathered around the eight men.
Devlin: alright then let's get this show on the road. This is how we're going to train, first we'll put all of you in eight groups based on; Kei?
Kei: based on fire attribute bladers, lightning + thunder attribute bladers, earth attribute bladers, wind + spiritual attribute bladers, light attribute bladers, water attribute bladers, ice attribute bladers and darkness attribute bladers.
Emily: that's weird. What's the reason for that?
Gates: you'll know when you guys get started. Alright then according to your attributes get in those eight groups.
They did so.
Sora: alright then. The wind and spiritual group follow me, the fire group follows Kei, and the darkness group is with Neji, the water group with Dylan, the lightning group with Hiro, the ice group with Ace, the earth group with Gates and finally the light group with Dev- hey what's wrong?
It was Lyena; Sora had stopped seeing the girl's raised hand.
Lyena: ummm ah I don't really know which group I should go into exactly.
Gates: what's the matter?
Brooklyn: her bit beast is of two elements, light and dark.
Dylan: hunh?
Lyena took out her bey: my bit-beast is Cerber-Pegasus; it's the combination of the white Pegasus and the black Cerberus.
Kei: I see...hmmmm. Which can you handle better?
Lyena: sorry? Oh! I can handle both.
Neji: sure about that? we don't want you breaking beyond repair.
Sai: don't worry too much about it boss, if she says he can then he can.
Devlin and Neji shared a look then nodded.
Devlin: okay then Lyell, you'll have to split your training between Neji and I. we'll see which is the most better for you then put you accordingly. It'll just take today for it.
Lyena: sure thing. Which first?
Devlin: ill take you in first, then after while Neji will come and take you.
Neji: fine. Alright the rest of you start moving.
The eight men took their groups in eight opposite directions.
Rex: ...so?
Ming-ming: hmmm...well...
Mariah: what do we do?
Kenny: good question.
Hilary: yeah...
A voice startled them: oh you don't have to worry about that.
They looked back to see a pale white girl with white wavy hair some of it parted around her face and the rest reached till her knees. She had big slant red eyes and was dressed in a gothic Lolita dark shirt sleeveless shirt and ripped knee long jeans, her ear rings were bat on the right dangling by a small chain and on the left was a shattered heart dangling by a small chain and had black straps on her arms. The whole black look clashed with her complexion and gave them goose bumps. She looked like a real awesome scary witch.
The girl smiled sweetly: Hie~! I'm Alexis, Pain and Daniels's little sister. Hilary! Kenny Hisashiburi!
Mariah: oh hi...
Kenny: hey there!
Hilary hugged her friend: long time no see is right!
Alexis: And you're Gray, Mariah right and Ming-ming ? (her bit-beast is Kohaku *silver amber, its like a silver dove*)
Gray nodded.
Mariah and Ming-ming: that's right.
Kenny: Wait are the rest here?
Kane smiled from behind Alexis: yeah we are. Hey guys, it's been so long.
Salima popped up from behind Alexis's other shoulder: wow. Look at you; you and the others have grown up so much.
Hilary: hey! How've you guys been?
Kane: great. We've seen and learned so much in these last few years.
Kane smiled at Alexis: Zenix (bit-beast Shiriusuorion
*sirius orion*) he's at the computer room
Alexis: Come on we'll introduce you to him, along with the rest of the crew.
Kenny: crew?
Alexis: yeah come on.
On their way Salima told them that had gotten a hold of them and had told them of the news and had asked them to come and help out with the training.
Kenny: hey Mariah, Ming-ming, Rex? how come you didn't go with the rest of the guys?
Mariah: We're apparently the spiritual type and technically speaking the only three. Sora said he'd test us later.
Alexis: well I can tell you Sora must have something up his sleeve for you as well.
Kane: well here we are.
As he opened the door the girls and Kenny gasped in delight, it was huge with different technological equipments, computers, mechanisms and tools. Some heads turned around from their respective screens as the group entered.
Alexis: Zenix! Look Hilary, Kenny and Dizzie are here. Oh. And this is Mariah from the white tigers and Ming-ming from the justice seven oh yeah and Rex from the blitzerg boys.
Zenix had grey blue short hair under a whit grey p-cap and some bangs spiked out from under it over his left eye which had three small scars diagonally right starting from his brow and ending just above his eye. Both his eyes were silver green and slant with a small pupil of dark green blue color.
Zenix nodded: hey...
Jim: been a while Kenny.
Goki: hey guys.
Kenny: wow. I bet you've changed a lot too hunh?
Goki: got that right and we have too.
Zenix smirked well humouredly: so he insists.
Goki: hey!
Kane: you three in this room. This should be good for your test with spiritual attributes.
Mariah: what's in there?
Rex: why am I worried?
Ming-ming shoved the both of them: oh relax! The both of you are so up-tight for nothing!
Rex: quit shoving you moron!
Alexis: ahh before you go, put these bands on your wrists.
Rex: wh-HEY!
Ming-ming had taken hold of the bands and had shoved the two inside with herself closing the door to the octagon room.
Zenix held his hands up with a shrug and went back to the huge screen in front of him.
Kane pressed a button to his head set: they're in the kaleidoscope Sora.
Sora: alright. Turn it on for them and let it do the rest of the work.
Kane: got it.
He nodded at Jim who turned a dial and a dial on the room's door clanked as it turned and with a final loud click stopped.
Alexis: and moving on, these two are Dynamis and Killua.
Dynamis had black hair (The same style as Tyron's) and the spiked bangs were red, he had golden cat eyes. Killua had messy black hair and pale grey eyes hidden behind his bangs.
Alexis: this where we'll be monitoring the bladers on eight different screens. Their respective data will come out through the scanners which are attached to the wrist bands that they're going to wear when they reach their respective training areas.
Kane moved on: we'll have their data and will discuss with the coaches as much as possible.
Jim: we've been told not to leave anything out. Right now everything matters.
Kane: I've taken on the Wind and spiritual attribute.
Jim: I'm in charge of the water attribute.
Goki: I've taken on the fire one.
Alexis: Zenix is on the darkness.
Dynamis: I'm with the light.
Killua: and I have Ice.
Alexis: these guys just decided on it right now but...
Dynamis: let us know which ever you want to deal with-
Kenny: not necessary! Just let me have whichever is left. I'm happy either way.
Killua: hunh.
Zenix: that means earth cuz-oh hey welcome back.
A girl with silver hair sleek and downwards spiked in every direction down to her neck with two neat plaits alongside her heavy bangs which fell on her silver sharp eyes with darker shaded pupil
Alexis: meet Silver. She's in charge of the lightning element
Silver: so you're Kenny hunh? Nice to meet all of you. So Kenny has the earth element then Kane?
Kane: yes. Here Kenny it's right here and looks like they've arrived too.
Dynamis: so has Devlin with his group.
Zenix: good to go.
Jim: ditto.
Goki: same here.
Killua: here too.
Silver: Hiro and his group have arrived at the location.
Alexis went out with Salima and Hilary to a huge veranda where three women and two girls were talking to one another.
Alexis: June! They're ready to get started!
June had light brown hair with a lot of it twisted and turned into a tight tail. She had amber almond shaped eyes and seemed to be having a lollipop in her mouth.
June: then that's my cue. Later girls.
She rushed towards the lab and nodded towards Kane.
Kane: alright then. Let's get started.
Sally and Sarah were Alzack's older sister. Sarah, the oldest had the same hair and eyes color had her younger brother while her hair was in a simple tail with shades of dark in it and her hair parted from the side. Sally had the same physical appearance as her older sister, while her hair was parted from the middle and with a curl and braided.
Sarah: I'll never understand why she always has to sound like a playboy.
Sally: well she has been raised by her eight older brothers and besides all the type of bladers she has taught have always been boys. You can't really sound girly and cutsey in that kinda environment.
Sarah: *sigh* anyways how about we get started on the food hmmm? I bet those kids will be real hungry when they get back.
Alexis: yeah and hopefully they'll be having th energy to lift their spoons cuz I ain't no baby-sitter. Oh and sorry I don't think I got the chance to meet you two.
A girl with smiling cat blue eyes and curly bouncy blond hair waved cheerfully: Hie~ I'm Izumi~! Jonas and Neo's li'l sister.
A girl with half-moon glasses over her red maroon dreamy eyes and apple red wavy loose hair with a few tiny braids nodded: I'm Emilia.
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Rex, Mariah and Ming-ming were stuck back to back with one another in the huge misshaped and colorful room which roamed about them, changing its position sometime slowly or just zoomed by.
Rex: it's not that ominous on its own but...
Mariah: there's just something about it that just makes the hair on my neck stand up.
Ming-ming: Look out!
She had yelled out just in time as something zoomed at the girls and they launched their beys at once at the thing while sprinting out of the way. It crashed into the beys but un-affected or daunted it zoomed back with twice the number this time.
Rex clenched his teeth as one made its way to him: this makes no sense...
...
There was a strong wind which blew here and there. Everyone moved towards Sora who had launched his bey high in the sky.
Tyson: well we're here. What now?
Sora: I want all of you to aim for the top of that mountain up there, the very pin point of it. Be careful, the air currents here are strong and of course wind guardian is giving his little shove too. Oh and no bit-beast allowed, not even a small help from them.
Austin: hmmm? That's it?
Alice: sounds easy enough.
Sora: oh I wouldn't take it so lightly as wind users you know just how gentle and dangerous our friend can be.
Austin: true.
Sora: so keeping that in mind get to it. You'll find out exactly what I'm wanting from you all.
Gray: well let's get to it then?
Tyson, Alice and Austin nodded and all three of them with Claude, Michael, Eric, Tristan, Shane, eddy, Bryan and Freed launched their beys together.
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On another part Kai, Leo, Alex, Miguel, Raol, Akimbo, Shin, Kaito, Justin and Selena were walking inside of a volcano type structure and looking down below.
Kei: it's not an active volcano don't worry we just had it created like that but thanks to the sense based technology that we have will you give you a run for your money cuz it will hit all your senses and make you feel in just as much as pressure as you would be under if this were real. It's not gonna let you off easy.
You're training for today is to control the lava that will be bursting through here any second not through your bit-beast but through your own mind and skill.
Justin: ahh...just saying, just how well will this technology be able to push us.
Kei: oh you're thinking about the lava? No worries plenty cuz the lava is real. This isn't an active volcano cuz Gates, Ace and I made sure of it but all I have to do is get Gates to form a small crack and it'll turn your easy going attitude into hell. I already had him do it and now all I have to do is...
He launched his bey at a small round charcoaled spike. It broke and at the same time his blade disappeared in the sudden gush of the lava that was finally freed. Kei walked back into the cave through which they had come through.
Kei: of course my bey will be having its own fun with you guys time to time. so have all your senses sharp. I'll be back now get started.
Kaito: ummm he was kidding right?
Selena: ummm doesn't- LOOK LIKE IT!
He yelped as he dodged a huge blob which hissed and made a hole in the ground.
Shin: heh. Well this is interesting.
Justin: no it is nuts.
The boys launched their beys.
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Hiro had taken Ray, Ozuma, Craig, and lee, Jonas, Kira, Tyron, Steven, and Julia to a clear field with white jagged spikes.
Julia: so what're we going to do here?
Hiro: this is my favorite place. It's never let me down. Like all the other I'm gonna give you guys a little test first. I don't care how much of an awesome brave and gutsy look and aura you guys showed back there, it means squat if you guys are truthfully too weak.
Kira: so what do we do to prove it?
Hiro nodded and clicked a button on his head set: June?
June nodded: Silver turn on the cage.
Silver: turning on the cage right now. There!
June: Hiro?
The white jagged spikes glowed and crackled and suddenly with a bang around the group in a hexagon electric bars sparkled and crackled.
Hiro: yeah it's started thanks. Alright you guys welcome to the "cage". Let's see how well you can-
He launched his bey. Metal Driger knocked against the electric cage and disappeared with a bang
Continuing: handle this.
Ray: seriously Hiro? Aren't you under estimating us just a little?
Hiro: I'm pretty sure Jin would like to beg to differ there Ray.
Ray grimaced slightly red in the face and looked away.
Ozuma: who's Jin?
Hiro: oh my little masquerade. He and Ray had a friendly little battle.
Jonas laughed: o-ouch. Ah sorry.
Ray: no worries.
Craig: so? What do we do?
Hiro: keeping your bit-beast under a strict leash break free from this prison of your own element. If I have to dumb it down-
Steven: don't insult us.
Jonas: we have to break free...that's not all is there?
Hiro shrugged and signaled in the air. A small opening appeared and he walked out.
Hiro: oh and by the way. Keep a sharp eye out for Metal Driger. He hasn't been here for a while and he might just feel like toying with you. Good luck.
And with that he was gone.
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Gates had his gang in an underground cavern.
Gates: well? You guys ready?
Daichi: definitely!
Rick, Byron, Mathilda, Dunga, Temari, Joseph, and Crusher with Kevin, Pain and Gary all positioned themselves.
Gates: heh. Good, good. You've put your guards up right away. I approve and applaud you half-pints for the smart move.
Dunga: so what do we get tested on?
Gates launched his bey which dug a hole in the ceiling and disappeared. A huge vibration and huge jagged spikes burst through everywhere. The gang let loose their beys and dodged the oncoming menaces. Mathilda suddenly lost her footing and fell down with a splash.
Mathilda: what...?
Gates: ha the good old slippery slide. Never gets old. Here's what I want you to do half-pints. Manage your way through this muddy and spiky maze to the exit, it comes after three rights, four lefts, two u-turns and then straight on.
Pain grabbed onto a boulder: three rights, four lefts...
Byron steadying himself: two u-turns and then straight on...
Gates: right. Here's the thing. No bit-beast allowed, not even a flicker of assistance from it. my bey will be attacking you in between so stay alert. This all depends on your own mental and capable abilities. Good luck.
And with that he leaped off of a huge boulder and vanished.
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Ace: well now.
Daimon and Tala, Iris, Whales and Toshiro and Felix were the only ones there.
Daimon: and? What're you gonna do with us?
Ace: hmmm...just the six of you huh. Well it might be fun in its own way.
Tala: well?
Ace smiled and the button on his head set: Killua?
Killua: ready when you want.
Ace: do it...ahh- guys? You might wanna ready yourselves.
The six positioned themselves with their bey launchers.
Ace: okay good. Killua? Now do it now.
Killua: aye-aye captain. Functioning in 3...2...1!
The teens felt themselves being raised up and saw they were standing on a glassy circular floor. And suddenly around them walls burst through the floor and several different forms and layers and walls upon walls appeared. Ace launched his bey which merged with one of the walls.
Ace: now then allow me to explain. This is where you'll be going up against my dear bit-beast. He is hiding within these walls and well technically speaking you are in his domain. Now without any aid from your bit-beast at all you have to-
Toshiro: keep a sharp eye for your play mate, and anything else that might be thrown at us-
Tala: and we have to depend on our own personal, mental and physical, skills. How far can we get all on our own?
A small, with a raised a brow, amused smile appeared on Ace's face.
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Dylan stretched himself and turned around to see Max, Miriam, Emily, Marquise, Lindsey, Jonathan, and Daniels. He had them all turn into their swimming gear.
Dylan: hmmm...okay guys let me make this clear, you guys aren't to have any help at all and I put emphasis on those words cuz this test, this test is all on how you are mentally and physically. Now I'm a little bit nicer than the rest of my guys so let me explain a little. Mentally doesn't necessarily mean how smart you are, it can also mean how well can you handle the pressure or anything else from the opposing sides. And physically doesn't really have to mean your brawn power but how your body itself will handle the impact.
Dylan launched his bey at the sea and slowly the waves grew stronger and bigger than before, they also seemed to rush towards the gang.
Max: wow.
Emily: you said it.
Lindsey: so those waves are our challenge.
Dylan: that's right.
Jonathan: without the use of our bit-beast we have to face those monstrous waves also keeping an eye out for your bit-beast which I am quite sure will strike out in surprise.
Dylan: again right. Seems like you have everything understood and there seems to be no questions?
Max: what's the objective apart from testing our capabilities?
Dylan's face formed a small smile: break those waves into nothing while creating your own from them.
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Trinity, Light, Garland, Alzack, Sai, Lyena and Zeke waited for Devlin to give his orders. He was staring at them intently through his eye with a deep frown. Zeke started as he saw something strange near Devlin.
Trinity: what's wrong?
Zeke: you couldn't see it? th-What the heck?!
Devlin smirked and dissolved into a white panel. Around them several different panels rose and propelled in the air. Next they aligned and widened themselves vertically and glared down. The boys opened their eyes and saw themselves in a white space with nothing in it.
Lyena looked about him: Devlin...?
Garland: was that what I think it was?
Sai: a hologram?
Alzack: for how long?
Zeke: who knows?
Small white orbs shone out in front of them and suddenly glowed too bright and squirmed.
Garland: ah.
Lyena: oh boy.
Alzack: move it!
As they did the orbs exploded one after the other and Devlin's voice echoed.
With a laugh: ha-ha sorry for the sudden magic trick. Here's the deal. You guys aren't to use your bit-beasts under any circumstances at all. We're testing your mental and physical capabilities. Whether you are really strong as you show you are or not? This one test will show us that. My bit-beast is already up and about and is amongst you guys so be careful of him, he's quite the trickster. Well then show me what you've got...
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Neji: looks like you guys aren't the type to waste your precious time and I like that cuz I'm the same in this sense. So let's get down to business.
Oscuro, Rizeler, Ryuu, Haruka, Brooklyn and Neo waited for him to continue. They were in some dark cave. Neji took a step back and launched his bey high in the air, like those before it, the blade merged within the darkness.
Neji: your task is simple figure out the right pattern on the wall gate behind me through your beys but bit-beast use is prohibited. It depends on your mental skills. And while you're at it, my bit-beast will be having his fun with you guys as well so be sharp and not even the tiniest of assistance you're your bit-beast. This all depends on your own mental and physical ability.
Brooklyn: so what you guys want to see if we're up to it. No matter how strong our bit-beasts are, it depends solely on us.
Neji: that's pretty much it. Take your time, cuz I'll come and get you when and only when you've accomplished this. See ya.
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