CHAPTER: 4
Rex landed on his back and gasped: man~.
Mariah yelled as she got scraped and crashed against Ming-ming.
Ming-ming: this is getting us nowhere. There's no way we can do this without any help from our bit-beasts.
Mariah helped her up: we can't remember?
Rex thrust his arm forward and Eldora rammed into the invisible force and threw it back.
Mariah: wow! How'd you do that?
Rex gasped: you get used to it in a while. Just have to take your time. Its patterns are the same after every two loops.
The girls stared at it intensely while also dodging or blocking the oncoming attacks. Both the girls eyes widened as they saw that Rex had been right. Its path after every two loops it did in the air it rammed against the right wall, spun upwards on the left wall aimed for the ceiling with zigzag pattern hit them, two rights, three lefts and then straight on then it looped twice and then again.
Mariah dodged an attack and deflected it from behind as Ming-ming sent her Venus to ram and it and charged straight in to a waiting Eldora's path. Who rammed it from the other direction and both beys forced it upwards with Galux zooming straight down. It collided with the weird force and crashed it into the ground.
Cane: wow.
June: hmmm looks like they've got a bit of it. And will you look at that?
Rex had a glowing silver blue silhouette, Mariah had a pinkish and golden one and ming-ming had white and pale lavender.
Silver: well now that's something. That quick?
June: not bad. But let's see how they handle Seraphi now.
Rex and the girls looked on shocked as a colorful cat with glowing emerald green eyes stood up in front of them and hissed swishing its tail.
Rex: what the- a bit-beast?
Mariah: that's what we were going up against. It's so weird.
The cat hissed and leaped towards them.
Ming-ming: oh...
...
Austin leaped out of the way as Tyson and Claude fell on their backs with their beys being pushed into the air and Wind guardian swiftly inflicting a series of attacks.
Tyson pushed himself back on his feet and coughed: this is really harder than it looks.
Eric and Michael nodded and once again launched their beys together. This time both beys stuck together and with the force from the both cut through the wind that was forcing it down, Wind guardian's blurry form with a distant screech was seen, its golden eyes glinted far away and disappeared.
Michael: be ready Eric.
Eric: you got it.
Michael's bey got stopped in mid-way and squirmed there.
Alice: oh man. How much can a bit-beast do on its own any ways?
Austin: good question.
He lowered both his hands and keeping them fixed to each other, he thrust them forward. His bey zoomed over Michael's bey and up into the air and vanished.
Eric: ah.
Austin: now!
They saw it again almost at the very top but it curved and rammed straight into Wind guardian.
It let go of the bey and turned around to see the almost visible green bey which zoomed from one point and jumped to another in an instant.
Michael: um thanks?
Austin: hunh? Whatever just keep your eyes focused here.
Shane: I think I may have just gotten an idea...
...
Justin smiled irritated as another burst of lava flew high in the sky.
Justin: this is annoying.
Selena: so so agreed.
He and the guys were sweating and panting. And as Selena was fearfully anticipating; he had indeed thrown his shirt away.
Miguel: man~!
Akimbo: whoa!
He jumped back and launched his bey which circled around an incoming molten drop, the molten. It hardened the molten just a bit and fell to the ground with a crash.
Kai: well now...
Shin: that's not a bad idea but the midget doesn't look the type to keep doing it on his own.
Alex: ahhhh incoming again.
Justin: damn it... we just can't take care of all of it all together...
Kai: ...
Miguel: why do you look like you might have a plan?
Shin: I think I get what he' thinking...
...
Ray and Lee jumped out of the way with their beys as Jonas and his bey took on an electric jolt that was coming their way.
Jonas: yeouch.
Julia: so this was that thing that Hiro wasn't telling us? You try and attack the cage and it'll try to take you out?
Lee: plus metal Driger really is having the time of his life.
Ozuma: this is insane.
Ray: ...guys...? I know this might sound dangerous but I think I just got an idea...
Jonas: if it'll get us out of here? Spill it you.
Steven: yeah.
Tyron: heh. Let's go have some f~un.
...
Max: ah.
Lindsey: ouch
Jonathan: oh my.
Daniels: um...
Marquise: ...
Emily: not a word.
Emily had been rushing in for the last twenty times and had always been thrown back into the water head-over-heels.
Miriam sighed: break down those waves while creating even stringer ones of our own from them. Forget trying to create our own, we can't even break them down. And Mr. mysterious bit-beast over there sure is going "halabunga" with us.
Max: hmmm
...
Daichi: wh-wh-WHAAAA!
Mathilda: oh Daichi!
Byron: you really think you have the time to worry about that kid over there?
Mathilda: hunh...?... KYAH!
Byron: I thought not.
Daichi was washing away with the oozy thick and slippery mud, Mathilda was desperately trying to remain in one piece. And these two weren't the only ones in the same sticky situation.
Rick: sheesh.
Temari: this is annoying as hell.
Dunga: you got that right.
Joseph: guys...
...
Tala and Daimon jumped far away from a blurry images who had thrown huge icicles at them. Whales and Felix aimed for that moment but were thwarted off with a huge blow. Toshiro and Iris had their beys deflect another storm of attacks.
Tala: some test. It's more like a combination of the games of hide-and-seek and tag-you're-dead.
Daimon: it does seem to be that way. And the bit-beast can move around anywhere through those mirrors and we can't even tell which is the real one. It's like a house of mirrors.
Tala: whoa there!
He got wholborg to deflect an attack but it curved and aimed straight for Daimon, he jumped back and brought his fist to the ground and his bey obeying the movement flipping, threw itself at the attack and managed to break through it. something flickered behind the dust that settled and it didn't miss the boys eyes.
Whales: hunh...
Toshiro: well, well, well. Look at what we have here.
...
Light: geez!
He barely dodged two to three huge orbs exploding right in her face.
Trinity: too close.
Zeke growled: the heck...
Sai: Lyena behind you and above you.
Lyena: right back atcha!
Both of them maneuvered their beys with a twist and took out six orbs behind them and eight above them.
Garland: haaaa... why am I not surprised to see that?
Lyena shrugged playfully.
Sai: me just thought of something and me thinks it'll work depending on our timing.
...
Oscuro: che.
Rizeler: annoying.
Ryuu: geesh.
Haruka: pain in the...
Neo: got that right.
Brooklyn: he just keeps getting in the way.
Once again the six teens launched their beys together. The six of them hadn't taken long to understand the right path. It was two paths leading diagonal right with two curves and five backward loops where they split apart and circled around in six different rims at the same time the other two paths led diagonally left with seven curves and half loop and then they also separated into five different rims and circled until all six beys met in the centre and circled once more to open the lock.
Oscuro: it sounds easy enough if that annoying pest over there would sit and stay.
Right then four lances zoomed towards them which Neo blocked just in time.
Neo: damn it.
Brooklyn: (Sigh) if Lyena comes here in time then we might be able to have a slightly upper-hand.
As if being taunted the bit beast bellowed in the dark cave making it tremble and making the group cover their ears from the huge noise.
Neo: I think you just questioned its power mate.
Brooklyn smiled with a twitch as a sweat drop appeared. Kiyomi's eyes were moving swiftly from one point to the other as something deep within her growled.
OSCURO... I CAN'T STAND THIS...
Stay down Drix. I know it's annoying to be in the same room as him and not doing anything to him but we have to be patient until your time comes. You know that.
THAT BIT-BEAST ... HE'S PREPARING TO ATTACK...
Got it.
Oscuro: you guys be ready.
Then two huge hands appeared sliding through the ceiling, both carrying-
Ryuu: ha...?
Neo: um are those what I think they are?
Brooklyn: I think?
Rizeler: ... bowling pins...?
Oscuro: oh dear...
The hands started flipping them about and juggling them with swiftness that it was hard to keep their eyes on the pins which were merging with the darkness. Oscuro suddenly jolted his bey towards the right as a pin came crashing towards them and Drixilium curved around in the air and broke it with a huge bang.
Brooklyn: what the...!
Neo: oi coming at you 12 'o' clock!
Zeus zoomed towards the hurtling pin and destroyed it. Two more aimed at Darkous Dragonair and he cut right through them. Three emerged from behind Rizeler and he twitched his hand which caused his bey to twist and shred the pins. The four beys then landed on the carved paths on the gate and tried completing the paths to unlock the gate but the hidden bit-beast kept ramming them with the pins.
Oscuro smirked: nothing less expected from my older brother.
...
Neji smiled as he saw the amused irritated look on his brother's face on the screen in the lab.
Neji: heh. Not gonna be that easy.
Sora: hunh. I seriously didn't think that any of them would keep on for this long. I mean none of them are losing their ground.
Gates: ha-ha I wouldn't be too sure. I've seen the midgets on my turf fall quite a lot.
Hiro: well even if they are they're not giving up.
Dylan: and that's what's important.
Kei: otherwise we could've found someone much more capable than these guys are now. It's only because was putting so much emphasis when he had spoken so highly of each and every one of them. I was pretty sure he would just nominate his favorites.
Ace: you mean the blade breakers right? But that's not possible since they've split up again.
Devlin: let's just see how long can they actually keep up. Them completing the challenge isn't exactly our goal but to see their capabilities and if they hang on long enough then I say they've passed the test.
Neji: true.
June: you know what I don't get is why the blade breakers split up. I mean anyone who knows them knows that together they are a force to be reckoned with, and I'm pretty sure they're not blind to that fact either. So why? It can't only be that Tyson is the one three year defending champion of their team.
Hiro: well true the others did feel that way last year, but you're right that's not the reason this year right Kenny?
Kenny: yeah. Max and Ray were both set on going back to their original teams. Both had said that when they had reunited themselves with their teams last year they had formed some sort of bond with them and having to leave them just wasn't settling in with them. I guess they felt at home with their respective teams.
June twirled her sweet: I don't and then again do get that.
Sora: I'm really happy to see these three getting there so quickly. And look at Hilary go. For a recent beginner she's really hanging on.
Hiro: I agree I'm really impressed.
Rex, Mariah and Ming-ming were gasping and panting while holding off the bit-beast. Rex was more injured than the girls for some the reasons that he was taking the attacks both on him and most of the girls and because he wasn't blocking most of the oncoming attacks.
Rex: haaaa... man.
Mariah: you okay?
Rex flexed his right hand, something he had been doing for a while know and Mariah had noticed it.
Rex: yeah I'm fine and I think I'm close to shutting this feline down. Just hang on for a few more minutes.
Ming-ming: want us to do something in the mean time. cuz I don't feel like being cat food.
Rex: yeah just keep doing what you're doing and keep intimidating it. that'll be enough, I'll let you girls know when it's our turn to strike.
The girls nodded and with their beys by their sides rushed towards the cat that hissed and launched itself at them. Rex smirked as the cat moved here and there fighting the two bey bladers.
That's right just keep at it...
Sora: heh. I like the look on Rex's face.
Mariah: Now Galux!
Ming-ming: Venus!
Both beys rushed at the cat glowing slightly as they did so, the cat crouched back and then flipped in the air aiming straight for Eldora, Rex groaned as he felt the impact.
Hang in there Eldora just a little more.
Mariah: Hey! Ignoring us is a big mistake.
Galux rammed into the cat bit-beast and Venus collided with it from another angle, both beys kept ramming it from every angle they could and also received heavy blows. Another crash sent the girls and their beys flying but Rex grabbed the both of them and steadied them.
Rex: alright now just follow what I do and then we'll attack.
The girls nodded and stood next to him. The three then closed their eyes and stood there.
Cane: what're they up to?
Sora: hell no. he figured it out.
The cat disappeared blending into the colorful area as the three teens silhouettes glowed a bit just the same as before. Their beys slowed down on their spin and circled each other shortening the gap between them with every rotation. They felt something crush the atmosphere around them. Mariah twitched a bit but didn't move, Ming-ming was the same.
Rex, Mariah and Ming-ming: NOW!
The beys were locked together still spinning, now they gained tremendous speed and glimmered brightly as the two girls and Rex thrust them forward, Venus and Galux were spinning around Eldora creating a huge sparking and crackling rim . It kept getting bigger and it sparked as it scraped against something, a part of the rim opened and seemed to take hold of something. The cat appeared hissing and yowling as it squirmed and scratched and bit to get free. But the rim had shrunk and it sparked and crackled against the beast. It rose up high in the air and began to twitch and crackle even more then it merged into the cat, the cat received a huge bang from the inside and disappeared itself in tiny pieces.
Mariah: ... did...did we win?
Ming-ming: ... I think so?
Rex sighed deeply and looked back with a smirk: yeup...we beat it...
The girls yelled and cheered as they hugged each other, grabbed their beys and jumped up and down. Rex scoffed as he looked at the scene and was about to most probably say something when he felt a jolt in his body and slowly lost feeling in it. He slowly dropped but felt himself stop, he squinted as he looked up to see the girls both supporting him.
Mariah: we can't forget you know can we?
Ming-ming: of course we can't. We couldn't have done this without you Rex.
Rex scoffed lethargically: whatever.
A door opened then and they saw Sora standing there with a smile.
Sora: ... good job all three of you. Come on out.
Mariah and Ming-ming helped Rex out and saw June taking out a hissing and smoking bey from a long horizontal tube. She looked back at them and waved.
June: peace I'm June. It was my bey you guys were going up against. Good job, very well done.
Rex: ...hunh...you mean that pain in the...
Mariah: how's that possible.
Min-ming: yeah?
June pointed to the wrist bands they were wearing.
June: sensors. They're connected to all your senses including the mysterious sixth sense. The technology we have for that is so good it gave your mind a huge blow. My bit-beast Seraphi was there to test you guys, your abilities for us. She fits well with the kaleidoscope room no?
She saw Rex's face: we better get you some rest. You took quite a beating in there compared to the other two. Sally?
Sally: leave them to me. I'm going to be your doctor here so pleased to meet you.
The girls followed the woman out of the room with a very tired and battered Rex.
June: man they did a number on my Seraphi. She's really busted up.
Indeed the bey was broken, twisted and burnt.
Sora: the thing is that those three managed to open that lock on their power in just an hour, it was surprising yet again amazing.
June nodded: Cain? Is their data out yet?
Cain took out a bundle of papers that were coming out from the scanner: yeup right here.
June: alright set them aside for now and let's see how well our wind bladers are doing.
Sally closed the door to the girls' area in the hospital wing as they snuggled in their beds silently falling asleep. She tiptoed across the hall to get to Rex and gave him the necessary medical attention. The moment the boy's head had touched the pillow he was fast asleep breathing gently. Sally chuckled as she brushed the bangs out of his face and skipped out of there quietly.
June: he~y welcome back how're the kids?
Sally giggled: they fell asleep the moment their heads touched the pillow. It was really cute to watch.
June smiled at the thought and returned her attention to the screen where Tyson and the others were.
Tyson: alright if what Shane is saying what I think he's saying then this is crazy and yet again do-able.
Alice pulled back her hair and Austin smiled.
She's getting serious...
Claude: I still think this is too dangerous.
Bryan: well if you wanna keep chickening then go ahead. you're going for it right Gray?
Gray smiled: I'd like to see you try and stop me.
Bryan nodded at his friend and both had Hydra-borg and Falborg aim for the sky.
Shane: Tyson-nii.
Tyson: you got it.
Dragoon began circling and kept doing that while rising in the air.
Shane: you in or what?
Claude: alright fine.
He raised his arm and swayed it, Michael and Eric nodded and Tri-eagle and Tri-mantis got in the circle that rapid eagle was slowly enlargening. Freed yawned and thrust his bey straight at the peak, Tristan got his bey to curve up the strong gales in a curvy pattern and Eddy's bey followed his.
Shane whistled and his bey disappeared in the wind storm.
Sora: well now what're you kids up to?
Over at Kai and the others they were all standing back to back in a circle.
Justin: this is gonna be interesting.
Shin: yeah.
Miguel: shall we then?
Kaito: okay then...
Selena: and...!
Akimbo: 3...
Alex: 2...
Kai: 1...!
All of them: Let it rip!
The beys launched, and then circled around the over flowing erupting lava. They kept breaking off from their first partner and after half a circle they'd group together with another bey.
Kei: hmmmm? Oh boy...oh no they can't be serious.
June gaped at the scene: ahhhh shouldn't we stop them? I mean Kei you already know they're what you want.
Kei smirked but didn't answer.
Ray and Lee were facing each other, Julia and Tyron, Steven and Ozuma, Craig and Iris with finally Jonas in the middle of them all.
Marquise: you sure you alone is enough.
Jonas: trust me. I'm good.
Ray: alright then on one.
The others nodded and together: 3...2...1...LET IT RIP...!
They aimed their beys straight at Jonas who launched his bey high in the air.
Alright buddy time to show your stuff.
A deep emitting growl with glowing blue eyes sparked and turned around to look at him in the darkness. Jonas scoffed and grinned with a tinge of menace as lightning crackled in the sky. Hiro looked at the scene and his frown deepened.
There is seriously something weird about these guys but what...?
His friends were having the same thoughts but they knew that they couldn't make a move until they had some solid ground to move on.
Daichi: GO!
Stratter dragoon cut through a spike that was falling down right on Mathilda.
Mathilda sighed and waved at him: thanks Daichi~!
Daichi gave a thumbs-up with a smirk and turned his attention back towards the spikes. He and rick were taking turns in destroying the spikes falling from above, Mathilda and Byron were taking those out from their sides, Dunga and Crusher were continuously crushing the oncoming spiky rubble and with the help of Kevin, Joseph and Gary were dropping them on Pain's and Temari's beys who sliced through them and carved out paths for them.
Gates: he~y I like it. Not bad for a couple of half-pints.
Dylan: I have to agree...look at this.
Gates turned his attention to where Max and Jonathan were racing towards the waves, with Lindsey and Marquise wading out away from them creating distance; they dived in and broke out of the water right near the oncoming huge wave.
Miriam and Emily launched their beys and both beys disappeared into the wave just as Max and Jonathan launched theirs the same time the other two launched theirs. All six beys joined together and began to form a spiral, glowing they shredded through the wave and then rushed down into the water where Max and Jonathan were waiting. The three boys then had their beys bomb-dive continuously and the girls beys shredded through them while also taking the already demolished breaking wave into their forming wave.
Dylan: well I am impressed and now all they have to do is to manage to make it into six. If they can do that simultaneously then they're done.
Ace: these guys sure are quick in grasping the situation.
Tala and Daimon along with the others were crushing each and every wall and as they did so they were also taking on Ace's bit beast which now slowly no longer being able to hide was taking them on face to face. It was like a crystal white and blue slender dragon with long horns and a sharp blade ended tail which swished and flicked.
Tala panted: oh come on.
Daimon chuckled: it started to whine just because we took out its play house. Well I can understand but aren't you a little too old for me-hide-and-kill-you-seek-and-live.
The dragon hissed and jumped into a cracked glassy wall.
Iris: nowhere to hide for much longer.
Felix: and then oho man, are you gonna get it.
Toshiro smirked.
Ace faked fright clutching himself: oh my.
Devlin laughed: look out mate they're coming after you.
Ace: how're the others doing?
Devlin: hmmm? I think all of them are slowly getting a hang of it.
There everyone had grouped together deflecting the bombs and grouping them together and aiming them straight for tha bit-beast who was appearing from time to time. Alzack and Lyena had timed the bit-beasts patterns and were now leading the others to it.
Lyena: Felix and Sai, five coming from your right and three from behind you.
Felix and Sai: right on!
They launched their beys at the oncoming spheres and held them back as they slowly grew.
Light: and here comes our friend Zeke, Garland.
They turned around to see the bit-beast rushing towards them. It was a half robotic and half skeletal T-Rex whose white armor glimmered and once again merged with the white space.
Lyena cockily: here you over grown lizard come and get it~
Trinity: umm Lyena I'd appreciate you not provoking him than you have been this whole entire time. He's already nearly tried to take a bite out of all of our beys time by time.
Lyena: I know but I'm bored.
Sai: and that's cute little Lea's excuse for us almost dying here.
Lyena yawned: exaggeration...
Alzack: lea-chan that may be true but I'd also like to request you to please knock-the-frickin-hell-off~
Lyena: f~i-
Zeke: ... um where'd she go...?
Sai: ... Lea...?
Garland: guys never mind that for now incoming!
The guys leaped out of the way just in time and started back on their game.
Lyena: ...hunh?
Brooklyn: Lea...?
Ryuu: Lyena nee-chan...
Neo: oh s'up.
Haruka: Yahoo come to join the party?
Lyena: he-Whoa!
Three spears zoomed at her bey and she deflected it back at the bit-beast who caught them and disappeared.
Lyena: yo~ like what the hell?
Brooklyn: this is what we've been going through for this whole time. And we have been forced to wait patiently for my dear little sister here so we can make our move.
Neji: come again?
Ryuu: let's just get this over with.
Oscuro smirked as he looked up; a dark silver curved slit in the silver grey soft eye glowed and pierced through the darkness towards where the bit-beast was hiding. The beast shuffled a bit as it felt the stare. Behind the boy the silver eyed shadow mimed cracking its knuckles as a wolf's shadow emerged and howled.
Lyena:ummm please don't tell me Drix is mad?
Oscuro casually: who knows. Now then how about we pay our dear host back for the entertainment he provided us.
Rizeler smirked as the others grinned in agreement.
Neji: ...oh my...
Sora: look out Nej~.
Oscuro raised his hand and flicked it towards the hiding bit-beast and Drixilium following the movement crashed straight into the ceiling and drove through it behind the shadow that was zooming away from it.
Brooklyn: no you don't, Zeus let's go.
Zeus curved and joined Drixilium, slowly Rizeler's bey, Cerber-Pegasus and Dragonair joined following the two beys and jumped off at one point all curving and crashing into the same point where the bit-beast was trapped. The six beys circling each other created a black long drill which glowed.
Brooklyn: ZEUS~!
Lyena: CERBER-PEAGSUS~!
Ryuu: CREA~!
Neo: DRAGONAIR~!
Haruka: ORTHRUS~!
Rizeler: HYPHERION~!
Oscuro: DRIXILIUM~!
All together: TAKE IT OUT~!
A huge explosion literally shook the whole island.
June holding onto her chair while the others tried to keep their balance: Whoa!
Kei twitched a smile: Nej...
Neji with the same smile: I know...
Gates and Sora laughed as the others looked on with shocked.
Tyson: the heck was that?!
Kai: ...
Ray: man that was close...
Max: Geez...
Tala: hunh...?
Daichi: I thought I was a goner for sure...
Kenny: ah-hahah-ha...ha-
Dizzie: *whistle* my circuits are mixed up here...
Hilary got off of her back: what happened just now?
Izumi: owie~
Alice: like yikes.
Selena: uhhhh...
Shane smirked: ... honestly
The smoke cleared and the six teens stepped out into the sunlight. The explosion had broken down the wall along with taking the bey out.
Neo: too bad I had wanted to see how the gate was gonna open...
Lyena: oh well.
OScur: oi you, satisfied?
Neji appeared with a bemused expression: oi you? Is that any way to talk to your instructor~?
The others looked at each other and smiled as Neji gave them the thumbs up.
Oscuro: then allow me to retract my words; we'll be in your care coach.
Neji: ha-ha.
He took Ryuu on his back and led the tired group back. At the others ends they were almost finished as well.
Tala: Daimon! Felix!
Daimon's and Felix's beys thrust themself at the bit-beast while wholborg ripped through it as the other beys circled and kept the beast trapped within. The bit-beast shattered and stopped in its tracks. The teens fell down relieved and turned around to see Ace nodding with a smile.
Devlin had walked up just in time to see Light cornering the bit-beast with a cyclone of white spheres as the other beys kept bombing it with timed attacks flying in the cyclone path. Another explosion and they also now staggering followed their new coach.
Sora scoffed as he saw the wind-blown teens coordinating their respective tornadoes and cyclones taking Wind Guardian out for the count and with hunched bodies *exception of Austin and Alice who kept their pace* they followed him back.
Hiro had witnessed his group to have over-loaded the cage by directing all their attacks on Jonas's bey who had then directed it to aim straight for the sphere where the current was coming from. Charged by the attacks they bey had collided with the sphere causing a burst and also sending metal Driger flying.
Kei walked back with his group after he had seen them diving their beys into the lava and hardening it from inside by circling in high speed inside, also sucking the lava back inside through their fire-vacuum.
Dylan led back the team who had accomplished their task as well creating a huge wave and bringing it crashing down on the bit beast form six different directions causing it to split in six while surprising the beast. Dylan had laughed hard when he had seen his bit-beast surprised and stunned, chuckling escorted the teens away.
Gates was now heading back with Daichi on his back and the others following him, Daichi and the others had managed to make their way through and barely broke past the bit-beast without much damage.
Tala: hey what about-
Ace: Rex? He's fine, he and the other two girls, Mariah and Ming-ming were done long before you guys, they were so exhausted especially Rex that they fell asleep the moment they fell in bed. Rex took quite a beating but he'll be fine.
They all gathered in the veranda where the lights had been turned on and they could see a bunch of girls setting the tables and other things.
Tyson: whoa...
Daichi: man~ my stomach is growling here.
Gates laughed: so that's what I was feeling on my back. Hey girls you done?
Sally: yeup just about, welcome back guys, how was it?
Tyson: it was...
Daichi: a piece of cake.
...
Rex: sure, sure if you're fine with these coaches treating you like a newbie and not even being serious.
Daichi settled down in his chair: well yeah I mean they weren't gonna right of the bat but still-
Eric: Daichi if I had to give my best answer I'd say that they only used only 2% of their real strength. And it was only the bit-beasts over there and we still had trouble.
Daichi: 2...
Eric: only 2, no more no less. Honestly speaking it ticked me off big time.
They all looked at their coaches accusingly and Kei shrugged good-humouredly.
Kei: both Rex and Eric are right. We would never have taken you guys seriously right of the bat and we really did use only 2% of tour real strength.
Lyena: so that's the bad feeling I was getting.
Sora: and just so you know we're even with the most of you cuz no matter how much of a façade you guys might have thrown you didn't fool any of us. And those guys know whom I'm talking to. That were holding back just as much and a few even more. So those who were genuinely giving it their all and those who were faking it, you'll all have a good chance to reveal your true stuff so until then no complaining.
Alice peeked over Sora's shoulder: so until then we should enjoy the meal they've set up for us..
Selena: and as I had predicted my brother and his friends are shirtless yet again.
(All three had black sleeveless ripped and shredded shirts with flames of the color dark red, ice blue and haze green for Justin, Daimon and Freed respectively over their jackets. Justin had tied it around his waist like a knot. Daimon had loosely carried it over his sagged elbows; Freed had been the only one to wear it properly. All three had ripped dark blue jeans with chains wrapped twice around their waists. Despite that they had looked really good in it being that they were pretty cute. Selena's problem was that these three once had trained harshly in the coldest climates. Thanks to that they were immune to the cold but now they couldn't stand the heat. Despite their clothes being airy, they usually stripped of their shirts.)
Freed: what~?
Daimon: it got hot~.
Justin: yeah~.
Selena cringed squealing as she gripped her hands tightly and walked away from them.
Daimon with a blank face: she's mad.
Freed blank faced: looks like it.
Justin blank faced: sure does...oh well whatever I'm hungry.
Iris sighed: you three are so...
Everyone began eating. As Eric took up his glass someone looped their arms around his neck and choked him.
A voice cheered: ERIC~! Been such a long time. you've grown so much.
Eric gasped and looked back to see Alexis waving at him.
Eric: what the- you're here as well?!
Alexis pouted: hey what kind of greeting is that to an old childhood friend.
Michael: oh so you're Alexis.
Alexis: and you're... Michael?
Alexis: ooh! And Neo!
Neo: s'up princess.
Emily: childhood friend? I thought Michael was the only one with who you were on the best of terms with.
Eric: is that how you depict me? I'm not that pathetically lonesome. Alexis and I, the two of us met each other through Kaito, Daniels and Pain. We've known each other since we were 5 yers old. Alexis lives in Spain and Michael in New York so they've never seen each other before I just mentioned these two a few times to the other. Neo only saw her when he and I had gone for summer vacation in eighth grade.
Alexis put her arms back around his neck and bent forward with a smile.
Alexis: pleased to meet'cha.
They nodded at her.
Eric: oi... how long are you going to use me as your table get off you're heavy.
Alexis: lies. I'm as light as a feather and you know it.
Eric: do I now?
Alexis: yeup cuz you're the one who said so.
Eric scoffed: I'm pretty sure the only time I've ever given you a compliment is when we were 7 and you were crying cuz Pain had joked about your weight and you started freaking out at that and wouldn't shut up.
Alexis whacked him on the head good-humouredly and pulling her tongue out at him she walked away smiling. He rubbed his head with a twitched smile and looked back at the retreating figure.
Eric: she still knows how to give me a headache. This is gonna be annoying.
Izumi had glued herself to Jonas's arm and was laughing.
Kaito: heee~ Izumi-chan sure has grown.
Jonas: really? I'm still seeing the pip-squeak we left two years ago.
Izumi: onii-chan~ don't be mean. I missed you so much. You too right?
Jonas looked down at the blue eyes that had now widened sparkling and bit back a laugh. He looked away unfazed.
Jonas: hmmmm...well I can't really say for sure. I have been pretty busy.
Izumi: eh?!
Jonas laughed as Pain was turned to for comfort and which he did by patting the little girl.
Kaito: Jonas don't tease her.
Tristan: yeah man like you're lucky you have a cute little sister waiting for you to come home.
Kaito: Eric and I are never at home and our big sis, Riku is busy herself with her job as an author.
Tristan: my big sis is always busy with her modeling.
Pain: and Alexis? We never hear from her until she's nearby or comes over for a visit.
Alzack: both my sisters and I are way too busy.
Daniels: so long story short you and Neo even though I'm positive he appreciates every second he gets with you guys. So technically you should give more respect to the cute li'l kitten.
Jonas chuckled in defeat as he took his sister back under his arm and she hugged him tightly. Izumi caught Neo's amused look and energetically waved at him as she almost took of Jonas's head. Neo laughed shaking his head and turned his attention back to Rick who was telling a story from the past.
Neji waved: Sally~!
Sally: hey Nej~. You guys look satisfied.
Devlin: yeah but i'm getting the feeling that these guys might just turn out to be than we're expecting.
Ace: hopefully.
Sarah: they did quite a number to the cage, the castle and the cave didn't they?
Ace: ha~ yes indeed they did.
Hiro rubbed his nape: wow. I mean I know just how hard it was on them and I had taken it on alone.
Neji: they busted the wall down but ha-ha the gate still stands. If they had put all that power and speed into the tracks it would turned out differently.
Sally patted him on the back: well the thing that matters here is that you guys got what you wanted and might have gotten more than you were expecting. Now all that we have to do is make sure these guys end up the way we want them to or some even higher than that?
Devlin sighed: it'll be great if they do end up more.
Iris came up with a tray of mugs with steaming hot tea.
Emilia: you're worrying too much right from the beginning.
Devlin shrugged at her and looked to the sky with his friends and slowly everyone was staring at the dark ceiling with thousands of stars shimmering.
...
Alexis with Zenix had disappeared while the others were busy. They stopped by the shore and looked behind them.
Alexis: oi you feel like coming out?
A girl with strawberry blonde hair and sparkling green eyes along with two more girls who had teal green hair flicked either to the left or right and same colored round eyes.
Alexis: seriously? This is insulting.
Zenix: This is just too painful to bear.
The blonde snapped: mind your words! We're not likely to lose against you two that easily.
The other two nodded and raised their launchers.
Alexis: hmmmm?
Zenix: then please do come forth and...
The both of them together: be sure to entertain us to the fullest~!
The Five launched their beys which crashed and sent the opposing beys into the trees.
Alexis: well I'm bored already. People who can't even take our launches aren't really worth anything.
Zenix: so how about you turn around and get going and we'll forget this ever happened k'ay?
The blonde: fat chance! We were sent out on an order an we're going to see till the very end of it which will be you three following us as our captives.
Alexis yawned and stared on bored.
Zenix: geez you women talk too much.
He opened his eyes and two gleaming green outlined with silver and within them each of them a hollow almond slit glowing in the green pierced through and glared at the girls.
Alexis: Shinken ni? (seriously?) you're actually using that against them?
Zenix: oi throw them into oblivion ~Sirius~
A growl as something clawed the beys into three.
The blonde: th-that's not...
Something curved in the space in front of them and blew up, the girls screamed as they got blown back.
Zenix looked up with his back to normal: well that was boring. I still wanna know who the hell are these guys that keep coming after us?
Alexis: indeed but we did what had to be done for now.
Alexis took care of the girls by dragging them one by one behind a thick bush.
Alexis: we'll take care of you girls later. You'll be out for the entire night by the looks of it.
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