The World Championships
Chapter 7 Flight to Madrid
With the preliminaries over, the G-Revolutions, Risk Factor and Venom Snakes all left the stadium to go to the airport.
"As leader of the Venom Snakes, I'm telling you now we need to bring out our best in the tournament"
"We'll make sure of that, Xavier"
"Definitely"
"We're one and we'll give our all"
"It's time for Madrid to meet the Venom Snakes"
The G-Revolutions ignored the Venom Snakes and Risk Factor, though they were heading to the same taxi park.
"So, Taylor, are you excited about the first round?"
"I sure am, Tyson, I was so psyched I couldn't watch the preliminaries"
"I thought you enjoyed the preliminaries"
"I did but I couldn't focus because I was so preoccupied about the championships"
"I was preoccupied about that also; do you know who you guys are facing?"
"A team called Ocean Shine"
"Ocean Shine, which country do they represent?"
"They're the Northern Irish team and they have sea animals for bit beasts"
"I see, how are you feeling about it?"
"Nervous, but I'm looking forward to it"
"Tyson, our taxi's here"
"Just coming, Kai"
"Our taxi's here so unfortunately I need to go, but I'll see you at the airport"
"Sure thing, too bad we're on different airlines"
Tyson, after parting company with Taylor, followed the rest of his team into the taxi.
The taxi slowly drove away, leaving the stadium behind as a distant memory. As the taxi drove out, the G-Revolutions saw both the other taxis following behind.
"I really enjoyed watching the preliminaries, did you have any thoughts?"
"Yeah, I think the Venom Snakes might be a good team"
"Might, what do you mean, might?"
"They might be weak from the preliminaries"
"True but the way they fought could ensure victory for them"
The drive to the airport was a long one, as the G-Revolutions' taxi drove along, Tyson could see the Venom Snakes in another taxi, and it was just behind them.
Unfortunately, due to the traffic caused by a crash, the three teams were delayed. Tyson was especially irritated, particularly because he wanted to be on the plane and get to Spain. However, he noticed a sign to the left, it was red and showed a diversion to the airport.
"It appears there might be road works along the way, that explains the sign"
"You're right, Tyson"
The three taxis went down the diversion route, following one another closely in a line. Surprisingly, there were hardly any cars on the diversion, which was odd, especially for a diversion route.
As they drove, Tyson kept his eyes on the signs, watching for the airport sign. He looked out at the motorway, studying the cars all around.
Before long, Tyson spotted a red sign with an aeroplane on it, and the words Canberra Airport twenty miles.
"Only twenty miles left"
"Finally, it's about time to get on the plane"
"I agree, it's high time we were airborne"
Before long, the three taxis reached Canberra Airport, with the Venom Snakes arriving just fifteen minutes after G-Revolutions and Risk Factor. It was five past four when the car arrived at the airport, Tyson was amazed at how big it was and he was counting planes all the way there. Then a large KLM 747 roared overhead, the sound was deafening but the size of the plane left everyone in awe.
"That's huge" Daichi gasped, pointing at the plane.
"It's huge, what type of aircraft are we going in" Max asked.
"I don't know but, I bet it'll be as big as that" Kenny stated.
The G-Revolutions hauled their cases out of the car, before walking purposefully into the huge airport. They dragged their cases behind them, with their hands holding the handles and walked quickly. When suddenly, Tyson spotted a board and scanned for their flight and boarding time.
"Brilliant, our flight's at 5:15pm" Tyson stated.
"Thanks, Tyson" Kenny replied
"No worries, chief, you got the passports and boarding passes" Tyson asked.
"Yep" Kenny said as he handed them round.
With their passports and boarding passes in hand, everyone moved towards security and passport control. It was there that they had to be checked over for any suspicious items. Fortunately, nobody had anything illegal or dangerous on hand, so they cleared it.
They quickly gave their cases into the luggage system, for transfer onto the plane. Before everyone took some last minute, toilet breaks and had a meal at the restaurant. Suddenly, Max glanced at his watch, it was exactly ten to six.
"Guys we've got forty minutes until we need to be on the plane" Max stated frantically.
"That means last minute toilet breaks" Kenny replied.
Everyone went to the toilet one last time, before rushing to where the G-Revolutions were due to board Aer Lingus Flight 656.
On the way there, Tyson spotted Risk Factor and the Venom Snakes, on the way to the gate for British Airways Flight 478, and Easyjet Flight 531. However, due to the rush, this was no time to talk, though Taylor gave Tyson a wave and he returned it.
"There's our plane" Max chipped in, pointing to a large Aer Lingus 767 which had the boarding tunnel attached.
"Let's get our passports and get on" Ray added.
"Sure thing, I'll pass them out" Kenny replied.
Kenny quickly passed out the passports and boarding passes, before they had to board the plane. Now that everyone had their passports and boarding passes in hand, they lined up and began to board the plane. The queue was huge, as countless people were all on their way to Madrid, for the first Championship round, where they would see the Majestics and Le Croix battle it out.
Now on board, the G-Revolutions sat down in their seats and made themselves comfortable. The announcements were long and boring, Kai found this especially because he started reading Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. Tyson, on the other hand, was about to play on his PlayStation Portable, but he had to wait until after the announcements.
The plane then began to roll towards the runway, preparing to take off.
As the plane rolled away down the runway, the G-Revolutions observed the airport, seeing a slew of different airlines.
However, nobody really took any note of them, save Daichi who could see a British Airways Boeing 767, with the Venom Snakes sitting inside it, getting ready to take off as well, as well as an Easyjet A319-100 in which sat Risk Factor and Mr. Coupe.
Then with a thunderous bellowing sound, Aer Lingus Flight was up in the air. The pilot then tucked the wheels of the plane in, and flew it.
"First Championship round, here we come" Max yelled.
"Too right, it will be interesting to see how well the Majestics do" Kai yawned, falling asleep.
The others had also fallen asleep, for it was going to be a long flight. Tyson was particularly tired though, for he had been up all-night last night.
Ray, on the other hand was looking out of the window, amazed at how small Australia looked. He could see lots of cars driving below, but also several small boats.
Tyson, although sleeping was paying attention to the scenery below. He was amazed at the number of sights could see, particularly the cars, how tiny they looked.
Kai's thoughts were still on the upcoming round, especially since he was interested in seeing how well the Majestics fared against Le Croix. He was also keen to know whether there would be any cheating in the matches.
Soon enough, it was dark outside and the G-Revolutions finally went to sleep. Although Daichi was having a hard time doing so, because he was so excited about the first round.