DJ Jazzman, with microphone in hand, announced the names of the two top beybladers in the world as they got ready to do battle once more.

"Bladers ready? 3, 2, 1... LET IT RIP!"

And as he spoke, Tyson and Kai launched their blades onto the grass beneath them.

"Go for it Dragoon!" Tyson yelled.

"Go get him Dranzer!" Kai shouted. Their blades went at each other on the grass, staying in the circle that their friends, fans and teammates had made. Their blades collided with brutal force, neither one giving an inch. But it wasn't a rough battle to either of them. It was a battle as friends, a battle as brothers. The fact that they took it this seriously at all only strengthened their jointed passion for Beyblading.

Soon enough, Kai gained the upper hand, knocking Dragoon back a bit. Tyson stumbled back with a growl, and soon regained his composure, getting himself and Dragoon back into the game. He slammed Dranzer hard, which caused Kai to throw his arms up, making him skid backwards on his feet. A small smile grew on Kai's face. He loved it when an opponent actually fought with him, throwing caution to the wind and not worrying about the consequences. That was always Tyson's style, and Kai knew it. And he wouldn't miss it for the world.

"Go get him Tyson!" shouted Kenny.

"You got this one Kai!" yelled Ray. Both of them were right. It was such an even match. It didn't matter that it was a friendly battle; they still matched each other hit for hit, stride for stride. Soon enough, Kai's frustrations got the better of him. He could battle with Tyson forever if he wanted to, but he wanted to end it as well. He raised his hand, and started calling on his bit-beast, Dranzer.

"Dranzer, hit Tyson hard! Spiral Fireball attack!"

Kai's bit-beast flew out of the Beyblade, and soared into the air, engulfing itself in flames. Tyson saw this coming, and had prepared his own special move.

"Dragoon, let's show Kai what we're made of! Evolution Storm!"

Tyson's beyblade spun at an even faster velocity, causing a violent storm to spin around it. Dragoon soon appeared in the center of it, and started flying upwards to meet Kai's attack head on. Both Tyson and Kai screamed aloud as their bit-beasts collided, becoming a beautiful, destructive mixture of wind and flame. Soon, their beyblades landed back down to earth. Kai's hit the ground hard, spinning around a bit before tipping over on it's side. When Dragoon came back down, it landed almost perfectly. It wobbled a bit before it fell.

"I don't believe it! Ladies and gentlemen, Tyson has won the match!" shouted Jazzman. Max, Kenny, and Ray all ran over to Tyson, hugging him and congratulating him. He saw Kai pick Dranzer up. then something happened that none of them thought they'd ever see. Kai started laughing. It was too infectious, and Tyson joined in not long afterwards.

"It was a good battle Tyson. I'm glad to have fought you once more," said Kai before walking off.

"Where will you go now Kai?" Tyson asked his friend.

"Anywhere. Anywhere that will teach me how to beat you. We will always be friends Tyson. But I'm not coming back until I'm 100% sure I can defeat you," Kai said, a bit tearfully. He didn't want to leave Tyson. He didn't want to leave the only person who shared as deep a passion for blading as he did. But he wanted so badly to defeat Tyson too. He was torn between two things. He walked away with his head down so no one would see his tears. Kai soon stopped to look over his shoulder.

"See you soon, Tyson," Kai said.

"Yeah, you too," Tyson replied. Kai walked on, raising his right arm with a thumbs-up gesture at the end of it. Tyson returned it and smiled, but it didn't last long. Tyson felt like he wasn't just losing a friend. He felt like he was losing a brother. But he had to remind himself that Kai wasn't dead, he was just leaving. He was going to set out to learn what he could, despite knowing everything there is to know about beyblading.

"So, what does everyone do now?" asked Max.

"Simple. We all go home and stay there until something else happens," Tyson said.

"What will you do though Tyson?" Ray asked.

"My homeboy can stay here and help with his grandpa's dojo! This old dog needs some help getting around you know," Tyson's grandfather said. Tyson giggled at that.

"I might head back to America. I'm pretty sure me and my parents can set something up there," Max said, before turning to Ray. "What about you?"

"Well, I might head back to China. There are a lot of hungry mouths to feed, so I think I could help out," Ray said.

"I myself might stick around here. There's this research facility that I want to work at so badly," Kenny said. After it all, Tyson, Ray, Kenny and Max all bumped fists before heading their separate ways; Kenny with his ever-trusty laptop Dizzi in hand, Max with the All Starz, Ray with White Tiger X and Tyson with his grandfather. All the other teams and people there headed off too.

Back to the present

We see Tyson looking out of his window into the night sky, holding a familiar photo of him, Kai, Max, Ray and Kenny not long after they won their first Beyblade trophy as the Bladebreakers. He smiled as he took in every detail. He was snapped out of his daydreaming when he heard a knock on his bedroom door. He's wearing grey lounge pants and a black t-shirt.

"Tyson, you okay?" asked Hilary as she walked in. She wore pink pajamas, along with blue fluffy bunny slippers.

"I'm fine. I just... I miss them. I miss my grandpa too," Tyson said. He thought about when he held his grandpa's hand on his deathbed. Ryu had been diagnosed with leukemia, and when he found out, he told Tyson, Hilary, pretty much everyone. He was given the option to go into remission, but opted not to.

"I'll never forget his last words to me. He told me to keep fighting, to keep strong. He told me not to worry about him not going into remission, because he decided it was time to pass," Tyson said. His eyes started leaking tears as Hilary walked over and hugged her boyfriend from behind.

"Tyson, Ryu would have wanted you to follow his words. And he was right in picking them. Despite losing him and getting the huge responsibility of taking care of the dojo, you followed his words. That's the Tyson I like the most, the one who goes on when it gets tough," Hilary said, before being met by a kiss from Tyson.

"Thanks Hilary. Sorry for being so mopey. I know it's been four years, but it feels like it was only yesterday you know?" Tyson replied.

"Yeah, I know. Let's go to bed. Big day tomorrow," Hilary said. Tyson smiled and curled up under the covers with Hilary as they both soon drifted off to sleep.

The next day

Tyson wakes up to the sound of his alarm clock. He smiles as he turns and sees Hilary snoring silently next to him. She had taught Tyson how to wake up earlier, mostly by withholding things from him like food and his Beyblade gear. He got up, changed into his normal clothes, and left Hilary a little kiss on the cheek before heading downstairs. He walked to a wall which had a rack of shinai on it, and picked one up. He then started taking some swings on a practice dummy.

It was fair to say that over the past eight years, Tyson had taken training a lot more seriously, and his body was beginning to show signs of that. He put on quite a bit of muscle. Not bodybuilder level, but enough to get ladies to take a second glance at him. Hilary was the one who pushed him so hard after everyone went their separate ways, and Tyson's grandfather was also on hand to help. Through training, Tyson eventually fell for Hilary, and they started dating, and also started doing other things that most couples do. They both liked those other things.

"Hey there Tyson," said a soft voice. It was Hilary. She still wore her pajamas, but without the slippers.

"Hey Hilary," Tyson replied, putting the shinai down.

"I'm so glad my parents let me stay over last night," Hilary said with a smile as she walked up to Tyson.

"Hey, I need to ask you someth-"

Tyson was cut off by his phone. He got it out of his pocket and saw that he had a text from an anonymous number that read "Fukuoka airport. 2 hours. Come alone."

Tyson and his girlfriend looked at each other for a second, but decided to do as the message said.

"So, what now?" Hilary asked.

"We play ball. For now," Tyson said.

"Well, I'm going with you," said Hilary

"I couldn't stop you if I wanted to," Tyson replied, making Hilary laugh. She then went upstairs and started changing into her normal clothes, which consisted of a black t-shirt, an orange button t-shirt over that which was open, blue shorts, and brown boots. She came back downstairs, and the two headed off to the airport.

Fukuoka airport

Tyson sat down with Hilary as they waited to see what was happening. They were still confused as to what they were doing. The airport was filled with hustle and bustle, and everyone was working hard and kept busy.

"I wonder why the guy told us to meet him in such a public area?" Hilary said aloud.

"I guess this was a lost cause. Come on, let's go home," Tyson said. As soon as they got up, they saw a familiar face walking over to them.

"Tyson, Hilary, good to see you," said Kenny. Tyson walked over and hugged his friend. Since Kenny was smaller, he felt like he was being crushed.

"Kenny, what are you doing here?" Tyson asked as he let go of the hug.

"Some guy left a message on my laptop and told me to come here. What about you two?" Kenny asked.

"Same thing. Tyson got a message on his phone and gave him the same instructions," Hilary said.

"Well, I don't have to be a master detective to know that it was probably the same guy," Kenny said. They then turned to hear another familiar voice.

"Hey, did you guys get called here too?" he said. Tyson, Kenny and Hilary all turned to see Max walk up to them. He wore his clothes they'd last seen him in, and carried a black bag behind him with wheels attached to it.

"Max!" Tyson exclaimed.

"To answer your question, yes. But we thought you were in America!" Hilary said.

"I was, but I got an envelope containing a passport and some money to get here, along with instructions to come on my own. The last thing I expected was to see you guys here," Max replied.

"Am I the only one that gets the feeling that we'll come across the others before long?" Kenny said nervously.

"Come across who?" asked yet another voice that they all heard before. They turned around to see Ray, also wearing the clothes they'd last seen him in. He carried a large sports bag over his left shoulder. Before anyone could speak, Ray said "Let me guess, someone who didn't want us to know who they were called us all here separately, gave us passports and money and told us all to come alone?"

"That's about the skinny of it," Max answered.

"Well, that's almost all of us. We're only missing Daichi and Kai now," Hilary said aloud. She then turned to see Tyson clenching his fists and grunting loudly. He sounded exasperated.

"What's wrong Tyson?" Ray asked.

"Well, doesn't this seem fishy to you? We were all asked by an anonymous source to come here, and it can't be a coincidence that we all met each other again. I wish whoever set this up would show his damn face already!"

"Don't worry boys! I'm right here!"

They all turned around and saw Mr. Dickenson walk toward them. He wore a grey suit, along with black shoes, and also sported a grey trilby and a brown wooden cane.

"What are you doing here Mr. D?" asked Max.

"I called you all here because I need your help. Boris has returned, and he is setting up a new Beyblade tournament. In case you're wondering about the others, Kai is already waiting for us, and we have to go and get Daichi ourselves," Dickenson replied.

"Wait, so that was you? Couldn't you do it any other way?" Kenny asked.

"Well, I could have, but that wouldn't have been much fun!" Dickenson answered, before continuing "nonetheless, we should all get going. There's a helicopter waiting for us outside," Dickenson said.

"Why do we need a helicopter?" Max asked.

"Because we need to head to the jungle to pick up Daichi. Then after that, we need to go to Germany," Dickenson replied. Tyson chuckled a bit as Dickenson brought up Germany. It made him think of an old opponent and friend; Robert Jurgens. He couldn't wait to meet him again.

They got on the helicopter and were happy to see Kai again. Like Ray and Max, he also wore his clothes that they saw him in last before everyone parted. Kai flashed a brief smile at everyone before looking out the window again. It was good to have him back.

Thanks for sticking with this story so far! I apologize if I screw up the clothes. Just try to imagine them in their G-Revolution clothes. If you're wondering why only Ray and Max got tickets to get to Japan, it's because Tyson, Hilary and Kenny already live there, and as for the shinai, just try to imagine kendo sticks, because that's all they are really. Also, sorry to ask again, I'd really appreciate it if anyone can think of a good title for my Sonic sequel. It's under the working title of "The Next Level" as of writing, until I can think of something better. Anyway, see you soon!